Turning the street corner, Qin Ran saw a team of soldiers.)?)?)?)))

Unlike the city guards, these soldiers seem to be much more elite. They are not only weapons and equipment, but also mentally the kind of people who see him, although they are afraid and nervous, they do not forget their responsibilities.

"Are the remnants of Thunder Fortress and the imperial guards of the palace?"

Qin Ran guessed.

The three thousand permanent professional soldiers of Thunder Fortress were quarantined, but he did not completely kill three thousand.

The Imperial Guards were obviously loyal to James VIII.

Although Jenny James almost reached the point of covering the sky in Lealdry, a small part of him was still loyal to the real king.

Even if... it's really rare.

But for Qin Ran, it is rare good news.

If it were really up to those city guards, Qin Ran could not think of what else could he use besides carrying out the beheading plan.

After finally getting good news, Qin Ran took a little easier.

Although these soldiers were filled with fear and nervous eyes, Qin Ran could clearly feel that these soldiers were not friendly.

But Qin Ran was calm and composed.

When he saw Mary at the end of the team, Qin Ran's mouth curled up slightly, and he showed a very rare smile.

Mary was wearing a white knight suit and her golden hair was still gathered together and tied behind her head as Qin Ran remembered.

The narrow blue eyes show maturity far beyond their peers.

The short sword at the waist makes this maturity become heroic.

It is difficult for a girl to possess such temperament.

Therefore, even if not a beautiful girl, she will become dazzling.

"Ri'an, Mary."

Qin Ran greeted him.

Mary nodded, with a reserved temperament in her mature temperament, but her blue eyes looking at Qin Ran were as fierce as flames.

"Come with me!"

Mary said this, resisting the impulse in her heart.

Then, he walked towards the house behind him.

This is a house at the intersection, with doors and windows reinforced.

"Temporary Command Post?"

After Qin Ran glanced at him, his heart was filled with surprise.

According to what he saw with his own eyes, even if he chose a temporary command post, the palace in Leldri was much better than here. Apart from being magnificent, it could serve as a fortress during war.

It can be seen that when Mary's ancestors were building the palace, they thought of the worst situation.

However, thinking of Mary's life experience, Qin Ran didn't ask much, but just followed Mary into the house.

Squeak.

The door is closed.

Just as the door was closed, Mary, who was walking in front, suddenly turned around and rushed straight into Qin Ran's arms. She tried her best to hug Qin Ran's waist with her hands and pressed her face against Qin Ran's chest.

With Mary's height, this is a bit difficult.

But it seemed that only by doing this could she feel at ease.

Mary tried hard to tiptoe.

Qin Ran's whole body froze and his arms spread unnaturally. He had no idea what expressions, movements, and words to respond to the other party.

I can only stand there stupidly.

It was not until Qin Ran found that Mary was on tiptoe and wanted to jump and narrow her distance from him that he came back to the gods.

The body did not move, but his unnaturally spread his arms were lightly placed on Mary's shoulders.

Let Mary, who had just started to jump, return to the ground like this.

Mary's eyebrows frowned.

Twisted into a faint bulge.

"You owe me a goodbye...you should compensate me!"

Mary said this.

"Um."

"So, I'm back!"

Qin Ran smiled.

"I want something else!"

Mary stressed.

"Other...the things in front of us are even more important. Lealdri is the spies of the prairie people. Although Boko has taken over, I don't think they will gain anything. Those spies master the secret techniques of the prairie people. We need special people to target them!"

Qin Ran changed the topic.

But, it's a little stiff.

"You owe me a compensation!"

Mary was not attracted to the attention at all, and emphasized again.

"good!"

After taking the exam for a while, after weighing the trade-offs, Qin Ran nodded again.

Then, he felt Mary's arms tightening even tighter, trying to keep him in the environment.

That power came from the gap of [Armor of Excellence].

It seems to be ignoring the defense of [Armor of Excellence].

Qin Ran, who had just breathed a sigh of relief, raised his eyebrows.

He discovered Mary's abnormality.

"What's wrong?"

Qin Ran asked.

"He is ready to give up!"

"He asked me to take some of my men to retreat to the south, and he planned to die here in the manner of a king!"

"Silly, ridiculous dignity."

Mary said sarcastically.

But Qin Ran, who lowered his head, saw powerless unwillingness and sadness.

Facing Qin Ran's eyes, Mary lowered her head and hugged Qin Ran more vigorously, her cheeks tightly against the cold armor.

It is a kind of persistence that you will never let go after seeing a glimmer of hope in despair.

Like...the straw of a drowning person.

Qin Ran took a deep breath and closed his eyes slightly.

He clearly felt the girl's helplessness and confusion.

The girl's impulse in front of her is definitely not just because of feelings, but also because of instinctive help.

That is the attachment that arises after sharing weal and woe.

Just like a stray puppy has obtained a temporary safe haven.

Closed eyes, open.

A flash of light flashed in it.

Qin Ran squatted down gently and looked at the girl in front of him from his usual angle.

"I can't judge your father. I'm not familiar with him, I've only met him once... In this world, you are the only one who is familiar with me!"

"So...what do you think?"

"Or, what do you want to do?"

He didn't think much at this time, but just wanted to make the girl in front of him happy while completing the main task.

Because, he knew that the girl was unwilling to give up the father who was useless in the girl's mouth.

It was as if he had a little hatred for his parents who had abandoned him, but he really wanted to see the two of them.

It's very contradictory, but very realistic.
To be continued...