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"I have already declined Viabel's invitation."

How could Hugh Tarek not understand what Philon meant? Although he was a bit slow on the uptake, he wasn't so oblivious as to lack this basic understanding.

"Is that enough for Mr. Shutark?"

Philon looked at Hugh Tarek and asked.

"Philan, why do you think I'm in this team?"

When I first met you, I was on the verge of collapse. I was planning to abandon everything, leave the village, and run away on my own. That was awful, wasn't it?

Although Frilian said she forced me to join the team, that's not true. It was your encouragement that night, Philon, that gave me the idea to travel with you all, which is why I joined the team.

Philon, you may not realize it, but it's not just Shi Yichen and Frilian who helped me grow from a timid and cowardly person to this point; you also played a part in it.

I'm not going anywhere, so could you please be gentle with me?

Shutark confided his innermost thoughts to Philen. Perhaps it was only when he was with Philen that he would confide in her, because from the very beginning, when he was about to give up, it was Philen who encouraged him.

On the roof.

"You heard that, didn't you?"

Shi Yichen smiled as he looked at Frilian beside him.

"Hmm, I didn't expect Shutark to think that way."

Frillie smiled and nodded.

"Let's go back to our room then."

Shi Yichen hugged Frilian into his arms and jumped down from the other side.

"I understand. Come here and let me pat your head."

Philen said to Hugh Tarek with a serious expression.

"What are you up to?! How terrifying!!"

Seeing this, Hugh Tarek quickly distanced himself from Philen. For a moment, Hugh Tarek felt that Philen in front of him was a complete stranger.

"This guy is so annoying."

Seeing how terrified Hugh Tarek looked, Philon couldn't help but clench his fists, really wanting to give him a couple of whacks.

"Humph~"

Philen turned and went back into his room, not even glancing at Shutark.

. . . . . .

the next day.

Crossroads.

On one side, they headed towards the port, and on the other, they traveled towards the northern plateau.

"So you still couldn't convince me in the end? Oh well, you'll all come to the northern border sooner or later anyway, so let's meet again then."

Viabel smiled wryly and said to Shutark, "I thought I could persuade Shutark, but it didn't work out. However, we will meet at the northern border."

After saying this, Viabel turned and left. He had to return to the northern border as soon as possible to stop the demon riots.

"Keep this safe."

As Shi Yichen spoke, he tossed a package to Viabel.

"what is this?"

Viabel opened the package, inside were three ordinary-looking bracelets.

"A magical item to resist the Demon-Sealing Ore. You all know about the Demon-Sealing Ore, right?"

Shi Yichen spoke to Viabel and the other two.

"It is said that the Demon-Sealing Ore can seal a magician's magic, but the range is not very large."

Ai Lei looked at the bracelet in her hand and said.

"That's right, with this you won't have to worry about your magic being sealed by the magic-sealing ore."

Shi Yichen nodded and spoke to Viabel and the other two.

"Then thank you very much, Lord Shi Yichen."

Viabel bowed slightly to Shi Yichen to express his gratitude.

"Ah."

Shi Yichen nodded.

"Then goodbye."

After thanking Shi Yichen, Viabel and the other two left.

"Then let's go."

Watching Viabel and the other two walk further and further away, Shi Yichen walked towards the northern plateau with Frilian and the other two.

. . . . . .

The northern kingdoms.

Faber village.

"Could you please clean up the statue of the hero?"

An old man from the village approached Shi Yichen and his group, hoping they would take on his commission.

"The reward is..."

Frillie looked at the scroll-like object in her hand and asked.

"This is it, 'The Magic for Scratching Your Back'."

The old man showed off the magic scroll in his hand, hoping that Shi Yichen and the others would accept the commission.

"We accepted it."

Frillie agreed to the request without hesitation. No matter how difficult the request was, as long as the reward was magic, she would definitely complete it.

After accepting the commission, Shi Yichen and his companions headed to the location, where the statue of the hero stood in the very center of the village.

"Is it this kind of request again?"

Shutark was used to this kind of thing; after all, as long as the reward was magic, Frillie would definitely accept the request.

“Statues of Lord Simmel can be found everywhere.”

When Philon heard the old man mention that the commission was to clean the statue of the hero, the first person he thought of was the hero Simmel.

"However, this kind of tedious work is also quite interesting."

"It may seem simple, but it has a different meaning," Hugh Tarek said with a smile.

"Alright! Let's start cleaning."

The four of them arrived in front of the statue, and Shutark had already rolled up his sleeves.

"If it were a bronze statue, it could be cleaned with magic, so there would be no chance for Shutark to appear."

Frilian said to Hugh Tarek from behind, "If it's a stone statue, then magic can't be used."

"Hey! Who's that guy?!"

Just as he was about to start cleaning, Hugh Tarek looked up at the statue and realized that he didn't recognize the person on it.

"This doesn't seem to be Lady Simmel."

Philen also came over and looked at the statue; it was indeed not Simmel.

Is this the first time you two have met him?

Frilian looked at Philon and Shutark with suspicion; this man was quite famous.

"So, who is he?"

Hugh Tarek looked at Frilian with a puzzled expression.

"He is the Hero of the South, a hero even stronger than Simmel."

Shi Yichen spoke to Philon and Shutark, saying that she had seen this person before, on the way to her journey, and had only briefly met him.

However, the Hero of the South did not recognize Shi Yichen, because Shi Yichen did not appear in the future he foresaw. Indeed, Shi Yichen did not participate in the battle against the Demon King.

When Shi Yichen fought the Demon King, the Southern Hero hadn't been born yet, so it's normal that he didn't know him.

"But wasn't the Demon King defeated by Lord Simmel?"

Philon looked at Shi Yichen and Frilian with a puzzled expression. Why didn't he defeat the Demon King, a hero even more powerful than Simmel?

"While it was Simmel who defeated the Demon King, there were many heroes. Among them, the Hero of the South was hailed as the strongest hero among mankind."

Frilian told Philon and Shutark that anyone who dares to defeat the Demon King can be called a hero, and the strongest hero among humans is this Hero of the South.