"Natsu, how are you?"

Alexie came to Natsu's side as fast as she could, reaching out to help her up from the deck, but as soon as the magical girl's hand touched Natsu's arm, she was surprised to find that her hand was like touching a stone, stiff to the touch, and there was no softness. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

Suddenly, Alexie's expression changed, and she asked her anxiously through the psychic connection, her tone extremely anxious.

"Oh, is it Alexie?"

Natsu's body was turned over by Alexie, and she was lying flat on the deck, and she just asked back in a psychic connection, and her tone was very calm.

I saw that her eyes, which were originally blood-red, perhaps because of the loss of the blood essence in her body, had turned into a light gray at the moment, almost indistinguishable from the whites of her eyes, and became the same color, if you didn't look closely, you couldn't even tell the boundary between the two.

What worries Alex even more is that the pupils of these eyes are dilated, and they seem to have no focal length, and they are motionless, dull as dead things.

"Summer?!"

Seeing this situation, Alexie exclaimed, her voice couldn't help but bring a trace of choking, her left hand wrapped around Natsu, but her right hand lit up with a black and purple light, using magic to constantly probe the situation on Natsu's body, but as time passed minute by minute, her tears couldn't help but fall down and drip on Natsu's face.

Because, in her magical investigation, the body she was holding in her arms had no signs of life at all, as if it were just a delicate doll with a human form.

"Hmm... Are you crying, little girl?"

At this moment, Xia really couldn't see anything, she could only judge the mood of this little girl through the voice of this magical girl, she was puzzled, and couldn't help comforting the other party: "Don't worry, in fact, I'm fine." ”

Well, if you can't feel anything, you can't see anything, you can't smell anything, you can't hear anything, that's within the 'scope' of nothing?

She added in her heart, but she didn't say it.

Now, she only has a psychic connection to receive the magical girl's thoughts, as for all other connections with the outside world, she has completely lost, she feels like she is locked in a place where there is no light, no one else, only darkness and herself, and even, this 'alone', only includes her consciousness, and there is no substance.

Not...... In this case, it should be regarded as being banned from the account and locked up in a small black room, right?

So, the only thing I can do now is my soul consciousness?

Xia laughed at herself in her heart, guessing, but she didn't explain this to Alex, but just kept saying that she was okay and comforting this little girl.

In fact, even she didn't know what would happen to her if this continued, whether her soul consciousness would fall into a permanent slumber forever, or if she would be tormented by the silence and go crazy, and finally dissipate completely, never to wake up again.

Anyway, though, that's for later.

The most important thing now is not to care about this---

"Well, leave my business alone, little girl, where are we now?"

Suddenly, Natsu's tone froze, and he asked Alexie through a psychic connection, a little serious.

“... Now?"

Hearing this, Alexie was puzzled for a moment, and seemed to turn around to ask Bach Bonnard, who was standing next to him, before telling her the exact information through telepathic connection: "We are now flying over the western region of Belgrade Territory, and we are about to reach the border between it and Ammarino Territory, what's the matter, Xia?"

"Do you have a branch of the Witch's Hand nearby? Where is the nearest branch? Little girl, now let the magic skyship turn around and fly over at full speed!"

Hearing these place names, Xia didn't know much about the geographical location of the Kingdom of Chirod, so he had to remind the magical girl in another way.

"Are you worried about the church people going and coming back?"

Suddenly, Alexie also understood what Xia meant, and her face couldn't help but change slightly.

"Yes, it's not out of the question, Alexie, for everyone's safety, now you'd better get in touch with the Witch's Hand branch closest to you right now, and go back in a more stealthy way, this Magic Sky Boat is no longer safe, and we can't ride it anymore. Moreover, judging from the situation just now, it is very likely that the people of the church no longer care about your noble status, and if we continue to go back in this way, we may be attacked by them again!"

Xia spoke quickly, explaining their current situation as much as possible, and his tone was a little anxious.

"Okay, I got it!"

In response, Alexie also nodded, raised her hand and wiped her tears.

This magical girl is not a stupid person, and she has a very sharp mind. After receiving this reminder from Xia, she immediately understood, and the originally chaotic heart quickly stabilized, she knew what the most important thing was now, and she knew what she should do.

"Bach Captain Guard, please immediately have someone turn the flight direction of the magic airship and head to Brussels City in the east, where you will prepare to land!"

After thinking for a few seconds, Alex raised her head and looked at Captain Bach Bonnard, and said in a solemn tone.

"Yes, Miss!"

The elder of the Bach guard didn't think much about it, but nodded in agreement, his expression a little awe-inspiring.

Although he couldn't hear the conversation between Alex and Xia, he knew that the situation they were facing was very critical now, and he also knew that even if he stayed here, he might not be able to help Miss Alex and Miss Xia.

Soon, the captain of the guard, with Alexie's instructions and two soldiers of the escort team, hurried to the operation control room of the magic skyship.

"So, ...... next"

Seeing them leave, Alexie's left hand also let go of Natsu, allowing her to lie flat on the deck again, and then, the magical girl raised her hand again, and there was a soft spell murmur in her mouth, and her fingers flew out in mid-air, outlining a complex magic mark, and then, the black and purple light flashed, and a pure black 'dark butterfly' appeared on the magical girl's fingertips, and her wings flapped slightly.

Alexie's eyes were fixed on it, and her lips were moving quickly and silently, as if recording something on it, and soon, her right hand was raised, and the black butterfly flew away.

The 'Dark Butterfly' departed, and it quickly disappeared into the sky.

"Alright, Natsu, I've now changed the course of the Magic Skyship and gone to the Brussels City Branch, the Witch's Hand closest to here, as quickly as possible, and I have also used the Dark Butterfly to inform the people in that branch and ask them to send someone to pick us up as soon as possible. ”

After doing this, Alexie seemed to finally breathe a sigh of relief and explained the current situation to Natsu.

"Well, that's good!"

Hearing this, Xia also breathed a sigh of relief, she knew that the only thing they could do now was to wait patiently, perhaps, they could also pray to a certain 'Holy Lord'?

Through the psychic connection, she let out a soft 'um' and said to Alexie in a relaxed tone: "Well, all we can do now is hope that the reaction from the church side will not be too fast, well, it's better that they haven't figured out the situation yet, thinking that the vampire prince is still with us, afraid of his strength, and don't dare to come over easily until a good man is mobilized...... So, little girl, let us sincerely pray to the great 'Holy Lord', Amitabha, God bless!"

"When is it, are you still in the mood to joke!"

Hearing Xia's words, if it weren't for the fear that she would accidentally beat this guy, a certain magical girl would be so angry that she wanted to hit her head: Let a witch of the 'witch's hand' pray to the holy lord of the church?

"Hey, if you're not kidding, are you still scared?"

Someone's voice came from the other end of the psychic connection, but it was a somewhat out-of-tune scoundrel: "What if... If someone really calls again, then you can only stop it alone, well, I'll lie next to the corpse for a while, please don't disturb me when the time comes, let me be a quiet beautiful man......"

"Natsu, you... What's wrong?"

However, from Xia's joke, Alexie heard a hint of something else, and the magical girl's heart was suddenly shocked, and she asked anxiously.

"Heh... I really can't hide it from you, little girl......"

In this regard, Xia's voice was silent for a moment before continuing: "I... Right now... It seems like a little... Well, sleepy ......"

She didn't know what the tiredness that had been coming from somewhere in her soul since just now and what it represented, and she didn't know how long her soul consciousness could hold on in this situation.

Perhaps, I really won't be able to wake up, right?

Without the support of the body, if you rely only on the soul, can you survive?

Xia was a little uncertain in his heart, but there was nothing he could do.

Without the support of the power origin of the blood essence, if there is only this alchemy puppet, it may be impossible for him to survive, right?

"Summer, I'm ......"

Hearing Xia's words, Alexie was silent, she looked down at Xia's eyes, regardless of whether she could see herself or not, her eyes were very determined. The magical girl seemed to have finally made up her mind, and her tone became very serious, but she asked her, "Natsu, do you believe me?"

Don't believe you?

"Heh... When is it, you still say this......"

In the psychic connection, Xia's voice gradually became a little weaker, but it was still able to be heard by Alexie: "Except for you, little girl, in this world... Who else can I trust?"

"I ......"

Hearing her answer, Alexie's tone became a little trembling, and soon, she nodded firmly again and continued, "Actually, the other day, when I signed a treaty with those Kingdom officials, I think I finally found it, Natsu!"

“... It?"

Natsu's tone was a little confused, not knowing what Alex was referring to.

"Yes, I finally know why our 'Contract Seal' is no longer valid!"

As if thinking of something, the magical girl's voice became a little excited, but she was a little unsure: "Maybe, it could... Let you live!"

Why does it fail? Let me... Survive?

Before Xia could speak, Alexie had already continued, and the voice came from the other end of the psychic connection, but it shocked her whole heart---

"If you're willing to believe me, Natsu, tell me your real name......"

"Because, that's the only key we missing to make a 'contract'!"

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