It was about ten o'clock in the evening, and the tavern not far from the Adventurers' Guild was almost full tonight.

The barrel aunt looked at the door of the tavern from time to time while bringing the prepared meals from the kitchen to the guests' tables.

When a middle-aged guest saw her like this, he smiled and shouted, "I said that why do you keep looking at the door today, could it be that your new friend is coming?"

Most of the adventurers in the tavern were long-time customers, and everyone laughed, as did the new ones.

The Barrel Aunt was accustomed to this kind of scene, and she slammed the sturdy wooden glass on the wooden table, making a loud noise, but the wine inside did not spill out at all.

She said viciously to the guest, "Is it that the old lady's wine is not good enough to stop you?"

The guest shook his head and said, "I see that you are looking forward to the stars and the moon, and I thought that rotten wood could not satisfy you......"

As soon as the words fell, a "knock knock" sound of wood crashing came from the kitchen, and a middle-aged man with a broken leg and a wooden prosthetic leg walked out of the kitchen.

The boss, nicknamed "Rotten Wood", pointed a kitchen knife at the middle-aged guest and yelled: "You urine fork, dare you come to the back to see if I can you so much that I can't hold the!"

The tavern erupted in laughter again, and many people encouraged the middle-aged guest to try it out in the back of the kitchen.

At this moment, the door to the tavern opened, and a burly old man, an old man in a scholar's robe, and an elderly priest in the robes of the Temple of War entered.

As soon as the three of them appeared, the aura immediately calmed the audience, and the bar instantly fell silent.

The burly old man said happily, "Let's go on, the three of us will have a drink." Small barrels, one glass per person, I'm in for a treat!"

The Adventurers' Guild burst into cheers, and they were babbling words of thanks.

"Thank you for our president's treat!"

"May you not be punished to sleep in the living room tonight!"

Nottingham, the president of the Adventurers' Guild, was unimpressed, and he smiled and sat down with Barakis, the chief instructor of the Guild, and Zamora, the bishop of the Temple of War Church.

The local regulars were unimpressed by the arrival of the three big names, and the three of them often went out for a drink together.

The barrel aunt was busy serving wine to the guests, and the president did not specify which wine, so it was naturally the most profitable.

The busier she worked, the more worried she became, and Huntington, who had said she had come to help tonight, was nowhere to be seen, wondering if something had happened.

Next, several middle-aged adventurers came to the tavern one after another.

Many local veteran adventurers suddenly realized that the situation was not right, because several of the people who came were members of a team that had almost been wiped out that year.

"Rotten Wood" is called out of the kitchen by Barrel Aunt, who was part of that team with Mr. and Mrs. De Lauris.

He broke a leg during that operation and later retired to the house of the Barrel Aunt.

"Rotten Wood" was a little puzzled, and after that heavy loss, the team dispersed, and although everyone occasionally came for a drink, they rarely got together.

The other three were also stunned for a moment, and then the eldest Pikich said, "I was called by Little Huntington." ”

Several others also said they had been notified by Huntington Jr.

Not long after, the door of the tavern was pushed open again, and the arrival surprised the barrel aunt.

The barrel aunt hurriedly put the wine glass in her hand on the nearest table, and then ran to the door.

De Lauris walked into the tavern with Huntington and Marianne in her arms.

The barrel aunt helped Dee Lauris and said in a complaining tone, "Dee Lauris, why did you come here without resting at home." ”

The appearance of Di Lauris also surprised the local adventurers, who had a great influence on the adventurers back then.

Charles and Mira, who were behind Di Lauris and the others, went unnoticed, and the two of them found a place to sit down on their own.

The old patrons of the tavern fell silent, and the new patrons stopped talking when they found out.

De Lauris was quickly seated at the table where her teammates were sitting, and Nottingham, Barakis, and Zamora were also crowded onto the table.

That's when they realized that it was De Lauris who had asked Little Huntington to call him.

The lights in the tavern were not dim, and they all saw a hint of blush on De Lauris's bloodless face, and the "return to the light" suddenly appeared in their minds.

De Lauris began by saying to them: "I have been in poor health for the past few years, and I am very grateful to everyone for taking care of our family. ”

"Rotten Wood" said: "These are all things we should do, if it weren't for you and Old Huntington and a few of them, we wouldn't have been able to come back that year." ”

Pikich continued: "You saved our lives, but we can't heal your wounds, alas......"

From time to time, the old teammates would help the De Lauris family, just as Aunt Barrel sent the fish that was not delicious but still edible. It's just that they all have their own families, and the help is only a drop in the bucket.

Nottingham said, "De Lauris, if you have any other requirements, just tell us, and we will do our best to help you." ”

Barakis and Zamora nodded together, and said that Di Lauris belonged to a typical banner of adventurers in Granada, and that they had to help.

DeLauris pulled out of her pocket a metal arrowhead and placed it on the tabletop, the tip of the arrow was willow-shaped, and the root had a pair of barbs.

She said, "The arrow in my body has been taken out, but does anyone know where this arrow came from?"

"Take it out?!"

Nottingham and they were shocked, a moment ago they thought that De Lauris was going to take care of Gu, but who knew that she said that she was cured.

De Lauris smiled and nodded, and said, "Although the body has not healed, it can slowly recover after taking it out." ”

"Rotten Wood" picked up the arrow that was still flickering in the light, and frowned and looked at it for a long time without seeing why.

Then Nottingham took the arrow, and although he was the president of the union, he still did not recognize the origin of the arrow.

Barakis, who was a little more knowledgeable as the chief instructor, frowned and said, "I have a little impression of this kind of barbed arrow, as if I have seen it in a book. ”

He thought for a moment and said, "I remember, this seems to be the arrow used by the demons. ”

Zamora took the arrow, looked at it carefully for a while, and then said, "The arrow used by the demon, to be exact. Two years ago, after the envoys of the Rurik Kingdom visited and reported the evil deeds of the Kuyavia Kingdom built by the demons, the temple summed up a piece of information about the demons, which mentioned similar arrows with barbs. ”

Pikich said there, "At that time, our enemy was a cult god, how could he have anything to do with the devil?"

"Rotten Wood" said while thinking, "I've heard a lot lately about the demon princess or something, has it something to do with them?"

At this time, Zamora looked at Di Lauris and said, "Can you give me this arrow?" I want to report this matter to the headquarters, if the evil god believers back then were related to the demons, it would be a very serious matter. ”

De Lauris nodded slightly.

The conversation between the several of them was not deliberately concealed, and the news soon spread throughout the tavern.

De Lauris was still weak, and she would soon need to go back to rest.

Charles and Mira, who were afraid that De Lauris would have an accident halfway, also left the tavern with them.

On the way back to the church, Mira noticed Charles frowning and thinking about things.

Mira patted Charles' arm and asked, "What are you thinking?"

Charles looked at no one around him and whispered, "I suspect that the accident in our family is also related to the devil." ”

"What?" Mira cried out in surprise.

Charles whispered, "I'll talk about it later." ”

Mira took a leave of absence from the trip, and she went to the utility room where Charles lived.

Charles showed Mira the feather fan and heirloom necklace he had received from Sophia.

Just when Mira was shocked and didn't come back to her senses, Charles asked, "Sister, do you remember when you were attacked by those monsters on the beach in the Knowledge City?"

Mira, who had almost died, had palpitations, and she nodded.

Charles continued: "I remember you weren't their target at first, you were only targeted after your helmet fell off, didn't you?"

Mira immediately reacted to what Charles was going to say, and she asked, "Are you saying their target is me?"

Charles nodded and said, "I suspect that there is a secret hand that wants to wipe out our family. ”

"Why?" said Mira, taken aback by the news.

Charles said seriously: "Sister, do you remember, you are also the descendant of Empress Catherine and the heir to the throne of the Rurik Kingdom. ”

In the end, Mira left the utility room as if nothing had happened.

Charles's meaning couldn't be clearer, if everything can be strung together, then the secret enemy is to slaughter all the royal heirs of the Rurik Kingdom.

And the biggest benefit from this is naturally the demon who has been fighting against the Rurik Kingdom for the past few hundred years.