To tell the truth, after the Regensburg tournament was over, Marin felt that he was in a happy time of eating and waiting for death, but the happy days usually passed quickly, and when the team of the Church of the Goddess of Harvest was about to return to Carterburg, Marin still took the girls to the train station and hung his carriage with them to the end.

"I thought you would live in Regensburg." The younger brother of the Quassel family sighed at Marin's punctuality.

And Marlin didn't want to explain anything - he couldn't tell this guy that he was back to Fort Carter just to see his mentor on his last journey.

On the way back to Fort Carter, the temperature continued to drop, and everyone quickly changed into winter clothes, and Marlin had to change into them - as a cub of a frost giant, he was really not afraid of the cold, and now his blood is stable, and his characteristics are in working condition.

By the time we arrived at Fort Carter, it was nearly winter, and Hoffman Sr. had only two months to go.

Marin visited him for the first time, and found that the old man was too old for him to recognize.

Marin came to his wheelchair, crouched down, looked at the back of his dry hand, looked at his thin head full of age spots: "I'm back." ”

Perhaps hearing Marin's voice, he wrinkled his eyes, glanced at Marin, and then nodded with a smile: "Good boy, it's back." ”

"Ready for the ceremony? Has Ayres been in contact with you? ”

"Yes, the Lord of Justice has vouched for us...... The lich agreed to seal or kill the god in his domain, and even if its energy leaked, it wouldn't be tainted anyway—because there was nothing to contaminate. ”

"Mentor ......" Marin held up the old man's hand, and at this moment, he seemed to see the old dean, and this old man would definitely be so kind at the final moment.

And before, he also used to think that if he died of old age one day, when he saw her, would she recognize himself...... Now that I think about it, it's just an unattainable wish.

"Thank you, child, for ending the cult's ordeal for me, and I've been asking myself lately if all this could be my dying memory, if Colin had completed the operation, if Margaret had returned to Regensburg with a curse on me...... And Anna, will this child come to me at the last moment and cut off my head with his own hands......"

Speaking of this, the old man stretched out his hand and stroked Marin's head: "My child, fate made me meet you on that day, and I thank the goddess of fate...... She brought you to me and brought the Cult of the Secret to ultimate redemption...... My child, you haven't forgotten your promise with me, have you? ”

"Yes, I will give those poor sisters and brothers ultimate salvation and let their souls return to the river of souls, and I will help Colin, the orphanage at Fort Carter will be a place for the children who have no one to redeem, and they will be useful to the world...... I swear, Master, that one day, our descendants will once again be free from the shackles of gravity, and our descendants will explore this great universe, the world under our feet, and the chaos we face, will no longer be the greatest adversary for our survival...... When the time comes, I believe that we will be our own masters, using knowledge in the right place, our courage, our love, our schemes, and that when the time comes, chaos will not be able to corrupt any of us. ”

The old man laughed, he nodded, lowered his body and hugged Marin: "Thank you, my child, for telling me a most beautiful story, thank you." ”

Marin also hugged the old man: "Mentor, take care of yourself, on that day, I will watch the ceremony for you, as the last apprentice of the Secret Keeper Sect. ”

“…… Come, then, son, and witness to us. The old man stroked the top of Marin's head: "On the last day, I will give you a diary about your father...... Your father has searched for the truth all his life, but he doesn't know that there has never been any truth in this world......"

“…… Do you want me to tell him? ”

"No, when he dies, tell him when you purify him."

This sentence made Marin frown: "Mentor, my father...... How could he die? ”

"Silly boy, people will always die, this is fate, and it is also the truth, and as a demon hunter, he has been fighting chaos all his life, his body has long been overwhelmed, the truth sequence is the only long sequence that will not strengthen the lifespan, and the witcher, as a native profession, will even damage the lifespan......"

"Then why don't you tell him the truth, he's been looking for the cause of Sophia's death all his life, isn't it?" Marin looked at the old man in front of him, who smiled and sighed: "You know everything." ”

"Yes, but that's all we know, Mentor, why don't you tell him."

"Are you going to let me see my brother's children distort in front of me without being able to accept the truth?"

Hearing this answer, Marin was silent for a moment, and finally lowered his voice and said sorry.

"My child, I have spent my whole life in pain, I have watched my brother's only son spend his life in search again and again, I look at the answer in my hand but I can't tell him everything back then, I can only watch him look for middle age and grow old...... Maybe one day, he will die on a journey to find the truth, this child cannot find the truth, he is destined to be distorted by chaos...... So, Marin, my child, the time has come to purify your father. ”

“…… I know. Knowing this answer, Marin's heart was a little bitter - what the mentor said was right, deception could make his father stronger, and if he said that this answer would distort Gaiat, it would be.

So...... Marin had to keep it in hiding until one day...... This father of his no longer needs the day when he is tight-lipped.

Saying goodbye to his mentor, Marlin walked out of the church, and Colin was waiting for him on the side of the road, Margaret standing next to him looked pregnant, wearing thicker clothing that didn't cover her belly at all.

"Congratulations, Colin, you're going to be a father." Marin stretched out his hand and punched his senior brother.

"Thank you, without you, my fate will not be changed." Colin said with a smile as he reached out and held Margaret: "So, Marlin, can you be a godfather to my child?" ”

“…… All right. Marlin nodded.

Being able to change Colin and Margaret would stop them from going down that hard road, and for Marlin, that's good.

"It's great that you have an answer, thank you, Marlin." Margaret walked up to Marlin, she hugged Marlin, then looked at Marlin and laughed:

"I still remember the first time I saw you, after all these years, you have grown up, Marin, my sister will be handed over to you, take care of her, okay."

"She will be my eternal bride." Marin replied.

"Today I'm going to take Margaret to the Hospital of Mercy, can you spend more time with our mentor."

"I just got kicked out by him." Marin said with some embarrassment.

"That'...... In that case, Margaret, let Marlin accompany you to the Hospital of Mercy, and I will accompany the Mentor. ”

"Go, dear, our mentor is running out of time, every minute, every second, is a countdown to his life, and don't worry about me, Marin is here." Margaret smiled comfortingly.

Looking at the two of them, Marin had no reason to choose to refuse.

Eventually, Marlin helped Margaret into the carriage, and Colin walked into the church.

"I'm glad to see you get to where you are today." Marin looked at the Mrs. Colin beside him and sighed with a smile.

"I'm also very happy because we have you, and without your help, I don't know what my life with Colin would have become." Margaret said this and looked at Marin: "What about you, you are also an adult, who will be the mother of the eldest son." ”

This question...... Marin really didn't think about it, for him, he and the girls were more like close family, as for who would have the children...... Marin felt that it would be better for them to talk about this matter on their own.

Hearing Marlin's answer, Margaret shook her head helplessly: "If you say this, you are a little too indecisive, as the head of the family, you have to establish your authority." ”

"But I don't think I have any great authority, Margaret, I think that as a man, I am in charge of things outside the house, and the girls are naturally in charge of things in the house, which is a kind of social division of labor, and I think they can also do the work outside, and I can't go past them and make decisions for their life and happiness."

Marlin looked at Margaret at this, "Do you think I'm right?" ”

The Mrs. Colin smiled and finally gave a very positive answer.

"You convinced me."

"After all, Colin is the only one of you, and I am six." Marin smiled, and when he said this, he suddenly felt a little headache: "I should buy myself a hat, the wind just now gave me a headache." Marin sighed, noting that the Hospital of Mercy of the Church of Mercy was already ahead: "Margaret, we have arrived. ”

"Great, I'm here today to check on my child with Colin, and the loving healer says the child is a little off."

"That's going to need to be fine-tuned." Opening the carriage door, Marin got out of the carriage first, and then reached out to support the lady.

"On the floor."

"Third floor."

So Marin stretched out his hand and held the lady: "Let's go." ”