When Xino left the study, he raised his head and glanced at the sky outside the corridor. The sky was gloomy and cold, and gray clouds accumulated at the edge of his sight, as if a monotonous arc had been drawn, dividing the dark sky and the bleak earth.
Connected together. At the end of summer in September, which should be the sunniest season of the year, Grindelwald Fields has experienced a rare low temperature, which must have cast a haze on the ongoing championship.
But the gloom hanging over Xino's heart was even worse, because she finally learned from her grandfather the exact date of the beast's awakening, which meant that she would soon face the most important battle in her life.
Although she had been prepared for a long time, even though she had always been confident, at times like this, even she could not help but worry about gains and losses. When she thought of the mission that the Gustave family had inherited for nearly seven hundred years, the glorious ancestors of the past generations devoted their whole lives to pursuing it.
Her long-cherished wish, and the shadow that once cast her father into the name of a "bigot", were about to come to an end in her own hands. The girl felt a sense of longing and urgency, but at the same time, there was also a sense of urgency.
The emotion called emptiness - she had a premonition that if she did this, she would lose something.
But even so, is there any room left for me not to do it?
Once you have made up your mind, there is no room for retreat.
The girl breathed a sigh of relief, turned and walked out of the mansion. Weber had prepared a carriage for her in advance. Next, she would go to the Bolian Manor near the ruins of Trovinica to prepare for the upcoming battle. This
For a period of time, she has been training with her beloved horse Brandi, and gradually regained her past feelings. Xino's father had no talent in martial arts and riding, but his daughter was born to be a knight. The old Van Yinde
After Lu Jean Gustave taught her for the first time, she exclaimed in surprise: "The blood of fighting flows in this child's bones."
So he gave up his ineffective son and shifted his expectations to his granddaughter, hoping that she would become the pride of the White Thorn family and end this never-ending fate of fighting with beasts. However, Leonard, a new father
· Jean Gustave awakened her sense of responsibility at this time, and did not want her daughter to be born with a heavy mission. For this reason, she did not hesitate to take up weapons and do things that she had never wanted to do and did not like to do until she died.
life.
Time goes around, bringing everything back to its original point, and the story still proceeds according to the predetermined destiny. From this, the young girl Sino-Jean Gustave realizes that her grandfather's words are fatally correct: Some people in life
Come and live to respond to expectations.
With mixed feelings, Xino hurried to the side door. At this moment, a carriage drove in from outside. The driver swung his whip and slowly parked it on the spacious avenue. The girl recognized that it was Ringer and the others in the morning.
The carriage they were riding in when they left was a little surprised: They came back so soon. Could it be that they didn't watch the exhibition game?
At this time, the carriage door opened, and a young man stepped out of the carriage. As soon as he landed, he saw Xino waiting outside. He was also startled for a moment, but he quickly reacted and explained: "I came back early, Alice.
They were still in the city watching the game, which was really exciting."
Because it was an exhibition match, both sides basically showed off their skills. Gorgeous tricks and whimsical tactics that they usually dare not use in regular matches were performed one after another, making the atmosphere on the scene boil. At least Alice watched it.
I was so fascinated that I even named the moves while watching them, such as "Viper Swing Ball", "Selfless Realm", "Alice Smash" and the like, which made it hard for people to complain.
"In that case, why did Mr. Ringer come back early?" Xino asked: "Aren't you interested in the exhibition match?"
"No." Lin Ge shook his head: "Someone wants to see you, and I came with her."
"Someone wants to see me? Who?"
Xino couldn't help but be curious, and the next moment, a familiar figure walked out of the carriage, making her eyes widen in surprise: "Leila!?"
…
Xino never expected that Layla, who was supposed to attend the lottery ceremony in Sumia City, would actually come to Chatoli Manor, and it was Ringer who brought her. Although her time was tight, she still tried her best to spare some time.
During his free time, he received his friends in the living room. After the three of them sat down and drank a cup of black tea, Linge very thoughtfully suggested that he would like to take a walk in the garden, so he left the living room, leaving his private space to the two girls. It was inconvenient for them to talk to each other.
Things that outsiders hear.
After Lin Ge left, Xino turned his attention to his friend again, his tone still filled with a little surprise and perhaps a bit of ridicule: "I didn't expect you to come to Chatoli Manor at this time, Lei.
La, I remember last time Phyllis invited you to be a guest, but you refused on the grounds of training."
Hearing this, Leila smiled sheepishly: "Because I was really anxious at the time, and I always thought that if I continue to work hard before the game starts, I might be able to improve a bit. But today is the opening ceremony, so I want to give myself a break for the time being.
Don’t think about training anymore.”
She looked around and said with emotion: "It's been a long time since I've been to Chatoli Manor. The environment here is still so good. It's even more beautiful than the school."
The last time she came to Chatoli Manor as a guest, Xino had not yet taken a break from school. At that time, she and Claire had just won the college championship. It happened to be the summer vacation, and Xino invited her classmates and friends to the manor. Everyone was very excited.
It was a great time, but it also left an impressive memory for Layla. However, not long after that vacation, Claire was diagnosed with lung disease. After that, her condition worsened rapidly. Before everyone could recover, she died early.
After passing away, those memories have been forever sealed in everyone's hearts, rarely mentioned by anyone, as if they were cast in a haze, just like the recent weather.
Until today, Leila felt that Xino had come out of that shadow, and finally had the courage to touch this past event.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! And Xino did exactly what she thought, she did not show a sad expression, she just smiled slightly: "Since you like it, I will bring it to you later."
You can take a walk around the manor. However, since I dismissed those servants, I have been managing the manor by myself, and there may be some areas that I cannot take care of. If you feel that it is different from the past, don’t blame me?"
"No way, I think Xino, you are already very good at taking care of such a big manor by yourself!"
"It's okay, it just takes a long time to clean."
"Do you have to clean every day? Wouldn't that be tiring?"
"Not exactly. Like the boulevards near the mansion, which are frequently used, so they are cleaned every day. As for some remote corners, they are cleaned about once every two or three days."
…
The two chatted for a while. Layla secretly observed Xino's expression. After finding nothing unusual, she quietly breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile: "You didn't come to see my lottery ceremony today. I thought something happened to you."
Well, Mr. Ringer didn’t explain it in detail, which made me worry for a long time.”
So that’s why I didn’t even finish watching the exhibition match and rushed to Chatoli Manor just to confirm my situation?
It's really shameful that I have made my friends worry again.
Xino laughed at himself, put down the teacup, and explained: "I do have something to do today, mainly because there are some minor problems in the vineyard below, which need to be handled by me, the heir, personally, so I didn't go to your lottery ceremony. I'm sorry.
It worries you, Layla."
"It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter!" Layla waved her hands repeatedly, with a relieved smile on her face: "As long as Xino is fine, it will be fine! And the drawing ceremony is not an important thing in the first place, so it doesn't matter if Xino doesn't come!"
"It's still very important." Xino smiled: "After all, the grouping situation is related to whether you can qualify. By the way, Layla, which group have you been assigned to, and who are you with?"
At this point, Layla's face became a little weird. She glanced at the garden subconsciously, then lowered her voice and said to Xino as if she was telling a whistleblower: "Don't be too surprised when I tell you, I was assigned F.
Group F, in the same group as Miss Gloria! Moreover, the first match of Group F is between me and Miss Gloria!"
"this--"
Xino opened her mouth, but she didn't know how to describe her current mood, nor did she know who should wish better for winning. Although she was definitely leaning towards Layla in her heart, it felt a little sorry for her hard training in the manor every day.
Gloria. After thinking for a while, she chose to send blessings to both parties: "Then I can only wish you and Gloria to qualify from this group together."
The first half of the main competition is a points-based group stage. Sixty-four players are divided into eight groups to compete. The top two players in each group can advance to the next round of knockout rounds, ranking third and fourth.
Those who enter the lower bracket will be able to qualify for the loser group, but their schedule will be denser and more intense than those who directly advance to the knockout rounds. These are the so-called top 16 and bottom 16, which together make up a total of three
Twelve players can enter the knockout round, while other players can only regretfully stop.
The ideal situation is naturally for Layla and Gloria to take the top two spots and qualify directly. However, the two faced each other in the first game, which means that one side is destined to lose a point first and fall into a bad start, so
Xino's friendly blessing only exists in theory. Whether it can be realized depends on whether other players in the same group will give him face.
"It's very difficult." Layla counted on her fingers: "In addition to Miss Gloria, this group also includes Mr. Grey, the Heavy Artilleryman, Mr. Fried, the Iron Knight, and the Fire Gun.
Strong professional players such as Miss Sia, each of them is ranked high on the WT list, so I should be the weakest among them, right?"
"There is no such thing." Xino shook his head: "Believe in yourself, Layla, you have also fought all the way from the trial, and you will never be inferior to anyone. I believe you have the ability to create miracles, just like-"
She paused and hesitated to say the name, but Leila miraculously understood, or in other words, in the field of wind flower balls, when talking about miracles, everyone would think of that name invariably: "Just like Mi
Like Ms. Stian?”
Now that she had said it, Xino no longer hesitated and nodded lightly: "I originally wanted to say this, but Leila, you are different from my mother. My mother has her own style of play, and you also have your own.
With unique advantages, you don’t have to force yourself to be someone else.”
She said this because she was afraid that mentioning her mother Mystian's name would put too much psychological pressure on Layla, which would be detrimental to her performance in the game.
But Layla still had a happy expression on her face. She nodded her head vigorously and swung her golden ponytail up and down: "Well, I know! By the way, Xino, the competition between Miss Gloria and I will be here.
It will be held on the 30th of the month, will you come to see it then?"
She looked at Xino with expectant eyes, hoping to hear a positive answer from her mouth. After all, it was the most important game in life. Of course, the girl hoped that her best friend could be there to cheer her on. However, Xinuo
After hearing this, the smile on Nuo's face froze for a moment, because her grandfather mentioned to her that the exact date for the beast's awakening was also September 30th.
This coincidence made her feel absurd for a time, as if she had been fooled by fate. It had been like this since a long time ago. She was forced to make a choice between two important things. Whenever she wanted to get the best of both worlds,
There will always be one party hurt. Could it be that this time, she has clearly made up her mind to fight, but still can't defeat her fate?
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Her hesitation and confusion only lasted a moment. Although she quickly calmed down and tried to calm herself down, Layla was so sensitive at this time that she had already
Guessing the answer from her reaction, the smile on her face gradually disappeared, and the ponytail on the back of her head drooped, looking a little aggrieved: "As expected, it still doesn't work?"
"I..." Xino opened her mouth, but still couldn't say any comforting words. She turned her eyes away, avoiding the gaze of her friend, and whispered: "I'm sorry, I do have something to do that day, and...
Very important thing..."
I am no longer a child, so naturally I don’t dare to expect the best of both worlds.
Xino thought to herself: He would never let Claire's tragedy happen again.
"I understand." After a moment of silence, Layla showed an extremely forced smile, and then asked cautiously: "Then... after you finish your work, can you still come to watch my game?"
"Of course." Hearing this, Xino turned his eyes to his friend again and nodded solemnly, as if he had made an important agreement. Once the descendants of the White Thorn Flower family made an agreement, they would
I will never break an appointment easily: "After I finish my work, I will go to watch every game you play and I will never miss it!"
"That's great!"
Leila breathed a sigh of relief and regained her joyful energy. Her beautiful eyes turned into crescent moons: "It seems that I have to work hard to win this game and keep winning from now on."
Okay, this will allow Xino to come to watch my games all the time - ah, am I sorry for Miss Gloria if I say this?"
"It doesn't matter, I think Gloria won't mind." Xino said seriously: "If you can defeat her with your strength and convince her, she will be very happy!"
After saying that, the two looked at each other and laughed in unison.
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On the other side, Sumia City, in the stadium stands.
"Sneeze!" Gloria, who was watching the game attentively, suddenly sneezed.
"What's wrong?" Saint Xalia immediately cast a concerned look: "Are you feeling unwell?"
"It's nothing, I just feel like someone is talking about me." Gloria touched her nose and suddenly thought: "Do you think it could be Ringer..."
Before she could finish speaking, Saint Xalia put away her concerned expression and said calmly: "No."
Gloria: “…”
Is it an illusion? Why does Sister Xiaoxia's attitude become so cold when I mention Ringer's name? Don't they have a very good relationship?
"Ha!" A sneer came from his mind. The only person who could see through the truth was Ge Baiye, who looked like a beautiful girl but was actually a beautiful girl.
At the same time, Alice, who was sitting one seat away, was secretly observing this scene, and sneered disdainfully in her heart: The war is about to begin, but you are still so relaxed. Gloria, you look down too little on Feng Hua Qiu, and look down on me, Scarlet Red.
Finally the devil!
The plan has been made and the conspiracy is about to be executed.
I'm going to make you pay for your previous insults!