The shining Shoko Toyokawa

The reason why Maya has not acknowledged everyone is because she is afraid of getting them into trouble again.

But because of the damn fate, even though she didn't recognize everyone, she still walked on the same path.

Now, she can say to everyone: I am Xiaoxiang, and we can be good friends for life, right?

Does she really have the qualifications to let Aine bear such a heavy sin and deceive everyone all the time?

This time, as an enemy of Caius, can she guarantee that she will survive to the end and not let everyone lose a friend again?

These questions weighed on Maya's heart like a huge rock.

That simple "yes" seemed to carry the weight of a mountain at this moment, and Maya was so embarrassed that she couldn't say it.

If she wasn't wearing sunglasses, looking at the sadness and confusion in her eyes, An would probably get the answer immediately.

But there are no ifs in this world.

In her deafening silence, Ann's courage was gradually worn away.

She waited,

wait,

Wait a little longer!

Finally... gave up waiting,

"Hahaha…"

Sometimes sad people laugh,

"I'm sorry, Captain Maya, I just... I'm still dreaming..."

Because, if I don’t smile, how can I hide my sadness?

"That's right, if Xiaoxiang was still alive, how could he not come to find us..."

Having expectations for life and everything is a beautiful yet difficult quality.

Because people are often betrayed by expectations,

The more joyful the expectation, the more painful it is when you are betrayed.

So, many people have stopped looking forward to it.

Exhausted, An staggered back two steps. Maya subconsciously reached out to help her, but she dodged it with a much faster speed.

The dignity that An wanted to maintain was vulnerable in the face of sadness.

"do not come!"

An almost shouted this sentence.

The next moment, her voice was filled with tears.

"Don't let me have any expectations anymore!"

The pink-haired girl turned and ran away, as if to leave the deep sorrow behind.

But sadness is like a shadow, it will follow you even if you flee to the ends of the earth or the other side of the universe.

"Aine!"

Almost, just a little bit, Maya called out the pink-haired girl's name,

If there hadn't been a shrill alarm on the plank road,

"Damn it!"

Maya cursed.

I don't know if I'm cursing my own bastard self,

Or the incoming enemy,

Or maybe both.

On one side is a sad friend, on the other side is an attacking enemy,

The evil-minded God always puts her in a dilemma...

…………

……

When An wiped away her tears and ran to the hangar, Bai Shiki was already leading the attack.

"Nina, Miss An, you guys guard the hangar,"

Maya said, and without waiting for Rencai to object, she stepped on the flight pedal and left the hangar. The others quickly followed. The only ones left in the hangar were Mark Rabbit and Yashima, who was now struggling to run.

"Hey, your name is Niina, right?"

Renata, her arm in a cast, also arrived at the hangar. She stared at Renai, who was a bit taller than her, and said seriously, "Ms. An is very strong. Without her, it would be impossible to capture the Garuda this time. So, we can let her take the pilot temporarily..."

"Renata,"

An interrupted her and said seriously: "Rincai is not weak, and I am not familiar with Mark Rabbit."

"Sorry, Niina, but this kid didn't really interact with people before."

Rencai was a little angry at first, but since Andu apologized, she didn't take it to heart.

"I'll go to MS first...Miss An."

If there was anything else that bothered her, it was probably that An was not 'Chihaya'.

An smiled bitterly, slapped his face, took a deep breath, and got on the mobile suit.

Whether you are in pain or sadness,

War is war, the enemy will not stop attacking just because you are sad.

Along the way, An has long been accustomed to fighting in any emotional state.

An and Jinai were guarding the exit at the rear of the hangar. The battle that night was particularly long.

The enemy has been following and harassing us, but they flee as soon as we pursue them.

It was not until the next morning that they gradually ran out of supplies and were no longer able to harass the enemy.

The short-staffed maintenance crews and drivers were so exhausted that they could barely open their eyes.

Because of Yashima, his body was damaged and he has been on Garuda. An is one of the few people who can still hold on.

Therefore, when breakfast was delivered from the cafeteria,

An took the initiative to help the "canteen lady" whose upper and lower eyelids were also fighting, and delivered breakfast to others, especially the pilots waiting in the cockpit.

Delivering food to them is not an easy task.

After delivering meals to several drivers, An hesitated for a moment as he looked at the golden Bai Shi.

But she was already a mature adult, and who knew how many more battles she would have to fight with Caius. She couldn't just ignore the Thornless Leader or keep avoiding her for personal reasons.

She took a deep breath, climbed up the plank stairs, and reached the cockpit of the Baishi.

An looked inside and subconsciously moved softly.

Maya seemed to have fallen asleep at this time. Unlike other drivers, she wore a helmet even when on standby, as if she was afraid that others would see her face.

Just when An was about to call her like waking up others, Maya opened her lips slightly in her sleep.

A whisper came into the pink-haired girl's ears through the helmet made of resin and fiber.

An was stunned and didn't even notice that the breakfast in his hand had fallen.

Because Maya's dream talk was——

"Xiao Deng, I'm sorry"

Chapter 76: The happiest girl in the world, the time that cannot be crossed

That little word seemed to drop a nuclear bomb in An's heart.

Perhaps, the Xiao Deng she was talking about was not the Xiao Deng that An knew?

Or is it just woven and copied emotions and memories, a complete fake?

An's head was buzzing. He clearly hadn't figured out any of this yet.

But her body had already started moving, first closing the cockpit, and then turning off the communication.

Until then, Maya seemed to realize something and slowly opened her eyes.

She looked at the pink-haired girl standing in front of her, who looked like she was about to do something bad. Her head was a little confused, and she almost called out An Zhen's name subconsciously.

Maya was a very vigilant person, but An was not someone she needed to be on guard against.

The bright light shone on An's stunned face.

Maya immediately realized that something was wrong.

But before she could form any words to test her, the pink-haired girl took off her helmet with lightning speed, like a crouching tiger pouncing on its prey.

The next moment, her bewildered face and confused golden eyes were no longer an obstacle in An's sight.

"Xia..."

Hearing her call this name, Maya's pupils suddenly contracted and trembled.

"No...it should be Xiaoxiang, you are Xiaoxiang, right?"

This was supposed to be a question, but An said it now, as if he had completely confirmed it.

"No, I..."

Maya subconsciously struggled a bit, but before she could finish her lie,

The pink-haired girl suddenly hugged her.

As if afraid that she would run away, or worried that he was dreaming,

Ann's arms squeezed Maya so hard that it hurt, as if he wanted to merge her into his body and never separate again, until... forever.

"Wow"

Of course, 'Maya' is not just a dream,

When I felt the real presence of her body temperature, all the sadness, pain, regret, and ecstasy of regaining what I had lost over the years disappeared like steam meeting cold air.

In an instant, tears condensed into small drops in the pink-haired girl's eyes.

Countless small water drops gathered together and turned into a 'heavy rain'.

Accompanied by the aggrieved and joyful cry, tears fell like rain, and in the blink of an eye, the pink-haired girl burst into tears.

Maya had already thought of several words of 'defense'.

But such weak lies, even if there are a thousand or ten thousand of them,

They were all vulnerable in front of the pink-haired girl's tears.

Maya's mind was blank. There was no longer any consideration or calculation. All that was left was guilt... and sadness.

"Don't cry, please stop crying, okay?"

At this moment, she was as clumsy as a little girl trying to coax her sister. She didn't know where to put her hands, and in the end she could only carefully pat the pink-haired girl's back.

But this only made the pink-haired girl cry even louder.

Ultimately, the core mechanism of the instinct of crying has existed in human instinct for hundreds of thousands of years.

It's not about precious salt and strength, which are so abundant that it doesn't matter if they are wasted.

It is people who are calling out, calling out for others’ love for themselves,

Many times, people can only survive by relying on the love of others.

Therefore, crying, an instinct that wastes energy, has been passed down through the human gene.

Babies are most vulnerable when they first come into this world, so they cry the loudest.

Therefore, the pink-haired girl who longed for Maya, or the one Xiangzi loved, cried so loudly.

Of course, no matter how loud you cry,

If the other person doesn't love you at all, it will only make him (her) upset.