"Where the hell have you been?!"

Naria asked, as soon as she saw them. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

Isse and Ed glanced at each other, neither daring to say anything. Before leaving, they only vaguely told Naria that they had "found a clue...... In their opinion, this is not a concealment at all, they just don't want the girl to worry...... But Naria probably won't appreciate it.

“...... Forget it!"

Naria rudely dragged Ed through the courtyard gate, "You don't even know how many people are coming to you! I don't usually see you so popular...... The messenger of Lockburg has come twice, the priest of the Temple of Water has come once, even the elves of the Starry Night Hotel have come! and now there is a paladin of the Goddess of Dawn staying inside and refusing to leave...... Tess almost got into a fight with her!"

"She?" said Ed.

"That's right, that paladin is a woman......" Narya glared at him, "when the hell did you provoke someone!"

“...... Not at all!" Ed was aggrieved, "I don't know any paladins of the Dawn at all......"

"But you know York Tracy. ”

A clear voice interrupted him.

Ed looked up, and a tall female knight stood beside the laurel tree, her delicate face with frost on it, and her right hand ...... Probably just habitually held on the hilt of the sword at his waist.

She wore no armor and looked young in her simple shirt with the symbol of the Goddess of Dawn embroidered on it. The neat short hair makes her vaguely like Rosa, but she doesn't have Rosa's calmness and calmness...... She was visibly angry, furious, and trying to make herself appear calm.

"Uh...... I do. Ed replied.

"He came for you, and then he didn't go back!" The female knight's anger seemed to become more and more uncontrollable, "Where is he?!"

"Calm down, calm down!" Ed was confused, "when did he come to me...... The last time I saw him was at Shu'an-sama's funeral, and he did say that there were some things he wanted to talk to me about, but he didn't come to see me......"

So he was so anxious that he naturally forgot about it.

"Two days ago!"

The knightess stepped forward, as if tempted to draw her sword and split him in half from head to toe, "and then he disappeared...... None of us can find him!"

"Then you can't assume that this is what Ed did!" Naria stepped forward, "Besides, what do you think Ed can do?

When this sentence blurted out, she realized that there was indeed a guy here who could eat people, and she couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed.

“...... I didn't eat it. Isis spoke dryly, a little annoyed, and a little tempted to laugh.

"He really didn't come, I swear. Ed tried to reassure him as if he was ready to draw his sword and slash someone...... Or the female knight who cried on the spot, "but I promise to find him...... Do you live in the Temple of the Dawn outside the city? I'll tell you as soon as I hear from him. ”

When he makes such a promise with a sincere face, few people can not be impressed by him. The knightess hesitated, and the anger of her anxiety was extinguished as quickly as it had been kindled.

"My name is Temp Arria. She said, suddenly shy, her cheeks slightly red, and she didn't know where to put it, "I ...... I'm sorry...... I will wait for your message. ”

She nodded hurriedly to them, bowed her head and hurried away.

“...... It's inexplicable!" Naria grumbled in a low voice.

And Iss glared at Ed like a giant fool.

"'I promise......,'" he said, "what do you promise? What does it matter to you? Do you think we don't have enough trouble?"

"But......" Ed argued, "York said he was coming for me......"

"Maybe that's just an excuse?" Iss yelled above him, "Maybe he just can't stand being stuck too tightly by that woman just now and wants to get out and take a breath?!"

“...... Ish!" Naria frowned, quickly forgetting her complaint, "Don't talk like that! even if that girl likes York, she's worried about him...... What's wrong with that?"

Isis tightened his lips and remained silent.

But his anger clearly did not go away at all...... Ed silently moved away from him a little, apprehensively.

"You don't have to worry about this, I can find someone to help. Naria told him, then tilted her head a little confused, "It's strange that we're arguing like this...... Tess didn't even run out to see the excitement?"

Doubts quickly turned to uneasiness—Nalya turned and rushed into the room.

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Tess's back was against the wall, glaring viciously at the uninvited guest in front of her.

She couldn't move. What made her even more flustered was that she couldn't figure out if it was some kind of magic...... Or because of the fear in her heart.

She stared at the familiar and unfamiliar face, her heart beating heavy and hard.

That's the face of Novi. She remembered every subtle line on that face clearly...... But that's not Novi.

Her elves ...... Her mongoose stood on the edge of the bed, trying to straighten up without flinching.

It made a somewhat strange gesture - strange for a mongoose, but it was instantly clear to Tess that it was drawing a sword.

But it didn't have a sword.

Tess couldn't help but want to laugh, but tears welled up inexplicably.

It's ridiculous...... She thought she could accept it, she thought she was brave enough to face it, but at this moment she was well aware that she could collapse at any moment.

She loves Novo, and she loves Mo, but she can't accept them as one - no one in this world can accept it, right?!

It is her elves who are truly brave...... And she could at least try to be a little stronger for him.

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Norway didn't feel brave, he just couldn't back down.

He looked at himself stiffly...... Looking at Anklan, the legendary, living curse, but I didn't quite understand what he was here for.

“...... Unbelievable. ”

He heard Ankelan whisper, the gaze that stared at him and almost engulfed him made him creep...... From the moment he appeared, Ankelan seemed to be the only one who was interested.

So he turned out like this, completely unexpectedly in Ankland?

"Why do you still exist?"

――I'd like to know.

"You're just a shadow ......"

There was something in that overly calm tone that froze Novi's blood...... He could only tell himself over and over again that he could not be shaken - he had to be firm enough to continue to exist......

But why did he think that?

"Tess!"

Naria's voice came from outside the door.

The moment that call sounded, Tess who was cowering by the wall jumped to her feet.

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