[Western Fantasy] Cardinal's Life Goal

"Those two guys... finally found it."

On a flat ground with dense tree shadows among the mountains, a fire was quietly burning.This is an area 200 meters away from the blockade line. The moonlight is completely covered by the branches and leaves, and the cold wind is also blocked by the trunk.A group of people sat around the fire, but at the moment everyone was staring in one direction without blinking.

Delin, who had just popped out of his head, froze when they saw him.

"...Long time no see." The young man could only say so embarrassingly.

That night, Delin and Sears finally found their companions—these guys looked even more embarrassed than the two, and this kind of embarrassment did not lie in their clothes, but in their expressions.The nobles who haven't eaten exquisite pastries and tea meals for many days turned blue. Delin was very grateful that the gods bestowed divine splendor on the world, so as not to hurt the delicate stomachs of young masters and ladies.

"Wuuuuu Delin—" Momo rushed over as soon as he saw the boy, and then saw Sears coldly hugging Delin into his arms with tears in his eyes, his eyes were cold.The corner of Momo's mouth twitched: "Tiss, I didn't intend to rob you..."

But Sears didn't bother to pay attention to him, and gave Binhuo a look.So the gentleman immediately took the boy away.And George and Quina, who were warming together, waved excitedly to them.

The people in black didn't sit with Bin Huo and the others. They lit a fire by themselves, sharpened the branches, and then skewered the thinly sliced ​​cub meat for barbecue.The moment he saw Sears, the leader stood up.He pulled off his black hood, revealing a handsome uncle's face covered with stubble. "Master." The leader bowed respectfully, "I finally found you."

I don't know if it's an illusion, but Delin can hear from his words: You are not dead, it is unexpected and unexpected.

Sears frowned, and hugged Delin even tighter under the gaze of the other party: "Are you here this time?"

"Yes." The other party shrugged, "I was caught when I went to the tavern, and now I still want to make up for it—hey, fortunately, young master, you have always been lucky."

"...Don't say that I am a scourge." Sears looked away helplessly, and pulled the boy to the middle of the two fires.This time, although the two parties were a little unconvinced, at least because of the existence of Sears, they turned around and stared at the man together.

"Let's talk about these few days." Sears took the piece of meat from the leader's hand indifferently, and blew it to Delin's lips, "Arrange for tomorrow, and leave a team to guard here, and then Find some people to follow me in."

"What about us—" Quina asked with bright eyes, but was dismissed by Sears: "You guard the luggage. This is something other than the trial. Don't go if you shouldn't be in danger... let alone us There are still some things to deal with after returning to the mountains."

"Another matter?" Bin Huo repeated this sentence.

Seeing that Delin ate something in embarrassment and lowered his head—probably because he was a little shy because he did this in public—Sears moved the corner of his stiff mouth slightly, and suppressed his smile again in the next second: "Yes, we discovered some little secrets of Sanmai."

After arranging the matters, Sears simply picked two men in black to join the team.One is the leader, the other is a dry man.Delin followed Momo to find a stream for bathing—although divine power can clean it up, it is hard to get used to.

Although Sears wanted to follow...but it was beautiful.

Sighing in the bottom of his heart, he saw the leader in black come over and sit down opposite Sears.The rest of the people were either silent or talking in low voices. In this open space surrounded by trees, there was silence around Sears.

"Master, I will report to the Patriarch in full about what happened today." The team leader narrowed his eyes, "What's going on with you and that commoner?"

The captain of the secret guard, Shiba, who has known Sears for a long time, can still tell whether he is treating toys/things or something else.Just now when the envoy turned to the direction of the young man named Delin, his expression was extremely gentle, as if he was looking at some treasure.

A unique treasure, Shiba thought in his heart, and couldn't help but shudder.

Leaving Delin, Sears' expression turned cold in an instant.At this time, he assumed the identity of Tees, with a blank face, and looked even more terrifying.Hearing Shiba's questioning, Sears didn't respond, but indifferently poked the fire in front of him, and the flying sparks almost burned Shiba's hair.

The God Envoy sneered suddenly.

"Let's talk about it." He said, "Anyway, I've already planned to raise this matter with the Patriarch."

Shiba was silent for a while: "The family means to arrange for you the Princess Highness of the Di Rida Dynasty..." It seemed that it was not appropriate to mention this kind of thing here again, and the head of the dark guard stopped.He understood that his words would not have much effect - Sears was never the kind of person who would obey easily, and if he hadn't been the young man's guardian, he would not have known his two identities.But it was precisely because of this unparalleled familiarity that Shiba knew Sears' character very well.

Sure enough, Sears sneered: "You, a fighter who specializes in any reliable news, don't worry about it." After a pause, his tone softened a little, "I've already decided on this matter, no matter what the family thinks , I insist."

"You...are you in love with that boy?"

Sears froze for a moment, glanced at Shiba suddenly, and smiled: "Isn't this obvious."

……

Delin buried half of his face under the surface of the water and blew out a string of bubbles.The water in the stream was cold and biting, but it unexpectedly made Delin feel comfortable.The short knife was placed on the shore, and he could hold it with a stretch of his hand. No one knew what kind of guy would come out of this man-eating mountain in the next second.

...this assumption includes idiots.

The moment Sears entered the water, Delin's body stiffened—he leaned against the shore, and fumbled for the clothes he had taken off.But Sears was a step ahead of him, and with a low smile, he grabbed Delin's hand.

The place where the skin/skin/contact/touched seemed to burst into flames, and Delin's thoughts suddenly fell into chaos.Confused, he heard Momo's teasing "I'm leaving first".In the next moment, Sears took advantage of the situation and wrapped his arms around the boy's waist... It was only then that Delin realized that Sears was still wearing an undershirt.

"What are you worried about, huh?" Sears beside him made a voice between teasing and helpless, "I didn't expect that I would abuse myself instead."

Delin turned his face away: ... I don't understand.

Sears also pressed his back against the shore, and squinted his eyes: "Tomorrow, you and I will go to the blockade...there should have something to do with the saint of Oswald."

Delin was slightly taken aback: "Huh?"

"...I can't explain it to you now." Sears was a little discouraged when he saw the young man's blank face.He stretched out his hand and rubbed the boy's head, but he didn't know what to think of, his eyes were dim for a moment, "Are you afraid?"

Delin looked at Sears suspiciously—tonight, his boss was a little strange.There seemed to be many thought beasts tearing at his brain, making even the shrewd man a little confused.After hesitating for a moment, Delin held Sears' hand instead: "Don't be afraid."

"I mean go back to House Bran with me... You should know what that means—war, perhaps a war more terrible than the Trial of the Mountain."

"Not afraid." Without hesitation, Delin smiled slightly this time and replied softly.

But such a soft response fell into Sears' ears, like a huge stone thrown into the lake of the gods—splashes of water and ripples scattered in all directions.He let out a heavy sigh of relief, and closed his eyes with relief: "I will protect you."

The words Shiba just said seemed to appear in Sears' ears again: Are you sure you can protect that young man in the event of a family attack?

The answer is crystal clear at this moment: of course.

……

On the second day, when the rest of the people just woke up, Sears and his party had already packed their equipment.With the men in black watching the night, it was rare for the envoy to have a good night's sleep. At this time, he was very happy in both spirit and mood.

Of course, this kind of joy is buried in his heart, rather than showing on his face.

The cordon was only a few hundred steps away from the few people. On the way, Sears took out the concealment device and played with it carelessly in the center of his palm.

It is said to be a blockade, but it is actually a row of tree walls engraved with runes-the dark golden brilliance flows in the concave scars on the surface of the bark, and they are connected together to form a "wall".Sears took a step forward and touched the tree trunk lightly. A tingling pain like electric current passed through his fingers. The concealed device turned over in his hand was clenched tightly. Sears protected Delin behind him, and said lightly: " Get closer."

Shiba approached the other person with complicated expressions.

A light mask spread, covering several people in it.Sears glanced back at the two people in black, turned his head with some distaste, and walked to the other side of the tree wall first.

It was only when he was able to get in that Delin felt the oppression from the blockade—fortunately, the concealment device just happened to counteract it.White sparks shot up above the mask, and this seemingly fragile membrane wobbled for a while, but finally stabilized.Sears' footsteps did not stop because of this, he walked very steadily, and stepped through the "door to protect students" in a few strokes.

Delin and the others also came to another world one after another.

The layers of tree shadows immediately thinned out, and the warm sunlight shone on the bodies of several people.Sears squinted his eyes to identify the direction, but did not take back the concealment device in his hand. "Be careful." His voice was cold, "Here, there are warriors of three veins gathered."