(a)

"You mean, you two," Lianzi glanced around, covered her mouth with her hand, and whispered, "Neither of you are human?"

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"Do you think I'll really believe it?"

"Believe it or not," said Caiordis, taking the last sip of his coffee, without looking up, "I'm just retelling the chewed up ancient myths and telling you that it's all true." If you think you have been deceived, don't rely on me, but on your ancestors. ”

"Hey......" Renzi leaned back on the soft sofa and sighed.

For some reason, she was completely shocked, she just felt a little powerless.

Now, it doesn't seem so difficult to get her to believe in such a perverse thing. Rather, isn't this the "legend" she has been pursuing?

But when the Legend sat across from her, drinking coffee and talking and laughing with her, she was a little disappointed - it wasn't the way she expected it to be with mythical creatures.

And, it's not the best time either, if Melly is there......

"Well, I'll believe you for the time being. After thinking for a while, Lianzi straightened up and said, "Next, can you tell me what you think?"

"You don't have to trust me 'for now,'" Caiodis said, glancing at his watch, "it's four o'clock in the afternoon, and in two hours, when the sun goes down, I have a way of making you doubt the truth of science." ”

"As for my thoughts, to be honest, no ideas. ”

"What do you mean by 'no idea'?"

"That said, I don't know anything. Let's talk about your friend, her name is 'Mary', isn't she?"

"Melly, whose full name is Maalubelli? Hearn. ”

"Yes, yes, Merry. Hey, it's hard to remember your Japanese names. ”

"She's not Japanese. ”

"It doesn't matter," Caiodis said, reflecting on the conversation, "you say she can see the 'enchantment'? I don't really understand what the so-called 'enchantment' is. ”

"That's what she said," Renzi explained, "for me, it's a kind of energy barrier, but unlike a normal force field, it has a special ability to ...... time and space."

"Okay, okay, don't say it. Caiodis waved his hand and interrupted Lianzi's words, "I can't understand if I continue to talk about it, anyway, this 'enchantment' is a man-made thing, right?"

"Hmm...... That's how it should be, at least I don't think that kind of thing is natural. ”

"Okay, now that you know that the 'enchantment' is an artifact, there are only two reasons why your friend disappeared: first, the person who created the enchantment came to trouble her, and second, the person who was looking for the enchantment like her wanted to use her. ”

"Then, isn't Nalan Twilight just ......" Lianzi wanted to speak, but stopped.

There are some thoughts that she has always had in her heart, and if she rashly reveals them, she may bring disaster.

"Nalan Twilight is undoubtedly the second kind of person, and there is only one way for him to approach you, and that is to use Merry's abilities to find the enchantment. After all, you two little girls' usual hobby is to run around, as long as you follow you, you can't go wrong. ”

As Nalan Twilight's friend and most likely accomplice, Caiodis was a little surprised to point out Lotus Seed's conjecture as soon as she came up.

"You mean, he's the one who kidnapped Melly?"

"No, I don't think so. If he wants to take Melly, why don't he just do it as soon as he comes up, what's the point of grinding around you for so long?"

"That's just as well. ”

If kidnapping Melly would achieve his goal, why would Nalan Twilight delay it for a few months before doing it? He probably didn't intend to move Melly in the first place, or he could have achieved his goal even if he didn't use forceful methods.

"One more thing, as I told you, Nalan Yu doesn't leave a tail in his work. He was so panicked now that he had dropped everything he was carrying, obviously because he had encountered some accident. Caiodis thought for a moment and added, "Although I don't think there's anything that can threaten him. ”

"And who is the person who took Merry, and who is the person who troubles Nalan Twilight?" Hasuko stared into the eyes of Caiodis, hoping to get an answer from him.

"Don't look at me like that, girl," Caiodis said, looking away from Hasuko's eyes, "I don't know anything." ”

"I thought you could know something as an older person. ”

Renzi shrugged her shoulders and looked a little disappointed.

"That's why," Keodis continued, "we have to go out to find the answer now. ”

"Where?"

"Where was the last time you saw those two?"

"Chengling Shrine, where Nalan Twilight's mobile phone was found. ”

"I'm going to take a look there, and maybe I'll find something you've overlooked. Caiodis stood up, his tall body like a mountain, "Why are you stunned?

(b)

"Are you sure Merry is hiding in this deep mountain forest?"

Renko followed behind Keodis, skeptical of his judgment.

"I don't know who it is, but I'm pretty sure there's a human, female, in the woods, about your age. Caiodis said, sniffing the air again, "Right ahead, it's close." ”

Although the person who led the way at first was Usami Renzi, after coming to Joryo Shrine, the person who walked in front became Kaiodis. His sense of smell seems to be very well developed, capable of smelling the faintest scents. Chasing the source of the scent, the two were heading deeper into the forest.

It was at this time that Lianzi really felt that this man was not human.

His senses and actions are more alert and swift than those of humans, and the farther away he is from civilized society, the more obvious this trait becomes. This guy is like a beast, or rather, like a wolf.

"Mm-hmm, it's a husky......" Hasuko muttered quietly as she remembered the name in the address book.

Now it seems that this nickname is too vivid.

"Hey, I hear it all!" Caiodis didn't look back, but there was disgruntle in his voice.

"Ah, I'm sorry!"

It seems that he not only has a dog nose, but also a pair of dog ears, but I don't know if the eyes are dog eyes.

Speaking of which, dogs seem to have poor vision, right?

"Found it!"

Caiodis stopped suddenly, and the lotus seed, who couldn't react, hit him headfirst on the back, and it felt like hitting a wall.

"Mei ...... Leigh?"

Lianzi poked her head out, but saw no human figure, only a small piece of white cloth lying on the ground.

"It's ...... ...... hiss" Caiodis picked up the round piece of cloth with lace and ribbon and sniffed it carefully, "Well, this is indeed it, and the smell is coming from this thing." ”

"That's Melly's hat. ”

Lianzi took the nightcap, patted off the dust on it, and looked closely, and sure enough, it was exactly the same as the one that Melly often wore.

"It's possible that she threw it down on purpose, so that someone could find it......" Hasuko speculated.

"Of course, it could also be because the person who captured her was careless. "But in any case, one thing is certain, and that is that she passed through here when she was captured. ”

"Unfortunately, the smell stops here. Caiodis shook his head regretfully, "If I had come here a few days earlier, I would have been confident that I would have been able to chase her all the way to where she is." ”

"I'm sorry. ”

"You don't have to apologize, it's good to get this far. We should ...... next," he said, suddenly his expression changed, and he roared, "Ambush!"

"Huh?"

Lianzi didn't react at all, and was pressed to the ground by Caiodis. Next, all she heard was a "boom", as if something was passing through the air.

"It's ...... Knives?"

Renzi propped herself up a little embarrassed, looked up, and saw the silver-glittering knife that Caiodis had grasped with his hand, and her heart palpitated.

"At this distance, he didn't make a sound, and he didn't smell any living creatures, this guy ......," Caiodis muttered to himself, recalling the fleeting black shadow out of the corner of his eye.

"Is it time for 'them' to get out and about?"

He looked up and realized that the sunlight that had been very faint when it had come had almost completely disappeared. This forest will soon be plunged into complete darkness.

"It's great, no, it doesn't seem like a good thing when you think about it. ”

The expression on his face was cloudy, but the lotus seed on the side only cared about one thing:

"Are we being attacked?"

"It's not an attack, it's a warning. ”

With a flick of his fingers, Caiodis actually pinched off the knife, which was obviously made of metal. He threw the two severed knives on the ground, bowed his head to the frightened lotus seed and said:

"It seems that the other party has no intention of fighting here for a long time, but just came to report a message and told us not to move on. Of course, if we were both human, he wouldn't mind just letting us die here. ”

"Shall we ...... Or just ......"

Lianzi stood up, patted the dirt off her skirt, and retreated in her heart.

Although she once had a heroic dream of fighting with the dark forces, she was afraid that she would not be able to face those wicked people with loaded guns, not to mention that the opponent this time was probably not even human.

In such cases, the wisest decision should be to avoid conflict and act in a roundabout way.

"Of course, we're going to move on and go straight to tearing down their nests. Caiodis clenched his fists and said confidently, "I even came over to say hello, it's like saying, 'My house is nearby, welcome'! ”

"Huh, are you going?"

"Do you want to escape?" Caiodis reminded, gesturing deeper into the jungle, "Your friend is probably waiting for you to rescue him!"

"Run...... How could that be...... Ah, forget it!" Renzi patted her face, trying to beat away the cowardly self so that she could regain her courage, "No matter, I'll go with you." ”

Obviously, Melly is not far from her, and if she retreats here, she may regret it for the rest of her life.

"That's just like words! Come, I'll open the way!"

"In case of any accidents, you have to protect me!" Hasuko grabbed the corner of Caiodis's coat and asked him to take on the duties of a "knight" in a serious manner.

"Am I obligated to do this?"

"You're the one who brought me here, aren't you going to take responsibility?"

"Hmm...... This statement is very reasonable. Caiodis patted Renzi on the head and said, "If you're scared, stay behind me." ”

"Stay behind your back, and you'll be safe?"

"It's pretty safe, no one in the world can hurt my back. ”