"Ah, this false vision of unity sickens me."

"You forced your face to laugh and roared hard in the face of the abyss, but you didn't know that your expression was like a lost dog."

"Because there are more powerful people suppressing you on your heads, you don't dare to reveal your true hearts."

"It's boring, it's so boring."

"Let me cast stones that can make waves again in this boring city."

"In this way, even other demon kings will have no reason to accuse me."

-- Dividing line --

Junes walked slowly through the corridors hidden within the walls of Stein.

With every step he took, the armor on his body was as bright as new, but it would make a piercing creak like rusty and worn armor.

It seems that it is precisely because of this that he walks very slowly.

But every step was so heavy that the other guards could feel the walls slowly shaking.

"Is that the legendary 'Earth Knight', Lord Junes?"

A young guard asked quietly as he looked at Juans' distant back.

"Well, one of the original seven heroes, and one of the few super-strong humans who doesn't have a talent for magic." The other guard, who had a scar on his face and a rank higher than the former in his leather armor, whispered in a voice full of reverence, "It is said that even without that armor, he can defeat the three-headed wasteland ogre with his bare hands!" ”

"It's a hero, it's really different from a little person like us...... But I always felt that his armor was too heavy. And the joints don't seem to be very flexible, so it's going to get in the way of fighting, right? ”

The guard said with some uncertainty.

"Idiot, where do you think Lord Junes got his nickname 'Knight of the Earth'? It's the relationship between the armor, don't look at it being bulky now, it's actually Lord Junes exercising his physique. Once the battle begins, that armor draws power from the earth, making Master Junes immensely powerful and never tired of fighting for three days and three nights! ”

The higher-ranking Scar Guard scolded his partner softly.

"Sure enough, that armor is too...... 'Heroic Treasure'." The young guard was not upset by the other party's reprimand, but had a hint of longing on his face.

"That's right, it was also created by the Great Sage. Testament and reward for the heroes' outstanding achievements. One of the powerful magical items 'Heroic Treasure'. ”

The Scar Guard nodded: "However, because the Great War is imminent, the Heroic Phantasm has been awarded a lot faster recently than before, and many of the new Noble Phantasm recipients are not as grand as those of Juwe and their previous heroes." However, the fact that Lord Junes was able to help us also gave us a lot of security, after all, he was a Salvation Army-certified hero. ”

"If only I could get a Heroic Phantasm. Maybe you can become a hero of humanity. Make your mark on history. ”

The young guard held his spear. sighed.

In fact, the spear could not be used at all in the corridor, but due to the rules, and the section of the road they patrolled also included the outside. That's why he brought a spear.

"You have reversed the conditions and results, not 'to obtain the Heroic Noble Phantasm to become a hero', but 'to become a hero to obtain the Heroic Treasure'." The older Scar Guard immediately corrected himself.

"I know, I know this kind of thing, but I just think so, instead of giving heroic treasures to those heroes who are already very powerful, then why not give us weak people like us? People who are already very powerful will become more powerful at most when they get the hero treasure, and if a weak person like us gets it, he can create a strong person, no matter how you look at it, it is more cost-effective for us to take it. ”

The young guard muttered unwillingly.

But as soon as he finished speaking, the old guard struck him on the head with a spear.

"You still don't believe that you are stupid, except for legends, only those heroes and masters can fight with the great demons and demon kings of the abyss with treasures! What do you want to do with that kind of thing? And the demon king hard anal? ”

"I'm just talking, just talking, don't be angry......"

Seeing that the other party was angry, the young guard could only defend himself with a hippie smile.

After a pause, he continued, "But I heard that among the heroic treasures that the Great Sage has not yet awarded, there is still the strongest one of all the treasures...... And that treasure was stolen two days ago, so martial law will remain during this time. ”

"Hmph, each of the treasures of the heroes is very powerful, and the power and effect are comparable, how can there be such a thing as 'the most powerful'. What's more, it's the Great Sage who guards the Heroic Treasure! It is impossible for even an ordinary demon king to steal something from him, it must be a rumor! If you kid don't learn well, you always believe this kind of rumors, be careful that I beat you! ”

Leaving aside the young guard who was about to be beaten, Juans had come to the door of a simple house built against the wall, and gently slammed the door.

As a result, the fingers wrapped in thick iron plates easily knocked several holes in the door.

He coughed a little embarrassed.

"Aesop, it's almost time for the shift......"

After a while, a muffled "door is unlocked" answer came from inside.

Junes reached out and pushed, only to push the entire door panel down, and it fell to the ground with a thud, stirring up a cloud of dust.

Withdrawing his hand, Junes walked through the gate and into the dilapidated house, which was full of messy things, and the average person would have thought it was a simple garbage heap.

But Junes knew that these things that looked like trash were actually magic materials that were hard to find.

Dodge an oncoming ...... Well, probably an air-dried item like salted fish, Junes walked into the inner room with a short slump.

Unlike the dirty and messy environment outside, the inner room is very clean, with countless thick books stacked in an orderly manner on dozens of bookshelves, making the whole space filled with the smell of ink and paper.

"Can't you just change that armor out of yours? Its damn sound was distracting from my thoughts. ”

Sitting in a soft red velvet chair, a very emaciated man pointed at Junes with a quill made of pale green dust.

He was Aesop, a great magician.

"This is a heroic treasure given by the Great Sage." Junes tapped his breastplate and made a loud sound: "It's my honor, how can I take it off like this!" ”

"Hmph, only a rusty head like yours would make the treasure as good as your pile of medals, worthless except to show off."

Isolt stroked the ring on his index finger, and the quill in his hand disappeared in an instant: "I'm after a higher goal...... The truth contained in these treasures! ”

"Oh."

Junes, who had long been accustomed to the attitude of the other party, ignored Aesop's passionate speech, and agreed casually, and then took off his helmet and planned to hang it on the coat rack first, but the shelf sniffed the helmet very humanely, and then fled behind the unknown bookshelf......

"Damn, can't you just get a normal coat rack!"

Juans, who still had a helmet in his hand, was stunned for a moment before he said stupidly, "I hate this kind of coat rack with personality. ”

"If a magician specializing in alchemy hears you say this about me, an alchemy creature who already has a certain amount of thinking ability, you will definitely be killed."

Aesop replied coldly.

"Let them face me head-on!"

Junes tucked his helmet under his armpit and made a toned gesture with his free right hand: "I can beat ten of those bean sprouts at a time!" ”

"I guess you're coming to me today not just to talk about bean sprouts, right?"

Aesop sighed and looked up from a thick magic book.

"And it's nearly twenty minutes before the shift change, you're too early."

"The Clock of Time has been stolen." Only then did Junes straighten his face and said sternly.

The movement in Aesop's hand stopped.

"Is it the heroic treasure that touches the laws of time and can even cause miracles?" He asked, somewhat incredulous.

"Exactly."

Junes nodded, "And not only that, but there seems to be someone who can spread the word about it, and now there are rumors in Stein City." ”

"I don't think it's likely that anyone in the Salvation Army will do it for the sake of the Clock of Time. After all, they can still tell the priorities of things now. Aesop frowned slightly.

"The problem is that the Salvation Army is ...... outside," Junes said immediately.

"You mean the mercenaries and the auxiliaries?"

Aesop's brow furrowed even tighter, "That's a bit of a problem." ”

"And I don't think the Salvation Army is monolithic internally."

Junes continued, his face darkening slightly, "At least I never thought that St. George and Sandler would defect from the Salvation Army. ”

"Sandler has his own ethics and it wasn't a good idea to have him join the funeral. And St. George's head is full of stale ideas that are on par with yours, and it is not surprising that the Salvation Army would defect from the Salvation Army after witnessing his violation of his chivalry......"

Aesop analyzed it with great calmness: "And both of them are the kind of people who value honor and the human race more than their own lives. If it weren't for the manipulation of psychic magic, it would certainly be where they stand now, and it's more beneficial to humanity and their own ideas, that's all. ”

"Even so, betrayal is not something to be commendable."

Junes clenched his fists, gritted his teeth, and said, "If I knew where they were......"

As soon as the words fell, the voice of the guard came from outside the door.

"Mr. Junes, a villager has spotted the former heroes Sandler and St. George!" (To be continued......)