In the mountains of Richter's former town, Russ stands in front of Maria's grave and listens to Richter tell his story. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

Before you know it, time passes, and Richter finally finishes the story, and Russ picks up some stones from the ground and sets them up in front of his grave.

"And then, did you join 'ironyoffate'?" Russ looked at the nameless stele and asked lightly.

"Then I left the town alone with a picture of Maria" Richter crouched down, stretched out his hand and stroked the rough stele, and whispered: "After two years, I met Zuston again." There was a deep sentimentality hidden in Richter's tone.

"I didn't know what I wanted to do, I just wandered around with my fate. Then, in that place, I met Zuston again. Richter played with the weeds on the ground and whispered the rest of the story.

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Richter had no idea where it was. But it was the first time Richter had seen such a bustling city, with people coming and going, cars following one car after another, and a city of such prosperity.

This is the heart of the Continent of Light, and it is also the most prosperous area, and Richter does not know at this time that he will soon become a part of this city.

Richter's picture of Maria from the pocket of her shabby clothes, a completely new photograph, the only one of Richter's photographs of Maria, is like a treasure to Richter. Completely different from the shabby clothes on his body, it is not difficult to see that Richter really cherishes this photo.

However, this world cannot be perfect after all, and it is not even less impossible to become a utopia. For example, Richter's outfit was only disliked and disgusted.

A man in a suit bumped into Richter, who was distracted, and the sudden stumbling made Richter subconsciously let go of his hand, and the photo fell to the ground. The man glanced back at Richter, ignored it and walked away.

He was well-dressed, spraying a selection of colognes, and even the briefcase he carried with him was carefully selected, with the posture of a superior person; But what about Richter? With his tattered clothes, dirty face, and the appearance of a beggar, he had no need to apologize.

He has a superior attitude, but in real life, he is just a complete failure. He uses the most selected things and wants to change himself, at least, to make himself seem successful.

However, maybe you do look like a successful person, but unfortunately, just watching, in the face of others, you still have to grovel, why are you inferior to others?

After spending countless amounts of money, the heart is still empty, and there is no existence that can support the soul at all.

Today, he finally found a feeling that he was superior. Yes, he was more successful than a beggar, he contributed to the city, but what about a beggar? Therefore, he should not apologize, and this is how he should be. But what about Richter, the beggar he saw in his eyes?

Richter carefully picked up Maria's picture and carefully put it in his pocket, not angry.

He knew that it was normal for him to be despised for such a life, and that it was not the first time that he had wandered for so long, walked through countless places, and each place had the same concept, and it would not be the last, Richter thought as a matter of course.

Richter continued to walk forward, he did not know where he would go in the future, and took Maria to see the world, so Richter did not have a precise purpose, but just wandered along the unknown ahead.

It's a pity that sometimes, misfortune is not something you can avoid if you want to, and it will naturally come to you, maybe this is the sadness of a poor life.

"Ah......h My wallet is missing......"

Looking in the direction from which the voice came, a scantily clad sexy woman was rummaging through her bag.

"Did you find out?" The man in the vest next to the woman also seemed a little nervous.

"Really, I figured it out, no." The woman complained: "It's all you, tell you to pay attention to protect me, now even the wallet has been stolen, and the salary has just been paid, so it's gone." ”

From the face of the man's side face, it seemed that there was some change, and it seemed that he forcibly suppressed the anger in his heart. smiled slightly and comforted: "Okay, okay, maybe it's just dropped, let's look carefully." With that, the man turned and looked down at the ground.

Richter happened to see the front of the man, and the man was muttering something. However, the passers-by only looked at the man with strange eyes, and did not stop for him.

The man was feeling the warmth and coldness of human affection in his heart, and the world was hot and cold, when suddenly, he saw a pair of gray tattered shoes appear in front of him. Raising his head, a dirty and delicate face came into view.

At this time, the man was a little angry in his heart, and was about to find something to vent, and the man read in his heart: "Count you unlucky." ”

The man took a step forward, stepped on Richter's feet, and feigned stumbling himself.

Before Richter could heed the pain in his foot, the man turned around and punched Richter in the face.

"Damn, you don't have eyes to walk, do you?" The man looked very angry on the outside, but inside he was secretly laughing.

There is no need for a reason, and no one cares what the hell is going on with a beggar.

It's a fast-paced society, everyone is running for life, and they don't have time to care about an outsider who has nothing to do with them.

The woman stood by and watched the man ravage Richter excitedly, but did not stop it, and used Richter to vent her anger and dissatisfaction. Passers-by on the way just stopped to look at it for a moment and walked away.

The disparity in body made Richter unable to fight back, and he couldn't even run if he wanted to. Richter once again recalled the events of that time, which made Richter very disgusted.

Richter was about to fight back with punches and kicks, when Zuston reappeared.

Grabbing Richter's wrist with one hand, he opened his palm to the man, but he didn't touch the man, and the man suddenly flew upside down.

"Get out." Richter looked at the man with sharp eyes and said indifferently.

The man looked at Richter and Zuston, and wanted to stand up and settle the score, but suddenly, the woman took him by the hand and was about to leave, and the man couldn't understand why at all, but he still followed the woman.

At the moment of turning, the man realized the reason why the woman was leaving, and the man saw several knights in armor wearing the insignia of the Knights of Light coming.

As a law enforcer, this kind of behavior of the man is not condoned, so the woman hurriedly pulled the man away.

One of the knight......s was about to say something, but when he saw Zuston, he suddenly became serious, and gave a knightly salute to Richter. His Royal Highness Richter. ”

Seeing that Zuston shook his head and didn't say anything, the saluting knight turned to the other two knights and said, "Hurry up, this kind of malicious behavior must be judged!" ”

These words seem to be pure justice, but in Richter's eyes, there is another understanding.

If I were like Zuston, would I still be bullied so easily? If it weren't for Zuston, would these knights really bother with their own affairs?

Richter decided that all this was a difference in treatment caused by differences in status. If your status is not enough to attract attention, you can only accept the fate of being ignored.

Richter didn't mean to climb high, it was self-aware. Richter just said coldly: "You can let go." Zuston quickly let go of his hand.

Richter took a step and did not look at Zuston. For Richter, this is a sign of self-respect, but also a protection of his own dignity.

Zuston didn't keep it, he knew what Richter meant, and he gave Richter respect.

However, Richter did not go far, and after walking a few steps, he suddenly stopped, turned his back to Zuston and said, "Can you give me a chance, I want to be stronger." ”

In the process of wandering, Richter thought for a long time along the way, there are too many misfortunes in this world, and he cannot do anything on his own.

For Richter, Zuston may be his best choice. He didn't want to exchange for status or anything, he just wanted a qualification, a qualification that would allow him to truly fulfill his promise to Maria.

"In return, I can do anything." Richter continued: "I just wanted a chance. With that, Richter turned around.

Zuston beckoned to him and turned and walked slowly, Richter hurrying to follow.

"First of all, you can accompany me to buy something." Zuston saw that Richter was following him, and said lightly.

"So, did you join 'ironyoffate' like that?" Russ paddled the ground with a dead branch in his hand.

"yes, that's how I was the first to join 'ironyoffate.'" Richter stared at the nameless stele tenderly and said, "I'm just like you, I practiced hard at the beginning, trying to make myself stronger earlier." ”

"At that time, there were only two people in 'ironyoffate', Zuston and Yakumo-san, so I would follow them to solve the commission if necessary." Richter whispered: "I don't know why, gradually, I began to integrate into the family, and in order to make it easier for everyone, I worked harder, thinking that I was strong enough to help Zuston share some of the pressure, I thought that I had reached the level of Zuston." ”

As he spoke, Richter paused, and both of them looked at the knife next to the stone tablet at the same time. Russ and Zuston both thought of it. Same mood, same wishes.

Needless to say, this was the first companion Russ had learned since joining 'ironyoffate', and he was already very satisfied.

"Maria, I'm very sorry, wait a little longer for my brother." Richter gently looked at the mound behind the stele and said, "I have one more thing that I must do, and as soon as I finish it, I will take you to all parts of the world." ”

Unbeknownst to them, in the distance behind them, Zuston jumped down from the tree with a white lily in his hand and walked alone towards the sacrificial valley in his hand.