"Forget it, I really can't bear it anymore, let's do it now!"
"Just enough to eat and drink! It's a good time to stretch your muscles!"
Randolph stood up suddenly, grabbed Radeus's wrist, and walked towards Wenne Port's city gate.
"Hey hey hey, where are you going?"
Before Radeus could recover, he was dragged out of the restaurant by Randolph.
He looked back at the plate of Dragon Meat Nanahoshi Roast that had not been cleared away in the restaurant, and his stomach twitched again.
After the two left, the restaurant was quiet for a while.
The sharp-eyed adventurer recognized the two of them belatedly and dropped the fork on the plate with a clang.
"Could it be that the one wearing the blindfold just now is Mr. Randolph?"
His voice trembled, as if he had seen something incredible.
Another person answered, the wine glass in his hand was hanging in the air, and the wine was sloshing in the glass.
"The other one is Azure Death God from the team S-rank who is famous recently in the Demon Continent, right?"
"Why are they two together?"
The restaurant suddenly exploded, and whispers spread like a tide.
"Slow down! My shoes are almost worn out!"
Radeus complained all the way, but Randolph turned a deaf ear and just held his wrist tightly, walking as fast as if he was chasing something.
Finally, the two stopped in front of a ruins.
In front of you is a huge circular building, standing under the moonlight. Its outer wall is made of dark volcanic rocks and is tens of meters high. The dilapidated surface shows the traces of time.
The building is in a perfect circle, surrounded by layers of arches and cloisters.
In terms of style alone, it looks very much like the Roman Arena!
"Where is this guy?"
Radeus was confused, and came to this place after being dragged around by Randolph in the middle of the night.
"No, where's the gift you promised?"
He turned to look at Randolph with a look on his face saying 'Are you kidding me?'.
Randolph let go of Radeus's hand, walked up to him, patted his shoulder and smiled lightly.
"If you win today, I'll get it. If you lose, I'll play your little hook as punishment!"
"Σ(°ロ°)!"
Radeus people are numb, is this a new way of playing?
What's going on in this bitch's head?
"This is Broken Sword Arena. Ancient Demon Race was used to execute traitors before. It is strong enough, so you can relax and attack with all your strength!"
Randolph walked to the Arena stone wall and reached out to stroke the rough rocks.
Under the moonlight, there is an ancient text carved on the stone wall, which reads.
"Only those who transcend death can inherit death!"
Radeus looked at Randolph with question marks on his face.
"Are you drunk?"
Randolph may be very strong, and Radeus three days ago may need to be weighed and weighed, but now Radeus can be a super plus version!
I just realized Heavenly Sword, and its values have been greatly enhanced.
Not to mention using all your strength, even if you use half of your strength, it feels like Randolph will turn into a dried mango.
How many dishes does this old boy have? He is so drunk!
"My damn cat is sober!"
Randolph pulled out his weapon, the sword shining in the moonlight.
He picked up the weapon but did not point it at Radeus. The tip of the sword was hanging to the ground. This was just to prove his determination to Radeus.
Radeus looked at Randolph and knew that this old boy was not joking, he was serious!
He was so serious that even the sword was trembling slightly, not because of fear, but because of some emotion that had been suppressed for too long.
"Why?"
"There's no point or necessity for us to fight, right?"
Radeus put away his playful smile and looked at Randolph seriously.
"It's meaningful, necessary, and even righteous!"
Randolph raised his head to look at the full moon of Sky Manipulation. The moonlight shone on his handsome side face, making the gloomy temperament almost transparent, and his thoughts went back to that busy summer of that year.
Randolph just looked at the moon without saying a word.
The night wind blew by, lifting the black hair from his forehead, and his figure stretched out in the moonlight, like a silent statue.
Seeing this, Radeus spread his hands helplessly and looked at the full moon.
'Forget it, just go crazy with this old boy, it's just idle time anyway.'
After a while, Randolph slowly spoke.
"I once had a dream, which was to become stronger and prove it to everyone!"
"So I keep working hard, working hard! I meditate under the waterfall, fight with monsters, and challenge one strong person after another..."
"Finally! I got that as a symbol of strength! I became the strongest among them!"
"A powerful symbol?"
Radeus is puzzled and doesn't understand what symbol he is talking about.
Randolph looked at Radeus's immature face and smiled, but there was a bit of bitterness in the smile.
"It's a [position]! An insignificant position! But it attracts countless people to chase it!"
"If it doesn't matter, why chase?"
Radeus is a little confused. In his opinion, to become stronger, doesn't it just require you to recognize yourself?
Why need to prove it to anyone?
As for relying on a position, a title, etc. to prove one's strength, it is even more stupid.
True strength never requires recognition from others, because as long as a strong person appears, everyone can surrender in an instant!
"Who knows? They're probably all a bunch of idiots, right?"
Randolph shook his head mockingly.
"Then, after getting it, after endless disputes, I finally discovered that what I was really pursuing was not this. This dream was just a wish imposed on me by others, but I thought it was what I wanted."
"I was wrong, so wrong!"
"It wasn't until recently that I realized that what I really want is to cook!"
"Create a dish that makes everyone laugh, not because I force them to appreciate it, but because they really think it's... delicious."
Randolph's eyes were sparkling at this moment, as if they were filled with stars in the entire Milky Way, and the corners of his mouth were unconsciously raised, full of expectations for the future.
After hearing Randolph's unrealistic dream, Radeus thought of Dragon Meat Nanahoshi Roast, who was not a human being, and shook his head.
He wanted to deny him, but he couldn't.
Because no one can laugh at a person who works hard for his dreams!
"If this is the case, it is really a distant dream!"
"However, you can definitely achieve it now!"
Radeus said softly, with trust in Randolph in his tone.
Randolph was a little surprised and his body shook slightly. He thought he would be laughed at by Radeus.
After all, he also knew that his cooking skills were not good, otherwise the restaurant would not have faced bankruptcy.
"Because you're already on the road, right?"
Radeus looked back and smiled, and stretched out a hand towards Randolph. His palm was slightly open in the night wind, as if inviting and accepting.
Randolph looked at Radeus's sincere smile and couldn't help but laugh. He put the sword in his hand on the ground, stretched out his hand and held it with Radeus.
That hand is warm and strong!
"You're right!"
The young man's sincere smile brings the strength to move forward to a chef pursuing his dream.
At this time, Randolph finally understood why he had taken a liking to this young man who was fighting monsters in the Demon Continent.
The persistence that doesn't give up, the arrogance that believes oneself is enough to conquer the world, and the smile that truly believes that others can realize their dreams.
Randolph's eyes gradually became moist.
Is that your past self?
After getting [position], will he follow the same path as himself?
Randolph Thinking of this, his heart began to waver, his head gradually lowered, looking at the ground.
Just when he was hesitating, a stern voice came to his ears. It was the sternest voice in the world.
"Keep your head up!"
"Keep your head up!"
"Look up, Randolph Marian!"
"Don't you want to cook something that makes everyone happy?"
"How can a man who pursues his dreams lower his proud head at will?"
Randolph heard this voice and raised his head involuntarily, as if there was an inexplicable force forcing him to raise his head.
He looked at Radeus's sincere blue eyes and felt the aura that naturally attracts others.
Only then did he realize that he still hadn't seen through this young man named Radeus!
He will not become himself, nor will he follow the same path as himself!
Because!
That's Radeus·Greyrat!
I will become King of the Pirates's man in the future!
"That's right!"
Randolph looked at Radeus, and this time his heart was no longer shaken.