Hogg House, residence hall.

Emilia lay on the bed with her eyes closed, tossing and turning, unable to sleep.

Although, the crackling sound of firecrackers from the shopping street has long since disappeared, and she can sleep in peace and has nothing to worry about, but she just can't sleep, she is upset, and there seem to be countless ants crawling around on her body.

Faintly, she felt as if something big was happening today.

“...... Am I too careful?"

When I opened my eyes, the other bed was still empty, and the pervert who had been sleeping there hadn't come back yet.

Rolling over again, Emilia took a deep breath and forced herself to stop thinking.

"Why don't you wait for him a little longer?"

The sleepiness that she had finally saved up came to naught in an instant, and Emilia's sleeping career was about to start all over again.

"Damn, where the hell have you gone? When you come back, see if I don't teach you a good lesson, Demon King! Don't forget, you are still my captive, and I will not allow you to sneak away!"

A nameless fire rushed into her heart, and Emilia couldn't wait to beat that pervert right now!

Then...... Knock knock!

There was a quick knock on the door.

"Y-you're back?" Emilia was overjoyed at the voice, and her anxiety about insomnia was swept away.

She didn't even bother to get dressed, she jumped out of bed with the quilt in her arms, and ran barefoot to the door.

"Edward, why did you come back? I—I'm so worried...... No, no, I'm not worried about you, I'm ......"

The moment she opened the door, Emilia suddenly realized her gaffe, and hurriedly suppressed her joy and excitement, and forcibly replaced her with a cold expression that was full of indifference.

It's not too late for people to come back, it has nothing to do with her, if she complains now, then she loses!

Yes, you can't complain!

Emilia made up her mind, and then turned the doorknob.

"Well, what can I do about this? That girl is so naughty, how many times have I told her, don't leave Hogg House easily, don't leave easily, but she just won't listen! Now it's okay! She blames me all the troubles, what can I do? I'm not a god!"

What caught my eye was an old man with gray hair.

"Kane, is it—is it? Well, it's not him......"

Emilia was taken aback, then sighed in disappointment.

It's a good thing now, she doesn't have to force herself to pretend to be cold, even if she wants to complain, she doesn't have a chance.

Because, the person standing in front of her is not Edward, but Kane.

"These guys don't sleep at night, and they still have to be nosy. Hey......" Kane outside the door lowered his head, thinking non-stop, completely unaware that the door had been opened, "It's already a mess outside." Now is the best chance to do it, and if it drags on until after dawn, it's completely over! No, it's now!"

“......”

Emilia frowned slightly and yawned dissatisfied.

Is this old man crazy?

Kane seemed to be enchanted, and he kept babbling to himself, and Emilia couldn't understand a word of what he said.

"Amilia, open the door, I have something to ask you, Amilia, Amilia?" Kane anxiously called out Amilia's name, clenching his fist to knock on the door, but the punch unexpectedly hit the air.

"Huh?"

That's when Kane realized that the door had opened.

"Amilia, you—when did you come out?"

Seeing Emilia staring at him with a confused look and a monster, Kane was stunned for a long time but still couldn't react.

“......”

Emilia has a black thread.

In the past, she was scolded as an idiot by others, but this time, she finally had a chance to scold back. Kane just behaved like a bad old man who had lost his soul, and he changed his image to be mature and steady, not only incoherent and gibberish, but also scratching his two hands around his body, without any of the majesty that a principal should have.

However, Kane is her elder after all, and she will never say such words as "Are you an idiot?"

"Kane, calm down, what's going on?" Emilia asked patiently.

"Y-Don't you know?" Kane asked rhetorically.

"I don't know...... Why? Could it be that something happened to Edward?"

With a tremor in her heart, Emilia suddenly felt a strong feeling of vertigo, and the whole world seemed to be spinning.

Could it be that the pervert was discovered by the Holy See? Edward's current power is limited, and if he is identified by the spirit masters, anyone can catch him and take him to the cathedral to be punished by the God of Light.

"Edward, what does it have to do with him? Amelia, what are you talking about?"

Kane finally calmed down, but then he was confused by Amilia's words.

"Edward hasn't come back yet, he's been missing all day, I'm afraid he's ......"

Emilia clung to the quilt wrapped around her body as if grasping at the last straw.

"He's gone?" Kane was stunned again.

Constant running and anxiety, whether it is ** or spirit, Kane is already physically and mentally exhausted, looking bloodless, haggard, and his reaction speed is much slower.

"Uh-huh......" Emilia replied softly.

I don't know if it's too much concentration or something else, Emilia doesn't care about the word "also" in Kane's words.

"It's strange that Edward guy is missing...... Wait, Amilia, I ask you, what's wrong with you, you?" Kane waved his hand and changed the subject.

"Me?"

"yes, you're ......"

Kane leaned against the doorframe and took two steps back without a trace, then he turned his head away, consciously looking away, only to point to Amilia's body.

Following Kane's hand, Emilia lowered her head, only then did she realize what the problem was.

Just now, she hurriedly ran from the bed to open the door, and she didn't even have time to put on her clothes, although her delicate body was wrapped in a thick quilt, but the two pretty little feet below were still exposed, which was very beautiful.

How can anyone dress like her to open the door for others? Aren't you afraid of the spring light, so that others will feast their eyes and ask for a bargain?

It's a little strange to think about it......

"I'm sorry, I—I thought Edward was back, so I didn't have any clothes on. Emilia blushed, clutched the quilt desperately, and replied weakly.

"Oh. Kane replied lightly, then repeated her words thoughtfully, "You think I'm Edward, so I'm not dressed." So that's it...... I understand. ”

"Well, you understand...... Wait! Something seems wrong...... You—What do you understand?"

After saying that, Emilia regretted it......

Listening to her speech, Kane must have thought so:

The reason why she didn't have clothes on was because she decided that the person who knocked on the door was Edward. In other words, she thinks that in Edward's presence, she does not need to care about the reputation and chastity of the girl, even if she is naked with Edward, it has nothing to do with it, so she doesn't have to care about such things as running over and opening the door without clothes or something!

If we continue to think along this line of thought - what would have happened if the person who had just appeared was not Kane, but Edward?

Lonely man and widow, in the middle of the night, a girl who has not yet slept is naked, happily welcoming the return of another boy. Complaining, blaming, these are the punishments that boys have to face, but after that, what will the girl do to reward the boy after a hard day?

Is it a long kiss that is suffocating, or a sweet pillow love talk, or some other special reward......

"No, no, Kane, it's not what you think, I, Edward and I are innocent!" Emilia blushed and waved her hand desperately, and a few times the movement was so great that it almost caused the quilt to slip off her body.

"Innocence, are you, have you come to this point?" Kane's mouth grew, and he was even more surprised.

"No, no, no, we're not innocent! we're not there yet!" Emilia retorted.

However, she was completely unaware that her statement was only counterproductive, and the more she painted it, the darker it became.

"Not yet?So, where are you now?" Kane's eyes straightened, and he couldn't digest such a huge amount of information for a while.

"Oh, no, I, I, I, I...... Woooooooo ”

I can't say it clearly, I can't explain it, and Emilia is about to cry when she is wronged.

She didn't expect that she would say such a thing, and for a while shyness, resentment, and all kinds of unbearable emotions came to her heart.

Luckily, Kane didn't have time to pay attention to where she and Edward had gotten now, and he didn't bother to bother to dwell on why Emilia had come running to open the door without getting dressed, he had more important things to attend to now.

"Hey, let me ask you, did you see Angelina, did she go out with you again today?" Kane asked angrily.

"Yes, yes......" was still immersed in the embarrassment just now, and Emilia didn't dare to breathe.

"Where's she?"

"She didn't drink much today, and she went home after saying goodbye to me...... Eh, she, didn't she come home?"

Seeing Kane's nervous look, there was no need to answer, Emilia also knew the answer.

"Oops, Angelina is in trouble!" Kane said thoughtlessly, "Did you hear the explosion?"

"Well, I heard you. ”

"That's good. Hurry up and get dressed and come with me!!, it's too late!" Kane raised his voice, urging Emilia loudly.

"Huh, what the hell is going on?"

Although Kane was insane and suspicious, Emilia obeyed his orders and ran back to the house to change into proper clothes.

"Hurry, hurry, aren't you okay?

"Alright, alright. Kane, where are we going?"

"Where are you going? Of course, it's the shopping street! You know, just now, Pope Szebra, she and her knights and spirits rushed towards the shopping street!"

Pope Sherah?

"Eh, why did she go to the high street?"

"It's too late to explain to you...... Why don't you go quickly, or Angelina's stinky girl will die!"

Clenching his teeth, Kane's forehead flared up, and he dragged Emilia out of the way.

"Going to die?"

I don't know whether to cry or laugh, but the moment she heard that it wasn't Edward but Angelina who was in trouble, a trace of relief and relief surged in Amilia's heart.

Thankfully, it wasn't him...... Such an idea will not be allowed.

Running through the dark streets, Emilia couldn't see the road under her feet or the end in sight......

A gust of wind blew up, ruffling Emilia's short black hair before she had time to comb it, and then several pure white snowflakes fell from the sky.

Snow is quietly falling.