(a)

In front of the gate of the Red Devil Pavilion, there is a white carpet of snow. A little further on, the mirror-like lake of fog is completely frozen.

The ice on the lake is half a meter thick, not to mention standing people, and there is no problem with running horses. Fish swim freely under the ice, and goblins dance on the ice. They wore children's skates that they had gotten out of nowhere, and they were a pair of two, a group of three, and they had a lot of fun.

Although the lake of fog was full of laughter, when the children in the human world opened the empty box containing the skates in high spirits and closed it in frustration, all they could make was sighs.

After all, a creature like a fairy is a big bad guy who builds his happiness on the pain of others!

When I went out, Sakuya came with a knife and slightly improved my sleep experience for Hongmisuzu, who was napping in winter, - from sleeping standing to sleeping lying down.

From sleeping alive to sleeping in death.

The murderous aura on her body alarmed the goblins skating on the surface of the lake, causing them to flee in spite of the wilderness, clearing the field within minutes. Sakiya stood by the lake, looking at the empty ice mirror, but it was easy to worry.

"Fly, Hermes Boots!"

As she spoke, the leather boots on Sakiya's feet suddenly gave birth to wings, fanning a strong wind and carrying her into the sky.

Feet with wings, heaven and earth.

These boots, imbued with the power of the wind, are the work of Pachou Noregui and are tailor-made for Sixteen Nightsaki. With it, even the most unmagical people can easily take to the skies.

Sakuya's trip was ordered by Remilia to solve this spring snow change.

"Go to the back side of the Monster Mountain, rise high into the sky from there, pass through the realm of darkness, and arrive at the cherry blossom garden made of white jade, where the main culprit of the mutation is there. ”

Before leaving, Remilia instructed her.

Remilia's eyes provide insight into the past, present and future, and her hands exert subtle influence on what she sees. Since that's what she said, there's nothing wrong with that. Sixteen Nightsakiya's trust in his master is unconditional.

Not long after taking off, through the fog below, Sakiya could vaguely see the blue surface of the lake, frozen in the pure white winter, reflecting the golden sunlight. At this time, a cold wind with ice flowers hit her without warning, blowing her body crooked, and she almost lost her balance.

Sakuya hurriedly adjusted her center of gravity, stood in the air, and took a look. The cold wind blew away the nearby ice fog, and the sky became clear. A short-haired woman dressed in purple and wearing a white skirt at the bottom, or rather, a youkai in the form of a woman, was floating not far in front of Sakiya, and the three-pronged pin on her chest shimmered golden in the sun.

"In the next sixteenth night Sakuya, the head maid of the Red Devil Pavilion, dare to ask the honorable name?" Sakiya shouted in a majestic and polite tone.

"Letty, Letty Shiraishi, the Snow Maiden who lives in this neighborhood. The woman smiled and said, "I saw that the maid was in a hurry, and I couldn't help but want to stop you and ask, is there something urgent?"

"Not bad. Sakuya said, "I was ordered by the eldest lady to solve this anomaly. ”

"You've got the answer you want," Sakiya continued, "Now, can you get out of the way?"

"That's not going to happen......"

Letty hugged her arms, and her smile was only chilling. Sakuya could feel that the temperature in the neighborhood had dropped significantly.

"Really?"

Sixteen Nights Sakuya threw the scarf hanging down to his chest to the back of his neck with one hand, and in the other hand, there was a bright knife in his other hand.

"Well," she said, "I will always find a way to pass you." ”

"Winter Talisman...... The ...... of withering"

The first person to break this tense atmosphere was Letty. She stretched out her arms, and the magic beneath the freezing point converged between her hands.

However, before she could finish pronouncing the name of the move, Sakiya's counterattack had already hit.

“The· World! Time stops!"

"Then time began to turn again......"

It was a silver throwing knife, no throwing motion, no trajectory of flight, straight across the completely still time, flying in front of the unsuspecting Letty, and plunging deep into her chest.

The flowers of ice and snow, before they bloomed, had already withered in the silver "world".

The Snow Maiden shook twice, then fell vertically. She felt the chill leave her, and felt the temperature in her chest spread. She watched the frozen lake get closer and closer to her, and closed her eyes, ready for the impending impact.

However, she didn't end up landing on that hard ice.

A pair of small hands without warmth caught her not so steadily, and gave her a clumsy princess hug. The man who hugged her slipped on the ice for a while, almost not sinking himself.

In the end, after the other party stabilized the center of gravity and stood still. She opened her eyes again, and was greeted by the familiar, childish, and energetic face.

"You guy!"

The blue ice fairy hugged Letty, raised her head, and roared at Sakuya in the sky:

"Don't bully Letty!"

"Qi ...... Kiruno!"

(b)

"Snow Rune Diamond Storm!"

Letty sat on the ice, her chest red with blood. She tilted her head and watched the fight in mid-air, silently cheering for Kiruno—the only thing she could do now.

The wind was mixed with a large number of ice crystals as thin and sharp as blades, and they whistled towards the place where Sakiya was. The raging power of the frost is filled with the wrath of the Ice Elf, and if one of them can't dodge, Sakiya's fate will be like falling into a washing machine full of blades running at full speed - to shreds.

However, such a tragedy will never happen, after all, the strength of these two people is not on the same level at all.

"It's not over yet, come again, come on!"

Qiluno roared, impatiently injecting a large amount of magic into his hands, letting his own strength gradually overdraw, and refusing to relax the suppression of Sakiya's firepower.

However, momentum doesn't boost her accuracy. Sakuya calmly shuttled through the whirlpool of the icy wind, passing among the thousands of flowers, the leaves did not stick to the clothes, and it was as chic as if she was dancing. Even if she tried her best, she couldn't touch a single hair.

"Whew-"

Sakiya flew against the storm for a while, then stopped, stood still in the cold wind, and exhaled softly at the oncoming ice crystals.

Before the white breath dissipated, it was completely frozen, and the storm of ice crystals, and even the beads of sweat that cut across Qiluno's cheeks, also stopped.

Time stopped flowing.

From her position, Sakiya could clearly see Kiruno's angry and slightly anxious expression, frozen in still time—just enough distance for her to strike the decisive blow.

"The use of these boots has also been mastered. Sakiya walked through the Ice Crystal Blade that was parked in the air, stepped forward, and said to the motionless Kiruno, "Your mission is also complete." ”

In this frozen "world", no one could hear her voice, and no one could see the cold glow of the knife in her hand. But it doesn't matter......

At the beginning of the fight, Sakiya didn't treat this "battle" as a battle. For her, this is just a small "rehearsal" to get acquainted with the new magic items and the rhythm of air combat. And this ice fairy is an excellent practice object - full of fighting spirit, and it won't really hurt her.

Now that the purpose of the exercise has been achieved, it can be concluded.

"Then time began to flow again......"

The ice crystal fragments that filled the entire sky shattered the moment time began to turn, turning into crystal dust and carrying away with the wind. The silver dagger stabbed into Kiruno's chest, and her expression changed from anger to shock.

"Kiruno!"

Letty's shouts pierced the sky.

"Courage is commendable, but strength is insufficient," Sakiya turned around and said in a voice as cold as silver, "Ten more years of practice." ”

Behind her, Kiruno's body staggered, and she looked like she was about to fall.

However, she didn't fall, she just shook it for a while, and soon regained her balance and fighting spirit.

Feeling that the aura behind him did not disappear, but became stronger, Sakiya turned around and looked at Qiluno who was standing in surprise. This little goblin, like an ancient Roman gladiator, pulled out the knife that had penetrated deep into the chest with his bare hands. The pale blue magic spilled out of the wound and soon stopped. In the end, it was only her clothes that were pierced by this knife.

"Also...... It's not over!"

Qiluno gasped, and her words were a little inarticulate. Looking at it like this, she still suffered a lot of damage, but it didn't show it in the form of bleeding like humans.

Little goblins, don't get hurt.

From Qiluno's face, Sakiya only saw the word "perseverance". The ice fairy held the sterling silver dagger in her hand, and the magic in her body climbed up the blade along the hilt, and extended again. The ice "grew" out of the silver-white sword, soaring higher and higher, and finally turning it into an ice crystal long sword more than a meter long.

The uneven surface, sharp but irregular blade, reflecting the sunlight, looked majestic in the hands of the barefoot goblin. When Kirino raised his hand, he swung it in the air, and the cold wind blew through the tips of Sakiya's hair, cold and cold, like a razor.

"I'm ...... I won't let you go!"

Kiruno pointed the tip of his sword at Sakiya's face and roared:

"Bet my life!"

"...... Kiruno"

Letty at the bottom saw this scene, and her heart trembled. Sixteen Nights Sakuya, who was standing opposite Qiluno, was not alarmed, and said with a smile:

"You goblins, how can you have any 'life' to sacrifice?"

"Less nonsense!" exclaimed Kiruno, "Come to war!"

"Secret Technique......

Sakiya crossed her arms, the cold light of the silver blade shining on her cheeks. Four knives in one hand and two knives in two hands.

"Murder Doll!"

In the next instant, the knife in her hand disappeared together.

Gone, but not far away. Through the increasingly turbid fluctuations in the air, Kiruno could feel the looming crisis. She neither dodged nor dodged, but raised her sword and rushed forward.

"Drink—look at the sword!"

Ice and silver intersected, swords and shadows cut through the mist, and the light of the sun filled Leiti's vision at once, and in front of her eyes, only pure white remained.

(c)

Cirno opened her eyes, and all she saw was Letty's neck and her short lilac hair, which she was now carrying on her back.

"You're awake!" Letty said with a smile, "It's a goblin, and it's a quick recovery!"

Cirno turned her head to look around, and saw the white of the snow and the green of the old trees—and then she realized that she was on a small dirt road in the middle of the woods.

Letty's steps were slow but powerful, her back wide and warm, and she carried Kiruno steadily. Qi Luno stared at his big ignorant eyes, and was stunned for a long time, before he came to his senses, slapped his head, and shouted:

"Let's ...... We've been defeated!"

"You just found out!" said Letty, smiling a little helplessly, "you were beaten by the maid and your nose was swollen, unconscious, and you were in a coma for a long time!"

"Ah...... Damn the head maid!" Qi Luno tugged at her hair, gritting her teeth with hatred, "Usually we go to the Red Devil Pavilion to play, she always finds us trouble, and now she has to solve the mutation again......"

"Solve the ...... mutation" Letty interrupted her own tantrum and asked:

"Is there anything bad about it?"

"Of course it's not good!" cried Cirno, "think about it, if this mutation is solved, then won't spring come?"

"That's right......"

"When spring comes, won't Letty be gone!"

"Huh?"

"I don't like that!" Cirno said with tears in her voice, hugging Letty's neck tightly, "If this mutation keeps Letty around, then let it last!"

"Little Qi, ......"

Hearing this, Letty only felt warm in her heart, and wanted to laugh again, but her nose became sour again. She sorted out her emotions a little, and said to Qiluno in the manner that an elder should be:

"That's not right!"

"Eh, why?"

"Flowers are meant to bloom in the spring, and snow is meant to fall in the winter, and that's what makes them so attractive. Letty said, "If the flowers keep blooming and the snow keeps falling, wouldn't it be beautiful?"

"But Letty can stay with us all the time!"

"No," Leity shook her head, "because spring will come one day, flowers will bloom one day, and I will leave you one day...... But next winter, I'll be back again!"

At this, she laughed.

"Let's play together again next winter!"

"Hmm!" Qi Luno sucked back the snot that had come to his lips and nodded heavily, "Next winter, it's a word!"

As soon as she said this, her stomach "gurgled". Qi Luno stretched her neck, looked left and right, and after a long while, she lowered her head and looked at her stomach, and said:

"Oh, it's us...... Kind of hungry......"

"Hehehe......"

Letty smiled, took another step, and walked forward.

"Go find something to eat in the midst of the people," she said, "and I guess you won't be able to eat well while I'm away." Let's take this opportunity to eat all at once!"

"Okay!"

Qi Luno raised his hands, the smile on his face bloomed like a flower, and the gloom of Fang Cai was swept away.

"All-you-can-eat at once!"