“…… Hey, are you alright?"

Xia Jing hugged Lin Yu and shook it, his face full of worry.

To this day, he was still nervous, even terrified.

He felt as if his body was suspended in mid-air.

I was directly scared into a cold sweat, but fortunately, I was at least able to help.

Xia Jing thinks that such a performance is commendable.

Previously, while secretly observing the battle situation between Lin Yu and Ah Dai and Ah Ye from a distance, Xia Jing walked around and quietly prepared, and when he calmed down and waited for the opportunity to act, something strange happened.

Lin Yu, who had successfully played with the two of them a moment ago, was now entangled in Adai's whip.

She was dragged and slammed into the trees and the ground, and finally her ankle was torn off, and Xia Jing launched an action in a hurry. The simulation situation that had been rehearsed countless times in his mind had long been thrown out of the clouds, and the whole person fell into a state of distraction.

The previous preparation was to use the golden branches to carve marks on the evergreen trees everywhere.

Xia Jing pulled the leaves from those trees and sent them to attack Dumb and Night, surrounding them.

The battle was successful! The two of them, who were attacked by the sudden dazzling phenomenon, failed to react immediately to Xia Jing, who appeared at the same time. So Xia Jingjie was able to pick up Shibayashi and leave the scene safely, and now he is hiding in the bushes to avoid the pursuit of the two.

"Summer view...... Brother. ”

Xia Jing put down Lin Yu, who was looking at him in surprise, and handed out the right ankle that had been chopped off.

"Can you take it back?"

In order to ask for insurance, Xia Jing picked it up by the way. I really want to praise myself for being able to turn my brain fast enough.

But frankly, the feeling of holding a part of the human body is really disgusting and uncomfortable. God, I'm not a doctor, why do I have to experience this kind of thing? Xia Jing sighed secretly.

Lin Yu took his ankle without saying a word, and let the cut surfaces on both sides come together. After the wound disappeared, Lin Yu gently swung the soles of his feet several times as if he wanted to confirm whether he had successfully connected them.

"That's amazing!"

Ye Ya was the same that time, it was like watching computer animation, a little less realistic.

"Can you move? I think it takes a lot of effort to heal. ”

Xia Jing asked with a half-understood and vague memory.

But Lin Yu did not answer the question.

Not only did she not answer—she also looked upwards and glared at Xia Jing angrily.

“…… Why? ”

Lin Yu muttered in a low voice.

"Why didn't you run away?"

"It's not good for me, but if you continue like that......"

"That's not the point!"

Xia Jing felt confused.

There was clearly hostility in her eyes, hatred for Xia Jing.

"I am the guardian of my family. This body exists to protect Sister Ya. Since Sister Ye Ya asked me to protect you, to me it means the same as protecting Sister Ye Ya...... But ......"

“…… It's me who is wrong. ”

For Lin Yu, maybe it was about his own glory.

Protect the family's home. Does she feel remorse for failing to fulfill her mission?

But it was ...... That's why ......"

Contrary to Xia Jing's expectations, Lin Yu's anger began to shift to other aspects.

"Why human...... Why did it ...... the hateful humans who came to save me? ”

The gaze that was originally glaring at Xia Jing drooped.

Xia Jing noticed tears in the corners of her eyes.

"You ......"

A sense of powerlessness to be protected by one's own existence that must protect in turn.

The anger that Xia Jing felt for ignoring his explanation.

What binds the two together is the ambivalence that the existence that needs to be protected and hated is the same person.

Lin Yu said contemptuously with a choked voice: "My life ...... I don't want the hateful humans to save it! ”

Emotions that bordered on anger were high.

"Why!"

The sound of such grief is hard to imagine coming from a petite body.

"Why humans! Damn humans!"

Her anger and grief can be understood.

In Lin Yu's eyes, the human being was probably like the malice that could not be erased on the previous owner of this body. Not only is it an existence that cannot be trusted, but further, it is an enemy. Maybe she just can't forgive herself for being saved by this kind of existence, and she can't forgive Xia Jing.

But......

Even if intellectually understandable, even if it is worthy of sympathy—

Xia Jing's personality is not kind enough to lower his posture and apologize to the other party, saying "Yes, I'm sorry, I was wrong".

"Hey...... What are you kidding, dead kid! ”

Originally, he just wanted to pretend, but his voice was so low that even Xia Jing himself was startled.

It seems that I really can't stand it.

"I don't want to make you ugly, but you have a mouth to complain endlessly, annoying!"

“…… Hey? ”

Lin Yu was stunned. may not have thought that Xia Jing would lose his temper in turn.

Xia Jing completely felt that this guy was a child at all, so naïve that he never imagined that others would be annoyed and angry.

"You listened carefully to me, the reason why I saved you was not for you, but simply because I didn't save me when I saw death, I was very unhappy, and I couldn't bear to hide under the umbrella of a dead child like you! Don't get me wrong, dumb!"

Xia Jing grabbed Lin Yu's head and shook it around, and Lin Yu became disheveled.

- What kind of horn is such a palm-sized little head melon drilling?

"What kind of human race, what kind of race...... You're just a little ghost, and it's been a long time since you wanted to talk about the racial differences between humans and the human race. A child should look like a child! You're not cute at all! ”

"What...... What'......"

Lin Yu, who was dumbfounded, soon began to tremble.

She narrowed her eyes, her eyebrows furrowed, her lips furrowed.

With a different anger than before—probably less hatred—Lin Yu yelled: "Who is the little ghost, I'm already an adult!"

So Xia Jing gave her a sarcastic smile back.

"Look, getting angry over a little thing like that is proof of the little devil. The point is, you don't get carried away just because you've done a ritual. Is it an adult who has performed a ritual? Ha, if you can become an adult after experiencing a ceremony, how can life be so hard. If I had to do that, I experienced high-altitude bouncing in an amusement park in my first year of junior high school, so am I also an adult? I'm a kid older than you, so you're a little ghost too. I've got the final say! ”

"Don't make your own decisions! How can humans understand the meaning of our deer ritual! ”

"What do monsters know about high-altitude bouncing? That's a super scary huh? If the equipment is not well maintained, it will die! Rituals don't die, do they? So it's me who wins! ”

Anyway, this guy doesn't eat the fireworks of the world like Ye Ya, and he is not afraid of being torn apart if he brags about it.

"Also, I don't want to think about myself as a human ......!"

Lin Yu, who tried his best to refute Xia Jing, had forgotten his resentment and hatred in his expression.

- It would be nice to be able to do this now, right!?

At the same time that Xia Jing was relieved, there was a vibration in his pocket.

“…… Wait a minute, there's a phone. ”

"The phone call doesn't matter, we're not done yet."

"Hey, you don't have a phone, do you? Every adult has one, yes? ”

"I ...... I'm not unusual! ”

After moving out of the awkward crooked reasoning to plug Lin Yu's mouth, Xia Jing took out his mobile phone.

Of course, the person who called was Anno.

"Hello?"

'Summer view? Are you okay? ’

"Ah, it can be said that there is no danger. Lin Yu is also with me. ”

Maybe the quarrel just now caused his whereabouts to leak out. If you have become the turtle in the other party's urn now, you may hear the other party threatening to "get out" at any time, what should you do then? Suddenly, Xia Jing, who had such doubts in his heart, said quickly: "Anyway, we hid." But it's dangerous!"

'Really? Lin Yu is also with you, right...... That's just right!'

Anno breathed a sigh of relief and said, "You're listening. After I hung up, ten ...... No, fifteen, you can just plug your ears for fifteen seconds. In addition to Xia Jing, Lin Yu also wants it. If you tell Lin Yu to "play the piano", she will understand. ’

"Wait a minute."

Xia Jing took the phone away from his ear and faced Lin Yu, who still had a stinky face. He lowered his voice and said, "Anno said, 'I want to play the piano.'" ”

"I see."

Hearing Lin Yu's answer, Xia Jing returned to the line.

"And then, what are we supposed to do?"

We'll rush over at once. What happens after that...... We'll talk about that then. ’

"Okay."

Then I hung up. Be sure to plug your ears!'

Communication was interrupted.

I don't know what this command means, but it's better to plug my ears honestly. Xia Jing stuffed his phone into his pocket and smashed his ears with both hands. Lin Yu also silently followed.

As soon as Anno hung up the phone, he put back on the headphones he had taken off and started playing music.

Then facing Ye Ya, he grabbed her who was dancing vigorously and turned up the volume sharply.

"Anye, this volume is a little too loud, isn't it?"

"It's miserable to hear you."

Anno casually perfunctory Ye Ya's complaints.

“…… All right. ”

She lifted her bow as she spoke.

However, there were no arrows on the bow.

Although the treasure is in the shape of a bow, it is a veritable 'harp'.

Yasuno pulled the bowstring missing arrows towards the void above.

As if he was confessing to the bow, Anno muttered to himself.

Then, as the bowstring vibrated as it was released, a piercing sound like a distant dog barking—resounded in all directions.

Five seconds after hanging up the phone. Xia Jing vaguely noticed that he heard a subtle sound in his ear that he had smashed with his hand.

At the same time, I suddenly felt a tingling pain in my right arm.

"It hurts, it hurts, it hurts!"

The sudden labor pain made Xia Jing can't help but scream, let go of the hand that was holding his ear and pressed his arm.

Hurriedly rolled up his sleeves and took a look. There is nothing unusual on the surface.

Could it be that somewhere was stung by a bee? Just when Xia Jinghu raised his arm suspiciously to take a look-

"Blame yourself for not pounding your ears, stunned."

Lin Yu snickered with haughty eyes in his eyes for some reason.

“…… Who is stunned? What was that? ”

Xia Jing asked, rubbing his arm that still had a little pain left. But—

"I don't have time to explain to you right now."

Lin Yu has entered a state of preparation.

"I'm going to the front."

Lin Yu lowered his center of gravity, and jumped out before he could stop it.

"Hey, wait......"

Xia Jing followed and chased out of the bushes. But Lin Yu had long since disappeared without a trace. The summer scene prediction feather who found that there was a branch shaking on the front of the bush may have jumped away by stepping on it, and rushed over to take a look, and the result-

“…… Oh!

In the depths of the forest, the figure of Lin Yu and Adai was found.

Xia Jing hurriedly braked and stopped. If her traces are exposed, it will definitely be detrimental to her.

However, judging from the peeping situation, it seems that Lin Yu has the upper hand now.

“…… Angry, old lady, you bastards......"

His face was crawling with pain, and Adai, who was staring directly at Lin Yu, was pressing his right arm. No - no!

Her right hand is half missing!

The brutal scar, although Adai wrapped the whip around his armpit to try to stop the bleeding, red water droplets continued to slowly spill from the wound.

On the other hand, Lin Yu hooked her right hand with the iron claw attached to her hand.

Could it be that she launched a surprise attack and took Adeid's arm? As soon as this thought came to mind, Xia Jing immediately remembered that his arm had hurt a moment ago.

There is still a trace of impact residue left, and it happens to be the same right-handed as Adai.

- Is it Anno who did something?

The instructions to pound your ears, the sound of a dog barking in the distance, and Lin Yu's ridicule of 'blaming yourself for not pounding your ears properly'...... A series of experiences became a thread in Xia Jing's heart.

Maybe it's a treasure that uses sound waves to attack the listener indiscriminately. Lin Yu, who smashed his ears hard, was unharmed. Xia Jing, who didn't pound his ears well, suffered severe pain.

As for Adai, who is defenseless against the sound wave - the end result is a broken arm.

Xia Jing shuddered. Does that mean things have to be so sloppy? That nerd!

In short, the situation seems to have improved slightly.

"Hey, give me that back, stinky little ghost!"

Adai glared at Lin Yu angrily with a murderous one-eye.

"They all call me a stinky little ghost, do you still expect me to pay it back?"

Lin Yu showed a smile that no one had in his eyes.

"If you don't mind me giving it back in a dishonest way......"

After turning his back to Adai unexpectedly, with the momentum of a major league-level player-

“…… I'll give it back to you! ”

He threw the arm hooked on the iron claw to the other end of the forest.

"Bastard, what are you doing here!"

Lin Yu refused to let go of Adai who was about to rush to pick up the broken arm that was thrown away.

"Where are you going?"

“……！”

Lin Yu, who intercepted Adai's way, unleashed a strong roundhouse kick at her head.

Facing Adai, who stumbled and fell to the ground, Lin Yu did not miss the opportunity to pursue, and directly aimed at Adai's back and stretched out his iron claws.

"Poof!"

Coughed up from Adai's mouth with a scream.

"This is a return gift just now."

"Whoa, whoa, you bastard...... Ahhhhhhh

Xia Jing couldn't help frowning and looked away.

Once. Twice. Three times.

I heard a dull sound in my ears one after another.

"Uhh

After a scream that pierced the sky, the grass beside Xia Jing sounded the sound of something falling.

Although Xia Jing didn't have the courage to pick it up and take a look, it was conceivable that it should be Adai's feet.

“…… Hum. ”

"You've lost, Sister Adai."

Lin Yu declared victory in a tone that was not commensurate with his age.

"Do you have a last word to confess?"

Dodging the fist aimed at the abdomen, Ye Ya slashed at the neck of his opponent, Ah Ye.

Ah Ye, who turned around to avoid it, sank his body and kicked out the sweeping legs.

Ye Ya jumped behind him to distance themselves from each other.

Although it has been done several times, both sides have always lacked a fatal blow.

"Hmph, it seems that your skills are still there."