"Hey, Bing, take a look at this painting of mine.”Shizuru's energetic voice rang in my ears.
"I say, Sister Shizuru. It had been two years. Why are you still drawing this picture?”I sat on the sofa with a glass of ice wine in my hand.
Time flew by. In the blink of an eye, two years had passed. In these two years, my strength can be described as advancing by leaps and bounds. Indeed, childhood was the prime time for training. In these two years. Without Gin's restraint, I could freely perform. The supervisor that Gin arranged for me was Fujiwara. As expected, he was Gin's spy. However, his task was to supervise my daily training and tell me the daily training goal before leaving. After the training was over, he would come back to evaluate and send a message to Gin. Therefore, every time I achieve my training goal, I have a lot of time to train myself according to my own training standards. For example, sniping. Gin gave me a three-year mission to reach 600 yards. I, on the other hand, could already reach 800 yards without anyone knowing. However, I continued to train at 600 yards in order to confuse Fujiwara into reporting the wrong information to Gin.
At the same time, with Rum as a good sparring partner, my combat strength also increased exponentially. Do you still remember the qualitative transformation two years ago? In the next two years, I kept training in simulations, combat training, simulation training, and combat training. If it wasn't for my young age and many of my moves not yet mature, Rum might have been hospitalized every time he sparred with me.
What needs to be mentioned here is…Originally, Ling and I had six training sessions. Combat. Dagger, pistol, submachine gun, cold weapon throwing, and weapons of choice. But since a year ago, we started to have major and minor programs. I chose to major in handgun and combat. He had minor skills in throwing cold weapons and daggers. Ling's choice surprised me. She actually chose to major in weapons and combat. He had minor skills in throwing cold weapons and daggers. She didn't choose a pistol or a submachine gun. The scariest thing was that this girl actually chose a huge scythe, like the scythe of the Grim Reaper. Could it be that she wanted to be a close-combat assassin?
Because Taiyi and Mary were destined to become peripheral members, they only had one main and one auxiliary course. Taiyi majored in pistols and had a minor in combat. Mary, on the other hand, majored in combat and minor in sub-charge. However, it was also because they were peripheral members that they had their own courses. Mary chose to major in medicine. On the other hand, Taiyi had a special liking for hacking techniques. I was a little surprised by their choices. They were both professions that I needed the most. It seemed that they would be my subordinates in the future. Sometimes I wonder if they knew I needed these two majors.
Next, Shizuru. The 18-year-old Shizuru was already a slim and graceful girl. However, she was still very calm. Besides preparing snacks for me after training and helping me get important items, she rarely went back to her room. She basically slept here, which made Zhibao, who lived opposite, jealous. She just didn't want to mention it. After all, there was a huge age gap between me and Jingliu. However, a big girl is a big girl after all. About half a year ago, Shizuru started to consciously avoid me from changing her clothes. However, that was only occasionally. Normally, she would take off her coat in front of me and put on another one without paying attention. Of course, if she didn't pay attention, she would naturally pay attention to me. Every time she changed her clothes, I had to take the initiative to avoid her. However, I would occasionally tease her. For example, when she changed her clothes, I would stare at her without blinking and then watch her run away with a red face.
Shiho's situation was relatively simple. Because other than our free time every night, we can only meet each other on Thursday and Friday for cultural studies. Occasionally, I would knock on her door at night and chat with her all night, whether it was about studies or something else. Then, we went to class together with big dark circles under our eyes. Although I never confessed to Zhibao in the past two years, our feelings for each other grew deeper and deeper as time passed. Like, perhaps we are all silently admitting it.
"Of course, because I think you look the most handsome in this painting ~" Shizuru squatted beside me and winked at me playfully. The painting in her hand was still the one she had given to Zhibao, but she had redrawn it according to the image in her mind. "Look, look. Ice, I added your necklace this time. Hehe, aren't you more handsome now?"
"Um. It did look good. However, the black wings necklace couldn't be seen clearly under the black tights, right? He painted the necklace white, just like the moonlight shining on the necklace. Wouldn't the effect look better this way?”I took a sip of the ice wine in my glass. The icy feeling instantly seeped into my body and mind.
"Yes, I am. Not a bad suggestion. I... I... I'll change it now." Shizuru looked at me worriedly. "Hey. Ice, stop drinking. You've already drunk too much…"
"It's alright. Shizuru-san, let me drink a little more." Anyway, it's your class tomorrow. It's okay to sleep a little more, right?" I smiled faintly. However, there was a hint of sadness in my smile.
Ice, don't drink anymore..." Shizuru snatched the cup from my hand. She looked at me worriedly. "A dead person can't be brought back to life, and his death isn't your fault. Why are you punishing yourself?"
"Hehe. I'm not sure. There are some things I can't explain clearly. Consider it my sacrifice to him." I leaned back on the sofa and looked up at the ceiling. There was an indescribable melancholy in his eyes.
"Idiot." Shizuru looked at me with heartache. Then, he knelt on the carpet with his back facing me. "Ice, that's enough."
"Hehe. I'm not sure. As expected. Shizuru-san, you understand me the most.”He looked at Shizuru's actions. I smiled and left the sofa to embrace Shizuru from behind. It has been like this for the past two years. Every time I am in a bad mood, I will gently hug her from behind. The fragrance of jasmine on her body is my best conditioner.
"Of course. Because I'm your Shizuru-san.”Shizuru stroked my cheek and smiled gently at me. "However, Ice, I never understood. Why do you keep blaming yourself for Uncle Thief One's death? What does that have to do with you?"
"I don't know." I closed my eyes and tightened my arms again. "He is my teacher. And I didn't even know about his death. I always felt that I owed him too much.”As he spoke. My body started trembling again. Even without tears. Shizuru also knew. How sad I am at this moment.
"Alright, Ice. It's alright, it's alright…"
About three months ago. My life hasn't changed much. It was nothing more than training, training. Training. I only have some fun on the weekends. One was the music and drawing lessons that Shizuru taught me, which made me feel like I wasn't just a training machine. Uncle Thief One's magic lesson on Saturday. It made me understand that the distance between humans and dreams is not far.
In the past two years. Not only did I learn to change my voice and disguise from Uncle Thief One. He also learned a lot of magic tricks. For example, he could conjure roses with his bare hands. The card in his hand changed into the desired color and number. Lockpicking, Escape, and so on. And it wasn't just Thief One. Even Quickfight, who looked down on me in the beginning, had developed a good relationship with me. Every time Uncle Thief One called us Magic, Quickfight would compete with me. Let's see who learns faster and who becomes better.
However…A sudden magic accident. It took away the happiness that belonged to me. Uncle Thief One had escaped from a fire accident and was left on stage forever. Since then, I haven't seen Kuaidou again, nor have I been to Uncle Thief One's villa. In its place was Belmond's personal teaching. And there was no voice-changing technique. There was no magic. It was just an ordinary disguise.
According to the memories of his previous life. I know that Thief One died eight years before the official storyline. But I didn't expect that he would die without my knowledge. I've always thought that Thief One's death wasn't that simple. After all, Uncle Thief One was Gid the First. He died from his favorite magic trick. That was absolutely impossible. I also thought of investigating Thief One's death. But I'm just an ordinary member. Moreover, they were still in the training period, so there was no way to investigate. This was also the reason why I would become very dispirited every Saturday.
"Alright, Ice. It was all in the past. Don't think about it anymore." Shizuru was still comforting me. If it wasn't for her, he would have been able to protect himself. I have Ling and the others by my side. I think I've already become an emotionless puppet.
"Alright. I'm fine now, Shizuru-san." I smiled and left her back.
"Hehe. I'm not sure. It was good that he was fine. Take a good rest. I'll prepare some snacks for you." Shizuru stood up and walked out.
The smell of orchids, the smell of lavender, the smell of home, the wings of angels, the wings of demons, the wings of guardians.
Dong dong dong.
Just as Shizuru reached the door, there was a knock on the door. He opened the door. An adult man in black stood in front of us.
"Big Brother and Big Sister Uth asked me to give this to you.”The man respectfully handed the envelope to Shizuru and left with a bow.
Shizuru closed the door and handed me the envelope. She then squatted down beside me and waited for my instructions.
I opened the envelope and found a short message inside. v，oxo，dy，k.e/1.30
"Shizuru-san, cancel tomorrow's class. Help me prepare a new set of clothes. I need it tonight.
"Ice…" Shizuru looked at me worriedly.
"Don't worry, it's fine." I smiled at Shizuru. He returned the letter to the envelope and handed it to Shizuru. "Help me burn it. Here's the identity card. Go to the armory and get a sniper rifle. I'm going to sleep for a while. Wake me up at around 10 pm."
"Yes, I am. I know." Shizuru frowned slightly and said seriously.
I went back to the bedroom and lay on the bed, thinking about the contents of the letter. Uth and went to District D at 1:30 p. m. on Sunday night to assassinate E.
Three months ago, after Uncle Thief One was killed, Belmond began to teach me the art of disguise. After that, she would always take on some simple assassination missions with me. Consider it an internship for me. The mission this time was to go to Sakura Island in Osaka to assassinate a person whose name began with E. But my mission is to go with her. Thinking about it, this is already the sixth time Sister Bei has brought me on a mission this month. It seems that she really doesn't have any capable subordinates. Otherwise, she wouldn't have brought me on a mission so early.
I closed my eyes and relaxed my body. He hoped that he could fall asleep as soon as possible.
10 PM. Shizuru woke me up on time.
"Ice. Time's up." Shizuru gently pushed my shoulder.
"Yes, I am. I'm up." He opened his hazy eyes. The dizziness caused by drinking in the afternoon had completely disappeared. After washing my face, I put on the windbreaker that Shizuru had prepared.
"According to your habit, the tie is already in your pocket.”My necktie is usually only used when I'm wearing a surveillance camera, and Shizuru knows that I don't usually wear a necktie other than wearing a surveillance camera. Because she knew that I didn't like the feeling of my neck being bound.
"Yes, I am. I know. Ah? The clothes are a little too small again." I pulled up my clothes and frowned.
"Hehe. Because of the ice, your body is growing very fast. I remember that you were only 1.1 meters tall two years ago. You're almost 1.4 meters tall now, right?"
"Hehe. I'm not sure. That was true. I'll catch up to you soon, right?”I smiled at Shizuru. Actually, Shizuru wasn't very tall, only about 1.6 meters.
"Yes, I am. Yeah. And your current height is just right.”Shizuru smiled evilly. I suddenly felt a bad aura. As expected. Before I could dodge, Shizuru pulled me into her embrace. And my head just happened to be stuck into her chest.
"Wuwuwu…" I struggled desperately. However, it was useless. It had been the same for the past two years. Therefore, my breath-holding time has also been well trained. From less than a minute in the beginning to more than three minutes now, he did not feel suffocated.
About two minutes later, Shizuru let go of her arm. I took in large mouthfuls of fresh air. "Sister Shizuru…If you want to murder me, just say it." I narrowed my half-moon eyes at her.
"Annoying. I just want to give you some motivation before you leave.”As she spoke, Shizuru straightened her ample bosom. It made me blush.
"Hehe. Alright, ice. I'll stop fooling around." Shizuru returned to her worried expression. She squatted down and gently kissed my forehead. "No matter what, we must be careful.”
"Ah, I'm not sure. Don't worry, it's not the first time. I'll be back tomorrow morning." I smiled at her.
I picked up the sniper rifle that Shizuru brought back and walked out of the room. I didn't take a few steps before I saw another person I was worried about.
"Good evening, Zhibao. Did you go to the library to borrow books again?”I bared my white teeth and smiled at Zhibao. Zhibao, who was also nine years old, was already more than 1.4 meters tall. It was said that girls would grow up faster than boys. Could it be true? Looking at Zhibao who was slightly taller than me, I felt a little depressed. He had to grow taller quickly. It was too embarrassing to look up at Zhibao like this.
"Call me Shirley." Zhibao said indifferently. "I just got some chemistry books from the library. I planned to stay up all night to watch." As he spoke, Zhibao raised a thick stack of books in his hand.
"I said. It's not good for your health to stay up all night." I said to her with half-moon eyes.
"It's alright. My art class has been canceled, and I'll be taking more professional classes. Therefore, she could sleep longer tomorrow. Speaking of which... Where are you going so late at night?" Zhibao looked at me and asked.
"As you can see." I turned around and showed Zhibao the bag I was carrying on my back.
"Sniper rifle? Are you going on another mission today?" Shiho's eyes became nervous.
"Yes, I am. It was just a simple mission. I'll be back tomorrow morning." I grinned.
Zhibao fell silent. The flowing sea in front of her forehead blocked her delicate face, making me unable to see her expression clearly. She didn't say anything. I knew she was worried about me. At the same time, I also know that she is afraid, afraid that I will leave like her sister and never return, afraid that she will be left alone.
"Don't worry. Zhibao." I walked over to her and placed my hands on her shoulders." It's just an ordinary mission. I'll definitely come back."”
"Be careful." There was not much to say. Although she couldn't see her expression clearly, her words of caution had already expressed all her feelings.
"Yes." I patted her shoulders and turned away from her.
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