The first time I was attacked when I was unprepared, I didn't have time to dodge it. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 Suddenly, the shoulder guard on his left shoulder emitted a light, and the same scene appeared when the demon lord was fighting - the fireball was bounced off and hit the ground. But the sparks that flew by burned my hands.

The little ones immediately ran away, and I immediately took a few steps and grabbed the hand of the little boy who was using the fireball.

"Did you put this fireball?"

At first, he wanted to break free of my hand and run away, but suddenly the style of painting changed, and the little boy immediately became stubborn.

"That's me. What's the matter, if you don't accept it, the two of us will duel!"

I laughed. "A bit of a backbone, a good man. I crouched down and said to him, "How about we make a deal, you tell me how this fireball came out, and I don't think it happened." ”

"No! It's a magician's secret, so I won't tell outsiders!"

This kid is kind of interesting, and I'd like to ask even more.

"That's a pity, I'm also a magician, not an outsider. Asking you about the fireball is to test your awareness and strength in magic. Now you tell me how this fireball came about. "I'll lie to him.

"I see. Then let me tell you, as long as there is a crystal, imagine the appearance of the fireball, and imagine the magic array of the fireball technique, you can use it. ”

"Then I'll test you again, what is the magic array of this fireball technique?"

He picked up a twig and drew a magic circle on the ground. I remembered it at a glance and tried it with the crystal on the dagger. It's really as he said, he can release fireballs.

"Alright, you go play. But in the future, you can't use magic as casually as you did just now, magic is not used to hurt people, it is used to protect others. "I touched his head and let him go.

"Ah, so the fireball technique is so simple, then I will do it too. The little boy on the side said.

"That's not going to work, magic is for protection, not for play. The little boy said.

Looking at their figures walking away, I was relieved. But by the way, I figured out how to use magic, and it was worth my burns. When I looked at the burned hand again, I could see that the burn marks had become smaller. It's a strange day, all the injuries healed very quickly, and I began to doubt my knife.

Time stood still.

"I didn't expect this knife to heal wounds. ”

"It's not the power of a knife, it's magic. ”

"Oh?

"Don't you already know how to use magic, don't you understand this? ”

Time began to run again.

It turned out to be magic. That is to use magic, which is nothing more than crystals and magic circles. Probably the king hid a magic circle in his shoulder pads, which is really detailed.

It's getting late, and people are gradually going home, but the children haven't come back yet, and I can't help but worry about their parents. I decided to follow the path they had taken, and if they all went home, it would be fine.

But the truth is probably similar to what I thought, there was no one on the way they went, and it was the way out of the village to keep walking. I immediately ran up and started looking for someone along the road.

The road follows the mountain, all the way to a great distance. It was too dark for me to see the road ahead, when suddenly, I stepped on the air and paddled down a steep slope.

The slope was quite high, and it was impossible to climb it again, so I had to keep going. Dragging the tired body, and the hungry stomach for a day, I can't help but feel a little bitter in my heart. I wanted to go back and spend the night with Alice, but I preferred to spend the night in this dark-lit forest, or simply go out.

Suddenly, I was woken up by a scream in the distance, and I immediately went into combat mode. Along with the sound, I kept groping for the past. There was another fire in front of me, and I thought something was wrong, so I walked over immediately.

In front of me was a clearing in the forest, where several children were fighting big, black monsters. Through the moonlight, I could vaguely see that the child standing at the front was the boy who taught me fireball skills. I saw that he hit the monster with a fireball spell, and the monster was barely injured. The monster took a few steps back and suddenly lunged at the children. I immediately used the fireball technique and hit the monster in the foot, and the monster immediately fell to the ground on its side and slid in the direction it was running, just enough to hurt the children.

I stepped over and stabbed the monster with my knife, but it didn't go very deep, I felt like it was only piercing into his skin. This guy probably has rough skin and thick meat, and I can't hurt it without using some real skills. I swirled black smoke around the dagger and, combined with the power of the crystal, stabbed it into its flesh before it could get up.

The monster roared in pain. I thought the knife was working, so I slashed it along his body, and a large hole was made in his body, and blood spurted out of it. Ignoring the creature's struggles, I instantly stepped into its neck and slashed it again, spurting blood all over the ground. The monster howled a few times, but finally fell silent.

I wiped my sweat, picked up a piece of wood, lit a torch with a fireball, and shone a picture of the monster.

"You actually killed the rock dragon. Are you the legendary Great Magician Eric?" I can probably recognize, it is the voice of the little boy just now.

"I'm not Eric, my name is ...... My name is Zero and I'm a homeless man. ”

"You're so strong, can I learn magic from you?"

"It's not magic, it's just pure martial arts. "This kid can only lie again. "If you want to learn, you can exercise well, and when you grow up, you will be as strong as me. ”

A few children next to him burst into tears and wanted to go home. But on this big night, I can't see the road clearly, and I can't stand it if another one comes out. There are dragons everywhere, I can't stand it.

"Don't cry, the rock dragons are dead. You haven't eaten yet, let's slaughter this rock dragon, cut some meat to eat, and sleep here tonight." I'll take you home tomorrow morning. ”

The children stopped crying, and I called them to collect firewood.

I took a closer look, and there was something as hard as a stone on the dragon's body, probably something it was protecting itself. But according to the old rules, this dragon scale should be found. After looking for a long time, I finally dug out a little bit of its neck, not a lot, but this tail is quite strong, and the head shell is quite hard, cut it off as a evidence. All that's left is to chop the meat. This guy's meat is porcelain, and he can cut a lot of it, so it must be enough to eat, but the taste can be imagined.

We made a fire with fireballs, and we roasted the meat and ate it. Compared to the water dragon meat, this meat tastes a lot more serious, but the meat is a little hard, and it takes a lot of teeth to chew. The group of children found some berries out of nowhere, and they were able to swallow them with food.

After dinner, the children sat down around the fire, and I told them stories. Someone like me who has a legendary experience won't have a problem talking about tomorrow morning.

"I didn't expect you to fight with two monsters with similar heads, that's cool!

"That demon ended up being your servant, can you summon it for us to see?"

The curious children soon got tired and fell asleep by the fire. Of course, that demon lord can't be summoned casually, and it's still okay to teach him some skills.

Seeing them fall asleep, I fell asleep.

The next morning, I woke up early. In addition to cleaning up the corpse of the rock dragon and taking away the evidence that should be taken away, it is also necessary to prepare what the children will eat in the morning. But apparently, apart from catching a deer and finding some berries, there is really nothing to eat in this forest.

As the children woke up, I continued to roast the meat. After breakfast, I took the group back to the village. The road was roughly imaginable, and some of the children knew the way, so we quickly found our way back to the village.

Along the way, the children were still chatting with me about those interesting stories, and I carried the things I took from the rock dragon on my back, talking and laughing with them. I think the children are very cute, and I want to have my own children when I go back.

Before we knew it, we were back in the village. The parents of the children were at the gate of the village, and when the children saw the adults, they all ran over. An old man came over, and I guessed he was the village chief.

"Thank you for getting the kids back, we don't know how to repay you. ”

"Village chief, he killed the rock dragon as well. The boy interjected.

The villagers immediately began to talk. I threw the dragon's skull and tail on the ground and showed them it. Of course, the dragon scales are still the same, secretly hidden.

"Young people, we really can't repay it. Why don't you stay here for a few days, and let us entertain us as a token of our hearts. ”

"Good. "Since you keep me, then you're welcome. I still have a lot of things to ask about, and I can stay here for a few days to gather some information.

"Don't forget, you have to teach me martial arts. The boy added.

"Good, good. ”

In the past few days, I've inquired about Eric. Eric was the one who discovered the fireball technique, but his treason to the enemy was a bit of a surprise, and I think it was a lie. However, after hearing so many legends of Eric, it is better to hear than to see, and I want to go to the city of Domir to find out.

The boy has a good understanding and has learned some things in the past few days, but the rest of the skills are up to him.

After a few days, I decided to leave. Before leaving, the old village chief gave me some coils, and I accepted them unceremoniously, after all, it is not a good thing to fall into a field with only dragon scales, and it will be difficult to do it if you can't find a black shop.

As they say, walk along the Domir River all the way to the most prosperous city, which is Domir. I passed through a lot of villages along the way, and I helped a lot, but I didn't encounter any dragons, which was quite worry-free.

In just a month, I was in Domir. This city is different from what I imagined, and there are many ruins piled up in the bustling area of the city, which is unexpected. The stories about Eric that are circulating in Domir are a little different from what I have heard before, and most of them are good stories about Eric.

This place is full of aristocratic mansions, and many of the buildings are very ornate, if Axel is certainly not comparable, after all, the royal palace has such a level of architecture. The common life here is not very difficult, compared to Oasis City, it is a paradise, the merchants do serious business, and the nobles are very restrained.

I found a casual tavern, ordered some food, and asked for some wine.

"Young man, you are not an ordinary person. "The owner of the hotel accosted me.

"Yo, uncle, good eyesight. I'm a man with a story. But that's all I have to say, I want to know about Eric. "I pulled out a piece of dragon scales and gave it to him. This dragon scale is really hard currency, and it works everywhere. He took the scales and started talking to me.

"This Eric is a top student at Orser Academy, and he knows a lot of magic that others don't understand. Ulthur's prince Mars disappeared while fighting the Armenians, and his friend, Eric, dared to go to the front, only to disappear as well. However, the king deliberately said that he had defected to the enemy, which no one believed here, because Eric had recently rebuilt his home for the whole city, so this nonsense would not work here. ”

"Oh, what does this king mean, why do you deliberately scandalize Eric?"

"Then I don't know, you can go to the underground arena and ask him for yourself. This king frequents the underground arena, and you can pretend to be the one who is playing and then look for an opportunity to approach him. ”

That's good news, I'm the best at martial arts or something, and maybe I can even make a money-making job. As soon as I had eaten, I went to the Underground Arena.

The underground arena is played in the form of a fight, and it's up to who can hold out to the end. I think it's interesting, after all, the winner gets the money, and it is possible to sign a contract with the nobles and become their person, and then they will get more money. Although I am a boy in Tollem, I am a homeless man here, and I have nothing.

There are a lot of people fighting today, but they all look weak, and I see that the time is almost up, so I will go up and do a big job. Even if it's a crowd tactic, dozens of people come up, but they all come up in turns, and I can get it done in a few clicks. However, I did remember a few people, a girl named Caroline and a magician named Rutte. They all have a lot of magic, among them, this Caroline is the strongest, except for the poor fighting skills, the magic that can be used is very strong. Of course, the demon lord was defeated by me, and I am still not afraid of a few magics. This Lut knows some magic that can be used without crystals, similar to Uncle Gael, which I think is a bit interesting.

In the end, I won, and the people in the arena shouted my pseudonym, Zero. Coincidentally, the king wanted to sign me and let me be his man, and it would be his honor to win in the future. It's nothing, honor or something doesn't matter when you change your name, I mainly want to know what kind of person this king is.

I followed the king's men to his VIP room. The guards here seem to be very capable, but in fact, they are similar to the people who fight, and they are knocked down in a few strokes. The king looked at me and was not afraid, probably because people like me have seen too much.

The king spread his hands and said, "Do you have anything you want......"

I stepped up behind him, put my knife on his neck, and whispered to him, "I am Torrem's general, Raphael. I don't need anything, I just need you to tell the truth and answer my questions honestly. ”

"Okay, okay, I'll answer truthfully, you put the knife down first. ”

Instead of putting the knife down, I pressed it tighter. "Why are you slandering Eric?"

"To be honest, I don't want more people to know magic. Because this continent was originally because a magician mastered powerful magic and had the idea of destroying the world, this continent was controlled by a special sealing array. Eric had explored too much magic and told everyone that it would only make it worse, so I wanted to stop the spread of magic this way. Caroline was controlled by me because she knew too much magic, but it was really difficult for this Eric to deal with him at the White house, so he made this decision. ”

"Then you also opened the Oshur Academy and mined crystals on a large scale, what is this all for?"

"Well, now Armenia has a little magic and is trying to attack Othur, just for some resources. But our Osser is not so rich, how can we afford two pieces of land, we can only be so stiff first, fighting one day at a time. ”

"Have you ever thought that the longer you fight, the harder people's lives become?"

"It's better than having the world destroyed by magic. Crystals are also mined to keep them in check and prevent them from being used to destroy the world. ”

Listening to his sincere tone, I believed it. However, there is no way to do it now, and I plan to stay here for a while. After all, I promised to the voice who didn't know who it was to protect the peace of the world, so I will stay here for a while to see which side of this Eric or the king is right.

The king also told me about the temple. The temple here was hidden by the royal palace, and this king was really meticulous. I saw all the contents of the inscription with crystals, but there were two kinds of swords written on it, the first was the Holy Sword of Justice, and the second was the Sword of the End that harnessed the power of demons. As my secret of demonic power, I naturally wouldn't tell him, but I told him how to use the holy sword and let him use it to protect himself.

However, the temple was under the protection of the king, and the Armenians could not see it. Maybe they'll do something, but with me, I'll never let people see these two swords, especially the Demon Sword.

A month has passed. I also came to learn about the appearance and mutiny of the prince of Osser. However, the king pretended to be calm, saying that they would definitely come to the Underground Arena, and I believed it, and waited for them in the Underground Arena.

That night, Mars led the men into the underground arena. The king did make a play, and I went along with it, just to see which side was stronger. The strong side will naturally hold the power, that is, the right person.

Caroline was dealt with by Mars a few times, which was also expected, after all, she had low combat ability and needed someone to cooperate to play the role of magic. Rout met someone who was also good at that kind of magic, and that person was very strong, and I didn't think I would necessarily take advantage of him, so optimistically, I went with him. In the end, it was me who faced off with Eric. I heard that this Eric is also a magician, so I didn't expect much from him, and I could win by playing. Because magicians generally have poor fighting skills, Caroline is a vivid example. I stole all of his props in a blink of an eye, and he was really incapable all of a sudden. Just as he was about to die, I suddenly felt a burst of his energy, which was probably enough to blow up an Oasis City. The strength of the shoulder pads barely restrained the power of the explosion, but I couldn't dodge the explosion, and I was still injured. The power is amazing, and I have to admire it. Mars and Eric's side were indeed more reliable than the king, not only stronger, but also their yearning for peace was evident in their words. I don't think the king is too much to help, and I don't want to help him anymore, because I think Eric is better able to protect the world. So, I pretended to be defeated and secretly stared at them.

The king was a little stubborn, and refused to admit defeat, and summoned the holy sword to fight with his son. But what he didn't expect was that this Mars actually took out the sword of demonic power. I wanted to stop it, but then I thought that since I thought they were right, there was no need to distrust them. If something goes wrong in the future, it would be nice to fix it. After all, they are all strong and boundless, so it would be better for me to go back and be sweet with my Alice.

The king was eventually defeated, justice was not on his side, and the Holy Sword did not obey him. When I saw Mars and the others gone, I slipped away.

After Mars established the new kingdom of Othur, I think they did a good job, the people lived and worked in peace, the merchants still did their business, the nobles kept their duty, and I could accept that the state would run like this. After saying hello to Mars, I returned to Torrem with the space magic I learned from them. Before leaving, I repeatedly told Mars that with the power of the devil, he couldn't mess around.

I didn't go back for more than a month, and I couldn't wait to find Alice, sweeten with her for a few days, and discuss the child with her by the way, before going to the king of Torrem to return to him.

I have a very important thing to ask the king.

"What is your name, King?"

"Since you already know so much, I won't hide it from you. My name is Gerald Michelle. ”