Anna, Yoel's companion and daughter of the bandits, closed the door to her room, threw herself on the bed, and hugged the quilt tightly.

Recently, I've been running around the country with Joel, and I've been really tired of her.

This exertion is not physical, but mental.

If you ask what the current trend of adventure is, it must be the north, and most of the adventurers have run to the north to explore the vast and unknown new land.

There are also some adventurers who think that it is better to choose to stay at such a time, and in fact it is indeed as they expected, because the other adventurers are gone, and those who do not go become in short supply, and the commissions that they could not receive are at their fingertips.

But that was not the reason Joel and his party stayed.

Lately they have toured most of the United Kingdom, taking a painless commission from the guild in every place they visit, then attending an event to communicate with the local residents, showing their faces in churches and local government offices, walking around the various industries of the association, tasting local products, and so on.

If it weren't for Kirk's awakening, Anna might have thought that she was on vacation, but now, she only felt that the guild was really too lazy to cover it up, and clearly arranged Joel.

It can only be said that ignorance is sometimes heaven.

Even if she has been doing activities that don't look like adventurers at all under the arrangement of others, this kind of peaceful life Anna doesn't hate in the first place, so why do you feel tired?

First of all, there is Joel, the smile on his face is still perfect, whether it is facing commoners or nobles, he can always face it with the most perfect attitude, but because Anna now cares only about him, he can see through uninterrupted observation, he has no real smile on his face during this time.

At some point, Joel's attitude towards Anna has changed subtly, and he would always use various methods to stop Anna's attempts to change the atmosphere, but now he can deal with Anna's pursuit offensive without care.

There was a strange estrangement in Joel's eyes.

Anna understands the source of the estrangement, and although it is only for a moment, she has experienced that feeling—it seems that Joel has also confirmed that her partners are actually fake actors.

No, Anna knew she wasn't, but she had no way to prove it.

She couldn't think of a way to break the barrier for a while.

At the same time, Kirkett is also a source of annoyance, and although he claims to like himself, the man remains reserved and does not make any entanglements.

...... It's true that he doesn't get entangled in love, and his annoyance is completely reflected in something else.

As if fearing that Anna would be "deceived by her superiors into sacrificing herself" again, Kirkter has been looking for opportunities to give Anna Koop the real purpose behind his current situation and every arrangement for Joel from above.

On the one hand, Anna actually doesn't want to know at all, the only thing she cares about now, the only real thing for her is her feelings for Joel, and what those big people think has nothing to do with her.

But on the other hand, it has to do with Joel, so she has to listen.

"Although the sudden appearance of a large amount of territory this time has made the adventurers' association and the royal council ecstatic, there is some negativity spreading among the military for some reason, and there is also a certain panic among the people. Originally, the new land that the army had conquered was predictable, and the population that was ready to relocate was also prepared in advance, but after this accident, many people in the interior, who had become accustomed to a settled and stable life, feared that they might be forcibly relocated. ”

"I don't know who is spreading the news among the populace, but most of the citizens of the kingdom have come to believe that every village has at least half of the population, and everyone is racking their brains to keep from leaving their homes, and for this they can use any means...... The government offices and nobles in various places were very happy, and all kinds of bribes were abundant. The reason why we, the [Hero Squad], want to go around the country in such a circle is to eliminate the panic and resistance of the people. ”

It would be strange if Joel was in a good mood...... Anna thought back to the information Kirkett had given her, and rolled around on the bed with the quilt.

“...... There's another piece of news, I'm not sure yet, just remember it first, don't take it completely seriously. It is said that something happened to the church, and the number of key pastors has been reduced by nearly half. I know how something could happen to the church, everyone thinks so...... But for some reason, when I heard the news, I felt like it was true, just a feeling. In fact, after this tour, it seems that there are indeed some problems in the churches everywhere, right? If you ask the local people, it seems that there are many new people in the churches in every place, and some old faces have disappeared, saying that they have been transferred, but the whole country has been transferred, so where are they transferred?

Anna also found it strange that the church, as the organization closest to the true God after the true God was asleep, should be the most reliable force in the United Kingdom, how could there be anything?

But Anna somehow accepted this information, which shouldn't be so easy to accept...... When I think of this, I can't help but think of the last time the commission of the fallen village, but that time it was clear that nothing happened...... At least that's what she remembers.

As for the last member of the team, [the nobleman who has reformed from evil] Wright, although he has not done anything particularly strange, he always gives people the feeling that he has been under a lot of pressure recently, and he can be found sad from time to time.

And obviously Kirkett said that Wright also likes [Daughter of the Bandit] Anna in the character design that Wright needs to maintain, but Anna feels that this man's recent performance is very distracting, but he is becoming more and more pestering Joel, which makes Anna angry when she sees it.

Anna rolled on the bed with the quilt in her arms, as if inadvertently rolling near the bedside table, grabbing the smoke bomb disguised as a lamp and slamming it into a corner of the room!

"What!?"

An exclamation sounded from the corner of the room where it was originally uninhabited, and Anna raised the quilt in that direction, and disappeared from the room in an instant.

At this time, the stalker covered in special dust walked out of the smoke with a dirty face, and he didn't want to sneak again until the dust was removed, and the position of light and dark was reversed in an instant.

However, the stalker did not panic, and he even grabbed the flying quilt and wiped his face.

"Don't mess with Anna, it's me, Uncle Yankee!"

Anna peeked out from the opposite corner of the room and asked angrily, "Uncle Yanki, what are you doing sneaking into my room?"

This man first appeared shortly after Anna became Joel's teammate, and he called himself an old friend of Anna's father, and he has given Anna a lot of help and support so far, and most of Anna's magic side of the magic double cultivation is also learned from this Uncle Yanki.

Now Anna naturally didn't think that this person was really her hapless father's friend......

Anna didn't break the matter, no matter how unwilling she was to admit it, this Uncle Yankee was the elder who once filled the wounded heart of her bereaved loved ones, and even if it was just a scene, she wanted to continue acting if she could.

Stalker Yanki tried to wipe the dust off his body with the quilt, and did not rush to answer.

"Uncle, I still have to sleep, how can I sleep if you make the quilt so dirty?" said Anna.

The movements of Yang Ji's hands did not stop, and he even sat on the bed with that body of ashes, "Do you still want to blame me? Obviously, you got my uncle and me all in ashes first, and I will sneak out for a while! No, girl, why are you so vigilant, this is the mainland, not the border, there are not so many no brands!"

"Since it's you, why don't you just get off the sneak when you come in?" sneakily touch me next to my bed, and I just threw a smoke bomb to give you face!" Anna said with a look of disgust.

"Then why are you rolling around on the bed? Uncle, didn't I just accidentally get fascinated......"

Anna drew her dagger.

"Don't get excited, don't get excited, it's uncle, I'm not good!" Yang Ji hurriedly raised his hand in surrender.

Anna lowered her dagger but had no intention of putting it away, and asked, "Uncle, why are you suddenly doing this way?"

After Joel's [Hero Squad] was officially formed, Yanki had already officially appeared as Uncle Anna, and took Anna to stage a good show to change his past wrongs.

At the time, Yankie told Anna that this would dispel Joel's wariness of her and make her revenge more likely to succeed.

Anna now knows that the real reason is to act for the people who pay attention to them, and she also confirms one thing, that is, Yankee knows the fact that she is not an actor at all, otherwise it would be good to talk to her at the time, there is no reason to keep the setting on the occasion of only two people.

Yanji carefully sensed his surroundings first, and although he had been on guard until then, he had lost the ability to perceive his surroundings during the time he was shrouded in dust, and he felt the need to reconfirm it.

This overly cautious attitude gave Anna a bad feeling.

Sure enough, Yanji spoke: "Girl, do you want to take revenge now?"

Anna's breathing stopped.

"If I say I still want to, then what?" said Anna, who couldn't hide it, and didn't need to hide it, nervously, "Where is the possibility of revenge now?" Joel's strength is not what it used to be, ordinary means can't work, and if it is overdone, now is not the time to deal with everything with play!"

In the early days, Yankee also "helped" Anna to carry out several assassinations against Joel, but the results naturally failed without exception, and even a few ended in farce.

At the time, Youngkey explained that it was a second-hand preparation to avoid a single failure and everything would be over, but now Anna knows what it was all about.

After Joel showed his true heroic qualities, Yankee never "assisted" Anna's assassination again.

How Anna wished that this time it could be just a farce to mediate the emotions of the people.

"No, revenge is possible, as long as you still have the heart! This time, someone will help us. Yankee said.

Anna laughed dryly: "Don't mess with uncle, the current Joel is a real hero! Even if he is willing to forgive me, the people around him will not forgive me!"

"The problem is that he's a true hero!Did you know that in many places, people have more reverence for Joel than for the royal family?" One of the two magic lamps in the room was extinguished by smoke bombs, and the light shining from the side and back made half of Yankee's face hide in shadows, "Although he may not have this careful thought, but a person who is not yet an adult has this kind of strength and prestige, who knows what will happen in the future?"

"What the hell are you talking about, uncle......" Anna held her dagger with her right hand hanging down, covering her face with her left hand.

"Anna, this may be your last chance to avenge your father!And you don't have to worry about someone solving it afterwards, this is a promise from the royal family!" Yanji stood up and approached Anna, "If you don't want to, then I'll say nothing, but if you still have the determination to avenge your father, I will give you the weapon that can grant your wish!"

"Leave it to me, now!?" Anna took two steps back.

Yang Ji actually nodded and said: "That's right, it's now! Yoel already has the strength of the Adamantite Gold level, and you, you shouldn't be able to hide yourself when facing him, right? Too many plans will reveal flaws, if you want to do it today!"

Anna stopped her steps and said, "Let me see if the weapon you have in your mouth is capable of that, uncle." ”

When Yang Ji heard this, he reached for a short sword at his waist.

Anna's figure disappeared in an instant.

Although Yankee also tried to be invisible, the uncleaned dust from his body revealed his location.

After a brief clash of gold and iron, the two reappeared in the room, both swords stained with blood.

"Can you tell me why?"

Yankee, who had been poked in his right arm and left chest, asked with a smile, the anti-toxin effect cured on the close-fitting leather armor was relieving the toxins on the wound.

Anna replied breathlessly, "Do it today? There must be a limit to child's play! You don't expect me to succeed at all, do you?"

"Well, yes. Yanji generously admitted, "Even if I take action in person, I may not be sure that I will be able to take down that Joel, his growth is outrageous to this point, how can I seriously plan around you." ”

Anna gasped and asked, "And what exactly do you want to do now?"

"Although it is best to kill him, but you can't do it, look at the girl, uncle and I have always been very good at accepting reality. Yanji turned the purple short sword in his left hand, pinched the tip of the sword in his hand, and actually handed the hilt to Anna, "So I convinced my boss that it's better to settle for the next best! As long as this hero squad is destroyed, then Joel will only be an adventurer with extraordinary strength." ”

Anna's blood glowed strangely on the purple blade, and Anna noticed that the wound on her arm was also glowing purple!

"You, you're deliberately trading injuries for injuries with me!" Anna said breathlessly, trying to control her body.

"Uncle, I didn't plan to exchange injuries for injuries, ala......s," Yang Ji sighed, "I always thought that I was no different from your father, girl, you warned me like this, uncle, I ......" Yang Ji reluctantly pointed to the wound on his left chest with his right hand, "Uncle, I'm hurt!"

Anna's hand gripped the purple dagger uncontrollably, her body twitching as if it had been passed by an electric current, and then froze in place.

"Girl, it's better for you to stop resisting, it's not that you should just fight Joel, you should have heard the order, go kill Kirkett and Wright first, and finally, just do your best when you go to Joel. Let's go, go find them, and help me create a chance to escape by the way......" Yanki patted Anna's distorted face from the curse on the sword with his left hand.

A breath passes.

That hand no longer belonged to him.

"Huh, huh, my hand ......!?" Yankee couldn't understand what was going on.

"No need to look for it, I'm right here. ”

Joel stepped out of the "door" he had just cut through the wall, and grasped the purple dagger with his left hand, the sword in his right hand chirping in displeasure.

Yoel couldn't help but smile bitterly: "So you're also jealous, it's too much, right?"

The purple dagger was wrapped in a sword, and reluctantly left Anna's palm, and then was crushed by Joel in a burst of sorrow.

"Are you still jealous?" said Joel smirked at the sword.

The sword stopped squeaking.

"Joel, Joel......" The curse on Anna was not simply lifted by the destruction of the dagger, and purple tears appeared in her eyes, calling Yoel's name.

"I'm sorry Anna, I didn't expect it to be like this, a step too late. Joel helped Anna close her eyes, and she lost consciousness, "I'll heal you." ”

A cloud of blood suddenly erupted from Yanki's broken wrist.

Joel snorted and slashed out with a sword.

A scream rang out outside the hotel where they were staying.

Joel dispelled the blood mist in the house, and said to himself helplessly, "Can't you save me something...... I had to die outside. If I answer my question honestly, I don't have to ......."

Halfway through speaking, he looked at Anna's face, who was still in pain in a coma, and said, "That's right, he's going to die anyway." ”

"Joel, what's going on!" anxiously appeared at Anna's door, stunned by the horror of the house.

The brief confrontation between Anna and Yankee was barely heard of any power fluctuations due to the cooperation of the two stalkers out of their own minds, and it was not until Joel made a move that Kirkett realized that there was actually a battle here.

Wright took the initiative to confess and seemed sincere. Anna ...... Today What about you, Kirkter?" Joel smiled at Kirkett in the flickering lights of the flickering magic lantern, "Did anyone tell you to kill me?"