Riel is so resolute that Alan has the illusion that they are already strangers.

A sour feeling welled up in his heart, and tears began to roll in his eyes.

This is the man who has lived under the same roof as him for fifteen years, and now he can fight without hesitation......

"Why?" Alan asked, a choked voice in his voice, "Why did you become like this......

His mind was now almost blank, and only the question was a repeating collision on his own.

"Why?" Riel shrugged and shook his head, "Isn't that what you want to be?"

I...... What do you want to see......

Alan was a little confused by Riel's answer, and looked at him in a daze.

"Didn't you decide to distance yourself from me?" "Rare grinned a strange grin, then raised his hand to the still lying wand on the ground, "otherwise why wouldn't you even tell me about this wand...... And what happened in that Flower Demon Valley, didn't you decide to deliberately hide it from me after discussing it?"

Alan was stunned.

It could have something to do with it...... It was something he never thought of......

But what surprised Alan even more was that Rare actually knew about the battle that took place in the Valley of the Flower Demon that night......

Someone told him on purpose!

"Who told you that!" Alan was shocked and immediately asked. This person is most likely behind the scenes.

However, this question seemed to him a little weak at this moment.

"Why, is that really the case......" The corners of Riel's mouth lifted slightly, as if some kind of speculation had been confirmed.

"It's not...... I didn't tell you for a reason......" Seeing his reaction, Alan suddenly panicked in his heart...... It seems that there is something that can't be explained anymore......

"That's enough! I don't want to hear it!" Rare snapped at the reply.

After a long time, his mood seemed to have barely recovered, and he said calmly, "What else could it be...... None of you told me, not because you thought I was going to be holding back. ”

Alan was speechless for a moment, and suddenly felt speechless......

Although there are some slight differences from their original intentions, to some extent, it is really because of this......

"It's not...... We were just afraid that something would go wrong that night...... Now that you know what happened that night, you should know that your opponent is Negris Winslow...... He's an extremely dangerous guy, and he could get caught at the slightest flaw......" Alan quickly explained, "and it's a battle that can cost lives, and we don't want you to be involved......"

"Oh...... You don't want me to lose my life, do you?" said Riel with a wry smile when he heard this, "What a nice rhetoric...... But I feel that you are more afraid that I will drag you down than this, right?"

Eren was speechless again.

If it were Riel in the past, he might have understood when he heard this, but now, it seems that no matter what he hears, he will feel that Alan is making excuses...... The complete trust between them that was lost at the beginning.

And most importantly, his whole way of thinking now seems very negative in itself, as if nothing makes sense.

"I have to say, Mr. Patna, you're really good......" At this point, Riel opened his mouth again, but his mouth was full of sarcasm, "You can get the favor of the orthodox heir from the Wagbein family, the favor of the eldest lady of the Winslow family, and ...... Miss Dark's Heart......"

Speaking of which, Rare's mood seemed a little low.

"Very lucky...... Happiness too, isn't it?" Rare suddenly smiled bitterly and lowered his head, "The feeling of being surrounded by so many wonderful people......"

"It's not you!" Seeing Riel's somewhat obsessed expression, Alan realized that the situation was not good, and couldn't help but shout.

But it didn't work, as Riel seemed to be immersed in this pessimistic mood and still said to himself as if he hadn't heard it: "Yes, good people will only approach equally good people, not a waste like me who can't even handle a textbook...... Nobody likes to deal with people like me...... He doesn't have a prominent family background, he doesn't have enough talent, and his head is not smart enough...... It would be a shame for them to have a friend like me......"

"No," Ellen shouted, "You're thinking too much!

"I feel like a fool compared to you...... Riel continued, glancing back at Cecilis, "I didn't do my homework well, and I didn't understand the world, so I barely managed to stay here thanks to your alms...... No wonder she doesn't like ......"

Alan followed suit, and saw that she was standing with her arms folded over her chest, standing with her back to the tree as a bystander.

"It's been long enough, so let's get started. Perhaps because she didn't like the feeling of being watched, Cecilis, who had never spoken, finally opened her mouth, her voice cold.

It wasn't at all the tone that the Cecilis they knew would have.

Hearing this, Riel reflexively threw out a flame and struck Eren again.

"......" A mist rises, and his magic is once again dissolved by Alyssa.

"Don't be fooled by her!" Alan shouted, "That's not her!"

"Probably......" This time Riel seemed to hear it, and was silent for a moment, his lips trembled a few times and said, "It doesn't matter if it's her at the time or not......

Alan was stunned. Riel seems to have doubts about the situation at the time, but now he seems to be defenseless under the control of this emotion.

"I'm glad I wouldn't be where I am ......if you hadn't thrown me aside," Riel said with a smile, "Even though I'm only a third-rate mage now, at least my efforts have been recognized by her......"

"This Cecilis......" Alan suddenly understood the crux of the whole thing when he heard this, "is that she is always controlling Riel's emotions...... By all sorts of means......"

However, in her current state, it seems that she has been deeply bewitched, and it is impossible to move a single hair of her......

It seems that if you want to get something out of her mouth, you have to cross the barrier of Riel first......

"It seems that you won't come to your senses until you are separated...... Allen said.

"Oh, sober ......" Ryel's eyes suddenly lost a little, "Is it only when everyone is like you that everyone is so......ber?" It's just trying to protect what I want......"

"Sure enough, there is no need to continue communicating......" Hearing this, Alan shook his head and said, "You have fallen too deep into it." ”

With that, he took a few steps forward like Rare.

Stand still.

The eyes are facing each other.

"In that case......," Alan said, gritting his teeth, "since you insist on it, then I'll take it...... This duel!"