Chapter 22: The Lost Town
The girl looked at Su Mo's puzzled gaze and smiled. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info didn't mean to give him a solution.
"Su Mo!" Laxus, who was walking in front, turned his head and beckoned, and the boy immediately dragged his mountain of luggage and ran over.
"C......runch, crunch, crunch" The hill-like luggage cart made an overwhelming sound, as if it was going to break down at any moment.
Elusa followed, the corners of her mouth twitching a few times. This picture is really joyful.
The little girl couldn't imagine at this moment that the mountain-like luggage would become her sustenance after a certain incident in the future.
"I'll tell you about the mission." Laxus's dark eyes casually scanned around, "Our mission this time is to investigate the disappearance of towns in the Kingdom of Fireo. ”
"Huh?" Su Mo was stunned, "The town disappeared?" Be...... What do you mean? ”
The question was a bit heavy, and although something could be understood literally, Su Mo still wanted to know the specific situation.
The blonde boy's eyes dimmed inadvertently, and then he replied as usual: "In the territory of the Fireo Kingdom, there have been towns, forests, or some buildings that have disappeared inexplicably in the past two years. There were no witnesses, no warnings, no traces. ”
"Whether it's a town or a forest, it's all gone. There are only the marks of their former existence, and there are no survivors other than that. ”
Su Mo shivered, and for the first time, he looked directly at the cruelty of the world. In this world where magic is revered, mortals are like ants. Maybe sometime, it will disappear without a trace, just like these towns.
"What about the Senate?" Su Mo was stunned for a moment and asked eagerly. As the adjudicating force in the wizarding world, the Senate has always been a bridge between mages and ordinary people.
The House of Councils, which believes in impartiality, is the reliance of ordinary people for their survival in this world.
The use of magic, the code of conduct of magicians, and the dangers of magic to nature and to the people.
These are all the work of the Senate, and the disappeared towns in the Kingdom of Fireo should be the first action of the Senate.
"In fact, this has been going on for several years." "And the interval between the disappearance of towns and the number of times they disappear is also decreasing. ”
"Since a few years ago, someone in the Senate has been investigating this matter. It's just that...... There doesn't seem to be much progress. Therefore, the Senate entrusted the task to the major guilds. ”
"I hope that with the assistance of the magicians of the major guilds, the source of the incident will be found as soon as possible. After all, even the Dark Wizards Guild didn't have such cruel methods. ”
Laxus's face was a little ugly, despite his arrogant and unruly appearance. However, he himself is not ruthless and unjust. There are at least a thousand lives in a town, and as long as there is still a human nature, whether it is an ordinary person or a magician, it will feel cold.
"So, what about our mission?" Su Mo asked coldly. He didn't lose his cool because of anger, he knew very well that even if the Senate had been investigating for several years without progress, then a few of their A+ class magicians couldn't do anything.
So...... Laxus's mandate should not be to investigate such incidents.
"The old man got the news that a few days ago another town had disappeared for no reason. However, it is not the same as before. This time it disappeared, and it seemed that something was left behind. ”
"Some witnesses said they had seen people when the town disappeared. So, our mission this time is to collect as many clues as possible about the disappearance of the town. ”
Su Mo nodded, it's an easy task. Then he realized that it sounded like such an easy task, why did Laxusgow call him and Elusa out of his way?
Unfortunately, the blonde boy had no interest in explaining to him and went straight to the train. Su Mo shrugged helplessly and followed.
The "Woo woo woo ......" train departed, and the whistle sounded. Heading towards their destination, they left the town of Magnolia.
I don't know if it's an illusion or what, Su Mo always felt that Laxusgo's expression was a little strange. It seems to be enduring something intensely...... But the expressionless poker face is still unfazed.
Delusion......
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In Aslante, the world where the kingdom of Fireo and the fairytail exist. There are countless forests, large and small, and unknown places.
For example, the unknown forest in front of him was dark, gloomy and cold, revealing an uncomfortable huge forest everywhere, so Su Mo didn't have the slightest impression at first sight.
It's as annoying as that Iron Forest!
"Is this it? Laxus Gow? Su Mo frowned and asked.
"Well, probably." Laxus shrugged casually, "There should be a town or village around here. Let's take a look. ”
Su Mo nodded, and scattered with Laxus and Elusa to find the nearby residents.
Sure enough, as Laxus said. There is a small village nearby, a village on the border of mountains and forests, but it is not sparsely populated.
Children play in the doorway, and the elderly sit in front of the house basking in the sun. In the small village, it looks like a paradise.
Su Mo looked around, but there was no sign of Laxus and Elusa. They scattered in different directions.
It seems that Su Mo is lucky.
After a little muttering, Su Mo decided to look for clues on her own. Wait until Elusa and Laxus are found, and then provide information.
This saves a lot of time.
So, such a strange scene appeared in the small village. A boy with a strange coat of arms engraved on the back of his left hand drags a suitcase that adults struggle to drag. Walking in the village with a casual face and an indifferent face.
Many villagers couldn't help but look over, and some well-wishers wanted to help. was politely refused, and finally kindly answered some questions from the boy.
Su Mo dragged his luggage and walked around the village for a while. Stopped at the door of a house that was more luxurious and noble than the others.
Of course, this luxury and prestige is only relative. In fact, this room is only slightly better than the other modest ones.
"Knock knock!" Su Mo raised his hand and knocked on the door, shouting in a slightly immature voice, "Is anyone there?" ”
"Squeak......
The door suddenly opened, and an old man with a slightly hunched back walked out. He looked at the strange Su Mo, and asked vigilantly but politely, "...... are you?"
"Hello, I'm the sorcerer of Fairytail. Su Mo? Dolea! Su Mo introduced herself, and then wanted to ask something.
Unexpectedly, the old man glanced at him calmly. He turned around and walked back to his room, motioning for him to follow.
"I didn't expect you guys to come so quickly." The old man said slowly.
Hey? Su Mo was stunned and felt ...... Got something wrong, right?
"I am the head of this village, that is, the publisher of this commission." The old man looked at Su Mo and said, "Xiaoyou, are you the only one?" ”
Although he felt that the old man had made a mistake, Su Mo still replied, "No, I still have two companions." ”
"Yes." The old man nodded with satisfaction, as if he was relieved. Although he didn't know much about the world of magicians, the boy in front of him was really not old enough to be trusted.
"Then I'm sorry for you. Dear Magician Friend. The village chief said with a little gratitude, "Because of this ghost." The young people of the village have not been in the forest for more than a week. ”
"Ghosts?" Su Mo was stunned, now he was extremely sure that the other party recognized the wrong person. However, he did not interrupt the old man either. Because, he is very interested in the ghost in the old man's mouth.
In the year before learning magic, Su Mo did most of what she did in addition to her daily routine was to read books.
Because of the existence of the little bookworm Leibi-chan, Su Mo has seen a lot of strange stories in the world.
He clearly understood what wonderful products existed in this world of magic. However, there are only a few references to certain things in these anecdotes.
For example, Natsu's adoptive father, the dragon! Like demons! Like ghosts! There are even goblins!
These things may have disappeared from this world because of their age. All in all, there are only vague concepts about their existence in books.
Do they really exist? Where are they today? It's like the meaning of Su Mo's guild, fairytail.
Do goblins have tails? No one knows, but because of this, the eternal puzzle represents the eternal quest.
Now, suddenly a clue about the ghost is heard. It's a little hard for boys to be interested or not.
After all...... That's a fairy just as mysterious!