Chapter 2: The Village of Boshka
"What?
Early in the morning, Dean Asilio yells at Dye Qi and Riel, which also wakes up many children, and there are men and women in this humble dormitory.
But everyone is still young, and they don't know anything about men and women.
"Yes, when I woke up in the morning, the man was gone. ”
Dye Qi pulled Riel, who was a head taller than him, behind him, knowing that Riel didn't want to make Dean Asilio angry, which would only make his foothold here smaller.
But this is exactly what Dye Qi is not afraid of, he is already very annoying to the dean, it is nothing more than annoying more.
"You little, what did I say yesterday!"
Asilio lifted Dye Qi, glared at him angrily, and then waved his right hand, and a crisp slap hit Dye Qi's face, leaving a red mark.
"It's such a waste, I can't even look at it!"
Asilio threw down the dye qi but was not relieved, the money in front of him was just in vain, and it would not be good for anyone to change it, but he deliberately vented it.
The children on the side looked at Dye Qi, who was thrown aside by the dean after beating, and some were frightened, while others laughed at Dye Qi, and the leader was a boy named Satuss.
Satters is the eldest child in the house and Dean Asilio's favorite child.
As for the reason for liking, it is naturally because of money.
Saters is known to the villagers of Boshka as the "Charr of the Commoners", and the Charr here is not Charles Shenghua, but his two sons, Charles Ye and Charles Manro.
It is said that both of Charles' sons were geniuses in swordsmanship, especially the youngest son, Charles Manro, who is said to have learned one of the strongest swordsmanship in the empire at a young age, St. Mollet.
As a noble Templar, each Templar was able to pass on one of the highest martial arts of the Aransrida Empire until there were no more Templars in the family.
Therefore, for the descendants of the Templars, becoming the next Templar seems to have become the norm in the family, and everyone acknowledges it. Not being able to become a Templar would be a disgrace to the family.
And Saxophone can be called [Commoner's Charles] thanks to his swordsmanship talent. He was familiar with the swordsmanship he had seen, and then he showed it decently.
Of course, all he can do is the most basic swordsmanship. But these are already very powerful skills in the junior sword fighting competition. And the winner of each edition receives a large amount of money.
Naturally, the prize money went into Dean Asilio's pocket. This drunkard can always squander the money he gets.
"Hey, hey, I was beaten by the dean. ”
Sachs walked over with a few vassals, looking down at Dye Qi who had been thrown to the ground, while the others laughed at him. It seems that he has become accustomed to making fun of Dye Qi.
Dye Qi didn't say anything, silently stood up and patted the dust and dirt off his body.
This made the provocative Satters very faceless.
"Hey, I'm talking about you!"
Saraza grabbed Dye Qi's shoulder and gave him another slap with a backhand, and it seemed to be more powerful.
Dye Qi was fanned and fell to the ground again, for Satus, who practiced swords, strength was a basic quality, and his palm was much larger than that of Dean Asilio.
"What are you doing!"
Rare pulled up Dyeqi, who was sitting on the ground, and shouted at Satters. As the most righteous child in the orphanage, he always likes to help those who are weak, including Dye Qi.
Although Sarters is the strongest child in the orphanage, he is still a little afraid of Riel, but this fear does not come from his ability, but from his evaluation.
If you beat someone with good reviews, you will definitely become a bad person in the eyes of others.
And this is unacceptable for the slightly well-known Satters.
"It's nothing, it's just to help the dean teach a lesson to people who are not reliable. ”
Satters smiled contemptuously, obviously not having enough fun, but he could only stop for the sake of face.
Dye Qi patted the dust off his body again, he was used to these things. He was bullied from childhood to adulthood. And the reason why everyone is "justifiable" is that this person looks different from us.
Dye Qi does not have a tall nose and a heroic face like the people of the Aranslida Empire, and he is not as tall and strong as these, and he is an outlier in the orphanage.
And what human beings are most afraid of is something different from themselves, which is more vividly reflected in children who are not deeply involved in the world.
Dye Qi has always been such an outlier and has been rejected by everyone. Only a few people will communicate with him, and Riel is one of them.
"It's okay. ”
"Hmm. ”
"Go find Alan, she should be waiting for us now. ”
The two of them are Ailan, the daughter of the owner of the bakery near the orphanage, and they are also friends of the two.
The reason why they can become friends is also thanks to the fact that Ailan is a very curious child, and she feels more of a desire to know about Dye Qi than a desire to stay away.
On the side of the orphanage is a broken wall that has fallen into disrepair for many years, just tall enough for a few people to stand on tiptoe and chat. That's where they meet.
Every morning, Alan would give some of the bread that had not been sold yesterday to Dye Qi and Riel, and give the rest to the beggars and poor people on the street.
"Ah, you're so slow today!"
Alan said as she stood on the other side of the wall, and she could see her slightly angry expression as she stood on tiptoe.
"Sorry, I'm late for some of today!"
"Yes, spare us!"
The two men pleaded with Alan.
"Forget it, I'm a generous person!"
Ailan patted her undeveloped breast, looking like a saint of great compassion, but her face was filled with a smile of triumph.
"Remember Miss Alan's kindness, you two. ”
She handed out the basket.
"Today's bread is honey bread and toast. ”
After the basket was taken away by the two men on the other side of the wall, Ailan introduced them to today's "menu".
"Oh, honey bread!"
"Wait, don't grab it!"
"Isn't there still that, the toast over there!"
"Then you can at least leave me a honey!"
Dye Qi, who loves honey bread, is snatched most of it by Riel, leaving him with some black toast bread. This is undoubtedly a disaster for Dye Qi, who likes sweets. The only honey bread that was snatched turned out to be an arcane treasure.
"I'll get you honey next time. ”
Ailan could only hear the scramble next door, but it must have been very fierce.
"No, no, I think brown bread is good. ”
Riel looked at Dye Qi with a wicked smile, he knew that the sour black bread was like moldy food to Dye Qi, and Dye Qi definitely didn't eat a bite.
Dye Qi stared at the basket of black bread in front of him and was a little confused, if he didn't eat it, it seemed that he had betrayed Ailan's kindness, and these breads were much better than the poor food in the orphanage.
"Just honey bread should be fine. ”
Dye Qi tore off a small piece of honey bread and added it to the middle of the two slices of black bread, although most of the time Dye Qi could only taste the sour taste, but occasionally there was a hint of sweetness to save him.
The idea of "this can work" unfolded in Ranqi's mind, although he still wanted to eat honey bread, but eating like this now was not necessarily a bad thing.
After handing back the basket after eating, Dye Qi and Riel seemed to hear Alan's happy laughter, and they must be very satisfied that the two of them have finished eating the bread.
"Thank you for your hospitality!"
"Thank you for your hospitality!"
The two bowed to the wall, effectively thanking Alan.
"Please look forward to the bread that Miss Ben will deliver tomorrow!"
Elan smiled and waved at the two of them, it seemed that she was going to do the store a favor today. The two of them waved at him, but could only watch her leave.
The bread in the morning provides energy for the day, and for Ranqi, the food at the orphanage is like chewing wax, and some people say that they eat the same as the peasant-like pigs.
But no matter what, it's not a good thing.
After noon, it is time for the children to go out and practice their swords.
Going out is allowed at any time, but not for more than twenty minutes, at which point Dean Asilio has a rule for the children, because he doesn't know where the children will break things and lose money.
Although the village of Boshka is a village, it is still a small village, and twenty minutes is only enough for children who are only seven or eight years old to run to the central square and run back.
The happiest moment of the day is to go out to relax, although it is only for a short time, but he can calm down and look at the outside world, or be taken by Ailan to understand the surrounding buildings and people.
Ryel, unlike Dye Qi, prefers to stay in the courtyard and practice swordsmanship.
Known as the king of the hundred soldiers in the Arranslida Empire, the sword is the most common and widely used weapon, and compared to other weapons of the same level, the double-edged sword is cheaper to build and easier to mass-produce.
The swords that the children in the orphanage were only wooden swords, and they were all toys left over from the children outside, and even if they were wielded by real swordsmen, they would only cause some bruises.
Dye Qi left the orphanage, knowing that he would be fine even if he didn't come back, but that night's rest was crucial. Without a bed and a quilt, Dye Qi was convinced that he would not be able to sleep.
When he came to Ailan's cake shop, Dye Qi could only watch the guests order some of their favorite dishes, some of them were bread and some were cakes.
Dye Qi seemed to remember the black bread in his stomach again.
"Ah, welcome. ”
Today's waitress is Ailan.
"What, it's you. ”
Seeing Ran Qi, Ailan seemed to be breathing a sigh of relief, and Ran Qi could see that Ailan had been smiling forcibly in order to welcome guests, but she also loved to laugh.
"It's tiring to keep smiling all the time. ”
"Can't you rest?"
"As you can see, it's just me and my father in the store. ”
Ailan sighed helplessly, business is too good and it will also cause trouble.
Just waiting for Ailan's work, Dye Qi waited for more than ten minutes. If you have to go out, there is obviously not enough time left.
"Sorry, I've been too busy today. ”
Ailan apologized to Dye Qi, she knew that Dye Qi's world of letting off the wind every day was very limited.
"It's okay, forget it today. ”
Dye Qi doesn't want to make trouble for Ailan anymore, after all, Ailan has always been taking care of herself.
After leaving the cake shop, Dye Qi can only obediently return to the orphanage for swordsmanship training. It's training, but it's just a matter of letting them swing their own swords and hit the straw men.
Dye Qi chose a wooden sword that was not huge for him. The sword is very light, and it should be hollow inside, but such a sword is just right for Dye Qi, who doesn't have much strength.
Dye Qi's sword was different from ordinary people, he knew that he didn't have an advantage in strength, so traditional swordsmanship was not suitable for him at all.
But at the same time, he is small in stature and nimble. For this reason, Dye Qi made a special swordsmanship for himself, and everything was based on high-speed moves, sacrificing the power of each blow.
Having said that, Dye Qi, who has never learned swordsmanship, is simply swinging his sword faster than others.
"Yo!"
At this time, Dye Qi was kicked from behind by someone else.
"It's still this kind of waste technology. ”
Dye Qi turned around and saw Sutters who was making trouble in the morning, it seemed that he hadn't completely enjoyed himself in the morning, and now he found Dye Qi again and began to deliberately ridicule him.
"What's the matter?"
Dye Qi didn't want to pay attention to this boring person, but the other party didn't seem to want to let him go.
"Duel, do you dare?"
Relying on his advantage, Satters thought about humiliating him in front of everyone, and today he seemed to have learned a new move. I guess I want to try it out.
Although Dye Qi didn't want to agree, he knew that this duel would not end with a refusal. He was forced to fight.
Dye Qi, who doesn't have any swordsmanship foundation, and Satters, who has a certain swordsmanship foundation. The battle was decided, but they were surrounded by children.
What everyone wants to see is not the victory of Sartres, but the fiasco of Dye Qi.
"Wait a minute, please. ”
At this moment, a boy's voice came from the door. The voice is very soft, and even if it is said solemnly, it will make people feel a faint weakness. It may be because he hasn't completely changed his voice yet.
The children of the orphanage looked at the gate, where a boy was standing, dressed in golden-white civilian clothes with a pale gold double-edged sword stuck at his waist.
The boy's eyes are blue, and with his blonde hair, he looks very comfortable.
And Dye Qi knows this person.
"I'll do this showdown. ”
The boy said to Dye Qi with a smile.
Dye Qi nodded in astonishment, he didn't expect that the boy he rescued yesterday would appear here again, and he also changed his clothes.
"Can you give me a sword? ”
The duel between children would be too bloody if a real sword was used.
"Mine for you. ”
Originally, he wanted to accept the challenge for Dye Qi, but Rare, who was blocked out, threw the wooden sword in his hand to the boy. The boy weighed the weight, and set aside the slightly corroded parts in the middle, so to speak, it was just the right wooden sword.
"Yes, please get started. ”
The boy raised his sword and pointed it at Satters.