Ryan is not a cold-blooded person, let alone a cold-blooded person, and even in his previous life, he was actually a person who had many friends and helped many people.

But that doesn't mean Ryan will choose to let Rick go.

Approaching more than twenty gnolls is no joke, even if the number reaches about seven or eight professional levels, there is a high chance of overturning, and this is enough to prove that Rick wanted to kill Ryan from the beginning.

Facing a person who wants to kill himself, and the reason for wanting to kill is just to pursue his childhood sweetheart and can't, if a person with a twisted personality wants to let him go, this is not a question of whether he is cold-blooded at all, but a question of whether his brain is good or not.

Ryan took one last look at Nick's body, wiped the blood from the dagger, and quickly left the place.

……

It was almost four o'clock in the afternoon when Ryan returned to the village, and just as he was about to go home to rest, a girl with blonde hair, a pair of round-rimmed glasses, and a white dress that was just up to Ryan's chest ran towards him.

"Ryan, you're finally back! I've been waiting for you for a long time, look...... Hey, wait a minute," the girl came to Ryan's side and wanted to show off the results of her hard work, when she suddenly realized that something was wrong, "Ryan, you...... Injured? Moreover, it looks so badly injured! ”

This girl is the original owner's childhood sweetheart, Athea. Soto, an inspirational girl who wants to become a mage professional.

"It's okay, it's just some skin trauma, but it's true that I'm a little tired." Ryan shrugged.

As soon as he crossed over, he was ambushed by someone like Rick whose personality was twisted to the extreme, resulting in Ryan's mood not being very good during the descent from the mountain, but his negative emotions disappeared soon after meeting Althea.

After all, who doesn't like a lively and cheerful girl who is serious and studious?

Well, don't worry, "Ryan", I'll take care of her for you in the future!

“…… Does it really matter? Althea touched the wound on Ryan's body uncomfortably, "I've never seen you hurt so badly!" Otherwise, let's find a pharmacist in the village to treat the wound briefly, in case we ......."

"Don't worry, Athea, I have my own body, those are just skin wounds, I want to lie down on the bed and rest for a while instead of dealing with the wounds," Ryan said lightly, "So, let's talk about what you want to say when you came to me in such a hurry?" ”

Hearing this, Aithea looked Ryan up and down again, and saw that he seemed to be really fine, so she breathed a sigh of relief and happily raised a finger towards Ryan, "Look! ”

A string of syllables came out of Athea's mouth, and the next thing was a dazzling light on the girl's fingertips.

"Illumination!"

Ryan said incredulously.

He remembered that it had only been two or three months since Althea had begun to study her spell skills.

"Hehe, how's it going, awesome?"

Althea smiled happily, although this spell was just a trick, not even a ring spell, but for her, the successful casting of the light spell was of great significance.

Ryan patted Althea on the shoulder and complimented, "You can finally become a mage." ”

"It's still a long time, it's just a trick, and it's just the most basic trick," Althea shook her head, "You need to master at least two one-ring spells before you can embark on the career path of a mage." ”

However, having said that, the recognition of the results of her efforts still made Althea feel very happy, and happily invited, "Hey, Ryan, it's already so late for you to come home today, why don't you wait for you to rest and come to our house for dinner." ”

"Okay," Ryan agreed with a smile, "is it convenient to set the time at seven o'clock in the evening?" I'm really tired right now. ”

Althea nodded, "Of course it's no problem, it just so happens that it takes some time for Mom to prepare a big meal." ”

As she spoke, she lifted her glasses again and waved at Ryan, "So—we'll see you at seven o'clock in the evening, and I can learn a new trick at this time." ”

The success of the Illumination made Althea's heart full of joy, and she decided that she must do something to impress Ryan with her!

"Come on."

Ryan smiled encouragingly.

However, just as Ryan was about to say goodbye to Althea next, a woman who was half a head taller than Ryan and almost half as strong as him walked up.

Ryan recognized the woman, who was the captain of the village's vigilante, a woman who had taken up the rank of a warrior and was about level five.

Meantime.

She is still Rick's cousin.

"Ryan? Why are you the only one coming back? Dasha asked strangely, "I remember Rick didn't go with you?" ”

"Captain Dasha, we're ......," Ryan said, licking his lips and pretending to be low, "Encountering the Gnoll." ”

"Gnolls?" Hearing this, Dasha's expression immediately became a little more stern, "So you went to the 'forbidden area'?" ”

The forbidden area is the name given by Dasha, and the reason why she says this is because there are many monsters with fierce temperaments like jackals in that area, and ordinary people are very vulnerable to danger when they encounter them.

"Rick took me with him," Ryan said pretending to be sad, "I stopped him, but Rick didn't take my advice, and I was afraid that he would be prone to accidents alone, so I had to go with him." ”

"I'll admit that I overestimated myself when we encountered more than twenty gnolls at once," Ryan lowered his head, a little more pain in his tone, "if I could be braver...... No, this shouldn't have happened in the first place - I should have been more determined to stop Rick before that. ”

Of course, Ryan believes that if he tells the truth, even if Dasha doesn't support it, at least he won't punish him for his actions. Rick's actions violated the iron laws of the village, and it was only natural for him to retaliate. But he really didn't want to leave a cold-blooded side in Aithea's heart.

"I see," Dasha was silent for three or five seconds, then sighed softly, "It's not your fault for this, don't blame yourself too much." ”

After saying that, Dasha patted Ryan on the shoulder, "Don't worry, I'll explain this matter to Rick's father." Don't be too upset, go home early and rest. ”

Seeing this, Ryan was a little surprised.

He had already prepared a follow-up countermeasure, but he didn't expect things to go so smoothly.

Althea pulled the corner of Lane's coat and whispered, "Lane......"

"Well, I know, Ithea, I know," Ryan sighed softly and decided not to think about it anymore, "I've learned a lesson from what happened today. ”

"It's about listening to your mom and doing the right thing." Ryan looked at Althea and said with a serious expression, "My mother told me before she died, that you should always be clear about what you can and can't do. And, never forget to have a clear understanding of yourself. ”

"Neither Rick nor I made it. It's just that I was lucky, so I survived, but he had to stay in that place forever. ”