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It was almost the last day of the year. White snowflakes were decorated with green and colored lights, and everywhere was filled with a cheerful atmosphere, even in winter, as the year was about to end.

The sky here was very clean, and in the winter, there were no clouds at all. Moonlight and starlight scattered over his body, as if covering him with a silver veil, but tonight, it was not as quiet as before. Tonight, the Elven defensive line was brightly lit, and what surprised Liang Yue was that the Elven defensive line was rather large.

The room that no one lived in for a long time was naturally filled with dust. Initially, Liang Yue had wanted to directly make Salia use magic to clean up the room, but Salia insisted on cleaning it herself, so it was only natural that he would clean it as well.

Uncle Linus didn't return either. He had been out for half a year. According to his neighbors, he hadn't returned for the past six months either.

Liang Yue turned her head and looked at the person sitting next to her, Selia, and looked at each other without saying anything. This situation had already become a daily occurrence in the past, and as he picked up the cup of tea on the stone table, the steam in front of his eyes rose, covering a little of the starlight in the sky.

Time passed by very quickly. In the blink of an eye, it was the second year. During this time, he had undergone a lot of changes, learned a lot of things, and gotten to know a lot.

He took a sip of his tea and then put the cup back on the table. With both hands by his side, he leaned back slightly and raised his head to look at the sky.

A few meteors streaked across the sky and disappeared in the blink of an eye. Before he could make his wish, however, before he could lose his hope, another few meteors streaked across the sky.

Tonight was the last day. On the last day of the year, the two of them had even intentionally come back from Hertonmart in a carriage. They had experienced the feeling that Liang Yue had gone to Hertonmart at the time.

Liang Yue, who was looking up at the starry sky, straightened her body and turned her head to look at Selia. "It's really beautiful!"

Hearing Liang Yue's words, Selia looked towards the sky. That starry sky was indeed very beautiful.

Seeing that Selia didn't seem to understand her meaning, Liang Yue couldn't help but laugh. Then, he shook his head and stopped looking at her.

This was the same feeling he had when he first saw Selia. Even though he had been able to see her every day since then, Liang Yue still liked her very much. She was truly beautiful.

"Remember?" He calmly said, "When we first met."

Salia turned around and looked at Liang Yue with a strange expression. "What's wrong? Why are you suddenly talking about the past?"

Although Liang Yue's words sounded calm, this situation was truly strange. After all, it was about to end.

"This year is going to end soon. Let's miss it!" Liang Yue shrugged her shoulders and said in a relaxed manner.

"What are you reminiscing about? You make it sound like you're an old man!" Although Salia said this, she still remembered what happened earlier. Thinking about what happened that day, she suddenly laughed.

What happened that day was truly unbelievable. The president of the student union was actually frightened by a few goblins, and was even saved by a rookie who didn't even know much about sword arts. What was even more unbelievable was that the rookie from when they met had already become the head of the academy's sword arts department.

Seeing how Selia was smiling so happily, for some reason, Liang Yue started to laugh as well. The two of them looked at each other as they laughed, and they became even happier.

The laughter gradually died down. Salia laid down on the stone table in front of her, turned her head to the side, and looked at Liang Yue. "Of course I remember what happened that day."

"How could I forget?"

"You were the most beautiful man I've ever met!" Salia suddenly slammed the table before grabbing Liang Yue's face and seriously looked into his eyes. "But to be honest, you were the weakest adventurer I've ever met."

Salia's words made Liang Yue smile bitterly.

"The weakest adventurer still saved you!"

"That's because I was scared." Salia retorted, blushing.

Liang Yue also stretched out her hand and held onto Selia's face with some hesitation. She looked into her eyes and earnestly said, "You are also the most beautiful person I've ever seen!"

Salia's face suddenly turned red as she shyly put away her hand and asked, "What nonsense are you talking about?"

"Thank you!" Liang Yue suddenly said calmly.

"En …" Salia answered.

The air became silent, the flowers bloomed in the sky, symbolizing the year that was about to end, and Selia and Liangyue also stood up and walked towards the street, the new year's bell gradually rang, the two people held each other's hand, they were silent, they slowly walked on the street, they did not think, they did not consider anything, when they arrived at the middle of the defensive line in the square, the magic projection was counting down the last minute, it just happened to be the last minute of the year of Alad 999, people's faces were filled with excitement and prayers as they stared at the changing numbers on the projection.

She looked at these ordinary citizens, praying for the future. Selia's face was slightly red, but she did not say anything and just quietly snuggled into his embrace. This was the first time he took the initiative to do so, making her feel very happy.

The young couple remained silent amidst the crowd of people. No one around them noticed that there were two lieutenants from the Duchy among them. They were also two of the younger ones among the continent's experts.

"Ten, nine, eight, seven, six!" As the numbers of the projections continued to change, the people in the plaza began to count down. The sounds grew louder and more orderly, until they shook the starry sky.

"Three... Two … "One!"

The numbers finally returned to zero. In the 999th year of the Alad calendar, he took his final step. The stopwatch for the new year welcomed the cheers and ribbons of countless people. Multicolored magic began to appear in the sky.

"Happy New Year!"

He looked at her, and she at him, and they said it softly.

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