The final journey was uneventful, and despite not having much affection for Devouring, Hill sped up his pace. www.biquge.info After only nine days of walking through the snow-covered woods, we could see a faint path on the ground.

"Shhh

Even though he had already used a medicinal powder to cover his breath, this passing snow wolf was obviously not blind, and the huge contrast between black clothes and white snow naturally attracted it.

Drawing my broadsword and wiping the blood from the sword with snow water, I looked back at Ciel, who was still in a meditative state, before peeling off the wolf skin with my dagger and starting to stuff wolf meat into my stomach.

I don't know why, since I enjoyed a Black Dragon Feast in Winter City, the growth rate of physical fitness has started to slow down extremely slowly, but Ciel doesn't know anything about it, so I have to put this issue aside for now.

"Click...... "Click" Despite the tiny sound, I heard the sound of the crossbow pulling the strings, and I held the big sword upside down in front of me, and I was ready for battle.

There was a soft "......" sound, and a pitch-black crossbow bolt grazed my head and nailed straight to the trunk of a tree a meter above Hill.

…… This is...... Warn? I plunged my sword into the snow and raised my hands diagonally to show that I was not hostile—of course, if anything happened, I could handle it.

"Get out of here! Right away! ”…… Sounds like a child? "Don't think I don't know you're a ghoul when I'm dressed!"

…… Seems to be very repulsive to ghouls...... It seems that there is no possibility of a peaceful meeting?

Weighing the pros and cons in my mind, I reflexively leaped, and as I trampled the bark into a hollow, I rushed in the direction from which the sound came at a speed no less than that of an arrow.

As if he hadn't expected me to be so fast, a figure suddenly flashed out of the woods, stumbling through the snow with its back to me.

…… Sure enough, it's just a child. Seeing the person's size and coping strategy, I was more sure of my judgment. But to be on the safe side, I still stepped on the trees and gradually came to a height of two meters above him.

"Die! "When I was only two meters away from him, the boy suddenly turned around, holding a crossbow in his hand and was about to pull the trigger, but he was stunned because he didn't see the enemy in the horizontal direction.......

Falling from the sky, I landed beside him, wrapped my left hand in front of him before he could react, and slashed the back of his neck with my right palm, and the child fainted.

…… Leave it to Hill. I looked at the ponytail and somewhat squeamish face at the back of the child's head, felt that I should replace "him" with "she", and walked towards the place where Hill was meditating.

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"Hmm...... No! There was a cry from behind me, and I looked back to see that the little girl had sat up, clutching her chest and gasping...... Was it a nightmare?

"Huh? Awake? Ciel, who was studying the scroll of spells, jumped down from the branch and walked up to the little girl, "What's wrong?" Having a nightmare? ”

“！！” The little girl apparently noticed the bone fence between her and Ciel, and shrank back, only to find that her back path was blocked by a large tree, and in her panic, she actually curled up her body.

"......," Hill smiled and poked a twig, and the little girl squealed "Ahh

After a long while, the little girl secretly opened her eyes, saw Hill covering her mouth and snickering, and me standing on the side, and asked in a trembling voice, "You... Who are you? ”

"My name is Hill and I'm a magician." Hill snapped his fingers, and the bone dungeon turned into powder, "That one over there is my partner, and we have no ill will." ”

"But he's a ghoul!" …… Are ghouls scary? "Ghouls eat people!"

“…… I can't get an appetite for you little girl, so don't try to provoke my anger. ”…… Maybe saying that would give her a reason to feel at ease?

“…… So what are you doing here? As if believing me, the little girl settled down and turned to look at Ciel.

"We're looking for someone." Hill touched the little girl's head, "Do you know 'Angela the Witch'?" ”

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"It's early, little girl." With his back to us, an alchemy puppet with only a skeleton shook the glass test tube in his hand, "Isn't it a straight line?" ”

"Drink." Without waiting for Hill to answer, the puppet shoved the test tube into Hill's hand, "The paralyzing potion, newly made, let me see the effect." ”

"Paralysis...... Medicament? Hill looked puzzled, "You called me here to let me be a test subject for you?" ”

"Huh? You're in your right mind. The puppet "looked" at Hill with its blank face, which had no facial features, "Then why did you come here without saying a word?" ”

"You've had a bit of a feud with the Geost family, but it doesn't seem like a mortal feud, so I think you'll be interested in getting back on the ground among the Geost juniors." Hill replied.

"Not a mortal enemy?" The air around the puppet suddenly distorted, and it was the woman she had seen before the illusion appeared, "Between me and Geosst...... It's mortal revenge! ”

"Then you should have killed me." Ciel's face was calm, "Besides, I don't think mental illusions have much of an effect on the Geosters. ”

"Oh, what an unlovely little girl." Angela turned her back, "Since you believe me so much, let's drink the potion." ”

"......" Hill looked at the gray clear liquid in the test tube, tilted his head and poured it into his throat.

"Huh? Really drunk? In the face of Hill's determination, Angela was a little surprised, "I haven't diluted it yet......" "Bang! Before he could finish speaking, Ciel had collapsed to the ground.

“…… Never mind. Angela sighed, then looked at me, "Pick her up and follow me." ”

…… These two people reconciled like this? It's a woman...... I scrambled to pick Hill up, and then saw Angela walk towards the wall behind the house, and the moment she touched the wall, she melted into it without a trace.

"What are you doing? Come on. Angela's urging came from behind the wall, but ...... What is the inexplicable feeling of discomfort?

"It's okay, Xiaoye." Ciel's voice sounded in my arms, and I lowered my head, only to find that she had closed her eyes, only her lips opening and closing, "Go ahead." ”

…… Wrong! That's not right! Hill would never talk to me like that! I put the person in my arms behind and looked around nervously...... Odd...... What went wrong? Where exactly?

"Really...... I can't stand it! A loud cry sounded in his mind, and the scene in front of him flickered, and Hill, who was thrown to the ground, turned into a puppet, and not far away, Hill was looking at Angela floating in the air in front of him with a blank face.

…… That's ...... Psychic spells? When was ...... "Huh?" Actually cracked? "Just when I was wondering, Angela noticed that I was wrong.

"Interesting...... Angela waved her hand, and Hill's body trembled suddenly, and her empty eyes were bright, obviously returning to normal.

"Tell me......" Ignoring Hill, who was on his knees, pale face, covering his neck with his hands, cold sweat and still panting, Angela floated over, a snow-white and slender hand attached to my cheek.

"You, what the hell?"

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