Rather than seeing a strange woman who looks familiar...
"……Eh?"
Shirin, who was about to fall asleep, suddenly noticed something was wrong.
familiar?
This strange feeling caused Shirin's consciousness to escape reality to fluctuate.
It's a little strange.
As her consciousness gradually awakened, Shirin could feel the other person's eyes looking at her even if she closed her eyes within her own realm.
Warm, gentle, and kind, but also feeling a little alienated, like an elder looking at an unfamiliar child.
This feeling...
This strange feeling made Shirin feel a little confused about what to do and whether she should continue to sleep at this time.
She wanted to open her eyes, but she was afraid of seeing something bad unfold.
When Shirin was debating whether to continue escaping, she heard a gentle voice.
It was neither urgent nor slow, the tone sounded gentle, but the tone was extraordinarily distant.
she says:
"Head of Bincheng Branch, regarding your resignation application, I have a few questions to ask you..."
???
Resignation?
What resignation application!?
Shirin, who was still thinking, opened her eyes directly and stared at the stargazer in front of her in disbelief.
"you you you you……"
In the organizational structure of the Watch Society, the branch leaders stationed in each branch are not considered small roles.
To a certain extent, they all guard a space node. Even if some of them are not outstanding in strength, they are all nominally upper-level personnel.
As the head of the branch with legendary strength, Shirin is definitely at the top of the Watch Club's organizational structure, even if it is not the highest.
According to convention, she is even qualified and even obligated to participate in many important decisions.
But she didn't.
It wasn't because she was ostracized by anyone, but because Shirin was really not interested in this kind of thing.
Shirin took the initiative to choose the most enjoyable and relaxing way for her - to stay at home and fish.
What can be compared to being a salted fish?
If you insist on saying so, there are still some.
For example, fishing with pay!
In Bincheng, a city with a pleasant climate, the uncontrollable Shilin successfully turned into a relaxed and comfortable salted fish.
When she was not a leader, Shireen would also complain about those hateful leaders and blame them for blaming some bad things on herself.
But when Shirin herself became a leader, what she did... was also not human affairs.
She pushed all those troublesome things to others, such as Yan Rulong, Xiao Yan, Commander Yan and so on.
As for himself, he was happily huddled in his room studying his alchemy potion.
Develop new potion formulas, leaving the most important ones at the bottom of the box, and sell the rest to the Watch Club in exchange for more resources to achieve perpetual motion.
Shireen's little life was so...well, carefree.
For the legend, this is actually understandable, and even the Watch Club is aware of it.
The strong have their own privileges. Not every legend likes to contact others, which is understandable.
Shireen has never concealed her little actions and is not afraid of others knowing.
If you know, you will know. Do you care about me? Or do you want to teach me how to do things?
But Shirin is still shocked at this moment, because the problem is not here!
"Resignation application", this word deeply stimulated Shilin's sensitive nerves.
!!!
Question:
When the legendary branch director Shirin submitted a "resignation application" in protest, who had the authority to approve it?
A legend of the same level?
No, not quite enough.
Even if there are watchmen who are dedicated to handling internal affairs, they are not responsible for the legendary branch chiefs from the moment they are appointed.
The only ones who can handle this are those above the legend.
An existence beyond legend.
There must be something above and beyond the legend. Shireen knew this very well. She even knew that there was more than one such being in the Watch Club alone.
But she had never really met the Legend One face to face. This was her first encounter with the Legend One.
It's not that there is no such opportunity. Of course her qualifications are sufficient. The only reason is that she is a homebody.
She is really too homely.
I would rather lie down at home than go out to socialize, adhering to the concept of staying still if I can.
And coming back again, Shilin's shock at this moment was not the excitement she felt after meeting the legend...
Her widened eyes gradually returned to normal, Shirin came back to her senses, gritted her silver teeth, and looked at the stargazer with resentment.
OK!
You're the one who gave me permission, right?
Come out on your own!
I was just protesting, why did you agree without showing any moral integrity?
You guys are good and bad, good and bad.
His resentful eyes were undisguised, and he even looked a bit coquettish.
For the woman in front of her who must be a high-level person, Shirin felt a sense of security from her.
It was as if she had really met an elder. The peace of mind would naturally make her unconsciously behave in some abnormal childish ways.
The light-colored eyes were lowered, and the stargazer deliberately averted his gaze and did not look directly at Shirin.
Regarding Shirin's cuteness, Stargazer shook his head and said softly:
"Don't look at me with that look. I have no ill intentions towards you, I just want to see you."
To meet you, the branch chief who would take the initiative to resign, is also to meet the people around him.
It’s just that stargazers didn’t expect that it would be what it is today.
Compared with when I saw it before, Shireen's soul has undergone some changes and is no longer full of cracks.
That's right, it seems that she is finally no longer alone.
The little elf girl who had just joined the Watch Club and would only hide in a corner secretly crying and missing her loved ones has now found a new family.
【family】
What a nostalgic word.
I also...had a family.
Thinking of those people who have long disappeared in the long river of time, the stargazer felt a little melancholy, but this emotion soon disappeared.
Time is the most ruthless, so ruthless that even this kind of pain can be healed in the long wait.
The wounds deep in the soul are still aching, but no matter how painful it is, those people will never come back.
After thinking about it, there was no need to ask the questions he originally wanted to ask. The stargazer changed the question and asked:
"Are you serious about that application? Or is it just a protest?"
And this question, rather than being a real inquiry, is more like giving Shirin a chance to think about it again.
Do you really want to resign from that position?
In this space, stargazers want to listen to the true thoughts deep in each other's souls.
"It was just a protest and complaint. How could I give up such comfort and freedom..."
She answered subconsciously, but as she spoke, Shirin's voice became lower and lower, and she finally closed her mouth.
Frowning and thinking silently for a long time, she finally raised her head again and said softly:
"...No, I really still want to resign."
Even though she was confused at the beginning, after really thinking about it, she had already come to a conclusion in her mind.
Xilin wants to stay with Ning Feng.
Instead of like now, Jiang Wan can leave with him, but she can only stay in Bincheng.
It's not like now, when you want to protect him secretly, but you can only hide your name and make various disguises to sneak in.
If a legend hangs out with a group of contestants, even if she doesn't feel ashamed, does she feel proud?
Xilin also felt uncomfortable, but that feeling was covered by the thought of wanting to be with Ning Feng.
Being able to do it doesn't mean that Shireen likes it, it will make her feel isolated.
"It's not that I hate my responsibilities. Although I don't seem to be very attentive, those are situations that they can handle. My strength is not necessary."
The responsibilities on the shoulders of the watcher and the desire to be by her lover's side, these two emotions are constantly intertwined and entangled, and they have always affected her decision-making.
But this difficult decision finally came to a conclusion.
At the moment... when Ning Feng died in front of her.
The moment that damn prophecy came true, Shireen's spirit collapsed.
In that sad moment, she understood what she really cared about.
If an insignificant person dies in front of her, or even some familiar colleagues die, Shireen will be angry and will think of ways to take revenge.
But she definitely doesn't feel scared.
As Ning Feng's life continued to disappear, Shilin felt that her soul was also passing away.
A huge hole forms in the deepest part of the soul, trying to swallow up all reason and trying to fill it with killing.
I can't lose him.
Absolutely not.
Otherwise, you will go crazy.
Crazy in the true sense of the word.
"I want to be by his side."
"Even though it might put other people in an unfortunate situation, I ... don't want to change my mind."
"I'd rather be miserable than him."
someone said……
【Love is blind and can make people lose their minds.】
Shireen didn't know if this statement made sense, but she was calmer than most of the time.
She felt that she was not as sane as herself at the moment, and could easily analyze her own heart and quickly sort out her originally messy thoughts.
Shirin clearly knows what she really wants and what she cannot give up.
There was a strange flash in the lowered eyes. The stargazer did not expect Shirin to give such a frank and straightforward reaction.
Yeah?
This is what you think.
Slowly closing his eyes, the stargazer shook his head.
Somewhat naive, but not false.
As a Stargazer of the Watch, she may want to point out the selfishness of Shireen's choices.
But as a stargazer, she herself did not hate Shirin's naive idea.
Everyone is emotional.
Everyone has different choices, they are the ones who make the choice, and they are the ones who bear the responsibility.
Some people call this fate.
But stargazers only see this as a choice.
On a road, some people go left and some go right.
That's all.
The way the stargazer closed her eyes and shook her head made Shirin a little nervous. Even in this state, she still had a natural fear of leadership.
Opening his eyes, the stargazer looked at Shireen's intertwined palms in front of her, and smiled silently at her intertwined fingers.
Then, she said calmly:
"I understand your choice."
"We are watchmen, but we are never required to watch everyone."
As the stargazer slowly opened his mouth, the dim stars on the dome of space lit up again.
Under the shroud of falling stars, the stargazer said seriously:
"We can choose those people, that thing, or just...that person we want to watch."
"We are voluntary, and each of us is always free."
The Watch Association is an organization, but it is just an organization.
It gives a chance and peace to those who are willing to pay, and those choices are never forced.
Shireen stared at the stargazer blankly. She never expected to get such an answer, as if she was really just asking for her thoughts.
But will the handover of branch heads really be so hasty?
The starlight dimmed, and the stargazer seemed to have remembered, and turned to say:
"Also, you probably didn't read my reply to you carefully. In fact, I have already revised it for you."
……Eh?
Blinking her eyes quickly, Shirin felt that she really seemed to have made something wrong.
Revise?
What modification?
"[After the new branch director completes the handover, he can resign.], I remember that this is the change."
Eh!?
"That is to say..."
Nodding, the stargazer explained:
"From then on, you can resign as branch director as long as you can find a replacement."
It would be better to say that Shirin showed no signs of searching for so long, which actually made stargazers a little unsure of the situation...
silence.
Shireen fell into silence.
Her expression was extremely tangled, with a bit of confusion and incomprehension.
I don't understand!
"That is to say, from that time on, I will..."
Can you already do those things?
Closing his eyes and nodding, the stargazer couldn't bear to look at the pitiful look of this silly girl's broken worldview.
"Then that! Then what I just said!?"
Those words that are so shameful in retrospect should go without saying!?
The stargazer made no reply and remained silent tenderly.
It felt as if some crystal liquid was slipping from the corner of her eyes, and Shilin felt as if she had lost something after gaining something.
Fortunately, Ning Feng didn't hear it!
Otherwise, it would be too shameful...
As her mood continued to calm down, Shirin finally took a deep breath, pursed her lips and said:
"How...should I call you?"
How can I thank you?
It was only now that Shirin suddenly understood that this mysterious legend had been helping her from the beginning.
The silent stargazer thought for a moment and finally chose to answer:
"You can call me a stargazer."
Stargazer…
Shirin's brows moved. She felt that she must have heard this name somewhere, but her confused brain couldn't remember it at the moment.
Where did you hear it?
At this time, the stargazer opened his eyes and looked to the side, and then suddenly said to Shirin:
"Okay, it's time for you to go."
Walk?
Raising her hand, Shilin wanted to express her gratitude again and said:
"Wait, wait a minute, I..."
But the stargazer shook his head, stopped Shirin's movements, waved his hand gently at her and said:
"Let's go, someone is already waiting for you."
wait for me?
who……
Shirin's illusory figure sitting on the stool dissipated, and the transferred consciousness quickly returned to her body.
Then……
Slowly open your eyes in a warm embrace.
And this time.
The man holding her was the man for whom she was willing to give everything.
Ning Feng gently tapped the tip of Shilin's nose with his fingertips and said with a smile:
"you're awake?"
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