"Ann Ruosi? Ann Ruosi ......"

The familiar call came from his ears, and his body was gently shaken.

An Ruosi's consciousness quickly returned from the silent darkness.

He snapped his eyes open, and there was still a hint of fear in them.

But just after An Ruosi saw the world in front of him clearly, he suddenly froze.

“…… Esther? You're not ......."

"What?"

Esther gave a blank look.

“…… No, nothing. ”

An Ruosi suddenly thought of a possibility, and swallowed back the words stuck in his throat.

Perhaps, what I saw before was just a dream?

As this thought crossed An Ruosi's mind, his impression of the horror he had just seen quickly faded.

Ah, what a dream.

After making sure that he was safe, an inexplicable sense of emptiness drowned An Ruosi directly.

…… Probably because the magic ran out all at once.

An Ruosi felt the empty magic in his veins, and slightly loosened the frown he had just furrowed.

But I've run out of magic before...... At that time, I didn't feel so uncomfortable.

An Ruosi ignored the question that suddenly sprung up in her mind. He took a deep breath and exhaled slowly.

After her heartbeat returned to normal, An Ruosi felt a sudden throbbing pain in her heart.

Unconsciously, he pressed his hands tightly to his chest. The pain made him curl up.

"What the hell is wrong with you? Ann Ruosi? ”

Esther's face turned serious, and he grabbed Anros's shoulders and made Anros sit up.

An Ruosi just clutched his chest tightly. He shook his head slightly, to prevent his chest from being tugged. He could only make a very slight sound: "No, no...... Hiss ......"

An Ruosi couldn't help but gasp. His right hand moved from his chest to his forehead at once. Clenched his hair tightly.

He had done his best to take into account what he might expect.

But it still didn't work - just by shaking his head, An Ruosi felt as if something foreign was rolling in his head.

At the same time, a feeling of nausea came from the abdomen.

The illusion that some kind of foreign body is enclosed in the brain.

The illusion that the intestines are stirred around.

The illusion that someone has pierced the heart with a sharp cone.

Ann Ruosi never felt like she was in such a bad state. Even if he died suddenly the next moment, he would not feel the slightest doubt.

――It's like I'm half dead, but I've been dragged back by life.

…… But if it's just a magic overdraft, will it be so painful?

He had just thought in his head, and before he could remember, Esther's apologetic voice whispered in his ears: "That...... Ann Ruosi? Are you okay? Is the heart okay? ”

“…… What the hell is wrong with me? Hiss ......"

An Ruosi just wanted to raise his head, but there was a rattling sound in his head. He couldn't help but let out a suppressed cry of pain.

"It's all my fault for teleporting you without calculating your location," Esther sighed guiltily, "and you ended up on the edge of the traps of Nightmare and Exhaustion......"

Ha...... It's unlucky.

Unguarded, he directly rubbed into the two six-ring witchcraft......

So, you're lucky that you didn't die?

An Ruosi couldn't help twitching the corners of her mouth when she heard this.

"Drank it."

At this moment, an extremely cold voice came from behind him.

…… Woman?

A sudden wave of curiosity flashed in An Ruosi's mind.

Because he was afraid that he would twist his mind and let out severe pain again, An Ruosi didn't dare to look back at all.

As if to understand his thoughts, the man behind him empathetically handed over a metal bottle in his hand.

The metal bottle appeared to be a thin, copper-yellow metal cylinder. About a palm's length. It is less than three fingers in diameter and is covered with runes.

It looks a lot like the ancient El Catvern.

…… What could be in this?

An Ruosi took the cylinder and showed a puzzled look.

Esther picked it up with ease. Holding the two ends of the cylinder with both hands, he twisted it slightly, and a slightly smaller cylinder suddenly stretched out from one side. It also has a delicate crystal cover on it.

Esther directly took off the cover on it and aimed it at An Ruosi: "Come on." Mouth. ”

With absolute trust in Aster, An Ruosi opened his mouth directly.

With the infusion of some kind of liquid. An Ruosi clearly felt that her spirit was improving rapidly.

New mana is generated quickly. The convulsions of the intestines were smoothed, the sharp pain in the heart disappeared, and even the foreign body sensation in the forehead quickly dissolved. Eventually it dissipated without a trace.

…… It's like Mr. Roland's innocuous chant.

Inexplicably, such a thought came to An Ruosi's mind.

"Thanks, Aster."

An Ruosi shook her head, completely shook the last trace of discomfort out of her head, and looked at Esther gratefully: "I owe you again." ”

"It's okay......"

Esther pushed his glasses, and before he could finish his sentence, a cold voice with a faint mockery interrupted him: "He's always been like this. I advise you not to believe him, otherwise sooner or later you will be deceived by him and die. ”

"What do you say, Eluka......"

Esther looked helpless.

Seeing Esther's rare sneer, An Ruosi became extremely curious about the people behind him.

Without the restraint of a headache, An Ruosi turned his head without hesitation this time.

But the moment he saw the person behind him, An Ruosi's eyes widened.

What caught his eye was a beautiful black-haired girl.

But Anros was not amazed by her beauty—the reason why he looked so surprised was because the girl in front of him was no different from Anvilia except for the color and length of her hair.

"Oh?"

As if to understand what An Ruosi was marveling at, the girl behind her sneered sarcastically.

"Looks like you've seen Anvilia from that little thing?"

"Right...... I just came out of Ms. Anville. ”

An Ruosi admitted without any concealment.

"This is a friend of mine, you can call her Elukado," Esther whispered from behind Anroth, "I was going to call you over and see if I could use what I taught you...... Sorcery, shattering a lock she made. ”

"Because the witchcraft I taught you was only learned by me from others, and I am not an inventor or improver myself, and I am not proficient. If I had come on my own, I wouldn't have been able to do it. ”

Esther smiled wryly at Anros with a hint of anticipation, "If you can do it, it means that I didn't teach the wrong person in the first place - at least in this sorcery, you have surpassed me." ”

“…… But, depending on your current state, I guess forget it. ”

"No, please let me give it a try."

An Ruosi shook her body and stood up.

There was a look of determination in his eyes.

"Please let me try," he repeated, "I'm pretty much back now." I think it's going to be fine—"

“…… That's right. ”

Esther looked delighted.

And the black-haired girl known as Elukado showed an unabashed mocking smile. (To be continued.) )