The town of Hirabayashi in the depths of winter is peaceful and peaceful.

The procession that drove into the town in the evening alarmed the authorities, and the mayor, whom Annan had once envied at the dinner, could not now recall his name, and respectfully and uneasily explained that Parha's accusations had nothing to do with him.

"Who is Parha?"

"It's the young man who falsely accuses you......"

Annan recalled his experience in the dungeon, and he didn't care about it when he came out, thinking that the fate of "Parha" and Black Tierrez would not be too good......

Memories are like bursting embankments, and as the gap emerges, it is difficult to retract them. Annan was only five or six months ago.

At that time, he was still racking his brains for the qualification test of dozens of silver coins and saving Tasia, and now, he ......

"Lord Annan...... Lord Annan? ”

Annan woke up from his reminiscences, shook his head and said, "I didn't take it to heart...... Leave me alone, I'm just going to visit Mr. Victor. ”

"Of course."

The mayor of the town envied the lucky old Victor - there were a hundred of the "top 100 mage apprentices in the kingdom of Rikaner", and they were only mage apprentices, but there were only twelve kings of the north, and they were of high status. But he also remembers the complicated situation in Breeze City some time ago.

Doing nothing means not making any mistakes.

Night had fallen, but it was only five o'clock. When Annan arrived at the library, Mr. Victor was slowly tidying up the shelves.

"Visitor Registration."

The old man drooped his old face, Annan didn't know who provoked him, and when he was lying on the desk to register, he suddenly remembered the key: "Mr. Victor, this is something I invented in Breeze City, it's called Magic Image ......"

Annan activated the magic image as he spoke, and after the familiar blue planet and the sign of the new world, beautiful and mournful music sounded—

"Shh——!h

Mr. Victor signaled for silence, and Annan hurriedly turned off the magic image.

The number of Philosopher's Stones is reduced by one.

But Victor's face softened a lot.

"Young Master Annan, we may have to stay in town for one night." At this time, Blom whispered a reminder to Annan that a bitter blizzard was coming.

As if it was an illusion, the stubborn old man's face was better.

"I'll do it anyway."

Annan took over from the stubborn old man, expertly cleaning the bookshelves and floors, checking the windows, and helping Mr. Victor into the street.

The bells of an approaching blizzard echoed over the town, and sparse pedestrians hurried home.

Back at Victor's quarters, Annan let the knights live around, and he stayed with Blom and Dina at Mr. Victor's house - convincing him to move to Starmoon Bay.

Having Dina help make dinner, Mr. Victor left the kitchen without much to eat, changed into pajamas with clouds and rabbit motifs and burrowed into the living room, and soon after the lines of "The Fall of the Mage Tower" came out.

Annan finished his dinner, left the packing up for Dina, and went to the living room.

Outside the window, the branches of the trees swayed hideously, the wind and snow that swept through it almost in a straight line, and the incessant whimpering and the light of the fireplace created a strange tranquility.

Mr. Victor leaned back on the couch with his eyes closed. Annan thought he was asleep and quietly went over to turn off the magic image.

"I'm not sleeping, I'm listening."

Mr. Victor opened his eyes.

The number of Philosopher's Stones is reduced by one more.

Annan had no choice but to open the Philosopher's Stone again and sit on the side of the sofa: "Mr. Victor, do you want to go to Xingyue Bay with me?" ”

Victor stared at the magical image, as if the spinning blue ball was more interesting than Annan's words.

"You can open a real library there."

Victor remained unmoved.

Annan sighed helplessly and opened the portal, allowing the ogre to push the wheelchair out.

The unique style of the wheelchair finally took the stubborn old man's attention away from the magical image: "What is this?" ”

"A New Year's gift for you."

"Gifts?"

It's true that people here don't have the habit of celebrating the New Year, I wonder if there are any in the south?

Annan introduced the wheelchair to Mr. Victor, and compared to the one for the eldest sister, the second wheelchair has been fine-tuned, such as larger, softer wheels to make the wheelchair suitable for moving on bluestone roads.

"Why don't you give me an invitation first?" Mr. Victor asked.

"That would be a threat to you to go to Starmoon Bay."

The old man was a little silent, and impatiently drove Annan: "Go pack my luggage for me!" ”

"You're going to Starmoon Bay?" Annan's surprise collided with the old man's gaze, and he changed his words: "I mean, you want books to edify the wasteland of Xingyue Bay without knowledge?" ”

"Humph!"

……

It is difficult for Annan to need Mr. Victor's help now.

But just as Annan didn't need to give the Reeves family three thousand gold coins but still did so, emotions linked them together-

And if Mr. Victor moves to Starmoon Bay, Lindy will follow. When Lindy went, so would the Wine Lady!

Early the next morning, Annan coaxed Mr. Victor to Breezy City and then went to the library with the key.

"Tina, do you think disguising yourself as Augusta would make Olmedo happy?"

"Young Master Annan, if you have a grudge against Master Olme, you can directly hire an assassin to assassinate you."

"But I don't know what Olmedo likes......"

Annan decided to ask her directly, open the portal, let the workers carry the books, and let the ogre call for Olmedo.

After the tall figure with blonde hair appeared, Annan asked directly, "What do you like?" ”

"What?"

"If you receive a gift, what do you think would make you happy?"

Olmedo's blue eyes softened: "A port belonging to the North." ”

“…… Have you been on a team lately? Annan decisively changed the subject.

"There's a convoy just tomorrow."

"Help me deliver something to my friends at the fortress."

What does Tasia like, hay? Milk? Annan thought for a moment and said, "Help me get some books." ”

There was no place where Olmedo was needed anymore, and Annan drove her away. The knights and workers quickly emptied the hall, and then, under the command of Mr. Victor, emptied the "forbidden books" in the basement.

Leaving the library, the procession drove out of the town of Pinglin, and Annan began to think about the other people's New Year's gifts:

Ogre's Gift...... Bring it a death row prisoner? The orcs will give a pair of well-fitting armor at will; Kadalina...... Could the skull be considered humiliating and desecrating? Klein, a steel weapon should satisfy him. Martin, Martin ...... Well...... Let Fast not hit him on New Year's Day; Aunt Susan and Uncle Holling...... This time, I changed into better-looking clothes and sharper axes.

Copperbeard gave her the blacksmith shop in Starmoon Bay; Mr. Fast is the tavern; If Andrew Luna is willing to open a branch of Morrowind's Tavern, Mr. Fast has a rival; Michael doesn't lack anything, so I wish him an early promotion to the elite, Evelyn, a beautiful dress can make her happy for a long time.

and Dela, the event in Breezy City is over, there are no more rat people here, and the weather is getting colder and colder, which can save her from the bitter winter;

Is anyone else missing?

Oh, and the Blue Dragon.

(End of chapter)