"Let me see...... Lie down obediently, little love, it won't hurt. ”

After that, the three of them left the main hall together, and arrived in a new room, which seemed to have not been used for a long time, but thanks to Mengzi's cleaning, this side was quite clean, so it was convenient for Shenqi to check directly.

Now, Arlie was lying on the stone bed over there, and there was nothing else, but when she lay down, she felt a chill to the bone.

She sensed that it was pure hostility to life, and they didn't want a living being to leave here, but to pull it to where it belonged.

"Mother...... This is? ”

"Don't worry, there are too many remnants of the souls of the failed products here, but it's okay, it just makes you feel a little cold."

Shen Qi said solemnly, and his right hand was unaware of the scalpel he had taken from that place.

"No, I mean, ...... the scalpel?"

Seeing her holding a scalpel, Ellie felt a little panicked for no apparent reason. She hadn't forgotten that she still had the identity of a puppet, did that mean she had to tear off all parts of her body?

Maybe he won't die, but it's too uncomfortable to think that all his limbs have been removed and altered.

"Huh? Don't worry, mom said it wouldn't hurt. ”

With that, she walked over, and Yumeko didn't move, as if she hadn't seen anything.

"Resigned to fate!"

Gritting her teeth, Ellie closed her eyes, and if that was the case, she wouldn't look at it at all!

Anyway, it's definitely better to watch yourself being broken into several pieces than to have your eyes closed.

The cold touch came from his wrist, it was comfortably cool compared to the stone bed, and the feeling that came from the skin, when sliding the hilt, it didn't feel very sharp, but the skin was indeed scratched.

However, there was no feeling of blood flowing, just a feeling of something cold on the wrist, and then there was nothing.

“？”

After waiting for a long time, Erlie didn't wait for any further action before she opened her eyes and looked at her wrist.

There was no injury at all, not even a trace of swelling, and it felt like the outermost surface had been scratched.

"Huh? Although it is still missing...... But it's starting to heal itself? ”

The surgeon, Shenqi, had already stepped aside, holding a silver scalpel in one hand, but there were traces of purple on the blade, but there was still a little dirt in the purple place.

The other hand is covered by the knife, maintaining a small magic array, which reflects the connotation of the scalpel.

"Xiao Ai, when was the last time you felt dizzy and even in a coma?"

Shenqi turned her head and looked at Erli, who had just sat up from the stone bed, although her expression was still very relaxed, as if nothing had happened, but there was a deep worry in her eyes.

"Hmm...... It seems to be the last time someone came, it was the first and last time. ”

"Really......"

Shenqi lowered her head and looked at the stain of the scalpel. Filth represents the imperfection of the soul's nature, and the imperfect soul will collapse over time and eventually become a puppet without an inner body.

But judging from the situation just now, Xiao Ai's body is gradually repairing itself to those lesions, and looking at the fineness of these stains, her soul basically matches her body.

In other words, she has only now reached "perfection": a soul that can support her body.

However...... Why? An example of self-healing, Shenqi has never seen before.

"Shenqi-sama?"

Yumeko, who was also waiting with Erli, looked at Shenqi who was lost in thought, and she asked quietly.

“…… No, it's nothing, probably just a little surprised that Xiao Ai's body is recovering so well now. ”

Throwing the things behind her for now, she smiled and withdrew her magic, and the scalpel returned to a transparent silver color, and after handing the knife to Yumeko, Kamiki walked over to Erri's side and touched the other's head.

“…… Uh-huh~~~~~"

Like the critter, Ellie snorted softly, squinting her eyes and enjoying it.

"Well~~ My little love is the best.

It doesn't matter if something goes wrong, Mom is here! ”

"That's... Mother, I want to show you something. ”

Looking at Shenqi, who was about to pick up, Erli quickly interrupted her movements, otherwise it would take a lot of time. Shenqi pouted, but the movement stopped, she squatted down and whispered.

"Is there anything you want to show your mother?"

"It's this."

After pretending to fumble around with her body for a long time, Erli took out the tentacle that had turned into a magic device, and the appearance of the leech-like still did not change, it stayed in Erlie's hand, and lay down together as if breathing.

"What is this?"

Yumeko frowned slightly, as if she didn't like this soft and slimy thing very much, especially alive.

And Shen Qi looked at it in surprise, it seemed to be just a fat leech, but when her fingers touched the surface of the thing, her complexion suddenly changed, and she instantly became serious.

"Xiao Ai, where did you get this thing?"

"Hmm...... That is true. ”

She didn't plan to hide anything, but Erli deliberately hid this part of Hei and Bai, because the old gods she met were the most important thing.

If Shenqi knew, at least she would have some means to deal with it in the future, and if she didn't know, this would also deliberately make Shenqi vigilant.

However, judging from the effect after speaking, Shenqi knows the existence of these ancient gods.

"Xiao Ai, take this thing, I want to see the specific situation."

"Okay... However, it may be..."

"Yumeko, you go out.

At the same time, don't let anyone in, it's an order. ”

Before Erli finished speaking, Shenqi gave an order, and it was rare and very formal, and after hearing this, Mengzi immediately bowed and retreated.

"Mother... What about you? ”

"It's okay, Xiao Ai, mom is omnipotent, nothing will happen."

That kind of coaxing child's tone is very unreliable, but inexplicably, Elle thinks she can do it, so she re-fruits the leech and puts it on her head.

It was still the feeling of the cold liquid flowing, and then, his own hair came to life, and one of them gently rested on Shenqi's hand, and the warm temperature of the palm transmitted back to Erli's feeling.

"Well, there is no trace of being controlled, and the degree of integration with the body is very high."

Shenqi took a closer look, nodded, and then she took a step or two back, at the same time, under her feet and around her, countless complex magic arrays were suspended, Erli had no concept of demonic power, but the power that filled Shenqi's body was the biggest she had seen so far.

"Little love, demonize it. I'm going to make sure your body won't be taken over by these old gods.

Don't worry, mom promises that everything will be resolved safely. ”

But under the layers of magic array, there was Shenqi's harmless smiling face, and the worry that she suppressed in her heart, and still couldn't help frowning.