The room was silent, and the floor was depicted with white circles from the top and bottom, left and right, a total of four.

In the middle of the four circles was an iron chair, on which sat a man bound by layers of iron chains.

Hearing footsteps, he looked up.

"It's finally here, I've been waiting for you for a long time, and when will I unravel this thing? ”

"Just confess everything you know, for the sake of your relationship with Lorog, and then I will let you go, as long as you don't cause trouble anymore, don't hurt anyone anymore, whatever you want to do in the future, the Temple of the Four Directions can turn a blind eye to you. ”

"The Temple of the Four Directions will never let go of any shadow mage, why do you believe in you. ”

"Believe it or not, this is the special treatment that Lologer asked for for you, and for that, you must thank him. ”

"That guy ......"

Popin closed his eyes, reopened them after a while, and stared at Cyrus for a few moments, and after a long wait like a day, he finally came up with an answer.

"Good. ”

At the same time, he asked in his heart.

Is that what you want to see......?

It was a nightmarish, unforgettable, engraved in the blood and bones, engraved in the soul, deeper than anything else. No matter how much he tried to forget, he couldn't forget the result.

It's what happened in a place where there were a lot of rooms I didn't know what to do, in a mysterious and dangerous place.

He reminisced as he said to the chief knight with a hint of curvature on his lips.

"You've got one thing wrong from start to finish, I'm not Popin. ”

******

"Have you been standing here and not going to rest?"

Rosema walked over and found Liliel standing in the hallway, leaning against the wall, her eyes fixed in one direction, a room guarded by the Templars not far away, where no one was allowed to enter or leave.

Rosema glanced at it and instantly understood.

The chief knight interrogated the prisoners inside.

"Lilil, you've been standing all day, so let's go rest. ”

“……”

"Lilil, can you hear me?"

"Lilil!"

With a wave of his hand in front of her, he finally regained Lilil's attention.

"Meow?!? Ruthma?"

"Finally come to your senses, I've just been in contact with Lolog, we're all worried about you, I've been standing here for hours, let's get something to eat. ”

"No...... Lilith is not hungry...... I'm sorry to worry you, but it doesn't matter, Lilil doesn't matter. You should go see them more than that, sorry, Lilil has to stay here. ”

After glancing at Rosema, her gaze returned to that direction again.

"Okay. ”

Her attitude was very resolute, she must stay here and wait for Popin to come out of it.

For her, for the upcoming reunion, after so many years of waiting, now, finally ushered in a reunion. Therefore, Lilil did not want to leave a single step, holding down the position of her heart, holding down the strong and excited feelings that welled up in her heart, and focusing all her attention on that direction.

Rosema walked away, took a few steps, glanced back, and shook her head.

This feeling is not incomprehensible.

That's when she heard Lorog's voice.

"I heard the meow. ”

"Looks like things are really going well, and I'm kind of letting go of a big rock in my heart. Lustma, please do one thing, go to the street and buy some food they like to eat, Lilil will not say anything, Jima must be hungry too, and she doesn't know when she will wake up. ”

"You're really worried, I'm planning to do this, anyway, I don't have anything to do for the time being, their situation is good now, I guess they will have to sleep for a while before they get up, and other messy things are almost dealt with." ”

"If you wake up, contact me immediately. ”

"Leave it to me. ”

Rosema stopped suddenly.

"Lolog. ”

"Meow?"

"You...... Or don't push yourself too hard, Popin's thing, you've done enough. ”

"Thank you. ”

In addition to thanks, there was a burst of laughter.

"I don't think there's anything funny...... For Popin to keep contacting them and interceding for Popin......"

Rosema scratched her cheek, a little embarrassed.

"You don't have to worry, after all, I used to be the head shaman, and I still have a friendship with everyone. ”

"That's good......"

"Let's talk about it first, there's a guest coming, I'm going to entertain it. ”

From the perspective of a third party, the purpose of the Temple of the Four Directions is to crusade against all the shadow mages, and this is already a rule of steel, imprinted on the hearts of everyone in the Temple of the Four Directions.

As a former head shaman, he has broken away from the relationship with the Temple of the Four Directions, and to protect a shadow mage with such enthusiasm, to some extent, this may already be the same sin. What's more, the incident that had happened in the Temple of the Four Directions, the incident that caused the Temple of the Four Directions to be hit hard, was many years ago, when she and Lologh had just known each other for a long time.

Ruthma knew a few things about the temple, some secrets that she couldn't tell.

From Lolog's mouth, it sounds like an ordinary person shouldn't know.

For this reason, over the years, she has been an adventurer on the surface, but secretly she has been collecting some information and providing it to the Temple of the Four Directions, hoping to help somewhat.

******

"What happened at that time......

The voice slowly began to tell a story about a certain past.

Memories come back to mind of what happened at that time.

The man deliberately ran out of hiding for them, ran out of the room, and the shadows immediately followed.

After a few minutes, the other people in the room, probably really confirmed that they felt safe, and then came out with peace of mind, calmed down, and began to speak.

"Just ...... Who ran out? I hid under the bed, and all I heard was footsteps. ”

The nervous heartbeat gradually began to calm down.

During the time of hiding, the tension and uneasiness were uncontrollable.

Everyone is a little afraid that they will be discovered by shadows.

"Is it safe now?"

"Popin is gone, is it ......"

"He's luring those monsters away for us?"

“…… So we're really safe now, can we get out of here?"

"We should go to him, and we should leave together. ”

"Hey, no kidding! we're finally safe. ”

"Do you mean to let us leave our benefactor behind, if he hadn't lured those monsters away, we wouldn't have been able to guarantee that we would be safe!"

"See the reality clearly, we have to catch up? Find Ppuin? Wouldn't that be a death? What the hell is going on with those shadows, what will happen to us when we meet those monsters, none of us know!

Everybody is very confused, emotionally unstable, very uneasy.

The few people who gathered for the time being, quarreled, disagreed, and had no clue, completely unclear about the current situation.

Why are you here, what is this place, what are the shadows, why are the shadows chasing after you, what happens if you are caught up by the shadows?

Everyone has questions in their hearts.

"After that, we kept talking about what to do, and kept exploring those rooms, and getting out of here was our first priority. If you're lucky enough to meet him, we'll take him with us, or we'll wait until we're out of here to find someone to help, that's the best thing to do......"

The words stopped suddenly, and after a few seconds, he opened his mouth again to speak, and his voice seemed to tremble a little.

"What kind of place is that...... Later we really got it. ”

"Have you been caught?"

“……”

He nodded slowly, and took a deep breath, as if he was brewing something.

"No way, we can't escape. ”

"Those shadows are just failed works they send, and we are like a bunch of toys for them to play with. ”

"At first, we really thought we could get out of here, and the days we spent when we were caught dispelled this naïve idea. ”

"Those guys started experimenting with all kinds of magic on us, and I was locked up with another person, and we were forced to drink magic potions every day that didn't know what they did, and after a few days, the person's body began to change, and his skin grew scales, and he was very scared, and I was very upset. After a month, the man could not say anything, and even lost his senses, and was taken away, leaving me alone. ”

"I don't know why I didn't change, all I knew was that those guys were interested in the fact that I didn't have a memory, and they forced me to drink another potion every day. ”

Then, after another month, I met Popin. ”

"What you said earlier...... Who the hell are you?"

Cyrus frowned deeply, and the more he listened, the more confused he became.

"I'm just a prop, I'm one of the ones who got caught in, and I later learned that I had been in that place longer than they were. I was already locked up there before Popin was brought in. I don't know what they did to me, and in the end, those guys erased all my memories, I don't know who I am, I don't know my past......"

"The days of being tortured every day, the pain and despair of every day, we have a good chance that we will never be able to leave. ”

"That's why you became a shadow mage?"

Cyrus asked him in a calm tone, no emotion in his voice.

"What do you understand?!"

He immediately asked rhetorically, with a hint of disdain.

"What the hell is the Temple of the Four Directions doing, why didn't you come and save us sooner!?"

“…… You, forget it...... Go on. ”

"Then the guys brought Popin and put him with me, he was covered in injuries and unconscious and in a coma for days. I wasn't much better, and after a few days, the injuries healed and the guys reappeared. ”

"At that time, I was so desperate that I would not be surprised if anything happened again. ”

"However, those guys have conducted experiments on me and Puyin that we never dreamed of......"

"Two. ”

He paused abruptly and pressed his throat as if to make a motion to choke his neck. In less than a second, he let it go, and his eyes became a little distant.

He seemed a little lost.

"Can two people become one person?"

“……”

"Haha......"

Suddenly, he smiled weakly and continued.

"Who am I, who am I, Popin, if I'm not Popin?"

"Who is Popin, and why do I have his memory?"

"I ...... Who the hell is it......"

I closed my eyes, as if I was dead and silent, weak and weak, and sat there paralyzed, like a plant about to die, haggard, unbearable to see, and a trace of pity was born in my heart.

However, the serious knight chief had no sympathy in his heart.

He won't understand, he won't understand what kind of sadness the heart of this guy in front of him is.

"Get up for me! Don't play dead there. ”

He snorted heavily, his tone full of coldness.

"This trick won't work for me, hurry up and give me all the rest. ”

“…… Ha ha. ”

"Take this as my self-talk, poor self-talk for sympathy. ”

“…… At that time, I didn't even feel like I was anymore, and by the time I finally accepted the memories in my head, it was a year later. After that, I decided to stay in the Shadow Alliance, really investigate my identity, and make contact with those guys, and it took me some time to figure out why those guys were doing this kind of experiment on us. ”

“……”

"The owner of the Shadow Alliance, the guy who created this organization, is actually a madman with a split personality. Over the years, even if I only met him a few times, on one occasion, he acted like a different person. ”

"Him?"

"For so many years, the number of meetings is not enough for even five fingers, a lot of it is heard from those guys, I am in this organization, just the lowest level of small characters like soldiers, if there is no value, it will be discarded. In addition to what I don't know, I can tell you the names and looks of other shadow mages I know. ”

"I just need useful information, I've heard enough about you, if you keep talking, don't blame me for being rude. ”

"I admit defeat, I'll say it all, please let me go from the Temple of the Four Directions. ”

Popin showed that he lost, and he lost completely.

"Let me think about it, starting with the most recent, that nasty old man, he's completely gone now, and you've checked for those strange black particles. I guess he created a new monster by some means that seemed to put people into eternal sleep? That stinky old man just likes to play with this kind of thing. ”

"I know all of this, and I don't have to mention it again. ”

"The knight is really serious. As soon as he finished speaking, he caught a glimpse of Cyrus putting his hand on the sword, "By the way, I just remembered something, and I heard about it occasionally, but I haven't really seen it." Before the underground labyrinth was destroyed, those fellows had entertained a guest, who was supposedly invited by the Alliance Master himself, and was not part of the Shadow Mage. ”

"That man, with rare purple eyes and purple hair. ”

“…… Purple hair, purple eyes?"

The knight chief Cyrus repeated these two words, his expression became strange, as if it was incredible, and there was a little disbelief.

******

She stood near the door, as always, waiting for the people inside to come out.

An hour earlier, she had thanked Ruthma for bringing her food.

Waiting, waiting, she almost forgot what hunger was.

Grilled golden brown and exuding an incomparably tempting aroma, the world's most tempting food, that is, grilled fish, came to the front, looked at Ruthma, and swallowed unconsciously.

After reacting, his hands were already stretched out.

"Thank you, meow...... Sorry meow, sorry for the trouble......"

She felt embarrassed, but she could only stand here and wait.

Because, she can't even take a step away.

"You're welcome, that's what Lorog asked me to do. ”

"Really, I'm sorry meow...... Along the way, there are many places, and I have troubled you...... Lilil is a little selfish, knowing that she is useless, but she still comes here, sorry meow, Lilil may have caused trouble for everyone. ”

"I don't quite understand that there is no need to apologize and blame myself at the same time. ”

“…… Probably meow, but, even if Lilil doesn't understand, Pop is because of what he's done......"

"It's back now, isn't it?"

"Right...... That's right. ”

Lilil took a bite of the food in her hand and lowered her head.

He ...... It's likely that you've done a lot of things that can't be easily forgiven, even so...... Really, I'm sorry. ”

"You don't have to apologize. ”

"Lilil is also likely to do wayward and selfish things, so...... Sorry meow. ”

This topic made Lustma feel depressed and dull, and after thinking about it, after the interrogation for so long, it should be almost out soon, so she simply waited here with Lilil, and by the way, we also talked about things outside, the streets were bustling, and even though the envoy had left here, the people's mood was still very high.

I don't know how long it took, but the door was finally opened from the inside.

Rosema and Lilil greeted them immediately.

"Knight, what's wrong with my brother?!Can Lilil go in and meow?"

Cyrus glanced at Lilil, her eyes full of anxiety and concern.

“…… Just go in and give me some attention. ”

"Thank you!"

When Liliel heard the answer, she ran in a hurry, unable to wait even a second.

Rusta was not reassured and followed in.

"What about you?

Cyrus looked at the third man.

Samuel came here somehow, probably just before they entered, standing in the back, like ghosts, and no one noticed.

"I'm causing you a problem, by the way, let's take a look at the two of them. ”

Vivian's body came to the current branch through the teleportation array of the temple branch last night, which is the fastest way, and this morning, it seems that he has regained consciousness, and his mouth is full of dream words.

She rests in the same room as Himma, who has consumed so much mana that it will take at least a few days to fully recover.