Lord's Mansion, courtyard outside the bedroom.

The dream was sad, for in a trance, Saul saw Hughes sitting in the dark shadow of death, talking.

"You know, my brother, it's a feeling to lose a loved one. ”

"Not a collapse in crying, nor sadness in a whisper, but an illusion of pain all over the body, like a shadow. You're going to hurt, you're going to throb, there's no real source to it, but it's never going away.

Thor struggles to wake up from his rocking chair and finds no one around.

A passing wind carried the heat of midsummer through the courtyard, leaving a silence without a trace.

Perhaps, it is time to find a few gardeners to take care of the flowers and plants in the courtyard, otherwise it will inevitably give birth to a sense of desolation after a long time.

Wiping his forehead from the sweat of a nightmare or the heat, Thor closed his eyes and continued to take a nap. He wanted to see if he could catch up with Shugus in his dreams, and then ask his brother if he was doing well in the other world.

If there really is another world.

Maybe it's because some obsessions in his heart are still there, or maybe Shogues hasn't left yet, so Saul really found him.

In the new dream, the winter snow covers the whole world.

Thor, Shogues, Erin, Covier, and the four huddled by the small fire at the bottom of the well. The Thor in the dream was telling a story to the other three people at the fire, and the whole picture was warm and beautiful, making Thor who was watching silently smile.

Then the scene changed, and the four of them came to the lord's mansion in the Free City, and many people joined in one after another.

Precia, Lucia...... A lot of people.

Thor even saw his mentor leisurely holding a wine vat in a corner of the courtyard.

It's good that all people live happily here, no longer burdened by life, no longer suffering from the world.

Finally, Thor, who was watching from the sidelines, took a deep look at the warm and quiet scene, and engraved everything into his soul. Then he turned around silently and stepped on the snow that seemed to be on the ground and left.

The white snow still falls from the sky in an endless stream, like sand in an hourglass.

This is undoubtedly a warm and beautiful dream.

It was said.

When you dream of something bad, it means that you are still fighting and that you are still alive.

And when you dream of good things, you should be careful,

This statement really makes sense.

When Thor woke up from his nap again, he found himself surrounded by a circle of figures, which scared Thor into a beating.

"You ...... What's wrong?" Seeing that the six shiitake mushrooms around him were all around, Thor suspected that he hadn't woken up yet.

"We are here today to crusade against you, evil demon king. The blonde Cletty in the lead clasped her hands with a stern expression.

"Wow, why are you?" As soon as the battle between good and evil was raised, Thor instantly sobered up, his eyebrows twitching and his neck twitched.

Her previous premonition was as accurate as the prophet's prophecy, and Cletti lived up to her reputation as the number one thorn.

It's only been a few days, and she has secretly organized a group of shiitake mushrooms, and quickly grasped the authority of the shiitake mushroom party. What made Saul even more angry was that Lorna and Petty, the two former thorns, were willing to be their minions, which made Saul even more despised.

The core purpose of the Shiitake Party is naturally to defeat himself, the big demon king.

"When it comes to the Great Demon King, do you still have a hard mouth?" Lorna looked at Thor playfully, and Thor was a little hairy.

"I think your little ass is itching again?" Thor shot back playfully until he stared at Lorna and lowered his head.

"It's useless for you to resist, we will eventually defeat you and escape from the devil's lair. Petty jumped out in solidarity with the sisters.

"Heh~ You little mushroom monster, who else do you want to bluff when you kill your Harlowville fiancé? You go out from the gate of the Lord's Mansion and even the dog won't pay attention to you, do you believe it or not?"

"It's useless for you to scare my sisters, and now we have ample evidence that you are spreading words around us that discredit our sisters. Claytie's face was a leader, and she raised her hand to block the restlessness of her sisters.

There is plenty of evidence? I spread slanderous remarks against your reputation? Why did I do such a great thing? Well done!

"Oh, what remarks?" Thor made eye contact with the mushrooms without fear.

"Well, now let me ask you, did you ever say that a woman was the equivalent of five hundred ducks, noisy and noisy?" Chletty looked down at Thor condescendingly, as if Thor was already in trouble.

Thor's face had a confused expression of 'duck, what duck?', and he was very sincere, but in fact he was in a cold sweat. This duck theory does exist, the problem is only in my own heart, and I have never said it in public.

Who betrayed himself? Thor's mind instantly flashed over the faces of Andor and Fenki, then Stint and Diller, and Hodder, and finally his suspicion rested on the rough men of Staunt.

Since the beginning of the Shiitake War, Thor has been cautious and will definitely not talk nonsense in front of Anduo and Fenqi. Then there were only a few Stints left, perhaps because he was happy with a certain drink, and inadvertently attacked the cruelty of the shiitake mushrooms.

The most sad thing for Thor is that the damage actually came from behind, and he was betrayed by his most trusted brother, so you think you can run away if I fall?

Diller won't be hung up and beaten by Rose?

Stante won't be strangled by his two ladies with that chin-tied silly hat helmet?

You don't have to think about it at all.

The point is that these short-sighted guys are still not united in such a cruel struggle, and they still think about infighting all day long, and even do not hesitate to betray and murder themselves in order to see their own jokes, and sure enough, no matter how strong they are, they can't resist the mutual harm of goblin teammates.

This made Thor very sad and angry, and suddenly had a sense of depression that the imperial industry was about to fall.

It seems that he will finally embark on that road and be a lonely warrior!

Thor instantly saw his ultimate destiny, and at the same time felt the call of duty.

"It's useless for you to lie to me, I don't know what you're talking about, anyway, I ask for a fair deal. Now I ask to be confronted, and whoever betrayed me, I promise that I will not hold the slightest grudge against him afterwards. ”

Facing the murderous gaze of his own shiitake mushrooms, Thor calmly waved his hands, ready to pull out the informant and kill him first.

"That can't be, and we have an obligation to guarantee the safety of those who provide evidence. "Chlettie's blonde hair is flying, apparently dripping.

"Okay, I don't have anything to say if you want to frame me forcibly. Anyway, from beginning to end, I just happened to tell a story about the duck, and I can't remember who I told it to this day. In the end, Thor had to put up a stubborn resistance.

"Oh, I wonder what story His Majesty the Great Demon King has told, can you tell us sisters?" Chletty looked at Thor with a playful look on her face, as if Thor himself was a duck, oh, the kind of duck with a hard mouth.

"Well, since you insist, there's nothing to be said about it. ”

"The story goes that a bear opened a grocery store in the forest, and one day a duck staggered into the store. It stood behind the counter of the grocery store and asked Bear, "How do you sell grapes?" Bear replied that there were no grapes here. ”

The next day the duck came again and asked the bear how to sell the grapes, and the bear gave him the same answer again. ”

"On the third day, when the duck staggered in front of the grocery store, the bear's gaze suddenly became a little dangerous. But the duck was not afraid of the bear, and still walked to the counter and asked the bear how to sell the grapes.

"If you dare to ask me this question again tomorrow, I'll nail your duck foot to the floor, says the bear. ”

"Day 4 ......"

Speaking of this, Thor deliberately paused and looked at the group of shiitake mushrooms around him.

Their eyes widened and their expressions were a little worried, as if they were worried about the duck's ultimate fate.

On the fourth day, the duck reappeared in the grocery store rain or shine. As soon as the bear saw it coming, he raised his hand and threw a hammer used to knock nails on the counter, and then hugged his hands and waited for the duck's choice. ”

The duck's gaze swept over the hammer and returned to the bear's face. Excuse me, are there nails for sale here? Duck asked suddenly. ”

The bear who was about to reach out to touch the hammer was stunned and subconsciously replied, uh...... , nails are not sold here. ”

After hearing the answer, the duck looked at the bear, and finally asked, "How do you sell the grapes?"

"Poof~ haquack. As soon as the story ended, the surrounding shiitake mushrooms erupted in a violent duck-like laugh.

Petty laughed and pounded Chrissy on the shoulder, who grinned unnoticed.

Beth and Lorna hugged each other and shivered.

Clayty's brows twitched, it seemed that she had a hard time, and she almost couldn't even maintain her identity as the leader of the Shiitake Mushroom Party.

"I always feel that the bear is so pitiful, will it go crazy?" said Iglet, laughing.

"Ahem...... Cough—" Chletty coughed twice, trying to remind the sisters that they were not here to listen to jokes, but to crusade against the Great Demon King.

"What are you laughing at?" Thor interrupted with a serious expression.

Hearing Saul's words, a group of shiitake mushrooms looked at each other with inexplicable expressions.

"I ask you what you're laughing at? Do you think it's a joke? It's a joke! The name of this story is The Duck and the Grapes, and the story teaches us to be brave and persistent like a duck, so the duck is a hero. Saul summed up solemnly.

It's okay that Thor didn't speak, he said with a solemn face that the duck was a hero, Petty directly laughed and collapsed, holding his stomach with one hand and hanging on the petite Chrissy, and almost rolled on the spot.

What the hell is a hero? Chletty's brow twitched again, just because she wanted to laugh, now because she was angry. The murderous aura of the shiitake mushrooms has dissipated, and it is clear that today's crusade has failed, and the Great Demon King has been fooled with a bullshit joke.