The darkness seemed to swallow up the last bit of courage, but the little elf who shrank her neck tightened the strap of her satchel and raised the back of her hand to wipe away the tears in front of her eyes. No matter where this place is, since she promised Shade to take it with her
Surprise and strength go back, then she can't be deterred here.
He bit his lip hard to recover from the panic, and then walked forward cautiously along the corridor.
The rapid recovery of her vision allowed her to see a flash of fire in front of her just after taking two steps. So after a brief hesitation, she endured her fear and continued to walk in the direction of the fire, and soon saw that it was a cluster of fire in front of her.
There is a bonfire on the side of the large gap in the corridor wall, and four strange figures are sitting around the bonfire.
They all looked stunned, like soulless corpses.
The firelight dragged the dark shadows of the four strange figures into the corridor, and the shadows swayed with the swaying of the bonfire. Seeing this scene in the darkness, Emilia felt that the courage she had just summoned was about to disappear again.
.
In particular, she noticed that among the four shadows, one had a terrifying tail, one had sharp claws, one had huge eyes that were not human-like, and one was normal, but it seemed to be simulating what was in her heart.
Familiar people.
At this time, Emilia wanted to stop and turn her head in another direction, but unfortunately, the people standing by the campfire also noticed her breathing, so those who looked like the resurrected corpses in the story
The people turned their heads and looked directly at her.
The firelight illuminated everyone's faces, including the big-tailed green dragon maid, the gray wolf witch who was unconsciously sharpening her claws on the ground just now, Miss Los Metz who was wearing glasses and holding a book.
"Iluna?"
The familiar faces made the little elf have the urge to cry again. Shade had told the story here, and she knew where it was.
Iluna from "Next Wednesday" stood up with some confusion after her head was briefly confused due to a long period of silence and drowsiness, but did not greet her immediately:
"Who are you?"
"Don't you know me? Iluna."
"Of course I know Emilia, but I mean, are you really Emilia?"
Iluna, who had regained her consciousness, asked very vigilantly, looking at her up and down with her eyes. Then Emilia also became aware of the four people opposite. It could also be that this strange scene was narrated by Sha De from her memory.
The illusion created by the imitation in the story, so I subconsciously took two steps back.
"Ha~ I feel really sleepy. Originally, I thought this strange place about to be destroyed was only filled with darkness and fear, but since Iluna came, it has become more and more lively.
"Look, Iluna has another acquaintance here. But this time at least she's a woman, and she's an elf."
The green dragon girl stood up. After waking up from her sleepiness, she wanted to find something to do for herself:
"I'll make tea for everyone. I'll have a new story to hear soon."
Girl Gray Wolf stretched herself quietly:
"I used to be unable to sleep all night long after drinking strong tea, but after leaving here, I'm afraid I won't have this problem anymore. The elf over there looks still underage, look at how beautiful she is.
"
Miss Metz did not bring up the topic of tea, but suggested sensibly:
"Iluna, just like when Mr. Hamilton first came here, can't you just prove each other?"
Emilia asked nervously:
"Mr. Hamilton? Are you really. Iluna, what was the gift you gave Shade at the end of last year?"
"This kind of question is easily guessed by a mind-reading monster. If I could read minds, I would now be able to tell that the answer is a scarf."
Iluna, who was very experienced, reminded, then she reached out and grabbed it in front of her. Emilia immediately felt the bag shake, and then something flew out. After Iluna caught it, she realized that it was a brooch.
Iluna carefully inspected the "Sunshine Gun Brooch" she made. In her free left hand, warm yellow sunlight immediately emerged. She compared the strength of her left and right hands with each other, and then said with certainty:
"I don't need to confirm. This is indeed an alchemy item made by myself. It cannot be faked. So, Emilia, why did you come here? After you left last week, Luvia said
Every few hours, De would say, 'I don't know what's going on with Emilia.'"
The elf's figure had already hugged her like a swoop. Feeling Emilia's trembling, Iluna, who originally wanted to ask more questions, closed her mouth and then hugged her gently.
(Agelina is meditating)
"I don't know what's wrong with Emilia."
After the violent wind that swept the white mist finally subsided, Emilia's figure was no longer visible in the ritual formation. Hearing Shade's sigh, Luvia came from behind and comforted:
"Don't worry, my divination shows that although she may encounter unexpected situations, overall she won't be in any big trouble."
"If Miss Siam Nord wants to become the chosen one and become the Elf King, she will have to face many things in the future."
The red-haired girl also came to comfort her. Shade also knew this truth, but he adjusted his mood and looked at the forest elf who was silently looking at the gradually extinguishing ritual array:
"Now can you jump out of the bushes with surprise and announce that you have returned?"
The elf shook his head:
"I don't know what you are talking about. Emilia Siam Nord will not be back until next week. It is Friday now. Please wait."
Luvia then glanced at Shade doubtfully, but Shade shook his head and signaled her not to ask any more questions:
"In any case, at least there is no problem in using the qualifications. We can't help now. We can only wait for Emilia to come back. The gentleman from the Church of Nature disappeared not long ago. If Emilia
If we really can’t return until next week, then I hope she can have breakfast with us early next Monday morning.”
Everyone can see that he is worried. Fortunately, Shade's self-regulation ability is very good:
"Clean up the traces of the ceremony here. You three will leave first in a while. I still have things to do here. Just take the chocobo with me. I will go home directly after I finish my work. This way I will be a little closer.
.
Luvia, tell Agelina not to go to bed too early when you get back. Emilia's matter is over for the time being. The two of us will have a good talk with Agelina tonight."
The girls didn't ask Shade what he was doing so late. After cleaning up the traces of the ceremony, they left with the unicorns and chocobos.
"I don't know what's wrong with Emilia."
Shade stood alone in the open space and looked at the five seats. He sighed again before turning around and leaving. He found the place where he separated from the doctor last time and turned on [Visual Demon] to look for the traces left by the doctor.
Then continued to move toward the southwest.
It had been a full week since the doctor disappeared in the woods, and Shade wanted to know how he was doing now.
That trace was left deliberately by Dr. Schneider to make it easier for Shade to find him. The doctor didn't think that the area around the giant tree was a very safe place, so he did not set up camp nearby, but continued to move deeper into the dense forest.
The traces along the way were easy to find. Shade, who had turned into a silver wolf, quickly moved forward for half an hour before he found the doctor's footprints, which showed that he had arrived at the area where the doctor had daily activities.
After returning to his human form, he continued to walk forward with his long sword in hand. Soon, fire appeared in front of him, and then Shade saw a hut standing in the woods.
It was a very classic wooden house, with the door on the right, the windows on the left, and a smoking chimney on the roof. A warm-looking light projected from the cracks under the windows and doors.
, a traveler lost in the forest will not refuse such a shelter.
Shade walked over and knocked on the door. Unexpectedly, as soon as his finger touched the door, it squeaked and opened inwards.
"A door that opens inward?"
He stood at the door and glanced into the wooden house. There was a fireplace burning in the warm cabin, and a pot was simmering on the fireplace. Some dried bacon was hung on the wall, and there were upside-down books on the table.
There was no one at the door, so Shade didn't go in. After standing at the door and waiting for a moment, footsteps appeared in the woods again, and then a strange middle-aged man with a panic-stricken face and a backpack walked out of the woods:
"Oh, thank God! There is someone here! Young man, can I go in and have a rest? I got lost in the woods and haven't eaten anything all day."
Shade shook his head:
"Okay, doctor, now I fully understand why you need to prepare in a place far away from people. I admit that this is indeed very dangerous."
Seeing that the middle-aged man was still explaining "I am a traveler", "I have bad luck", "I lost my water bag and food" and "I can give you a reward", Shade interrupted him rudely:
"Bill Schneider, I recognize you."
So the middle-aged man who was explaining his identity nervously stopped for a moment, then slowly lowered his head and laughed.
Black mist poured out from behind him until a floor-to-ceiling stone mirror was constructed. His body merged into the stone mirror, and walking out of it was a psychiatrist with red eyes.
Without any intention of communicating with Shade, red rays immediately radiated from his eyes, drawing right-angle traces in the air, then hit the tip of [Night Watcher]'s sword and turned into thunder and struck the doctor himself.
But the scarlet thunder only penetrated the thick liquid. The doctor who used the power of the labyrinth demon Yaru to jump in space silently appeared behind Sha De in the black mist, and was then turned around and punched by Sha De.
Hit in the head:
"Why do all those who use space power like to run behind others?"
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