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"Sein, you possess such talent."
"Even in the Holy City, it's enough to serve as a Priest."
The kind old man with green hair smiled at the young man beside the wooden table.
"Priest Heiter..."
Sein was slightly surprised by Heiter's evaluation of himself, but still seriously considered Heiter's words.
"What do you mean?"
"I want you to become my disciple and return to the Holy City with me."
Heiter gently sipped the tea cup in his hand, a smile on his face.
He was very optimistic about this young man who was so humble yet exceptionally talented.
Starting by training him as a Priest and observing him for a while, he might not be inferior to his two disciples who each had slight flaws...
Take me as your disciple!
Upon hearing Heiter's words, Sein couldn't help but slightly widen his pupils.
This was Priest Heiter of the Holy City!
To become his disciple!
In the originally quiet room, Sein's breathing seemed to have become heavier for a moment!
However, this only lasted for a few breaths. After a few breaths, Sein took a deep breath and regained his composure.
"But..."
"Priest Heiter, what will happen to my brother if I go to the Holy City?"
Sein looked at Heiter in front of him seriously.
"Naturally, he will go to the Holy City with you."
Heiter said without hesitation, this was something he had already thought about.
"Is that so..."
Sein lowered his eyebrows, showing a somewhat regretful expression.
But he still insisted.
"Priest Heiter, thank you for your kindness."
"However... I think it would be better for me to stay in the Village."
Sein smiled faintly, he remembered something and showed a relieved smile.
"After all, I don't have any problems with living in the Village..."
"And my brother lost his parents since he was young. As his older brother, I cannot take away his hometown as well."
"I see..."
Heiter gently put down the tea cup in his hand and stood up.
"I understand what you mean."
Giving up the chance to become his disciple for his brother?
He had to admit, he was indeed someone he was optimistic about!
Heiter sighed slightly, but had no intention of forcing him at all.
"Take this."
Heiter smiled slightly, took out a golden necklace from his robe, and handed it to Sein.
"Priest Heiter!"
Sein quickly stood up and waved his hands in a hurry.
But the next second, Heiter gently grabbed Sein's hand and placed the golden necklace onto Sein's hand.
"Although we are not destined to be master and disciple, as a Priest of the Church, you are undoubtedly excellent."
"You deserve this Holy Seal."
"Thank you... Priest Heiter..."
Sein stared blankly at the Holy Seal in his hand, his breathing involuntarily becoming heavy.
This golden Holy Seal was an extremely high commendation for a monk!
"Brother, I'm going out!"
At the entrance of the Church, the golden-haired man shouted to Sein.
Sein gently put down the Holy Seal in his hand, nodded, and instructed.
"Sein, be careful and come back early!"
"Don't worry, Brother!"
"I've been exploring this Forest since I was a child, nothing can happen!"
"Wait for my good news!"
Sein laughed and replied, then took the vegetable basket and left the Church, walking towards the Forest.
However, unlike his outward optimism.
After leaving the Village, the smile on Sein's face instantly disappeared completely.
It was replaced by a depressed expression.
"Is our family really that poor... This is the third time this week I've had to dig for wild vegetables..."
Sein's face was dejected, and his originally golden, unruly hair also seemed to droop a lot.
"No!"
The sudden sparse and soft feeling from under his feet made Sein's depressed expression freeze.
He lowered his head, opened his eyes, and carefully examined the ground beneath his feet!
"I think I fell into a swamp..."
"Is anyone there?"
Sein tried shouting out a couple of times to the surroundings.
But...
In the Forest during summer, there were many poisonous creatures, which meant his calls would go unanswered.
Am I going to die?
As time slowly passed, more than half of Sein's body had sunk into the swamp.
"Is anyone there?"
Sein, unwilling to give up, raised his head and shouted towards the sky again.
"Whether it's a wild beast or a demon, someone come and see me!"
"Rustle!"
Heaven rewards the diligent. Under Sein's persistent shouting, a rustling sound came from the bushes.
"What... is it?"
Sein's expression suddenly became serious as he looked towards the bushes.
The next second, a small white figure walked out from the bushes.
"Are you the one shouting here?"
Frieren quietly looked at the golden-haired man in front of her, with only half of his body above the ground, and asked calmly.
Just now, she saw a wild rabbit and was planning to catch it for Yulian to add to their meal.
But the easily obtainable wild rabbit was scared away by the sudden shouting.
So Frieren walked over following the sound.
"Yes, little Miss."
Sein's eyes lit up when he saw Frieren appear.
"I'm sure you can see my predicament, can you please help me?!"
Sein smiled and extended his hand towards Frieren.
Surely such a cute girl wouldn't refuse his request!
"Why?"
Frieren put down her vegetable basket, slowly squatted down, and looked at Sein calmly with a flat gaze.
"What... why?"
Sein was stunned.
No!
If you don't save me soon, I'm going to die!
"Why should I help you."
Frieren tilted her head.
She asked calmly on the surface, but inwardly, she had already started to laugh quietly.
She knew Sein was asking her for help, but before he was completely sucked into the swamp!
Couldn't she still tease him a bit to get revenge for him scaring away her wild rabbit?
"Hmm..."
"You have a point."
Unexpectedly, Sein lowered his head and fell into thought.
"?"
Frieren blinked, not understanding what the man in front of her was going to do.
"If I put it another way, you might save me, right?"
Sein smiled slightly, and then, without waiting for Frieren's reaction, he slowly began to speak.
"Once upon a time, I had a good friend."
"I went through many adventures, big and small, with him..."
"He was reckless and impulsive, with endless strength, like a big gorilla."
"But even if he was a big gorilla, he was indeed a big gorilla who cared for others."
"We once promised to become adventurers together when we grew up..."
"Heh!"
Speaking of this, Sein suddenly laughed.
"Speaking of which, I was about to forget this dream, but one day that guy actually came and invited me..."
"Asking me if I wanted to embark on the path of adventure with him..."
"And then?"
Frieren raised her head, her eyes slightly filled with memories.
Himmel...
In her memory, the blue-haired Hero also extended his hand to her, who was doing nothing in the Forest, and invited her.
"I refused."
Sein smiled with a hint of loss and self-mockery.
"Refused?"
Frieren murmured.
"Now that I think about it, if I hadn't refused back then, perhaps things would have changed."
"Like what?"
Frieren frowned and stared curiously at Sein, whose only half of his head was exposed above the ground.
"Like I might not have fallen into this damn swamp!"
"Save me, beautiful Elf Miss!"
Sein shouted sadly, wanting to cry but having no tears!
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