God's family

Ever since he was inexplicably labeled with an unnecessary "label" on the dining table, Roger found that the attitude of the nobles towards him was warm and respectful, but behind this enthusiasm and respect there was a hint of contempt. Made Roger feel extremely uncomfortable.

After lunch is the stage of after-dinner recreation. The nobles who are full of wine and food get together in twos and threes to chat, play cards, or go for a walk in the garden in front of the mansion to digest food.

Surprisingly, before Leon could say goodbye, Roger was stopped by Ain, expressing his hope to have a chat with him "alone".It has to be said that the moment Ain made this invitation, even though it was also in Roger's arms, Roger still couldn't help but feel a little uneasy.

"I don't agree!" After hearing Ain's invitation, Nexant immediately became vigilant. If it wasn't for Roger and Leon's swift actions to suppress him from left to right, he still doesn't know what he would do. .

"I know you care about Mr. Alma, but I can swear to the gods that I will not do anything to him. Besides, Mr. Alma is also a nobleman, not your servant. He has the ability to decide his own affairs, no Is it?" Ain's smile was unusually decent, with a hint of certainty that he was sure of winning, and what he said naturally made Laisant and the others, who had nothing to say, cast their eyes on Roger.

Although both Theodore and Lacente, who were hostile to Ain, and Leon, who had a mediocre view of Ain, showed disapproval, Roger still nodded after thinking for a moment, accepting Ain's invitation.

He glanced at Leon and Theodore apologetically, and signaled them not to worry with his eyes. He had a sense of propriety and would ensure that he would retreat unscathed. At the same time, he felt helpless in his heart about Lacent's worried and pitiful appearance as if he was about to be abandoned. Rolling his eyes, Roger turned around and followed Ain towards the stairs, but he heard Lacent speak suddenly behind him.

"If you want to have a private chat with Roger, then I would like to visit this mansion."

Ain was taken aback, and turned to look at Lacent, not knowing what he was paying attention to for a while.

"Anyway, I have nothing to do now, so I want to find something interesting to pass the time, can't I?" Laycente said lightly, but his attitude was extremely tough, and his dark eyes looked straight at Looking at Ai Yin, it seems that something incomprehensible is brewing.

"...Of course." Ain hesitated for a moment, then readily agreed, and sent the butler Berg to act as a guide for him, or to prevent him from wandering into places that should not be open to outsiders.

Although he is more than 50 years old, Berg is not as harmless as he looks on the outside. At least according to Roger's ability of the bracelet, this butler is obviously a ruthless character that Nexant can't deal with now. It's no wonder that Ain can let Laicant go wandering without any worries.

It's a pity that Ain's understanding of Laisant, the prince who is rumored to be withdrawn and dull, who doesn't fight or grab, and doesn't care about everything, is still superficial, and he doesn't understand his essence. Otherwise, he will definitely be like a prince at this moment Roger was as anxious as Leon and even Theodore, for fear that this guy would be stimulated and suddenly do something heinous.

Before leaving, he repeatedly told Leon and Theodore to pay attention to Laycent with his eyes. With unspeakable worries, Ain brought Roger to his study full of various tomes, sitting on the soft Sitting on the seat, watching Ain close the door of the study.

"I think, let's get straight to the point." Turning around, Ain walked to the large desk opposite Roger and sat down, with his elbows resting on the table, his hands crossed against his chin, and his thin lips curled up. An uncomfortable arc, "Actually, I have been paying attention to you for a long time, but I didn't expect that the person I was looking for was you. No wonder William reminded me to pay more attention to you."

"You, you know?!" Roger looked startled, his eyes instantly became guilty, and while he estimated in his heart how much William had told Ain, he acted desperately With a dejected look, "That's right... After all, Aintes is your territory, I, we have caused such a big disaster under your nose, it is impossible for you not to know..."

"Yes, of course I know. After all, the only ones who can easily touch that kind of fragments are those who wear bracelets and have the protection of gods, so they can send me a lot of people from the Thieves Guild without any effort. The person who takes away the fragments obtained through hard work must also be the one favored by the gods." Ain waved his hand nonchalantly, "But this is not important, to show sincerity, it doesn't matter even if the small fragments are given to you—important The most important thing is, as a divinely favored person who can easily obtain everything, why do you stay with Nexant, a royal prince with only a name but no real future in that capacity? —Of course, don’t tell me What kind of feelings, this is too ridiculous." Opening his mouth to interrupt Roger's words, Ain curled his thin lips, the contempt and sarcasm was self-evident.

Roger's red eyes flickered, and even though he hadn't asked anything, Ain's words revealed enough information.

First of all, William and Ain don't seem to be completely of the same mind, he didn't tell Ain about the situation in detail, otherwise, Ain should have known that among the four, he was more or less in the leading position, and Not subordinate to Nexant.If this is the case, it will be easy to handle, Roger instantly decided on the next camouflage policy.

Secondly, the relationship between the favored person, the bracelet and the metal fragments is pretty much the same as what Roger had guessed before.The bracelet is bestowed by the gods, and it can bring powerful power to those favored by the gods. Judging from the actions of Ain, who is also the favored by the gods, the meaning and purpose of the existence of the favored by the gods is to collect Mysterious metal fragments, and unsurprisingly, those metal fragments should be sacrifices to the gods.

Judging from Ain's unscrupulous collection of metal fragments, even at the expense of enmity with the elves, the sacrifice of metal fragments should be rewarded from the gods—a reward rich enough to make him willing to take the risk; or another possibility, Failure to dedicate metal shards will result in unbearable punishment, even death.However, human gods have always advertised benevolence and forgiveness, and he has not made any so-called offerings for a while, so the possibility of the former's temptation should be far greater than the latter's threat, which makes Roger somewhat relieved.

However, there are still some things that are still confusing. For example, the person who actually took the metal fragments from the Thieves Guild was Lacent, not Roger. This is because Lacent is actually a divinely favored person who hides deeper, Or does he have other secrets?However, Ain obviously didn't know about this, otherwise he couldn't have been more careful to guard against Laicant.

Also, is there really no downside to using the bracelet if no metal shards are dedicated?This is what Roger is most worried about and wants to know most urgently.

"I...I'm different from you." Roger lowered his eyes. He didn't want to expose the embarrassing fact that he didn't know anything about the gods and bracelets because of distraction. It is because no matter what time it is, most of the people who are the first to show their cards will lose in a mess, "I don't have any ambitions, I just want to live a comfortable and easy life... As for the identity of the gods... Although I am grateful for the gift of the gods, but...but I am still uneasy..."

"This is honor, it's respect. What are you afraid of?" Ain narrowed his eyes slightly, a little puzzled. Obviously, it is impossible for a self-confident careerist like him to understand the worries of ordinary civilians—even if it is just unfounded. concerns.

"I'm afraid that if I fail to fulfill the expectations of the gods and shoulder the responsibilities given to me, whether I will be rejected by the gods and be punished..." Roger's tone was a little anxious, just like the aristocratic demeanor he was trying to maintain before It was finally broken, revealing the true nature of cowardice and timidity, "That's why when I accidentally found that piece of metal fragment in the Thieves Guild, I just got crazy... Then, that was the first time I got the fragment..."

"Okay, I don't blame you. After all, the God's Favored Ones exist to replace the gods to collect fragments. You don't know that they are what I want to dedicate to the gods, so there is nothing wrong with taking them." Ainda He said that he would not care about it any more, and then changed the subject, and asked with a somewhat amusing snort, "But——you said your fear...is this your fear?"

"Yes, this is my fear, maybe you find it incredible..." Roger shrank his shoulders cowardly, as if he was very ashamed, he explained in a low voice, "Actually, I, I am not a nobleman, just Just a meager commoner, my name is Roger White, not Roger Alma... You can go to the Magic Guild to check, there has never been a mage named Roger Alma who has the fire element The title of junior mage is only commoner Roger White..."

The most perfect lie is seven percent truth mixed with three percent falsehood. In order to win Ain's trust, Roger didn't mind telling him some innocuous truths.

"I came from a humble background, and I don't have any natural talents. I can only use magic with the bracelet, but it's only at the level of a junior mage... After I stole the fragments from the Thieves Guild, I didn't know the relationship between the Thieves Guild and you." Contact, so I was very frightened, when His Royal Highness and the others wanted to visit you and test whether you would take offense at what we did, I begged them to dress me up as a nobleman, because I really dare not separate from them and be alone I was led to the place where the servants...Fortunately, you are so tolerant and merciful, and you don't blame me for my mistakes..." Raising his right hand and pressing his chest, Roger's expression and tone seemed extremely devout, even Deep down in my heart is devout at this moment, "Because I have always worshiped the noble and benevolent god, I feel more and more humble and incompetent. I don't understand why the god bestows this honor on me. I am so terrified that I have to have such worries... Maybe it is because the gods love everyone equally, even ordinary people like me can get answers after devout prayers and be given salvation ..."

One was busy performing, and the other was busy watching the show, but no one noticed the flickering light in the bracelet.