"Nothing."

Xia replied briefly.

"It's just, Miss Xia, I have a question, and please answer me."

Raven took a breath and seemed to think about it for a moment before speaking:

"Excuse me...... Are you from the East? ”

This question is strange.

To the east of Westminster is the Freeport of Rune, and further east is the endless sea.

"I have a question for you, Captain, too."

Xia slandered the word "Miss" in his heart, which is not a good word on earth, or a pun on the word.

"Excuse me, is the Silver Sheath Knights loyal to the royal family, or to the Order?"

That's why I'll call you Miss too, she thought viciously.

"The Knights of the Silver Sheath are royal knights, and like Westminster Academy, they are subordinate organizations of the royal family and part of the kingdom, so we follow the attitude of the king of Westminster towards Truis, that's all."

Raven sent a cold, formulaic reply.

"Then ......" Natsu leaned over to the Knight Captain, the two of them almost facing each other and about to stick to each other, and whispered, "If one day, our king's attitude changes, will the Knights become the enemies of the Order?" ”

Raven took a few steps back, there was nothing unpleasant about being approached by a beautiful woman like Natsu, but her words were really a little appalling.

"I didn't hear anything, Miss Xia."

Her chest heaved and heaved, as if she had just been subjected to strenuous activity.

"But at any time, my words will not change, the Knights will always belong to the kingdom and to the people of the kingdom."

Glancing at Xia with complicated eyes, Ruiwen didn't know if the other party deliberately said such a shocking thing to divert her question, but now she didn't want to provoke this student with a mysterious background anymore.

"Pardon my rudeness."

She left in a hurry, and Natsu's eyes looked at Raven's back, deep in thought.

According to the original plan, Xia was going to first use a young man's awkward posture to alienate the Order, maintain a distance from the Divine Court, and then use this relationship to facilitate his own actions, but this was actually not a safe way to do so.

And now that the tutors in the school are gone, including the nuns of the Order, then maybe I can do something here in secret, such as -- the idea of beating the Knights of the Royal Capital, and pulling them to their side?

The Order of Truis is known as the "Order of the World" because its influence covers almost the entire world.

Except for the Wizard Country and the Harlem Empire, there are almost no places where the tentacles of the Order cannot reach, including the technological kingdom of Sadara, which opposes the Empire, and even the alien gathering places have the shadow of the Order, and the Kingdom of Divine Grace is the base camp of the Order.

Neutral countries, such as Westminster, must also use the influence of the Order to maintain their national rule, otherwise even if the Divine Court does not send an army to crusade, the fanatics will make a mess of the entire kingdom, after all, Westminster does not have its own folk beliefs like the Empire.

"I have announced through the nun that I will no longer accept the priesthood course, and the reaction of the Order's top management after learning the news can be imagined, this time I accidentally came to the black zone, but it is an excellent buffer opportunity, and the Order will not be able to monitor it for a long time."

"After all, the Silver Sheath Knights belong to the Kingdom of Westminster, Xia himself, or Xia's body is very important to the Order, if I openly rebel against the Order, will the Kingdom be able to withstand so much pressure? You know, Truis has never been a compassionate and merciful character, and it is not impossible to wage war for sufficient interests. ”

In this case, you can only rely on the empire, but unfortunately although there are candidates on the empire's side, they are too ......

Natsu walked up to Wendy and said in a voice that only she could hear, "I seem to have found some clues." ”

Wendy was talking to the student council when she looked at her in surprise, and the two of them went to the corner together.

"Please give me the display."

Natsu said to Wendy.

After taking over the display, Xia lame operated for a long time before finding the option of the map, and then circled an area and handed it to Wendy.

"It's ...... Ocean? ”

Seeing the marker on the map, Wendy's hand kept pointing around, and finally found the location of the black mark.

"Yes, the black area is not explored, there is no detailed image display, but you look here...... This is the promontory of Cape Rune, and here it is an extension of the mainland, and due to the special geographical tidal phenomena and seasonal changes, this vast extension of the size of two counties is a shallow sea in the summer, but in the winter, it becomes land. ”

Since coming to this world, Xia has rarely said so many words in one breath, and his mouth that is usually inactive is a little tired.

"You mean, we're on the sea? But it's obviously land here."

Wendy's lips were pressed against Natsu's fingers.

"Maybe it's an island, or a closed cavern under the sea, it's all possible, isn't it?"

Natsu felt Wendy's soft and warm lips and tapped it before withdrawing her hand.

After her fingers left, Wendy gasped for a few quick breaths, trying to suppress her heartbeat.

I was touched by Xia on my lips just now, and the feeling was numb, crispy, and very wonderful.

I have never experienced such a strange mood, what is this mood exactly?

“…… This is not supposed to be an underwater cave, because I feel that the air is abundant and there is also the presence of wind. ”

She said a little dryly.

"Then it's an island."

Xia secretly laughed, Wendy is a very traditional woman, usually deliberately keeps a distance from people, neither too far, but definitely not too close, so she just seized the opportunity to have intimate physical contact with her, anyway - both of them are girls, hahahaha!

"Even if it is a shallow sea, I am afraid the depth of the water is much deeper than that of an ordinary lake, and if this area is really that large, it is impossible for us to cross back, whether we will be trapped here, no matter how abundant the stock of production students is, it will not be able to support it until winter."

Wendy's golden eyebrows tightened.

"We don't have to wait until winter."

Natsu's tone was calm:

"Don't forget how we got here."

"You mean, the passage guò space transfer away?"

Wendy immediately understood what she meant.

"I had a discussion with Natia Vida just now, and she thinks it's a space transfer device, and it's technology, not magic."

"Technology Category...... It's a legacy of ancient technology, but in that case, we don't have the necessary starting energy now. ”

"No, have you forgotten that the legacy technology unearthed in the kingdom is a little different from other countries, it is not pure science and technology, but magic science, which belongs to the combination of magic and technology. Even if you don't have a ready-made energy source, you can think of a way to do it from the direction of magical research. ”

Natsu has completely dominated this conversation, and that's exactly what she wants to do, which is to take Wendy, who is currently the most prestigious person in the school, in the right direction.

The same thing for her to say and for the student president will be two different effects.

Although I saved a lot of students just now,Maybe I have a lot of influence at the moment.,But it doesn't mean that she will choose to go against the student union.,It's "the hero who saved most of the people.,Plus the actual leader of the school",This kind of 1+1 >The overlay effect of 2 is more suitable for the next plot development.

"Regarding the matter of spatial transfer, you can ask Nati Yavida, this belongs to the category of space magic, and she should give you a more detailed answer; Agnes' dark magic also has a part that involves spatial movement, and I'll just ask her there. ”

"Natsu, you can always surprise and delight me, I will do it immediately."

Wendy looked up from the light screen, flicked her golden ponytails, and there was a sparkle in her eyes.

This feminine look tickled Xia in the heart, and now even if she pounces, she won't resist, right?

"Where is the Guards?"

It's a pity that Wendy is a man of action, and immediately asks about Natianavida's whereabouts, which makes someone's expectations come to naught.

"Really, I won't let you go when I go back!"

Natsu rubbed her nose and reluctantly left the area where the student council was located, and came to Egnes, who was overseeing the construction of the fortifications.

"Are you stupid? What idiotic idea is it to focus only on surface defense, what if monsters attack from underground? ”

Agnes was sitting in a wheelchair scolding the busy students - she had already told everyone beforehand that I would instruct you very strictly, and if you made a mistake yourself, don't come to me if something goes wrong. This is a major matter related to his own life.,Plus Agnes has been in the school park for a long time.,So even though everyone was scolded by her, no one said a word.。

"Over there, hurry up and draw a defensive array for me! How can you build fortifications on it if the foundation is not laid, stupid...... Ah! ”

She was pointing fingers and feet in a flash, and she was beaten on the head.

was about to bite in anger, but when he raised his head and saw Xia, the exposed teeth immediately retracted:

"People, people just want to better complete the task assigned to them by Sister Xia......"

She lowered her head and said pitifully.

"The progress seems to be quite fast, and I have already told them all the points that need to be paid attention to."

Natsu asked, rubbing the place where she had just been beaten, looking at the busy people.

Agnes nodded proudly when she heard this:

"Of course, I'm a master, and the rest is actually enough for them to do it themselves, these fools are actually quite smart, and rarely make any mistakes."

"Okay, let's go to the south now, let's go and finish the task just now, you go with me."

Natsu pushed the wheelchair aside, thought for a moment and asked her:

"Do you need someone else? For example, find some fighters to help as escorts or something. ”

"I can't move flexibly, and Sister Xia doesn't seem to be very strong...... It's better to find some more people. ”

Agnes is not stupid, the two of them have to cross such a large dangerous area, and there is no problem with her strength to protect herself, but now it is more important to ensure Natsu's safety, and it is best to be foolproof.

"That's ......"

Natsu looked around.

There are only a few people she knows now, Natia Vida is not there, Lorraine and Darrow have already left for the south, Wendy is going to be in charge of the student council, and Ritchie El is obviously inferior to the others, and she is not a warrior...... Looking for Raven's Knights for help? It seems to be a way to do it.

"By the way, how did you forget her."

Xia suddenly thought of a very suitable candidate, and pushed Agnes to walk inside:

"Although Delia doesn't know magic and can't fight, she is more than enough to be a guard, and even the current Lorraine is far less reliable than the werewolf princess."

It takes time for a mage to cast spells and chant, and werewolves, a dark race, can see necromantic creatures, and although physical attacks are of little use against necromancers, they can't stand the strength of the people themselves! With a little resistance, Agnes can easily drive away the necromantic creatures, or simply destroy them.

――――――――――――――――――――

"Eh—I'm not going."

Delia sat on the sofa and stretched, and said:

"These guys stink to death, and they are so difficult that ordinary attacks can't eliminate them at all, at most they just force them back, and this kind of battle will take several times more strength than usual."

With that, she lay on the couch and yawned, her aqua blue tail wagging up and down.

"Is that so?"

Natsu quietly took the compressed box that had been left here, and it seemed that the faithful wolf girl did not eat it—and then opened the lid and fed Agnes a small meat loaf.

These foods are obviously not synthetic, but delicious dishes made by Natia Vida herself, the heroine is a standard retro-type gentle beauty, and the meals are absolutely professional.

"Gollum ――――――"

Lying there, Delia watched a few delicate dishes enter Agnes's mouth, and her stomach began to growl unconsciously.

"This is the kind of fish I just ate, it's so slippery and delicious, and there's no spines in it."

"This is a small pork roll! Woo ah, why did you eat another one! There are only 5 in a box, which is good. ”

"That's my favorite ...... Wow! ”

"Are you full?"

Natsu took out the remaining fiber paper and wiped the corners of Agnes's mouth, and asked her gently.

"Hmm!"

Agnes sat there happily and replied.

Her appetite was small, less than a third of the food in the compressed box.

It's more pleasing than delicious food, or the fact that Xia feeds himself by hand.

"Sister, aren't you hungry? I'll feed you—"

Agnes picked up a piece of meat with a fork and reached for Natsu's mouth.

"Hmmm......"

Xia made a thoughtful gesture, and looked at Deliya with one ear standing up from the corner of his eye:

"Do you want to eat it or not? This piece of meat seems to have a lot of juice, so it must be delicious. ”

- She wants to eat it too!

Delia looked intently at the red piece of meat, and her saliva flowed.

"Whew!"

In her eyes, Xia bit the fork and swallowed the meat!

"Sister, and this, this!"

Agnes forked a white shrimp and brought it to Natsu's mouth again.

"Wow, ahhh

At this time, Di Liya finally couldn't help it, jumped up and threw herself into the air!

"Uhh

And then bit that shrimp in one bite!

"It's so fresh......"

She happily chewed on the shrimp meat, her eyes narrowed into a slit.

"You stupid wolf―――――― spit it out for me!!"

Agnes is gone.

This is what she gave her sister to eat! How was it stolen by a thief!

She pounced on Delia and began tearing her mouth.

"Hmm, hmm!"

Delia shut her mouth tightly, let her pull as much as she wanted, and resolutely did not spit it out! Anyway, Agnes's strength is very small, and it doesn't hurt at all when she pulls it.

"Delia, are you hungry?"

Natsu's devilish voice rang out.

Then a fragrant smell approached her nose:

"If you're hungry, it's not impossible for you to eat this dry-fried silverfish?"

To eat!

I want to eat fish!

Deliya's eyes lit up and she just wanted to open her mouth to bite, but Xia took the fish back.

"If you want to eat something from other people, should you say something? Princess Deria. ”

Then I saw Natsu a snow-white beautiful leg (Natya Vida's spare clothes did not have black stockings, the original pair was torn), sitting there with a fork in his hand, and the silver-white fish moved at the end, like a fresh fish struggling desperately on the hook.

"Spit it out, spit it out for me-!!"

Agnes was still tearing there.

"Ahhh I got it! ”

Deria's psychological defense finally collapsed, she pulled her hair, and shouted in aion:

"I know, I'll go with you! Give me something to eat! ”

Then he rushed over with Egnes, who was holding her, and didn't forget to snatch the small fish in Xia's hand, where he ate it.

"Agnes, come here. My sister is really not hungry. ”

Xia hurriedly hugged Agnes, who had begun to condense her magic power, and comforted her.

"But......" Agnes looked at the compression box in Delia's hand unwillingly-

She wants to feed her sister herself!

That damn werewolf!

"Hmph, let's go."

Delia ate quite quickly, immediately swept the food in the box, and stood up with a satisfied face.

"Wait a minute."

Natsu put Agnes in her wheelchair, walked over to her, and gently pinched a few grains of rice off her face.

Delia reflexively stretched out her warm tongue as she saw the food, licked Natsu's fingers, and then licked the rice grains into her mouth.

After licking, I realized that I had licked someone's hand intimately, and I felt a fever on my face.

"Are you ready?"

Xia withdrew his hand and said calmly to the two.

"Really, really! It's all females, what's the big deal to lick each other's paws! ”

Di Liya stood there to cheer herself up, and then puffed up her chest majestically, wanting to go out, but was pulled back by Xia Yi:

"Deria, you can't go out with us dressed like this."

Then I saw Natsu go to the corner and take it out of Natia Vida's spare closet...... A new school uniform.