Chapter 12: The Catalogue of Life

"Bet my life!"

Yao replied immediately. Pen Fun Pavilion www.biquge.info this was so unexpected that the black rabbit and the bird couldn't help but scream.

"No, no!"

"Haru, Miss Kasukabe!? Are you serious!? ”

"You're gambling on dignity. And I gambled my life. Even if I fall and am alive, I will volunteer to be your dinner. …… Isn't that okay? ”

“…… Hmmm......"

Asuka and Black Rabbit, who were increasingly uneasy about Gyro's proposal, rushed forward to persuade him, but White Yaksha and Sixteen Nights stopped them.

"You don't back down yet. It was the girl's own trial. ”

"That's right. Don't be uninteresting! ”

"It's not a small problem! As a companion, how can you allow a companion to play such a dangerous game-"

"It's okay."

"Yes, you have to believe her. If you don't trust your partner, what will you do when you participate in competitions together in the future? Bai Chen, who was floating on the side, suddenly interjected.

"But, but ......" Black Rabbit and Asuka looked at Yao worriedly.

Kasugabe nods to Asuka and Black Rabbit. There was not the slightest fear in her eyes. On the contrary, it makes people feel confident that they have a chance to win.

The griffon groaned slightly, bowed her head and urged Yao to sit on her back.

"Come up, young brave. See for yourself if you can tolerate the flight of a griffin! ”

Yao nodded, grabbed the reins and stepped onto the griffin's back. Although she was not stable without a saddle, she still held on to the reins and sat on the lion.

Touching the griffin's strong, smooth limbs, Yao whispered contentedly

"Before I begin, let me say a word...... Being able to sit on your back is one of my dreams! ”

“…… Is it? ”

What are you talking about before the duel? The griffon, who smiled bitterly in his heart, flapped his wings three times in a row, and without leaning forward, he rushed to the faint sky as if he were stepping on the earth.

(Wow.........!) )

It is tens of meters above the ground. The griffon's wings spread widely, and they were fixed and never flapped again. It doesn't fly on its wings.

Yao, who quickly sensed this under the strong wind pressure, couldn't help but admire

"That's amazing......! You're running through the sky......!!! ”

The griffon's sharp claws, like pinching the wind. And the lion's strong limbs make the surrounding atmosphere tremble.

Instead of relying on wings, griffons rely on the gift of manipulating the wind, supporting their giant bodies in the air.

Yes, griffons do have huge wings. But considering its multi-ton body, it would have required wings several times larger to guarantee adequate propulsion.

These wings are proof that they are beyond the ordinary evolutionary phylogenetic tree race.

And the griffin's posture of galloping in the air without vision is completely in line with the name of "phantom beast".

"Little girl. The mountains are almost on the way. Fly at speed towards the mountains...... Can it really be? ”

"Hmm. The wind below zero will get colder, and the temperature will already reach a few tens of degrees below zero. ”

The griffon, which was about to fly over the mountains over the forest, slowed down slightly.

In this part of the White Night World, the overall temperature is very low. Not to mention on the back of a griffin galloping like a gale. This double attack of wind pressure and temperature difference is by no means something that people can withstand.

It was a good-natured ultimatum from the griffons. It is the words that recognize her courage to challenge. But Yao, with a smile on his face, provoked this concern back

"It doesn't matter. But is that okay? If you don't care, I'm really going to win? ”

“…… Okay, little girl. Don't regret it! ”

The next moment, the atmosphere shook. The griffon used its wings to manipulate the whirlwind.

In an instant, the top of the mountain, which should have been far away, appeared in front of Yao's eyes.

The glacier below collapsed and fell under the impact of the griffon's wings. In the impact that as long as it is a normal person's body, it will be thrown off in an instant, Yao gritted his teeth and persisted.

The griffon listened to the slight breathing on her back, and her heart welled up with amazement and confusion.

Being able to endure such pressure and such cold, she is by no means an ordinary girl.

(I see...... Is it a gift...... )

The griffon smiled bitterly. But he didn't understand it at this point.

I don't understand Yao, but I also have the same highest human gift as Sixteen Nights.

When it descended sharply from the top of the mountain, the griffon's speed doubled in an instant. Feeling that it didn't have to show mercy to its subordinates, it began to swing with all its strength and shook the yao on its back. A lion's back without a saddle is very smooth, and all you can hold on to is the reins. Yao's lower body swayed in the wind as if it were thrown in the air.

“……!!”

Yao couldn't tease anymore at this point, so he could only try to hold on to the reins to resist the griffin's rolling.

The griffon, which continued to rush vertically to the horizon, finally flew horizontally with the earth.

This is the last mountain land. The cold wind blowing from the mountains is gone, and all that remains is the simple distance.

The griffon, unabated, galloped towards the center of the lake. The moment Yao was about to confirm victory - let go of the reins.

"What!?"

"Kasugabe!?"

There is no time to be at ease. There is no time to praise. Yao's petite body was whipped by inertia and thrown into the air as if it had been blown away. The hand of the black rabbit who was about to rush to save the people was caught by Sixteen Nights.

"Let go, let go!"

"Wait! It's not over yet! ”

"That's right, I saw it! She's 'evolving'! At this time, Bai Chen's blue eyes turned pure white at some point.

Sixteen Nights stopped the anxious black rabbit. And everything around has completely disappeared in Yao's heart. There was only one thought in her mind now, and that was the emotion of being galloping in the air until just now.

"With all fours...... Catch the wind, it's like stepping on the atmosphere! ”

Yao's body fluffed, counteracting the inertial slow movements, gradually slowing down her fall, and finally flying before touching the shore of the lake.

“…… Yes! ”

Everyone except Bai Chen was dumbfounded.

And it's no wonder. Yao, who hadn't shown this ability just now, was now floating in the air as if he was being carried by the wind. On the sixteenth night, with a smile on his lips, he walked in front of Yaoshen, who was flying slowly in the air like a person who was not used to swimming.

"And so it was. Your gift should be able to get other biological traits or something, right? And Bai Chen also said just now, you are 'evolving'! ”

Yao, who was a little surprised, said to Sixteen Nights who smiled lightly

“…… No. It's proof of being friends. However, let's not talk about Bai Chen, when did you find out? ”

"It's just speculation. When you met the Black Rabbit, you said, "If you stand on the upper hand, you don't want to find out." That's not something that ordinary people can do. So I think that Kasugabe should be your gift more than just communicating with other races. Besides, there are no creatures on earth that can withstand that speed, right? Could it be a new species to be discovered in the coming decades? I still remember Bai Chen's description of the world Yao came from: "A period of time in the next few decades of the world of Sixteen Nights. ”

Yao turned his head away from Sixteen Nights' intriguing gaze. At this time, the three-haired cat rushed forward from the side, ran to Yao's shoulder, and asked worriedly

"Miss! Didn't get hurt!'

"Hmm. It's okay. It's just that his fingers are numb and his clothes are rotten. ”

Yao gently stroked the three-haired cat that came to him. Opposite her were the White Yakshas, who did not hesitate to give applause, and the griffons, whose eyes sighed.

"Pretty. I want you to use your gift as evidence of your victory over me."

"Hmm. I'll use it well. ”

"Oops, that's amazing. This game is you winning. …… But are your gifts innate? ”

"It's not. It was only because of the post-wood carvings that he received from his father that he was able to communicate with animals. ”

"Wood carving?"

The three-haired cat explained to the puzzled White Yasha

"Miss's father was a sculptor. We're talking about the work of Miss's father.'"

"Oh...... My father was a sculptor. If you don't mind, can you show me the wood carving? ”

Yao nodded and took off the round wood carving artifact that was used as a pendant.

Hayasha carefully observed the palm-sized wooden carving in his hand, and his eyebrows tightened. Asuka and Sixteen Nights also came to her side curiously.

"It's a complicated pattern. Does it make any sense? ”

"It seems to make sense, but I don't know. My father had told me, but he had forgotten it. ”

“…… This ......"

Not only the White Yaksha, but also the Sixteen Nights and the Black Rabbit also participated in the appraisal seriously. Look back and forth, touching the geometric lines with your fingers. The black rabbit tilted his head and asked

"The material is Nan's sacred wood ......? But I don't feel like there's any trace of Godhead on it...... As for the geometric lines that extend towards the center...... There is also a circular blank space in the middle...... Could it be that your father has a friend who is a biologist? ”

"Hmm. My mom is. ”

"Since you're a biologist, could this be a representation of a system tree, White Yaksha?"

"I'm afraid it is...... So this graphic...... Concentrate it again in this way to the circle...... Oh, this is...... This is amazing!! It's really amazing, girl!! If it was created by man, then your father was a god-like genius! I didn't expect that people could complete a unique system tree, and it was even established as a gift! It's not an exaggeration to name it 'Catalogue of Life'! ”