After an unbearable roar.

Li Mengxi's fist stopped in front of Hephaestus. He remembered that he was asking Hephaestus why he didn't like him, but was the answer a little misplaced? Could it be that he had misheard it under the influence of the wine?

It was also in his stunned kung fu that Hephaestus also came back to his senses and took the opportunity to push Li Mengxi off his body. The latter fell on the sand beside him, perhaps because he was thinking about things in his head, and instead of getting up immediately, he lay down.

Seeing this, Hephaestus wanted to launch a counterattack, but as soon as his upper body lifted his abdomen, there was a sharp pain, and he had to lie back down. And after eating so many punches from Li Mengxi, his heart also had the idea of taking a breath first.

In fact, in the process of beating Hephaestus just now, Li Mengxi's drinking strength spread out along with his fists. Now lie down calmly for a while and blow the cool evening breeze unique to the desert, and your brain will be completely cooled.

After a while, he sat up and looked apologetically at Hephaestus, who was still panting.

"Sorry, I seem to have been drunk just now. ”

"And so it was. Hephaestus glanced at Li Mengxi when he heard this, "Next time you want to go crazy with alcohol, please find a place where no one is going to hit stones." ”

"I'm sorry. Li Mengxi apologized again, but everyone had beaten it, and it was so bad, it didn't seem sincere enough to just say it. "Well, or I'll let you have a good time. ”

Hephaestus thought about it for a while, but finally gave up on the offer with a long sigh.

"Forget it. Even if you don't dodge, dodge, or fight back, you don't have anything to be proud of. On the contrary, it will reconfirm the gap between yourself and you. It's only going to get worse when you turn around. ”

"Yes......" Li Mengxi whispered a sentence rather embarrassedly and fell into hesitation.

Seeing his frowning face, Hephaestus sighed helplessly and said, "What do you want to say?"

“......”

"Anger can be easily vented, but nothing else? You shouldn't be the kind of coward who can only rely on alcohol to dare to speak...... right."

"But ......"

"That's why I said, 'Heroes can't live without the people.'" You don't understand what it means. ”

Only in the face of this sentence, Li Mengxi couldn't retreat.

“...... What do you mean by that?"

“......”

Obviously, he encouraged the other party to say it, but when it came to the end, he was stage frightened. Hephaestus thinks he's really terrible like this?

If you can have stage fright, why do you have to agitate. Maybe it's to push yourself in this way.

Li Mengxi's catharsis of his anger also made Hephaestus understand one thing, some things have to be shaken out of that sleeve. Otherwise, each other will not understand.

So even if it reminds me of the pain, I still have to say what I need to say. If you only ask questions and don't guide them, you will be just a hypocrite.

"I've said it many times. In the final analysis, it is still the saying that 'heroes cannot live without the people'. ”

"So, what does that mean!" Li Mengxi was a little annoyed.

"What do you think you mean, plain sarcasm?"

"That's why I don't understand what you're trying to say, and I've never wanted to be a hero, let alone alone. ”

"However, you are a born hero. ”

"I just said, I don't ...... at all" Halfway through the words, Li Mengxi saw Hephaestus raise his palm towards him and retracted his voice knowingly.

"When you were at school, did you ever encounter something like this? someone happened to drop an eraser in front of you, and you picked it up for him. Why do you think you're doing that?"

"There can be any special reason for such a trivial matter to be a gesture. ”

"Exactly. Picking up something as trivial as picking up an eraser is just a gesture for anyone, however...... Hmph, let's talk about saving the world, it's completely different. Those who think this way are mortals. And even if you think it's not a big deal to do this kind of thing, it's just a gesture of effort, and you are born heroes. The greater the power, the greater the responsibility, and that is not consciously carried, but just that the scope of the effort has become larger. In my heart, are you the former or the latter?"

"......" was speechless at this time, which was the proof that Li Mengxi chose the latter.

"That's why you should listen to me all the more. Hephaestus looked up at the starry sky. "Let's start with the name. The reason why I use the name Hephaestus is very simple, it's just that I hate my name. This is the name my father gave me, called, Hero. ”

"Hero? Does your father want you to be a hero?"

If that's the case, if Li Mengxi can understand it, Hephaestus hates his own reasons. Strictly speaking, he should hate heroes. When parents impose their own ideals on their children, they can have the opposite effect – the result of wishful thinking and good intentions is no different from bad faith.

However, Hephaestus' experience was not so simple. Hearing Li Mengxi's conjecture, he smiled.

"Not really. It wasn't me who my father wanted to be a hero for, it was himself. ”

"Huh?" In this case, Li Mengxi really couldn't guess.

"My family is a swordsmith who has been passed down from the early Republic of China to the present, and it is different from other craftsmen. It was during this period that the sword gradually degenerated from a murder weapon to a mere ornament, and the sword-makers naturally pursued more and more ornamental value rather than utility, and even most craftsmen deliberately did not forge the blade and blade. My ancestors have passed down the belief that the sword must remain sharp, and if it loses its sharpness, then even if it has the shape of a sword, there is no soul in it. Therefore, although the main function of the sword forged by my family is also to decorate and ornament, at the same time, it can really be used as a murder weapon. Because of this, it is also priceless, not to boast, my grandfather's hand forged the best sword, once in the collecting world for a high price of 120 million. ”

"That's amazing! That's why you have a special skill for forging magic tools. ”

"I think so too, at the age of five, at the age of eight, at the age of sixteen I was already able to forge a good sword independently. It's not just me, it's all of us in my family. My father was no exception. However, my father's dream was not to become a good swordsmith but to become a hero, and his initial passion for sword forging was also because most of the heroes who appeared in movies, TV dramas, and anime were people who used swords, and swords were symbols of heroes. Until something happened that my father couldn't accept anyway. ”

"What's the matter?"

"Didn't I just say that my sword can be used as a murder weapon. ”

"Is it ......?"

"My father forged his first sword when he was sixteen years old, and sold it for a good price, and my grandfather said that my father was overjoyed, after all, the value of a work in our profession is equal to the recognition of others. However, the sword that my father created soon became the first bloody sword in my family in nearly a hundred years, and became a real murder weapon. ”

"It's a pity. ”

"Don't worry, since the ancestors of my family decided to forge swords with this concept, our family's swordsmiths have all been taught this awareness, and I have long had it. However, my father was not able to accept it at the time. It's a matter of course to think about it, after all, it's the father who dreams of being a hero and even calls his son's name a hero, how can he accept that the sword he forged took his life. After that, my father gave up forging swords and went to study life-saving medicine in the hope that one day he would be able to save the world, and my mother and I met in college. After graduating from university, my father decided that saving lives was better than saving people's hearts, so he chose to study psychology, but his goal was not to become a psychiatrist or researcher, but to use what he had learned to save others. So, while he was in graduate school, he joined the team of supporters and traveled to the Middle East all year round, where the war was raging, and he was only at home for a month or two a year, even when my mother died in an accident. ”

"Your mother has died. Li Mengxi didn't know what to say.

"It was more than 10 years ago. I tell you this to say that my father was a hero like you. No, he's not like you. Your innate hero, even if you don't want to, can't escape. My father was the one who tried his best to be a hero, and even if something happened, he actually took the blame. In this case, if you end up the same way, you will be much worse than my father. ”

"What the hell happened?"

"Quite simply, my father died, and in the fierce fighting zone of the Middle East, there were no bones left, not even a relic that could be used as a memorial. Judging by how often he puts himself in danger, it's really just a matter of time. He was a hero to the end, and finally received the title of 'hero' officially recognized by the state and the world. However, Li Mengxi, do you know what we have gained from that hero's relatives? There are only the words 'hero', and there is also the pain that will not be extinguished for the rest of our lives after losing him. To me, a hero is the stupidest fool in the world who hurts his own loved ones for the sake of others, and I hate such heroes. So, let me ask you Li Mengxi, when you were fighting more than 100 monsters alone, when you were fighting Paliusis alone, and when you were fighting the team boss alone, did you think of some people? Regardless of that, your relatives and friends in reality are the people around you, Naine Hinata...... What do you think will happen to her if you die?"

“......”

"Heroes can't do without the people. What I really mean is that heroes are among the people, that is, you are mortal too! Even if you have the ability to do anything, you have a limit to yourself as a person, you have such a thing...... You know, even the gods can't make stones that they can't lift. I sincerely hope that you will not be devoured by heroes like my father, leaving only indelible wounds for important people, and you are not going to be a hero in the first place, and it would be too sad if you were devoured. And whenever you are going to leave you to be a hero, whether it is in thought or action, I will unabashedly show my hatred to you. That's how I get along with you. Are you still satisfied with this answer?"

"Hmm. Li Mengxi nodded stunnedly, and then laughed happily. "Thank you for telling me this, Hephaestus, I think it's good to have beaten you. ”

"Hey!"

"I'm not going to respond to any reassurances here, I think if the time comes, I'll still do what I think is right and necessary. But there is one thing I can confirm. Regardless of the real family, only Nayin's pain here is unbearable. ”

"Yes. Hephaestus hooked the corners of his mouth, "You should tell the princess over there rather than tell me." ”

Hearing this, Li Mengxi couldn't help but look in surprise at Hephaestus's gaze in the direction of the north of the village, and standing not far away was the angry Hinata Nain.

So, he couldn't help but wave his hand stiffly.

"Ah, Nain, the night sky is beautiful today. ”

"Don't fool me!" Hinata snorted coquettishly.

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