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The girl withdrew her gaze and nodded in satisfaction, then she turned and glanced at the mountain of clothes around her. If she had worked harder, she would have been able to finish her work sooner, and she would have time to go back to her room and read the apprenticeship code for a while. Thinking of this, the girl couldn't help but subconsciously look at the apprentice robe on her body, which was still the lowest gray, but it was enough to make the girl proud.

But......... The girl raised her head and looked uneasily at the tent above, vaguely feeling a hint of unease.

Mages are also human beings, they need to eat, they need to sleep, and they have all kinds of necessities for life. The same goes for the mages of the Wizard Order, of course, they are not warriors in the general sense, but there is no reason to be different from the others. Therefore, even when they travel, they will bring some servants with them, of course, these are the lowest-level mage apprentices, but for them, it is enough to deal with ordinary chores.

All the while, the girl was proud to be a member of the Wizard Order. Although she is just an ordinary servant, the Wizard Knights are a place that many mages yearn for. Especially the Lotus Captain, she is only three or four years older than herself, but she already has such a strong strength, although the girl knows that with her own talent, she basically doesn't need to think about it if she wants to do that. However, this is always a goal.

Things seem a little strange in recent days, though.

Thinking about it, this was the first time they had gone out to fight, and the girl didn't know who they were fighting with or why. But she didn't care, after all, the Wizard Knights were a glorious organization, and they would definitely not be accomplices to evil. It was very smooth at first, but now it looks like something is wrong.

After the previous battle, the atmosphere of the entire Wizard Knights was a little weird, and Miss Faren, who used to appear every day, has disappeared in the past few days. Even the other mages seemed to be a little uneasy and flustered, something that had never happened before. Although the girl didn't know what was going on, her instincts were that it wasn't an environment she liked.

What's going on?

This question was only communicated privately among the minions, but no one got an answer, in fact, even many mages of the Wizard Knights did not know the specific situation. However, the servants still got the news -- that is, Lord Horimin refused to come forward.

That's right, since the battle ended a few days ago, Pharen has been in his tent and hasn't left half a step. Although the apprentice in charge of serving her was tight-lipped in the face of everyone's inquiries, many people saw the powerful and beautiful knight leader unexpectedly fall from the sky, covered in blood and mud, and then rushed into their tent. And after that, the Wizard Knights came to a complete halt......... I've been waiting for the next order, but it doesn't seem like there's anything left.

What's going on?

The girl shook her head, throwing her inner uneasiness aside, and then refocused on the clothes in front of her.

But just then, she saw a heavily armed demon warrior walking towards her.

"What's the matter?"

The girl asked curiously, the Demon Knights were not only Faren and her subordinates, but also the Demon Warrior in charge of vigilance and the apprentice in charge of chores, the latter two basically did not participate in the battle, but they were very familiar with each other.

"It's a bit of a thing. ”

The middle-aged demon warrior who came over was one of the guards that the girl knew, and at the moment his face was a little dull and his eyes were very blank, but the girl obviously didn't notice this.

"Someone outside the camp said they were looking for you. ”

"Looking for me?"

The girl's eyes widened in confusion, she didn't know anyone here, who would come to find her? But although she was puzzled, she nodded subconsciously, and then followed the guard and walked out.

When she reached the camp gate, the girl looked around curiously, but she saw no one.

"Who's looking for me?"

She turned her head curiously and asked the demon warrior who had brought her—but then, a slight tingling came from the back of her head, and the girl was completely led into the dark abyss of the unconscious.

"My lord, what are you going to do?"

Ofariel frowned, and looked at Yuren in front of him with some dissatisfaction—beside him, a little mage apprentice was standing there blankly, without the slightest focus in his eyes, like a puppet without self-awareness.

"You don't want to kidnap this child and threaten that Miss Mage. ”

"No, no, no, I'm not going to do that. ”

Yuren smiled and shook his head, and then he walked over to Ofariel.

"Actually, I just need her to answer me a few questions...... Well, it's not complicated, but I'd like you to ask, Miss O'Faryl. ”

"Let me ask?"

"Of course, don't worry if she doesn't answer, she's already been bewitched by the spells of my cute little guys, and she will answer all questions. ”

"In that case, why do you need to beat around the bush?"

O'Faryl raised her eyebrows, she didn't mean to go against Yuren, firstly, this was the case, and secondly, although as an adjutant, Offariel did not intend to disobey Yuren's orders, but he was still a little reluctant to die before. So, now it's another way to express your dissatisfaction.

"Because ........."

As she spoke, Julien leaned into Ofariel's ear and whispered something.

"Smack!!"

Then, a crisp voice sounded.

“...............”

Yu Lian covered his reddened right cheek, and looked helplessly at Ofariel in front of him, who was flushed at the moment, as if he was burning to the extreme.

"Your Excellency, you are so shameless!"

"I'm ashamed, that's why I asked you to ask. ”

"You ........."

"Do you really want me to go out myself?"

“............”

Offariel looked at Julien's red cheeks speechlessly, then looked down at his right hand - gritting his teeth.

"I'll ask!"

"Well, please. Oh, by the way, you can let that young lady go back after asking, she won't remember anything anyway. ”

Yulian rubbed his face again, although Ofariel's slap was indeed fast, but he was a talented knight after all, Ofariel only reacted subconsciously, and he didn't have any strength at all, so although it looked painful, he soon lost his feelings. Then, he lowered his hand and bowed slightly to Ofaril in the perfect manner of a nobleman -- meticulous and fiery.

Then, Yuren turned and left.

"It's ........."

Watching Yulian walk into the distance, and at the same time beckoning his hand to mingle with the two sisters, Ofariel sighed helplessly, she shook her head, turned around, and looked at the puppet-like girl in front of her, and for a while she really didn't know where to speak. But...... I don't seem to have any other choice.

After a few moments, Julien, who was playing with the sisters, saw O'Faryl come over with a flushed face, and handed a piece of paper to his hand.

"I've followed your orders, my lord, and I've finished asking, and that's pretty much all I can get. ”

"Good. ”

You connected the paper, carefully looked at the contents on it, and then raised a frown slightly.

"Yes, we have all the information, and now it's time to act according to the plan......... O'Fariel, we're attacking in three days. ”

"Okay, but ........."

Hearing Yuren's order, Offariel nodded, but then she looked at Yuren and the twin sisters who were lying on either side of him, not knowing what they were talking about. In fact, as early as the day when Faren observed the battlefield, Yulian and the others had already captured a rebel deserter, and then relied on the spells of the twin sisters to easily learn the location of the rebel base camp. They then rushed to the rebels' base camp, and then did the same, taking the position of the Wizard Knights. Then they arrived, but Ofaril was puzzled by the actions they did, and they didn't understand why Yuren was doing it.

"But, my lord, I have some questions. ”

"Hmm, what's the problem?"

"I think, are you too cautious? Although that young lady is indeed a very tricky gifted knight, but that day, we all saw her performance, and besides, I have already inquired just now, now that the Wizard Knights have no will to fight, I think we should directly attack and destroy the base camp of the rebels, so that the Wizard Knights, who have lost their client, will naturally leave. Moreover, even if they don't leave, with your strength, Lord Yuren, plus Miss Messiah and Semiya, it will be more than enough to deal with them, so why do you have to use this method?"

"The reason is simple. ”

Hearing Ofariel's question, Yuren shrugged his shoulders, then smiled a little.

"Because it will be easier, Miss O'Faryl, the battle is two-sided, on the one hand, to infinitely expand one's own advantage, and on the other hand, to infinitely reduce the other's advantage. Just because we lose the will to fight doesn't mean that we won't fight, but in order to achieve our goals, the opponent's advantage can be reduced, and we will naturally have to take advantage of it. Don't fight a battle that you don't know if you don't know, sometimes even a small advantage can lead to better results...... Don't underestimate this. ”

"But...... I have to say, the strategy you used this time was really ......... Vile. ”

When he said the word "despicable", Ofariel blushed again.

"It's called strategy, and it's the right thing to do, Miss O'Fariel. ”

“.....................”

"Alright, that's done, we should go back too. ”

Apparently unfazed by Ofariel's silent protest, Yuren patted the two little ones on the head, then turned around and disappeared into the depths of the forest. Offariel looked at his back with a little dissatisfaction, then sighed helplessly, and then followed.

And at this moment, in the tent of the Wizard Knights, Faren was lying on the bed in a daze, like a walking corpse, looking blankly at the top of the tent in front of him.

If you say that the killing of your own hands before was just confusion. Then what Horin saw afterwards, the nightmarish scene, was a complete pain. In the past few days, Farin has not been able to sleep well, she is not even in the mood to eat, and every time she thinks about what she saw that day, Farin feels extremely painful and even nauseous. She had hoped to escape this terrible reality through sleep, but every time she closed her eyes, the miserable faces would appear in front of her, and the cries of those dying would still echo in her ears. In her dreams, she kept running, trying to avoid those terrible ghosts, but when she opened her eyes and returned to reality, she did not have the slightest happiness for the rest of her life, but was even more sad.

"What the hell am I ...... What to do........."

It can be said that since Faren's birth to the present, she has never experienced such a terrible and painful disaster, after all, Faren was born in a magical family, and she is a well-regarded pearl in the palm of her hand and a genius valued by everyone, it can be said that her growth has always been smooth sailing, and she has never encountered any setbacks. Not to mention, such a terrible and tragic blow was originally completely cut off from the girl's world.

But now, the invisible wall has been broken, and the undercurrent of evil has poured into this world that was pure and immaculate, without a trace of filth.

"Commander?"

Outside the tent, a hesitant voice sounded, and then, a red-robed female mage walked in, she looked at the girl lying there, without the slightest response, her eyes showed a trace of heartache.

"Captain, you really haven't eaten...... If you go on like this, your body won't be able to hold it up. ”

"I'm not in the mood for that. ”

Faren shook her head, she wanted to vomit when she saw the meat now, where was she still in the mood to eat.

"What's the matter?"

"That's ........."

The female mage hesitated for a moment, but finally spoke.

"The Twelve-Star Mage has sent another summons, hoping to talk to you face to face, and the Mage is also worried about your situation, Captain, ......"

"I don't want to hear it. ”

"But, Captain, it is our duty to report the results of every battle.........

"I don't want to debrief. ”

“..................... However, the Twelve Star Mage has already conveyed messages several times, and if you avoid answering it like this......

"I don't want to ..............."

At this, Lotus suddenly stopped, and then, she sat up and looked at the female mage in front of her.

Yes, the reason why she brought the Wizard Knights to participate in this operation was because of the teacher's order, but did the teacher know about this?

"Okay, I'll go. ”

"Huh?"

"I'll report back. ”

With that, Horin stood up and walked out of the tent, and the female mage was stunned for a moment before hurriedly turning around and following.

As a mage guild, they naturally have a unique tool for transmitting information, and now it is exactly the case, Faren is standing in front of a one-man tall crystal at the moment, quietly watching the figure displayed on the crystal in front of him.

"My child, you're finally willing to respond. ”

On top of that, Farion, one of the twelve star mages, showed a kind smile.

"I've been a little upset since you didn't report to the association a few days ago. I thought something had happened to you, but now it looks like you're all right. This finally reassured me......... So, I may ask, what happened? Are you defeated? ”

"Of course not, teacher. ”

Farin shook her head slightly, but there was not the slightest smile on her pale face.

"As for the debriefing, I'll tell you the results, but, until then, there's one thing I want to ask you. ”

"What's the matter?"

"Do you remember what the teacher said when he ordered me to lead the Wizard Knights to help the rebels?"

"Oh?"

"You said that we are here to help the weak, to bring justice, and to save those people from the suffering of tyranny, right? ”

"That's right, we Mage Association, we should also do our part for the peace of this world, you should know this very well. ”

"So .................."

At this, Farin paused, and then, she looked at the figure in front of her, her eyes full of anger.

"Is the killing of infants, women and the weak also to do justice and to resist tyranny?"

“............ What are you talking about?

"I saw with my own eyes that these rebel soldiers, they did not protect the weak, they did not do justice, what they did was nothing but naked massacres and tyranny! Teacher, please tell me, is this also justice! Is this also for freedom and glory?"

“...........................”

Hearing Faren's question, the figure in the crystal frowned.

"Faren, are you misunderstood?"

"No misunderstanding!"

Farin punched hard, slamming it on the crystal.

"I saw it with my own eyes! I saw with my own eyes, they were so cruel to kill babies, and even hanged those girls who had no power to resist! This is what they are doing, and the people there do not welcome them at all, nor do they welcome us! For them, we are only invaders, we are all murderers! We are not the spokesmen of freedom and justice! Teacher!!"

"It's not a misunderstanding! I've seen it, I've got the answer, but I can't understand it! Teacher, did you know it would be like this!

“...........................”

In the face of Faren's inquiry, the figure was silent for a long time before speaking.

"I'm not very aware of this situation, however, Pharen......... You must know that war is inherently cruel, and you should have this awareness. Our victory must come at the cost of the suffering of some people, and this is war. If you can't accept that, then it's cruel. But ............"

"But you told us, teacher, that we are fighting for freedom and justice! Killing children and the weak is not an act of freedom and justice!"

"Faren!"

A sharp shout interrupted Faren's speech, but the figure was extremely serious at the moment, looking at the girl in front of him.

"Obviously, now is not the time to talk about such a thing, I will send someone to investigate, but, until then, you must fulfill your obligations and do not forget our orders. You're in charge of leading the Wizard Knights to help the rebels. At this point, you have to obey the order no matter what!"

"I refuse this order. ”

Farin straightened up, expressionless, but replied very quickly.

"Teacher, I have always respected and loved you, but I'm sorry, this time, I won't follow your orders again. I refused to continue fighting for the Resistance. ”

"However, don't forget, you are a member of the Wizard Knights, and the Wizard Knights are controlled by me!"

"Of course I understand this, but please remember that I am a magic knight, a gifted knight, and there is no difference between my status and that of a twelve-star mage. ”

I don't know if it's because of anger or other reasons, at this moment, Faren's face is full of indifference and arrogance that she has never done for herself in this special capacity, but now, it is obvious that she does not intend to continue like this.

"Yes, yes. ”

Obviously, Faren's was also beyond the other party's expectations, her eyes widened in surprise, and she looked at the girl in front of her in disbelief, and after a while, she responded in a little panic.

"But, Faram, I think you seem to be a little excited. ”

“..................”

"Yes, you are the leader of the Wizard Knights, but don't forget that you are not the only one in the Wizard Knights. Although the Mage Association does not know the truth of the matter at present, if you indiscriminately refuse to carry out the orders of the Mage Association, then the consequences will be very serious...... As a gifted knight, you naturally don't have to care. However, your subordinates may be in trouble - in the worst case, the Wizard Order, it may be disbanded. ”

"Huh?"

Hearing this, Farren was completely stunned.

"Teacher, you......... Say ........."

"You have to remember, Faren, you don't represent you alone, but the entire Wizard Knights, your subordinates, I think you know better than me, do you really have the heart to watch them dissolve and leave?"

Disbanding the Order of the Magister?

This idea, Faren has never had, she and her subordinates have not only been a relationship between superiors and subordinates, after so many years, they have long been like sisters, and now, she is told that she may be separated from them?

How can this be?

"So, no matter what, you're going to do what you're told, understand, my child, I'll investigate it as soon as I can, and report it to the association. But until then, you have to follow orders, do you have any questions about that?"

"I ............"

Faren opened her mouth, and at this moment, her heart was already a mess, and she didn't know what to do to react.

But, eventually, the girl lowered her head.

"I'll do what the guild orders, teacher. ”

(To be continued)