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【24 Hours Before the Battle to Retake City 13】
The brilliant starry sky falls into this peaceful place through the huge glass dome overhead. It's already late at night in the park, and perhaps only those with their own concerns are here.
"Commander... still not here?"
Sitting on a corner of the park bench, Karenina quietly looked up at the stars in the sky. She wouldn't have been so restless like she is now. If only she could join the commander in this operation...
"Why can't I go with you?"
The already small room appeared even more desolate due to the lights hanging from the ceiling. And in front of me, Nikola wore a cold expression.
"I've said it before. It's not just you, it's the entire engineering team. Everything on the moon has not been completely finished, so we need your support. As for the construction of the fixed nodes after City 13..."
Suddenly, Nikola couldn't help but sigh.
"Do we have to wait until we completely recapture it?"
It's also because of Nikola's words. The originally irritable Karenina also lowered her eyes.
"What do you mean?"
"Literal meaning," Nikola replied calmly. He stood up and looked at the human's long-awaited planet outside the window, with a hint of reluctance and resignation, silently placing his palm on the window.
"We should all be clear about the importance of this planet. And this battle to recapture City 13 is said to be for the sake of leaving a true stronghold for the future of humanity. But I believe you also know that it will be a gamble. After all, you knew about the evolution and unpredictable development of Punishing Virus before. So... we also need another so-called backup plan."
"Then why..."
Before Karenina could ask, Nikola interrupted her. "I know what you want to ask. Why would Grey Crow Squad go, right?"
"......Hmm......"
"It's very simple. It's a symbol, as well as a kind of belief. You should be more aware than me of the influence of Grey Crow Squad. They have almost become a legend in the Sky Garden. So... any other questions?"
The sudden silence plunged the room into quietness once again. After a while, accompanied by a light sigh, Karenina turned her back.
"There is none. But if..."
Suddenly, Karenina turned her profile, and the glance in that moment made Nikola unconsciously purse his lips.
"I'd better not... If there were really 'ifs', I would never forgive myself."
Finally, as Karenina lightly touched her clenched fist to her chest and hurried out of the room as if she had something on her mind.
As for Nikola, after Karenina left the room, he suddenly slumped into a chair. It wasn't just because of the preparations since the launch of the 13th City Recovery Battle Plan. It was also because, seemingly since the list of participants had been confirmed, all of those women who had some connection to the commander had without exception inquired about events like today.
"His influence is indeed very significant. But... maybe it's not really a good thing after all... And if that kind of 'if' really happens..."
Staring at the bright incandescent light in front of him, Nikola suddenly felt it was too glaring. After a sigh, he tightened his grip on his chest.
"Can I really say those words again?"
Back to the present. As the suspended digital clock above the park continues to rotate. The crisp sound, like a whisper that touches the heartstrings.
(He ultimately couldn't make it after all...)
(Is it because he's too busy? Or is it because of Lucia?)
The name that suddenly came to mind made Karenina unconsciously slap her forehead.
"Why am I thinking like this? It's natural to care, isn't it? Especially after what happened to Lucia not long ago."
The whispers in her heart are still expressing her most sincere desires.
(But I also want to be like her.)
Perhaps even Karenina herself doesn't know when exactly such feelings sprouted in her heart. Perhaps it was a caring remark from the commander a long time ago, or a brief conversation under the stars one night.
A photo called treasure, a bond called tenderness.
Is it just a normal relationship between friends, or is it the silent affection that suddenly surges into a girl's heart?
Who can tell her?
The only thing I know is that Karenina did not appear excessively disappointed for not seeing the commander. Nor did she seem slightly jealous because she had seen the commander with Lucia. She just felt a little unwilling and a little puzzled.
Perhaps she feels that she is not strong enough, or perhaps she hopes that one day she can truly stand by his side.
But at least at this moment, in this park shrouded in starlight, surrounded by a gentle breeze and a hopeful smile, there is only one thing on her mind—
"Please make sure to return safely."
But if, if it really happens...
At that time, the smiling faces seemed to instantly turn into stiff, pale expressions. The park, which was sparsely populated just a day ago, was now already crowded with people.
The sun rises from the corner of the sky garden every day on time, but the departed loved ones can no longer see it.
This is not a celebration of victory, but a place of announcing failure and pain.
As the situation of the battle was conveyed through the broadcast and into the ears of everyone present, "I'm sorry" became the final word. Tears of resentment and unwillingness silently fell from Karenina's eyes.
She wanted to curse loudly at Nikola on the stage. But hearing about all the efforts made by Speaker Hasan, that resentment eventually turned into self-blame.
(Why couldn't I persist at that time?)
(Why didn't I go look for the commander that night?)
(Why? ....... Why?)
Too many questions, too many regrets.
But in the end, everything seems to have been settled.
(That's my choice...) Can it still be changed?
(That's my compromise...) Do you still want to change?
(That's why I've always hated my hesitant and cowardly self. At least... I don't want to believe it's true!)
So, she turned around and ran away...
At this moment... I just want to see you...
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