The Manor of the Marquis of Bach, a mysterious magical vault.

"Hodge, what do you think?"

Marquis Bach asked softly as he looked at the figure of the woman lying on the stone bed, sealed by various mysterious symbols and magic symbols.

The silver-white knight Adrien on the side also looked at Hodge, waiting for the young master's response.

For Hodge, at first, Adrien was only treated as the son of the Marquis, after all, he had just become an extraordinary, just a Sequence 9, very weak and in need of protection.

But with the invasion of the Eternal Demon Cult, the invasion of the Bloodline of the Cathedral of Senricars, and the handling of the defected Bishop Johns this time, Adrien suddenly found that the young master Hodge, who he thought was weak, needed protection, and needed time to grow, did not seem to be as weak as he imagined.

Although his current strength is not strong enough, all kinds of strange methods and the seals on his body are strong enough.

A historical projection capable of summoning an extraordinary person at the level of a saint?

A mysterious trick powerful enough to seal a puppet?

Either way, it made Adrien look sideways.

So, for Hodge's idea, Adrien was also curious.

"I wanted to give the puppet to the Bloodclan in exchange for peace, but for now, it seems that the puppet doesn't want to leave me......"

Hodge looked at the sleeping puppet, his tone was a little solemn, and continued: "Moreover, I want to confirm whether Anna is still alive first. ”

Anna?

The maid?

Adrien was a little stunned by Hodge's thoughts, he had encountered this kind of thing, he still thought about the safety of a civilian maid?

"Well, how do you want to verify?" Marquis Bach bowed slightly, his face was not unusual, and asked.

"I want to wake up the puppet and communicate with him how to save Anna's life......" Hodge replied with a serious expression.

"Do what you want, it's really not possible, so you can only temporarily seal the puppet here, let the people of the blood clan come and take it away, or return it to the church." Marquis Bach nodded and said.

"Hmm."

Hodge also understood the puppet's troubles, and with a soft hum, he gradually walked in front of the puppet, stretched out his hand, and silently attracted the breath of the silver and white key, aiming at the puppet.

In an instant, the puppet's body trembled violently, as if it felt this familiar aura.

Then, the puppet's eyes suddenly opened, but instead of scarlet color, but gentle aqua blue, a familiar voice rang out:

"Less...... Master, is that you? ”

Hearing this voice, Hodge's face changed slightly, carefully examined the puppet's expression and demeanor, and asked with some uncertainty, "Are you Anna?" ”

"It's me, young master, I'm sorry for you...... I should have told you earlier...... I...... I didn't mean to......"

Anna hurriedly became excited, tears could not stop flowing, the whole person looked extremely sad, her eyes were full of pain and weakness, like a wounded deer, I saw pity.

"Well, I know, I understand."

Hodge nodded slightly, walked up to Anna, and looked at her: "It's okay, it's all over, if I could have found out earlier, things wouldn't have gotten to this point." ”

"You did a good job, if it weren't for your reminder, I wouldn't have imagined that the other party would be so bold and dare to hide under my nose."

"Now that I think about it, maybe the reason why he went and came back was because of me......"

Hearing Hodge say this, Anna seemed to think of something, and hurriedly said, "Young Master, he really wants something from you...... I don't know what, and he hasn't mentioned it, but he's been tricking me into dealing with you, wanting me to lure you out of the manor, and even wanting me to drug you......"

"I refused, I don't want to hurt you, I'm ready to commit suicide, but I know that if I die, if I lose his parasitism, he will definitely find other people to parasitize, so I want to tell you about it before I die, so that you can avenge me."

Looking at Anna who was crying with pear blossoms and rain, Hodge was inevitably a little distressed, Anna was just an ordinary girl, she had no extraordinary abilities, she was not a person in the circle of extraordinary people at all, in order to protect her, Hodge deliberately let her stay in the room and not go out.

didn't expect that this would hurt her.

As a result, she was parasitized by Johns and almost lost her life.

"Anna, don't be afraid, I'll save you, don't worry." Hodge whispered reassuringly.

Anna shook her head and said softly: "Young master, I know my state, that guy has already said, I don't have a few days, maybe this is my life, I am very happy to protect you at the last time." ”

"I won't let you die, I promise you that I will heal you, no matter what the cost." Hodge looked at Anna and made a promise very seriously.

"Well, I believe you." Anna's tearful face squeezed out a happy smile.

Looking at Anna's sensible smile, Hodge was also worried for a while, people are not grass and trees, who can be ruthless, this year's food, clothing, housing and transportation are all taken care of by Anna, she is not only a maid, but also a family member, but also a friend.

Hodge, who had just come to another world, was not the Marquis of Bach or Madame Belle.

It's this Anna who looks weak, but is actually strong.

It was Anna's careful care that allowed Hodge to gradually adapt to this other world, allowing him to gradually accept his parents and enjoy their love.

But such a person who seems to be a family member and a friend is actually dying?

How could Hodge accept that?

can't even protect what he loves, where is the point of Hodge working so hard?

For some reason, a terrible thought popped into Hodge's mind.

Anyway, I can die and return...... Why don't you die again, go back to the sloth High Priest, and stop Johns from possessing Anna in advance?

In this way, all problems are solved.

"Poof!"

As soon as this idea came out, Hodge's heart contracted sharply, his face changed, and he suddenly grabbed his chest, his face was extremely ugly, he was sweating profusely, and his eyes gradually turned red.

"Hodge, what's wrong with you?"

The Marquis of Bach on the side keenly noticed that something was wrong with Hodge, and hurriedly stepped forward, supported Hodge, and asked with concern.

"Father, I'm fine." Hodge shook his head and said softly.

"If it's too reluctant, forget it, let me deal with this matter, don't force yourself." Marquis Bach looked at Hodge, who was obviously in some pain, and said slowly.

"It's okay, father, I can fix it, trust me." Hodge withdrew his hand from the Marquis of Bach and regained his footing.

The Marquis of Bach shook his head, said no more, and stood aside.

Hodge looked at his father, Marquis Bach, nodded slightly, and signaled that he was okay.

Hodge then withdrew his gaze and looked back at Anna.

The feeling just now seems to be warning myself not to fight the idea of death returning...... Hodge couldn't help but send chills down his spine as he thought about the sensation he had just felt, it was too horrible, too suffocating.

It gave Hodge the feeling of retreating into the empty darkness again, as if at that moment, he had stepped into the endless darkness.

Empty, suffocating, small, dark......

It is as if he is like a meteorite in the boundless starry sky, forever floating in the eternal starry sky, lonely and dark.

The return of death, the silver key, the dark space, is this a gift from God?

Or is it a curse of the devil?