An ordinary profession creates the world's strongest

Bahar unknowingly quickened his pace, and Kelvin, Ace, and the other subordinates all smiled wryly.

Bahar ignored the gazes of his subordinates, and a person suddenly appeared in his mind.

(Liju...)

She is the daughter of the Sea People and the mother of Tigne.

Lizhu is a woman who is obviously weak, but has a strong gaze. No matter how expensive the gifts she receives or how luxurious her life, she will not try to please Bahar like other women, and the glimmer of determination in her eyes never fades.

Bahar, in order to prove his worth, had been desperately trying to win her heart since some time had passed.

Bahar had no idea when it started, but he realized that she had some secret and wanted her to tell him the secret in person.

She didn't know when it started, but she, who had always been speaking harshly to Bahar, now looked as if she was helpless against him, and a faint smile appeared on her face.

(She clearly didn’t run away from me, she accepted me… but in the end she still didn’t tell me the secret…)

Bahar felt a surge of nostalgia, and a smile rose unconsciously. After giving birth to Tigne, Liju became ill and passed away a few years later.

If asked whether he loves her, Bahar can only answer that he doesn't know, because Bahar does not know how to love and be loved. Only "dominating by force" is Bahar's law of survival. The world Bahar has lived in so far is only about killing and being killed, submitting or being submitted.

In the memory, Lizhu's face overlapped with Tignes', and Tignes' tearful expression appeared before his eyes.

"...Tsk! How can you, her daughter, just cry so easily? You should at least resist."

Bahar said this with disdain and shook his head.

Bahar smacked his lips once more, feeling the indescribable gazes of his subordinates grow stronger.

Meanwhile, after returning to a room in a corner of the underground labyrinth, Tigne sat down on the sofa with a dejected expression.

The image of Bahar's angry face surfaced in her mind, making her even more depressed.

Although her deceased mother once said that if she had something to say to her father, she had to say it clearly...but Tigne no longer expected her relationship with Bahar to be like that of an ordinary father and daughter.

For Tignes, Bahar is a symbol of terror.

“What is the difference between the God of the Church and the Father?”

Her voice was weak and then disappeared into the void. To Tigne, the god of this closed world was Bahar, and she was bound by him and could not be free.

Whatever she wanted, Bahar would prepare the best for her, including food, clothing, jewelry, etc. All of them were high-end products.

But the only thing she lacks is freedom. For Tigne, her world consists only of this underground world and the palace she occasionally visits.

Oh, and there's also the crystal slab that Bahar brought.

Tigne injected a small amount of magic power into the stone, and it immediately began to project images. This stone was made of a special mineral called Tele-Reflection Stone. If magic power was injected into it beforehand, even after it was broken, all the minerals would retain the memory and share the properties of the reflected scene, allowing it to be used for surveillance across the continent.

Seeing the image reflected on the stone slab, Tigne couldn't help but exclaim "Wow!"

Because my father's men were stripped naked by the young man wearing glasses.

The young man wearing glasses held the girl in one hand and started a big fight. He would sometimes beat her, sometimes strip her naked, sometimes make his glasses glow, sometimes strip her naked, and constantly produce muscular naked men covering their private parts with their hands and holding their legs together.

"This guy wearing glasses is a terrible person! A very terrible person!"

After reading it, Tigne covered her face with her hands and rolled around on the sofa with a red face. After a while, she looked at the slate again and then rolled around on the sofa again.

“Hoo-hoo… Speaking of which, these glasses and umbrellas are amazing these days. They can actually glow or spit fire…”

Make no mistake, those glasses and umbrellas are not normal. Common sense in Tignes has been distorted by someone wearing glasses.

Tignes felt tired in every sense of the word, so he collapsed onto the bed.

She turned over and lay on her back, staring blankly at the ceiling in the room where she was the only one there.

Tignes hated the time before bed.

The silent room made Tigne feel even more lonely. She did not blow out the magic oil lamp, but as soon as she closed her eyes, there was an ever-expanding darkness, as if it was about to swallow her up, making her long for the company of others even more.

"Mother……"

My mother was strong and gentle, but now she is gone...

Thinking of the secret her mother told her, Tigne's mind naturally emerged with the hope that appeared six years ago.

Tigne curled up his already thin body even more.

Then, as if grasping at his only hope, he whispered:

"sister……"

Prequel Zero 2 Chapter 2: The Ghost Ship of the Pirate Killer

In a large room surrounded by rock walls, there are several beds.

The minerals embedded directly into the ceiling and walls glowed, illuminating the crisp white sheets and the cabinets storing numerous medicines.

Almost all the beds were occupied by people sleeping peacefully. Those sleeping so quietly that one even wondered if they were dead.

There is a little girl's figure between the two beds on the inner side.

She concentrated on soaking the towel in a bucket of water, wrung it dry with her small hands, and then helped the person sleeping in the bed, Dilan, to wipe his body, put clothes on him, and tried her best to take care of him.

Katie, who was sleeping in the bed next to her, had also changed into clean clothes, and her combed hair exuded a beautiful luster.

They are being taken care of by Colleen, a sibling from the same orphanage.

Colleen's beloved family members were sacrificed due to the church's "Divine Weapon Creation Plan" and fell into a coma, and she took the lead in taking care of them every day.

Although the person being cared for was also a child, for seven-year-old Colleen, caring for a frail patient was a difficult task. Furthermore, Colleen also cared for others sleeping in this "infirmary," as well as those who were simply injured or recovering from illness. If it were a normal seven-year-old, it wouldn't be surprising if she threw a tantrum and said she didn't want to care, but...

About four months have passed since I left the slums of the royal capital where I grew up and arrived at this secret base of the "Liberators."

Colleen never complained. She imitated her favorite brother, tied her hair up at the back, and shook her red hair. Today she also diligently did what she could.

"Di, Katie...it's okay, I'll definitely save you..."

Colleen gently stroked Dilran and Katie's heads with her small hands like maple leaves.

After the tragic experience in the Green Tunnel and the life in this secret base, Colleen's expression became quite mature.

"Hey, Colleen, how are Dylan and Katie doing?"

"Ah, Brother Lu."

The one who called her was Ruth, whose distinctive black hair was a characteristic feature. She and Colleen were from the same orphanage.

"Nothing has changed. The same goes for everyone else."

"That's right, nothing has changed, right?"

Ruth shrugged, staring at Dilraba and the others. But then he looked away, as if to let it go, and walked towards the bed at the far end of the room. It was an unoccupied, slightly tilted bed.

Colleen didn't think much of it, just followed the direction of the scene. She saw Ruth slowly pull a pair of black gloves from her back pocket, put them on, and squatted down beside the bed.

The bed seemed to have a broken leg. Ruth touched the damaged area with her gloved right hand and then closed her eyes quietly.

He concentrated his mind, imagining the skills of the strongest alchemist, as well as the figure of his most respected brother.

“—‘Refine’.”

A faint orange magical light shone, and the broken metal bed legs gradually returned to their original intact state.

"Wow, Brother Lu is amazing! Your skills have improved again!"

"hey-hey."

Ruth wiped her nose sheepishly at Colleen's pure praise.

Just as Colleen was responsible for the chores in the infirmary, Ruth was also responsible for repairing and maintaining the secret base and weapons and props.

By the way, this is a cave located in the [Lesin Grand Canyon]. Because the canyon has the property of dissipating magic power, magic cannot be used here.

Ruth was able to use magic because of a magical artifact Oscar gave her before leaving—a black glove. The glove was engraved with a magic circle and also had the ability to strengthen magical bonds.

Although it is limited to a space within a two-meter radius, the black gloves' ability to dissipate magic power is negated.

In addition to sharing Oscar's vocation as an Alchemist, Ruth also worked tirelessly to become an Alchemist on par with her brother. Consequently, in recent months, Ruth's skills have risen dramatically, even reaching the point where she is highly trusted by the Liberator.

"Brother Lu is really amazing... Ke Lin can only do this little thing..."

Colleen had just been praising Ruth, but she suddenly looked downcast. She held a bucket of water, perhaps feeling useless, having to care for patients and do odd jobs.

Ruth's expression seemed a little embarrassed. He touched Colleen's head and said:

"Don't be silly. You were asked by your elder brother to take care of Dilan and the others, and you did a great job, didn't you?"

"That's right..."

"I can only do 'this little thing'... Those Liberators are all very capable. If I want to help them, I can only gradually increase the amount of things I can do, right?"

"……Um!"

After listening to what Ruth said, Colleen thought for a moment, then nodded vigorously in response.

Because the sisters of similar age who recently joined the "Liberators" are very good at everything, Colleen feels anxious. She wonders if it is really okay for her to only be able to do this kind of thing?

Since that incident, it wasn't just Colleen who had grown; Ruth had grown as well. So after hearing the advice of her brother, who had become more reliable, Colleen seemed to have transformed her anxiety into fighting spirit.

"Haha, little Ruth is a good brother."

“Hey!”

Ruth looked as if she had encountered an enemy general that she would never be able to defeat on the battlefield.

Where his eyes were fixed was a girl holding a tray. The girl had middle-parted blonde hair, chocolate-colored skin, and emerald eyes. She was Sixia, a twelve-year-old but exceptionally sexy desert girl.

"Collin~ We brought lunch~"

"Ah, Xiaoyun!"

At this moment, another person popped her head out from behind Sixia. She had a very similar appearance to Sixia, with the same hair color, skin, and eyes, but she was younger. The girl with twin ponytails was Sixia's younger sister, Yunfa.

Incidentally, Sixia has grown her hair longer now. It used to be shoulder-length, but now it reaches just below her shoulder blades. Perhaps because her hair has grown longer, it adds a touch of glamour to her.

Ruth seemed to be unable to deal with this foreign girl who was only one year younger than her but inexplicably mature.

"Oh, Ruth-chan, your reaction is really hurtful, isn't it?"

"Come on, you don't really care about anyone except Brother Natsu."

Ruth looked at Sixia with suspicion, and Sixia frowned, as if to say, "It's a headache, I didn't mean that..."

Anyway, Sixia changed her mind and said:

"This is the sandwich Miss Maureen asked me to bring for lunch. Shall we eat together?"

Ruth's stomach growled loudly at the sight of the various sandwiches on the tray.

Not only Sixia, but Yunfa and Kelin also opened their eyes wide and laughed softly after a while.

"Don't laugh! I've been busy fixing things since this morning, and I'm starving!"

Ruth blushed and snatched the tray from Sixia's hand. However, he didn't do this to keep the lunch for himself, but to help Sixia carry it to the table in the lounge not far from the infirmary.

Little brother Ruth had grown up watching the back of his beloved brother Oscar, so it was natural for him to act like a gentleman.

The older sisters at the Liberator were a little worried about Ruth's future. Although he was rude and shy, he was serious and gentlemanly with women...

Ruth won't become a natural playboy in the future, right?

Of course, there were only my younger sister Corin and the Nizu-mad—no, the sisters of the Nizu-cult believers—here, so no one reacted.

Ruth was enjoying a sandwich filled with bacon in the lounge. He was the only boy in a room where the girls were engaging in lesbian conversation. Ruth, enduring the awkwardness, observed Sisha, who graciously ate her sandwich.

The two sisters Sixia and Yunfa were brought to the secret base by the contact person Tim a month ago. Because they traveled day and night, the two sisters were in a very tired state when they arrived here.

Their reason for rushing was simple: they wanted to reunite with the Liberator as soon as possible, strengthen their abilities, and become Natsu's backup. Therefore, they arrived in just over a month, a journey that would normally take about four months.

Although Tim's inherent magic, "Bird and Beast Protection," can increase the horses' speed several times and prevent them from getting tired, considering that they are still just young girls, it shows how determined they are.

Having said that, Ruth also has people she wants to help and be on par with.

So, at first, he thought they were very resilient, and so he happily welcomed them as comrades...

But within a few days, Ruth saw that—

Ah, these two guys are the bad type.

First, the two of them underwent a check for their vocations, and as expected, both of them possessed vocations.

Sixia is a "creator" with a natural talent for writing poetry and stories, and also has the ability to learn and disseminate derivative knowledge.

At only ten years old, she created the story of "The Fairy of the Desert", and in just two years, it spread to the eastern part of the continent. This was probably because she was born with this talent.

Yunfa is a "Music Mage". This kind of vocation not only has talents in playing musical instruments, but also in supporting magic. He can enhance the effects of supporting magic through playing.