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Inside, the tower looked dark and closed - a bit "out of place" for the person who lived here.

The Red Fox people have never had a tall physique, and Luke is the exception, perhaps because his bloodline is not actually pure, or perhaps because of what happened to him on the mainland.

When people knew him, he was first and foremost an adventurer and then a nobleman.

——

At this time, he was sitting in front of the fire in the tower—it was strange to have a fire in this season.

The firelight reflected his face with traces of wind and frost, sparks in his brown eyes, and his whole temperament was "resolute", but it was not obvious.

Maybe it's because he's the only one at this time.

Knock knock.

The sound of a knock on the wooden door was graceful, and the fire in Ryuk's eyes suddenly trembled, then subsided and turned into its normal form.

“...... In. He spoke in a deep voice, the emotion hidden beneath his voice was subtle.

The wooden door slowly opened.

Close it again.

It was quiet, and there was no sound of footsteps—when the door closed, there was only the crackling of the fire.

"Hello. Until a voice came and broke the silence—a voice with a clear quality, like a stream, and in the middle of the stream there were boulders—there was a faint sense of calm.

Luke was silent for a long time, and finally stood up—the sound of a rustling sounded, and the dark red velvet cloak he was wearing slipped off his body, and the visitor saw the legend of the continent, dressed in a suit of leather armor—what seemed to be the kind used by adventurers, and the edges of the leather armor were already showing signs of wear.

Something between the old and the new, the old style reflects that it has a long history.

"I didn't expect you to come. Ryuk turned around and saw the young man standing straight, and the surprise in his tone was not deliberately hidden, "I've heard of you, it's called ......"

"Shul, my name is Shuer, Luke...... Predecessor. Shul added softly.

He was still dressed in the clothes of a waiter, his felt hat had been removed, and his blonde hair was exposed in the room where only the light of the stove shone - the edges of his hair were dyed red, and his three-dimensional features were cast shadows by the firelight, and under his long eyelashes, in a pair of dazzling golden eyes, flowing gold seemed to be ready to overflow—

Like his father.

“...... If everyone remembers the appearance of the Holy Dragon, everyone will be able to recognize you at this time. Luke sighed slowly.

"I've heard that you brought me to the Golden Dog Clan in the first place, and I've always wanted to express my sincerest gratitude for that. Shure smiled slowly, leaned over slowly, and bowed to him.

Shuer's smile was like his voice, but with a touch of character that could shine on everything.

- Makes Ryuk a little dazed

He finally sighed: "What I did back then was just a remedy. ”

At the beginning, the Holy Dragon Chock was killed in battle, and he took the last one with him...... The juvenile Holy Dragon.

"Remedies sometimes deserve the deepest gratitude. "Shovel.

Ryuk looked at him.

It was a long silence—the illusion of the passing of the seasons—and Shure had always faced it with composure, his eyes devoid of majesty, gentle and resolute.

“...... You are not the same as your father. Finally, Luke "came to a conclusion."

"Of course, I'm not as good as him. "He's a hero—all of them say so." ”

On the one hand, Shul is expressing his affirmation of Jock.

And on the other hand-

He is not as good as a "hero", and naturally he will not be a hero like Jock.

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"I've heard Ariel say she doesn't know how to raise you. Ryuk didn't know if he didn't understand the meaning of Shuer's words, or if he deliberately pretended that he didn't understand, and continued, "She's had a headache for a long time. ”

How should a holy dragon grow?

They have the most enviable talents, and at the same time they are the most "righteous" beings in the continent.

What to study?

How do you live?

St. Fes, who has always been taught by the Holy Dragon, is in a difficult situation.

And this difficulty seems to have not been solved until now.

"It seems difficult to decide what kind of quality anyone has acquired, right? Shul said lightly, "Speaking of which, I've always felt that Jolina, who was taught by Luke's seniors, is a very good person. ”

Luke was stunned.

——

When Ryuk talks to Jolina once and asks her to return to the Red Fox Clan, he realizes that one day, he will see the Golden Finch again—and he waits.

It's just that I didn't expect that the person who came to find me first would be Shuer.

And it was precisely because of this that he knew that Shur had come for the Golden Finch.

He talked to Shur about Jock the Holy Dragon, and about Ariel's confusion about his teachings - just to make Shul "clear" about whether he still took that duty as a Holy Dragon to heart, and whether he was just here for a girl he liked.

A teenager has the right not to think about the difficulties of the entire continent because of his age - but not the Holy Dragon.

And he avoids it all, talking about Ryuk's daughter, Jolina.

......

"I'm ashamed to say that I didn't pay much attention to her. Luke had a lot of thoughts in his head, and finally sighed.

"Yes, very personable. Xiuer smiled slightly, "I heard that it is very difficult for your family. ”

Jolina was only afraid that she would sneeze straight now in the north.

Isn't this an obvious statement that she likes to do things?!

Ryuk, of course, understood this, and remembering what his daughter had done, he coughed lightly, but his expression remained generally calm: "She does make a fool of herself sometimes, and it makes it difficult for me to do so. ”

"But I think she's the finest nobleman I've ever met. Shul said.

"......" Luke raised an eyebrow slightly.

"I remember the aristocratic admonition – sacrifice is inevitable. From this point on, she never forgot her responsibility, even if she didn't want to admit it. "Actually, it's very difficult to say this, because now, the admonitions seem to be all. ”

Luke probably didn't expect Shure to say such a thing.

Realizing that he seemed to have said something unsightly, Shuer coughed embarrassedly and continued, "If I'm not mistaken, the current Jolina should already be in the north. ”

“...... Right. ”

"Senior Ryuk, do you really think that there must be a marriage, or do you want to give your daughter a way back, but no matter what, this is what she doesn't like. Shuer's smile deepened, "You have always known, but you don't tell you anything, I really want to know, is it because of the responsibility of the nobles?"

- Not really.

It's just an act of "self-preservation".

Ryuk knew where his position in the family came from, and when the news of the death of the Holy Dragon Jock became known to more people, the more it meant that he had lost power.

He didn't care about his fate, but he cared about Jolina's safety.

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