On the other side, Cinderella returned home, and it was not until she reached her small room in the stairwell and closed the door that she looked at her trembling hands under the cuffs, and then breathed a sigh of relief.

Don't look at her previous calm appearance, but after all, she is only a 16-year-old girl after all, how can she really not be afraid at all when she encounters such a dangerous event.

Fortunately, everything is now in the past.

The schoolboy girl collapsed limply on her bed, covering her face with one arm, and she wanted to cry a little.

Even if she had just experienced such a terrible thing, after returning home, she could only endure her fear and comfort herself, she couldn't find anyone to talk to in this home, and no one would see that she was being stubborn, and would take the initiative to comfort her or something.

The only thing she can rely on is herself.

"Ah, I forgot to give the crystal slippers back to the birds."

After a while, when her mood had stabilized again, Cinderella sat up from the bed, wiped the tears from her face, and then turned her eyes to the crystal slipper that was left next to the bed.

"I have to apologize to the birds."

She thought so, and then struggled with her somewhat heavy body, opened the door and walked out into the courtyard.

On the hazel tree left by her mother, the schoolgirl easily found the two birds from before, they seemed to have built a nest in the tree, and now they are snuggling up to each other and sleeping.

As if sensing the girl's approach, one of the larger birds opened its eyes and looked at it, and the girl's appearance was reflected in the clear eyes that did not look like animals at all.

"I'm sorry to disturb your rest, I'm here to return your shoes, thank you today, and I'm sorry, I accidentally lost a shoe, how can I compensate you?"

Although the objects of the apology were only two birds, Cinderella's tone was very sincere, and she bowed apologetically in the direction of the nest.

This woke up another bird in the nest, and the bird, whose feathers were more gorgeous and more colorful, spread its wings and flew to the top of her head affectionately when it saw the girl, and rubbed the girl's head with some affection.

As if sensing the girl's apology, the bird flew to the ground and picked up the crystal slipper on the ground, and then put it back in the girl's hand.

"This is your shoe, you don't have to apologize to us."

The bird couldn't speak, but from the clear, warm eyes, Cinderella could read it.

"Do you mean I can keep these shoes for myself in the future?"

A little uneasy.,I'm not sure if I'm going to be wrong.,The school bully girl confirmed it again.。

The two birds nodded at the same time, and the eyes of the larger bird, which was still in the nest, once again showed the message it wanted to express.

"We've just been keeping the shoes for you, and now it's time to return them to their original owners, the shoes are yours in the first place, and only you can really wear them."

After saying this, the big bird, which was a little cold, closed its eyes again, and the beautiful birds flying around the girl also threw a goodnight look at her, and then flew back to the nest to sleep.

This left Cinderella, who had wanted to ask who had asked them to give them the shoes, a little speechless, but she didn't continue to bother the birds, but thoughtfully took the crystal slipper and turned around, ready to go back to rest.

However, before the girl could reach the door of the house, a loud noise suddenly came from the next street, and Cinderella, who was startled, looked up and saw only smoke and dust flying in the sky.

It seems that there was a violent explosion in the street next door.

It's just that Cinderella's pupils suddenly contracted when she saw the street where the accident happened.

It was the street where she had just come across the art stall.

Soon, the surrounding houses were lit up, and some residents in pajamas walked out of their homes with candles or lanterns in their hands, ready to go to see what was going on. Jing Ai Books

Seeing this, Cinderella hesitated slightly, and then followed with some reassurance.

............

"Ah, what's going on......"

A minute later, when Cinderella, who was following the crowd, saw the street again, she covered her mouth with her hands in surprise, and her eyes behind her black-rimmed glasses widened in disbelief that she had seen everything.

It can't be called a street at all, and it might be more accurate to call it ruins.

The stone slabs that had been neatly laid out on the ground had completely shattered, and even the dirt in the ground had disappeared almost half a foot thick, and the street had become a ditch.

The steam pipes that were originally laid underground were not spared, and at this time, from the broken pipes, countless steam leaked everywhere, making the whole street foggy.

In the mist where it was impossible to see clearly, a tall figure loomed, and it was vaguely visible that it was supposed to be a humanoid creature, but with horns on the top of its head and a tail on its back.

"Monsters, there are monsters."

Before she could remember, several screams that almost punctured her eardrums rang out from the crowd, and it was clear that Cinderella was not alone in seeing the silhouette in the smoke.

However, when the others heard the screams and looked over again, there was nothing in the smoke, as if the shadow of the monster just now was just an illusion.

"If you don't go back to sleep at night, what's the excitement on the side of the road, I've already solved that trouble for you, but the movement seems to be a little big, and I slipped away first."

Extremely familiar but seemed to be a little different, the voice that had become more mature from the boy's voice sounded in the girl's ears, and she seemed to feel an invisible hand touching her head, and then everything was calm.

"Teacher Merlin?"

The surprised school girl looked around, but found nothing, she quietly raised her glasses, glanced at the corner of her eye, and then saw the tall figure standing beside her.

It was the same tall monster she had seen in the library in the shadow of Mr. Merlin the last time it was the same tall monster.

"Tsk, why don't you kid have a long memory, don't look at what you shouldn't see, you just treat yourself as if you've never seen anything."

Sensing the girl's gaze, the monster hidden in the shadows frowned and reprimanded her, and then naughtily stretched out a finger to his mouth, winked at the girl, and then turned into pitch-black smoke and drifted away with the wind.

"Tsk, it's you again, little Cinderella, you're really favored by your brother."

As soon as Cinderella turned around and wanted to go back obediently, a sour voice came to her again, and this time the girl looked up and saw Cynthia's face full of lemons.

"Ahh

The girl was about to explain, but the half-elf witch reached out and covered her mouth.

"Let's get out of here first, the secret keepers are here, it's better not to get involved in your half-baked apprentice, those guys are not easy to deal with."

As soon as Cynthia's words fell, a large group of uniformed policemen rushed out of the alleys on both sides of the street.

"Don't panic, you just received the news, it's just that the underground steam pipe is aging and leaking and there is an explosion, please come to my side to register, the first residents to arrive at the scene, please explain the situation to our staff, thank you for ,......your cooperation."

Obviously wearing a police uniform, but his temperament doesn't look like a police officer, with a hideous scar on his face, he looks more like a gang boss "police officer" said to the crowd.

Behind him, those "policemen" also blocked the scene for the first time, and Cinderella clearly saw that these police officers were not carrying firearms on their waists, but "short staffs".

That's a wand.

...............