Niko raised her head in confusion and sniffed her red little nose: "Fooled? ... What do you mean..."

Roman smiled helplessly: "Think about it carefully, did Chino explicitly say that you would leave the Executive Mansion?" Or tell you to roll? ”

Niko's mouth opened and closed, and she wanted to speak and stopped, indeed... Chino has been knocking on the side, not explicitly letting her go.

Niko pursed her lips and muttered, "But he took back the surname he gave me and said that he would give me freedom, isn't that what it means to drive me away?" ...”

"What is a surname? That's just a suffix to the name! Today, the queen has changed her surname to Dogulander, but isn't she still the sister of Lord Sting, the king's left hand? Aren't you still from the Regnome family? Roman gripped Nicol's shoulder and said meaningfully, "Administrator Chino said to give you freedom. Freely! What is freedom? ”

"Freedom is about doing what you want! If you choose to stay, that's your freedom. If you choose to go, that's your freedom! The person who let you go is not him at all, it's you! ”

Niko was stunned when she heard this, her pupils kept fluttering, and she was soon filled with loneliness: "However, he said that he didn't choose me because of my potential, and he never expected me, and I didn't mean anything to him..."

Roman: "Neko, some of the words may sound heartless, but if you think about it from another perspective, you can actually understand that the way of thinking is different from ours, they have to think more about the big picture, and their thinking is often from the whole, so it is difficult to take care of the individual. ”

"The fundamental reason why you were influenced by Chino's words and ran away from the executive mansion is that you feel guilty, and you feel that you have confirmed what Chino said, and there is nothing to achieve there, and it is meaningless."

Seeing that Niko's eyes were misty again, Roman quickly explained: "This is what I am going to tell you next, the root cause of the problem is not what your ability or potential is, but that you have misplaced yourself. ”

Niko muttered to herself, "Positioning..."

"Yes, positioning." Roman pointed to himself, "Take me." Do you think I'm a good commander? ”

Niko was at a loss, not knowing how to answer.

Roman flicked her forehead: "Do you need to hesitate?" Of course not! I didn't even go to military school, I know how to command a fart! I'm just a soldier in the Legion, and my duty is to follow orders from my superiors and fight valiantly - that's all. For me, as long as I have fulfilled my mission, I already have a clear conscience. ”

"But if I don't put myself in the right position, think about how to command the troops all day long, put myself in a position that doesn't belong to me, and treat these problems as my own business, but I don't have the ability to solve them, my troubles will naturally come to my face, and I will start to doubt and be anxious."

"You're just falling into that trap right now. What is your position in the Residence of the Executive Government? You are the administrator's close bodyguard, and your duty is to accompany Chino on his travels, protect his safety at critical moments, and fulfill the orders he gives you. Gone! ”

"As for exterminating visitors from outside the world, that's everyone's business, not yours alone! If you blame yourself for your failure, can you not feel guilty? ”

Niko bowed her head and muttered, "But I'm too weak, that's irrefutable. ”

Roman: "Then let me ask you, have you beaten Paladin?" ”

This is a question that Niko can nod affirmatively.

Roman: "Have you beaten Baiza?" ”

Niko still nodded in affirmation.

Roman: "Where's Lugo?" ”

Niko hesitated for a moment and whispered, "If you are fully prepared, you will win." ”

Roman smiled and said: "Then the question is, these three people are not as strong as you, why can they do a good job, one caravan steward, two eight-rank officials, and they are reused by Chino?" ”

Niko thought for a long time and shook her head in confusion.

Roman pointed out the answer directly: "The reason is simple, they can do their best to do their part, and they will not feel useless guilt about things beyond their ability!" ”

"Chino said so many ruthless words to you this time, not to vent his dissatisfaction, nor to deliberately insult you, he just wanted to point out your problems through these words - not strong will - you always want to prove your strength and achieve great things, but once you fail, you will doubt yourself and fall into negative emotions. This kind of easily wavering will is more harmful than failure itself. ”

"If you think about the Big Three in Shilin Town, haven't they ever failed? I don't believe it, they must have done a lot of stupid things and caused a lot of damage to Chino. But after these three fail, they can quickly get up and continue to do their own work, and strive to make up for their mistakes next time. Instead of blindly feeling guilty and falling into constant self-doubt. ”

Nicol silently wiped away her tears and whispered, "But if I can be stronger..."

Roman interrupted her, "Niko, I didn't say weak was right. But between will and strength, the former is more important. I'll give you an analogy, according to the seniors, there was a soldier in the Guards Legion before, and before the age of 30, he was in the 4th sequence, and his potential was extremely compelling, but he was easily discouraged. ”

"Later, after a defeat in a war, the soldier knelt in front of Prince Bolton's tent and wept and apologized, and the prince did not say a word to deprive him of his personal guard qualifications and sent him to a remote border guard."

"Why? Quite simply, no matter what the strength of this kind of person is, his negative emotions will affect other people, and over time, many people will be depressed by him, and this kind of person is commonly known as the black sheep. ”

Niko said dumbfoundedly, "You mean, in Chino's eyes, I'm this black sheep..."

Roman paused, shook his head and said, "More precisely, you have this tendency. You kneel at the door of the office and want to apologize, he tells you to go back to sword practice, and you want to cry again, which is a typical discouragement and lack of determination. ”

"So he secretly began to test you, offering to give you freedom, suggesting that you leave the mansion to see what you would choose."

"If you make a strong choice to stay, he will definitely accept you again. Because he knows that you may only be temporarily undermined in your confidence, just adjust to it. ”

But if you choose to leave, then he is convinced in his heart that you are a person who is not strong-willed. It is better to have the weak, and the weak have the use of the weak. But don't be discouraged, and those who are discouraged can only be the black sheep. ”

So, when you step foot in the residence, he already has the answer. Now in his heart, he may really remove you..."

Niko stayed for a long time after hearing this, and hugged her head in annoyance: "How can I... So stupid! Hey I... Why didn't I figure it out earlier..."

Roman looked at Niko, his eyes getting deeper and deeper, and he suddenly asked in a deep voice, "Bet?" ”

Niko looked up dumbfounded: "Bet on what?" ”

Roman touched her head and smiled deeply like he had never seen before: "Bet on my future and give you a chance to go back!" ”