When Penny came out of the backyard of the inn after tidying up his soaked clothes, the awkwardness in his heart finally lessened slightly, but when he came to the tavern hall, the proprietress was alone at the table, staring at him with a slightly ambiguous gaze, as if she was still amused by what had just happened.

"Don't look at me like that, okay?"

God knows where Wokin set the teleportation point, and he should have known that the coordinates opposite the copper coin were Hickel...... Penny thought speechlessly, not least expecting that he would come back at the right time, what the hell were the two women doing in the bathroom...... He remembered the posture of the two beautiful women when he fell into the bath, and looked at Vika's bathrobe with water vapor, and thought for a while.

"What do you think? Vika saw that Penny's gaze frequently swept to his body, and that expression, who didn't know that the little pervert had entered a state of dreaming, and rubbed Penny's messy hair vigorously, and the mage was suddenly blinded by the darkness, he lifted his hair, and hugged the plump proprietress in annoyance, and heard a coquettish laugh:

Hiccol watched from the stairs. ”

Penny glanced upstairs, but saw no one's shadow, and in his distraction, the proprietress had already broken free from his restraints, and hid far away to the side and laughed: "Why, do you have the courage to step on the two-headed boat and look forward and backward like this?"

Penny coughed a little embarrassed, and the long-lost knots surfaced again, and her conscience found, "She's still angry?"

"Angry? She wasn't angry. Vika sat down on a stool next to the boy and cut a small slice of meat, sandwiched between two slices of toast along with a slice of lettuce and hot sauce, and placed it on Penny's plate: "It's just shy." ”

"Shy?" Penny remembered Hiccol's reaction, and a smile appeared on his lips.

The proprietress held her chin with one hand and sighed "Alas~": "Of course, you think everyone is as cheeky as you." ”

"Am I thick-skinned?" Penny touched his praised cheek suspiciously, but the proprietress got up and left the table, and there was no one to answer his question, he shook his head, looked upstairs, took the sandwich bread in his mouth, climbed the stairs, walked to Hiccol's room, and knocked on the door.

......

He knocked again, and the door opened a small slit, revealing the girl's shy and slightly red face: "Please come in." ”

The mage walked into the room with some restraint, and saw that his mage robe was hung on the balcony outside the window to dry, he walked over, and saw that the mage robe had been miserable because of the long adventure, he bit down the bread in his mouth twice, and frowned: "Forget about this one, buy another one." ”

"But it's a waste, and ......" Hiccle looked at Penny, lowered his head, his expression suddenly hesitated, and after a few seconds, he picked up a piece of parchment: "Penny, what is this......"

"Uh......" Penny looked at the oil painting that had been slightly distorted by the immersion, and was a little embarrassed, and suddenly thought of nothing, "Oh, this is my companion from my adventures in the Northlands, a warrior of Tyre. ”

"Oh?" Hickel nodded, looking at the figure of the female warrior on the painting, it was no worse than Vika, and the round and solid sense of vision made her envious and jealous, after the incident in the bath, the words and deeds of the proprietress made the girl's thoughts have nothing to do with the word purity, and the figure of the girl was painted and even a girl like her blushed and heartbeat when she saw it, let alone a man......

She was already suspicious because she turned out this portrait, and she immediately began to think crankily:

Vika is also very nice to him...... However, Vika is much older than him...... It shouldn't matter, but she takes care of me like this, and it's the same for Penny......

Obviously, although she broke the constraints of 'purity', she still underestimated the sinister nature of the world and the power of certain hormones.

Also, this girl is a paladin of Tyre, so it is unlikely that she has anything to do with Penny......

Thinking of this, the girl's heart relaxed slightly, but the previous thought was enough to make her vigilant: "Can't let Penny casually touch other beautiful girls anymore." ”

The mage looked at the girl on the portrait and also showed a nostalgic look: "When I was in the north, she saved me once, otherwise I wouldn't have come back." ”

Hiccol's heart skipped a beat: "There is such a thing?"

"It's not as dangerous as you think. Penny stood by the ledge, noticing the panic on the girl's face, and then remembered that he had made the subject heavy, and pretended to smile lightly: "Actually, it's also very funny, running around with a group of chaotic people to fight little monsters, and when I'm too old to walk, maybe I can tell my grandchildren stories of these adventures." ”

"Huh. The girl laughed, but she could hear the self-deprecation and unseriousness of the mage's words, and she easily noticed that things were not as easy as Penny said, and wanted to continue to ask, but remembering Vika's words, it seemed that sometimes she could not be too gentle and indulgent, so she straightened her face and looked angry: "You are fooling me! ”

"Uh......" The mage was startled by the girl's sudden anger, and when he saw Hickel's face flushed with anger and his eyes as sharp as an angry cat, he shouldn't have said anything for a while.

Anyway, Hiccol hadn't been angry with him for a long time.

"I want to know what kind of danger you have encountered in the Northland, and I should know if he deliberately sent you to do those dangerous things. The degree of development of Hickel's thoughts was obviously beyond the scope of ordinary people, and they were suspicious of his father, which obviously made Penny feel unacceptable, and he hugged the girl from behind, and felt the violent ups and downs of her chest gradually subside:

"Don't doubt the teacher, this is just what every red-robed apprentice has to do. ”

"Really?"

"There was really no danger, but I happened to meet a few passing villagers in the north and had a party together, and the biggest thing was that I met an old man who raised a mouse in a cave, and I told him two stories and he went crazy, and then gave me the mouse, and nothing else. Penny paused for a moment, and made an annoyed look: "The most annoying thing is that the disobedient mouse ran away halfway." ”

If this passage was heard by the ancient wizard and those red-robed men, most of them would burst into tears, but it obviously made Hickel's mood a lot lighter.

He's just scared of me worrying.

Thinking of this, a little warmth forcibly squeezed out her anger and dispelled it, and she laughed: "You can actually tell stories?"

"You'd better not listen. Penny pursed his lips and stroked the girl's hair, "Don't worry, anyway, I'm back in perfect condition now, and it won't be long before I can be officially promoted." ”

"Really?" said Hiccole's look of surprise, which startled Penny.

"How can you be so happy?!"

"Of course, if you become a full-fledged member and have a higher status, you will have more free time. Hiccol smiled and said, "There will be a lot fewer people in such danger." ”

Not necessarily......

Penny secretly complained in his heart, but he still didn't understand Hiccol's reaction: "However, don't you like the red robe?"

"Who told you to be?" the girl's finger poked Penny's chest.

The mage fell silent.

There was silence for a while.

"Penny, let's go for a walk. After a while, Hickor broke away from Penny's embrace, carefully put away the portrait of the paladin, took the mage's hand and proposed, "It's nice weather outside." ”

"Okay. Penny smiled, and walked out of the tavern with the maiden.

"Come back early~~" The proprietress smiled and waved her hand at the door of the hotel, and when Penny passed by, she felt inexplicably weak.

"Alas!~" Seeing the two of them go away, Vika squinted her eyes, leaned her chest against the door frame, and lowered her head and sighed.

"Miss...... You. Ogan stepped in.

"What's the matter? What's the bad news coming from Simon?"

"Not yet, but ......"

"That's good. Vika glanced at Augen, who was about to speak: "Don't worry, I'm measured, I know when to do something, but if there is nothing else, such a little man can have one more day." ”

She looked at the middle-aged man and hesitated again: "I know what you want to say, but it's really boring to tie everything to interests, and I've been enjoying that kind of life for more than twenty years." ”

“...... Be. Ogan hesitated for a moment, but finally lowered his head.

......

"Get out of the way!!Get out of the way!"

The boy and girl on the street were strolling, and suddenly dozens of knights appeared in the streets and alleys to destroy the atmosphere, and he suddenly became nervous, remembering that this familiar scene seemed to have appeared in the distant past.

"Don't worry, Penny, it's the Mage Guild that is picking up apprentices again, and it's coming once a year. Hiccle noticed Penny's distraction and tugged at his palm, and Penny came back to his senses and suddenly felt a little inexplicably uncomfortable when he saw the scene around him silently taking his school-age children out of the house.

Because when he saw the faces of these parents, it was not all panic, and the expressions were a little complicated.

Penny suddenly remembered the events of eight years ago, the slender woman who had warmed him with her arms for six years, and the young man who would come back every few months with a tired body and prick his face with a thick stubble.

Where are his parents in this life?

It seems that in the Red Robe Mage Academy, such a thing as visiting relatives is strictly forbidden - because it will destroy the educational atmosphere, and as soon as the apprentice enters the academy, it seems that he is completely cut off from his old life.

"Daddy, hurry up! Penny was stunned when he heard such a shout, and then he saw a child of more than six years old, dragging his father, and hurried towards the Searle apprentices who were searching for apprentices.

"Oh my child, your dad and I'm going to be tired, let's rest for a while. The fat old man grabbed his child and stopped out of breath.

Although this middle-aged man is fat, his bare feet on straw sandals show blisters and hard and discolored calluses, as well as thick thighs, reminding others that this is a working person.

"Daddy, it's just a few steps away!" the little kid looked dissatisfied.

"Don't worry, it's your turn sooner or later anyway, and they won't necessarily accept you. The old man said.

"I'm so smart and dexterous, the mages won't admit me, it's because they're blind. The child's bullish tone entered Penny's ears in a cacophony tone that made him feel a little harsh:

"Is there something to be particularly happy about? Half the chance you won't be able to get out, ignorant child. ”

The child and the old father looked at Penny in dismay, and Hiccol, noticing that Penny's mood was not quite right, tugged at his arm, but felt that he did not move.

"What do you know?" The child was very unhappy with Penny's tone, glared into the mage's eyes and said: "If I can become a reserve member of the mage council, my family will not have to pay taxes to those masters, my three elder brothers do not have this opportunity, now the hope of the whole family is in my heart, do you know how poor my family is?

"Hey, Snyder, don't say it. It may be that the fat daddy saw the difference in Penny's temperament and tried to pull away his son. Penny noticed the look on the man's face, and his mood became more and more unpleasant.

At the door of some of the houses on the side of the street, the adults will walk out with their school-age children with ignorant expressions to greet the approaching Searle Knights, and the look on their faces also makes Penny even more depressed, it is not pure reluctance and fear—there is a vague anticipation in it.

Although the road ahead is treacherous, in Serre, this is the closest road to glorious authority!

Not everyone has the opportunity to become a mage!

Penny immediately understood the source of this conflicting feeling.

This is completely different from the mood and perception he had when he experienced these things eight years ago.

"It's none of our business, Penny. Hiccor tugged at Penny's sleeve and, seeing that he was unresponsive, slapped him on the face again.

"I know. Penny let out a long breath, and suddenly said with some distraction: "A life of poverty and hopelessness, a harsh and cold order, is it necessary to choose a path that leads half to death in order to hope for the future?"

"Penny...... "Feeling the mage's extremely low mood, and a few clouds shrouded his heart, he hugged the young man's neck: "Don't think about these things. ”

"I have to think about it......" Penny Sean sighed, "because my descendants are about to multiply in this world, if the environment does not change, will they one day also fall into such a situation......?"

"This ......" Hickel's face blushed when she heard the mage mention the offspring, but the worry in Penny's mouth also infected her: "This is also the rule of the world, not to mention that gods can't predict everything in the world, how can we mortals think so far ahead?"

"No matter what, I should try to change the world, and I can't continue to drift aimlessly. Penny paused, and suddenly felt that the confusion and aimlessness in his heart were dispelled by a force, and a benchmark seemed to appear in the distant distance.

"Change...... The world?" The girl looked up in bewilderment.

"Anyway, Hiccol, I'll try from today onwards. Penny said with a smile, and the girl felt that the man in front of her had become more real, although she didn't clearly understand Penny's consciousness, but she somehow felt her heart steady: "Well, although I don't know what you're talking about, but ......"

"I'm going to do my best. Hiccol kissed Penny on the cheek and smiled, because of what had happened, the streets were getting more and more crowded, and it was no longer suitable for the walk: "Let's go back." ”

Penny nodded, and as he passed through the street, he saw the little boy who had come down from the country with his father, and went over and whispered under the gaze of the little man's embankment:

"Judging by what you just said, it is estimated that the mage will be blind before he will not admit you, but you have to be careful, it is not like what you think, as long as you are not afraid of death, you can get through it,

Forbearance, be strong, be careful not to be bullied, and don't bully people, learn everything you can learn, but don't show it casually. The child's expression grew strange as he heard these words, and Penny patted him on the head: "Of course, you can't understand these words now, you just need to remember them." ”

"Why should I ......" The child was inexplicably lectured, obviously a little unconvinced, and was about to defend a few words, when he was suddenly pressed down by his father's thick arm,

"Shut up, Snyder. ”

His father gave a stern reprimand, then looked solemnly at Penny, who had already left, and shouted, "Thank you for your advice." ”