Offer your allegiance to Chaos!

In fact, she has already been mentally prepared for the facts she just heard, not just the mental preparation built up in half an hour of speculation, but also the preparation she has made in the years since Ai Xi left.

The many strange things about Ashe, as well as the layout of his escape from Rhine alone, made her not very worried about the safety of this child. She felt that he had the ability to find a place of refuge in this vast land. After so many years Now, what she cared more about was when she could meet this child again.

And in her fantasies about the many scenes after the reunion, she naturally guessed countless times whether Ai Xi would join hands to bring a person of his destiny... In her fantasies, she always accepted it with a very calm attitude. With this fact, she sincerely wishes the two children a happy life, and she even thought about presiding over their wedding with her own hands.

But fantasy and reality are different after all.

When the reality really came before her eyes, Seliya found sadly that what came to her heart in the first moment was not calmness and blessing at all, but naked jealousy.

Yes, jealous.

Especially after Ashe roughly described the image of that woman... Older than him?tall?Stronger personality?Isn't this a replica of herself?

Sure enough, just like Aixi back then, who liked to cling to her arms the most when he was a child, he still lacked the love between family and love like a parent in his bones, so he tried the so-called love for the first time. He chose her instead of Hemo because of his "charm"... In fact, he still likes her and loves her. Therefore, even under the influence of morality, ethics, and various complicated factors, he chose to leave Rhine Life, and then The destined person she met was also a woman similar to her.

Yes, that was a substitute, the one he loved... should have been me.

So why?

——Just like the thoughts above, all kinds of malice kept springing up in Seraya's heart, tormenting her soul. She tried to fight against it with morality and will, but malice and jealousy surged like endless out, she was exhausted.

She once again clearly realized what a despicable soul she really was.

"What's wrong with me……"

Serena clutched her forehead in pain, it shouldn't be like this, it shouldn't be like this, why did the psychological construction that took so many years to complete collapsed in just half a day after seeing the child? Woolen cloth?

Could it be that in the depths of her soul, countless filths have been hidden from the very beginning?

Or is it because Hemo left with Ifrit, which hit her so hard that she grabbed Ashe as a life-saving straw and never wanted to let go?

Or is it……

For some reason, Saria suddenly remembered the book of pure white floating in her mind.

The Book of Nurgle...why, did you choose me?

Chapter 30 Night Raid

In Saria's memory, the governor did not explicitly state the reason why the Book of Nurgle chose her, but only said that the experiment of raising Ashe and Ifrit was a process of selection.

So, what kind of qualities did she show in these processes, so that the Book of Nurgle chose her instead of Hemer?

Serena hadn't thought about this issue carefully before, and it wasn't until now that she suddenly realized it.

Nurgle...Nurgle...Could it be that the reason why she was chosen was because she showed a despicable and dark soul essence in the process of raising Ashe, and she was chosen because she met the so-called "filthy" standard ?

On the other hand, the attachment of the Book of Nurgle seems to be gradually strengthening the dark side of her soul, making it increasingly difficult for her to restrain her desire.

This conjecture made Serena's face turn pale for a moment, and she wanted to give up the Book of Nurgle altogether for a moment, but the reality quickly poured cold water on her—this is the only way to save Ifrit. method, she would never give it up.

So, is it just slowly sinking down?

Serena once again clutched her forehead in pain, her brain was exhausted to the limit, and she didn't want to think about these problems anymore.

The sound of rushing water in the bathroom continued, longer than any time Serena remembered that Ashe took a bath. Is this child hiding from him on purpose?Serena didn't want to tell the difference anymore, she got up tiredly and walked straight to her bedroom.

She just wanted to have a good sleep, at least to forget all the troubles of reality in her dream.

Three minutes later, Ashe walked out of the bathroom, looked at the empty living room, and sighed helplessly.

"Good night."

He said so in the direction of Serena's bedroom, and then walked towards his own bedroom.

……

……

Unsurprisingly, Serena didn't sleep well this time.

Even though her brain was exhausted to the extreme, she still tossed and turned until after twelve o'clock at night before falling asleep in the chaos, and then had an undisputed nightmare.

Like all dreams, they are chaotic and illogical, but without exception, they are the shadows she least wants to face, or the scene of Hemer arguing loudly with her, or the raging flames during the Balrog incident, or The snow-white body entangled in that absurd night, or a woman whose face could not be seen clearly held Ashe's hand, leaving only the fading back.

In the end, Seliya even realized that she was having a nightmare, and tried hard to wake up, but no matter how she escaped or struggled, it didn't work. It wasn't until she was tortured to the extreme that she brought her head and shoulders full of pain. Sweating profusely, he woke up suddenly, lifted the quilt, sat on the bed and panted heavily.

But looking up, the wall clock on the wall has only passed three hours.

Three in the morning.

Tonight, it is impossible to sleep again.

Serena leaned on the bed in a daze. The last time she was in such a bad state of mind, it probably dates back to before Ashe was born. Since last time, there was more pain on top of exhaustion.

Next, do you want to sit on the bed, count the time slowly, and wait for the sun to rise?

Serena's mind went blank, she subconsciously resisted waking solitude, because she would just keep regurgitating the past in solitude, but she didn't dare to lie down again, because the nightmare would come back again.

Or, go for a walk outside?

However, the moment the thought of "leaving the room" came up, another thought suddenly sprouted in Sereya's mind.

—Why don't you go to the next room and see the kid?

——Just like a long time ago, when she was the busiest working overtime late at night, she would take time out from time to time to see if the child was sleeping well, whether he had kicked the quilt, or whether he had nightmares.

——Even after he left Rhine Life, in the sleepless late night, she would subconsciously walk to his former laboratory, look at the empty room through the glass, imagine where he is now, and sleep well it is good.

——And now, he was beside her, only separated by a wall.

—Why don't you go and see him?

——Don't worry, there won't be any problems, just take a look, stand by the bed, take a look, don't touch him, don't wake him up.

——Nothing will happen, seven years have passed since that incident, and she was forced to recognize the reality, and she can control her impulse.

— just... take a look...

It was as if a certain devil had been conceived in her heart, and the devil whispered in her ears, tempting the distraught Seliya—if it was her in the daytime, such crazy thoughts would not be able to confuse her, but now, her Both rationality and mind have dropped to the lowest point, and it is difficult to produce any effective psychological defense.

So, she really left the bed, put on her pajamas, walked to the door step by step, opened the door, walked into the living room, and walked to the door of Ashe's bedroom.

Holding the handle, the door was naturally locked, but Selia, who was almost controlled by some kind of magic power, didn't care about the meaning behind it, and didn't even need the Originium skill. Broke the fragile lock cylinder.

So, step into the door.

Everything happened in complete silence. On the big bed in the bedroom, Ashe was unconsciously indulging in sleep. The bright moonlight hit his face through the window, which set off the already beautiful face even more. flawless.

It's like a scene from a fairy tale about Sleeping Beauty.

But it was not the prince who walked slowly, but Vajvan's "dragon".

Serena walked to the bed silently, staring at the boy on the bed almost absent-mindedly, she had already held her breath, the scene in front of her had awakened countless beautiful memories in the past, making her intoxicated in the past and the present at the same time, unwilling to wake up.

Ah, if time could freeze this moment forever—

Maybe it's because the pain accumulated during the day has made the mind reach its limit, maybe it's the lack of sleep and nightmares that make the brain almost stop, or maybe it's the dark side deep in the soul. He left behind his reason for coming and the position he wanted to stick to.

Now, she just wants to do one thing.

So, in the stagnant thinking, under the bright moonlight, with the "evil dragon" with black corners on his head, he slowly bent down, and his lips moved closer to Ashe's.

Just like the scene she did seven years ago.

However, just before the lips of the two were about to close together, the sleeping young man frowned slightly as if startled by the dragon's warm breath, his lips moved in a subtle, imperceptible way. sleep talking.

"teacher--"

Chapter 31 Saria's Big Failure

The moment Ashe spit out those two words, Saria felt struck by lightning.

teacher?

Her mind has become a messy mess, only this name echoed in Saria's mind, other than that, all her thinking almost stopped.

And after a while, she reluctantly turned back a little bit of thoughts, and was forced to find an excuse she could accept for this title.

Teacher...teacher...should be just talking in his sleep by chance, referring to an elder who once taught him, right?After all, he has been away for so many years, it is possible to meet any kind of people, and it is normal to go to school, she does not need to be so sensitive, yes, it must be like this.

But just when Seliya tried her best to convince herself, Ashe's next dream babble easily pierced through her psychological defense.

"teacher……"

In fact, it was still the same soft call as in the previous sentence, but this time, the young man's tone revealed unconcealable happiness, joy and infatuation, with a thousand turns of gentleness, mixed with a childish nasal voice.

No matter how you look at it, it is impossible to call a real "teacher" tone.

Coupled with the expression on his face, the dam in Sereya's heart instantly collapsed.

——That's right, don't lie to yourself anymore, this child is the lover who called him in the dream, at least it was a former lover.

——Also, even in the dream, it is also called "teacher", which proves that this title is definitely not a fun role-playing, the lover really met and fell in love with him as a teacher, he did not know how many times Calling this title left an indelible mark.

Saria's thinking has never been so clear for a moment, and after clarifying the truth of logic, what swarmed like a tide is even more imaginary picture.

——She seemed to see an empty classroom, a tall woman whose face could not be seen clearly, dressed in a dignified teacher's uniform, hugged a young boy in her arms and lingered wantonly.

——She seemed to hear the young man indulging in the tenderness, calling the teacher in the woman's ear over and over again, with the same happiness, joy and infatuation as at this moment.

And in this scene that seemed to be false, Seliya's heart was instantly overwhelmed by raging jealousy, anger, and even murderous fire.

—Damn it!Damn it!How dare she, how dare she do this!

——A complete scum!dross!The crumbs of the world!She actually wore this sacred cloak, and under this sacred banner, she did such a mediocre thing secretly!

—he just turned 15!Maybe even younger when I got to know her!Doesn't she know what shame is?

However, these raging flames come and go out quickly.

Because Serena was quickly washed away by a basin of ice water and regained her sanity.

Because she suddenly remembered that what she had done before and what she was doing just now was even worse than the "teacher" that Ashe called.

It is a scum to do mediocre things under the sacred banner of a teacher, isn't it a scum under the banner of a guardian?

No, to be honest, the nature of the latter is the worst. After all, the teacher-student relationship may still be called romantic in some literary works, and the guardian will only be regarded as disgusting if he takes action against a minor. His gaze appeared on the legal news reports.

After thinking about this, Serena's face suddenly turned pale, she staggered back a few steps, leaned against the wall, and after taking a long look at Ashe, she left the room as if fleeing .

What she didn't see was that after she left, the young man, who was completely immersed in a gentle dream, moved his eyelids and slowly opened his eyes.

Ashe sat up, looked at the direction in which Seliya fled, with a complicated expression, and then sighed long.

Yes, he is awake.

To be precise, he woke up from the moment Serena broke the door lock with a dark force—in order to prevent any accidents tonight, he has been using the lowest power to activate the sensory skills of the Book of Shalaane, and any non- Natural noises within five meters will be automatically recognized by his brain and wake him up.

It was originally just in case, but I didn't expect it to be really in case.

From the moment Serena entered the door, while he was pretending to be asleep, his brain was running at high speed, trying every means to find a way to let Serena leave without breaking the paper on the window.

At the very beginning, he still held a glimmer of hope in Saria's integrity, hoping that she would come here just to look at him and pinch his quilt as she did in childhood.

But he didn't expect that Serena's feelings for him were far more intense than he had imagined. After watching him for a while, she actually started talking...

Ashe really couldn't imagine what would happen tonight if she kept silent. In desperation, she had no choice but to pretend to be a dream, reminding Seriya that she was "a person with a heart to belong to".

Of course, this emergency method also took a lot of risks. Although the title of "teacher" is sincere and can alert Serena, it is also very likely to directly anger Serena, making her lose her love and Dao Lun. Under the double pressure of rationality, the cans are broken and the cans are smashed, and they are directly used by force.

When Ashe called out the teacher for the second time, she was really sweating.

Fortunately, things didn't go wrong, and Seliya retreated in spite of the difficulties.

But the current crisis has been resolved, but the greater trouble has not receded.

——After this experience, Ashe finally realized the reality clearly. He originally helped Saria treat Ifrit, and coordinated the plan of Saria and Hemo's reconciliation from it, so he was completely bankrupt.

With him in the middle, Serena and Hemo not only have no possibility of reconciliation, but will only have greater and more irreversible friction!

After all, with Hemo's delicate thoughts, as long as he and Saria appear in front of her at the same time, it is absolutely impossible for Saria to hide her desire for him.

At that time, Serena will only be labeled by Hemer as a "pervert who has remained unrepentant after seven years", and she will never be able to stand up in this life.

Damn, so what am I supposed to do...

Ashe couldn't help having a headache.

It seems that tonight has become a sleepless night for him.

On the other side, Serena, who fled to her own bedroom, wrapped her body in a quilt, sat on the bed, dazed in a daze.

At this moment, her psychological defenses had completely collapsed, and her brain almost stopped thinking.