"So," Cheruth looked at Wissinger, who looked kindly at the children in her orphanage, "for the sake of those children, why did you always choose to support your orphanage as the director?"

"Well, so to speak. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ”

Cheruth was silent for a while, and didn't say anything more, but Wissinger didn't say anything about it, although he didn't live for thousands of years because of the Origin Law Seal like the Grand Elder Nolan on the continent of Areth, but Wissinger in this time and space was also an experienced old man, and he could certainly see the confusion in Cheruth's heart.

Although he and Cheruth had met for the first time in their lives, he didn't know why, but Wissinger had a good impression of Cheruth in his heart, not just because Cheruth had helped Jiajia before, but even he couldn't say why...... Probably, this is the so-called fate, right?

"Cheruth, do you have any troubles?"

This time, Wissinger didn't add the word "classmate" and his tone became much more cordial, as if he were talking to the children in his own orphanage. And Cheruth also realized such a change, raised her head, and saw the kind face of Wissinger, Cheruth almost thought for a moment that she was hallucinating, seeing the real Great Elder Wissinger's soul that saved her when she was defeated and devoured by the Fallen Wissinger for the first time three years ago.

"Sir, what if...... Just suppose that one day, your orphanage is in a situation that is likely to be unsustainable, and at this time another orphanage with better conditions asks you to come to work, and the children in the orphanage may no longer be able to take care of them, but there are children in the new orphanage who are just as poor and lovely as them, what will you do?"

Wissinger blinked, and it didn't take long to give an answer.

"Of course I'm going to stay. ”

"For the children?"

"Yes," Wissinger nodded, but then shook his head again, "Not really." ”

Cheruth didn't expect the old man's answer to be such a vague answer, and was naturally stunned.

"Hehe, I'm sorry, but even I don't know if it's 'for the sake of the children' you mean. ”

With that, Wissinger paused, as if to sort out his words, and then spoke a few seconds later.

"If one day I really encounter the situation that you said about Cheruth, I think I will definitely choose to stay, although even if I stay, it may not change anything, but at least even if the welfare home is really forced to continue to exist, I will stay with the children until they are all settled. It's not just for the kids, it's for myself.

"Cheruth, I don't know if you can understand this at your age...... The meaning of happiness that people can experience is never unique, everyone has their own definition of happiness, and even the happiness that a person thinks and pursues in different periods is different. For me now, the welfare home and those children are my happiness, and the fact that those children can feel happiness in the welfare home is the happiness I seek, and no matter what happens, I hope to do my best to protect those children, because this is to protect my own happiness. So, I really don't know how to answer your question, or I don't want to...... It makes you have a 'misunderstanding' about how selfless I am or how noble I am. ”

Cheruth's eyes widened.

“...... Misunderstanding?"

Wissinger smiled.

"That's right, misunderstanding, let's put it this way. In many cases, the decisions made by a person will always benefit or agree with some or most people in terms of results, and at this time, such a 'decision' will naturally be regarded as selfless and noble, fully in line with human morality...... But in fact, no matter what the outside world looks like, for the person himself, the factors that prompt him to make a choice will always depend only on that person's own personal wishes and desires, at least I think so.

"The feeling of wanting to be responsible for certain people and things, the feeling of wanting to do your best for certain people and things, and ...... Wanting to make people praise oneself for being selfless and righteous can be a potential reason to support a person to do something that is considered selfless and righteous by others. I want to protect the orphanage, but I just want to protect my own happiness, just because what I think of as my own happiness includes the same things that are considered happiness by those children, and most people in the world will think that I have actually done a great thing full of self-dedication for those children. ”

There was some confusion in Cheruth's eyes, but there was some clarity.

"Son, we're only meeting for the first time, and I don't know what bothers you so much, but if one day, you're fretting because you're faced with the same choice, there's only one piece of advice I can give you – don't think about so many things that are too complicated, just make a choice and move forward for the reason you think is the most necessary.

"Even if that choice makes you feel like you're selfish, even if it makes people laugh, as long as it's something that allows you to accomplish what you want to accomplish and don't regret it, that's what's best for you. Think about what you need most, maybe a good reason will make you admired, but only a reason that you can agree with will give you the strongest motivation to move forward. ”

With that, Wissinger slowly turned sideways, this time the old man was really leaving.

"You know, even those great men and heroes in history, when they made those famous choices, they almost did not make them to become heroes, but it was precisely because they were faithful to the most sincere demands of their hearts, that they made the choice with the power that ordinary people could not reach to achieve their greatness, Chelus, child, if you are really confused, then do what you have to do, if you are just hesitating, then it is better to let go and use the reason you are most motivated to do what you want to do...... Hehe. ”

Speaking of this, Wissinger suddenly laughed, and the old man's temperament of telling Cheruth about his life experience disappeared all of a sudden, and he became the original amiable old director of the welfare home.

"Look at me, Cherus, please don't be surprised, people are always a little verbose when they don't pay attention when they get old, take out the usual set of chatting with the children as the dean, hehe, if you think the old man's preaching is a bit nosy, please don't be angry. ”

"No, no, what you said makes sense," Cheruth quickly waved her hand, "very helpful to me." ”

"Yes, that's good," Wissinger smiled, "then, I'll take my leave, Cherus, if you're interested, come and visit our welfare home in your free time, the old man and Jiajia will be very welcome." ”

"Well, definitely. ”

Watching Wissinger's back fade away at the end of the path, Cheruth exhaled, sat back on the flowerbed behind her, looked up at the sky that had darkened before she knew it.

"If you are confused, do what you should do, and if you hesitate, do what you want to do...... So Cheruth, where the hell are you?"

After a few seconds, the girl sneered softly.

"Isn't it all the same? really, really, I really don't know what you're doing, the super invincible big fool in the sky and on the earth, Cheruth, who is the only one you have?"

Actually, didn't I make a decision long before I met Mira, why was I tempted and scared by someone else's words to make it like this?trial?reason to become a guardian?that kind of thing......

...... Mutter~~~

..................

...... That kind of thing, when she gets back for dinner, she's going to settle accounts with that guy Mira.

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After dinner, Cheru** sat at the table for a long time, but finally did not say a word, and went upstairs alone under the strange eyes of Tias and Ryan.

Returning to the continent of Areth from here, she is most reluctant to her parents, although she may be a little sorry for Sekaria Greywind and Nanoha in this way, but after all, they accompany them on both sides of the world, but the kind of love that comes from the two of them can only be experienced here.

Really, jealous of this self here.

Lying on the bed, Cheruth smiled wryly, and after a moment of frustration, Cheruth wiped her face, got up to the table, picked up her phone, and the small business card that appeared on her desk inexplicably after she took off the game helmet last night.

Dialing out according to the number on the business card, Cheruth didn't wait long, and the call was answered when the bell on the opposite side rang for the third time.

"Yo roar~ Cheruth, what's the matter?"

“...... How do you know it's me? I should have called you for the first time. ”

"I am the one who has the authority of the laws of this time and space, in other words, the highest god of this time and space, and my level is higher than those in various religions, such as Yahweh, Odin, Zeus, the Jade Emperor, etc. ”

"Ahh ”

“...... It's really unabashedly perfunctory. ”

"Oh, since you've seen through it, I won't be verbose, just get down to business. ”

"Hey!"

"Mira, I want to go back, back to the continent of Ares!"

After Cheruth said this, Mila was silent for a while, and just when Cherus thought that the phone signal was not good, she suddenly felt a flower in front of her, and then she found herself in the white infinite space where she met Mira yesterday.

"Oh, so you know how to pass the trial?"

"Didn't you tell me all yesterday," Cherus glanced at Mira, "as long as I can say from the bottom of my heart a reason for becoming the acting guardian of the continent of Areth that the will of the world and you, the examiner, can agree with?"

Mira smiled.

"Well, since you know that, you can tell me what you want to do after thinking about it for a day, what is your reason?"

"To bring down Tafel the Spoiler. ”

Mira nodded, seemingly satisfied with Cheruth's beginning, but her eyes soon widened as she noticed that Cheruth had shut up after saying this.

"Uh, it's over, it's over?"

"Well, no. ”

Mira suddenly showed a "you're kidding me" expression.

"Think again?"

"I've thought about it, and that's why. ”

Mira looked a little weird.

"Well, Cheruth, you must know that the duty of acting as a guardian is equivalent to the patron saint of the entire plane of the continent of Areth, of course, it is indeed the duty of the guardian to eliminate the source of chaos like Tafel that threatens the continent, but don't you think that as a guardian deity, you should be more ...... Well, the horizon is broader, for example......"

"Oh, then I am going to be the acting guardian in order to protect all the creatures in the continent of Areth. ”

Mira looked at Cheruth a little speechlessly, and Cheruth looked back this time without flinching.

Fools can see the perfunctory energy of this girl when she said the second sentence, and she is sure that this girl also had such a weak expression when she praised herself on the phone just now.

"Chelus, if you choose to stay on this side of Earth, you can actually say it-"

"No, I have to go back. ”

Cheruth interrupted Mira and looked at her firmly.

"I must go back, even if I can't become a Proxy Guardian, I hope you can let me return to the continent of Areth. ”

Mira took a breath, then spoke.

"Chelus, you must know that if you don't become a Substitute Guardian, you won't be able to change anything even if you go back. You should already know when you came here that Tafel the Changer has mastered the power that even Nien and York will find it difficult to sanction him, and if the acting guardian of the plane of the continent of Areth does not return to his place in time, a seventh-order orphan of the Nolan clan and her friends who are also young will not be able to make any effective contribution to the continent of Ares that is about to face the scourge of chaos. ”

"Even so, I want to go back," Cherus said stubbornly, looking up at Mira with a small face, "That's right, Mira, I admit it, to be the acting guardian of the plane of the continent of Ares, to protect the entire continent for a long time as a being with the supreme power of the law...... I don't really have much interest in these things, and if it weren't for the defeat of Tafel the Changer, the power of the Guardian is necessary, I probably wouldn't have answered you for any so-called reasons at all.

"I just want to go back and face the people I hold dear to me the most, no matter what happens, and if we can gain the power of the Guardians through the Trials, that would be even better, because then we have a better chance of winning against the threat of Chaos...... That's what I really think. ”