When he led Erica and the new little girl Annie to the yard in front of the blacksmith Gott's house, Rickett was surprised to find out before he had time to invite everyone to have breakfast together:
Gus, who came back first, actually entered Gott's warehouse at this time, and began to look at the armors and various items that were densely arranged like an army weapons warehouse under the introduction of the blacksmith Gott. Are you selecting weapons?
"Gus?"
"What are you..."
"strangeness!"
"Why are there so many weapons and armor here?"
First he asked Gus subconsciously, and then Rickett looked around in surprise and asked in disbelief.
It had been quite some time since he, Gus and Casca came here to take refuge and recuperate. However, this was the first time he discovered that Gott actually had such a room that could arm at least hundreds of warriors. Weapons and equipment arsenal!
"..."
Gus didn't answer. He just walked around silently in this house, which was no worse than an ordinary military logistics arsenal.
"Of course there are many!"
"My father used to be a famous blacksmith in the city. He used to specialize in making swords and armor for the lord!"
"And bows and arrows, and cannon, and spurs, and shoes."
"In fact, he can hit anything, he's a genius!"
Erica, who walked in with Rickett, proudly puffed out her small breasts and said.
"??"
"Annie?"
"Are you hungry?"
Then, Erica, who was just about to show off some of her adoptive father's works, was shocked to find that Anne, who had come back with them, actually ran to the table in front of the yard and picked up their breakfast. , and you don’t have any intention of seeing anyone outside?
"Uh-huh, uh-huh..."
(~)Chew!
"Don't worry about it, just eat whatever you want!"
ヾ(^^*)))
Although the breakfast in the basket on the table looked a bit simple, only some toasted hard bread and hot milk, plus some dried meat and cheese, Anne said that she would definitely not dislike it in this situation. .
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"..."
Erica, who had no choice but to say something, just turned her attention to the warehouse again.
"!!"
"What kind of sword is this?!"
At this time, before Erica could say anything else, Gus, who was wandering around the warehouse, was quickly attracted by a huge sword.
Of course, instead of saying it is a big sword, would it be more appropriate to say it is a huge lump of iron?
"Dragon Slayer Sword!"
"Dragon-slaying sword?"
"Um!"
"That……"
"Then why was it made so big and strange?"
"snort!"
"Back then, the king ordered the whole country to provide dragon-slaying swords, and the lord asked me to make one. So, I followed the instructions from above and made such a sword that can slay dragons!"
"later……"
"I almost didn't get hanged by those ignorant nobles. Fortunately, I was lucky enough to escape, and then came here to make a living. This is the masterpiece I brought out at that time. I think it has great commemorative significance, so I have been Keep it."
Faced with Gus's inquiry, the blacksmith Gott had no intention of hiding anything and directly told what happened between him and the ferocious iron lump 'Dragon-Slaying Sword'.
"So that's it..."
"!!"
"So heavy!!"
Gus nodded, noncommittal, then thought about it, stepped forward, and then raised it with difficulty with one hand.
"This ratio!"
"It's too big and heavy..."
Then, he gritted his teeth and slowly swung it a few times. Even as strong as Gus, he couldn't help but gasp a little and sighed, feeling that such a weapon seemed not suitable for normal warriors.
"It looks terrible!"
"Can it really slay a dragon?"
Rickett, who was standing aside, took two steps back to keep himself farther away from Gus so as not to be hit by the giant sword wielded by the opponent. Then he turned to look at Gott, who also silently took two steps back and asked. .
"have no idea!"
"but……"
"If dragons really exist in this world, I think it should be possible, right?"
After pondering for a while, blacksmith Gaut replied with a sinister smile.
"..."
After opening his mouth and looking at Gus who was still unwilling to put down the dragon-slaying sword that was obviously not suitable for normal people to use, Rickett said nothing in the end.
"that……"
"Gus?"
"Compared to that sword, I think you should find a suitable pair of armor first?"
Immediately afterwards, Rickett began to wander through Gaut's works. After first skipping the weird masks and chastity locks, he soon found a metal prosthetic hand and a small but small hand in one place. Extraordinarily delicate hand cannon.
"Look!"
"There are many fine products here, as well as prosthetic hands and hand cannons. I have a bold idea. Do you want to try it?"
Looking at the exquisite and strong hand cannon and prosthetic hand, Rickett couldn't help but cheer.
It can be seen that the prosthetic hand and the hand cannon must have been built recently. It is obvious that although Gott does not say much, he has been thinking about Gus secretly, so that even such ordinary people use it. Everything that is not served has been prepared in advance.
"Well!"
"Rickit, that's a problem for you!"
Seeing the two things in Rickett's hand, and then looking at Gott standing by the door with his arms folded, Gus thought about it, and in the end, of course, he did not reject their kindness.
"but……"
"I'm leaving after breakfast later."
"From now on, Casca will be in your care."
Then, before Rickett could say anything else, Gus suddenly explained his intention to leave, and then looked firmly at the shocked and surprised Rickett.
"!!"
"W-what?"
"Gus, you..."
"Really leaving?!"
Although he had long thought that Gus would not be willing to hide here forever due to his temperament, when he heard what the other party said, Rickett couldn't help but exclaimed, and couldn't help but feel that the other party had proposed such a move. This thing was still a bit too fast and sudden.
"Yes."
"They won't let me go and will keep chasing me. It might be inconvenient if I take Casca with me."
"Especially since she is so repulsive and afraid of me now..."
"Let her hide in that cave. As long as she doesn't run around, she won't be discovered by those monsters. They will only come to hunt me down?"
Thinking of what happened to Casca before, Gus couldn't help but sigh.
Due to certain things, Gus knew that it was not too dangerous for Casca to be left here. Furthermore, the demonic little girl Annie told him last night that his holy light brand could heal her. However, he had to become stronger. He was not sure whether to do that, so he wanted to observe and leave Casca for a while and take advantage of this time to think about it.
"Anyway!"
"There are things I have to do!"
"You should understand, right?"
Dragging the dragon-slaying sword in his hand, Gus walked up to Rickett and stared at Rickett's face seriously and said in a deep voice.
"But!"
After pursed his lips and hesitated for a while, Rickett finally gritted his teeth and expressed an idea he had already thought about.
"Gus..."
"I think you should stay here, really!"
"Although it may sound a little heartless, but..."
"But the Eagle Group is over, the Eagle Group has been eliminated, and now there are only three of us left. You should no longer avenge those who died. You should stay with Casca. That’s what matters most, she needs you, doesn’t she?”
"it's all over!"
"Although I am unwilling to do so, the war is over, so give up!"
Rickett seemed to know what Gus was thinking, so he persuaded loudly and sincerely with such stubbornness. At the same time, his face was full of that unbearable and miserable look, as if he had really given up. Some thoughts gave up on the Eagle Group.
"No……"
"As long as we are here, the Eagle Regiment will not be finished, and the war is not over yet!"
Unfortunately, Gus was unmoved and retorted with a determined look on his face.
"listen!"
"Rickit, Casca is our leader now, you must protect her!"
"but me……"
"I am the captain of the vanguard, and my current duty is to break into the enemy's formation!"
"There's something..."
"I have to do it!"
After saying that, Gus patted Rickett's shoulder hard and gave him a look that couldn't be refused.
"I have to do it!"
"do you understand?"
What he hasn't said yet is: after everything that happened, the reason why he hasn't had a mental breakdown like Casca and turned into a lunatic or a disabled person is just because there is a crazy and firm idea in his body. Supporting him, and that will makes him have to take steps forward. It doesn't matter whether it's revenge or war. He must never stop. He must do something, for the Eagle Group, for himself, and more importantly. Casca!
otherwise……
He will really fall completely!
However, he has not yet figured out what to do and how to do it.
But no matter what, he would not leave the danger to Casca. Now, carrying two brands, being hunted by evil, and surrounded by 'demons', he chose to leave and embark on the path of resistance. Road has become the most suitable choice at present.
"That……"
After staring at Gus's single eye for a while, Rickett, who had been struggling for a long time, sighed and had to compromise.
"Are you really planning to leave soon?"
"How many days won't you stay?"
But even if it was a compromise, he still planned to keep the other party for a few more days.
"No."
"I just said, I'll leave after breakfast later!"
"I have decided."
Gus shook his head.
"But!"
"Aren't you going to say goodbye to Casca again?"
Rickett seemed a little intolerant, and he didn't know whether it was for Gus or Casca, or both?
"No."
"She doesn't recognize me now..."
"Besides, when she sees me, she will fall into that hysterical state, and if I go, I may attract those guys..."
"Just let her stay in the cave quietly. As long as she doesn't come out, she should be fine."
After a moment of silence, Gus still said this bitterly and lonely.
Although he himself could hide in the mines and survive like Casca did, he would not choose that. He would rather fight those monsters to the death and die among them one day in the future. In his hands, he is not willing to hide in a cave and tremble like a wounded wild dog waiting for the judgment of fate!
And then...
He doesn't believe in fate, he wants to control his own destiny!
There are some things that he must do, even if he only has one breath left, he must do them!
Go fight!
Go and fight! !
He just wants to let certain beings know that even if he is in control of his destiny, he must do things according to his own will!
"Well……"
'ah! ! ! '
"?!"
"!!"
However, at this moment, before Rickett could finish speaking, a scream came from Erica outside the door. Then, he and Gus both turned their heads and rushed outside the weapons warehouse to stand in front of Gott. and Erica, and saw at a glance: a huge, ugly monster standing maliciously outside the fence of the yard, staring at them with malicious intent.
"That!"
"What kind of monster is that?!"
Seeing that kind of ugly monster that only appeared in nightmares, even the blacksmith Gott, who was said to be well-informed and courageous, was so frightened that his arms trembled and his speech became somewhat awkward.
"??"
(.)
"Isn't he your friend?"
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At this time, Annie was biting a piece of hard bread in her mouth and holding a glass of hot milk in her hand. She pointed at the monster with some surprise and asked the four people who ran out.
"hey-hey……"
"found it……"
"food……"
"I haven't finished eating..."
The monster didn't even pay attention to Annie, who was standing at the front. It just stared at Gus who just ran out of the warehouse with greedy and cruel eyes, and laughed strangely with vague words. It also opened its dirty and smelly mouth.
"!!"
"of course not!"
"Annie!"
"Run!"
"That's a monster!!"
Fortunately, Erica, who had just screamed in fright and hid behind blacksmith Gott, was more loyal. She was the first to react and stuck her head out to urge Anne loudly.
"Jie!"
"That's it!"
"I knew it……"
"They will come sooner or later!"
Seeing that monster, Gus thought of what happened in the black tornado that day, and those monsters. Then, filled with righteous indignation, he directly raised the handle he just ran out with with a ferocious face. The huge and exaggerated 'dragon-slaying' sword was ready to attack the monster.
"not friend?"
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"That……"
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"It shouldn't matter if they burn it, right?"
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As she said that, before the angry weird uncle Gus could launch his attack, Annie, who instantly changed her face, stretched out her other free white and tender hand, aiming her palm at the hand that was about to step over the railing and enter. A monster comes to the courtyard.
Then……
boom! ! !
"??"
"!?"
"!!"
"???"
Under the extremely shocked and dumbfounded gazes of Gus, Rickett, Gott, and Erica, a flame shock wave roared out from Annie's hand!
Then, before the hideous, ugly and foul-smelling monster could react, it was instantly submerged in the flames.
"..."
"..."
"..."
"..."
soon!
When the fire dissipated, the four people who were still stunned saw nothing but the ashes of a burned fence and the large fan-shaped dark red molten mud and sand magma that was hundreds of meters long on the ground in front of them. Can you still see a little bit of the monster that was so arrogant just now?
"!!"
Gulu!
Seeing that such a monster was easily burned to ashes by Anne while talking and laughing, using a method that was simply unheard of and unheard of, Rickett was of course so horrified that he took two steps back and swallowed hard.
"G-Gus..."
"I kind of believe what you said before."
Then, after a while, he stiffly turned his head and said this to Gus, who was also a little shocked.
Before, he didn't quite believe it when Gus said that Annie was a 'demon', but now, if Gus said that Annie was transformed into a fire dragon, maybe he would choose to believe it?
"..."
The blacksmith Gaut did not speak, but his eyes almost popped out of his head.
He is a blacksmith, and he knows better than anyone how terrifying the flame temperature is that can instantly burn such a big monster to ashes and melt the mud of such a large area of land!
"..."
Gus didn't respond, just frowned slightly, and stared at Anne with his complicated and solemn eyes with his one eye.
"ah!"
"Okay, so awesome..."
But Erica is different.
She has a very good relationship with Anne now, although she only thinks so, but no matter what, when she saw that terrible monster being burned by Anne, she was not only surprised, but also more... Be happy for the strength of your companions.
"Is that magic?"
"I'm so envious!"
At the same time, she also began to envy that Annie, who was similar in height and age to herself, could possess such powerful power, regardless of what the three people around her, Gus, Rickett, and her adoptive father Gott, thought.
"alright!"
()hey-hey!
"You guys should come over and have breakfast quickly, otherwise it will be cold later!"
ヾ(⌒⌒*)
Anne didn't care about that or what those people thought. She just turned around and greeted the four people with different expressions, as if she was the owner here.
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