Chapter 32: Illusory Hope
"I'm not giving her any false hope. Pen, Fun, Pavilion www.biquge.info I'm trying to give her pleasure. Carnett responded indifferently.
"You didn't understand what I meant. You may not know how much psychological dependence it can cause for someone to care about her at such a juncture. The Shadow Knight didn't budge: "If she dies as lonely as she used to be, then she won't be executed because of anticipation and nostalgia that will increase the pain." But if you come to accompany her these days, then Ash will recall the feelings he has for you when he is executed, and the long process of death will be tormented. ”
“...... Even so, she was able to take away the good memories of the last days of her life instead of the bleak ruins of memories. You don't see how happy Ash is. The Demon Hunter turned his head and stared at the paladin with a determined expression, "Give up, you can't convince me." Doing what you have to do makes more sense than talking to me here. ”
"......" Shadow Knight also stared at Canette, and the expression on his face seemed to have a line written on it: I didn't intend to convince you like that.
"You really don't look like a demon hunter. The paladin sighed, rubbed his head, and said, "You guys...... Shouldn't we try to stay away from this kind of thing?"
"Demon hunters are not cold-blooded. Canette stared at the paladin: "...... You're treating us like emotionless machines?"
"That's not what I meant. It's just that...... If you insist on this, I have nothing to say. The Shadow Knight seemed to be about to give up, and turned to leave. Before leaving, he left a sentence: "Forget it." I'm going to contact the person in charge of taking care of Ash and tell her that she won't be here anymore. ”
The paladin just left, a bit like he had come here to say that.
This guy ...... Canette frowned: I don't understand what he's thinking.
In this way, Carnet accompanied Ash, who had come from the horse, to play on the grass for a while, until it was already dusk, and then carried her back to the house.
Canette thought about what it would be nice to give Ash a birthday present as she began to prepare dinner. Looking out the window at the village, Canette suddenly felt a little dazed.
People come and go, and many people pass by.
The location of Ash's house is quite difficult to see in the village. Only the location in the center of the village can be seen more clearly. I guess a lot of people don't want to look here.
When Carnet told Ash that the maid would not come, the girl was surprised at first, and then looked quite relieved.
And so, after another well-prepared dinner, Canette looked out the window where the night was beginning to appear (and Al staring inwardly through the window) and wondered what to do for the night.
It was only now that he remembered that his room had not been cleaned up, so he hurried to do it. Sure enough, just as he thought, Ash's father's room was full of dust because no one had lived in it for a long time.
Aren't you really coming to see your daughter...... Canette thought to himself as he cleaned his room.
But soon, he had no choice but to banish these thoughts from his mind.
Canette felt that he had never been a father, so perhaps some of the pain was really incomprehensible.
He knew he wasn't in a position to speculate. It's just that I still don't understand it.
Didn't the paladin not want to see Ash because he was immersed in his guilt? he just felt that he didn't have the face to see his daughter, but Ash wanted to see her.
Canette knew that the paladin was in a dangerous position right now, but if he really wanted to see his daughter, there was a way to say it anyway.
Like what...... Sneaking out in the middle of the night or something.
Forget it, I just don't want to think about it...... I can't help anyway.
Speeding up the cleaning, Canette was able to get the cleaning done before Ash fell asleep with the ball in his arms. However, this was not his intention. Because he had thought Ash would fall asleep before that.
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Parchment Scrolls Carrying Ancient Memories: Actual Combat.
Ice Wind Large-scale Ritual Magic: Ice Storm: Frozen World.
Caster: Lucina. Ethnicity & Gender: Aiya Female.
Drive source: Mana.com.
The World Tree is the thirty-seventh world.
As far as the eye could see, everything was scorched.
People within a radius of several tens of kilometers have all evacuated the area. The heat of the ground burning prevented anyone from approaching.
The Flame Emperor was wantonly spewing the Flame and burning everything it touched.
If this continues, the roots of the World Tree will be ignited and destroyed in a raging flame.
...... Can't let it get close to the Black Lake.
All attempts to stop it have failed. Any ranged attack is absorbed in an instant.
And those who dare to approach will be burned to ashes in an instant.
For now, we can only rely on external enchantments to survive for a while. The mages were exhausted and maintained the barrier, not allowing the Stygian Emperor to come closer.
However, at this juncture, an order to retreat suddenly came.
"Everyone, retreat to the inner barrier immediately!"
Despair immediately spread to everyone. People think it's all over.
This shows that the enemy is completely unable to stop. However......
At the moment when the evacuation was completed, a huge ice-blue circle suddenly erupted inside the barrier.
Lucina was kneeling on one knee in the center of the circle, bursting with magic all over her body.
In the next second, under the blazing sky outside, it suddenly began to cool down rapidly. The manic ice storm began to sweep in all directions, and everywhere the eye could see, it was obscured by the white ice storm.
Everything began to freeze. The never-extinguishing flames on the ground also dissipated powerlessly under the sweep of the ice storm.
Even the inner barrier began to freeze because of the sheer power of this ice storm.
All matter and space are beginning to collapse even in a world of absolute zero.
The Flame Emperor himself, under the roar of madness, was frozen by the raging storm.
The storm lasted not long before it ended, as Lucina herself had overdrawn her magic and fainted. What is presented in front of people's eyes is a vast world where everything is frozen in ice.
The ice storm extinguished the flames, but it also caused great damage.
It is a spell that must not be used unless it is absolutely necessary. The reason why the scope of this release is so wide is because it is necessary to extinguish all the flames.
The reason why Lucina's ice storm bears the signature of the frozen world is that it really has the power to destroy everything.
...... Or you can interpret Lucina as too lazy to think of a name, so she just called it that.