The next day, the blacksmith shop on the outskirts of Vizier, was cloudy and drizzling.

"Run, run, get out of town!"

This strange dream reappeared in Raul's mind.

Raul sat up sharply, gasping for air. In my mind, I still have the scene from the dream all the time.

"Whew, whew, I dreamed of this terrible sight again, hey, I must have been too tired from work lately."

Raul slowly sat up from the bed, rubbed his slightly tired head, and stared blankly at the rain outside the window.

"It's raining again, and it's the perfect weather for sleeping."

"Knock Knock"

There was a brief knock on the door outside.

"Raul! It's time to get up! ”

Tia was urging outside the door as usual.

Raul yawned as he slowly opened the door for Tia, his tired eyes not wanting to open yet.

"Got it, Tia. What's breakfast today? ”

"Breakfast, croissants and black coffee, of course. Hey, don't think about eating, you have to work hard after eating. ”

"Yes, sir."

Raul, who got the breakfast plate, carefully brought it to the table. The delicate iron plate retains the imprint left by the original forging of it. Fragrant black coffee with an enticing aroma.

Raul picked up the croissant and ate it, paired with the Vizier estate's specialty, the vizier cheese. The cheese has a neat long shape, and the flavor is not very strong, so no matter how you chew it, it has a unique aroma of cheese.

"Well, it's delicious. Although there have been guests who have sent some Comté cheese before, after all, it is the cheese from my hometown that tastes the best. ”

Although the vizier cheese is not too famous, for the vizier locals, the cheese from their hometown is the best in the world.

Raul nibbled on bread with cheese while watching the view from the window. Outside the window, the rain-watered oak trees and the washed out dark paths give people a somewhat sad scene.

Not far from the window, a little girl dressed in white and wearing a ghost mask walked from afar. The girl doesn't look very old and has a thin build. But she is dressed strangely, and with such a rainy weather, it will make people feel a little scary.

"Who would go out shopping on a rainy day? And walking in my direction? ”

Raul felt a little doubt in his heart.

This strange girl, as she walked, said in a low voice.

"Get out of my seat, get out of my seat right away, that's my seat."

Although Raul is a very bold man, he can't help but feel a little hairy in his heart.

"Hey, hey! Little girl, don't dangle outside in strange clothes! You're going to catch a cold! ”

Raul shouted to the little girl outside the window.

However, the girl didn't seem to hear it, and her body slowly "floated".

Raul thought he had just woken up and was mistaken. So I rubbed my eyes, and when I looked closely, the girl's body really looked like she was walking in the air.

Although this did not feel much fear for him, it was also somewhat strange in his heart.

The girl continued to speak to him.

"Get out of my seat, get out of now!"

The girl was getting closer and closer to him, and her voice was getting lower and lower. He Raul also tried hard to refresh himself, and involuntarily got up from his seat and unconsciously stepped back.

"Hey, don't scare people. I'm telling you, I'm not good, provoked. ”

"Bang!"

Before he could finish speaking, suddenly something on the beam of the house was pinned on Raul's head.

It was an iron bucket, which was usually placed outside the house to store unused waste. But suddenly, out of nowhere, he fell from nowhere and buckled Raul's head.

"Da, the battle was successful! Hee-hee-hee. ”

The mask revealed the cheerful laughter of a young girl.

"Da, how about it, you know how good I am! Hee-hee-hee. ”

The girl continued to laugh happily, and although the laughter was slightly sarcastic, it was also very cute and lively.

"You!! What is this? Buckle on my head, really, when did I have such an extra bucket in my room! ”

Raul was scrambling, pulling the bucket from his head.

At this time, the voice of a middle-aged woman came from behind

"Charolais, how many times have I told you, stop playing tricks on others. Besides, on a rainy day, you're still naughty outside, aren't you afraid of catching a cold? ”

The woman's voice, though sounding like a reprimand, was unusually gentle and not harsh.

"Da! I, I see. I'm just, I'm, I'm. ”

Hearing this voice, the mischievous little girl immediately became very well-behaved, and even a slight sense of fear could be heard in her tone.

"Alright, it's okay, Charolais, it's time for us to go home too, don't stick strange sticks in the wall outside other people's houses in the future, don't you hear me, okay, come down quickly, be careful when you come down from above."

The woman still gently persuaded the girl to come down from above. It sounds like a conversation between a mother and her daughter.

It turned out that the little girl did not know when, and inserted a wooden stick painted the same color as the ground into the crack in the outer wall of the blacksmith's house. Due to the girl's low weight, coupled with the fog outside the house after the rain, and the "protective color" of the sticks themselves. It looks like a girl is "floating".

By this time, Raul had already pulled out the iron bucket on his head. At this time, the little girl outside the window had also taken off her mask.

The girl has short blond hair and a slender and delicate nose. A pair of charming eyes were looking at the middle-aged woman pitifully.

When the girl came back to her senses and saw that Raul had taken off the bucket, the elf grimaced at Raul in a strange way.

"Da! The iron bucket outside your house is what I helped you keep on the beam of the house when you were sleeping and talking in your sleep, and by the way, tied it to the table with a fishing line. lest it fall. Hee-hee-hee. ”

After the girl finished speaking, there was another burst of laughter, and the girl laughed happily, as if it could make people forget all the unhappiness in an instant.

Raul looked at the barrel, and there was indeed a fishing line on it, tied to the chair he was sitting on.

The setting of the fishing line is also very particular, and it is not simply two points connected. Instead, after the bucket is placed on the beam, the line sticks against the wall and goes straight to the ground. It is fastened by a buckle and then quietly attached to the seat from the ground. It is for this reason that when Raul sat in the chair, he did not find the fishing line.

The chairs are placed on the side of the table according to Raul's usual habits, just enough to sit down and eat, and when Raul holds a plate of piping hot coffee, he will carefully place it on the table to avoid spilling. Therefore, the "trap" is not triggered.

"It's quite thoughtful. It seems that this little girl is really not a simple naughty ghost."

Raul thought to himself.

"But how can she be sure that when I see her, I must be going backwards, not forward, or some other direction?"

Raul was a little confused when he thought about this.

"Da, of course you'll instinctively back away when you're frightened, and besides, don't you have a chair in front of you? Da, the psychology of normal people, when they see an obstacle in front of them, they will instinctively avoid it, and the left is the table, so you only have two choices, move to the right and the back, and according to my long-term experience analysis, most people will instinctively choose to move back when "danger" appears in front of them. Da, that's it. ”

The girl explained to Raul with a smug expression.

"Alright, Charolais, don't disturb people's rest. I'm so sorry, sir, Charolais is so naughty and so troublesome. ”

The woman who spoke was none other than the gentle middle-aged woman, and her gentle words revealed coquettishness. Light brown hair, neatly coiled on the head. Her pale green eyes were enough to catch the eye of any man, and she was dressed in a gorgeous lady's dress. Although she did not wear any gold and silver jewelry, her own temperament matched this gorgeous dress, which unconsciously reflected her nobility and elegance. The collar is open very low, and the full, rounded breasts are enough to evoke some associations. On the beautiful and gentle face, there is a charm unique to some mature women. Even in the crowd, it's enough to lock on.

When Raul saw such a beautiful woman, his face showed a slight flush like most men.

"Hahaha, it's okay, little girl, it's actually normal to be naughty. Hahaha"

Raul said with a smile to hide his embarrassment.

"In that case, then we won't disturb your rest."

The woman said this with a gentle smile on her face.

"Charolais, let's go, it's time for us to go home."

"Da! I'm going home, big stupid brother, I'm leaving, da, what about the trap this time, it's just a small meaning for me, next time, da, I will definitely let you experience greater "fun"~ hehehehe. “

Charolais mischievously continues to provoke Raul, but her immature voice makes people feel very cute.

"Haha, okay, in that case, I'm waiting for your next big trap! I'm not going to lose! ”

Raul replied cooperatively.

"There will be no next time!"

The lady said to Charolais tenderly and slightly reproachfully.

"Charolais, you're not allowed to be rude to others in the future, you know."

The woman still gently reprimanded Charolais.

And Raul saw such a warm scene between the two, and the unhappiness of being held by the iron bucket just now had already flown out of the clouds.

"Knock"

Raul's head was hit with a big bag by some kind of strange force.

I saw Tia behind him, looking at him with jealous and terrifying eyes.

"Raul! I can't imagine that you don't hurry up to eat and actually talk to a beautiful woman here! ”

"Ah, Tia. I, I, I don't, I just. Ah, yes, I've got to put the bucket outside. The fishing line is really tight~"

Raul clutched the big bag on his head in pain as he struggled to untie the fishing line tied to the iron bucket.

At this time, he seemed to notice with his peripheral vision that the little girl who had not gone too far was turning back to him and talking softly.

"Brother, we, we should meet again. Really, it seems like seeing my brother again. ”

The way the girl spoke at this time, she lost her old laughter, and was replaced by a little sadness and sadness.

It's really hard to imagine that a girl who is usually so cheerful would have such an expression.

When Raul saw this scene, he was suddenly stunned.

This feeling, the same as last time. The heart suddenly became extremely painful and full of uneasiness. That girl, why, would say this to me? What the hell happened to her? This face, why? Why is it so familiar?

Thinking of this, Raul suddenly rushed out of the house. Stayed, Tia, who also stood aside.

However, when he ran outside the house, he found that the two women had disappeared.

"Have you gone far? They, they, forget it, probably, I think too much. ”

Raul muttered to himself.

"Raul, what's wrong with you, it's raining so hard outside, and you suddenly run out?"

At this time, Raul's ears came Tia's voice.

I saw Tia, who hurried out and looked at Raul worriedly.

"It's okay, probably I'm thinking too much about myself, okay, let's go back, and start happy work again."

Raul pretended to be calm and said, although in his mind, he still remembered the words that the girl said to him when she parted, "Brother, we, we should meet again." ”