Neil opened the creaking wooden door, and a silver blade slashed at him, and without thinking, he drew his saber from his waist and faced the greatsword, using the impact force from the blade to bounce his body five or six meters away. Tightening his slightly numb hands, Neil squinted his eyes and looked vigilantly at the short-haired young man with a slightly playful mouth in front of him. The young man was dressed in a gray uniform trench coat, holding the dangerous silver sword in his right hand, and his left hand hanging down a little stiffly. "Yo, it's not bad. Neil, where is your teacher, Mentor Sfhold?" the young man asked Neil. Nielmo was silent, his hands clenching the hilt of his sword, making a posture ready to attack. Seeing the unflinching hostility in Neil's eyes, the young man smiled bitterly, and then looked into the depths of the courtyard, and when he saw the old man who had been smiling and staring at him by the pillar, he suddenly made a decisive effort, strode forward, and the sword clenched in his right hand swung at the old man without hesitation. The wand in the old man's sleeve flickered slightly, and he saw the sharp blade plunging into the dirt, raising a little dust. "How is that possible!" the young man exclaimed in his heart, but the sword in his hand did not hesitate to swing a second sword at the old man, but it was still only able to brush the old man's body, slash through the air, and smash into the stone pillar on the side. The young man did not believe in evil and swung out one knife after another, but each blow only grazed the old man, and then slashed into the earth, or smashed into the stone wall, or swung into the air...... Blow after blow, the young man's eyes widened, and he grasped the strength to slash again and again.

"I see, when I swing, I use a small strand of winding wind elemental to slightly change the trajectory of the blade tip? Combined with a quick and subtle dodge, it forms an unbelievable invisible wall. The young man smiled slightly, and said to himself as he swung his sword with all his might. "When", once again increasing the force of the swing in his hand, the young man thrust his dull sword into the mud every time, and then swung it vigorously towards the old man, and then chopped down again, raising up a large cloud of mud and dust. The old man's dodging figure began to become a little distorted, not as unrestrained and chic as it had been at the beginning. "Old man, it's hard for you to accurately capture my movements in such a blurred vision. The shining silver blade appeared and disappeared through the smoke and dust, and slashed towards the old man's fatal place again and again. Just after the old man was able to dodge the heavy blow again, his body stiffened for a moment. "Isn't the dusty wind element heavy to evoke?old man, it seems that I won this time. This time, the young man threw out his sword with his right hand and slashed at the shield that the old man had held up with his wand, while his left hand reached into his trench coat and prepared to ...... At this time, the old man shrunk the shield the size of the basin to the size of a palm, and the impact force between the blade and the shield instantly expanded several times, the old man quickly adjusted the angle of the shield opening, and with this amazing shock, he came to the left side of the young man in an instant, stretched out the hand holding the wand, and poked the beautiful gem on the tip of the wand a few centimeters away from the young man's throat. The young man reached into the left hand of the trench coat and moved, and the old man's staff tip gem ignited a faint red flame. "Alright, alright, Mentor Sfhold, count me as losing. The young man sighed and raised his hands helplessly.

"Yo, it's not bad. Neil, who was standing not far away, looked at him coldly, and the young man had to smile wryly. Then the mentor extinguished the flames, put away his hand, turned to Neil, and said, "Neil, his name is Crow Kakus Baf, and he is your cousin. Neil, who had a cold face just now, was also at a loss at this time, and heard the word "brother" shouted out of his mouth intermittently. Crow, who had put away his weapon, walked up to Neil at this time, bent down slightly, smiled and stretched out his right hand, and said, "Neil, I can finally see you." Now let's get to know each other again, my name is Crowe, and I'm your brother. ”

Neil slapped Crow's outstretched hand away and walked out of the courtyard gate, leaving Crow alone in place, and he smiled helplessly at his mentor. "Crowe, let him be alone for a while. "That's all it takes, who told you not to tell me for so many years. The mentor glared at Crow and shouted, "Follow me!" With that, the trembling Crow followed the mentor into a room.

Morning flowers are picked up, orange sunlight is randomly thrown in a corner of the courtyard, and the dusk settles down the whole courtyard. Unconsciously, an inexplicable fragrance mixed with cool air spread and filled the courtyard. "Oh, is dinner ready?" the tutor walked out of the room and staggered towards a fire-lit clearing in the courtyard. Crowe followed him, looking curiously forward, and it turned out that Neil was skillfully preparing all kinds of meat and vegetables. "Alright. Neil agreed, sat down on the floor, grabbed the roasted, stewed meat and shoved it into his mouth, pouring the sauce on it from time to time, wrapping it in the leaves and munching on it. The tutor came to Neil's side, sat down, took out all kinds of cutlery such as puff skins, knives, spoons, and dishes from his arms, took a piece of meat handed over by Neil, and enjoyed it carefully, and did not forget to invite Crow to have dinner with him while tasting it.

After the three of them were in turmoil, they couldn't help but start reverie in the quiet night. Neil lay on the ground and looked up at the night sky, Crowe stood up and looked at the remnants of fire in front of him, and the mentor sat on the side, looking at the two of them. "Neil..."The mentor was about to speak, but Neil suddenly turned his head to the stunned Crowe and asked, "Are there any people like you out there?" "There are many people out there who are stronger than me. Crowe's answer made Neil fall into deep thought. "If you want to be stronger, you have to get your heart back," the mentor suddenly interjected, leaving Crowe a little puzzled, but Neil stared at his chest. "Neil, you're going to go with your brother tomorrow. "Oh. Neil just replied softly. After a moment of silence, "Neil, you just said 'oh' and it was gone? Do you just want to leave Master, my old man? Don't you want Master anymore? Master, I'm so sad. Alas, my old bones—" The mentor babbled endlessly as he wiped away his non-existent tears. Neil ignored the resentment coming from behind him, and with a "snort" he turned sideways and continued counting the stars. The mentor's cries became more and more tragic, but Neil ignored them. Looking at the two of them, Crowe couldn't cry or laugh, so he had to silently draw out his sword, carefully wipe the cold blade, and kill the beautiful moonlight.

The next morning, in an exotic hut, the three of them stood in the middle of the hall. Neal was dressed in a gray cloak, his black hair was wrapped in white strips of cloth, and his left hand in silk gloves was casually inserted into his trouser pocket, like a practicing monk. The mentor clutched a knife in his hand and said to Neil, who was a little distraught, "This is the first time you have gone out in ten years to help your brother retrieve the Harvey Holy Sword. It's been ten years, and the outside world is very different. You are still too weak now, and the outside world will make you stronger. "Then, can I come back?" replied Neil, who bowed his head. "When you're gone, I'll leave, and this place will all disappear with the collapse of the Great Array. "Then when will I see you again. Neil looked up, his eyes full of anticipation. "The strongest, when you become the strongest man in Iger, this is my final test for you. Neil nodded despite some confusion. "It's almost goodbye, I don't have anything to give as a teacher, although this knife is an old man, but it was used to seal your killing intent at that time, and it is also related to you, so I will give it to you as a identification gift. Neil took the knife from his mentor with both hands, the warm wooden scabbard and the hilt were all in one, and the junction between the scabbard and the handle was wrapped with a red rope, and a string of old bells was pinned. "This bell is—" Neil exclaimed. "This string of bells was held in your hand when you fell at my mountain gate, and now you are leaving, and this thing will be returned to you. Also, Neil, remember, the knife can't be unsheathed at will, it seals your killing intent inside. "Hmm. Neil shook the dull bell and replied solemnly. "Neil, you go out and get ready, I still have some things to explain to your brother. "Oh. Neil turned to leave, closing the door softly.

"Crowe, have you found those people?" "Not yet, Mentor. However, during a work trip, I stumbled upon a clue about one of the knights, and I went to find the man after I had settled Neil. "Crowe, while revenge is important, I want you to understand what is the most important thing for you right now. The mentor looked at Crowe, who was silent, sighed, and said, "That's it, I think you should know very well what you need to do next." By the way, does the royal family already know your identity?" Crowe frowned and said, "I think they should know about it after drawing their sword last time, although they didn't officially say anything, but they did not officially say anything. "That's fine, you take Neil out this time, firstly, to let this little guy have a good experience, and secondly, to let these old guys know that the Kakus family is back. I'm sure they'll be surprised when they see little Neil, hahaha..."Crowe looked embarrassed. After realizing the gaffe, the mentor coughed dryly and said solemnly: "There is one more crucial thing, you must take care of your younger brother. Neil lost his heart before he met me, and although the Demon King's soul saved his life, his heart was dead. The main purpose of this outing is to inject the hearts of people in this world into his body, so that his dead heart can be reborn, so that he can become stronger and have more amazing possibilities. "Neil is my only brother and my last relative. Mentor Sfhold, as long as I live, I will risk my life to protect him. Crowe held out three fingers and swore an oath of protection. "Okay, okay, my old man can't stand such a sensational picture the most. Let's go, Neil is still waiting for you, give me this old bone and this old house a little more time alone. With that, the mentor closed his eyes, waved his hand, and Crowe solemnly bowed and left.

"Neil, it's time for us to go. Crowe woke up the still dazed boy, and the two walked out of the house together, closing the creaking door. As soon as they turned around, the entire courtyard disappeared, and the two brothers set out on their journey.