Restrained, Cream stared at the broken stone blades as they slowly sank into the muddy ground filled with the smell of fermented fruit......

That look was like watching the person you loved the most die in front of you, full of sadness and despair.

Looking at his eyes, Arrow couldn't help but be a little worried. Obviously, the inexplicable magic sword didn't seem to be able to bring the assassin to his senses right away. In that case, what would he think of himself as a president? Will...... What's the trouble?

To be honest, Arrow was really worried about something going on with Cream. Although this assassin's combat power has not improved significantly recently, his mind has always been quite active. Of course, it would be nice if such an active mind could work hard for himself all the time. But if he has any dissatisfaction with his president......

"Wow, ah——!hh

Just when Arrow was worried, he didn't expect the branches that were wrapped around the cream to force his whole body again! Immediately after, the sawgrass that had cut off the ring finger of the cream just now also began to grow slowly, spreading towards his limbs!

"Wait a minute! Demon's Hand! What are you going to do?! ”

Seeing this scene, a bad feeling immediately swelled up in Arrow's heart, and he quickly turned his head and shouted at the dead tree.

(For what?) Cut off his limbs. Don't worry, I'm a little hard at killing a life, so he's not going to die. You only said that you wanted to spare his life, but you didn't say that you wanted to ensure his health, right? ）

The wayward old man's voice sounded in his head, and the sawgrass had slowly taken shape, all resting on Cream's limbs that had been pulled apart. Seeing that as long as he moves slightly, Cream's hands and feet will be completely separated from him!

Seeing that the situation was urgent, Arrow hurriedly put on a smiling face and said loudly: "Good health!" Please make sure he's in good health! Forget about a ring finger, but please help him keep his hands and feet! Cleanse...... It doesn't have to be so violent to purify the power of darkness, does it? Wouldn't it be possible to do it any other way? Other ways! ”

The sawtooth grass rests on Cream's limb, but it doesn't cut it off immediately. The voice, however, sounded in Arrow's mind again with a hint of doubt.

(Aren't you worried?) Well, I'm worried that this human will be bad for you. Don't get carried away by those boring views of love, human girl, I've seen too many times you humans betray each other. This male human has been deeply eroded by the dark nature, and it is estimated that there will definitely be no way to wake up for a while. I'll cut off his hands and feet to keep you safe. ）

Arrow hurriedly shook his head and said loudly, "No! Not really! He can't hurt me, really! Please don't cut off his hands and feet! I'll help get rid of those so-called dark powers! Trust me! ”

Seeing Arrow's request now, the dead tree seemed to pause.

After a long time, the sawgrass finally slowly moved away from Cream's limbs, and Arrow couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

The twigs wrapped around the cream slowly fell and loosened. The Assassin was clutching his severed left ring finger, the wound now healed and the blood was gone.

But...... Does the wound still hurt?

Arrow didn't know.

The only thing he knew was that the assassin was standing there like that, looking at him in silence.

Cream's face is filled with emotions of disappointment, despair, doubt, resentment, forbearance, sadness, and so on. The corners of his mouth twitched, and his nose twitched. After staring like this for a long time, the assassin finally opened his mouth, and in a choked voice, said softly-

"President...... Why...... You're going to do this to me? ”

Arrow was slightly stunned, not knowing how to answer for a while.

"Shadow Ring...... You sent me ...... The Stone Blade is also what you asked me to use. But now...... Right now...... But you took these two things from me with your own hands! You took away my only affection for my fiancée...... It also took away the only weapon I was able to fight. So...... Why is that? …… Why......? ”

Tears rolled down the corners of Cream's eyes.

There was no sudden fury and no hysteria.

There was only that kind of quiet complaint, with that kind of emotion that was more mournful than dead, and spit out these words little by little, little by little.

But every word and sentence undoubtedly hit Arrow's heart directly.

"Cream ...... We've all been infected by a strange power of a dark nature, so ...... That's why it has to be ......."

In desperation, Arrow could only hope that this would be explained first.

But Cream slowly raised his left hand, spread the missing ring finger in front of Arrow, the corners of his mouth twitched, he gritted his teeth desperately, and said softly: "These words...... Do you think I'll believe it? If we're all infected, why are you okay? Why am I being deprived of all this? Yes...... Actually, I know, President. Recently, the strength of the guild members has been improving, and I am the only one who has not improved much, so you are starting to think that I am a burden and want to expel me from the guild, right? ”

Arrow was shocked and hurriedly said, "No! You're thinking too much! ”

Cream took the mermaid song guild's nameplate from her neck and looked at her name written on it. But in the next moment, he pinched the nameplate fiercely, turned around, and rushed in the opposite direction of the Misty Forest.

To be honest, this situation was somewhat unexpected by Eero!

Because if Cream directly ripped off the nameplate of the Mermaid's Song at this time and threw it away, then Airo would be able to breathe a sigh of relief. After all, this meant that the Assassin's self-esteem and pride were still there. As long as a person still has the most basic self-esteem and pride, then Arrow is confident that he can get back on his feet!

But now, Cream didn't directly rip off the nameplate, but directly pinched it and fled.

What does this mean? This means that he doesn't even have the courage to leave the guild directly because of the "betrayal of the president"! After suffering such a huge "betrayal", he even had the last bit of self-esteem and pride because of the embarrassment of life, and he had to knock out his teeth and swallow his stomach. Such an Assassin...... Can you really still be called an assassin? "Why don't you speak to Cream as directly as you did with me? If you can explain it to him directly, things will be much easier! ”

Arrow didn't expect things to turn out to be the way they are, and in a hurry, he couldn't help but turn his head and shout at the dead tree behind him.

(I wanted to talk to him, but the human resisted me.) The dark is also more eroded by him, and that power may force him to refuse to allow me to speak to him. By the way, humans, do you really think that's okay? This male human doesn't look like he's going to be convinced by you. ）

If he could, Arrow would really like to be able to take a more gentle approach to the so-called ritual of removing the dark forces.

But now that I think about it, my decision was too reckless. In fact, Cream is right, why did he decide to get rid of this so-called dark power just by saying a word or two from this unsane old dead tree? But is there really that so-called dark power in your body? In what way will this power manifest itself? I don't know anything about it! Because of this, it is really an impulse to rashly deprive Cream of his fingers, rings, and weapons.

Arrow rubbed his head, but it was useless to regret it now. He quickly turned his head and said to the tree, "That's right! You say it's hard for you to kill lives, right? But Cream, wouldn't he die if he was so badly injured? ”

(Ah, that's hard to say.) ）

It's funny, Arrow now feels more and more that this so-called tree of life is unreliable.

(It hurt him with the phantoms I made, which are usually more intense.) Well...... It's easier to kill you humans than me, right? Maybe the human is lying on the ground now, and has become my nourishment. Hahaha! After all, the weapons have been destroyed, and God knows how long the dark power in his body will last to protect him. ）

"How can this be?! No, I'm going to save him right away! Hey, Devil's Hand! You said you could help me get rid of the dark power in him! I believe in you, and I truly believe in your promises! So, you give me a little bit of a promise too, hey! ”

Arrow was already impatient, he stretched out his hands, hugged the dead tree and patted it continuously, and he was so nervous that he almost climbed straight up.

The dead tree shook slightly for a moment, as if thinking about what should be done to solve the problem. After a few moments, some branches rose from the dirt again, condensed in mid-air, and soon turned into a human form.

That's right, it's the form of the tree man's cream.

(You humans are really anxious, can't you wait a little longer?) Alas...... Let's go! For the sake of trusting me, I'll help you. Take it! ）

As the voice in his head surfaced, Tree Man Cream slowly stretched out his hands. Soon, the branches were swirling in the hands of the tree man, constructing each other. Seeing this, the two short swords that had been used to fight the assassin were formed.

Arrow looked at the two short swords made entirely of trees, and was a little stunned for a moment. He let go of his grip on the dead tree and walked over to the tree man to take the two short swords. When he got his hands on it, the Tree Man Cream also rotted again and turned into mud.