Princess' personal painter

Sanfone hugged Irene's trembling body tightly, and said softly: "No matter what my sister does, I can forgive it. Because, I know that my sister loves me...all the hardships and pains we have experienced, Will make our reunion in 300 years all the more worthwhile."

"Fina, my dearest sister, will you really forgive me?"

"Alyssa Mina, my sister who loves me the most in this world, I will forgive you."

During this fabricated answer, Irene's soul seemed to have been redeemed. Tears flowed down her face unconsciously, and she murmured, "Thank you, Fina."

"So, dear sister, hurry up and see me, I'm waiting for you in Ruolin's Elise City."

"Well, Fina... I'll find you soon."

The confession ceremony was over, and the two hugging each other were silent for a long time, until Sanfone's face flushed a little, and she felt Irene approaching her ear, breathing softly: "Let me You see the shameful side...thank you, Sanfonne."

"So hurry up and get better for me, I don't want to be treated as a substitute."

Sanfonne muttered something in a low voice, and then, when she was about to let go of Irene, she suddenly remembered something... a certain "little thing" that Sigis had explained with a strange attitude.

Jianzhang Reversi Game and Life Choices

In the courtyard in late autumn, the yellowed leaves are falling in the field of vision.

As dusk approached, Erin sat alone in the pavilion, staring at the slightly overcast sky in a daze.

After she and Sanfone finished the confession ceremony a few days ago, her condition improved slightly.After sleeping for a long time, taking advantage of her body recovering some strength that day, she came to the ground, took a walk in the courtyard of the old church for a while, then sat in the pavilion in a daze, and continued for a while. Just hours.

Although those chaotic memories would still emerge from the depths of her mind from time to time, eroding her consciousness bit by bit, the painful symptoms were much better than before.In her perception, there seems to be an additional barrier between herself and those fleeting memories, as well as the world she lives in now. Everything becomes illusory and unreal, as if it would break at the touch of a touch. scrutiny.

But even so, she still noticed something else happening around her.

The elder Enoch von Postein, since he refused to call him father at that time, seemed to have become a lot more gloomy.In the past few days, there seemed to be a lot of conflicts within this underground church, and especially in the past few days, the congregation seemed to have split into two opposing groups, and a fierce exchange of fire took place in the underground palace.Somewhere, when Erin woke up from her nightmare, she could clearly feel the powerful magic power oscillating nearby, as well as the smell of blood permeating the air.

It seems that many people died on this day...

Erin thought quietly.

So Sanfonne...although she usually looks stupid, but she has a very keen sense of smell at critical moments. She...should be fine, right?

Worried about the safety of the lovely little nun who has been taking care of her carefully, Irene took the initiative to find Elder Enoch and inquire about her news after regaining her strength.And Enoch's reply to her was to send her to perform a mission elsewhere, and she would be back soon.

Although Elder Enoch's expression didn't look like he was lying, and he was indeed looking at him with kind eyes looking at his daughter, Irene could still faintly feel that her situation had become much more delicate.One of the most notable things is that in the past few days, she found that she seemed to be under house arrest.

Even at this time, Irene could feel that there were several powerful priests and knights guarding around the wall, and that they were not guarding the surroundings in a protective manner. The feeling of full vigilance... was clearly against oneself.

Even so, because Irene remembered more and more things about Sigis, relying on the strength gradually recovered during this period, it is not difficult to break through the siege of these people and escape to the outside world , but if Enoch catches up in time, she must be no match.The reason why she still stays here with peace of mind is that she is still waiting for news from Sanfonne.

Moreover, even if she leaves here, she has nowhere to go.

Even if you ran to Elise City to find Sisyana and told her, "The guy in front of you who has turned into a girl is your teacher, please return the spar that I gave you back then", As a result, she got the spar that stored Fina's soul, and she hasn't figured out how to face her sister yet.

After much deliberation, it seems that it is more at ease to put the spar with the little princess Ruolin?

Although Sigis did not really teach Sisyana in his memory, he just enlightened this clever little princess with excellent comprehension, and helped her awaken her innate aptitude... yes Because she is Cornelia Bella's daughter, does she have a natural sense of closeness?

Cornelia Bella...

Thinking of Sisyana's mother and concubine, Irene felt in a daze.

This body is obviously only 13 years old, but it always feels that its soul is already devastated.

Has the heart become barren and empty because of carrying too much of the past?

Quietly thinking about these questions, he saw a yellowed fallen leaf swirl in his field of vision and gently scrape past his face.The whistling wind blew her hair, she raised her eyes slightly, and saw countless dead leaves turning and falling in the merciless autumn wind, falling to the ground silently and tragically.

Quietly examining this overly bleak artistic conception, Erin couldn't help but be infiltrated by this strong sense of emptiness.

However, it was also at this time that she felt a familiar aura approaching her.Her consciousness was a little dazed for a moment, and just when she was about to turn around, she heard the voice of the little nun in her ears: "Well, it turns out that you came here on your own, which made it hard for me to find..."

While Eileen was still in a daze, she saw Sanfoni walking around, put a box of things on the table, and said with a smile: "It took me a while to find this thing. Well, it should have been more Take it out earlier... Erin, let's play a game!"

"Game?" Erin obviously didn't react.

"Yeah, this is sir..." The words suddenly paused, and Sanfoni seemed to realize that someone was watching the two of them nearby, she blinked, and said, "This is a chess game I learned a while ago." , I am afraid that you will be bored by yourself, so I came here to play with you."

Under Irene's puzzled eyes, Sanfonne opened the box - there were many round chess pieces inside, one side of which was black and the other side was white, and the box itself was a chessboard, with a total of 64 grids on it ...This reminded Irene of a chess game called "Go" in another world.

Next, Sanfoni placed four chess pieces, two black and two white, in the very center. The black and white pieces were distributed alternately. Then she lowered her voice cautiously, and said to Irene: "Mr. As I said, he experienced countless dangers throughout his life before he realized a certain secret, and that secret was very similar to this kind of chess game... The gentleman also said that he might face a powerful enemy in the future, but he It seems that I know that I will forget this secret, so let me tell you when it is necessary."

"About the secret?" Erin was taken aback.

"Actually, I don't understand it very well." Sanfonne showed a troubled look, "But, whether it's fun or not, let's try it first." After a slight pause, Sanfonne said in a very low voice, " Erin, during the past few days when you were comatose, a lot of things happened inside the church. Now the bishop is missing, and Elder Enoch has imprisoned you... Find a chance, and I will take you out. We Let's go to Ruolin to find your sister."

Hearing Sanfoni's words, a sense of emotion came to mind.But even so, Irene shook her head and said softly: "Thank you, but...you don't need to do this kind of thing for me, and it feels good to let me stay alone quietly."

Without responding to Irene's words, Sanfonne picked up a white chess piece and asked, "Do you know the rules?"

Seeing Sanfoni's sincere eyes, Irene sighed lightly after being stunned for a while, nodded and said, "Well, I can play." When she saw the four chess pieces placed in the center, Ai Lin Lin has already recognized it. This is a game called "Reversi" that was also popular in another world.

"Then, this time I will play white, so I will come first... Irene, you have to cheer up and play seriously, maybe you can think of something useful."

Saying that, Sanfoni put a white chess piece on the board.

Jianzhang Reversi Game and Life Choices

The rules of Reversi are actually very simple.

All chess pieces have black and white sides, corresponding to the two players in the game.

The black and white sides of the game take turns to put down the chess pieces. As long as the effect of sandwiching the opponent's chess pieces in a horizontal, vertical or diagonal line is achieved, the corresponding chess pieces can be turned over and become their own chess pieces.After all 64 grids on the chessboard are filled with chess pieces, the side with more chess pieces is the winner.

Because the rules are so simple, even an idiot like Sanfone can learn them easily.

But obviously, the simple gameplay does not mean that this kind of chess is easy to master.This kind of chess is somewhat similar to Go. It has a very large amount of calculation, and you need to have a good overall view to play well.As for Sanfonne, who has a slightly stubborn personality... Naturally, she is no match for Irene.

Even Irene didn't take it seriously, and got a big lead in the situation.

"Twelve coins more than you, I won."

At the end of the game, Irene said softly after counting the number of chess pieces on both sides.

"Really, I didn't intend to let me in at all... Hey, just kidding, play chess with me seriously, don't let it go!" Sanfoni reached out to clear the chessboard with a distressed smile, and placed a staggered pattern in the center of the chessboard again. The four chess pieces, said, "Let's do it again, this time you play first."

"Yeah." Eileen nodded.

Although I don't know why Sigis played chess with Sanfonne back then, and what the so-called secret was about, but since we've already started the game, let's keep playing.Moreover, for Sanfoni, who is bound by various rules and regulations, it is not bad to take this opportunity to have some fun.

Thinking so, Irene placed a black piece at the corner of the chessboard, and at the same time flipped about seven or eight white pieces sandwiched between the black ones to the black side.Irene had just finished this action when she heard Sanfoni make a "woo".

Looking up, I saw Sanfoni looking at the chessboard with a sad face, not knowing how to place the pieces. After a while, she looked at Irene pitifully and said, "You will eat up all my pieces. La."

Seeing the cute look of the little nun, Irene smiled for a while, and comforted softly: "This game is not over yet, maybe you have a chance to reverse it."

"Well, there is no chance."

Just looking at the situation on the chessboard, the odds of winning the white piece are really slim, Sanfoni muttered in self-defeating, and then she bit the bullet and landed a piece on the other side.

And the result was not surprising at all, it still ended with Irene's sunspot winning.And this time, Sanfoni lost more completely, with only a handful of six white stones among the 64 squares.After being discouraged for a few seconds, she quickly arranged the chessboard, regained her momentum, and dropped a piece on the board.

"Come again!"

Seeing Sanfoni swearing to fight for another [-] rounds, Irene was a little dazed, and she asked in a low voice, "Well, Sanfonne..."

"Ok?"

"Didn't the person who taught you tell you the skills of this kind of chess?"

"Skills?" Sanfone was obviously stunned for a moment, "Is there any skill in this kind of chess? Isn't it just...just eat as many pieces as possible?"

A subtle feeling surged in Irene's heart: "Could it be that he only told you the rules and didn't say anything else?"

"Other things?" Sanfoni thought for a while before replying, "He said...he wanted to confirm the possibility of the weak defeating the strong in this kind of chess. I don't know what it is Meaning, but he seems to be very persistent and keeps asking me to play with him.”

In other words, treat you as a character similar to an "experimental product"?

However, how can a person who doesn't understand the trick at all win against a wily and calculating guy like Sigis... Ahem, isn't this really bullying an idiot like Sanfonne?

"So... have you ever defeated him?"

"We did win that round."

Hearing this answer, Erin breathed a sigh of relief and said, "How many rounds have you played?"

Sanfonne recalled and said: "There seemed to be hundreds of rounds... I can't remember exactly, I only won the only one time. It seems that I won out of nowhere. Anyway, I am very happy!"

Uh, hundreds of games only won one game...

Bullying a 13-year-old girl, Sigis, you are too much!

However, even judging from Sanfoni's shining eyes at this time, she was indeed very impressed with that victory.However, the only game was won out of hundreds of games, which means that the gap in chess strength between the two sides has become insurmountable, and the only game that won... was Sanfoni's luck. Did he find the right path by accident, or was it intentional by Sigis?

Between this square inch black and white chessboard, what kind of understanding does Sigis have about the world?

Quietly thinking about these questions, Irene sighed softly, and refocused on the chessboard.Next, the two played a total of more than 20 rounds of chess, all of which ended in Sanfone's defeat.From Irene's point of view, with Sanfoni's clumsy chess skills, even if she plays dozens or hundreds of games, she is confident that she will win all of them.

If the water was released intentionally, Sanfonne should win the next game, but that is obviously meaningless... and Sanfonne once again emphasized to Irene that no release of water is allowed.

"Do you remember how you beat him back then?"

"Even if you ask me that, I don't know how I won..."

"How about I tell you the secret of this kind of chess?"

"Well, forget it...it's a bit late today, I'll take you back first."

Hearing Sanfoni's words, Irene noticed that night had fallen, and the cool night wind gently swayed the tree shadows outside the pavilion, and the whole world became silent and desolate.Although she wanted to be alone under the night sky for a while, but thinking that Sanfoni would definitely worry about herself, Erin gave a soft "hmm".

After walking a few steps in the night, a gust of night wind brushed against my cheeks, and in the corner of my vision, that round of bright moonlight came into view—she was noble and lonely, and that pure light seemed to be able to cleanse the human mind.At this moment, a certain kind of sudden artistic conception sprouted in the bottom of my heart, Irene stood firmly in place, and asked aloud: "Sanfonne... have you really defeated him?"

"Yes, I really beat him!" Sanfone nodded without hesitation.

As if she had finally let go of some burdens, Irene let out a breath of relief: "That's right, I finally figured out some other things."

"Eh?"

The bewilderment in Irene's eyes disappeared, and the long-lost determination emerged in it, and she whispered: "Fighting and defeating, defeating and fighting... Sanfonne, thank you for letting me regain my courage."

"Huh?"

"The me now is burdened with too many heavy pasts, and I can no longer take a step forward... But, just like playing chess, there is no absolute dead end in life... Even if I lose the game this time , there is also a chance to clear the game and start over. I have decided..."

"Eh? I don't understand what you're saying!"

Holding the hand of the little nun, a light smile appeared on the corner of Erin's mouth: "I mean, I have decided to be my true self again. I will no longer be bound by those redundant memories, and I will temporarily forget all my memories. The sins I committed make the chess game about life start again. When I become strong enough, I will slowly pick up the past that belongs to me... Well, should I use the name 'Irene' this time? "

"Start again?" Sanfone looked at Irene in a daze.