People are at the border, but they become the incarnation of the sun

Openly defying the Supreme Will, he led them in rebellion to gain so-called 'freedom'.

Unfortunately, this battle for freedom ended with the death of the heroes and their defeat, leaving behind only this helmet and the hunting finger knife that could kill the finger messenger and harm the supreme will.

However, when he picked up the hunting finger knife and placed it under the light of the golden tree, he was quite emotional when he looked at the halo of light on it.

The Hunting Finger Knife is said to be a short curved knife born from a corpse.

On this knife, one can still see the existence of a human body.

The neck becomes a handle, the arms become guards, there is a distinct spine in the middle of the blade, and the legs are intertwined to become the blade.

This is evidence of the Eternal City's treason, a symbol of the city's destruction, a blood-stained cursed object, and a secret treasure revered by the Knox people.

It is their will.

Once upon a time, the Knox people used this knife to hunt down Shuangzhi, who served as a messenger beside the goddess Queen Xiaose, in order to establish their own power.

Because of this, he angered the Supreme Will, sent down the Dark Orphan, destroyed the Eternal City, buried it forever underground, never to see the light of day, and thus lost everything.

Now when he thinks about these things, he doesn't find it funny anymore.

He wanted to rebel against the Supreme Will, which was fine, because he also wanted to rebel against the damn thing.

However, it would be too foolish to use it without sufficient strength to forge such a short knife that can kill two fingers.

Since the Supreme Will can drop meteors and send down the beasts of Elden, why can't it send down other creatures?

It is obvious that the Knox people at the time had no idea of these things.

He thought he was invincible just because he held this hunting finger knife, but he didn't know that the Supreme Will was an enemy from heaven, specifically designed to attack him, the invincible one.

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"Yo, Master Iggy, I'm back."

"Oh...it's you..."

On the familiar stone in the royal territory, he saw Iggy again.

Iggy closed the book and slowly put it beside him, then raised his head and glanced at them. However, when he saw Ashmi, his gaze from the mirrored helmet stayed on Ashmi for a moment before looking at him again.

"Congratulations, Knight Reinhardt... I have received a report from Blaze—"

"You challenged and defeated General Ratan alone and unlocked the seal of the stars. How unexpected."

"General Latan has been honing his skills and strengthening his power during the long years that Lani has been asleep. But your appearance has unexpectedly defeated this strongest demigod..."

"Your achievements are unmatched. Lady Ranee's decision is truly insightful. I deeply admire you."

"Thanks to you, your return has once again begun to change Lady Ranee's fate. This battle that challenges fate can finally begin..."

"Thank you, Reinhardt."

Iggy bowed his head deeply in gratitude.

He was somewhat flattered by this, and quickly raised his hand and said, "Lord Iggy, you flatter me. I am Lani's knight, so naturally I must help Lani resolve her problems. This matter is nothing."

"And I came here today to tell you that I've found the secret treasure of Noklonn and am now going to Kalia to hand it over to Lani."

"Oh, really? That's really great."

When Iggy heard this, a light flashed in his cloudy eyes hidden under the mirrored helmet. He slowly turned his head and looked at the three sisters' magic tower on the distant cliff, which was shrouded in a cold fog barrier.

"Lady Ranee can finally fulfill her long-cherished wish and regain her freedom and new life..."

"um, yes."

He followed Iggy's gaze and nodded seriously, but then changed the subject: "...But Mr. Iggy, you should have seen Melina receive the warning I conveyed from her, right?"

"oh...."

Iggy slowly turned his head and looked at him and nodded, "Yes, I did receive it..."

"Although Lady Lani said there was no need to worry, I still imprisoned Blaze in the prison of Nimgefu, together with Darriwell. Sigh..."

When talking about this, Iggy's face was full of sorrow, and he seemed to have aged dozens of years.

Just by hearing old man Iggy's sighs, you can tell how much confusion was revealed in Blaze's painful wails at that time, and how helpless old man Iggy was.

"...Blaze is the servant bestowed upon Lady Lani by the two fingers. He will never betray Lady Lani. He is Lady Lani's shadow."

"And Blaze himself also expressed his loyalty in this way. He would never draw his sword against Lady Lani, and vowed to face this challenge to fate together with Lady Lani."

"But Blaze forgot..."

"Thousands of years ago, Lady Ranee, a divine being, refused to become a puppet controlled by two fingers. From that moment on, her fate was sealed."

"When Lady Ranee's fate begins to turn once again, and she embarks on that dark path from which there is no return, the shadow will go mad."

"This is a terrible curse for Lady Ranee."

"...No one can reverse this, not even Blaze's own will."

"So, even though this is very uncomfortable, for Lady Lani, I have no choice but to seal him."

Old man Iggy told him everything, and his words revealed endless helplessness and bitterness all the time.

Blaze is in pain too, but Iggy must be in even greater pain.

After all, Iggy watched them grow up.

Even if he puts aside his status as a subject, the bond between Iggy and them will not be erased.

"Don't worry, Mr. Iggy. There's no need to sigh like that. The second thing I came to you for is a solution for Blaze."

"Could you please make a mirrored helmet for Blaze?"

Iggy raised his head again after hearing that, looked at him for a few seconds and then shook his head: "Oh... That's indeed a good idea, but I'm sorry... I can't meet your expectations."

"It's not that an old man like me can't lift the hammer anymore or that my skills are not up to par, but I lack the materials. The materials needed to make the mirror helmet are very special, and only the Knox people who live in the eternal city of Knoklon have them."

Even the mirrored helmet that Iggy is wearing was obtained by Iggy by chance.

He himself was also afraid that he would be influenced by the two fingers and betray Lani.

"Is that so... Could you please use the materials from this helmet to make one for Blaze?"

"This...is this?"

Iggy was stunned when he saw the helmet in his hand.

"This is the gift the high priest of Noklonn gave me when I received the Hunting Finger Knife. It's the Nox Mirror Helmet."

"Mr. Iggy, could you please use this helmet as material to make one for Blaze?"

As he said this, he handed the Knox mirror helmet to Iggy.

He really didn't expect that this thing would be useful right after he got it and before he even had time to warm it up.

Now he didn't believe that Brother Wolf couldn't survive.

And after surviving, he must make Blaze repay him for this great favor!

However, this also reminded him of what the Night Witch said when she gave it to him. She said -

"Take it. You'll need this helmet sooner or later."

It was because of this simple sentence that he looked up to the Night Witch.

It was as if the high priest had seen through him and seemed to have predicted everything.

He was so... calm and composed about everything, as if he had expected it.

“Oh…Oh…”

Iggy held the Knox mirrored helmet in front of him, carefully observing the patterns on it, just like when he first got it.

"...You are truly an amazing person..." Old Master Iggy said with emotion, "I never thought the Knox people would give you such a precious gift..."

"Actually, I didn't expect this either. Besides, this was mainly due to Ashimi's contribution. If it weren't for Ashimi's face, they wouldn't have given it to me."

Forget about sending it to him, you can just pick up your weapon and attack him to death.

"So that's how it is..." Iggy heard his words and slowly turned to look at Ashmi, then bowed his head again: "Thank you, Miss Ashmi... for everything you have done for Kalia, Lady Lani, and Blaze."

"...Humph, I'm just following my master's orders."

Ashmi immediately turned his head away.

On the surface, he seemed to be very disdainful of Iggy's gratitude, but in his heart he was very happy about it.

At least Reinhardt could see that the glances that secretly glanced at Iggy and him had betrayed Ashmi, and this guy was secretly delighted.

Tsk, where did she learn all these bad habits? She even acts like a tsundere.

"Alright Master Iggy, can you make Blaze a mirrored helmet now?"

"Well, you can...but it will take three or two days to complete."

"Alright then. Leave the mirror helmet with Grandpa Iggy. Once it's finished, I'll have him find a way to get Blaze to wear it. I'll take Ashmi to see Her Highness Lani first."

"Well, leave everything to me, the old man..."

After finishing his instructions to Iji, he called out Torret and took Ashmi to the Kalia Castle on the high cliff in the distance.

But Iggy didn't pick up his book, but watched Reinhardt leave.

“What an amazing person…”

The old voice was full of emotion.

At first, he thought Reinhardt was just an ordinary pyroxene magician like everyone else; later, he learned that Reinhardt, like Lady Lani, possessed the law, and was also the sun closely related to the Dark Moon; later, he made a feat of challenging [Starbreaker General] Latan in Gaileyd, and even won the recognition of General Latan.

Until now, I not only got the Secret Treasure Hunting Finger Knife from Noklonn, but also got the Mirror Helmet from the Night Witch...

Is this fate?

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"Why, you won't come in with me?"

When he arrived at the gate of Kalia Castle, he called back Torret and prepared to enter the castle, but Ashmi stopped there.

Ashmi shook his head to refuse.

"...This mission is all thanks to you. Don't you want to receive a reward from Lani? Or perhaps even meet the legendary [Moon Princess] Lani?"

This time, Ashmi shook his head again and pouted his face, as if he was sulking.

But this also surprised him that there were people who didn't want to see the legendary god!

And it was the little princess of Kalia, [Princess of the Moon] Lani!

He forgot one thing. The Ashimi in front of him was not his number one fan of Lani. Why would he want to see Lani when he had nothing to do?

"...My dear Master, you are really slow..." Ashimi tilted her head and said angrily, "...Ashimi is just following Master's orders to make you happy."

"What does this have to do with Moon Princess Lani? She and Ashmi have nothing to do with me."

Although the tone when she said this was not very nice, and not as provocative as Marika's, it was also quite sensational, and made him feel his cheeks getting a little hot.

I was actually teased by a slime!

Besides, does this count as...confession in person?

Shouldn’t it count?

"Well, Ashmi, you wait here for a while. If you get tired, you can go into the city to rest. I'll come find you later."

"Oh, by the way, be careful of those finger bugs when you enter the city. Don't get attacked by them."

After giving the instructions, he fled into the city in a panic.

He was so panicked that he even forgot that Ashmi didn't have to be afraid of finger bugs.

Ashimi looked at Reinhardt's back with a smile on his face until he disappeared.

"The master's panicked look seems quite amusing..."

From the very beginning, when they were forced to meet, until now, Ashimi has unknowingly become completely concerned about Reinhardt. She even has a vague feeling about Reinhardt's various strange behaviors in daily life...

Perhaps, this is what the master calls the love brain?

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