Radiant Enemy

Hilgna looked at King David and sighed softly: "I don't want to teach him about becoming a king. Before becoming a king, I want him to understand that he is also a member of human beings—but he It’s a little bit more special.”

King David was silent for a while, and then smiled slightly: "In that case, I will make arrangements tomorrow."

The saint he once admired paid attention to his youngest son, which made King David feel sour, and at the same time restrained that inappropriate emotion in his heart.

After a pause, King David said tentatively: "But since it is to be taught, can my other children also attend the class? If it is taught by Mr. Hill, they will benefit a lot. You can also become a pillar of the country and help Jedidiah rule Israel in the future."

"Besides... it's also for the good of Jedidiah—after all, you have a special status." King David added.

Hilgna did not reject King David, and he had a point.

Teaching one is teaching, and teaching two is also teaching. Besides, if there are peers on the side, Jedidia may be more aware of what he should do.

Most importantly, Hilgna's identity is too special, if it gets out, it will indeed have a bad influence on Jedidiah.

Unbeknownst to Jedidiah and the other children, their future detention was already sealed.

"——Why do I have to go to class again? Even though the weather is so good today, I still want to take Tamar to play by the river." Absalom complained, hiding in the shadow of the olive tree with his mouth flattened.

And his younger sister Tamar tugged at the hem of her brother's clothes and said softly: "Don't be like this brother, the teacher invited by the king must be very good, we have to study hard, and we must not let the king down." ah."

"What's the use of studying, it's better to play around with the maids, anyway, I can't be the one who inherits this country in the future." Amnon rolled his eyes, poked the ant nest under the olive tree with a branch, and dismissed himself boring.

"Okay, everyone, be good. My father said that this teacher has a noble status. We must respect and respect the teacher." As the first child of King David, Adonijah can be said to have enjoyed it all. He is favored, and he also claims to be the first heir of this country. Although he knows that Jedidiah is the king chosen by God, he doesn't take it seriously.

With King David's love for him and the support of his mother's family, even if Jedidiah is the king chosen by the gods, so what?

He can be a good king like Adonijah!And will do better than Jedidiah!

Jedidiah stood silently in the back row, alienated by his brothers and sisters either intentionally or unintentionally.

Although Tamar saw him alone and wanted Layedidia to come to her, Absalom held her down and distracted Tamar with other things.

Jedidia ignored this low-level isolation method, and now he was completely thinking about who the teacher King David invited was, and what kind of knowledge he could learn from the teacher.

As the youngest son, but thinking about this kind of thing, it was no wonder that the other Brotherhood rejected and alienated Jedidiah.

"It seems that you are all very energetic." A clear voice sounded from behind them, but when Jedidiah heard the familiar voice, she suddenly broke out of her thoughts, turned her head quickly, and looked at come.

The person being stared at by Jedidiah is naturally Hilgna. He is wearing a completely different formal suit from when he met Jedidiah. The red shawl and lilac-colored robe make him look even more handsome , Seeing these princes and princesses involuntarily opened their mouths, and looked dazed that they couldn't move their eyes.

Hilgner clapped his hands, making these children who at most reached his chest turn their attention from his face to his own words.

"I will be your teacher during this time. My name is Hilgner. You can call me Mr. Hill, or just call me by my name."

The inexplicable displeasure in Yedidia's heart became more and more intense.

Generally, this feeling only arises when the knowledge he wants to learn is not available.

If it was Solomon in the future, or Romani a thousand years later, he would probably be able to accurately describe his mood at the moment, but Jedidiah, who was still young, could not describe the depression and resentment in his heart. It also caused him to keep pursing his lips and staring at Hilgner when Hilgner introduced himself next time, looking extraordinarily deep.

The displeasure of being coveted by others, and the resentment of having to let treasures be wasted by people who don't know their value.

You obviously promised me to teach me, why did you appear here again and become someone else's teacher?

Jedidiah couldn't help feeling sour when she remembered that she agreed to that strange request in order to let Hilgna teach her.

Incomprehensible emotions gurgled and formed bubbles in his heart, corroding Jedidiah's chest cavity, and were about to rush up his throat and soak the tip of his nose.

However, the other princes didn't know what was going on in Yedidia's heart. Annen, who liked beauties the most, had her eyes lit up, put on her prettiest smile, and approached her smilingly: "Teacher, you are so pretty!"

With Amnon at the head, the other children also joined in, chattering around Hilgna.

"Mr. Hill, what do you know?"

"Mr. Hill, what are you going to teach us?"

"Teacher, you look so young. How old are you?"

If it was the serious-looking middle-aged teachers who taught them before, these children would probably not be so relaxed and comfortable, but the people in front of them are good-looking and too young, which invisibly relieved their fear of teachers and alienation.

They curiously raised their own questions. Amnon, who was the most courageous, quietly stretched out his hand and touched Hilgna's shawl. The silky and soft touch was indeed a top-quality product imported from that eastern country. , This level of cloth can only be used by the nobles and royal families.

Hilgner smiled slightly, and replied: "I know everything you want to learn, such as riding and archery, chess, painting, carving, weapons, cooking, sewing... Well, although I am not proficient, it is no problem to introduce you .”

In fact, Hilgner is still modest. With his ability and talent, coupled with his reincarnation experience, it can be said that he has dabbled in most of the knowledge except for the particularly unpopular knowledge.

Hilgner's remarks elicited mixed reactions.

"You know it? Even the prophet Nathan wouldn't dare to speak so loudly." Absalom snorted softly.

"I'm not very interested in those things. It would be great if someone could do it." Amnon curled her lips.

"Does Mr. Hill even know how to sew and cook?" Tamar looked very admiring.

Only Adoniya, who vaguely noticed the power of Hilgna, his eyes lit up, maintained his respect for Hilgna, and said excitedly: "Then teacher, will you know how to govern the country?"

"Yes." Hilgna said lightly.

"But that's not what I should teach. What's more..." The smile on the corner of Silgner's mouth deepened, he looked down at Adonija from a high position, his voice was soft but with inexplicable coercion: "I dare to teach, Do you dare to learn? Even if you learn, without practical operation, theoretical knowledge alone cannot govern the country.”

Adonijah closed his mouth, but his eyes were rolling around, as if he was thinking about something.

Hilgner is indeed a very good teacher. He not only carefully listed the direction of the students' efforts, but also gave them specific suggestions when they encountered bottlenecks.

Adonijah chose to learn how to use people, Absalom chose swordsmanship and marching infantry, Amnon chose pharmacy and medical skills, and the girl Tamar chose dance and music-Hilgner even knew this , it amazed the children.

"Don't underestimate music and dance." Silgner said, "When the Hebrews came to this land from Egypt, they faced countless disasters and hardships, but the greatest harm came from the people. Inner vulnerability and regret."

"Why did Moses bring us out of rich Egypt, and why did we have to travel so long to a promised land that no one knows what it's going to be like?"

"And the music and dance of inspiration and hope can inspire people's hearts and drive away those confusions and regrets. Human beings are tough creatures. As long as there is a glimmer of hope, even in the face of the most desperate situation, we can draw strength from hope and go win."

It is precisely because of this that I love humans so much and want to die as a human.

Hilgna slightly closed his eyes, and looked at Yedidia who hadn't spoken yet.

"Then Jedidiah, what do you want to learn from me?"

"So, what about magic, Hilgna."

Jedidia pursed her lips and looked up at the white-haired teacher.

Unknown emotions made him abandon the honorific title for Hilgna, and directly called him Hilgna—after all, he had already said when he introduced himself just now, that he could be called Mr. Hill, or Hilger Na, isn't it?

"Then can you teach magic?"

Hilgna met Yedidia's face, and he smiled slightly, as if he saw through Yedidia's provocation and temptation: "Of course."

Adonija raised her eyebrows, leaned closer to Hilgna, and said in a low voice: "Mr. Hill, Yedidia has a strong talent for magic since birth. If you really teach him magic, maybe it won't be long. He will learn all the magic tricks from you, teacher!"

In this era, it is common for church students to starve to death of their masters. Although Adonija was telling the truth to Hilgna, his hidden malice towards Jedidia was caught by the white-haired teacher.

Regarding Adoniyana's attempt to get close to him, Hilgner had no comment, but he flawlessly refused to give any prince a chance to get close.

"That's something I should consider as a teacher. If Jedidiah really learned all the magic I taught, that would be my pride as a teacher."

Hilgna said so.

After finishing today's class, Yedidia left the training ground in silence. He should have gone back to his bedroom to study the ancient scrolls he just acquired so that his magic aptitude would not be wasted , and prepare for becoming the king of Israel in the future to build the country.

But today his mind was full of various messy thoughts, and it was only when Jedidiah felt his feet hit the stone steps that he recovered and found himself standing at the entrance of the garden.

"I thought you wouldn't be here today." Hilgna was obviously one step behind Jedidiah, but he appeared here before him, and that contented smile, without panting or sweating, did not appear at all. It's not like rushing from the training ground to this remote garden.

"..." Jedidia was silent for a while, and an unknown emotion drove him to speak to Hilgna: "Since you are going to be our teacher, why did you make that request to me? It's unfair .”

Jedidia wanted to know the deeds of those sages and saints from Hilgna, so she had to learn how to play, act like a baby, and have fun like an ordinary child, but other princes and princesses did not.

If it was Jedidia in the past, he would just smile indifferently and ignore it, but now he is clenching the hem of his robe and pursing his lips to accuse Hilgna of being evil.

"You're wrong." Hilgna corrected him.

"Because I became the teacher of 'you', I must become the teacher of 'you'."

Facing Yedidia's stupefied, Hilgna spread his hands and said, "You know, after all, I'm someone close to King David, and you're still young, if word spreads about me as king People, actually teaching you by your side, may cause unnecessary trouble."

And Hilgna's status is special, once someone with a heart makes a fuss, Jedidia will bear the brunt of the harm.

"While most of the royal family knows that you are destined to inherit the throne, Jedidiah, nothing is predetermined until you are anointed to wear the crown."

"Will someone use this to accuse me of 'wanting to rebel'?" Jedidiah was indeed a child favored by the gods, and he immediately grasped the key point.

"Who knows, human malice is unimaginably endless and has no lower limit."

Hilgna waved to Jedidiah, signaling him to come over.

Jedidia hesitated for a while, but stepped up the stone steps anyway.

As soon as he walked up the stone steps, Hilgna ruffled his hair: "You just learned to complain without a teacher. Well done, Jedidia. Maybe it won't be long before you can learn to complain." other emotions."

Jedidia couldn't help but said: "Learning to complain about this kind of thing is nothing to praise. Complaining will only bring negative emotions and loss. It is a manifestation of incompetence!"

He didn't realize that his tone was a little excited at all.

"Besides, I really don't understand how what you want me to learn is good for Israel."

Facing the child who was grabbing the hem of his robe and staring at him earnestly, Hilgna knew that vague answers would not be able to convince Jedidiah.

"Because you are a human being, Jedidiah. You are not the material of the gods, you are not destined to be a sacrifice for the king. This may be my little prayer, I hope you can realize that you are a human being before stepping into that fate. The beauty and sorrow of humanity."

Hilgna smiled wryly and covered Jedidia's golden eyes with his hands.

"And the first step is to enjoy your childhood well. Childhood is only once, and if you miss it, it will never be again—just like youth."

"...The meaning is unknown." Jedidia patted Hilgna's hand away and frowned.

"The previous agreement always counts, Jedidiah."

Hilgna said to the child in his arms.

"Whether you want to learn magic, or want to know the secrets and knowledge that are not known to the public, or other strange skills and heresies, as long as I know it, I will teach you everything."

"And all you need to pay is to try to learn how to be an ordinary person, and their joys and sorrows, sorrows and joys."

When Hilgner put forward his request, he had actually seen the future of his own failure.

But even if it failed, he saw from it that his efforts were not completely in vain.

'1' for complete success, '0' for complete failure, and '0.1' for failure, Hilgener chose '0.1'.

Because there is still the Holy Grail of miracles, as long as there is the Holy Grail, even after Jedidiah's death, he has the opportunity to know emotions that he has never understood.

Unlike Jedidiah, Hilgna himself became a sage-prophet at his own will, and became the "Moses" who led the people. This was the path he chose, but Jedidiah was forced to accept it. own destiny.

But now, Hilgner hopes to use his own power to open up another vision for him.

"...I see." Jedidia could sense the concern and worry in Hilgna's eyes, and after thinking for a while, he nodded.

"Then it's an agreement." Hilgna stretched out his little finger towards him, and signaled: "Those who violate the agreement will swallow a thousand needles."

Jedidia solemnly stretched out her hand, hooked it with Hilgna's little finger, and made a promise.

"By the way, Jedidiah, I will give you an after-school tutorial—don't sign a contract with others so easily in the future. Once you sign a contract, the words you say are like water poured out and cannot be taken back. gone."

Hilgner smiled and said, "As for what you agreed with me, if you don't do it, you will automatically swallow a thousand needles."

Jedidia, who felt inexplicably that he had boarded a pirate ship, was silent for a while, and asked Hilgna to start teaching him magic immediately.

——At least in terms of knowledge, Hilgner is really capable. Even if he really wants to swallow a thousand needles, he must learn enough knowledge!

At this point, Yedidia began to attend classes normally during the day, and come to the garden to receive Hilgna's after-school tutoring after class.

Studying under Hilgna and other brothers and sisters together, Yedidia has indeed become more like a human being. Although it is not good, it is no longer the situation of being alienated and isolated by all the princes and daughters before.

Moreover, Hilgner did have real talents and knowledge. He read all the books that Jedidia could not borrow due to his age, and he could dictate the contents. The deeds described were as vivid as if he had seen them with his own eyes.

Compared with those obscure words, he seems to be telling a story, even Absalom, who is the least fond of learning, is fascinated by it.

And when Jedidia was a little older, and his height quickly reached Hilgna's chest, he would be taken out of the palace by this bewildered teacher, and went to every corner of the land of Israel. Get along with those people and observe their lives.

The little girl selling flowers, the round-armed aunt on the street corner, the blacksmith, the soldier guarding the city, the newborn baby, the couple who quarreled with each other, the happy and peaceful old couple who died together...

Their happiness, their sorrows, their complaints, and their troubles are like a strange and chaotic song, which makes Jedidiah feel puzzled, but at the same time feels... very beautiful.

Jedidiah has seen those people who are different from what he knows, and what kind of "people" he is about to rule. Finally, there is the concept of entity.

——At the same time, he also realized the flaws he possessed as a 'born king'.

Of course, Hilgna couldn't hide his after-school tutoring from Jedidiah for long.

First is the most delicate and sensitive princess Tamar, then Adonija who is wary of Yedidiah because of the throne, and then Amnon who covets Hilgna's face, and finally, it is the one who is wary of this kind of thing. Crude Absalom.

But after they found out, they all kept silent.

Under these years of teaching, Hilgna, as he once said, taught them what they wanted to learn without reservation, and even surpassed it.

Moreover, the teaching plan formulated according to each person's talent and characteristics is very effective. Even Absalom, who doesn't like to study, has greatly improved his literary ability in the course-even the prophet Nathan may not be able to do it at this point.

Everyone also has a different opinion on the fact that Jedidiah was given special care.

Tamar thinks that this is Hilgna's teaching plan to Jedidiah, but Adonija thinks that Hilgna must also be because of the instructions of the gods, thinking that Jedidiah is the destined king of Israel, and is very angry about this Unwilling, she hated Jedidiah more and more.

And Amnon is also very jealous, but he is concerned that Yedidia can receive Hilgna's teachings in private-doesn't this mean that Jedidia has a lot of time to spend with that beautiful teacher!Maybe all these and other things have been done!Too much why not me!Obviously I am the best-looking among all the brothers!

As for Absalom, although he was quite envious, he didn't dare to take the initiative to ask Hilgna to provide him with careful after-school tutoring—no one else, because Hilgna's teaching was almost made according to their limits. , the effect is very good, but it is too hard and tiring.

It's not that Absalom didn't think about skipping class, but there seemed to be Hirgner's eyeliner in the entire palace, no matter where he was hiding—even on the roof, Hirgner would suddenly appear and pull him out with a smile.

The consequences of skipping classes are even more serious, and the punishment is nothing more than that. Dodging the arrows shot by Hilgna for an entire afternoon is the scariest thing.

In this regard, Hilgner said that he received Scathach's training in the Kingdom of Shadows, but he was even more desperate than this, such as avoiding the magic spear she threw for a day, such as even if he was stabbed and was on the verge of death Continue to fight back or something, thanks to the potion that can be saved in the Kingdom of Shadows, otherwise, with the weak physique of Hilgna's life, I am afraid that he would not be able to return to the world from the Kingdom of Shadows alive.

Because of this, although they have different opinions on Jedidiah's behavior of making small mistakes, they have never thought about trying it themselves-just kidding, accepting the teachings in the classroom has already squeezed them dry, let's have another class After tutoring?Then leave it to someone like Jedidia who doesn't get tired!

In this regard, Tamar and Absalom could not even imagine what kind of "after-school tutoring" their younger brother had suffered, so they felt sympathy for Jedidiah and became much kinder to him.

However, such days, compared to their future, are so beautiful and flawless, full of laughter and joy.

The author has something to say:

From the story in the Bible, the children of King David really ended up miserable. 】