Although Liu Xiao brought the news of the victory, there could be no celebration in Chiya City. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

The war is not over, and the threat has not been lifted.

We launched an attack from the west with all our strength and cut off the troglodyte army.

More than 200,000 enemy troops have fled back to the Ancient Forest, while the other 200,000 have already passed through the Black Fire Plateau.

That is, in the north of the Dawn Mountains, wherever possible.

And, among these troops, there is the presence of Gagantu.

Mistress Secelia herself was deploying the defenses of the north, and she knew the mountain range so well that she could deploy troops without even a map.

After sending a large number of scouts to cover the blind spot of the sensing magic, the lord of the castle looked back at me thoughtfully.

Well?

Is that...... Do you mean to let me go with her?

After that, Serena walked out of the military hall.

"Brother, where are you going?"

Liu Xiao saw that I was leaving, so he grabbed me.

"Well, something's wrong"

Liu Xiao blinked, his half-open eyes looking tired.

"Hmm"

Hey?

The girl didn't ask anything.

However, Ai Li, who was sitting on Liu Xiao's shoulder, seemed to have no interest in what I wanted to do at all.

It's just a matter of asking, it's so sad.

Coming out of the main entrance, I saw the crimson robe walking into a small building.

I followed and walked through the door.

An elegantly decorated living room with not only a lot of art, but also a lot of weapons on display.

This is...... Is it the private residence of the lord of the castle?

"Who?"

In the other room, Cecelia's voice could be heard.

I suddenly realized my rudeness.

"I'm sorry, I'll get out right away"

"Wait"

So saying, Mistress Seria came out, with two beautiful cups in her hand.

"Sit down"

"Hmm"

Looks like I didn't mean anything wrong with her.

Mistress Sercelia did not sit down, but walked up to me and handed me a cup.

Pick it up, it's warm, it looks like some kind of tea, with the fragrance of flowers.

"Can you tell me?"

Sercelia's eyes were full of unease.

Something seemed to be bothering her.

"As long as I know, please ask"

"What's wrong with my daughter's magic"

Poof, almost squirted.

I didn't expect her to be so direct.

"Ah, uh, that"

It's all messy in my head, and if I think of an excuse for the moment, it will definitely be debunked.

"How do you know?"

Cecelia frowned.

"I felt it when she first came back, it's my daughter after all"

It seems that it is better to tell the truth.

"When she was in the human world, it seemed that she had some kind of disease, which made her magic cool"

"Cooling?"

Serena selia frowned and opened her eyes wide, the serious expression she had just had gone.

"Well, according to Ellie, it seems to be frozen, and it can't be activated"

"......"

Mistress Seria pondered as she tasted the drink in her cup.

"Has this happened before?"

I tried to ask, after all, I also wanted it to be something that wasn't too serious like a cold.

"No, never"

Secelia sat down in the chair next to me, thoughtful.

"But I think it'......"

In the middle of the city lord's words, a few more people came to the door of the house.

"Sercelia-sama"

A voice I am familiar with, this voice comes from the White Wood Valley.

Polymath Mr. Sednas.

Standing next to him was ...... Liu Xiao?

and Ai Li sitting on Liu Xiao's shoulder.

This ...... It's so decaying, everybody got it together.

"Come in"

Secelia stood up and greeted Mr. Sednas.

"Sednas, you're here"

"I called him"

Liu Xiao took the initiative to say.

Lord Secelia and Liu Xiao looked at each other, and the two winked at each other.

"Come with Me"

Secelia motioned for us to follow her in.

Although the castle lord's mansion is not large, there is a small garden behind the living room.

The whole building is like a miniature version of the castle, which is the atrium.

No one can peek or overhear what's going on here.

"Saidnath, have you heard about it?"

The erudite doctor's expression became solemn.

"I just heard Liu Xiao say that Lord Ellie may be infected with a disease"

"So I hurried over, but I saw her condition along the way just now, and she was very healthy"

"Her magic cooled"

"Oh?"

Sednas seemed taken aback, too.

"Can't activate mana"

Ellie lowered her head like a little girl who had done something wrong.

So I walked over, picked her up from Liu Xiao's shoulder, and held her in my arms.

I don't want anyone to reprimand her.

"Wait"

Mistress Seria suddenly stared at the two of us carefully.

"What's going on?"

The lord asked, pointing to the wound on my belly.

"This is the time when I fought with the caveman before"

"What about you?"

Serena-sama asked Ellie again.

"Huh?"

The little one touched his belly with his hand as if it was fine.

"Did you miss any important details that you didn't tell me?"

Mistress Seria stared at me earnestly.

The important details?

"For example...... Can't Elle hear what I'm thinking?"

The lord of the castle suddenly straightened his face.

"Blah, blah, blah...... ...... you two?"

Sednas looked at us with a slightly funny, but also funny expression.

Oops!

There is a soul connection between me and Ellie, and only Liu Xiao and Lord Secelia know about it.

I said I leaked!

"Hahaha"

Cednath laughed.

"Yes, yes, come to the White Wood Valley another day and congratulate you"

Ay?

Surprisingly, he wasn't surprised at all?

I'm a human being......

"Do you think it's possible ......?"

Secelia asked Sednath tentatively.

"I think it's possible"

"What the hell is going on?"

I hurriedly asked, the two of them were mysterious, and I was almost out of breath.

Even from the soul link, I could feel Ellie's heart beating faster.

"That's right"

Sednas didn't seem nervous at all.

"Although the two of you have established a soul connection, this connection seems to be weakening now"

He also pointed to the wound on my belly.

"It's rare, and it doesn't usually happen"

"But now you're of human origin, and you've been hit by a burning spell and come back from the brink of death."

"It is indeed unknown what kind of effect these factors will have on the soul link."

"From the current results, the most plausible explanation is"

"The damage to your soul has caused some kind of effect on the princess's soul through the soul connection"

"Makes her have a problem controlling her magic"

Mr. Cednas has a point......

I've been through several situations where my life has hung by a thread before.

So, did I hurt Ellie?

"But why did it cause her mana to cool?"

I don't understand that.

"I already have a guess on this and need to check it now"

Cednas stretched out his hands as he spoke, and many streams of green mana intersected to form a regular polygon with layers of inlay.

"You two hold hands"

I squeezed Ellie's little hand.

"Like this?"

Sednath swept his magic past the hands of both of us, as if to examine the beams inside our bodies.

"Looks ......"

The polymath said, his expression bewildered.

"It seems that Her Royal Highness the Princess's soul link thinks that you are already weakened and about to die"

"So the princess herself became extremely weak"

Poof, this conclusion makes me laugh and cry.

Aren't we both alive and well?

"However, given the special circumstances of the two of you, and the fact that the magic of the soul link is not perfect, it is possible that such a situation will occur."

"Is there any remedy?"

Before I could ask, Mistress Seria followed suit.

After all, she is Elle's mother and must be very worried about her daughter right now.

"I'm not sure"

Mr. Sednas doesn't seem to have a way either.

"But you can try"

"What's the solution?"

I blurted out the question.

The heart is pounding.

If there's anything I can do to save Ellie, it's my duty.

"How about trying to re-establish the link?"

Oh...... Reasonable.

Wait, that means......

Huh?