Lucien was dizzy, lying on the ground in pain, looking at the sun that was not blazing in the morning, and the blue sky that was exceptionally clear, quietly breathing fresh air, the pain on his skin and flesh could not hide the surging in Lucian's heart, as well as the steadfastness and tenacity of having a real goal.

Once he had made the decision to study magic, Lucien was more cautious and cautious about the future, but he felt a pleasant relief like letting go of the stone that had been pressing on his heart for a long time.

"It's a strange, complex, and perverted mental activity. Lucien, who had experienced more than he had experienced more than twenty years in just a few days, seemed to have matured suddenly, buried the anger and powerlessness in his heart just now, and smiled self-deprecatingly, "Perhaps, from the very beginning, I have longed to learn magic, master extraordinary power, and obtain a better life and a higher status, and the events of these few days have only helped me make up my mind." ”

Alisa ran to Lucian's side and helped him up, "Little Evans, is it okay?"

Lucien tried to move his hands, feet, and body, and his teeth cracked in pain: "It's all right, Aunt Elisa, they didn't try to kill me, just some minor injuries. ”

Only then did Alyssa relax and curse, "Those damned scoundrels, scoundrels who ignore the laws of the Grand Duke, will definitely be hanged and will definitely go to hell." ”

Cursing at Aaron's gangsters, Alyssa helped Lucien to her house and sat down, took water to wash the blood off his face, and helped him stop the bleeding with clean linen.

After doing all this, Alyssa leaned in and looked at Lucian, intending to ask what happened, but before asking, she suddenly thought of another thing, so she said to Lucian with a look of please: "Today is Monday, little John will be back in the afternoon, you must not tell him about it." Little Evans knows what he knows, he has an extraordinary love for chivalry and codes, and you are a good friend of his, if he does, he will probably go to trouble Aaron's gang, and if things get bigger, he may be banished by Sir Vane. ”

As a pauper, Elisa was accustomed to putting her side in a vulnerable position.

"Of course, I didn't have anything to do, I'm going to hide it from John, hiss. Although Lucien is powerless now, he believes that he will be able to seek justice in the future and let the gang get the end of application, so he smiled and agreed without care, but the corner of his mouth was torn open.

Aunt Alyssa nodded with tears in her eyes: "Little Evans, you are really good. ”

"What are you trying to hide from me?" Suddenly, John's magnetic voice sounded, and he was still standing in the doorway in a gray knight's suit.

Aunt Alisa said in a panic: "No, nothing, little John, you came back early?"

John walked into the room with slender legs, and said with a wry smile: "His Majesty the Grand Duke summoned Sir Vane, so I followed back to Aalto, Mom, don't tell such a clumsy lie, I am an adult, a formal knight's squire, I have studied and experienced a lot of things with Sir Vane, I am no longer a naïve child as before, don't worry that I will be reckless." ”

After saying to Alisa, John looked at Lucien with a smile, clapped his hands, and said in a gentle and calm manner: "The way you look now is much worse than when we were beaten together before, okay, tell me what happened." Well, I think a lot of neighbors out there should have seen what just happened. ”

Lucien turned his head to look at Aunt Elisa, and saw that she nodded in frustration, so he told the matter as it was, and at this time, from John, Lucien actually felt a kind of oppressive force on himself from Gary, Correa and others.

Hearing this, John showed an angry expression, but did not lose his senses, and quickly calmed down and laughed: "It seems that Lucian you really want to learn words." But your mind is the best among us, and you can think of finding valuable garbage. ”

Seeing that John was not angry and full of chivalry to trouble Aaron's gang, Aunt Elisa breathed a long sigh of relief: "Little Evans, it's best that you have your own ideas and efforts. ”

John twisted his body, loosened his shoulders, and then walked to the kitchen a few steps away, found a sturdy, sword-like wooden stick, and said to Lucian, "I didn't expect to use the wooden stick I used to work out with." ”

Then he turned his head, "Mom, I'll go out for a while." ”

"Little John......," cried Alyssa in anguish, "you will be banished by Ser Vane like this." ”

Lucien hurriedly said, "John, it's okay, I'm just a little injured." ”

John shook his head: "After becoming Sir Vane's official attendant, he often taught us to abide by the rules of chivalry, to carry forward the spirit of chivalry, not to be afraid of violence, to protect the weak, to guard the homeland, to hold high the banner of justice and truth, other companions may not care too much, but I think this is the path I am willing to believe in all my life." ”

"Lucien is my good friend, a weak pauper, and Aaron's gang is an evil of scoundrels and scoundrels, and if I don't stand up and go against the rules of my heart, even if I am not expelled by Sir Vane, such frustration will haunt my mind, and I will never be able to stimulate the blood in my body, and I trust that Sir Vane will approve of my actions. ”

"But, little John ......" Aunt Elisa still didn't want John to leave, and her face was sad.

John smiled mildly and hugged Elisa: "Lucien was just beaten up and robbed of something, so I won't do anything beyond the limit, I won't make a big deal out of it, Mom, trust me, you see, I'm just holding a wooden stick." ”

This comfort, and the convincing strength that comes with John's official knightly squire, finally made Alyssa agree, and she nodded with difficulty: "Little John, you must be careful. ”

"It's them who should be careful. Lucien, wait for the good news. John took the stick, smiled confidently, and was about to walk to the door.

"Wait. Lucien's voice suddenly rang out.

John looked back at him strangely, "What? Lucien." ”

Lucien stood up, and John's behavior touched him very much, and there seemed to be a blood boiling in his heart, and he smiled, "Together." ”

Although Lucian's smile looked funny because of the break in the corner of his mouth, John still saw Lucian's firmness, so he didn't refuse, and Ha Luha laughed: "No problem, just like when I was a child, well, there is still a wooden stick in the kitchen." ”

Lucien took out the stick, held it in his hand, and when he passed Aunt Elisa, he whispered a word of comfort: "I'll watch John, and I won't let him mess around." ”

............

Not long after Jackson and the others left, John and Lucien easily learned their whereabouts from neighbors and passers-by.

As he chased after him, John suddenly spoke, "Lucien, do you believe in justice?"

"Well, I believe, what's the matter?" Lucien replied habitually and carefully, not knowing why John was asking this.

John said as he hurried: "I also believe in justice, but I understand that I am not as noble and fearless as I just said, and if you were not my good friend, I am afraid that I would not insist on chivalry and then raise the banner of justice against Aaron's gang." I would be accustomed to measuring my strength, and when I found that there was a great possibility of threatening my life and future, I would cower and not dare to move forward, unless it was a matter of concern to my family and friends, and perhaps, justice was just a slogan for me. ”

"I don't think so, every knight has his own top priority, some are fair, some are loyal, some are fearless, some are merciful, and you choose your homeland. Only by choosing what to protect can we talk about justice, otherwise justice is a meaningless, substantial, and ethereal symbol. ”

It was only then that Lucien realized that John was still a young man who was a little young, just like himself, and at the same time he was flipping through a literature about chivalry in his mind, organizing language to soothe him and bluff him.

After a few days of habitation, Lucien had become more and more proficient at opening the library, and found that it was easy to find the materials he needed with his own mind.

John was still a little confused: "Really?"

"Of course, if it is possible with your strength, will you not be afraid of violence, protect the weak, and uphold justice?" Lucien asked rhetorically.

John nodded firmly, "Yes." ”

"So, John, you are still a knight who insists on justice, after all, doing things that are impossible to do, that is not called upholding justice, calling death, or recklessness, what you need at this time is to think of other ways and take other paths to complete, unless you have no way out. Lucien found himself a good fit for the role of a psychic mentor.

John thought about it, seemed to let go of something, and laughed: "Every time I ask Sir Vane about this question, he always says that I have encountered too few things, and I can't figure out the key to it just by fantasizing, and now it seems that the events of the past few days have made Lucian mature a lot, and it makes a lot of sense, well, but I still yearn for that kind of true justice." ”

"Sir Vane once told us the story of a legendary knight's longsword, which was incorporated with the amount of divine power, and it was plain and unremarkable, without gorgeous light, without the various colors displayed by the magic power, without inlaid gems and pearls, and even the gauntlets were made of ordinary wood, which was no different from the long sword worn by ordinary soldiers, and was not looked at by most nobles and knights who regarded themselves as noble. ”

"But its actual power is surprisingly strong, especially in the fight against evil, but what impresses me most is the words on the sword: 'Justice is inherently inferior and pale in comparison with vanity and vain power, but justice applies to everyone, rich and poor, high or low in knowledge. Whether in the farmer's field or on the fierce battlefield, justice is everywhere. ’”

These words echoed in my heart all the time. ”

"This longsword is called 'Pale Justice', but unfortunately it disappeared into the Dark Mountains with a powerful Heavenly Knight. ”

John's expression became yearning and slightly excited, and he retreated into the invisible corner.

Seeing him like this, Lucien joked, "Then our slogan today is, 'For Justice!'"

"Ha Luha, for the sake of justice!" John waved his stick.

The two laughed, but Lucien silently said in his heart that he definitely didn't mean to say that there were no cavities.

A few minutes later, the two saw Jackson, who was walking down the wide street of the market district, and a dozen gangsters, including Andre, were still following.

PS: There will be impressive props and weapons in the games I have played in this book as easter eggs, of course, it will definitely be changed to match the setting of this book, above.