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[Michael's Protection]...... Awakening Confirmation ......】

……

As the lower part of the mask shattered, a voice echoed in the girl's consciousness that made it difficult to distinguish between men and women.

For the next few seconds, she felt a lot of strange totemic words in her head, as if she had been forcibly instilled from the outside world......

……

"Abominable ......"

The knight's body began to tremble violently, as if trying to break free from the control of this immobilization-like magic.

The white-robed old woman and woman in the distance had stopped, their eyes were only on the masked girl's body from beginning to end, and they didn't care at all that the blade of the sword in his hand had touched the girl's neck.

Suddenly, there was a faint light on the masked girl's body!

At the same time, a powerful sound similar to the beating of a heart began to reverberate through the large area!

With each beating sound, the light on the girl's body will shine more and more dazzling! And with her as the center, bursts of light like ripples began to spread around!

Finally, after the last thunderous throbbing, a burst of light more intense than daylight pierced the whole night in an instant! At this moment, in the sky above a certain area between the Vikra Empire and the Kingdom of Holy Light, day will completely replace night!

……

A mansion on the outskirts of the capital of the Kingdom of the Rising Sun in the distance......

In the depths of a silver-haired girl's consciousness, a ball of wings floated quietly......

……

【！ 】

Suddenly, the ball shook violently, and the seven irregular wings that were gathered suddenly unfolded!

The little girl who was originally wrapped in wings had opened her eyes, and her delicate face was full of solemnity.

【…… Has it awakened too? 】

The little girl sighed bitterly.

[That's right, Xinduo has awakened, and it's not bad for it...... Now those extremely dangerous guys are still asleep......]

The silence lasted for a moment, and the seven wings behind the little girl began to slowly retract.

It wasn't until she was about to be completely enveloped that a faint voice sounded in the dark space of consciousness......

[Alas...... Hopefully you don't run into it and its host......]

……

After a long time......

In a forest that was already close to the border of the Kingdom of Light, the light that pierced the night was fading......

In contrast, an extremely holy apparition emerged from the back of a masked girl.

【……】

Its near-perfect appearance, its hollow and indifferent eyes, and the six wings that glowed softly behind it all made its image deeply engraved in the minds of everyone present.

“！”

Under the surprised gaze of the chief knight, the masked girl stood up as if nothing had happened, as if she was no longer affected by this immobilization-type magic.

Or rather......

The current magic is far from reaching the level of Cheng Dù that affects her!

The girl turned slowly, looking up at the phantom that had suddenly appeared behind her.

"Who are you?"

【……】

"You ......!!!"

Before the girl could say the second sentence, a terrifying coercion suddenly came over her, and the strong sense of oppression even made her heartbeat pause for a moment!

"Goo......

Biting her lip tightly, the girl forcibly straightened her legs, which were almost on her knees under the pressure.

Ignoring the bloodshot that was constantly oozing from the corners of her mouth, she looked up again at the phantom, who had remained aloof......

At this moment, the girl's face changed to a firm expression: "You want me to kneel?" ”

【……】

"From childhood to adulthood, in addition to the kneeling posture required for etiquette...... I've only ever knelt down in front of one person! ”

【……】

"Why do you make me kneel like this weird thing that pops out of nowhere?!"

【……】

"Please pack up the things you just told me and roll them out of my ...... like a bug."

Again, she couldn't finish her sentence, but this time it was the masked girl herself who stopped her movements because she was surprised.

I saw that the phantom gathered the six wings on its back, closed its eyes slightly, and knelt down on one knee towards the girl......

[Host identity confirmed...... [Michael's Blessing] will give you all the ......]

“……”

Listening to Michael's unforeseen declaration, the masked girl seemed to fall into a state of stupor......

And the knight chief, who had been stunned since just now, finally noticed that something was wrong at this moment.

After a deafening roar, multiple glass shattering sounds rang out around him!

The moment the knight chief broke free from the magic, he immediately stabbed the girl in front of him with the sword in his hand!

【！ 】

Just as the tip of the sword was about to touch the girl's back, Michael's eyes suddenly opened!

At the same time, a huge phantom of the scale instantly enveloped the chief knight, causing his body to fall into a static state again!

"What?!"

The knight's eyes widened, and an extreme horror that he had never experienced quickly spread to his whole body!

[[Scales of Justice]]

After the cold void sounded, a terrifying scene appeared......

I saw a vague heart phantom on the weighing pan on the right side of the balance scale!

“！”

The chief knight was stunned for a moment, then the expression on his face became distorted by excessive fear.

Because at this moment he ......

I can't feel my heartbeat anymore!

【Weighing...... Begin. 】

Michael slowly stood up, his empty eyes glowing with a white light.

There was nothing in the pan on the left, but the scales were still starting to sway from side to side!

Until the weighing pan on the right sinks completely......

[Weighing completed.] Object's **...... Better than justice. 】

“！”

[Erasure confirmed.] 】

"What?!"

Ignoring the piercing exclamations, Michael's outstretched right arm was already aimed at the chief knight.

Before the knight could make any more moves, its right palm with five fingers spread out clenched into a fist!

"Poof!!"

The moment the sharp pain occurred in his body, blood continued to gush out of the knight's mouth and nose!

But on the other hand, his body was once again free......

"Goo...... Even if I die...... I want to pull you on your back, too! ”

As his consciousness was about to be overwhelmed by darkness, the chief knight roared and thrust his sword forward.

However......

"Whoosh......"

After a burst of wind, a severed wrist with a neat cross-section flew into the air, along with its clenched sword......

The masked girl had already turned around at some point, and was now holding a blood-colored cross sword, calmly staring at the sluggish knight chief.

Michael floated steadily behind her, like a faithful guard......

"Unbelievable...... I'm a quasi-diamond adventurer......"

After muttering the words, the knight fell limply to the ground......

……

“……”

The masked girl looked at the blood-colored cross sword in her hand, her small mouth stained with dried blood slightly open in surprise.

She was in a strange state until the sound of footsteps approaching her woke her up.

Without saying a word, the girl pointed the sword in her hand at the white-robed old woman.

"Please Calm Your Anger......"

The old woman and the woman beside her stopped at the same time, and then under the surprised gaze of the masked girl, they actually knelt down on one knee at the same time!

The old woman's expression was unusually respectful: "My name is Buzi, and this woman's name is Aini...... I beg your pardon for our rudeness. ”

“……”

"We've been waiting for you for a long time...... O Daughter of Light! ”

“！”

The masked girl seemed to be taken aback, and subconsciously took a step back.

And the old woman always kept her head down.

"Forgive us for taking matters into our own hands, those who want to continue hunting you down...... The heresy of the knights who wrapped the ** with the so-called 'justice' has been eliminated by us without authorization......"

“……”

The girl was stunned for a moment, and began to look in a certain direction......

I don't know when a flame burns in the woods in the distance, but the most striking thing is ...... It's the dozen or so unusually tall earth thorns!

Because the tip of each thorn hangs from a corpse in armor......

Although the firelight covered the cold moonlight, its illumination on the metal armor gave people a chill that sealed the heart......

"Daughter of the Light......

The old woman slowly raised her head and stared slightly feverishly at the half of the mask on the girl's face.

"Please follow us to the Kingdom of Light!"

……

After a few minutes of silence, the masked girl withdrew her gaze from the distant sea of fire.

She thrust her blood-colored crosssword upside down, her hands overlapping on top of the hilt.

"Don't call me the Daughter of Light......"

After a faint cracking sound, half of the mask on the girl's face completely shattered.

At this moment, a beautiful girl with black hair and black eyes showed her face in the moonlit night......

"My name is ......"

……

"Luo Liu."

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(End of Volume 1)