MTL - Light Spirit Epic-Chapter 3084 The Last Storm (26)

At the same time (?), on the northern coast of the Mediterranean, in the combat module of the Aurora.

"That's the reason you let me drive [Silver Shadow]?" Vivian said, after listening to Paramedis' explanation, there was a somewhat unhappy expression on her face: "I shouldn't need to emphasize it again. Right? [Silver Shadow] is just a scientific research ship, it shouldn’t participate in such dangerous operations. What if something happens to damage my ship? It’s a small matter if the ship breaks down, if the total value on board is more than one billion. The precision scientific research equipment of the Great Britain Gold Coin is broken or lost. Doesn't it make me bankrupt?"

"I know your doubts, Vivienne." Her husband Paramedes replied, "But Great Britain will not let you work in vain. They will also compensate you for all the losses caused by this. It's nothing. So worried."

"Yes, they also said compensation last time. As a result, my research institute was attacked and almost completely destroyed. The compensation has not been paid yet..." The succubus hummed dissatisfiedly: "I have not talked to Arthur for this account. That's it."

"Then, can I cover the cost of compensation first?" The Leopard soldier also snorted: "Daddy Sphinx left me such a large inheritance, should it be enough to cover the cost?"

"Why do you want to help them pay?" Vivienne showed a more unhappy expression: "Aren't your property the property of our family? This is just using our property to repair our own boat. It doesn’t make sense in theory, right? And if you advance the money, what if they see that my ship is repaired and they no longer give compensation? We lost it in the end?"

"Vivian--"

"No, Palamy." The succubus gave her husband a blank look. "Give me a reason. Why do we have to sacrifice our own interests to do this kind of thing? I know that the storm will hit Cairo and the whole city will become Nothing. But the people over there will be arranged to take refuge, and the destroyed city will also be rebuilt. The funds for the reconstruction are provided by the insurance company and the Egyptian government. The loss of personnel and property is protected. So What are you afraid of?"

"...Do you really want me to explain?" the Leopard soldier asked in a low voice.

"Yes. Give me a reasonable reason. I am a scientific worker at any rate. You cannot convince me without a reasonable reason."

Palamidis sighed.

"Because of the Cairo Grand Casino and Cairo Hotel." He said: "Because those are all the hard work of the old Sphinx. Even if the old man is gone, his property is still inherited and some people are operating. For those who used to For the orcs who were saved by the old Sphinx and are now loyally working for the Sphinx Consortium, that is their home. I can’t sit back and watch their home be destroyed.”

"It's just that?" Vivienne asked, "Just because Daddy Sphinx claimed to be your father? Just because he gave you a lot of fortune? Just because it was in a human country. The orc gang here gives you a sense of belonging? Really, is it just because of this, Paramidis? It’s not like you."

Facing the question from his wife, the Leopard soldier was silent for a long time. And because his wife has been staring at him, he knows that if he doesn't tell the truth at this time, the other party will never believe his words easily. Vivienne has surprisingly keen intuition on this kind of things, and can perform a lie detection almost with just eyesight.

"Okay." The Leopard warrior sighed: "It's because of Phileos. It's because of the stadium under the Cairo Grand Casino. It's because of the sport they are passionate about, dark American football."

"Why?" Vivienne was puzzled, even if she could clearly feel that Paramidis hadn't lied: "Isn't it just a stadium, a sport, and a kind of entertainment? If it is destroyed, it can be rebuilt. Does this matter?"

"I had a phone call with Phileos this morning. The guy told me [Sandstorm Sphinx] was disbanded today. And from the tone of voice, he can hear how lost he is." Palamidis replied : "I know he wants to call on his former teammates to re-form a team. So the stadium full of memories, the place where they sweated on the court, must be a very important place. Something ruined. It is destroyed. Even if it can be rebuilt, it will no longer be the original place, and it will no longer have the taste of memories."

"So, what? Do we really need to do this to save that stadium, for the players, for your brother Filios?" Vivian shook his head and said: "I still don't understand. "

"Then I will tell you a story." Paramedes smiled bitterly. "But that is definitely not a pleasant story."

"Let's talk." Vivienne urged without emotion.

"When we were children, I formed a band of thieves with Phileos and other orc children. In order to survive, we went to human towns to steal food. Stealing food may be captured and killed, but if you don’t steal it, Will starve to death, we have no choice.

It was a hard and dark year.

Sometimes we are lucky, we can steal things smoothly and then escape; sometimes we are very unlucky, being caught by humans is just a beating. Many friends were even beaten to death. They even hung us upside down on the square to show the public and let us starve to death. Many comrades died because of this, and only the most tenacious and luckiest people could survive.

Although Phileos and I are the fastest runners and can often escape, humans are more cunning. They occasionally set traps and surround us in the city. That night we were caught in a trap set by humans and besieged in the city. Angry people chased us all night with torches. We can only hide in the darkest alley in the city, trying to escape.

Looking at the human beings who continue to explore the lanes in depth, after all, we thought that we could no longer escape, and we were about to be caught and interrupted by humans. But at that time an old man in the back alley opened a door and let us hide in his warehouse.

That old grandpa... he saved us.

He let us hide in the warehouse of his shoe store all night until the people in the town gave up hunting. He said that although a child stealing food is abhorrent, the crime is not deadly. He did not discriminate between us as beasts like other humans, he treated us as human beings.

In order to thank the old man, the two of us stayed in the shoe store for three days and worked for him. At first I only helped with cleaning, but later I also helped to make shoes. The grandfather did not give us monetary reward, because he knew that we had no use for the money. He gave us food, gave us two sets of clean clothes, and let us sleep on the soft hay. At the end of the night before leaving, he gave us a small ball.

That was the first time in our lives that Phileos and I worked hard and got paid.

After escaping back to the dark realm, Phileos cherished the ball that Grandpa gave him. He started to practice playing football in his free time, and even called a group of our friends to play football together. Of course, we don’t know the rules of the ball game in the human world, we just kick the ball and play foolishly. In that era, we might not be able to get enough to eat, but it was very stupid to spend a lot of energy on entertainment.

No one takes that seriously. Except for Phileos.

I often see him practicing playing football alone in the middle of the night. That probably became his hobby. God knows that a small gift given to him by a well-meaning old man at the beginning would have such a huge impact on him.

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However, no one took football seriously. At first, everyone just thought it was fun and accompany them. Gradually, they got bored. Fewer and fewer people played with us. In the end, only Phileos and I were left. Afterwards, I recuperated for a long time because I broke my leg while escaping, and Fileos had to take care of me while practicing playing football.

I asked him why he did this, and he said he didn't want to give up.

I told him that there is no point in doing this kind of thing. We orcs are discriminated against everywhere. It is not easy to survive. Even if we work hard, we will not change anything. He told me just to kick. Because he didn't want to be a thief all his life.

...Do you understand, Vivienne?

At that time, Phileos was really tired of the life of a thief. He wants to change, he wants to achieve something with his own power.

Even if no one agrees, even if everyone makes fun of him as a vain fool, he still stubbornly pursues the path he wants to take.

Even if the form changes, even if there are fewer and fewer people following him, he is left alone in the end, he still has not changed his original intention.

After so many years, I knew Fileos who was active on the court. He probably has found it, that belongs to him.

So... I want to help Phileos.

I don't want that storm to ruin his home, ruin his shelter. I want to protect that stadium anyway and give them a chance to do it again. And I can assert that even if the Sphinx team has been disbanded, Firaos will definitely regroup the disbanded and distracted players to form a new team.

Some people, in order to decide what they want to accomplish, do not count the cost and ask for no return.

Even if the world is indifferent to his efforts, treats his hard work indifferently, and regards his efforts as worthless;

As long as he doesn't give up, he will definitely achieve something in the end.

And I...I just want to secretly help the fool who works so hard, that's all.

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Vivi looked at her husband calmly, with a complicated expression on her face.

"Then we are the same." She said to herself.

"...What?" Paramidis didn't understand Vivienne's self-talk.

"Nothing." The succubus's attitude softened: "Okay. Since it was my stupid and lovely husband's request, I will do it. Why do you have such an understanding wife?"

"Yes, I was so moved that I was about to cry." Paramedes said jokingly.

Vivienne shook her head irritably, "Just carry [that] and let [Silver Shadow] rush into the storm?"

"I think so."

"The last time we broke through [The Great Storm] almost left us with no return, and we almost didn't even have enough fuel for the return trip." Vivienne complained: "What is the cost this time?"

"This time the storm wall is much thinner than the earth's own [Great Storm], so there will be no problem." Paramedes replied.

"But launching [that] also requires a lot of energy, which is fuel." Vivian said worriedly: "Maybe it will **** up [Silver Shadow] last bit of fuel, and then my ship will drift with the wind. , Until being thrown out of the storm."

"Even so, do your best." The Leopard warrior stretched out his hand and stroked his wife's face: "I'll go with you. We will bear the risk together. If something happens, even if I'm torn apart, Will protect you."

"Say some unlucky things..."

"Then say something festive." Paramidis looked at his wife affectionately: "When all this is over, when we return to Great Britain, when they give me the title of Honorary Knights of the Round Table In the future... let's hold a wedding. For so many years, we have only verbally promised to be a husband and wife, but I haven't given you an official status, which really doesn't work."

"Palami..."

"I will do my best to give you happiness, Vivienne. After all this is over, when the wedding is over, you will be my legal wife. Just like Phileos has been searching for his home all his life, you And children, you are my home."

"I am so small," Vivian said jokingly.

"It's okay to be smaller. Dreams have no distinction between big and small, no matter how high or low." Paramedes replied.