Elden Clergyman

"Will you please make a vow with me?"

The words fell.

The little red flower froze in place.

The world also became quiet.

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Chapter 82: Born by Marenia

It was as if some magic spell had been uttered.

After Lord spoke, the world fell into silence.

Millicent sat there, looking at Lord who was holding one of her hands, and the ring on his other hand, her mind blank.

Who is she? Where is she? What happened?

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After being confused for who knows how long, Millicent finally came to her senses and gradually regained her ability to think.

Then, looking at Lord in front of her and the ring in his hand, Millicent pursed her lips, her eyes trembling and her expression becoming increasingly conflicted.

"I......"

After struggling for who knows how long, she hesitantly raised one of her fingers, her lips trembling as if she wanted to make some sound.

But at this moment, looking at Lord in front of her with a serious and earnest expression, as her thinking ability gradually returned, Millicent's body suddenly paused.

No, wait.

She suddenly realized something.

Because I have been with Lord for quite some time and have always been by his side, I have heard a lot about him from others.

In all the above things, whether it was her own observation or other people's narration, the description of this guy in some aspects was surprisingly consistent.

And now, no matter how you look at it, this behavior looks like a proposal.

But considering his past words and deeds, as well as all those abstract behaviors and logic...

Millicent fell silent.

Even the blush on her face faded a little.

"that......"

After another silence of who knows how long, Millicent spoke quietly.

"Excuse me, what is the oath you are talking about..."

"It's a vow."

Lord looked as if it was a matter of course.

This also made Millicent more certain that the oath this guy said was definitely not what she understood.

Then, after a period of communication, she roughly understood what the oath Lord was talking about was.

——Then it is truly just a pure oath.

Pledge loyalty to something, join an organization, obey rules, or simply follow a goal...

"...Then why are you doing this?"

"Because Chaos said that the oath requires a ceremony. I don't know what a ceremony is, but I thought that the oaths used to be made with this action, so it adds a sense of ritual."

Lord answered seriously.

Millicent covered her face.

She didn't blame Lord for his misunderstood behavior, she was just a little ashamed.

Because in fact, although the posture looks somewhat similar, if you look closely, you will find that Lord's current movements are a bit too solemn and serious.

Whether it is the arms or the squatting posture, it gives people a standard and even somewhat stereotyped feeling. It does not have the kind of atmosphere that should be there when proposing. Instead, it is closer to the posture of a knight taking an oath.

Logically speaking, in this kind of atmosphere, combined with his previous behavior, even if he took out the ring, even if there was a misunderstanding at the beginning, he should have been able to quickly realize that something was wrong.

Unless someone's will wavers after realizing a certain possibility.

After realizing this, Millicent felt a huge sense of shame. After covering her face for a long time, she gradually regained her composure.

Then, after her thoughts came back to her senses, although her face was still red and her mind was a little confused, she still forced herself to speak.

"Well, if it's a vow, I'm willing to accept it..."

"But I have a mission that must be accomplished, and the road to that mission is full of dangers and difficulties..."

"As for the corruption in me and my ugly body, if you don't mind..."

She lowered her head and raised her fingers.

But the ring was not put on immediately.

"I never disliked you, Millicent."

After a moment's silence, Lord looked at her and spoke softly but firmly.

"And I can assure you that I will help you complete your mission."

"But at the same time, in exchange, you must always stay by my side. Even after completing your mission, you cannot leave. Stay by my side and continue to fight for me."

Are you kidding? This is a mission, and this is an ugly body, and it sounds like a death flag.

According to Xiao Gao's character, based on these few words, the child will definitely die at the end of this branch line, and there may even be a branch where he dies a heartbreaking death.

In order to save the child's life, even though she has golden needles inserted into her body, which are blessed by the flower of abundance and can move freely, he would never let her go.

As for accomplishing the mission, the last person who told him so, after defeating the Giant King Youm, he took out his sword and committed suicide.

How can you let him feel at ease about Millicent?

He had to tie her up tightly and find a way to keep her in his sight. It would be best if he could inject some motivation like a new mission, so that he could perhaps save her life.

Of course, Millicent was completely unaware of Lord's considerations, or even if she knew, she probably wouldn't care.

No one knows what she is thinking, maybe not even herself.

It was visible to the naked eye that after Lord finished speaking, her head lowered even lower.

Even steam started coming out of his head.

Then, perhaps feeling that the previous words were not safe enough, the voice spoke again.

"By the way, I heard before that Ma Dongmiya seems to have a nickname called Michaela's Blade. Some people also say that is her mission."

"Then if you don't mind, after you complete your mission, I also want to have a sharp blade of my own, to help me cut through obstacles when I need it."

"Are you willing to take on this responsibility?"

Lord raised his hand as he spoke.

Then, accompanied by the gentle swaying of the flowers and an almost inaudible "I... do", the gray ring was placed on the girl's finger.

After wearing it, red lines gradually appeared on the originally dull gray ring.

It was not the corrupt scarlet, but the red that belonged only to Millicent, symbolizing firmness and indomitable spirit.

[Obtain the oath 'Promised Blade']

【The Promised Blade】

[The Vow with Millicent, the Water Swordsman]

[When worn, it can slightly increase the damage caused by combo]

[A girl born into corruption is destined to be unhappy]

Will eventually die in pain

But now, she has a new mission.

[——I will be your sharp blade]

This is the meaning of the agreement.

[Obtain the Battle Ashes 'Flowing Water Sword Technique']

【Flowing Water Sword Technique】

[Swordsmanship imitating flowing water]

[After taking a stance, it will flow forward like water]

[And while flowing, continuously perform high-speed slashing]

【Can be used continuously】

A very practical oath. Just a few hits can increase the damage, and the more you hit, the higher the increase.

As for the war technique called Flowing Water Sword Technique, after Lord tested it, he found that this thing was also very abstract.

Although it doesn't have the exaggerated charge distance and range of Water Bird Dance, the continuous small charges are more suitable for adjusting the body position.

As for the attack distance, although it is not as abstract as the 360-degree range of Water Bird Dance, it has no blind spots.

However, it sacrifices the attack distance on both sides in exchange for a longer distance on the front.

Or to be more specific.

This thing is a small charge that can continuously perform slashing attacks at a considerable distance in front of it.

The damage is good and the consumption is not high. The only drawback is probably that it has little resilience.

If you combine it with a set of combos and the operation is a little better, the output can easily explode.

But the thing is…

"This thing can only be installed on a katana."

It’s not that Lord doesn’t have a katana in his hand, but either it’s not that easy to use, or his fixed combat skills like Yueyin’s are simply not enough to match this battle ash.

So even though he really wanted to try this new toy, because he didn't have a suitable weapon on hand, he could only put it in the inventory and wait for a destiny sword that belonged to him.

After confirming the gains from the oath, Lord turned his attention to Millicent again.

"Well, are you okay?"

Could it be that a vow would cause harm to the one it was made to? Why hasn't this child raised his head since making the vow? He doesn't look very energetic...

"I'm... fine."

Millicent opened her mouth and subconsciously rubbed the ring on her ring finger.

"Just, I want to be quiet for a while..."

Lord blinked, then walked over and touched her all over again. After confirming that there was nothing wrong with her body and soul, he rubbed her hair.

"Don't feel any pressure."

"Even if you hadn't agreed to the oath, I wouldn't have let you go, so it doesn't really make any difference."

After checking Millicent's condition and confirming that she did not want to communicate with him and wanted to be alone, Lord left.

Then, after parting with Millicent, Lord went to see Melina again and confirmed that the other party did not want to communicate with him.

First, I went to Stonewell and asked Roderica to help strengthen the ashes. I played a few master challenges, replenished the ring, then touched the blessing and went to the Round Table Hall.

Baizhi's door was still closed, and the others had nothing to talk about.

After upgrading his weapons from Brother Xiu Gu and chatting with him for a while, Lord pushed open the door of the room that had always existed in the Round Table Hall but he had never entered it many times.

But this time, after entering, he was stunned.

Because the layout of this room is a little different from when he came here before.

The last time he came, although the place was okay overall, it had a run-down and old feel to it.

But this time, the floor had obviously been swept, and the cabinets and other things that were originally covered in dust were now brand new.

There was a life-size glass mirror in the corner of the room, and next to it was a dressing table with some odds and ends on it, which were obviously things for dressing up.