It was close to noon when I got out of the witch's graveyard. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info Red Lotus, who looked worried, didn't know what she had talked about with Ai Ji Dona, if it weren't for the fact that the twisted dog face was a little too funny, and the four words were really suitable to describe it at this time.

Red Lotus returned to the stone house in a trance, but happened to bump into Emilia running out at the door. Before it could say hello, the girl asked with a little panic.

"Red Lotus, isn't Lan with you?"

"That guy left the cemetery last night, eldest sister, didn't you meet him?" Honglian turned her head sideways and subconsciously replied.

Hearing this, Emilia turned around in annoyance and glanced at Natsuki and Garfield behind her. The latter tilted their heads in embarrassment, after all, they had only told Emilia in the early morning that the guy was still in the cemetery.

"Let's go. Emilia picked up the red lotus and said, "Let's go find him." ”

"Amilia, it's time to eat in a moment. Natsuki tried to keep the departing girl. It's just that the person who is in a hurry has already taken a short distance forward, and his efforts have been wasted.

Walking through the long path, relying on the special bond between Red Lotus and Arashi, Emilia followed the footsteps of the other party all the way to a deep and secluded pond.

The midday sun reflected the water, and there was no sound of him around the pond except for the clothes that Arashi had folded on the stones. Suppressing her worries, Emilia shouted into the air.

"Arashi!"

As soon as her words fell, a few bubbles rose from the bottom of the calm water, and then Lan Zheng was holding a fat fish in his mouth, and the blue water just overflowed his neck, but he looked at the girl on the shore in surprise.

Grabbing the fishtail with her right hand, Arashi smiled at Emilia and asked, "Why are you here?"

"Come and see you. Seeing that the other party could still enter the water to catch fish freely, the girl who put down her worries and walked a few steps to the lake, slowly squatted down and asked, "Is Arashi fishing?"

"Well, I'm ready to eat it for lunch. Arashi swam towards the shore in response, his water skills were excellent, and he could swim nimbly in the water even with his right arm.

Emilia, who was waiting on the shore, lowered her head slightly, her dodgy gaze fixed on the grassy land, her cheeks crimson, and she probably guessed that Arashi was now shirtless.

Arashi, who deliberately chose to swim ashore on the other side, quickly got dressed with the help of the stones. The red lotus, who had already jumped onto the stone, smiled with a slight surprise: "It seems that you have adapted quickly." ”

"It's a bit of a hassle though. Arashi raised her eyebrows and gestured with her right hand to her left arm, which should have existed, "But after suddenly losing it, I feel that everything I was used to has become fresh." ”

"I'm so worried that I can't sleep. Red Lotus had to complain about her partner's rough nerves.

"What are you talking about? Emilia, who couldn't hold back her curiosity, grabbed the edge of the stone with her hand, carefully raised her gaze inch by inch, and slowly focused on Arashi on the other side, because she was afraid of seeing the embarrassing scene, her eyes widened suddenly, and the girl stood up with a 'pout' and stumbled to her partner.

"How could it be...... How could it be ......" Emilia covered her mouth with her hand, and the mist that emerged from her cyanotic pupils eventually turned into teardrops.

What I should have guessed, what I should have guessed the moment I saw the blood on my body, and the uneasiness buried deep in my heart has become a cruel reality. The girl, struggling to control her emotions, reached out and passed her hand through the left side of Arashi's empty body, which was empty.

"Arashi...... Your hand. ”

"It's okay, it'll be cured. Looking at the girl who was on the verge of losing control, Lan could only speak awkwardly to comfort.

"Liar, Lan, you liar. Emilia, who has some research in healing, knows very well that there is no magic in this world that can regenerate severed limbs, and granular tears fall like pearls strung with silver threads.

"Is it because of the trials of the Sanctuary?" Thinking of Rozval, who was still lying on the bed, Emilia looked at Arashi with a look of self-reproach.

"I just ran into two old friends and got into a fight. Arashi, who avoided the weight, patted the top of the girl's head with her right hand. He had told them that if Emilia woke up, he would tell her that he was still in the cemetery.

"If it weren't for the fact that you're going to accompany me to the trial...... I'm sorry, I'm sorry......" Emilia who threw herself into the other party's arms didn't listen to Arashi's explanation at all, and the girl who grabbed her partner's collar with both hands couldn't help but tremble her shoulders, and finally cried.

Speechless, Arashi could only raise her hand and pat the girl's back, it was not surprising that Emilia would have such a reaction, she was already prone to cranky thinking.

Honglian, who knew that she had done something wrong, stuck out her tongue in embarrassment. Suffering from not being able to explain the witch's methods, it simply shut up and became dumb. After all, there was a lot of news that Emilia had heard from Egildonna last night, and it was not convenient for Emilia to know it now.

Emilia's crying didn't last long, and the girl, who was trying to cheer up, wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes and smiled, "Do you want to eat grilled fish at noon?" ”

"Good. Arashi nodded dryly, following the girl's meaning.

Emilia tried to hide her sadness with permission, silently picking up the fish on the ground and walking into the distance.

After the girl left, the red lotus sitting on the stone raised her paw and scratched her face, and said to Lan in a voice that could only be heard by the two of them, "That...... I thought the eldest sister already knew. ”

"It's fine. Lan shook her head calmly, "If she forgets next time, don't bring her here." ”

"Huh!?" Red Lotus looked up suspiciously, it didn't understand what its partner meant, "You're talking about the death reset of Natsuki Pleiades?!"

"Every once in a while, I forget one thing. Slowly clasping the karma around his waist, Lan looked at the red lotus and said, "Sooner or later, we will leave this world." ”

After being silent for a long time, Honglian nodded in understanding, and only whispered back "I'm sorry".

Arashi, who didn't answer, just calmly watched Emilia come out of the forest holding a branch. The girl's weeping eyes were still obviously red, but they also added a little weak sadness.

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The sun is about to set, the twilight is getting thicker, and the sunset in the sky gathers into large patches, smearing the clear sky.

"When the night comes, I'll go and continue the trials. Back at home, Emilia took advantage of dinner to announce her decision to the crowd.

Having witnessed the pain Emilia showed during the trial, Natsuki was the first to stand up and object, "Don't you take a break? ”

"It's okay. With a calm look and a light smile, Emilia looked at Natsuki with a relieved gaze, "I will definitely pass the trial!"

"Since it's your own decision, I'll escort you to the cemetery. Putting down the cutlery in his hand, Garfield took Emilia's words.

"Thank you. Emilia thanked Garfield and walked to her room, waiting for the night to fall.

The girl who was waiting alone in the room leaned her hands on the table, looking at the bell on her wrist, the coldness of her fingertips, like the dark curtain that was gradually lowering outside the window.

"Mom, and everyone, I will definitely save you, but Amy now has someone she wants to protect. ”