Zhang Yu and Sakurako met seven years ago.

At that time, Zhang Yu's status was that of an arbitrator, and he belonged to a "purge force" that was completely independent of the political structure.

They have only one reason for existence...... That is to find out the disciples and extinctionists who are hiding around the world, and then kill bacteria like white blood cells...... Clean them out completely.

At first, Zhang Yu and Jin Yuan, under the leadership of Li Boan, completed all tasks very well.

However, after a beheading operation, Zhang Yu not only had a serious decline in all combat statistics, but also often suffered symptoms such as loss of consciousness and self-talk.

So Li Boan introduced Sakura to Zhang Yu.

At that time, Sakurako was still an ordinary psychiatrist, and in her eyes, Zhang Yu was just a soldier who was "traumatized" on the front line, and she didn't know Zhang Yu's specific identity.

And Zhang Yu ...... I just think Sakurako is a beautiful psychiatrist.

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When we met for the first time, Zhang Yu was dressed like a big boss who came to talk about business, his bow tie was hateful, his shoulders were tight, and his leather shoes were shiny, this outfit felt very decent, but ...... Only the wearer knows how uncomfortable it can be.

Even after a long time, Zhang Yu still remembers that the first meeting with Sakurako was on a windless afternoon, about half past one in the afternoon.

Sakurako's house is located on a country road in the Alube Makino area, next to a natural lake.

It may be that girls are more "sluggish" than men in summer, in short...... When Zhang Yu entered the room dressed as this, his first feeling was that it was stuffy.

It's unbearable...... Suffocating stuffiness.

Zhang Yu was received by Sakurako's assistant, an elderly mother-in-law.

Zhang Yu doesn't know much about Sakurako's personal information, but he knows some people and things related to Sakurako.

Like this elderly mother-in-law...... She is one of the few elderly survivors of the Central Veil disaster...... The disaster took away her family and turned her into a wanderer, but fortunately she met Sakurako, which is why she now has a "job" of "serving tea and water" to guests.

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The wait is long.

Although Zhang Yu was put on a long vacation, he still remembered his comrades-in-arms and Jin Yuan's recklessness.

Even if the scenery outside the window is picturesque, it is difficult for him to feel calm.

OK...... Sakurako didn't let Zhang Yu wait too long.

After sitting in the living room for about twenty minutes, Sakurako walked down from the upper floor into the living room.

When he first saw Sakurako, Zhang Yu was still a little nervous...... It was a very inexplicable tension that made him feel very inexplicable...... Not only did he almost knock over the water glass, but he also stood up in a hurry like he saw his boss, and he almost saluted.

When this scene fell into Sakurako's eyes, Sakurako was stunned at first, and then couldn't help but cover her mouth and smile secretly.

Probably realizing that something was wrong with his movements, Zhang Yu's face flushed slightly, and Sakurako did the same...... She rarely faux pas in front of her guests, especially when this "snickering" made her feel embarrassed.

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"You don't have to be seated."

Zhang Yu sat down, this time he still owed his body, and he didn't dare to be too presumptuous.

This nervousness of his was quickly noticed by Sakurako.

So Sakurako said, "You can relax a little, it will help us communicate in the future." ”

Just relax...... Zhang Yu is sensitive to this word...... The first thing that came to his mind wasn't comfort...... It's a very bad experience.

Just relax......

Yes.

"Relax...... It's going to be fine. ”

This sounds very familiar.

Zhang Yu remembered, and the things he had tried to forget, or that could be avoided, were awakened again.

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At the end of a mission, Zhang Yu, Jin Yuan, and five other comrades-in-arms sat around a richly carved dining table.

The table was full of food and wine...... But these things were not originally intended to entertain them.

A few hours ago, there were still some core members of the Extinctionists.

Here they talk, laugh, eat, and enjoy food and wine, while listening to classical music.

What a decent scene.

At least before Zhang Yu and the others broke in.

But now, the blood stains on the ground have not been completely wiped away, and the air is still mixed with the smell of gunsmoke.

Zhang Yu tried to eat a flat-billed snail, but the snail meat that should have been delicious was like a bitter gall at the moment...... Zhang Yu spit out the snail meat.

This move made the comrades sitting opposite each other laugh when they saw it.

"You should eat some meat, that thing is not going to be liked by the average person." Sitting across from him was a man with the number A93.

Except for Jin Yuan, everyone is a number for Zhang Yu.

But A93 is different, Zhang Yu prefers to call him Brother A Fei than numbering.

Because when he was injured, he would always shout something like: "Feifei Feifei." Then laughed and fought back with a fierce face.

"We should go back." Zhang Yu didn't touch the meat on the plate, probably because he saw the ancient one with an irregular tooth mark on the piece of meat...... He could imagine an ugly-looking man with a fork sticking the meat whole and putting it in his mouth.

Brother Ah Fei shook the wine in the glass and said, "No, no, no, don't worry, relax!" We haven't seen each other in a long time, so of course we're going to have a drink here! ”

Zhang Yu was a little helpless, he knew Ah Feige's habits.

He has great command skills, but he also has some bad habits......

Like what...... Likes to scour the corpses of enemies for something to eat and stuff it in their mouths.

The last time Ah Fei Ge found a piece of chocolate that he hadn't finished, he kindly broke half of it for Zhang Yu...... But Zhang Yu didn't answer, because he felt that what was turned out of the deceased was unlucky.

Now, they sit in chairs with bullet holes on them, and the table in front of them has been cleaned, but blood stains are still present in many places.

Is this an occasion suitable for dinner and exchange feelings?

"Come, brother! Take it easy! Brother Fei stood up and poured wine for Zhang Yu with a wine bottle.

Zhang Yu glanced at Jin Yuan on the side.

Jin Yuan is busy eating, and his personality is not as sensitive as Zhang Yu.

But when he found that Zhang Yu was looking at himself, Jin Yuan gave him a look, which meant: 'Don't ruin everyone's interest!' ’

Of course...... Zhang Yu's understanding is...... Don't upset the captain.

So Zhang Yu forced himself to calm down, trying to forget the bloody scenes he had just seen, and then picked up the wine glass and squeezed out a smile.

"Okay, listen to Brother Fei!"

Ah Fei Ge finally showed a satisfied smile, he put down the wine bottle, raised his glass and said, "Everyone ......"

"Whoosh!"

Zhang Yu was stunned, because he saw that Ah Feige's face suddenly twisted to the side at an incredible speed, and the plasma spilled all over the table.

By the time he collapsed on the table, Kanehara had already gotten up and picked up his weapon to fight back.

And Zhang Yu has not yet recovered from the scene in front of him.

Although he has bad habits, Ah Feige, who took his brother to death, has no breath at this time...... The flesh of his face exploded, revealing a mechanical prosthetic structure beneath his skin...... When he saw the luster of the metal, Zhang Yu thought for a moment that Brother Ah Fei would scold and get up again.

But until Jin Yuan pulled him behind him, and Zhang Yu's body began to activate instinctively and joined the battle, Ah Feige never got up again.

Enjoy the fruits of victory regardless of the occasion...... It's death......

Just relax......

Zhang Yu subconsciously clenched his fists when he heard this word.

His eyes became dangerous, too.

Fortunately, Sakurako was very keenly aware of Zhang Yu's changes, so she changed her word.

"Calm down! This is my home, not a battlefield, you can look out the window, the children are playing in the water by the lake, do you like water? ”

Zhang Yu's tense nerves did not relax, and he looked at the lake.

Lakes......

Lake means water, water...... It is the fundamental guarantee of survival.

But in Zhang Yu's impression, the water ...... Always the most dangerous thing.

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"Did I just ask you to check the room!!" Jin Yuan pulled the collar of B13 and roared!

B13 is a very young fighter, he was originally a reserve of the Interstellar Force, and all combat parameters are very high, but because of his slightly withdrawn personality, there is always a collaboration data that is not up to standard, so he was recommended to the arbiter.

But if the arbiter is over, B13 will still have a hard time adapting to team action, so no one will accept him at first.

Until he met Fei Ge.

B13 had also been wounded in the battle, and his face was excessively pale from blood loss.

Zhang Yu guarded the position of the entrance.

The annihilators fought back fiercely, and Zhang Yu had little room to breathe.

He kept aiming, shooting...... Aim, shoot......

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As they escaped from the villa and ran all the way to the evacuation point, the enemy continued to pursue.

There was a constant flickering of light in the woodland.

Every time a tree is taken away or a person falls......

When Zhang Yu and the others finally came to the evacuation point, Zhang Yu saw a white lake.

The lake at night was supposed to be quiet and graceful, but the lake in front of Zhang Yu was restless and dangerous.

The hunter who had come to assist in the evacuation had long since crashed, its wreckage being torn apart by the constant impact in the water.

At that moment, Zhang Yu realized that death was imminent, he threw away the weapon that had no ammunition and raised his head to look at the moonlight...... My heart suddenly calmed down......

"Tomorrow...... Please come in pajamas, okay? Sakurako admonished.

Zhang Yu nodded silently.

On the way back, Zhang Yu looked at his hands.

There's still residual warmth there.

It is not the residual warmth left by being tolerated, but the residual warmth left when tolerating and protecting others.

When those small hands were put between Zhang Yu's hands, Zhang Yu's heart finally calmed down......