White City.

Looking at Casablanca, which was getting closer and closer, Sonia couldn't help but frown slightly, a few days ago, she had been desperate to return to the city. But now, Sonya's heart is already a little more tired of this——— even hateful. She reached out and gently stroked her body, and a slight pain came that made Sonia shiver, but soon, the feeling disappeared.

"Hahh..............."

As the pain passed, Sonia sighed blankly, withdrew her gaze from the window, and closed her eyes. But unexpectedly, what appeared in front of Sonya at this moment was not the appearance of the person she once thought, but the man with black hair and black eyes and a cold gaze.

Master.........

Sonia muttered to herself and lowered her head, and then, in her mind's eye, Rod spoke to her again that day, in the study.

"I'll give you a chance, Sonya..............."

At that time, the master's voice was gentle, sweet and dangerous like never before, giving Sonia a feeling of mixed pain and joy. Just hearing Rod's voice, Sonia felt her body start to tremble, it was the instinct after training and training, her instinctive anticipation and longing to scold and beat. Being stared at by that man with the same eyes as a pig and a dog, trampling on her dignity with contempt, and whipping her delicate body, all made Sonia feel unprecedented pleasure. The feeling of abandoning self-esteem and faith, abandoning oneself, completely surrendering, and succumbing to a strong will was simply an incomparable sweet poison, soaking her body and mind little by little.

"It's a test, a test where you have the possibility to go back in time. Revert to your previous test........."

Rod's cold, sweet, gentle voice was still in his ears, but this time, Sonia was not happy. In fact, when she heard Rod say this, her first thought was not joy, not happiness. Not even happy. And... She was afraid that she would be abandoned by her master like this! Sonia felt extremely anxious and reluctant at the thought that she would leave Rhodes far away and return to Casablanca alone, at that time she did not even remember that Andre and Sherry were waiting for her in Casablanca, and the only thought in the girl's mind was to follow Rhodes until she died.

And now, the city is close at hand.

Sonia looked up, in her eyes. This white city is so vague that the figure that once made her think about it day and night, and supported her beliefs, has long since disappeared at this time. She didn't even know what she was thinking, but one thing Sonia knew for sure was that she didn't want to go back to Casablanca just like that.

It's not just because she misses Rod, Sonia isn't stupid, she's still very sober about other things. She knew that this time, the Council of Light had sent herself to lead a delegation to the Duchy of Moon. What is the purpose of going to the Land of Atonement. Although no one said that the Duchy of Moon was related to the Kingdom of Night, Sonia knew very well that this was what they meant. And this time I went to the place of atonement. Originally, whether there was evidence or not, he had to use the topic to make use of it, so that the Council of Light could seize a little initiative over the Duchy of Moon, but now, he didn't get anything, which made the Council of Light even more embarrassed. As a secondary member of the Council of Light. Sonia naturally understood what this meant, and her defeat meant that the prestige of the Council of Light would be further reduced, which would make the anti-Light Council faction more and more powerful, and might even affect the Kingdom of Light itself.

Although it has the Locktos consortium behind it, the council can't be too embarrassed by itself. But it's okay to find a chance to give yourself a look. As soon as she remembered that she would have to be harassed by those bastards when she went back, Sonia was angry, but ...............

"Miss Sonia, we're here."

The carriage stopped, and a voice rang out from outside. Hearing this, Sonia raised her head and glanced at the council hall in front of her, and then, the girl took a deep breath, she pushed open the door of the carriage, and stepped out of the carriage, and soon, Sonia saw several councillors waiting for her, their expressions were either gloomy or gloating, and some of them were simply glaring at her, unconcealed their anger.

It's weird...............

If it had been in the past, Sonia would have been nervous when she saw these councillors, but now, seeing these people, Sonia felt that she was unexpectedly calm, the reproach of the council, the weight of the family, she couldn't feel anything at this time, she even looked at them expressionlessly, feeling as if she was watching a group of clowns. What if you are expelled from the council, even if you are expelled from your family? I still have the master, and for the master, you are worthless, nothing more than a pile of garbage.

Thinking of this, Sonia raised her head, her sharp gaze swept over everyone, and when she noticed Sonya's gaze, everyone was immediately shocked, they had never seen such an expression on the face of the eldest lady of the Locktos Consortium, cold, sharp, like a glowing blade of ice swept through the air and pierced their bodies. For a while, many people subconsciously put away their expressions, and some even turned their heads in embarrassment and weakness to avoid Sonya's gaze and gaze.

"Welcome back, Miss Sonia."

At this time, the head of the parliamentarian strode forward, looking at Sonya in front of him, his face was also a little embarrassed, but fortunately, now he has returned to normal.

"We know you're tired, but now, the council wants to get first-hand information, so ..............."

"No problem."

Sonia interrupted him coldly, and then she didn't even look at the man, and just walked straight up the steps.

"I'll report to the council now."

Sister Sonia is back!

With an excited smile on her face, the girl trotted all the way down the hallway, up the stairs, to the study. It was only then that the elven girl slowed down, and she tidied up her clothes. Then she stopped, and then the girl reached out and knocked lightly on the door. Soon, the door opened, and Andrei stepped out of it.

"Sherry? Can I help you? ”

"Sister Sonia is back, I just got the news. Now she is going to Parliament to make a report. ”

"Oh?"

Hearing Sherry's words, Andre's eyes lit up, before Sonia left, only Sherry knew what Sonia was going to do, but they couldn't do anything about it. At that time, Andri was still in a coma, and Sherry, as an elf, naturally could not go out at will without the protection of André and Sonya, after all, in the past, Sherry was ridiculed by those nobles from time to time. Abusive and bullying. If it weren't for Andre and Sonia to protect her, I'm afraid she would have been sold by slave traders to some aristocratic house to be someone else's plaything. Because of this, during the time when Andre was in a coma, in order to prevent those people from seizing the handle to find trouble for herself and Andrei, Sherry also lived in seclusion and never showed up in front of people. It wasn't until Andrei picked himself up again that everything was back to its original state.

And after learning from Sherry that Sonia was actually assigned by the Council of Light to the Duchy of Moon, the Land of Atonement. André was naturally extremely worried, and of course he understood the idea of the Council of Light. But André felt that the Council of Light was clearly too impatient this time, and that they wanted to win back a city in the battle against Rhodes, but they made a stupid decision. In particular, when the news came out of the council that Sonya's delegation had been imprisoned for running into the local residents in the Land of Atonement, the two were even more disturbed. There were even several occasions when Andrei wanted to rush over to see how Sonya was doing. But in the end, he gave up on his idea. After all, now. He still had a lot to do, and although Sonia was also important, Andrei was also well aware that, as she wrote in her letter, if she could not pick herself up again. Then you're completely finished.

And with André's efforts, the effects of his previous failures are gradually disappearing. With the power of Mr. Sodfast and the Sword of Guardianship, André is back in line with Councillor Calest, and now he is plotting a comeback. While it is to be expected that this will encounter great resistance in the Council of Light, for now, there is a perfect opportunity for Andre——— and that is the invasion of the Night Realm.

But now it's not about thinking about it, Sonia is back! That's all that matters.

"Prepare the carriage, let's go to the council hall!"

By the time Sonia stepped out of the council chamber, it was already evening, the sun had sunk below the horizon, and the glow of the deep night shrouded the beautiful, white city. However, Sonya's face at the moment is not as gloomy and dissatisfied as before, at the hearing just now, she has reported everything she can to the parliament, and as expected, the council has also made all kinds of difficulties for her. For example, he repeatedly asked Rhodes if he had threatened her, how could he treat the envoys so roughly, from his hostile attitude towards the country of light, it can be seen that he is indeed connected to the country of night, otherwise how could a child of light be so hostile to the country of light, etc., etc., etc., but Sonia is not interested in this at all, like Priest Anko, she answers everything truthfully, and in the face of the difficulties of everyone in the council, Sonia is not as silent as before, but fights back-for-tat. This came as a surprise to many council members, Sonia had always been a very low-key person in the Council of Light, and no one expected that she would lose her temper at such a serious questioning meeting, openly and secretly sarcastically mocking the rest of the Council of Light. Not only that, but she even complained in front of the military that the guardian knights sent to her were a bunch of idiots, if it weren't for their arrogance to the point where they thought they were the best in the world, why would the investigation team have such a big stink? In this case, the military department should bear most of the responsibility.

Sonya's words can be described as heart-wrenching, and the person in charge of the military department who listened to it had a black face and walked away on the spot. For a time, the atmosphere of the entire inquiry meeting was extremely awkward. But fortunately, there don't seem to be too many people who suspect that Sonya has changed, and in their opinion, Sonya is just suffering from a stomach on the side of the Land of Atonement, so she will come back to vent. They had no idea that when Sonia sneered and criticized the military and parliament, the girl's thoughts in her heart were not anger at all. On the contrary, as long as she thought of having Rhodes' support, Sonia felt that there was nothing in this world that made her afraid. The Council of Light is nothing more than a swarm of maggots to her now.

After fifteen days of darkness, Sonia unexpectedly found that she had indeed changed a lot.

At this moment, Sonia suddenly saw the two familiar and unfamiliar figures at the bottom of the steps.

"Sonya!"

"Sister Sonya!!"

Looking at Andre and Sherry at the bottom of the steps, Sonia was slightly stunned, at this moment, it seemed that the entire world became dim and gloomy again, and then, Rod's voice appeared in her ears again——— she seemed to have returned to that day.

"I'll give you a chance, it's a test, Sonia."

Rod's voice was sweet, cold, and gloomy.

"You like Andrey, don't you? Miss Sonia, do you love him? So, let's see if the power of love is so great, do you know the Tao? Miss Sonia, I have always believed that to love someone is to accept the whole of the person, whether it is the beautiful or the ugly, even the disgusting and unpleasant part. You can try it and see if you can get true love......... This is the most difficult test I have for you, and you can seek his hug, his protection, and lean on his side. Then, let's see if you can go back to the way things were..............."

Saying this, Rod smiled softly and gently.

"This is your worst test, and your worst choice, Miss Sonya............"

"Sister Sonia?"

Sherry's call brought Sonia back to her senses from her deep memories, and she realized that Sherry and Andre had come to her and were looking at her curiously.

"Your face is very bad, are those people in the council bullying you again?"

"No, I'm just ..............."

Saying this, Sonia tried to make herself smile a little, she looked at the two people in front of her, desperately mobilizing her feelings in her heart.

I'm finally back! Andre! Cherry! I'm finally back! I want to see you so much! I finally see you guys again!! It makes me happy.................................... Am I really happy?

It's weird.

No matter how Sonya moved, when she saw the two people in front of her, she found that her heart was untouched, as if she was just a stranger in front of her nodding acquaintance. When she saw Andrei's face, she didn't have the same blushing and heartbeat as before. Eventually, she just twitched the corners of her mouth, and a slightly embarrassed smile appeared. Then she turned her head and looked at the ground.

"This ......... It's just that I'm a little out of breath from the council's questioning, thank you, Cherry. And ........."

Saying this, Sonia raised her head and looked at Andre.

"You're finally back, Andre, and I know that you're going to make it."

"Thanks to your reminder, Sonia."

Hearing Sonya's words, Andre touched his nose and smiled a little shyly.

"If I hadn't seen your letter, I'm afraid I'd ......... I'm not going to pull myself together so soon, thank you, Sonya. ”

"It's nothing, Andrey, it's good for you to come back........."

Hearing Andre's words, Sonia looked at him quietly, but she didn't know what to say. The voice that once sounded reassuring to her, but at this time, there was no temperature. The expression that made her amused now looks like a stranger............

That's right............ You're back, Andrey, but I'm ............ There may never be a return. (To be continued......)