Before dawn, a slightly immature shouting sound sounded on one of the terraces of the Unicorn Castle. The servants who got up early knew that it was the young Viscount Onte who was practicing his sword again. This little knight's sword practice is not far behind Baron, the leader of the unicorn army. At first, Baron only came to the castle every once in a while to teach little jazz swordsmanship, but later, he simply practiced swords with Onte in the castle every morning.

The servants in the castle had a good impression of the little knight who could still see a little green on his face, and many times, Ante was more like a shy boy, and it was only when he wielded his sword that he gradually revealed a little heroic spirit. He is like a piece of jade that needs to be carved continuously, and it is only through sword practice that the stone clothes can be removed and the edge is gradually revealed.

Two long swords met and collided in the air. A long sword on the left drew a small half-circle, twisted the force, and the other sword flew out. Ante flicked his wrist with a wry smile, trotted a few steps back to retrieve his sword, and said to Baron, "Come again." ”

Half an hour later, the boy was finally too tired to do anything, and his clothes were wet with sweat. The butler thoughtfully brought hot drinks and a cloak so that the little master would not catch the cold. The head of the regiment, Baron, was bare-chested, and the muscles of his whole body were bulging, which made Ante envious. He drank a glass of hot milk, looked at Balon and sighed, "When will I have the figure of Captain Balon." ”

Baron laughed and said, "What's so good about being rude like our warriors, besides, the level of combat power is not determined by muscles. Lord Onte, source power is the only criterion for determining combat power. ”

Onte's face darkened.

Baron wanted to slap himself in the face, and he apologized, "My lord, you are still young, and you still have a chance to light the fire." ”

"But the chances are slim, aren't they?" Onte held his chin and smiled bitterly: "When my father was still there, he said that my potential is not good. If you can't light the fire before you become an adult, you won't want to gain the source power in this life. Captain Baron, I'm not young anymore, I'm afraid I won't have a chance, right? ”

Baron was a rough man, and he didn't know how to comfort him for a while, so he could only stand in place.

Onte added, "That Lord Allen, he's very young. At what age do you say he lit the fire? ”

Baron pondered for a moment and said, "Sir Alan is indeed a young powerhouse, if it doesn't make sense, he has already obtained the source power in his teens, right?" ”

"I'm really not as good as him."

The butler said softly behind him: "My lord, governing a territory is not by force alone. The Hungry Wolf Baron is an example of this, Sir Duruff is the most powerful man, but look at how barren his territory was before Lord Allen took over. ”

Ang nodded and said, "I heard that in the past six months, the hungry wolf collar has improved. ”

"Yes, sir. The Hungry Wolf Territory is now vigorously developing farming, and Lord Allen has exempted them from paying taxes for three years, as well as other policies that benefit the people, so that the territory has developed rapidly. Now everyone says that it can no longer be called the Hungry Wolf Territory, and it should be renamed the Fat Sheep Territory. The butler chuckled.

Baron laughed.

Ante couldn't laugh, he said softly: "That Baron Os, I heard that he is about the same age as me?" ”

"Two years younger than you."

"Really? So you say, will he plan to avenge his father? ”

The terrace was already cold, and this phrase made the temperature two points lower. The butler sighed, "No, Baron Oss is not very old, and Sir Duruff is not a good father. I think the little baron's desire to avenge his father may be small, if not even nil. Coupled with the fact that the people in the territory are now living a more stable life than before because of Lord Allen, I am afraid that even if Sir Oss has this heart, the people will not do anything. ”

"What about us?" Onte raised his head and looked at the butler and Baron, "If I were going to fight Allen, would everyone support it?" ”

The butler and Baron looked at each other.

Onte narrowed his eyes: "Even you have fallen to Alan?" Fall to the murderer who killed my father! Oss was young, he didn't understand. But I am different, my father, and your Sir Daniel died at the hands of that Lord Ellen. Could it be that this hatred can be hidden in my heart in this life? ”

Baron's chest heaved as he tried to say something. Suddenly the butler cast a stern gaze, and the head of the regiment hesitated, but finally lowered his head.

The atmosphere froze.

The butler smiled bitterly: "If Lord Ante is just a child of an ordinary family, then I can understand that he wants revenge. But my lord, you are now the master of this territory, and every decision you make will be related to the life and death of every citizen in your territory. You are the master, and the decision to make is naturally beyond reproach, I just want to remind you of the yes. If you want revenge, then be cautious and cautious. ”

"After all, we are too close to Sir Allen, too close if we find out that we have any evil intentions. In just one day and night, they can march to the city. ”

Ante slammed the cup into pieces.

"You guys go down first, I want to be alone." The little viscount said.

The butler and the head of the regiment quietly left, leaving only two young maids to take care of Onte. Entering the corridors of the castle, Baron suddenly said, "Why are you stopping me!" ”

The butler raised his head and said softly, "Otherwise, let you incite the adults to take revenge?" Think about it, Balon. It was Lord Daniel who took the initiative to provoke that war, and was then beheaded by Ser Allen, and Lord Onte wanted revenge, but his position was simply untenable. In the Empire, don't you know the rules of the game for these big guys? It's okay to take the initiative to start a war, it's okay to kill the lord, as long as there is a plausible excuse afterwards, the empire won't make a fuss about it. After all, the territory is not owned by the empire, but it is just a change of master. ”

"You can take the initiative to fight, but you are defeated. Moreover, they did not annex your territory, and even formed an alliance with you regardless of their previous suspicions, and helped you resist the infiltration of other lords several times during this period. Under such a premise, our Lord Onte will also raise the banner of revenge, how many people do you think will be attached? I can tell you unequivocally, very little. At that time, the lords would even regard Lord Onte as a selfish lord who would use force against a friendly and powerful neighbor for his own personal vendetta. If it were you, what would you choose? ”

Baron was speechless.

The butler replied on his behalf, "You will probably run to that neighbor than to stand under the banner of Lord Onte." Then you say, should I stop you? Otherwise, maybe Lord Onte will be forced by your impulse to fall into a rebellious infamy. At that time, there was not even a small shelter! ”

A dry cough sounded behind him.

The two hurriedly turned around, and it turned out to be Ant. He looked at the butler, at Baron. sighed and said with a wry smile: "This is the last time I mention revenge, and I will never mention it again." Unless I can be stronger than Alan, otherwise, it will only drag everyone down. ”

The butler knelt down and said, "Please punish your lordship." ”

"Why? You're not wrong, it's just that I'm wrong. Onte waved his hand and asked the butler to get up: "In the future, I will have to rely on you to remind me more, as well as Captain Baron." Although you didn't say what was on your mind, I saw what you were like just now, and I was glad that my father left such a loyal subordinate as you. ”

Balon's blood surged, and he knelt down and said loudly: "Balon is just a rough man, but as long as the adult says a word, even if the sword is a mountain and a sea of fire, Balon is willing to die for the adult!" ”

Ante exhaled, shook his head and smiled: "Death is what death, I want everyone to live well." ”

At this moment one of the guards trotted over, whispered a few words to the butler, and then walked backwards. The butler looked up and said, "I just received the news that Lord Allen has returned." Besides, he's in Trison right now, and he wants to see you? My lord, if you don't want to go, I can substitute ......."

"No, I'll go." Onte shook his head.

Moments later, a carriage left the Unicorn Castle. Onte changed into civilian clothes, brought the butler and Baron, and in order not to be too ostentatious, all three dressed as ordinary people. The butler didn't have to change his clothes, but Baron took off his armor, put on a strong suit, and brought his usual long sword, just like an ordinary adventurer. The carriage stopped outside the town of Tryson, and the three of them walked into the town.

The old butler died tragically in the Elk Bar in this town that day, and afterwards Onte scraped the town three feet to the ground, but did not find the murderer, and finally had to die. This time, the place where Alan met was still the same bar, and after the tragedy, the owner of the bar should not spare it. Now the bar has a new owner, and it has been remodeled and expanded, and business is not bad.

When the three of them arrived at the Elk's Bar, the bar had just opened, but there were very few customers. Except for one drunk who had been at the bar all night last night, there were only two men sitting at the bar. One of the dark-haired men was chatting with the beautiful young barmaid without saying a word. As they walked in, another hooded man turned around and smiled brightly at the sight of Onte.

In a quiet box, Onte looked at the man who had disappeared for half a year. He's still the same, but with some minor changes. His eyes, for example, became even deeper. and the heavy knife he used to use before, replaced by a long, seemingly ordinary knife. But the long knife was placed on the table at random, but Onte did not dare to approach it easily.

It was purely a gut feeling.

Eren smiled and put the Red King beside him: "You haven't lit the fire yet, but you feel the threat of the Red King." It seems that you are the kind of person who is naturally intuitive, Onte, make good use of that intuition. Even if you can't use it in battle, you will have a strong advantage in dealing with people and others will have a strong advantage. ”

Ant was finally willing to sit down, but subconsciously stayed away from the Red King, he looked at the familiar and strange man in front of him and said, "Is there anything that Lord Allen is looking for me?" ”

"I just want to see you and see if you still have revenge in mind?" Alan smiled and said, "I've heard Edward say that you and Lance worked together once. Fortunately, you reined in the precipice, and you didn't make a mistake to the end. ”

Onte's eyelids twitched.