Is this a gem?

What Hilwitt took out was like an oval emerald gemstone of excellent quality, but the next moment, this 'gem' moved slightly, six slender legs stretched out from each side of the left and right, and a small head poked out from the top, and two tentacles on the head.

"......," Hilvet said the incantation, and when the last syllable was uttered, his face turned pale, and the strange green beetle seemed to become excited, squeaked, and crawled on its own.

The green beetle seemed to have a strong corrosive effect, and after passing it, a deep black mark appeared on the table.

This thing doesn't look big, but its crawling speed is extremely fast, and it crawls into a corner in a short time...... In front of it was a wall, but the green beetle didn't stop, but crashed into it.

Surprisingly, the green beetle didn't hit the wall...... To be precise, almost instantaneously, a tiny hole was eroded in the wall, and the green beetle burrowed into it.

It's not unusual for bugs to burrow, but it's amazing how fast they are, and how silent and tasteless they are.

When Merlin returned to the cabin, the first thing she did was, of course, to try on the jewelry. Even wizards can't ignore the beauty of girls. Costumes like wizard robes, on the one hand, are meant to show identity, and on the other hand, they are also convenient and concise. As long as she is not in the academy or doing experiments or anything, Merlin often wears some ordinary clothes when she is at home and groomes herself beautifully. And this time on the ship is a kind of vacation for her. But no matter how relaxing you are, you can't stop meditating every day. After fiddling with her costume for a while, Merlin was ready to meditate.

"Master, there is a foreign object invasion. Augustus, who had been on his guard, had a message.

Foreign body intrusion?

Merlin immediately saw a green beetle emerge from the wall, leaving a trail of corrosion in its path.

Green beetle!

Merlin immediately recognized the rather rare bug...... Her face sank suddenly.

The green beetle is not only highly corrosive, but also a brain-eating corpse insect...... Quite disgusting!

The only person who can control this beetle is a wizard, and the answer to the familiar aura on this beetle is already coming out - Wizard Sylvet!

After burrowing into the cabin, the green beetle did not move immediately, but shook its tentacles and looked left and right for a while before crawling to the position of the bed...... The owner of the cabin seemed to be asleep, leaving only a beautiful outline of its back, and it crept cautiously towards the bed, where the occupant seemed to be completely asleep and unaware.

However, the moment the green beetle crawled to the edge of the bed, a huge black shadow enveloped it...... Suddenly, the green beetle felt full of malice, but it couldn't escape.

Syllable!

......

"Ah~"

In the other cabin, Hilvert, who was engrossed in controlling the green beetle, screamed suddenly, his eyes were bleeding, his face was pale, and his whole spirit suddenly withered...... The green beetle he commanded had his soul imprint on it, and the sudden death of the green beetle strongly stimulated his soul, and it was already good that it didn't collapse.

"My lord!" Albert, who was resting outside, was startled and hurriedly rushed in...... He didn't even notice that right behind him, the hatch opened silently.

"Are you alright, sir?" Albert asked nervously.

Hilvet was normal just now, and it didn't look like any experiment, but his face was extremely pale.

"I'm fine. Albert rubbed his temples, and a flash of resentment flashed in his eyes: "Albert, how did you inquire......"

"Lord Hilvet, you have something to do now, and it's a big deal......"

As a clear voice sounded, there was a soft thud in the air.

"You...... Uh~"

Hilvert's eyes widened suddenly, and he was just about to get up when a cyan wind blade stabbed into his eyes, straight into his head!

"Your Excellency...... You ......"

Albert's eyes flashed in disbelief, and he jerked around, "Miss Merlin?"

A blood-red dagger pierced his heart.

"For ...... What?" Albert fell to the ground in reluctance, his eyes still wide.

"Because you've got a stupid master. Merlin said in a cold voice, casually putting away the short sword.

After realizing that the green beetle was from Hilvert, Merlin moved to kill, she avoided the green beetle's observation range, and after laying a trap with a puppet, she sneaked to Hilvet's cabin, quietly opened the hatch, and killed the master and servant while they were unprepared.

Immediately, she put the two bodies into a dimensional bag, restored everything in the cabin to normal, and quietly returned to her cabin...... At this time, the deck was the world of sailors, and she didn't want to be too conspicuous.

......

In the early morning, the sea sparkles and the sound of the sea crashing against the hull of the ship is constantly heard.

Merlin went to the side of the ship and threw two lightly disposed corpses into the sea, taking advantage of no one noticing.

Poof!

The two bodies fell into the sea together, and soon sank straight down, only to see a series of bubbles coming out.

Merlin clapped her hands, turned away from the side of the ship, and continued her leisurely journey, and for the rest of the journey, no one seemed to care about the sudden loss of two passengers.

Three days later, the Hawk docked at the docks on Taila Island, although Merlin was not worried about finding out that the ship had something to do with the disappearance of the Sylvet master-servant, but ...... If a gentleman doesn't stand under the wall, it's better to leave early.

Taila Island is barely a medium-sized island, there are several wizarding families on it, but there are no large wizarding forces, and there is no interrogation along the way, it seems to be a very peaceful place, which is quite suitable for the needs of her current residence.

There are no walls on the island, the islanders are scattered, some large family settlements have simple walls, and there is an equally open market on the island. Most of the transactions in this market are done in the open air stalls, but there are also more than a dozen shops, large and small.

As you can tell from the signs on the shops, they belong to some families or chambers of commerce, which are responsible for selling foreign goods and buying some local specialties.

She went to a shop on the island that specialized in selling materials such as potions and medicinal herbs, and bought a batch of raw materials for refining pills. In fact, when she was in Mindanao, Merlin had already refined a large number of potions through the purchase of raw materials through the Carenzo family, but these potions were intended to be sold on the undead plane...... She needed a lot of materials to learn the inheritance of the potion.