For "her", it was a memory that was too far away, and at the same time had become fragmented.

It is almost impossible for a child to keep up with an adult on his own in such a bad snowy day, and this person should not be unaware of this. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 info But the man still didn't stop waiting for "her", let alone reaching out to "her".

At first, the distance between the two was about less than three meters, but as time passed, the other person's figure had disappeared into the wind and snow, and "she" could only try to chase forward before the footprints left on the ground became blurred.

It's fine if it's in a deep mountain or other place where you can refer to it, but it's an endless snowfield, and if you get lost, you may die. Unfortunately, under the severe loss of physical strength and the cold that the plush coat could not resist, "she" ended up in such a predicament.

It was almost impossible for a child to keep up with an adult on his own in such a bad snowy day, and that man knew all too well.

So, this should be the situation they would like to see. As for why he did such a thing, the other party did not tell "her", and "she" would not take the initiative to ask. Because for "her", everything else is irrelevant except for the "fate" that is given.

And that person is the one who gave "her" fate, so that person's words are iron rules that must not be violated.

Therefore, after wandering on the line between life and death for a long time, until she wakes up again after being called by her name, "she" is surprised to see the expression of that person.

"You're such a defective product. ”

Hearing this, he looked beyond the broad body that hugged "her" and stared blankly at the sky high after the wind and snow stopped, and "she" replied softly.

"Maybe that's true, Father. ”

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"Special ......!...... Still ......?!"

When Teresa Darke reopened her eyes, it was as if someone had covered her with a white veil. Someone next to her seemed to be shaking her body excitedly, but she couldn't see the other person's face. Her ears were also blocked by the sound of buzzing, making it impossible for her to accurately obtain information from the outside world.

“…… Teresa............ Finally ......!"

Sensing the change in her, the person hugged her with great excitement. Even if she didn't have to look at it, she knew that the other party must have burst into tears, and she suddenly felt a sour nose for no reason, and fell into a situation that was almost the same.

"Uh......h Sister ......"

No, to correct it, maybe it should be described as "even more unbearable".

“…… It's all right,...... That's it. ”

The man caressed her back and comforted her with a slightly choked but extremely gentle voice. Although the two are not related by blood, the other party has been fulfilling his duties as "sisters" for nearly a decade. Because of this, surrounded by the familiar aura of the other party, with the slow recovery of the vision and the disappearance of the buzzing sound in her ears, Teresa gradually calmed down.

However, this peace lasted only a few seconds, and when she looked up to see that the buildings around her had been reduced to large ruins, and that the distance was as if part of it had been erased from the canvas, leaving only a ravine, the fear of facing something quickly revived in her.

The uncontrollable trembling of her body was transmitted directly to the person who hugged her, and the other party opened her mouth to care before she could speak.

"Teresa?"

"Sister, the one just now is...... What ......?"

When asked this question, the other party's momentary wavering on the body did not escape Teresa's perception. Then he slightly loosened the hand that was around her back, and turned his face to cast a slightly different look than she had imagined, looking a little inexplicable, both nervous and respectful.

"Ahhh......h Speaking of which, Teresa, you're still a newcomer, so you didn't get any information beforehand, right? ”

"Yes, the seniors seem to be evasive in their words, and you haven't told me, sister......"

"After all, the target this time is the first heir to the 'Ugutrahir', and the smaller the scope of the spread of the news before the operation, the better. ”

"'Eugutrahir' - is it the top European magical society led by the 'Stargazer' that is said to be operating in the surrounding area based in the country of Ying?"

After Teresa said this, she immediately summoned her sister's dissatisfied glare.

"Teresa, you are now a member of the elite Order of the Holy See, don't think about doing dangerous things like you did when you were a child!"

Suddenly seeing through what she was thinking and being severely criticized, Teresa couldn't help but shrink her body, and subconsciously wanted to stay away from her sister who had become "terrible" in front of her. But after thinking about it, she also had to admit that her sister had a point, the other party was a magician with a bad reputation, and if she approached alone, she might encounter a situation that was no less dangerous than the incident a few years ago.

One has to learn to control one's curiosity -- and it is only at this point that the circuit in her mind finally returns to square one.

"So sister, you haven't said anything about that thing - what is that light and the sudden appearance of the Phantom of the Behemoth, does it have anything to do with the heir of 'Eugutrahir'?"

"Of course...... It was supposed to be the embodiment of the laws of the world, an existence beyond common sense, that is, a blow that could only be delivered by a heroic spirit. ”

With that, the "sister" followed the trajectory drawn on the ground and threw her gaze towards the place where the so-called attack originated.

"I didn't expect that the eldest lady to be able to draw the lottery in such a bad environment, this strong luck is probably unmatched, to put it rudely - the gods are just like this, the operation is estimated to fail. ”

As the leader of the "Knights of the Ashes", her sister actually expressed disdain for the Holy See, which would have surprised Teresa if this kind of thing happened in normal times, but all her attention was now attracted by the word "heroic spirit" in the truth she told, and she had no chance to pay attention to such a trivial matter.

"Heroic Spirit", with the power of the sacred object called "Sideways", which was originally known to be only seven in the world (of course, the number is now increased by one), summons the projection of the body into this world, from the heroes of history or legends, gods, and even demigods and demon gods, Teresa knew such existence, and for some reason she was sure that she had spoken to one of them a long time ago.

yes, that's in-

For some reason, it was impossible to proceed after thinking about this point, and it was as if there was a thick fog running through the mountain range called the real one in her memory, and Teresa could neither get close to nor get a glimpse of it in its entirety.

At this moment, my sister smacked her lips suddenly and softly, pulling her out of her preoccupied state.

"Tsk, it looks like there's no time to chat here, someone is coming. Teresa, we have to hide first. ”

After being reminded of this, after subconsciously following her sister to hide under the rubble, and watching her sister draw the minimum magic transmission circuit required to form the concept of a "hidden sanctuary" on the surface of the reinforced concrete wreckage, Teresa used her hard-to-recover hearing to catch the sound made by someone stepping on the ground due to force during rapid movement.

This discovery made Teresa's heart sink. Because she couldn't perceive the existence of the other party through magic in advance, it seemed that in the impact just now, it was not the five senses that affected her the most, but the circuit in her body that conducted magic power. In other words, she is now just an ordinary person who has been "slightly" trained.

Thinking that she might face an enemy who is a "heroic spirit" next, Teresa couldn't help but feel a strong uneasiness in her heart. However, reality did not give her much time to be sentimental and cowardly, and when she heard her sister's whispered "coming" and the sound of gradually approaching footsteps, she subconsciously began to hold her breath and concentrate.

Don't find out, don't find out.

Truth be told, Teresa feels like she's in the same nervous mood as she usually likes to read in suspense novels when the main character is in trouble. And it turns out that it's not quite the same as the plot in the book, the more you pray, the more likely it is that things you don't want to see will happen.

Theresa heard the sound of a being jumping nearby, then a vague conversation, and finally a muffled moan belonging to someone.

"You two, your hiding place has been exposed, do you want me to invite you two out, or—"

Clear words sounded, and immediately after, she felt that she was locked by a powerful qi machine, and the heavy oppressive force instantly made her feel that it was difficult to straighten her body. Further back, Theresa had only one thought left in her mind, she had to strike first!

Perhaps reflecting the gap in actual combat experience, when Teresa had just reached for the knights' standard sword pinned to her waist, the woman who had crouched beside her after placing the magic props had already broken through the "shelter" that had just been formed by her own hands, and ran straight to the source of the sound with the help of the power of the earth's feedback.

Teresa's gaze followed her form, witnessing her trembling hands and feet appear pale blue lines that symbolize the strengthening of her body, and her short body thrust into the elbows. The seemingly one-stop action was blocked by the person who raised his foot lightly, and then the person stepped down with the lifted foot, accompanied by the shaking of the earth, and the strong shock wave lifted countless stones at the same time and bounced the "sister" who was the attacker more than ten meters away, causing it to fall heavily to the ground and lose consciousness for a moment.

"Hey, it's a girl?"

The exaggerated gesture and stunned speech belonged to a dark-haired young man who stood at the extended end of Teresa's previous connection with his sister, and Teresa saw his figure almost as soon as he fought back. But instead of thinking about who the other party is, she inexplicably cares why the other party is holding another one in both hands while carrying a beautiful girl on his back.

"That's bad......"

This was Teresa's first impression of Antun when the two met.