Tamriel proverb: Plant apples this year, seedlings grow next year.

In other words, there must be a cause if there is an effect. According to the little boy named Bray, his sister named Bourtina was a scholar obsessed with ancient writing, and not only spent most of the family's money on buying rubbings or fragments of records carved in Old Arantian, Dragon, and even Demon languages. I often go to the mountains and old forests to try my luck and see if I can pick up some relics of ancient generations.

It's remarkable that she's survived to this point without being hacked to death by ghouls. However, her good fortune is not endless, and this time she was caught by a gang of robbers during a visit to the southern mountains of Loristted - she had a chance to escape, but she hesitated for a moment because she was reluctant to give up a stone tablet engraved with demon characters.

So her short-legged brother ran away, and her long-legged sister was caught instead.

What a tragedy.

[What a coincidence.] 】

[It's like a ranger's biography - a traveling warrior rescues a knowledgeable girl at the hands of a robber.] Then the maiden strengthened the warrior with the ancient knowledge she knew, and from then on the two embarked on an even more magnificent journey—and this is probably how it followed. 】

[If I were a man, would there still be a drama of making a promise to each other? Although it is not impossible to be a woman. 】

Alice let out a sneer. Jumped off a beech that served as a makeshift lookout.

"I've seen the camp you're talking about. It's really not that big, and it looks like there are only a dozen people. However......" Alice leaned forward, and an invisible pressure suddenly enveloped Bray's body.

"Can you explain to me why I see three vampires in such a small corner?"

That's right, there were not only a dozen robbers in that crude camp, but also three vampires hiding in tents. They weren't deliberately hidden, so Alice easily spotted and identified them.

It wasn't really much to her. Whether it's a group of robbers or a group of vampires stationed in the camp, it makes no difference to her. It's just a matter of using a few more spells. However, there are some things that must be made clear.

[This kind of behavior should perhaps be called 'anger'?] Or is it 'borrowing to play'? 】

Sure enough, under the pressure of Alice's will. Bray was so frightened that he trembled like a cat and a mouse, and could hardly even maintain his standing position, let alone utter a complete sentence.

All he could do was say "I...... I ......" such a meaningless murmur.

Just then, Lydia took a step forward. Keep Bray behind her.

"My lord, he's just a kid. It may not be possible to tell the difference between a robber and a vampire. As if to give Alice a step to the end, she immediately added: "And, with your strength, even if the enemy is a group of vampires, you can easily deal with it." ”

"Yes, just a child." Alice repeated the phrase. Immediately, her body floated gently in the envelopment of magical energy.

"Wait here, I'll deal with them."

It wasn't until Alice's figure disappeared that the stunned Bray sat on the ground, and then 'Wow~!' The earth burst into tears. He wiped tears from his eyes as he hugged Lydia's calf. "Wow! Sister Lydia, that person is so scary! It's scary! ”

"Don't be afraid." Lydia gently touched Bray's head. "Miss Alice is actually a very kind person, she was just making trouble. Don't be afraid, Bray. ”

Looking at the little boy who had gradually regained his calmness, Lydia let out a long sigh from the bottom of her heart. In a voice that she might not even be able to hear, she whispered, "I'm sorry, Miss Alice. Lydia really couldn't see anyone suffering in front of her and was indifferent. At the end of this qiē, I will atone for it. ”

Her voice was so low that even little Bray, who was close by, couldn't hear it. Alice, who was hundreds of feet away, was even more unlikely to be able to hear it.

………………

"This is it." Alice landed in front of the camp like a big bird. The rudimentary wooden fence immediately twisted and shattered under her will. Turned into tiny pieces of wood.

This naturally caught the attention of the robbers, who grabbed their weapons and yelled at Alice almost at the same time. Their eyes were red. With an ominous blood-colored glow lingering on their bodies, it was clear that the bandits had long since lost themselves under necromancy.

"Are you just a puppet anymore?" Alice chuckled, waving the magic in her hand. "Let me give you liberation."

Burn flesh with flames, tear bones with steel. It doesn't take much effort on Alice to do this. She still had time to think about something else.

[Lydia.] 】

Metal-derived spears pierced through the robbers' bodies, then turned into scorching molten iron and burned them.

"You have pledged your allegiance to me, and you have sworn to be my sword and shield......

The long chains of lightning are like dancing whips, knocking down the weapons of the enemy one by one.

【…… It shouldn't disobey me and influence my decision-making. 】

Several crossbowmen, who were hiding in the distance, pulled the trigger and fired crossbow arrows at her. Another archer stood at the top of the watchtower and fired at Alice.

[After knowing that I made trouble in Longxiao Palace, you still kept your oath and continued to follow. 】

This should be enough proof of your loyalty. 】

The invisible force field turned into a semi-circular shield, freezing all arrows in the air and returning them to their owners at a faster rate.

But why do you always disobey my will!? 】

Several vampires lunged at Alice, their sharp teeth glinting.

One of them throws fireballs and icicles at Alice, trying to slow her down.

[Whether it's the woman named Satya or the boy named Bray, you always like to be on the side of the weak against the strong. Even if the right one is actually the stronger one. 】

Alice flew backwards with a deft effort, hundreds of spinning steel cones smashing the vampire in front of her.

[What kind of reason prompted you to make such a decision?] What kind of faith sustains you? 】

The remaining vampire tried to run away in terror, but it had barely turned around when Alice caught up. The slender palm pressed against its head.

[I don't understand. 】

With a single pinch, the vampire's skull exploded like a watermelon bombarded by a hammer, and the splattered red and white liquid was restrained by the force field and sprinkled forward, spewing an imperfect fan-shaped patch of color on the ground.

[But I hope you can give me a reasonable answer before my patience runs out.] 】

"Not here." Alice glanced around. It was confirmed that there was no living creature other than oneself in the camp.

"Underground, then."

The thick ground was rudely lifted open by Alice, revealing a large deep hole. A thick smell of blood rose from it, and even the pale yellow tents on the ground were dyed crimson.

Looks like there's a vampire's lair down there.

"Let me see what you've hidden down there."

Alice leapt down, and by the time she landed on the ground, countless arrows and magic were already coming at her!

This is a matter of course, there is such a big commotion above, it is impossible for the lower part to know nothing. And Alice wasn't completely wary of that.

The metal shield enveloped Alice while she was still in mid-air, and then layered on top of each other. They spun at high speed, blocking a qiē foreign projectile as fast as possible!

Alice sighed softly, the ebony blade was firmly in her hand.

"Even though you know you're going to die, you still won't give up that ridiculous struggle? Maybe there's not much difference between vampires and humans. Naturally, the reaction is not too far off. ”

Sirodil Court Swordsmanship - Slash!

This is the only complete swordsmanship in Alice's memory. Like most of the spells she knew, she had only been stripped of her knowledge of memorizing events. It is a technique designed specifically for women, and is more of a dance technique than swordsmanship. And she's not very skilled at it.

But that's enough. Enough for Alice to slay these xenos one by one.

[Sonia once called me Her Royal Highness the eldest princess in the illusion, so maybe I really had something to do with the royal family in the past. Unfortunately, there should have been more than one illusion I entered, but this was the only one I could remember when I woke up. 】

[But there's nothing wrong with that.] 】

Slash them and smash their flesh.

[My name is Alice, I don't know where I came from, and I don't know where I belong......]

Cut them, break their bones.

[My memory is shattered, my temperament is chaotic, and even my personality is fragmented......]

Destroy them and absorb their souls.

All I desire is a true self that is no longer dominated by anyone. 】

The long sword lingered like a butterfly among the flowers, and the fluttering clothes were accompanied by bloody dance steps.

[In this case, what if you are a little more confused? 】

At the end of the dance, almost all of the vampires were cut into pieces of various sizes. Only the most powerful one is still dying.

"You can't kill me! I am a nobleman of Wallahachi!! The vampire let out a high-pitched scream, and it looked like a nervous girl under the age of eighteen, apparently a middle-aged man.

"Yes." Alice nodded, and then silenced it with a single incineration as it thought it had escaped with a look of joy.

Alice stepped over the charcoal beneath her feet, and not far in front of her, the iron cage that the vampires used to hold human livestock was clearly visible.

Most of them have been shattered by the vampires' endless demands and torments, naked like wild beasts, and their mouths are snorting meaninglessly. But in the center of the cage, there are still a few people whose eyes are still clear. Among them, there is a pale woman.

"Looks like you're the target of my trip. Bourtina. Alice tilted her head slightly, a smile tugging at the corner of her mouth.