Suli believes that he has seen a lot of fighting methods from people in this world and understands some of the logic of battle.

But who could have imagined that the light element could condense into a solid body and directly turn into an arc-shaped flying knife, flying towards Sully's head at a high speed.

Cyril couldn't hold back. This thought flashed through Sully's mind in an instant. His reason also made him judge that others would not be able to catch up, and his instinct made him know that the possibility of his own death was unbelievable.

But he somehow didn't feel scared at all.

The flying knife formed by the light element also moved closer and closer in front of Suli's eyes as if in slow motion. But even so, he still had the leisure to think. When a person's thinking speed reaches a certain level, the concept of time will be infinitely stretched...

Whether or not he would die no longer seemed like a question at this point.

With a "clang" sound, the flying light blade hit the weapon held by a familiar-looking mercenary when Suli closed his eyes.

He shook the strange weapon that had just splashed a lot of sparks and said, "I'm telling you, do you have any inappropriate thoughts about the young master of my teammate who I like?"

Sully opened his eyes at the frivolous words.

"The employer being killed will cause the mercenary's level to drop significantly. I don't want to take third-rate mercenaries to the Monster Forest to complete the mission of hunting eighth-level monsters." The man smiled brightly and scratched the back of his messy head. He didn't care about those who had various emotions because of his sudden action.

The panic on the faces of Egbert, Euphia, and even the leader of the Lions, the smug smile that Heinrich could not control, and even the undisguised arrogance of the Knight of Light, were all shattered to pieces when this tattered mercenary made his move. Not even a trace was left.

Suli blinked his eyes, and after making sure he was still alive, he smiled politely and said to the mercenary in front of him: "Thank you very much for your help."

When the mercenary heard this, his eyes lit up instantly: "Then you can let your hired mercenary go with me to complete a hunting mission. This is my only request. Don't worry, I promise that after completing this request, I will never do anything to seek repayment."

Suli's mouth twitched.

“But that’s what you’re doing now.”

This familiar-looking mercenary really looked familiar. He was one of the few people Sully had hardly met since he came to this world, but he could still remember his face.

He was the mercenary who said "Sadina is great, isn't it?" when the group first arrived in the city.

But what impressed Sully most was the experience of discussing wine with this man.

"A slap in the face is worth twenty gold coins, Mr. Mercenary."

"It's rare that you still remember me." He raised his eyebrows, bent down, and stared into Sully's eyes.

Before Sully could finish his words, he felt himself being held in the arms of Egbert who rushed over to him.

"Hey, house-servant, you're almost not going to see your employer... oh, that Young Master."

Sully always felt that the way this man spoke was just as annoying as when they first met.

and……

"Egg, you're pushing too hard. I can't breathe." Suli didn't want to feel the charm of an adult man's pectoral muscles. Before he was suffocated to death, he said a very strong self-help word, "Relax."

These words were accompanied by the background sound of Euphia and the leader of the Lions Club looking at each other, working together, and deciding to pack up and give all the people in the Vatican a beating.

Roaring fire dragons and tornadoes roared through the streets, excited that the enemy was not killed instantly.

The two of them were fighting to the death, but the Son of God felt very uncomfortable: "This is the second time."

Egbert's muffled voice came from Sully's head.

The first negligence could be said to be the result of various coincidences, but this time... Egbert lowered his head and looked at the hand that was hugging Sully's back, which had some bluish-purple liquid on it.

Not only did the plan fail to go as planned, but it also involved Sully... This was the second time that Egbert hated his own powerlessness.

And incompetence.

Sully could not say anything to comfort him, and Egbert did not need his comfort. The Son of God was simply blaming himself.

Therefore, Suli recalled the little cat he had raised before he traveled through time, which would show a pitiful and aggrieved expression once the porcelain cup was pushed from the table to the ground.

He stretched out his hand and ruffled Egbert's hard hair. His tone was full of maturity and stability that was rare for a man of thirty years old.

"It's not your fault."

“Even if something unexpected happens and I die suddenly one day, I will not have any resentment. Because before that, I guarantee that every day I live is in line with my wishes.”

Sully was finally let go by Egbert.

Suli had no idea whether the words of appeasement were useful or not. He only knew that those people from the Holy See of Light were eventually imprisoned in the basement of the Mercenary Alliance.

At the same time, the city of Sadina also issued an order that only entry but no exit was allowed.

Egbert first expressed his gratitude to the unknown mercenary, and then once again rejected the other party's invitation to him to go to the Monster Forest to hunt down an eighth-level monster.

He then turned to Euphia and the Lions leader and told them that he had a new plan that he needed to discuss with them.

This matter not only concerns the future personal safety of Suli, but also the future of Sadina and even the future of the entire world.

The overly serious tone made the other two look at each other, their expressions also became serious, and they followed Egbert to a small dark room.

The strange mercenary did not follow him in. He pulled a piece of dogtail grass from somewhere and held it in his mouth. He lazily leaned against the wooden door with the soundproof element barrier, muttering, "Young Master, what does your hired mercenary want me to do in order to go with me to the Monster Forest to hunt the eighth-level monster?"

Suli looked at him and replied in a heavy tone, "Maybe it's more realistic in dreams."

Two days ago, Sully had a vague idea that Egbert was going to leave. He had no idea where he was going or when he would return.

But even so, Sully has no intention of retaining anyone. He respects everyone who will participate in his life for a short or long period of time.

The strange mercenary sighed and said, "It's really hard to find a suitable teammate."

Sully didn't know what he meant, and didn't ask. He just waited quietly for the people who were discussing important matters in the small dark room to come out, and occasionally said a few words to Cyril: "Maybe the birthday present needs to be given to Iger in advance."

Cyril waved her hands and said, "It doesn't matter. As long as Brother Egg knows what the gift we want to give him represents, that's enough."

It doesn’t really matter whether it’s a day earlier or later, or whether it has to be that day.

The mercenaries nearby were amazed at the speed at which the two children's expressions changed, considering that not long ago they had both walked on the sickle of death.

Now, I can talk about the little things in my daily life calmly. Should I say that I am careless or...

"Can you really guarantee that every day you live will be what you want and you won't regret it?" The mercenary frowned. He always felt that these words were not something a child could say, but more like those of an elderly man in his seventies or eighties who had seen a lot of things.

So I followed my own thoughts and questioned.

"Probably." Suli guessed that this was another person with a story. He lowered his head and looked at the series of ants crawling on the ground, and said frankly, "Everything I have experienced in the past has made me who I am now. Unless I want to become something else, I will never regret it."

He lives every day adhering to his own ideals...

This thought made the strange mercenary retract his doubts.

"I'm Roy, an ordinary mercenary." Strange mercenary, no, Roy once again showed a brilliant smile.

He asked in a pleading, but actually coquettish tone, "Is it true that your hired mercenary cannot go with me to the Monster Forest to hunt that level eight monster?"

Roy even blinked his eyes in a cute way.

If he's a handsome guy, it might be cute, but if he's a sloppy looking guy...

Suli felt that his eyes were bearing the unbearable pain at this stage: "...I remember I said a long time ago that you and Egg's affairs should not involve me."

At that time, Egbert seemed to have pulled Roy into an alley and had a very reasonable "communication" with him.

Just like this, not long ago, Roy would choose to rescue him...

Now it seems a bit incredible.

Suli thought about it and asked.

Roy disagreed: "A Knight of Light ambushing someone who doesn't even have elemental affinity. Anyone with a conscience would never allow such a scene to happen."

"Don't you think this is no different than finding someone pooping in the street?"

Sully: “…No.”

I don't want to put myself in any of these descriptions at all.

Afterwards, the air was calm, and even though no one was talking, Sully felt inexplicably relaxed. The temperament of the mercenary next to him was really very strange, with a cool feeling like the sun with some morning dew, but not as cold as rain in a cold night.

Everyone in this strange world has a past that Suli has never understood, but is full of splendor.

It was this thought that made him say involuntarily: "Perhaps the purpose of life is to encounter the unknown, and time turns the unknown into the known, so that people can feel the intimacy that gradually becomes familiar."

"You said something nice." Roy's eyes sparkled, like the surface of a lake reflecting the sunlight from the clear sky.

When Sully felt his eyes on her, she smiled and encouraged him to tell his story.

Roy, a two-star mercenary, is one of the top mercenaries in Sadina City and is very powerful. The difference between him and the leader of the Lion Club is that he did not choose to be promoted to a three-star mercenary, but remained at the two-star level.

His story is so simple that it can be summed up in one sentence.

"I'm just a useless man who lives on under his wife's name after her death. Besides, my story will only cast a shadow on your growth," Roy said nonchalantly.

"Then I am probably the ultimate salted fish who has no elemental affinity, is called trash by everyone he meets, and has no desire to change the status quo." Suli's cognition was clear.

It's not good to pry too much into other people's privacy.

But when he thought that Roy might overthink what he said, Suli couldn't help but shudder.

So he emphasized: "What I just said just now meant that I think meeting you is a good thing."

"I know." Roy looked at him strangely. "I just suddenly thought of myself through your words."

"...I'm sorry?" Suli said awkwardly.

"Why do I feel like you are asking a question?"

“Because I don’t know whether I should apologize or not.”

As they chatted, Roy became curious about the young master who was at the center of the vortex but remained calm.

But unfortunately, the person who came out of the small dark room interrupted his curiosity.

The first words Egbert said after coming out of the small dark room shocked Sully so much that he stood there with his mouth open.

He said in all seriousness, "Lord Suli, I want to die."

Suli: ???

"What are you talking about? Say it again!"

My friend wants to die for no apparent reason...

Do psychologists really exist in this world? Can someone like him, who has drunk countless modern chicken soups, act as a temporary psychologist and save his friend from the brink of death?

Or...

"Do you really not want to live anymore?"

"Yes." Egbert said decisively when Roy, who was standing beside him, was shocked and couldn't even hold the conical bayonet in his hand. "I can no longer live as the Son of Light."

"Oh, so you are the Son of Light." Sully suddenly stood up due to shock, and then returned to his lazy state sitting on the steps.

"You don't want to live as the Son of Light anymore... Are you trying to fake your death or create a fake ID, or both?"

"But speaking of it, according to the information you told me in the past, the people of the Holy See of Light should have kept records of all those who have affinity for the element of light." Su Li spoke at a normal speed, neither hurried nor slow. "You are not the kind of person who wants to give up all his strength and become a wretch like me."

However, when he said this, the other two people who came out of the small dark room showed shocked expressions.

Euphia: "How do you connect him to fake death after he said he didn't want to be the Son of Light?"

Suli blinked his eyes and said, "If you don't want to live with a certain identity, then you can only change your identity, right?"

If one plus one doesn't equal two, what else can it equal? ​​A banana and an apple?

Euphia waved her hand decisively: "No, normal people would only think that Egbert wants to get rid of his identity as the Son of Light, and perhaps even wants to declare war on the entire Church as an individual, rather than directly changing his identity."

Su·Not a Normal Person·Li sincerely felt that they were the ones with the problem: "But the problem is that the people of the Holy See of Light will never let go of the 'traitors' in their eyes. The Holy See, which violated the national laws and privately carried out the death penalty, does not seem to be a place that is filthy but still belongs to the light in principle."

To Sully, the Vatican felt like the upper echelons of some country that was about to perish in history books.

On the surface, it still looks prosperous, but in fact, all the branches and trunks have been eaten away by termites.

"You are right." Egbert affirmed, "My original plan was to fight those people from the Church of Light at the gate of Sadina City, and pretend to be seriously injured, so as to fake my death and get out. After changing my identity, I can make careful plans..."

Roy interrupted him before he could continue. "I say, this kind of secret conversation that needs to be sealed off within a ten-kilometer radius should never be said in front of an ordinary two-star mercenary like me."

The Lions leader shook his head: "From the moment you chose to save the gentleman, you are no longer an outsider."

Roy was dissatisfied: "But I don't know, I just saved a little boy, so I have to exaggerate to such an extent that I can be exiled at any time."

Then everyone, including Cyril, who was confused by the overwhelming amount of information, showed the same expression, "Sooner or later, you will be like us."

Roy just felt creepy.

These people's eyes are so weird!

But Roy suddenly realized that when he did not choose to leave the moment he heard these words that were supposed to be a conspiracy... he actually couldn't leave.

After confirming this reality, Roy sat down on the steps outside the cabin with a dejected look on his face and decisively chose to play dead.

Let’s return to the previous topic.

"After faking my death, I plan to leave Sadina..." Egbert's plan did not include every place in detail, he was just prepared to leave here.

Even the purple juice on his hands was just onion juice. Egbert's original intention was to touch Sully's eyes when he was in a state of suspended animation, so that he could cry for him and create a more realistic effect.

But later I found that this plan was too outrageous.

As for the man who faked his death, he thought he had mastered a lot of tricks (Sully's black history) and firmly believed that as long as he had Sully's guidance, no matter what he did in the future, he would get the desired outcome.

Because the consequences would not be any worse than if he had decided to enter the Monster Forest before he met Sully.

At that time, he chose the ending for himself, but it seemed that he died in a particularly heroic battle with the aliens.

Even though it looks stupid now.

Only death can prove his innocence, and even if he does, he will lose one of the most important things...

Now, the most important thing to Egbert is Sully.

Suli pondered for a full thirty seconds before saying, "No matter what your plan is, just don't put yourself in a life-threatening situation."

Sully's brain was not smart enough to judge what Egbert was going to do when he didn't know much about the world, so at this moment, he just had to act like Roy.

Sully, who was moving very quickly, instinctively threw out a bunch of truths: "But there is one thing you need to remember."

"In the past, you thought light was important only because darkness filled the world. When light fills the world, darkness becomes important."

"Everything has multiple sides. When you decide to do something you believe is right, please stick to your heart."

Sully could see that Egbert was an idealist, a stubborn idealist at that.

In the past, he was really educated by the people of the Vatican as a qualified defender of a city.

——This also proves that the Pope did use Egbert as a shield.

How could a true successor not teach people the art of ruling the country? The fact that a naive person can sit in a high position only proves that he is a puppet tool, not the real ruler.

In those days, civilians were Egbert's responsibility, and peace was something he was supposed to maintain. The element of light was a power possessed only by the great God of Light's agents on earth, and they should act uprightly.

But Egbert was stabbed by his own people.

A holy father who suddenly turned evil, in Sully's opinion, is very likely to become a villain who destroys the world, especially if Egbert is really not a human being. His power, which can drive light and heat, can really cause the whole world to evaporate as long as his power is developed to the limit.

Suli tried to remember what his teacher had taught him before...

However, his mind went blank and Susuli decisively chose to give up.

"As a human being, let's just live according to our heart."

If you can’t remember something, you can’t remember it. If you return something to the teacher, you can’t get it back.

Suli's decision was decisive, but to others, it was a clear-headed way of seeing through the world.

Combined with what Egbert said just now, even Roy felt that Sully might have seen that Egbert wanted to cause trouble and was planning to do it.

His words give people the feeling that I know what you want to do, and I know whether this thing represents right or wrong in a broad sense, but I also believe that as long as it does not go against your heart, everything you do will be meaningful.

In this situation, when Roy can think so much, others will only be more shocked.

Especially the person involved, Egbert.

He knelt down on one knee before Suli could react.

"Thank you for your teachings."

Sully was stunned.

What teachings?

What to teach?

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Egbert began to speak beside him: "I, Egbert, swear by light... by the element of light and my own personality that I will never go against your teachings and guidance to me."

Sully: What?

Did he say something he shouldn't have said again?

No...

The leader of the Lions Club looked at Egbert with envy and said, "It's great to have someone to show me the way when I'm confused."

Egbert nodded and said, "You are not bad either. When you didn't know much about the surrounding environment, you also met Lord Suli."

Euphia's face twitched. "But if we talk about the luckiest person..."

The three of them cast meaningful glances at Cyril.

"What are you looking at!" Cyril's fur stood up, and his eyes almost turned vertical, obviously he was very scared.

"Even though Sully and I have a close relationship, it doesn't mean that you don't have a place in his heart." Cyril began to speak in a sarcastic tone, "Brother Egg used a gold coin to make Sully keep you in his heart, and Sister Euphia used the small building to establish an inseparable relationship with him. As for..."

After looking at the leader of the Lions Club, Cyril silently turned his attention back to Egbert and Euphia: "Unlike me, I was just a beggar with Sully for a long time. We ate and slept together every day, and occasionally shared the same piece of moldy bread."

The Lions leader's eye twitched: "Boy, tell me, what did that look you just gave me mean!"

Egbert looked dazed and murmured in a low voice: "Eat and sleep together..."

Euphia's eyes widened. "You pervert, take back your idea now. Otherwise, even if you are about to break through, I will do my best to lock you up with those lackeys of the Holy See and purify your already filthy heart!"

Roy covered his face, which was twitching and numb. He looked at the young boy sitting next to him, who was more than a head shorter than him, and said with emotion: "Young Master, your hired soldier seems to have some special thoughts about you."

"No, he just acted as a stalker, a human recorder, a human repeater, a human monitor and so on...that's all." Suli's face twisted for a moment.

The more I talk about it, the more I feel that Egbert is really abnormal!

"In my previous life, I might have been the thing being observed in an observation diary." Sully smiled without any emotion.

Roy...

Roy said seriously, "Young Master, in order to ensure that you grow up in a healthy environment, I suggest that you get Egbert away as soon as possible, because he looks really sick."

"Of course, if you don't mind, I still want to pick him up as a teammate. After all, he is only perverted towards you, but he seems to be a normal person at other times."

"...You have completely revealed your sinister inner thoughts." Sully had a blank expression.

Egbert walked up to Cyril, whose hair stood on end, like a zombie.

He began to repeat himself like a repeater: "Eat and sleep together..."

Euphia stood beside Egbert, holding his collar and shaking him wildly: "Take back your idea! No, you have to completely destroy this damn idea in your brain! Sully must not eat and sleep with a pervert like you, otherwise who can guarantee that you will not collect his hair, saliva, dandruff and nails..."

The Lions leader poked Euphia, who was like an angry female lion, and said what he wanted to say before being slapped on the head by Euphia.

"Don't you think what you're saying now is even more perverted, Euphia?"

Euphia paused.

Euphia chose to march towards the sea of ​​stars...meaning to beat the leader of the Lions until he saw stars and his blood surged like the sea.

Egbert asked Cyril, and took out the notebook he always kept in his pocket: "Does Lord Sully have any little habits when he sleeps?"

"Because he has no elemental affinity and cannot use elements to maintain his body temperature, he always wraps himself up like a cocoon when he sleeps."

"And more."

"Every morning when I woke up, Sully's head was like a chicken nest. I didn't know how he slept. Sometimes I could see a bunch of disobedient hair on his head, dangling on his head."

"Please continue."

"When I get up at night, I can't see the environment clearly because there are no elements to enhance my five senses. I occasionally bump into things and tears well up in my eyes."

Egbert:!

"Cyril," he said in the most serious tone.

“What?” Cyril asked.

"Please learn to paint. I am willing to buy the picture in your memory for a hundred gold coins."

"Two hundred!" Cyril's eyes lit up instantly.

"make a deal!"

…

Roy: "…I'm sorry, young master. Whoever wants to have a teammate like this can do so. Even if he's not targeting me, I think he's seriously ill."

Sully: "...I can give you one gold coin, please take him away! If it doesn't work, we can talk about it, two gold coins will do."

…

…………

But even though he spent a huge amount of money, Sully ultimately failed to trade Egbert to Roy.

For the next two days, they spent a period that was quite happy for everyone else, but particularly abnormal for Sully.

Because he knew what he wanted to do and was also clear about what he had been inspired by Sully's guidance, in the last days, Egbert always felt as if he was about to lose sight of Sully completely and wished he could be by his side 24 hours a day.

After refusing in vain, Sully treated the orange cat he had raised at home as a human being.

If you want to stick to me, then stick with me. Cats are sweet when they want to stick to me, but when they don’t want to stick to me... you are nothing.

Just bear with it and it will pass.

But this cat never wants to stick around!

But when Egbert was about to leave, and it happened to be his birthday, Sully still gave him the keychain.

"I originally thought I could only give it away in advance or keep the gift, but who knew the date would be such a coincidence." Sully placed the gift box containing the keychain in Egbert's palm.

"It's not something of special value, I just feel that I should give you a key to my house." Suli smiled and said, "Although the house is rented and I have no blood relationship with you, I still feel that..."

Sully took the initiative to hug him. The boy's body temperature was very high. When Egbert felt it, he felt his heart burning.

“It’s great to be able to have you as a family.”

After saying this, Sully let go of Egbert.

He simply ignored Egbert's slightly lost look and even dragged Cyril into the water.

"Cyril, take out your gift."

Cyril shrank her neck and said, "Forget it. I always feel that the gift I chose is meaningless."

"Don't always take the meaning of things too seriously. Sometimes, meaningless things themselves are meaningful," Suli explained.

When Egbert took out his notebook and wanted to write down this sentence, Suli stopped him decisively: "Don't do such outrageous things at this time, okay?"

Egbert took back the pen with regret.

Cyril first expressed that she couldn't beat Sully in an argument, and then took out the gloves and wrist guards she had chosen.

"Because I think Brother Egg is different from me and Sully. We won't directly participate in the battle, but you always put yourself in danger. So I bought gloves and wrist guards. Although I don't know if these things have any protective effect, I still hope you can accept them."

He spoke somewhat awkwardly, his face looking a little red.

Sully was lying on the sofa next to him, laughing lazily. The light in the small building was excellent, and the early morning sun shone in. Because it was not summer yet, it was warm and cool.

When Egbert left, he took nothing with him except the birthday presents from the two of them. Euphia and the Lions Club leader did not come to see him off either. The only one who was a little disappointed was Roy, who wanted Egbert to be his teammate but did not dare to get too close to him because some of his behaviors seemed a bit abnormal.

Roy's face wrinkled into a bun. He watched Egbert's back disappear towards the currently sealed city gate, and then he said, "You should know what he is going to do, right?"

Suli looked at him strangely: "How could I know?"

Egbert gave Sully the same feeling as when he was still studying away from home, and those people older than him went out to work. What kind of work would they do, what kind of business would they be in, where would they go in the future...

He knows nothing. He is not the worm in the other person's stomach.

It's enough to just confirm his safety and know that he can take care of himself.

Roy frowned and touched his nose and said, "I always feel like you are some kind of old father who can control everything no matter how hard the children struggle outside."

Too accommodating.

During these few days of getting along, Roy didn't find that Sully had any curiosity at all, or that she had the childishness like Cyril.

"You look so weird." The two-star mercenary didn't pretend to be thinking, he just said it straight out.

Suli stopped looking into the distance and squinted at Roy: "Are you attacking me personally?"

"No, I was clearly complimenting you."

Suli's eyes gradually turned dangerous: "To be honest, we are not familiar with each other to the extent that you can stay in the small building at will."

Although some personal situations have been exchanged, it does not mean that the other person can live in your own home openly.

Roy held up his hands: "You need to ask the Lions leader."

"He paid me ten gold coins a month to be your long-term bodyguard. For a low-paid two-star mercenary like me, I can get this kind of non-combat mission where I don't have to do any work and can get paid... I think it's not bad. At least when I drink barley, I don't have to worry about not having the chance to drink it one day."

"What about him?" Sully looked at Mark, who was particularly "housekeeping", "virtuous" and "gentle", and always felt as if he was in a trance.

"Oh, it's the one called Mark." Roy turned his head and glanced at Mark. "Euphia said that after a period of time, Mark is quite suitable to replace Egbert as your long-term chef and also serve as a bodyguard."

Sully glanced at Mark, who was mopping the floor very virtuously, and then looked at Roy, who was standing next to him and doing nothing...

"Mark is more than enough to protect me." The point is that he can also mop the floor, wash clothes, and do housework. Suli sighed, "I'm going to ask the Lions Club leader to fire you now. Do you think it's possible for me to get the extra ten gold coins that he originally used to hire you?"

"No way, young master, do you need to be so fussy about ten gold coins?" Roy was surprised.

Sully didn't know whether Roy really didn't know Egbert's identity or was deliberately calling him in such a teasing way.

Suli just shut himself off...

"A monthly salary of NT$100,000 is not a lot of money in your eyes!"

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