When the head of the Rasmussen family jumped from the dragon, he had noticed his butler waiting for him at the entrance to the hallway of the castle.

He walked over, wondering why he was here.

"There's a guest, sir." He said it succinctly.

"Who is it?" The middle-aged Pansio cat man raised his eyebrows - who could be waiting for him, he was very curious.

"In the hallway, old location." After the butler finished speaking, he caught the whip and bracelet thrown by his master.

Mr. Rasmussen, who was a little older than he had been a few years ago, walked up to the seventh arcade of the corridor and saw the human being who looked older than he had been a few years earlier.

Ah, so we're all old.

"Gayat, what's going on, I'm going to make you run over like this." Looking at his old friend, the white-haired cat-man took out a cigarette case, which was a mint cigarette from Fort Carter, for the Pansio cat-man, which was a very good consumer product.

"It's Maya's business." The old man took the cigarette and lit it with a flint lighter.

This answer made the cat man very curious: "My daughter, what's wrong with her, I remember that she was just promoted to legend some time ago, and now those old things in the clan don't dare to speak when they see me, if you think my family wants to welcome her back, then rest assured, she will still be your daughter, although some of the Rasmussen family are blind, but they can't do that kind of evil deed of breaking their oath." ”

"No, she's pregnant, Marin's child, I think you should have the right to know." After the old man finished speaking, he leaned his back against the guardrail and took a beautiful puff of cigarette.

“…… yes, we're all old. The cat man sighed, and he lit a cigarette for himself, "Are you worried that we Pansao cat people will welcome her baby back to the Great Woodlands?" ”

"Yes, but I'm worried that it's not Maya and Marin, but your kind who don't know what to do, and Marin crossed that line half a month ago." The old human calmly uttered words that made his cat-man friend frown.

The latter pondered in silence until he glanced at his human friend: "It shouldn't be, he's too young, my daughter I know her talent, but...... Where did that kid come from? ”

His face was full of doubt, waiting for an answer.

And the old man took a puff of his cigarette: "At first I investigated and there was no result, but I later found out that Madame Anna liked Marlin very much, and liked everything that could be done for Marlin under normal circumstances. ”

"Anna...... That elf, you mean...... Is that the mentor of their group? As he said this, the cat man also lowered his head and took a hard puff of his cigarette.

If all this is true, then the child ...... "could really be the heir of that one?" "Number One

"Probably, his existence has been completely erased by his students, but unfortunately I have found a part of the truth, you know, I am a tracer of the truth, I have found some portraits of their generation in their youth in the homes of several older generation of famous sages, in their church offices or elsewhere, with an exact duplicate child, I have reason to suspect that the child is now completely lost in the mysterious teacher, who has taught so many generations of apprentices, to be sure, He lived an extremely long life, but I can't find a reason why he disappeared. ”

The old man said in one breath, looked at his friend and shook his head: "You see, that's why I'm being dragged down by the truth, I haven't been able to complete my initial tracking until now, and in the search for truth and truth, I have lost a lot. ”

“…… Have you given up? Looking at his old friend, the cat man sighed at the marks that time had left on his face.

"Yes, although I have found some clues, but I am old and do not want to look any further, you can say that I have given up on the truth, but as you say...... I'm so tired that I'm no longer obsessed with the search for the truth, and I just want to see Maya's child born now. ”

"I'm starting to envy you, it's my child, but I didn't show up for her when she needed her father the most...... I'm such a useless father. The cat man sighed and took a drag on his cigarette before exhaling the smoke from his lungs.

"Aren't you really ready to welcome Maya back?"

The old man's question made the cat man very puzzled, and he glanced at his old friend, only to find that his face was dejected.

“…… Is the Sequence of Truth Devouring You? ”

"Yes, I have abandoned the search for the truth, and this pre-apocalyptic thing has begun to devour all the objects it has touched before, and I am the one who bears the brunt." The old man coughed twice when he said this, and then stretched out his hand to wipe the blood from the corner of his mouth: "I shouldn't live to start spring, so I want to ask you to go and meet your daughter, she is your child." ”

"But I swore in front of the elders of House Rasmussen that Maya is my gift to you, and she is your daughter." The cat man looked at his old friend: "As for the sequence of truth, it's still too late for you to strip it now, give it to your apprentice." ”

“…… Why should I pass on this cursed curiosity, I want to seal it in my shell. The old man looked at his old friend: "In Fort Carter, there are many people, and I am afraid that the child Marlin will find out the clues, so I am ready to complete the seal on me from you." The old man smiled when he said this, "Before I came to you, I went to see the Great Divine Lord, and she agreed to my request. ”

"You must be crazy, you use your own body as a container, your soul as a seal firewood, you know what to do...... How sad it would be if Maya knew? ”

"That's your daughter, I'm just Mr. Human who gave her food, even if she always calls me father, but I also know that in the dead of night, she will plead to the gods in the starry sky outside the window to see her real parents."

Speaking of this, the cat man noticed the tears in the eyes of the old human: "Go see her, in my life, because Chaos has not even been able to see her parents for the last time, I have been an orphan since I was very young, my father's brothers raised me, and I abandoned my human side in order to become the truth, and I can only choose to raise Marin and Maya...... In my life, I've seen too many regrets, so don't let Maya have any more regrets, okay. ”

"Life lives in this world to witness regret and sorrow, Gayat, I will not go to see Maya." After saying that, the cat man turned and walked into the depths of the corridor: "You once swore to find the truth and truth, and so did I...... In order to protect Maya, I also swore that I would never see her again in this life. ”

"Then she'll soon be a whole new orphan." Behind him came the sad words of an old friend.

"Everyone will eventually become an orphan of fate, so ...... Why don't you go to see her before you die, you are Maya Gayat's father, and I, I am just a guide to the Rasmussen family, a passerby in her eyes. ”