Night.

Asker lay on the bunk, strangely unable to sleep.

After the floor plan solved the question of "who will sleep in the same bed with the regiment commander", everyone began to compete for the position near and far from him.

In the end, Sidlifa and Mia were elected, sleeping next to him, one left and one right.

The reason is said to be that the two girls are not interested in him.

But is it really not?

Asker thought so, lying on his back on the quilted mattress, silently staring at the ceiling.

It was already 2 o'clock in the morning, and Mia slipped into his arms from the left, curled up like a kitten.

Sidley Law hugged his arm from the right, her long white hair was scattered around his neck, and her breath was directly in his ear, a little itchy.

Of course, being tightly clinged to two beautiful girls, one big and one small, is not the reason for the group leader's insomnia tonight, but every time he closes his eyes, the nightmare picture of last night involuntarily comes to his mind.

I was a little worried that if I opened my eyes, I would see Nora again with a blood-stained kitchen knife and a blackened smile.

He has always considered himself not a stallion, so it is absolutely impossible to encounter such a hatchet ending. But look at the way it is now, sleeping in the center, with a bunch of pretty girls sleeping next to him......

Eh, no, isn't it? I'm not really on my way to becoming a stallion, am I?

Thinking like this, Asker had a headache, silently pushed Mia away who was curled up beside him, and then pulled his other arm out of Sidlifa's arms, and got up to go to the bathroom.

In the bathroom, Asker washed his face to calm his impetuous mind a little, and then looked at the mirror on the wall.

He looked haggard in the mirror, which made him a little subconsciously a little strange, how could he look like his body had been hollowed out......

Just as he was thinking this, suddenly the lights above his head in the bathroom went out.

Asker: ???

He turned around and tried to twist the doorknob.

I didn't twist it...... Or rather, it seems that some kind of hard object is against the back of the door and cannot be pushed open at all.

Uh, paranormal events? However, the intuitive sequence is not a warning.

Asker looked around, silently activating his abilities in an attempt to pull his weapon out of the void.

No response? Concept armament sealed?

He turned around again, and saw a motionless white figure standing behind him in the mirror.

Asker looked back, but didn't see anyone behind him.

Turning his head back, there was still the white figure standing in the mirror, the upper body was hidden in the dark, and the lower body was in a white dress and white skirt, and the hands hanging by his side were slightly raised, not moving.

When he turned back, there was still nothing behind him, and even though he reached out and touched it, he only touched the air.

Turning his head back, Aske could still see the white-clothed female ghost standing in the mirror, her arm halfway up at this time, and it seemed that she was going to choke his neck.

"Huh." Aske laughed, "It was a dream." ”

There was silence for a few minutes, and suddenly a strange female voice sounded:

"How do you know?"

"It doesn't matter." Asker turned around and saw that his surroundings were no longer a closed restroom, but instead a lakeside forest—the lake behind the "Hollow Valley Orchid" inn where everyone had stayed last night.

"The important thing is that you are secretly contacting me through my dreams, what are your intentions?" Aske continued.

The white-clothed female ghost who originally appeared in the mirror also revealed her original true appearance, which was a half-elf adult woman in a white dress, with a soft posture and pointed ears, which looked a little similar to Mi'er.

"You shouldn't have come." The half-elf woman said.

"But here we are." Aske replied casually.

Half-Elf Female: ???

Wait, isn't this time to ask "why"?

Because of someone's martial arts style answer, she couldn't say the words she prepared later, and she was a little speechless for a while. Fortunately, the dream was still under her control, so she reluctantly settled down and laughed again:

"Don't you ask me why?"

"Why?"

"Because it's not the time." The half-elf woman said.

"I see." Asker said.

Half-Elf Female: ..................

Hey, why not ask "why not?"

"Ahem, do you know why?" Seeing that the other party never played according to the routine, she could only take the initiative to ask.

Can I say I'm not interested? Asker was silent, and seeing that the other party seemed to have a feeling of crying, he could only ask cooperatively:

"Why?"

"Have you read the letter you handed over?" The half-elf woman asked.

"Nope." Asker said.

"Do you know what's inside?"

"I guess it's a call for help."

"That's right." The half-elf woman sighed, "But the current half-elves are not ready. ”

"So, when will it be ready?" Asker asked.

"That's a real problem." The half-elf woman replied, "I hope it will be immediately, but it may be a long, long time, until the war in the Iberian Peninsula is completely decided. ”

Isn't it isolationism, as for saying it so mysteriously? Asker was a little slanderous, and said quietly on the surface:

"In that case, no matter who wins or loses the war in the end, it won't be a good outcome for the half-elves."

"Yes." The half-elf woman sighed and said, "Such a simple fact, but many people can't see through it. ”

"Or, some half-elves can't see that far, while others have seen through but pretend not to." Aske sighed as well.

"Maybe that's politics." The half-elf woman said with emotion.

"However, even a well-woven political conspiracy must have points that can break the game." Asker said.

"That's right." The half-elf woman looked at him with admiration, as if this style of dialogue suited her appetite, "There are no perfect games, only opponents who don't have enough weight. ”

"My political enemies concocted the so-called 'human murder of half-elves' incident, trying to incite more half-elves to rise up against humans, thereby creating divisions and divisions."

"What's even more tricky is that the other side is not acting alone, outside the great forest of Lusitania, the upper echelons of the kingdom of Aragone-Castile are also involved in the operation of this conspiracy, which makes the situation even more complicated and unpredictable."

"You mean?" Aske was a little surprised this time, "The human kingdom of Aragone-Castile is stirring up 'hostile to humans' within the half-elves? ”

"Ironic, isn't it?" The half-elf woman was very pleased with his surprise, "Lies and deception, this is the norm in political struggles. As long as there are enough interests, there is nothing that cannot be betrayed - not even one's own race. ”

"The Blue Sword Mercenary Regiment, I hope to hire you to help save my people from this incident, and not let them fall into blind panic and hatred, and finally do their own thing."

"Finally, introduce yourself: I am Maya, Lord of Lusitania and Queen of all the elves of the Iberian Peninsula." The half-elf woman held out her hand to him, her long, pink blossom-like hair swaying in the moonlight.

“…… At the same time, he is also a friend of Mi'er. ”