Like a turbulent flood, thoughts are surging over the river and the sea, the waves are rolling, and the momentum is huge.

Richard's eyes, which were originally blind, seemed to gradually catch a glimpse of a little gold.

It was many years ago, a cold young man, wielding a wooden sword, to practice against himself.

A perfect thing full of flaws, this is the first title that his eldest brother, Pertus Augustus, has received, and it is also a nightmare that he cannot overcome.

Chased again and again, lost again and again, rose again and again, and fell again and again.

But it doesn't matter, the father will always praise his efforts, will approve his plans, and will reprimand the eldest brother for his stupidity.

So there is no point in failing, as long as you can get up again and move forward again......

Everything is not a foregone conclusion, and I will definitely have the opportunity to prove myself to the citizens, to the courtiers, to the father, to myself, and to the eldest brother!

Richard held the hilt of the wooden sword in both hands, and with his sword on the ground, he struggled to get up from the ground, and slowly straightened his waist again.

Suddenly, the eldest brother came to his side and patted him on the shoulder.

Are you going to start that tireless encouragement again? It's really unpleasant.

However, contrary to Richard's expectations, the first prince bowed his head in his ear and asked softly:

"Do you like Caspar?"

The corners of Richard's mouth drooped instantly, his face slowly turned pale and distorted, and his eyes no longer had the brightness of a teenager, but were replaced by an indescribable darkness and depth.

The Lord of the Feast has praised you, and he loves your game of questions. 】

The breeze swept through, and the sand and dust that had been confined to the ground slowly fluttered with the wind again, and the arena was quiet both inside and outside the arena.

Rogers held the magic guide book in his hand, and the Möbius ring around him turned into a colorless stream of mana, and was in a state of stagnation, only the enchanted runes were still flickering faintly fluorescent.

He was a little puzzled by Richard's current state, the other party's scarlet eyes were slightly open, and there was still a little lime powder residue in his eyes.

But he just stood quietly, without any intention of continuing to shoot.

"You're really a strong opponent, the first person from the contest to this moment that I need to pull out the magic book."

Rogers complimented heartily, but the other party still didn't react further, just clutched the scepter tightly.

"Throw in the towel! His Royal Highness! You've done enough for me! No more torture! I implore you, throw in the towel! ”

Outside the court, Caspar screamed on the side wall of the playing field, anxiously begging Richard to give up the game over and over again.

Then many of the Augustus students shouted similar words, so that Richard didn't have to suffer more.

Rogers looked sideways at the commotion in Augustus' seating area, frowning slightly, and was about to encourage Richard to arouse the other's desire to fight, when Aldre fell from the sky and stood beside the two of them.

"Richard Augustus has lost the desire to fight, and this contest is won by Rutgers!"

Aldre waved his hand down, and then very simply separated the two and announced the end of the match.

"This doesn't match the rules of the competition, does it?" Rogers questioned, confused.

"This is a new rule added by the university, in addition to the fact that you cannot use the lime powder specially made by Professor Idrul, you cannot deliberately attack the front and back of the crotch, and the referee has the power to make decisions after one party loses the desire to attack......

Adere cleared Richard's blindness with a magic streamer, and then looked at Rogers with a complicated face, his mouth constantly spitting out a new set of spell duel rules.

The more Rogers listened, the more helpless he became, which was clearly aimed at him.

"Rogeth Breed, this is a place to provide a showdown, not a place to create a psycho." Aldre looked at Rogers' expression as if he had been treated unfairly, and couldn't help but admonish.

"You must have some misunderstanding about me." Rogers felt wronged by this.

Caspar is because of the Shadow Demon, Rivers is because he wants to use self-harm to fight, and the current Third Prince doesn't seem to have a big problem.

On the surface just now, he was just asking questions to expose the other party's flaws.

"You're really strong, in every sense of the word, and this time I'm losing." Richard spoke slowly in a dry voice.

He looked in the direction of the Augustus, and the shouts and cries of victory sounded in his ears.

"Alright, let's go back to the table." With an impatient wave of his hand, Aldre expelled the two from the playing field.

Rogus only felt that the melee mage experience had just begun, and it had ended in such a hurry and abruptly, and the third prince was probably the only person he could meet in the duel who could have such a comfortable experience.

He walked through the corridor with regret on his face, swept away the dust from his body with a stream of magic power, and sat back in the audience, until the night began to rise, and there was no longer a moment when he needed to finish.

……

Edith looked at the dimness of the sky, and a snickering joy rose in his heart.

He was afraid that he would encounter a chance to face off with Rutgers, he was afraid that Rutgers would not allow him to admit defeat, and he was also afraid that he would make the other party unhappy if he admitted defeat.

The third prince's face has been very plain since he returned from the arena, but when Caspar came together, he immediately made the prince's face full of hesitation, and finally drove Caspar away with a tyrannical voice regardless of etiquette.

At this point, he felt that there was definitely something wrong with the third prince, because he had never seen the third prince show this kind of emotion outside of people.

Edith stuck the fingers of both hands in his hair, his eyes fixed on the ground, and Rogers' smile flashed in front of him.

There is some kind of contract engraved in his spirit, which prevents him from disobeying Rogers' orders, but he can't speak to others to solve this problem.

He didn't understand why Rogers didn't let him go, and he didn't know what would happen to him in the future.

Tarnishing the glory of the family like Caspar? Or become a madman laughing and self-harming like Rivers?

Even the third prince can't be spared! How can I dodge it?!

Edith's breathing became heavier, his lips trembled slightly, as if his bulging eyes were full of unease and fear, and he began to regret that he might not have obeyed the prince's orders and worked hard to get into the top 100.

"No matter what, at least I'll survive the ...... today"

As a self-deprecating murmur came out of his mouth, Aldre read his name and Rogeth Breed who followed.

"Nope! No! How could it be! Isn't today's showdown over?! ”

Edith's forehead suddenly turned bruised, and he looked up and roared in disbelief.

"This is the last game, don't be afraid, hand over some credits after you get on the court, just admit defeat."

"Yes, Rogers can't do anything to you, as long as he is respectful enough."

"Aren't you a little too aggressive, as for being so scared? Rogus couldn't kill you. ”

The students around him reacted when they saw him, either comforting or questioning.

"You don't understand! You don't understand at all! What the hell is that!

"Don't be afraid?! Hahaha! How can you not be afraid!

"Defile your own surname! Tortured to the point of becoming a madman! There are even more unimaginable tragedies waiting for me! ”

Edith drooled and yelled hysterically around him, he didn't want to care about the prince at his side, he didn't want to care about any strange eyes, he just wanted to get out of this place quickly.

However, as if he felt that he was too grinding, Aldre directly wrapped him in a wave of magic and wrapped him on the field.

Edith felt his body involuntarily, staring blankly at the orange-yellow hue of the golden afterglow in the sky, completely ignoring what happened next and Aldre's opening order.

Something had to be done, for the glory of the family, for their own decency, for something more, something had to be done.

His thoughts were extremely confused, the corners of his mouth twitched slightly, and tears flowed down, leaving clear marks on his cheeks.

The empty eyes looked at Rogers on the other side, and he took extremely heavy steps, slowly walking in front of Rogers.

"Edith-san? What happened to you? Rogers asked in confusion as if his opponent's form was a little too wrong.

Poof-

Edith slammed to her knees in front of Rogers, her hands clutching the uniform in front of her.

Fine beads of sweat oozed from his forehead, like a restraint that could not be freed from the struggle, and the whole person exuded a distorted and helpless aura, and finally screamed with all his might:

"Rutgers Breed! Kill me! ”

Edith's eyes were filled with despair and struggle, and his voice contained an irrepressible cry, and more tears kept pouring out.

He wanted to be free, he wanted to leave everything behind, he didn't want to think about Rogers all day and night.

"This ...... Are you having any difficulties? Say it and I'll find a way to help you. Rogers asked compassionately, upholding his morality.

The main reason is that the other party's inexplicable shout is too loud, and now all the students in the audience are whispering because of this.

And Aldre in the air is also slowly descending, I don't know if I want to see the right time to cut off the game.

"Freedom! Can you set me completely free?! ”

Edith choked up and pleaded aloud, his eyes lit up with hope.

"Edith, born free, but always in shackles.

"It's a difficult question for me to answer, but I'm sure you'll find your freedom as long as you have passion and enthusiasm in your heart and follow your heart."

Rogers smiled and stretched out his palm, trying to get the other party to get up, and at the same time show everyone his kindness and friendliness, so as not to cause any unknown prejudice.

As for the freedom that Edith said, it is estimated that he wants him to cancel the [Liqi Bonus], but how can this be, after all, the other party has already received the benefits, and it is impossible to run away without giving much compensation.

Edith's face gradually appeared confused, frightened, incredulous, and incomprehensible......

All sorts of mixed emotions surged through his heart as he felt the gaze that seemed to come from behind Rogers.

Sure enough, this kind of thing in human skin is the embodiment of evil at all......

He suddenly felt a little relieved in his heart, thinking that after death, his soul would be torn by the other party.

But what to do? If death cannot be escaped, how can we continue to live?

In an instant, he recalled Rogers's words, as long as he followed his heart and let his heart think about each other completely naturally!

That's right! Such a simple thing! Why did you think of it?!

Edith's face was full of surprise and reverence, and he slowly leaned forward, trembling and tugging at Rogers' sleeve slightly, hoping that the other's palm could be placed above his head.

"I thank you! I praise you! I sing praises to you!

"Because of your teachings! I realized! I'm completely free! ”

As the words fell, he slammed his forehead to the ground, his lips kissed the dust in front of Rogers, and a little tear fell to the ground, and the wetness spread.

The afterglow faded, the sky shone a dull blue, and in this deep tone, sparse stars began to bloom, dotting the scene of serenity.

Rogers' palms floated on Edith's head, looking at the other party's kowtow and kiss with a look of inexplicability.

"I really, didn't do anything."

He withdrew his hand, looked at Aldre who had fallen to his side, and said helplessly in the face of the referee's frowning brow.

"You...... It's really powerful, and in the wee hours of tonight, go to the top of the Sage's Tower, where Vice Principal Avery will be waiting for you. Aldre seemed to hear something and whispered to Rogers.

"What's the matter?" Rogers asked, wondering what the vice-principal could do at this time, whether it was because of some misunderstanding and wanted to say something to himself about discipline and admonition.

Aldre didn't reply, just shook his head slowly, and then announced that this was the end of today's competition.

The students departed in the darker night, but when they walked out of the competition field, everyone deliberately avoided Rogers, not daring to approach him at all.

……

In Rogers' cabin, runes with bright meanings are engraved on the roof, bringing a soft glow to the living room.

"Even the vice principal can't stand your style, is he going to talk to you?" Alina, who was nestled on the sofa, commented with emotion.

"I don't know what to do with me, but I follow the school rules, motivate my classmates, and help my professors......

"Maybe the vice principal came to me to praise my merits." Rogers retorted with a new Commentary on the Qulendorna.

"In addition to the back of the head and jaw, what else do you need to hit?" Lufia held the half-eaten snack in her hand, pondered for a moment, and interjected.

On the way back to the dorm, Rogers mentioned to her that there were parts of the body that could be focused on by aggressive spells to help them achieve victory faster.

"And here." Rogers raised his hand and pointed to his temple.

Unless someone with a high bloodline like the prince, or a person with outstanding physical talent, once these parts are hit hard, causing the brain to concuss, it is very likely to fall to the ground immediately.

"You probably haven't experienced knight training, how did you get this strange knowledge?" Aliana rested her chin on Rogeth's shoulder, following Rogus's flips and reading the book.

Seeing that Rogers didn't bother to answer, she continued: "That guy named Edith may become very troublesome in the future. ”

"What do you mean?" Rogers frowned and asked in confusion.

"What could a fanatic possibly do?" Alina asked rhetorically.

"That guy, I don't know what kind of brain stimulation I have......" Rogers sighed, recalling Edith's actions in the evening.

He then tried to continue the question, but was told by Alina that he couldn't see too far away, and could only vaguely perceive it, thus ending the topic.

Time continued to pass as Rogus said goodbye to Alina and Rufia, who was already asleep on the couch, and went to the Sage's Tower alone.

Unlike the first time he climbed the tower, his current physique does not feel excessively tired, and his speed is much faster.

He remembered that it was on that occasion that the Laughing Artist had cast a gaze at him, perhaps since his first sacrifice to the Bottomless Pit that the gods had been paying attention to him.

When he reached the Sage's Tower, he found that not only the Vice Principal was waiting for him, but Alice was also by his side.

Thanks to the leader of the alliance for a plate of fried rice! I really appreciate it!!

I can't guarantee that I will be able to add more tomorrow, but I will try to make more of it in the next few days.

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