Everfree Forest, somewhere.

"Do you know who they are?" asked Edward.

By them, of course, they refer to the gang that ambushed Emilia.

“......”

Emilia clasped her knees in her hands and buried her head in front of her chest. After hearing Edward's words, she shook her head slightly, and her body began to tremble inexplicably.

"Hey, you don't know......"

There are few clues, but not all of them.

Level 7 magic scrolls, that's a rare commodity, something with no price.

The Magic Scroll is a prop that instantly releases magic, and can be used even by people who are completely ignorant of magic. The more advanced the magic scroll, the higher the cost of production, and the lower the success rate of production, considering the surname-price ratio, most of the general magic scrolls are level three or four, and there are also a few level five magic scrolls, which are treasured by people. As for the seventh-level magic scrolls...... A seventh-level magic scroll can save your life at a critical time, and it can also appear without warning when you want it and take the enemy's life.

It's almost a family heirloom.

There is also black magic - soul bombs, and the ninth-order forbidden spell with multiple spells - Falling Heaven and Earth, these two things that most people have never heard of, and they will never see once in a lifetime, let alone the two of them appear at the same time.

Edward didn't know whether to thank his enemies or not, but thanks to this ambush, he had gained a lot of knowledge......

With such great strength, what kind of organization is it?

Whatever the organization, it was unacceptable to Amilia.

Why?

Needless to ask, if the enemy is a demon, Emilia will not waver and be frustrated, but this time, the enemy is a human!

This means that Amilia, as a brave man, has been brutally betrayed......

She did her best to fight the demons, so that all humans could avoid the attack of the demons, but there were humans who wanted her to die, and they did not hesitate to sacrifice their own lives......

Edward felt that he could more or less understand Emilia's feelings.

Because, just now, he was also betrayed by the person he trusted the most......

By a woman he depended on.

"Hey, are you alright?" asked Edward, weakly.

“......”

Emilia looked up, glared at Edward coldly, and said nothing.

Emilia looked very weak and bruised, she had lost all her Holy Spirit energy, and she could not summon her holy sword, not even standing and walking.

Why did Edward know so well? The answer is simple.

If Emilia still had the strength, she would have run over and beat Edward up, but she didn't. With her surname, it is enough to say that she was seriously injured and lost all her strength.

However, Edward was only half right.

What he didn't know was that even if Emilia had the power now, she wouldn't do anything to him. For this poor girl, the sudden change left her at a loss, she didn't know what to do now, whether she should kill the demon king, or commit suicide, or should she go back to the human world to ask for clarification?

Who should she turn to, and who was she betrayed?

No one could give her an accurate answer.

After this incident, she didn't even know what expression to use to face Edward.

"Demon King ......"

"Huh?"

Edward vaguely heard someone calling him, and when he looked back, it was Emilia's voice.

"Why...... Help me?"

"I knew you were going to ask. Edward smiled and said, "You saved me once, too, so...... We flattened out. ”

“......”

Edward was afraid of trouble, but in retrospect, he had been doing a lot of trouble lately. For example, he deliberately provoked Audrey and almost cut off his head, such as saving the brave man with a hot brain, and he was abandoned by the night and trapped in the Endless Forest.

It seems that the top priority is to find a way to recover his memory, otherwise, the ghost knows what else he will do.

Fortunately, after this incident, Edward finally got a piece of useful information. That is, as long as he followed Emilia, his memory would be restored! Although there were already signs, he had only now finally confirmed it.

The reason why he saved Emilia was because he realized this.

But......

He rescued Emilia in order to regain her memory, and ran away from the night in a rage. This time and again, I don't know if it's a loss or a gain?

Whatever, let's find a way to get out of here first.

The black-robed creatures around them were already dead, and the rain fell on their corpses, turning into a crimson liquid that seeped into the earth.

The enemy is dead, but that doesn't mean they're safe.

Edward didn't believe that there were only a few enemies, and he believed that it wouldn't be long before the other enemies would get the news that the ambush had failed, and the next wave of attacks would definitely be on the way. In the worst-case scenario, the enemy has already surrounded Edward and them, and now they can be strangled once and for all by narrowing the encirclement!

The crisis is not over yet!

"Hey, Emilia, you, you...... Hey......"

“......”

Emilia glanced up at Edward, then lowered her head in frustration.

Edward wanted to ask Emilia if there was any way to escape from here, but seeing her pitiful appearance, Edward kept his mouth shut. Now Emilia is not even as good as the most ordinary human, and it is a miracle that she can stay conscious after being so badly injured, let alone think of any good way to escape from the enemy.

The pouring rain didn't know when it would stop, and Edward couldn't think of a good way to do it, so he could only circle around the tree in boredom.

At this time, he suddenly noticed that three strange things had fallen to the ground, and when he picked them up, he felt as if he had seen them somewhere.

A silver dagger, the White Moon, a familiar magic scroll, and a ......

Wait, magic scrolls?

Isn't this the kind of magic scroll that you used at night, the magic scroll that can make portals!

He didn't know if she had accidentally left the scroll behind in the night, or if she had left it here on purpose. Anyway, with the scrolls, they can leave this hellish place!

Edward didn't know where the other side of the portal was, but he believed that Night would definitely not trap himself, and the other side of the portal must be a safe place.

"Night, I really don't understand you, and you specially left me scrolls and weapons...... Are you really the maid I robbed?"

Edward muttered to himself, putting away what he had picked up, holding only the scroll in his hand.

"Let's go, Amilia. ”

"Let's ......," Emilia slowly tilted her head and glanced at Edward, whispering in response.

But soon, she seemed to suddenly realize something, and stood up stiffly, regardless of her injuries.

"I-we??" asked Emilia in surprise.

"Yes, us!" Edward accentuated.

"Y-What are you going to do?"

"What am I going to do? Don't you know, hehe. Edward smirked.

Edward came up with a brilliant idea.

If following Emilia is the best way to regain her memories, then ......

"From this day forward, you are my captive!" Edward shouted.

Wouldn't it be better to make Emilia a captive and follow him? No matter how strong Emilia is, it will take a long time to heal if she is injured, she does not have the terrifying recovery ability of Edward, and now Emilia is powerless, there is no better chance than this.

"No, don't...... No...... Don't......"

Emilia was stunned as she watched Edward approach her step by step, and then watched as she was picked up by Edward. She tried to resist, but any movement tore at her wounds, leaving her in agony.

"Don't move!"

Edward pinched Emilia's thigh so hard that she was about to cry in pain.

"I—I'm going to ...... Kill you......"

With a snort, Edward felt a pain in his arm, with two more rows of tooth marks on it. Just because Emilia can't resist doesn't mean she can't bite, and when it comes to fighting instincts, no one is her opponent.

"Oops...... You still dare to bite me, believe it or not, I'll kill you right now. ”

“......”

Whoa.

Emilia gave her own answer with action. She closed her eyes tightly and bit down hard at the flesh of Edward's arm.

"Tsk...... I said I'd make you regret it. It's not that easy!"

Looking at Emilia in his arms, Edward tore open the magic scroll, and a portal glowing blue appeared in front of him out of thin air.

This is supposed to be the portal, and they can get out of it if they go through it.

"Amilia, you have been my captive all your life, I will never let you escape, give me enlightenment!"

Edward shouted an inexplicable declaration and walked through the portal.

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