"When? defeated you as a nightingale?"

"No," Saya shook her head, "on the day of sacrifice many years ago, before I became a nightingale. ”

"Oh, if she defeated you, why didn't she become a nightingale? And I remember that your sacrifice day is not a battle skill, isn't it looking for something?"

Saiya smiled, "You know a lot, that's right, we are indeed a competition to find hidden jewels, but this is not a rule that you can't hinder others, the competition is not only fighting skills but also stratageming, the ability to find objects is second, and stealing skills are first." However, I was tied with her that year, so Rukia suggested that I play against her on the spot. ”

"Lost?"

"Well, what a terrible loss, have you ever seen one dagger pin another dagger?" Saya tossed the dagger at Hopler, "Everyone thought she was going to be the new Nightingale." ”

Hopler looked at the dagger, the imprint was quite deep, and he could feel that the force used by the other party at that time was quite large.

"But unexpectedly, Natalia chose the loser's me, and I became her disciple. ”

"Why?"

"At the time, everyone couldn't figure it out, and Liz almost lost control. And the reason given by the teacher is simple, young and talented. Saiya laughed again when she said this, but she smiled bitterly, "The genius Saiya won the unexpected Lis, not with her ability but with the word genius, you say it's funny." ”

Hoppler on the other side couldn't laugh at all, "So you feel a little guilty about her?"

"Liz didn't get back into form for the next few years, she didn't play well, and as she got older, her hopes became more slim, and I never spoke a word to her. ”

"It's a pity, but I don't think you need to feel guilty about it. Hopler pouted, "Like our warriors, it is common for old cows to lose to brute bulls, and no one will be ashamed of this feeling, although Natalia's choice is very strange, but it can be understood from time to time, young people have more potential." ”

"What if the teacher chose her that time? I was still young, and I thought I could have won in the next few years, but what about her, she even gave up the opportunity to be the branch leader and insisted on being a nightingale. ”

"If you are the branch head, you can't be a nightingale?"

"Yes, people in the positions of president, vice president, and branch head are no longer qualified to become nightingales. She gave up and insisted on pursuing the Nightingale. ”

"She's stubborn. ”

"Her form has picked up in the past few years, and her 'unexpected' ability is simply terrifying, and the male thieves are worried that if they want to find her, they may not be able to do it. ”

"But still didn't win?"

"There has always been a person who stopped in front of her, quick to react, young, which made her always the second place, that person won several times, but the nightingale selection has not been qualified, until last year I barely made the nightingale candidate, I didn't expect ah, I thought that this year Liz would win, but she was not there. Saiya said and lay on the ground, looking at the night sky, and closed her eyes again, "The relationship with her has eased a little in the past two years, and occasionally when we chat, she mentioned that as long as she becomes a nightingale, she must use a 'surprise' method to kill the crow queen." ”

"You're going to make this her last wish?"

"yes," Saiya smiled bitterly, "It's a pity that I'm not her, I can't do anything to be 'unexpected', even if I have to fight her again now, I'll probably lose..."

"Aren't you a genius? and you've been taught by Natalia, why are you so unconfident? ”

"Geniuses tend to get caught up in their own worlds and ignore the laws that don't belong to them, and that alone is enough to beat me. ”

"'Unexpected Liz'...", Hopler repeated the name, "perhaps her hasty departure is itself the biggest 'surprise' left to you." ”

"Sort of. Saiya sighed.

"Isn't life like this?" Hopler also lay down, right next to Saiya, but instead of closing his eyes, he looked at the sky, "Since you are willing to talk to me today, then Uncle I might as well talk to you in exchange, and you can get by with the face of a thief." ”

"Oh?" Turning to the side, Saiya turned to Hopler, "Your past? I'm curious, especially the three of you..." ”

"That was a long time ago... Fifteen years, sixteen years? It seems like sixteen years, and I was still young at that time, right? Hoppler spoke to himself, without Licia.

"Huh, so long ago?" it doesn't seem like this is the story Saya wanted to hear.

"At that time, I had a wife who loved me, and we had a child. After saying this, he saw the expected look of surprise, and Hopler laughed triumphantly, "Didn't you expect it?"

"Ah, no" Saiya hurriedly covered her expression, "Uncle, you are so gentle, fifteen years, ah no, it is not strange that there will be a beloved sixteen years ago." ”

"We got married 21 years ago, and now that I think about it, if we had retired then, we would have been happier than we are now. ”

"Become an adventurer or join a guild, and if you retire, you won't have any income. ”

"Hmm" Hopler yawned heavily, "After all, we are not citizens of the kingdom, and we can't do normal work without household registration, except for staying in the original guild, that is, to be adventurers, otherwise we can only live on savings, but who can control me when I go to farm, the kingdom will collect some grain." ”

"You're not right, if you give everyone a way out, who will do so much work to death, joining the guild, this is a responsibility that must be borne, otherwise what is the difference between us and the citizens. ”

"Hahaha, I didn't expect a thief to teach me these things" Hopler laughed, "So, I didn't really retire at the time, and in those years I traveled back and forth between regions to support my wife and son, leaving them in Portnas. ”

"They're Porternats?"

Hopler nodded, "I'm a fellow villager with her," and a flash of warmth flashed across the warrior's face, "I thought it was safe there, but a sudden conflict with Yunnell sixteen years ago ruined everything." ”

"Sixteen years ago, the armistice should have been signed, right?" Saya thought for a moment, "I must have signed it." ”

"Yes, it is clear that peace has come, and the armistice has long been in effect, but it is so coincidental that there was another conflict, and this conflict unexpectedly caused Yunnell's army to rush inland, which caused their mother and son to leave me forever. "I was a little uncomfortable at first, but now I can say it calmly, and I've grown up." ”

After listening to Hopler's words, Saiya was very worried, "I read the report of the 'Angel Incident', although Yass Langley strives to be objective in the report, I can feel that she is very dissatisfied with your agreement to take Lott into the mission, whether it has something to do with your wife and children." ”

"That's the bad habit after that incident, these two kids are actually about the same age as my son. I have thought countless times that if I had been strong enough to take them with me to protect them, or save enough money for them to settle in Pamela, all the tragedies would not have happened. So when I saw that Lott wanted to join me on a mission, I couldn't refuse, I felt..."

"Your thoughts are dangerous, Hopler, very dangerous. Saiya interrupted him, looking a little agitated.

"I know," Hopler smiled and nodded.

"You're going to be killed by the idea, one of the rules of thieves is not to take someone in tow. ”

"Lott is doing very well, it's not a drag. ”

"That's an afterthought, not everyone knows how to control themselves like Lotter. ”

Hopler laughed, "Of course I know that if there is a day, it will be my atonement for their mother and son." ”

"Tasks are not challenges, adventurers should prioritize the interests of the principal, and a qualified adventurer will only accept tasks that he is confident of accomplishing. Saiya said what Hopler had taught the two teenagers at the time.

"What they told you?"

"Rod told me, he said this with pride on his face, who would think, his teacher actually didn't do it himself. ”

"I'm retired anyway, so it doesn't matter. I can't do it, so I'd rather they did. ”

"You're a scoundrel. Saiya hammered his chest in hatred.

"It's a bit of a bummer," the warrior grabbed Nightingale's arm, "but I also really hope you can do the same, little bird. ”

"You're still a brute, you're not an old cow, don't put on this show, okay?" Withdrawing her hand, Saiya looked at Hopler and was very worried.

"When you are old, the warrior apprentice is called a calf, and when you learn to be called a brute cow, no matter how old you are, you are powerless and lose your courage, that is old, and my whole body is regressing now, this is aging. ”

"You've said that, I can't think of anything else to comfort you. Saiya shook her head helplessly.

"Why do you want to comfort me? Shouldn't I be trying to persuade you?"

"Huh?" Saya was stunned for a moment, then laughed, her sadness was unconsciously forgotten by herself, which was also so 'funny'.

"Don't talk to anyone about the two of us today. Hopler didn't forget to remind Saiya.

"Each other, if I find out that others know what we said today, I will definitely come to hunt you down, then it will not be an open battle, you will definitely die quietly. ”

So the warrior got up again and dusted his body, "Come back tomorrow, they miss you very much." ”

"You thought you were going to stay with me for the night and leave me here alone, can you rest assured?"

"What's upset, you're a mature thief and you should know what you're going to do. The kids are still waiting for me, and I need to get them to rest quickly, or they won't be able to get out of bed tomorrow. Hopler left the roof without looking back.

"What are you going to do?" Saya asked herself, "I might need to buy a new dagger?" and she stood up, looked again at the palace, which still shone that had been shining that night, and then disappeared into the night.

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