"It's weird......"

"If you've sacrificed old Jerry, why haven't you seen him here?"

"Is it because I was your first sacrifice, or is it because old Jerry wasn't a magician?"

"Alan, are you listening?"

Frante was talking to himself in his right arm, and seeing that Alan did not respond for a long time, he had to sit down.

"This guy, nothing will happen, right?"

As a spirit, he couldn't do anything, and he couldn't perceive the outside world, so he could only wait here in silence.

......

This is......

Alan opened his eyes and looked at the wooden ceiling, in a moment's trance.

After a battle with Jerry Sr., he fell into a coma.

Looking down at his bandaged body and the somewhat familiar surroundings around him, Alan probably understood what was going on.

"Magician, are you awake?"

A woman opened the door and walked in, it was the village chief's wife, she saw Alan wake up, and hurriedly saluted respectfully.

"Well, how long has it been outside?"

"More than a day. ”

Alan nodded and asked, "Where's my stuff?"

Alan was naturally referring to his sacrificial bag, the commission scroll, and the nose that old Jerry had left behind.

The woman hurriedly took out Alan's things from the cabinet next to her, and then walked out the door, "I'll go tell my husband the news that you've woken up." ”

Eren opened the sacrificial bag, and all that was left of the sacrifice he had obtained from Old Orc was the fragment of the broken axe, and the rest of the sacrifices had been depleted and destroyed in the previous battle.

Holding Jerry's nose in his hand, feeling the rich vitality and the smell of déjà vu contained in it, Alan seemed to see old Jerry dressed like a clown, performing for the children with the mice.

"Alas......"

After putting old Jerry's nose in the sacrificial bag, Alan decided to find a chance to test the magic of this nose after leaving the village.

According to Frank, monsters are all different, so the sacrifices that drop are also strange, and the magic that can be cast is naturally different.

There was a knock at the door, "Master Magician, I'm the village chief, can I come in?"

"Yes. ”

The village chief opened the door, walked in, and bowed respectfully to Alan, who was still in bed.

"If it weren't for you, Gur Village would no longer exist. ”

"No, it's also the mission of a magician to collect money and eliminate monsters. ”

Alan waved his hand, not so concerned.

"No, I've already investigated, everything is the trouble we caused, and if it weren't for our ignorance and prejudice, he wouldn't have turned into a monster. ”

"If you hadn't happened to be in our village, we wouldn't have had a chance to resist. ”

"So, please accept our sincere apologies. ”

The village chief's goatee trembled, and he took out ten silver coins from his bosom and knelt down in front of Allen.

Ten silver coins is enough for a person to eat and drink without worry for a year or two, which shows the village chief's gratitude to Allen.

"No, you don't. ”

Shaking his head, Alan chose to refuse.

After this series of events, there was no more messy thoughts in his heart, all that was left was a sense of overwhelm and guilt.

"But ......"

"Alright, I'm a little tired, you go out first. ”

The village chief wanted to say something more, but it was obvious that Allen's attitude was so resolute that he had to stand up, salute Allen respectfully, and then walked out and closed the door with his hand.

"Front?"

"Alan, are you awake?"

"Well, I don't know what to do now, and I'm feeling very uncomfortable. ”

Alan lay on the bed, staring blankly at the ceiling.

Strictly speaking, it was the first time he had killed someone.

By the time he killed Frank, Eren had lost consciousness and woke up feeling sick.

But this time, he personally harvested the soul of a man who was still his friend.

It filled his heart with guilt.

"When I sacrificed my brother, I was worse than you are. ”

"For a whole week, I didn't eat, I locked myself in my room, and the memories and emotions of the two people were mixed up so that I couldn't tell who I really was. ”

"Even if I got better later, after I sacrificed a few humanoid monsters, the fragments of other people's memories made my mind even more confused, and the influence of my brother's remnants became more and more intense. ”

"Not only do you have to face vicious and brutal monsters, but you also have to suffer from conscience and mental torture, this is a magician. ”

"Now that you've embarked on this path, you can only grit your teeth and persevere. ”

Listening to Frank's words, Alan gradually perked up.

"Go kill a few goblins, their souls will make you better. ”

Alan pulled out a set of linen clothes from the village chief's cupboard, put the sacrificial bag in his pocket, and walked out of the room.

"Magician, what ...... you are"

The village chief had been waiting at the door, and when he heard the sound of the door, he quickly turned his head.

"I'm going out and killing a few monsters. ”

"But your ...... hurt"

"Out of the way, I'm fine. ”

Ripping off a section of the bandage that had been tied to his hand, Eren revealed a scabbed wound.

"You insist on that...... As he wandered outside, Mike spotted the lair of the rat monsters, and they were in a cave under the hill to the east. ”

The village chief hesitated, pointed in the direction of the east, and said.

Alan looked in the direction of his finger and could barely see the outline of a small hill, "I see." ”

As they passed through the village, the villagers recognized Eren as the former magician, and their gaze swept over Eren's right arm, which had become increasingly blood-red, but not with disgust and jealousy, but with respect.

Even some children stopped to watch, their big eyes full of curiosity.

They had already been to the woods on the outskirts of the village, and the bloodstains and the traces of the destruction of the trees at the scene all illustrated the tragedy and danger of the battle.

Seeing that scene, everyone's impression of Allen couldn't help but change, and they didn't believe in those rumors in their hearts.

How can a murderer fight for someone who has nothing to do with him?

It's ironic.

Heroes who are forced to kill people are obviously forced to kill in order to protect ordinary people, but they are maliciously interpreted by ordinary people as evil murderers.

Not only do they have to endure the torture of the soul in their right arm, but they also have to be looked at by the outside world, and the so-called magicians are nothing more than a group of poor creatures with special powers.

Alan's footsteps stopped.

He looked at the pitch-black cave entrance in front of him and opened his eyes.

In the cave, there are a total of seven goblin outlines.

Get rid of the goblins here, and there should be no more monsters harassing Gul Village.

Eren pulled out the only remaining fragment of the axe from the sacrificial bag and activated the magic.

A quaint giant axe appeared in his hand.

Clutching the handle of the axe, still stained with Jerry's blood, Alan entered the cave.

In the dark.

As soon as Allen's footsteps sounded, countless red eyes locked on the direction from which the voice came.

Rushing towards the nearest goblin, even in the darkness where he couldn't see his fingers, Alan could still clearly see the dense rats crawling up and down on the goblin's body.

Not only because the existence of magic improves physical fitness, but also because of the existence of the heart and eye.

An axe slashed into the body of the goblin who had not yet had time to react, like a knife cutting tofu, without the slightest sense of sluggishness.

With just an axe, the goblin had broken in two.

This power ......

Although Allen's heart was shocked, his body did not pause in the slightest.

He dodged a flying goblin, grabbed the other's tail, and pulled it down with all his might.

"Boom!"

The goblin fell to the ground with a bang, dropping dozens of mouse corpses.

An axe decapitated the goblin, and in just one shot, two of the seven goblins had already fallen.

After so many battles, Eren has figured out the form of goblin attacks.

Goblins that have been transformed from rats can only be attacked with fluttering and normal claw strikes.

Aside from the fact that the flutter needs attention, the claw strike is not a threat at all.

Allen, who had not yet sacrificed Jerry Sr., had already been able to defeat the four goblins and join forces, and now that his body and magic were strengthened again, he could not deal with five goblins.

Half a minute later, Eren touched the sweat on his forehead and looked at the last goblin standing not far away.

The goblin's two claws had been severed, and it could only crawl on the ground towards Allen, its bloodthirsty eyes.

At this time, the giant axe in Allen's hand gradually began to volatilize.

Is the life force depleted?

Throwing the giant axe on the ground, Alan pulled out Old Jerry's nose from the sacrificial bag.

Now that the goblin has no ability to resist, it's the perfect time to test the sacrifice he got from Jerry Sr.

Hold your nose in the palm of your right hand and frantically pour mana into it through the devil's mouth.

To Allen's surprise, he clearly felt that old Jerry's nose was full of magic, but no magic was cast.

"Frank, why didn't anything happen after I put my magic into Jerry's nose?"

Looking at the goblin that was about to crawl in front of him, Alan stepped on its head, and immediately brought out a mouse wail, and the goblin only felt as if his head was being pressed by a thousand jun, and he couldn't move at all.

"You use old Jerry as you would have used. ”

Alan frowned, and the funny appearance of old Jerry wearing a big red nose and clown makeup came to mind.

Could it be ......

Alan placed the big red nose on his own, which was soft and fixed to his nose with a light touch.

This...... This is......

Allen's mind moved.

Suddenly, a swarm of rats slammed out of the ground and ran towards the goblin that Eren had trampled underfoot.

In an instant, there were countless gnawing sounds from the cave.

The goblin rat could never have dreamed of why these kind of people who appeared out of thin air would target them instead of the human with the alluring smell.

This sacrifice can summon rats to attack......

Alan took old Jerry's nose off.

The red light on the nose was still there, only slightly dimmed, and the remaining vitality in it should be able to be used several more times.

Looking at the goblin corpses in front of him that had been gnawed and there were no scum left, Eren quietly waited for them to evaporate.

The painful scream of the goblin as he was sacrificed sounded like a heavenly sound in Alan's ears.

After sacrificing all the goblins, Eren couldn't help but smile with satisfaction as he felt the purifying magic in his right arm and his stronger body.

"Frank, is there a mechanism for evaluating the strength of a magician?"

Suddenly, Alan thought of something and asked in his mind.

He remembered what he had seen in his previous life, in it, not to mention magic, even the fighting spirit had a clear hierarchy.

"Yes, magicians are divided by star ratings, one-star magicians are the lowest, nine-star magicians are the strongest, and then there are legendary magicians. ”

"I was a one-star magician when I was alive, and according to my observations, although the magic power in your body has not yet fully matched the soul you sacrificed, it has reached the point of a one-star magician. ”

"What's the use of star ratings?"

"When completing the commission, there will be additional fixed rewards, for example, a one-star magician can get ten silver coins after completing a commission, while a two-star magician can get fifty, and the star rating also determines the upper limit of the difficulty of the commission, only with the corresponding star rating, can you accept the corresponding commission. ”

Alan listened as he walked out of the cave.

Feeling the bright sunlight shining on his body, coupled with the fact that he had just sacrificed a few goblins, Eren only felt refreshed, and the depression in his heart couldn't help but be reduced a little.

Back in Gul Village, Alan arrives at the village chief's door to say his final goodbyes.

"Magician, those monsters...... Done?"

"Hmm. ”

Alan nodded.

"Give me the commission scroll. ”

This kind of entrustment issued by ordinary people is only paid if the client personally confirms the completion of the entrustment.

Alan handed over the commission scroll.

The village chief put his finger on the scroll, and in the blink of an eye, the originally dull scroll began to glow white, and he returned the scroll to Alan.

"Magician, do you want to ...... Have a bite to eat and then go?"

The village chief kept his head down and kept rubbing his fingers.

"Good. ”

Looking at the sumptuous meal in front of him, Allen's heart didn't feel much.

The reason why he chose to stay and eat was that in addition to being really hungry, he also wanted to ask the village chief to help take care of little Jerry.

Little Jerry has no friends in the village, nor does he have a complete family, even if Balk dies, there is a possibility that there will be another Roerke, Shulk, and Allen can't stay here because of him, so he can only ask the respected village chief in the village to help.

"Village Chief, I have something to ask you for. ”

Swallow the tender lamb down his throat, Alan said.

"It's my pleasure to help you. ”

"Jerry Jerry is my friend and I don't want to see him bullied. ”

"Friend...... I understand, don't worry, as long as I live for a day, little Jerry will never be bullied!"

Alan nodded, he had done what he had to do.

Presumably Jerry Sr. would approve of his move.

The scene fell silent again.

After eating and saying goodbye to the village chief, Alan was about to embark on a journey to Graystone when he noticed a small figure sneakily following him.

Stopping, Alan turned around, looked at the familiar figure hiding behind a house, and crouched down.

"It's almost dark and you don't go home yet, aren't you afraid that your mother will be angry?"

"Brother, I'm sorry Uncle Jerry!"

Little Jerry's big eyes were full of blood and tears, and he threw himself into Alan's arms, his body convulsing.

"It's okay, you're brave, you're really brave, Uncle Jerry won't be angry with you. ”

Alan patted little Jerry on the back and said.

I don't know how long it took, but Jerry let go of Alan.

"Brother, can I become as powerful as you?"

Little Jerry looked up and looked at Alan with clear eyes.

Myself...... Is it still human?

Looking at the devil's mouth in his palm and his blood-red right arm, Alan couldn't help but smile bitterly.

"You can, brother believes in you. ”

Alan put all the silver coins he had left on his body into little Jerry's pocket.

"Study hard, and one day, you can be as good as your brother. ”

Alan touched his head, then turned and walked towards his horse.

Looking at Alan's distant back, little Jerry wiped his moist eyes, and held the silver coins that Eren gave him tightly in his other hand.

"Brother, I will definitely study hard!"

"I will definitely be like you, like Uncle Jerry, to save others!"