When the sun rose the next morning, I got up from bed on time according to the urging of my body's biological clock. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

Shaking my head to sober myself up, I patted my cheek.

Pick up a white silk thread and tie some long hair into a bunch.

Speaking of hair, it doesn't matter to me, I haven't cut my hair for more than two years and now it's just a shawl. However, Akai often asks the aborigines in the village to help cut his hair, so he still has sassy short hair.

I shrugged my shoulders when I looked at Akai who was still asleep on the other bed, it seems that this guy is indeed tired, so I won't wake him up, let Akai continue to fall asleep, anyway, there is nothing important.

I walked down the stairs and came home yesterday without taking a closer look at the current situation in the house, so I plan to check it out now.

Pushing open the door, I slowly came to the chicken coop and sheep shed.

But to my surprise, the chicken coop and sheep shed were empty.

"How long have I been in the twilight forest?" I rubbed my temples with one hand and thought with a frown.

Because this world can be regarded as a complete world, the various elements and rules that make up the world are not missing, so as long as it is a life, it has its lifespan. However, Akai and I don't know what the average lifespan of chickens and cattle and sheep is.

But what we know is that the time for us to see the total extinction of the livestock as soon as we come back will definitely not be short.

A year? Two years?

I shook my head and sighed.

When I closed my eyes, magic surged, and a strange huge eye moved left and right above my head, and under the [Clairvoyance Technique], a radius of ten miles appeared in my eyes.

After a while, I said in a disappointed tone: "Damn, even Xiaobai is gone." ”

Although I don't have hope for this kind of thought, I still inevitably feel sad when I know that I can't even see Xiaobai.

Lifespan・・・・・・

Turning around and leaving the sheep shed, I forced myself not to think about these things, and I went to the hall of my house and began to examine all the contents of the chest.

Thank you for the magic chest in this world, just like the space ring in those novels, the things put in it are isolated from the space, so that they can be preserved to the maximum extent, and the processed food can even be stored for more than ten years without spoiling.

Thankfully, we still have some surplus food and bread at home.

The fields have been barren, and at a glance, it is clear that no one has cultivated them for a long time, probably because the villagers have moved away.

I thought silently, pushed open a corner door in my house, and walked to a passage, which was a passage to the underground.

When Akai was building the cellar, I connected a passage to the hole and remodeled the hole.

The torches on the walls are still bright, and these dead things are not afraid of the erosion of time.

Walking through the long staircase that led to a depth of 100 meters underground, my heart gradually calmed down.

After all, I've experienced strong winds and waves, and adjusting my emotions is easy for me, who is already very good at this kind of thing.

We made it to the cellar, the inside was much warmer than the outside, and the bacon and some wheat seeds we had stored in the cellar were in good condition, which was good news.

I grabbed a few pieces of cold bacon and turned to walk back.

Crossing the long staircase again, I baked bacon with bacon in one hand and a cluster of fireballs in the other.

Bacon that has been frozen for years shouldn't go bad, right? I thought so, after all, it was processed food for storage.

Then, when breakfast is done, it's time to call Akai to eat.

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"In other words, we're back to being alone now." Akai said, biting into the crispy bacon I roasted.

I nodded, "However, it's not unacceptable, according to the current situation, we don't have many days to stay in this world. ”

Suddenly there was silence.

"Yes." Akai leaned back, leaning back in his chair, his head tilted, looking at the ceiling.

"Have you ever thought about leaving something here?" I asked with a smile as I looked at Akai.

"Huh? How so? Akai said suspiciously.

I held my chin, "Oh? Haven't you thought about passing on your bow and arrow skills? ”

"You seem to be the same in this matter." Akai asked rhetorically.

I nodded noncommittally, "No way, if I want to pass on my knowledge, I don't have a suitable disciple, and I don't have enough time, now that I think about it, the most I can do is to compile my experience into a book and hand it over to the Mage Association." ”

Speaking of which, I glanced at the Archmage suit on my body.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

While Akai and I were chatting, there was a knock at the door.

"Anyone still knows we're here at this time?" Akai said in surprise.

I stood up and walked to the door.

When we opened the door, we were greeted by a familiar figure.

"Who should I be, it's you, Mo." I was stunned for a moment, but after I filtered my memory, I recognized the person in front of me.

The merchant bowed to our armrest, and said in a respectful tone, "Two lords, this time I have come to invite you to the royal city. ”

Akai and I turned our heads to look at each other, then at the businessman.

"Can you tell me how you knew we were back?" It can't be the same person who stumbled and ran away before, right?

"Yes." The merchant nodded and said, "One of the mages of the Mage Tower happened to see the traces of the two adults when he went out to look for materials, so we were fortunate enough to learn about them. ”

Is that really the case?

"In that case, we don't have much to do at the moment." The implication is that I agreed, and Akai didn't have any opinion.

"Let's go." I nodded at the merchant.

"Please come with me, I've prepared the horses for the two of you." The merchant turned sideways.

Hiss!

With the sound of three horses, Akai and I followed the merchants ahead of us on the road to the royal city.

Intramuros.

"King, everything is ready." A gray-bearded minister said to the young king.

The latter nodded, "This year's New Year must be lively, even if it is to welcome the return of those two, it must be lively." By the way, how are the fireworks prepared? ”

"Everything is ready, the number of fireworks is enough."

"Although I know that those two don't care about anything, but this continent has indeed survived many difficulties under their protection, and I have seen the information from the Mage Tower, and the identity of the [Sage] and the [Guardian] is the highest glory." The young king looked at the envelope in his hand and said seriously.

The ministers nodded. Indeed, we don't care about fame or money at all.

"Now, just wait for those two adults to arrive."

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"Here we are."

"Hehe, it's much more majestic than before."

Akai and I finally came to this land again, and looking at the castle that was much grander than before, we seemed to see all the efforts of the former child, the young king.

With an expression of relief for no apparent reason, Akai and I stepped into the castle. The merchant went to report it beforehand.

The streets are very lively, people are talking to each other, and if you listen carefully, most of them are trivial.

After walking around the street for a while, Akai and I seemed to be nostalgic for this kind of crowded time, after all, we don't usually see so many people.

Of course, after a while, we finally know what time it is.

The beginning of the new year.

And it's the fourth year since we returned to the Twilight Forest!

"Four, four years・・・・・・" The corners of Akai's eyes twitched slightly, even if the timelines of the two worlds were different, but the span was too large, which made Akai feel a little unbearable.

"We didn't stay in the Twilight Forest for long, so why did it take so long?" Reluctantly accepting this reality, I sighed.

No wonder the house is like this.

"But it's New Year." I blinked.

"New Year's ・・・・・・"

Looking at the very festive atmosphere of the surrounding villagers, Akai and I were in a better mood.

ps: No one wants the Qixi Festival, and there are no friends around, so labor and management can only be very sad codewords. Typhoon! Scrape it for me! The bigger, the better!