Arrow rubbed the back of his head, still thinking about what lie to use in response. But before he could think about it, the priest had already spoken again—

"I'm different from those kids, I've lived so many years, how many years have I been older. Maybe they can't see the giant mountain and the soul flame, but as someone who witnessed the whole incident, I still think that if a man and a woman can look at each other, it would be a very rare thing. As outsiders, we deliberately tear them apart for our own benefit, and even add a lot of obstacles between them, which is really not a good thing. “

Arrow, who was still thinking of lying and making up reasons, couldn't help but feel a little intimidated after seeing the eyes of the holy cake looking at him.

After hesitating for a moment, Arrow finally shrugged his shoulders, sighed, and said, "I didn't want to, but if they really start to look like glue, I'm really worried that it will hinder my money-making plans." Uncle Saint Cake, I really have a reason why I can't fail, and in order to make enough money, I've tried my best not to use those worse money-making methods. So ......"

The more he spoke, the more Arrow could see the Sacred Bread's eyes looking at him.

It was a look of disappointment, even a little pity.

Facing this look, the corners of Arrow's mouth couldn't help twitching, and after a moment of hesitation, he finally gave up completely and raised his hands-

"Uncle Holy Cake, I assure you. When this guild war is over, I will definitely find a way to help the man and woman get to know each other again. As long as they can really look at each other, I will definitely match them and help them overcome their guild obstacles. ”

The Holy Breads did not answer immediately, but continued to look into Arrow's eyes. It seems that he wants to confirm that the president is perfunctory when he says these words? Or has such a decision really been made?

After observing for a moment, the High Priest finally nodded slightly, revealing a gentle smile. Then, too, he turned his head again, looking at the staff of light on the wall.

"That's good, that's good...... It's really not easy for two people to be together. If you have to be separated from the person you miss the most for various reasons, this regret is likely to stay with you for the rest of your life......"

As he spoke, the tone of the holy bread gradually became a little gloomy.

Arrow poked his head and saw that there were some tears in the corners of the priest's eyes, thought about it, and couldn't help asking, "You...... Remembering your daughter? “

The holy cake was stunned for a moment, and after seeing the worried color on Arrow's face, he finally smiled, raised his sleeve and wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes. However, he did not deny it: "In addition to my daughter, there is also my wife...... At that time, my wife was not a few years older than you, and we were married twenty years ago today. Now that I think about it, it was really a day that I remember vividly. I can't even remember what I did two days before and after the wedding, but on that day, I can remember her every smile very clearly. ”

"That was probably the happiest time of my life......

Although Arrow knew that the Holy Bread had left his wife, he had been searching for his daughter all these years. But it was the first time I had actually heard him talk about it.

"Uncle Saint Cake, you ...... Can you tell me about it? Your story from that time. ”

Holy Bread's gaze retracted from the staff, looking at Arrow. To the president, he smiled softly and simply sat back on the ground. Seeing this, Airo also sat next to him very simply, looking like he was listening carefully.

"I'm not originally a priest, and I don't have any connection to the Holy See of Light. To put it bluntly, at that time, I was an ordinary rural farmer, with an ordinary background, and I lived an ordinary life every day. ”

"Our village was not poor at that time, so everyone lived very well-off, and life became very stable and peaceful. When I was twenty years old, I got married to my wife, Laura. ”

"Laura is my fellow countryman and a well-known beauty in our village. When I actually married her home, I always suspected that I was still dreaming. ”

"Because I was able to win the favor of the goddess in my heart! I swear that I will do everything in my power to protect my wife, and I will let her live happily and happily without worrying about food and clothing for the rest of her life. ”

Speaking of joy, the face of the Holy Bread also involuntarily radiated light. Arrow could see that this uncle was really happy, and he loved his wife from the bottom of his heart.

"That's what I thought at the time, and that's what I tried to do."

"In order to be able to make Laura's life well, I am not satisfied with just working as a family farmer, I want to make more money."

"So, I started learning business from some of the other people in the village. Business was pretty good at first! As we said earlier, our village is rich in products, right? So a lot of things can be sold, and I can get more money back, buy more new clothes, and dress my wife up beautifully, so that she can always be the goddess in my heart. ”

"In the midst of such happy days, our children ...... It was born. A very cute and beautiful girl. She inherited her mother's red hair, and it is conceivable that she will also be a great beauty in the future. ”

"Business goes on, life goes on. After a long time in business, it is inevitable that there will be losses. But slowly, life finally got better, and I thought that this life might be like this, and many years later, I might be lying in bed, holding Laura's hand and slowly extinguishing the light of my life. In this life, I will live a very stable life, uneventful, without any grandeur, but I can have no regrets. ”

"Originally, I really thought so."

At this moment, the face of the holy bread, which originally looked very bright, was unconsciously coated with a layer of haze.

Even though the priest still had that smile on his lips, Arrow could clearly see that there was a tear in the corner of his eye again.

"Whew...... I will always remember that day. It was August 30, 1286, the day of the Sun Festival. Our Blue Bay Empire and the Hunter Empire clashed, and many people died for a long time...... Yes...... I'm sorry President, but I forgot your age. This may be new to you. ”

Airo shook his head slightly: "In the first border war between Blue Bay and the Hunter, the conflict between our Blue Bay Empire and the Hunter Empire that had been accumulating for a long time broke out completely with the accidental death of a soldier of the Hunter Empire. Compared to the Hunter Empire, our Blue Bay Empire was too poorly prepared at that time, so we suffered a lot of losses at the beginning of the war. ”

Holy Cake nodded and said with a smile, "I didn't expect the president to learn history well. ”

Arrow also responded with a smile: "If you don't study history well, you can't finish your course." ”

Saint Cake thought for a moment and continued, "Unfortunately, the village where I lived was relatively close to the border at the time. On that day, I happened to be out on business. But all of a sudden, I heard about the outbreak of war between us and our neighbors. ”

"I was anxious to go back to the village as soon as possible to find my wife and my daughter. But because of the war and the blockade of the front line, I couldn't go back to the village at all, so I had no choice but to wait in the rear. ”

"I've been waiting, waiting...... I waited for a year until the fighting on the front finally eased up and the two sides negotiated a temporary truce before I was finally able to return to my village. ”

"And then ......"

In an instant, the words of the Holy Bread stopped.

He didn't continue, but his facial expression began to twitch slowly as if he was remembering some very horrific scene.

Arrow thought for a moment, stretched out his hand and gently put it on the pastor's shoulder, and said slowly, "If you feel tired, we will ...... next time"

"No, I'm in the mood today, I've been holding these words in my stomach for more than ten years. I think I should tell you about meeting the president today. ”

For a long time, for a long time......

The gloom on the face of the Holy Bread was gradually replaced by sorrow.

He sobbed, shook his head, and said slowly, "What...... It's all gone. ”

"Everything, everything, the village, the farmland, the neighborhood...... All of it. ”

"I couldn't have imagined that the ruins in front of me, which smelled of corpses rotting, were the same village I thought I would spend the rest of my life here."

"Everything has changed, and I don't even recognize what the street looks like. I wonder if the corpses that have decomposed on the side of the road are the friends with whom I used to talk and laugh? ”

"I ran like crazy, running in the direction of home from memory. At that time, I really had a glimmer of hope in my heart. ”

"I hope that when I run back, I can see that my most important people are there. Even worst, I wish I had found nothing when I searched the ruins of my entire house, so that I knew my wife must have run away with the children! All I have to do is find them! ”

"That's what I wanted, and I kept turning over every brick, every collapsing wall. I was really scared to find something under the rubble, but the more I feared, the more I couldn't hold back my hand from rummaging through it. ”

"Just when I've almost searched my entire home, I'm about to breathe a sigh of relief and feel that there is still a glimmer of hope in everything......"

"But I found my wife's ...... in the fireplace of my house."

With that, the Holy Bread raised his hand and wiped his face.