"Yo, girl. Pannis fled from Lina's condemning gaze, and instantly appeared behind Freya, waving at Renee, showing a smile that made people want to beat him, "Kristol, that guy can't wait? Come along, Catherine, if you're all right, Eva, and come with us to introduce you. ”

"Okay, let's go check it out. Catherine nodded, "It's officially handed over the mission." ”

The girls had just returned home, and before they had time to change their clothes, they didn't have to pack up anything, so they walked out of the living room and hugged the door. A little girl also chased after her, but was stopped by Catherine: "You guys, reflect hard at home, don't go out and run around, we'll be back in a while, and have dinner together in the evening." Okay, Renee, how about it, is Master Christo already in a hurry? I'm sorry, it's too far away this time, and it's been a bit long. ”

"It's not a long time. Renee said in a low voice: "But Master Christo is in a bad state these days, and he is worried that he can't wait for you to find him, so he urges me to come here every day to wait for you." ”

"Huh?" The smile on Pannis's face froze, and the two eyebrows slowly wrinkled together, and he said in a deep voice, "Christo...... Isn't it in great shape? Wasn't it fine before, a little weak, but still had the strength to go to the Tower of the Colossus to fight with us, why did you suddenly worry that you couldn't wait for us to come back? What has happened in the past few months?"

"Nothing actually happened. Renee led everyone into a large carriage, and gestured to the coachman, and the carriage quickly started and drove quickly on the road, and in the carriage, Renee continued: "It's just that the master is old, and his health will become very poor in winter. However, this time it seems to be a bit serious, the city lord came back two days earlier than you, and he has already come to see Master Antuin from the Mage Guild, and it is said that even the president of Free City is on his way here. They didn't explain the specific situation of the master to me in detail, but judging from the situation when I usually take care of the master's daily life, I am very worried that the master will not be able to stay up, and it is difficult for the master to even get up these days, and he can only lie in bed every day. ”

"Actually...... Is it so serious?" Pannis's expression was strange, leaning against the wall of the carriage, staring blankly at the scene of the continuous backward movement outside the window, and muttered: "I didn't expect it to be so soon?"

"What's wrong with you?" Eva asked, holding her long blonde hair expressionlessly, in a straight voice, "Why did it suddenly become so heavy, it's strange." Who are you talking about? What happened to him?"

"I said before that I was going to tell someone about you, and the Master Christo we mentioned earlier is that person. Catherine whispered in Eva's ear, "He's not in good shape, and he may not be able to hold on." ”

"Can't hold on? Do you mean you're going to die?" Eva blinked, searching for relevant knowledge in the memory bank: "Since your physical condition is not good, why don't you treat it?" Although the current medical technology is different from the goblin era, it is still quite developed, if you are sick, can you cure it?"

"It's not that simple. Catherine whispered: "Master, he's not entirely sick, he's too old to support his physical functions, so he's as weak as Renee said, which can't be cured." ”

"It turned out to be aging, which is indeed an incurable disease. Eva nodded seriously and said, "Even if you replace the organs of your body, you can't stop the death caused by aging. I don't really understand that feeling, but I've seen some researchers die of old age at the center before, and even the life support chamber can't prolong their lives, which seems like a terrible thing. ”

"It's really scary, and almost everyone can't escape it. Catherine glanced at Pannis, and added, "There may be exceptions, but most people do. ”

"Is this also a divine punishment?" Eva tilted her head expressionlessly and said, "Otherwise, why would such a terrible thing happen?"

"No, this is not divine punishment, this is the fate of every mortal, the ultimate fate that cannot be escaped. Catherine shook her head and said: "No matter how long or short, the life of mortals is limited after all, sooner or later, this day will come, and no one can resist unless they ascend to the altar." It is precisely because of this that many people want to be able to stand by the side of the gods after death and continue their will and life in another way. ”

"Sorry, it's hard for me to understand. Eva said, "What about you? Will you also have this day? And what about me? Will my body also take this final path?"

"We will too, if we don't die on the road of adventure, then one day, we will also grow old, and we will also be too weak to act on our own, so we can only lie in the hospital bed and slowly usher in death. Catherine sighed and said in a voice that only Eva could hear, "But you probably won't, you have the body of a god, you have lived more than 10,000 years, and you will eventually live like Sigurn until eternity." ”

"So, in the end, I'm going to be alone?" said Eva dumbfounded, "Can't you be like Sigern, even if you're always hostile, and you can always be by my side?"

"Sorry, that's something we can't do. Catherine touched Eva's head, shook her head and said, "But don't worry, there are still decades left, during this time, you will slowly get acquainted with this new world, you will slowly make new friends, and adapt to this new life." When the time comes, you won't be lonely anymore, and you won't need us to be by your side all the time. ”

"Yes...... Is that so?" Eva muttered with blank eyes, "Decades sounds so short. ”

"Haha, don't care. Catherine laughed and said, "It is because human life is short that we strive to make the world a better place." In this wonderful world, a few decades will be a long time compared to your previous life, and trust me, you will not be disappointed. ”

"Maybe. Eva nodded as if she didn't understand, and looked at the top of the carriage expressionlessly. Perhaps because the topic was a bit heavy, there was silence in the carriage, and everyone was thinking about their own thoughts, only the sound of horses' hooves and the noise of pedestrians gathered together faintly from the car window. Gradually, the noise and conversation from pedestrians became less and less, and the outside of the carriage became quieter and quieter, except for the sound of horses' hooves, which continued to sound persistently, and galloped forward quickly with the carriage.

The silence lasted for a long time, until the carriage stopped in front of a small courtyard in the Magic Zone. The originally remote and quiet courtyard is now parked in front of more than 20 carriages, blocking the road tightly. The six of them, led by Renee, made their way through the carriage blocking the road, and found that the gate of the small courtyard where Christo lived was closed, and some richly dressed people and some mages in magic robes gathered at the gate of the courtyard in two groups, each talking to each other in a very deep voice. These people all got the news and wanted to visit the hero of a hundred years ago for various reasons, but Christo was qualified enough to refuse such a headache, so they could only stay outside the door, hoping to be lucky enough to get the opportunity to meet him. Renee ignored the men and walked straight through the crowd, looking at the six members of the party who were following Renee in surprise, but they were smart enough to say nothing.

Walking through the gate of the small courtyard, Christo did not sit in a rocking chair in the courtyard, and a sound of conversation came from the room. If you listen closely, you can hear the shrill laugh of Christona's goblins in the conversation, the laughter is pleasant, and it seems that the owner of the laughter is very energetic.

"Huh, it seems that the master has recovered a little. "Taking care of Christo for more than half a year, Renee, who has no parents since she was a child, has long regarded Christo as her elder, and when she heard Christo's laughter, she showed a heartfelt smile: "Listening to the master laughing so energetically, it should be fine, well, it seems that I thought too much about it this time, it's okay, I'm sorry, I made you so nervous." But since you're here, let's go in and see the master, and let the master be a little happier. ”

However, except for Eva, whose face was still expressionless, the faces of the other five people were still heavy, and Freya reluctantly smiled at her former female companion and nodded, "Then go in and have a look, and you can come with you." ”

"What did you do?" Before entering the room, Catherine was suddenly stunned, she was more sensitive to energy, and just felt that Pannis suddenly expanded her inherent spiritual realm many times in an instant, and then closed it in an instant, and these times the expansion of the realm was actually carried out according to a certain rhythm, it seemed to be some kind of signal, strangely, she couldn't help but turn her head to Pannis and asked: "Is there any point in such a rhythm?"

"Nothing. Pannis shook his head and said, "It's just a notice, don't care." ”

"Haha, it looks like an old friend is here. Christo's shrill voice came from the room: "Come in, come in, you came back so quickly this time, you must have gone very well on the mission." If the mission doesn't go well, at least it will take twice as long to find it slowly, and it will be impossible to come back so early. ”

"And your daughter, who is also your student. The head of the Mage Guild, Antoine, had an elven elegance in his voice: "It seems that all of them are here." Christo, what did you entrust them with? ”

"Hahaha, it's a goblin secret. Christo smugly said, "I won't tell you." ”

The six members of the party pushed open the door at the sound of the voice, and at a glance they saw the old goblin who was sitting on the bed, looking energetic. (To be continued.) )