Even if Andrew didn't know the other person's real situation, he could probably guess that it was a pseudonym based on this name.
Similar to the title.
Although Andrew still doesn't understand why an awakened person of angel lineage would use such a pseudonym.
Andrew, who was once trained as a noble, is proficient in those ancient classics.
In the process of constant spoon-fed education, the only thing left was the love for books.
He was able to find time away from reality in those stories, a way to escape the pressure of the outside world.
This habit has remained, and Andrew also likes to read when he has time every day.
And Andrew is not unfamiliar with the name [Mephisto].
In a certain story, this is a devil who constantly lures the male protagonist to fall step by step.
Moreover, if Andrew remembers correctly, the devil was defeated by the angel at the end of the story?
"Well, is this Mr. Andrew? I didn't expect you to be waiting for us here."
His voice sounded a little cold, but Mephistopheles was very respectful and rigorous in his choice of words.
"Please don't be so polite. Ning Feng is my friend. He has given me a lot of help."
If it was a matter of business, Andrew would like this kind of communication, but this is a rare communication between friends.
"I've always wanted to find an opportunity to repay him, and if I have this opportunity, I won't let it go."
He held out his palm to Mephisto, who was wearing a pure white mask with only pale golden eyes exposed, and said with a smile:
"I think we should be friends."
Andrew's enthusiasm seemed to confuse Mephistopheles. He turned his head and glanced at the female companion who walked out of the teleportation array with him, and then nodded.
"If you insist on doing this..."
Snapped.
Holding Andrew's hand firmly, Mephisto's voice remained cold, but there was a touch of humanity in it.
"There are two of us, so I'm going to trouble you during this time."
Smiling happily, Andrew pulled Mephistopheles over and gave him a warm hug, contrary to the aristocratic rules.
"Please do trouble me more."
There was no excessive hug, and Andrew let go of Mephistopheles within a few seconds, then turned to look at the lady beside him who had been silent.
"Then who is this?"
Different from the enthusiasm when facing Mephisto, when facing an unfamiliar lady, Andrew seemed more of a gentleman, without too much contact, and maintained a distance that was neither close nor far.
"It's a little late to introduce myself. I am Mephisto's companion. You can call me [Alchemist]."
Nodding to Andrew, the woman wearing a golden-green mask and with obvious elf features slightly bent her knees and performed an ancient elf noble etiquette.
Raising his eyebrows, Andrew also straightened his body and returned the greeting seriously.
"Nice to meet you, Ms. Alchemist."
A lady with elf ancestry and possibly a special background. If her name is right, she should also be an alchemist with knowledge pedigree, but I don’t know what her rank is.
"Okay, that's enough of the pleasantries."
"Although I think you both understand what coming here means, I still want to confirm with you again."
The smile faded, Andrew looked seriously at the two people in front of him and asked seriously:
"You two, do you really want to go to the bloody battle zone on the front line?"
He raised his hand to stop the two of them from wanting to speak.
"There is an area not protected by the legends. There is only endless killing and death."
"No matter what status a person has, there is no difference there."
"Especially Duke Cold Thorn's legion, which you actively want to apply to join, has gained the most military exploits, but at the same time, its battle fatality rate has always been high."
"Although I know I'm sorry for this, I still want to confirm with you again."
"Are you really sure?"
Are you sure you want to step into a meat grinding ground like that?
Why did you come?
For glory?
Or is it for profit?
Or……
Mephistopheles and the alchemist looked at each other, then nodded.
Nodding towards Andrew, Mephistopheles became equally serious and said:
"We know exactly what it means, and that's what we're here for."
"We are here to witness."
Witness death.
Witness everything that happens there.
See it with your own eyes and experience it for yourself.
Able to feel the opponent's firm will like a blade, Andrew smiled:
"Then in that case..."
Saluting solemnly, Andrew said seriously to Mephistopheles:
"I will accompany you until you triumph..."
Shrugging his shoulders freely, he lightly punched his heart.
"Or death."
…
…
"Do you really want to come with us?"
Ning Feng, who chose Mephistopheles as his pseudonym, looked at Andrew with some worry.
He really didn't expect that his friend would be so concerned about this matter, and would even be willing to take risks for his friend.
Ning Feng was able to confirm that the other party really did not recognize his identity. After all, the identity he displayed to the outside world was that of an awakened person of the demonic lineage, which most people would never associate with him.
"I'm sure, I want to go, and it's not just because of you."
While handling the identity documents of the three people, Andrew smiled easily:
"I don't know if Ning Feng has told you that I have been living for a mission for the first twenty years of my life. It was he who helped me free myself from that mission."
"Perhaps those honors are nothing to him, but they are an undoubted salvation to me."
"I got rid of the shackles of my family and gained the freedom I once longed for...but what about beyond that?"
He sighed with some emotion and said with a wry smile:
"After completing a task that I thought would take me a lifetime, I feel joy, but more of a feeling of emptiness."
"I don't know what I'm going to do anymore."
The emptiness after losing his goal frightened Andrew for a while. He resigned from his identity as Crow, but did not completely break away from the Trial.
"I followed the organization's arrangements and came here, which gave me a sense of being alive."
"When you said you wanted to go to the front line, I had a feeling...ah, this is what I want."
"So, you don't need to persuade me, I still need you to take care of me more."
What a gentle way of saying it.
Andrew's will was determined, and Ning Feng stopped trying to dissuade him and asked:
"What about our last member of the team?"
Andrew turned around, smiled strangely, shook his head and said:
"Although your first impression of him may not be very good, I can guarantee that he is actually a good person once you get in touch with him."