Black.

Endless black.

Black seems to be the only theme here.

Long black hair, black eyebrows, black pupils, black lips, and, the night-like black trench coat, exuding a strange and intense black fog.

All the while, fluttering, drifting, drifting to the end of the black walkway.

Then, it was torn apart by the light that leaked slightly from there.

The light, getting bigger and bigger, finally tore a square gap between this black heaven and earth.

In the gap in the light, two figures slowly appeared.

Then, step by step, walk into the darkness.

"Got something?"

The black lips moved slightly, and with it, there was a thick black mist.

"Surprisingly smooth. It's like ...... Arrived at the beach with a full set of fishing gear and found the beach full of stranded whales. ”

Touching his nose slightly, and then rubbing his chin again, the young man finally found a metaphor that he thought was appropriate, and nodded in satisfaction.

"Mm-hmm, that's pretty much what it feels like."

In the darkness, a crimson light was gently thrown out of his hand, and then flickered slightly in the air, falling straight onto the palms of the hands that were also wearing black gloves.

The palm of the hand, rubbing slightly, a burst of warmth slowly overflowed from the round crimson sphere, and sometimes there were three tiny golden points of light, flashing through it.

"Oh? So, did the wave that brought the whale ashore turn into foam, or did it return to the sea? ”

The black lips evoke a hint of interesting arc.

"Probably, it's a return to the sea. Someone rescued both of them on their own initiative, and it seems that what should have been brought back was also lost. ”

The young man shrugged his shoulders slightly, and his handsome face evoked a helpless smile.

"yes, yes, it's so bad that people don't have a place to enjoy it."

Complaining and echoing, in the darkness, a soft figure suddenly wrapped its arms around it, hugged itself tightly, and then began to writhe in a strange posture.

"Ah, the winds that tear everything, the boiling flames, and the thunderhammer that makes the soul tremble, it makes people burn all over the body just to think about it......"

"Hmm. Let's put it first, so is there any news for the last one? ”

With a faint chuckle, in the darkness, the thick fog that drifted around suddenly condensed as quickly as a living thing, and in the blink of an eye, it turned into a long black whip.

Then, with a sudden writhing, the first "pop" sound, it was hard to pump on the soft sound.

There was no imaginary cry of pain, and in the darkness, only a strange sound of gasping sounded.

"Ahh......h A little more ......"

"Uh...... I haven't found the specific one yet, but I've roughly locked the area. ”

The young man replied as he glanced at the figure beside him with a slightly wry smile, and there was a piercing whipping sound in his ears.

"That's right...... Seemingly...... I'm going to have to get my hands on those old guys first......"

With a long sigh, the whip in the air suddenly whipped more violently, causing a burst of more cheerful moans.

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"The unicorn of the unicorn...... Fairy Tail ...... Seven-Colored Stardew...... The pearl of the merman's night......"

The hand gently slid through the air, and a series of delicate and vivid stereoscopic images slowly passed in front of Kazama.

"And ...... Dragon's Reverse Scale?! ”

Muttering to himself, reciting these strange things one by one, Kazama raised his head suddenly, and said with a dejected expression.

I said...... Is my life really that valuable......

"Huh? I don't know about this...... But these are very valuable~"

Frowning slightly, Nana shook her head blankly.

"However, because the Guardian Lord forcibly crossed the level to use S-rank magic this time, not only did he lose a lot of essence blood, but also his body and soul suffered heavy damage, if there were no these materials, the strength of the Guardian Lord in the future would have been able to stay in this state forever~"

“……”

In other words, do you want to exist forever as a B-rank mirror master and B-rank summoner...... Although there are also those Mind Masters who have recently been promoted to C+ and Elementalists who have broken through to D rank as subclasses, it can't be said to be very bad...... But I feel that as a man with the title of "guardian" and the potential of "generalist", it is still a very tragic fact......

"Lord Guardian! Be sure to take your body seriously this time, otherwise, Qianqian will have to take the Guardian back to Alheim! ”

Looking at the silver-haired girl standing in front of him with a serious face, and the faint anger revealed in her round eyes, Kazama finally understood the fact that even the most gentle girls would be angry.

"Compared to this ......"

With a wry smile in his heart, Kazama suddenly swept his gaze to the people who had been standing on the side without saying a word.

"What the hell are you trying to do?!"

"Huh? Do you mean that? ”

Nana tilted her little head, picked up the suitcase she was carrying in her hand, and shook it gently.

"In order to take better care of the Guardian, I'm going to stay with the Guardian for the time being."

Yes, for a valid reason......

"Uh...... That...... Qianqian......"

"In order to be able to ...... with you often"

A silver light suddenly swept out of Qianqian's forehead, and then was quickly slapped back.

"To protect the Guardians!"

Seriously, looks.

Although it sounds like I'm inferior as a "guardian", I feel like I can't shirk it.

As if feeling the heat in Kazama's eyes, the blonde girl with a proud face suddenly turned her head.

"Zuo...... Nana, who is a roommate, is here, and Princess Ben naturally has to come over together, not for some big fool......"

"Uh...... Well......"

Kazama already felt the need to ask any more.

"So you ......"

"To express my apologies for the trouble, I am staying as a maid for the time being......"

Black.

"In order to prevent Sister Shin Shin from being bullied by a certain 'exhibitionist'!"

Cover your face.

"In order to record the happy daily life of the eldest brother and sister-in-law!"

Forehead support.

"As my brother's belongings, wherever my brother goes, my dreams will go."

Uh-huh.

"To promote emotional communication with my brother......"

Well? …… Brother?

Kazama raised his head sharply, looking at a flaming girl and a petite girl who looked a little familiar in front of him.

Just as he was about to open his mouth to say something, suddenly there was a uniform earth-shattering roar in his ears.

"For the sake of unity and fraternity! In order to be honest and innovative! For the future of the Knights! ”

Kazama looked blankly at the dozens of excited young men and girls in front of him, and suddenly felt a little sad.

My own relaxed and comfortable solitary life (a meow: meow meow? Is that the end of it?

As if he saw the frustration in Kazama's heart, he ran over with a bird's nest head.

"Hey, big brother, be happy, you see that so many of us are with you to find materials, isn't it very fast to find them?"

"Uh......"

The corners of his mouth tugged slightly.

"However, I don't think you can find these materials just by looking for them......

"It's true that you can't just look for it. However, I know where to find one of them~"

Kazama raised his head slowly, looking at the only guy in front of him who didn't come with a suitcase, and suddenly felt that this guy who wore a black deacon uniform all day long was also quite cute.

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The setting sun, with a faint hint of blood, slowly sets over the horizon of the Garden of Eden.

Only the faint afterglow dragged out a series of desolate figures on the ground.

The dilapidated little wooden door is reflected even more depressed.

"It's closing."

"Hey, wait...... Dumbfounded! ”

While vigorously pushing his shoulders against the slowly closing door, Su Yu raised his head with difficulty and shouted.

"It's closing."

However, it could not stop the rhythm of the small wooden door closing.

A figure hurriedly rushed up to resist it together.

"By the way, why is this eldest sister so strong?"

Kaede asked with a bitter face while pushing hard.

"What big sister, she was already like this when I first came, and she is still like this, but she is super invincible and young forever cute cat-eared girl!"

The world's top sycophants are often the kind that follow the context naturally, slip down without a trace, fresh and natural, but crisp and loud.

"Forget it, forget it...... Next time, don't come here so late~"

The door suddenly loosened, and two figures stumbled in unpreparedness.

"Bump!"

"Ahh

When I looked up, I saw a cat-eared girl who looked unusually cute looking at them with a slightly red face, and her puzzled eyes seemed to be asking something.

"That...... I'm sorry to bother me so late......"

Getting up from the ground in a puff of smoke, Su Yu quickly muttered a few words, and a stream of water and a whirlwind swept the two of them in an instant, and then, back into nothingness.

"Actually, we're here to introduce you to a super powerful city hunter! Known as the 'S madman', you won't accept tasks above the S rank! ”

Hey, hey, can you be reliable! Ah, don't drag me off......

Before Kazama Yangyu could finish complaining, his body was light, and he was dragged over by Su Yu.

However, with his current body, he had to be supported by someone when he walked over, and he couldn't withstand such a drag, and his feet were weak, and he almost fell to the ground.

"But, it looks like a meow ...... just come back to life."

The girl's eyes widened suddenly, and she carefully looked at Kazama Yangha.

"Like, where else have you seen a meow?"

"Yes...... Is that so? You must be reading it wrong! People can travel all over the world, and the SS-rank mind puppeteer who has just returned to the Garden of Eden. ”

Su Yu was stunned for a moment, and suddenly began to add strange settings to Kazama Yangyu.

"Mind, puppeteer?"

The cat-eared girl paused, nodded thoughtfully, and then, suddenly, slowly turned in circles in place, muttering words in her mouth.

"Mirulu, Mirulu, Milu, Meow~"

The slender jade fingers stretched out straight, briskly and swiftly tapping on Kazama's forehead.

"Squat!"

No response.

"Touch your head!"

Still no response.

"I don't know who taught you, but this kind of child's stuff is completely immune to an SS-level mind puppeteer like me."

Pouting with a bored face, Kazama finally began to continue to be strange according to his strange setting.

A strange sense of guilt, with a hint of excitement, rose from the depths of the heart.

"Wow~That's amazing~"

In the eyes of the cat-eared girl, a large number of stars suddenly appeared.

"Can you really help the Hunters Guild with S-Tier quests?"

Pretending to be a bamboo in his chest, Kazama Yangyu leaned over slightly and nodded.

"Uh-huh, this one...... Of course, if the pay is acceptable, such as if there is that kind of fairy tail or something......"

"Need ...... What ...... that?"

The cat-eared girl's eyes suddenly dimmed.

"Uh...... Is there no more? ”

Su Yu was suddenly a little embarrassed.

"I remember the last time I came, I saw that SS-rank mission......"

"Hmm......"

Shaking her head slightly, the cat-eared girl suddenly raised her head and stared at Kazama Shoha with a serious expression.

"You ...... Do you really want to take that task meow? ”

Then, after seeing Kazama nodding without hesitation, the cat-eared girl quickly ran behind the counter and fiddled.

In the hall, a black dot suddenly appeared.

Then, in an instant, it spread out, quickly turning into a one-person-high pitch-black spatial crack, floating tightly in front of Kazama Yangyu and the others.

In the darkness, there is an ancient atmosphere that slowly seeps out.