Caesar was faced with a difficult choice, whether he should follow Lin Xiao and warn and help him, or ignore it and head towards the frontlines to find the missing Holy Sword.
If he thought about what benefited him the most, then he should choose the latter.
The front lines were to the south and Lin Xiao went to the west, if they went west, they would waste a lot more time.
And information was time-sensitive. Although Caesar could use the information he has right now to investigate, it might be useless by the time he comes back. Also, there was no benefit to go find Lin Xiao, it was just a waste of time.
He wanted to accomplish something and be recognized by the hero, and if he went to see Lin Xiao and they found the fruit, then Lin Xiao would be the one having accomplished something.
So he should just mind his own business, at most he should just let Claire know and get her to deal with it.
“Caesar, why don’t we… hm…”
To accommodate Caesar’s anxiety and competitiveness, she would suggest just ignoring Lin Xiao. But… Rosie doesn’t want to just leave someone to die!
She might argue with Lin Xiao all the time, but that’s all in good fun and they actually had a great relationship, she truly thought of him as a good friend.
And she believed that Caesar felt the same way!
Their friend was in trouble and needed their help, so how could they just ignore him?
But Rosie had no say in the matter, and it had to be Caesar’s decision.
Of course, she would be happy if Caesar was willing to help, but if he wasn’t, she wouldn’t object.
“Caesar, what are you going to do?”
“There’s no time, we have to head out!”
Caesar folded the document Claire gave him and placed it into his pockets. He then turned and picked up his pace.
“Hey! Caesar, you…”
Rosie stood in place as she watched Caesar walk off. He wasn’t headed west, but south, which meant that he was heading towards the front lines.
In the end, Caesar chose the mission and abandoned his friend.
Rosie sighed, feeling disappointed. Actually, she could understand Caesar. He always treated Lin Xiao as his rival, so there was no point in wasting this great opportunity to do something pointless. To put it bluntly, if Lin Xiao was really killed by the enlightened, it would be more beneficial for Caesar!
If Lin Xiao died, Caesar would have no more rivals and would naturally become the hero’s disciple.
What could friends do?
Caesar’s dream was to become the next hero! How could he be restrained by a mere friend and waste precious time?
“Perhaps I’m also unnecessary to you…. but I don’t believe it! Caesar, I don’t believe you’re that heartless!” Rosie clenched her fists as she quietly muttered to herself and almost teared up.
Caesar finally noticed that Rosie fell behind and ran back to reprimand her.
“Why are you still standing there like an idiot?”
“Wuuu…” Rosie felt bad but didn’t dare get angry at Caesar, so she could only indirectly attack him, “It’s not like the sword is alive, what are you so rushed for?”
“Hah? What are you talking about?”
“Hm… okay, okay, since you want to go, then I’ll follow you… but it’s far, we can’t walk there, right? We should rent a carriage.”
Rosie was scared when Caesar got angry and just decided to go along with him. But she never expected to have misunderstood him.
“Rent a carriage? Why?”
“The front lines are so far, of course, we have to go by carriage.”
“Rosie, are you dumb? When did I say I was going to the front lines?”
“Eh? Weren’t you? Then why were you walking south?”
“Tsk, Rosie, aren’t you pretty smart, why are you suddenly acting dumb now? I’m going this way to look for Yao Zi and Lin Tian.”
“Ah? Why are you looking for them?”
“Yao Zi has the wizard’s bloodline and is strong, Lin Tian is also vigilant. We can get along stronger if we bring them along, it would be embarrassing if we get finished off by the enlightened without even being able to save Lin Xiao.”
“But Caesar, if we go to save Lin Xiao, then we won’t make it in time to find the missing sword! Then that precious information would go to waste! We might not get a better chance later on… a-are you really going to abandon this chance for Lin Xiao?”
“Abandon? I wouldn’t say that. We can keep looking for a missing sword, but once someone dies, we can’t bring them back.”
“What!? Caesar, you mean…”
“Lin Xiao is our good friend, isn’t it normal for us to go help him?”
Caesar shrugged and answered as it were obvious, it was hard to believe with how competitive he was earlier.
Actually, his thoughts weren’t contradictory and made sense.
Lin Xiao was his destined rival, so he must compete with him. If Lin Xiao died, who was he going to compete with?
If Caesar was a genius and destined to become the hero, then Lin Xiao had to be nearly just as outstanding, even if he couldn’t become the hero, then he would have to at least become the reserve hero! That way, Lin Xiao can personally witness the moment he becomes the hero!
So Lin Xiao cant die before that!
“Haha, Caesar, I finally understand what you’re thinking! … You idiot! Did you know? I almost took you for a bastard that would leave someone to die!”
She was happy when she realized that his final decision was to save Lin Xiao and after she calmed down she wrapped around Caesar’s arm like a sloth.
“What, getting all lovey-dovey again?” Caesar might have sounded dissatisfied, but he still let her freely hang onto his arm.
“Hehe, I was just thinking about how handsome my husband was, he may be a bit dumb, but he’s kinder than anyone!”
“Ah? Who’s your husband? How come I didn’t know you were married.”
“Hmph, idiot! If you’re asking… then let me tell you, my husband is amazing, the fifth prince of Lombard Kingdom, the embodiment of nobility and courage!”
“Oh? Is he that amazing?”
“Of course, much more than you! I want to have a whole litter of children with him! … Are you jealous?”
“Tsk, tsk, not jealous… also, are you a pig, why are you having that many children?”
Caesar didn’t admit it and was actually jealous, but after thinking about it, he suddenly realized something.
“The fifth prince… isn’t that me?”
“Idiot, did you just realize!”
“But I never married you, how am I your husband?”
“Hm… stinking Caesar, you don’t get romance at all! Hmph, even if you aren’t right now, you will be! I’m going to bring you back home for sure! … Take that!”
“Ah! … Rosie, w-why did you bite my ear?”
The two were once again making a scene in the middle of the streets. Fortunately, Lin Xiao wasn’t there, otherwise, he would have been complaining about their lack of public morality again.
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