After the Guards Corps set off, Kino also returned to Twilight City from Thunder Cloud City, and the detained Lugo and others were also released together.

As for the story of "Kino assassinating Bolton", which was originally a fiction, because the information was well blocked, no one among the people knew about it, and no one discussed it.

As for the influence among the officials in Twilight City, Bolton solved it with a handwritten notice. Not only did it restore Kino's reputation, it also made many officials feel that Kino had climbed up to Bolton, a big shot, and respected him even more.

On the same day, Chino finished handling a long-pressed batch of urgent government affairs in the office and was preparing to go out to meet with relevant officials.

As soon as he opened the door, he found a petite figure kneeling at the door.

It was none other than Nicole. She had been seriously injured by the reincarnator before. Fortunately, Roman took care of her every day and used the best medical supplies from the Guards Corps. She recovered quickly, although she was still injured.

I am still healthy, but my daily activities are no longer a problem.

Kino was very puzzled by this and looked at her doubtfully: "Why are you kneeling here?"

A large blush could be seen spreading outward on Nicole's knees. It was obvious that she had been kneeling here for a long time. She slowly loosened her teeth that were biting her lower lip. Her lips with blood stains kept trembling as she murmured two words.

: "Guilt..."

Kino felt even more confused: "What is there to feel guilty about? Have you done anything wrong?"

"The night when the Guards came to confiscate my home, I had clearly encountered an alien visitor...but I couldn't defeat her...If I could defeat her...If I could be stronger..." Nicole

I couldn't talk anymore, my pupils kept trembling, and I felt like tears would flow out at any moment.

Kino was helpless: "If you can't beat me, you can't beat me. What's the use of kneeling here? You just kneel from day to night, and from night to day. Is it possible that you can kneel to death a visitor from outside the world?"

"Guilt can't solve anything. It will only make you doubt yourself and keep falling into negative emotions. If you have time to kneel here and feel guilty, you might as well go to sword practice and try not to be dealt with too badly the next time you encounter a visitor from outside the world."

This seemingly comforting, but actually perfunctory remark made Nicole feel even more uncomfortable.

Nicole has a lot of feelings for Kino, not the kind of love between a man and a woman, but when they first met last year, Kino chose her among so many outstanding reserve imperial guards to take her away from that oppressive world.

The group moved her to Twilight City, gave her a decent job, and gave her the extremely precious Han Cicada Weeping Fire.

This kind of admiration for the kindness of knowing someone is more pure and stronger than the so-called love between men and women.

Neeko once seized an opportunity to repay kindness during the Seven Plagues incident. Powered by faith, she was naturally immune to hallucinations and was expected to break through. However, because she was too weak, she was defeated by the three giants of Xilin Town and failed to complete the Jedi counterattack for Kino.

.

This time when aliens invaded, she seized another opportunity to find out the true identity of the woman. However, she was still too weak and lost to the other party's men. As a result, Kino was almost regarded as the real culprit of Bolton's assassination.

Two opportunities, two failures, both because they were too weak...

Girls tend to become sensitive in front of people they admire. In addition, Nicole is only a 16-year-old girl and her mind is not as mature as adults. Her guilt made her unable to hold back for a while, and she burst into tears.

, said in a trembling voice: "I feel very sorry for you. I am of no use to you. I have failed to live up to your expectations. I..."

"Sorry, you seem to have misunderstood something." Kino interrupted Nicole directly, his tone was very indifferent, as if he was discussing a commonplace matter, but the second half of the sentence made her tremble unconsciously, "When did I expect you?"

?”

When did I expect you?

When did I expect you?

...

Nicole was completely confused now. Kino's voice kept echoing in her mind, far and near, and even her vision began to blur inexplicably. The people in front of her turned into layers of double images, as if they blinked.

will disappear.

Kino casually took out a candy from his arms, unwrapped it, put it in his mouth and bit it into pieces with his tiger teeth, and said calmly: "Actually, I don't want to talk about this topic with you, but since it has been mentioned, why not let's just talk about it

Let’s talk about it.

"First of all, I want to apologize to you. I lied to you. When I was selecting the reserve imperial guards, I told you - that in my opinion, you are no worse than any of them - this sentence was a lie to you.

"

"When I saw you for the first time, I knew that you have extremely poor qualifications. Your wingspan is short, and your attack range is extremely limited. You are short, and your steps have a narrow range. The weapon is not suitable for your hand, and you cannot give full play to the advantages of the sword.

There is nothing good about me from head to toe. I don’t even know how a mediocre person like you managed to get into the reserve force."

Nicole's eyes were already distracted, and tears welled up without her realizing it. She looked at Kino blankly, and her voice was confused and helpless: "Then why did you choose me..."

Kino: "The reason I chose you is very simple. I don't want people with impure intentions around me. Reserves like those with excellent qualifications must have received favor from the royal family and will no longer be loyal to me."

"And you, a person with the lowest grades and on the verge of expulsion, have no value in the eyes of the royal family and will not be valued by any minister. If there is room for plasticity, I will bring you back."

Seeing that Nicole was as dull as a statue, Kino gently touched her head. It seemed gentle, but in fact it was a kind of cold and condescending pity: "Silly child, do you really think that I am here for you?"

Do you see any advantages in you? Don’t you have any self-awareness? Do you really think there is something worthy of my attention? No, it doesn’t exist.”

"So, you said that you failed to live up to my expectations. This sentence is fundamentally wrong in logic - I never expected you, I just had no choice and had no choice but to choose you."

Kino's words were like a knife piercing Nico's heart. She felt like she had lost her soul and shed tears helplessly. It was obviously the hot red lotus season, but she felt inexplicably cold all over her body.

Can't stop shaking.

"Do you want to be more clear?" Kino crouched down and looked level with Nicole, and said calmly, "You are just a homeless puppy. The previous owner didn't want you, so I picked you up.

When you come back, all you need to do is eat and drink enough at my place, don't bite people, and help me look after my home and care for my home every day. If you really want to talk about expectations, that's all I expect from you."

"As for other things, those with heavier responsibilities and more vigorous things, I really didn't count on you, so you really don't have to feel guilty."

Nicole's face was full of tears, she lowered her head and cried and sobbed: "Then why are you still nice to me... Just raise me like a puppy... Why do you stand up for me in the meeting? Why do you do that?
Chapter completed!