——Long time no see, Rean.
The last time I saw you was when I first entered school. It has been more than two years since I last saw you.
Theo showed me your recent photos. You've really grown up and become more manly.
Presumably this should also make you very popular with girls, but since you have a dull personality, it may not be uncommon at all.
In fact, I have to rush to the eastern continent as soon as possible, and it is also miserable there. The exhausted dragon veins and the barren land that continues to expand can be said to be a different world from the west.
I'm afraid I won't be able to go back in the next six months. I wanted to see you before departure, but I think this may be the arrangement of the goddess.
I heard about your name as the "Grey Knight" during the civil war. The reason why I accepted you as my disciple was because of the "ghost power" in your body and the mystery of your past and life experience.
You must be confused, but you don't need to be afraid. What I teach you is the "Seven Types" - a sword that brings a flash of light to the boundless darkness. Its essence is far different from other kata, and I don't know if you can understand the "reason" in it.
Even so, I still chose you as my "last apprentice" 10 years ago. Not Cassius, nor Arios, I will entrust the sword that truly completes "Eight Leaves" to your hand.
Even for a moment, be the sword that illuminates the darkness in a turbulent era.
If it is the comrades who share your soul with you, the comrades who inherit the soul will definitely be able to do it.
Take care of yourself.
——I plan to grant you the arcana when we meet again after returning from the east.
Enter Yun Kafai.
This is a letter that Teacher Yun wrote to Rean when he was in Youmir. It was sent to Elysee through freight channels, and then Elysee gave it to Rean.
Before starting over, this is the letter I received.
The content is exactly the same, with no changes.
Although he had already seen it once, Rean had a different understanding after watching it again.
First of all, it was the same old story. The master was the master and was not in the empire. He inferred his situation based on rumors and chatting with his father, and gave him the key to solving his confusion. Unfortunately, he was too stupid to realize it at the time.
If I could understand the deeper meaning earlier, maybe there would be a different ending.
Secondly, "Type Seven".
The secret meaning "Edgeless Sword" taught by Senior Brother Cassius on behalf of his teacher describes the principle as "being together", being with me, being with that, and being with all things.
This echoes the concept of comrades who "share souls" and "inherit souls", and he has indeed successfully advanced to Oden through the power of bonds.
But there is a difference between "bringing a flash of light to the boundless darkness" and "being together."
Although he understood it as being with the "darkness", not being swallowed by the darkness, and then cutting through the darkness, Rean always felt that it was more than that simple.
"Edgeless Sword" is just an arcane biography, and there are also all the secrets on it. You should wait until you hand out your own sword.
Moreover, Master has mentioned more than once that the Seven Types are the most profound, and it is the sword that Eight Leaves truly completed.
From this perspective, Brother Cassius’s teachings are only superficial.
It's not that he is looking down on his senior brother, but it's the fact that he is studying the first type of spiral. Even if other types have considerable cultivation, they can't compare with the "spiral", not to mention that the seventh type is special in nature, no matter the type. Or the principles are completely different from others.
Therefore, "being together" is just a stage, and "bringing a flash of light to the boundless darkness" is complete. It is not only a breakthrough of the curse of "black", nor is it only the shadow that ends the empire.
Based on this, it seems that I have gone astray.
The sword heading towards Shura was definitely not a shining sword.
Suddenly I felt sorry for Master and failed to live up to his expectations.
However, the "last letter" type that he came first also said, I have my own path, and I can walk my own path. As long as my heart is not biased, I will not really go astray.
Then complete the prototype of the sword first, and then complete the tasks assigned by the master if you have the chance.
As Alleria said, she is still young and has plenty of time.
Maybe by solving the problem of curses in a "perfect" way, you can learn from yourself without a teacher.
The meaning of ending darkness and bringing light is not ordinary beauty.
If there really is such a sword, let's call it "Dawn".
With such expectations, Rean put down the "previous" letter from his master and picked up another one, a letter from Yomier's family.
——I haven’t seen you for half a year, Rean.
It would be great if you, reading this letter, are in good health.
You should have heard what Elise said. In late May, Master Yun visited Youmil.
He left a letter for you, so I entrusted a trustworthy courier to send it to Elysee, and then delivered it to you.
It wouldn't be right to say that I mentioned it in passing... Anyway, I want to talk about what I promised before.
I think you should already know who your "real father" is. Although Elysee felt something was wrong before, my mother and I discovered it when you came back.
Now that I have discovered it but still failed to tell the truth, I must apologize to you first.
My relationship with "him" - Gillias Osborne - started about forty years ago. He was from a civilian background in the north, and his father had a good relationship with my father.
Because of this friendship, the Baron's family took in him, who lost his family due to an avalanche and was only thirteen years old.
I was only five years old at the time, and I considered Gillias my older brother. He then entered Thorz at the age of seventeen and left Ymir.
After graduation, he entered the regular army and was continuously promoted with outstanding performance. As a result, he was targeted by the aristocratic faction at the time. Although he could not make it public, after my father passed away and I inherited the title, he continued to communicate with Yumir—until that day fourteen years ago.
After three years, I finally heard "his" voice on the phone.
"I hope you can adopt a child. Then forget all my past with you, and don't tell the child anything.
Sorry, Theo, but that's all I can ask of you now. "
I immediately agreed to him, and rode my horse to the place he designated in the wind and snow.
What happens after that is just like you know.
I could tell at a glance that the child was definitely his son.
I knew he was married and had a son, and I had seen pictures of him as a baby. And she also looks a bit like his wife in the photo.
But I completely put all these things behind me and adopted the child and made him the eldest son of the Schwarzer family.
Fortunately, Lucia agreed with my decision, and Elyse quickly became attached to you.
The days after that were just like a dream. The child grew up to be a handsome son who made our couple proud, and also became a brother who made Elise very proud.
I also know that you are troubled by the mysterious "power" in your body, so you worship Master Yun as your teacher and try to solve this problem on your own.
You are a wonderful son and a wonderful brother. No one can take your place as a family.
Although he has changed a lot, I still believe that "he" is the same gentle and reliable brother Gillias as before. It was also because of the painful decision that he had no choice but to entrust his son to another father.
But even so, we never thought about "returning" you to him. Even if there is a duel, even if I really have no chance of winning, I will never give in.
I wrote this letter just to tell you my thoughts.
Sorry for taking up your time. Say hello to Elyse for me.
Yours sincerely, Theo Schwarzer.
Teacher Biyun's words were more formal, and it was obvious that he had carefully considered them before finally writing them.
He looked very distant, but Rean knew that this was how his adoptive father, Theo Schwarzer, expressed himself.
Father's love is like a mountain, which describes a person like him.
The same goes for his biological father, Gillias Osborne. Even if they finally met with swords and understood each other, it was hard for Rean to imagine that the iron-blooded monster could be "gentle and reliable".
This pair of sworn brothers are actually the same, they like to keep things and emotions in their hearts.
It seems that he is the same.
It seems like everything has been said, but in fact it still leaves a secret that has nothing to do with the overall situation.
Because I don’t want to make people worry, I’m afraid that if I say it, some things cannot be done so naturally.
Should I say that we are worthy of being a family?
I hope that if there is a chance, the three men can sit down, have a good drink, and get drunk - if nothing else, I should be the first one to fall down.
No, there will definitely be.
Although there are still some missing pieces, the key directions have been grasped through Tova's sorting out, through the information provided by Caster, and through Xiao Huan's special abilities.
What the biological father was forced to put down, what the adoptive father clearly cared about but couldn't say, he would pick it up for them.
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