You and me under the world tree

Her father once taught her: to look at a person is to look at the eyes.

This is the experience of Griple and a group of wise men with rich experience.

A person's will and spirit can be seen from the expression on the face, and among all the expressions, the eyes are the most important.

Just like Siegfried showed.

When a young hero is called by his name, he habitually treats others with the best face.

Not to mention being polite, at least let people see that there is nothing wrong with you.

It doesn't matter the occasion or anything else, it's just a habit.

Moreover, in royal education, it is foolish to show vulnerability to people outside the family, even friends.

Even though Siegfried said that he was just a boy from a blacksmith shop, Hilda believed that the sage would not let him sink down like this.

Even if it was only a year or two, the sage must have taught him the most basic things.

But even so, even if Siegfried's character is not arrogant, he has always shown a humble attitude.

But he was a little young after all.

He is about the same age as Hilda in terms of 'acting skills'.

In fact, under the influence of his mood, it was very difficult for him to smile.

At this time, the young hero showed only an almost blank look.

Moreover, there was a deep sadness in his eyes.

Although he did sometimes make Hilda feel unhappy, but when he felt sad, she couldn't be happy at all.

cheer up!

She wanted to say so.

But she knew that Siegfried should be quite tired at the moment.

She had had an argument with him before, and it was about who stood guard first.

After all, they have already entered the northern sea area, and this sea area is an unknown territory full of dangers for them.

Even if the ship itself is extremely strong, theoretically speaking, this level of hardness can directly collide with sea monsters, but even this requires a person who stands on the deck to control the rudder and monitor the surroundings.

And Hilda wanted to be on duty in the first shift at the beginning.

After all, at that time, Siegfried was sitting on a chair like a puppet, and he didn't rest.

After all, a certain 'fact' hit him too hard.

From Hilda's point of view, he needs to rest.

But Siegfried blocked her back with one sentence: You have no actual combat experience.

At that time, Siegfried's aura was too strong, and his attitude was extremely tough.

However, the reason for Hilda's agreement was not because he was afraid of it or because his aura was inferior to the other party's.

She didn't even think what the other person said was reasonable.

After all, there are only two people here, and one of them will definitely be left alone if they work in shifts.

So it's the same no matter who's 'on duty' first.

But in the end she agreed, because she knew what Siegfried wanted to do.

Desperate and unable to sleep, he needed to be alone.

No need to talk to people because he doesn't want to be disturbed.

And now, the time has come, that's all.

"You need to rest, I will take over here now." Hilda said

Her Royal Highness the Princess of Iceland directly put her hands on the rudder. This attitude also proved her own toughness.

If the stalemate continues like this, maybe the two sides will quarrel.

But in the end, Siegfried slowly let go.

He is not interested in conflicting with others now, after all, Hilda is his comrade in arms now.

In this gloomy northern sea, she was the only person he could rely on before tearing his face apart.

Thinking from a rational point of view, the relationship with Hilda must be maintained.

It's fine if you can't go any further, at least you can't have any more conflicts.

On the other hand, in fact, he himself was really sleepy.

Although a fighter who exercises regularly should be much more energetic than ordinary people, but he has been standing for a long time after all.

"what time is it now?"

"Theoretically it's four o'clock in the morning."

"Is that so..."

From 6:10 pm to [-]:[-] am, a full [-] hours, plus I got up very early that day, and I didn't take a nap.

Even if he can support it, there should be no need to hold on.

"The bedroom is down the stairs from the captain's cabin, and there are two beds in it. The big double bed inside is mine."

Hilda's reminder is also reasonable, after all, no one would want other people to sleep on their own bed.

The kind of close friends and girlfriends are fine. Although Siegfried is Hilda's own cousin, he is of the opposite sex after all.

It is better to be clear about this aspect.

"I understand."

Facing Hilda's reminder, he did not show any other reactions.

"In addition, there is a bathtub next to the bedroom, so you can go there if you want to take a bath."

In a quiet, dark sea, he just walked down the stairs, then walked into the captain's cabin, and then went down the stairs.

This is the bedroom of Gripper and Gonglu.

It is also a family style, but it can be seen that a separate bed belonging to an unknown child is lying there quietly, and there seems to be a compartment with the parent's big bed.

Although there is no door, it has a separate wardrobe, a small table, and even a bookcase.

Of course, there are no books on the bookcase.

The boat, which should theoretically be used for family trips of three, has never held up a family.

Even, it has never fulfilled the owner's wish: to travel around the world.

However, none of this had anything to do with the current Siegfried. Feeling extremely tired, he just turned his gaze to the bedroom not far away—according to Hilda, there was a bathtub.

Of course, if there is no accident, it should be pure magic, just like the wooden barrel that Laijin soaked him in, a bathtub that combines water and heating.

But since Hilda said it was a bath, and the giant's magic was cast on this thing, it should be more high-end in theory?

For example, there will be automatic drainage or something...

But now, Siegfried didn't have any intention of taking a bath. He just removed the two swords behind his back, and then slowly placed them on the ground.

He didn't even lift the silk quilt, he just lay on it.

Finally, cover your face with your hands.

"Why is this happening..."

With a feeling of sadness that he had nowhere to vent, and even the cold wind in the sea could not blow it away, he closed his eyes and began to rest.

Then, beside his ears, a faint voice began to echo.

"Siegfried!"

"Um..."

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Falling asleep when you're tired is so easy and so fast.

Siegfried is like that.

Although he could just hold on like this, who wouldn't want to rest if he could rest?

However, maybe it was because the cold wind blowing all night hadn't calmed down the helplessness and sadness in his heart. After he fell asleep, he felt like he had a nightmare.

He first went through the memories from small to large like a revolving lantern, and the final picture was frozen in the scene related to his uncle.

He still remembers that when he was idle and bored, his uncle would bring back some unusual adventure stories.

He still remembers that when he felt that the books were boring, he taught himself how to read runes and used magical but crude magic to attract his attention.

He still remembered that it was he who taught him martial arts and swordsmanship, so that he had a good foundation since he was a child.

He still remembers...

In the end, all the pictures were fixed on the man in the frontier armor.

Although he has leaked his face, the number of times he shows his face is quite small.

It seemed to the sage that he never took off his helmet except when necessary to eat and drink.

Over time, the image of the battle armor wearing a coarse cloak became a symbol, a symbol.

It left a deeper impression on Siegfried's heart than Hodder's real face.

So even in Siegfried's own dream, the sage Hodder never took off his glorious battle helmet.

Then, in his dream, his presence seemed to fade away.

"You have grown up, Siegfried, you have grown to the point where you can stand alone."

"No, uncle, I..."

"However, you have to work harder, because I can't help you here all the time."

The man didn't care about his shouting, just narrated these in that very familiar calm tone.

Then, the sage turned around and walked slowly into the distance.

"No! I still need your help! I still need your guidance!"

After seeing that figure slowly fading away, Siegfried couldn't help but feel panicked.

In the dream, he couldn't help running towards the dissipated voice.

"uncle!"

Perhaps it was because Siegfried himself was fairly fast, before the sage disappeared, he finally caught up with him.

After that, he turned around slowly.

"You want to follow me?" asked the sage

At this moment, half of his body has disappeared, his lower body has turned into fly ash, his upper body is still slowly disintegrating, but his hands are still there.

"If you want to follow me, follow me."

The sage stretched out his hand, and Siegfried stretched out his hand involuntarily.

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At this moment, this inexplicable crying sound began to echo in the cold sea area.

And when he heard this voice, Hilda, who was operating the rudder, couldn't help but feel a chill lingering in his heart.

She couldn't help looking into the distance, as if she felt that she saw something, a figure stood in the shadows in the distance.

This feeling inexplicably made her feel a sense of familiarity, because she had seen this figure before.

From childhood to adulthood, countless times, when I couldn't stand the hard training and ran all the way from the secret passage in the study to my mother's tomb, I occasionally saw such a figure in a glimpse.

"Mother?"

"Hilda, come here."