After receiving the news from Fett that Eve and the others had returned to the academy, Sivi decisively fled the cafeteria.

By the way, Fett himself did not attend the banquet on the grounds that 'you must not understand the pain of not being able to eat something delicious in front of you!' ’

In addition to her and Sida, who didn't know where to go, the only ones who didn't attend the banquet this time were the miraculous centaur who cleaned up the half-plane and served as the venue for the Great Magic Festival, and Sharan, who went back to learn the magic unique to the vampire clan after confirming that Edric was okay.

It was only before Sivi left the cafeteria that Tio was seen baking a second giant cake, which, according to the little girl, she intended to send directly to Sharan through the Grey Owl.

This makes Sivi mourn in her heart for the little vampire who is far away - I hope she has a solid stomach to withstand Theo's kindness.

"Teacher."

Side of the hallway, Eve. Miller was looking out of the window at the top of the third school district, which was being used as a source of plague for perpetual motion machines.

After yesterday's battle, Sivi hadn't had a chance to talk to her, who was the teacher of his predecessor.

"Sivi, you're so much of a surprise to me."

The girl did not look back, but still looked out the window, and said in a somewhat ethereal tone: "Not only can you overcome your lack of magical qualifications, become the best among the human race, and establish such a magnificent academy, but also solve the problem that has plagued me for hundreds of years so easily—everything about you is like a miracle." ”

"In a way, isn't the creator of this miracle also you, teacher?"

Sivi itself doesn't have much of an impression of Eve, though. But the reverence and attachment to Eve that was in his bones at that time still had a certain impact on him. Even in the face of the strongest old man in the human race, Sharman is still able to talk eloquently, and his expression and tone are now respectful: "If you hadn't accepted me at that time, I'm afraid I would still be just a wandering orphan." ”

"At that time, I didn't plan to accept you as a mess with poor qualifications and no way to pass on my puppet skills."

Although Eve said this, her tone was extremely gentle, like a spring breeze blowing on Sivi's eardrums: "Don't be modest, you have earned all this yourself." ”

Nor did Sivi continue to be humble—excessive modesty is also a form of pride.

After a while, he continued to ask, "Teacher, what are you going to do next?" Why don't you stay at my academy and teach the kids? ”

"Forget it, it's already made me think hard to teach you two."

Eve smiled and shook her head, "The god ritual has completely failed. I'm going to travel around the continent next. Look for the traces of Annan, my father's original dog. After my father became a lich, he was able to barely maintain his sanity for the first time because of Annan's company, but on the eve of the completion of the Eight Clans puppet, Annan suddenly disappeared. At that time, it was already a semi-constructed lifeform. It should be able to survive for a long time. Even if he is really dead. At the very least, we have to find the place where it died. ”

"Yes. Teacher, you're leaving again......" Xiwei didn't know whether the feeling in his heart was disappointed or happy, so he could only lower his head and say in a complicated tone.

"You're already a magician on your own, anyway. It doesn't matter if I'm not there. Eve turned, with a loving expression on her face that was quite incompatible with her youthful appearance, and stood on tiptoe and touched Sivi's head: "It's all grown so tall now...... Obviously, you can touch it with a raised hand before. ”

"Teacher ......"

"Okay, okay, there's someone who needs more comfort than me, right?"

Eve waved her hand, "Go ahead." ”

Sivi stared at her with a complicated expression for a few seconds before bowing to her with a serious face, making a mage salute, and then turning to leave.

Compared to Eve, who has experienced countless winds and waves, Joke really needs Sivi's comfort more.

When Sivi found her, the girl was sitting on the open-air balcony with a large suitcase, staring intently at the cloud-covered sky.

"Aren't you going to a banquet?" Sivi asked softly, "I've prepared a lot of delicious food." ”

"I'm sorry senior, I'm not in the mood."

The girl bent her knees and said in a muffled voice.

Sivi didn't speak, just stood behind her.

After a long while, the girl said again: "Now, senior, if you lose the god component, El is equivalent to death, right?" ”

Sivi didn't know how to answer this question.

According to the structure of human beings, the god component is equivalent to the soul of the puppet, and even the soul is gone, so naturally it cannot be considered alive.

"Al could have escaped." The girl didn't wait for Sivi's answer, but continued to mumble to herself: "But in order to save me, I was caught by that guy...... Then I could only watch as El's dragon horns were pulled out by the other party, and gradually lost their vitality......"

As she spoke, the girl's tears fell down.

It seems that the puppet that accompanies him day and night has been robbed of the god component in front of him, which has caused Qiu Ke to suffer a big blow.

"Actually, I don't think Al is dead yet."

Sivi sighed to himself, and then said out loud.

"But the god component is gone!" The girl pressed her face to the suitcase and cried out, "Al doesn't even have a sense of self now!" ”

"I've studied the anatomy of True Red's body, and her memory unit has little to do with the god parts, and it exists alone in the doll itself."

It's just that to activate these memories, you need a god part. But this is certainly not to be said at the moment.

Sivi organized the language for a moment, and then continued: "The Eight Clan dolls are a series in their own right, and the craftsmanship is almost identical, so El should be the same. In this way, if they can find a substitute for the god parts to serve as their souls, Al will definitely wake up again. ”

"Really?" The girl asked pitifully, raising her tear-stained face.

"That's true."

It's just that it's hard to find something that can replace the god parts.

Sivi added in his heart.

"I was looking for a teacher for a while. Al has always been with me, suffering with me, laughing and crying together...... It's just that I didn't notice it at all. Joke sniffed, then wiped away his tears: "Senior, I will continue to travel, but the purpose of the trip has become to allow Al to talk to me again!" ”

"Wouldn't that be nice?"

Hearing this, Xiwei also nodded, it seems that Qiu Ke has cheered up, and he also has a goal for the next life.

So he put the fragment of the Godhead Crystal that he had already held in his hand back into the storage box—the thing that came from the God-killing quest reward happened to be one of the few things that could replace the god's part.

He smiled at Jocko, "Edric's door will always be open for you, come back and rest when you feel tired." ”

"Well, that's right. I'm going to come here from time to time. The girl finally smiled.

In the sky, there seemed to be a ray of sunlight breaking through the heavy clouds and spilling onto the balcony, adding a sense of vitality to the gloomy Morag. (To be continued......)