"Miss Sakura, there's a letter from you. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 info"Early in the morning, I was reading a book in the library when the maid suddenly handed me a letter.

"Letter?" I took it in confusion.

There was a shallow sun sign on the envelope.

How can it be faith?

"Where's the messenger?" I asked.

"No," replied the maid respectfully, "according to the doorman, the letter was placed in the mailbox at the door this morning. ”

"Oh!"

"Do you have any other orders?"

"Huh?! Oh! Gone! Go ahead and get busy with yours! ”

"Well, that's goodbye."

After the maid left, I hurriedly opened the envelope, which contained a map with a sentence "In the northeast woods outside the courtyard, eleven o'clock in the morning." ”

Finally connected!

The fact that the non-divine associations sent people proved that they had not yet discovered anything.

Since sending someone here means that more than a month of waiting has not been in vain;

More likely to mean ......

Lacey, maybe I can solve your mystery! ……

The parchment map was scribbled, merely indicating that the meeting place was in the woods less than two kilometers from the Academy of Magic.

As always, with caution. Non-god associations try not to reveal their membership.

Of course, there is no need to hide yourself cleverly in this weather where it is always snowing, and I guess Mr. Renard is only trying to lure us away from outsiders.

As Minia was busy lecturing little Luca, Asa was still in a coma from morning training. So it was only Mr. Nabal who accompanied me out.

It's just a meeting with Mr. Renard, so there's no need for everyone to go along, right?

That's what Nabal and I thought at the time. But............

As we approached the woods, we could already see in the distance a burly figure in a leather robe.

"He's Renard?!" Nabal asked.

"Probably right?" Although we were not far away, the knee-deep snow was seriously hindering our progress, and in the midst of the awkward drag, I waved at the black figure and shouted, "Excuse me! Is it Mr. Renard?! I'm Sakura! Cherry? Benston! ”

The shadow waved at us in response.

It seems so.

Just as I was about to shout again. Suddenly, not far away I heard a heart-pounding sound and a sharp flute!

"Not good!" Nabal, who reacted quickly, leaped to his feet and lunged at Renard, shouting at the same time. "Watch your back!"

Almost at the same time, a black shadow flashed through the woods, and pounced on Renard with the same speed! Mask Man!

"Dang!" The blood sword collided with the rusty sword, and sparks flew in an instant.

"Get out of here!" Nabal kicked Reynard away from the attack. Swiftly handing his sword move to the masked man. "Sakura! Protect him! ”

"Yes!" I hurriedly threw out the Dao Talisman to the side of Renard, "Fire Flame Talisman!" Violent! ”

The snow around me was blown up and flew up, and I created a large clearing as I wished.

"Mr. Renard! What do you think?! ”

"It's fine!" Renard covered his right chest with his hand and smiled reluctantly, "Be careful! I can handle it myself! ”

He was pierced in the right chest, but not fatally.

I breathed a sigh of relief, and then I looked around warily.

There is more than one masked man, where are the others?! When will it happen?!

Side. Nabal and the Masked Man were still fighting at a rapid pace, the chaotic sword light flickering. The clanging of swords came and went, and both of them were generally fast, except that Nabal's sword moves were more ruthless, barely moving much, and each blow carried unquestionable power. The masked man's sword moves, however, were elegant, and he was constantly tossing and turning around Nabal, which was a large-scale and swift attack that consumed great physical strength, but he was knocked away by Nabal every time.

The two of them attacked and defended each other for a while, and finally, after a fierce exchange of swords, the masked man, who had been suppressed by Nabal, suddenly became active in the air, and condescendingly stabbed countless sword shadows.

It was a myriad of sword flowers, just like Lacey had once described, and the masked man was all wrapped in that cloud of sword shadows, pressing straight towards Nabal!

"Mr. Nabal! Be careful! I couldn't help but exclaim.

"Humph!" However, Nabal only snorted in boredom, and at the same time stabbed the sword in his hand with great speed, just like the turtle shell that stabbed Asa that day, only faster! Faster!

I can only hear "Smack!" With a crisp sound, the sword shadow instantly disintegrated, and the masked man was straight through his chest by the blood sword and fell to the ground.

"But that's it!" Nabal said coldly, stepping forward and grasping the hilt of the sword in the masked man's chest with one hand, and trying to undo the mask with the other

"Whew!"

The shrill whistle sounded again!

In an instant, two masked men sprang out of the snow on the left and right, and pounced on me at the same speed!

The masked man, who was originally seriously injured, also grabbed the bloody sword nailed to his chest with both hands at this time, and dragged it into his arms!

"Sakura! Be careful! I heard Nabal's anxious shout, but I didn't have time to look at him, just holding up the talisman that had been prepared

"Four Elephant Array!"

Four Dao talismans flew out of my hand, and the moment the masked man touched us, a bright yellow light curtain scattered out in all directions!

This is a Dao technique that I have been preparing for a long time, and I am waiting for this opportunity!

Since the masked man is covered in sigils, I can definitely interfere with their Dao skills!

It must be effective! It will definitely work! Les! Help me!

The Masked Man's sword was already piercing in front of him

"Four Elephant Arrays! Disorderly! "I'm desperate to shout! Unleash your mana!

The two masked men stagnated.

Shrouded in bright yellow mana, they remained motionless in their posture of stabbing at me and Renard.

I broke out in a cold sweat......

"Sakura, you're a mess!" It seemed that Nabal had already dealt with his opponent, "This is your Dao technique?" ”

"Yes!" It's hard to maintain your mana. I had to reluctantly say to him, "Please subdue them both, hurry!" I won't be able to last long! ”

"Good!"

"Whew!" The shrill sound of the flute was heard again. The masked man who was bound immediately began to tremble!

"Mr. Nabal! Fast! They're going to run! ”

I was worried that I was wrong, and just as I violently cast the Dao technique again, and Nabal made a move to subdue the masked man, the two masked people suddenly burst into flames all over their bodies at the same time, and at the same time, a snow-white sword light flew past us, and then a miserable scream came from behind me, "Wow! ”

"What?!" A little slower, we turned our faces and saw a long sword plunged straight into Renard's heart......

"How could it be ......?!" stared blankly at Reynard, whose eyes were wide open and he was no longer breathing. I sat on my knees weakly, "How can this be ......?" ”

Others were killed by them in front of them.

Obviously can protect him.

Obviously can protect him.

Why?

Why, why. Why?

Why......

Flashes back to the scene of that day, where Lacey is stabbed with a sword by the Masked Man and falls to the ground......

Tears can't help but flow, why are they so cruel? Why?

Reach out. Gently close Mr. Renard's eyes......

Mr. Renard...... I'm sorry...... It's me

"Sakura. Don't blame yourself," Nabal reassured.

"But Mr. Renard......"

"It's useless to die, check if he has any clues about that mountain, and then bury it in the snow!" After speaking, Nabal leaned over and pulled out the sword inserted in Renard's heart, "Oriental Sword?!" …… Interesting! Sakura, look at it. ”

Oriental sword?

Curious, I took the sword, which looked much like a normal middle sword, but with a more slender blade. The gauntlets were also much smaller than ours, covering only the fingers holding the hilt of the sword. Its hilt turned out to be wooden, making it feel light when held.

"Sakura, don't you think it's strange?" Nabal asked.

"Huh?"

"Why did the Oriental Sword suddenly appear?"

"Why? Mask Man: They are originally related to Oriental Taoism? Of course, there will be an Oriental sword! I understand! ”

Why is there an Oriental Sword here? Those masked people are just ordinary middle swords on our continent, right?

However, this time, the Oriental Sword appeared, and this is the first time that a real Oriental object has appeared in an event related to the Mask Man!

For the first time!

"You understand?" Nabal looked at the masked man who had turned into ashes, "Then hurry up and investigate with Dao techniques, it is estimated that those masked people didn't expect you to be able to control them, and it should be a last resort to be careful when shooting this sword!" He finally added, then looked around warily, "They're still around!" Faster. ”

"Yes! I know! "The hand holding the sword cast a little blurry magic, but I couldn't tell......

Well, it doesn't seem like the mana is enough.

"Sakura, let it go, I'll protect you."

"Okay!" I leaned over and stuck my sword on the ground, and threw out a circle of talismans to contact the Holy Spear Elise in the same way, it should work, right?

Casting the mana, the Dao Talisman responded with a blue light, and the Oriental Sword began to flicker......

"Whew!" The flute sounded again!

"What?!" Just when we were nervous due to the sound of the flute and looked for the masked people who might appear around us, the Oriental Sword that was originally inserted in the ground suddenly roared and flew into the sky!

Immediately after that, an overwhelming number of Dao talismans flew towards us from afar! A flaming talisman!

"Sakura! Walk! In a panic, Nabal picked me up and hurried to the side! ……

"These bastards! It's rigorous! Looking at the fierce flames in front of him, Nabal gritted his teeth.

Yes, it's just a drop of water.

Retrieve the Oriental Sword, attract our attention, and then burn Mr. Renard's corpse with the Dao Talisman to the end, leaving no trace.

Whether it's about the Mask Man's Traces or about Mr. Renard.

What to do next?

Mr. Renard is dead, and even the body has been burned, and even if there is any information about the location of the mutation, there is no information.

Damn masked man!

The flames were extinguished, leaving only Mr. Renard's charred corpse still smoking and a disgusting stench.

I knew it would be disrespectful to Mr. Renard, but I couldn't help but look away in disgust.

…… Kindness...... Something is wrong, why is the flame so powerful?

It's the same Dao flame, and the masked people have been burned to ashes! Why is it just Mr. Renard's scorched?

"Sakura! Let's go back! Nabal, who had come forward to examine Mr. Renard's body one last time, said to me.

"Yes, okay." ……

"Sakura, do you know what this is?" As soon as he entered the gate of the academy, Nabal, who had not spoken all the way, suddenly took out a stone that glowed with a faint blue light.

"It's ......"

"The group of masked people found on Renard's corpse definitely didn't expect it!" Nabal sneered, "Burning his clothes made it easy for me to find this!" (To be continued......)