The King of the Winds, fearing the might of the Land Country, decided to follow the advice of Prince John Boufal and send an envoy to the Land Country to negotiate an armistice. Seeing that the enemy country was so easily subdued, Wei Ya was determined to knock hard.

After two rounds of negotiations, the symbolic Armistice Agreement was born. Soon, the news spread throughout the Land of the Wind, causing the whole country to shake. The seeds were planted for the rebel army to rise up and resist in the future.

After Charles and his brother Terry followed Blacksmith Berlin to Blizzle, they moved into a shop called the "Blast Weapons Shop". The "Tempest Weapon Shop" is the largest and best shop in Tempest Town, where it not only sells a variety of weapons, but also accepts customization, crafting, and other work.

The owner, Green, is a good merchant and blacksmith who is in middle age, with a tall figure and a beard that makes him look mild. He has an 8-year-old daughter named Abby, and the father and daughter are dependent on each other.

Due to the expansion of the scale of the business, Grimm himself is no longer involved in the forging of weapons goods in general, except for some old customers and special commissions.

Berlin and Green were very close friends, and most of Berlin's work was commissioned by Green before the destruction of Aoki Village. When he learned of what happened to Aokimura, Green expressed great sympathy.

At 9 o'clock on the night of the third day after the "Aoki Incident", there was a sudden knock on the door of the weapons store, which had long been closed.

"Knock knock—"

When the guy in the store heard the noise, he asked questions and went to open the door.

"Who?"

In the dark night, I only heard the reply from someone outside the door: "I am Boken, please open the door!"

Boken was friends with Green, and the guy in the shop was familiar with the famous swordsman, so he went to open the door.

Boken replied in a loud and unclear voice, much to the surprise of Berlin and Green, as well as Terry, who were talking in the room.

"Boken?

Green asked, wanting to make sure he had heard it wrong, and set his sights on Berlin and Terry.

"That's right! ”

Terry hurriedly said.

"Let's go, let's take a look!"

Berlin urged.

Charles was lying in his bedroom thinking about what had happened not long ago, and although it was the first time he had thought about it, he couldn't help but feel sad every time he thought about it. He misses his mother and his friends who don't know his whereabouts, and he worries about the villagers who have been taken away. When he heard the familiar voice outside the door, Charles sat up and trotted over to his brother.

"Brother, it's Dad's voice!"

"yes, we're going to pick him up. ”

When the man opened the door, Boken walked in quickly and came to the middle of the courtyard, and at the same time the blacksmith and four others had also arrived. With the light of the lights, the two sides saw each other's faces clearly.

"It's really Boken, I didn't expect you to be here! weren't you taken away by them?"

"yes, Boken, how did you end up in Blast Town?"

Berlin and Green asked in surprise. Charles happily threw himself into Boken's arms when he saw his tired father, and Terry came to his father's side, and Boken picked up Charles and put his other hand around Terry, and the father and son shed tears of joy.

"After being taken away with the villagers, I was looking for an opportunity to escape," Boken said. Last night I took advantage of the lack of guards, sharpened the rope with a sharp stone, and escaped into the forest with the darkness of the night. In order not to let them capture again, I hid and did not continue on my way until the searching enemy left. ”

"Hmm. It's you. ”

Berlin nodded.

"Dad, Mom was killed...it's all my fault. ”

Terry fell to his knees feebly and cried.

Boken lifted Terry up with tears in his eyes, "I don't blame you, good boy, it's my fault, damn Via..."

Boken made up his mind to avenge his wife and the dead villagers.

Green let Boken into the house while he asked the guy to fetch something to eat and give to a tired Boken.

Charles poured his father a glass of water, and Boken continued: "I returned to the village after the escape, and alas, there was no one left. After thinking about it, I had to come to Mr. Green. I didn't expect Mr. Berlin and his two children to be here. Thank you so much. Mr. Berlin. ”

"Where, that's not how it should be!"

"I don't know how the battle is going now?

Hearing this, the two blacksmiths looked at each other, and Berlin sighed and said, "Alas, what are you fighting back? ”

"What agreement?"

Boken didn't know why.

"An armistice, of course. ”

"Truce? Wei Ya has just invaded, how can there be a truce?"

"Ugh..."

Berlin sighed helplessly and did not answer immediately.

"Of course," Green continued, "the stupid Wind King agreed to the unreasonable conditions of the Kingdom of Via, and that's why the war will be truce. ”

"On what terms?"

Boken asked urgently.

"One of the conditions is that Maple Leaf City will be divided into five towns under its jurisdiction (including Storm Town). The second condition is that the Land of the Winds must unconditionally give 30% of the national tax revenue to Wei Ya every year. ”

After hearing these words, Boken was even more indignant.

"It's already a great shame to assign Maple Leaf City to Wei Ya! What about the villagers of that village? Will they take them as slaves?"

"Yes, Maple Leaf City is the largest and most prosperous city in the country, and it is the economic lifeblood of the Land of Winds. The villagers' affairs were not mentioned in the agreement. Alas, O foolish king, if this continues, the end of the Land of the Wind is not far off. We ordinary people can't change anything. By the way, it is said that the Holy Light Empire has condemned the actions of the Wei Ya Kingdom!"

Green said with deep regret.

"Hmph, that's just for show, the Holy Light Empire has long lost its majesty. Alas, I can't imagine that the Land of the Wind would end up in such a situation. I heard the general say that Wei Ya's goals are not limited to these, their goals are the entire Wind Country. ”

Everyone was speechless. Boken thought of the current situation and felt very melancholy.

After the agreement was officially implemented, the soldiers of the former Weiya Border Force, under the leadership of General Emma Begali, drove into Maple Leaf City. They did not care, they arbitrarily bullied and harmed the citizens, and although the people were resentful, they could not do anything.

The vast majority of the people of the Land of the Wind did not know that the weakness of their king and his obedience to slander had brought them untold suffering, rather than peace.