"What's sick...... Is it serious?" Alan asked.

"It's hard to tell...... I don't know if this can be called a serious ......," Professor Wagbein said after a moment's silence, "because to outsiders or doctors, it is just a simple ache in the body, and with a temporary loss of reason, it will soon pass...... But there was no warning before the onset of the disease, and the cause could not be found......"

"Can't find the cause?" Alan was a little surprised, "can't even a medical doctor as strong as your family, or the Watson family?"

"Can't find it. Professor Wagbine shook his head, "Even the best healers can't do anything about this disease...... This is one of the reasons why our family likes to intermarry with people who have the magic of the earth element, because it can effectively control the patient's ...... at the onset of the disease."

"Oh......" Alan nodded, all in mind.

"However, while I have not been able to find the Ring of Eternity, my experience over the years of travel has taught me that this disease may be related to the MONOCULUS......" Professor Wagbein pondered for a moment, then added, "It could be a curse from the most evil of creatures......

"Something to do with MONOCULUS?"

"Hmm...... Because, as far as I've heard from the legends, one of them says so......" said Professor Wagbein, "and the battle with MONOCULUS was fierce, with all four of the Guardians suffering varying degrees of injury. The wounds inflicted by the MONOCULUS are so special that even just abrasions can be fatal, so even Isgl can't do anything about it. In desperation, they had no choice but to ask the elves for help, and luckily, the elves, who had been estranged from humans for a long time, agreed...... Unfortunately, when one of the elves was treating John Isgar, he was affected by the Magic Eye and turned into a flower demon, and part of the degenerated spiritual power entered Isgar's body...... Although Isgar did not show any obvious illness at the time, since then, there have been people in the Isgar family who have often reacted abnormally, ranging from a trance to a loss of reason......

"This disease...... I've seen ......," Frey said suddenly, "Freya...... Occasional ......"

"Yes...... This is one of the reasons why your father told you to take good care of her. "If a powerful magician gets out of control, you should know what the consequences will be, even if it's only temporary......"

"Then don't you have to live in the shadow of this disease for the rest of your life......," said Allen, "and if you don't say that you will suffer when you get sick, it will cause great trouble to others......

"That's right...... Therefore, in order to get rid of this fate, our ancestors have been looking for ways to solve or control this disease......" Professor Wagbein said with a serious face, "but over the years, there is only one way that has been handed down and is really useful......

"How?"

"That's kind of ...... A forbidden magic called 'Pain Sharing'...... Or rather, it's a ritual ......" Professor Wagbein was a little depressed and his voice was much quieter.

Hearing the name of this magic, Alan couldn't help but shudder.

How can the magic related to the Wagbein family be so weird......

Professor Wagbein paused for a moment before continuing, "Don't you notice? There are a lot of people in our family, and almost everyone has a brother or sister ......."

Alan was stunned for a moment, and then he noticed that it seemed to be the case. Frey has a younger sister, and Professor Wagbean has an older brother...... He had always thought that people in the big family were like this......

"Could it be ......" remembering the name of the magic, Allen's heart tightened, and he guessed something.

"That's right, that's it...... Because this magic can only be done with the participation of one's own siblings...... "On the day when the people of the Wagbein family come of age, the elders will create a special enchantment, and the sick child will stay in it with his siblings for a week, so that each other's life force can be reintegrated and distributed, thus greatly reducing the onset time...... Just like my brother and I did. ”

"Let your brother or sister share this pain for you, so as to achieve the purpose of alleviating the condition......" Hearing this, Allen's heart suddenly swelled with indescribable emotions, and muttered, "This ......"

"It's unfair, I think so...... It's clearly none of their business. Professor Wagbein guessed what he wanted to say, and opened his mouth first, "But this is the fate that every child born in Wagbein's family cannot escape as a descendant of Isgar......

"No wonder...... You're going to have such a deep relationship with your brother......" Alan said.

"Yes, for he gave me half of my life...... Without him, I didn't know what crazy things I would have done when I got sick...... I probably won't be alive at all......" Professor Wagbine said with a smile.

"Then why did you take the initiative to go out and find the Eternal Ring...... Is that because of that?" asked Alan again.

"Yes...... After that, my father asked my brother to find the Eternal Ring, but I knew in my heart that the road must be dangerous, and that it would probably take me a lifetime to find the ring that I was lucky enough to find only by the grace of fate......" Professor Wagbein said, "although my brother was very open to it, and said that he would bring it back as soon as possible...... But he had done enough for me, and I couldn't accept my father's arrangement, so I left that night......"

Hearing these words, Allen couldn't help but sigh in his heart: not only willing to share together, but also to pay and sacrifice for each other, this is the real brother......

"That'...... What you just said about 'getting into the bag' is ......," Alan asked.

"Ah...... You say this......" Professor Wagbein said with a smile, "and it has something to do with the disease...... Although not everyone in our family will inherit this strange disease, about one in every three people, but the strange thing is that the vast majority of people who suffer from this disease have inherited the excellent constitution from their ancestors, so over time, whether they have this disease has become the criterion for judging whether they have an excellent constitution. In order to preserve the bloodline, the ancestors made this rule...... That's why I call it 'Curse from the Monoculus'. ”

"I see...... Alan nodded, and all his doubts were finally solved.

"But to be honest, although I don't want to be disrespectful to the ancestors, this kind of rule ...... Belch...... It's a bit ridiculous......" Professor Wagbein smiled and added, "Actually, the inheritance of this disease and the inheritance of medical constitution are completely different things...... The best proof of this is that although her brother did not exhibit that magical nature or inherit the disease, Freya had both......"

Hearing this, Frey, who had been silent for a long time, suddenly opened his mouth, still a little confused: "If that's the case...... Then I ......"

"Don't be bound by some senseless shackles, Frey. Seeing Frey's reaction, Professor Wagbein said.

Frey looked at Professor Wagbein stunned, and stopped talking: "But grandfather, he ......"

"Everyone's fate is not determined by others. Professor Wagbein added, "The only one who really controls your destiny is you." ”

Fremeran.

"What you need to figure out is which path you should go and not follow someone else's wishes. Professor Wagbein stood up, walked over to him, and said, "It doesn't matter what's on the road, it's whether it brings you what you want...... If it can, then this path is worth walking, and it is a destiny that truly belongs to you. ”

"The ...... I want," Frey muttered, clenching his hands.

There was silence again.

At the end, Professor Wagbein added, "If you really want to protect Freya......