It must have been someone who knew Ed well. Understand his guilt and doubts, but also understand his true nature. He has a strong sense of curiosity and his own rules for acting in his own way, and he doesn't seem to follow any rules as long as he thinks they are right...... But deep down, he always regarded himself as an ordinary person - an ordinary person with a good upbringing, and some seemingly inconsequential secular norms and etiquette were almost instinctive to him. For example, if a locked door is not easily broken down without conclusive evidence, but if it is not locked...... Pushing it open and looking at it, it doesn't seem to be anything.

That "who" ...... Be vividly portrayed.

But Icabold knew Ed just as well. Once he realizes that he has indeed made a mistake, Ed is always prone to backing down. He will involuntarily fall into introspection and self-blame, and let go of the original problem.

But this time, after a brief silence, Ed spoke firmly: "In any case, I see that the purpose of others is not necessarily the final result I get. If you're willing to tell me the truth, rather than confusing me with these meaningful words, you'll probably be more willing to accept it...... Isn't that good?"

In the final rhetorical question, the tone was weakly lowered, and it seemed a little deflated, and inexplicably showed a little grievance and helplessness.

Ikabard was unconsciously stunned. He is used to this, when everything is in front of him, of course, the other party is too stupid to see the truth, he is willing to open his mouth to remind that it is already benevolent and righteous, and he never disdains to "explain" such a troublesome thing...... Even if that would make things a little simpler.

But why not? Most people in this world are stupid, and the young man in front of him has at least been trying to shoulder the responsibility that should not have been borne by him.

He turned silently, and Ed followed him silently, as if he had given up on getting an answer from him, a little frustrated, but not resentful.

He knew Ed didn't like him...... But in such a situation, he didn't really doubt him.

When he brought Ed back to Brooke's study, the overjoyed young man's eyes lit up.

“...... That book. Ikabard lifted his chin toward the desk, "Look at it." ”

Ed obediently walked around to the other side of the desk and didn't immediately start flipping through it. His gaze swept over the cover, which was obviously rubbed often, and even the tiny patterns on the corners of the book had to be carefully detailed.

"The book ......," he said hesitantly, "without an author?"

The corners of Ikabard's mouth curled up quickly and faintly, sinking again, perhaps without even noticing. More than a year ago, at the Collins Temple, he taught the young man with cynicism again and again that when reading a book, you should start from every detail of the cover, especially those precious hand-copied books, the pattern on the cover, the design of the title, and the way of signing it, in fact, all have their own meanings...... And he did not forget.

"This is a book written by the Sage. "But she didn't want it to be known because of her fame." Take it away...... Brooke may hope so, too. ”

The old pastor, who was not very smart, had always believed more than he had in these reckless young people that there were more possibilities.

It's not that he can't give Ed a direct answer, but, perhaps for the first time in his life, even he can't be sure if the answer is correct.

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When he returned to Neo City, Ed was greeted only by a few bored servants, and at the moment when he suddenly appeared, he was in full swing exchanging various rumors about the Archmage Tower, which also suddenly disappeared and suddenly appeared.

The Unicorn had not yet been repaired, Bertram's group was not home, and even Nalya and Iss did not know where they had gone—and no one dared to ask them. But since they had left together, Ed wasn't too worried. If there is any danger...... Isis will never take Naria with him.

He wasn't in the mood to hear any rumors. The Archmage Tower used an illusion to cover up the miserable state of being half burned, and it was still forbidden to enter and exit, and now those baseless rumors are really meaningless.

While waiting for dinner, he couldn't wait to open the book "Distant Mirror". As far as he knew, Felicity had signed only one book, and that was a collection of stories about the water goddess Ni'o, The Tears of Ni'o, which was extremely popular among believers...... It is also very popular among non-believers. Felicity's writing is vivid, the picture is very strong, and apart from the question of faith, it is also quite wonderful to read it purely as a storybook.

And "Distant Mirror" also seems to be a collection of stories. But if Icabold hadn't told him clearly, he would never have seen that it was Felicity's writing.

He had read The Tears of Ni'o, and he had read the diary he had found in the Temple of Collins. Felicity has a lively personality and has not changed much in old age, and his writing is therefore interesting, but this "Distant Mirror" is very simple and can only be regarded as smooth.

- Perhaps, in fact, it was written by Labeja?

Although the writing was dull, Ed read it carefully and became more and more fascinated - the narrative may be too peaceful, but the story is really fascinating.

The book pretends to be a wandering bard, who, in order to gather materials for singing, writes down all kinds of stories he hears along the way, from legends of the gods, distant history, and royal anecdotes, to ghosts in the countryside, and demons in hell...... Faith and war, love and adventure, all kinds of things. Each story is extremely short, as if it is afraid of adding a little more rhetoric, a little feeling, but the more I read it, the more interesting it feels.

There were so many stories and too many stories that Ed couldn't see what the purpose was. When the light dimmed, he lit a flame of light, and the cold dinner was thrown aside. It was only when a hand reached under his nose and pressed it tightly over the book that he looked up in a daze.

Isis picked up the book and glanced at it thoughtfully.

"Look, it's not a necromancer!" Ed quickly snatched it back, "I'm not going to stare at that book all day!

"I ...... Know the book. Isis said, "Felicity wrote?"

Ed's eyes widened, "Icabold said that the book didn't circulate much at all...... It shouldn't be famous, right?"

“...... More than a hundred years ago, Felicity helped the Black Rock Dwarves drive my mother out of 'their' territory. "But she also stopped the dwarves from harming it." My mother didn't want to owe a 'sage' any favors and promised to do something for her......"

At that time, the white-haired sage, who still had a girlish appearance, smiled and spoke:

"So...... Tell me a story. ”

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