bookrandom Chapter 431 I volunteer
Chapter 431 I volunteer
"Lilith!"
The red-haired girl rushed to the front of the team and grabbed her sister who was running fast in the dark. She said in a very bad tone, "Can you slow down? It's not safe to travel at night. Do you think everyone has as much physical strength as you?"
Those magicians' faces turned pale as they walked away, but this guy had no eyesight at all and was still moving forward!
"Oh, sorry!" Lilith looked back at everyone's faces and apologized quickly, "I, I was really worried--"
"It's okay, Lilith." These gravel roads were very difficult to walk on, and Catherine's calves were cramping from walking. But when she saw that the two sisters were about to make a scene again, she quickly stepped forward and grabbed Leila.
"Yeah, it's okay, Miss Leila, I, I can still walk." Lulu supported her guardian and took a breath, and also spoke for Lilith, "The most important thing now is to find Lariel. I don't know if those lizardmen eat humans..."
"Maybe they have more picky tastes, so they only picked one elf." Lucas sat down on the ground. They had been tracking razor owls and fighting a battle with lizardmen during the day, and they were really overwhelmed at the moment.
"Pooh, pooh, pooh, it's really a dog's mouth that can't spit out - forget it, let's rest for a while, don't save energy and potions, just drink when you need to." Seeing that everyone was dizzy and tired, Lilith felt a little guilty. She asked everyone to rest on the spot, and walked aside to chant the spell to build a rainbow wall to create a safe zone for everyone.
Leila helped Catherine walk to a rock and sit down, but her face still looked bad.
"Don't be angry, Lilith is just too worried about the safety of her friends. She usually takes good care of everyone." Catherine comforted Leila in a gentle voice.
"…That's what I'm angry about." The red-haired little knight pursed his lips and looked at his sister in the distance. A rainbow light lit up from under her feet, illuminating her flying golden hair and her partner who was silently guarding her.
"She always cares so much about those--" Leila pursed her lips and lowered her head, as if she didn't want anyone to see her expression at the moment.
"Friends!" Leila said in an annoyed tone, but she could only say these words to Her Highness Catherine. "Friends, those friends are always the most important. Even an alien elf she just met is worth her running around like this."
It's not that she has any problem with her sister's friends, but every time, Lilith runs around for these people. Even this time, she chose to come to Razor Forest, it seems to be for the other people in the team. Her life is like a rescue ship that is always on standby for her friends. What about her own?
Leila felt a little regretful after she finished speaking. She seemed a little stingy and unchivalrous when she spoke out these subtle and tortuous feelings. She couldn't help but explain, "I'm really not jealous..."
"I know." Catherine listened quietly and gently held the knight's hand. "I appreciate your trust, Leila."
"You don't want your sister to become a footnote in her friends' lives. You hope that she can live a more free and easy life. This is what you are working towards, right?" Catherine said gently and saw Leila nodded slightly.
"Although I am not Lilith and cannot fully understand her thoughts, but..." Catherine thought about her words, "Even I have heard about Viscount Friar's attitude towards Lilith... Leila, you should know the environment in which Lilith grew up better than I do."
Leila was stunned and said nothing.
"I heard that Lilith grew up in her biological mother's hometown. She had no parents to supervise her and grew up running wildly in the forest..." The rainbow light suddenly surged, illuminating the surrounding area.
"She's different from you and me, Leila." Catherine continued to speak softly while looking at Lilith's back in the distance. "She didn't have her parents to support her, she got to where she is today on her own..."
"But she has me now!" Leila whispered, "We are family, and she has you."
"It's not enough." Catherine still shook her head. "You know Leila, it's not enough. Lilith always wanted to stay away from all events, like duckweed on the water, but now she has all kinds of friends. Those friends are the bond between her and the world, and the foundation for her to take root in this world. Maybe because of this, she especially cherishes and cares about these partners. You can understand, right?"
Leila was silent for a moment, her eyes still fixed on Lilith in the distance. She was sitting on the ground, taking turns with her partner to drink potions to replenish their strength. The light of the rainbow wall shone on her profile, making her look determined and a little lonely.
"I... never thought about it from this perspective." Leila whispered, with a hint of regret and heartache in her tone. "I always thought she was just too enthusiastic, even a little... stupid."
"She's just experiencing the world in her own way, but you care about her and hope she can think more about herself, and there's nothing wrong with that," Catherine said sympathetically.
Leila nodded. "I'll try next time—"
"How did everyone rest? We have to leave as soon as possible. Lariel may still be waiting for us." Lilith's voice rang out again, choking Leila's words.
——It’s so annoying! Some people really take advantage of their good health to do whatever they want! They don’t deserve any sympathy at all! Leila stared at Lilith again without saying anything.
"Hehe, let's eat hotpot when we get back!" Lilith didn't dare to look directly at Leila's anger, so she turned around and mobilized everyone else. Fortunately, everyone cooperated very well, and after taking the potion, they stood up and prepared to leave.
"The newly built rainbow wall can only last for one day. What a waste..." Lucas said as he followed Lilith out of the safe area.
“Lilith——!”
"What?" Lilith turned around.
"It wasn't me who shouted." Lucas looked confused.
"Li-lith--!" With a heart-wrenching cry, a black shadow suddenly rushed from the front and rushed straight towards Lilith. Lilith was so scared that she almost stabbed it with her sword, but when she saw the other party's outfit clearly, she put the sword back into the ring.
The black shadow was sweating profusely as he ran, and his calves were shaking. He fell forward as soon as he got close, but he still held Lilith's legs tightly, "I finally found you, woooo--"
Then he turned his head and shouted into the darkness, "I really volunteer! I want to be with them!"
Lilith & Everyone: "...Who are you talking to?"
In the darkness in the distance, you can faintly see the lights of stars.
"Raphael." The dark green lizardman called out to the lizardman shaman, his expression speechless, "Did you figure it out?"
"...Yes." The shaman named Raphael said in a stern tone, "He was definitely not abducted by these humans."
"He just has a bad brain."