After that, after some deliberation, the group decided to rest in the forest for the time being today, and then go to meet Matthew tomorrow.

Even if Luo Zhen wanted to join up with Matthew as soon as possible, firstly, his magic power had not been fully recovered, and secondly, because of the large number of people over there due to the French army, it was quite inconvenient to act.

After thinking about it again, Luo Zhen reluctantly admitted that now was not the time to act in a hurry, so he conveyed the meaning to Roman through the communicator, and asked Roman to inform Matthew.

Roman naturally didn't have any opinions, and perfectly played his ability as a backup, and acted in a hurry.

To sum up, the group continued to hide in the forest and recuperate.

And since Marie and Amadeus had already arrived in the forest beforehand, they had some knowledge of the situation here, and the two volunteered to take some responsibility.

"Although the Servant does not need to eat, as long as it is provided by magic power, it is enough to survive, but Lorelei is the master of the human race, and he can't do it without eating."

Amadeus opened with such a sentence and went hunting in the depths of the forest.

"Then I'll go get water, and a cute deer I met here told me where to find clean water that I can drink safely."

Mary uttered something unclear and unsettling, and then left on her own.

Only Luo Zhen and Joan of Arc remained in place, one needed to recover the consumed mana, and the other needed to recover the accumulated damage, and it was inconvenient to act.

In this way, the sky gradually became late, so that dusk came.

Above the forest, the glow of the setting sun spills down, bringing a melancholy atmosphere.

Luo Zhen, who had been sitting under a tree, opened his eyes.

"The mana is almost restored."

Feeling the magic in his body, Luo Zhen nodded with satisfaction.

"It's only about seven or eighty percent recovered, but then it's up to the magic circuit to run on its own."

That way, when you wake up tomorrow, your magic will be fully restored.

"Let's hope everything goes well with Matthew."

Luo Zhen was thinking about his juniors, and at the same time, he couldn't help muttering.

Such murmurs seem to be heard.

"Is that Mathew your contract servant?"

I saw that Joan of Arc didn't know when she had finished resting, and was getting up from under another tree, looking at Luo Zhen, and laughing softly.

Unlike the unruly and hateful Joan of Arc, the smile that this saint usually shows is very peaceful and gentle, which makes people a little fascinated.

"yes." Luo Zhen narrowed his eyes, as if he was dazzled by Joan of Arc's smile, and said, "Are you okay anymore?" ”

"Yes." Joan of Arc nodded and said sincerely: "Because there is no relationship with the spirit core, there is no obstacle to the recovery of the injury. ”

Generally speaking, the Servant is like a living automaton, as long as it has magical power, theoretically, all injuries will recover extremely quickly, unless the spirit core is injured, or the spirit itself has suffered indelible damage.

Fortunately, since there is no Master, it is the relationship of the "Holy Grail" to summon itself, and all the servants, including Joan of Arc, are supplied with magic by the "Holy Grail", so there is no need to worry too much about the loss of magic power.

Now that the magic power is sufficient, Joan of Arc's injuries naturally don't need to take much time to recover.

So...

"Even now I can fight normally, so please unceremoniously serve me, Master."

Joan of Arc made this clear.

"Master?"

Luo Zhen scratched his cheek.

Strictly speaking, Joan of Arc is not a contract servant of Luo Zhen.

However, for the next battle, Luo Zhen also asked Joan of Arc and his party for a temporary contract, so that he could provide magic power, enhance their combat power, and strengthen them with a command spell.

In this way, it seems natural for Joan of Arc to call Luo Zhen the master.

It's just that...

"Since you call me the Master, then I have to ask again dutifully."

Luo Zhen looked at Joan of Arc and spoke like this.

"Is that really good?"

This is a question that has also been asked during the day.

And the implication is simple.

"Are you really going to fight for France again? Joan of Arc? ”

Luo Zhen finally asked this question.

No way.

"Just like the Dragon Witch said, France betrayed you and watched you be burned at the stake, and what you desperately tried to protect turned out to be like this to you, even if you don't hate it, then there is no reason to continue to fight to protect it, right?"

Luo Zhen stared at Joan of Arc and said this.

"Is there really not the slightest hatred in your heart?"

This is something that Luo Zhen has always wanted to ask Joan of Arc.

Joan of Arc fell into silence as if confused.

However, after a moment of silence, Joan of Arc answered Luo Zhen without hesitation.

"Yes."

Joan of Arc said so.

"I don't have the slightest hatred in my heart."

This answer without even a trace of hesitation made Luo Zhen completely stunned.

Luo Zhen even almost blurted out.

"Why?"

Oh, yes.

Why?

Why are you still able to stand up for them after being betrayed like this?

Luo Zhen didn't understand this.

But Joan of Arc's answer was as succinct.

"Because, I have long accepted this ending."

Joan of Arc looked up at the setting sun, and the sound sounded slowly as if it had come from a distant place.

"I knew I was going to be executed in the end."

This is not a prophecy, nor is it an unpredictable prophet, but just an intuition in Joan of Arc's heart.

And such an intuition will arise for the simple reason that it appears.

"I'm just a country girl who doesn't know the height of the sky, and I've never been a saint, and after hearing the voice of the Lord by luck, I impulsively left my hometown without even thinking about how many difficulties and obstacles lie ahead."

Joan of Arc muttered as if talking to herself.

"As a result, in order to save the motherland, I took the lives of many people from enemy countries."

"As a result, in order to liberate people from the pain of war, I have personally taken away the hope of many enemies who have fallen under me."

"I left my hometown rashly and made a wish that I didn't know the sky, and the result was that my hands were already stained with a lot of blood."

"If I don't get executed, that's not normal."

Joan of Arc's words made Luo Zhen open his mouth, but he couldn't even say a word.

That's what you say, right?

"You... Do you feel sinful...? ”

Luo Zhen's tone was unusually heavy and unusually bitter.

In exchange for Joan of Arc's unthinking answer.

"Yes."

That's why Joan of Arc doesn't hate it at all.