You and me under the world tree

Everything can only be judged by his subjectivity, and for this reason, his performance and thoughts all tell his personal tendencies.

And, as Hilda said, he 'ignored' it.

Because in his own subconscious, he didn't think women could do that.

In the final analysis, it was because he had never met a woman with such courage. The only one with this characteristic was the Valkyrie, but the Valkyrie had never dealt with him.

To put it bluntly, he has a bad impression, which is why he has such a tendency.

However, it is too annoying to say this kind of reason, and Hilda is obviously still angry,

Even if he had reasons on his side, there was no point arguing over such matters.

Not to mention not being able to benefit, maybe it will only increase the resentment.

So in the end, he backed down.

"Sorry," he said

"Hmph..." Seeing Siegfried apologize, Hilda didn't continue to say anything. She just lowered her head and ate the steak on the plate sullenly.

All of a sudden, because Hilda himself was unhappy, the atmosphere at the table became extremely dull.

No one spoke, even Gripal, who was an elder, didn't say anything more.

Including Her Royal Highness Princess Nanna of Norway, the four of them maintained a weird atmosphere like this until Hilda put down the knife and fork before announcing the end.

"I'm full, take your time." She said, "Nanna, let's go."

"Hmm..." After hearing what Hilda said, Nanna also nodded.

To be honest, she was quite worried about her best friend's situation, so she didn't stop, and left directly behind Hilda.

"Hilda, are you alright?"

"fine……"

"I don't think you need to worry about this kind of thing, because those words won't have any real impact on you at all."

"I know, but I just feel uncomfortable." She said, and then looked back at the door of the restaurant inexplicably, "I'm in a bad mood today."

Has she ever been this excited before?

Seeing Hilda's complicated but lost appearance, Nanna couldn't help but have such doubts in her heart.

However, Nanna didn't think deeply about it, because at this moment, her heart was inexplicably beating.

Because a few weeks ago, on the day Siegfried arrived, she had said something similar to Hilda.

However, her original intention was not to say that men would be better than women, but she felt that if Hilda was a boy, then she would not have to think about marriage or other major issues.

It's good for the two of them to get together, since they've known each other for several years anyway, this kind of thing is far more reliable than an uncertain 'future', isn't it?

However, how could she say such words now.

However, Hilda didn't seem to care about these things, as if in her opinion, those words spoken by people close to her were different from people she just met like Siegfried.

But no matter what, Nanna felt that she should adjust her mentality.

"Shall we go out for a walk?"

This time, it was no longer Hilda's suggestion, but Nanna herself who said such words.

"Okay." Of course, Her Highness the Princess of Iceland would not refuse, "Shall we go outside the palace?"

"Ok!"

The two girls just swim together like this, but first, they have to go back to their room to change their clothes.

Moreover, these have nothing to do with Siegfried.

Gripal and Siegfried were still sitting in the dining room. His Majesty the King didn't care about his daughter's departure at all. He was still chewing his lunch slowly.

This scene inevitably made Siegfried feel a little disobedient. He always felt that there was something wrong with it, but he couldn't tell it, so he could only freeze there.

Did you really make Hilda angry?

Involuntarily, such questions flashed through his mind.

"Well, it looks like they've all left." After a few minutes of silence, Griple said, "It looks like we can talk about something."

"Um……?"

For a moment, Siegfried was a little confused.

This topic seems to jump a little fast.

Chapter 33: The Other Side of the Story

Just when Griple casually said the words that were like some kind of opening remarks, Siegfried fell into a state of confusion for an instant.

But he wasn't the kind of idiot who would lose his ability to think all of a sudden, so after being stunned for a moment, he suddenly thought of something.

Hilda, Nanna...

Although it was just an approximate intuition, Siegfried still turned his gaze to the direction of the restaurant's exit.

Although at this time, the two princesses have actually left, and even at this time, they are probably still changing clothes in their rooms.

However, this does not prevent Siegfried from connecting certain thoughts from beginning to end.

"Hilda is..."

"On purpose. After all, you seem to be very interested in northern pirates, but this kind of topic is not suitable for Nanna's child."

When he said this, Griple just raised the cup in his hand, and then took a sip of the mead in it.

"Not suitable?" When Griple said that, Siegfried couldn't help repeating His Majesty's words in a daze.

First of all, the sentence that Gripper said is directional, it just doesn't fit 'Nanna', and it seems that Hilda seems to be aware of it.

So is there any connection between this?

Then Siegfried's own kind of imagination started to kick in.

He even thought of some bloody scenes, and even evolved into a family ethics drama in his mind.

A person who can deter those vicious people should be experienced, right?

If it was really a woman, wouldn't it be Nanna's mother?

With no proof, Siegfried's mind wandered to such a mess.

However, he himself knew that such a thing was completely impossible.

but.He is a little young after all.

Although his uncle taught him how to quickly extract information and construct his own thinking hall, so as to achieve fast thinking.

However, he is too young.

For Siegfried now, it is extremely cumbersome to throw away those bloody garbage thoughts that come to mind.

At least his speed is definitely not as fast as Griple's, and His Majesty the King of Iceland can't wait for him to slowly pick out the 'garbage' in his mind.

"I guess you can probably imagine that the pirates in the north have something to do with the Kingdom of Norway."

"Norway?"

"It's not easy to talk at the dinner table. If you want to know, come with me." After wiping his mouth with a cloth, Griple finally got up from the chair.

At the same time, the well-trained maids with swords also came to clean up the plates and soup bowls.

In fact, from the beginning, Siegfried was not very used to letting others clean up the dishes for him.

However, it can be said that he is familiar with this kind of thing quite quickly. After living in the Kingdom of Iceland for more than half a month, he is already familiar with it.

So he didn't stay here, or go to help the maid with some housework, but just picked up the two swords leaning against the corner, and followed the pace of the old king.

They walked through the not-so-long corridor and came directly to the room that His Majesty the King had been using for divination.

This is Gripper's private space. Ever since he returned from his travels and learned divination, he has regarded the most remote room in the palace as his private space.

Originally, Siegfried was still wondering what this place was, but he was shocked when he actually saw it.

Because there is nothing here...

There are no books, no desks, or even a chair. It is not a spacious room, but there are only runes carved on the ground.

But this is where Griple can completely relax.

Because it was here that he spent the most difficult years.

At the moment of crisis in Iceland, he never slept in his room, but just stayed in this room and paced.

Divination desperately using the magic he just learned, peeking at the future picture again and again and then interpreting it, his wife is also here with him.

For this reason, here is more important than anywhere.

"Huh..." After closing the door and lighting the candles in the room, the old king exhaled.

"First of all, I have to emphasize that it is impossible to unify the pirates in the northern seas, because they are all 'exiled' guys, and most of them will be caught by the guards once they land at the port guy."

There are many ways to make a fortune in this world, and most people will choose to be a soldier or a mercenary, which can not only satisfy their own heroic dreams, but also have a certain source of income.

Few people would really want to be a pirate, even though there seemed to be no shortage of pirates in the northern seas, normal people obviously wouldn't go to that kind of place.

"Suppressing and unifying these people and establishing a power is not something that can be done by just one person or a few people, because not everyone has a horse that can gallop on the sea like you, and has Extraordinary personal strength."

Griple's words seemed to imply something.

At least to Siegfried himself, this is a hint.

Therefore, the young dragon slaying hero couldn't help but start beating drums in his heart.

Because he didn't know if Gripal knew something, his expression was a little uncertain.

However, His Majesty the King didn't continue talking about this topic. He didn't seem to start with the issue of 'integration'.

"However, even under such circumstances, the pirates are still twisted together. Do you know why?"

"Ok?"

Speaking of this, even though Siegfried was still a little dazed, he understood what it meant.

Apart from extraordinary personal strength and the ability to come and go freely on the ocean, there is only one way to integrate pirates:

"army?"

When he said this conclusion, Siegfried felt that his heart was half cold.

Army to integrate pirates?

what does this mean?

This of course means that the pirates in the northern seas are already 'owners'.

And since there is a master, the plan he and Uncle Huo De made to win over the pirates may have been aborted before it was implemented.

What should I do?

Thinking of this, Siegfried couldn't help feeling impatient.

After all, he was too young, and this youth made him completely unable to suppress the impetuousness in his heart.

So in the end, impatience surfaced on his face.

However, Gripal didn't continue to say anything, he just showed a little nostalgic expression.

"There's a story involved in it, and it's also for me... at least 20 years ago."

"More than 20 years ago?"

"Yes, more than 20 years ago, King Angentier of Norway and Denmark launched an attack on Iceland. In the end, they were repulsed."

I have heard this story...

When he heard Griple mention that familiar 'story', Siegfried couldn't help but make such complaints in his heart.

However, this complaint didn't last long, and Gripal turned the topic to the other side.

"However, at that time, Angentiel was not able to return to his kingdom."

"Ok?"

"He panicked and fled to the northern seas with his eleven brothers, and finally... died there."