Mr. Joshua, I'm here."

He tried his best to give a noble salute to the man in gray robe. Tang Yi stood behind him. Snowflakes roared in through the window. Joshua turned around and looked at him firmly for a while, then a soft smile appeared on his face.

"Please sit down, Mr. Rezaduk... Uh, I think maybe I'd better call you that now..."

"If you want, you can call me Al." Tang Yi nodded.

"Ha, you know I'm not referring to this." Joshua smiled and sat down on the cold stone bench opposite. There was nothing on the stone table. He put his hands on it and showed his slender fingers. "Whether you admit it or deny it, second brother, I think I have to apologize for what happened seventeen years ago first."

Tang Yi showed a puzzled expression on his face: "Mr. Joshua, what did you say..."

"I said, if you deny it, Mr. Rezaduk, please listen to the next words as a story, cough, cough..." He covered his mouth with a handkerchief and kept coughing, but the faint smile in his eyes was extremely certain. Tang Yi looked out the window, and the heavy snow was rising, as if he was about to submerge the whole world into some kind of eternal memory.

"...A big fire seventeen years ago destroyed most of the buildings of Quinn Fort. What you see now is just to try to copy the repaired fortress as it is. Although it was repaired according to original memory, most of the things no longer exist. For example, there is a slightly lower platform directly opposite here. We once prepared a large number of magic fireworks there, such as the basement in the first place. In the corner of the west side of the inner castle, it needed a very special magic spell to open. I and Lei

Bias once met the necromancer there, but now he can't find it. The traces of the past can be erased, but some things cannot be destroyed no matter what. For example, guilt and memory may only disappear until death." Joshua sighed softly, "In my life, there is an elder who I respect and admire. That is my father, and there is also a brother who I respect. That is my second brother, because I know. I will never surpass him in this life..."

"... Most people in the Yvelit family have a very strange, perhaps hopeless nature, that is, we can respect and affirm elders who are stronger than us, and who can love and appreciate younger generations with their lives, but no matter what, we cannot affirm and admire people of our contemporaries. In a sense, this may be attributed to the overly biased pride of the Yvelit family. For us, people of our age cannot be called friends. They are all opponents or enemies. I was young... no, maybe it can be said that until now I have such ideas. Among my peers, I have no reason to lose to anyone. That's it..." He paused, and then shook his head with regret. "If there was no such boring pride, I think the tragedy seventeen years ago would have been avoidable."

"... Since I was a child, my second brother Gabriel might be considered an alternative existence in the Yvelit family. How can I say that, he is very beautiful and more beautiful than everyone else..." Joshua smiled, and Gabriel felt a deep sense of powerlessness in Tang Yi's heart. It was obvious that he was quite unacceptable to this evaluation.

"... However, perhaps because of this appearance, the things that the second brother pursued since childhood are very different from ours. When each of us is immersed in martial arts or magic practices, he is keen on the verification of every legend, researching music or collecting a lot of strange leaves. It is precisely because of this that he has always been loved by everyone since childhood, and all his brothers are closer to him. Even the secret hidden in the deepest heart can tell him unscrupulously that it is really a rare thing to have such a family affection in the Yvelit family." Joshua looked far away and smiled sadly.

In a sense, despite having a genius' overly aggressive personality, as a member of the Yvelit family, everyone has a very clear understanding of themselves. Knowing what kind of person they are, what advantages and disadvantages they have, and making the greatest rationalization of these advantages and disadvantages is the training that every Yvelit family has since childhood. In this case, everyone carefully loves this hard-won family affection.

Such things did make Gabriel's life quite smooth in some aspects, but on the other hand, it also caused great obstacles to some things. More than 20 years ago, when Gabriel was about to leave the imperial capital and try the wandering practice that every Yvelit family would have, it was opposed by almost everyone, because Gabriel's swordsmanship at that time had not even exceeded level 3. In the imperial capital and the King Snake City where strong people gathered, he could easily knock him down. However, despite being blocked by all the brothers and sisters at that time, Gabriel, who carried a bag and did not even carry a sword, still embarked on a journey alone, and this trip took seven years.

Seven years is the highest record of the contemporary children of the Yvelit family going out. Gabriel's journey covers all over the mainland, from the city of light, Santoya, the place of creation, from the strongest fortress Selinger Shield to the free city of Kakalis, from the easternmost fire island of the mainland to the barbarian land in the south, back to the imperial capital. A long letter every year describes his experiences and experiences everywhere. He is not strong and earns travel expenses as a minstrel or a temporary mercenary, collects leaves everywhere, and visits famous musicians. Most of the time, people can feel the embarrassment and dust behind the letter, but for this life that may not be called "strong", Joshua and others have the first time

Longing for, even Bacna Rorschach, who has always been serious, smiles independently when reading these letters, and on some occasions, this may be his most proud child.

My father's praise in this regard did not arouse the jealousy of the crowd. When seven years passed, Gabriel returned from a long journey, except for the dust and the wise and vicissitudes that had settled. Many aspects have not changed. He still loves to laugh, can easily get along with everyone, patiently listen to others' words, and give appropriate answers at the right time. At that time, the Yvelit family, who was still at the third level of the lower level, became the object of all brothers. As for the other two families, many people regarded him as a close friend, and in addition to this, there were countless noble girls who had secretly fallen in love with this handsome man.

The turning point of the matter originated from the countless aristocratic banquets held in the imperial capital that summer. At that time, Gabriel fell in love with a civilian woman named La had spread throughout the aristocratic circle. Although there were some rumors that this woman named Barbara had royal blood, her personality and behavior did not have the aristocratic atmosphere. She was very accomplished in a kind of magic martial arts called "Soft Water Sword" and often taught some young nobles who bullied others by virtue of their power in the imperial capital. Such things seemed to be cheering loudly to the common people, but they were undoubtedly a symbol of barbarism in the aristocratic circle. In this matter, many people expressed their disagreement towards Gabriel. However, they were all waving and scolding without exception.

"How far away you die as far away as you go, that's my woman, it's all your business. Say bad things about her in front of me. Do you want to duel with me... To be honest, the viscount she beats the ground recently, remember to help me meet again next time..."

Gabriel can be loved by everyone. Of course, it is not because he is a simple and good man, who shows his sharpness and self-righteousness in many aspects, and it is also a place for people to appreciate. Such words will not arouse people's disgust, but will show more intimateness. In the aristocratic circle, although respect for ladies is emphasized, the concept similar to "brothers are like brothers and feet, and wives are like clothes" is throughout the whole process. Compared with his friendship with Gabriel, Barbara's things have become tolerant. At that time, something planned by several young nobles who were resentful after being taught a lesson made everyone truly understand Gabriel's true strength.

It is not very novel. In the Atroca Empire, the replacement of emperors in each generation was almost accompanied by a large amount of blood and chaos. The winner was the king, and the losers had different ends. Those who were executed by the whole family, those who were placed under house arrest for life, and those who were wanted by the whole country. The one with imperial bloodline was the orphan of a loser in the previous dynasty of the empire. Such things were found out, and then a noble woman who loved Gabriel and hated him openly at the banquet, and things became chaotic in a moment.

At that time, the woman was not only a very special status, but also because of her extraordinary beauty, there were quite a lot of suitors. At the same time, not all of the three major families regarded Gabriel as a friend. There were many people who secretly disdain or hated him. At that time, if the person who announced the incident was low and relied on the power of the Yvelit family, Gabriel could easily suppress the matter and say "nothing is wrong". However, because it caused a lot of turmoil, it also had considerable influence. Later, the whole banquet was divided into two factions, and for a moment it was tense, and it almost turned into a group situation.

If this matter is said to be big, it can be classified as a situation that affects the foundation of the entire empire. If it is said to be small, it can also be regarded as a false rumor. At that time, the people participating in the banquet all had extraordinary identities, and in a sense it was a microcosm of Atroca's future. Therefore, when things develop to the end, the solution can be considered private settlement, and each side sends one person to duel. The other side sent a guard with a medium cultivation level, and here, Barbara, who insists on "one person does things and one person is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who takes action, because

In terms of strength assessment, Barbara was higher than the other party, so no one stopped the matter. At that time, people seemed to underestimate the woman's jealousy. When the battle was halfway through, the other party's woman who hated her jealousy suddenly poisoned her and sent two guards with level eight cultivation to kill Barbara at the same time. It became hasty. Seeing that the danger was in danger, no one here could react. But after a moment, the person who saved Barbara was Gabriel with a "low-minded" cultivation.

King Snake Zhiqing, who had only reached the third level, stabbed out calmly. Gabriel instantly protected Barbara behind him. The sword used extremely magical methods in the air to attack. The three guards and the noble woman made an attack at the same time but became a situation of interference. When the sword light flashed, blood was then scattered in the air. The three guards were cut open on their heads, one of them was torn apart in their chests, and the other suffered the consequences of being cut in half. In the extremely bloody and terrifying scene, Gabriel, who was spitting blood in his mouth, shakingly pierced the noble woman's shoulder with his long sword and nailed it to the huge tree trunk.

"Well, we are qualified to take her life if we interfere with the sacred duel, right..."

At that time, Gabriel said this gently, pulling the sword out of her shoulders and stabbing it in her chest. Several guards rushed up to try to stop it. However, with their power, King Snake Qing, with precise calculations like ghosts and gods, after a moment, these guards all fell to the end of breaking hands and feet. If it weren't for stopping the ground, no one would have suspected that Gabriel would stab the woman to death with the usual style of the King Snake clan.

It's all about it.

The clan woman went crazy afterwards, but Gabriel's reputation suddenly sounded throughout the Snake's Qing Dynasty. It is a martial art that is proficient in calculations. Theoretically, if you practice it to the highest level, you can see through all the flaws and use the smallest power to achieve the greatest victory. What Gabriel did, Bucknarossa may be able to do it. But in this way, did Gabriel have the same Bucknarossa practice?

After that, there were countless people who invited Gabriel to fight. In the several battles that Gabriel agreed to, he achieved a brilliant victory with pitiful strength. In that winter, during a family dinner belonging to the Yvelit family, Gabriel also had a friendly match with several relatives. That's it, but in such a battle, as usual, neither side was willing to give up easily. Once the battle was fought, he would definitely do his best like a life-and-death battle. After a few games, Gabriel won consecutively, but was seriously injured. After he recovered, he seemed to suddenly notice something, and he held a simple wedding with Barbara, then bid farewell to his father, left the imperial capital and settled in Damma. In the following year, he had never returned to the City of Kings Snake.

A year after marriage, the couple gave birth to a child, named Felix. Afterwards, Gabriel acted low-key and lived a semi-secret life with Barbara in Denma. He returned to the King Snake City every year to attend a family dinner. Three years later, shortly after Felix's third birthday, the couple quarreled over some trivial matters, in fact, the quarrel between them was always the bedside and the bedside. But this time it seemed different. Gabriel left Denma and went to Quinn Castle to set up something. Then he met more than ten people from the three major families who came to Quinn Castle to watch the magic tide. Then, he fell into that disaster and died to save everyone.

"...Do you remember that dinner that year? I was the third person to fight you. You may have forgotten it, but my impression was very profound. At that time, I thought that even though the moves were so sophisticated, the sword without power could not cause damage to strong defense, so I imitated the power of the 'King' Dragon Body' to fight you. Someone cheered for me at that time, but later you easily broke it. This is the way you broke the 'rock body' this morning. With the help of the power's own power, the weapon counterattacked itself with precise calculations, and the force hit the balance point of the protective energy, so that the defense could be minimized instantly..."

"......... In those years, you may not know that in Damma, you have already been legendary in the imperial capital as a person who is the same as your father. After showing your invincible posture, you are washed away from your wife and stayed in seclusion. How free and easy! My father is also proud of you. When he talks about you again and again, we can no longer be completely happy for you. Of course, it is not jealousy, but we cannot surpass you. Everyone understands this..."

"When I met you again in Quinn Castle that year, some people were excited and some were happy, but everyone had the mentality of competing with you. However, when a challenge was raised, you said that you came just to do something that made your wife happy and refused all the battles. Later, the clues of the matter might not be discovered, but because you were the first warning, everyone kept silent in a tacit understanding. Not everyone did not believe you. No one dared to take your warning lightly. However, more than ten people at that time were not weak in their own cultivation and did not have much sense of crisis, so they regarded this as a stage for competition. After that, they caused a situation of fighting each other and dragging each other down. Later, they still had to rely on your rescue..."

"But at the last moment, someone betrayed you, that's not me. Over the years, I have wanted to verify this. The magic tide you left behind was not working due to the wrong time. However, some strange things happened. A few people died and one went crazy. He said that he saw you. At that time, I was thinking that people with particularly strong mental power will turn into undead after death through some special conditions. Do you also exist in this world in this form? Now it seems that second brother, I'm afraid I really thought about this... "

With his head down, Joshua's voice was hoarse. He had obviously determined that Tang Yi and Gabriel were involved. The spirits in his body did not respond. However, Tang Yi knew that the rebuttal was unnecessary at this moment, so he had to listen to him.

"In this magic tide, the magic circle you set up will work, reappear everything from seventeen years ago. At that time, you may be able to find out everything from 17 years ago. I think there will be people who do not want things to happen again in secret. I made some preparations, but as before, I don't know if it's enough. Second brother, don't believe me, and don't believe Rebias... The army has arrived, I'll go to welcome it."

He stood up, nodded to Tang Yi, and then walked directly to the stairs. After a while, the foot sound disappeared in the deep corridor. Tang Yi looked down from the window and saw a few magic fireworks rising into the sky in the wind and snow. The sound of trumpets sounded solemnly, and pairs of knights were entering through the fort gate. Gabriel's voice sounded in his heart: "Mr. Rezaduk."

“Hmm?”

"Can I... talk about Felix and Barbara?"

"...Of course." In fact, since Gabriel and Lan entered their bodies, Tang Yi had been wondering why except for Gabriel saying at the beginning: "Do you know Felix?" He did not ask about these two people since then, but at this moment, feeling Gabriel's mood, he suddenly understood that it was not that he didn't want to, but that he just didn't dare to think about it.
Chapter completed!