While everyone was thinking, Gray raised his hand without thinking, and Lista immediately asked after seeing Gray raise his hand, "Gray, is there anything else you want to ask?" I'll be sure to answer for you. ”

"Huh? Yes? No, I thought I'd raise my hand if I wanted to join, so I raised my hand. ”

Looking at Gray, who chose to join Rocky without hesitation, everyone in the Einsatzgruppen team smiled, nodded to Gray and said, "Welcome to Rocky!" ”

Gray hesitated after putting down his hand, and continued in a softer voice, "Actually...... I don't remember any memories of the Kablac Mercenaries before I came to them, to be more precise, when I started to recall my own memories of Kuhan. I was a killer with human blood on my hands, I believe in the Goddess, but not blindly, I want to redeem myself in my own way, and then, help everyone in the world. ”

Iffie looked at Gray who was frowning, and felt very uncomfortable. Everyone was silent, everyone knew that Gray's skills were unusual, and he must have crawled out of human blood.

......

Gray didn't tell everyone about his past, because, except for a few brutal and bloody images, he couldn't remember anything.

......

"May the blessings of the Goddess be with you."

The dirty boy bowed to a man who was trembling with anger and his face was flushed.

"A mere heretic should put the name of the goddess on his lips, and heretics, foreigners, beggars, and vagabonds will disappear from this village!"

The boy put the sharp words behind him and ran to his parents.

Large and small stones flying from a distance smashed on his body, bouncing in all directions.

"Father, will those people also be blessed by the goddess?"

The boy asked, rubbing his bruised arm.

"Of course, the goddess is merciful, and no matter who it is, the goddess will give endless love and forgive them for what they have done."

"But Mother, I only helped the poor people according to the teachings of the Goddess. But why don't they even say a word of thanks, but instead scold us? ”

The mother gently stroked her son's swollen cheek.

"Gray, did the Goddess ask us of anything when she died for us?"

"No ......"

"Don't think about gains and losses, have a heart to give, and most importantly, have a heart to help others, as long as you convey sincere love to others, this world will eventually usher in a world of Erin without pain and sorrow. This is the love and devotion that the Goddess has for us. ”

"But ......"

The boy pursed his lips.

"But...... I'm still angry when I'm hit by a rock! ”

"Huhu, you'll understand someday in the future, come, come, kid."

The teenager's parents smiled and carefully brushed the dust off the teenager's body. Seeing that his parents cared so much about him, the boy scratched the back of his head in embarrassment.

Gray's "family" is a wandering practitioner on the continent, and the members of the "family" are of different ages, origins, and skin colors, because this family is a peaceful group of people who share the same belief in the will of the goddess.

Although they are not related by blood, they regard each other as real "relatives", and support each other in the journey with no end in sight. Although they were poorly dressed and could never have attained wealth, there was still happiness and tranquility among them.

Gray's parents were also practitioners, and they often blessed everyone in the world with a warm smile. Even if their hard-earned food is spilled and they are scolded for helping others, they still don't care.

They are such a group of kind guys.

Gray is proud to have been born here and loves this "big family" deeply. He has been learning from these practitioners in his family and wants to become a practitioner who truly thinks about the world like them. Whenever the sun goes down, Gray and his family sit in front of the campfire and listen to the stories of the wise old man.

"The goddess of mercy loves the world and feels that humans are pitiful, so she sacrifices everything she has and seals the source of fear, the 'demon god'. Therefore, we can laugh and weep and live each day in peace under the mercy of the Goddess. ”

Young Gray sat upright and listened to these seemingly incomprehensible stories, and although it was hard work, Gray was still immersed in listening to the stories of the goddess and enjoying the time with the family members.

"But there are still many people in this world who are in deep pain, who endure the pain and hunger of war, who are covered with fear, who do not feel the love and compassion of the Goddess. Therefore, we must pass on the grace of the Goddess, sacrifice ourselves, and care for others! ”

"Allowing other people in this land to understand the love of the Goddess and enjoy peace and happiness in the 'Erin World' is our mission and belief, and it is why we practice endless practice. Don't forget that the goddess is with us, and we must also love everything in the world with the will of the goddess, all the time, without forgetting the original intention. ”

After telling this story, the elder closed his eyes, and the other practitioners began to meditate.

Gray also thought back to the events of the day, and the invective that surrounded his ears made the black blue on his arm tingle. But in fact, Gray's anger could not be calmed down for a long time, but he thought that as long as the love of the goddess could make the world more peaceful and happy, then the boy felt that it was not impossible to forgive those who threw stones.

"Hee-hee, it doesn't seem to be that hard!"

Gray seemed to see the goddess's warm smile in the darkness.

"The goddess must be proud of my idea!" When Gray thought about this, he unconsciously felt very fulfilled in his heart.

"Boy, what do you say it's not difficult?"

"Oops!"

Gray hurriedly closed his mouth and opened his eyes, and at some point, the practitioners sitting around meditating had already opened their eyes and looked at him.

Recalling the face of the goddess that appeared in front of him just now, it turned out to be his mother's smile, and Gray, who was flushed, lowered his head and whispered.

"No, nothing!"

The quiet time of meditation was filled with laughter from Gray's inexplicable words, and the elder, grandfather, parents, and other members of the group laughed heartily, infected by the laughter

Gray laughed with the others, and as they laughed, the smoke from the courtyard campfire drifted into the distance with the ominous wind.

In the shadows of the woods, in contrast to the light of the campfire, was a group of people watching the large family from the depths of darkness, silently gazing at the crowd gathered in the courtyard like prey-hunting beasts.

Not knowing what they were waiting for, they leaned down slightly, as if waiting for an opportunity.

Whew, whew!

Gray, who heard the strange sound, instantly raised his head, but the boundary between the sky and the ground seemed to be confused, and it was so deep in darkness that Gray couldn't see it clearly.

"Did I hear me wrong?"

Gray rubbed his eyes and looked around, but didn't see anything. Relieved, Gray lowered his head and clutched the wooden statue of the goddess. Although it is not exquisite, there is a bit of a god-like statue of the goddess that he carved himself, and after completing the proud work, Gray is proud of himself, and the soul of art is radiated.

Afterwards, Gray sneaked out of the courtyard while everyone was not looking.

Boom, boom, boom......

The harsh voice reached Gray's ears again, as if something would jump out in the next second, and Gray turned his head sharply to the source of the sound in an eerie atmosphere.

Not far from the campfire, a figure slowly emerged, a black figure as motionless as a stone statue among the grass stirred by the bleak evening breeze.