Chapter 7: Hope hangs in front of us
Black fog
Once again, a thick black mist enveloped Arashi's body. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info
But this time there was an accident.
"You...... Kill him...... You...... Kill him......"
Such a voice was faintly heard in the black fog.
Arashi smiled disdainfully and kicked the headless corpse in front of him.
"I'm going to kill it again to show you!!"
The black fog gradually dissipated in silence.
Honglian, who was once again pulled back to the trail, looked at Lan on her side, rolled her eyes helplessly and said, "Are you in a better mood?"
"Yes. Lan stretched comfortably, and seemed to be in a good mood, "Kill and play." ”
"Forget it, it's not necessarily a bad thing. Then are you going to continue your cultivation or go back to your room?" shook the hair on his head, and as soon as the lazy sunlight shone on his body, Honglian habitually yawned.
"Let's practice, there's nothing to do when we go back. Arashi, who did not choose to turn back, continued to walk deeper into the forest.
"Then I'll go back to the mansion first, and the plan must be implemented. Red Lotus, who jumped off her shoulder in one step, said hello to Lan.
"Go, go. With a wave of his hand, Lan sent away the red lotus, but Lan didn't even look back.
"Hmph. With a heavy breath out of her nose, Red Lotus stretched her limbs and rushed into the distance. This pastoral dog, in addition to its enviable intelligence, is probably only commendable with its swift speed and jumping power comparable to that of an antelope.
Jumping leisurely on the row of balconies that spawned on the outside of the second floor, the bright sunlight illuminated the fur on its body in a jet black glow.
Calculate the distance, that kid's room should be here.
The red lotus easily jumped to the ground, and the thick fleshy palms at the ends of its limbs served as a good cushion, and did not let it make a sound.
But as soon as it crept close to the open window on the balcony, a frightened cry could be heard from inside.
The young man named Caiyue Pleiades was shrinking his body in the sheet, covering his hands to his ears, and said in a panic: "Go out, go out, go out, you all go out." ”
Having the audacity of being driven away made the twin maids very confused by the situation in front of them.
"Sister, sister, what should I do now. ”
"Remrem, let's go find Mistress Amilia. ”
Since he is a guest of the mansion, it would be rude to let it go. Ram, the sister who made the decision, cautiously left the room with Reem.
After the two maids left, Cai Yue, who was sitting on the bed on her knees, buried her face deep between her knees, her hands still covering her ears, and her body was still trembling.
"Are you scared?"
The voice suddenly sounded, and Natsuki looked at the balcony, a black-haired dog was walking in with light steps, and the direct sunlight seemed to illuminate the road it was moving forward again, and the curtains on both sides fluttered in the breeze.
The black-haired dog who walked from the sunlight to the side of the bed jumped up and sat quietly in the corner of the bed, with a crooked triangular dog face, and dark brown pupils revealing eyes that made Cai Yue feel that it was a joke.
Ah, right. It's called Red Lotus, and that's the ...... People's pets.
"What about you, I'm scared?" Red Lotus twitched her triangular ears twice.
Natsuki seemed to recall the shadow of being slain by Arashi, and the trembling on her body became more and more intense, and the feeling of being in a different place in her body didn't want to go through it again anyway.
"It seems that we can't communicate well. Honglian grinned and asked with a smile: "Then you, do you want to live?" ”
Alive?!! Caiyue raised her head sharply and looked at the corners of Honglian's mouth raised upward.
"Interesting survival instincts!I'm here to help Arashi convey that you have two more chances to beat this boring game, if you can't...... Do you know the human stick?" Honglian stretched out her paw and pointed at Caiyue's body, "Chop off your hands and feet." Of course, in order to prevent you from being reborn in such an old-fashioned way as biting your tongue and killing yourself, we will also remove the chin. But then you can only survive by drinking porridge and drinking water every day, tsk......"
"We'll keep you in the basement, have a servant take care of you, and take you out in the sun and fresh air every day. I heard that even if you become in this state, you can live for more than ten years, which is amazingly adaptable!!"
In the frightened gaze of Zai Caiyue, Honglian, who jumped out of bed, looked back at him one last time as he walked to the balcony, "Remember, you only have two chances." ”
Go for it, go for it. Natsuki Pleiades, you will soon find out that there are things in this world that no matter how hard you try, you can't achieve what you want. When the time comes, you will become my plaything!
Looking up and squinting at the dazzling sunlight, the red lotus jumped towards the balcony beside her and disappeared in front of her eyes.
"Hey, Pleiades aren't in a good state of mind right now?" Emilia, who learned about the situation from the twin maids who came over, and the girl who was studying for Wang Xuan in the room hurriedly got up from her position and took Ram and Rem to Caiyue's room again.
When Emilia ran to the Pleiades' room, the door was half-opened, and the quilt rolled to the side was messily, revealing the fact that the young man named the Pleiades had disappeared.
Although I don't know what happened to Natsuki, the most important thing at the moment is to find him. In desperation, Emilia could only turn around and let Ram and Rem look for the Pleiades in the mansion together.
But even though they searched the entire mansion, they didn't find the Pleiades. Because at the moment he is hiding in Betty's forbidden library, the 'Opportunity Gate' with a spell cast, and to some extent, no one in the entire mansion can open her door except for Betty's own permission.
In addition to Arashi and Pleiades, these two people always seem to be able to easily remove the restrictions of magic and open Lori's 'door of opportunity'.
In the huge, empty library, the exhausted Pleiades leaned against the door, slumped on the ground, desperately inhaling the air around him, as if only by doing so could he prove that he was alive.
"Break in without knocking, rude guy. Lori, who was sitting on a step stool, said as she read the book on her lap.
Inexplicably, she felt that only by her side was by the side of this poisonous tongue Lori, she could feel a little safe, and folded her hands and begged: "I'm sorry, let me stay here." ”
"Really, just now, or now. How the hell do you break the door of opportunity? Although she said this, Lori didn't use a spell to drive the Pleiades out, is this a change of direction consent?
As if catching the message, Natsuki suddenly looked up at Betty.
"Betty. ”
"You actually call me by my name. ”
"You said I broke the door of opportunity just and now, right? ”
"Just a moment ago, I just tricked you off the dull. ”
"In other words, this save point was recorded after I was tricked by Betty with magic. ”
Hearing Lori's words, Caiyue suddenly recalled the scene at that time, waking up alone, because she was curious about where she was, she stumbled out of the room. Later, because he broke into Betty's library without permission, he was beaten up by the latter with his palm on his chest.
The feeling of weakness was not for fun, and I remember that I let out a scream at that time, startling Emilia who heard the sound coming from the restaurant.
By the way, and Emilia, even if I do it all over again, what does it matter, Emilia will never forget me.
Damn!!! it was only yesterday (the night before the return of the dead, in the previous chapter) that she and Emilia had made an appointment in the courtyard to go on a 'date' together.
At the thought of the girl's gentle and charming smiling face, Natsuki felt as if she had been healed from the depths of her heart, and even the fear of being killed by Arashi gradually disappeared.
Raising his palm and patting his cheek fiercely, Caiyue couldn't help but cheer herself up, "Don't be afraid, don't be afraid, it's a big deal to be an adult, I'm a man who has died several times." ”
"Besides, don't you have two more chances, put all this in the original game, I'm a hero who can never die, how can I fall in such a place. ”
Caiyue seemed to see hope again, and her chaotic thoughts were gradually becoming clear under the master's conditioning, "Why did you die for the first time?"
"After saying goodbye to Emilia at night, everything was normal until bedtime. I didn't feel my death after falling asleep. ”
Harassed by the muttering that Caiyue couldn't stop, Betty reluctantly closed the book and held her chin with her small palm.
"I wonder what you're muttering, and I hear dead and alive. On a human scale, it's boring and ridiculous. Again, all you say is nonsense. ”
"Betty, may I ask if there is any murderous magic that can make people die unknowingly in their slumber. Natsuki looked at Lori nervously, he was a little worried that the other party would use magic to expel him because he was too disturbed.
Although it seems that she is always used to poisonous tongues, and sometimes she will seem unkind, the curly-haired Lori is kind-hearted to help Caiyue Yue answer this time.
"If you just ask if there is, there is. Betty, who got up and walked to the bookshelf next to her, took out a book from it and walked to the desk next to it, "It's closer to a curse than magic." ”
"Most of the spells that sorcerers are good at are like this. Flipping through the books in front of her, Betty, who was obviously helping people, was as impatient as ever. It seems to be hinting at Caiyue Pleiades, and he will leave quickly after solving the problem.
Nanatsuki, who walked to Betty's side, said suspiciously, "Spellmaster?!"
I knew you would continue to ask, Betty played with the ends of her hair falling from her forehead with her fingers, and the impatience in her tone increased slightly, "Wizards or sorcerers, originating from the magic and elven subspecies of the northern country of Gustic. But that's a bunch of people, don't take them seriously. ”
"But there's an easier way than a curse. Betty suddenly looked at Natsuki Pleiades.
"Simpler?"
Betty smiled evilly, her eyebrows curled up slightly because of her short and cute eyebrows, and she said in a sinister manner, "You should have experienced it yourself." ”
"Huh?!"
Seeing Natsuki's puzzled expression, Betty smiled smugly and stretched out her hand to put it a few centimeters away from his chest. Isn't this distance and position the so-called 'playing' in her mouth, making her feel a sense of weakness and powerlessness?
"Are you ......" Caiyue took a step back in panic, even Lori, who is harmless to humans and animals, has let herself go around the ghost gate once, the people in this mansion are really terrible.
"Magic is life force, and if Betty forcibly extracted your magic last time, if it continues, of course you will die of weakness. ”
"Alright, I'm tired of your babbling questions. I don't mind if I don't go out again......" Having said that, Betty raised her hand and reached a little further.
"Don't, don't, I'll leave right away!"