Today's weather is nice and it's another sunny morning.

Sometimes, Gaurdos pondered one thing.

Is it really unfortunate to be a half-dead?

Not necessarily.

Gaudus remembered that in some novels and films, there were people who aspired to become vampires because of their endless lifespan, eternal appearance, and great power.

But at the cost of losing the sense of taste, touch, and even emotion as a human characteristic.

And the half-dead have similarities.

You don't feel intensely tired, you have a lot of energy, and you don't feel fear.

Of course, the price is to lose most of the taste and half of the pain, and never to shed any more tears.

It is precisely because of the attributes of these half-dead people that he is like a learning machine, learning frantically and improving himself like crazy, almost to the point of forgetting to sleep and eat. In battle, he is able to calm his mind, filter useless elements such as corpses and blood from his field of vision, calmly examine the battlefield, and command his undead minions to kill one enemy after another.

Loss, sometimes also means getting something new, doesn't it?

With that in mind, Gaudos came to the horse farm.

The horse farm is a good place to hone [horsemanship] and [one-handed weapon mastery], and quite a few cavalry professionals were born in this kind of place.

Today's horse farm is a little different from what it used to be, because there are many well-equipped guards nearby.

Looking at the guarded eyes of these guards, Gao Duos thought to himself that there must be a distinguished guest here.

When Gaudus entered the racecourse, the guards did not stop him, but gave him permission after one look.

First, it was not surprising that Gaudus saw Alice, who was riding on a large horse with a spear in her hand, practicing cavalry charge.

Beside Alice, an old man in Maximilian-full-body heavy armor is guiding Alice through her training.

The back of the man in front of him was a little familiar, but it was possible that the armor he was wearing was too solemn and gorgeous, so he couldn't remember it for a while.

And when his gaze swept to the hilt of the greatsword exposed under his scarlet cloak, he suddenly remembered.

This old guy turned out to be Don Quixote.

As if noticing the gaze behind him, Don Quixote turned around and smiled at the sight of Gados.

Gaudus was a little moved, he didn't expect that until now, Don Quixote kept his promise and continued to coach Alice's training.

Gao Duos walked up, looked at the black gold relief in the shape of an eagle on Don Quixote's chest armor, and said in surprise: "I really didn't expect that the old earl would give you his [earl's armament]?" ”

Don Quixote nodded, then bowed to Gaudus in a rare way, and said, "Thank you for this." ”

Gao Duos patted him on the shoulder and said, "Don't thank me, it must be the old earl who appreciates your ability to give you his strongest and most precious armor, right?" Oh, by the way, this armor must be heavy. Although you are strong, you are clothed in such a piece... Heavy armor all over the body, are you really not tired?

"Tired but not tired..."

Don Quixote said half of his words, then sighed softly and smiled bitterly... Would an old man like him say something like, "It's because the little princess thinks that I look like his father in this outfit, and I usually wear full armor to meet her expectations"?

He won't say I'm doing it to fulfill other people's wishes.

But as a knight who strictly adheres to the eight virtues and nine principles, he can't lie, so he can only smile and not speak.

Seeing that the atmosphere was a little awkward, Gaudus duly chatted about other topics of interest to both parties: "I also heard that you tamed the Nightmare, is it true?" ”

"It's true."

Don Quixote whistled, and a dark red horse, which could be called a huge one, rushed to his master's side in an instant.

This is the nightmare.

Like Don Quixote, Nightmare wears heavy armor all over his body, with only four hooves and a ponytail not covered by heavy armor. It stared at its blood-red eyes, opened its fanged bloody mouth, and obediently rubbed Don Quixote's hand, looking extremely docile.

Gaudus looked at the monster with the appearance of a war horse and nightmares, and couldn't help but want to touch its head. But Don Quixote immediately stopped him, saying, "Wait a minute, I'll ask for his opinion." ”

"Old man, he..."

Don Quixote said something in the Nightmare's ear, and when the Nightmare heard this, he snorted twice, and two hot gases erupted from his nostrils.

Don Quixote was a little embarrassed, shook his fist, and then said something more.

It seems that the nightmare has cast a severe shadow on Don Quixote's fists, and this has calmed down somewhat.

"You can touch it now."

Gadoth opened the alloy clasp on the Nightmare's head armor and gently touched its exposed skin, and the unexpected sensation was scorching.

I can finally touch the famous nightmare...

After granting this small wish, Gaudus re-buttoned the nightmare.

It seems that mounts all have character, and the more powerful the mount, the more character it has, such as Goldwings, such as Nightmare.

"By the way, what about Belea? Didn't you promise me to keep her safe? And now what about her? ”

Don Quixote smiled and said, "Look behind you." ”

Gao Duos subconsciously turned around, and saw that Belia was looking at him with a smile, and her azure eyes were as beautiful and bright as the waters of Moon Bay.

"Brother."

She said softly.

Gaudus looked at this Belia now, and felt shocked.

She... She was wearing a gothic princess Lolita dress?

"Brother?"

Looking at the shocked expression on Gauldos's face, Belia was a little uneasy. She carefully combed her double ponytail, then straightened the dark gold Katyusha headdress on her head, then tugged at the delicate silver embellishment on the long-sleeved gloves, sorted out the lace decoration on the hem of the princess's dress, and finally took out a small handkerchief and wiped the dust off the calfskin boots.

When she had done all this, she looked at Gadoth's expression again, and the uneasiness in her heart deepened a little.

Don't... Isn't it beautiful to dress me like this?

Gao Duos cleaned up his expression, looked at the nervous Belia, and said solemnly: "My little princess, you are very beautiful today. ”

"Really?" When Belia heard this, she suddenly felt that the sea and the sky were wide, and time seemed to be pulled back to the time when the Turin Forest was pulled back.

Those days, really... Very happy.

Thinking of this, the little princess showed a bright smile and asked, "Then, can you hug Belea?" ”

With that, she opened her arms.

Gao Duos was a little short of breath at this time, he finally realized what the mentality of those lolicons he deeply spurned was, and finally one day, he also walked on this road of no return...

Gao Duos opened his hands and was about to pick up Belea, but Belia pounced on him first!

This beautiful little princess Lori was held in her arms like this.

Belia put her face on Gao Duo's cheek, then wrapped her arms around Gao Duo's neck, and said softly in a childish and gentle voice, "Big brother, I'm so happy..."

With some reluctance, Gaudus suppressed the fire in his heart and replied, "I'm happy too. ”

Belia sat comfortably on Gauldos's arm, unafraid of the shocked gazes of the guards in the distance. She thought for a moment, and kissed Gauldos on the forehead again.

Gao Duosi felt that the atmosphere was a little awkward, and said, "Uh... Why do you have a double ponytail? ”

"Hmm... I don't know, but I just think you'd probably prefer a little more double ponytails. ”

Gao Duos admired this beautiful princess Lori a little, she was right, she really liked the double ponytail girl... And this is also just realized.

Well, I'll admit, I do have a lot of feelings about Lori, especially Lori with a double ponytail, especially Lori with a double ponytail and a gothic princess dress... There is no resistance.

Soon, Gaudus noticed that there was a pamphlet in the small pocket of Belia's gothic loli.

"Have you been reading lately?" Gaudos asked.

Belia nodded, and pulled out the booklet, with the name written on the cover: "History of the Empire of Acacia I".

"You're looking at this?"

Belya sighed slightly, and said, "It was Brother Caesar who recommended me to read, this book is about how the Acacia Empire, which once ruled one-third of the Acacia continent, rose, prospered, and perished. This is a history book with a mixture of chronicles and chronicles... Speaking of which, we are also descendants of the Empire. ”

Gaudus was a little impressed, did she start reading this kind of book when she was only 7 years old?

As if to see what Gao Duos was thinking, the little princess shook her head and said, "Actually, although I can read it, I don't like this book at all... It was so boring to read and I found it tiring. ”

"Then why are you still reading it?"

The little princess replied, "Because Brother Caesar told me that if I could read this book, I would be able to understand some of the political games in the adult world." ”

Looking at Belea, who already had some insight into the world, Gaudus touched her immature cheek lovingly... She's just a child, is she going to start learning the cruelty of the adult world?

The little princess smiled slightly, and her smile was so sunny. She said: "Originally, I was very scared, I was afraid of falling victim to the political game of the adult world, so I wanted to know something about adult things. But now, I'm not afraid at all. ”

"Why?"

The little princess leaned into the ear of Gao Duos and whispered, "Because, as you said, you will protect me." ”

"So, I'm not scared anymore."

(In line with the principle of from the people to the people, we should write something that the people like to see.) So, Lori, it's better to wear a gothic outfit. ）