Rainbow light.

It is composed of three primary colors: red, yellow, and blue, and rotates with intertwined colors. Primitive and concise, with an inexplicable sense of familiarity.

After the familiar rainbow light, there is a more familiar sound.

"Rider, Velvett, are you alright?"

Webb on the battlefield below was covering his face at the time, and Gray, who was covered by his cloak, also pouted strangely.

Shinji's body trembled in mid-air, his face changed greatly, and for a while, he forgot all about chasing the enemy, and what thoughts of "fighting snakes and not dying, but leaving them harmful", and he couldn't even think about the familiar rainbow light.

At this moment, there was only one thought in his mind.

,, – why is she here?

Because it was too familiar, he could never mishear it, just as he couldn't mishear Estisa and Sakura's voice.

The wings of the feather shoes turned, and the direction of flight reversed, from tracking the darkness deeper than the night to the rainbow more brilliant than the rainbow after the rain.

Head on.

The moment he appeared in front of the rainbow, Shinji was sure that his judgment was not wrong, it was her.

The person wrapped in the rainbow light apparently saw him as well, and he let out an exclamation of surprise, then swerved abruptly and flew to the other side in a slightly embarrassed way.

How could Shinji let her go? If you let Roa go, you won't let her go!

Then it followed. Crafted by Hermes, the messenger god of the gods, the Feather Shoes are a first-class flying treasure, and although the Noble Phantasis is not highly rated, although it is not comparable to the Pegasus Bekasas in absolute speed, it is far from being able to reach Becasas in terms of short-distance movement and maneuverability, and this close-range aerial blockade chase is its strong point.

No matter how the rainbow changed direction and how to maneuver to avoid it, it was blocked by Shen Eryi who stepped on his feather shoes, and finally almost got close to his face.

In desperation, the people inside the rainbow could only stop dodging and slowly fall to the ground, revealing their true faces that were blocked by the three primary colors.

Her long flaxen hair was combed into a ponytail and hung down at the back of her head, and her delicate face was no less than that of any woman present, and her innate nobility was unattainable.

The pinnacle of modern magicians, Her Majesty the Queen of the Monarch's Temporary Clock Tower, Lord of the Law and Political Division, and Shinji's nominal top boss, Barsmero Lorelea!

A person who can't be, let alone should be, here is no matter what—at least Shinji thinks so, so the first thing he said after standing still was neither a greeting nor a tease of meeting old friends, but a question with a cold face.

"Why are you here?"

This is the second time since the two met that Shinji has spoken to Loreleia in such a tone. The last time was in 1998, when the two met for the first time, Shinji didn't know the identity of Loreleia and were enemies of each other.

Maybe it was because she knew that she was at a loss, or maybe it was the sense of discomfort brought about by Shinji's long-lost loud voice, Loreleia didn't answer, but just looked at the boy in front of her who was a few years younger than herself in a daze.

And this reaction made Shinji feel even more anxious, and his voice couldn't help but get a little heavier:

"Answer me, why are you here?"

"Why can't I be here?"

Probably stimulated by Shinji's attitude, Loreley Lea stubbornly raised her eyebrows and pushed back, the queen was full of fan.

"You-" Shinji was angry, his voice louder, "-do you even know who you are?"

"What am I?" Loreleia was also a little angry, and her voice couldn't help but get louder.

"You're the modern-day Barsermero, assistant to the director of the Clock Tower, the most powerful person in the entire Clock Tower, do you know—"

Before Shinji could finish speaking, Loreleia folded her hands on her chest and squinted at the interrupt.

"Oh, you know I'm Barthomelo, I thought you didn't. ”

Saying this, Shinji realized that he was a little excessive, and the anger above gradually receded.

"I'm sorry, because I couldn't control my emotions when I saw your appearance suddenly. However, please also understand your position and importance. When you sit on the throne of the lord, you represent not alone for a long time, but thousands of magicians who follow you and follow Barthomero. To put it a little more extremely, any of us can have problems, but you can't! Whatever you have planned, let go of it first, go back to London, and Webb and I will do your business for you. ”

"Shen 2 ......"

Loreleia, like Shinji, eats soft rather than hard. Knowing that he was worried about himself, his tone softened.

"No, it's too late. ”

As long as you are willing to go back, I will arrange it immediately, even if you want to charter a plane tomorrow morning. ”

"That's not what I meant, see for yourself. ”

Loreleia said as she pulled back her sleeves, revealing three red marks that were somewhat similar to the Barsmero family crest, and Shinji's pupils shrank at that time.

"Spell, you-"

"Don't get me wrong, I didn't have a place in the clock tower without Velvet, and that spot was given to Bazet, you should know. ”

"Then how could you?" Shinji did know the news, but because he knew, he was puzzled.

"After Hartres got that incident, you left in too much of a hurry to know, after you left, I, Vilwitt, and possibly others also had the 'stigma' of the predecessor of the spell on their bodies, and we were worried that something might have happened on your side, so we decided to come over and take a look, if you don't believe it, you can ask Wilvet. ”

"That's right. ”

After Roa and his party retreated, Iskandar did not pursue, but went to the wounded Shadow Warrior, and Webber chose to watch Loreleia and Shinji to avoid problems between the two.

"Then why didn't you tell me beforehand?"

For this problem, Loreleia has also been prepared for a long time.

"Think about your attitude on this matter before asking this question. You've been keeping it a secret, neither me nor Villert nor Al Meloy have revealed a single key piece of information. Even if he wanted Vilvette to go to war, he didn't intend to form an alliance with him. It's normal for you to do this to us, and it's normal for us to do this to you. ”

"......" Shinji was speechless.

Because it involves the "third magic" and the "root" of the magician's supreme pursuit, it must be kept secret, especially not known by the association, so he didn't reveal anything at all, for fear that something would happen.

Because he knew Iskander's character and was afraid that he would cause turmoil in this world, he deliberately kept his distance from Weber, so as not to get along too much, get too familiar with each other, and be ruthless in the final duel.

These considerations are not wrong from Shinji's standpoint, but in the eyes of Loreleia and Webber, they are a sign of distrust.

The relationship of trust is mutual, if it has nothing to do with things, it is just that, it is still this attitude when it comes to the relationship, even if the old friendship for many years is inevitably a little uncomfortable, and it is understandable to take a small revenge.