You don't even want to call me godfather

The executioner had not yet completely lost the ability to move. He covered his abdomen and tried to stand up again.

"Keep your head up, boy."

He heard Ou Ya's voice approaching from afar, and when he looked up, he was greeted by the butt of a gun hitting him.

After knocking out the two executors who were ordered to take Ben Hong away, Ou Ya turned around and looked at Ben Hong who was still reflecting on himself.

"Don't just stand there, Ben Hong. Cheer up. You know what I'm worst at is guiding others." He threw down the executor's gun, took off the musket from his back, and held it in his hand. "Besides, you're not the only one who needs help now."

Chapter 99: Orion

"Have you caught up?"

In the speeding car, Boye stared intently at the front, constantly changing routes and counter-tracking, while the other three were alert to their surroundings, and Koshei almost put his face against the car window to look back.

The pursuit of him by Clowell's men last week made him feel extremely nervous at the moment, especially the pain of death. Even now, his neck seemed to be aching.

"Don't worry, there isn't."

Abrhan looked at the rearview mirror outside the car. Originally a soldier, and now a fallen angel and member of the underground forces, he knew all the situations in Lateran very thoroughly.

While observing the rear, he directed Boyi to change the route and direction. These anti-tracking actions had to be done regardless of whether there was anyone chasing them or not.

But Charlie, who was supposed to take part in the decapitation operation, had been killed. Without the threat of the main musketeer unit, their car easily escaped the pursuit.

Following Koshe's instructions when he got on the car and under Abraham's guidance, Boye quickly drove the car to the vicinity of the bridge. Although their original plan was to return to the base to replenish weapons, ammunition and explosives, since Koshe said that they wanted to go directly to the clock tower, she would not disobey the order.

"Here, slow down first."

When the car drove onto the bridge, Koshei suddenly leaned forward, put his hands on the back of the front seat, and said to Boye.

What was different from last week was that because Clowell was delayed for a long time by Mostima, the traps after crossing the bridge were not set in time, and Xila and others were also sent to search for Charlie's whereabouts. Clowell himself had just left the place where Charlie died and had no time to get here.

The original burial place of Koshei and others was now so safe that it made him feel unreal and even a little weird.

The car slowly drove across the bridge and arrived under the bell tower.

Bo Ye turned off the car lights, leaned out of the window to take a look around, then lowered the window on Abraham's side.

"The car is too conspicuous here. I'll go move it."

She spoke to Koshei through the car window in a concise and clear manner.

"I'll go with you," Abraham, who was sitting in the co-pilot seat, did not unbuckle his seat belt. He clenched the gun in his hand and frowned slightly. "Everything went too smoothly. I'm a little uneasy."

"Then Kule will temporarily protect Koshei's safety," Bo Ye thought for a moment and agreed to Abraham's request to accompany him. She turned the car around and told Kule, "Don't let anything happen before we come back."

Kuler nodded, she looked back at Koshei and followed his pace.

"We'll be waiting on the roof."

Before entering the bell tower, Koshe said to Boye and Abraham.

Bo Ye understood, she closed the car window, turned the steering wheel, and drove in another direction.

There were no extra words. Even though Koshe, who was supposed to be completely unfamiliar with them, trusted them so much at the moment, no one would ask any questions. Executing orders with the most efficient action was the biggest factor in the success of the plan.

After watching the black car leave, Koshei and Kuler looked at each other and walked into the clock tower.

Although they did not encounter any traps or Xila and others, just in case, Koshei still pulled out a pistol from his waist. Holding it in his hand, he and Kule walked up one floor after another carefully, and finally came to the stairs to the rooftop.

From the moment Koshe got on the car until now, Kule had not said a word to him, but just followed him silently.

On the stairs, Koshei deliberately lowered his body and looked down. The silver wire tied to the grenade that nearly took his life last week had not been put away. All signs showed that Clowell had not been here yet.

But he didn't know that Kule, who had been following her quietly all the way, saw all his actions, and a thoughtful expression appeared on her face.

"Yes, it's safe."

Koshe leaned against the wall at the stairs. He finally used his enhanced senses to perceive the situation on the rooftop. There was no heartbeat or breathing sound. It was indeed safe here.

"call……"

Koshe let out a long sigh, and his nerves, which had been tense since leaving the photo shop, relaxed a little.

Under Kuler's gaze, he slowly walked out of the stairwell, onto the rooftop, walked to the edge of the rooftop, and sat down alone.

"Snapped."

Looking at the starry sky, he lit a cigarette and closed his eyes, feeling relieved.

"It's so quiet... I haven't felt such a peaceful feeling in a long time," Koshei muttered to himself as if no one was around. He opened his eyes slightly and looked up at the sky. "This night sky is not bad either."

"Syracuse doesn't see that kind of sight, does it?"

Kule walked over and sat down next to Koshei, looking at the night sky from his perspective.

Even though the ground beneath her gave her a bone-chilling chill, she did not stand up, but just sat with Koshe.

"The night sky in Syracuse is also nice. I can only say that each has its own merits." Koshe held the cigarette between his fingers and exhaled a puff of smoke. "But, I kind of hope to see the moon."

"But it's precisely because the moon isn't out that the stars are so bright. The moon's light overshadows the stars."

Kuler said, the starry sky reflected in her eyes, and she looked a little mesmerized.

"Is this so..."

Koshe was smoking a cigarette and looking at Kuler's fascinated expression. He didn't want to disturb her.

After a long time, the sky gradually became clear, and even in the distant sky, there were many stars twinkling.

"Looking at Lateran from here, it's like a cage made of flickering lights," Kuler murmured softly. At this moment, several meteors streaked across the sky, leaving long trails downstairs. "Ah, it's a meteor..."

Kule raised his hand and stretched it towards the sky, as if he wanted to touch where the clouds lived.

"Snapped."

Koshe lit up his second cigarette, and the sound of the lighter woke Kuler up from his own world.

She looked away in embarrassment, but after a moment, she calmed down.

"Stargazing is a pleasure in a night like this."

Then, she said so.

"Stargazing?"

Koshei held a cigarette in his mouth and frowned slightly. Kule's topics jumped so much that even he felt a little at a loss.

"A hunter named Orion was accidentally killed by his lover Artemis with a bow and arrow. The sad goddess Artemis hoped that she could see him at any time when she was riding in the night sky, so she made him a constellation, which is Orion."

As Kuler spoke, he quietly observed Koshei's reaction.

This was a topic they had often talked about before, a topic between her and Adam, whom she had never met. She didn't know that Adam was Koshe, nor did she know that the Koshe in front of her was not the person she knew.

But Koshe, who had come into contact with Adam, naturally knew about this, but he couldn't say it out loud. This truth was too cruel for Kuler.

"Why are you telling me this?"

So, Koshe chose the stupidest thing to do. He turned his head, looked directly into Kule's eyes, and asked the question even though he knew the answer.

"...There was a person who would talk to me about the stars every time he saw me." Kuler lowered his head and was silent for a moment. Then he said in a depressed tone, "I think maybe he should have died, but he still lives in my memory."

"Is this so..."

Feeling Kule's sad mood, perhaps influenced by Adam's memory, Koshei couldn't help but turn his head away, unwilling to look at her again.

However, his action made Kule discover the clue.

"You... actually still remember it, right, Koshe?" As if she had grabbed the last straw, she didn't want to believe that all the things she and Koshe had experienced had come to nothing. Driven by the excitement, she grabbed Koshe's clothes and forced him to look at her, "No, you must remember these things, so many things, you can't forget them, please tell me, you still remember... please tell me, I beg you..."

She and Koshe looked at each other. There was only a hair's breadth of distance between them. She could feel Koshe's heartbeat getting faster and faster. For some unknown reason, she moved her face closer.

But Koshe turned his head away and rejected Kuler's behavior.

"Feel sorry……"

He said this with a hint of helplessness and loneliness in his eyes.

Looking at this extremely familiar man in front of him, who seemed so strange and distant at this moment, Kuler was stunned.

After a long time, her hands that were holding Koshe's collar trembled slightly, and an expression of astonishment and disbelief appeared on her face.

"You... are not him."

She said.

Chapter 100 Two-Level Reversal

"You... are not him."

On the rooftop, Kule half-knelt beside Koshei, clutching his collar with both hands, his body trembling.

Astonishment and disbelief filled her eyes, followed by deep despair.

If the man in front of her was not the one who had experienced so much suffering with her, then what was the purpose of her efforts for so long?

And what is the meaning of all this that she has persisted in until now?

She didn't dare to recall the vivid scenes of the past, but looking at Koshe's evasive expression, these memories seemed so false.

"...I know. I'm sorry." But after a long while, Kuler let go of her hand. She fiddled with her hair unnaturally and glanced to the side. "Please forget what happened just now."

She looked like she had figured it out, or maybe she didn't want to think about it. Koshe had never encountered anything like this before, so he didn't know how to comfort her.

After leaving Adam and returning to the hotel, while standing by the window, he thought about how he should face Kuler if he met him, and how he should explain everything to this familiar stranger.

But at the moment, things seemed to be going in the direction he least wanted, but there was nothing he could do.

"Don't be so proud, Koshei," Kule lowered his head, sniffed, then stood up and held the rifle hanging on his shoulder. "No matter what happened, we have to look forward to the future, right? The enemy we have to deal with next is much more difficult than our personal affairs."

Koshe's lips opened slightly, then closed again. He pursed his lips, stood up, holding the pistol in his right hand, and seemed to be hesitant to speak.

"...Even after knowing all this, you still choose to help me?"

After a moment, he couldn't help but ask.

"You know, Koshei, even if it's a chance to turn things around after life and death, the variables are extremely small... But I am determined to keep pursuing something in the endless cycle of cause and effect," Kuler lowered his head, his eyes fixed on his finger on the trigger, and said absentmindedly, "At first I didn't know what I was pursuing, until you appeared, and made me find the meaning of existence. Even now... it is no exception."

"But... the me standing in front of you now is not the 'me' you know. Even so, can you accept it?"

Kule's words made Koshei's heart twisted. He hesitated and asked the question.

"If I can save you once, I can save you many times. I have tried thousands of times, so... I don't care if I try thousands of times more." Kule's body trembled. She raised her hand to wipe the tears from her face, then raised her head and forced a sad smile. "And if I give up just because of this, then wouldn't I have failed to do anything? It was you who gave me salvation and a reason to live. It's time for me to pay for you once, Koshe... From now on... let's get to know each other again."

She extended her hand to Koshei, and even though she said so, her slightly trembling hand revealed her true feelings.

Looking at the hand stretched out in front of him, Koshe paused.

He also couldn't understand why so much romance and expectations would eventually turn into the helplessness of shattered fantasies. He had Adam's memories, so he naturally understood how long Kulle's wait was.

The cruelty of reality cannot be concealed. If you don’t think too much, you may understand more. Perhaps keeping silent with each other is the best solution.

So he also stretched out his hand.

"Nice to meet you, Kule."

Two hands clasped together, denying the past and firming up the future.

At this time, the sound of footsteps came into Koshe's ears. His senses were very sensitive now, at least Kuler certainly could not reach his level. She looked at him with some confusion as he suddenly let go of his hand and raised the gun to aim at the stairs.

A moment later, the muzzle of a gun slowly appeared from the stairs. Not only Koshei but also Kule hurriedly raised their guns and became alert.

"Wait, it's us."

But then Abr Khan leaned forward, which made Kule feel relieved.

But Koshe had already put away his gun.

"The car has been moved. Those guys from the notary office probably won't be able to find our location for now." Then, Bo Ye followed Abraham out, but she was carrying two people with her. "However, we caught two people who followed us on the way."

The two people whose necks were pinched by Bo Ye at this time were Azazel and Raphael. Even though it was the second round, they still chose to follow.

"You can trust these two. Don't worry, Bo Ye."

Koshe just glanced at them, then turned around, returned to the edge of the rooftop, and looked towards the bridge.

Upon hearing this, Bo Ye let go of her hands without hesitation and set the two men free. It was obvious that she now completely believed what Koshe said.

"But now that we are safe for the time being, you should tell us about your plans, right, Koshe?"

After letting the two go, Bo Ye looked at Koshe's back and asked.

Even though Adam had told her about the assumption that Koshe knew about this, she still couldn't completely let go of her current situation. She gave up the opportunity to replenish her ammunition and went directly to the place she least expected. Koshe's thoughts made her feel a little difficult to understand.