"A test of whether you can be the king's companion."

After serving me a cup of hot tea, Fu Tigeng poured the teacup in front of him again and said.

"Aren't you and me companions?" I didn't take the teacup, but frowned and looked at Fu Tigeng opposite, "We have gone through so many tribulations together, and we still can't trust each other?" ”

I thought that after so many adventures, my relationship with Votigen should be much better. But now it seems that at least Voltigen doesn't think so.

"That's why I've set this test for you." Fu Tigeng put away his sleeve robe, and then said calmly, "Of all the people this king has met, you are the only one who is qualified to make this king pay so much attention. ”

“…… Say, what do you want to do? ”

Realizing that Voltigen was starting to bend again, I asked bluntly.

"This king, I hope you can help retrieve half of this king's soul that has been stripped of by Hades." Fu Tigeng was silent for a moment before he said.

"Half of your soul?"

Only then did I remember that in the process of fighting against the world, half of Fu Tigeng's soul was sealed in the underworld by the world. This also led to the fact that the current Vitigon has a moody personality, and his strength is only half of that of his peak.

But is it really safe to help a completely unpredictable guy who doesn't know whether he's friend or foe?

What's more, the current Britain is too busy to take care of itself, and I am afraid that there is no extra strength to hold Fu Tigeng to retrieve the soul.

"Little ghost, this king knows that you will definitely not help because of one of this king's requests." Fu Tigeng's voice was slightly lowered, "So this king wants to tell you that this matter is also closely related to the revival of Britain. ”

“——！”

Votigon accurately said the phrase "the revival of Britain."

Because it is lurking in my body on weekdays, it is said that Votigon knows all the big and small things that happen in Britain.

“…… The soil of Britain cannot be restored, and it has something to do with your strength? I asked slowly.

"Exactly." Fu Tigeng nodded, "There is only half of the power in this king's body now, and the corresponding power can restore the climate of Britain to normal, that is to say, it corresponds to the concept of 'heaven'. ”

"The concept of 'earth', as opposed to 'heaven', has the power to govern the soil and the mountains. Because this part of the king's power is sealed, it is naturally impossible to complete your goal. ”

“…… Just take back that half of your soul, and you'll be able to regain your strength, and the soil of Britain will be normal, right? ”

"That's nature, for this, the king can use his soul as a guarantee." Fu Tigeng nodded, his expression was unprecedentedly solemn.

It can be seen from his demeanor that Fu Tigeng is definitely not lying this time. He really needs help.

"So, is it difficult to go to the underworld?"

Taking a deep breath, I continued.

"It's very difficult, it's almost impossible to do." A rare wry smile appeared on Fu Tigeng's face.

For him, who has always breathed pride as air, it is really rare in his life to make such an expression.

"If you want to go to the underworld, you must first break through the blockade of the world. And this blockade is not from the Alayya, but from the ......"

Fu Tigeng also paused when he said this, took a deep breath, and showed a thick look of jealousy on his face.

"—Planetary Restraint, Gaia!"

"Are you finally going to fight Gaia?"

To be honest, there weren't too many surprises in my heart.

It's better to say that it's already clear that there will be such a day.

It's just that I can't imagine that the worst-case scenario of fighting against the two major inhibitory forces at the same time has come.

"Don't worry, little ghost, if you just use the power of you and this king to tear a small and undetectable hole between the living world and the underworld and get in, Gaia shouldn't find out." Voltigen pressed his arm down and motioned for me to stay calm.

"The real trouble is the problem of self-preservation after entering the underworld. The underworld is home to all the evil monsters that have been destroyed since ancient times, and some of them can only be avoided by the king even when he sees them. So if you don't plan for it, it's easy to run into fatal danger. ”

“…… Where is your soul sealed? ”

"The deepest part of the underworld." Fu Tigen sighed heavily.

“…… In other words, if we want to get your soul back, we have to turn the whole underworld upside down, right? I shook my head again and again, "Fu Tigeng, you're really going to find someone to help." ”

"Hey...... That one...... The king knew that this request would be too difficult for anyone. That's why this king has set a test for you, to see if you can resist the pressure. ”

Fu Tigeng sneered and rubbed his hands together embarrassedly.

Even dragons with no human feelings can hesitate, and the difficulty of this task can be seen.

"I'm sorry Fu Tigeng, you better ask someone else to help with this matter, I don't have that much ability."

There was no need to hesitate at all, and I directly waved my hand and rejected Vitigen.

Although Britain has not yet passed the difficult period, it is also true that the situation is much better than before.

Since Artoria could have supported Britain for twenty years under such difficult conditions, it was not impossible to grit her teeth and spend her life in the current situation.

What's more, there is still Iskandar, a guy who is afraid that the world will not be chaotic. Iskander's abilities in peacetime cannot be brought into play, but when it comes to waging war and plundering supplies, no one can compare to him. As a last resort, he can also be relied on to conquer other countries to loot food and other necessary supplies.

Neither did I risk my life to help Voltigen, and the reward was only a promise to help improve the soil in the territory.

I promised Artoria that I would never leave her first, and that I would be with her for the rest of my life.

Therefore, before this body reaches its limit, it is absolutely impossible to break its promise.

And the more serious consequence is that Gaia may be involved.

In order to deal with the persecution and suppression of Britain by Alayya, it was already painstaking. Now, it is hard to win three years of peace.

If it is at this critical time, it will attract Gaia's attention again-

The consequences were unimaginable, but I knew in my heart that it must be a terrible outcome.

"This king will not force you. There are two paths in front of you to choose from. One is to linger, but to fight. ”

For the first time, Fu Tigen did not threaten or lure me, but spoke in a very steady voice, as if I were an old friend whom he had not seen for many years.

"But whatever you're going to do, I want you to think it through. Because it's not just your business, it's about the Knight King, the King, your friends, the whole of Britain and even the whole world! ”