Kivotos, I was deeply shocked!

She knew that the only expression on her companion's face looked cold now, and her rationality had probably been burned away by the roaring anger, leaving only a mess of white ground.

What Caesar and Caesar Group did is indeed not worthy of forgiveness, but it is definitely not worthy for Sand Wolf Baizi to spend the rest of his life bearing the crime of a murderer.

It would be the same even if Izayonomiya really wanted to kick Caesar in the face where his front teeth were broken.

"Shirako-chan, calm down. Calm down."

Izayoino patted Sand Wolf Byakuko's shoulder and held it tightly, "Senior Hoshino has already returned, there is nothing more important than this!"

"Because nothing is more important than having Senior Hoshino come back..."

Sand Wolf Baizi looked at Izayoi Nomiya's hand that was tightly grasping his shoulder, fearing that he would act impulsively, then looked at Caesar who was unconscious in the armor, and said in a terrifyingly calm voice, "So I am just standing here very calmly."

Izayoino was silent. She suddenly felt that what Sand Wolf White said made a lot of sense.

On the way there, Izayoimiya silently speculated on countless possible outcomes, the best of which was that young Hoshino-senpai would suddenly jump out from behind them and greet them with a lazy smile.

But the worst...

No matter what the result is, Izayoi Nomiya is ready to face it calmly, and is also ready to make Sand Wolf White face it calmly.

Now, Senior Hoshino has jumped out and greeted them with a lazy smile.

However, Izayoino found that she couldn't face Hoshino Takanashi calmly.

Bruises, redness, swelling, cracks, blood... every trace of injury can be seen on the arms that Hoshino Takanashi is trying hard to hide behind his back.

This is the blood that Senior Hoshino shed for us...

It's all because we are too weak to be of any help, which is why Senior Hoshino has become what he is now...

Sadness and self-blame tortured Izayoi Nomiya's nerves at the same time. The former was like a stone slab that was slowly getting heavier on her chest, making it hard for her to breathe, and the latter was like an extremely sharp dagger that stabbed her in the heart.

It was difficult for Izayoino to tell which one hurt her more. She could only bite her lower lip tightly until it bled, trying to cover up the pain of her mind with the pain of her body. Otherwise...

Otherwise, she was really afraid that she would lose control of her emotions, grab Kotori Yui's collar, and loudly question her why she didn't tell them anything, why she had to keep everything to herself, why she made them worry for so long, didn't she really care about their feelings at all? !

Izayonomiya has too many "whys" that she wants to ask Hoshino Takanashi.

But no.

What Senior Hoshino needs right now is a hug, not a barrage of criticism.

Izayoimiya twitched her cheeks and tried hard to give Hoshino Takanashi a big smile.

But smiling, which used to come naturally, was now so difficult. After struggling for a long time, she finally managed a smile that was uglier than crying.

"Hoshino...senpai."

Izayoi Nomiya raised her head, blinked her eyes, and tried to swallow the sour heat that surged up to the tip of her nose and the corners of her eyes. Her voice became choked because of this. "Can we... go home now?"

Hoshino Takanashi's heart skipped a beat, and she felt like she was hit head-on by a cannon. Her whole body began to tremble uncontrollably, and the lazy and relaxed expression on her face instantly melted away when she was asked softly by Izayonomiya.

The true emotions suppressed underneath tried to burst out, but were held down tightly by the girl, gradually twisting into an equally ugly smile.

[Sararo Shirako, Izayonomiya, Kuromi Serika, and Okumura Ayane, these four will definitely be your descendants forever. 】

Si Wang's gentle voice in the darkness suddenly rang in my ears, and accompanied by increasingly agitated emotions, it rose in my heart.

So don't abandon them.

The words went from vague to clear, from clear to a roar, and finally to a storm that swept across the soul.

At first, Hoshino Kotori was just afraid of the darkness described by Si Wang, but now...

Looking at Izayoi Nomiya and Sand Wolf White, she finally understood what it meant to be heart-wrenching and bone-piercingly painful.

Chapter 194 I never thought of launching...

"Senior Hoshino?!"

A scream woke Hoshino Kotori from her suffocating trance. She instinctively turned her back in the opposite direction of the voice, trying to hide her hands that were too embarrassing to be seen by others.

But what the girl didn't notice was that when she turned around, her hands, which were tied with cloth but still dripping with blood, were exposed to the sight of Sand Wolf Baizi and Izayoi Nomiya.

As a result, Sand Wolf Baizi's eyes became even colder, and his right hand subconsciously reached for the grenade hanging around his waist, seriously considering how many grenades he should stuff into Caesar's mouth.

Or just stuff it all in there.

What on earth is going on with this injury? Why is it so serious? ! ! "

Kuromi Serika widened her eyes and looked at Hoshino Kotori, who was standing on the Gloria mecha and swaying.

Bruises, swellings, burn marks, most of the clothes were even stained with blood, which dried into a miserable brown color mixed with red spots.

This horrific sight was of course completely unacceptable to the most impatient Kuromi Serika. The girl, who was already running, now sprinted at full speed, almost flying towards Kotori Hoshino.

Rather than looking like he was concerned about the cause of Kotori Hoshino's injury and her current life safety, he looked more like he wanted to rush over, grab Kotori Hoshino's neck and beat her up, asking her why she had injured herself so much.

"Qing~xiang~ sauce~"

Izayonomiya was quick-witted and quick-handed. The moment Kuromi Serika rushed past her, she grabbed her collar. Kuromi Serika's neck was tightened, and before she could react to what was happening, her vision suddenly went dark, and her entire face was buried in a warm and soft place.

Izayoino no Miyabi ignored Kuromi Serika's flustered look, held her head tightly, and said with a smile, "I don't remember how I taught her to be such an impolite child~"

"woo woo woo woo!!!"

Kuromi Serika tried to resist by dancing and gesticulating, but it was of no use.

"Senior Hoshino."

Looking at the cruel scene in front of her, Ayane Okumura, who was panting and running behind Kuromi Serika, subconsciously slowed down her pace, but still maintained a speed much faster than normal and jogged towards Hoshino Takanashi.

The girl quickly put down the first aid kit - the only thing she had salvaged from the helicopter crash - and took out gauze, tweezers, bandages and disinfectant from it. "Is there any part of your body that is particularly uncomfortable? Can you feel your hands? Can you still feel your fingers?!"

Okumura Ayane forced her voice not to tremble with fear, and not to become incoherent due to fear. She stared straight into Takanashi Hoshino's eyes. After all, only by doing this could she not see the other scars on Hoshino's body, and maintain basic fluency in her speech instead of choking.

"Uh... fingers? I feel fine, uncle."

Knowing that hiding was just fooling himself, Hoshino Takanashi flexed his ten fingers in front of his junior as if jokingly, and forced a smile, "No more, no less, exactly ten."

Ayane Okumura took a deep breath, and her trembling fingers stabilized instantly. She lowered her head, and the reflection of the lenses obscured her eyes.

She did not complain about Kotori Yui's unfunny jokes, nor did she make any sad or painful sounds. She just silently removed the pieces of clothes that were randomly tied with knots on Kotori Yui's arms, used tweezers to pick out the threads that were stuck in the wound and melted with flesh and blood, carefully wiped it with disinfectant wipes, applied medicine on the wound, and gently wrapped it with gauze.

"..."

Hoshino Takanashi silently closed his mouth, kept his arms raised and did not move, and stopped making those jokes that were totally inappropriate and not funny at all.

She looked around silently, and the words that Si Wang whispered in the darkness flashed through her mind again, along with the name of Sand Wolf Baizi, the name of Izayoinonomiya, the name of Kuromi Serika, and the name of Okumura Ayane...

And there is Si Wang’s own name.

As the atmosphere became increasingly heavy, making it hard to breathe, the radio in Izayoimiya's ears suddenly flashed.

[Don't you think this is a good time to say what I wanted to say to Hoshino-san when we first set out? ]

Si Wang's voice came from it with a hint of laughter.

Izayoi Nomiya was stunned for a moment. She looked around, and although she couldn't see Si Wang, the corners of her mouth couldn't help but curl up into an extremely bright arc.

The girl didn't hesitate at all, and directly let go of Kuromi Serika who was pressed against her chest. She patted her head with a smile, "Serika-chan, you rushed here in such a hurry, you must be eager to say that sentence to Hoshino-senpai!"

"Ah? Words? What words?"

Kuromi Serika, who had just taken a breath of fresh air, had no time to complain about what her senior was doing before she was stunned by Izayoinomiya's attack. "I just felt that the tone of Shirako-senpai's words when he spoke to me was not right. I was afraid that you might be in danger and refused to tell me, so I hurried over here."

Kuromi Serika was confused. The fighting that had never stopped in recent days and the day and night work had made the girl's concentration extremely scattered. She could only work on a single thread. "So, Nomiya-senpai, what did you say?"

As if they were in sync with each other, everyone - including Ayane Okumura who was bandaging Takanashi Hoshino - deliberately ignored Takanashi Hoshino's wounds, and eyes of all colors fell on Kuromi Serika at the same time.

“Hey, hey, hey, why are you all looking at me all of a sudden?! Didn’t I tell you that I have no idea what I’m going to say to Hoshino-senpai so eagerly?”

Kuromi Serika was looked at as if she was neither a hand nor a foot. She subconsciously retorted but then couldn't help falling into self-doubt.

Could it be that I really had something very important to say to Senior Hoshino, but I just suddenly forgot about it?

"It's just an idol drama, an idol drama, Serika-chan, have you really forgotten?"

Izayonomiya took the opportunity to touch Kuromi Serika's furry cat ears twice more and said with a smile, "Didn't you say that after everything is over, you would openly say the most idol drama-like line from the idol drama?"

"It's that one?!"

Kuromi Serika opened her mouth wide and looked at Izayoi Nomiya in disbelief, her face full of astonishment.

She looked at the smiling Izayoi Nonomiya for several seconds. After confirming that the other party was serious and not just joking, the girl's eyes widened even more, and her voice involuntarily rose several tones, "Really? Now? Right here?!"

Chapter 195 I'm Back

"Of course, Celery-chan~"

Izayoino showed a matter-of-fact expression, put his hands on Kuromi Serika's shoulders, and said seriously, "Don't you think that the time, place, and people are very suitable now?"

Hearing this, Kuromi Serika was stunned and looked around subconsciously.

Senior Hoshino who escaped from the dead...

Senior Baizi and Senior Nomiya who survived the disaster...

The enemy Caesar fell to the ground, unconscious...

And there are the younger generations who never make it to the crucial moment and always arrive late at the last minute—myself and Ayane-chan.

Although the last point is extremely annoying, now really seems to be the right time and place?

Kuromi Serika took a deep breath and couldn't help but look at Izayoi Yonomiya again, "Did I really say that?"

"Yeah, well, just say it boldly, Celery-chan."

Izayonomiya clenched her right fist and pressed it against her chest, encouraging the hesitant Kuromi Serika, "Shirako-chan and I will be your strong backers!"

"Did I really say that?"

"Go ahead and tell me~"

"Cough cough."

Kuromi Serika swallowed her saliva. She had imagined countless scenes of meeting Senior Hoshino, anger, sadness, despair, and pain...

But this definitely does not include the matter of [performing an extremely shameful performance in public]!

Just thinking about that scene, Kuromi Serika felt her scalp tingling, and her toes wished they could dig a hole in the ground and crawl into it.

But I must say it!

Kuromi Serika took a deep breath, two deep breaths, three deep breaths...

Just when Izayonomiya began to worry that her cute junior might get suffocated by inhaling too much, Kuromi Serika suddenly slapped her cheeks hard, making a crisp sound, and then smiled at Hoshino Takanashi with all her might, "Welcome... Welcome back, Hoshino-senpai!"

"..."

A flash of lightning flashed through his mind, and Hoshino Takanashi froze in an instant. He opened his mouth instinctively, wanting to say something, wanting to explain something, but no sound came out.

Touching feelings and self-blame swept in like a tsunami, soaking the already bitter heart and making it even more riddled with holes, and then filling it with warm sea water. The self-righteous self-sacrifice buried deep in the memory also floated to the surface, revealing its incomparably striking and dazzling outline.

It turned out to be the case.

So this is ah.

Looking at the anticipation gleaming in Kuromi Serika's eyes, Hoshino Takanashi felt as if he was hit on the back of his head with a heavy hammer and instantly woke up.

So... in your eyes, I have already become a treasure that you cannot lose?

Floating straight in the air, her arms trembled slightly as Ayane Okumura was busy disinfecting, stopping bleeding, and bandaging them. Hoshino Takanashi tried hard to control her excitement, but her hands seemed not to belong to her own. The harder she tried to control them, the more her fingertips trembled.

The forearms, shoulders, and even the entire body connected to it began to tremble uncontrollably.

We have known each other for such a long time and have been together for such a long time, but in the end, I didn't even notice such an obvious reality. Uncle, I really am ashamed of myself as a senior.

Hoshino Takanari pursed her lips tightly to prevent her trembling voice from coming out.

Hoshino Takanashi originally thought that since the death of her senior Yume, she had buried all her weaknesses and beat her heart into a shield harder than steel. She would never show her ugly look of fragility and being overwhelmed in front of her juniors.

Now it seems that her weakness did not seem to be separated from her soul by the beating of past sufferings, but was integrated into her body in a smaller, harder and more stubborn way, accumulating little by little in the depths of her heart, gradually distorting her character and crushing her spirit.

Now, with just a word, a gesture, or even a look full of expectation from the younger generation, the shield that she thought was indestructible would automatically fall apart, revealing the soft, scarred, and bleeding heart underneath.

Teacher...is this the real meaning of what you said - "I am more important than I think"?

Ayane Okumura tied the last piece of bandage and tied it into a neat bow.

Before the girl could say anything, Hoshino Takanashi took the lead and put his arms around Ayane Okumura's neck, completely ignoring the bleeding wound that had just stopped.

"In front of Hoshino..."

Such a disregard for her own safety instantly annoyed the serious girl. Just as Okumura Ayane was about to seriously reprimand her senior for such irresponsible behavior, suddenly, a tremor, a tremor that did not belong to her, came from Hoshino Takanashi's whole body.

The girl's heartbeat suddenly stopped.