Chapter 383 Bird of Loyalty
Sunset
The Cooper is near the G.12 Naval Base military dock port.
Yana stood at the bow of the ship, preparing to go ashore, and looked back.
It was discovered that Arthur and Hancock, who had just been standing on the deck, had disappeared silently.
The soldiers at the dock were filled with shock and confusion.
Shani, who greeted her, was staring at Yana in astonishment. She knew very well what this meant.
The Four Emperors who were missing in the newspaper successfully solved the mystery with the facts before our eyes.
Red-haired Shanks disappeared because of Arthur's own actions.
Otherwise Yana wouldn't have come back so soon.
Yana looked at the rear deck and smiled slightly. She didn't need to guess where Arthur was at the moment.
Yana went ashore alone, and soldiers from the G.12 Naval Base swarmed over to show concern for her injuries and experience.
In this way, she was escorted back to the base safely.
"Being embraced by the people of this island? Not bad either."
At the very top of the G.12 base fortress, the military flag flutters in the wind.
Arthur sat on top of it, carrying a large piece of raw animal meat, and watched Yana's every move below.
Next to him, Hancock stood beside him wearing a fox mask.
"A peaceful daily life?" Arthur's eyes narrowed and he stood up quickly.
"It doesn't belong to me anymore."
He took Hancock quietly to the cemetery, to Cooper's grave.
The grave was covered with the dragged raw meat.
This is its favorite type of food. Compared to cooked food, raw meat is more suitable for Cooper's appetite.
"Go walk around town and do some shopping, Hancock."
Arthur stared at the tombstone, as if he had found himself again at this moment, and said to Hancock:
"Let me be alone here for a while, don't disturb me."
Hancock understood that Arthur wanted to be alone, so she said goodbye to him and walked towards the noisy crowd alone.
In front of Cooper's grave, Arthur turned around and lay in front of the tombstone, looking up at the sunset in the sky.
"The original plan was... we would find pure gold together, and then travel across several eras to build a good relationship with the person with the ability of the Operation Fruit, so that they can use their ability of immortality surgery on us.
In that way, we can truly depend on each other, ignore everything, and live peacefully forever in this fantasy world.
At that time, hatred and tragic experiences were not important.
Even if they are not strong enough, I can wait until they are old and kick them to death...
Hahahaha…hahahaha, what a wonderful fantasy…Cooper."
As he recited, Arthur let out a laugh filled with despair and joy.
“But I am stubborn and stubborn… I hold grudges… I want everyone who treats us badly to die miserably.
I want to stand on the highest peak in the world and quietly watch those who have spoken rudely to us and abused us violently fight each other, and die one after another in resentment and humiliation. "
Soon, Arthur took out another barrel of fruit wine and two cups.
Very simply, he filled his own cup like an ordinary person and then filled another empty cup.
"Then, kids, we can play and have fun all day long, and behave however we want without any worries."
He downed the contents of the cup in one gulp and poured another cup onto the soil in front of Cooper's tombstone.
This kind of mourning and remembrance is a tradition engraved in Arthur's bones.
He knew very well that once a living thing died, everything was gone.
No matter how glorious your life is or how great your achievements are.
No matter how future generations praise it, its reputation will last forever.
That's all fake, they're all made up by later generations to spread positive or negative energy.
To cultivate a group of people that they, others, organizations, forces, and the country need.
There is no right or wrong in this, it’s all about using the final value to fill people with faith and belief.
"But...you...why can't I...follow my heart?"
Arthur almost choked up when he said this.
He really wanted to start over again, not be so naive, not look forward to good things, and live his life as he pleased.
But in his current situation, he had to do something cruel.
It will be extremely cruel, and many, many people will die.
The hurtful past, the only tombstone that can speak to his inner feelings, becomes Arthur's way of releasing his inner feelings.
"But we can't go back...we can't go back...we've killed so many people...there's no going back, Cooper."
Arthur talked endlessly from sunset to night, as calm as a chatterbox.
He kept talking to himself at Cooper's tombstone.
Looking back at the road we have come.
Looking back on this tragic life.
During this process, Arthur fell into a deep sleep without any protection.
In the dark, a huge transparent wing wrapped him beside the tombstone.
A fat eagle over three meters tall seemed to be really next to him.
He lowered his head, put his face close to Arthur's, and then quietly soothed his extremely traumatized heart.
……
G.12 Naval Base, inside the base commander's office.
In the dim room, a candlelight flickered in front of Yana's desk.
"Go home and rest, Shani. I'm fine. You don't have to watch over me."
Yana was holding a pen and writing something at length.
At the desk, Shani folded her arms across her chest, looking extremely worried, and stayed by her side seriously.
"You need to rest, Xiaona." Shani said to her with a guilty look on her face.
"I need to finish writing this. If you have nothing to do, you can go to the pub and find a male model to have some snacks. Don't treat me like a child."
Faced with Yana's words, the worry on Shani's face instantly turned into confusion.
"I... am I giving you this impression?
Family matters are family matters and have nothing to do with that.
The soldiers don't know they will die in that mission, so they enjoy themselves while they can, do you understand, baby?
It is a system of administration... also known as the last thing a soldier does."
Yana stopped writing, looked up at Shani, and did not deny the facts in her words.
Seeing that Yana ignored her, Shani curiously moved closer to look at the text she was writing.
"Ah? What is this?" Shani felt a little confused when she saw the content of the text.
The text reads: "Bird of Loyalty" in four large characters.
And the painting that Yana drew herself in the text shows Cooper’s handsome and fat figure.
"Cooper's bird, the bird of loyalty. This is the only thing I can do for Uncle Cooper.
Its own character seems to be very timid, but courage and loyalty overcome weakness.
I had never seen this kind of bird before, or in any encyclopedia of biology.
This is my father's only companion. I always feel that he is much closer to me than any of my family members."
Shani pointed at Yana's forehead and said, "Silly girl, do you understand what kind of cruel crime your father committed?
He is anti-human. Even the world government would not dare to kill millions of people easily.
The City of Seven Waters, the Kingdom of Rommel, and Jarzburg…
For the crime of genocide alone, he alone has three..."
As Shani was talking, she noticed that Yana was suddenly staring at her seriously.
She seemed a little angry, as she always did when talking about Arthur's brutality.
He has the same personality as Gion, completely covering up for others.
"Okay... okay... let's not talk about that infuriating guy anymore.
Speaking of this eagle... In the past few decades... I don’t think I have seen such a spiritual eagle.
The eagle that stayed with Arthur was like a human being. "
The topic changed, and Yana also smiled: "Right, Shani, you should know a lot about Uncle Cooper, right?"
"Well... my biggest impression is that it always brought your father to the G.12 base with blood all over his body, and was anxious for Gion to treat Arthur...
Being loyal to Arthur all his life, being tied to Arthur's fate, but ending up like this... Alas, it's quite sad."
Shani gestured with her hands to show Cooper's original appearance and said:
"At first, the eagle next to Arthur was no different in size from an ordinary eagle. It took decades for it to grow to more than three meters."
"Hmm! Really?" Yana became alert, grasped the key points, and wrote quickly.
"One of the characteristics of the Cooper's Bird: its size gradually increases over time"
That night, with the help of Shani, Yana completed the record of "The Bird of Faith".
She received formal education since childhood and perfectly inherited the Gion skills.
She is proficient in everything, whether it is music, chess, calligraphy, painting, poetry, wine, flowers or tea.
