A dull longsword and a heartbroken villager

On this final day, the two siblings from Kazeya bid farewell to their teacher.

They continued to dress simply, even in worn-out clothes.

The two siblings' identities remained unchanged; they were still from the slums.

But after that, they might change.

At least they would be called "adventurers" instead of beggars or good-for-nothings.

Here, no matter how hard you try, you'll still be called a beggar and a piece of trash.

This title has long ceased to be associated with effort or lack thereof, but rather with preconceived notions about people.

They must also want to get rid of this shadow.

Wayne doesn't want his sister to continue living in this environment, and he will do everything in his power to change it.

Nika felt the same way, hoping that her brother could be happier and no longer have to suffer hardships that he shouldn't have to endure at his age.

“Teacher, thank you so much for teaching us all this time.” Nika bowed deeply.

As she bent down, she pulled Wayne along to thank her.

"I didn't teach for nothing." Bray shrugged, indicating he was just doing his job for money.

"By the way, teacher, where is Levy?" Nika let go of Wayne's hand and groped around.

She took careful steps to avoid tripping.

“Here you are!” Levy took a few steps forward and came to Nika’s side.

"Levy, I have to say goodbye to you." Nika reached out and hugged Levy, who was almost within reach.

Although she couldn't see anything, she could vaguely smell Levy's fragrance.

It had a blueberry-like, snowy flavor that was refreshing and delightful.

Although it's very faint, it's precisely because the scent is so faint that it's all the more pleasant.

"Yes, Levy is leaving." Levy wagged her tail gently, not breaking free from the embrace.

"Levy is always soft and squishy."

"Is Levy soft?" Levy was shocked 0A0, it was the first time she had been told that she was soft.

She had always mistakenly believed that she was hard and stiff.

Look at that tail, and those claws that can be stretched out at any moment... Am I really that soft and squishy?

"Mmm, it's soft and warm."

“Okay~” Levy readily accepted Nika’s suggestion.

Nika had practically no friends, so she considered Levy to be her first friend.

Bray and Wayne merely glanced at the two women.

Bray then turned his attention to Wayne.

The ship behind them began to sound its horn, announcing to the passengers that they were about to board the deck.

Once on the deck, it truly meant he and Levy were leaving.

“Wayne.” Bray glanced at his cheap student with his right eye.

Since he was a guy with a sister, Bray felt it was necessary to tell Wayne something.

“Since you value Nika, then protect her well,” Bray said.

“Of course.” Wayne thought Bray was stating the obvious.

“No, you still don’t understand.” Bray sighed.

"Remember, protect her, instead of waiting until it's too late to regret it."

"Think carefully, wield your sword skillfully, and don't listen to the strangers around you."

“Even the words of God cannot be trusted,” Bray said.

If Bray were to activate his Appraisal skill now, he'd probably be driven crazy by the talkative goddess.

“Got it.” Wayne nodded thoughtfully.

“It’s time to go, Levy,” Bray called out to Levy.

"Oh!" Levy carefully pulled Nika back to Wayne's side.

After placing Nika's hand in Wayne's, she skipped and hopped after Bray.

"See you later~" Levy said to Nika.

"Okay, see you later." For adventurers, wandering is the norm.

Just like Wayne and Nika are now, they no longer stay in Wind Valley, but travel to various places to accept commissions.

As they progressed in their careers, their lives improved significantly.

Despite the fact that being an adventurer is associated with death, the two siblings are grateful that this dangerous job changed them.

Of course, they should also be grateful to Bray for teaching them survival skills.

However, just as mentioned above, the job of an adventurer is always fraught with danger.

Danger doesn't just come from monsters and wild beasts; it can also come from people.

From those so-called kindred spirits.

To earn more money, Wayne and Nika took on a mission to defeat the island's demon king.

In this quest, low-level adventurers like Wayne and Nika are used to clear out mobs.

As long as those who participate are high-level adventurers.

However, even low-level adventurers can obtain enough quests in this raid.

Therefore, both the brother and sister will accept it.

The commission went smoothly without any problems along the way.

Until some unexpected event occurred.

"Get out of my way." Wayne, who was covered in blood, stood in front of Nika and said to the group of villagers in front of him.

Nika, out of kindness, helped Wayne save the people of the village.

This is perfectly normal, both logically and emotionally.

However, these guys repaid kindness with enmity, turning their arrows on the very people who had saved them just seconds before.

Because there was a frightened guy who sensed Nika's emotions and was frightened.

Then, naturally, he transformed all his fears into anger and directed it at the two siblings.

Although Nika is blind, she has a very special constitution as compensation.

We convey our emotions to others through contact, and we feel the emotions of others through contact.

Therefore, Nika always held Wayne's hand and didn't touch anyone else.

Aside from Wayne, the person she liked to be around the most was probably the pure and innocent Levy.

“Monsters! You two monsters! You're the ones who brought those monsters in!” a man said menacingly to Nika.

After hearing the man's words, Wayne looked at him coldly.

He used his body to block all the attacks aimed at Nika.

Wayne's emotions don't usually fluctuate much, but at this moment he was furious.

If looks could kill, this idiot would have died a thousand times over.

"Brother, I'm sorry," Nika said, clutching Wayne's clothes with deep remorse.

If I hadn't meant well, this situation wouldn't have happened.

When did even kindness become a wrong thing?

When exactly did kindness become a synonym for getting into trouble in people's eyes?

“Don’t say that, you did nothing wrong,” Wayne said, sensing Nika’s unease.

Now that things have come to this, who else can comfort Nika besides herself?

As the older brother, it was time for me to step forward.

As Bray said, don't wait until it's too late to regret things before thinking about what you should have done.

If he didn't want to regret it, he had to protect Nika from any harm.

Otherwise, even if he survives, his life would be meaningless if Nika dies.

The two depend on each other for survival; neither can be missing.

"Shoot arrows at them! What are you doing!" More than half of the villagers joined the jeering man in shouting.

Although some rational villagers tried to persuade the irrational people, their numbers were too small to have any effect.

Negative emotions spread incredibly quickly; people can easily abandon their own thinking and let themselves be drawn into anger and hatred.

Wayne was also consumed by negative emotions, and he was filled with anger towards all the villagers.

"Good" and "bad" are the same.

His eyes gradually turned from black pupils to blood red.

He wanted to point his sword at the person in front of him.

"You want to kill them, right?"

A voice could be heard from the surrounding sea of ​​fire.

Wayne knew that it wasn't anyone around him speaking, but rather the bone bracelet embedded in his own flesh and blood that was talking to him.

"I know you are angry, you want to kill all the villagers in front of you."

"I can give you power, I can give you all the power to change the status quo."

The devil's whispers kept echoing in Wayne's ears.

But Wayne also remembered something Bray had said: never believe anyone who whispers in your ear.

"You said you could help me?" Wayne asked the demon.

"The devil never deceives anyone."

"That's the devil."

"Aren't the devils of the world also a kind of evil?"

Wayne listened to the demon's words and turned to look at Nika.

Nika couldn't see anything, so she naturally didn't know that Wayne was now covered in blood.

Initially, out of consideration for Nika's feelings, he did not attack these defenseless villagers.

So they were shot at one arrow after another, because the villagers couldn't get past Wayne's twin swords at all.

Although the hit rate is not high, every arrow that hits deals damage.

After all, Nika couldn't possibly run wildly with him; he had to take on that role.

You'd say Nika is just a complete burden.

Therefore, who would call something they cherish a burden?

Then, Vermont decided not to continue playing defense.

"Let's sign the contract."

"What contract?"

"Promise me, kill those ahead and offer their souls to me."

"In that case, I will heal all your injuries and help you kill these ungrateful people."

"After this deal is finalized, I think we'll have established a pretty good working relationship."

In that case, there will be one contract after another.