1. Disappearance

Seeing the passers-by casting intently on her, Lynn was not used to it, although she had experienced similar situations several times—Lynn was not shy and afraid of life, on the contrary, she was very enthusiastic and generous. It stands to reason that a girl like her at this age should enjoy the feeling of the stars holding the moon, right?

"Really...... It really feels weird......"

Lynn still doesn't like to be watched. This is not something she developed later, but a habit inherent in another time and space - in the past, she was not the sweet and charming little beauty she is now, as an ordinary person, if she attracts the eyes of the people around her to look at her, I am afraid that the first reaction is that she is ugly, right?

Even though Lin now knows that the gaze that looks at her is mostly praise and appreciation, she is inevitably a little at a loss. In ordinary life, those neighbors who don't look up and don't look down are okay, after all, there is no embarrassment when they get acquainted, but now there are strangers around Lin...... If it weren't for Salith's request, Lynn wouldn't have come alone.

As for why Saris suddenly rushed to Nazca City, Lynn didn't know, but Saris's stern face and tone in the communication also showed that she would never be out of personal affairs. Lynn thought about it and felt that it would be better for her to come to Sharis's side.

After all, Sarais is a very serious person, and she will not do things without purpose.

With a hint of apprehension, Lynn came to the place where Shalith worked daily and sighed slightly. Then he pushed open the hidden door.

"What the hell is so anxious......

Lynn pushed the door open, and when she noticed the people and atmosphere in the room, she was about to blurt out the words. Suddenly stuck in his throat, he couldn't lift it.

Seriously, Lin has never seen Salith's expression so gloomy, in the past, Lin's perception of this sister-type girl who "sympathizes" with her is limited to that Salith is a serious, polite, cautious and humble person, at most there is a little rigidity. However, at this moment, it was as if a thick black cloud was shrouded in all over Salith's body. The moment she pushed open the door, Lin could clearly feel that the air pressure had dropped a lot.

Sarah's appearance is like a great enemy. Rin's heart couldn't help but chuckle.

"Huh?" Sharis, who was gloomy and silent, finally stopped being stern after realizing that Lynn had arrived, "Ah...... Lynn, you're here......"

But no matter how you look at it, this one looks like a forced smile that can't be done. It's not convincing at all.

"What's wrong? I've never seen you like this gaffe, Salith. ”

"Gaffe? I'm sorry to make you smile......" Shalith was slightly stunned, then reacted and smiled helplessly.

But in Lynn's sight, although Sharisy was laughing, the previous gloom was reduced a lot, but the irritable feelings were still there. Obviously, something that keeps Shalise on her mind. It was by no means as easy to put down as she seemed.

"Lynn, there's something...... You have to be mentally prepared. ”

As Lynn left Shalith's office. His feet were trembling completely, and he almost cast the wrong spell out of absent-mindedness when he teleported home from the Guild's fireplace...... If it weren't for the last of her spirits to react, God knows what strange place she'd be teleported to - and probably only half of her body......

The first thing Lin did when she got home was to immediately bring up a bucket of cold water and drench her body from head to toe. As the slightest chill flowed down her scalp and down her neck, all the way down her collarbone, Lynn finally felt her consciousness recover a little from the chaos.

[Take a deep breath...... Take a deep breath ......】

Lynn kept repeating the command to herself, forcing her restless self to take deep breaths to adjust her disordered mental state. After the initial panic, Lynn quickly regained some of her most basic rationality.

When Lynn felt her heartbeat gradually return to normal, she began to recall the shocking information that Salis had told her earlier.

- "Aisha is missing. ”

That's what she said at the time.

Aisha is not a runaway lady, and if something happens, she will definitely inform herself - Lynn knows that under normal circumstances, her teacher will "disappear", and the possibility is nothing more than ......

"Calm down, calm down......" Lin hurriedly warned herself who was starting to be restless again to calm down, "Don't scare yourself! Things are not as bad as you think!"

If she looked closely, it was not difficult for Lin to find that there was no life-threatening situation happened to her teacher - if some irreparable situation really happened, it would be impossible for Lin, who was a student of Aisha and had a close connection with Aisha, not to be unaware! No matter how bad it was, as a caster of inspiring spells, if a relative or friend died suddenly, at least he would be "shocked", right?

"You must have some unspeakable grievances, or maybe you couldn't do anything about it at the time? Anyway, you just disappeared without a trace for the rest of your life without first notice, even if you were wet sauce, it would be too much......"

Lynn couldn't help but clench her little fists.

If it weren't for the fact that Shalith had stated a series of events to Lin later, Lin would have really thought that Aisha was "saying goodbye". If that were the case, Lynn had no doubt that she would be hit on the spot and couldn't sit still.

But as far as other situations are concerned, the situation that Lin fears the most does not seem to be possible.

"Has the Imperial Capital completely lost contact?"

Even if she was fully focused on Aisha, Rin, who was left without a master because of the news of Aisha's disappearance, was churning in her heart after hearing the shocking news - the capital of a huge country, how could she say that if you lose contact, you will lose contact?

Even the Titanic had enough signals before it sank!

Under a question. Lynn learned from Shaliz that she had received an urgent summons from Speaker Skasa just a few hours earlier. Perhaps the speaker didn't know why. He was not able to tell Sù what had happened to Salis, but hastily told her that there had been an unexpected change in the imperial capital, and then if necessary, he would take power.

Sharisy admits that the rumors of Speaker Skasa seem to have been disturbed by something, intermittent and vague, and she cannot accurately know all the information contained therein. But a moment later. She used guò emergency measures to confirm what the speaker of the Skaza parliament called "an unexpected anomaly".

can make the extraordinarily capable old monster speaker have no choice but to let his young disciple "obey the power". Obviously, what he encountered was definitely a sinister situation that left him unskilled.

“...... The entire Imperial Capital is shrouded in an unknown 'enchantment', and no matter whether it is a simple visual or magical detection, it is impossible to observe the Imperial Capital shrouded in it?"

Savor the information she learned from Saris. Lin couldn't help but sweat on her forehead.

To put it another way. Even the people who are now in the imperial capital, whether they are high or low, rich or not, do not know whether they are alive or dead-if they can't detect the situation in the enchantment by any means, then all the people in it are not equivalent to Schrödinger's cat?

It's no wonder that today's Sharisy is so gloomy...... As far as Lin knew, not only her teacher, but Yan Yu should also be studying in the imperial capital now, and in the capital of this empire. Also inhabited by Salith's family, even though Salith had said she didn't care much about her people, at this time. It is impossible to be cold.

To say that Aisha's disappearance has nothing to do with the earth-shattering changes in the current imperial capital, Lin doesn't believe it even if she is killed. But even at this moment, Lin was eager to rush to the imperial capital to investigate possible clues related to Aisha, and a sentence from Shalith interrupted Lin's thoughts.

"I also want to go to the imperial capital now, but Lin, who do you think is more capable of me or my teacher?"

Lynn immediately understood what she meant.

Whether it is Aisha or Skasa, their abilities are far beyond that of themselves and Salith, and even they may be mired in the big quagmire of the imperial capital now, even if their own ability is gone...... What can it be?

"Whew! I'm really unwilling to ......"

Lynn fell back onto the bed in hatred, no matter how reluctant she was, she could only accept the fact that she had. It's not that Lynn is timid and afraid of death, but because she knows very well what she can and can't do - no matter how romantic a moth to a fire seems to be, it can't change the fact that such a "sacrifice" is worthless.

Aisha had repeatedly warned Lin that instead of indulging in her temper and doing foolish things that were destined to be fruitless, it was better to grit her teeth and endure and keep her useful body, which might play a key role in the near future. Aisha's original intention was just to want Lin not to do some impulsive behavior, but she may not have accurately guessed her status and influence in Lin's heart, in this case, Lin actually resisted the impulse in her heart.

That being said......

"Can we just wait, wait for the final result to come out......" Lin couldn't help but clench her teeth, not even noticing that her lip was bitten. It's one thing to calm down, but at the moment her thoughts are still very chaotic, and it is rare to be able to hold back and not let herself rush out of the door.

Is this what powerlessness feels like?

It is a terrible feeling to have to give up waiting for an opportunity because of limited ability to do something that you have no reason to shirk and have to endure not only the feeling of powerlessness, but also the constant torment of conscience. Even if there are thousands of reasons, it is a fact that Aisha does not act on her own because of something, which cannot be changed.

"I ...... When the wet sauce is really needed, is it ...... Isn't it of any use......"

Lin Qiang gritted her teeth and tried her best to endure something that was about to come out...... As a result, after a while, the gesture of resistance was so faint that the eyes were still wet, and tears ran down his cheeks and onto the sheets.

"It's so annoying, can I spontaneously make such a little girlish look by myself?" Lynn burst into tears and laughed when she noticed the moist sensation on her cheeks. Perhaps it was because some emotions held in her heart finally turned into something that made her feel helpless, and Lin felt a lot more relaxed in her heart.

The self-proclaimed essence is still the male self. Is it because a woman is crying right now?

Lynn, somewhat helplessly, wiped the water stains from the corners of her eyes.

"Sure enough, you can't sit still, can you?" Lynn rolled over and jumped up from the bed, taking a deep breath. "I can't just stay here and wait for someone to give me a 'task that I can'...... I'll have to find it myself!"

Aisha has taught herself so many things, but it is definitely not useless!

"Are you really sure? The kind of barrier you've never seen before...... No, if you're going to do it, it's not even an 'enchantment', is it?"

"'Never seen before' is just relative to someone like you who lives under the sun. Xia looked at Shalith's inner war, hovering between consent and veto, and just smiled lightly, "My words." I won't forget that kind of thing when it turns to dust. ”

Natsu's smile couldn't hide the almost cold emotion in her heart—in fact, I'm afraid Natsu didn't intend to hide it, right? The smiling face was just a habit......

"What's wrong. Usually always decisive, even when life and death were at stake, why is Saris-chan so hesitant today?"

The situation between the two is completely different, okay - Saris grumbled helplessly in her heart.

Some people can be very cruel to themselves and even more cruel to anyone else at the same time. But Shalith didn't think she could do it that way. If it's someone who has nothing to do with you, it's fine. In the past two years, perhaps because of Yan Yu's infection, she feels that she is completely unable to treat the people or things around her as coldly as she used to. Of course, if necessary, Salith can still be cruel to herself, but if she is surrounded by others, especially relatives and friends......

"You should think that I have been 'corrupted' by a peaceful and warm life. ”

"Hey, I'm a dark mage, though. But I think no matter how there is some deviation in my three views, I still have confidence~ I won't be like some unemotional guys. Affection for tenderness and the like of others is reciprocated with contempt and disdain, and paranoid that people should be cold......"

It's hard to say whether this is true or not-Saris glanced at Xia who had almost no flaws in her expression out of the corner of her eyes, and secretly complained in her heart, "Fairy". All along, Xia gave Saris's feeling that she couldn't be a good person in the true sense of the word, and if you compare it with Lin, this feeling is even more obvious.

Of course, it doesn't have to be a bad guy.

"But you don't seem to be very 'gentle', and I still remember the pain and horror of your ribs being stretched open alive. Shalith glared at Natsu angrily, who also knew what Shaliz was referring to, and turned her head around and made a smirk.

"Well, that's because Xia thinks he doesn't have that talent...... Woohoo!"

Before the poor pumpkin head Carlo could speak, he was dragged out of the window by Xia Yi.

"......" The corners of Sally's eyes twitched a few times, and after thinking about it, she still pretended not to hear what she had just said, skipped something casually, and continued the previous conversation, "Do you need any help from me?" ”

"Do you believe my words as a black magician? Even if you believe it, others may not believe it~"

Naturally, Shalith knew what Xia was referring to, but she just snorted impatiently, "They better believe it...... Not to believe you, but to believe me - otherwise I would have made them 'willingly' choose to believe. ”

Looking at the tyrant aura that Salisy had escaped, Xia also felt a little embarrassed - according to Salis's usual personality, even if there was really some "necessity", it would never be possible to use such a strong and direct means. But it seems that it is probably because the people she cares about are missing because of the changes in the imperial capital, although she didn't say it explicitly, but Sharisy is already anxious, right?

"You're busy in the future, and if you take the manpower and material resources from you, even I won't be able to do it. "Xia knows very well how bad the situation is for the empire, and now that there is no news of the imperial capital. The top decision-making level of the country is all in the imperial capital, and overnight, it is equivalent to the country losing its brains - anyone with a discerning eye knows that at this time, the empire is on the most dangerous edge in history, and it is not an exaggeration.

If a machine is missing, every gear will fail, not to mention that the most important core components are lost.

"Anyway, just stay where you are supposed to be - the Speaker took the last time to inform you that he would never want you to do anything inappropriate at this time. ”

“...... I understand. ”

After a moment of silence, Shalith nodded a little unwillingly, she just said something similar to Lin not long ago, but she didn't expect to be taught a lesson by Xia now......

"Well, you must be careful. ”

Even if she and Xia had such an unpleasant past, at this moment, Sharisy sincerely hoped that she would not have any accidents...... Definitely because of the fear that the resolution of the crisis in the imperial capital would be blocked, not because of the fear of this person—said Salith.

"Can you add one to me?"

Suddenly, in the ears of Shalise and Xia, a familiar voice came out. Shocked that the other party approached without them noticing, Salith and Natsu turned their heads in surprise and saw the figure of Rin, who was already ready to go.

"Lynn, you ......"

Salith was still hesitant, but Xia suddenly laughed.

"It's unexpectedly good...... No, it should be said that it is surprisingly good!No problem, Saras, Elinn's current state, maybe I have to rely on it a lot~" (To be continued......)

PS: I'm back meow~

Anyway, do you feel like "Eh, didn't I read the N chapter ...... less??,Actually, it's because I have some ideas in the past month or so.,But some of the content is not suitable to go directly to the previous chapter.,So I decided to write it like this-In short, don't be nervous.,The plot that should be made up will be completed~