"The price of breaking the seal is high, human. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo”

- Abyss Demon, Seventh Place: Corrupted Heart, Nikolai

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"Even luck is part of strength, so if you don't have talent, don't expect luck from Knight Nikolai!"

Whenever the instructor quoted Nikolai's luck, the knight trainees burst into laughter.

"Why are you laughing!"

――Why?

- Because of her.

……

"It's back, Nil."

Nikolai rolled up his sleeves that had been torn by the 'unintentional mistakes' of other knights in today's training. Maybe that's going to cover up...

"Brother?"

Won's lovely voice leaned out of the room. But it seems to have a feeling of inadequacy. No, it's really weak and powerless.

Nikolai straightened his clothes and tried his best to smooth out the wrinkles at the corners. He cleared his throat and changed his face to a smile. However, before that, what was his expression, and suddenly such a question appeared.

- Sadness?

Who knows, he himself did not know, and soon Nikolai dismissed this idea. Because I'm going to see her, I need to smile.

"Nier, what do you want for dinner today?" Nikolai floated what he thought was the sunniest smile and walked into the room.

"Hmm... Bamboo shoot mushrooms? The girl tilted her head slightly, making a thoughtful look.

The room was not large, only twenty square meters, the bed was parked not far from the window, the thin curtain was drawn on both sides, and the twilight smile of the setting sun rolled into the room, shining on the faces of teenagers and girls. Did Shenyang paint a sad color on his face?

"Huh... No? Always thinking about these modest foods. So, brother, I became a knight of the Knights of the Gods. You don't have to eat those, huh? ”

Nikolai spoke, trying his best to evoke a smug look that he thought of himself.

"I still like the old ones." Niel shook her head, a look of satisfaction in her memories.

"If you eat those, you won't be able to keep up with your nutrition..."

Nikolai said in a hurry, but half of it was interrupted. Because...

- Smile.

Hair is curled in a long hair, tied into a single ponytail, and flows lightly on the back of the neck. The girl sat on the bed in a white lace-trimmed pajamas. The quilt covers the lower half of the body, and the girl puts her hands together on the quilt in front of her legs.

The twilight of the setting sun was also unstoppable, and under the black hair, a smile appeared on the girl's fair cheeks, and she looked directly at the boy.

It's probably the best smile I've ever seen. Nikolai was slightly distracted, and his eyes flashed blankly.

- But also a resolute smile.

Whenever Nile smiled like that, she was the most resolute. Nikolai couldn't go against her smile, and Nile had her own ideas.

Nikolai sighed, raised his head and continued to smile: "Okay~Okay~ Just listen to Nier, brother will do it." ”

And just like that, he turned and walked out of the room.

This year, the girl was 15 years old and the teenager was 16 years old. The girl suffered from the disease of 'death pain'. It is not an exaggeration to say that this disease is terrifying.

As the name suggests, patients are tormented by pain.

Because, the 'pain' is magnified countless times. The average person sits in a chair and probably doesn't feel anything. But people with 'death pain' who do the same thing will also feel pain because of the impact they receive when they sit down. Exactly how much, perhaps only the people who are suffering know themselves.

Nikolai knew that there was once a patient with 'death pain', and it was a middle-aged man.

Cheerful and often brought barbecue meat to Nikolai's house - a very gentle uncle. The free and easy smile has always stayed in Nikolai's memory, and perhaps Nikolai's most satisfying smile was obtained by imitating him.

However, since being attacked by the 'death pain', the extreme unbearable pain has left him with only a terrible howl all day long. The bloody nails, the bloodshot eyes, maybe there was no tenderness in his eyes anymore. Because the world is left with nothing but pain...

However, Nill her...

As soon as he was born, he cried incessantly, and the baby cried bitterly.

What are you thinking? Why does it hurt so much? The world hurts? Did you come by mistake?

I cried every day and every night, struggling to resist this pain. I don't know how long this went on and finally stopped.

It was around the age of 4 when Niel was 4 years old, and her parents, who were also adventurers, died in an accident. She suddenly stopped crying that day, and not only that, she smiled. It was her first smile since her birth, and the 5-year-old boy was a little stunned.

My sister's smile is so beautiful, that's...

- Indescribable poignant

A smile of abandonment. It seems that there is no longer a struggle with pain, no longer a struggle. Let the 'pain of death' erode the whole body and ravage the petite body.

My heart contracted suddenly, and it hurt.

Why... Am I going to be so miserable? It's obviously just my sister who hurts.

He couldn't help her with anything.

……

The teenager consulted a lot of information.

He learns about the Paladins and the Priest.

-- A savior who kills evil and dissolves suffering.

He began to hope and hope that if he became a paladin, he might be able to save her.

Or maybe it's forced to live. Caught in the dilemma of making ends meet, light meals every day, and a sister who is getting thinner and thinner. The boy was secretly anxious to resist the pain, and the quality of the food might be of great help to her.

Now, no! The boy looked firm and signed up for the knight candidate selection in the church.

……

Nikolai laid out the still-light meal and sighed softly.

Is it because I haven't worked hard enough?

Even though she already has money, Nile still insists on her previous light food.

The knights of the Knights of the Gods have a lot of money every month, and the current training is only training for joining the group. Even if the foundation is very poor, it may be weak compared to the other knights in the regiment. But on the outside, he is a very strong knight.

- Knight of the Holy Rank

In order to take care of his sister, even if he made money, he could not pursue the profession of an adventurer who could not return to the city every once in a while, so he pondered for a long time and finally decided to join the Knights of the Temple.

However, things have only been better for a short time...

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"Humans, the price of breaking the seal is very high."

A hoarse and steady voice came from the blood-glittering magic array.