13 Mink Street

It is said to be a walk, and it is indeed a walk.

The two walked quietly.

After nightfall, the temperature of Darkmoon Island is slightly different from that of the daytime. Ophelia put her hands in the pockets in front of her body. She is wearing the local special costume of Darkmoon Island today. The women's clothing of this costume has a characteristic. There is a pocket like a kangaroo pouch.

In the early years, when the living conditions of Darkmoon Island were relatively difficult and there were no other industries, men basically went fishing and women were responsible for handling the fish. However, due to the special geographical environment of Darkmoon Island, they could often get some special stones when fishing. There are many types of these stones, and they are often eaten by fish. When the fish is dissected for marinating, if they find such small stones from inside, they will take them out and put them in their chest pockets.

In fact, the value of this kind of stone is generally not high, and it can be regarded as a relatively common magic material, but for the women of Darkmoon Island at that time, it was an extra income that could not be ignored.

Now this kind of work is generally carried out by mermaids and workers from other islands. Local women in Darkmoon Island are rarely engaged in this kind of work, but the so-called local characteristic clothing often records the characteristics of the previous production status mode, so this design is also It has been preserved.

"Are you cold?"

It was not Karen who asked this question, but Ophelia.

"not cold."

The two continued to move forward, bypassed the hot spring area, and walked out through the back door on one side.

The hotel was originally located on the mountainside. After turning around to the other side, a very lively street appeared in front of us.

It is hard to imagine that a magnificent hotel is so close to this civilian street full of fireworks.

It's just that when I came out earlier, I saw many guards on that road, which should have been artificially isolated.

Of course, ordinary people will not go to the hotel when they come here, they can just come up from the other side of the mountain.

"This is the old street of our Darkmoon Island. Generally, local people will choose to come here to play and eat. The area of ​​the town near the dock is mainly for the crew."

"It means that there is a place where foreigners are slaughtered, and this is the place where you locals like to come?"

Ophelia nodded and said with a smile: "It used to be very finely divided, but now the boundaries are much blurred, but you still have to find the real delicious places here. Next time you have a chance, you can bring your fiancée to Darkmoon Island. When you are here, you can directly bring her here to have a taste of the local taste."

Karen looked at her, because she was walking in front, the lights on the street ahead matched the night and projected on her side face, creating a hazy feeling with a special texture.

"Actually, we just finished eating not long ago."

Although Wei En's food was not tasty, he had prepared a large table for him so enthusiastically, and he had slept too long and was hungry, so he ate a lot.

Ophelia said, "I'm hungry."

It was only then that Karen remembered that Ophelia did not eat much, but her appetite was very large.

"You choose."

"Shouldn't the master choose?"

"The guests come to choose."

"Then, this one."

Karen pointed to a restaurant that said "Missing Taste" on the signboard. The reason for choosing this restaurant was not because of its special signboard name, but because Karen found that there were barbecue grills in front of other shops, but this one did not. .

In fact, Karen has never been very interested in barbecue. He had a bad stomach in his previous life, so he seldom touches barbecue and shelled food.

This habit has been preserved to this day.

The steps at the entrance of the restaurant are downward, and the inside of the store is expanded by hollowing out the mountain, which is a bit like a cave dwelling.

The space inside is narrow and long, and the atmosphere is quite good. The middle-aged boss is in charge of cooking, and there is a young waitress. The faces of the two are somewhat similar, and they should be father and daughter.

"You are here, long time no see." The boss greeted warmly.

"Sister, you are here." The girl also greeted Ophelia.

They should know each other, but now they don't know Ophelia's true identity.

Ophelia ordered, and she ordered a lot.

Because when Karen saw the boss recording the menu in a small book, he turned the pages three times, but the boss didn't ask if he ordered too much. Obviously, the boss is experienced.

Those who do business will definitely be deeply impressed by this kind of customers with extremely high unit prices.

After ordering, Ophelia and Karen found a corner seat and sat down. Ofelia faced inward, and Karen faced outward. Obviously, she didn't want anyone who knew her later. Come in and disturb the quietness of your meal.

"Do you often come to this restaurant to eat?" Karen asked.

"It's okay, the restaurant owners in half a street know me." Ophelia said frankly, "It's easy to feel embarrassed to go to a restaurant all the time."

First to arrive were two drinks, bright red and covered with a piece of fish skin.

This... Karen didn't know for a while whether it was a drink or a soup.

Ophelia picked up the cup, took a sip, and let out a soft sigh in satisfaction.

Karen picked up the cup hesitantly, blew the fish skin away with his mouth, and took a sip. It didn't have the slightest fishy smell, but it was very sweet, and it wasn't the kind of sweetness full of sugar, but the kind of aftertaste. In short, Very refreshing.

"It's delicious, what's it made of?"

"It's a kind of fruit wine, but when making wine, there will be special fish living in it. This kind of wine cannot be drunk in other places."

"It didn't taste like wine."

"Because the degree can be chosen, I chose the low degree."

"Oh, I see."

The boss served the food very quickly. It was different from the meal that Karen had with Laurel and the others last time. Here it was not served on a large plate. Every dish was exquisite, and the original taste of the food was cooked as much as possible.

"The dishes here should be very to your taste."

"Yes." Karen took another sip of fruit wine, "Although I usually like some strong flavors, I only change them occasionally."

"How do you eat at Vern?"

"I usually eat outside, and I'm busy with work. In terms of eating, I can only make do with it."

Ophelia smiled and said nothing.

Karen is filling up quickly, but Ophelia seems to be just getting started.

She doesn't gobble up food, but she basically doesn't stop eating. She peels off the shells and thorns of the food rhythmically, and then puts it in her mouth to chew, not in a hurry, but not slow.

Karen ordered another bunch of this fruit wine, thinking that when he went back, it would be best to take a box with him, and he didn't know if the teleportation circle of the Cult of Kosmos would charge excess baggage fees.

At this time, a young man walked in from outside the store. The man was wearing the robe of the Reincarnation Sect. As soon as he entered, he saw Karen sitting in the corner. To be more precise, he saw the God of Order on Karen. robe.

The man sat down, and the waitress immediately ran to sit in front of him, and the two chatted happily. They should have known each other for a long time, and seeing the waiter's body movements, it was obvious that he was interested in this man.

The voices of the two people were not loud, but there were only so many people in the store, so the voice of communication was still very clear.

The girl asked the man about interesting things outside, and the man kept telling her about it. During the conversation between the two of them, it revealed the meaning of what the two of us will do together in the future.

From the looks of it, he took the girl with him when he was planning to leave.

This guy's progress is really fast.

Karen turned his head and saw the boss sitting behind the counter, wiping the cup. His expression was a bit lonely.

After a while, the girl went into the back room, changed her clothes and came out, then happily walked out of the restaurant with the man from the Reincarnation Sect, probably on a date.

From the beginning to the end, the man never said a word to the boss, even taking his daughter away in front of him.

Karen picked up the bottle and walked to the counter, saying, "Boss, refill it and seal it for me. I want to take it home for my friend to taste."

"Oh well."

The boss smiled and helped Karen make the fruit wine, then carefully sealed the bottle for Karen, and asked:

"Do you need a cup?"

"Need not."

"Okay, take it, it seems that you really like drinking this."

"Yes, it's delicious."

"My Laima also likes to drink this, but I'm afraid it will be difficult for her to drink it in the future."

"Is that your daughter?"

"Yes, she is my daughter. She fell in love with a nobleman from the God Cult. The nobleman wanted to take her away with her. She was very happy, and I... I was also very happy. I hope she can be happy."

There was deep reluctance in the boss's tone.

But for the residents of this island, especially the young people, the material conditions are secondary. The life of the boss’s family is not considered a rich man on the island, but it is definitely acceptable, but young people are curious about love and the outside world , can often make them do whatever they can, and if they have the opportunity, they can't wait to grow a pair of wings and fly out immediately.

On this point, Karen himself is no exception, otherwise why would he not want to stay in the funeral home at home?

"I wish her happiness."

"Thank you, but I will give her the coins to buy the return ticket. I still have some coupon savings here, and I will let her bring it with me. Actually, I am very reluctant to let her leave me, but I There is no way to stop her, can you understand?"

"Understandable."

At this time, Ophelia also finished eating. She took out a few gold coins, put them on the table, stood up, glanced at Karen, and walked out.

Karen walked out together, and Ophelia stood on the doorstep waiting for him, and the two walked back.

"Is it so lively here every day?" Karen asked.

"No, because of the incident that happened a few days ago, many people were terrified, so the places where they spend these days are extremely lively, and everyone is willing to spend money."

"Oh, that's how it is."

When they came to the side entrance of the hotel, a carriage was already waiting for Ophelia.

Karen stood where he was, waiting for Ophelia to get in the car.

Ophelia didn't rush into the car, but turned around, tilted her head slightly, and looked at Karen.

a long time,

Ophelia smiled.

Karen was a little puzzled.

"Are you cold?"

This is the second time Ophelia asked herself the same question today.

"not cold."

"I don't want to go back yet, sit with me for a while."

"It's getting late."

Ophelia raised her fist, shook it in front of Karen, and asked:

"going or not?"

Karen said nothing.

Ophelia turned around and walked to the place where there was no road on the other side, which was the forest in the mountains.

Karen hesitated for a moment, but finally followed along.

Ophelia walked in front, and Karen followed behind. After going deep, Ophelia sat down on a stone, stretched out her hand and patted the empty space beside her, Karen also sat down, and brought out The fruit wine was placed under his feet.

For a long time after that, the two did not speak. Ophelia just looked up at the imperfect dark moon in the sky, and Karen looked at the leaves under his feet.

"Are you cold?"

"The divine robe has the function of maintaining body temperature."

Karen was a little puzzled. This was the third time she had asked herself this question after the meeting.

Ophelia leaned forward, propped her side face with her hands, and looked at Karen.

Karen said, "You are a little strange today."

"Well, have you finally felt it?"

"Is it because of what happened on the island recently?"

Ophelia nodded, shook her head again, and said, "It's not just about the island, it's between me and you, something that other girls may never encounter once in their lifetime, between me and you It seems like we can meet once every other day.”

"Maybe it's just a coincidence?"

"Under normal circumstances, it should be called the arrangement of fate. You didn't say this word on purpose. I found that when you were with me, it was always like this. It seemed that you kept your energy on purpose during the battle.

I actually don't like this feeling.

Can you tell me why you have been like this? "

Karen pursed her lips. The objective reason was that there was a person named "Neo" behind this series of coincidences, but the secrets involved couldn't be revealed.

But everything, in addition to objective, must also have subjective factors.

Seeing that Karen was silent, Ophelia continued to ask: "My father has many women, and he has many illegitimate children. I am not angry about this. It may be because I have lived in such an environment since I was a child. You Not the same, you have a fiancee, so you always have principles, right?"

"Not only that."

"Oh, not only that? What else?" Ophelia asked.

Karen decided to speak out her true inner thoughts: "Because when someone of the opposite sex expresses affection for you, you will always have a feeling of happiness and enjoyment in your heart. Sorry, this cannot be avoided."

"Is it because of this?"

"Um."

"So, you still have such a good impression of me in your heart, right?"

Karen said frankly: "Yes, there are."

"Okay, I understand. You must stick to the principle and enjoy the feeling that I like you." Ophelia stretched her hands forward and said, "It's the same as roasting a fire. I like the warmth brought by baking, but Wouldn’t and wouldn’t dare to actually put your hand into a grill because you know you’ll burn yourself. How about my analogy?”

"Very apt."

Ophelia raised her fist again, put it in front of Karen, and shook it: "I just had a full meal, and now I have enough strength."

"What are you going to do?"

"I don't plan to do anything, um..." Ophelia supported her chin with one hand, "I like the stories of the ancestor Bernard and the poems and articles left by him very much. I have liked it since I was a child. Darkmoon Island is almost Every aborigine grew up listening to the stories of the ancestor Bernard."

"I know."

"Ancestor Bernard is pure and innocent in our eyes. His life and feelings are all like this."

"Um."

"But because of Mr. Filias, I saw another side of the ancestor. In addition, I recently spent time reading the diaries of Mr. Filias and ancestor Bernard.

The image of the ancestors has changed in my place. It fell from the sky to the earth, and it was also stained with a lot of dust.

Before you came to the island this time, I tried to substitute the relationship between me and you into the relationship between the ancestor and Miss Pall. There is a long, long distance between us. A remake of a love story. "

"Then what?"

"Then when the image of my ancestors was no longer so perfect to me, I looked back at the love story between my ancestors and Miss Pall, and I felt a... a sense of disobedience.

It seems that there is a line between each love story, and they seem to be torn apart.

You know, I even began to doubt... whether there was, after all, between Miss Pall and the ancestors..."

Ophelia bit her lips, then let go:

"I have been substituting the ancestor Bernard, and I have been substituting you as Miss Pall, and then, this is the feeling, which is indescribable. I spent the whole day yesterday replaying the love story of the ancestor in my mind, I tried to disassemble the line that made me feel inconsistent;

In the end, I feel, feel... huh.

I feel that I am really similar to my ancestor. I understand him. In every story, the first half is the real scene development, and the second half is the beauty of imagination. "

Karen was stunned, he didn't expect Ophelia to say these words suddenly in the end.

"Hey...it happened more than a hundred years ago, so there's no need to be serious about it, because maybe it's not a recorded thing, it's just a depiction of love, right?"

Ophelia looked at Karen deliberately, as if she wanted to get an answer from Karen, she asked repeatedly:

"Right?"

Karen's palms were slightly sweating at this moment, because he understood the meaning of Ophelia's words. She seemed to have penetrated the fog and "understood" the love lie Bernard had woven for herself.

But the question now is, if the story between Bernard and Miss Pall is a lie, then what is the definition of her own identity?

If Bernard and Pall hadn't walked together, how did he, Pall's descendant, emerge?

Go a little deeper, the Dark Moon Blade... If you don't have a bloodline to rely on, how did you use it?

In the end, what is your identity?

Continuing to spread a little bit, what happened to the tombstone of Miss Pall in Allen Manor and the touching words under the tombstone?

In the end, it can even be extended to a series of recent events on the island, which can be used as a basis for deduction of conspiracy theories.

Karen put his palms on his knees, and thought: Fuck, captain, you played me off...

Because I really like Karen, I can really let myself be substituted into the ancestor Bernard, and I can "understand" the long series of love stories left by the ancestor Bernard...

But because of this, she saw a secret, or called, a truth.

All it takes is a small breach, and all the camouflage will be completely pried away because of this breach.

And Karen's mask always seems to lose its camouflage effect in front of people who are really close to him.

"I have no idea."

In the end, Karen gave this response, which kind of means "whatever".

Because he can't kill Ophelia here, he can't and won't do such a thing, he doesn't even have this idea.

Ophelia stood up, straightened her skirt and said:

"Karen, do you know that you should be grateful to Mr. Phileas for finally giving up revenge, and you should also be grateful for what you just said to me that you have a crush on me and you like this feeling.

You should be more grateful, I like you.

But I really can't figure it out, it's the first time in my life that I like someone, why should I be wronged like this, I really don't want to.

So, I really want to beat you up, but suddenly I feel that it is meaningless. The most important thing is, heh, you have been very obedient today. "

Karen remained silent. It turned out that what she said earlier meant this.

So, every time she raised her fist before, did she really want to find a reason to hit herself?

"I will still go to the Cult of Order for training, but I will not choose to go to York City, I will choose to go to other regions of the Cult of Order.

Because I enjoy the feeling that I like you, but just as you have your fiancée and you have your principles, I also have my dark moon, which is my principles.

To my family, I need you to help me pretend, so that I can avoid the trouble of being married again in the future.

Finally, apologize to your captain for me. "

"team leader?"

The captain was also exposed?

"If I go to York City, he will send someone from his squad to help me form the team, and then he will be promoted to the squadron leader who manages three squads. Now, he cannot be promoted."

Karen: "..."

Ophelia crossed her arms with both hands and said quietly, "I'm cold."

Karen stood up, and before he could say or do anything, Ophelia said, "Take me back to the carriage."

"Um."

The two still walked in tandem, but this time, Karen walked in front and Ophelia followed;

The light of the dark moon shines on Karen's body through the leaves, drawing out a mottled figure, but also outlines his leaving footsteps.

The atmosphere between the two became more and more oppressive.

But at this moment, the intertwined gasps of men and women in the pile of fallen leaves next to them broke the tranquility.

They should have used a shielding formation, but this shielding formation only has a shielding effect on the periphery a little farther away. If it is close, it will have no effect. Of course, they may also feel that a completely silent environment will reduce their noise a lot. Fun, need each other's voice to accompany.

Karen was going to leave, but the people inside had already finished. The man came out while putting on his clothes, looked at Karen and Ophelia who was standing behind Karen and was completely covered, and said with a smile:

"My friend, it's done very quickly."

This person, Karen remembered, was the man from the Reincarnation Sect who entered the restaurant during the meal, and what he was sorting now was also the Reincarnation Sect robe.

The woman who stood up behind him waved her hand, and removed the enchantment that had been simply arranged before, walked over and took the man's hand, and said:

"Let's go, I'm hungry, I want to taste the local specialties of Dark Moon Island."

"Well, okay, I'll take you there."

The man waved to Karen and said:

"Goodbye, hehe."

After speaking, he took the woman's hand and turned to walk out of the woods. Karen found that the woman was Laima, the daughter of the restaurant owner.

"Wait a minute," Karen called out.

The man stopped, looked back at Karen, and said with a smile:

"Why, are the people of Order so incapable of taking jokes?"

Karen pointed at the girl and said, "You have changed her soul."

When the man heard this, his eyes narrowed slightly, and he said:

"I don't think we have any reason to argue about a Darkmoon Island pariah?"

Ophelia heard this and was about to step forward, but Karen grabbed her wrist.

Even if people from Dark Moon Island were attacked, Dark Moon is not suitable for shooting, because those who can use the soul contract are definitely not ordinary personnel of the Reincarnation Sect. Therefore, if there is any conflict, it is best for the conflict to occur between the two. between religions.

Karen took two steps forward, completely blocking Ophelia behind him, and said, "There is a reason."

"Oh, why?"

"Her father's dishes are delicious."