(The most significant vulnerability in the dragon's countdown, Yako feels like she won't be able to write...... Kozmo, Kazmo !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! please see the work for details.................................................................................................................................................................................... ）

In a house made of white brick with a black chimney, two people stared at each other in a room deep on the second floor. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 infoOne of the two is the owner of the house, a middle-aged man who works as a sword teacher in the Imperial Palace. The other is a young man who broke in without the consent of the owner of the house, and the identity of the young man is not ordinary illustrious, not only the young master of the high-ranking nobleman, but also the dragon slayer knight who became the owner of the Excalibur a few months ago.

"What you say is true?"

"I can't believe my eyes, Your Highness has made it impossible for me to tell it, I have been keeping this secret for the past few days, and I am afraid that I will leak my mouth every moment. I really can't stand it, I have to leave, Lord Dragon Slayer, I've leaked the secret, and you promised it, just let me go!"

"I didn't keep this secret, I couldn't do what the eldest prince told me, and if I don't leave, I ......!"

He took leave and didn't go to the palace just to pack up his things and leave immediately, there was no way to do this, maybe he thought about it for a long time before making this decision. Either way, if Lance had been one step late, nothing could have been done.

Lance took a deep breath, such a shocked fact, the other party was so panicked, at this point there was no need to lie and deceive himself.

Everything is in the plan of the eldest prince, the eldest prince hopes that he will find out this fact, so he did not explain the matter directly, which is also the temptation of the eldest prince to himself.

"That's right, I swore to the gods of the four directions that I would keep you safe, which is why you revealed to me what happened at that time. ”

"I won't lose my word, don't worry, the eldest prince will not pursue you for leaking the secret, you take this to Jeppely's house, tell the butler your request, and he will arrange everything for you. ”

"I ...... Can you leave? Can you leave now?"

"Yes. ”

"Can I really leave? What you said is true, the eldest prince will not pursue ?!!"

"I promised, do you want to stay here?"

Lance placed his right hand on the Sword of Thunder.

"I'll leave right away!"

He was very afraid of Lance's Thunder Sword, afraid of Lance's threat, and just now it was because of the Thunder Sword that he had to tell the secret, if he provoked Lance and used that divine sword, no matter how powerful he was, he couldn't escape.

After staying in the palace for a long time, it is inevitable that you will become more and more cautious.

Lance saw that the fellow had packed up his things two or three times, and ran away in a hurry, faster than a horse.

"Next ......"

Lance rubbed his forehead, he didn't get enough sleep, and he could barely cope with the tiredness when he went out, but with the fact that this matter had become so complicated, his head was a little messy, like he had been stirred into a paste, and he had no clue.

"It's terrible, this state. ”

Slapping his face with three points of force, trying to look better, Lance walked around the garden a few times, trying to be more energetic in a green environment, and had a refreshing cup of black tea prepared.

I stayed for about half an hour, although it was a little later than a few days before, but it didn't affect the impression of the eldest prince who liked to test others. Lance picked up the Sword of Thunder and headed out for the palace.

When Lance met Norn, the little Highness was still enjoying his breakfast.

"I'm coming, Your Highness Norn. ”

Norn watched Lance come in, nodded, and picked up the napkin on the table to wipe the grease on his chin as he ate. Since Lance Jepéry's first day at the palace, Norn has given him permission to go anywhere in the area, including the Norn's residence without his own permission.

Lance sat across from Norn and waited for Norn to wipe out all the breakfast on the table before cutting to the chase.

"It's almost time, and we can get down to business. ”

When Norn put down the dishes, the maid next to him immediately cleaned up the table, took all the dishes on the table, bowed to him, and withdrew, and when he went out, he heard Lance's signal and closed the door.

"Your Highness, before I came over this morning, I discovered a rather surprising fact. ”

"The results of the investigation?"

"That's right, it's about you. ”

"I?"

Norn was stunned for a moment, unable to understand what this meant.

"On the day when the badge was missing, you met the Grand Prince in the hallway, and the Grand Prince walked towards you, and you, doing something shocking, drew a sword and stabbed it at the Grand Prince. Witnessing this scene happened to be the third person who arrived at the scene, the sword teacher of His Royal Highness Norn. ”

"Fortunately, the eldest prince suffered a minor injury, so there is no major problem. ”

"You, why did you do that?"

Lance stared at Norn, who had been stunned since then, and Norn froze, unable to speak.

The slightest change in Norn's face did not escape Lance's sight, and Lance always watched Norn's every move, even if it was a breath, or a frown.

"You...... Why do you know?"

Norn's expression became strange, as if he was facing some kind of unacceptable and incomprehensible truth, a very peculiar expression, and it seemed to include a kind of confusion.

"It's true, seriously, I can't believe it, why did you do such a thing, badge, is that just an excuse?

Even if this highness is young, no matter how ignorant he is, he will definitely not be able to make such a dangerous move.

"Your Highness Norn, are you accumulating too much pressure?"

Lance deliberately said something that seemed unreasonable, he felt that this matter was definitely not that simple, it was impossible for a member of the royal family to stab someone else with a sword because of pressure, not to mention, that person was his father.

He wanted to know what Norn was thinking, Norn's reaction.

"That's what I did, but I didn't want to do that!!!"

Norn's reaction changed from a sluggish slow half beat to a fierce one, with a great contrast between the front and back, and he kept shaking his head, trying to justify himself, "I didn't know about that incident, my head was blank at the time, and when I reacted, I saw my father covering his flank!!"

Norn opened his throat and shouted, along with his voice becoming sharper and very emotional, shaking his head while repeating the same sentence over and over again, "I didn't mean it, I didn't mean it, I didn't mean it!!!!"

"I didn't mean it, I didn't mean it, I didn't mean it!!!!"

"That's enough, please calm down!!"

Lance was surprised by Norn's reaction, not only by the other party's words, but by the whole thing, there were too many doubts.

Next, Lance spent a lot of time trying to calm Norn's emotions, and although Norn still kept muttering things like he didn't mean to, he couldn't change the real events that happened. Judging by his reaction, I believe that he will probably be able to return to his usual state after leaving this room, because that thing is not something that can be easily said to others.

Lance and Thunder Sword discussed a few words and came up with an idea.

Leaving the palace, Lance went to the temple branch to inquire about the head priest, but the result was not as expected. Lance simply stayed in the branch, hoping to learn about the Shadow Mage and the like.

The knights and clerics of the temple branch knew nothing about the shadow mages, and Lance could not obtain useful information from them, so after repeated questioning, the priest of the temple introduced Lance to a place that had the largest collection of books on the entire continent.

"Suzaku Temple, that's too far. ”

However, Lance made a note of the place and would visit it if he had the chance.

Lance walked out of the temple branch and walked around the street for a while, his thoughts became more and more messy, what happened in the past few days, his head simply couldn't deal with it, even if he had good action, the progress was still in a stagnant stage.

At noon, Lance went back to lunch, and reported to his father the progress of the matter, concealing the assassination of the Grand Prince by Norn, and waiting for the suspicions to be clarified.

At one o'clock in the afternoon, Lance again came to the temple branch, and it is said that the shaman-master came to the branch at some time in the afternoon.

Lance spends his time here in the Temple Branch, chatting with the Branch Knights, talking about the Temple, and talking about Neil, the Dragon Slayer Knight of the Sword of Light.

Neil has been recognized by the Sword of Light since he was very young, even if he is younger than Lance, he has more qualifications and experience than Lance, and sometimes Lance even feels that his years in the Demon Martial Arts Academy have been wasted.

Unconsciously, chatting and chatting, Lance actually fell asleep.

When I came to this special building like the temple branch, the fatigue of my body and mind seemed to be released, and I couldn't help but relax, and the high tension and vigilance in my heart disappeared, after all, I was too tired.

"Here it is...... Mountain city?"

Lance was in the middle of the city of Ridimpa, standing on the almost empty street, strangely quiet, with a familiar figure at the front of the street.

"Is that you?

There was no sound in front of him, and the figure resembling Chtis did not turn around, but he was dressed exactly the same as that day, and Lance never forgot that day, Kthis was ...... because he protected himself

Lance felt very sad, if he had been stronger, Kris would not have suffered such a thing.

"I'm sorry, but if I had more strength, you wouldn't ...... Also, Danica won't be missing either......"

The words choked slightly, and I couldn't suppress my sadness.

It all stems from one's own powerlessness.

"I'm sorry ......"

"I'm really sorry, I don't expect you to forgive me. ”

Even if the ketis in front of him is an illusory shadow, not real.

But what is the point of saying such things now? it is just to lighten his guilt, purely to make his heart better, and the essence is for himself, Lance has not been able to do anything.

Either way, what happened will not change, the past will not be repeated, and Lance can only repent in his dreams.

"Kthis...... Sorry, forgive me for saying that. ”

The figure of Ktis slowly disappeared, and Lance tried to reach out, but it was too late, he couldn't touch it at all, and Kthis was no longer in place. Suddenly there was a fog around the street, and the white fog quickly spread outward, quickly covering everything out.

“……”

"How I wish you wouldn't leave, Kretis. ”

I was the only one left, and the street that really became empty, tried to take a step, but I was a little hesitant.

If it were to be myself, what kind of loneliness would it be, to leave this world alone, to be so lonely, to be able to leave nothing, to exist no more.

"Lance. ”

Suddenly, Lance froze. Hearing this voice, this voice that has been extremely familiar since childhood, actually appeared, and for a moment, Lance thought it was a hallucination, and it was not strange that the hallucination appeared again in the dream, after all, anything can happen in a dream. Lance has always been obsessed with the fact that Kthis has protected him, and deep down he has always had an expectation that even if it is fake, he wants to meet Kthis and it would be better if he could talk to him face to face. Moreover, unlike the previous phantoms, this time it was a real voice.

"Lance, are you alright?"

Lance had called out to Chettis's name many times in his dreams, but he had never been able to see him, only this time, only this time he could actually hear his voice. The blonde youth turned back and saw Kthis standing three meters away, with a hint of joy, a hint of remorse, and a hint of helplessness.

It was a true Ketis, with the same expression on his face as he had seen him that day, with a hearty smile on his face.

Lance looked at the smiling Curtis with a complicated gaze.

"I've finally seen you. There's so much to say to you, I'm sorry, Kletis, really ......"

Kthis shook his head, interrupting Lance.

"Apologize is forgiven, I'm almost tired of listening to your apology during this time. ”

"But, Cutis, I can't forgive myself!"

Kthis said as he walked slowly towards Lance, "Lance, you are already a dragon slayer, and I really hope that you can save anyone in need, this is my blessing to you. It's a tough road, and I know you very well, and from the very beginning, you never thought about how great you wanted to become. I'm the same with that. ”

"What is this, when we graduate from the academy, you give up your status as a nobleman, run to the temple to become a priest, and become a great priest in less than three years. If I had half your effort then, you wouldn't have died to protect me. ”

"Everyone is different, my reason at that time was very simple, and I also told you that I wanted to use my talent to help people who were suffering, Lance, I will not regret saving you, and I don't need you to apologize to me. Repeat that day, I will still make the same choice. ”

Kthis's smile was gone, his expression became serious, and his words revealed a bit of concern.

"That's why I'm here, I don't need to listen to your apologies. ”

"I really miss those days when we were students. ”

"Is that really what you think? There's something more important to you now, so can you say that here?"

"Is that so...... Even you can see it. ”

Lance shook his head and smiled, revealing a bitter expression.

"Ketis, do you remember the first few days after graduating from the academy, the two of us slipped into the tavern to drink and talk about our plans after graduation. Entering the Demon Martial Arts Academy was a decision arranged by my father, and I never had a real feeling about the future. Meeting Danica was something I never thought about, and becoming a Dragon Slayer Knight was something I never thought about. ”

"Lance, you don't have any confusion in your heart. ”

"yes, I've found my way forward. ”

Lance looked at Kretis and paused for a moment before speaking, speaking slowly, his expression and voice surprisingly calm, making people wonder if he was pretending to be calm, or maybe he was just brewing some kind of emotion.

Things turned to the latter, and after a few seconds, his body was bent downward, making it impossible to see his expression.

"I'm not reconciled. ”

The voice suddenly became high-pitched.

"No matter how much I've done, I can't find her, I can't find her!!"

Lance could no longer control his reason and emotions, and roared loudly, venting all the pressure and real distress in his heart for so long at Kthis who only existed in his dreams and Kthis who only existed at this moment.

"I see, you're angry at your powerlessness. ”

What else was Ketis trying to say, "Lance, you ......"

In the next moment, Lance suddenly woke up, Kretis was gone, and the empty streets were gone, and before he could finish listening to Ktis words, the whole person woke up and returned to reality. Then, Lance found himself sitting on the cold ground.

"yes, I'm ...... in the temple branch."

Lance wondered why he was sitting on the floor, and there was a slight pain on the left side of his forehead.

"No, the Dragon Slayer Knight is so slow?"

A voice with a hint of sarcasm came from behind, and Lance got up and turned around, and saw the head priest of the Xuanwu Temple.

"I'm sorry, I accidentally pushed you just now. ”

"I don't care, don't talk about this, I've been waiting for you for a long time!"

Lance had met the shaman-master several times, first at the funeral of Chétis and the next few times during this time, but each time he was in a hurry and did not have enough time to talk deeply.

"I've been waiting for you for so long, I really don't want to waste any more time, since you're here, it means that the plan is going well, I have a lot of things to ask you, I didn't have a chance a few times before, I won't let you go this time." ”

The reason why I chose to wait for the head shaman in the temple branch was simply because I didn't want to let the head shaman go.

Every time I meet this shaman, either this shaman's head shaman is busy seeing others or other things, and I can't do it if I want to talk for a long time. After many times, Lance finally realized that the head shaman had a contemptuous attitude towards him.

"I have something very important to ask you, the branch of the Xuanwu Temple should have a place similar to a sitting room, right? I only need to delay you for five minutes, Master Shaman, I believe you won't even have five minutes of time. ”