This brave man is a scumbag

"Old man, I'm here to see you."

The Monument to the Unknown Heroes was erected on January 1900, 1 on the First Square in Moscow.This stele commemorates the thought puppet who awakened his self-awareness and finally chose to break free from Anya's control during the battle between man and god.Some of them chose to self-destruct after learning of their mission, while others chose to pass the news on.

But the ending is the same. After the heart representing Anya and Misa was broken, everything about them was erased. Their names, family, past, and experiences all disappeared with their death. .However, their contributions are indelible, and the books that have been erased but still exist in the big library prove the greatness of these people.

Therefore, in order to commemorate these heroes who lost their names, this stone monument like a heart was erected on the first square of national significance.All Mosk people saw the appearance of this stele, and they all left their respects for those unknown heroes.

But no one knew that there was actually a name on this stele.

Herring Tarik.

"The brave man said that you are the first puppet to awaken self-awareness. I didn't believe it at first. I was still thinking, how could you be a puppet?"

Wearing an explorer's jacket and a pair of cowhide boots, Loka lowered the brim of his hat. Holding the peach wine in his hand, he raised his head and looked at the black spot at the highest point, his voice a little hoarse.

"At that time, I really couldn't believe it, but after thinking about it, I found that it was quite reasonable. After all, she manipulated so many people, it is impossible for her not to be interested in the king."

Gently tapping the wine bottle in his hand, Loka had a bitter look on his face, "Brother told me that when he saw the two puppets in the ground that day, he realized that there might be something wrong with you." .After all, the runes and magic circles in the underground world are absolutely confidential, except for him, only you know."

"Thinking about it later, indeed, before we were born, my mother always said that you are a somewhat ruthless machine, busy with work, faith, and the country but not with the family. She often complained to me, if you were not born in the eldest brother If you run home every day after tomorrow, she won't care about your life."

Thinking of the gentle woman chattering in front of him, but with an unconcealable happy expression on her face, Luoka couldn't help but put a little smile on her face.

"I didn't understand you at the time. I always thought that you didn't love us or this family. Although I understood you a little bit later, I still didn't agree. I still think that you only have family affection for us, not true love"

Standing up, looking at the highest name, Luoka's eyes were slightly red: "You once told me that a person is only a complete person if he finds something that is willing to die. I have always thought that you are willing to die. Yes, this country."

Shaking the yellow peach wine in his hand, leaning against this stone tablet, the weather is very clear, the smell of sunshine mixed with the breeze is very clear.Loka looked at the blue sky and said softly:

"But now I understand."

"What you love is not just the country."

"There is still a home."

The funeral of the Unknown King, held on January 1900, 1.

An unnamed king who was also the first thought doll to break free from the cage of the soul and escape Anya's control.He was born in 1810, crowned as Emperor Tariq in 1840, and died on December 1889, 12. He reigned for 10 years in total.

According to statistics from historians, during the reign of the unknown king, Tariq's development speed was the fastest in history, and the people's happiness was also the highest in history.At the same time, the unknown king joined forces with the brave to eliminate the crystal disaster that had plagued the Republic of Tarik for several years. It can be said that it was a great move that could not be bypassed in the history books of Tarik.

At the same time, the unknown king has cultivated many talents, whether it is Tiya, the first general of the empire, Loka, the head of the Drizzle Legion, or Evan, a scholar of internal affairs, they are all talents cultivated by the unknown king himself.According to the comparison from the blank in history, the king's political achievements are second only to the father of the country Tarek Vladimir.

It is a pity that the name of this king, who has made remarkable achievements in political affairs and historical achievements can be called great, cannot be mentioned by anyone, nor can he be recalled.Everything about him can only be turned into cold words in history, and finally engraved on stone tablets and books.

"Finally, the Lord Protector will deliver a speech."

In the magnificent semi-circular building, Zhou Li slowly walked from the stage to the stage.He looked at the three people who were very close to him, or rather, the coffin behind him, and nodded slightly.

Dressed in a brown robe and wearing half-rim glasses, the elegant and easy-going Evan tapped his heart with his fingers, which is a kind of etiquette of Tariq.

Roca, who was wearing an explorer uniform and a white flower on his chest, bowed slightly. In that battle, he was responsible for protecting the western region with the Templars, so he did not directly participate in the battle between man and god.But he knew that it was the brave man in front of him who saved himself and Tariq.

Interlaced with silver and gold, the holy halo is especially soft under the sun.Tiya stretched out her hand and lightly hammered her chest. The mithril-forged breastplate made a dull sound, representing this strong girl's response to Zhou Li.

Looking at the three people in front of him, Zhou Li's memory began to overlap with the past.He seemed to have returned to his previous life, to the moment when the old king crowned himself a brave man that day.At that time, the three who had become close friends stood aside like this, looked at themselves with blessings and joyful smiles, and took the crown from the old man's hand.

In this life, I protected them, but that kind and resolute old man left.

Zhou Li took a deep breath to dispel the trance in his mind.He walked up to the high platform and looked at the dark crowd and the white flowers on their chests. The amplifying rune in front of him transmitted his voice to everyone present.

"I, Zhou Li, Lord Protector of Tariq, deliver a speech."

After a pause, Zhou Li then continued: "It has been said that a person will experience three deaths. The first death is the cessation of breathing, and it is the death of the body. The second time, people participated in the funeral. The location is gone forever. The third death is when everyone forgets about you, and you are completely dead."

"but."

He glanced at the crowd who spontaneously mourned for Herining, took a deep breath, and then said in a trembling voice: "For the unknown king, the great monarch, death is not the end."

"We all know that there is such a mighty power that wants to erase the existence of this unknown king, to make the Tariq people forget him, and make the Tariq people hate and even slander him."

"Some would say that he is dead and gone, that he has been lost over time and left Tariq. However, that is just death, not the end."

"Happy life, smooth streets, children's happy smiles, rice fields that are as endless as gold, and the kingdom of Tariq. These are all proofs of his existence."

Zhou Li looked at the clear sky of Tariq, the crowd full of tears, and the roaring steel furnace, and the workers of Tariq who worked day and night, said this unofficial and even inelegant eulogy .

"Whenever, wherever, history and people will always remember him."

"Only the truth is his proper epitaph."

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"Got to go?"

In a port on the east coast, a man with a scar on his face was smoking a pipe, his long silver-white hair was tied behind his head, and his gray jacket was full of repair marks.He took a deep breath of Tariq's tobacco, exhaled the smoke ring, and nodded, his voice a little hoarse.

"time to go."

"What are you going to do?"

Zhou Li was leaning against the stone railing. At this time, the Lord Protector of Tariq was holding a biscuit in his mouth, looking at the seagulls flying by in the distance, and asked, "Keep drifting? Or find a place to spend time?" Live the rest of your life?"

"Getting ready for a trip to Sage."

Patting the urn tied around his waist, Gerost gave an unattractive smile, "This kid grew up listening to the stories of Sage, and wanted to see the country where the four seasons are like spring. I promised him before." , and now it’s time to fulfill the contract.”

"pretty good."

Zhou Li didn't say any words to persuade him to stay. He just looked at the coastline under his feet and said with some nostalgia: "I still remember that we also met at the port a few years ago."

"Jordan's third seaport is full of cigarette butts and workers' saliva. The toilets here are not as clean."

Smiling, Gerost extinguished the pipe, then took out a cigarette, lit it, took a deep breath, and said contentedly, "This one is still exciting, Tarik's cigarette is too soft, it's boring."

"That's not what you said in Jordan."

Zhou Li smiled slightly, and said to Jeslot: "I passed you cigarettes at the time, and you really disliked this stuff. You said that you have been smoking for decades, and smoking grass is better than it."

"This stuff, isn't it all like this?"

Gerost smiled mischievously, and the seasoned witcher showed a look of embarrassment, but it quickly disappeared, "I will miss the old when the old is gone, but I will always despise the old if I don't get rid of it."

"uh-huh."

Zhou Li shrugged his shoulders, then he glanced at the approaching ferry in the distance, and then said with some emotion: "Say, can we still meet?"

"If you want to find me, you can find me. Come to Sage, and I will cover your board and lodging."

With a hearty laugh, Gerost patted Zhou Li on the shoulder, then picked up the package, and said to him: "Of course, my board and lodging are all up to my own standard, I can't afford you, you old local tyrant." .”

"Brothers don't choose."

Zhou Li also smiled, as if seeing off the other party in Jordan a few years ago, Zhou Li waved his hand and said to Gerost: "Okay, hurry up and catch the boat, this ticket is quite expensive."

"If you miss it, you can borrow money."

Gerost spread his hands and said nonchalantly: "That kid Noxa told me, you can't just collect money in Jordan, it's lying on Yingnan's forehead to suck blood, you can purely have money." money man."

"Fart, I still have to support Jordan's construction."

Zhou Li said something angrily, then he took out a wallet and threw it directly to Gerost, "Here, Tariq's bounty. I left you Fantes' share, and I will give it to him when the time comes." Buy a better place."

Weighing the weight of the money bag, Gerost raised his eyebrows, and then put it in his arms without any fuss.He waved at Zhou Li, and then stepped onto the ferry without looking back.

"gone."

After leaving these two words, Gerost's figure gradually separated from the coastline, and finally disappeared into the ocean.

"It feels a little familiar."

Elma on the side was holding the biscuit bag, holding a finger biscuit between her white fingers, she stuffed the biscuit into Zhou Li's mouth, then said with a chuckle: "You sent him away like this a few years ago, right? "

"Ah."

Zhou Li nodded, he let out a long sigh of relief, and then smiled, "This time it's different."

"He finally retired."

No longer entangled with one's own identity, and no longer attached to one's own blood.

When Gerost knew that the strategizing, kind and kind king was once a puppet, he was relieved.He chose to take his disciples to the country known as a tropical paradise, and let go of the obsession with being a demon hunter.

He is over 70 years old, in fact, he is not much older than Hrining.

"Let's go."

Taking Elma's hand, Zhou Li felt the familiar warmth in the palm of his hand, and his originally somewhat lost mood suddenly eased a lot.Elma smiled and moved to his side, and left the port with him.

"So, what are you going to do?"

On the twelve-carved tower, Huang Yi sat on the edge of the top of the tower, and behind him was Izzy admiring the sunset.

"What do you mean by that, I don't quite understand."

Izzy looked at Huang Yi, and asked with some doubts: "What are you doing? What do you mean?"

"You still have to work, you still have to live, you still have to..."

Huang Yi felt a little irritable. He didn't know what to say, so he could only sigh and ask, "Okay, let me ask directly. You gave me all the money, what should you do?"

"What do you think?"

Izzy looked at Huang Yi, a faint smile gradually appeared on his face.

"No, I didn't expect that you really gave me all the money. The amount of money is too large, and it can only change hands once in two years. You are too impulsive, I..."

Huang Yi scratched his head in distress, then he patted his head helplessly, and then asked Izzy, "Where are you going from now on?"

"I do not know."

Izzy shrugged and said calmly: "My files in the commercial church have been destroyed. Now, I am a free man with no job, no belief, and even no nationality. I can go anywhere."

"Okay, I'm a bit stupid."

With a long sigh, Huang Yi stood up directly, looked at Izzy, and asked solemnly: "Izzy, now, as the pope of the Church of War, I formally invite you to be my vice pope."

"Is this what you really mean?"

A narrow smile appeared on Izzy's face. Like a cat that had stolen food, she squinted and asked with a smile, "Didn't you force me to do so?"

"Stop playing with me."

Huang Yi rested his forehead and sighed, "I'm also really surprised that such a magnificent war has just ended, but I'm talking about this kind of disappearance"

"It is not good?"

Izzy stood straight, on the twelve-carved tower, she overlooked Mosk.

Hooking shoulders with Dach, covered in bandages, holding a beer and bragging loudly to his friends about Arthur Morgan's heroic posture at that time.Holding flowers, Hathaway and Arthur, who seemed to be talking to him, passed by, with distressed expressions appearing on their delicate faces from time to time.

In the cafe next to the street, Evan handed a necklace to Lin Yuan in front of him. His smile was very warm, and Lin Yuan's eyes were full of joy.Tiya stood at the door of the cafe with her arms folded in boredom. Beside her was Lin Zi who was full of curiosity, but was picked up by Tiya as soon as she wanted to go in.

The angry Lin Zi ran to Ain's side to complain, but Ain seemed to know something. He exchanged glances with Ivey and smiled strangely. After that, Ain held Lin Zi with one hand and held Lin Zi in the other. Lead Kaya to the nearest dessert shop.

In the clothing store not far away, Don Quixote looked at the cumbersome dresses with a distressed face, while the thoughtless and unhappy combination of Toreya and Lia Ke on the side fumbled to show her the clothes. thinking.Sometimes Toreya will smile unconsciously, and sometimes she will say hilarious words with a calm face.

Holding the file, Baiqin walked out of the element store on the side. She seemed to hear a voice not far away. When she saw the group of four people gathered together without half a skirt, she sighed, and then she was like a savior from the sky. General went to the store and began to help Don Quixote buy the first dress in her life.

In the afterglow of the evening, Zhou Li and Elma, arm in arm, walked quietly from one end of the street to a food stand, and watched Lin Zi, who was secretly sitting on a chair at the corner, eating the creamy pancake in his hand like a hamster. , the same bad smile appeared on the faces of the two of them.

Accompanied by Linghai's scream of "Yi Ya", Alyosha, who was concentrating on studying the Tarik coffee not far away, was suddenly startled, and his short red hair was like the glow of the sky.She raised her head, looked at Linghai not far away who was explaining something with a face of embarrassment, and chuckled.

Turning around, looking at Huang Yi who was admiring the same sunset with him, Izzy said to him softly with a faint smile:

"Human beings are miracles made up of little things one after another."

Tariq chapter, end.