Kino looked at the disappointed Solandel and shook his head slightly: "If it's just to cater to you, of course I can say that we are friends. I don't have a language barrier, so I can still say the word friend."

"But like now, you sincerely regard me as a friend, but I can't understand this kind of relationship. If you continue to deal with it, this is a very rude thing and very unfair to you."

Lorna tilted her head in confusion: "Why can't you understand 'friends'? It's not difficult to understand..."

"Look there." Kino pointed to the vast night sky, "What is on the other side of the stars?"

Lorna shook her head: "I don't know."

Kino: "Why don't you know?"

"Because I've never been there, I can't understand its existence." When Lorna said this, she seemed to realize something and fell into deep thought.

"I understand..." Solandel suddenly realized and said deeply, "What you mean is that you can't understand my friends - just like the example you just gave, we live on the ground and cannot cross the stars.

I can’t understand what’s on the other side of the starry sky.”

"Being unable to understand means being unable to touch, and there is no way to accept or reject it."

"That's what I mean." Kino gently pushed Solandel's wind-blown hair behind her ears, "For me, you are special, because you once answered a puzzle for me, and you can change the situation."

My confusion for the rest of my life.”

"So, your status in my heart is higher than anyone else in this world. Because of this, I can deal with other people when it comes to friends, but I can't deal with you."

Solandel looked at Kino, her amber eyes reflected the clear light of the starry sky, but they flickered in and out under the shadow of the trees, making her whole person appear far and near, as if it was hard to touch...

The moonlight in the foggy and rainy season is flawless, clear and cold. The beautiful moonlight quietly passes through the mottled forest leaves and falls with the slightly cool evening breeze.

The atmosphere was very silent, and all three of them were thoughtful.

Kino stood up and touched Randall's little head: "Okay, it's getting late, go back and rest. In any case, the way we get along will not change, and you don't have to look too embarrassed in front of me in the future.

Just be restrained and just be the same as before."

Lorna hurriedly asked: "Then...can I still come to you to eat meat in the future?"

Kino couldn't help but smile: "Of course."

"That's good~" Lorna showed a playful smile again.

Just as Kino was about to leave, Solandel suddenly called out: "No."

Solandel's azure eyes were like lake water that has washed away dust, and she slightly curved into a crescent moon with her smile: "If one day you understand the meaning of friends, can we be friends?"

The night sky is quiet tonight and the moonlight is beautiful.

This question made Kino ponder for a long time. He did not answer directly, but gave an ambiguous answer: "Maybe."

The trees in the garden have dim shadows and the wind is gentle.

As soon as Kino took two steps, he stopped slowly, turned his face sideways, smiled and changed his answer: "I hope."

...

The moonlight is as clear as water, quietly shining on the twilight city under the night cover, making it peaceful and silent.

Chino is a short sleeper and only sleeps 3 hours a day, so he usually goes to bed in the middle of the night.

It is now 10 o'clock in the evening. For ordinary people, it is time to go to bed, but people in the executive mansion do not go to bed so early. They often like to go to the pub in groups to drink until midnight to vent the stress of the day's work and then have a good time.

Get some sleep.

It happened that at this time, the three giants of Xilin Town came back from drinking.

After the conversation with Solandel just now, Kino aroused some curiosity about friends.

Now I happened to meet these three people, and Kino specifically asked them what they thought of their friends.

Paladin said that friends are people who have similar interests, share a common language, and feel comfortable getting along with each other. The highest level is to develop into a "confidant".

Baisa said that a friend is the person sitting across from you when you drink. The more you drink, the deeper the relationship becomes. Especially the person who is willing to have a boring chat with you, you must make good friends with him.

Lugo said that there are differences between men and women. If a man can make him money, he is a friend. If a woman is willing to spend the night with him and does not charge money, she is also a friend.

The answers of these three people did not give Kino any inspiration.

The Paladin one is a bit of a reference, but it's too general.

Baisa's understanding is rather one-sided. The "friends" he refers to may be more appropriately understood as "drinking buddies."

Lugona's answer was that he had cerebral edema all year round, so he could just ignore it.

After returning to the room, Kino sat at his desk and stared at the candlelight on the table. His eyes reflected the only orange light, which was very weak. Fortunately, the bright moon hung high tonight, blooming with charming light in the night sky.

, dissolve all the darkness in the room

The moonlight is as clear as water, like white snow falling on Kino's hair, covering the room with a deep and hazy veil. Occasionally, a slow evening breeze blows in from the window, caressing his ears gently, and it is so gentle that it is misleading.

Thought it was a touch.

"Dong dong dong." Just as Kino was deep in thought, there was a knock on the door.

Kino opened the door and found two figures in pajamas standing outside. The candlelight illuminated their soft faces, as if they were blending into the haze.

Solandel hid her hands behind her back, coyly for some reason, and giggled from time to time. The small dimples on both sides of her cheeks were looming, and the slight blush on her face was unknown whether it was because of the candlelight or something else.

Lorna poked Solandel's waist from behind and encouraged: "Quick, quick, give it to him."

"Will you be laughed at..."

"No! Give it to him quickly!"

"No." Solandel plucked up the courage, stretched out her hands from behind, handed the hidden things to her, pursed her lips and showed a sweet smile, "This... I have been thinking about it for a long time and want to write it to you.

If so, I hope it can help you understand what a friend is."

Kino took the thing, raised the candle and took a closer look, and found that it was a letter. It was very thin, and there should be only one page of letter paper inside, but it was the most exquisite envelope, with a perennial blooming flower pinned to it.

laurel flower.

"Then...good night." Solandel's soft voice came from the darkness, and her figure retreated into the darkness and became hazy, returning to her room with the bouncing footsteps.

Kino closed the door, sat at the table, and opened the envelope by candlelight. The moonlight fell on the paper like an elf dancing, splashing pure white brilliance.

This is a letter written by Solandel. The calligraphy is extremely beautiful, and it is a very ornamental cursive script.

The content of the letter is very short, only one line, but it can be seen that the little princess has been thinking for a long time with her hand on the paper, because the fragrance of her hand is left on the paper, and the cursive text is like a blooming laurel flower.

Falling in the mirror-like lake water, slightly washing away the waves:
Chapter completed!