Wizard of All Souls

After his eyes stayed on Lila for a while, Sean looked at his opponent on the competition stage.

"Are you my next opponent?" The other party stared at Sean.

When Shane was about to go on stage.

"Xion can't do it, can he?"

"Even if his legs are healed, and it's been delayed for five years, how strong can he be?"

"Even Lord Lance is not an opponent, he just went up to die in vain."

All kinds of unpleasant voices came to Sean's ears at once.

Sean clenched his fists and glared at those who doubted him.

Even if the onlookers thought about it in their hearts, they would not dare to say these words.

The only ones who dare to speak directly in front of him are his "beloved" blood relatives.

"You don't have to doubt Sean's strength. He was an official knight seven years ago." Laman said.

"Huh? An official knight at the age of twenty-one?"

"Hasn't he been lame for five years?"

"Is it true?"

The voice of doubt still persists.

"snort."

Sean snorted coldly, and jumped onto the competition platform all at once.

"You are my opponent, right?" He pulled out the long sword at his waist with a "clang", and slashed at the opponent's head.

The other party was about the same age as him. Although he was also an official knight, his strength was only in the middle of the knight range, and he was a high-level knight.

Besides, he has practiced health regimen, and his physical strength and endurance are much stronger than ordinary knights.

Even without using vitality, the opponent is definitely not his opponent.

Under his repeated offensives, the enemy was defeated without any resistance.

"Concession."

Sean shook his head. The other party was very poor in terms of cultivation, experience, and swordsmanship. He belonged to the kind of nobleman who had almost never fought a serious battle.

Unexpectedly, Uncle Lance, who has been a knight for more than 20 years, would lose to such a person. It is really shameful.

"You have some ability to defeat my son." The head of the Anke family held a big sword in both hands and jumped onto the competition stage.

Judging from the opponent's momentum and movements, Sean frowned and said, "Peak knight? Even so, I'm not afraid."

"Son, the next battle is up to me." Laman came to Sean's side.

"But……"

"for safety."

"All right."

Sean nodded and backed away.

If it was three years ago, he would not have stepped down so easily.

But three years ago, after surviving the trolls, he acted more cautiously.

"I'm not alone anymore."

"I have a wife and three children."

"Father and mother are also old. If I die, the white-haired person will send the black-haired person, how sad it will be."

The more experience, the more ties to the family, the more life is cherished.

Don't know if it's a good thing or a bad thing.

On the competition stage.

Laman and Anke Knight stood facing each other.

Everyone held their breath, feeling nervous and excited.

Concerned about winning or losing.

There are those who simply want to watch a battle of the strong.

"I haven't seen you for fifteen years. I don't know how much stronger you have become?"

"Haha, it might scare you."

Laman laughed loudly, raised his sword and slashed at it, his moves were very casual and full of loopholes.

"Are you underestimating me!"

The Anke knight roared, thanking his dignity for being insulted.

He was bound to make Raman regret belittling him so much.

"ha!"

The Ankh knight's sword pierced towards Laman's heart like a poisonous snake.

His sword hit Laman's weak spot, and he was very confident, believing that even if he couldn't kill Laman, he could seriously injure Laman, thus securing the victory.

Ordinary viewers couldn't see why, but those with a slightly higher level of swordsmanship knew that Raman was in danger.

"He underestimated the enemy."

"Could it be that the first move is about to lose?"

"Maybe it's not that Raman underestimated the enemy, but that the opponent is too strong?"

Among the people present, only Sean was full of confidence in Raman.

"Clang!"

As soon as the two swords crossed, the sword in Anke knight's hand was knocked away, and Laman's sword rested on Anke knight's neck.

The Anke knight's face was stunned, and the hand holding the sword was dripping with blood.

"Are you a great knight?"

Only a great knight could defeat him so cleanly.

"Well, that's right." Laman didn't deny it either, after all, some things were too troublesome to explain.

"we lose."

The Anke knight knelt down with a "plop", tears streaming down his face.

Suddenly there was cheers from the people around.

...

at night.

People in the castle are still celebrating.

Sean walked out of the castle and sat under a tree.

Not long after, another person came out of the castle and sat down beside Sean.

"Lila, long time no see."

Sean looked at his friend of the same age whom he hadn't seen for more than ten years.

The other party was wearing an exquisite dress, sprayed with pungent perfume, and had a well-groomed moustache. He looked like an aristocratic old man, without the heroic spirit of his youth.

"Xion, congratulations." Lila smiled, "I didn't expect your father to become a great knight."

"Yeah."

Sean's face darkened suddenly.

This is the first sentence that a friend who hasn't seen for a long time said?

Don't care about his legs?

Don't ask him how he has been in the past ten years?

Even if the two of them draw their swords directly and try it out.

It turned out that he was talking about his father, with a flattering look?

I could see the clues from the party, but after the real confirmation, the blow was still very big.

"Perhaps this is the ordinary world." Sean sighed, "I have lived in Wadi City for a long time, and I take many things for granted."

In Wadi City, a great knight is nothing.

Stronger than three-star adventurers, they have never kneeled before seeing them.

But here.

The Great Knight is a god-like existence, a hero that countless people look forward to and admire.

"Lila, why don't you take an adventure with me to Wadi City?" Sean suggested.

"I have started to help with things at home now. I am very busy every day. I am afraid there is nothing extra to take risks." Lila said.

"...That's not bad."

Sean then talked a lot with Lila.

But the more he talked and the more he got to know Lila, the more disappointed he became.

The once sunny and handsome boy chasing dreams has become the greasy aristocrat they despised back then.

"Isn't that a matter of course?"

"Places like Wadi City are different."

"If he had been able to stand out from Nice College and go to the province of Doria, maybe the ending would have been very different."

"but……"

Until parting with Lila, Sean's heart was still extremely heavy.

After living in the family for a few more days, the discomfort became more and more serious.

The thoughts, behaviors, and cultures of all the people here created a deep gap in him.

Not only him, but his wife, sister and brother-in-law are all the same.

On the day he left, he actually felt a sense of relief.

"The hometown I miss so much, is it like this?"

"Sure enough, memories are beautified."

"The only thing here that I can worry about a little bit is old butler McGonagall."

On the day of departure, after everything is packed.

His father Raman said suddenly: "Sean, your mother and I decided to stay in our hometown."

"Why? Is there anything worth remembering here? Those so-called blood relatives? No matter how you think about it, Wadi City is much better than here." Sean said in surprise.

"Haha, your mother and I are getting old, and we can't keep up with the life in Wadi City. Our hometown is suitable for us." Laman laughed.

"But……"

Shane still didn't understand.

"This is our home and our roots. You will understand this in the future." Laman's eyes were deep. It won't be long before the tentacles of the three major trade unions will reach here."

Sean's thoughts were tumbling, and he thought a lot in an instant.

But in the end, there was only one sentence that came out of his mouth, "...just as long as you are happy."

"Walk slowly, remember to come back and visit me, the old man." Compared to Sean, who had a troubled face, Laman saw it openly, and said goodbye heartily.

"……goodbye."

Sean drove the carriage and drove towards the morning sun with his wife, children and sister.

On the way, he turned his head frequently, and vaguely saw the figure of his father hugging his mother to see him off. The figure was stretched by the sunlight until he couldn't see it at all.

A wave of unspeakable sadness welled up in Sean's heart.

No matter how he thought about it, he couldn't understand the choice of his father and mother.

"Is this home?"

He remembered what his father had just said.

"For me, for my sisters, for my three children, Wadi City is more like home."

"I will come back often when I have the opportunity."

"At that time, my achievements will definitely shock you."

Sean turned his head and waved his whip.

"drive!"

The wheels of the carriage spun "gurgling", carrying them to a distant place.