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The boy's handwriting on the message on the title page still had a hint of warmth.

Helen couldn't wait to reach out and open the fairy tale book.

The story in the book was so familiar that she could recite every word by heart.

However, the neat handwriting between the pages has not yet completely dried up and has a faint smell of ink.

The white and slender fingers gently moved the pages, and the rustling sound of turning pages was heard.

The "Silver Wing Chronicles" rewritten by Last soon came to the last page.

But then.

The next moment, Helen's beautiful dark purple eyes widened unconsciously.

At the end of "Silver Wings Chronicles", the Plague Witch Lady and the Knight Boy usher in a happy ending in the final pages.

A small piece of paper slipped out silently.

There were only a few short lines of text on the note.

【His Majesty:】

[I wonder if you still remember the promise we made during our previous date, which we haven't fulfilled yet.]

[Four days later, 1 p.m.]

[Just like the hero and heroine of "Silver Wing Chronicles", the knight boy Lyle and the plague witch...]

【Let’s start our last journey. 】

Chapter 115 Let’s Go (7k)

[Let us begin our final journey, Your Majesty.]

The small note slipped out from between the pages of the hand-copied fairy tale book and fell from the air to the ground.

But then, it was pinched by white and slender fingers.

Even within the palace, the air was stagnant due to the dusk...

But at this moment, the girl's ice-blue hair fluttered in the air without any wind.

Helen's gaze quietly fixed on the small piece of paper -

The pair of eyes that were originally gray suddenly became bright and lively.

……

Four days later, at noon, the sun was shining brightly.

The gate of the palace in the royal city of Paradise.

Luster had changed back into his usual windbreaker.

He stood on the avenue in front of the palace gate, feeling the scorching midday sun, and casually found a shaded spot, waiting boredly.

After seeing the little note written by Last, Her Majesty the Queen became visibly excited during the waiting period of the past few days.

Morning, afternoon, day, night...

Even when she was reading fairy tales, a time when she was most focused and not easily distracted, Helen would look up from time to time, staring at the pendulum hanging on the palace wall, repeatedly checking the time.

He looked like he couldn't wait to use his authority to move the clock forward a day...

It was just like the students in Rast's previous life's school who looked at their watches three times a minute before the break and anxiously waited for the bell to ring.

Seeing him look so absent-minded, not only Luster who had returned to work, but also the head maid Anna noticed something amiss.

It was also thanks to Rast's help in smoothing things over, otherwise Her Majesty the Queen's plan to run away from home would have been ruined before it even began.

And under Helen's eager gaze, these four days that seemed like years finally passed.

Originally at noon, Last was planning to do as he did last time, secretly take Helen with him, disguise himself, and slip away along the same route without being noticed.

only--

This time, Her Majesty the Queen, whom he served, was uncharacteristically stubborn and rejected Last's proposal.

She didn't want to dress up in an inconspicuous way and slip away through the small door like she had done before.

Instead, you should go out for fun openly and honestly through the main door.

Today is Anna's day off, and in the entire palace, apart from Rast, there is no one else who can hinder Her Majesty the Queen's decision.

And Rast finally agreed to Her Majesty the Queen's proposal.

It's not just the destination of this trip, it's also the last scene in the fairy tale book "Silver Wing Chronicles".

This is also the final scene for the "Lost Paradise" project.

Not alerting others in the palace... These details that Rast had paid so much attention to before lost their meaning after this day.

There is no tomorrow, let alone from now on, so it’s okay for them to be more unscrupulous.

So Last changed into his most familiar outfit, a habit he had developed in Deep Blue Harbor.

Compared to Rast, Helen is even more exaggerated.

Two hours before the agreed time of 1 p.m., she locked herself in the bedroom and refused to let anyone in.

As the queen of a country, Helen's wardrobe is naturally filled with a wide variety of gorgeous clothes.

However, Helen had always worn only a few monochrome dresses in the palace, which made Last think that she didn't care much about dressing up.

But thinking back to before the bedroom door was completely closed——

The blue-haired girl faced the large floor-length dressing mirror, lifted the hem of her skirt with both hands and spun briskly, her dark purple eyes dancing with joy like a fawn...

Only then did Rast understand that the love of beauty was indeed a woman's nature. From the country girl to the queen of a country, no one could escape this vicious circle.

Last looked at the scorching sun above his head, silently calculating the time in his mind, waiting for Helen to finish getting dressed.

Just as he was counting to the 3,073rd number in his mind, Rast saw the shadow of the eaves fluctuate unnaturally in the midday sun.

His eyes moved slightly, and he followed the shadow under the eaves and walked into a remote and deserted alley.

The next moment, the shadows in the alley began to fluctuate silently, and finally gathered into a vague human figure.

"team leader."

The shadow servant's voice came from the shadows.

"The plan is about to reach the final step. Why are you taking the risk of looking for me now?"

Rast looked up in the direction of the palace and asked.

As a genuine sixth-level strongman, Shadow Servant has always been stationed outside the city.

His rank is too high and his aura is too strong.

The royal city, especially the palace, is Helen's territory. If you get too close, it may arouse Helen's vigilance.

Of course, with Helen's embarrassed and excited mood at the moment, even if she noticed some abnormality of the shadow servant, she would probably ignore it subconsciously.

"It's an order from Leader Sissel."

"He asked me to ask for your opinion again...whether we should temporarily suspend the 'Lost Paradise' project."

Shadow Servant's voice was very calm: "The meaning of this termination plan is—"

"This also includes the part about your contact with the Gravekeeper."

Luster's gaze narrowed slightly.

He stared at the shadow before him, which was only vaguely human-shaped. "How do you know about the Gravekeeper?"

He had clearly tested Shadow Servant before, but the result of that test showed that the other party knew nothing about this part of his mission.

Of course, this could also be Shadow Servant's disguise.

"With such an important plan, how could the leader not leave a backup plan?"

Shadow Servant didn't seem surprised by Last's question: "I am Cecil's backup, or hidden chess piece."

"Although it may sound a bit harsh, the leader must consider the possibility of unexpected situations..."

"If you, Captain Last, fail or betray, I will be activated as a backup. I will be responsible for cleaning up the mess and finding a way to minimize the impact on the organization."

"This has nothing to do with whether Cecil trusts you or not. It's a consideration that a leader must make."

Luster nodded without surprise.

If you place all your hopes on me just because of a brief meeting with me before.

Without considering the risks and retreat options when unexpected events occur in the plan——

Then Cecil is not worthy of being the leader of the shore guardians this time, let alone the strongest human being of this era.

"I understand the leader's concerns. If I were in his shoes, I would definitely make the same contingency plan and always consider the escape route in case the worst happens..."

"But if that's the case, why are you telling me this now and exposing your identity as a hidden player?"

"Also, all of this is just your own opinion. How can you prove that what you said is true? Are you really a hidden pawn arranged by Leader Sissel?"

Last saw that the dark shadow in front of him suddenly dissipated.

The shadow faded, revealing a shriveled, skinny, and wounded old body from the darkness.

Just like a broken rag doll, the shadow servant's body was covered with scars and wounds of all sizes.

The most eye-catching thing was the left chest of the shriveled body - there was a huge hole there.

If it were a normal person, he would have been dead long ago if his heart was pierced like this.

However, in the hollow of the Shadow Servant's left chest, there was an illusory heart condensed from pure light, which was slowly beating.

The sun's rays transformed into materialized threads, connecting the entire dried-up body like illusory blood vessels, supplying blood flow and meager vitality to a body that could decay at any time.

No wonder the Shadow Servant shrouds himself in shadows all day long, and only a vague human figure can be seen—

If a child with poor psychological endurance saw his true form like this, it would probably cause him to have nightmares at night.

"This should prove my point, Captain Last."

The shadow servant's voice was no longer as vague and ethereal as before, making it difficult to distinguish between male and female. Instead, it revealed its original voice.

Somewhat to Last's surprise, the shadow servant's voice was actually a rather pleasant mature female voice, which formed a sharp contrast with the withered body that looked like an old man lying on a sickbed.

"In some ways, I'm actually pretty much like the natives of Paradise."

"With injuries like this, I should have died long ago..."

"It's simply because Cecil used the power of his Sun Sequence Elder to condense an illusory heart for me, sustaining my life and allowing me to survive in this world."

"My life was given by Cecil, so naturally he can take it back in a moment..."

"That's why Leader Cecil was able to trust me to serve as the worst-case scenario in the Lost Paradise plan."

Luster said, "You don't seem to have any problem with your situation?"

"I thought this method, like that of a necromancer or puppeteer, where one controls the lives of others at their will, would evoke a subconscious aversion from those being manipulated."

"Captain Last is not the only one who possesses the consciousness of a shore guardian."

Shadow Servant said calmly, "We've known from the beginning that the Shore Guardians weren't meant to be some ideal family where everyone is equal and noble and bright."

"It is nothing more than a cold machine capable of committing all evil deeds and trampling over all worldly morals in order to achieve the ultimate goal of justice."

"Don't just say it's a necromancer who looks like one from a story. If it can become the power of the Shore Guardians, we can accept even a real necromancer."

"As for the leader's reason for asking me to confirm with you whether to terminate the 'Lost Paradise' project, it's actually quite simple."

The shadow servant looked at Luster and spoke slowly: "Cesare, he—"

"I'm considering my successor, or rather..."

"The next leader of the Shorewatch."

The next leader of the shore keepers?

Even Rast was slightly stunned when he heard the news.

In his mind, he subconsciously recalled the old man with weathered eyes whom he had met once.

Although hundreds of years have passed, Cecil's demeanor is still like that of a majestic lion.