A dull longsword and a heartbroken villager

What did he just do? How could he suddenly lose control and go for an appraisal?

too frightening.

Bray stared at the quaint fanny pack in front of him, lost in thought.

This fanny pack seems to have pretty good stats? Although I don't know exactly what the "Traveler's Intuition" attribute means, it seems quite strong.

"..." He understood that what he should be wearing was protective gear, not a wrap.

He already has a fanny pack that his sister picked out for him, so there's no way he'd choose a parcel.

“I want this.” So Bray pointed to “Uranus’s Backpack” next to him. Joshua readily let Bray take “Uranus’s Backpack”.

Although "Uranus's Backpack" is a top-notch product, it is clearly not as focused on combat as other equipment and weapons.

You could say that what Bray took away was something insignificant.

Joshua didn't understand why Bray would choose this, but since he had made a choice, he would respect it.

Bray patted the "Uranus's Backpack" hanging on his waist with satisfaction.

Now he has "Uranus's Backpack" on one side and a regular waist bag on the other, fully equipped.

However, he planned to give the old fanny pack to Nia as a toy.

As for "Uranus's Backpack", why is it called a backpack but is hung on the waist?

Although it is called a backpack, the "Uranus Backpack" is actually smaller than a waist pack and is worn just like a waist pack.

It's probably called a backpack because of its capacity.

After all, a backpack obviously carries more things than a waist pack.

"So after searching inside for so long, you found a new fanny pack?" Naruko asked with a strange expression as she looked at Bray, who silently placed her old fanny pack into Nia's hand.

Naruko thought Dead Fish Eyes would find something amazing here, but in the end it was just a fanny pack?

She felt her honeymoon had been ruined unfairly.

"This is a backpack." Bray corrected Naruko's words. He had verified that this was indeed a backpack, not some childish thing like a fanny pack.

"I was just looking for armor, and I don't know why I found this." He said expressionlessly, sounding quite troubled.

"Come on, you just want it."

"I do not have."

"You're being arrogant."

"..."

Bray's "heart" simply cannot control itself, so ultimately, this fanny pack is what he has his eye on.

It's just that he doesn't mean what he says; even an honest, dead-eyed guy can do these arrogant things sometimes.

This kind of tsundere behavior is only somewhat endearing when done by girls; when guys are tsundere...

It's a long story.

Moreover, if someone can see through you at a glance, then it becomes even more difficult to understand.

"Yay!" Nia's shout interrupted her parents' conversation; she was overjoyed to receive her new toy.

“Nia said she’s very happy!” Levy said.

A question mark appeared above Bray's head. Was Nia going to speak?

"Huh?" Naruko immediately asked in confusion.

"Ah!" Nia giggled cutely, clutching the fanny pack she was holding.

"Mmm." Levy nodded a few times, seemingly out of nowhere.

“Nia says her new toy is really fun,” Levy relayed Nia’s message.

“…” Naruko and Bray fell silent and exchanged a glance.

Levy isn't a child who lies, nor does she need to tell such a lie.

I see. So it seems that it's just that the couple is deaf.

He's just deaf, that's great.

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After obtaining the artifact he desired, Bray planned to leave the sacred mountain.

He was curious about how the angels would lift the holy mountain into the air, but if it would take a long time, he probably wouldn't wait.

However, there's no need to go to the sacred mountain of the Northern Continent.

The original purpose was sightseeing, honeymoon, and finding the magical artifact. Now that both things have been done, there's no point in going to the sacred mountain anymore.

Judging from Joshua's expression, the Holy Mountain would definitely not rise today, so Bray could only leave with a hint of regret.

Naruko and Levy, who was holding Nia, walked at a distance and waited for Bray to come over.

Because it seemed like Bray was talking to Joshua.

In the shadow of the holy mountain, only Bray and Joshua remained.

Without prior arrangement, neither Joshua nor Bray mentioned beforehand that they wanted to keep the other.

However, strangely enough, the two met in this very place.

Was it fate? Or was it predetermined by either of them?

The holy mountain is so vast that its shadow stretches into the endless desert.

Bray and Joshua appeared incredibly small in the shadows.

Bray sized up Joshua; this wasn't the first time Bray had done so.

He noticed that the frost on Joshua's body showed no signs of abating, even with the "Final Echo" right next to him.

Bray had long ago discovered that Joshua was affected by the "concept," so he had his own sword to suppress that negative state.

There are only two possibilities.

One is that the "concept" that influences Joshua is so powerful that even if it is suppressed, it will not be of much use.

Secondly, the negative effects are rapidly intensifying, which precisely cancels out the suppressive effect of "Final Echo".

To remove it, Bray would need to deliberately use the "Final Echo" ability.

"Breclas, human adventurer, you're leaving, aren't you?" Joshua seemed completely oblivious to his own condition, even though he should be the one who understood the horrors of the negative effects the most, yet he was more indifferent than anyone else.

“Yes, we’re leaving soon.” Bray nodded.

“Then would you like to hear a story about an angel?” Joshua said quietly.

Bray was taken aback.

"Why?" Bray really didn't understand why Joshua was telling him a story.

He was not friends with Joshua; he was not familiar with Joshua.

"For no reason, I just wanted to say it."

A few minutes later, he suddenly understood why Joshua had said that to him.

What is the essential difference between black iron and bronze varieties?

It's just that one is stronger and the other is weaker.

If I had to sum it up in one word, it would be "human."

This word is not a quantifier, but a name.

However, Bray couldn't explain the word in a very organized and logical way.

Because he is not a philosopher.

However, he knew that people always have countless stories, and at certain times, when they meet certain people, they will naturally tell their own stories.

Just like Joshua is now, it's very likely that Bray will also meet someone in the future who will make him tell stories in a quiet, wistful way.

“Then go ahead and tell me,” Bray said calmly, without the surprise he had shown before.

He lowered his right eyelid, as if he were asleep.

But now he intends to listen attentively to the angel's story.

He may not tell this story to others in the future, and he may forget it after a few years.

But at this moment, he is a listener, and he will listen.

This angel just wanted to tell a story.

If it weren't for Bray, Joshua would probably have told it to someone else.

"Shh." The wind blows the yellow sand.

Bray sat down leisurely, directly onto the sand.

Joshua stroked the cold surface of the sacred mountain and glanced down at Bray.

"You have stories, but I have no wine."

“But I will listen carefully,” Bray said.

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P.S.: I'll be working overtime tomorrow for the Mid-Autumn Festival. Hehe, the rank of "single update angel" wasn't set from the beginning.

The weak can keep climbing until they reach the highest point.

Therefore, the strong can be respected and admired.

However, Joshua did not like such class distinctions because they would make it difficult for many people to see things clearly.

Whether you're at a high place or a low place, you won't be able to see things clearly.

He used to be an annoying guy, with a terrible personality and extreme arrogance, because in His eyes many angels were foolish.

However, since He was already a third-order angel at that time, no matter how annoying He was, there were people who would respect Him and even fawn over Him.

It may sound a bit blunt and straightforward, but that's the truth.

Some of these people may seem outstanding, but they are actually short-sighted.

Some of these people may seem foolish, but they are actually more cunning than anyone else.

But Joshua encountered a female angel, who was really, really stupid.

Just like Zoe, perhaps even more foolish and naive than Zoe.

They are even so stupid that they don't understand why people admire someone or look down on someone.

That person was Joshua's wife, named Linna.

Just like the Dark Iron race, angels also get married and have children.

Joshua still finds it unbelievable when he thinks about how he met his wife.

People of the Iron race bully others, and so do those of the Bronze race.

The tendency to bully the weak doesn't seem to change based on race, which is why it's often said that there's no essential difference between the Iron and Bronze races.

Joshua's wife was the one who was bullied, because she never understood why angels despised lower species, and she never understood why the higher angels did bad things, yet no one said a word.

Joshua often encountered Him and witnessed Him being bullied.

But Joshua, being a third-order angel, only ever glanced at Him from the roadside each time.

Finally, Joshua, who had witnessed this scene repeatedly, angrily rebuked it.

He was angrily rebuking the guy who bullied Rinna, and he was also angrily rebuking Rinna herself.

Joshua couldn't understand why those guys could bully him with such impunity, and why Linna would silently endure the bullying.

After his angry rebuke, He left, knowing that Linna might suffer even more severe bullying because of his words.

Stopping the bullying now may lead to even more unbearable darkness; this is often the case.

Joshua knew this would happen, but he couldn't help but rebuke him, and at that time he didn't understand why he was so angry.

Then things happened just as Joshua had predicted, and Linna was bullied even more severely.