She Chooses To Destroy the World

Before leaving the east, Alice once again came to the tavern where Hewlett worked.

She knew that after she went back to the capital this time, she didn't know when she would come back to the east. Even if she had a chance to come again, I'm afraid Hewlett and Lena might not stay here. In any case, Alice wanted to see the two of them for the last time before leaving. This was not only out of friendship, but also a farewell to the past. Alice bid farewell to her mother and forgave her father. She should also see Hewlett and Lena again. Only her trip can be considered complete.

The last time Alice came to this tavern was a holiday, and after removing the holiday decorations, the tavern seemed a bit more run-down than before. But Hewlett's complexion looks much better than before, with a little more blood on his face. It seems that the problem between him and Lena has been resolved and a consensus has been reached. He saw Alice and greeted her with a smile:

"Hello, Alice."

Ned and Vioretta took Jill and also came to the front of the bar. Hewlett squinted at their red hair:

"These are...Flamel's mages? The shop has never received a real mages. They are disrespectful and disrespectful."

Ned nodded as a greeting, but Vioretta didn't respond at all. However, Alice could see that Vioretta's attitude seemed to be not only out of arrogance, but out of caution. These flamen masters had never been in such a sloppy tavern, and they were not very comfortable with such a tattered place and sneaky drinkers.

Judging from Vioretta’s expression, she seemed to want to throw a flame magic circle directly and burn the entire tavern to the full... But even the mages of Flamel should abide by the rules of not using force in the tavern, so she Must be patient.

Considering that this is basically a place for scammers and thieves to entertain and relax after get off work, Vioretta's nervousness is probably not completely unreasonable. These two mages are serving as guards, so they cannot be careful. However, they are not the only ones who are cautious. Since they entered the door, all the alcoholics in the tavern have seemed a little nervous. They seem to be wondering whether they should stay here to finish the wine or oil their feet as soon as possible to avoid getting into trouble. trouble.

Jill had adapted well to this, and he whistled:

"Hey, this place seems pretty good."

I don't know what Jill's "very good" standard is, but this tavern does have a subtle atmosphere, which is particularly attractive to guys who like to make money by improper means.

It is said that Alice and the others have a mission and shouldn't hang out in such a place. But she really wanted to see Hewlett and Lena, and at this time she could only give Vioretta a look with embarrassment.

"I'm fine." Vioretta said, "as long as you are happy."

Vioretta is so good, although she looks cold, she is actually very understanding. To relieve her guilt, Alice turned her head and asked Hewlett:

"Is there any better wine? The kind that can invite these two mages to drink a little?"

"It's not particularly good," Hewlett said. "But there are red wines from the Flammel vineyards. Should these two be more used to it?"

Alice looked at Vioretta, who nodded reservedly.

"That's it." Alice stopped Ned who wanted to pay the bill. "Let me pay this time-this is my friend's place."

"I don't use wine." Jill interrupted. "Just give me a cheap light ale."

This guy really didn't have the consciousness of being a prisoner. Alice glanced at him and asked Hewlett to pour him a glass of pale ale.

Jill seemed to want to stay at the bar and listen to Alice talking to Hewlett, but Vioretta dragged him away and sat with him in a deck at a certain distance from the bar.

When these people were sitting where they could not hear them, Alice relaxed a little bit. She asked Hewlett:

"Where is Lena?"

"I'll be here in a while," Hewlett said while pouring her wine. "You came by a coincidence. We'll be leaving here in a few days."

"Leave?" Alice vaguely guessed the purpose of their trip, but she still asked, "Where to go?"

Hewlett thought about it for a few seconds:

"This should probably be for Lena to tell you, what I said... doesn't seem very good."

They chatted for a while, and Lena walked in from outside. She greeted Alice and asked Hewlett in a low voice:

"What's the matter with the two wizards over there?"

"Oh, they came with me." Alice told her, "We are going back to the royal capital together. This is more or less...official business."

"What about that kid?" As if to be cautious, Lena still used the volume just now. "He doesn't look like a mage."

"That guy is not as harmless as it seems." Alice replied casually, "He used to be a robber and a thief in the northern forest. He stole the dagger you gave me. This time he was entrusted to find me. Trouble... In short, I don't like killing people outside of war. If you let him go, I don't know how much trouble he will cause us... So I just took him away as a prisoner."

Lena glanced over there again, and said to Alice in a tone of disagreement:

"I think you are doing something that is not very safe...Did you provoke someone that you can't provoke?"

Of course Alice provokes people who can't be offended, neither Earl Rachel nor God of Light is easy to deal with. However, the development and change of things cannot be controlled by Alice alone.

"What can I do?" Alice shook her head. "Swordsmen like us, there is nothing really safe to do...Speaking of which, Hewlett said you are going to leave here?"

"Yeah." Lena promised. "We may have to go to the north."

After she said this sentence, she stopped and looked at Alice with a pair of eyes. Alice was silent, but stared at her. After a while, Lena seemed to have finally made up her mind.

"I once had a child." Lena said.

Alice pursed her lips.

"You know I used to be a believer in Arnie." Lena made a gesture and said that she didn't want to mention it. "Anyway, I didn't have much choice at the time. But when I finally saved enough money, I could get out of there. At that time, I found out that I was pregnant. At that time, I was a little hesitant because I didn’t have enough money to feed the child. But a mercenary gave me a valuable dagger as a token and promised me that he would wait for him to return from the battlefield. After that, I fed the child together. I made up my mind to give birth to him."

Hearing this, Alice probably knew the following story:

"So, he didn't come back."

"He's dead." Lena said, taking a sip of her wine. "Of course I can't take the child by myself, I can only give him away, and then I met Hewlett... In short, it was almost the case. I know this is unfair to Hewlett, but I must find my child."

Lena was talking while pouring her wine. Although the pale ale has no degree, when she finished telling the story, her cheeks still turned red, and her eyes seemed to be blurred, and she looked particularly absent-minded.

"I shouldn't let you tell me this." Alice said, "you seem to be a little drunk."

Lena shook her head indifferently, keeping her eyes on the mage and young man sitting in the nearby deck.

"If my son was still alive, he would be almost that old." She pointed her finger at Jill. "But he may also be dead... Back then I couldn't find any suitable people to adopt..."

"Do you know what his name is?" Alice asked. "If I go to the north anytime, maybe I can help you pay attention."

"His adoptive mother named him Jill, but as far as I know, his adoptive mother died shortly after I left, so he might change his name to another name."

Alice didn't pay much attention to the second half of what Lena said. She heard Lena say her son's name, which was exactly the same as the name of the robber boy.

Is there really such a coincidence in the world? She turned to look at the boy's face, trying to see Lena's shadow on his face.

The young thief was holding a straw in his mouth at this moment, and was biting carelessly, his face revealed an innocent look. Speaking of it, he might look a bit like Lena, but people who look good may be a little alike, and Alice is not very sure. After all, the name Jill is actually not that rare.

Alice felt that she shouldn't act rashly, and she needed some more detailed information.

She turned back and asked Lena:

"What color is his hair? What about his eyes?"

Lena, who was a little drunk, stretched her finger again:

"Just like the kid over there-that's why I keep looking at him... Do you think he might be my son? After all, he also comes from the north."

Lena probably just said casually, and didn't really think that the boy was her son. But Alice knew the boy's name, and knew that he didn't seem to have any family... and Lena's situation was just right. In Alice's short eighteen years of life, she has encountered many coincidences, but this coincidence is probably the most surprising. If she doesn't tell Lena about it, she will definitely regret it later.

"I have to tell you something." Alice looked at Lena and said every word. "The kid sitting with the wizards...his name is Jill."

After Alice said this, she watched Lena's reaction nervously.

But Lena did not move at all. For a while, Alice thought that Lena might not have heard what she was saying. When she was considering whether to say it again, Lena picked up the tray and bottle, and stood up:

"I will pour them a glass of wine."