It's simple, why don't you just be the Great Guardian?

Xi Yao placed the iron box filled with Winter City Shields into Eric's hands.

"Here, this money is for you."

"That should be enough for you to help your old man, right?"

Perhaps because it was the first time he had seen so much money, Eric looked somewhat apprehensive.

"Enough! Enough!"

"Sister Xiyao, we don't need that much."

"It's okay."

"Use the extra money to buy your dad something nice to eat."

Xi Yao waved her hand dismissively, seemingly not taking the thousands of Winter City Shields to heart at all.

Seeing this, Seele was very surprised.

That's several thousand Winter City Shields, and she just gave them away like that?

So generous?

Sambo: Nonsense!

It's not like I spent her money!

Of course she's generous!

Eric looked at the iron box filled with Winterfell shields in his hand and sobbed softly, seemingly deeply moved.

"Waaaaah..."

"Thank you, sister!"

Thank you for believing in me!

"You're welcome."

"However, you must keep your promise."

"Otherwise, that older sister and I will bring the guards to arrest you and throw you into a dark room!"

As she spoke, Xi Yao even stretched out her hand in a feigned fierce manner, imitating a certain hall master and saying:

"Aww!"

"Um!"

"Don't worry, Sister Xiyao!"

"Eric can definitely do it!"

At this moment, there was an indescribable seriousness and stubbornness on that young face.

"Thank you, Sister Xiyao!"

"Thank you also to this lady whose name I don't know!"

"All the supplies I found are here; you can have them all."

Bronya smiled and nodded.

"Alright, let's hurry back while there aren't any monsters around here for now."

"Um!"

Goodbye, sisters!

Eric hugged the tin box tightly to his chest and left, thanking everyone profusely.

"You two really trust him that much?"

"One wanted to give him a medal, and the other gave him so much money directly."

"What if he doesn't correct it?"

Bronya thought for a moment and then replied:

"Seele, we can't think of everyone as so bad; we should have kind hearts."

"Maybe he's done a lot of wrong things in the past, but shouldn't we at least give him a chance to change?"

"Since others can't give it to us, then we'll have to do it ourselves."

"..."

"Your speech is really hard to understand."

"I don't care, it's not like it's my money that got scammed."

Xi Yao shrugged indifferently.

"It's not mine either."

Sambo:…

Amusement God above!

That's my hard-earned money!

"Let's go, next we should visit the orphanage."

"Um."

"Are we going to the place where Sister Seele lived when she was little?"

"I can't wait!"

Xi Yao's eyes lit up, seemingly very curious.

Seeing this, Seele couldn't help but chuckle.

"Then you might be disappointed."

"It's just an ordinary orphanage, nothing special."

"If I had to pick one, the most special memory would be chasing and playing around with my friends inside, right?"

As soon as she finished speaking, Xi Yao and Bronya both looked at her with surprise.

Not a girl?

Are you really Seele?

Could it be that someone has possessed her?

Seele can actually say such poetic things.

Feeling their gazes, Seele glared at them in shame and indignation.

"what?"

"Am I not allowed to say something witty or sophisticated sometimes?"

Xi Yao and Bronya covered their mouths and chuckled to themselves.

……

It's so numb!

Seele walked away grumbling.

Go up the stairs all the way,

The two soon arrived at the orphanage.

"That's strange, where's Xi Yao?"

Wasn't she just next to you?

Seele asked, puzzled.

She said she saw something fun and told us not to worry about her.

"She'll play for a while and then come to join us."

"?"

"When did she say that?"

"Why didn't I hear that?"

"I'm not well-educated, don't try to fool me!"

Seele stared at Bronya warily.

"Actually, we can communicate telepathically."

"?"

Seeing her bewildered expression, Bronya couldn't help but laugh.

"Pfft~ Just kidding."

"She told me that on her phone."

"Tch~"

"boring."

"Let's go check out the supplies here."

Seele led Bronya to the platform in front of the orphanage.

There are many boxes here.

After a brief search.

"Found it!"

"They're all here!"

"I can't believe it's been preserved so well!"

A hint of surprise appeared in Seele's eyes.

"It's best to check for alcohol."

"If it's past its expiration date, it's not very useful."

Compared to Seele, Bronya was much calmer.

"indeed."

"I didn't expect you to be so meticulous."

"..."

"Let me take a few bottles out and take a look."

As she spoke, Seele reached her hand into the box.

Then they took out a crystal ball from it.

"what?"

"This is?"

Upon seeing the crystal ball, Bronya exclaimed in shock:

"This is...something from when I was a child?"

Seele looked completely bewildered.

"what?"

Memories flooded back like a tide, and Bronya said with a complex expression:

"I remember now!"

"I remember everything!"

"I used to live here!"

"I lived in this orphanage before I was adopted by Lady Cocolia."

"So, you're actually from the lower class?"

"Um."

"etc?"

"You just said you're the High Guardian's adopted daughter?"

"Doesn't that mean...?"

"That's right, I am the successor of the Great Guardian."

"..."

Bronya looked around at the town she had longed for in her childhood, her expression somewhat saddened.

"Has my former home fallen into such ruin?"

"It seems that Mother's decision was really wrong."

"I've tried to persuade her, but she won't listen. I don't know what to do."

"Simple, why don't you just be the Grand Guardian?"

"Eh?"

Bronya's eyes lit up for a moment, then immediately dimmed again.

She silently shook her head.

"No, I'm still far from it."

"I know perfectly well that the lower classes are suffering, but I can't help them."

"Every day I watch helplessly as my fellow guards die at the hands of those monsters, and I can't save them."

"I...I can't do anything!"

Bronya lowered her head, her face contorted in pain.

"That's enough!"

"When are you going to stop talking?"

"All that crying and whining is so noisy!"

"I……"

Bronya looked up at her, looking somewhat aggrieved.

"Does crying and whining really protect everyone?"

"Don't you have anything more important to do?"

"He usually seems quite smart, so why does he become so stupid when it really matters?"

"Even I know that when faced with difficulties, you either need to find a way to solve the problem, or you need to deal with the person who created the problem!"

"If you really can't persuade that Great Guardian, then you should kick her off the throne and become the Great Guardian yourself."

"Since you're the heir, it's perfectly legitimate for you to become the new Grand Guardian, isn't it?"

……

Such a ridiculous method,

That really does seem like something Seele would come up with.

After Seele's inspiring speech,

Bronya felt much better.

"Thank you, Seele."

"When I was lost in the past, there were only comforting voices around me."

"You're the first person to choose to wake me up directly."

Seeing that Bronya seemed to have regained consciousness, Seele smiled and said:

"I'm not good at comforting people."

"However, I can wake you up anytime I want."

"I'm not trying to be mean, but the burden on your heart is incredibly heavy."

Is it necessary to push yourself so hard?

Bronya looked serious.

"As the successor to the Great Guardian, I must constantly examine my actions and thoughts."

"Yes, yes, yes! Young Miss!"

"The future Great Guardian actually came from the same orphanage as me. What a strange twist of fate."

"Let's go, young lady."

Let me show you around here.

"It's time to relax your tense nerves."

"Otherwise, it might break down at any time."

Although the words were unpleasant, Bronya knew that Seele was doing it for her own good.

She smiled and nodded:

"Okay, then... I'll just zone out for a little while."

Just then, Xi Yao, who was not far away, saw this scene and smiled slightly.

"Perfect timing!"

"How could such a romantic occasion be complete without fireworks?"

Turning my gaze, I saw countless monsters neatly bound around Xi Yao!

That's right, she didn't kill the monster in Rivettown.

Everything before was an illusion.

She just used them all to set off fireworks.

As for whether they can survive...

Then it's no longer her responsibility.

She reached out and lit the fuse on the monster next to her.

"Jiu~BOOM!"

A monster from another realm flew into the sky and transformed into beautiful fireworks.

Then...

The second one, the third one...

Countless monsters soared into the sky, creating a dazzling display of fireworks.

Under this dazzling sky, two beautiful girls walked side by side, chatting happily.

At this point, art has been created...

...