In Dax, the ghost clan is not a very popular race, firstly, because they have not shown their faces since the founding of Dax, and they have naturally become a legendary race, and secondly, most of the ghost clan like dark and dry and cold places, and their behavior patterns are also very maverick, and the horns on their foreheads and snow-white hair make many races intimidated to them. Human ancestors also meant that the ghosts were actually descendants of the devil. So today, in Dax, except for a few merchants who periodically make agreements with the Oni for the sake of trade, everyone else still lives in the life of 'the Oni is just a legend'.

So Darth suggested that the current crowded city center was also Ellie's surprise, but fortunately Dusty hadn't done the 'horn salute' yet.

The so-called 'horn ceremony' is a kind of coming-of-age ceremony similar to the ghost clan's rite of passage, after the 'horn ceremony', the ghost children are considered real adults, and will grow one to three horns on their foreheads, and the elders will be assigned according to the number of horns in the ghost clan's level, as well as the responsibilities. But there is no age limit for the ghost clan's 'horn ceremony', some people may have carried out the 'horn ceremony' at the age of 60, and some have survived without horns all their lives, whether to participate in the 'horn ceremony' is all up to their own will, I heard that the process of the horn ceremony is more bloody and cruel, so some children of the ghost clan will choose to escape, but the hornless ghost clan will be discriminated against, and may not be able to raise their heads for the rest of their lives. Dusty's situation is a bit peculiar, she participated in the 'horn ceremony' very early on, but failed, and there have been exceptions in the past who participated in the horn ceremony but did not grow horns, but that was hundreds of years ago, and no one knows why Dusty did not grow horns like their ancestors.

In fact, Dasty himself didn't care so much about whether he had horns or not, but the old people in the clan always looked at her with strange eyes, and although everyone was still very friendly to her, Dasty didn't feel warmth and happiness at all. So she left the Clan and moved to the Swordsmith near the forest, where she became Terry's apprentice.

"Arya ......"

Ellie roared, spitting blood-stained spit out of her mouth,

"Arya!"

Looking at Dusty who pounced on her, Ellie's heart couldn't help but throb, and she subconsciously looked in the direction where Dusty was running, but there was no familiar figure except for the ruins and ruins.

- Ellie, you idiot... How could he be here... When he handed you the magic sword, you thought you had some kind of unbreakable bond with him, but maybe it was just your delusion... You must not fall, even if he does not come!

Arya turned completely silver at Ellie's call, and exploded into an explosion. The storm crushed the crumbling ground, flattening it and forcing the slasher back. Ellie stood up with the help of the wind, and Dustimne looked at the girl in front of her, allowing her to push herself against the wall.

"Don't go... Ellie..."

Dusty called out in a voice that was barely audible even to himself. She really couldn't bear to say it, she had known Ellie for so long, of course she knew that the most important thing as a knight was dignity, Ellie was not afraid of losing, but even if she wanted to lose, she must lose on the battlefield, and lose with dignity.

Ellie stabbed again in the storm, her vision distorted by the intense dizziness, but she had to strike her position and face it again.

- If you don't fight back, you'll be defeated!

This is the admonition of the Knights, even if she knows that there is a disparity in strength, even if she knows that there is no chance of winning, but as a true knight, she must try her best to fight back when her body can still move. Without time to hesitate, the wind responded to Ellie's will and gathered on the blade of the bayonet. Ellie stretched her entire body, as if letting go of all the squeezing springs on her body, and stabbed forward with her sword.

The thrust of the bayonet sword is different from the gun, and there is also a 'twist' action that twists the wrist at the moment of the thrust. With this twisting, Arya can send out a swirling wind, which condenses on the tip of the sword and flies out in a lump.

The violent wind flew straight to where Doris and the others were—and then suddenly vanished.

"Huh?"

Ellie's eyes widened. The whirlpool wind that swept away with the dust suddenly disappeared without a trace, and of course, the three women remained unscathed.

Ellie couldn't believe what was happening in front of her, and stood there dumbfounded. The wind did attack them just now, but it was cut off with a sword by the baby-faced woman among the three, and then the wind disappeared. At least that's what Ellie saw.

The woman was none other than Perrope, and as soon as the wind stopped, she rushed in Ellie's direction. She held a straight-edged knife in her hand, and the gauntlets were two walnut-like spheres, a short sword in the shape known as the Belloc Dagger.

- Is this a sword?

"This is a magic sword called the 'Demon Slaying Sword'."

Pelopez's voice rang in my ears.

"Let you know what kind of sword you are defeating on, and this is my mercy to you.

Perrope used Belloc's dagger to block the sword's sword, and his other hand clenched into a fist and slammed Ellie's flank. Ellie suddenly stopped breathing, and her stiff body was knocked out. She staggered without resistance, and when she saw an approaching figure out of the corner of her eye, she could only let out a mournful scream.

Because Doris has appeared on Ellie's side. Unless a miracle happens, it is impossible to block her slash with a sword. But instead of using a sword, Doris knocked Ellie down against the wall of a nearby house with a heavy punch. Ellie was unable to hold her sword anymore, and Arya fell to the ground, falling as if she were crumbling herself.

"Three against one seems a bit mean."

Ellie could only fall to the ground and listen to Doris. The pain that had been accumulating just now erupted at the same time, leaving Ellie's whole body immobilized. The back of her head was injured when she was beaten just now, and now her vision is constantly shaking, and her eyes are moist, her whole body is hot, and her consciousness is gradually becoming less awake.

――Did I lose?

- Three women, three magic swords... Did I lose to them?

Doris and the others gathered away their weapons and picked up Arya with ease. The magic sword must have a master to exert its power, and only one magic sword can't launch any attacks, so Arya can only keep the form of the sword and be fiddled with by Doris in her hand,

"That's it."

"yes, I've finally got it."

"Let's join Master Charlotte." (To be continued.) )