The color of blood faded from the little mage's reddened face. He lowered his eyes in frustration, like a wronged child, staring at his toes and not saying a word for a long time.

- Is the tone too vicious?

Ed reflected guiltily, and calmed down for a moment before speaking very gently, "When did we meet?" ”

Terry shook his head, his lips closed. Ed felt the compelling gaze and raised his head, not far away, the half-elf girl was staring at him coldly, a small dagger thrown from his left hand to his right hand, and from his right hand to his left hand, his eyes were as cold and sharp as a blade.

Ed rubbed his neck and decided to give up for the time being—he was too impulsive.

But as he let go of his right hand from the little mage's shoulder, Terry snorted and opened his mouth like a gnat, "...... I can't say. ”

Ed was stunned.

Is it "can't"...... Is it?

Such an answer can lead to a myriad of guesses. Ed was silent for a moment, then asked softly, "So we did meet...... Was that a long time ago, or a long time later?"

Terry finally looked up. He wasn't surprised that the question was so bizarre – he was excited and uneasy. However, his lips quirmed, and he finally just repeated: "I can't say." ”

Even this sentence "can't be said", he shouldn't have said it in the first place. However, he could not bear to be treated like a stranger like this.

Ed understood, but could only smile bitterly, and Keller Brian's calm and cold, moonlight voice seemed to ring in his ears:

"Time is beyond the gods, it cannot be created, it cannot be destroyed, its rules can only be followed by the gods - it is far more sophisticated and cold than all magic in the worlds, the slightest fluctuation is enough to change the whole world......"

Can't say.

At this moment, even if it was his son standing in front of him, he could only treat him as a stranger.

- Are you my son?

The sudden thought made him almost blurt out the question, and even though he tried to swallow it back, he still involuntarily touched the little mage's head.

- But Naria and I don't have freckles!

He thought.

- So I didn't marry Narya at all?!......

Thought after thought, he couldn't shake it off, and quickly and uncontrollably thought of a whole lot of mess.

Terry watched him stand there dumbfounded, his expression changing and growing more and more apprehensive.

He really shouldn't have said anything! He shouldn't even have shown that he knew him! He's been hiding so far away...... No, he didn't actually hide, he just went with the flow, Ed said it was the best way......

They are each immersed in their own world, and to others they are inexplicably in a relative daze. Gishel finally strode impatiently over and dragged Terry away, glaring at Ed fiercely.

The half-elf with short sandy hair looked like a short knife out of its sheath, and it looked like it might stab him at any moment, but Ed couldn't help but smile at her. Her edge is there to protect ...... That wasn't scary for Ed at all.

His smile was like a half-elf stab. The girl shrank back and looked at him like a fool...... It's like watching a monster again.

"Don't do that, this is Ed. Terry earnestly introduced the half-elf, "Ed is...... It's a friend. ”

"You're Gisel?" said his good friend Ed, smiling brightly, "I've heard your name. ”

Gichel looked at the two fools with a cold face, decisively threw Terry's arm away, turned his head and walked away.

Bertram, who had been watching from a distance for a while, stepped up and coughed. If the atmosphere continued to be so strange, he felt that they would have to hurry back to Hongwan Island to find a tavern to have a drink and sing - a little mage who lacked tension could handle it easily, and even thought it was quite cute, but with a priest who lacked tension, it was really easy to lose morale.

Now that the Unicorn has set sail, he doesn't plan to go home empty-handed. After returning from the North, Black Sail unexpectedly didn't bother them again, but Bertram would never think that Nine Toes would let them go.

And they won't let go of the nine-toed ...... The blood that soaked the deck on the day he lost his companion has not been washed away.

"About your father. He asked Ed, "With all due respect, what did Black Sail ask of you?"

"Ten ships laden with precious stones and gold coins. "Ed didn't hide it.

“...... With your identity, this is by no means what they really want. ”

"You know them better than I do...... What do you think they want?"

Bertram was silent for a moment before he uttered his guess.

"Nine Toes has been hit by some kind of curse. "Probably because he desecrated the bones of a dragon and made a boat out of it...... 'soul curse,' that's what Iss said." His body was almost immortal, and his soul was tormented—that's what Sesyana said. ”

“...... He wants me to lift the curse for him?" Ed spread his hands, "I've never heard of a 'soul curse'!"

"But you're the one most likely to do it - the elves and dragons are your friends. Sesyana said that the elves had lifted such a curse...... What's more, you are also the sage of the god of water. ”

Ed didn't deny it, just a wry smile tugged at his lips.

Of course, he probably wanted more. "I heard he's looking for Dragonbone Island...... It was the place where the dragons were buried. The bones of the black dragon he obtained, even if it gave him a terrible curse, made him the leader of the black sails, and people like him would never be satisfied. ”

"I don't know where the Island of Dragonbones is. Ed shook his head, but it immediately occurred to him that Iss must know.

“...... Iss will not divulge the secrets of Dragonbone Island for the sake of my father, or for me. I would never ask him to do that. He said, "He's my friend...... But he's also a dragon. ”

"Don't underestimate Nine Toes. "A lot of times he seems to have no plan, let alone a lot of thought, but for the most part, he gets there...... You can't imagine what he could do about it. After all, no matter how bad the result is, he will still be immortal, and he doesn't care about the other cost. ”

Ed couldn't help but sigh - so the enemy he was facing was a murderous, immortal, and completely unpredictable madman?

"I've heard that you're the only one who offended Nine Toes and was able to escape from him. Even though he understood that Bertram was probably waiting for this, he asked bluntly, "What do you think we should do with him?"

Bertram laughed, tiptoe to the deck.

"We've survived death time and time again, and that's what we rely on. "Faster than he is...... More unpredictable than him. ”

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