Chapter 35: The Prey Is the Hunter (Part II)
As they followed Teacher Luna's magical bird through the crowd, they all had to stop and wait for the Countess from time to time, as all the townsfolk along the way wanted to kiss the Countess's hand, and some even knelt down to kiss the Countess on the ground.
"It's crazy," Carl said to Vincent and Elver, "that's how the God of Creation came to the continent before. ”
"We haven't seen each other again," Vincent shrugged, "I just wish I could get the people together soon, and preferably the village chief would be here, so that Alfer wouldn't have to suffer, and we could lie down and sleep comfortably, I've never been so tired." ”
"Vincent, honestly, thank you so much. Alver looked at Vincent's visibly tired face, and felt very sorry.
"," Vincent pursed his lips, "if I hadn't provoked the Resentful Banshee, it probably wouldn't have cursed you, it knew you were my important friend, so it used you to get revenge on me...... Hey, I don't know when I'm going to be able to correct my mouth faster than my brain...... I never dared to say it. ”
Karl shoved behind the two, "You two don't look at each other in a fleshy way, since you are friends, you can help each other solve problems when you encounter them." Karl crossed his waist and looked at Vincent and Elver, "But I have to make a request, and please bring me one later." ”
"Huh?" Vincent looked at Carl with an exaggerated expression, "You've been involved with us since we fished you out of the basement, haven't you?" Vinson nodded and said, "There's no way to push you out." ”
Alver laughed, he thought it was too good, he was willing to bear a million more curses than he had been without real friends, and he didn't want to go back to the time when he was only superficially friendly with his classmates.
Finally coming out of the square, everyone breathed a sigh of relief, there were very few people in the streets, and even if there were, there were swaying drunks, and the night guards in charge of guarding. Teacher Luna's magic bird flew briskly around a few people as they led the way, and Teacher Luna chatted with the Countess without being salty.
"The Count said you used to be too...... Well...... Bipedal horses. Luna unraveled her long hair tied into a braid, combing her fingers through the slightly frizzy hair.
The countess's arm trembled slightly at the words "bipedal horse," and Alver wondered if he had read it wrong.
"I used to be one of the house slaves that the count brought to the fiefdom, but then he fell in love with me. The Countess replied with a blank face, "He has almost become infatuated with me, and has changed my low status and taken me as his wife." ”
"It's quite romantic," said Luna as she pulled her hair together and asked the countess, "may I break a flower?"
The Countess nodded in agreement, and Teacher Luna folded the dragon sand gem moon season that was blooming on the side of the road, used some little magic to cut off the thorns on the flower stem, used the flower to make a hairpin, and pulled her hair in a low bun.
The Countess looked at Luna for a moment before saying, "What's so romantic, it's not enough for a slave to climb to the position of a wife, just by being loved." ”
"Your mind is good enough," Luna tilted her head, "but compared to the virtuous helper, you seem to be an abusive helper." ”
The Countess was unimpressed and did not answer.
After evading a few drunken townspeople, Teacher Luna's magic bird lands on the windowsill of a house.
This house is relatively smaller than the main street, but the decoration is still elegant, the fence in the front yard is white and neat, and the evening primrose is densely bloomed.
"This is it," Milan knocked on the door, "I hope there will be one or two of the family who didn't make it to the plaza." ”
"Bipedal horses will take care of the house. Before the countess could finish speaking, the door opened.
It was a lean man who opened the door, perhaps to prevent lice infection, his hair had been shaved and his eyes were hollow, and Elph thought of the Countess's eyes.
"Have you come from Diru Village lately," said the Countess, and the man who opened the door saw that the Countess was there, and quickly fell to the ground, trembling, "Your Excellency, there are two new horses from Diru Village, the mother of them is sick and dead, and the male is digging for water in the backyard. ”
"Bring it here, and I won't go in, and I'll write a note by hand, and your master will come back and give it to him, and tell him that I'm delaying the horse's work. ”
"Yes, ma'am. ”
The man lay on the ground and took several steps backwards before he got up and hurried away.
"He... It... Why do all the talking people in the town call you Madame Mayor?" "Elph was strange, according to traditional etiquette, the countess was called much more honorable than the mayor's wife.
"Later, I was only more grateful that I came to this town, and I may not really be grateful to me. The Countess lowered her head and stroked Alver's head gently, and at that moment, Alver noticed that the Countess's eyes had also become very gentle. "My husband likes to set traps and find it very rewarding to be able to hunt his prey without having to ride a horse or raise a hound. ”
"So you're the blacksmith who makes the traps?" Luna looked at the countess.
"No, after something happened, I hunted the hunters. The Countess wore a blood-red lipstick on her thin lips, the same color as the long curtain she was wearing. "Guess what happens when a hunter becomes a pet of prey, Lady Luna?"