Chapter Seventy-Three: Changing Homes (2-in-1)

The next morning, Char woke up early in the morning, he had important things to do today, and he didn't tell Arthur, let alone Alicia.

He had only opened Sahiri's door and galloped south, he had already been there once, so this time he could reach it by transposing.

He turned into an elongated black shadow and sped at an astonishing speed, much faster than he could in his Thousand Miles Flying Boots, but this time there was no wind impact, so he had more energy to look at the scenery along the way.

At the end of the valley, large mansions shone through the woods, and a small rushing river flowed from the fern-covered slopes to the green valley floor, and the river flowed endlessly into the wider valley; The mountains are endless, blue in the distance, and spires are lined up.

Across the plains, through the mountains, and over the deep canyons filled with mist, Char came to a yellow sandy field, where the sun was scorching, and the yellow sand was scattered on the ground, and the rocks were overgrown, reflecting the light in the heat.

The only creatures were scattered bushes, gray and listless, and the mountains looked like clouds rising from the horizon.

This is the wilderness, Char continues to go deeper, it is still the rocky shrubs, but the color of the sand and gravel has become grayer, the mountains seem to sink from the sky, and in the distance, a gray mound of earth stands out.

From a distance, a strange-shaped thing was piled up on the scattered rocky ground, and a small crooked tower held up a slanted main tower, like the protruding fingers of the old man's joints, much like the style of a moving castle.

Walking inside, this magic tower looks like a huge ant nest made of countless yellow gravel, very in the style of a fire demon.

At the door, two rubber men are guarding, and there is no doubt that this is the "castle" of the Witch of the Wilderness, which Char found by spying on Angelica.

He took a deep breath, and his whole body turned into a black shadow and passed directly over the two rubber men, who were completely unaware.

As Char approached the mage tower, a strange black arch appeared between the crooked towers, and he slipped into it without any hesitation.

The inside of the magic tower is much larger than it looks from the outside, and the roads are chaotic, from the outside it looks like an ant's nest, but from the inside it looks even more like it, and the witch seems to be trying to confuse the enemies outside, and there are many magic traps set nearby.

But she obviously didn't expect that Char had a magic that she didn't have, or rather.... Ability.

As Hawkeye's perspective opened, all the magic around him and his purpose were marked in different colors in his eyes.

With these marks, Char easily dodged these spells, and even walked straight towards the target, without taking the slightest detour.

Hawkeye is also different from normal recon magic, it is an ability similar to a sixth sense, which is closer to foresight magic, so it can see things that can't be seen by scout magic.

Soon, Char was in what was like the center of the fortress, or a clearing near a huge pillar.

He saw in front of the clearing, in a furnace hidden by magic, the red lump was very conspicuous, it seemed to be alive, beating slightly.

But just as he was about to get it, a voice came from beside him.

"Little Char, you've finally figured it out, are you going to come to me?"

Char turned her head quietly, and the Witch of the Wilderness was standing behind him, but at this moment it was her true face, she was tall, skinny, wearing a white dress, and her gray hair was braided like a rope from one shoulder.

She was now disconnected from the fire demons, so she was very weak, but as a wizard, the older she gets, the stronger she gets, the knowledge in her mind is still there.

"In front of you, I am indeed small." Char raised an eyebrow.

Char's words clearly hit the Witch of the Wilderness, her face was slightly gloomy, and her wrinkled face was even more terrifying, very similar to those pointed nose witches in Western legends.

"It's a nasty soul, but it's okay, I only like your body anyway, and when the time comes, just change your soul...."

The moment she spoke, the Wilderness Witch turned into a huge human-faced giant bird and swooped down towards Char.

The giant bird passes through Char, but Char disappears.

"It's another trick!"

The witch turned her head in annoyance, and behind her, a fireball about two meters in diameter slammed straight into him.

With the bloom of the sparks, Char's figure slowly appeared not far away, the magic power was vibrating, and the thunder spear that had made the Wilderness Witch suffer before appeared in his hand again.

The Witch of the Wilderness was a little embarrassed at the moment, her clothes were torn in many places, her eyes were dark and deep, and she slowly grinned the corners of her mouth, and her smile was hideous and hysterical.

"My fire demon is about to enter your castle, and every time you stay here, you get closer to death."

However, to the surprise of the Wilderness Witch, Char's face did not show any panic.

His face was flickering with thunder, his eyelids were slightly retracted, and he also showed a smile that didn't mean anything.

"Then come to Bibi.... Who's faster...."

.....

Putting on her apron and washing up briefly, Alicia stepped out of the door leading to the tavern.

The pubs are most crowded between 3 and 7 p.m., and some people in Britannia replace their afternoon tea with afternoon drinks, occasionally coming here after 3 p.m. for a quiet afternoon.

So there was no one yet, and Sameler had put on a black apron and put on the wine cabinet behind him for today's wine.

"Mr. Semmele." Alicia greeted Symler, "Good afternoon." ”

"Good afternoon." Seymler turned his head and replied, "Isn't Char here again?" ”

"He went out early in the morning." Alicia said.

Semmelle nodded unsurprised, "He told me he had something to wrap up in the next few days. ”

"I'm sorry for you." Alicia said.

"It's okay, I'm having fun." "Besides, if I'm really impatient, it's the same if I put a doppelganger here." ”

After a pause, he stared at Alicia and said suspiciously.

"This curse on your body is really strange, I have studied it a little these days, it doesn't look powerful at first glance, but I've never seen it, and I can't find a way to unravel it.

It's the first time I've seen something strange like this in all this time. ”

"Can't even you solve it?" Alicia frowned.

She wasn't surprised that Semele knew about the curse on him, after all, he had seen through him on the first day of meeting, but to her surprise, even God couldn't unravel it.

"Something that's a nuisance." "Of course, it's probably because I'm better at making wine than curses." ”

Alicia was silent for a moment, then let out a long sigh of relief, "Perhaps.... That's my fate. ”

Semele nodded thoughtfully, "Perhaps, it's fate." ”

"What do you mean?" Alicia didn't understand.

"In this world, there is indeed some fate." Semmelle was convinced.

"For example, in Greek mythology, the most classic fate of the son killing his father, Zeus even devoured his own child in order to escape this fate, and Athena was born in this way."

"But.... But I'm just an ordinary person. Alicia said a little confused.

"Destiny is equal." Seymele whispered in a deep voice, "In His presence, there is no difference between gods and humans. ”

Alicia seemed to be about to say something, but with the jingle of a bell, the person pushing the door outside the tavern caught her attention.

I saw Isabel standing at the door after a long time, wearing an elegant turquoise dress and a gorgeous hat made of big velvet, just with some simple light makeup.

But even so, it is still difficult to hide that luxurious temperament.

"Alicia!"

"Isabel" called out Alicia's name as soon as she came up, and she quickly stepped forward and gave Alicia a big hug.

Then, he looked at her with burning eyes.

"You must be Alicia, right?

I know why you don't recognize me, I've already taken care of the affairs of the West Farland Empire.

The Britannian Empire, while indeed having some problems, is now not to the point of selling its dignity.

Before they intended to threaten Britannia, they were disqualified from marrying any of Britannia's princesses. ”

Alicia fell silent.

And "Isabel" continued to say sincerely.

"Come back, my sister. All of us miss you very much, my father has always been thinking about you when he was alive, and he has been dead for so many days, you must always go to his grave to see. ”

Alicia's face struggled a little when she mentioned her father, but then, she sighed.

"I'm sorry, Isabel."

"I knew it!"

Hearing Alicia admit her identity, "Isabel" said excitedly.

But then, she took Alicia's arm and said distressedly.

"How did you get to this?

How beautiful you have been, Madame Angelsel says you are more gorgeous than the Princess Kate, who was known as the rose of Europe sixty years ago.

Many young aristocrats fall in love at first sight when they see you.

An emperor is willing to wage war for you, but now...."

"That's all in the past." Alicia said indifferently, "Even if it's beautiful, what?

A hundred years later, it will still be a touch of loess, and the history books will not leave much ink for me, and even if they do, they may not have a good reputation.

And compared to the past, I can at least see it now.

I can recreate memories of the world with my eyes. ”

"Isabel" looked at Alicia with a complicated gaze and sighed.

"You're always more free than others."

After a pause, she said, "Come back with me, Alicia." ”

Alicia didn't answer, she looked around, then back at the door that led to the castle, and there was a slight struggle on her face.

Then she said, "I'm sorry, Isabel, I ...... There is one more promise that has not been fulfilled. ”

"But that's your home!" Isabel seemed a little surprised that Alicia would refuse to go back.

"I understand, I didn't say I wouldn't go back." "I mean, wait until I make that promise." ”

Isabel fell silent, and then, she let out a soft breath.

"Well, I'm not going to force you anything.

But at least let me see what kind of place you've been living in all this time, right?

That way I can feel more at ease. ”

"That's a great place!"

When it comes to where she lives, Alicia is a little different.

But suddenly, she was silent for a moment, and asked tentatively.

"Did your maid named Angelica come along?"

"She didn't come today." Isabel said.

Alicia nodded, "I'll tell you something later, but come with me first, and we'll go to a safe place." ”

As she spoke, she looked at Semele.

Semmelle seemed to know what she was trying to say, and raised an eyebrow.

"Go ahead, just leave it to me here, being with your loved ones is always the most important thing."

"Thank you."

With that, she led Isabel to the castle door on the side, opened the door and walked in together.

She closed the door and began to introduce herself in high spirits.

"You see, this is the living room, and most of the furniture here is my choice.

My bedroom was over there, and it had the most beautiful view in the whole room, with a large blue ocean, and it was a stunning view from sunset to dusk.

Occasionally, you can even see whales emerging from the surface with melodious and soul-purifying chirps and dolphins dancing on the surface. ”

Isabel didn't speak, her eyes searched the living room, and finally, her eyes flickered as they locked onto Cassifer on the fire.

The black cat, who was lying on the couch taking a nap, seemed to have been woken up by Alicia's voice.

She slowly opened her eyes in a bit of confusion, and then saw Isabel standing beside Alicia.

Sleepiness was swept away in that instant, her pupils dilated, her body curled, and the hair on her body exploded from front to back, letting out a piercing cat howl.

"Bella. This is Isabel, my sister, don't be afraid. ”

Although she didn't quite understand why the black cat suddenly blew up, Alicia patiently explained.

"Stay away from her! Alicia! ”

The black cat shouted excitedly.

"She's not Isabel, she's a demon! That's how I got it! ”

Alicia's eyes widened slightly, and what Char said that night came to her mind, and she subconsciously looked at Isabel beside her.

The familiarity that Alicia had felt in her before vanished without a trace.

The corners of her eyes rose, and the corners of her mouth grinned in a slightly hideous arc, no matter how beautiful Isabel was, it became very strange under this expression.

"Thank you for bringing me in, my dear sister....."