The world doesn't need succubi to save it.

Take time to understand, experience, and reflect.

Eberlen remained silent, his gaze fixed on Cole, who had bowed his head and seemed to be sleeping peacefully.

"........."

She didn't know what she was thinking at that moment, nor how to express the feelings in her heart.

Faced with such changes, she was unable to process the impact they had on her.

The ideas I once firmly believed in were rejected, and everything I did was just self-pity.

Should she despair because of this?

Although all his efforts were denied, Eberlen did not become angry or break down.

Although Cole rejected Eberron's overly naive idea, she did indeed receive power from Cole.

And at the very end, this stranger who encouraged Eberron with his own experiences and gave her strength suddenly revealed his identity.

Aunt Vivian, you must know this man, right?

But now, how can I tell you about everything that's happening right now?

He has died, fallen on his way home.

call……

He sniffed and let out a long breath, suppressing the inexplicable bitterness in his heart, and turned to look at Andrew, who was also silent:

"He... passed away."

Cole is dead. Although Eberron is naive, she is not inexperienced in seeing dead people. She is a noble girl who is ignorant of the ways of the world.

Although it was hard to accept, she did not deny Cole's death.

It's time to let go; I can't stay immersed in sadness any longer.

"Ah."

Andrew sighed silently, gritted his teeth slightly, and nodded slowly.

"He has already sacrificed himself."

Even though there were no other enemies at that moment, and even though Cole didn't spend the last moments of his life in battle, his death gave strength to others.

Moreover, this place has always been a battlefield, so he sacrificed his life.

After saying that, Andrew turned to leave to take care of Cole's funeral arrangements.

We can't take him with us on the way back, but we can't let him die in the wilderness either.

"........."

Squinting at Andrew's heavy yet overly calm expression, Eberlen suddenly asked a question she would never have asked before:

Did you know all along that this would be the outcome?

Hey.

Andrew, carrying Cole, paused in his steps as he turned away.

"So you knew all along."

"……Yes."

When did you foresee this outcome, yet fail to prevent it?

"Why didn't you stop him?"

Why just let him die like that?

"...That's what he wanted."

Andrew said only that one sentence and offered no further explanation.

After Cole dodged the first blow, the outcome was already decided.

The fact that Cole was able to dodge like that means that he immediately and deliberately took the banned drug hidden in his teeth to stimulate his potential.

From that point on, Cole's time was just a countdown; even stopping him would only prolong his death.

Andrew could explain in detail, but it would be meaningless in the current situation and wouldn't wake Cole up.

Turning his head, he gave Eberlen a polite, standard smile, and without answering, said:

"We can't stay here any longer, it's time to get going."

"you……"

Let her continue to misunderstand; that's fine too.

Even if they hate me, that's okay.

Just when the atmosphere between the two was about to reach a freezing point...

"Hey, are you two hiding here to have a love talk?"

Someone has broken the deadlock.

Chapter 413 Illusion and Truth

Ok? ? ?

In Andrew's eyes, Anthony seemed completely oblivious to the unusual atmosphere between the two, and walked over casually with his sword in hand.

"young."

What do you mean by "young"?

What did you say?

Talking about love?

Do you really think this is the atmosphere for romance?

“Anthony, don’t… no, never mind.”

Andrew initially wanted Anthony to step aside, but after thinking about it, he didn't continue to stop him.

That's fine too; with him getting involved, we can use this opportunity to end the topic.

The most important thing now is not those romantic entanglements.

Moreover, the relationship between the two had only just begun to blossom, and it was crushed before it could even sprout.

It was extinguished by Andrew himself.

Do I regret it? Perhaps a little.

But right now, the most important thing is to get back to base with the intelligence about the fall of the Third Outpost.

Sighing inwardly, Andrew remained outwardly calm and said as usual:

"You've come at the right time, I need to make some arrangements..."

But before Andrew could finish speaking, Anthony interrupted him with a loud, impolite cough.

cough!

"Well, not that I'm saying this, but I've wanted to say it before."

Looking into Andrew's eyes, Anthony's expression was unusually serious:

"How much longer do you plan to carry that corpse?"

Corpse?

Andrew even had to think for a moment before realizing what Anthony meant by "corpse"...

!

!

"You, you're saying..."

"Anthony!"

! ”

Before Andrew could even utter a sound of anger, Eberron reacted faster than him!

"You'd better stop now!"

Eberron, who had been silent when facing Andrew, finally erupted at this moment.

She glared at the indifferent Anthony, venting all the anger she had been holding in on the perfect candidate.

Regarding Cole's death, regarding Andrew's silence, regarding this damned fate.

"What are you doing!?"

Anthony became the last straw that broke the camel's back, the lucky one who ran into the line of fire.

Unfortunately, Anthony was unaware of the truth.

"What are you doing? Isn't it clear? I'm asking about your situation."

Seeing the emotional Aberron, Anthony shrugged, somewhat puzzled, and said with a slightly mocking smile:

"Judging from how agitated you are, it seems I've disturbed you. Did I come at the wrong time?"

Showing absolutely no remorse, Anthony even casually shook his neck and yawned.

!

!

"You! Don't you know he's our comrade-in-arms? What kind of attitude is this?"

Cole sacrificed himself as a soldier who fought to the very end.

Even if you don't show respect, you should never be sarcastic.

“I didn’t believe what they were saying at first… but now I do. You really are the disgrace they’re talking about.”

Anthony's reputation among young aristocrats has never been good.