Chapter 558 Reunion with Oswald

Freya soon found Oswald in the crowd.

——But she immediately regretted it.

It would be better if she hadn't found him!

Oswald's old face was full of smiles. He held a full glass of ice beer and was arm in arm with a young man who looked only 20 or 30 years old. And that young man was the guy whose roar almost pierced Freya's eardrums.

"I told you, I told you! Pierrick is a hero!"

The young man's face was already red.

He put his arm around Oswald's shoulders, his face full of excitement: "He did it! In the last ten minutes, he scored three goals in a row and reversed the situation——!"

Then, he turned over and stepped on the table at the front desk of the bar—one foot on the stool and the other foot on the bar table. He was like playing a musical instrument, and his right hand passionately stroked the air.

"Reverse~ Turn~"

He stared at the lizardman bartender who was calmly wiping the cup, and leaned his face over to sing affectionately, while the bartender patted his right leg on the bar table, signaling him to take his foot off.

Seeing that the other party ignored him, the young man directly stood on one leg, holding the glass high in one hand, standing on one leg on the chair he had just sat on, and the whole person turned around on the rotating chair, while singing: "Reverse-turn-"

Other people in the bar also started to make a fuss, wanting to see how long he could turn like this. Even Oswald did the same.

He clapped his hands enthusiastically and cheered for him at the top of his voice.

And at this moment, the young man noticed Freya and Lily standing at the door while spinning.

He whistled and walked up to the two. Then he bowed slightly as if he had changed into a different person, and saluted with his chest in a very gentlemanly manner: "Good morning, two beautiful ladies! But... did you go to the wrong place?"

"Don't chase my customers away, Robert."

The lizardman bartender who wiped the wine glass calmly shouted dissatisfiedly: "I also sell curry fried rice here!"

"I was just thinking... okay."

The young man called Robert looked around and shrugged his shoulders.

There is no doubt that it is not even noon now. Those who come out to drink at this time are basically watching the game.

This dark, hot, smoky and noisy place will never have young and beautiful girls coming in. It is normal for Robert to think that they have gone to the wrong place.

But when Robert turned around, he saw Oswald's face as if he had seen a ghost.

"Your daughter? Or granddaughter?"

The middle-aged man next to him looked at Freya's slightly pointed ears, then looked back at Oswald and asked, "Is she here to see you?"

"...Not really, but she should be here to see me."

Oswald stood up in a somewhat embarrassed manner, straightened his clothes, and regained his indifferent look.

But there is no doubt...neither Freya nor Lily could apply the cold and rational look of Oswald to the old elf.

It was as if the stereotype of a thin and tall ghost had become a living person.

...But that feeling was not unpleasant.

Oswald followed the two out, and soon there was a neat laugh behind them.

The elf butler nodded respectfully and politely, then put his hands behind his back: "Long time no see, Miss Freya. Please don't mind their impoliteness, they are all good people, without any malice."

Obviously, he always remembered Freya.

"I certainly wouldn't care about such things," Freya crossed her arms and looked at the elf butler, "but you... old man, you've let down your guard.

"If it were in the past, you would have noticed it when we entered the door. No matter what, you would have turned back to take a look."

"After all, I'm old too."

Oswald sighed and replied softly: "I've already come to the second ring to retire."

Freya blinked in surprise: "It's not easy, Mr. Oswald. Are you finally accepting your old age?"

"After all, my mission has been completed."

Oswald's mouth rose slightly.

On his face, which was as thin as an old wolf, a smile that he almost never showed was revealed: "Miss Yulia is healthy, and Master Aiwass doesn't need me anymore. Master Edward is also on the right track, and the master has given me freedom... Now I can confirm that you are living well, which is really great. "

"Master..."

Lily was keenly aware of one of the sentences: "Mr. Oswald, have you found the master?"

"Yes, I found the master as soon as I came to the Theocracy."

Oswald nodded: "The Pope asked us to protect the founding family of Avalon... This protection will last until death. But if the family being protected no longer needs us, then we will be free.

"The master dismissed me as a guardian in the name of Moriarty. So now, I am no longer a guardian elf. I originally wanted to go back to continue protecting Master Aiwass, say goodbye, and then help the young master with the process of inheriting the Moriarty family, and finally help the young master find a reliable new butler. But the master said that I don't need to go back to Avalon anymore-this is the last order he gave me, so I can't do anything about it.

"After suddenly being free, I was a little confused. I wanted to see His Majesty the Pope and report on my work. And ask His Majesty if there is anything else he can do... But His Majesty the Pope refused to see me."

"... Refused, or can't meet?"

Lily asked.

"It was refused."

Oswald added very confidently.

Because he still remembered the words of His Majesty the Pope-Let my knights have a good rest, I am running out of time. This is what Cardinal Matilda conveyed for her.

And Oswald still trusts Cardinal Matilda's credibility.

Thinking of this, the old elf glanced at Lily and keenly noticed something: "You ask this... Is there something wrong with His Majesty the Pope?

"And, Lily... Since you appear in the Theocracy, does it mean that Master Aiwass is here too?"

He didn't say much, just narrated calmly: "You should follow Master Aiwass."

"Aiwass has important things to do. "

Freya consoled him: "He wanted to go alone - you have to have some confidence in Aiwass, old man. He is no longer the little boy who needs our care and nursing. As a man, he will always do what he wants to do, so just leave him alone.

"Compared to that..."

When she said this, she looked around the street: "Is there any suitable place here to sit down and chat?"

"Please follow me."

Oswald agreed.

Apparently, he has become very familiar with this place in the past few months. There are even many people on the streets and alleys who greet Oswald, and this old man who looks scary also nods gently to everyone.

That stiff and cold expression like a corpse is no longer seen.

Seeing all this, Lily was sincerely relieved.

- It would be great if Master Aiwas saw this scene in person, she thought.

Soon, Oswald found a teahouse.

This is a teahouse opened by a traveling merchant from the Taichu Empire in the Theocracy... Although the tea itself is stimulated by local magic, the tea brewing techniques and tea frying skills are all orthodox techniques from the Taichu Empire.

They found a private room, and Oswald skillfully ordered a pot of tea and some snacks.

While waiting for the snacks and tea, Freya told Oswald about what they had encountered now.

The old man listened and nodded continuously. And from time to time he made constructive suggestions - the old man's experience is still good. The old elf who has been in Avalon for hundreds of years, his mind can be regarded as the top level in the entire Theocracy, and even the world. He usually keeps silent, just to be loyal to his identity.

When he heard the last part, Oswald frowned slightly.

He picked up a piece of wild sour jujube cake with a fork and fell into deep thought.

"Cardinal Loki..."

The old elf murmured in a low voice: "I have heard of this name. The master mentioned it to me not long ago."