This is undoubtedly quite a bizarre situation.

The sound waves transmitted in the air, the faint smell wafting in the night, and the slightest trace of undetectable temperature, Aono could all sense it.

- This is Aono's ascension after experiencing the Lost Mist.

The unbearable pain also brought about further spiritual strengthening of Aono.

At this time, Aono's intelligence had already reached 4!

He can even compete with his charismatic attributes.

This is the gift that Aono received from the Black Mist - but again, if Aono had a choice, he would never have exercised himself in that way.

The power of inspiration also enhances Aono's perception.

The senses of smell, hearing, and touch are all more sensitive.

It was he who could rely on these perceptions to obtain the general direction of the girl who made the sound.

However, in the inspiration to feel the anomaly and perceive the gaze of others, there is nothing in that direction.

In Aono's impression, this is the first time this strange situation has happened.

'Is there something wrong with the inspiration?' Still in that direction'

Aono guessed.

On the surface, he still showed a friendly attitude.

"I didn't do anything to this little one."

"I think you're mistaken."

Aono raised his hands to show that he had no ill intentions.

"Humph! Am I that easy to deceive? Xiao Qi's call just now is clearly calling"

"Goo! Mutter!!! “

The dark green monkey, probably the guy called "Xiao Qi", suddenly barked twice.

The tone is flat, as if to say "I'm safe!" Words of peace and so on.

"Huh? That's fine. ”

The girl was surprised, her tone changed instantly, and she was very similar to the traditional Chinese folk art - Sichuan Opera changing face.

"Xiaoqi, let's go."

In that direction, the girl beckoned in the dark.

Xiao Qi tentatively glanced at Qingye beside him, and then took the first step cautiously, wanting to see Aono's reaction, and also asking for his permission.

"Go ahead."

Aono also took advantage of the situation and gave it a push.

The little monkey slipped away from Aono with a "whoosh", still holding the jerky in his hand!

It's so fast that the average human eye can't see it clearly.

"Xiaoqi, are you doing bad things again!?"

"Goo! Goo-goo-goo! ”

"Ah, sure enough!"

"Goo-goo"

The encrypted call, which ordinary people can't understand, rang out in the dark forest.

"I'm sorry to bother you."

After a moment, the girl in the dark continued.

"But goodbye."

"As a friendly reminder, you'd better not enter this forest, outsiders like you are not very welcome!"

Seeing the jerky in Xiaoqi's hand, the girl immediately understood the ins and outs of the matter.

opened his mouth to apologize to Aono and them, and kindly reminded them.

The attitude was very good.

"Wait a minute!"

But at this time, Aono said suddenly.

"I have some more questions, and I hope you can answer them."

Finally met such a person who knew something about this strange forest—she was more likely to be the original of the forest—and Qingye naturally couldn't let her go so easily.

Not to mention, Qingye was also quite curious about the goblin aura on Xiao Qi's body.

Here, there may be a secret related to the fairy species!

"Huh? No, I'm still a little bit of a beforehand."

The girl in the dark seemed to sense that something was wrong.

Their group is already very wary of outsiders, and the few words she said to Aono just now are already her limit.

Where do you dare to stay here, you immediately want to sneak into the darkness and escape.

But Aono's movements are far faster than her!

As soon as his body moved, following the traces left by Xiao Qi, Qing Ye came to the hiding place of the girl in the dark in just a few seconds.

- Deliberately letting go of the little guy is also part of Aono's plan.

"Yikes!"

Accompanied by the girl's exclamation.

The battle, which cannot be called a "battle", is already over.

Aono holds an oil lamp made of oil rabbit grease in his left hand and the back of the girl's neck in his right hand.

The girl was holding a small green-haired monkey in her arms.

- This picture is exactly the same as Xiaoqi's previous state of being picked up by Aono.

"Woo woo woo you are so despicable!"

"My sister said that outsiders are despicable, and she was right!"

Under the light of the oil lamp, Aono was able to "see" the appearance of this girl through Mika Kishida.

It's not quite accurate to say that it's a "girl".,This beautiful little face.,Petite figure.,It's about the same height as Kanda Yukie.,It's a half-grown girl!

What is surprising is that there is something more than ordinary people above her head and behind her.

A pair of furry ears and a long, cylindrical tail.

The eyes are green vertical pupils.

A faint glow shines under an oil lamp.

To put it simply, this is a beast-eared girl!

- Animal-eared mothers who are biased towards felines.

It's still the kind that isn't very well dressed.

The girl was dressed in clothes made of linen and the like—but in fact there were only two pieces of cloth that covered important parts.

The fabric of the upper body is dispensable.

Probably no one will be interested in this flat land.

Seeing this outfit, it makes people wonder if she is someone who ran out of a certain primitive era.

There is also a bit of a strange place.

The original emptiness of inspiration disappeared after entering the forest, and he could clearly perceive the girl's presence again.

'Is this forest a shield for inspiration?' ’

Qing Ye was wary.

"Oh hoo!"

And the beast-eared lady exclaimed at the first glance of her eyes with Aono.

His eyes were glued to his face, and he couldn't take them off.

The charm of 4 is terrifying!

Half an hour later.

The beast-eared lady suddenly woke up - what am I doing! He's the bad guy who caught me, and I think he's got in the air?!

She quickly shook her head.

Glance at Aono again.

"Hmmmm"

The will is instantly crushed by charm.

A thousand miles, a mess!

But he's so good-looking! ’

'It's better to watch a little longer!' ’

Aono: ""

Girl, sober up!

You're caught by me now!

Just from the appearance of the cat-eared girl, Aono got a lot of information.

As he had guessed before, this forest should be a gathering place for fairy species.

It's not hard to imagine.

Since human transcendents have their own towns, isn't it normal for elves to live in the forest?

Moreover, the smell of the fairy seed on this cat's ear girl is far stronger than that of Tamagawa Asauka and them.

Or rather

Purity?

It is very likely that the concentration of this goblin bloodline is far higher than that of Tamagawa Asaka.

A moment later.

Taiichi Kaneshiro followed from behind with an oil lamp, sweat on his forehead.

It's a bit unbearable to let him walk alone in this environment.

Just looking at the strangely shaped trees in the forest, the shadows cast by the faint light were distorted and eerie.

There's also the feeling of some kind of creature peeking in the dark.

The psychological pressure is very high.

Just approached Aono's side and looked at it, Taichi Kaneshiro and Mika Kishida's expressions were very similar, and they both looked confused.

'Beast-eared girl, it turns out that it is real? ’

Kaneshiro Taiichi couldn't help but think of the cat he deposited in someone else's house, it seems to be the mother's?

'Go back and let it change!' ’

During this time, Aono learns that Cat's Ear Lady is called Luna and is the indigenous inhabitant of this forest.

She hadn't left the forest since she could remember.

As for the green-haired monkey, it was her pet.

"Why do you dare to walk in the dark like this?"

Aono asked.

The fairy species is actually a kind of transcendent.

As a transcendent, shouldn't hiding from the darkness be an iron rule that must be followed?

But looking at Luna's appearance, it seems that she is not affected in the slightest.

The dark environment made her feel more at home?

As far as feline nature is concerned, this is probably normal.

"Huh?"

Luna doesn't quite understand Aono's question.

It's like being asked a question that challenges her common sense: "Why do you eat?" "Why are you sleeping?" The same.

"I can just walk in the dark."

Pondering the words, Luna replied carefully.

At this time, the little life is in the hands of others, and you can't do it if you're not careful!

At this time, she suddenly thought of something, and her little face changed color slightly.

"Put the lights out! Your light will attract dangerous guys! ”

Hearing this, Aono and the others were all surprised.

Just before they could act, the sound of scales rubbing against them had proven the truth of Luna's words.

"Rustle"

The scales rubbed against the leaves, and the cold chill seemed to come from all directions.

It only tightens the pores on the surface of the body and makes the hairs stand up.

The sense of being peeped upon when Taiichi Kaneshiro was walking alone in the forest just now reappeared.

He shuddered.

But to be honest, Taiichi Kaneshiro wasn't very scared in his heart.

He's not the one who first entered the Lost Land and didn't understand anything.

After going through so many things, especially the fog of being lost, Taiichi Kaneshiro has grown a lot.

Especially in terms of psychological quality, it has been greatly improved.

Of course, the most critical factor is -

Aono-kun, right by his side!

The feeling of hugging your thighs is so cool!

'Where?' ’

Aono quickly judged the direction in which the sound of rubbing was coming from.

Not around, not on the ground, not like underground, but

On the trees!

At the same time that Aono thought of this, an ugly strange snake was overwhelming with Mount Tai.

Out of thin air!

"Bang!"

It's like a very clean and beautiful swing in baseball.

Aono pulled out the heavy gray rod behind him, and jerked it hard, just swinging it at the softest belly of the strange snake.

From a visual point of view.

It's even like a big snake took the initiative to send its abdomen up.

"Bang, bang"

The big guy fell from the sky, and then fell not far from Qingye's feet.

The body twitched twice, and then remained motionless, and it seemed that it was not alive.

I rushed, a stick for a second, what is there to say!

Luna: ""

Xiaoqi: ""

A beast-eared mother and a monkey were dumbfounded.

Usually, if they encounter this kind of big snake in the forest, they can only escape, and they still dare not turn their heads back.

But now, this is a spike?

It occurred to the two of them that this horrible creature was now deciding their life and death.

The mood instantly hit rock bottom.

I can only hug each other and tremble.

"Don't be afraid, I'm not a good person."

Aono symbolically comforted her, then bent down to examine the trophy.

The experience has risen a little pitifully, which shows that its strength is not very strong.

Mika Kishida dutifully played the role of Aono's eyes, telling him what this strange snake looked like.

There are three heads.

Where it forks, it's extraordinarily thick.

The size of the whole snake is not small, the body length is three or four meters, and the scales on the body surface are unexpectedly green.

It looks like there's a lot of meat.

After listening to Mika Kishida's description, she touched her hand by the way, and Aono nodded with satisfaction.

"Tonight's supper, it's you!"

Luna and Xiaoqi trembled even more.

In the dark forest, there are still many beings, who are watching Aono and the others.

A sudden sense of danger befell Aono.

A slight illusion of confusion emerged.

It proves that there is a real indescribable existence in this forest!

The level of danger is by no means limited to the level of this big snake.

Aono extinguished the oil lamp in his hand to avoid encountering that kind of guy tonight.

Even though Aono devoured a lot of unspeakable things, he made them into a delicacy.

But no matter what time it was, Aono didn't have any contempt for them.

The slightest contempt for them could lead to death.

"Whew"

Seeing the light disappear, Luna breathed a sigh of relief.

Sure enough, she still prefers a dark environment.

"Where is your gathering place? Take me there. ”

As soon as I relaxed, I heard Aono's voice ringing beside me.

"Woo woo"

"I—I'm not going to take you there!"

Luna said tenaciously.

I was actually scared to death, what if this good-looking man slapped her to death with a stick like a big snake!

Afraid, of course, still afraid.

But Luna also has her own bottom line - she can't bring such a dangerous stranger back to the village!

"Well, that's just a matter of arguing that you and we will stay for one night."

Aono doesn't force it either—with his ability, whether it's charm or mental control, it's not difficult to let the little girl lead the way.

But the point is, he doesn't want to.

In life, you still have to stick to some principles.

Besides, this big snake also needs to be taken care of.

This is much more important than finding a gathering place in the forest!

Walk with Luna in the direction she came.

Walking to the edge of the forest, you can see that their bonfire is still burning quietly.

But Luna, who was honest all the way, suddenly struggled violently.

"No, I can't walk out of the forest with you!"

The little girl's tone was unusually resolute, and she looked at the world beyond the forest, as if she were looking at some extremely dangerous place.

That fear and panic don't seem to be fake.

In any case, she didn't want to step out of the forest.