The wind and snow outside the window have gotten a little heavier, and it seems that it will not stop until the morning.
The wind whimpered outside the window, but there was joy in the Demon King's Castle.
"Oh! This is kind of cool! I'll let Yu do the talking next time, A Li!"
"Let's do it next time, Lord Demon King."
"As promised, you won't be able to take the lead next time!"
Seeing the two people making trouble in front of him, the brave man lowered his head and bit his lip tightly.
"Stop...calling me a hero."
"What?"
"I am no longer worthy of being a hero after being rescued by a demon... Damn it!"
There was no anger in the last roar, only regret and self-blame for my own powerlessness. I tried my best to cover the falling tears with my hands but couldn't hide them at all.
"Then as you wish, young man, if you are not a brave man, then you are a guest of the Demon King's Castle."
Li Mo stretched out his hand to the young man sitting on the ground, but the young man did not catch it and stood up by resisting the pain of the wound.
Li Mo smiled helplessly and took his hand back. He hadn't seen such a stubborn person for a long time.
"I was born in the village of Noyal..."
"If you have anything to say, sit down and talk about it. Your injury needs to rest."
Li Mo waved his hand to interrupt the young man's words, helped the fallen chair to the stove, patted the backrest and motioned for him to sit down.
The young man did not express his gratitude and sat down silently. Li Moye brought a chair next to him and sat next to him.
"Is it Noah's Village? It's a village I've never heard of."
Li Mo was the first to speak and pick up the previous topic.
"Perhaps Santa Bellona City is better."
"I do know about the frontline city named after Bellona, the goddess of war."
Saint Bellona is one of the major cities in the Saint Firsia Continent where humans live. It is world-famous for its military industry and heavy industry. It is also called a frontline city because it is only adjacent to the Demon King Continent by an endless strait.
"Noyal Village is a small village on the border of Santa Bellona City."
"Yeah?"
"My parents were killed five years ago."
"Being a demon?"
It was really an old-fashioned plot. He had heard this kind of script too many times, and he was so numb that he could only give a symbolic wry smile.
"It was by bandits."
"Woo——"
Li Mo almost fell off the chair.
"Then you go to be an officer and fight against bandits. Why are you here to be a brave man? Why are you attacking our Demon King's City!"
"That was my plan initially."
The young man clasped his fingers together and pinched his fingertips till they turned white.
"But five years later, when I finally reached the age of 13 to join the army, I found that the bandits had been wiped out long ago."
Li Mo glanced at the young man involuntarily. Being by Li Mo's side made him look smaller.
Sure enough, he is only 13 years old. For human age, 13 years old is still a child. To let a 13-year-old child join the army, has humankind fallen to this level?
"Then what?"
"Then they heard about what happened to me and sent people from the church to comfort me."
"Huh, the church? Aren't they a bunch of lunatics?"
Speaking of human churches, there is only one group, the group that respects Philsiya as the supreme god, but in Li Mo's eyes, they are just a bunch of lunatics.
"The district leader of the church told me that the bandits there were all persecuted by the demons. Their homes were destroyed by the demons in the war 50 years ago. They were homeless, and so were their descendants. They had to become bandits. , so they told me not to hate humans. The heinous demons are the culprits. As long as there are no demons, humans will be happy..."
Li Mo sneered, what a ridiculous theory but it had to be believed.
The people in the church are really amazing.
"So you became a hero?"
"I don't know... I don't know what the definition of a brave person is. I just picked up the sword and crossed the endless strait to come here. Is this the so-called brave person?"
The young man raised his head and looked up at Li Mo. There was determination in his eyes but more of the confusion that he should have at his age.
"Hey, you are the strongest wise general, tell me, who am I?"
"I didn't know. Are you stupid to ask the demons about this kind of thing?"
"Yes......"
The young man covered his eyes and lowered his head again. Li Mo saw the firelight dancing on his messy hair. This hair must have been cut with a knife after it grew long, making it hard to look at.
"Come with me."
Li Mo didn't care about the young man's mood and forcefully pulled him to the bathroom, forced him in front of the mirror, and took out the haircut tools.
There was a clicking sound, and the boy's hair fell gently.
"do not move!"
Li Mo turned the young man's head which was deliberately tilted to the side back, and then pressed the top of his head fiercely.
"Young man, do you know what kind of person you are in my eyes?"
"Eh?"
The young man was overwhelmed by Li Mo's sudden topic. He stared at Li Mo in the mirror and found that Li Mo was also looking into his eyes through the mirror.
"He is a fool who was instigated by the church to die."
"..."
Li Mo didn't wait for the boy's answer and gave him the answer directly.
"But in the eyes of the church you are a fool who is easily deceived."
"Hey, that's enough."
"But in the eyes of the demons, you are a brave warrior of humans, and in the eyes of humans, you are their guardian..."
"What on earth are you talking about?"
"I'm saying, are you a little arrogant? Boy, there are too many definitions of a person in the world. Some people can't find it in their whole life, but you want to find it so quickly? This is too much. Too arrogant."
"but......"
"There's nothing good to say. If you can't find it, try your best to find it. If you're confused, just be confused. People who worry about this kind of thing are giants in thought and dwarfs in action. They are really hopeless."
Li Mo was speechless, put away the scissors, and used a brush to brush away the remaining broken hair on the young man's head.
The boy in the mirror has completely changed. Although he doesn't have a good-looking hairstyle, he is at least much neater and more energetic.
"How about it?"
"Ugly."
Li Mo punched him hard on the head.
Then he soaked the towel and threw it to him.
"Don't touch your injury with water. Wipe it with a towel first. This is my towel. Don't wipe it on any strange places."
"it stink."
He said this while wiping his face, but of course he got punched again and then put his hand on his head.
"You are still young and have a long time to come. You don't need anyone to tell you the answer, and you don't need to have the answer. Young people can worry as much as they want."
"Um."
The young man buried his head deeply into Li Mo's towel.
Li Mo patted his head. He knew that this was a child who lacked the guidance of his parents, a child who had lost the goal of revenge and was confused. Maybe he didn't know where his future should go, and was just a stupid kid drifting with the crowd. That’s all.
"Cry if you want to, it will make you feel better."
"Who wants to cry?"
He raised his head and stared at Li Mo fiercely, his eyes were red and there were tears in the corners of his eyes.
Oops, he is indeed a stubborn person.
"Where's my sword."
At the door of the guest room, the boy suddenly asked this question.
"It broke and then I threw it away. It was a poorly made sword and it broke with just a slight touch."
"Yeah?"
There was no blame, just a trace of reluctance and regret.
"The Broken Sword is gone, I'll give this to you."
Li Mo threw a short sword with a leather scabbard to the young man.
"If you want the remaining garbage from Demon King's City, I'll give it to you."
The young man pulled out his sword. It was a sharp sword made of fine steel. In a human weapons shop, he would not dare to ask for such a weapon.
"Aren't you afraid that I will hurt your tribe?"
"Then it depends on whether you have the ability."
"I'll leave tomorrow morning."
The young man withdrew his sword, hugged him tightly, and gave Li Mo an inappropriate answer.
He turned around and gently closed the door to the guest room.
The bird stepped on the branches to let the snow fall, and then gave a mischievous cry.
The perfect sunshine makes it hard to believe that last night was actually the night of a snowstorm.
The young man adjusted his equipment and stood at the gate. Miraculously, he no longer felt pain from the injury on his foot. It seemed that the medicine given by the demon was not cheap.
He wanted to leave without saying goodbye, but when he opened the door, Li Mo was already clearing the snow at the door.
"Are you leaving? Don't you want breakfast?"
"Not very hungry."
Li Mo shook his head helplessly, who could he lie to? He was so stubborn.
"Where are you going?"
"I don't know. It's rare to come to the Demon King's Continent. I have to take a look. I want to know what kind of existence the demons are. Are they really what humans say?"
Li Mo took out the bento he had prepared a long time ago and forced it into the boy's hand. The reason he gave him was that he had agreed to treat him to something delicious yesterday.
"Young man, you are coming from Salaimanda, which is what you often call the Land of Fire."
"Um."
"There's nothing there."
Salaimanda is named after the legendary Fire Elf, one of the four elemental elves. It is called the Land of Fire because of its numerous volcanoes, abnormal temperatures, and abundance of ferocious beasts. It is also the front line of the Demon King's Continent.
"I recommend you to visit Sylph. The Land of Wind is the most precious place for the demons."
Li Mo pointed out the way to the young man with a broom.
The young man nodded silently and walked past him in the direction pointed by Li Mo.
"You're taking care of me."
Surprise also has a cute side.
"Young man, come again if you're hungry."
"ah."
He turned his back to Li Mo and waved.
Then he stopped, turned around and shouted to Li Mo:
"One last thing to tell you, Li Mo, I really hate your haircut, and I'm not a teenager. You touched it when you carried me on your back yesterday!"
"ah?!"
Li Mo was shocked and looked into the full sunshine. Although she was a little thin, the person smiling in front of her was indeed a beautiful girl.
Next time, give her a beautiful haircut, Li Mo thought as he watched this snowy girl leave.
"Ah~~"
The Demon King's yawn woke Li Mo from his thoughts.
"If you feel sleepy, Demon King, please go to sleep first."
"Well, one more time."
Li Mo also slowly stood up, quietly stepped over the Four Heavenly Kings who were sleeping by the stove, and walked towards the city gate.
When I opened the door, the snowy wind rushed in, hitting my face as painful as a knife.
After waiting for a moment, Li Mo gently closed the door.
This year, she didn’t come either.
