The ruins were farther away from the small trading town where Chelus and the others had destinationd, and at the speed of the fastest transportation tool in the desert, a small sand boat, it still took Chelus and Xingxi and the others nearly a day to hurry.

When the gray wind woke up, it was already evening when the sun was about to sink in the west. The sand boat has not yet reached its destination, but according to the results of Ali Ali's inquiry with Egger, the remaining distance is not far away.

Although the trauma has healed, due to extreme mental fatigue, even after waking up, Gray Wind's face is still slightly pale, but Sister Wolf can still regain consciousness to make both Chelus and Nanoha very happy. It's only a little regrettable to the wolf girl.,My wolf sister obviously doesn't have a slow brain start after getting up, which will reflect the hidden attributes of the cute and natural cute.,For her trying to tease ♀.,The only reaction of Gray Wind Lori was to use the pair of gold and green heterochromatic pupils to give her a strange look.。

Well, my gray wind sister is always so tall (ao) cold (jiao).

After understanding the situation in a few words, knowing that the three of them had left the dangerous ruin, but were still with the three of Xingxi, the clever Gray Wind immediately did not immediately ask about what happened to Cerus after that and the reason why the distorted corrosive power in her spirit had disappeared, but instead began to talk to Nanoha about what happened to Nanoha when she was unconscious after the first collapse.

Of course, this does not mean that Grey Wind has given up on asking questions.

「...... Xiaobai, you are out of breath, and you dare to make a move on your sister. 」

Cheruth stiffened the arm that hugged Gray Wind, and finally managed to control herself, and did not directly explain to Gray Wind that she was just afraid of bumps on the road, so she simply hugged ♀ her and did not take advantage of her unconscious to attack her ♀.

"Ale, Sister Greywind, what do you say......

"Before, in the ruins, when I told you to leave. If you're disobedient, forget it. You even used that strange trick of yours to knock me out. 」

Although at that time, Gray Wind was dizzy in order to suppress the erosion in his spirit. But at that time, she was also in the state of the awakening of the red dragon bloodline, and if it weren't for her completely unguarded Cheruth from instinct, the other people present really didn't have the ability to make her faint so suddenly without a struggle.

「...... Ahaha, isn't that also to save Sister Gray Wind, so you can't help it. 」

Gray Wind didn't really get angry because of this, but this time his sister seemed to have been saved so directly by the sister of Cheruth, which made Sister Wolf feel a little faceless. After a while, Gray Wind didn't delve into the issue.

"Cheruth, what happened after I passed out, the erosion I received is completely gone?"

The telepathy from Grey Wind paused for a moment.

「...... Also, between you and them. Did anything happen?"

Cheruth smiled as she looked at the somewhat nonchalantly chatting with Nanoha and looking at her gray wind with the side of her golden eyes.

"When I go back, I'll tell you everything and Nanoha alone, don't worry, I won't leave you~"

For the rest of the journey, Chelus didn't receive any more messages from Grey Wind, but Grey Wind, who had just woken up and looked weak, seemed to be in a much better mood after that.

The journey after that was as uneventful as before. Because of the presence of outsiders, and the fact that the two people except for Cheruth were sick, the three of them just kept snuggling together and chatted quietly. In front of them, Ali Ali, who thought that his Nolan identity had been exposed because of false memories, did not actively talk to the three of them as he did when he came, and Xingxi looked like he was focused on maintaining the seal repair of the solidified space box in his hand, and only occasionally turned his head sideways to look at the interaction between the three of them. His eyes were full of inexplicable emotion.

Egger at the helm didn't say anything, and the slightly awkward atmosphere lasted not long after Grey Wind woke up. And they reached their destination.

After experiencing this series of events in the ruins, which were either expected or completely unexpected, and returned to the town before they set off for the Sural tribe, Cherus had an inexplicable illusion that she had not been in a long time.

In fact, it had only been about three days since they had met Raphael here and left for the Sural tribe. After all, Sakura and the others should have returned here with the Sural tribe the night after departure, and although the three of them were in charge of luring the enemy, they had only spent half a day in the ruins after that when they accidentally entered the ruins and experienced a thrilling adventure, but because this experience was too dangerous, seeing this lively and peaceful town again made the three of them feel as if a long time had passed.

Anyway, I was actually just encouraged by Sakura to participate in a student vacation trial mission that I wasn't very interested in?

Cheruth thought to herself with some self-deprecation, and as she entered the central street of the town from the entrance of the town, she carefully looked at the wooden sign that she had not been interested in paying attention to before.

"Dusty traveler, welcome to the town of Dowl".

It turns out that this place is called the town of Dür.

"Cheruth-chan, Nanoha-chan, Greywind-chan, you're finally back!"

"Raphael, isn't she with you?"

"Nanoha-san, she looks like she's injured, doesn't it matter?"

"Gray Wind Sauce's face is not good!"

In an inn in Dürr Town, the three of them were surrounded by Sakura and the others, and they greeted each other with a word.

Sakura and the others naturally couldn't imagine what happened to Chelus and them in the short two days they had been apart, but this did not prevent them from feeling guilty and concerned about the fact that the three of them lured the enemy and even injured them in order to save them. Especially Nanoha, who obviously has traces of trauma on her body, and Gray Wind, whose face is very pale and doesn't seem to have recovered much despite the healing of the trauma, is naturally the focus of a group of cute girls who have a good relationship. Even a certain road dementia who has returned to the place where she was supposed to be has received the care of Jixiangtian who was saved by her, but ......

...... A certain wolf girl who is also luring the enemy back, but her skin is white and red, and she looks full of vitality, not to mention being injured, and she hasn't even seen a very tired wolf girl. Except for the concern that originally came from Sakura. I haven't received much attention from everyone.

Excluded from the circle like this, Cheruth posed with Erkang's hand and watched the scene of Sakura, Chise, Yiping and Jixiangtian circling around Nanoha and Gray Wind. I was speechless for a while.

Ma Dan: Although we don't seem to be injured, we have also gone through hard fighting, and finally overthrew the boss and saved the most important person of our friends!

Cheruth looked at Li Xiaowolf, the only man in the team who was also excluded from the circle by the girls, with a melancholy expression, and a feeling of sympathy arose.

"Uh, yes, yes, we need to be treated, I'm going to find the priest in town, and by the way, the Light Sacrifice. ”

"Give me a wait......"

Cheruth looked very bad and stopped the embarrassed Li Xiaowolf.

Good. Although we don't expect you to be as considerate as the green plum king who takes care of your family, as a classmate and a partner who has fought side by side with a team, you can say a few words to appease us who have obviously been left out, right?

“...... Don't worry, Raphael has already treated Greywind before she comes back, so you can find a priest who is good at treating injuries. ”

"Hmm...... Good. ”

The almost figurative resentment on Cheruth's face made the little wolf a little ...... Ahem was a little uncomfortable, nodded, and the little wolf left the hotel in a hurry.

Sure enough, the girls except Sakura are all scary......

After venting the little unhappiness of not being surrounded by the girls like the friends who came back together, the wolf girl's heart suddenly calmed down a lot, and when she was about to take the initiative to join the girls' circle, suddenly a familiar calm voice sounded behind her.

"It looks like you're being ostracized by your buddies?"

Cheruth turned her head. Seeing Hoshishi, he was looking at her with a little playfulness and the gray wind and Sakura gathered behind her.

"Why, it's just a joke for everyone. ”

Cheruth pouted. Look at the starry sky with both hands.

"Isn't it okay for you to hold that thing all the time like you used to?"

Xingxi shook his head.

"Anyway, I don't have to continue to carry it for the time being, I thickened the curing space around the box by two or three times and put it in the room, and there will be no problem in a short time, after all, it is too conspicuous to always hold that thing in a place where there are so many people. ”

"Yes...... So, what are you doing now?"

Although the tone was casual, Xingxi could still see the vigilance in Cheruth's eyes

This girl really has the idea of returning to Nolan together.

Xingxi thought to himself, but a smile appeared on his face.

"As you thought, I want to talk to you about the previous incident...... But it doesn't seem like the right time or occasion is right. ”

"Sister Xingxi, you're here too. ”

"Thank you for protecting Chelus, Miss Startide. ”

The voices of Yiping and Zhishi came from her ears, and Cheruth turned her head sideways, just in time to see Gray Wind looking at her with some concern, obviously Sister Wolf saw that Xingxi didn't know when she appeared here and found Cheruth didn't know what she was talking about, and she thought of such a way to interrupt in a hurry.

Sakura-chan and the others are all outsiders who have nothing to do with the affairs of the Nolan clan, and even if Xingxi wants to say something, he can't speak in public now that he is surrounded by everyone. Xingxi also saw Gray Wind's intentions, but she didn't seem to be annoyed, just greeted Sakura and the others who came to greet her after seeing her with her usual peaceful and gentle attitude, and then at this opportunity, Gray Wind came to Cheruth's side.

"Cheruth?"

"It's okay, thank you, Sister Grey Wind. ”

Cheruth smiled at Sister Wolf, who was caring for her sister, but there was a trace of doubt in her heart.

She really wanted to find a way to fool Xingxi with the condition she had promised before, and now that her friends are around, if the other party forces her to take force, she won't be able to just tie her hands down, but Xingxi's attitude makes her feel a little weird, as if she doesn't care if she wants to go back with them...... Or at least not to show this kind of care on the surface.

“...... Okay, I'm just here to see how you're doing, and since you're all safe, then our mission this time is considered to be a successful success, and we can go to the Sural tribe to hand over with peace of mind. ”

Xingxi didn't mean to stay, and after briefly greeting Sakura and the others, he turned around and seemed to be about to leave like this.

"Wait a minute......"

Cheruth spoke, hesitated slightly, and then spoke under the puzzled gaze of her friends who didn't know the truth.

“...... We'll rest here tonight and get ready to go back tomorrow. ”

Xingxi glanced at Cheruth meaningfully, smiled lightly and nodded.

"yes, I see. (To be continued.) )