Bayaz was a glorious centaur warrior. He was upright and courageous, followed tradition, revered his ancestors, lived by honor, did not eat dew-stained food, and was willing to give his life to protect the freedom and dignity of his fellow horsemen. At the same time, we never forget to hate humans, elves, giants, shapeshifters, vampires, and eight-eyed spiders......

All in all, a very ordinary, even ordinary, horseman.

Today, however, luck seems to have befallen Bayazze, giving him a chance to rise above his fellow citizens in some respects, and he is about to become a ...... The most hated human-like centaur in the world.

Truth be told, if a human had been asking if he had eaten a cruciferous plant, or if he had had been kicked by the opposite sex during breeding season, or if he had told himself about an ancient centaur named Charon who he didn't even know, any centaur would have become like that.

"Well, Chiron...... I used to pronounce his name as 'Charon', only to realize that I got it wrong, and there was actually a character in Greek mythology called 'Charon', which was only one letter short - I mean, since it's a creation, why can't you make it easier to distinguish between people's names? ”

Bayazze stared at Neil with an almost hateful gaze, and in order to give the kid a little color, he deliberately quickened his pace along the way, and also picked those bumpy paths, in order to make the other party gradually realize the inferiority of humans compared to centaurs in exhaustion, and at the same time not to leave so much extra energy to talk nonsense - but so far, he has not achieved either of these two goals.

Neil walked briskly behind him, showing no sign of panting, walking between the dead branches and mossy rocks, but the broom he carried on his shoulder kept scratching against the trees on either side. Bayazer wasn't very familiar with human magical objects, but it looked a little wilted.

Speaking of which, Europeans and Americans don't seem to pay much attention to the uniqueness of names, have you ever heard the story of 'Lucky Hugh Williams'? In 280 years, there were four shipwrecks and five survivors, all named Hugh Williams. Many sailors believe that this is a lucky name, but I think the reality is that before this miracle happened, there were many women and gentlemen under the sea...... Hey, don't be so silent, Mr. Bayaze, what would you like to say too? ”

Bayaze's resolute lips almost pursed into a line. If this human had been a few years older, or if he hadn't needed the testimony of the other party to find an enemy who might be lurking somewhere in the Forbidden Forest, he would have nailed this bastard to a tree with one arrow, and no one would have dared to joke about the noble centaur like this, even in the era of all-out war with wizards.

He'd tried to make it back by ignoring the other person's existence, but he had persevered all the way to that attitude, and the damn human had become more and more brazen because of it.

Another reason why he felt so hard was that even though Bayazer had been pretending not to hear Neil, he wasn't deaf after all, and those inflammatory remarks (from the centaur's point of view) had been drilling into his ears, stimulating him to think and imagine unconsciously.

Bayaze didn't like the guy named Charon, as he was clearly a human fabrication. Neil said that he was described in mythology as an incomparable sage, and that countless heroes came to him for advice, and that they only needed a fraction of the knowledge from him to accomplish their missions—Bayadze had to admit that this was a good idea, at least objectively reflecting the relationship between humans and centaurs, but he was unhappy that Charon had actually taught humans his skills.

If this is what really happened, it would be a shame that will be etched in the history of centaurs. Only the most humble donkeys and mules will contribute to humanity, centaurs? It is the duty of the centaurs to teach humanity humility through their own existence, to make them understand how dull, backward, and harmful they really are on this planet.

After much deliberation, Bayadze decided to say a few words - this human could not be allowed to continue to feel good about himself.

“…… I don't like the story you told. In order not to give the other party the illusion that the relationship was improving, he carefully considered the words and said word by word, "Humans are too greedy, no matter how much they use words to beautify, they can't change the fact that you are trying to steal knowledge from the centaurs." As for that Charon...... Centaurs who have been used by humans will not end well. ”

Neil clapped his hands with admiration, and the broom in his hand almost rolled to the bottom of the rock crevice: "You guessed a little! There are three theories I've heard about Charon's death, one is that one of his apprentices killed him by mistake; The other is that he pleaded with the gods on behalf of the human who stole the divine fire, and voluntarily became the other party's substitute ghost. ”

"Humph!"

Bayazer frowned. He fell into a contradiction in his thinking, on the one hand, he was secretly proud of his accurate judgment of people and things; But on the other hand, hearing about the tragic death of his compatriots – even in the story – made him feel a little angry.

"And what's the third one?" He asked through gritted teeth.

"Oh, and the third one is my favorite." "The third theory is that he was shot by a poisoned arrow by mistake by his apprentice, but he did not die immediately, and he was trapped on the sickbed screaming day and night, and he was so half-dead that even the gods felt pity when they saw it, and finally gave him a good feeling in the name of taking the blame for others. ”

"You ——!" Bayaze's face suddenly turned red, and his eyes were almost on fire, "Human, so arrogant and rude...... Are you taking pleasure in the honor of the horsemen? ”

"Absolutely not!" Neil replied categorically, "The reason I like this version, Mr. Bayazze, is precisely because it embodies the fact that the gods are all inhuman bastards. From a literary and artistic point of view, I love mythology, but human beings should remember not to make themselves slaves to fiction - as if there are not enough demons and monsters who intend to enslave us in reality! I really should let them see how many self-proclaimed Demon Emperor guys our sect kills in a year......"

Bayazer heard this in a fog, but fortunately, while he was talking, the two of them had already approached the centaur settlement in the depths of the Forbidden Forest - Hagrid would not have led the students to such a dangerous depth, but Bayaz, as the representative of the centaurs, obviously didn't care.

Several centaurs patrolling the perimeter noticed them. It was clear that the presence of humans had made them very vigilant, but Bayaz's presence seemed to ease the tension somewhat, and the sentinels did not tighten their bowstrings, but surrounded them at certain distances.

"Bayazze." The centaur nodded to his compatriot, then glanced at Neil with malicious eyes, "What's going on?" Why did you bring humans here? ”

"Bane......" Bayazer nodded slightly and saluted him, while not forgetting to sneak a glance at Neil, hoping to see him show a fearful expression in the face of the menacing siege of the horses, but unfortunately it backfired again, this bold guy looked more comfortable than on vacation, "I noticed something unusual while patrolling, a fireball fell from the sky, a few feet of land was destroyed, and the beast fled in panic, but fortunately it didn't cause a fire...... Only magic can do that, but I didn't find anyone suspicious around - except this kid. ”

Four or five pairs of unfriendly eyes instantly locked on Neil.

"Did he do it?" Bane said as he reached for the knife hanging from his belt, but Bayaz stopped him.

"I don't think so." The dark gray centaur shook his head, his expression as if to say I would have liked it if I could, "I've checked, he doesn't have a wand on him." He was too small, and a human foal didn't have a wand to use magic that powerful. ”

"That doesn't mean he won't be an accomplice." Bane said irritably, and the two centaurs behind him nodded in agreement, "It is a great sin for a man to step into our forest, and we should torture him to make him confess his accomplices." ”

"Are you crazy, Bane? He's just a foal! Bayazer couldn't help but tighten his tone, and several of the centaurs in the sentry who hadn't nodded before also showed expressions of reluctance to do so.

But Bane's attitude was resolute.

"Someone is destroying our forests!" He took a step forward and said aggressively, "It's because we were so weak about humans that this happened, and we should make an example of it, so that those with bad intentions can remember the fate of offending the centaurs!" ”

One of the centaurs who had been on Bayazze's side shook his head and whispered, "Dumbledore won't want to see ......"

"Dumbledore! When do we need to look at the faces of human wizards! Bane was furious, but it could be seen that the name still caused him a lot of shakespeare, and his expression was obviously a little empty when he roared, "Besides, if Dumbledore kept the agreement, no one should come to our forest to do anything......

"Excuse me?" Neil lazily raised a hand to speak, and as he spoke, three or four centaurs, including Bane, instantly drew their bows and aimed their bright arrows at him, but the soft bows of less than two stones and the earthen arrows sharpened from obsidian really made him nervous, "Yes, I know it's rude to interject...... But do you have to allow the accused to defend himself? ”

Bane subconsciously wanted to put an arrow under his ear to make the kid understand his identity, but looking around, the other centaurs seemed to think that such a request was reasonable, and even the few people who had drawn their bows with him before re-loosened the strings. Alone, he had no choice but to nod.

"Okay, let me hear what you have to say...... Tell us everything you see, and if you dare to lie, I'll—"

"I don't see anything, gentlemen."

Neil raised his hand and motioned to the agitated horses to remain calm: "Mr. Bayazer arrived at the scene immediately after the incident, but found nothing, why do you think I can do a better job than him?" ”

This may sound a bit arrogant, but it seems quite convincing from the centaurs' point of view, and a few of the centaurs are stopped on the spot, standing stunned and unable to turn around - in fact, as long as you can give up your pride when talking to them, these four-legged guys are actually quite foolish.

"I only 'happened' to show up there just to find a secluded place to practice riding a broomstick, and I didn't know anything about that alleged misconspiracy." Neil said calmly, while secretly pinching Meteor's broomstick to warn it not to tremble, "But I heard my friend Hagrid say that the Forbidden Forest has become more peaceful than it used to be lately, don't you think of anything?" ”

Bayazer and Bane's faces changed at the same time, and they looked at each other meaningfully.

After a long time, the dark gray centaur slowly spoke in the face of the wordless objection of his compatriots: "Unicorn...... We've noticed that someone is attacking the unicorns here. ”