The leader was returning with his people disappointed, and when he returned he asked if his son had moved or remained. The guard said his son showed no signs of resistance but was waiting patiently in the tent. The leader was surprised, then went to the tent. The tent was tidy, nothing had happened in it, only a person sitting on the ground, his sword beside him, looking at the entrance of the tent, and he did not seem calm, a volcano waiting to erupt.
The son looked at his father. I expected that, father, so do not be too upset, for the solution has existed since the beginning—fighting the Lord of Ice and retrieving my sister's necklace. Son, I know what is on your mind, but you must know with whom you will fight. He is the King of Ice, our savior. I know that, father, you don't need to tell me anything. I have witnessed it long ago, but will we keep remembering that memory?
Yes, my son, we will. If you are to remember, then remember the hero your daughter did not remember, or have you forgotten Rose? Of course I have not forgotten her. Her pain is still inside my heart. I am trying to be patient, son, I am trying to be patient. And I have no time to wait, father, for I have a necklace I must retrieve, and I have been patient as you commanded me, so I have no other reason to stay. The father held his son's hand. Son, you know the Lord of Ice—we found nothing evil from him. Without him, we would not have lived a single moment because of the sea monster. Even you were his deputy one day. Father, either I return with it or I do not return. The father could do nothing and left his son.
Why did that tribe attack us? Listen, Andrei, you are new here and you will know everything in its time. But for now, this is the commander of the Ice Squad—Hyuga. Welcome, I am called Andrei. I was sent by the commander of the knights, Alexander. The Lord of Ice looked at him for a long time. So you are the new member. I was not accepting new members, but since it is from Alexander, I could not refuse. So welcome. Now will you show us your strength? Honestly, I cannot use my power, but I have a fundo. I will use it.
That is strange, why do you not use your power? Because I have no power. What? I only have this sword. Do not wrap it like that, for it is the sword of the first demon. In a single moment everyone's eyes turned toward Andrei, as if preparing for anything. So, the sword of the first demon, remove it. How will you fight without your power? But listen, a warrior without sword and shield is called a living dead. So remove what is on your sword and wave it.
I removed the bandages from the sword and began moving it. Nothing happened. Does it even have power at all? Maybe it no longer has, after all these centuries. That is all. Andrei, your first mission—Emily wants to go to a nearby village, and she wants you to go with her. Yes, good. Everyone prepare for tomorrow. Also Julian, I need you in something. Well, the first mission is to go with Emily, as if something will happen.
Emily was giving food to the village, distributing it with her father. Ah, Andrei, welcome, son, have your wounds healed? Yes, they healed, uncle Takumi. Praise be to God. Sorry for what my daughter did. No need, for we reconciled. Right, little sister? Yes, but there is only one thing. What is it? I am the elder. In what? In your age, or your height, or your long tongue? If that is what you mean, then you are right. What did you say?
Emily held a pot and threw it at Andrei. If there is something truly greater, it is my mind, you rice-brain, understand? Ahem, since I need you now, we don't have time. Where are we going? Do you remember the bears you were fighting? Yes. We will go to collect them. Why do you want to collect them? For their meat and skin and also their teeth—they are sold for high prices. The meat for the village, and the fur. As for the fangs, they are mine. With them I will earn a fortune. Aren't I a smart girl? Well, honestly, you impressed me. You saved the village from hunger. Well done, little sister. Kaito patted her head, so she grabbed his hand and bit it. Ouch, why?
Because I wanted to. Ah, wait, why are your cheeks red like that? Are you sick? No, of course not, it's the frost, the frost. Listen—ah, are you shy? The big girl is shy. No, no, of course not. Really? I told you no. She hit him. Ouch. Ah, sorry, I hit your wound, are you okay? You see, you are worried. Of course I will worry, for I regret what I did and I try to make you forgive me and forget what happened, because I consider you my big brother. Andrei patted her head. Listen, it's okay, you have been through a lot, this is natural behavior. And as your brother, I am the one who will bear with you and no one else, so do not worry.
We set off toward the mountain and found the bears as they were. We began gathering them one by one. But in a moment Andrei felt a nearby power. It was very strong. Emily, hide quickly, someone is coming, and he is not normal, so stay away. When that person arrived, he looked at Andrei. Who are you? I have not seen you here before. Are you the one who killed these bears? You are not bad, boy. Now tell me your name and what you are doing here.
I am called Andrei. I am here on a mission from the commander of the knight of ice. The commander of ice? You are a new member? You seem promising. But this is strange, why now? The Lord of Ice no longer chooses anyone to join his squad. Maybe this is an exception. Then excuse me, I have work to do. Wait, that direction is toward the village. I want to know, what do you intend to do? Oh, you are curious. No matter, since you are from the ice squad, I will answer. I will fight the Lord of Ice to retrieve something that is my right. Then I cannot let you pass. So stand in my way. If necessary, I am a member of the ice squad, and if you want to cross, you must—Boy, you talk too much, for I have already crossed. What?
How? He was in front of me a second ago, how is he behind me? No, this is not the time to think. And in a moment that person was in front of Andrei. Your reaction, you need to improve it if you want to improve, boy. Andrei tried to strike him, but he disappeared and appeared behind Kaito, then kicked him, so Kaito fell. Boy, you need training, for you are weak. At that moment, the demon lord inside Andrei was smiling. This is exciting.
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