"Self-hypnosis?"
Carlos asked uncertainly. If it weren't for the serious look on Kasha's face, he would have thought that her old habits were coming back and she was saying something casually to tease him.
"Humph, I knew you wouldn't believe it. You are thinking in your heart that when it comes to self-hypnosis, it is actually a necessary basic ability for every adventurer living in this world. Guys who don't know how to self-hypnotize are in this world. You won’t live happily, that’s what you’re thinking.”
Carlos was silent, as if he confirmed Kasha's words. He did think so just now.
With a sigh, Kasha turned around and said to Carlos with a slightly confused look: "Although we adventurers are powerful, we also have greater responsibilities. Compared with those who live in the world, As civilians in a closed world, our footprints are all over many places, and our knowledge is broader and more profound. Those civilians often envy us like this, but they don’t know that this is precisely a kind of sadness. If there is a choice, in this cruel world In the world, we would rather live in a closed cage like those civilians, this may be better."
"This is not a flat world. It is full of desolation and killing. Death after death, sadness after sadness, parting between life and death, fear and powerlessness. Such pain accompanies us all the way, never ending, the footprints of our adventurers They are scattered in many places, and most of the things we have seen are these, but these things are not what we are willing to know or come into contact with, but we have to come into contact unless we stop moving forward and gradually I started to feel numb, started to learn self-hypnosis, and learned how to find a bit of fun from these sad things. This is probably what you think of self-hypnosis."
"but……"
At this point, Kasha paused for a moment, then pointed at his eyes and smiled at Carlos.
"No matter how we hypnotize ourselves, those fears, pains, sorrows, and helplessness are always the imprints that cannot be erased on the soul. Even when we smile, no matter how bright the smile is, those adventurers who have experienced the vicissitudes of time, You can see the pain behind the smile in the other person's eyes, and it's like a tragic face that is smiling and shedding tears."
After saying this for a long time, Xia opened his face with an artificial smile. He exhaled and poured the wine bottle into his mouth again. He raised his head and poured in big mouthfuls. The red wine overflowed from the corner of her mouth. In the eyes of Carlos at this time. It seemed as if it was gradually turning into what she just said - the blood and tears behind the smile.
"ha--"
It took about half a minute to drink. Xia Cai let out a breath of wine as if satisfied. He wiped the corners of his mouth and said harshly.
"Damn it. Why are you talking about these heavy things? Where did I just say it? Oh. By the way." She seemed to have remembered something. continued.
"What I just said is self-hypnosis mastered by ordinary adventurers. There is nothing praiseworthy about it. Adventurers who have not mastered this level of ability have probably gone crazy long ago. Because of this, I have to admire Mr. Wu. .”
Kasha recalled. He slowly said: "How should I put it? That boy... is very special. He is very optimistic... hmm. Perhaps it should be described as silly and cheerful. It seems that there is no room for sad things in my head. It was the first time I saw him. At that time, I had a ridiculous feeling..."
"It feels like this silly boy is living in another world. The aura he exudes is incompatible with the dark world. There is no turbidity in the eyes of civilians and no heaviness in the eyes of adventurers. Although his will is weak, he has a carefree face. The carefree giggle is indeed enviable. However, at that time, I thought that this carefreeness would soon be shattered by killing and cruelty. At that time, there was a feeling in my heart that I was watching the most pure and precious things. Things, the helpless feeling that they are about to be contaminated.”
Kasha smiled and seemed to feel ridiculous for his thoughts at the time: "Later, as I expected, he gradually deteriorated after two experiences. However, at the end of the second experience, he returned to the camp and After meeting the smelly girl, I discovered that his whole person had completely changed, like a dusty treasure that had been taken away to be cleaned and returned to its original glory."
Kasha's smile became brighter: "Deep self-hypnosis, I can only describe the boy's special ability in this way. It is precisely because of this ability that he can always maintain that silly and cheerful face, allowing him to have our adventure More and more people were attracted by his silly aura and gathered together. Their smiles gradually became cheerful. Well, his personality also became a little strange. It seems that I also... Damn..., Carlos, have I changed a lot compared to before?"
She covered her forehead with a headache, suddenly noticed something, pointed at herself and asked hurriedly.
"Indeed, the teacher has become more cheerful than before. I remember that in the past, the teacher would often hide in the forest and drink alone, without caring about anything. He would drink all day long, but now he is almost invisible."
Carlos laughed, and he finally figured out why the druid gave him a unique sense of affinity, because he had something that all adventurers, including himself, did not have and longed for. Things, so I am unconsciously attracted to them and want to share them and smile together.
"Really? It's true..." Kasha panicked.
"I didn't expect that the Amazon Kasha, who is the peerless master of my generation and is known as "one spear to take over the world", would be infected by that murderous aura. No, I have to discuss it with Akala tomorrow. It's best to kill that stupid boy. Lock him up to prevent his stupidity from spreading further."
"..."
In fact, Carlos really wanted to ask his respectable teacher Kasha - last time, didn't you claim to be "a bow to pierce the blood moon", and the spear was just an assistant?
"yawn--"
Is it cool and windy at night? I rubbed my nose and thought about it. After walking on the forest path for a while, my heart gradually calmed down. I was about to go back and tease little Vilas. Suddenly, a small and almost inaudible movement came from the depths, attracting my attention. .
Who would be there at this time? After confirming that the noise was not caused by wind or small animals, I felt a little confused. Could it be an adventurer camping nearby? Impossible. Ever since my title of Cloaked Man spread, all the adventurers around me have moved away. Firstly, this is the treatment of a strong person. Secondly, every time Willas, Little Ghost, I and I
This intimate scene of holding hands and hugging made the adventurers' eyes immediately turn red, and some of them even wiped the corners of their eyes in an exaggerated manner.
Ahem, it’s not that I can’t understand their inner feelings. If they didn’t move away, these adventurers would really howl like wolves in the middle of the night and shed a string of tears of blood like single men.
Who is it? I walked slowly towards the source of the sound with slow steps. After a while, I walked around the small open space in front of a big tree, and a familiar and familiar petite pink figure appeared in my eyes.
It was Sarah, I was startled.
She stood upright in the middle of the small open space, standing calmly concentrating on the divine sword, with a solemn expression. Then her front feet moved as fast as a fleeting light, and the long sword in her hand turned into a straight line of light and pierced forward. The long sword thrust out, from the forearm to the tip of the sword. , straight and straight, without a trace of tremor.
Then, she withdrew her gesture, stood attentively for the first time, and stabbed out again. The landing point of her steps, the tip of the sword, still perfectly overlapped with the position of the first time. There was no trace of distance. There was already a clear mark where her front foot was. The footprints, at the tip of the sword, were cracked by repeated air stabs, giving people the feeling of a small hole being opened.
There are no graceful and gorgeous moves, no dazzling sword light. Sarah's swordsmanship feels more like an assassin's way of assassination. Simple, simple, fast and tricky, coupled with petite and light body skills, this is it. A perfect example of Sarah's swordsmanship.
After practicing several basic movements such as thrusting, pulling, picking, chopping, wiping, and teasing, I practiced it again. There was a slight sweat on my forehead, and then I made a gesture of sheathing the sword. It seemed that I was ready to stop. .
At this time, I just walked out, and Sarah immediately noticed the movement and turned around suddenly. Her crimson pupils looked as hot and beautiful as dancing flames, but the gaze cast inside seemed to be stained on her hands. The flash of the long sword at the moment it was thrust out made people feel a chill on the tip of the sword, in the fingers and throat. Sarah's temperament at this moment felt like a ball of ice flame that could not be approached.
"Big brother?"
Her lips pondered slightly, a little confused, as if she had not yet changed from the solemn and rigorous attitude during practice, and then the sword-like coldness in her eyes gradually melted away, and really became as hot and warm as a flame.
"Big brother!!"
This time there was a confirmation sound, and the long sword in his hand disappeared in a flash, and the little angel came up with a gust of fragrant wind, and his beautiful eyes were filled with surprise and joy.
"Baby, I just said where you have been. You are here to practice. This is not possible. There are so many adventurers in the camp now. What should we do if there is any danger?"
It was just a casual comment at first, but as he spoke, he became more and more worried and his tone became more and more serious. Although Sarah's skills are indeed good, but now that there are a lot of senior adventurers in the camp, Sarah is no match at all. There is no guarantee that something unexpected will happen. What should we do then?
"I'm sorry, big brother, Sarah will be more careful in the future."
As soon as I said that, Sarah immediately lowered her head, as if admitting her mistake. Her pitiful look was like an injured kitten, which made people unable to get angry at all.
"Forget it, if you want to come out to practice in the future, you have to tell me." I gently reached out and rubbed her pink hair. I saw that she was only wearing a thin set of clothes, and there was something wrong with her body. She was sweating and the night breeze was slightly cool, so she couldn't help but wrap her petite body in her cloak and hug her.
"Big brother is still wearing a cloak." Sarah, who felt the transfer of each other's body heat, felt warm in her body and heart, showed a happy smile, pursed her pink lips and smiled.
"Hmph, you also followed the example of the little ghost and started teasing me."
I knew Sarah was referring to my title of cloaked man, so I couldn't help but snort, and patted the soft buttocks lightly.
Sarah's delicate and exquisite body is as light and soft as clouds. Holding it in your arms gives people a warm and soft feeling of comfort. No wonder the ancients said that the queen takes a bath and Loli warms the bed. It does make sense.
"Big Brother is about to compete tomorrow."
Little Sarah curled her body deeply into my arms, breathing softly like a kitten, showing a happy expression of enjoyment. She was silent for a moment, and then said softly.
"Yeah, I was so nervous that I couldn't sleep, so I happened to catch a little angel when I went out for a walk." As I said that, I held Sarah tighter in my arms.
"Baby, do you want me to win?"
Even though the other person’s answer was already known to me before asking, I still couldn’t help but ask. This is the so-called male vanity.
"Well, of course it's the eldest brother." Interview on reading novels on the computer. 1． m
The little guy rubbed himself in my arms a few times again, feeling itchy. His breathing was somewhat rapid due to the high-intensity practice just now, and his breathing gradually became evener, as if he was planning to make a warm nest in my arms to sleep.
"However, in fact, for my sister Willas, Alice, Risa, Linya and Sharna, it doesn't matter whether the eldest brother can win the championship, as long as the eldest brother can stay with us. .”
Sarah in her arms gradually spoke softly in a sleepy voice.
"This statement makes me feel like I will lose." Although I knew Sarah didn't mean it this way, I couldn't help but touch my nose and said in a dumbfounded voice.
"Big brother, do you think you will lose?" Sarah asked, squinting her eyes and raising her head slightly.
"me?"
I tilted my head and thought carefully for a while. For a long time, I recalled every battle between Yaro, Seattle, and Carlos in my heart. Then, there was a feeling in my heart that even I couldn't Transitions that feel unrealistic inflate your confidence.
"Indeed, Carlos is very powerful, but I don't know why. I always feel that he is not too strong. If you want to win, you will definitely win."
I clenched my fists and couldn't help but look at it in fascination. Could it be that my pseudo-realm was the same as Seattle's, with its own special abilities that could greatly inflate the owner's self-confidence? This is not a good thing. It is good to have confidence, but if you become arrogant because of it, it is no different from the protagonist in a third-rate knight novel. Think back to the opponents you have come along the way, Belial, Angelesmon, Carlos, Gamorro, and Niracek, which one was weaker than me at that time? Although they won like the protagonist in the end, if I were to replay the battle now, I wouldn't be sure I could kill them again.
So, this must be just an illusion, you must be careful, you must be cautious, the inexplicable self-confidence goes to your head.
"Hehe, it's rare to see big brother so confident."
The little angel in my arms couldn't help but smile when she heard my confident words just now. Although I really wanted to explain to her that I just had a momentary excess of self-awareness and was possessed by the soul of the protagonist of a third-rate knight novel, saying that I was proud of myself. It's a big deal, but as a man, especially in front of the girl he likes, what he says is like water thrown out, and there is no way he can take it back, so I choose to remain silent.
"But..."
When I was silent, little Sarah continued to use her dreamy soft voice, and her big eyes narrowed into a straight line comfortably in my arms.
"I really hope that my eldest brother won't be so desperate."
Combing the soft pink silk, although I was a little surprised by this sentence, I still looked at Sarah with a smile and waited for her to continue.
Squinting eyes: slightly opened, probably because she saw that I was not angry, Sarah continued: "I think that Paladin Carlos seems to have some reason to win, and he will definitely fight hard in the game, so , more than victory, we hope to see our eldest brother safe and sound..."
Sarah raised her head, probably because she was afraid that I would misunderstand something, and said cautiously.
"I know, but I really want to have a good fight with this guy. I promise you, I will try my best, but I won't make you worry, okay?" As if making a promise, I pressed my finger on Sha La Qiao kissed her on the face, rubbed her soft face affectionately and said.
"Um."
The response was a happy nod, and after a while of silence, Sarah's breathing gradually became gentle and even.
She really looked like a kitten. Looking at the mature Sarah in my arms, my eyes became more and more hazy.
I am convinced that Sarah has never met Carlos. Just from the battle between him and Seattle, I can see the determination in Carlos's heart to fight to the death, which makes me surprised and seems natural. things.
Because Sarah's ability is to read people's hearts.
Recalling the first moment I met her, it seemed that it had always been like this. Although she looked like a little loli inside and out, Sarah had always been very sensible.
When I first came to Darkness, she understood my inner desire to be by my side and gradually calmed down my hesitant heart.
Although she is not as gentle as Willas, and her housework skills are not as dazzling and brilliant as the little ghost, but when it comes to understanding others, I am afraid that the youngest Sarah is the most powerful one. From the time I met her to the present, she has always been Like an angel, it warms me, but it never breaks my heart.
What I want and what I want to do, except for Vilas, seems to have not escaped her eyes, but she never said it. She just smiled silently and watched Vilas prepare everything for me, without showing off or competing for favor. , for her age, this kind of well-behaved and mature is simply incredible.
Looking back now, probably even when she first met her, she played a horse riding game on Lal's back, which was not a sign of childishness. It was not so much that Lal was accompanying his lonely daughter who lacked father's love at that time. Lar is still torn between family and experience, and it is Sarah who is healing the painful father in her heart.
Sarah's heart is not pure, but her heart is not as innocent and childish as her appearance. Instead, she is well-behaved and stable beyond her years. Although I don't know where this character comes from, I think it is probably related to her. The loneliness when I was young must be related to the teachings of Aunt Lisa. Aunt Lisa seems to be more penetrating to people's hearts, and she is completely an enhanced version of Sarah now.
Well, that's all. I just hope that it won't be an enhanced version of Sarah in terms of the snarky index. Although it's a bit regretful, I don't have the cute and sly attribute.
Thinking like this, I picked up Sarah gently and walked slowly home. Although the night wind was cold, the softness in my arms, the hot breath and body temperature made me willing to keep walking like this... …
…
"So, Teacher Kasha, what are the good and bad news you brought?" After Kasha's answer, Carlos, who had solved all the confusion in his heart, finally asked after being silent for a while.
"Didn't you say that once you have made up your mind, it doesn't matter whether you know it or not?" Kasha turned around and asked with a teasing smile.
"Although this is the case, since the teacher is here, let's just ask him casually." Carlos still ignored Kasha's teasing and responded with a serious expression that could defeat ten thousand moves with one move.
"Tch, I told you that even that boy from Seattle is much more interesting than you. Although boy Wu's stupidity is contagious, when it comes to character, he is the one who got the true inheritance from me."
Kasha said in a proud tone that sounded unworthy of pride to outsiders.
"But I'm not telling you this for free. After that, you have to promise me something." After saying this, Kasha's expression became slightly solemn.
"Of course, even if there are no conditions, I will follow Teacher Kasha's instructions, as long as I can do it." Carlos is not stupid, who knows what requests the old and disrespectful Kasha will make, so Xiaoxiao is tactful one time.
"Then let me tell you..." Kasha took a deep breath and stretched out a finger.
"First, let's talk about the good news first. The good news is that I have found out the strength of Mr. Wu for you."
Is this good news? Carlos, who was as serious as he was, couldn't help but smile bitterly, and then felt a little bad in his heart. If this was good news, wouldn't it be bad news?
"You're right."
Kasha's eyes were solemn, and in a tone without even the slightest hint of joking, he stretched out his second finger and spoke to Carlos word for word.
"The second one is the bad news. If the battle with Seattle Lake is your true strength, then I regret to inform you in advance that your probability of defeating Wu Boy is - zero!!"
Looking at Kasha's serious look, Carlos's mind was buzzing. His winning rate... was zero?
