The three of them looked back and realized that Roots was coming out of the doorway, looking furious.

"Oh my God...... Doesn't this guy even need to sleep?" Rare looked up at the moon, it was almost past midnight.

"Uh...... I think we woke him up......" Alan said.

"I've been here for more than ten years, and it's the first time I've seen someone make a good car look like this!" Roots, still holding his old magic lamp in his hand, scolded as he walked this way, "Do you know how much it costs to repair!?"

"Uh, we ...... Something happened on the way......" Alan said with a moment's hesitation. Remembering Roots' reaction after hearing the word werewolf last year, Alan didn't know whether to tell the truth for a while.

"Accident?" Roots held up the lamp in his hand and stared at them carefully, "Oh, it's you again...... The last time I was late, this time I was a full day early...... Tell me, what happened this time, huh?"

"It would be nice if we could escape!" Rare shouted as soon as he heard this, "We're being hunted by six werewolves, six!"

I thought that he was going to be furious at the mention of Werewolf Roots, but this time when he heard the news, he was unexpectedly stunned and didn't say a word.

His silence overwhelmed the three of them, and they got out of the car and looked at him with each other.

"Werewolf ......" It was a long time before Roots moved his mouth and muttered, "It seems to be true...... Werewolf ......"

"What really?" asked Riel, leaning his head into his eyes and staring at him carefully.

But Roots ignored him, still staring at the ground in a daze, not knowing what he was thinking.

"Looks like you've heard a little bit about what's going on lately...... Mr. Storey?" Seeing his reaction, Alan asked tentatively.

The word was like an electric current drilling into Roots's ear, instantly making him tremble.

"You ......" Roots raised his head suddenly, walked quickly to Allen, stared at Allen, and his chest rose and fell more violently: "Storey...... How do you know!?"

"Don't, don't get excited, Mr. Roots Storey......" Alan took a step back and quickly explained, "your brother Roy asked us to give you a message...... He's all right now, so you don't have to worry. ”

"Roy!" Roots became even more excited when he heard the name, "He's alive! You know him! Where is he now?"

"He's at Beya ...... now," said Allen, "uh, I'm sorry, we didn't know your last name was Storey, and we didn't know you were brothers...... So I can't tell you until now. ”

"Beya...... Where are you?" Roots froze, looking at them in disbelief.

"Well, it's hundreds of ......miles from here," Alan nodded, "uh, but we don't know why he's there...... Even he himself doesn't know ......"

Roots was silent again when he heard this, his mouth slightly open, staring at the ground in distraction.

"Uh...... Excuse me, can we go in?" Seeing that he didn't speak, Alan pointed to the door and asked.

But Roots didn't seem to hear at all, as if he was petrified.

Seeing this, Alan had no choice but to look at the other two people and walk towards the school gate.

But just a few steps away, Alan heard Roots' voice coming from behind: "Thank you." ”

The three of them were stunned at the same time, they didn't expect to hear this word from this man's mouth, so they looked back at him.

"I didn't use the last name Storey a long time ago. Roots slowly turned around, looked at Allen, and said, "Since you know that my brother's name is Roy, and you know that my surname is Storey, I think what you said should be true......"

He ...... He's now the gatekeeper of Beya's basic magic school......" Alan said.

"Oh, is it such a coincidence......" Roots smiled bitterly, "he is worthy of being called a waste brother by his father, and even his work is as ...... as my useless brother"

"...... by your father Call it waste?" Alan asked, a little surprised.

"Oh, that's a long story......," Roots shook his head with a wry smile, "Maybe my father was a little too harsh...... We made a stupid mistake that made him feel humiliated. ”

Eren then understood why Roy was reluctant to come back, and why he would say that about himself at the time, that he was a piece of waste......

"Uh...... Are you talking about that case fifteen years ago?" Alan asked, "When you escorted Kayla the Werewolf back......"

"You ......" Rotz looked quite surprised when he heard Allen's words, and took a few steps closer to look at Allen carefully, "Where did you hear this?"

"Uh, from acquaintances......"

The atmosphere suddenly became silent.

"I don't know what that werewolf is called, and I don't remember the specific process of that case......" After hearing Allen's answer, Roots lowered his head and muttered for a long time, and then said slowly: "I only vaguely remember that I had something to do with the werewolf, which caused heavy losses to the Security Department, and Roy and I were convicted of dereliction of duty......"

It seems that the Ministry of Security did not extract Roots's memories very thoroughly.

"My father was furious, reprimanded us harshly, and said something rather mean to Roy. Roots continued, "I know Roy has always had a lot of self-esteem, he's the type who will try to be the best he can do in whatever he does, and all he heard was praise when he was a child, and suddenly he was scolded so badly by his father, so I was worried about him, and I stared at him all day for those days...... But perhaps it was the incident that hit him so hard that he suddenly disappeared after we were summoned to the Security Department that day for amnesia......"

Roots paused for a moment before continuing: "I searched all over Krivari and found no news of him, so I had a big fight with my father. He refused to admit that Roy's disappearance was caused by his words, that he didn't have such a son, and that I was just as useless, and that I didn't stop Roy when he did something wrong, and I ran away from home in a fit of rage. Since I didn't bring much money when I went out, I had to go back to the security department, wanting to start as a grassroots officer, and by the way, I asked about Roy's news, but I didn't expect to be arranged here as a gatekeeper...... At first, I thought that if my father went back when he was angry, no matter how angry he was, we were both his sons, and if he had been persuaded with good words, maybe he would still agree to get Roy back. But what I didn't expect was that on the first day I arrived here, I was put on a 'marching restraint' ......."

"Marching restraints? what's that?" Alan asked.

"A magical ...... that restricts one's movements and range of motion," Roots said, looking back, "I don't have much room to move. I've calculated that I can only walk thirty-two steps further beyond the gates of this castle......"

That is to say...... You haven't been anywhere else in fifteen years?" Rare couldn't help but exclaim.

"Almost...... "Roots," Roots sighed, "and not only that, but I'm only allowed to contact my family once a month, using a communication light...... And the letter was not sent directly from here, but I sent what I wanted to write to the Ministry of Communications, and from there it was sent to my home......"

When Alan heard this, he immediately understood what was going on, and it was obvious that it was to listen to the content of the communication.

"I asked my family if Roy had found it, how he was doing, if his father and mother were okay, etc...... But there was no response to the news,...... Roots sighed again, "until then suddenly one day I received a letter from home...... At first I was happy, thinking that after all this time, Roy should almost go home too, and let them figure out a way to get out of here sooner. Unexpectedly, my father said in the letter that because Roy and I had run away from home, the situation at home had deteriorated day by day, and now few families were willing to associate with them anymore. He also took out his anger on the two of us for all the changes and misfortunes in the family, saying that even if Roy came back, he would be kicked out again, and that the Storeries family did not need such people...... Not long after, my mother wrote that my father had passed away...... After that, I never heard from my family, and I never used the last name Storey again......"

"I see......" Alan nodded. Looking at the Roots Storey in front of him, who once made him feel fierce, Alan suddenly felt as if he hadn't really known this man until today, and all his previous impressions of Roots were only neurotic. If Roots hadn't told them this today, he might never have understood the bitterness hidden in this man's heart...... And the emotion contained in that simple thank you.

"Thank you so much for bringing me news of my brother. Speaking of this, Roots suddenly laughed, but there was a little choked up in his next tone, "We may be the only ones left in our family now...... But I can't go anywhere, and I'm probably going to die here for the rest of my life...... So, there's something I want to ask you to ......."

Looking at this smile, Alan suddenly felt that it was not as ugly as they had in their previous impressions, but still a little warmer.

"I know. Alan nodded, indicating that he had understood, "You don't have to worry, we'll take care of everything for you when we go back." ”

"Thank you...... Thank you so much. Roots was almost on the verge of crying at this point, but he held back: "Then, I won't delay your time." Let's get in...... As for the broken carriage, just leave it to me. ”

"Uh, that'...... How much does it cost to repair......" Riel felt in his pocket and muttered quietly.

"Repair costs?" Roots was stunned for a moment when he heard the word, and then laughed, "Although you've been here for a year, you don't seem to have made any progress at all...... Still so stupid. ”

"Uh......" Riel looked at him awkwardly, vaguely sensing that he was joking, but not sure.

"If you really want to give it, then a letter......" Roots looked at them a few more times, and said with a smile, "Next time you come back, bring a letter from Roy, and we'll settle it." ”