Becoming a wizard and possessing incredible magical abilities is a great temptation for every normal person who comes to another world, because there are no such things in their original world, and because there is none, curiosity is even greater.

Hodge was no exception, as early as eight years ago, when he found out that his character card had the wizard profession written on it, he scratched his ears and cheeks to find out what kind of abilities he possessed, and when he learned that his wizarding profession and related skills were completely unusable, he was so depressed that he didn't eat bread for a whole night.

One night!

One can imagine how lethal Daphne's words were, something that was once out of reach for Hodge, but now it was in front of him.

Therefore, he almost did not hesitate to say the long-awaited answer in his heart.

"I refuse. He said.

Daphne was caught off guard, completely unexpecting him to say something like this: "What did you say?"

Hodge spread his hands helplessly: "I said I refused, thank you for explaining such a secret to me, but I don't want to be a wizard." ”

"You...... Don't want to be a wizard?" said Daphne's voice, "but you're already a wizard." ”

He shook his head: "According to what you said, wizards will have a process of awakening, and only after passing this test will they become real wizards, with the red crystal of the source of power. If I'm not mistaken, my awakening process was interrupted by you, the lock you left in my mind interrupted the awakening, and I'm pretty sure that there aren't any organs in my body yet, so I don't think I'm a wizard yet, at least not quite. ”

"Can you tell me why? Daphne looked at him puzzled.

Hodge shrugged his shoulders and said in a rhetorical tone: "This question should not be answered by me, it seems to me that I should ask you this question, I want to ask you, what is it that makes you think that I will accept becoming a wizard without hesitation?"

"Because ......"

Daphne was halfway through her words, but suddenly stopped.

Hodge suddenly laughed: "It seems that even you haven't figured it out yourself, just take it for granted, think about it, compared to the witches you faced in the past, they have already completed their awakening, and the invitation you sent means providing shelter and help, making them your companions, in this case, they are unlikely to refuse." ”

"But I'm different. He said with a serious look, "They don't have a choice, I do." ”

"To be honest, I agree with you to some extent about wizards, no evil exists from birth, although I dare not say that all wizards are good, but at least you should not be arbitrarily judged evil, I sympathize with you, if it is possible I don't mind helping you, maybe you don't know, in this group of people leaving the village, I once said something similar to a priest, yes, I don't think wizards are the same as evil. ”

"But all of this has a premise. Hodge said calmly, "This premise is that my safety can be guaranteed. I would sympathize with a witch, but I would not lose my life for her, after all, even if she is not an evil being, she is only a stranger to me, why should I take such a big risk for a stranger?"

"You can think I'm selfish, but it's human nature, and I don't hate myself like that. ”

"Since wizards are in danger of being caught and cut open and take out red crystals even if they cross the road on this continent, why should I choose this dangerous path when I haven't become a wizard yet, just to have the ability of a wizard?"

"I'll admit that after witnessing your battle with the magicians outside the deep sandforest, I couldn't help but be fascinated by this mysterious power, but there are obviously other safer existences than the dangerous wizard path, such as becoming a knight, mastering combat skills, and for example-"

He took the roll of parchment paper from the lining of his clothes, gently untied the wax print, adjusted it to face Daphne, slowly flattened it, and said, "Become a priest." ”

"You see, there are many ways, and any one of them is safer than becoming a wizard, so what reason do I have to accept your offer, what are the benefits of becoming a wizard besides the added risk to me?"

Quietly, the atmosphere in the wooden house was breathlessly quiet, except for the sound of the two of them breathing, only the crackling sound of charcoal burning, and the closed doors and windows made it impossible to hear the sound of the wind and snow outside the house, it was so quiet that it was so quiet that when neither of them spoke anymore, this silence was really frightening.

"You do have a choice, but have you ever thought about one thing, such a choice is given to you by me, and I can take back your right to choose at any time. ”

It was a long time before Daphne's voice rang out, "I could have loosened the shackles in your mind now, and then, whether you wanted to or not, you would have become a wizard." ”

"It's your right, but until then, my decision is to refuse. And when you really do that. Hodge looked at her solemnly, "Then you will no longer be a companion, but someone who lurks by your side and waits for revenge." ”

The two looked at each other for a long time, and the heavy atmosphere made the gray dust in the air afraid to approach the two.

"Poof. Daphne smiled suddenly, her frown stretched in an instant, and her already beautiful face bloomed with indescribable brilliance at this moment, she held her lower abdomen, lowered her head slightly, and her other idle hand kept swinging in the air.

"Haha, you're so funny, look at your little appearance when you're serious, it makes my sister a little excited. Her crisp laughter lasted for a long, long time, and she was really amused by the way she looked, and some tears broke out of her eyes.

Hodge looked at her, his mind was a little confused, what was the situation, the tense atmosphere just now dissipated like this?

"Hey. Devany smiled enough, wiping the tears from the corners of her eyes with her hand, "Don't be so nervous, don't worry, I won't untie the shackles." ”

"Your reaction was all fake?" Hodge asked incredulously.

"I can't pretend that the emotions I show are real. ”

Daphne teased, "Well, my real reaction is really not as strong as it seems, I just want to test how determined you are." Besides, it wouldn't do me much good if I forced you to become a wizard. ”

"So you agreed?" Hodge pointed to himself, "agreeing with my refusal." ”

Devine shook her head slightly: "Any decision is made in a short period of time, I want to leave a little time for each of us to calm down and think about the answer to this matter, and after you think about it, if you still don't want to become a wizard, I can accept it." ”

Hodge was stunned, and some didn't know what to say to answer.

"During this time, I would like to stay here and I hope you won't mind. ”

"Oh, oh. He replied casually.

Devany stood up, walked slowly to his side, and whispered in his ear: "Little Hodge, the fate of wizards has been sealed since the day of awakening, and it is not something that can be achieved in a sentence or two if you want to escape. ”

When Hodge turned to look at her, Daphne reverted to her serious form.

"We can't escape, this is our fate. ”