Chapter 2 Act One Resisting Injustice

The boy was walking silently in a dark corridor without sunlight. Corridors were illuminated by candles hung at equal distances from the castle walls, and the deep red carpet was dripping with wax.The carpet is badly worn, for the footprints of countless magicians who have passed through this corridor year after year have been vividly etched into the carpet. Those great magicians are intelligent, solemn, and wise men with lofty knowledge. But now I can't even hold a candle to it. Thinking of this, Giselle Anderbrucklin sighed. This is a 17-year-old boy.He has conspicuous silver hair, slightly longer, with some curly hair.Bai Jiu's skin matches her elegant face very well, making her look like a girl.Although he wore a magician's black coat, his steps had nothing to do with grandeur, arrogance, or even confidence.

From across the corridor came cheerful voices. A group of girls wearing the same coat appeared on the opposite side of the corridor he passed now.Contrary to this dim corridor, the young man felt extremely bright and dazzling seeing them chatting and laughing happily. The girls passing by said in a low voice. "Look, it's Giselle." "It's a pity that he hasn't got his wand yet." "Obviously he is the grandson of Professor Brinklin, what has he learned?" All they said was sarcasm. So childish, Giselle couldn't help biting her lip.He has been studying here for three years.These words have long been commonplace, but they cannot be completely ignored.

"He should have taken that younger sister away earlier." Giselle, furious at the last words she heard, turned her head away.However, the girls didn't notice the boy's reaction at all, and gradually disappeared into the distance of the corridor. "I can't help it... After all, I have no talent." Giselle slumped her shoulders and left the teaching building through the corridor.Unlike the dark interior of the castle, the sunlight outside is very dazzling. Compared with the veritable main building of the ancient city, the wooden dormitory is a very ordinary building.Giselle came to her cramped room on the second floor.

The room was very plain.There is only a simple bed and a slightly slanted small file shelf. I have nostalgia for this place at this moment, but I have to say goodbye to this room today. Because I have dropped out of the "Wise Academy". Giselle wrapped the leather sword belt on the bed around her waist. Looking at the appearance of a few throwing knives and a customary short knife hanging on his waist, this equipment does not look like a magician at all. "Farewell, thank you for taking care of me." After saying goodbye to the empty room, Giselle felt relieved.at this time--

"Hello, brother." "Hmm..." Giselle turned her head back with some fear. I saw a girl pushing open the door and looking into the house.Although her face was full of smiles, it felt like she was trying to suppress a passion that was about to run amok, so there seemed to be a subtle sense of disobedience. "I don't know yet... I heard that you dropped out of school on your own initiative?" "H-Hello, Meltina." Giselle smiled slightly, and then, as if oppressed by her sister's aura, she took a step back into the room. "Well, yes, of course you don't know. Because I haven't talked to you..."

"I also heard that you are leaving today?" The younger sister who asked in this way - Meltina smiled all over her face, but there was no smile in her eyes.In the eyes of Giselle, who is the elder brother, she is usually a flawless girl who is very suitable for smiling. A turban is tied on the head, and under the turban is golden curly hair, which seems to be as gorgeous as the sun radiating, and often attracts the eyes of the surroundings.She was wearing a unique naked dress, and her exposed skin was milky white as if it had been modified by a painter, which was extremely alluring.

Most of the people in and out of the academy dormitories wore the same magician-style coats as Giselle.However, although Meltina also lives in the dormitory, she is not a student studying at the academy.She made her living as a bard, so she often wore the ancient Sernian dancer costume. "No, that, that is, I happen to be going out and doing something..." Giselle replied.The younger sister took a "hiss" breath. "—Don't be a fool!" As expected of a bard, the deafening volume made Giselle tremble. "Drop out of college, leave the dormitory, and then? What are you going to do next? How much savings do you have? Have you found a job? Where will you live in the future? Where will you live tomorrow? Have you made any plans! These have to be planned Only then can we act!"

"Wait, wait a minute, calm down!" The whole room trembled, and if there were any glasses or windows in the room, they would have been shattered.Meltina's voice swept through Giselle's brain like a natural curse song.Giselle closed her eyes reflexively, plugged her ears with her fingers to withstand her sister's attack—— "Brother, please look into the other person's eyes when they are talking, understand?" "Well, I know, by the way, don't grab my arm with your teeth and claws..." She pulled away Giselle's arm protecting her ears, and tilted her head with a charming smile.

"So, shouldn't you apologize to me?" "I can't help it. Even if I continue to study here, based on my grades, it is estimated that I will never get a magic wand in my life, let alone become a real magician. So I don't want to hang around in the dormitory..." "Hmm, so that's the case." My sister said coldly. "Without a cane for ten thousand years, incompetence, talk without practice, and infinite failure. I think these thunderous nicknames for my brother are simply too appropriate." "Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu my family members say that about me, I'm really hurt..."

Ten Thousand Years Without a Stick—— After finishing all the courses, magicians trained in the academy can graduate from apprenticeships and be approved to become full-time magicians as long as they accept and pass a few exams. At that time, I will take over the magician's wand from the mentor.Giselle has received a lot of training as a magician since she was a child, but she couldn't pass the exam no matter how many years she took.Not only that, he couldn't even cast magic skills proficiently. Looking at his ugly appearance of constantly failing the rankings, many people contemptuously thought he was an incompetent guy. After all, Giselle's grades are like this, so it is understandable to be looked down upon like this...

"I'm not angry because you dropped out of school. What I'm worried about is what you will do in the future. Money is the big problem. What kind of job are you going to find? Let me state first, I hate the brother who hugs my sister's thigh Oh, it always feels gross." Meltina hugged her body and looked away as if feeling a chill. "Actually, to be honest, well, I also know that this is a helpless thing, and it's not because I'm stingy..." The younger sister glanced at this side. "That's right, what I'm worried about is just the worldly eyes, I'm actually not very..." "No, that's true, I don't have much money." Just when my sister was about to say something at last, Giselle interrupted her. "Actually, I also admit that I haven't found a place to live or a job. After all, I decided to drop out of school yesterday, and it's impossible to find it so quickly..." Giselle's property is only a few coins in the wallet.I'm afraid I'll starve to death in less than a month.It seems that the dissatisfied sister's worries are not groundless. "However, this is all caused by my clumsiness, so don't worry, Meltina. It has nothing to do with you after all..." "It doesn't matter to me, size!" "--what!" The younger sister pulled Giselle's ear and roared, and the voice was directly poured into the brain. "Mei, Meltina, you will cause trouble to the surroundings..." "This has a lot to do with me! If my brother wants to leave here, what should I do! I am not a student of the college! I was able to live in the dormitory only thanks to the kindness of Professor Bifulongsi! If my brother is from the college What should I do if I quit school and slap my ass and leave! I can't stay here brazenly!" "I know, I know, so..." Facing her sister's hysteria, Giselle stretched out her hands to hold her down. "I think, even if I leave, Mentor Beverance won't even drive out Meltina, after all, the mentor is not such a ruthless person... No... Maybe I can really do it..." "Just now, my mentor told me that I must leave once this month is over." "Hey." "The mentor also said that he wished his brother could find a residence and a job immediately." "This, this way..." "My brother has neither money nor time, and is not even used to this society at all, so I should reconsider the matter of voluntarily dropping out of school..." Seeing these moist eyes looking up at herself, Giselle couldn't help shrinking a little. There was anxiety in her younger sister's eyes, and Giselle knew that she was really worried about herself.Although it was a bit exaggerated, it was also because of her worry.After all, my sister has been such a child since before. Even so, the boy shook his head silently and said. "No... I won't change my mind this time." The younger sister narrowed her eyes slightly and asked sharply. "So, you have your own plan?" "Of course, I also thought about where to find a job and a place to live..." "So, what kind of job are you looking for? The world is not as simple as you think? Even if this is the 'City of Hope', there shouldn't be such a thing in this world that employs an incompetent person like my brother!" Indeed, she was right, finding a job is not that simple. I studied hard at this academy to become a magician, and I have never worked outside.The only possible useful skill that such a self possesses is—— "No, that, in fact, I already have some eyebrows." To be honest, I am still very confused and uneasy now. I also know that this is simply impossible. However, in order to reassure his sister, the boy confessed. The boy clenched his fists and spoke. "I think, to be an adventurer—" * The weather is sunny and sunny, and people sing hope enthusiastically. Although this is only a country with a short history, the people of this "city of hope" Fei Li are also the most passionate and dreamy among the seven nations on the eastern continent of Xintag.The Eastern Continent Seven-Nation Alliance—as the name suggests, is a multinational alliance composed of seven national alliances located in the eastern part of the continent.In this multinational alliance, Fei Li's historical accumulation is not heavy, but because it occupies the right time and place of the joint trading center, it has a dizzying development speed. Giselle Anderbourgulin was walking on the avenue of the royal capital.Unbelievably, the duet played by the endless stream of horseshoes and wheels on the stone road made people feel relaxed and happy, and added color to people's chatter and laughter.There are singing and dancing singers and poets on the street, as well as heavily armed mercenary groups, and of course there are also women from good families lining up in the market to pick fruits. At first glance, it looks like a peaceful scene, but—— "Extraordinary, extraordinarily! Another body was found in Ferris River! This is already the third one!" I saw a young man wearing a hat who looked like a reporter was selling printed newspapers loudly.Curious people flocked to surround the building with three floors inside and three floors outside.Giselle also stopped to watch out of curiosity. As the saying goes, it is good to enjoy the shade under a big tree. When someone threw the finished newspaper on the ground, Giselle picked it up.Since movable type printing was just born, the paper used was extremely poor, and the characters printed on it were extremely difficult to read.Giselle struggled to understand. "The atrocities of the demon believers who threatened everyone! The third corpse appeared!" It seems to say that the body has been found again in the Fres River.Each of the corpses has been dead for more than ten days. At present, it is only known that they are all young women, but their identities are unknown.In other words, the unknown female corpse this time was just as horrible as the previous two—the head of the corpse was completely charred.This kind of massacre is now making the people in the capital very disturbed.Judging from this horrific way of killing, it is certain that the murderer is a demon believer. Some bards directly called them "fanatics".And our group of reliable guards are tracking down the true face of the "fanatics" who committed such atrocities day and night, but they still have no clue, and the hard-earned money handed in by the majority of ordinary people is in vain—— "A 'zealot'..." It's not uncommon to find dead bodies in rivers.However, the charred head of the body is very strange, and it is easy to attract the attention of reporters and the public. "And, no matter how hard the guards try, they can't catch—" Giselle murmured softly while stuffing the newspaper into her bosom. Then move forward again. The boy's destination was a tavern on a street adjacent to the central square of the capital. The tavern is called "Golden Lion Pavilion". No, to be precise, this is not a tavern. This is Fei Li's most famous adventurer's lair. Giselle stopped and looked up at the building made of thick stones. One could also hear the bustle and energy leaking from the tavern.With the turmoil in the tavern that could not be calmed down for a long time, the lion sign plated with a layer of light gold made by famous craftsmen was also shaking slightly. The boy made mental preparations and pushed open the door. The heavy live oak door seemed to deny Giselle entry. As soon as the door was opened, the savage voices of the men and the charming laughter of the women filled the ears, and Giselle stepped into the "Golden Lion Pavilion" bearing the suffocating energy. I'm afraid it was originally designed to be light-tight. The interior of this solid building is somewhat dim, but the sharp murderous aura emanating from those powerful warriors can still stab Giselle's cheeks constantly.This is a matter of course, after all, this is the place where the top heroes of Fei Li gather. It can be said that this is the lair of hungry wolves who pursue danger and fame. I always feel as if I have entered the wrong world by mistake. Immediately afterwards, several people turned their attention to Giselle.Among these sights are sights of appraisement and sights of curiosity looking forward to unknown adventures.Giselle pretended to be calm and walked towards the bar deep in the tavern. At the bar stood a bald, middle-aged man who silently wiped the cup.Perhaps he is the owner of the "Golden Lion Pavilion", Giselle judged so and greeted him. "that--" "Oh, my lady, do you have any entrustment?" However, it was not the owner who answered Giselle, but the giant man drinking beer alone at the bar. There are several scars on the face of the giant man. One look at this hero can tell that he is a warrior who has experienced many battles.He was nearly two meters tall, and if he grew sharp horns, he would be exactly the same as a rock horn fairy. "That, that..." Giselle looked at the giant man with a stiff smile on his face. Giselle is used to being called "Miss".Giselle, however, had come of age at fifteen, and two years later.Now, whether it is appearance or bones, he should be a bit masculine, so it will still be depressing to be called like that—— "Well, sorry, I didn't come to make a request..." Giselle answered under pressure, and the giant narrowed his eyes with great interest. What comes next takes determination and courage.Giselle, sweating profusely, took a deep breath and said. "I... I, I want to be your partner. I came here to be an adventurer." For a moment, the store was silent—— After a pause, the men in the tavern all laughed. "Hey Hey hey!" "Sh, actually said that he wants to become an adventurer of the 'Golden Lion Pavilion'! This, this guy is really..." The men gathered around were grinning with wine glasses in their hands. "Hey, lady, please go to the square to talk about your dreams. You can make a lot of money by putting on grand adventure stories or love poems there!" The giant man leaning in front of him breathed out the smell of alcohol boldly. Giselle waved her hand to dispel the smell of alcohol and said angrily. "Sorry, I'm not a lady, but a man." Hearing this, the men looked at each other. As a result, the roar of laughter was louder than before, and the whole tavern trembled. "A man...! It turned out to be a man. Young master, you are really amazing!" "This kind of weak guy actually wants to join the 'Golden Lion Pavilion', haha, it's so funny, my stomach cramps...!" "We don't have a suitable job for a brat like you. Go to the 'Green Sun Pavilion' to have a look!" The three men laughed blatantly.This made the surrounding laughter uncontrollable. "Master, you can find a lot of fat jobs like you. You can go to those alleys and shake your butt twice to get a job! Or, we can help recommend it!" The laughter grew harsher—— But even Giselle had run out of patience.It is true that she looks a little girly, but she has never been so insulted before. "you……" Giselle blushed, reflexively put her hand into the coat, and pressed the scabbard hanging on the sword belt. "Oh~ Do you want to start a fight—?" The men are keenly aware of Giselle's every move.They only put on a slight posture, and it was by no means a half-baked posture.It can be seen that they are worthy of having a place in the "Golden Lion Pavilion". "Ah... no, that..." Giselle is cowardly at her recklessness. Giselle let go of the hilt and was forced to take a step back, because now he was facing an extremely strong sense of coercion.To be honest, he wished he could run now.And the reason why he didn't run away was because he was too scared to move. At this moment, a man quietly walked up to him. "Okay, stop it all. Let me teach him a lesson." The man was between twenty-five and thirty, with a slender figure and a little white hair on his head.But the eyes are very sharp, probably because this man has three white eyes, Giselle thinks so. "Look, this guy is wearing a college coat. It seems that he should have some skills as a magician." The man with the three white eyes who explained this seems to be a magician too.I saw him draw out the wand around his waist and set up a posture.This is undoubtedly the most common magic trigger for people who are magicians, so it can be seen that this person is a real magician. Giselle said hurriedly. "Wait, wait, um, I'm not a real magician. Because, I just dropped out of the academy..." After speaking, not long after, the men burst out laughing for the third time. "Hey, he dropped out of school, don't you have a magic wand?" "It's impossible for a half-baked person to join the 'Golden Lion Pavilion'!" Surrounded by jeers, Giselle suffers humiliation again. "So you are a dropped-out magician without a wand. You dare to come here, it seems that you are very confident." Sanbaiyan raised his wand and said. "Then let's have a simple game. As long as you can prevent my magic, I will recognize your strength." This proposal is really surprising, but—— "Hey, wait, wait—" Without waiting for an answer from here, Giselle felt the mana generated around the man, and started to construct. The atmosphere trembled, and the bluish-white magic words unfolded layer by layer in front of the man. (Is he really going to use magic here?) From Giselle's point of view, his construction is very slow, so it is easy to detect what magic effect he will cast. This is one of the creation magic tricks, "Sandman".It can be determined based on the characteristics of the Altre magic school found in the unfolded spell.The difficulty of this magic is very low, and it takes effect immediately, so it is a common magic used by many magicians in battle.The effect of this magic is simply to change the mana at the designated location, making the target who touches the mana feel intensely sleepy.Because magic is so simple, it is actually very difficult to hit.Even Giselle can easily dodge it.As long as it keeps moving back and forth, it is impossible to hit, but—— "Declaration to Mana, the source of all things—" As soon as she heard the man begin to chant the spell, Giselle began to scan her surroundings keenly to confirm the situation.This is a tavern, full of people, and there are chairs and round tables around them.From the perspective of these situations, it is very difficult to dodge in a physical sense.Once it is targeted at the moment of staggering and falling, everything will be over. Of course, there is another way, that is to concentrate the magic power in the body and use the mental power to resist the opponent's magic influence, but this does not guarantee absolute success. Judging from the amount of mana that this man has deteriorated, I am afraid that his magic power is much greater than his own. It will definitely be killed in seconds. (In this case, the only way left is to counterattack with magic.) This is the most suitable method at present, as long as the other party completes the construction-style deployment—that is, before the magic is completed, I also use the same magic to counterattack—let him fall asleep, and that's it.Because when constructing magic, the protection against magic is also the lowest.Fortunately, the opponent's magic unfolded very slowly.He should be a cautious person.In this case, I should have a chance to prevent—— In just a split second, Giselle made the above judgment.Giselle pulled out the simple wand from her waist. Since she had not officially graduated from the academy, Giselle, who had not been qualified as a full magician, only had a simple wand for apprentices.To what extent can this be resisted—— However, in the next moment, the other party seemed to understand his thoughts.The three-eyed man increased the speed of the construction in one breath. (Did he release the water just now...?) In order to lure himself to use magic to counterattack, he must have deliberately slowed down the magic development speed. It must be too late. There was no way, Giselle could only give up using magic to counterattack and rushed forward. (Be sure to catch up...!) Although Giselle's speed was indeed fast, it was still too late to knock down the opponent. The construction of the man is completed—— Casting magic, to be precise, is actually human beings conveying their wishes to the universal calculator called the world, and making their wishes come true. The atmosphere of this world is filled with omnipotent elements, and omnipotent elements contain the power capable of translating human desires into reality.However, praying with words alone is far from being possible.That's why it is necessary to use complex magic formulas composed of magic language known as the motto of the gods.The magician must seal the magic formula with the amount of information equivalent to dozens of books into the mobilization body, and this will become the key to cast the magic. In the past, if you wanted to cast magic, you had to memorize lengthy incantations, and complex hand shapes and movements were also indispensable.The magician must also master the movement of the stars and the mana of the atmosphere, and construct the corresponding magic formula from scratch.However, the theoretical magic based on the modern system can hand over these complicated processes to the mobilizing body.Because a huge magic formula has already been sealed in the mobilization body, the caster only needs to chant a short incantation and start a simple construction formula to summon the magic formula. However, even so, the relative distance to the target, the variable quality of mana generated through the construction formula, the fine adjustments within the magic range, and many details must be calculated by the caster himself.So each magician's unfolding speed is different from person to person, because these parts are still very difficult to deal with. The three-eyed man's magic unfolded at an unusually fast speed, and the mobilizers of the Altre magic faction were also functioning well as always.Therefore, it is impossible for Giselle to avoid the opponent's magic tricks, and it is even more impossible to hypnotize the opponent first. "Follow my wish and fall into nothingness. Sleep... Sandman!" Composition and deployment are completed, and the opponent's magic is activated. Will definitely fall asleep. Anyone who can feel and understand the unfolding of magic must think so. After a moment of silence— Surprisingly, Giselle was still standing there. The magic "Sandman" has no visual effects.However, some magicians do make some modifications to the magic formula in order to emphasize the gorgeous effect-but generally speaking, the simpler the magic trick, the more practical it is. Because there is no visual effect, no one present can understand what happened. Did the teenager shy away from magic?Or was it just a coincidence that he was standing? Giselle maintained her sprinting motion and stopped in place.He kept his right hand outstretched, wearing a leather glove with exposed fingertips. Through the outstretched five fingers, I saw the man with three white eyes blinking in surprise. "That's it... that's fine." Good luck.Noticing that she was calmer than she thought, Giselle realized that she had recovered the aftertaste.Giselle smiled through cold sweat. "Impossible..." Sanbai's eyes were a little dull, and then he showed a look of embarrassment. "Impossible, impossible, it's too strange. Why didn't it work? How could it be avoided at that time? Impossible, and you guys have already rushed towards me—" Giselle looked proudly at the man who was shouting in panic, and at the same time lowered her outstretched hand. "You just said that as long as I can defend myself, I will admit my strength—" "Just, that was just a coincidence...! It was just a coincidence! It was just luck! This guy didn't perform any magic tricks at all. But nothing happened in that situation...!" "Why, do you want to go back on your word?" Giselle frowned.The men around also looked at the three white-eyed man vacillatingly.The surrounding atmosphere also became turbulent, and at this time—— "You guys seem to be having fun?" The sudden voice swept away the panic of the men. I saw a young woman leaning on the railing next to the stairs on the second floor. Her dazzling blond hair was impressive, but a little disheveled as if she had just woken up. Like the boundless sky, she was wearing light blue clothing.She has a slender figure, and her linear and beautiful legs are exposed from under the skirt of the short skirt. The smooth and gorgeous skin can't help but make people daydream.She is about twenty years old.His blue eyes sparkled with the determination to win.Now she seems to be filled with a happy smile as if seeing a rare and exotic beast.As she descended the stairs, the side ponytail tied around her head swung vigorously back and forth like a female dragon's tail. "Charlene." Someone called her name, and the people in the shop became noisy again. "You are, a magician?" the woman asked. "Well, no, actually..." Giselle scratched her face.To be precise, he was only an apprentice, but the boy's explanation stopped abruptly, and he pulled off his coat. "I have more confidence in this than magic..." After speaking, he pointed to the short sword hanging on the sword belt with his eyes. That's right, he wanted to explain that he didn't visit the adventurer's lair as a magus— "In that case, fight with me." "what……?" Looking back, she had already reached the first floor. She snatched the mop from the bewildered waitress.The next moment, Giselle felt a gust of wind, which should be impossible in this space isolated from the outside world. Giselle drew out the dagger reflexively, and used the blade to block the mop that was thrusting like a spear—this was a powerful thrust made with the unusual jumping power.This is very fast, dizzying speed.The impact on the blade directly paralyzed Giselle's wrist, and the moment he felt the severe pain, the boy began to gasp for breath.It turned out that the boy's body had already been knocked into the air and hit the table behind him, only then did the boy react. Spilled wine can be smelled on the tip of the nose, and the remains of bread falling under the feet.There was a sharp pain in the back when he touched the ground.And the table that caught him had already been overturned.I also feel dizzy. "Hey, you should be a little confident in using a sword." There was a slightly disappointed voice in my ear. I saw the place where Giselle was standing just now, and now the woman is standing there with a mop on her shoulders.She blinked and looked down at the boy with some disappointment. "No way..." Giselle coughed and staggered to her feet.Now he was still holding the sword, which was a little unexpected, so Giselle trembled and put on a posture. In fact, Giselle still has some confidence in her sword skills.Even though he is only half-baked as a magician, he still has some accomplishments in swordsmanship.After all, he has the foundation of old professor Burkulin and the guidance of associate professor Purmosa, plus he has helped the historical and cultural relics investigation department to conduct several actual combats with monsters and magic dolls—so in the field of swordsmanship, he Still quite confident. However, even if the opponent is a sneak attack, this miserable appearance is inevitable—— (And... just now she aimed at the blade on purpose and stabbed...) From this fact, it can be seen that there is a huge gap in strength, and Giselle felt a chill. This is a matter of course.After all, being confident in swordsmanship is only within the scope of the academy.Moreover, there are very few magicians who learn swordsmanship.Because there are almost no opponents, it is understandable to have the illusion that you have some strength. "Surrender?" asked the woman, with the mop across her shoulders—as if strapped to a stake. It's time to surrender honestly.However, if he flees at this time, I am afraid that he will really have no future. "No...I came here to become an adventurer...so..." His breathing finally calmed down, and he could barely ignore the numbness in his hands.Still staggering a little, Giselle re-armed the dagger. "I don't hate children with backbone." Roll, the woman turned the mop around and set it up again. "Okay, then I'll play with you for a while." This is obviously just an ordinary cleaning tool, but it has become a hideous weapon in her hands. Bang, the strings sounded, as if someone had fiddled with the instrument.Then a light and bright music was played.As if stepping to the beat of the piece, the woman named Charlene thrusts out the mop lightly.Unceasingly launched a fierce offensive. "what……!" Giselle managed to avoid it with her own reaction, or blocked it with her sword.The collision of wooden handles and steel swords forms an ensemble with stringed instruments.The roar of the men was the icing on the cake.The wooden handle in Charlene's hand kept beating.Her steps also have rhythm.The dancing steps match the mop that dances with it.Giselle's dagger could only be defended constantly, and the young man refused to admit defeat and swung his sword back with a stride forward.But this woman dances very briskly and keeps on dancing.Therefore, no matter how he fought back, his blade seemed to never be able to catch up with her. Boom, Charlene jumped out of Giselle's attack range in accordance with the rhythm, landed lightly on the round table, and saluted gracefully.There were cheers and applause all around.She really has an aftertaste.She turned the mop in her hand into a long spear, while Giselle held a short sword shorter than a long sword in her hand.Coupled with the height difference, it can be said that the attack range has suffered a lot, but Giselle still went forward bravely and kept swinging the sword.Charlene's slender legs jumped up from the round table, dancing to the music of the stringed instruments.Cheer, spin, jump.Charlene flew from table to table with brisk, passionate dance steps.At the same time, she gracefully parries Giselle's reckless attacks, or picks up the mop to parry the slashing blows.In order to land on the next island, Charlene stepped on a more brisk dance.When, when, when.Giselle found that the women gathered in the corner of the house also played cheerful beats to the music.Dance, fly, clap.Behind the women flying everywhere, Giselle could only keep chasing embarrassingly. The other party is obviously waterproof.Not only that, he couldn't even touch her. (Why, this is so... Does she have an eye behind her...) From just now, Charlene's movements were very gorgeous.Their fight toppled surrounding tables and kicked many chairs away, but she never looked back.Without even glancing at him from the corner of his eye, he was able to accurately leap over the table behind him and dodge the messy obstacles.Moreover, Giselle has been attacking with her sword for a long time, but she can't find any flaws at all.However, on my side... "stop……!" In order to catch up with Charlene who disappeared from view, Giselle turned her head sharply.Just as he was about to give chase, Gisele's foot caught on a fallen chair, and his balance was thrown off as a result. "Okay, it's over!" The other party declared so. When clang, the strings sounded the end.Dangdang, the women also applauded. As the music ended, a sharp attack pierced Giselle's abdomen, and he lost consciousness directly. * No matter who it is, it will cause pain if it is hit, dizziness if it is hit on the head, and vomiting if it is hit in the abdomen. . It's just like this world, it doesn't make any sense. Weak people succumb to violence and suffer only humiliation. "I'm sure it shouldn't have been born." Gisele used to hug her gently when her sister was trembling.At that time, he could only touch his sister's hair, and the feeling of powerlessness is still fresh in his memory.Her trembling seemed to come from her soul.Her pure and innocent soul trembled in the face of countless violence.She could only keep asking why, why, why only she did this.Seeing her crying from the soul, as an elder brother, I can only watch, and I can only stand there and watch as a helpless weakling. The younger sister squatting on the ground covering her ears and the blood flowing, this scene is still vividly imprinted in my mind. 当自己被压倒性的力量击倒时，肯定会梦见这个场景。 “哥哥和我，是不同的。” （不是这样的……） 但是，自己却无法证明这一点。 “即便如此，我跟你怎么可能不同……” 吉赛尔呻吟着爬起身来。 这时他才注意到，自己躺在一个陌生房间的床上。 腹部残留的疼痛让吉赛尔皱眉，同时他观察着这个房间。 这是个非常狭窄的房间，这张床也很硬，跟自己在学院里躺的床差不多，房间的角落里杂乱地堆放着一些刀剑和长枪，另外还能看见粗旷的金属铠甲和盾牌。房间里还能闻到一些汗臭味。就在这时—— “哦哦，醒了啊？” 这个声音宛如清醒剂一般刺激了大脑。有一位女性坐在床边的椅子上，她的脸凑过来盯着这边，能闻到些许花香。 夏琳。 她就是刚才把吉赛尔打得体无完肤的人。 吉赛尔的意识总算遍及全身了，这时才因为全身积蓄的疼痛大声呻吟。 “抱歉哦。”看到少年这幅惨样，夏琳笑着说。她的双眸里透着恶作剧的光芒。 “不过，凭你的实力可没法待在这儿哦。” “我才刚起来……”吉赛尔苦着脸说道。“你就告诉我最糟糕的消息……” 但是，刚才将自己秒杀的人这么说的话，自己也没法反驳。恐怕这个巢穴里有很多像她这样的实力者吧。凭自己的实力是无法成为冒险者的。 自己不止没有成为魔术师的才能，甚至还无法成为冒险者。 这样的话，自己到底能成为什么呢—— 吉赛尔咬紧牙关感到极度悔恨。 “我说你啊，其实，我有个问题想问你，行吗？” 吉赛尔一脸苦涩地看着天花板，听到夏琳的声音他转过头来。 “如果我能回答的话……你想问什么——” 吉赛尔有些吃惊地反问。 夏琳撑着床边探出了身子，这样更突显了她的身体曲线，这个动作非常诱惑。裸露的肩膀和白暂的锁骨就这样凑到了吉赛尔面前，少年有些脸红，慌忙移开视线。 “刚才那个，你是怎么办到的？” 不过夏琳并不在意少年的反应，单刀直入地问道。 “刚才那个，是指？” “你防住了欧里昂的魔法对吧？” “那个，欧里昂，您是说……那位三白眼的先生？” “对对，你怎么办到的？我无法视认玛纳或者构筑式之类的东西，不过还是意识到这个状况并不寻常。怎么说呢，就是……变成哑弹，这样的感觉吧？” “这样啊，那个……” 该怎么说明呢，吉赛尔挠了挠头。这是不太想告诉外人的事情，不过夏琳却兴趣盎然两眼闪着好奇光辉地看着这边。 “那个，对了。”吉赛尔突然灵机一动，竖起食指说道。“如果我告诉你的话，能让我加入'金狮子亭'吗……” “不行，这是两码事。” “我想也是……” 吉赛尔有些丧气，夏琳倒是很干脆地放弃追问了。她直起身子，耸了耸白净的肩膀。 “算了，就这样吧，我不会勉强你的，我觉得你还是老实返回学院比较好哦。” 看来她已经对自己失去兴趣了。 “金狮子亭”的猛者微笑着告诫。 这场初入社会的教训真的非常惨痛。 夏琳懒散地挥着手离开了，少年只能无言地目送她的背影。 * 吉赛尔从二楼观察楼下的情况，看来桌子都已经重新放好了。到底过了多久了呢，从窗口射入的阳光来判断，大概才过了一刻钟不到吧。在酒馆里聚集的人也和刚才没什么两样，男人们还是满脸通红地拿着酒杯，女人们则乐此不疲地发出妖艳的声音。这里几乎所有人都沉溺于享乐之中，但是从他们的体型和气势来看，果然每个人都散发着和普通人迥异的强者氛围。 （果然，我的实力还，远远不够啊……） 但是，就算自己无法成为冒险者，他们也会与这个不公的世界进行抗争吧。 比如说，对了，如今在王都引发混乱的“狂热者”骚动，就算警卫一筹莫展，他们肯定能解决的—— （我……什么都办不到。我只能待在学院这座牢笼内一事无成。） 自己也有一些不公的经历，但自己只能独自忍耐这些悲伤。 不过，仅仅只是独自忍耐的话，是无法跨越的。 吉赛尔想起了那个约定。 自己并不知道许下约定的人叫什么名字，而且自己再也不可能知道了。 那个人已经封入了简陋的棺材内与世长辞，那双怨恨着所有人的双眼里所透露的并非憎恶，而是悲痛的眼泪。当时宛如一场噩梦一样，那个人被拦腰斩断，最后只剩下了上半身——但是，这个人看上去就是一个和人类无异的少女。躺在棺材中的她虚弱地把手伸到吉赛尔的脖子上。这样的话，她就可以凭借惊人的臂力轻易折断吉赛尔纤细的脖子吧，不过—— “那么，你为什么，不试着去自己跨越呢？” 就在吉赛尔为这个不讲道理的世界而悲叹，为自己的无力而软弱低喃的时候。 那个人如此询问自己。 为什么自己只会忍耐呢？ 为什么，不去战斗呢？ 为什么—— “求求你们了！求求你们帮帮忙吧，求求你们了！” 突然听到了悲痛的声音——这将吉赛尔从约定的回忆中再次拉回了这个瞬间。吉赛尔走下楼梯循声望去。 只见吧台附近站着刚才嘲笑吉赛尔的巨汉，以及他的跟班们。而站在他们对面求情的是一位少女。少女大概十四岁左右，与其说她是年幼纤细，不如说是骨瘦如柴。她有一头浓密的金发，但是暗淡无光。 “求求你们了，已经没有人能拜托了。我会尽量凑钱的，真的，求求你们了……！” “我已经说过不可能了吧！” 看着苦苦相求的少女，巨汉的回应却异常冷酷粗暴。 他一把推开少女纤弱的身体，少女直接被推飞滚落到酒馆的地板上。在场的冒险者们都好奇地看了过去，但是谁都没有伸手帮助这位趴在地上的少女。 “再说，像你这样的半妖，根本不可能去凑钱的吧！还是说，你要献上你那瘦弱的肉体张开双腿吗？别开玩笑了！” 听到巨汉的话，周围的男人们也一同哄笑起来。 “真的……求求你们了……！” 少女低声求情，浑身颤抖。 她趴在地上，吃力地想要站起来。 “求求你们了……救救姐姐吧……” 没有人向这位少女伸出援手。 虽然有人会同情地看着她。 但只是看着。 大家都知道这位少女的存在。 但，只是同情她而已。 没有人来帮她反抗这样不公的待遇。 应该说，这很明显就是理所当然的。 因为，这位少女—— “你们够了吧！” 回过神来，吉赛尔已经毫不犹豫地脱口而出了。 他走到少女面前，抬头看着巨汉。 “你们都是冒险者吧？这个孩子不是有事相求吗？所以她才会来求助你们的吧？但是，你们这样也太过分了吧！” 少年如此指责，但是男人们却面面相觑。 接着，大家都感到十分滑稽，发出了愉快的嘲笑。 “喂喂，乳臭未干的小少爷，你在开什么玩笑。你是想笑死我才罢休吗？”哈哈哈哈，这些身经百战的勇者都捧腹大笑。“你知道吗，这家伙根本没钱。这一目了然吧？她没有准备任何报酬。这位少爷，难道，你以为我们是慈善机构吗？” 吉赛尔回过头，看着趴在地上的少女。 确实，从她的打扮来看确实很贫穷。 但是，就算这样—— “但、但是……你们，至少应该听她说明一下……” “喂喂，你什么都不懂吗？” 巨汉突然凑了过来，在极近的距离下盯着吉赛尔。酒气扑鼻而来，少年面对犀利的威压感，感到恐惧和紧张，不禁僵直了纤细的身体。 “那小鬼，可是半妖啊。可是堕落者啊。根本不是人类。我们没有义务去听这家伙的话吧——” 这是不容分说的高压态度。直接屈服逃走或许还简单一些。但是，面对如此不公的待遇—— "no." 但是，吉赛尔冒着冷汗，毅然反驳道。 他努力让自己站在原地回瞪着对方。 “她是人类。只是外貌和我们稍微有点不同而已，但是本质上没有任何区别。” 听到吉赛尔的话，好像——酒馆的喧嚣瞬间消失了。 “我说，这位少爷。” 巨汉俯视着少年，歪起了嘴角。 “我可没有夏琳那么天真哦？” “你说什——” 就在吉赛尔反问的瞬间。 他的腹部受到了猛烈的冲击，视野一片天旋地转。 回过神来才发现，少年的身体在地面上弹跳翻滚。 * “可恶，那个混蛋……” 最后，吉赛尔狼狈不堪呕吐不止。他对自己的脆弱感到火大。 如今吉赛尔正在王都广场的喷泉旁接水漱口。热闹的广场上流淌着吟游诗人美丽的歌声，吉赛尔在广场的角落里找到一张空着的长椅。少年抱着隐隐作痛的肚子坐了下来。 “那个，非常抱歉，都是因为我……” 从刚才开始，少女就以非常卑微的态度观察着吉赛尔的脸色。她非常担心被赶出“金狮子亭”的吉赛尔，一直撑着他。所以道谢的反倒应该是少年才对。 “不，你不用在意……” 但是，话刚说完，一股激痛再次袭来。 “那个，请用这个。” 少女看着在长椅上缩成一团的吉赛尔，从怀里拿出了一块白色的手帕。这是宛如吟游诗人的玉指一般的纯白手帕。 “如果不嫌弃的话，请用。” “怎么会嫌弃，这可是幼女递给我的手帕哦。” 吉赛尔接过手帕敷在脸上。 “那个，刚才真的非常感谢。” 少女观察着吉赛尔的样子，满脸歉意地说道。 “不，那个，你真的不用介意的。” 吉赛尔忍着剧痛，皱着脸用手帕擦拭嘴角。手帕上沾满了血。仔细一看，这是块昂贵的丝质手帕。这块手帕根本不是这个女孩能得到的，不过这或许只是自己的偏见吧。吉赛尔摇了摇头。 “对了，你是准备委托他们做什么？” "that……" 少女好像这才想起来，露出了悲痛的神情撇开了视线。 “我……是想拜托他们寻找姐姐。” “寻找姐姐？” “是的……三天前到现在姐姐完全没回过家，这种事情——是不可能的。” “失踪了吗……你跟警卫说过了吗？” 少年不加思索地问道，然后才注意到自己失言了。 果然，少女的脸色更加阴沉，并低下了头。 少女漫不经心地用手指拨弄着自己不修边幅的金发，同时笑了出来。她好像已经接受了这种不公的待遇了。 “他们说，就算鬼之少女消失了，他们也管不着……” 广场上来回的人们也都时不时地向这里眺望。 这些视线的目标并不是吉赛尔，而是他身边低着头的少女。 他们仿佛看着什么污秽之物一般充满不快。 他们仿佛看着什么恐怖灾厄一般充满不安。 少女的耳朵有些尖。 并不像森妖精那么尖锐，但却比普通人类的耳朵显眼很多。 半妖——这是人类和异种族共同孕育的混血种族。 他们是被神明抛弃的种族。神明是不允许混血的存在的。对神而言，这种血脉就是禁忌的象征。这些拥有堕落灵魂的少男少女会给受到恩宠的灵魂带来灾厄，所以是众人忌避的恶鬼之子。无论是神明还是教会都是如此认定的。 不被视作人类的他们连基本的人权都没有，这种不详之物就算消失了，维持街道治安的警卫也会坐视不管。 “所以说，我才会去'金狮子亭'向冒险者大人们求助。但是，我几乎没钱……” "how much money you have?" 吉赛尔用手帕敷着脸问道。 她猛地眨了眨眼睛，然后从怀里掏出了硬币。 她的手掌里只有几枚铜币，另外还有—— "this is?" 恐怕是银首饰吧。这是一个镶嵌着宝石的小巧挂坠。 “这是母亲的遗物。我刚才也说了这不是偷来的，但是他们都不相信，这个应该值点钱的。” 确实，这种东西可不是贫穷的恶鬼之子所能持有的奢侈品。 但是，这位被不公肆虐的少女却还是勇于反抗，但她所拥有的武器过于无力了。 （这些应该够四天的生活费了吧……） “我只要铜币就行了。” "what……" “这是遗物吧。要好好珍惜才行，而且这块手帕也被我弄脏了。” "that--" 少女眼神有些困惑，那是一双美丽的蓝色双眸。 自己应该能够办到吧。这个一无是处、无力的、想要抗拒不公但却束手无策的自己——应该能够成为这个勇于战斗的少女的助力吧。 自己并非从未后悔过。每当想起学院走廊里那哀怜的视线，每当想起那个面对不公只能不断忍耐的自己。自己都会感到无地自容、咬牙切齿。自己没有魔术的才能，就连赖以生存的剑术在学院之外也无法通用。 自己既无法成为魔术师，也无法成为冒险者。 即便如此，自己还是想帮助别人。 虽然还是有些许犹豫和不安。 但是，吉赛尔还是开口宣布。 “这个委托，我接受了。”