Shut up, brave man! I don't want to atone for my sins to you!

But Lacele remembered that Charles was actually quite good at drinking.

She had no idea how many times she and Charles had drunk together before. If Charles was really the kind of person who would act crazy after drinking, she wouldn't have been safe and sound until now.

You know, there were many times when they slept together after getting drunk. Although they didn't take off their clothes, and she secretly prepared herself to be attacked by Charles, but in the end Charles didn't do anything to her.

The worst thing Charles had ever done to her was to use her as a pillow and hold her in his arms for one night to sleep.

For Rachel at that time, this was a small sacrifice to complete her great cause of revenge, but for Rachel now, it has become an intolerable offense.

She didn't want to share a bed with Charles anymore. Just recalling the feeling of being held in his arms, she felt goosebumps all over her body.

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So get out of here, stinky man!

So Lacielle stood up again, her eyes determined, she secretly drew out her wand, and decided that if Charles got any closer to her, she would turn him into a pig's head!

Although she probably couldn't really turn Charles into a pig head due to the passive activation of Charles' forbidden spell, she could at least sober that guy up!

But Charles did not approach her as Laciel had imagined. Instead, he suddenly asked in a calm voice:

"Excuse me, is there any more wine?"

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Lacie subconsciously turned her head and glanced at Charles.

Then she unexpectedly realized that even though the sight of the things reminded her of him and he even gulped down two bottles of liquor, Charles was still sober and could even be described as polite and restrained.

The reason why he suddenly approached me was just to ask if I had any more wine, that's all.

But can't we just ask about this across the campfire? There's no need to get close.

Lacie still didn't completely let her guard down.

She retracted her gaze, picked up a skewer of grilled fish, and said uncomfortably:

"Yes, yes, but are you sure you can drink more? You just finished two bottles..."

The witch pretended to be looking at the bonfire, but in fact she was observing Ciel's expression out of the corner of her eye.

She saw that the man's expression was dazed, as if he was dreaming. There were flickering flames in his eyes, but they were terribly empty and seemed extremely numb.

She suddenly had a very strange feeling -

It seemed as if the real Charles had died long ago, and the person squatting beside her and asking her for a drink was just an empty shell.

Just like the coffin behind her.

There is no priest in the coffin, and similarly, there is no soul in the body in front of him. Perhaps the real hero has long disappeared with the priest he loved.

That's why Charles came over and asked her if she had any more wine.

Because Charles wanted to numb himself.

Before he knew it, he had become very depressed.

He had a noticeable stubble on his lips, and he had no time to take care of his hair. He didn't even care about how many holes appeared on his clothes and how many scars appeared on his body. He only cared about whether he could revive his lover, so he was exhausted. Now that Laceel promised him that she could help him revive his lover, he seemed to have finally got a brief respite, but as soon as he sat down by the campfire and drank two glasses of wine, the phantom of the past suddenly caught up with him.

It's like racing with your shadow.

Only by keeping himself busy, like a whipped top, spinning non-stop, can he temporarily get rid of the sadness, but as soon as he stops and stops running forward desperately, he will involuntarily lower his head, and then find in despair that no matter how he struggles, the shadow of his deceased lover always hangs over him.

So the brave man raised his head and refocused his distracted eyes on Rachel.

"I'm fine," he repeated, and as if for emphasis, he even repeated it a second time. "I'm really fine."

Then he smiled at Rachel and asked:

"Excuse me, do you have any more wine? I want to drink... some more."

His smile was so pale and dry that Lacie couldn't help but gasp slightly when she saw it.

The witch thought to herself, this boy is so terrifying!

Is there any need to look at this? There is no need to think about it. This is definitely due to love hurt. Only this kind of person would be keen on getting himself drunk into an unconscious idiot.

Rachel used to have a friend, a real friend, not herself - that friend once broke up with his love and asked Rachel to drink with him.

Lacey went there, and saw with her own eyes a usually very heroic man drinking bottle after bottle of beer, and no one could persuade him to stop. Finally, when he had almost finished drinking, he lay on the table and burst into tears.

Lacey would never forget that embarrassing scene.

At that moment, she was thinking that if she were to fall in love, she would have to win everything, and even if they broke up, she would have to be a tough guy with a heart of stone.

And now that the opportunity is before her - referring to Charles beside her - she must consider whether this will be her only chance in this life.

It is our responsibility to restore the glory of tough men!

Laceel suddenly patted Charles on the shoulder.

Charles didn't know why Lacie patted his shoulder, but he still looked at her subconsciously.

Then, he saw the witch's extremely determined expression.

"Good brother! Don't cry!" The witch said as she stuffed a skewer of grilled fish into his hand, "We have to stand up!"

"..."

Charles was stunned.

His alcohol-corrupted brain couldn't wrap its head around what was happening.

And Rachel was still comforting him:

"Oh, there are no obstacles in life that cannot be overcome. It's just that your wife died. It's not a big deal. Come on, stop thinking about your wine and have some grilled fish."

The witch grabbed the brave man's wrist and taught him how to bring the grilled fish to his mouth.

The hero was probably a little drunk and still confused. He didn't resist and let the witch feed him grilled fish.

Fortunately, the fish he forked didn't have many bones, so even though the witch forced it into his mouth, no bones got stuck in his throat - but the scene was still weird, and the hero still couldn't get used to such intimate interaction with a woman other than a priest.

However, before he could say that he could do it, the witch predicted his move and released his wrists.

Then, he heard the witch sigh in a rather old-fashioned tone:

"In fact, life is like this. It is inevitable to break up and get back together. You feel very painful now because you have just experienced loss. You will feel that it is a great misfortune. You are in pain, sad, and want to die..."

Laceier even patted Charles' thigh:

"But maybe after a while, many years later, you'll look back and realize that it was just like that."

"Birth, aging, sickness and death, joy and sorrow, separation and reunion; today's flowers are ablaze, tomorrow's graves are covered with snow. Young people always have endless tears to cry and endless sorrow to express, but these things are ultimately no match for time. Only time is the only thing in this world that can be called eternal."

"Besides, you just lost your lover, not the whole world. There are still so many people you love and who love you in this world. Do you have to be so depressed?"

"Even if it's not for yourself, think about others, think about those you love and those who love you, think about the pastor lady - although I don't know what she will say to you before she dies, but she must also hope that you live well, right?"

To be honest, Lacille is not good at comforting people.

She has always been a loner, no one needs her comfort, and she doesn't need others' comfort, so now she has done the best she can.

It can even be said that as a good brother, she has done her utmost to be loyal to Xia Erren.

After all, Lacele doesn't want Charles to be useless now. If Charles is really useless, who can she ask for payment of her debt?

A hero who is alive and well and can still wield a sword is a good hero. As for the useless hero... Laceel doesn't think she can squeeze out any surplus value from the useless Charles.

So she could only try to stabilize the hero like this, clumsily, without even knowing what she was saying.

But inexplicably, Lacie suddenly remembered that she seemed to have done something similar before.

When is it?

It seemed like it was a year or two ago, when she was still in the Brave Team.

The person she comforted was still Charles.

There was something visibly wrong with Charles' condition that day. No one knew what had happened, but he looked listless.

Lacey thought at that time, what a good opportunity!

She knew that men were always like this. On the one hand, they often fantasized about grand propositions such as saving the world or conquering the world, but on the other hand, they longed for a gentle girl to open her arms to them when they were tired, hug them in her arms, let them rest their heads on her legs, and then say to them, "Be good, you don't have to work hard anymore."

Since Charles is not in a good state, she must take advantage of it and try to win the favor of the innocent little virgin, otherwise she would be unworthy of the name of a bad woman.

So she took the initiative to invite Charles to have a drink.

Later, Charles came as invited, but in the end he never told Lacele why he was in a bad state. Instead, Lacele pulled him aside and talked a lot, like a goldfish in a fish tank blowing bubbles, gurgling, gurgling, gurgling. Now Lacele herself can't remember what she said to Charles at that time.

After all, fish only have a memory of seven seconds.

And now the past is repeating itself.

Lacey felt quite emotional, so she couldn't help but say:

"If a person keeps carrying too many things, it will be very tiring. Are you willing to believe me? If you are willing to believe me, then just talk to me - I am a very tight-lipped person! If you are willing to talk to me, I swear, I am willing to be your tree hole for the rest of my life!"

But after saying this, she suddenly came to her senses and froze.

It's over.

she thinks.

These were the words she said when she comforted Charles!

[To be continued]

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22. I miss you so much

It’s a big deal!

Lacie was panicking inside, but on the surface she appeared as calm as an old dog.

She observed Charles' expression, trying to see if he had any strange look on his face because of what she said.

At the same time, she prayed - prayed that the two bottles of pointed-ear aged wine that Charles had just drunk would quickly make Charles fall into a sweet baby-like sleep on the spot.

Alcohol, please take some effect, alcohol!

However, the god of alcohol seemed unwilling to respond to Lacele's prayers, so Charles' eyes remained clear without any sign of drunkenness.

But he seemed a little confused, wondering why Lacie could say such a thing.

Done!

If he didn't want Charles to discover the truth and then force himself to become a puff, he had to find a way to fool Charles and make up for this.

Then Lacie's brain began to work rapidly.

Facts have proven that when faced with life-threatening crises, humans can always unleash incredible potential.

Lacey quickly came up with a solution.

Before Charles could open his mouth to ask, she added:

"——These are words I read in a book. I think these words are very good and correct, and very suitable for comforting people, so I wrote them down, and now I am using them."

After saying this, she pretended to be very stupid and proud of herself as if she was very smart.

"..."

The doubt in Charles' eyes seemed to fade a little, but it did not disappear completely. He was silent for a while and said softly:

"So you read it in a book? No wonder I remember... Lacele seemed to have said the same thing to me."

Lacie thought to herself, of course, because the Lacie you are talking about and this Lacie of mine are actually the same person, stupid!

But she didn't dare say such words.

Charles had not completely eliminated his suspicion of her, so she had to continue to find ways to remedy the situation.

But she was smart. She didn't say something that would be easily seen through, such as laughing awkwardly and telling Charles what a coincidence it was. Instead, she pretended to be enlightened and then started to slander Mr. Brave's White Moonlight with bad intentions: