The remaining flames were finally extinguished under the ravages of the bones.

The surroundings were plunged into darkness, and Devile Wood couldn't help but squeeze Takichen's hand, grasping at that peace of mind like grasping the last straw.

Although she only took Takichen's words as comfort, and couldn't believe that she could leave here safely, she was still willing to believe it, even if it was just a little bit of non-existent hope pinned on Takichen, on outsiders who had not been together for a long time.

As long as there is air, even if he doesn't use his eyes to deliberately observe, Takichen can clearly know the situation of this area through an ability similar to the "Heart Net", which is also the terrifying thing about Devil Fruit abilities.

A skeleton stained with fresh dirt was reduced to pieces under Takichen's fist, and although it did not disappear completely, it could not pose a threat again for a period of time due to the need to repair the broken bones, which could be regarded as buying them a short time to escape.

Beneath the land is a paradise for the undead, the thousand-year-old ruins of Manhac, which contains millions of undead, who have been buried in the underground world because of the barrier, and their existence is only regarded as a legend, occasionally circulated in the market.

However, Takichen had the misfortune to break into this forgotten ruins, disturbing them that were still sleeping.

A skeleton writhed its unsound limbs and approached the two of them, the "gurgling" sound of skeletal activity was so piercing in the darkness, and among them were the bones of an unknown creature three feet high.

It was a species called Mukmulin, which resembled the head of a bull, and held a large leg bone of an unknown creature as a weapon. If you look at the outline of the skeleton, it is somewhat similar to the Minotaur in ancient Greek mythology, but there are unbroken things that resemble exoskeletons attached to their vertebrae.

This type of monster was extinct a long time ago, and its destructive power is strong enough to easily shatter rocks. And now, I don't know how many of the bones of Makmulin rushed towards the location where Takichen was, and the weak skeletons turned into slag directly at the feet of Makmulin, and the movement generated by them as they ran became bigger and bigger.

When Takitami saw the huge figures in the group of skeletons, he was also a little shocked, because there were too many of them, and these were not ordinary creatures, even if there were many of them, it would be easy to solve them directly with the overlord color domineering.

If he relied on his own force to break out, Takichen was naturally fearless, even if he was surrounded by this undead, it would be impossible to stop him. But now, Takichen is also accompanied by an elf girl who needs protection in every sense.

"Ahh

With an exclamation, Devile Wood hugged Takichen's neck tightly, even if she was suddenly held in her arms by Takichen, she did not resist.

As Mulkmulin's skeleton approached, Takita's right leg, which was covered with armed domineering, directly kicked and shattered the huge bone rod that Mullin swung towards him, and then used the moon step to borrow the strength of Mullin's skull and run towards the night sky.

In order to facilitate his movements, Takitaki directly used the princess hug to hold Devile Wood in his arms, and the air gathered into a small force point under his feet, and Takitsu jumped in mid-air in one direction.

"Giggle~Giggle~"

The sound of bones grinding was continuous, and the undead on the ground vented their frustration.

"I didn't expect there to be so many undead here."

Takichen glanced at the moving bones beneath him, and was sure that the ground would not be able to stay any longer, and even if all these skeletons were shattered, they would return to their original state again as time passed.

"Is this flying magic?"

Even though Devile Wood couldn't see it, the cool breeze that blew by, and Takichen's barely fluctuating, steady pace made Devile Wood believe that it was flying magic.

"I'm sorry I didn't respond to your expectations, it's not magic."

"I really didn't feel the fluctuations of the magic."

The lightness that comes and goes, like being freed from the constraints of gravity. Devil Wood couldn't help but look at Takita, a warm breath passing across Takita's ears, but she didn't notice the somewhat ambiguous posture.

I don't know if it's because in this darkness, the elven girl's somewhat restrained reserve has become a little bolder: his shoulders are so broad and strong.

"There is no place left on the ground, and those undead have occupied the entire Lanffindor grassland."

Takijin constantly uses the moon step to run through the air, heading in the direction of the town. Because the ability to fly can only be used in the elementalized state, and it can't carry other people, Takichen can only borrow his strength in the air and use the moon step to run out of the enchantment range as much as possible.

"This is the moon step, although it can make people run in the air like walking on the ground, but the moon step has extremely high requirements for physical fitness, and ordinary people can't master it."

Takichen gives a simple explanation to Tifa, and also hints to him that Tsukibu can only be used by himself.

"You can fly in the air without using magic..."

Devile Wood repeated these somewhat shocking words, how could you fly in the air without using magic?

Magic that can fly in the air is not common in this world, or it can be said that the magic that can make people fly in the air is only in the hands of a few people. Even in a country, most nobles only ride flying monsters, or use horse-drawn carriages as a means of transportation.

"What do you want to do when you arrive in the royal capital?"

The dark sky, even with the beautiful elf girl in his arms, still can't drive away the loneliness caused by this darkness, and Takitaki asks with interest about Devile Wood's future plans.

"I don't want to stay in a town where humans live."

Devile Wood was a little resistant, there was always something unnatural when it came to humans, even though she herself had half human blood. However, there was no evasion in the conversation with Takichen, perhaps because he felt that Takichen was a little different from ordinary people in terms of appearance and heart.

"Are you afraid that they will take away your relatives from you as they did when they were children, and put you in prison as a criminal?"

As long as you think about it a little, you can know the answer to this kind of question, your relatives were taken away by the army, and the mother who is an elf has not replied to her daughter's message for so many years, I am afraid that it has long been more than lucky. What's more, Takichen had heard from Devile Wood that her mother would often tell her stories, whether they were related to humans or interesting stories she had experienced.

"I'm half-elf, and I haven't made up my mind to step into the crowd yet. I'd love to stay with Mr. Takita, but I'm sure I'll get you in trouble. ”

This is similar to the bridge of issuing a good person card, no matter which world it has in common, and the thought of this makes Takichen have some stomach pain.

"Did I just say that before? It's my responsibility to keep my companions safe during the trip, and you, aren't a burden to your troubles. ”

"But..."

"After you're gone, I might say, 'I'm going to be lonely without Miss Elf.' ”

Takichen said a little half-jokingly, and his tone was quite lonely.

"Please don't be sad because of me, if Mr. Takitaki can accept me, then with you..."

Devile Wood's expression, though still a little uneasy, rested her head on Takita's shoulder, as if trying to pass the temperature to him through her clasped hands in the cold wind. Ordinary but with a boyish scent, the warm breath through the tip of her nose stimulates Devile Wood's brain.

I had never felt the scent of a man so closely, and under the hormonal impulse, a touch of blush stained my cheeks. What to do, I really want to indulge in the arms that make people feel at ease...

"Tifa, cheer up, this world is not as scary as you think."

Takichen looked at the elf girl in his arms, even though he couldn't see anything.

The warm breath on the neck is slow and fast, and the itchy heart is like a mosquito bite, which is not good, and it may be a positive result if you are not careful.

At such an ambiguous distance, Takichen seemed to smell the unique fragrance of the girl.

"Thank you, Takita."

The indescribable feeling, the girlish throbbing turned into a word of gratitude, and Devile Wood revealed her heart.

"If you still walk into the crowd with this mood and nothing can change, are you going to wander in the shadows all the time? If this is the case, life will not be able to go on, let alone see the world. ”

I don't know when this delicate atmosphere began to move towards the confession season, and I'm afraid that in this case, even if Takichen says "please be my girlfriend", Devile Wood will probably accept it. It's not good, it's not good, it's not good! Let's change the topic a little, and leave this kind of confession-like plot to a moment that is worth a lifetime.

"Takitaki..."

Devile Wood hesitated, as if because he hadn't yet woven the language.

"Although there will be many grievances in life, fate is not for you to go with the flow, you should use your own strength to face it. You should be more familiar than me as a newcomer to this place, so let's face it. ”

"No, it's not a stranger, Mr. Takichen is also very important in my heart."

Even Devile Wood herself didn't notice that his name had left a mark on his heart.

"If you understand, don't cry all the time, it won't be cute. But thank you, Tifa, for being willing to use such a precious gem for me. ”

"It's okay, I'm glad that what my mother left behind can help people in need."

Before she knew it, tears fell from the corners of her eyes, perhaps because she was happy to be able to save others, or because she fulfilled her mother's wish to stay, and at this moment, Devile Wood felt a happiness called gratitude.

The warm liquid dripped down her neck, and Devile Wood hurriedly wiped away the tears. He's not going to find out, is he? It was so dark that he definitely didn't know how he wept.

Since before, Devile Wood has been a little abnormal, coupled with the dripping sensation similar to water droplets coming from her neck, she must be moved to tears, right? Forget it, just let it be.

"Have you made up your mind, come with me?"

It's obviously a very ordinary word, but it's like a final declaration, as if it will be the enemy of the world in the next second.

"Hmmm! Because you told me to pluck up the courage to face it, but the fact that I am an elven hybrids must be kept secret. ”

Tifa looked at Takita, smiled and nodded, and then, she covered her face like a ripe apple, and her shy appearance hidden under the sunhat looked very cute.

"Didn't we make an agreement? It is my responsibility to keep my companions safe. ”

Mu Kemulin on the grassland of Lanffindor angrily grabbed a poor skeleton and smashed it at Takichen, breaking the brief conversation between the two, perhaps because he couldn't stand the arrogance of the two in mid-air.

Anti-aircraft weapons? Skeletons still have this usage?

When Takitsu used his domineering strength to avoid the many attacks of the Mukmulin in advance, he couldn't help but be a little surprised, he didn't expect them to use the skeleton as an "anti-aircraft missile".

Like tired catapults, they threw skeletons into the air one after the other within the reach of their hands.

The skeletons that flew out of the claws of Mukmulin pounced on Takitsu with their teeth and claws, except for a few bones that had been kicked and scattered from the air like scattered flowers of the Heavenly Maiden, it was like a stage play of white bones, and the dramatic carnival feast was magnificently performed in the air.

"Gone."

Although it was unclear how long it would be before he could reach the town inhabited by humans, Takitatsu chose a direction that even he didn't know where to lead, and suddenly increased his speed to the extreme. Maybe he just wanted to end this somewhat ambiguous atmosphere quickly and get out of this boring and crisis-ridden place.

The wind blowing on his body also had a strong tearing force, and Tifa couldn't help but hold down the sunhat that was about to fly away and leave.

Neither of them noticed, a faint light emanated from the strip of cloth that Takichen covered the back of his hand, but it quickly dimmed as if it had never happened.

Before he knew it, Takitsu left the enchantment range.

The sudden change of the night sky made Takichen slightly stunned, a second ago it was still a pitch-black sky returned to its original state again, the sky full of stars shining around the moon, and in mid-air, Takichen could see the distant city and countryside where the lights were shining, that was the town where intelligent creatures lived, and it was also the destination that Takichen was about to go.

When the two of them looked around, the beautiful starry sky came into view, and Takitatsu seemed to forget that he still had Devile Wood in his arms, and he looked up at the starry sky like this.

These stars are like jewels scattered in the dark, they are simply artistic treasures in the sky, and the starry sky of the grassland of Lanffindor is so beautiful. It's like a long-lost touch, and feeling the magnificent starry sky with the elf girl, this experience is so special.

It's beautiful!

This is Takichen's heartfelt feelings, different from the starry sky seen in the forest, the splendor after getting rid of the darkness is more likely to move people.

"It's unbelievable that such a beautiful star has a lifespan."

Some self-deprecating words blurted out, and Takichen remembered the past, and he knew that these stars, like living beings, would disappear one day.

"Do stars die too?"

Devile Wood was a little puzzled, her mother once told her that the stars in the sky are good souls one after another, guiding the confused to find a place for their souls.

"Yes, nothing is eternal, not even the stars, and their fall also means a new life."

"Freshmen?"

For Devile Wood, who did not know about the celestial bodies of the universe, such words were really obscure.

"Just like when a life dies and returns to nature, at the end of its life cycle, it will bloom with the most brilliant brilliance of its life, and this beautiful brilliance will radiate to more distant places, blooming and anew. And we are like the first elements of the world, made up of the elements produced by the stars, and the brilliance of the stars. Therefore, for the birth of new life, the old life needs to die. ”

Takichen speaks about celestial bodies in words that are easy for Devil Wood to understand, because there are things that will almost destroy the theories on which people from other worlds depend, completely subverting the perception of the world.

Those shocking theories are not suitable for this world.

Ignorance is like a baby who wants to understand and touch the new world, curious, confused, confused, and then slowly accepts.

Not very understanding, but willing to believe, Devile Wood was willing to believe the person in front of him, who was full of puzzles, and even though he was so close to him, it seemed to have a sense of distantness. I want to know, I want to know everything about him.

"I'm out of the area of Manhak City, dear elf lady, can I just carry you into the town where the humans are?"

"Of course... Of course not! My dear... Something like that, it's a shame..."

In a panic, Devile Wood almost blurted out, then covered her blushing face, not even noticing the sunhat that had fallen to the ground.

"Then you can't come down yet."

Takichen's words didn't mean the slightest reproach, and after barely restraining his desire to laugh, he put on the visor for Devile Wood again.

"Here it is..."

Devile Wood, who had calmed down again, didn't know how to face the teenager in front of her for a while, she didn't know the so-called youth throbbing, but she just felt that this strange feeling was a little new.

"We've left that place, and the next place to go is there."

Takichen stretched out his hand and pointed to the place of lights in the distance.

"I can go on my own."

Seeing Takizu squatting on the ground and making an act similar to an invitation to "I'll carry you", Devil Wood didn't know why she was a little angry.

"What a frank elf lady, can you trouble leaning on my back? The next journey is not far, but it is not something you can do now. ”

The darkness in the barrier will not only erode the light, but also the bodies of living beings, causing the intruders to gradually lose their vitality, but because of the existence of the sigil, Takitsu has not been affected. But Devile Wood was different, and although she didn't ask for help, Takichen was able to detect it through certain subtleties.

"Ahh That one... Mr. Takitaki. ”

"At your pace, you won't be able to get there even if you walk all day."

Looking at Tifa, who couldn't even walk steadily but was stubborn, Takichen carried it directly on his back.

"Why? Obviously he hated me before. ”

Devil Wood said with some anger that she didn't want to affect her mood because of this person, but she still cared about his thoughts, and she felt a little angry when she thought about it.

"Hate? Because it's fun to play tricks on Miss Elf. ”

After thinking about it for a while, Takichen understood the reason, and at the same time, he also understood that if he continued to tease, he would probably not be able to stop it.

From a male point of view, girls are incomprehensible creatures in any world. However, the difference in thinking caused by the difference in gender does not have any meaning for Takichen, because the world will be colorful because of the difference in life.

"I feel like I'm carrying a giant cat on my back, so you can get some rest, it's not heavy enough to be a burden."

Seeing that Devile Wood was about to talk about "it's funny to play tricks on Miss Elf", Takichen quickly changed the subject, because he didn't want to get into one troublesome question after another on the next journey.

"Cats?"

"It's a cute, petite, strange creature."

Devile Wood, who was lying on Takichen's back, listened carefully to his explanation, and some expectant expressions were inadvertently revealed.

In this quiet night, Takizu slowly walked in the direction of the town.