You and me under the world tree

"I think you should keep something from me."

she asked suddenly.

This is a random question.

At this moment, Hodder was about to stop the hand that was about to deliver the bread to his mouth.

But he didn't stop, just took a small bite.

Then he just stuffed the bread into the cream of mushroom soup, used it as a dip, and ate it all in one more bite.

Such a big mouthful almost filled his mouth completely.

"what?"

He vaguely expressed his doubts.

"It's nothing."

Seeing Hodder's appearance, Dietrich's mouth twitched subconsciously.

She took another look at Zebul.

"I said you can't be gentle?"

"What kind of elegance do you want for a casual breakfast?"

After swallowing the bread, Hodder asked suspiciously.

Dietrich was momentarily at a loss for words.

"Forget it... I don't care about you."

She did want to say something, but ended up saying so.

"I'm done washing!"

At this time, Hela also came out of the bathroom.

Compared with the messy appearance before, she looks a lot cleaner now.

"Mushrooms for breakfast? I smelled mushrooms before."

she asked.

“Cream of mushroom soup, bacon omelette and bread.”

After answering Hela's question by the way, Hodder stood up.

After wiping his mouth with a table towel, he picked up his plate.

"Have you finished eating?"

"Well, it's almost time to eat."

Howard replied casually.

"Eat slowly, I'll feed the horses."

Facing Dietrich and Hela, he smiled slightly.

Then, his eyes swept over Zebul, who was also eating breakfast.

"Don't worry, anyway, today is just the beginning, we still have a lot of time."

Although Hodder said so, Dietrich still felt a little strange.

Was his action of eating bread a little deliberate?

Chapter 33: Think About Your Own Business

Maybe it's the weird intuition brought about by the blood of the devil, which is far beyond ordinary people, although she did have such premonitions and guesses in the dark.

And vaguely, this kind of pure intuition also made her have such a trace of suspicion.

But she is not a beast after all, and she will not act purely by instinct.

And according to the habit of rational thinking that she had developed, she quickly denied those messy things.

It's just eating breakfast, it doesn't seem to explain anything.

Such thoughts lingered in Dietrich's mind, prompting her to give up further investigation.

So until the end, she didn't realize that two people close to her had started a very important conversation without telling her.

And there are some things that she doesn't even know.

But she doesn't need to know either.

Hodder understands that Zebbel has his own egos.

Although she likes to let nature take its course, she has feelings and she doesn't want anyone to talk about her secrets.

For this reason, Hodder chose to remain silent.

At the same time, he also had such a hunch:

After this time, he should never have the opportunity to talk to Zebul deliberately alone.

On the one hand, it is because Zebul's personal lifestyle is doomed that she will not have any 'innovation'.

According to her own words, she is just an observer, observing the world from a perspective that most giants and gods cannot touch.

And no matter what happens, she will only stay on this central mountain, the summit of wisdom.

She might be a great friend and would also be a great listener.

But unfortunately, she will never provide any help, let alone take the initiative to intervene in the life trajectory of others.

In Hodder's view, what they will do in the future basically has nothing to do with this princess who exists as an 'observer'.

It's the same with her or without her, so she won't show up on her own initiative.

This is Hodder's conclusion from Zebul's personal limitations and attitude towards life.

On the other hand, it has to do with himself.

In fact, the reason why he thinks that his life may not intersect with Zebul again is because he feels that he and the princess don't seem to have anything in common to talk about.

After several conversations, Hodder already had an extremely deep understanding of this point.

He realized that he and Her Royal Highness hadn't even developed to the point where they could talk about their interests and hobbies.

And there is no other reason.

It's not that he has any malice or dislike for Zebul.

How should I put it, I simply can't talk.

If she wasn't Dietrich's friend, if she wasn't the Princess of Wisdom who must meet, Hodder felt that he might never have any intersection with her in his life.

In Hodder's view, he may have a certain degree of sympathy for Zabul's life situation and her experience.

However, they will definitely not be friends - at least not yet.

For Hodder, Zebble will always be Dietrich's friend.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but glance at the white-haired woman sitting beside him.

As long as she is willing to maintain her friendship with Zebul, that's enough.

Hodder will never interfere with her friendship, this is her freedom and the only comfort left.

"What's wrong?"

After noticing Hodder's gaze, Dietrich couldn't help asking.

"No, nothing, just..."

"Hey, your previous sight was disgusting."

Before Huo De could think of an excuse, Hela's voice came from next to his ear, and the corner of her mouth twitched with disgust.

"I'm getting goosebumps."

This woman has an incomparably unique talent in angering others, and Hodder's originally calm expression suddenly became complicated.

"Why, what are you looking at me for? Did you hit me?"

"..."

After taking a deep breath, Hodder just turned his head away.

He didn't intend to argue with Hela either.

And soon, he turned his attention to the surrounding scenery.

Now they are at the high altitude of Jotunheim, to be precise, they are sitting on the back of Zebul who turned into a giant eagle.

As for the destination, of course, it was the manor where Su Dong, who is known as the 'King of Giants of Nature', lived as originally planned.

Speaking of it, visiting Su Dong is actually Hodder's main purpose in coming to Jotunheim.

Regardless of things like destroying the world, breaking the shackles, and breaking through destiny, which sound a little illusory, as the planner and representative of the complete unity of the human world, he came here to confirm the attitude of the giants.

Although those ordinary giants have begun to comfort themselves with fate and prophecy.

But Huo De's main contacts are not those guys. Anyway, as long as Su Dong still retains his fighting spirit, there will be no problem.

"Humph."

Suddenly, Howard just laughed.

After hearing this voice, Hela, who was still leisurely looking at the scenery, just turned her head.

"What fun did you find?"

"No."

Facing the curious gazes of Hela and Dietrich, Huo De calmly shook his head.

"It's just that I can't help but feel a little bit emotional."

"What are you feeling?"

"It's nothing, I just suddenly remembered that there are actually two main purposes for me to come to Jotunheim, as you know."

Having said that, Huode couldn't help but sigh again.

"Just now, I always feel that this matter has been delayed for a long time by various things."

"Postponed...for a long time?"

However, after hearing Huo De's emotion, Hela's expression became a little strange.

"Is it really long?"

"Soon?"

After hearing Huo De's question, Hela couldn't help but fell into thought.

Because of Huo De's swearing response, she even felt that maybe she didn't care about time or anything.

but……

"From the day we actually arrived in Jotunheim, it seems that it has passed...four days? Is it a long time?"

"So it's only four days?"

"Yes, four days."

After hearing Hela's words, Huo De couldn't help closing his eyes.

"But I feel like a long time has passed...Forget it, let's take a step and take a step."

Just these words, which were similar to self-questioning and self-answering, made Hela unable to deal with it all at once.

"So, what are you trying to say?"

"It's nothing, it's just that I don't seem to be that sensitive to time, and I think too much."

"but you……"

"Okay, Hela, you shouldn't think about me now."

Without looking at the girl again, Huo De stared into the distance.