When Peter Fasa appeared across the hallway, Loren suddenly found that he couldn't find the words to describe his mood at the moment.

Peter Fasha, he knows for sure what happened that night, he probably knows more than he thinks... But for some reason, he chose to hide it, chose to remain silent.

Loren respects this.

For on this point he was also not really open and honest with his friends, and even if he was empathetic, he did not think of forcing them to say everything he knew.

As for why Peter is here......

Maybe it's because he noticed the traces of Rutt Infinit and wants to tell himself, maybe it's because he wants to protect himself or the idea of Rutt Infinit... Either way, he clearly wanted to stop a conflict.

But there is no conflict here, only revenge.

"I... Loren ...... "Peter Fasa, who was drenched, was in a trance, and the trembling corners of his mouth couldn't even say a word, just staring at the black-haired wizard in front of him:

"Root... Lord Rutte Infinit, he... Is he in there?"

Loren nodded.

"The ......," he said, staring at Loren with great difficulty, "You—you killed him?"

"No, but ......" the black-haired wizard shook his head, "My mentor, Dalton Khand, is inside." ”

"You know, I went to Ebolden because Root Infinit took my mentor hostage... Rut Infinit, breaking the agreement between the two of them. ”

"He wants revenge?"

Loren didn't say a word, which was a tacit acquiescence.

Peter Fasa gritted his teeth, as if he was forcibly stimulated by the rain, and kept shaking his shivering body: "Loren, you listen to my explanation, I know that Lord Rute Infinit has done a lot of things to hurt you and your friends, I am not arguing for him, but everything he does is for ......"

"I know. ”

The black-haired wizard interrupted his friend softly.

Peter, whose words were choked, paused, pursed the corners of his mouth, and his eyes were bloodshot.

"Really... Is there no room for recovery?"

The voice was faint and imperceptible, with a faint hint of begging.

“...... Be. Loren said softly.

Confused, Peter Farsa opened his mouth, but in the end he didn't say a word, and he staggered against the tattered wooden wall behind him, his expression lonely.

Loren didn't know how to persuade him.

Of course he couldn't let Peter pass, but it was certainly ...... for a night watchman to watch his leader die

It's cruel.

That's right, no matter how much you explain that Rut Infinit is innocent of death, telling Peter that "you don't really owe him any favors, he has been taking advantage of you" and something like that... It's just too cruel.

He can probably say such hurtful things to strangers without scruples, but he can't do it to his friend Loren for the time being.

The dead hallway, the drunken hustle and bustle had long since ceased—it seemed that the "informant" owner had emptied the tavern the moment Peter entered, and Loren could even see him trembling slightly and hear his heartbeat a few feet away.

Never mind... Lie to him again.

In the dead silence, the black-haired wizard silently walked up to Peter Fasa and gritted his teeth: "I... I know you can't accept it right now, but it's a grudge between the two of them, and it's not about outsiders, Peter. ”

"Rut Infinit, I'm sure he must have known this result and came to the Red Blood Castle, otherwise we would never have been able to ...... so easily."

"Don't explain, Loren. ”

Peter Fasha, who looked numb, his hoarse voice was full of sorrow:

"I'm not blaming you, I know. ”

Quiet corridors, gray and calm eyes staring at each other.

"So... How much do you know?" asked Peter in a low voice.

After a pause, Loren's face did not change: "Only partially." ”

For a moment, Peter's eyes became very complicated.

"I know that the dead Emperor Eckhart II was not ignorant of the Azorean elves, but that he deliberately indulged his enemies and led to the destruction of the ocean-going fleet;" Loren said lightly:

"I know, he's been planning for a long time... No, it should be said that the entire De Salion family has been plotting something since at least the second generation, but only a very few people know the whole truth;"

"I know, Eckhart II, is one of them;"

"I know that even the night in the Sky Dome Palace was not an accident, but probably premeditated - at least without the instructions of Eckhart II and the cooperation of Rut Infinit, the information about the Night's Watch would not have leaked like a sieve in front of the Azorean elves;"

"From the moment of the Broken Boundary Mountain to the Heavenly Dome Palace, even his own death is within his plan, and it may even include what is happening at this moment, which is also part of his plan......"

"Of course, the last one is just my guess. Loren looked at him calmly: "As for how much authenticity there is... It doesn't matter anymore. ”

"It doesn't matter?"

Peter, who was slightly stunned, had a gloomy expression and smiled sadly: "I guess... You should be one last thing you know, right?"

"That's Peter Fasha, the 'watchdog' of the Nine-Pointed Wizard Tower... He definitely didn't escape on his own, and he knew more than just 'Your Majesty is dead'. ”

As the words fell, he stared at Loren deadly.

The black-haired wizard was silent for a few seconds before he slowly spoke:

"I'm not sure...... If you're not ready or ready to say it, I will never force you. ”

"But you still know. ”

Peter Fasa laughed a little self-deprecatingly: "I thought it was because I was good enough to cover it up." ”

"Peter, I don't know exactly what happened that night, it must have meant a lot to you, but ......"

Loren interrupted his friend's self-defeat: "It's gone. ”

"None of this has anything to do with you anymore, you're free, you're no longer bound by oaths or orders—no one will stop you if you want to, wherever you want, wherever you want. ”

"If you want to continue to serve the Night's Watch, Edward is now a confidant of His Highness Brandon, you can go directly to him, if you want to become a real wizard, almost all the remaining wizards in Eberden are now in the Red Blood Castle, and you can go to Isaac or Ain at any time, no problem. ”

As the words fell, Loren tentatively stretched out his right hand, trying to help him.

But he stopped him.

"Freedom... After I, a man who deserves to die, escaped from the Heavenly Dome Palace alive, there was no freedom at all. Still laughing self-deprecatingly, Peter, who was cold, lowered his head and tried desperately to suppress his trembling limbs:

"I am the watchdog of His Majesty Eckhart II, the man entrusted with my life—not to mention my life, even the body I now breathe and sustain my will......"

"It's not my stuff anymore!"

The moment the words fell, his entire body staggered.

"What is that for?" Loren couldn't help but ask, "If Eckhart II would rather die himself than let you live, there must be a reason for him - who exactly did he tell you to tell the truth of all this?!"

"I don't know!"

Peter looked up sharply and looked at the black-haired wizard with a trance smile on his face, laughing so painfully even though he was laughing:

"That's the most important thing, I don't know - Your Majesty he... He told me everything, but he didn't tell me who I should tell it all!"

"He just wanted me to live, to watch what happened next, to keep it all the secret until the moment he needed me... But I don't know who, when, and what needs me!"

"I really want to know, but I don't know!"

"I know I have to live, but I don't know why I live and for whom!"

"Loren, I'm not like you, you... And Edward, you are the kind of people who live for yourself, I can't, I've been entrusted with too many people's wishes since I was born. ”

The violently trembling voice made the pain almost like substance.

"The expectations of the parents, the hopes of the family, the courtesy of the teacher, the contempt of the nobles... There is also the co-optation of the superiors, the protection of the wealthy, and the heavy ...... of knowledge"

"I accepted it all, I carried it all down, I did what they expected me to do, because their expectations of me were important, but they were too heavy!"

"It's too heavy, it's really too heavy... I'm a watchdog, and I don't know what it's like to live for myself... How do you live......

Peter Fasa wept heartbreakingly, his voice hoarse, his bloodshot eyes glancing at Loren, and staggering away toward the tavern door.

"If I knew... It's just fine......"

..............................

"You should have asked the truth from him. ”

In the empty tavern, Dalton Kander, who appeared at some point, stood behind the black-haired wizard and said coldly.

"He's having a lot of mood swings right now, and there's a good chance he'll tell the truth straight out if he's pressed — and for him, it's a relief. ”

"Maybe. The black-haired wizard replied without looking back, his expression a little lonely: "But we don't have to know those 'truths', do we—we already know who the enemy is, so why do we have to know everything, and more importantly, ......"

"What's more... He's my friend, and I don't want to push him if I can. ”

Dalton Kander didn't say anything more, he just made his own suggestion.

Turning his head, Loren looked at his mentor - Dalton Candle looked like normal at this moment, still calm, serious, and there was not a trace of emotion between his sharp eyebrows, all of which were hidden under his pupils.

If he hadn't known his mentor well enough, Loren might have really thought that he was really no different from usual.

"You... Really give Rut Infinit ......"

The black-haired wizard asked, a little tentatively.

“...... Forget about him, he's no longer a threat. ”

Dalton, who was silent for a while, "answered" his apprentice in a very unpositive way.

This in itself is very unusual, because Dalton Candle is the one who likes to play with words the least and admires conciseness of language among the people Loren knows.

Loren shrugged and didn't ask—for the same reason as Peter Fasa.

"With the Night's Watch problem solved, we need to focus on the Azorean elves and the 'Black Cross' Serol. Dalton's voice was steady, but the idea of changing the subject was deliberate:

"You said he'd come back sooner or later, and this... Either the evil god of the evil gods, or the culprit who once destroyed the dragon kingdom, and now he wants more. ”

"What if... His judgment was correct and he was not lying, and the Azorean elves should have been pawns released by the 'Black Cross' - a trick to contain and attract the attention of the Empire. ”

Intentionally or unintentionally, Dalton was very reluctant to mention the man's name.

"Yes, the key is whether these elves who believe in the 'way of the samurai' also have this consciousness - or whether they have been forced to do everything so far. ”

Looking at the mentor who really wanted to avoid the fate of Rut Infinit, Loren coughed lightly and took over the topic: "But there is no doubt about one thing, if we can't defeat the Azorean elves and kill them all, we will be defeated by the Azorean elves and then killed." ”

"Of course, there is also the possibility that this was all planned by Seliol, and he is looking forward to our efforts to defeat the Azorean elves, because this is part of his plan... Just like the Centaur War. ”

'Either you lose or you get used by him, that's Seliol's style. ”

Dalton Candle frowned slightly: "But as you said, he has been completely banished to the Void World - unless there is a large enough Void power to blur the boundaries between the two worlds, and there is a body that can be used as a credential in the material world, it is impossible for him to come back." ”

"In that case, how on earth can he influence and even invade our world?"

"I don't know... Maybe Eckhart II knew, but we'll never get a chance to ask him. As if joking, Loren tugged at the corners of his mouth: "We'll always know when the time comes." ”

"And what are you going to do now?" Dalton continued.

And so on. ”

"Wait?"

"Wait... Prepare the army, design new weapons, and by the way, see if you can get more supplies... In short, etc. The black-haired wizard exhaled and chuckled as he looked at his mentor:

"Whatever this guy is up to, he's going to be coming for me next, so I'll just have to wait. ”

"And to be honest, I actually ...... what this guy is going to do next."

"It's really a little bit of a little bit of anticipation. ”