Chapter 20: The Return
It was another four days before Kild and Wokan returned to Morfi's base with the mercenaries. Before they could catch their breath, Kyild was greeted with a "bombardment" from his wifeβwhich was within his expectations, of course, and that didn't mean he didn't enjoy Bianco's hush.
"I'm fine, Biya." Kilde asked Bianko to pause her greeting as gently as possible, "You see, I'm not hurt, and it's inevitable that my clothes will get dirty, after all, we're going into the ruins, but I'm really nothing. Let's go to a meeting and wait for me in the room for a while, shall we? I'll go back after the meeting. β
Most of the time, Biancole doesn't stand in the way of Kild. Of course, this is also on the premise that she confirms that there is really nothing wrong with Kylde.
The excited girl led her friend back to their room, and Kyald looked at her back with a gentle smile, but immediately regained his expression.
The two nobles, the traveling mercenaries, and the leaders of the Morfi family sat down in the conference room again.
"This exploration took a long time, as we explored multiple ruins in an area one after another." Reins directly began to report on the content of this outing, "Although there are also factors that want to save trouble and want to try whether the two young masters of the Demon King Continent can work, but the fundamental reason is that there is nothing in the ruins that hinders our steps. β
Compared to Kyalde, who was still calm, Wokan showed an exaggerated expression of disbelief.
"It's really sad for me." He clutched his chest and said, "As we all know, our two families are among the best at work...... Well, maybe the scope of this cognition is limited to the Demon King Continent. β
"Rossos has left some visible traces in the ruins." Rhines ignored Wokan's statement and continued to report on what they had seen and heard, "Each ruin has left the same degree of traces, which makes it impossible for us to judge the inside from the outside, so we have to enter each ruin, which is also a point that takes us time. Some of the ruins have appeared in the magic circle with the effect of gathering souls - the kind of memory that Boe has been sealed. The ruins of the magic array that appeared also had nothing in common, as if they were just casually posing. β
"We've destroyed all those magic arrays, too." Sirua said with high spirits, "It's a piece of cake, Rossos doesn't even have anything left for defense. β
"That's the weird aspect, too." Reins pondered, "If they set up a magic circle, they must have achieved something, but leaving such obvious traces for us to discover, and not protecting them, almost plainly tells us that 'I have a conspiracy'." β
"Maybe it's delaying time?" Hua Shao tentatively offered her guess, "Because these ruins have nothing in common, we can't find a pattern, so we have to go into each ruinβwe can't let go of the possibility that one of them may be really crucial." β
"Hmm...... This is also Rossos's usual trick. β
Having said this, Reins frowned, as if something was still bothering her.
"Anyway, let's stay vigilant and continue to explore like this." It didn't take long for Reins to loosen her eyebrows, "Did Hermiria send any new news?" β
"Well, he's bringing in a new list every day." Hua Shao took out a blank piece of paper from under the table, "Fortunately, the growth rate of the number is not very fast......
Based on the information provided by the church, they quickly divided each area. This time they decided to send more men to split up so that they could search for the ruins on the existing list as quickly as possible and catch up with Roseos.
In order to prevent this from being a ploy by Roses to divert the tiger from the mountain, they still have enough men in Morphy's base. Reins took over the largest ruins on behalf of herself and her lover, after which she would return to Morfi to take charge of the base's defenses. The people of the family need to arrange their itinerary in more detail, and as for the two gentlemen from the Demon King Continent, they need to go back to their rooms to discuss the arrangements for the next outing.
When Kryd returned to his room, he was greeted by a "cannonball" that jumped up from his bed and rushed at him.
"Kui!" Biancole buried herself in Kyird's chest, "Kyikyi...... I miss you so much! β
The girl's childish speech softened the bottom of Kryd's heart uncontrollably, and he wrapped his arms around Bianko's body and stroked the back of her head one by one.
"It's only been a few days? You once stayed in the Demon King's Palace for a month and didn't see me. β
Biancole rubbed her head back and forth against Kyrd's chest, as if it would make her feel more at ease.
"That's different!" She solemnly declared, "I'm scared here, and Rano and I are so scared that we don't dare to sleep properly." β
Kyild sighed softly, and he confirmed from Bianco's face that she had no exaggeration in it. It may not be the right choice to leave them alone in this unfamiliar environment, but before fighting with those mercenaries, he and Wokan need to take care of each other to avoid some unpleasant surprises.
He let go of the girl in his arms, bent down and picked her up. At the girl's exclamation, the two of them collapsed on the soft bed together.
"Although I should go with Wokan to discuss the future." Kyild covered his mouth and yawned, "But...... Well, I don't think he's going to be in a hurry about that right now, and he doesn't have much time to discuss it with me. β
Biancole turned her head and looked at Kyild in confusion with a wink.
"Why?"
Kyild raised an eyebrow, letting the corners of his mouth pull a meaningful arc.
"Because he's either so tired that he's collapsing in bed, or he's 'busy' with Ranoda about something."
Bianko couldn't understand the meaning of this sentence for a moment, and by the time she realized what it meant, she had already changed into her pajamas and lay down under the covers with Kyird.
"Oh!" Her cheeks flushed, "They're ...... But they're not married, are they? β
Kayld barely opened his eyes to know what Bianko's expression was like now.
"Of course, my silly girl, you don't think there is any inevitable connection between these two things, do you?" He lazily encircled Biancole into his arms, "Think of Letty and Rosette, who conceived a child even before they were engaged. β
Teenage girls who have been taught about "how children are made" are aware of this.
"That's as it should be, right?" She whispered, "Every couple is like that." β
"It can be understood that way." "But everyone's situation is different, so the time to accept is different." β
His fingers ran through Bianco's sleek black hair, watching in fascination as they ran through his fingers. He had to admit that telling Bianko about these things had once again greatly challenged his patience. Because he was reassuring Bianko that she didn't need to be in a hurry to be like everyone elseβwhat a touching act that sounded.
Kylde sneered at himself inwardly.
"But, young master, ......"
Listen to this title, it means that his girl is lost in her own mind.
"Nothing, Biya." He whispered in her ear, "There's only one thing you have to do now: sleep." Anything else will wait until you get up to sleep. β
Seeing Bianco's eyes closed, Kyalde finally closed his eyes with peace of mind. Whatever Bianko was going to do, he was too tired right now. No matter what he had to do after that, and how many times he had to go outside, he wanted to get enough sleep now.
Like Biankop, he didn't sleep well during this time. Almost every moment he worries about whether Bianko will be able to live a normal life in Morfi, and he is also worried about her safety. Like Ranorda's worries a few days ago, he also found the inevitable loopholes in the contract. If the two girls were in danger without a pair of eyes watching them, then no one would be able to get anything back for them.
On top of that, he was afraid that Biancole would have been hurt before she even knew it, and that she wouldn't even be able to use the self-preservation props that Figilio had given her. For example, when you are asleep, or you are involved in an enchantment where magic cannot circulate......
Thinking of this, Kylde couldn't help but tighten his arms around Bianko.
Fortunately, nothing happened.
That night, the four people from the Demon King Continent gathered in Kyild's room and began to discuss a series of situations they had encountered when they had been out for the past few days.
"The ruins on this side of the Goddess Continent are completely different from the one on Lord Death." Wokan crossed Erlang's legs and stuffed fruit into his mouth as he said, "I don't know if it's because the gods aren't there, their magical atmosphere here is much thinner, and of course, some curses related to world rules and divine power are still sound." β
"The small ruins are better, and there are a lot of demonic beasts in the ruins that are a little larger and have hedrons." Kyild frowned, "The attack strength of these demonic beasts is not small, but in the eyes of Fili's mercenaries, dealing with them is almost as simple as eating and drinking. β
"After all, they're used to it." Wokan didn't seem to care about that, "We don't even have magical beasts there, most of them are ordinary beasts. Lord Demon King has been working hard to manage the magic power on the Demon King Continent so that it does not affect the normal life of humans or ordinary creatures. β
After a moment's thought, Kyilder nodded in agreement with Wokan's statement.
"Depending on what they mean, the magic array in the ruins is the focus." He continued, "According to the mercenaries, that magic array has the effect of 'gathering souls', and there have been people who have been linked to this magic circle so much that they have almost lost all their memories. β
"Based on the available information...... Although neither the family nor the mercenaries told us much, the priest of the church gave Figilio some information. Wokan shrugged, "This magic array may be a being that can affect the gods. But the question arises again, why did Roseos make such a big deal about us discovering and then let us destroy them one by one? β
"At present, there are two inferences, one is to divert the tiger from the mountain, and the other is to delay time, and they have other means." "But we had to destroy those magic arrays, because they did have real potency. β
The room fell silent suddenly, everyone was thinking, and in the end they couldn't come up with anything really useful.
"After that, I guess Kai and I will take turns going out." Wokan tapped his fingers on the table and said, "Now that we know what's going on here, we know what we're doing. Although they don't need us to be able to go to every ruin, we have to express our positivity, and if anything is out of the ordinary, we can see it first. β
Biancole and Lanoda nodded silently, and the maiden took Kryd's arm and rested her head gently on his strong arm.
"Be careful and be safe." "If only one of you goes out at the same time, it's hard to take care of anything. Although we have signed a contract, we still don't trust each other, so don't let them hurt you. β
"Don't worry." Wokan grinned and took Lanoda into his arms, "We're fine." β
Lanoda slammed her elbow into his abdomen too hard, and then smiled helplessly.