You and Me Under The World Tree

For Siegfried, who was immersed in his own thoughts, Hoder's voice was like a bomb, exploding directly in his originally calm heart. He showed a slightly confused look for a moment. .
no...
It was impossible to say that he was not envious. Although the Gothic prince had always impressed him as a taciturn type, when the people around him shouted his prince's name and did not question his orders, There was only one kind of envy in Siegfried's heart.
He is the backbone of Bern City, he is the prince, the Gothic royal family, and the person who will inherit the throne in the future.
Although Siegfried did not say these words, he had all his emotions written on his face through his expressions. As a young man, envy is natural. After all, he is Völsung's descendant, and If there hadn't been the war twenty years ago and there hadn't been all kinds of people behind the scenes, Siegfried wouldn't have been just a civilian.
 "Sometimes I wonder if I would ever be treated like this."
These are just some simple thoughts. This does not mean that Siegfried is obsessed with power and status. This is just an idea that suddenly arises in his heart, because his tone does not actually have too many ups and downs, and some are envious. And not jealousy.
 But even so, this envy also covered his eyes...
"If this were an exam, Siegfried, your score would definitely not be satisfactory."
"Eh??" Just when Siegfried was telling his true thoughts, Uncle Hoder's sudden denial suddenly stunned him.
 "Test...? Observation? But uncle, you have already..."

 "You've been tested... right?"
 "Yes."
Of course Siegfried was not talking nonsense. When riding Grani, Hoder did not waste time. He had reminded Siegfried to pay attention to observation before, and he did not forget to test the opponent while flying all the way.
And now, Siegfried also clearly remembered Hoder's expected questions before: "Why didn't I stop His Highness the Prince's atrocities and also used torture?"
He only had such a question, but just for such a question, Siegfried thought for a long time. He answered it three times in total, each time supplementing the previous content.
 "Because His Highness the Prince has already done that, and he is not good at words."
"Because the giant doesn't need to be treated gently, he is a robber himself."
These are just superficial contents. What really made him pass was the final addition: "Because giants generally live in Jotunheim, and their relationship with the gods is not good. They swear that they are hostile to the gods. Those who will set foot in Midgard and can move here generally have permission from the gods. They are generally not too strong, and their mentality is different from the native giants of Jotunheim. "
The combination of the above three answers allowed Siegfried to pass his uncle's test, and just when he was still rejoicing, his uncle hit him with a stick again, saying that he was unqualified and so on.
"So, you will go because I asked you to observe, right?" Just when Siegfried felt a little confused and even aggrieved, Hoder's words suddenly woke him up.
 Compared with Helgi, Siegfried has some gaps after all...
Looking at Siegfried who had just woken up, Hoder couldn't help but sigh in his heart. In his impression, if it were Helgi, he would be able to infer their glory from everyone's behavior the next day. The frustration behind it and that kind of agility are really rare to see in a century. Even in the whole of Midgard, there is no second one.
That's why, just as Sigrún said, he was able to stand out in a place like Valhalla where lackeys are everywhere and become the leader of Einherjar.
"Listen up, kid..." But after all, Hoder would not be too harsh on Siegfried. Just when he was about to say something, Hoder raised his hand and covered his head, "Reality is not It's not a 'test', kid, it's everywhere, one wrong thought, one wrong decision can kill us, your father: this happened to Siegmund when he was young."
Because they ignored Signý's reminder and failed to see through the former Gothic King Sigil as a duplicitous man, they led to the tragedy of almost genocide.
"Your observation skills are enough. When you observe carefully and think with your brain, you can guess my actions and purposes, but your 'responsibility' is not enough. You still think that you are an ordinary blacksmith apprentice. "
 "I..."
Siegfried opened his mouth slightly, but he couldn't even pronounce a sentence, a word or even a syllable, because he knew that what Hoder said was right, these were all facts.
Even though they are theoretically on the run now, even though they have been blacklisted by the Hunding clan in the Netherlands, and even though they were attacked by an unknown god before, he still has not Consciousness and reality in this regard.
 Is it because he is too strong?
No, it's not, this is just because he has habitually left major problems to his uncle to solve. As long as he is around, no matter what difficulty can be solved - he really thinks so.
 And this is Siegfried's most important problem now...
 "I understand." He nodded slowly
Because he was too reassured, he was unable to truly develop some vigilant awareness of the crisis. The so-called observation must allow others to raise points, and this mistake must be corrected.
However, habits are not so easy to correct. Hoder understood this deeply. He first glanced at the mission of [When the Hero is Born], and then sighed.
Although Siegfried said verbally that he understood, he was immature after all, because this mentality and habit could not be changed in a short time.
So at this time, he no longer looked at Siegfried, and just turned his gaze to the other side, where His Highness the Prince, who had finished the task, walked over step by step.
"Tomorrow my personal guards will leave for the Jura Mountains. If you are willing, you can follow the army." Then he raised his head and looked at the fiery sunset on the horizon. "It's not too early now. I have arranged a place to stay, and I will take you with me when you enter the palace."
 [Mission goal: Go to Bern City for a short rest (1/1)]