Snow day, second floor of the Wright Tavern. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

The pale girl smiled and introduced herself.

Katherine Joshua!

The name made Lily glance at Old Wright.

Wood, who didn't know Wright's surname, saw Lily, who was a little angry, and was also a little confused, and didn't dare to move.

But the girl's little hand was still stretched out in the air, and she still kept a smile on her face.

Old Wright, who was a little melancholy, walked over, looked at Lily and said, "Let's go out and talk." ”

As he spoke, he pointed to the door.

Lily glanced at the smiling Catherine, and then said to Wood, "Wood, you use your new professional abilities to see how this girl is doing. ”

After that, she followed old Wright out of the room, she had a lot to ask.

Heathna stepped forward to take the girl's hand, and Wood began to experiment with his new class abilities.

Catherine Joshua

Curse of the Demon Sorcerer: The body is tormented by demonic power until death. After death, retain consciousness and become a demon.

The Blessing of the Sage (sealed): The blood of the Great Mage flows through the body, the elemental affinity is doubled, and the casting speed is increased.

In addition to a curse and a talent, the girl was physically marked with many weaknesses.

This reconnaissance ability is very powerful, and it can be very useful as an assassin or commander in a dungeon.

However, it was ineffective against Lily's overly strong existence, and it was discovered when Wood was using it on her.

He himself is still too weak.

Wood looked at Catherine, who had already started chatting with Cisna.

What a poor girl, not to mention being tortured, and after death, she will turn into a demon to mutilate humans.

Wood stepped forward and held out his hand to interrupt the conversation between the girls.

"Hello, nice to meet you, my name is Wood and I don't have a last name. Now just a rookie adventurer. ”

Catherine smiled and shook Wood's hand, the palm of which was very cold, without a trace of warmth.

Just as she opened her mouth to speak, Catherine suddenly fell to the floor, looking very pained, and began to convulse.

Although Hisna doesn't know what happened, she is also an adventurer who has fought in the dungeon.

reacted immediately, took out a tranquilizer from the dimensional pouch, and stepped forward to give it to Catherine, who was convulsing.

Catherine suddenly opened her mouth, baring her teeth and biting into the hand holding the potion.

Wood reacted quickly, grabbed Catherine, who was a little crazy, and pressed her hands under her.

Cessna was also confused when she saw this situation.

"This girl is cursed, that's why it's like this. Wood explained to a somewhat dazed Cisna.

The girl's face was painful and she wanted to break free, but her strength was too small.

Then the door was opened again, and Old Wright and Lily, who felt the noise, rushed in.

Seeing Catherine who was suppressed by Wood, the painful face made old Wright, a big man, also shed tears.

The boy doesn't flick when he has tears, but he hasn't reached the sad place.

Seeing old Wright coming, Wood let go of Catherine underneath.

Old Wright took the girl and looked at it sadly.

Sometimes he even wondered how good it would be if he could bear the pain for this girl.

Everyone in the room fell silent.

After a while, the girl stopped convulsing and struggled, and immediately after that, she fell into a coma.

Old Wright put the girl on the bed and gently covered the quilt.

Shrouded in grief, he sat on the edge of the bed, spread his hands, looked at the three of Wood helplessly, and said, "As you can see, Catherine has been suffering from this disease since birth, and I have no way to cure it. ”

A mature man's sadness at his own incompetence is very heavy.

Lily said to Wood, who was lost in thought, "Did you find out anything?"

Wood looked at Catherine on the bed and replied, "A demonic wizard's curse and a sealed talent." ”

After a pause, he added, "This girl has been tormented by the power of the cursed demon until now, and after death, she will retain consciousness and become a demon. It's a very vicious curse. ”

When Lily found out, she cursed angrily, "This damn slut!"

After scolding, he walked to the bedside, looked at the sad old Wright and said, "What about the cursed curse?"

Old Wright brushed away the sleeping girl's brown hair, and an intricate magic circle was carved into it around her neck.

When Wood saw the magic array, he suddenly felt a "familiar" aura.

Belonging to the breath of the devil.

Lily raised her hand, pressed the magic circle, and closed her eyes, saying something in her mouth.

After a while, a blood-red glow began to appear on the girl's neck.

"Ah......h

Catherine suddenly woke up, let out a cry of pain, and began to struggle, trying to escape this hand around her neck.

Lily ignored the painful girl, grabbed hard, and continued to suppress the magic array.

"Ah!!h

The girl's screams became more and more painful, her body swayed wildly, and then a trace of blood flowed from the corner of her mouth.

At this time, Lily finally removed her hand from the magic array, the light disappeared, and the girl stopped screaming in pain and fell into a coma again.

Because the quilt had been thrown to the ground because of the girl's struggle, Old Wright picked it up in distress and covered the girl again.

After covering the quilt, he said to Lily, who was thinking, "How about it, can you forcibly lift it?"

Lily shook her head, looked at her somewhat haggard old friend and replied, "If I continue to forcibly suppress the magic array, this girl will die first, she is too weak." ”

Hearing such an answer, old Wright seemed to fall into despair and sat down on the edge of the bed.

It looks like he's ten years old.

Looking at such an old friend, Lily raised her head and said slowly: "There is one special way left, even if it succeeds, this girl will forget you as a "father", as well as all memories. And then get a new life. ”

Old Wright's desperate eyes suddenly became very hot when he heard this, and he said excitedly: "If I can let her live!

Lily gave the excited man a deep look and said, "This girl has been able to hold on until now, you have done well enough." ”

After hearing this, Old Wright said with some self-deprecation: "I am an adventurer who has been eliminated, or a person who has taken his brother's daughter for himself, but can only watch her being tortured by pain. ”

Lily got up and patted the old friend on the shoulder, then turned back to Wood and said, "Maybe it's going to take you a contract seat, is it okay?"

Wood glanced at Essna next to him, then nodded, "It's okay, Lily, your friend is our friend." ”

Lily also felt very pleased, and said with a shallow smile: "You're going to eat this demonic wizard's curse~"

Wood replied seriously: "You tell me if it's good first, and if it's not good, I'll be mentally prepared." ”

Lily was also a little amused by him: "I'm going to disappoint you, I'm afraid it won't taste very good." But if you really eat it, I can give you a big beauty for this little pervert~"

When Wood heard this, he patted his chest and said, "I'm ready! What a curse, just come!"

The words of the two of them finally brought a touch of life to the oppressive room.

When Old Wright heard such a dynamic conversation, his heavy heart was also a little moved, and he couldn't help but sigh that it was good to be young.

Wood came to the bedside, and Lily stood by and told him how to eat the curse.

"It's actually quite simple. Because you have demonic blood, drop your blood directly on this magic array, and if your bloodline is higher than that wizard's demonic bloodline, you can devour this demonic curse. ”

Wood nodded after hearing this, and then didn't talk nonsense, he bit his finger directly, and the blood dripped onto the magic array.

A puff of black smoke rose from the magic array, and Catherine woke up again in pain.

Old Wright hurriedly stepped forward, hugged the very painful girl and said, "Hold on, they are lifting this damn curse for you!"

Seeing that it was her "father", the girl reluctantly smiled in pain, saying that there was no need to worry, and then continued to endure the pain that came from the depths of her soul.

Because her father has never given up on her like a drag oil bottle, she must not just fall down like this, and she must not let down this man who has always taken care of herself.

The three of them looked at the pure and flawless family relationship between father and daughter, and they were also a little envious.

Because they have never been warmed by the affection of fatherly love.

In the embrace between the two, the black smoke that came out was gradually absorbed by Wood's body.

The inhalation of the black smoke did not make him feel pain, but his body was full of strength as if he had taken a state-enhancing potion.

Catherine also gradually became less painful.

"To open a special contract, please choose one of the following two contracts, a forced slave contract or a demonic servant contract. After the contract, the other party's main memory dissipates. If there is no contract before the end of the ritual, the person being ritualized will die. ”

When Wood received this message, he realized what Lily meant by forgetting everything.

This is a new birth of a person, abandoning all past rebirth.

Wood chooses the servant contract, and then a paper contract appears out of thin air.

He picked up the quill that appeared with him and signed his name on the piece of paper.

Wood.

The contract then flew in front of Catherine, who had calmed down.

Catherine had apparently also received a prompt from the system to understand what was going on.

Looking at the contract, he smiled and shook his head.

She didn't want to sign it!

Because she knew that once she signed it, all the past in her memory would dissipate, and she would become someone else's servant, and she would no longer be able to live with her father.

Old Wright also knew that if his daughter didn't sign this contract, she would die like this.

As the minutes ticked by, the contract had begun to become transparent.

The girl's face remained smiling, looking at old Wright beside her.

"Smack!"

Old Wright suddenly raised his hand and gave the girl a slap.

This slap shocked everyone.

Cisna was about to say something, but was stopped by Lily.

Old Wright looked at Catherine, who was a little overwhelmed, and said in a low voice: "Why are you so stupid? Why don't you want to sign this contract? Don't you want to live?!"

After Catherine heard this, her cheeks that were a little red smiled again, and she looked at her father who cared about her and said, "Because I don't want to forget you, father~ For me who has been living in torture, you are my whole world." If I forget my father, what's the difference between me and the walking dead?"

After speaking, he reluctantly propped up his body, hugged old Wright, and said happily: "So even if I can't live, I want to keep this memory and die." Thank you for your continued love, I'm so happy. ”

Old Wright, who was being held, burst into tears when he heard it, and then pushed Catherine away from her.

"I'm not your biological father at all!

Catherine, who was pushed away and collapsed on the bed, did not smile at all when she heard it.

"I know that~ I've known since a long time ago. So what? To me, you are my father. He has always taken care of me, has always protected me, never thought of throwing away the oil bottle, such a perfect and kind father!"

By this time, old Wright had burst into tears, sitting on the floor and looking at the girl on the bed.

"Thank you. Thank you for showing up at the most painful moment of my life, warming my world and allowing me to find the reason and motivation to live. Thank you. ”

After saying this, he took out a self-defense short sword from his waist and put it on his neck.

Looking at the contract that had begun to become transparent, he said with tears in his eyes: "Sign it, you don't want to see me die before you, just sign it!"

The neck has been cut with a bloody mark from the blade of the short sword.

Catherine burst into tears when she saw such an old Wright.

"Father, don't do this, don't ...... like this"

Old Wright in front of him didn't reply to her, but raised his short sword in his hand and slashed at his neck.

"Don't! don't!! sign me, I'll sign!"

Hysterical shouts.

She didn't expect it to be like this, she couldn't watch her father die.

The waving dagger finally stopped, and it was just a little bit close to the neck.

With tears streaming down her eyes, Catherine saw the halted dagger and her father's determined gaze, and slowly picked up the quill.

With trembling hands, he signed his name on the contract that was about to disappear.

After signing the name, the contract turned into a white light that enveloped Catherine.

She was about to fall asleep, and she knew that when she woke up, everything would never be the same.

Let me look at my father again, and let me look at it again......

Catherine closed her eyes in the light and began to fall asleep.

Old Wright walked to the bedside, looked at the sleeping Catherine, and kissed her deeply on the forehead.

"Thank you. ”

Wood was touched by them, is this the family affection in fairy tales?

By this time, Old Wright had already walked up to him, and then hugged him tightly.

"Although I know that this is too much, let you take care of another child when you are still a child, but I really can only ask you. ”

Wood also reached out and hugged the big man.

"Don't worry, she'll be fine as long as I'm alive!

Old Wright's face still with tears on his face suddenly smiled when he heard such serious words, and he raised his fist at Wood after letting go of his hands.

"It's up to you, little boy!"

The two fists collided, which was an agreement between a man (child) and a man.

After speaking, he looked at Catherine on the bed again, and said to Lily, "I'm sorry to hide it from you for so long." ”

Lily waved her hand to indicate nothing.

She stepped forward and hugged her old friend.

"You are a true father. ”

Old Wright shook his head when he heard this, but he didn't say anything.

Then he bowed deeply to Cisna.

Cisna was about to say that she hadn't done anything, but Old Wright had already left the room.

Lily stops the two who are about to chase out.

......

After handing over Catherine to the little boy, as well as Sister Lily and the little princess of the Nelito family.

Old Wright can finally do what he wants to do.

He wanted to shut down the tavern and have a drink at Sil's grave, telling him that Catherine was finally free from her damn curse and could live a normal life.

He wanted to leave the city to find the demonic wizard, and then drag the crippled leg to the death.

I've heard that someone in the south has met it.

Perhaps at some point, there is already a powerful group of adventurers circulating in the adventurer's circle, including Catherine.

He had a lot of faith in the girl who had called him his father for more than a decade.

Finally, if possible, he wants to return to the city, reopen a tavern, and see them come over for a drink.

I don't know if Catherine learned to drink at that time.

Thinking about it, tears began to blur my vision again.

......

At night, in the closed Wright Tavern.

The light had long since dissipated, and the sleeping Catherine slowly opened her eyes.

The girl saw Wood sitting on a stool and hurriedly got up.

The three also found that the girl had woken up at this time.

The girl bowed deeply to Wood, who had just gotten up.

"The host, made you wait a long time. ”

The slightly apologetic voice made everyone feel unfamiliar.

And the girl's hair has changed from brown to silvery-white.

Under the light, it looks colder than the snow outside the window.

Wood looked at his hair and said, "Do you remember what happened before?"

The girl who had just woken up didn't know why the three of them were looking at her with strange eyes.

The master is also forgotten, for her no matter what the master does to her, it is acceptable, even if it is death.

But what about the other two women, and both so close to their masters.

"I don't know, in addition to the basic cognition of things, all I have in my memory is the appearance of the master. ”

The girl suppressed the unhappiness in her heart and answered her master's question.

Wood knew that memories would be erased, but he was still a little shocked when he heard this answer.

He continued, "What about the name?"

When the girl heard this, she bowed again politely, and replied happily, "Please also give the master a name." ”

......

Wood stared at the dim light in the room, his eyes foggy.

What kind of existence is this system?

Even the best memories of mankind can be changed at will.

No matter how important that memory is to others.

Wood grew to hate the system that controlled everything.

He lowered his head and looked at the girl who had turned into silver-white hair.

"You'll be called Catherine from now on. Catherine Joshua. ”

......

(The protagonist's basic squad is about to be formed, sprinkle flowers~)