A year and a half ago, it was the winter of 1197 in the Qiyao Calendar.
"Hey, Levi, will Joshua come back today?" The girl with violet hair suddenly asked him this question.
It was said that he had received a mission to assassinate guerrillas, but Reinhardt had not heard from Joshua for several days.
"Ling likes Joshua very much."
"Well, Joshua is very gentle to Ling. Ling likes gentle people."
The girl paused and looked at the young man again,
"I like Levi too. He is gentle and very strong."
Is it both strong and gentle? After hearing this, Levi's mind immediately recalled a girl who left him with a smile. She was clearly lying in a pool of blood, so why could she still smile? He still doesn't understand.
The meaning of Karen's smile before she died.
"There's still a long way to go, me. I'm not as strong as Ling."
"Really? It's a lie, Levi is obviously so much better than Ling."
After rubbing the girl's head, Reinhardt did not explain further.
That's just a simple proficiency in swordsmanship, which is two different things from being a real strong man.
a few days later
Reinhardt took Wiseman by the collar and pressed him against the wall.
"Captured by the assassination target Cassius Bright? Cassius is Liber's sword master. I have never heard of sending Joshua alone to deal with this guy!"
Wiseman slapped the young man's hand away, straightened his collar, and stood still.
"'Joshua alone', this is the most important thing. Everything is in my plan. Cassius, a man, did not pursue the assassin who was defeated by his own men but chose to protect him. This is
Our purpose is to allow Joshua, who was captured by Cassius, to serve as an insider and continue to deliver information to us from now on."
"You guys, Joshua is a member of our association!"
Reinhardt was still angry and couldn't accept Wiseman's explanation at all.
"Whether you are a member of a society or not, as long as you can use it, you should use it. This is our body-eating snake. It is inevitable to make some necessary sacrifices in order to achieve our goals. This is the truth from ancient times, right?"
Wiseman pushed up his glasses and continued,
"How can Ling and Joshua be so strong despite being so young? That's because unlike you, they have no confusion about taking lives. So Reinhardt, the meaning of your stay in this association is for you.
What is justice?"
"You guy!"
He punched Wiseman hard and knocked him to the ground, but Reinhardt didn't feel relieved at all.
He ran out, left the association base, and ran wildly in the rain. Until his physical strength was exhausted and his breath was ragged, he leaned against the wall and hunched over.
Wiseman, this bastard. Yes, Joshua is the executor. It is his job to complete the task. This is the path they choose in order to survive. But before that, he was Kallen's brother, and he was Lenha
The most important relative!
Why did you agree to Ken Parela's invitation in the first place? Why did you hand Joshua over to Wiseman for treatment in the first place? Mixed thoughts kept coming. I couldn't tell whether it was rain or tears, which made the young man confused.
Wet face.
After a few days of confusion, Reinhardt had no memory.
He went to Lorente, a remote city in the Kingdom of Liber, and watched from a distance at Bright's house as Joshua's body recovered little by little, but he never showed up once.
"Reinhardt. So you are here."
West of Chase, south of Luan, on the shores of Arthurian Bay.
A clear and noble voice sounded in his ears. He turned around and saw a woman wearing heavy knight armor.
"Aryanhead, Apostle of the Serpent."
"It's really rare. This expression doesn't look like yours. With that expression, I thought you were dead long ago."
He straightened up his mood and suppressed the noisy thoughts. He didn't want to let her see him in embarrassment in front of this woman who had given him a lot of advice.
"I'm sorry. What do you want from me?"
"As I mentioned last time, your weapons are ready. Please come with me. The leader of the alliance is already waiting."
With the appearance of the starlight array, Reinhardt found himself and Arian Head in a sky-like place surrounded by countless bright spots.
"Between the stars is the place where the apostles and the leader of the alliance talk." Arian Hed explained to him.
And soon, a clear voice sounded in his ears.
"This is our first meeting, Reinhardt. I have heard about your strength from Arian Head. As the Sword Emperor recognized by Arian Head, I will lend you this sword."
Is this the voice of the alliance leader? When Reinhardt came back to his senses, a "sword" with a strange shape was already floating in front of him. Although the shape was weird, you could feel a mysterious feeling from the sword.
Domineering.
"Whether you want to pick up this sword or not is your freedom. The executor has the right to decide freely. This is the iron rule of the alliance leader. That sword is something beyond human beings. As long as you pick it up, you can obtain things far beyond human beings."
Power. But as a price...you may never be able to return to the way of human beings from now on." Arian Hed explained beside him.
Can a magic sword that can twist people's minds...be worthy of the name?
Speaking of not coming back, the same goes for Joshua, and the same goes for Kallen's life. The same goes for those happy days. They can't come back anymore.
"I have already realized something." Reinhardt took a step forward without hesitation and grasped the hilt of the sword.
Back to March 1199 of Qiyao Calendar
This is me?
"Levi, Levi..."
It seems like someone is calling me. Reinhardt thought to himself.
"Levi, are you okay? Don't scare me, Levi!"
The young man with pale blond hair opened his eyes and saw a purple-haired girl shaking his body anxiously.
"Ling, is that you?"
He stretched out his hand and stroked the girl's cheek. She was just a little girl when she first met her, but she has grown so much now.
This is an endless desert. Countless swords, knives, guns or other weapons are stuck on the ground. The sound of wind is blowing like the sound of crying.
And the last memory before that was that he and the girl were facing countless golden shadows.
Can you face your true feelings?
The words that didn't appear in his mind made Levi lose consciousness during the battle.
So that’s it, is this a “trial”?
Seeing the Rock Eater that fell to the ground, Reinhardt stretched out his hand to pick it up, but his fingertips stopped when he was still five miles away from the sword hilt. It turns out that this is how he finally understood the original meaning of the Steel Eater.
The words the saint said to him. After getting this magic sword, he no longer experienced the inner torture as he did in the past. The worries, hesitations, and confusions of the past seemed to be far away from him. Yanyan
The magic sword is not just a powerful weapon. The magic sword is helping him, but it is also enslaving him. It was this chance coincidence that allowed him to recall all the heart palpitations in the past.
"It's strange. All the enemies have been defeated by Ling. Why is the Golden Trial not over yet?"
A confused voice came from beside Reinhardt.
Reinhardt looked at the girl, at the gray sky, and finally returned his gaze to his hands.
"Sorry, Golden Knight God. I haven't found my answer yet." After speaking loudly to the sky, Reinhardt picked up the Rock Eater and put it back into the different space.
So, we are waiting for your return
The entire space became distorted. When they came back to their senses, Reinhardt and Ling had already appeared in the jungle of Ursula Road. And the Star Spirit Cave that had been activated before returned to the hidden place in Yuya.
the state of space.
"Levi, just be okay." The girl hugged him but still refused to let go.
"Sorry, Ling, I seem to have failed the test."
"Hey? But didn't we come out? Doesn't this mean that the trial is over? Come out, Sektor."
In response to the girl's call, the Purple Riding God appeared on the scene.
"Indeed. Your eldest brother does not seem to have become the initiator of gold. Hundreds of years have passed, and that guy El Prado is still so arrogant." Sekto's voice came from above the two of them.
"Sektor, do you know what's going on?" Ling immediately urged her knight to answer the question.
"You can probably guess a little bit. The strength of our Knight God is closely related to the strength of the starter. Historically, the Golden Knight God rarely appeared, but once it appeared, it always won the final victory. This is because it has great influence on the starter.
The qualifications of starters are very picky. The Gold Riding God and the Silver Riding God are different from several other Riding Gods like us. Their recognition of starters involves not only strength requirements, but also other factors. I heard that the Silver Riding God loves them.
A pure girl, and I don’t know what the conditions for the Golden Knight God are. Since ancient times, there have been very few initiates who have been able to pass that guy’s test.”
"It's the answer." Reinhardt said, "El Prado, the Golden Riding God, only allows those who have found their own answers to become his initiators. And I can't meet this condition yet."
Ling was stunned when she heard Levi's words. If the requirements are so harsh, how did Rufus drive a golden knight in "Se no Kiseki 4"?
Before she could figure out the problem, several astonishing auras from far to near were quickly approaching where they were.
"No, the noise of the trial was too great, and it alarmed the people in the church."
After starting the trial, the huge pillar of light rising into the sky could be clearly seen from dozens of celestial moments away. Ling obviously chose to come here late at night. It seemed that the people in the church didn't sleep!
"Let's go first. Please, Sektor, the way of the elves is activated!"
"oh!"
As Sekto's body lit up, a ball of light enveloped Reinhardt and Ling, and quickly disappeared from the spot.
After discovering that something was wrong, the Star Cup Knights rushed to Ursula Road, but in vain, and found nothing in the end.