The night of the third day...
Annie and Gus were already in a carriage and heading to their next destination.
Of course, the carriage was not hired with money. It belonged to a kind-hearted old priest and his daughter who they met on the road. Perhaps the other party saw that the two of them were traveling all night and felt sorry for them, so they invited them.
Originally, Gus didn't want to cause trouble to others and refused.
But no matter what, Anne ran up first regardless of it. Then, the old priest and the other party's daughter invited him many times. In addition, it was indeed on the way. Gus couldn't resist the kindness, so he still had to keep it secret. Face climbed into the carriage of the other party, and took a nap in the carriage with Anne and the old priest's daughter Clete.
"Mr. Gus..."
"The wound on your body looks so deep. Are you really okay?"
"Would you like a bandage?"
"We have some medicinal materials in the car that should work."
While the three of them were swaying forward with the carriage, the old priest's daughter, Clete, took several sneak glances at the strong Gus and his terrifying giant sword, and finally couldn't bear it anymore. Zhu timidly opened his mouth and asked kindly.
"It's fine!"
(*^▽^*)
"Sister Clete, you don't know, do you?"
(ω)
"He has the Holy Light. As long as he wants, he can directly heal the wound at any time!"
(￣～￣)Chew!
"Ignore him! Hey, I have some delicious fried pine nuts here. I'll give you some!"
☆(o*ω)
As he said that, before the uncle Gus, who had a dark face and looked like everyone owed him millions of gold coins, could speak, Anne on the side waved her hands and said indifferently, and stuffed a handful of pine nuts into the gram. In the hands of Miss Leiter.
"Holy Light?"
"Does it mean God's blessing?"
Claire barely understood that word, and at the same time she didn't fully understand the meaning of what Anne just said.
"But……"
"Since you have that magical ability, why don't you use it, Mr. Gus?"
Then, the young girl Clete, who couldn't help but feel curious, thought about it for a moment, then continued to look at Gus timidly and asked, while not concealing the look of anticipation in her eyes.
"..."
Gus raised his head and glanced at the girl Crete, then touched the other's clear and ignorant eyes with his one eye, and then slowly turned back again.
"because……"
"That's the ability given by the devil. I don't want to use it."
In the end, Gus said this, and after looking at Anne who was angrily staring at him from the sacks of unknown goods that were sitting on the opposite side of the carriage, he closed his mouth again and stopped talking. .
"!!"
"Evil, the ability given by the devil?"
"But……"
"Are there really demons in this world?"
Crete, who was new to the world, obviously didn't believe Gus's words. She just bit her finger with an unbelievable look of surprise on her face.
"Of course there are demons!"
()
"But..."
(ω)
"His holy light was not given by the devil!"
(-)
At this time, before that boring gourd Gus could slander her, Anne quickly explained in a crisp voice from the side.
"ah!"
"Is there really a demon?"
"That……"
"Annie, have you seen it?"
First she exclaimed, and then, after receiving Anne's affirmative answer, of course Clete continued to ask:
"besides!"
"The injuries on Mr. Gus's body were caused by demons?"
Speaking of which, in all her life, Clete had never seen anyone like Gus. There were countless deep wounds on his body, but he looked like he was fine. Moreover, the opponent could actually carry a giant sword that weighed at least several hundred kilograms. Walking freely in the rain, she felt admiration for that situation now when she thought about it, and couldn't help but steal glances at him again.
"Um……"
(`)
"That should be considered right?"
(^▽^)
Seeing that Clete seemed to be very interested, Anne thought for a while, and when she had nothing to do, she began to tell the glorious story of Gus fighting the demon leader of Kaka City the night before yesterday and killing and purifying him. .
turn out to be……
Yesterday, after Annie signed the contract with that bad old man, Gus, who was aggrieved and had enough to eat and drink, resolutely left the tavern and came to the city gate, regardless of the instructions of the townspeople and guards. He leaned his dragon-slaying giant sword against the city wall, sat down in the mud beside the city gate and waited.
Then, it turned out to be pretty much what he expected!
At midnight, the leader of Kaka City, wearing a ferocious snake-shaped plate armor, a black horse under his crotch, and a scarlet cloak, came to the front of the town with hundreds of knights, and resolutely closed the city gate and The panic-stricken town launched an attack.
However, just when they were about to break through the city gate and rush into the city to massacre the city, Gus took action brazenly.
Holding his giant sword weighing hundreds of kilograms, with his body passively flashing golden light, he rushed directly into the enemy's forward formation and soon started a bloody storm!
Although the villainous knights of Kaka City were highly skilled and well-equipped, they encountered Gus, who had an excellent record in the past and had the ability to kill hundreds of people during his mercenary period. In addition, Gus had a With the terrifying dragon-slaying giant sword and the blessing of the holy light, the fate of those cavalrymen in Kaka City at that time can be described as 'incomparably tragic'.
Under the terrifying whirlwind of giant swords, any cavalryman who was caught in the whirlwind, no matter how thick the plate armor he wore, would often end up with the man and the horse being cut off or smashed to pieces!
Not long after, after killing dozens of the enemy's forward cavalry, the villains in Kaka City became frightened when faced with Gus, who had a terrifying momentum and terrifying combat power, and had to rein in their horses and retreat. No one dared to step forward easily.
Ever since!
The leader of Kaka City, who was wearing a ferocious snake-shaped plate armor, a black horse under his crotch, and a scarlet cloak, had no choice but to take action himself and launched a charge against Gus.
What is surprising is that although the leader of Kaka City, who is wearing a ferocious snake-shaped plate armor, a black horse under his crotch, and a scarlet cloak, is majestic and looks very imposing when he appears, when the two sides come into contact, In just one move, his men and horses were hit by Gus with his giant sword, hitting the not too high wall of the town and smashing in hard, causing the soldiers inside and outside the city to instantly burst into an uproar. .
It's a pity that although Gus's attack smashed the leader of Kaka City into the city wall with his men and horses, and ordinary people would have been turned into flesh together with their horses, but that guy could still escape from the city wall. He crawled out of the damaged area, and after losing a battle with Gus, he transformed into a very ferocious and strong four-legged demonic snake that was at least four to five meters tall, and had a thick and terrifying tail!
Then, the two sides naturally fought again, and Gus began to fall into a disadvantage after the opponent showed his true form and was losing ground.
Then, when the shocked soldiers in and outside the city and a certain bad old man lord all felt that Gus was bound to die in the end, when they all thought that a terrible massacre was about to take place in that town, they were unexpectedly beaten to death. Gus, who was retreating steadily and vomiting blood and on the verge of death, roared angrily and then his whole body erupted with dazzling golden light?
Then, Gus, who was as if he had been given a shot of chicken blood and most of his injuries healed instantly, began to beat the demon leader of Kaka City to the point where he was retreating. Taking advantage of an opportunity, he cut the opponent in half with one sword. Two cuts?
Immediately afterwards, after Gus pressed the other party for some information to no avail, he brazenly used the golden light to incinerate and purify the other party, and then furiously rushed to Kaka City, which was shocked and didn't know how to react. The cavalry ranks vented their anger.
The two sides fought for nearly an hour, and in the chaos, Gus killed at least hundreds of knights on the other side, and single-handedly defeated the Kaka City villains who caused trouble for one side, causing them to completely lose their will to fight. And they ran away crying in all directions.
And when the morning light came the next day, in the wilderness outside the town, except for the broken bodies of men and horses scattered everywhere, there was no longer any enemy.
…
"ah!"
"It's actually the man-eating demon leader of Kaka City?"
"He was eliminated by Mr. Gus?"
"Really?"
Crete exclaimed, and then looked at Gus with even more admiration, and she did not hide the girl's admiration for the hero in her eyes.
Especially when she already had some affection for Gus?
"Well!"
"If that's the case, boy, you're really good!"
"God will bless you!"
Of course the old priest who was driving in front had heard the 'story' Annie told, so while he was amazed, he couldn't help but turn back and praise Gus in the car sincerely.
It was not the first time that he heard the name of the man-eating demon in Kaka City, and now, when he heard that the other party was actually killed by Gus, regardless of whether it was true or not, he would not be stingy with his words. A few words of praise.
"..."
Unfortunately, Gus didn't say much. He just closed his eyes and fell asleep against the carriage, not caring about what Annie and Clete were talking about about him.
"Is that the sword?"
"The weapon that killed the demon in Kaka City?"
As he spoke, Crete once again moved toward the exaggerated giant sword that Gus had placed on the carriage carriage like a door panel and was being used as a bench by the other party.
"If it's Mr. Gus, I think it must be true, right?"
"That's great!"
After watching it for a while, Clete smiled and praised it again.
If a mercenary brags about that kind of thing in front of Crete and her father, she probably won't believe it too much. However, if it is Gus, and if he sees the other person's gun in the car with his own eyes, she will not believe it. If it was a terrifying giant sword that could make it difficult for horses to bear the load, she felt it was quite believable.
After all, if a sword like that were hit on the head, ordinary knights and horses would be flattened. Therefore, when Clete thought about it, even that kind of man-eating demon must not be able to withstand its swing. Cut the attack.
"of course it's true!"
(ˇεˇ)
"But he is still a little too stupid. If he hadn't refused to let go and use the power of the Holy Light, none of the villainous knights from Kaka City would have escaped that night!"
(ˉ▽￣~)Cut~~
Unlike Clete who was full of admiration and praise, in Annie's opinion, what Gus did was still too bad!
Apart from anything else, if it were her stupid little bear Tibbers who took action, with the same power, none of those slow-reacting enemy cavalry would really be able to escape in the end!
But now, there are at least four to five hundred of those guys who are said to have done many evil things, and only one or two hundred are dead. That kind of record is really not enough in Anne's opinion.
Therefore, if the perfect performance is 100 points, then Annie can only give the opponent a maximum of 30 points, which is the kind that seriously fails and requires a make-up test. It can't really be more.
"!!"
"You don't have to worry about my affairs!!"
At this time, surprisingly, after hearing Annie's comment, Gus suddenly opened his eyes and glared at Annie fiercely with his one eye.
"!!"
It's a pity that his ferocious look certainly didn't scare Anne, but instead made Clete who was standing beside him startled a little.
"Well……"
"Mr. Gus, look at you..."
"You're supposed to be a mercenary, right?"
At this time, hearing Gus speak again, the old priest driving the vehicle in front suddenly turned his head and asked in a deep voice.
"..."
"It was before, but not anymore, but now..."
"Can you say it is again?"
"That's probably the case!"
After a pause, Gus didn't hide anything, he just said with his shoulders slumped uncertainly.
"cough!"
"I don't agree with the business of killing people and collecting bounties."
"Cause and reincarnation, you never know when it will be your turn, so..."
"Young man, you'd better think more about yourself."
He shook his head. Although he knew that it was not good for the two parties to say that kind of thing when they had just met, and there was a deep rift between them, the old priest who was driving the car still couldn't help but sigh and give Gus a kind word of advice.
"You do not understand……"
"I have a reason why I have to do that!"
Thinking of all the companions of the Eagle Group who died tragically, and thinking of Casca who is still crazy and being taken care of by Rickett, Gus' originally somewhat dazed eyes instantly became firmer and he rejected the opponent's offer without hesitation. exhortation.
He had indeed been a mercenary before and knew the cruelty of mercenaries. Later, he served as a noble for a short period of time during the most glorious period of the Eagle Regiment. Later, he left the royal capital in order to pursue his ridiculous goal and gave up his career. A life that could have turned out very well.
And now...
He is just a vengeful spirit who is cursed, chased by demons and undead, and then has to embark on a road full of blood, fighting, sin and death!
perhaps……
He is no longer a human being, and certainly not a mercenary!
Because he is not killing people for money, and others will not give him money!
"Why don't I understand?"
"I know that kind of thing very well!"
"You don't know, right? I have a nephew who said he wanted to use his sword to become famous and stand out, and then he ran off to become a mercenary regardless..."
"But in a war five years ago, he lost his life, and ended up being buried in an unknown wilderness without even a named tombstone!"
"If he hadn't done that in the first place..."
"I should have a wife and children now and live a happy life..."
Having said this, the old priest sighed again, and the mood in his words began to become a little lonely, looking full of emotion.
"..."
On the side, Clete, who was originally in high spirits, couldn't help but look a little sad. It was obvious that she recognized the nephew her father mentioned.
"Isn't that great?"
"At least……"
"He did what he wanted to do and died for it. When he reached the end of his life, he was happy."
"Not like me..."
"..."
As he spoke, Gus suddenly stopped talking. He lowered his head and stared blankly at the wooden boards of the carriage. He didn't know what else he was thinking of.
"Mr. Gus..."
Seeing Gus' state and knowing that Gus was in a bad mood, Crete certainly didn't mean to disturb him, but just gave him a worried look.
"Annie?"
"Can you tell me anything else about Mr. Gus?"
Then, seeing that Gus didn't want to speak and closed his eyes to sleep again, Clete had no choice but to walk to Annie's side and leaned in to ask softly.
"Other things?"
Σ(°△°|||)︴
"Um……"
(ˇˇ)
"It seems that I have only known him for a few days, and I don't know much about him!"
╮(╯▽╰)╭
In this regard, Anne said she was helpless because what she said was indeed the truth.
"That……"
"Tell me, are there really demons in this world?"
"Are they all like the demon in Kaka City, who looks like a big four-legged snake?"
Claire, who was a little unwilling, thought about it for a while, and then of course continued to ask about other things.
"of course not!"
(︵`)
"Devils and so on, some of them are really ferocious and ugly, but some of them are still very beautiful!"
(゜▽＾*)
In fact, if she wasn't worried that the other party wouldn't understand, Anne wouldn't want to casually define "demon" because that definition is relative.
For example, in front of delicious animals such as chickens, ducks, cattle, and sheep, humans like them would strip off the clothes of cute chickens, ducks, cattle, and sheep, then disembowel them and put them on the fire to roast and eat. Isn’t that right? That kind of heinous evil demon?
(…)
(●￣￣●)
(Tibbers fully agrees with this, because Uncle Bear eating humans is not the same as humans eating chickens, ducks, cattle and sheep. However, unlike humans eating chickens, ducks, cattle and sheep, there is no distinction between male and female. It Uncle Bear only likes to eat female humans with fine skin and tender meat, but it doesn’t like males and old ones too much.)
"!!"
"And beautiful demons?"
"How beautiful?"
Claire exclaimed, having never heard of that statement before, she continued to ask curiously.
"It's beautiful anyway!"
(lll￢ω￢)
"There are even cute ones like this one!"
()hey-hey!
"correct!"
|ω)
"That bad guy Gus, he keeps calling me a devil!"
(ψ｀▽′)o
"so……"
乛乛
"Sister Clete, are you afraid?"
()
After saying that, Annie put on a sinister and evil look and approached the other party to threaten him.
"!!"
"Ha ha!"
"Annie, stop joking!"
She was startled at first, and then she covered her mouth and laughed, expressing that she didn't really believe it.
"Annie."
"Let's talk about something else..."
So, just like that, the old priest in front was driving the carriage leisurely. When Gus fell asleep leaning on the carriage, the still innocent and innocent Clete, who should be sixteen or seventeen or seventy-eight years old, After pestering Anne, she began to whisper some secrets.
Outside, the night is getting darker.
But this lonely carriage was still swaying forward on the dark dirt road in the countryside, and it couldn't stop making that monotonous sound of "rattling, creaking" wood rubbing that was particularly harsh at night.
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