"Ah, Big Brother Abel, you have passed the trial of the mercenary group!"

Little Lucy couldn't help but be pleasantly surprised, and was happy for Big Brother Abel from the bottom of her heart: "Great, Big Brother Abel, your dream has finally come true!"

"Originally, it would take another while to complete the trial, but this time Her Royal Highness the Holy Maiden of Heavenly Song came, and everyone behaved very well, so the head of the branch ended our assessment period early!"

Abel looked at little Lucy, smiled calmly, and said gently: "I wanted to find something to tell you, but you haven't been at home for the past few days, so I haven't had a chance to inform you!"

Hearing Big Brother Abel say that he was not at home, little Lucy couldn't help but blush and lowered her head in embarrassment. In the past few days, she has been busy with Mr. Carl's shopping, setting up the laboratory, and practicing magic together, and she is indeed not at home most of the time.

"Lucy has been learning language and writing with me these days, so she is busy during the day and at night. ”

In the face of Abel, a young man suspected of being a rival in love, Carl took the initiative to stand up and interject, while opening his mouth to relieve the siege for little Lucy, while declaring his sovereignty without a trace, implying that little Lucy was "busy" with him both day and night.

Abel's eyes couldn't help but dim for a moment, there was no doubt that Carl's words had a profound meaning and caused him a certain psychological blow.

"Really?"

Abel Qiang smiled and said to little Lucy: "Then I want to bless you, you have always wanted to learn languages and writing, and now you have finally got your wish!"

"Big Brother Abel—"

Little Lucy also noticed the strangeness of the atmosphere, and couldn't help but stop talking.

Abel raised his hand slightly, stopping what little Lucy wanted to say, but took a deep breath, turned his gaze to Carl, and said seriously and calmly: "Mr. Carl, can we talk alone?"

Carl glanced at little Lucy, and then at Abel, who didn't know what emotions were hidden under his calm face, and couldn't help but smile: "Of course it's no problem!"

At this time, on this occasion, of course, men can't back down!

"Mr. Karl, Big Brother Abel, you-"

At this time, even the most dull girl found out that something was wrong, let alone a smart girl like Little Lucy, she subconsciously wanted to stop the conflict between Mr. Carl and Big Brother Abel.

However, before she could say anything, Carl patted her hand lightly and said, "It's okay, I and your big brother Abel just have some things to talk about between men, don't worry, there won't be a fight!"

"But—"

"That's right, I have some men's things to talk to Mr. Carl! Lucy, don't come with me yet, wait here for us to come back!"

Abel and Carl tacitly stopped little Lucy's interjection, and left the tailor's shop together, starting a conversation between men.

"Mr. Carr, how long have you known Lucy?"

The two walked along Alfalfa Street for a long time before Able suddenly spoke, breaking the dull atmosphere.

"Five days, seven days, right?"

Carl replied slightly, but was surprised to find that he had actually only known Little Lucy for less than half a month, but there were so many things that had happened in the past few days, which made him feel like he had known Little Lucy for five or six years!

"Seven days?"

Abel couldn't help but smile bitterly, couldn't hold his calm expression anymore, took a long breath, and exhaled a long breath before saying, "I've known Lucy for fifteen years, and we've known each other since she was born. Our two families are neighbors and have grown up together almost since childhood......"

Carl listened absentmindedly to Abel telling the story of him and little Lucy, and was quite disapproving, the so-called childhood plum horse has always been an illusion, destined to be defeated by the prince charming of the heavenly system, especially the character of this good brother template, which is simply synonymous with tragedy and pathos.

"Although I had long guessed that there might be this day, I didn't expect this day to come so quickly and so suddenly!"

After talking a lot, Abel suddenly stopped, looked at Carl and said, "I know, Lucy won't like me, she has always just regarded me as a brother. Although she never said it, I knew that the people she always admired the most were her grandfather and father. ”

Her grandfather was a learned scholar who was once famous in the City of Scholars, and although Lucy did not meet him a few times, she always remembered and respected him. Her dream has always been to become a respected scholar like her grandfather. ”

His father, though a sailor, was an unruly bard in his youth, and was officially made possible by the romantic encounter between her father and mother in the City of Scholars. ”

Although Lucy said on the surface that she did not like her frivolous, profligate, cynical father, in fact, I knew that she had always admired her father and envied his romantic, free, unfettered life. ”

Speaking of this, Abel couldn't help but feel a little melancholy and lost. He turned his head to look at Carl and said with a sad expression, "So, when I heard that Lucy was learning words from you, I already had a premonition. ”

"You are well educated, like Lucy's grandfather, a learned scholar. And you are noble-born, very talented, and have the same cynical shadow as Lucy's father, it's not surprising that Lucy likes you!"

Carl couldn't help but touch his nose, not knowing whether to say that this brother was thinking too much, or that he was making up his brain well.

"Let's have a fight, like a knight, with dignity!"

After talking a lot, Abel finally let out a sigh of relief, straightened his back, stared at Carl tightly, and seriously challenged.

"I don't mind a fight!"

Karl was not surprised by Abel's challenge at all, but just shook his head and said, "Fighting for a lady is the glory of a knight. However, I don't bet on my own woman, and I won't give you little Lucy if you win or lose. ”

"Of course!"

Abel nodded and said in a deep voice: "Who you like, it's Lucy's freedom." I'm not going to decide where Lucy belongs through a duel with you!"

"I'm just going to have a man-to-man battle with you!"

"I know that you are a powerful knight and have defeated the genius of the Marcus family, Crassus, and I will definitely not be your opponent!"

"But I still want to have a battle with you between men, even if I lose, I will lose with dignity!"

Looking at Abel with a resolute and serious face, Carl couldn't help but be slightly surprised, it was the first time he had seen such an upright rival in love, he knew that he couldn't do it, just a result for his own feelings, such a persistent and serious spirit, but Carl couldn't help but appreciate him a little.

"Okay, I'll say yes!"