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On the outskirts of the empire, in a dense forest among the rolling mountains known locally as Sanao. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

The hunting team, led by Brand, assisted by Red Pupil, Black Hitomi, Tazmi, and Iyeas, was scattered in ambush on several large trees.

Of course, this time they are not ambushing humans, but dangerous species.

"Bu Gugu~"

Soon, the cries of dangerous species came from under the trees not far away, and then, as the vibrations on the ground caused by the movement of objects got closer and closer, the red eyes became more cautious.

After a while.

A furry object poked its head out of the woods.

It is a dangerous species that looks like a swan, but its head is ostriche-like, with green feathers and claws like that of an oviraptorosaur.

This is a dangerous species called the Gollum Bird, which is a dangerous species that is very timid by nature, and once there is any wind and grass, it will immediately return to the ordinary dangerous species, but the meat of this dangerous species is very delicious, and it is deeply loved by dignitaries and nobles, and if someone can capture it and pull it to the gate of the imperial capital, it will immediately attract a large group of noble servants who have been waiting for a long time to compete for auction.

It's just that because this dangerous species is so daring, and it runs very fast, those who are captured often return empty-handed.

Only this time, this cooing bird will not escape the law.

The Goo Bird, who didn't know that he was being targeted by a group of 'vicious' killers, finally let his guard down and stopped his steps after vigilantly observing the situation around him.

"It's now!" Brand shouted.

With a swish, two black figures sprang out of the tree, which were the red pupil and the black pupil.

Before the bird could react, the red pupils and black pupils who had already come to the bird's side quickly broke the two legs and two wings of the bird with their scabbards, one left and one right.

"Bu Gu Gu Gu ~~~"

The coo bird screamed in pain, but it could not save it from its fate of escaping.

"Capture complete." x2

Red Hitomi and Black Hitomi slapped each other's palms.

Bang bang bang. x3

Brand, Tazmi, Iyeas, the three of them clapped their hands together.

"Well done, red eyes, black eyes." Brand praised

"Well, my sister's combination with me is the best, as long as we are with my sister, nothing can stump us."

"That's right, as long as there is a black pupil, I can do anything."

Red Hitomi also nodded, and at the same time picked up the black pupil beside him, rubbing the black pupil's cheek with his own cheek.

Suddenly, it was like a lily blooming, and the fragrance was overflowing.

"Hahaha, the love between girls is really beautiful. Tazmi, we can't afford to lose to them! ”

Brand lifted Tazmi's chin and showed a 'king's smile', and in this pair of lily pairs, a royal sister with a cat, ahh

At this moment, Tazmi's hairs stood on end.

'Tooth white, tooth white (ps: Japanese: similar to [no], [trouble]), why did things suddenly turn out like this, and it really won't be a chrysanthemum if it goes on like this. ’

Tazmi was in a cold sweat, even if he had to fight thousands of Imperial soldiers, it would be better than now!

"Be careful, there are a lot of dangers around."

Brand carefully cut Tazmi's hair, and Iyeas's gaze became even more resentful.

'Yikes! Yikes! Yikes! Now I feel like there's a greater danger around me!! ’

Tazmi laughed forcefully, and then immediately changed the subject.

"Ah~ Red Pupil is really powerful, and he can be so comfortable in such a primeval forest."

"Well, I've been training in this kind of forest since I was a child, so it's not so much about being at ease as it is about being like a fish in water."

The red pupil rubbed the black pupil's cheek while explaining in a nostalgic tone in the other.

I really miss it when I say it, and I don't know how the captain (Nahasiu), Sister Cole (Cornelia), Tsukushi, Poni, Green, and Guy are doing, and Martha from Longxi Town is too, I don't know if I'm doing well. When the revolution is over, let's go see everyone. ’

Thinking like this, the red pupil couldn't help but show a charming smile.

And this smile was only seen by the black pupils.

"Sister, you were very happy just now."

"Well, I think of Sister Cole, I feel so nostalgic."

"Well, that's right, I understand this feeling, and when I think of Natara and Silver, and Remus and Maimin, I am very happy."

"When the revolution is over, let's go and have a look." x2

Red Pupil and Black Pupil said in unison, and when they finished speaking, the two of them were stunned for a moment, and then they showed a low cry of joy and laughter together.

"Red pupils, black pupils, are you talking about jokes when you're so happy?"

Tazmi said distractedly.

"We didn't say anything!" x2

After the two sisters finished speaking, they smiled again.

"Huh?! How is it possible, say it, say it. ”

Tazmi feigned pleading as she fled from Brand quietly.

He's run away again, but I'm not going to give up like that, Tazmi. ’

Brand shrugged his shoulders, then looked at Tazmi's back with fiery eyes.

I—I'm not going to give up. Come on! ’

Iyeas said to himself with a secret encouragement.

It seems that Tazmi is destined for many disasters and difficulties.

With all sorts of moods, the crowd continued to hunt and search for all kinds of prey. Because of the existence of the red pupil, which can be called a 'wild child', the huge backpack that everyone is carrying is full of all kinds of dangerous species and ingredients.

"Great harvest, Yo Xi. Let's take a break, and then we'll go back. ”

Brand said after looking at the various dangerous species and wild ingredients filled with five backpacks, clapping his hands.

"Brand."

The red pupil who was on guard in the tree shouted in a low voice.

"Red Hitomi, what's wrong?"

"I saw a temple ahead."

"Temple?"

Brand touched his smooth chin with his hand in confusion, how could there be a temple in such a primeval forest full of dangerous species, let alone a place where hunters dare not live.

Feeling a little strange, Brand immediately prepared to check it out.

"Red Eyes, Tazmi, come with me. Black Hitomi and Iyeas, you wait here first, and if something unexpected happens, I'll notify you with a signal. ”

"Understood."

"No problem."

Black Hitomi and Iyeas nodded.

After the three of Brand handed over their backpacks to Black Hitomi and Iyeas to take care of, they immediately unfolded their bodies and galloped away in the direction of the temple.

Soon, the three of Brand came to the entrance of the temple.

"It's strange, how can there be a temple here in Shanao?"

Looking at the temple in front of him, which was not too big and looked a little old, Brand frowned.

"There are traces of frequent cleaning around, and it is clear that it is inhabited."

The red pupil said vigilantly, there are towering trees around the temple, but there are no fallen leaves on the ground of the temple, which means that someone is cleaning.

"Do you want me to ask first, even if there is a problem, I can escape."

Tazmi said calmly, his imperial equipment gave him absolute speed, and if he couldn't beat it, he could run away.

However, before Tazmi could take a few steps forward, Red Hitomi, Tazmi, and Brand collectively felt footsteps coming from the temple.

"It's really a rare guest, a rare guest, I really didn't expect that someone would visit the old temple."

The temple door was opened, and four figures stepped out of it, all of them gray-haired old men, but almost every one of them was strong, even more burly than the average young man.

The one who spoke had a long scar on his right eye, but his face was resolute, and the top part of his head was bare, leaving only the white hair that remained around him, almost shoulder-length, and his snow-white eyebrows were as long as feathers.

He wears a samurai suit that resembles an ancient Japanese style, with a sleeveless waistcoat-like gown and an inner lining on the top, a black lily-pleated skirt on the bottom, and a pair of straw sandals.

"You, you're... Master Charles!"

When he saw the old man's full appearance, Brand exclaimed in surprise.

"Master Charles? It's been a long time since I've heard anyone call me that old, so it looks like you're the student I taught, right? I'm sorry, but I'm getting old and I can't even remember. ”

Charles looked at Brand, trying to search in his mind, but he couldn't remember who the person in front of him was.

"Hey, I'm your protégé."

Brand posed a poss, flicking his finger on his heart-like airplane head.

"Proud protégé? ・・・・・Sorry, I still can't remember. ”

Charles shook his head, then looked at Brand's head and thought,

If I were a protégé, I wouldn't have had a problem with such a unique hairstyle. ’

"Brand, I'm Brand."

“(⊙o⊙)… Huh!? Cloth, Brand?!!! ”

Charles was dumbfounded.

This Nima painting style is wrong!

The Bland I know is obviously a young man with light broken hair, and a more delicate face, and his body is not so tall and muscular.

It's like the boy next to you (ps: referring to Tazmi).

Facing Brand, who had an abnormal painting style, Charles silently sighed in his heart, time is really a pig-killing knife, which can turn a delicate young man into the appearance of today's iron-blooded tough guy.

"It's been a long time, come in and sit down."

For Charles's invitation, Brand naturally readily agreed, and Red Hitomi and Tazmi did not object.

It's just that the three of Brand didn't know that Charles and the three old men behind him were about to kill the three of Brand, but when Charles recognized Brand, he secretly made a 'plan to cancel' gesture.

Brand, Red Pupil, and Tazmi followed Charles to the temple room.

The room of the temple is very empty, there is not a single Buddha statue, except for some kitchen utensils and a few beds, it is a clean and clean dojo, it can be said that except for the exterior is covered with a layer of temple skin, the interior is completely useless like a temple.

"The room is simple, so everyone can sit casually. In addition, do you want to drink tea, this tea is grown by ourselves, and you can't drink it outside. ”

"Then, trouble master."

Hearing this, Charles smiled, took out some tea sets from the room, and said while making tea.

"What kind of master, now I'm not a master, just an ordinary old man waiting for death in a temple in the deep mountains and old forests."

'What ordinary old man waiting for death would live in this dangerous mountain of Ori? ’

Tazmi whispered to herself.

"That, big brother, who is this old man?"

Tazmi asked Bland beside him quietly.

"Huh? He was the former chief instructor of martial arts in the Empire, and he was also the strongest person in the empire at that time, and he was also the equipment of the previous generation of Emperor Gu [Demonic Haunting], and the demonic haunting on my body was passed on to me. ”

"Hahh!!"

Tazmi let out a voice in surprise, he didn't expect that it was just a simple outing, but he met such a 'great god', and there was another very important thing, that is, now [Evil Spirits] is a clear sign of revolution, life, army and night attack.

It seems that this old man doesn't know yet, otherwise he really doesn't know what to do. ’

Tazmi smiled happily, since Charles didn't show hostility towards his side, he probably didn't know that Brand was a notorious night raid in the imperial capital.

But is it really the same as Tazmi envisions?

"Well, it was all more than ten years ago, and as you can see, now it's just a reclusive old man. It's just that, Brand, you and your two companions are not simple. ”

In an instant, Brand, Tazmi, and Red Hitomi all felt a fleeting murderous aura, like an out-of-body sword, although subtle, but absolutely impossible to ignore.

Tazmi and Red Hitomi were on alert for a moment, until Brand was still in the god's seat.

"Master, you still like to launch 'surprises' as before, and it used to be like this, always when you were talking, you suddenly slashed over, hahaha, I really miss it. I said, Master, should we have a fight now? ”

"Hahaha, now... forget it now, let's wait until later."

Charles said with a mysterious smile, and it was clear that everyone could see what was hidden in Charles's words.

"Really? Save it for later. It's just that more than ten years ago, I really couldn't imagine that the master would live in seclusion here. ”

"yes, who would have thought that the world is impermanent."

Charles said with a sigh, then handed the brewed tea to Brand, Red Hitomi, and Tazmi.

Not to mention, Charles's tea is really delicious.

As proof of this, the red pupils have already glowed in both eyes.

"By the way, master, are they your friends?"

Brand asked with some curiosity, and at the same time looked at the three old men who were attacking back and forth on the dojo not far away.

One is more than two meters tall, which can be called a tiger's back, and the tight muscles make it hard to believe that it is the muscles of an old man, while the other two old people seem much more normal in comparison.

"Friends? No, no, instead of calling our relationship a friend, it's better to say that we are like-minded people, don't look at them like this, in fact, they are all over 70 years old. ”

"Huh!" x2

Tazmi and Brand winked at each other, really.

Especially Tazmi, he looked at the three old people who were going back and forth in the dojo, and they were inseparable, and when they compared it to the only sixty years old in their village, they looked thin and thin, and they had back aches every rainy day, and they were usually out of breath when they walked a few steps.

In such a comparison, his own village chief grandfather is really weak.

(ps: Ahhhh (To be continued.) )