Volume 2 The Triple Trial and the Awakened MONOCULUS Chapter 12 Alyssa's Birthday?
Karin turned around and walked over to the Ivy Ivy side, as if she wanted to return to the Ivy to rest.
"However, Hepples also warned us to be very careful if anyone summoned us in the same way. Halfway through, Karin suddenly stopped, turned her head sideways, and said, "Even if you use this magic, you can't take it lightly, because the human race is different now than it was at the beginning...... You know what I mean, right?"
Eren felt a sudden sense of loss in his heart, because he sensed that what Karin wanted to say was probably similar to what Hepluses had said to Cynthia at that time.
"Hmm. Alan nodded slightly, "Don't worry, I won't trouble you if there is no emergency." ”
"Heh, that's an interesting boy. Karin stared at Eren for a moment, then chuckled and turned to walk towards the Ivy, "I'm starting to expect something from you. ”
"Ah......h He looked into the sore spot and saw a faint pattern slowly emerging.
"I left a part of my consciousness on you. Karin's voice echoed through the air, "If you really need my help, just put your hand on this and chant my name in your heart...... But I want to warn you, you'll have to endure the pain then. ”
Karin's figure disappeared completely, and the pattern on Alan's wrist was completely revealed.
"Like...... Is it a flower?" Alan stared at the tattoo-like pattern for a moment, then looked up and compared it with the small white flowers on Anna's body, and saw that they seemed to be identical, and then thought about the slightly strange shape on the top of Karin's head, and he had a vague answer in his mind.
"Probably this is the identification of the wood spirit's identity......" Alan thought.
"Crackle!" a bean-sized raindrop hit Allen's head, bringing a chill and breaking his thoughts.
He looked up at the sky, and then he realized that the sun had hidden again and started to rain again.
"Hey, Alan, what are you doing here?" Anna's voice rang out, "Come into the house, don't get caught in the cold." ”
Anna seemed to have no idea what had just happened. It seems that what Heplus said at the time was true, although this manifest personality was created by the elves, their words and actions had nothing to do with the elves themselves. And when the elves appear, it seems that this manifest personality cannot coexist with it.
"Thanks for the reminder. Alan smiled, pushed open the fence gate, and headed inside.
Riel didn't stay on the first floor as usual.
Alan hurried upstairs and opened the door, only to find Rare sulking and lying in bed in a daze.
"Yo, you're finally done talking to your cute elf girl?" Riel said with a sour sour, "Did she teach you some of the ability to see through people's hearts?"
"How could it be. Alan smiled wryly, "It's just that there are some things I've been interested in before but haven't figured out, and she just happens to know the answer." ”
"For example?" Riel looked incredulous.
"As for the Monoculus, there's the Wood Demon...... In short, it's something weird. ”
"Oh. Riel replied lazily, no longer speaking, seemingly uninterested, and picked up a book on his desk and flipped through it boredly.
Although Riel looked the same as before, Alan always had a vague sense that something was wrong. I don't know exactly when it started, Riel's mood has changed slightly, and he is no longer happy all day like before, although even he may not know what he is happy about at that time.
His relationship with Allen is also starting to get a little delicate. Although they would still attend classes together, eat together, hang out on campus together, and complain together about the occasional rush of classes and incomprehensible magical theories, they were no longer as inseparable and intimate as before. He seemed to have something on his mind, and he kept it in his heart and didn't want to say it.
"Maybe that's growth......," Alan sighed softly, thinking, "I hope everything works out for the better." ”
"Hey, I said......" There was silence for a while, and when Alan was reading a book, Riel suddenly spoke, "Alyssa's birthday is coming, what are you going to give her?"
"It's almost her birthday?" Alan was stunned, "I've never heard her say it...... What is the date of the month?"
"Uh, July 22nd......" Riel said.
"How do you know?" Alan looked at him with a puzzled expression.
"You're going to leave this alone...... Riel said hesitantly, "the point is that we have to give her something......
At this time, Alan suddenly remembered that once Professor Stubone asked if anyone would be willing to help organize the files of the freshmen, and because the bonus points given were so small, only a few people raised their hands. Alan had to pass up the opportunity due to his busy schedule, and to his surprise, Riel was active at the time. At that time, Alan thought that he realized that he had fallen too many points, so he wanted to make up for it as much as possible, but he didn't expect that he was making such a small calculation in his heart.
"Heh......" Alan smiled in his heart, he didn't expect that Riel, who had always been very aggressive, would have such a delicate mind.
"I don't know. Alan shook her head and said, "She's never told us about it, so ......"
"Of course, because she used to be like she had evaporated from the world during the summer vacation...... "I don't know how much her grandmother expects from her, she spends all day studying, do you want to pour all the magic recorded in the book into her head?"
Hearing this, Alan snickered again, he already realized that Riel might have thought about giving Alyssa something, but with the experience of being kicked out of the house by Mrs. Dalke, he was hesitant to send it over now.
"Hmm...... Who knows. "I haven't figured out what to give her yet, but if there's a way to avoid her grandmother......"
"You have a way, don't you!?" Riel immediately jumped out of bed, took three steps and two steps to Allen's side, and looked at him expectantly, "I knew you had!"
"Hey, hey, don't get too excited, I haven't said there is......" Alan deliberately sold off, "let me think again." ”
"You must have it, say it!" Rare was already a little impatient.
"Hmm...... If you don't want her grandma to see you, I suggest you wait until the day we leave for school. Alan said unhurriedly, trying not to let Rare see that he was joking, "Hmm...... What day did it come? We were in the second grade, and we had to arrive a day earlier than the new students, so we were ...... August 27th. ”
"Don't kid me......" Riel cried, "what's the point of not surprise her on her birthday......
"Hmm...... Alright then, let me think about it again......" Seeing that Riel was really anxious, Alan lowered his head and began to think about it seriously.
Riel stepped aside, trying not to make a sound.
"Hmm......" After thinking for a long time, Alan finally looked up and looked at Riel.
"Got an idea?" Riel quickly leaned over again.
"Well, I've already thought of a solution, but ......," Alan said, "you have to promise me something." ”
"What's the matter?"
"We have to leave when the gift is delivered to her, and we can't delay for a moment. Allen said, "You have to be fast." ”
"Okay, okay, as long as I can get the gift to her that day, I'll listen to you!" Riel's eyes lit up, "You tell me what to do first!"
"Uh...... It's not too complicated...... "just stand in front of her house and wait." ”
"Huh?" Riel looked at Alan stunned, then suddenly shouted a little angrily, "Are you kidding me!?"
"Don't worry, you listen to me finish talking......" Seeing that Riel was really going to be angry, Alan quickly explained, "I'm not talking about waiting stupidly standing at her door...... Do you remember the magic we were exposed to in our first enchantment class?"
"In the first enchantment class?" Rare scratched the back of his head, "Uh, you mean...... Disguise Charm?"
"That's right, that's it. Alan nodded, "It's a simple but effective spell, and it helped us a lot when we fought Frost." ”
"Uh...... I think I heard you say that, but ......" Riel scratched his head in embarrassment, "I didn't pay attention to ......"
"It's actually just a matter of covering the surface of our bodies. Alan said, "Integrate us with our surroundings, understand?"
"Can it still be used like this?" Riel understood, exclaiming, "Wouldn't that be like being invisible!"
"It's pretty much the same, but if you look closely, you can still see a difference. "But I don't think anyone would have thought that someone would use this magic to stand on their doorstep......
"Hmm...... It seems that this is indeed the case......"
"But one of the downsides of this method is that we have to wake up very early that day, and we may spend ......the whole day there," Alan shrugged helplessly, "because we don't know when and how long Mrs. Darch will be out each day...... You just happened to be in time for her to be away that day......"
"It's okay, as long as you can send the things, it's okay to wait for a day!" Riel said without hesitation with excitement on his face, but the next second he seemed to suddenly remember something, and asked after a moment's pause...... Belch...... What if it rains that day......"
"Oh, don't worry, I've thought of this. Alan smiled lightly, "When the time comes, you just need to apply a camouflage charm to the surface of the umbrella." ”