Who hid My Corpse!-Chapter 274: Eighty-six Holy Sound_2

"The past is the past, the present is the present," Yuri said indifferently, "The shackles that bound us are gone, and some impudent fools think nothing can hold them back anymore. I must tell them that such thinking is very foolish."

Yuri's words also pointed out a very serious problem that was present in Lyra City.

That is, the two "locks" of body and mind of the people of Lyra had vanished, meaning many things that the people of Lyra would never have thought about or done were now being entertained and acted upon.

In this most difficult time of reconstruction, robbers, thieves, and bandits, terms completely unrelated to Lyra in the past, had finally made their appearance in the city.

Clearly, the divine calamity a month ago had not only deprived them of machinery but also of order.

Now, like other cities, they had to maintain many things through force.

Hence, though the Devil and the Skeleton Corps had been disbanded, the new security forces required even more hands.

After all, whether internally or externally, the people of Lyra now had to protect themselves.

"Yeah, just beat up the idiots when you encounter them," Ina shrugged, agreeing with Yuri's remarks. "Frankly, it's not so bad. Had it been possible before, I'd have given those who accused my father a good beating a long time ago. Oh... it's about time."

She glanced at the pocket watch in her hand, one of the increasingly rare creations that could operate without Lyra's divine power.

"I should go pick up the kids." Ina waved her hand and turned to leave, still complaining, "The school's let-out time is getting later and later. It's really annoying."

Watching Ina's carefree demeanor, Yuri couldn't help but smile.

But he still called out to Ina, "You didn't answer my question just now."

"Hm?" Ina stopped and looked sideways at Yuri, "What?"

"I just asked, are you really not leaving?" Yuri asked.

"Tsk, my father and my brother are here, how could I leave?" Ina gave a reply that didn't surprise Yuri and then she lifted her head, looking again at the Order Sword that shielded her from the sunlight. After squinting her eyes, she softly said, "Besides, I always feel like he's looking at me."

After saying this, Ina smiled at Yuri once more before turning around completely and walking out from the cool shade beneath the Order Sword, stepping into the late-evening sun that was no longer that fierce.

Yuri watched her back until it disappeared from view before retracting his gaze and murmuring with a smile, "How nice."

Before his words fell silent, he saw a Knight rush over and whisper something in his ear.

Yuri's smile faded bit by bit.

"It's still come then."

He sighed lightly and looked towards the city's outskirts.

"Holy Sound."

...

"Shocked, you didn't get into a fight with anyone today?" Ina teased with a look of surprise while holding Ju's hand, "Could it be you've really become sensible?"

Ju was annoyed by Ina's comment and tried to pull her hand away, but it was useless.

At school, she had roughhoused her way through, and those minor bullies who had lost the protection of machinery were no match for her.

But faced with Ina, the former deputy of the Pioneer Force, she was still too green. Her rough little hands that had grown up fumbling with machinery could not twist away from Ina's larger hands, calloused from wielding a sword for a decade.

The more she struggled, the more amused Ina became, always beaming a smile that was irritating.

"You're so annoying," Ju told Ina.

"Tsk, it hasn't been long, and you already find me annoying," Ina said, feigning deep sadness, "It's true, the more responsible the parent, the less appreciated they are by the children."

Ju subconsciously wanted to retort, "You're not my parent at all," but she forcefully held back the words at the tip of her tongue and simply pursed her lips, looking grumpily sullen.

Ina saw this and her eyes crinkled more deeply, appearing somewhat malicious.

...It had been a month.

After the divine calamity, Ina had adopted Ju.

To be precise, adoption wasn't exactly the right word, for order had collapsed, and in the disaster that claimed thousands of lives, there were countless children who lost their families. No one cared about a child who had never known her father.

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Thus, without any formalities, Ina simply took Ju under her wing.

Unlike Gerard, Ina was a woman herself and had also experienced a time without her parents, so she naturally had an advantage over Gerard when it came to approaching Ju.

"Always frowning, try to smile a bit," Ina pinched Ju's cheek, causing Ju to try to dodge repeatedly.

Although the situation in the city had not been great this past month, food was plentiful, so Ju's condition was much better than the malnourished state she'd been in before; even her face was fleshier than it used to be.

"Don't keep touching me!" Ju shouted.

She really didn't know how to deal with Ina.

No one else would treat her like this, as long as she looked angry, others would either frown and walk away or come up to her with a stern face and start a fight. Only Ina would completely disregard her mood and go straight to touching, all of Ju's disguises were useless in front of her.

This made Ju feel deeply perplexed.

Just a month ago, Ina was not like this.

That night a month ago, when everything had ended, Ju found Ina wandering lost in the ruins. Ina was covered in blood, disheveled, truly resembling Gerard.

Ju gave Ina the letter left by Gerard, as she had promised him.

After reading the letter, Ina cried unrestrainedly, like someone who had lost everything.

And when Ju wanted to leave, Ina suddenly hugged her.

Ju instinctively wanted to push her away, but then she heard Ina whisper in her ear, "From today onwards, I am also a child without a father... From now on, let us live together."

At that moment, Ju lost the strength to push her away and silently agreed to it all.

After that, Ina became what she was now.

Listening to that odd little tune that Ina hummed, Ju really wanted to ask if Ina was the same person as a month ago.

But...

She lifted her head and saw Ina's slightly upturned lips, as well as the side of her face bathed in the evening glow. In the end, she said nothing and slowly turned her head away.

But at that moment, she heard a strange melody coming from afar.

At that moment, Ju suddenly felt dazed, and a rush of odd emotions came over her.

She felt like crying,

like laughing,

like embracing something.

And she felt like... kneeling down,

kissing the earth.

But a sharp "clang" pulled her out of her daze. She lifted her head and saw Ina standing in front of her, the Blazing Fire Sword already drawn, its reflection turning Ina's smiling face from a second ago ice cold.

"Stay behind me," Ina said to Ju, "Don't move."

The commanding tone left no room for doubt, and Ju immediately stood still.

But she still looked toward the end of the street where countless people of Lyra suddenly knelt down, worshipping something.

That mysterious and melodious tune grew louder.

Soon, Ju's eyes widened.

What did she see?

A snow-white Unicorn.

And the carriages it drew, with Black Mages whose faces were shrouded on either side.

But perhaps it was a coincidence; at that moment, the sun went down, darkness was slowly stepping in, and their location happened to be the boundary between dusk and darkness.

They were stepping on the glow of twilight, carrying the melody, but behind them, there was only darkness.

Ina narrowed her eyes slightly, her words filled with coldness and dread.

"Holy Sound."

...

Inside the carriage compartment, a young girl wearing a witch's hat carefully pulled back the curtain, looking curiously at the people kneeling outside the carriage.

"Hewinia," an old voice said, "Remember your identity."

Like a startled rabbit, the girl immediately retreated back.