August 2, 290 in the Imperial Calendar of the Britannia Empire.

6:48 am.

Within the Luolin Empire, in Donremi Village, in front of Jeanne's house.

"Big brother, are you leaving?"

Jeanne looked at Gill with some reluctance.

"Um."

Gil nodded as he put on his armor again.

"Now I have someone I must defeat, so I have to go back to find my companions as soon as possible. It's really hard for you to take care of me these days, Jeanne."

After saying that, Gill bowed respectfully to Jeanne.

"No need to thank me." Jeanne quickly waved her hand, "Helping people in need is just what I should do. Big brother, since you are leaving, let me see you off!

"

"No, no, no need to bother..."

"I want it! Just wait for me! I'll prepare it first."

After saying that, Jeanne trotted all the way back to the house.

Looking at Jeanne who returned to the house, Jill smiled helplessly, then turned her head and said to the man in black robe who was standing beside him and had put on her black robe again:

"So, are you going to give it to me too?"

"Aren't you welcome?" the man in black robe smiled.

"Welcome, of course you are welcome. After all, I have received a lot of care from you these days. Thank you."

"You're welcome." The man in black robe waved his hand calmly, "I'm just helping you by the way."

While the black robe and Jill were chatting, Jeanne was ready to go and returned to the two of them.

"Brother, Miss Sage, let's go."

The three of them walked side by side on the road out of the village.

"By the way. Jeanne." Perhaps because he didn't want to keep the atmosphere silent forever, Gill asked Jeanne, "I haven't seen your parents these days. Where are your parents?"

This question was something Jill wanted to ask a long time ago.

During these days in Donremi Village, Gil stayed at Jeanna's home almost every day, but he never saw Jeanna's parents once.

"My parents are no longer here."

Jeanne smiled and said in a tone as if she was talking about something insignificant:

"Two years ago, when I was 10 years old, the plague spread to our village. My parents both died of the disease at that time."

"...I'm sorry." Jill's tone was full of apology, "I seem to have asked a lot of unnecessary questions...I'm sorry..."

"It's okay! Big brother." Jeanne showed her trademark bright smile, "Although I have lost my parents since then, I am still very happy every day."

"Because everyone in the village has always taken care of me, giving me food and clothes."

"In the past two years, the ingredients for every meal I have eaten were basically donated to me by the villagers."

"Thanks to everyone in the village, I have been able to grow up so healthily."

"So, I will continue to grow up healthily! After I grow up healthily, I will do my best to repay everyone in the village!"

Jill looked at Jeanne in astonishment.

"Jean... you are so mature." Jill looked at Jean with a bit more admiration in her eyes, "You don't look like a 12-year-old child at all..."

"Are you going to repay everyone in the village..." Gil continued to murmur, "What you said, Jeanne, reminds me of a senior in the army, his name is Charles."

"He is a very rare civilian general. As a civilian, he has squeezed into the ranks of senior generals by virtue of his military exploits."

"Several years ago, in order to express gratitude to Charles for his outstanding achievements, His Majesty ordered that Charles' hometown be exempted from taxation for three years. Thanks to Charles's efforts and achievements, the tax exemption for three years was exchanged for Charles's hometown.

The living standards of the villagers have improved a lot."

"duty free?!"

As soon as Gill said these words, Jeanne's eyes suddenly lit up.

"It turns out that if you join the army and achieve military exploits, you can hope to exempt your hometown from taxes..."

"It's decided! I will join the army in the future!"

Jeanne's words made the man in black robe, who had been silent since just now, suddenly look strange.

"It's impossible, Jeanne." Gill smiled bitterly at Jeanne, "Our Luo Lin Empire does not recruit female soldiers, so even if you want to join the army, the army will not let you in."

Jeanne curled her lips in dissatisfaction: "Maybe the rules will change in the future. Maybe when I grow up, the country's rules will change and women can join the army."

"In short, I will not give up my hard work. When I grow up, I will definitely work hard to repay everyone in the village. I want to be like the senior you just mentioned, big brother! Work hard to achieve great achievements! Let the village

Everyone can also be exempted from taxes!"

"Hahaha." Gil raised his hand and gently rubbed Jeanne's little head, "Then you have to work hard. It's not easy to achieve your goal."

While they were chatting, the three of them had left Donremi Village unknowingly.

"Okay, just send it here. You two can go back."

Gill turned his head and said to the man in black robe and Jeanne:

"Thank you for taking care of me these days, and thank you for coming to see me off. I will treasure these days living in Donremi Village and the precious friendship with you two in my heart."

"Yeah." Although her face was full of reluctance, Jeanne still said goodbye to Gil with a smile, "Goodbye, big brother. Let's work hard together!"

"In order for you to defeat that person, and for me to repay everyone in the village, we two should work hard together!"

Gill looked at Jeanne with some surprise, and then nodded heavily: "Yes! Let's work hard together! Jeanne, don't be lazy."

"I won't be lazy!"

"Goodbye, young man." The man in black robe smiled at Jill, "We are destined to meet again. Somewhere in the future, we may meet again. Take care, young man."

"Well, thank you. You too, you should take care of yourself too."

Gil moved his gaze, and after scanning the faces of Jeanne and the man in black robe again, he reluctantly pulled away his gaze, turned around and walked towards the south.

While turning to leave, Jill whispered again: "Goodbye..."

…

Jeanne and the man in black robe did not leave immediately.

Instead, he stood quietly and watched Jill silently until Jill completely disappeared from sight.

"Big brother is gone..." Jeanne murmured softly, feeling a little disappointed.

Speaking of this, Jeanne suddenly exclaimed: "Ah! I have been calling him Big Brother these days, Big Brother! I have never asked Big Brother his name!"

"Miss Sage, do you know the name of my eldest brother?"

"..." The man in black robe smiled and was silent for a while, then shrugged, "I don't know either. But it doesn't matter if you don't know his name, Jeanne. Maybe we will meet again in the future."

After saying that, the man in black robe stretched and then continued:

"Okay, it's time for me to leave here, Jeanne."

"Are you even going to leave, Miss Sage?"

The look of disappointment on Jeanna's face became more intense.

The days that Jill and the man in black robe lived in her home made Jeanna's home, where she had always been alone, a lot more people and vitality. This made Jeanna, who had always been alone, very happy.

Therefore, Jeanne was particularly reluctant to leave Gill and the man in black robe.

"The purpose of my trip here is just to meet one person. Now that I have met this person, there is no reason to stay here anymore."

Having said this, the man in black robe bent down and gently stroked Jeanne's little head.

"Jean, don't show such an expression. We are not saying goodbye, are we? One day in the future, we may meet again."

After that, the man in black robe straightened up and said to Jeanne in a voice full of energy:

"Then we'll see you next time! Jeanne."

After hearing what the man in black robe just said, the look of disappointment on Jeanna's face slowly dissipated.

subsequently

"Well! See you next time! Miss Sage!"
Chapter completed!