She Chooses To Destroy the World

Seeing Rom like that, he should be somewhat suspicious of where Alice's money was stolen from. To be honest, Alice would rather make him think so. But looking at his face, Alice instinctively realized that she couldn't lie in front of this man.

This person is different from Master Etienne at all, and the sense of oppression he brings is also different from Master Etienne. But the result is similar. She knew that as long as she told a lie, she would be seen.

Want to tell everything?

Seeing her embarrassment, Roma reached out and touched her head:

"Forget it if you don't want to say it, let me know later."

More or less children have this kind of characteristics, and I don't want to ask them, but I can't help but want to talk about them. However, she is not completely indifferent. She knows that Roma is not a believer, and unlike most people, has a natural position on this matter. What's more, the apocalypse of the future **** assured her that as long as she is with Roma, she can live safely. Now that they are mentors and apprentices, it probably doesn't matter if they tell him these things.

So she told her previous experience in the temple and Master Etienne's visit to the tavern as briefly as possible.

"It turns out that's the case." He thoughtfully, "After a long time of trouble, this money was given to you because people see you as pitiful. I thought I had good luck and accepted a rich apprentice who didn't like to show my wealth. Now it seems that my luck is still not good enough."

So is his focus here!

Alice has a little understanding of her newly recognized master's degree of greedy for money. Thinking that she will live with him until the age of seventeen, Alice feels a little bit stressed.

Roma didn't realize the pressure he put on the new apprentice. He was still thinking about what she said, and said:

"I haven't been in the temple since I was twelve, and I don't know the priests. What kind of person is the Etienne-sama who gave you the money?"

"He is very young, he seems to have just grown up, he is very handsome, with blond hair."

Hearing this, Roma's tone changed a little:

"Golden hair? You read that right? Isn't it another color?"

"It's shining like sunlight. What's wrong?"

Rom shook his head:

"Nothing, maybe I think too much."

Although he said that, looking at him like that, he obviously thought of something special. Alice wanted to ask him, but he changed the subject again:

"In short, I almost know everything about you. If you feel embarrassed to take someone's money, you can return the money to him in the future. We are mercenaries, making money is not that difficult. I will take you to a mercenary tomorrow. The union is registered, but you have to change a man’s name... just call it Allen."

To be a mercenary, you must pretend to be a man. Rom said that you can use the name Allen, but she has no objection. However, she secretly made up her mind to change her name when she was able to control her life. For Alice, this name is her mother's last memorial.

Whenever she thinks of her mother, Alice feels pain in her heart. The mother is dead, no matter what she does, she can't come back. However, if she were alive, she would be surprised to see her daughter going to be a mercenary.

Alice made up her mind not to miss her mother anymore and sealed her in her heart.

It was not early after the pair of new masters and apprentices had finished speaking. The two packed up and got ready to go to bed. The inn owner sent a camp bed, and Alice slept outside the suite.

The bed where Alice originally lived was no better than the camp bed in the inn. Besides, there was too much happening on this day. Alice was so tired that she fell asleep when she lay down, and there was nothing wrong with it. As soon as it was light the next day, she was called by Roma to train. According to Roma, her appearance is too thin and weak. If you want to learn to be a mercenary, you must at least train her body to be stronger.

"Look at you like this, maybe even holding a rapier is difficult."

Alice stared at him unconvinced, but only caused a burst of laughter:

"Don't be angry, I believe you can handle it, but if you want to fight with a sword, you need more strength."

Roma took her for a few laps in the yard, using the equipment available in the yard to exercise according to his usual habits. Alice hadn't done this before, so she felt a little strange. After doing this for a while, I felt that I couldn't keep up with my physical strength. There was another laugh:

"Don't worry, it will be done slowly, you need to eat more to gain strength."

After the two had exercised, Roma took her to breakfast. Breakfast is provided in the inn. A large plate filled with milk, eggs, buttered bread, and greasy fried bacon are all simple and delicious things. For Alice, who often had oatmeal for breakfast and leftovers from the tavern the night before, it was a feast.

The breakfast portions provided in the inn are all the same, and Alice’s portion is no less than Roma’s. Roma smiled at her, showing white teeth:

"I want to eat all of these."

Alice refused to admit defeat and began to eat hard. It turns out that the appetite of teenage girls is no worse than that of forty-year-old mercenaries. After eating the food in front of her, she hiccuped for a long time and wiped her mouth with her hand.

Roma still smiled at her:

"Yes, it looks like a mercenary."

Alice finds that Roma loves to laugh, especially watching her laugh. In short, she treats her as a child. Roma was almost thirty years older than her. Compared to him, she was indeed a child. Roma's smile made her a little annoyed, but also a little happy, as if there was an extra dad out of thin air.

Roma took her to the mercenary union and registered her with Alan's name without registering her surname. Many people are desperate to become mercenaries. It is no surprise that their original names will be hidden when registering. Because she is Roma's apprentice, she skipped the initial process and directly registered as a second-level mercenary.

"Junior mercenaries are generally cannon fodder, and they took a rusty sword on the battlefield." Roma said, "It's not easy to survive the first battle as a junior mercenary. But you Since you are with me, you don’t have to start at this level."

He didn't say more things, he had many acquaintances in the mercenary guild, and always wanted to interrupt him. He greeted them and introduced his apprentice to them:

"This is Ellen, who followed me to learn swordsmanship."

Roma’s acquaintances looked a little strange. If these people appeared in the tavern, Lena would have to spend extra time staring at them, lest they cause any trouble. Alice followed Rom, holding the hilt tightly in her hand, neither smiling nor nodding. Her attitude was actually out of nervousness, but the mercenaries seemed to think there was nothing wrong with it, so no one bothered her.

Rom took Alice around in the mercenary guild, and Alice saw that there was a room inside, which looked exactly like the prayer room in the temple.

"That's the prayer room of Beltach, the heroic god." Roma said, "If anyone who believes in other gods becomes a mercenary, they can hold a conversion ceremony there and pray for Beltach's blessing."

Alice is very interested in this, if it weren't because she had sought refuge from the future god, she would have almost become a believer in Beltache. She asked Roma:

"You are also a mercenary, why don't you believe in Beltach?"

"The reason is not much different from that of you. When I was young and frivolous, I used to speak wildly to the **** of light, and then I was not accepted by Beltach. This is probably the punishment they gave me. When I was a mercenary, I used to beg him for forgiveness in the prayer room of the Mercenary Guild... but it was of no use. In short, I was not the only mercenary for this reason. After a long time, I got used to it."

They stayed in the mercenary union for a long time, because Roma wanted to see if he could find a suitable private commission here. However, suitable private commissions are not easy to come across. Roma watched for a long time, but in the end he could only give up, and told the people in the Mercenary Guild to let them have a suitable entrustment for him to stay. Then he took Alice and left the mercenary guild.

"Where shall we go from now?"

"Go to the tavern."

It is said that the tavern cannot receive children, but since Alice has been there for a long time as a waitress, this rule does not seem to apply to her. What's more, in people's minds, mercenaries always seem to be outside the general rules. Their work is too close to death, which makes them totally uninterested in observing common worldly rules. In any case, she is now a mercenary, and she has to act like a mercenary.

This is the second time in Alice’s life that she walked into this tavern from the main entrance. The last time she came in from here, she still wanted to find a job here. Unexpectedly, after only one year, the tavern would be closed. And she has actually become a mercenary.

Things in this world are really wonderful.

She and Roma walked into the tavern together. Lena greeted them and saw them. She didn't realize her eyes lit up and greeted Roma with a smile:

"Undead Roma! You are here."

She turned her eyes to Alice, looked at her sassy menswear, and asked with a smile:

"This one is—"

Roma also had a smile on his face:

"This is the apprentice I took, Allen."

"That's great. With a teacher like you, he will definitely become a very powerful mercenary."

Lena smiled so beautifully, she was really happy for Alice. Alice also laughed, but at the same time she was still trying to control herself not to let the tears flow. She is already a mercenary and cannot easily shed tears. She knew that when she left here in a few days, she and Lena would never see each other. During her time in the tavern, Lena has been taking special care of her. When she first met Lena, she was like a baby bird who had lost her mother. When she saw someone who was really good to herself, she was treated as a mother.

Now the chick had grown wings and was about to fly away. Seeing her like this, Lena wiped the corners of her eyes:

"Being a mercenary is also something to be congratulated. I have a gift for you."

She turned and went back to the kitchen, and soon returned with a box in her hand.

Alice opened the box, and inside it was a very beautiful dagger made of stainless steel. The blade was shining with a blue light, and a slightly dim gemstone was embedded on the handle. It could be seen that there was an enchantment. But now its magic power has been exhausted, and it has become an ordinary dagger, even so, this is still a rare good thing.

"This was given to me by someone else in the past." Lena said simply, "The tavern is going to be gone, and I have to go to other places. For those in need."

Lena seemed insincere, and Alice could see that this should be a treasured souvenir. She didn't know whether she should accept it, but in this case, the refusal seemed hypocritical, so she put the things away generously.

As it gets darker, the number of people in the tavern gradually increases. Lena was busy serving other guests. Alice sat at the table, looking at the tavern from a completely different perspective than usual. After her mother died, this was her first home, but she was leaving here now.

Rom looked at her from the side, silent and did not say any comforting words. Just handed her a glass of wine from the side:

"Drink this."

What Roma gave her was not light ale, nor the new wine she drank last time, but real spirits. Alice drank the wine and burst into tears.

She has a sore nose and astringent eyes, and she doesn't know if it is because of the alcohol or something else. I only heard Roma whisper in her ear:

"Cry if you want."