In the morning when the clouds broke through, Arashi woke up and was making the necessary preparations for the afternoon trip. The red lotus, who was squatting in front of him www.biquge.info was pointing at the scribbled map he had drawn on the ground with his paws.

"When we came in as a dragon car, although the route was more winding, it was still in the northeast direction. The earth dog waved its paws, "But if you want to go back the way you came, it should be impossible." You just keep running in the southwest direction, and that's it. ”

"Southwest?" Arashi asked, scratching her hair in confusion, pointing her left hand diagonally upwards of herself, "Is that the direction?"

"That's due north!!" Honglian, who was frustrated and sad, really couldn't stand Lan's terrible sense of direction, "Are you really okay alone?

"Don't worry, just keep running in one direction. Arashi nodded firmly.

"Well, remember the time I just calculated, it's a maximum of three hours to walk in a straight line at your speed. Red Lotus pointed to the formula drawn on the sand, "If you haven't arrived at the mansion after this time, then you must have run the wrong way." ”

"Oh. Regarding the mathematical knowledge shown by the earth dog, Lan felt that he was the obedient dog.

"If you deviate too far, then just find a place to sleep and wait until Caiyue Pleiades commits suicide. Based on her unease with Lan, Red Lotus said her last resort.

Arashi, who had the intention to defend himself, decisively dismissed his defense after considering the possibility of this happening. The degree of weakness in the sense of direction is not qualified to make any guarantees.

"Let's go say goodbye to the eldest sister. Red Lotus jumped on top of Arashi and urged her departing partner.

As if thinking of something bad, Arashi's face sank slightly, and he walked back to the overly quiet stone house behind him. From the moment he came back, Cai Yue and the others, who had been deliberately avoiding, still didn't know where to go.

Pushing open the door of the girl's room, Emilia was sitting on the bed with her knees crossed, her pretty face folded on her legs was hidden by her long hanging hair.

From the moment he woke up in the morning, the half-elf remained in such a position. The blow of losing the contract elf was too heavy for her. Not only did they lose their strength, but even the bond of dependence dissipated together. Because of this heaviness, the agility between the girl's eyes in the past no longer exists.

What should I do? Lan and Honglian glanced at each other, seeing the helplessness in each other's eyes.

Lan, who sighed silently, walked up to Emilia and said lightly, "I'll go out and I'll be back soon." ”

The girl who sat in a daze didn't react to his words, and Arashi, who had already anticipated the situation, threw a last caring look at the other party before parting, and turned to embark on her own journey.

"Don't go...... Don't leave me alone. ”

When she took two steps forward, the girl's voice made the raised left foot fall on the side of the right foot, savoring the helplessness in the girl's words, but Lan hardened her heart.

"You're not alone anymore. ”

In the eyes of the red lotus, the companion who stood with his back left without hesitation after leaving such a sentence.

Emilia, who also felt this, just wrapped her hands around her legs and buried her face in them, silent.

Even if you die, you won't let me go with you, just want me to wipe your ass? The corners of Honglian's mouth twitched, and her brain circuit turned, and she guessed her partner's careful thoughts.

With Lan's rough to simple nerves, the means of coaxing girls are probably to drink a cup, drink a bottle, and drink a three-plate axe all night. Let him come up with a better way, probably the blind man will hit the lantern - catch the blind.

Although she complained about her companion's inauthenticity in her heart, Honglian still leaned her head to the girl's side and rubbed it, "Eldest sister's head ......"

Emilia turned her head sideways when she heard the voice, her eyes a little surprised. She thought that Red Lotus had already gone with Lan.

"Hey, hey. The red lotus who raised her head showed a big smile, and the ghost idea in her heart had bubbled up like a blister, "The bell Lan gave you, do you still keep the code?"

Although she didn't know why she was asking, Emilia nodded as she said, the bell was her treasure. And the red lotus, who asked knowingly, was quite pleased with the girl's reaction, and successfully attracting her attention was the first step to success.

"You haven't taken a good look at the bell. The smiling red lotus drew the girl's gaze to the golden bell, and after a long time, she asked, "Did you find it?"

"Flowers?" Emilia blinked, saying Arashi's first words after leaving, and she apparently noticed the three-color wheel flower pattern printed on the bell.

The pattern is very elegant and interesting, with three irregular petals of different colors, and the leftmost one remains unmoved, as if it is still growing on the core. The other two pieces are up and down, floating slightly on the right side, as if they were swept away into the distance by the wind blowing from nowhere.

This is a scene that can be seen everywhere throughout the year, but the skilled craftsmen have fixed it and engraved it on the small bell with a special beauty.

"This is Arashi's family crest. Red Lotus proudly introduced, not only because the idea of the pattern was proposed, but also because of the meaning of the three-wheeled flower itself.

After defeating Musashi, the tricolor wheel flower and the Yagyu hat (the family crest of the Yagyu family) became an existence that was admired and feared by the world. But these secret things are not what Red Lotus wants to say to Emilia. The past is like smoke and dreams, and the memories are vague.

"This bell was supposed to be a pair. With a sly smile on the dog's face, Red Lotus patiently explained to the girl, "When they're together, there's nothing special. However, once separated, a special link is established between the two bells. ”

"Links?" Emilia, who was a little confused, raised her head slightly. She always thought that what Arashi gave her was just an ordinary gift, and because it was the first time she received such a heart, she regarded the bell as her treasure.

"Yes, wherever you are in the world. As long as you need, as long as you want, the bell will convey your heart and guide Arashi to you. Honglian pinched her nose calmly, it would never admit that this was a function to prevent Arashi from getting lost.

"Link ......" Emilia whispered, quietly looking at the bell tied to her wrist.

"If the eldest sister doesn't believe it, close her eyes and look at it. Red Lotus egged on Emilia to act, and waited until the girl did what she said, "Imagining Arashi's appearance, she kept the mood of wanting to tell the other party. The tricolor will help you find him......"

As Red Lotus whispered, Emilia, who had closed her eyes, suddenly heard a different kind of crisp ringtone, spreading like ripples in the darkness. Invisible ripples pierced through doors, stone houses, streams, and forests, drifting to someone's side.

Arashi, who was hurrying far southwest, stopped after leaping over a branch. He looked at his waist in surprise, and the bell tied to the handle of the autumn knife was trembling lightly.

"Do what you don't need. Lan rolled his eyes, looked up at the sunny sky, and simply put his right hand on the tree, and held the bell with his left hand.

Amelia......

Arashi !! (To be continued.) )