The town of Phelore.

Konigan walked into a house with a heavy face.

"Master, why are you here?"

"It's a long way off."

A family of three rushed to greet him and welcome Konigan into the house.

In this part of Filore, Königan is known for its magical rituals and is revered wherever he goes.

"Don't be restrained, I'm here to tell you about that kid."

Königan sat down and watched as the man brought the glass.

Hearing his words, the faces of the family of three were obviously tight.

The black-haired woman, named Rodney, hurriedly asked, "Is she in trouble again?" Master, we have already said what we said before, and we are completely powerless to control her. We've almost emptied our family of money to send her to you, so don't blame us for something happening now. ”

At first, I thought she was caring, but in the second half it didn't sound like that.

It's like I'm busy trying to shake off some hot potato.

The son of the couple also turned pale as if he remembered some bad memories.

The man also cast the same eyes as Rodanne, for fear that Königan would say something irresponsible.

"Since I have received your money, I will naturally not give up easily." Königan glanced at the three of them expressionlessly, and then continued, "This time, I want you to have a bottom in your hearts. ”

Rodani breathed a sigh of relief, but still asked nervously, "Master, I don't know what it is?" ”

Königan's face was slightly gloomy, and he said, "Recently, my methods have become more and more unable to restrain her, and during this time, she has learned to use magic without a teacher. Her magic is still growing, and if it continues, I may resort to a last resort. ”

After listening to his words, the three of them made eye contact, and Rodany turned her head and said, "No matter what method is used, we all believe in the master." ”

The family seemed eager for Konigan to use this method immediately.

"As I said, this is a last resort. I'm here just to inform you to be mentally prepared. ”

Seeing this, Königan knew there was no need to go on.

He stood up and walked out, ignoring the farewell of the three people behind him.

In their eyes, maybe that child is no longer a family member.

What is she like in her own heart?

The child's face flashed in his mind, and he couldn't help but sigh in his heart, slightly touched, but the thought of the terrifying dark magic made his heart cold again.

Haruka remembered that three years ago, when he first saw the child, even he was shocked by the darkness that came over him.

He had never seen such a large amount of dark energy gathered in one person.

Thinking of this, Konigan couldn't help but sigh again.

It is your life to be born to be rejected by the world, and no one is to blame.

And it is his mission to eliminate darkness.

It seems that this matter should be resolved as soon as possible.

Back Mountain.

After eating a meal of grilled fish, the corners of Syndra's mouth were curled, and she still felt indescribably happy.

"If you encounter this kind of thing in the future, you will know what to do yourself."

Lu Qi lay lazily on a wooden chair, and then said: "In short, if people don't offend me, I won't offend anyone, but if people offend me, they will beat him to death." ”

"Uh-huh!"

Sindra nodded her head vigorously and jotted down the words.

She is not a trouble-loving person, and if it weren't for Lu Qi, she would probably have to endure it silently for a long time.

But today, she got the answer in her heart.

She didn't want to put up with those grievances.

Why was she born to endure everything? Why should she live according to other people's hearts? Why can't she be herself?

Even in my heart at this moment, there is no answer. But the road ahead of the girl has long been clear.

"Speaking of which, why didn't your teacher teach you magic?"

Lu Qi asked casually at this time.

Hearing this, Sindra replied, "The teacher said that it is not yet time for me to really get into magic. He always said that no matter how powerful a mage is, there are times when his magic power gets out of control, because my magic is very special, so I must first learn to stabilize it. ”

"Yes." Lu Qi nodded slightly, "That's true, but for a powerful mage, the probability of magic getting out of control is almost equal to zero." Your magic is indeed quite special, but I don't seem to be very rusty when you manipulate it. ”

He simply taught Sindra two tricks to use the magic artifact, and she once again showed an amazing talent and quickly learned it.

Sindra lowered her head when she heard this, and didn't seem to want to talk about it more.

What he saw was only superficial. In fact, she didn't show her true self to Lu Qi at all.

"Idle is idle, let's play backgammon for a while."

Lu Qi was addicted to chess, and as he spoke, he sat up, used his hand as a sword, and made a few strokes on the ground, and suddenly a chessboard appeared.

"What is backgammon?"

Sindra looked up in confusion, her eyes a little curious.

"It's simple."

So Luffy explained the rules.

Sindra quickly understood.

Then Lu Qi said: "Now there is nowhere to look for chess pieces." Next, you and I will condense magic as pawns. ”

As he spoke, he began to condense his magical power, and as the magic energy rippled, a white and a black magic chess piece appeared on his fingertips.

Seeing this scene, Sindra also raised her hand and tried, but unsurprisingly failed.

"It's hard."

She frowned slightly, but there was a little more seriousness in her eyes. Without even waiting for Lu Qi's guidance, he tried again.

After a few attempts, a sunspot condensed from her slender fingertips.

Joy appeared in the girl's eyes, and she looked at Lu Qi happily: "It's a success!" ”

"It's amazing, but what's really powerful is that it can be stable later."

Lu Qi smiled, landed the white pieces on the board, and condensed one again, and the previous one did not disperse.

Sindra followed the example of Luki and played chess on the chessboard, but at first she was still unsuccessful.

It is always the first piece that falls, and when the second one condenses, the first one is scattered.

But after persevering and trying, she was finally able to do it.

As the two began to play chess slowly, Sindra also went from being rusty at the beginning to slowly becoming proficient in the back.

Later, she was already able to condense dozens of sunspots floating around her body at the same time.

The process took two days, and within two days, Luqi was also really addicted to abusing vegetables.

However, Sindra's backgammon technique is progressing rapidly, and he estimates that he will not last long before he is about to catch up.

No matter what this girl learns, she seems to be amazingly fast.

Lu Qi's opening is a little sour.

Another morning.

"The teacher said he was going to prepare for the retreat and wouldn't let us stay in the temple and disturb him."

Sindra had breakfast at Luci's, and said, "So I want to go back home." ”

When it came to going home, the girl's eyes flashed with anticipation, maybe she hadn't seen them for a long time, and she really missed them.

She cherishes the word 'family' and believes that it is the last reliance in this vast world.

Even in retrospect, she couldn't seem to find any happy memories.

She was going home, and of course Luki didn't have much to say, and soon saw the girl set out on the road to the town.

Walking on the road, Sindra walked lightly, and her head couldn't help but think about what had happened in the past few days, and the corners of her mouth unconsciously curled.

By the time we arrived at Pheroel, it was almost noon.

Even though she hadn't been home for a long time, she remembered the way home very clearly, and when she pushed open the courtyard door, she saw three faces stunned in place.

She is no longer the cowardly little girl, and when she saw her family for a long time, she couldn't help but smile at this time: "Dad, Mom, brother, I'm back." ”

The words fell, and the three of them suddenly came back to their senses.

Luo Danni stepped forward and squeezed out a stiff smile: "Why don't you say it in advance if you want to come back?" What if we're not at home? ”

Sindra said, "Because something happened to the teacher in the morning, so I came back. ”

"yes, we're getting ready for dinner, let's come in first."

When Rodany heard this, she had no choice but to beckon.

So Sindra walked into the courtyard, and her father, Rib, brought a chair and squeezed out a smile: "You sit down first, and we'll go to the kitchen to serve the food." ”

"I'll help." Sindra said immediately.

"No, no, no." Rib waved his hand a little stiffly, and after speaking, he stepped to the kitchen.

A family of three gathered in the kitchen, and their faces were a little bad.

Rib lowered his voice: "Why did she come back suddenly?" ”

Awad said with some fear, "Shall we go to Master Königan?" ”

"Didn't she say it, the master suddenly had something, and he was probably busy with 'that' thing, and it was useless to say it." Rodany gritted her teeth and thought for a moment, "Anyway, we'll do as usual." ”

Soon, the three of them finished talking.

Sindra, who was sitting in the courtyard outside, waited obediently, unaware.

It didn't take long for the meal to be served, and it wasn't particularly sumptuous, after all, the family wasn't rich, but the smell wafted in made Sindra miss it.

"Here comes the chopsticks."

Arvad went to the kitchen to find the dishes, but there were only three pairs of chopsticks.

Rodany glared at Ivade, and said to hurry up and get another pair.

But Avad sat in his place unmoved.

She had forgotten that there were only three pairs of chopsticks at home, and because they didn't have much money, they didn't even prepare Syndra's share.

Because they didn't expect Sindra to be at the dinner table.

However, this is obviously unspeakable.

As if thinking about it, Rodani picked up a pair of chopsticks and handed them to Sindra: "I happened to break a bowl two days ago, and the family didn't have much money, so I haven't bought it, you can use this." ”

Sindra looked at the dishes and chopsticks in front of her, and lowered her head with some guilt: "I'm sorry, it's all my fault."

Three years ago, they traveled from other places to learn from Kornigan, and the family ran out of money, so life has been so poor.

"Don't think about it, we never blamed you."

"yes, yes, let's eat."

On the dinner table.

The atmosphere was somewhat silent, except for the sound of chopsticks, most of which were made by Sindra.

Rodani, Rib, and Avad didn't seem to have much of an appetite, and sometimes they would sneak a look at her.

Sindra stopped her chopsticks, raised her head and wondered, "Why don't I eat alone, eat together."

"Yes, yes, eat."

Rib answered, took a chopstick dish and stuffed it into his mouth, and chewed it as if chewing wax.

Lunch ended in this atmosphere.

The taste of the dish was not good, it was not at all comparable to what Luci made, but Sindra was still very satisfied.

After eating, she looked at Rodani, who was cleaning up the table, and said, "I'll help." ”

Luo Danni hurriedly waved her hand and squeezed out a smile and said, "No, you just sit." ”

With that, he picked up his things and walked to the kitchen.

In the past, Sindra was basically busy with these chores, but she hadn't done it in a long time.

In this home, Sindra was treated like a guest.

Since he had eaten, Evad had taken refuge in his room.

Rodany and Rib sat in the living room with her, but they didn't have much to talk about, and every time they brought up a topic, it ended in two sentences.

There was always a little silence in the atmosphere, and there was a little embarrassment in the silence.

Sindra didn't know what to say or what to say, so she sat there, her eyes drooping slightly, and the light under her eyes gradually dimmed.

"Knock knock~"

At that moment, there was a sudden knock on the door.

The husband and wife, who were already a little nervous, were directly taken aback, but then hope rose in their hearts.

Could it be that Master Königan is here?

"Looks like someone is coming."

"Let's go over and see."

With that, the two of them left the house as if fleeing, and went to the courtyard and opened the door.

After opening the door, when they saw a young and handsome face appear, a trace of disappointment flashed in their eyes.

Not Königan.

Rodany was a little puzzled, "You are."

"I am a traveler, and I was helped by your children a few days ago, so I came to thank you for it."

The handsome young guy showed a hearty smile, which made people feel like a spring breeze.

As soon as they heard this, the two of them were even more puzzled.

His children?

Awad?

When did he become helpful? And since that incident, he has hardly ever gone out.

Rodani said strangely, "Are you mistaken?" ”

The handsome young man affirmed, "There is no mistake. ”

At this time, Sindra in the house heard the movement and walked out, and was slightly stunned when she saw the person at the door: "Why are you here?" ”

The man at the door was naturally Lu Qi.

He winked at Sindra, then smiled, "It's your daughter who helped me when I got lost some time ago, otherwise I might have been eaten by the beasts of the mountains." ”

Sindra was stunned for a moment.

Why didn't she remember it?

Rodani suddenly said at this moment: "I see. ”

She hadn't thought it was about Sindra.

The rib on the side said: "Your Excellency, come in first." ”

The two welcomed Lu Qi into the living room and found that Lu Qi had also brought gifts, exactly three.

"This is a gift I bought for the three of them, and it's a little bit of care."

With a smile that was not annoying at all, Lu Qi handed the gift to the couple.

Even Ivad, who was hiding in the room, ran out with an extra gift in his hand.

The three of them couldn't wait to open and check, and found that these three gifts were quite valuable, and the three pairs of eyes immediately lit up, and the eyes that looked at Lu Qi changed.

Especially after hearing that he still has a little extra care, but that was a bag of gold coins!

The look in his eyes at Lu Qi was like looking at a god.

Along with it, the way they looked at Sindra changed, and it wasn't a small amount.

I didn't expect that she would be able to take such a good thing to her home when she was outside.

You know, in this kind of port place, money is very important.

"Look at you, this is too polite, so valuable, how can we accept it."

Rodany and Lucky were polite.

Lu Qi's expression was very serious: "Please accept it, this is my heart." If you refuse, then I'll treat me as if you don't welcome me and leave. ”

"Well, isn't it difficult for us to do this, in fact, it is enough that we don't need these thoughts. If you can come to thank you, you are already very sincere. ”

Rodany sighed and glanced at Sindra gently, "My girl is usually stupid, but I didn't expect to be able to help you, can you tell me what she helped you?" ”

This change in her eyes made Sindra stunned for a moment, and she always felt that her mother never seemed to look at her so gently.

"A few days ago, I came to the island of Filor on a passenger ship, and who knew that as I walked, I got lost on the island"

Luki spoke eloquently, what had met the beast, and then Sindra appeared at a critical time.

The story is very exciting, and several people are stunned, and Sindra is even more confused, with a question mark hanging over her head.

But after seeing the hint in Lu Qi's eyes, she still suppressed her mood to make it clear.

"I see." After hearing this, Luo Danni immediately smiled and said, "I haven't asked you what your name is, I'm really sorry, but you came to us and we don't have anything to entertain." ”

Lu Qi smiled: "My name is Lu Qi and I am from Demacia. ”

"Demacia? What is that place? Hearing this place he had never heard of before, Avad couldn't help but be a little curious.

"Demacia, it's a long way from the Newborn Land, almost the other side."

Lucie's storytelling skills are extremely strong, and he briefly tells the story of Demacia.

The three of them were fascinated by the story outside Ionia, and Sindra listened attentively.

Lu Qi chatted from Tiannan to Haibei, and his mouth never stopped. But the three of them felt very comfortable chatting with him, and he was able to take care of everything he could.

Before you know it, the awkward silence has long since disappeared, and the backbone of the room has become Lu Qi.

Because of his thanks, the three of them looked at Sindra with much more kind eyes, as if at this moment, she was their family.

Sindra joined the conversation, smiling happily and chatting with her family.

At this moment, she seemed to really fit into the home.

Her gaze stole at Lu Qi, who was like the key 'link'.

After chatting about the other, Lu Qi proposed, "I haven't been to the town this time, so why don't you take me for a walk." ”

Rodani immediately agreed: "Okay, no problem. We'd love it. ”

So, after simply packing up, everyone went directly to the streets of the town, chatting and strolling.

Sindra walked beside Luki, naturally not being forgotten.

Qian Luqi was handed over to Sindra, so the family of three surrounded her like a moon, and bought a lot of things along the way.

What I usually don't want to buy is more than enough to take.

Rodani also picked out a nice dress for her and bought her a nice hair accessory.

Sindra realized this time that it seemed to be her first time shopping with her family.

Before you know it, it's getting dark.

Everyone went home happy, and Rodany offered to cook a big meal for Lucky.

Naturally, Lu Qi did not refuse.

This dinner was indeed sumptuous, and because I had money, I made a lot of dishes.

Although his cooking skills are average, Lu Qi still eats with praise.

The smile on Rodani's face was like a flower.

Sindra felt an inexplicable sense of emotional satisfaction, and she was deeply aware that it was brought by Luki.

If it weren't for him, then this dinner would probably have been spent in silence.

At the dinner table, I also happened to talk about her topic.

Rodani finally asked about her life in the temple, a question that Sindra had been waiting for all day, and she immediately replied that everything was fine.

"I've had a good life in the temple, I've cultivated seriously and completed the teacher's tasks, so you don't have to worry."

She laughed.

"Yes, then we'll be relieved." Rodany said as if casually.

She herself was brought here by Lu Qi to talk about it, so the topic was quickly skipped.

In the past three years, she didn't plan to ask how Sindra had lived in the temple.

After dinner, Rodany offered to let Luci stay overnight, but Luci refused.

"I've already rented a room at the hotel in town, so I won't bother here."

After he had finished speaking, he lingered for a while and then said goodbye and left.

After he left, the family of three and Sindra were left in the house.

The three of them were still immersed in the pleasure of the whole afternoon, so they did not return to the same as at noon.

Rodany was on a counter, wiping a delicate vase, and she said happily: "I have been in love with this vase for a long time, and I have always wanted to buy it back, and today it finally came true." I'll clean up your brother's room today, change the sheets and quilts, and you'll sleep there. He squeezed in the living room for the night. ”

Sindra sat in her chair, smiled when she heard this, and nodded, "Hmm." ”

Her father was washing fruit in the kitchen.

Everything was like a home, and Sindra cherished the moment.

Avad bought a new pair of shoes, which he wore on his feet at the moment, and walked up and down the house looking excited.

Because he looked down at his feet, he didn't pay attention to the road ahead, and he crashed into the cabinet without paying attention.

With a "bang", as soon as Rodani's front foot left, the vase fell to the ground.

At this moment, Sindra immediately raised her hand, and the magic suddenly rippled out.

The vase seemed to be half still, frozen in mid-air, enveloped in a black magic.

Rodane's expression froze like a vase.

"Ahh

But a cry of terror rang out, and Avad fell to the ground in fright, trembling as if he had seen some monster.

There was a crisp sound, and at the door, the fruit bowl held by Rib also fell to the ground, shattered into several petals, and the fruit spilled all over the ground.

At this moment, all the warmth is gone.

Seeing the horror in the eyes of the three of them, Sindra returned the vase to its original place and hurriedly said, "I can control my magic very well now, and I won't lose control anymore."

But no matter what she said, the fear in the eyes of the three of them never dissipated.

Everything seems to have gone back to the past.

Since they were forced to leave their hometown, they have looked at her all the way.

Rodani came back to her senses, looked at Avad and said, "It's okay, it's okay, what's the matter with you kid, you're scared like this." ”

Arvad didn't bother to answer, his eyes trembling and he got up and ran back to his room.

Rodani hurriedly chased after her.

Rib bent down and began to pick up the fruit on the ground, but never looked at Sindra.

She stood alone, the world seemed to be all of a sudden, and she was left alone.

At this moment, Sindra finally realized that she had never really integrated into the family.

What she has always cherished is the word 'family'.

However, what flashed in her mind at the moment were their frightened and distant eyes.

Perhaps, she actually knew for a long time that what she tried to have would only end up being hypocrisy.

They were afraid of her, afraid of her, and even disgusted with her.

It's just that the expectations and thoughts in her heart make her blind, so that she still has a trace of expectation.

This afternoon's experience is an incomparably cherished memory that she has never had.

For her, this is important.

But because of this, what she wanted in the past seemed to be insignificant.

If she hadn't met Lucky, she might have continued to deceive herself.

At the moment, however, Sindra didn't want to settle down.

She walked up to her father and said, "I'm going back to the temple." ”

Rib didn't look up and asked, "Now?" ”

"Hmm." Sindra nodded.

"Okay, stay safe." Rib didn't hold back until Sindra walked past him, and he opened his mouth, but in the end he didn't say anything.

Sindra's deliberate meal also seemed meaningless. She stopped and left the yard in the night.

On the table in the living room, a money bag and a hairpin were left there.

(End of chapter)