10:19 a.m.

Edus's office on the second floor of Snow Castle.

Under the gap in the heavy curtains, you can faintly see the snowflakes and white mist floating around outside the window. Sorting out the papers and candlesticks on the table, Edus prepared to set off to meet the lord.

"You don't have to hold on, Captain. Cautiously stopped in front of Edus, and the adjutant stumbled and said, "You, you haven't recovered from the injuries you suffered yesterday, have you?

"I'm fine. Despite the terrible pain in his body, Eders, who was extremely weak, still put on his helmet and interrupted the adjutant's words: "It is the commander's duty to go to work on time, remember this." ”

"Oh. Good, okay. Scratching his head, Derno couldn't help but say, "But it's still a bit early, isn't it? But it's only 10:20. ”

"I know, but I'll have to go and thank them first. Especially Miss Lusa, who saved my life" Eddes frowned as he thrust his sword into the scabbard: It seems that the scabbard is a little loose, is it my delusion?

"Well, I have to thank them. Deleno hurriedly agreed: "Does the captain want to return her favor?"

"I can't afford to repay this favor. Lao Tzu has to carry it for the rest of his life. Touching his head, Eders said in a low voice, "I almost killed her." ”

"Oh. But captain, you don't like to owe favors very much, I remember it very clearly......" After thinking about it carefully, Deenor suddenly said in a chagrined voice: "That...... Captain, I forgot to tell you. Miss Rusa: They set out for the Bachelor's Tower before dawn early in the morning. ”

"Going to the Bachelor's Tower?" Edus, who was busy carrying his shield, was stunned for a moment, and then shouted, "Why did you go?"

"Okay, I think I want to open the secret passage at the top of the tower again, right? I haven't heard of the specifics. Startled by the captain's suddenly amplified scream, Derno hurriedly said, "Captain, you probably don't know, do you? Miss Lucina was suddenly knocked unconscious after entering the secret passage at the top of the tower yesterday, so the stone demon will be controlled." ”

"I really don't know. Frowning, Eddes felt something was wrong: "Then who rescued Lucina?"

"It is said that in the middle of the night, a man in blue armor suddenly appeared in their living room and put Lucina down. And it also replenishes her magic. Speaking of this, Deerno hesitated: "What should I say...... Listen to their descriptions of the blue armor they described, and their eyes burned with ice when they cast spells...... It's all like the guy who killed Quill and threw the captain in the underground vault. ”

"W-How is this possible?" Taken aback by these words, Edus's palms sweated: "That guy shouldn't be an enemy, right? Kill Quill, and use the Bachelor to activate the altar and kill so many people!"

"But, but there's no evidence that he must have done that at the altar?" Delno reminded the captain of the puzzled expression, "You see, he just killed Quill in self-defense......"

"Fuck you self-defense!" Eddes was furious and gritted his teeth and yelled, "You've ever seen such a self-defense?!"

"Excessive self-defense...... No, when I didn't say it. Immediately shut up after being glared at by the captain, Deerno muttered in a low voice: "Captain, but I was there at the time, and he didn't kill me." Doesn't this make it clear that he will only defend himself against those who threaten him? Maybe he didn't mean anything malicious. ”

"......" did not say anything more, and Eders fell silent, trying to make the brain think calmly: indeed, it is easy to understand without killing yourself. But why didn't he kill Denor?

"He can't be without malice, maybe he's just too lazy to kill unnecessary people. Having barely found a plausible explanation, Eddes stood up tiredly, "Anyway, he killed Quill - I can't forget that." ”

Quill was supposed to replace Lieutenant Brad, but unfortunately one of them died and the other disappeared...... Shaking his head, Eders glanced at Denor: this guy is left now. The qualifications of the conductor can be said to be at all, but the brain is good enough.

I had been too negligent before, and now I had to train him. As soon as he thought of this, he was inexplicably ashamed of Quill: he had been so busy lately that he forgot to remember Quill and express his grief. Sometimes he even questions whether he's hypocritical: Do I really care about Quill, or am I just talking?

I should be concerned...... After all, they all paid him a maximum pension and occasionally visited his parents. But even so, there is no way to get rid of these guiltes.

"Alright, let's go. With a sigh, Eders pressed the loose pile of papers into a book to prevent it from being lost. Pushing open the door, he walked straight out: "Lock the door." ”

"Wait, wait for me, Captain!" Derno hurriedly locked the door, and Deleno rushed to the captain in a panic, almost colliding with Brad's butler. After dodging, he was nearly knocked to the ground by another burly guard. Stumbling, he finally caught up with Eddes in front of the staircase, and the whole person was out of breath: "Whew, whew...... Why are you in such a hurry?"

"It's not that I don't know where the lord's room is, so I can't go by myself. In a bad mood, Eders strode up the stairs.

"But you said that the adjutant should stay by the captain's side and assist him?"

Damn, I think that's what I emphasized...... Speechless by the adjutant's words, Eders had to pretend not to pay attention.

Striding through the corridors, he passed by a number of dense guard posts, and kept muttering to himself: it seems that the number of guards has been fully doubled since the thrilling night attack last night. The castle's defenses are now seamless.

"Captain, the engineer who copied the restoration of Snowcastle has once again suggested to the Lord that the statue of the dragon god be removed. Walking quickly in front of Dreno, Deleno turned around and whispered, "Lord Mace was still a little entangled, but it seems that he finally agreed. ”

This is long overdue...... Lord Mace is always so sensitive to this kind of thing, and today he finally got the hang of it. It would do us no good to keep that passage - until we find a way to open it on our own.

"That's for sure. If you want me to say, you'll have to rip off the Cold Snow Castle. Feeling a dull ache in his organs, Eders was a little exhausted: Ennis must have checked my injuries, so it must be fine. But yesterday's near-death experience was only too real, too real to be frightening.

In his coma, he even saw a phantus of Namedia - however, seeing her again was nothing but pain and panic.

Because she should have been dead, otherwise it would not have been possible to disappear so completely.