"Wait, Hedilyn, where the hell are you taking me?"

In the city of Mia, which was covered in white light, Hedilyn pushed Valentina in a wheelchair all the way forward, until Hedilyn couldn't run anymore, and then she pushed Valentina into the alley by the side of the road.

Outside, the high-ring magic [Innocent Realm] used by the Miya military has already covered the entire urban area, and although the situation on the other side of the hotel is still unknown, at least there is no earth-shattering battle sound.

Sometimes Valentina is really curious about whether Fisher is a normal human being, even if the knowledge of magic is very profound, her own magic power and physical fitness are also so exaggerated, but she knows from Hediline's mouth that Fisher engraved dozens of magic in five days, which makes Valentina, who has a certain knowledge of magic, a little dumbfounded.

In Valentina's eyes, if it weren't for the scholar from Nari, they would have all been killed by the attack from an unknown source.

But here's the problem, obviously not even the identity and means of the attacker have not been clarified, even the mark of the snow fox species has not been obtained, and even the safety of Fisher and other partners is not yet sure, but Hedilyn uncharacteristically attacked the members of the family and kept away from the scene with herself, which made Valentina very puzzled.

The two of them have been servants for many years, and of course Valentina will not suspect that Hedilyn is trying to harm herself, even if she is now taken to an uninhabited alley by a person, she just wants Hedilyn to give her an explanation.

"Hedilyn, you brought me here away from the scene, what are you attacking the members of the family for? Do you have any problems that need to be solved, and why can't you tell me? ”

Hedilyn glanced back at the outside of the alley vigilantly, and when she saw that there was no one outside, she turned her head with relief, looked at the innocent Valentina in front of her and smiled,

"Miss, you're really... I am flattered that I will not live to be twenty years old, and that I was born with such a disability and born in such a family, but I can still trust me so much..."

"Hedilyn, what the hell are you..."

Hedilyn gritted her teeth, and then grabbed Valentina's shoulder, her somewhat pale face revealed a little determination, even if she couldn't stop breathing, she tried to keep her words calm so as not to frighten the eldest lady who was not familiar with the world,

"Miss, in fact, since you left the Snowflake Fortress, I have been secretly preventing you from reaching the Frosty Sycamore Tree, from recruiting Phyllis and Balzac, from trying to get that Fisher out of our team, from losing your trust, all of which I did and you don't know..."

Valentina, who was in a wheelchair, opened her mouth, but she didn't interrupt Hediline's words, she just felt Hediline's hand on her shoulder getting tighter and tighter,

"I don't know if it's because the Turan family hasn't left the Snowflake Fortress for too long, and you weren't immediately spotted by the curse from the Sema Snow Mountain when you walked outside, but it's not a serious problem, the family believes that you will definitely meet the curse on the way to find the Frost Snow Sycamore Tree, and then, their purpose will be achieved."

"Miss, the family never left Snowflake Castle not because of the distorted genetic disease on their bodies, but because the Turan family stole the noble bloodline that originally belonged to the Phoenix through despicable means, and now, they have tasted the painful retribution, so they want to make amends. But the way to compensate is through, sacrifice to you, Miss. ”

Valentina stared blankly at Hedilyn with ruddy eyes in front of her, she seemed to be struggling and choking, she hesitated for a long, long time and didn't dare to tell Valentina, who had not fully grown up, that since birth, her parents and family, and even trusted teachers were cheating on her, this matter is not something that an already fragile disabled girl can bear.

"I... This matter, no one has ever told ... I, my mother told me to leave the castle before she died in search of the plane tree... It's to save the family from genetic diseases, and I..."

"I'm sorry, Miss, although I really don't want to say that, but your parents, including Herdor, are aware of this..."

Valentina's hole shrank slightly, this time she didn't rub the ring engraved with the Turan family logo on her hand again, but only grabbed the hem of her skirt, and Hediline's voice followed, making Valentina's expression quite dazed for a moment,

"Of course, I'm not saying that your parents or Herdor are doing something wrong, on the contrary, they have done their best... If it weren't for your mother's contribution to the family as a magician, they would have sacrificed the curse in the Sycamore Tree to return their stolen bloodline when they first discovered that you could wield the Moon Princess's sword. ”

"Your parents and Herdor have already made plans, they don't think you will live to be twenty years old, so they let you try to find the plane tree at the end of your life, where there may be a glimmer of hope that you will survive... But before, I thought that hope was too slim, and instead of betting on the slim possibility, it would be better to take advantage of this time to experience as a person something you didn't know before. ”

"Fisher's words reminded me that I was overstepping the rules, that I should not have made decisions about your life, and that I should apologize to you. But Fisher, his ability is obvious to all through today's events, and I would like to believe that he can take you into the Sycamore Tree, so I will tell the eldest lady all at this time, and I hope you will make your own decision. ”

Valentina was slightly stunned, suddenly understood a lot of things, all kinds of confusion in the past have been answered, although there is no special expression on her face, but she is holding her skirt more and more, but after a while, she can only ask thinly,

"Fisher knows about it too? Did you tell him? ”

Hedilyn shook her head, and roughly said what she wanted to use tricks to drive him away but was recognized by him, of course, she didn't say anything about seducing him with her body, but Valentina roughly understood what the situation was after listening to it, only to see her sigh slightly, raised her hand and gently supported her forehead, and then murmured a little dazedly,

"Is that so..."

"I'm sorry, Miss, it's me..."

However, before Hydiline's words were finished, Valentina in front of her gently raised her hand to stop her next words, and in Hydiline's somewhat surprised gaze, Valentina took a deep breath, and then when she raised her head again, the expression on her face returned to calm.

After she was silent for a second, she gently tapped the armrest of the wheelchair with her fingers, and calmly analyzed,

"I know, I felt the existence of the curse just now, is it because the phoenix blood that flowed from my injury attracted it, then the people of the family must have also discovered this, so you attacked the people of the family and took me away, right?"

Heidilyn didn't seem to expect Valentina to calm down from the truth she had confided so quickly, she looked at the eldest lady who was contemplating in front of her, nodded dumbfoundedly, and replied,

"Yes..."

Hearing Hediline's answer, Valentina suddenly sighed again, rubbed her temples a little helplessly, and then smiled bitterly,

"If that's the case, I'm afraid I'll never be able to leave Mia again... The people in the family found out that I was injured and bled to take the initiative to attract the curse from the plane tree, in order to sacrifice me to the plane tree, they must not have bothered to play with me anymore, when I was in the Moon Rabbit Ancestral Hall, I should have died, but because of Fisher, because you have not lost the trust of the family at that time, I survived..."

"Now that they understand that you don't want me to die and betray your family, they will send others to forcibly take me away and sacrifice me to the curse."

Just when Hydilyn showed a flustered expression when she heard Valentina's analysis, at the entrance of this alley, several members of the Turan family wearing embroidered "five-pointed snowflakes" suddenly appeared, Valentina's face changed, and she reluctantly raised the magic ring that Fisher had given herself before in her hand, and Hydilyn quickly stood up to protect Valentina's body.

"Miss, are you all right, we've been looking for you and Hedilyn for a long time, and the Miya military over there has begun to clean up the scene, saying that they want to know about the situation, you see..."

Hearing this, Hedilyn gritted her teeth, vigilantly stretched out her hands to protect her chest, and Valentina behind her also frowned, looking at the family member with a very natural expression, she glanced at a knight in armor who stood silently at the end of the family line, with a surging brilliance all over her body, and then said with some sarcasm,

"It's no wonder that when I asked the Snowflake Knight to shelter the Sycamore Tree from the Clan, the Clan refused on the grounds that the Knight had a mission... It turns out that there is no Snowflake Knight at all, but that he wanted me to die. ”

The member of the Turan family, whose acting skills were quite natural, was slightly stunned, then shook his head with a smile, and said with some regret,

"Looks like Hedilyn, the traitor of the family, has told you everything, Miss Valentina... But there is no way, we are also acting on the orders of the family, and we don't want to embarrass you, or else, we are all considerate and considerate? ”

"Considerate? First of all, I still have a few high-ring magic in my hands, even if I can't deal with the snowflake knight behind you, killing myself is probably not a sacrifice required by the family, right? ”

Valentina raised the ring in her hand, and there was no panic in her calm tone, but in fact, her other palm, which was still on the hem of her skirt, was as cold as a block of ice.

"Miss!"

Hedilyn looked back at Valentina in some panic, and the staff in the distance also scratched the back of her head in a bit of annoyance, and then he sighed and said to the people behind him,

"Let's bring someone first."

"Yes."

The man behind him agreed, and then two other heavily armed snowflake knights led the three of them to the entrance of the alley, and on closer inspection, it was Balzac, who was dying with a broken arm, Phyllis, who was covered in explosive hair and still had a little magic scar on her body, and Celti, the mechanic who had fainted with fright.

Valentina's hole shrank slightly, and she slammed her fist on her wheelchair, and it took a long time for an angry word to come out of her throat,

"You're really... Livestock, despicable bastards! ”

The staff member just waved his hand helplessly, and then said to Valentina with a smile,

"Miss, these are all external employees of you and Heidilyn, don't worry, we won't do anything to them, if you are obedient... Of the people present, only this bad maid who eats inside and outside will be punished, which is the price she paid for deceiving the family for so long and betraying the family's trust. ”

"Well, Miss, although one of your subordinates has not yet been found, it is estimated that he has died in the attack for unknown reasons just now. However, the lives of the rest of these people are in your hands, you are a prodigy praised by the elders of the family, think about it, I believe you will not live up to the Turan family that gave birth to you and raised you, right, eldest miss? ”

Valentina clung to the armrest of her wheelchair as if she was about to completely dismantle the wheelchair under her, just like these family members who knew her well, the kind Valentina inevitably fell into the hesitation formed by worrying about the lives of others...

"I..."

"Huh? Didn't find it, am I not here? ”

Just as Valentina's eyes were getting redder, and the composure that had come out of the strong pretense and had reached the end of the crossbow was about to disappear, and the fragility that had been deeply wrapped in her heart was revealed, a man's voice suddenly rang out behind the group of Turan family members outside the alley.

Valentina and Hedilyn, who were already in a desperate situation, both lit up slightly, and the members of the Turan family also turned their heads at the same time, only to see a man wearing a white shirt, carrying a long sword in his hand, and a fierce-eyed man standing on his shoulder... Well, the man with the book was looking at them all.

"Fee..."

"Keep your head down, Phyllis."

Before the leader of the Turan family could speak, a silver light suddenly flashed, and Phyllis, the only one of the three captured people present who was still awake and did not bow her head, heard Fisher's calm words, and immediately lowered her head obediently, and the next moment, the heads of everyone in front of her instantly flew into the air.

"Buzz!"

For a moment, while the blood was splashing, the headless corpses collapsed limply on the ground, and the knights in heavy armor had not yet fallen, under their flying helmets, electric currents were flickering wildly, and if you looked through the gaps in the armor, you would find that there was no flesh and blood under the armor that shimmered with magical light, but a cardinal with a shining light.

It seems that the cooperation between the Turan family and the cardinal is not only to save Hardor, it is no wonder that the family that can steal the blood of the phoenix is too cheap if its vision is limited to resurrecting an old man who is about to die.

"Fisher!"

I don't know why, Valentina, who was very calm even in the face of the threat of the Turan family, suddenly had a sour feeling in the corners of her eyes when she saw the gentleman standing outside the alley, she rubbed the corners of her eyes, and endured it for a long time before swallowing the bitterness in her throat, and just wanted to say something, but found that Fisher had untied Balzac and walked into the alley.

And behind Fisher, six or seven dwarf-like snow foxes gathered in a small circle in fear, looking at the corpses on the ground.

"Oh my God, haven't we been out of the tribe for too long, why is it so chaotic outside..."

"Let's get the medicine back quickly, and then discuss what happens later."

"Oops, it's horrible."

“……”

With the crooked sound of the snow fox species outside as a background board, the stiff atmosphere in the alley that Fisher had just walked into became a little lighter, Fisher slowly walked in front of Valentina and Hediline, then glanced at them, and said with a smile,

"I'm not late, am I?"

"No, it's just right."

"You guy, really, when do you still care..."

Both Hydilyn and Valentina thought that Fisher was asking themselves, so they opened their mouths at the same time, but after this opening, the originally relaxed atmosphere was a little quieter, Valentina looked at Hydilyn next to her, but Hydilyn coughed evasively, avoiding the gaze of the eldest lady.

It was Fisher's voice that broke the quiet time, and he glanced back at the still chaotic streets outside, and said quite calmly,

"We don't have much time to stay here, if they have already torn their faces with the Turan family, they shouldn't give up easily, we need to leave Mia quickly."