After leaving the city, with the shout of the coachman, the carriage moved much faster. Looking out the window, there is a virtual shadow, which is quite a novel experience for Brunei. The slight bumps in the bumps are nothing to mention in comparison. William and Scarly both seemed to be accustomed to this, and did not show any signs of abnormality.

After crossing two not very high hills, the carriage stopped on an open flat ground halfway up the mountain.

William was the first to jump out of the carriage, followed by Brunei, and then William gentlemanly lifted Miss Scully out of the carriage—or rather, carried her.

"......" Scarly turned her head and gave Brunei a stern look, so Brunei smiled and nodded.

"Hmph. Scarly snorted disapprovingly, but didn't say anything, just rolled her eyes.

William smiled: "Scarlett, teacher, this is the map. The marked area is supposed to be the feeding area of a pack of demon wolves - the last confirmation seems to have been a week ago. I don't know how they confirmed it...... Mr. Ford won't let me interfere, so I'm going to ask the teacher for the next step. Please, you must protect Scarlett!"

Brunei nodded reservedly, while Scarly turned her head away and snorted coldly again: "I don't really need his protection!"

“...... System, did she target me a little bit from the beginning? What's the matter?" Brunei is no longer the country boy who had no sense of the atmosphere in the past," ...... Psychology. ”

[Okay, psychological test: 4160, failed.] You're not familiar with the scenery around here, and you haven't walked through the Endless Mountains in winter. Beneath the sparse leafless dead wood and pitiful pile of withered grass, in a desolate mountainous terrain, you really can't see where there might be a problem, let alone an invisible object or a hidden person. 】

“...... This is not the predatory area of the demon wolf, so there should not be much danger. If I fail and don't find the person who is hiding, it means that there may indeed be someone who is secretly protecting me, right?" Brunei didn't wait for the system to answer, just secretly analyzed, and at the same time comforted himself, "Okay, then, listen." ”

[Listening test: 18<25, success.] In winter, the mountains are much quieter than in summer, and not only do you not hear the sounds of animals in action, but you can't even hear the sounds of insects that you used to be familiar with, and perhaps because they are so quiet, you can even hear the sound of horses' hooves and carts moving forward. 】

As happens every time, Brunei did hear the subtle sound of horses' hooves described by the system, and even the sound of wheels rolling. He took a deep breath: "Although my listening failed at that time, the bald head did detect the location of the two demon wolves, and they did make sounds...... So it's safe now. ”

Brunei breathed a long sigh of relief, relaxed a little, and said to Scarly, "Uh—Miss Miltrov, what are you doing standing here?"

Scarly's eyes widened for a moment: "You are the one who will be assessed, and you didn't say that there was a countermeasure before! Of course I am waiting for you to decide what to do after that!"

Brunei blinked: "That makes sense." Okay, I've confirmed. It's safe here, let's go. ”

Scarly's face flushed slightly, but it didn't seem to be due to shyness, "What did you confirm! Haven't you just been staring at me since then!" she stomped her foot hard, perhaps to strengthen her tone.

"......" Brunei recalled carefully, just now he looked at Scully before he spoke, and he did not turn his head a move, and scratched his head a little embarrassedly: "No, cough cough, that's it, you listen to me, I have a special confirmation method that I can't tell you, well, I didn't pay attention to where I was looking just now, that's right, that's it." ”

[Little Brunei, what are you nervous about? It's clear that what you're saying is the truth, why are you so suspicious when you say it?]

Brunei himself doesn't feel anything, but judging from Scarly's performance, the system's evaluation is still very reliable: "Do you think I look stupid? Or do you think I'm just a child!

Scarly was aggressive, and with every word she spoke, she took a step forward, and finally she was very close to Brunei, and if she wanted to look at Brunei, she had to look up at a position that she could only do, her face bulging, and her eyes were very vicious.

But Brunei didn't see her eyes too clearly—after all, it wasn't easy to recognize the eyes of someone who was tall up to his chest...... Scarly, who used to be only a head lower than Bruneith, was wearing shoes with not so thick soles, and he was so much lower, and he didn't pay so much attention when he saw it before, but looking closer, he remembered the state he was in ten years ago when he played with Sal, who had just returned to walking.

"Hey, what are you thinking—" Scully said as she felt her head be pinched.

"Okay, I'm sorry. Brunei pressed Scarry's head and whispered softly, "I know you're not a kid anymore. ”

Scarly's face was flushed with blood.

"It's still cute. As he was thinking this, Brunei heard a crisp clenching of fists.

"Y-what-what——!" Scarly punched Brunei in the stomach.

[The fist dealt 1D3 = 2 damage to you, and the remaining HP: 9/11.] 】

"Woo!" Brunei screamed, holding his stomach and squatting on the ground, his face blue and white. Originally, his body was not very strong, and because he was completely defenseless because he was immersed in the good memories of the past and Sal, he felt that the things in his abdomen were probably a little misplaced, and soon his whole body was covered with cold sweat, "Hiss-ah, it hurts!"

Scari was first taken aback by Brunei, raised her hands and took a step back, and then took another step forward as if she was a little worried, but by the time Brunei struggled to raise her head, she had already clasped her hands to her chest and looked down at Brunei with her head slightly up: "Hmph." If you pass the assessment, you will be my guard, that is, I am your master!"

Brunei thought about saying something, but as a result, his stomach throbbed again, his whole body trembled, and he swallowed the words back.

"Be respectful to your master!" Scarly's face was a little unbearable for a moment, and then she sped up for some reason, "I'm going to teach you a few rules today, and I'll listen to them clearly!"

"First, the master's orders are absolute and must not be violated. ”

"Second, your respect for your host should be reflected in all aspects. Including attitudes, salutations, etc - in particular, do not laugh at the height of the master, do not laugh at the age of the master!"

“...... Do you think I'm laughing at her height by staring at her all the time?" Brunei finally figured out the situation, and scolded in his heart, "This is too sensitive!"

[Isn't that cute?]

"......" Brunei lowered his head and rolled his eyes secretly, "Cute head!

"Third. Scarly threw out a small vial, pinning her face to the side, her voice narrowing involuntarily, "...... On the premise of ensuring the first two points, you must protect yourself as much as possible, and don't let yourself get hurt so casually. ”

"What did you say?" Bruneith asked after a pause.

Scarly's face turned red again, "I said you took the medicine and let me go!"

"Also, add a title! Didn't you just say that you idiot!"

"Yes—" Brunei thought for three seconds, "Miss?"

Scarly snorted coldly again, and looked to the side with a red face: "Hurry up and take the medicine!"

“...... Why is she so excited?" Brunei picked up the medicine bottle and ate one, feeling a little unreasonable.

[This is the character setting.] Isn't it great?]

"You're big!" Brunei rolled his eyes again.

"What's wrong with you! What's wrong with you! Is it uncomfortable to talk to you like this to a child!"