Chapter 305
. And so, he lay in eternal slumber.
Night fell quietly.
The setting sun, like blood, dyed the sky a poignant dark red.
The moment the palace gates closed completely, the eternal seal was activated.
The entire palace fell into a deathly silence.
Sam was left alone, leaning against the cold stone pillar.
He listened to the faint chirping of insects and the sound of explosions in the distance, and felt the cold wind carrying the smell of blood and burnt flesh brush against his cheeks.
His breathing grew weaker and weaker, and his vision became increasingly blurry.
Everything before my eyes turned into blurry light and shadow.
He knew he was about to die.
I'm sorry, Firefly.
I might... not be able to wait for you to come back.
But... this is for the best.
After all, this way... I won't have to see her sad face anymore...
With his last ounce of strength, he slightly raised his head and gazed up at the starry sky, which was tinged with dark red by the smoke and fire.
In the distant depths of the starry sky, where he could no longer see clearly.
He felt as if he could see it again.
I saw a silver-haired girl piloting a mecha, flying freely in the boundless universe.
Her face wore a bright, carefree smile.
She flew so high, so far...
He flew towards that place he could never reach.
The sky is called... "Future".
"Fly..."
Sam's lips moved slightly, uttering a barely audible murmur.
"mine……"
"firefly……"
The words fell.
A smile slowly bloomed on his lips.
next second.
The last bit of strength supporting his body dissipated.
Sam's eyelids slowly closed, and the hands that had been supporting his body fell limply to his sides.
All sounds are silent.
Only a cold breeze brushed against his lifeless profile, stirring up a few fragments of dust.
The greatest genius of the Grammer Empire.
The most steadfast guardians of the Grammer Knights.
The Empress's most loyal subject.
Sam, who burned everything to protect... the nameless hero named Lu Li.
And so, he lay in eternal rest.
……
The scene on the sky froze at that moment.
The black and white color scheme enveloped the entire screen.
Only the man who lay peacefully by the stone pillar, having died, retained his final colors.
The entire universe seemed to be muted at that moment.
Time, space.
Everything came to a standstill.
Dead silence.
A deathly silence.
I don't know how much time passed.
"Wow--!!!!!"
A heart-wrenching wail shattered the deathly silence of Chang Le Tian.
It is March 7th.
She couldn't hold back any longer and burst into tears, hugging Xing beside her.
"Waaaaah... Sam... Lu Li... he... he's dead..."
"He's dead again..."
"Why... Waaaaah... Why does it always happen like this..."
With red eyes, Xing kept patting her back, but couldn't say a word.
Walter silently took off his glasses, wiped his eyes, and let out a heavy sigh.
Fu Xuan and Ting Yun both remained silent, their expressions complex.
And under the roof.
Kafka, Kagami, and Shiro were all frozen in place, staring blankly at the sky.
Looking at the man who peacefully closed his eyes.
at the same time.
aside.
Lu Li finally couldn't help but sigh softly.
He knew this moment would come sooner or later.
But when it actually happened... the frustration in his chest still made him feel a little breathless.
This time, he didn't try to numb himself with "that's not me".
Because he knew it was no use anymore.
When you see "yourself" come to an end in this way.
The sorrow and pain that emanated from the depths of his soul made it impossible for him to remain completely detached.
However, it was this barely audible sigh from him.
Like a switch, it instantly shattered the deathly silence of the scene.
Kafka, Kagami Ryu, and Shiraho.
As if they had agreed beforehand, all three of them turned around at the same time and looked at him.
Lu Li's body stiffened, and he swallowed hard.
Now that the story has temporarily come to an end... they're going to start "interrogating" him again, aren't they?
But what Lu Li didn't expect was...
This time, they didn't interrogate him like before, and they didn't even say a word.
They just... just looked at him.
She stood there quietly, her eyes red, her expression a complex mix of sadness, heartache, and pity.
And... a possessive gaze fixed intently on him.
That gaze seemed to etch his entire being, including his soul, into his very bones.
Lu Li: "..."
This……
Lu Li couldn't help but shiver.
I don't know why.
He felt that the current situation was even more terrifying than when they had surrounded and questioned him earlier.
He would rather they were shouting and attacking him like they had just done.
This silent gaze... it's fucking terrifying!
……
at the same time.
I saw Sam slowly close his eyes.
The cosmic network outside the celestial canopy completely erupted into chaos.
【No!!!!!!!!】
[I fucking...I fucking...Fuck you!!!]
I can't accept this! I can't accept this ending!!!
【Aaaaaaah! Sam! Don't die!】
【Sam!!! You come back to life!!!】
[Waaaaah... My pure love warrior... My hero... Just like that... Gone...]
Why...why did it have to be like this...why did it end like this again...?
[Screenwriter, you have no heart! You have no heart at all! I'm going to send you razor blades!!!]
[Skyfall! I'll kill you! Give me back Sam! Give me back my God of Pure Love!]
Fly, my firefly... Waaah... Even in his dying moments, he was still thinking of her...
Where is Firefly?! Is she coming back soon?! Does she know Sam is dead?!
Stop talking... Stop talking... I'm really going to cry... This is even more heartbreaking than the previous two scenes...
Countless viewers cried out, cursed, and rejected this cruel ending in the live chat.
However, the sky paid no heed to their cries of agony.
The image started flowing again.
The scene speeds up, and the camera zooms out.
It was aimed at the edge of the Grammer star system.
A battered warship, seemingly on the verge of falling apart, struggled to break through the blockade of the remaining insect swarm and slowly descended towards the desolate capital planet.
The hatch opened.
A familiar figure ran out from inside.
It was a firefly.
But at this moment, her face did not show the joy of completing the task, nor the anticipation of reuniting with her beloved.
Instead, it was all pale.
There is only one reason.
That was... Her Majesty the Empress's order to disband the Iron Cavalry.