For a few days, the battle that took place in the depths of the Warcraft Forest a few days ago has become the hottest topic in the adventurer's town.

No one pays attention to the whole incident, whether it was originally leaked from the Silver Wing Mercenary Group or from the Black Tiger Mercenary Group that became famous after the truth was exposed, just when everyone was still amazed that a mercenary group like Silver Wing would suffer under an unknown mercenary group, one after another exciting enough news spread in the adventurer town.

The boss behind the Black Tiger Mercenary Group is Prince Naris, the younger brother of the Grand Prince of Lloris, and the reason for this battle between the mercenary groups is that the two brothers are fighting for the throne in the country...... This rumor is said to have been confirmed by a high-ranking person in the Silver Wing Mercenary Regiment after only one day, after all, for Silver Wing, it has a reputation of "handing over to Silver Wing means that the task is completed", and this mission almost failed is a big blow to the reputation of the mercenary group, and "the other party has a regular army background" is obviously a good excuse to explain.

But then, from Master Tucker, the sage of the Kingdom of Loris who happened to be - of course, anyone with a little brain knows what this "coincidence" means- traveled in the Warcraft Forest, it was rumored that on the way to this battle, the Nolan people named "Demon Descendants" by the Divine Cult actually appeared, and saved the Silver Wing Mercenary Group and a pair of children of the Grand Prince of Loris at the most critical moment, and the relationship between the two sides seems to be quite close.

Although Garnes and the others who were still in the town and the Silver Wing Mercenary Group did not admit this, but because of Tucker's sage status, his words were convinced by many people, so the Grand Prince of the Loris Kingdom and the Silver Wing Mercenary Regiment were really pushed to the forefront this time, and some people even said that the Divine Cult had dispatched judges and sanction knights, intending to negotiate with the Grand Prince of the Loris Kingdom far away.

Just when public opinion was gradually developing in a direction that was unfavorable to the eldest prince, a bombshell news once again ignited the entire adventurer town. At the edge of the town, the clubhouse of the Black Tiger Mercenary Guild, which had recently appeared in everyone's field of vision, was razed to the ground overnight, except for the lucky ones who stayed outside, the whole group, including the head of the regiment and the deputy leaders, died together, and the murderer only carved a sentence on a large stone in front of the ruins: Those who tease Nolan will pay for it.

Suddenly, everyone was confused, the Tucker sage, who represented the second prince of Lloris, clearly told everyone that the "demon descendant" Nolan clan and the eldest prince were in the same stream, and now that the Black Tiger Union was destroyed, he faintly told everyone that in fact, the Nolan clan's cooperation partner was the second prince but seemed to be betrayed by the second prince, and the truth became even more confusing.

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"Hey, have you heard, about the Kingdom of Lorris. ”

"Ah, you're not talking nonsense, really, it's been spreading for almost the past few days. ”

"I didn't expect the Silver Wing Mercenary Group to be a big heel this time, and even had to be rescued by the 'Demon Descendant', and the people of the Divine Sect will definitely come to the door now." ”

"Tut-tut, man, you're mistaken, the latest news is that this time it's actually the 'Demon Descendant' who attacked the Silver Wing Mercenary Group, you don't want to think about it, it's Silver Wing, one of the best mercenary groups in the mainland, if it weren't for an enemy like the 'Demon Descendant', how could they still be at a loss." ”

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At night, similar chatters can be heard in almost every corner of the adventurer's town. In this world where entertainment is scarce, for these mercenaries who spend their lives all day for tasks and bounties, the battle between the two mercenary groups involved the battle between the crown prince and the "Demon Descendants" in the forest a few days ago was undoubtedly enough to arouse their interest for quite a long time.

And this is an ordinary tavern in the town, and as usual, the mercenaries who have worked all day talk about the hottest rumors in the town about the battle and its aftermath, and express all kinds of self-righteous opinions as outsiders.

Contrary to the lively scene in the tavern hall, on a table in the far corner of the first floor of the tavern, there were two beautiful girls, one big and one small, sitting quietly, and from time to time as if their eyes inadvertently swept over the mercenaries around them, so that the men who were seen couldn't help but straighten their backs, and consciously or unconsciously began to show off their proud achievements loudly.

Both of them have wolf ears and tails, and they look like orc girls of the wolf clan. The larger one has long reddish-brown hair and eyes, and looks playful with some charm, and is a rather beautiful and moving orc girl, while the smaller one looks only eleven or twelve years old, with a delicate and cute little face like a doll, and long soft purple-black hair, which is quite a cute orc little Lori.

It's not that no one wants to come and talk to them, but after the gray wolf in front of the two beauties' table who seems to be a demon pet has put down three mercenaries who are considered to be good in less than three minutes, no one dares to come forward and beg for fun.

Of course, if the mercenaries knew the true identity and strength of these two people, they would not be interested in talking to each other again.

"What a strange child, you. ”

Helo leisurely ate the apple in her hand, staring at the little Lori in front of her as if she wanted to see through something.

“...... No matter how strange it is, it's a child. ”

Cheruth rested her elbows on the table and propped her chin on it, as if she was a little discouraged.

The ears on Harrow's head moved, and she looked at her titular little niece with a little smile on her face, not knowing what she was thinking.

Finally, Cherus couldn't stand it anymore and turned her head to meet Herro's ruby eyes as if admitting defeat.

“...... Well, what do you want to ask, Helo...... Sister?"

At the end of the battle a few days ago, Cheruth passed out due to the excessive use of mental and physical strength, and after that, Herlan and Uncle Firewing arrived in time to scare away the Thunderhorn Giant Rhino, who had become completely different from the previous one after being defeated for some reason, and also drove away the two human sages who were still entangled. The strength of Herlan and Firewing was not weaker than the two sages, and besides, this was the Warcraft Forest, so Heilan and Tucker were also wise not to compete with these powerful Warcraft from the depths of the forest.

As for Cheruth, it was thanks to the fact that Harrow happened to come back to visit her sister Herland. It only took half a day for Herlo, who was proficient in recovery magic, to bring Cheruth, who was already in a heavy coma, back to consciousness, and at the same time surprised Cheruth who saw her for the first time.

Although after meeting Lucy and Natsu, Cheruth thought that she had a certain resistance to this kind of thing, but in fact, when she knew that her titular aunt who had never met was a famous cute wolf in her previous life, Cheruth was really a little complicated.

Hawkers,As a dead house, this mood is indeed the same as the star chaser finally seeing his idol.,But if one day you suddenly find out that the big star is a relative you've never seen.,And this relative has been unusually interested in himself since they first met.,Maybe you'll be in the same mood as her.。

Chesse really didn't understand why this otherworldly wolf girl was so interested in her own affairs.

"The slave family is just interested, so you are not worried that you will be recognized here?" Helo looked at Cheruth with a grin, her expression as if she was really a curious girl, "Obviously just a child?"

The corners of Cheruth's eyes twitched.

“...... No one else knows what my abilities are except Leah, so even if the two old sages tell me about it, then their target should be a little human girl who can manipulate plants, not a little orc girl of the wolf clan...... There are also precocious children in the children, okay. ”

"Poof," Helo couldn't help but laugh as she looked at Cheruth as if she were anxious about you if you mentioned the child again, "You believe in that human girl named Sekaria so much?"

"The fact that we were able to swagger into the town as wolf orcs proves that my trust in Leah is not wrong. ”

"Maybe it's just that the innocent people haven't found the two slaves yet?"

"I know Leah, she's a very timid girl," said Cheruth, resting her hands on the table with her cheeks again, looking ahead as if in a daze, "she is so timid that she doesn't even dare to do anything to her friends for fear of causing trouble to others, so she won't do anything like this to trouble the people who have helped her." ”

"The slave family is sure that you will say that it is because you are friends. ”

"Did Sister Harrow like that style of answer?"

Harrow laughed as if she had heard something pleasant.

"I can't say I like it, but I probably have a certain affection for the slave family who gives this kind of answer. ”

“...... Does it make a difference?"

"Huhuhu, you think. ”

Cheruth sighed.

"Sister Helo, do you know that people who always think they are very rational are more likely to be irrational than ordinary people when they encounter something that can touch their feelings. ”

A look of inexplicability flashed in Harrow's eyes as she looked at Cheruth.

"Tell each other...... Thinking that associating with others is troublesome. ”

The ears on Cheruth's head moved.

“...... I'm so bad about it, Sister Helo. ”

Helo was noncommittal, but took another bite of the apple, revealing a somewhat happy look.

"Now, do you know that when the slaves traveled outside the forest, they were once called 'virtuous wolves'. ”

“...... So what?"

"So......" Helo chuckled, and her already beautiful face became even more charming, "Little White, Cheruth, little girl of the Nolan clan...... Are you really twelve?"

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The violet pupils were opposite the ruby pupils, and after a few seconds or minutes, Chelus finally couldn't help blinking, and then looked depressed.

“...... I lost ......"

Helo was stunned for a moment, and then she couldn't help but understand what was coming, she couldn't help it, she didn't care that she was still holding an apple in her hand, and she laughed a little detrimental to her stomach with her hand.

"Haha, sure enough, it's not a twelve-year-old child. ”

Seeing that Harrow's laughter attracted the attention of the mercenaries around her, Cheruth shook her head helplessly, with a slight smile of unknown meaning on the corner of her mouth.

"That's right, I'm twelve and a half years old. ”

Helo, who finally realized that she had damaged her ladylike image, quieted down a little and happily bitten on the apple.

"That's right, it's not twelve, it's twelve and a half, cute little white sauce. ”

"I wanted to say it from just now, don't learn from Aunt Herlan, it's Chelus!"

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At night, Chelus, Herro, and Greywind stand on a small hill near a junction outside the town.

"That's what you're for?"

Seeing the convoy slowly approaching from the direction of the town, Harrow seemed to be a little uninterested and asked.

"So, since I've drunk in the evening, I'll rest early in the hotel. ”

"Huha~~ Uh, that's not good, I'm entrusted by my sister to watch you. ”

Helo rubbed his eyes, the cute wolf did not have a reversal of personality like the demon tail people, he was still the cute wolf who loved to eat apples and drink.

Cheruth looked at Helo, who was already half-asleep and half-awake leaning on Gray Wind's body, and couldn't help but be a little speechless.

Slowly, the convoy approached, because it was a little far away, and Chelus could not see the figures in the convoy clearly, but after the day's investigation and the wolf's sense of smell confirmed, she knew very well that this was the convoy of the royal escort of the Kingdom of Lloris, and the team where Sekaria and her brother were returning.

"I don't know why my clansmen who don't know where they are alive would make such a fuss, but now the rumors about me, the "Demon Descendant", helping Sekaria and them, will not have a big impact, after all, if the Divine Cult can't openly favor one side or the other, it is impossible to list all the two heirs of a kingdom as sinners for judgment and trial at once...... It's just that the adventurer town and the Warcraft Forest can't stay too long. 」

Cheruth thought, her eyes keenly catching the most luxurious caravan in the convoy.

"The next time we meet, it's probably in the Academy of Magic, Leah. 」

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Sitting in the caravan on the way home, Sekaria's ears suddenly sounded a melodious wolf howl.

"Wow~~~~"

In an instant, tears fell from Sekaria's face.

“...... Thank you, thank you......"

On a moonlit night, the girl sitting alone in the car muttered with a smile and tears in her eyes

[Tonight, there is a benefit for the May Day holiday, and it will be sent out at nine o'clock~]