She quickly walked in front of him, carefully restraining her greedy gaze.

"Lord Ian...good evening."

"Yeah." The man nodded. "Good evening."

"..."

"..."

The atmosphere became awkward and silent for a moment.

The Black Jeanne in the dark almost jumped out and said, "How can you waste your time with your brother like this?"

of course.

Joan of Arc naturally covered her lips tightly - she couldn't let her sister say such words.

"So what happened?"

Sayaka's arm was grabbed by the man, and then gently pulled up until it was slightly higher than the girl's head.

Because of this, Sayaka had to raise her head and look into Ian's eyes.

"Tell me, Sayaka—you said you wanted to serve me so suddenly, there must be a reason, right?"

"..."

For some reason, when she really saw Ian, Sayaka felt a little at a loss.

Her throat seemed to be choked by something, and she couldn't utter a word for a long time.

In the end, the girl could only say one sentence that sounded appropriate for the moment.

Or rather——

If it's not so suitable.

"nothing."

"I just suddenly wanted to do this for Lord Ian."

"..."

Of course, this couldn't be Sayaka's true feelings, but Ian had never been the type to force others to say something they didn't want to say.

"I understand."

The man nodded.

"That--"

"I'll just enjoy it."

Late at night, in the stillness of the night (at least that's what it seemed like on the surface), the girl, feeling somewhat preoccupied, sat down in front of Ian.

This should have been a wonderful moment, but Sayaka felt very uncomfortable.

Gulu gulu——

After taking a few sips of what looked like fine wine, the girl cautiously tested Ian again.

"that--"

"Lord Ian."

"What's wrong?" The man looked at the girl in front of him and gently stroked her head.

"Is this what makes you unhappy?"

"No!" Sayaka shook her head. "I don't think so at all - I really enjoy doing this for Master Ian."

"only……"

The assassin girl looked at the giant sword stuck in the ground on the other side.

"Master Ian, what are you doing——Why is it…"

Sayaka blushed again as she recalled Ian's tense body under the moonlight.

But this was enough for the man to understand what she meant.

"That's the sword the old man left behind."

"He...has left the Mountain People."

"..."

Although she had known this for a long time, Sayaka still felt a little sad when she heard it from Ian's mouth.

after all--

He was the leader who had led the entire Hassan sect in this desert-like battlefield for a long time.

Now that the mountain people have taken back their territory, he is leaving without saying a word.

"This, this is it..."

Sayaka buried her head a little further forward.

"That--"

"This sword looks familiar. Was it left to you by the First Generation?"

"..."

"Yeah." Ian nodded.

"It is indeed the weapon that the old man left me—but I haven't been able to fully master it yet, so I can only pray to my other sister for help."

"Another sister?"

"Um……"

Ian's eyes flashed back to Artemis' silly look - this was the only "battleship" that was seriously damaged when the twelve gods landed on Earth, and its thinking and movement skills seemed to have been affected to a considerable extent.

"That sister likes seeing me like this—so if I want to ask for help, it seems I have to appear in front of her like this."

"Oh……"

Sayaka nodded thoughtfully.

She finally understood why she had just seen such a tempting scene.

turn out to be--

Is it Lord Ian's sister who wants to see him like this?

Eh? !

No!

Why would my sister want to see something like this?!

This seems even more unreasonable!

but--

Although she had many doubts in her mind, Sayaka knew that now was not the time to dwell on them.

She quickly and cautiously continued:

"That--"

"Did Lord Ian succeed?"

"It's considered a success."

While stroking Sayaka's head, Ian looked at the giant sword stuck in the ground not far away.

"At least it's much easier to master now."

"That's great!"

"..."

"..."

The atmosphere fell into silence again.

Sayaka, who didn't know what to do, could only lower her head silently - at least this would give her a sense of security, a feeling that she was doing something.

only……

Although Sayaka's throat was moving, she knew that Ian would leave her sooner or later.

At least……

Be brave at least once.

Sayaka thought so, then stopped again and asked.

"Then Lord Ian, what are your plans next—"

"Now that the Mountain People's matter has been resolved, I'm sure you have other things to do?"

"Yes." The man nodded. "That's true. I still need to find my companions, investigate the reason for the creation of this singularity, and then further repair it."

"That's my real purpose."

"Eh……"

Sayaka suddenly understood something.

"So that means—you didn't actually have to save us, right?"

"In theory, that's true." Ian smiled and stroked Sayaka's face - he was one of the few people who could do this, after all, no one else could touch Sayaka.

“But I don’t think there’s anything wrong with it.”

"The people of the mountains are worthy of being saved."

"..."

Sayaka's eyes widened a bit.

She found herself a little late to the party - Ian in front of her had already risked his life to save the people of the mountain.

And all this was not what he needed to do.

If you make various requests...

It's really ungrateful.

only--

Just as Sayaka lowered her head, she suddenly felt the warmth of the man's palm.

Eh……

It's Lord Ian's hand.

The assassin girl raised her head little by little, and then met the man's gaze.

"so--"

"Sayaka, it's time for me to leave too."

"..."

Although it was an announcement of leaving, Sayaka felt that this seemed to be what she was looking forward to.

And this premonition soon turned into reality.

The man quickly continued:

"You, do you want to go with me?"

"..."

Buzz-

Sayaka felt like her head was hit by something and was buzzing.

It took her a long time to confirm that she had heard Ian correctly.

he……

Are you asking yourself if you want to go with him?

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