Chapter 45: Mutation
Leaving the clothing store, Lulu has changed into a full set of maid outfits except for the headscarf, she was originally a cute little girl, and after putting on the maid outfit...... Still a cute little girl.
I don't know if it's because Lulu is too young or timid, or maybe it's because she doesn't wear a headscarf, in short, Lulu doesn't feel like a maid at all, and she looks like a child who dresses more rustic.
This made Lucia even more determined to design her own maid outfit, even if she designed it herself, it was very different from a normal maid outfit, but at least it looked eye-catching, didn't it, this is Lucia's real purpose.
In this way, Lucia has a reason to go home quickly, Sophia has no interest in shopping, and the remaining two have no other opinions, so this shopping plan is over.
On the way home, Lucia has been teaching Lulu what a maid is, for example, the master's words are absolute, think about what the master thinks, and think about what the master didn't expect, dedicating yourself is a duty, and you can't let someone other than the master take advantage, training is a kind of fun, so don't feel strange, what kind of posture is the cutest, and what kind of language is cute.
Sophia didn't understand what Lucia thought of a maid at all, but listening to Lucia's theory that she was more and more off-topic and had nothing to do with the maid, Sophia's mood gradually recovered.
At that moment, the flames suddenly stopped and looked at the sky.
"What's wrong?"
Sophia's face was dark when she saw the fire, thinking that something was wrong, and she glanced around the street only to find that the people on the street were still lively, and there was no change at all. Confused, Sophia can only ask Agni for confirmation.
"That's a bird. ”
Lucia overheard the conversation between the two and followed Agni's gaze.
There is a bird that is basically the same as the small cuckoo except for the color of the head, the head and beak are red, the upper body is gray, the head and neck and upper thorax are light gray, the lower thorax and the rest of the lower body are white with black transverse spots, and the tail has white edges. The bird was flapping its wings hard, but the cold wind of Khiva made it extremely difficult to flapp its wings every time, and it seemed that it would be crushed by the cold wind at any moment.
"Birds?"
Sophia narrowed her eyes and covered the sunlight with her hands before she could barely see the bird Lucia was talking about.
"That's not the kind of Shiva, it looks like it's freezing out of the heat here. ”
Sophia also felt novel, and she didn't know if the little bird was lost or something, and it was not that she felt that her country was bad, but that the temperature that most creatures like Shiva could not withstand were not suitable for survival.
"I'll leave for a while, and ask Her Royal Highness the princess to go back first. ”
Looking at the little cuckoo with a solemn expression, the fire left such a sentence and flashed into the alley by the roadside, and disappeared after a while.
"Wait, Agni!"
Sophia shouted at the invisible fire, but no one responded.
"Really, what the hell. ”
Although Agni rarely spoke, he never omitted what he had to say, and now he suddenly made this thoughtless move, Sophia was a little worried, and was about to catch up, but found Lucia grabbing her sleeve.
"Now, Sophia. ”
Lucia tilted her head blankly, looking left and right.
"When was there no one on the street?"
Hearing this, Sophia's heart chuckled, and she looked around, and the sight in her eyes made Sophia's pupils widen suddenly.
The street is still the same street, but the originally lively street is empty at this time, quiet like a ghost town with no people. The drastic change in the environment can even make one wonder if one is hallucinating, and only the cold wind that blows can make one realize that one is still in reality and not in a dream.
"It's ...... What's going on?"
There was no one else around except the dazed Lucia and the frightened Lulu who hugged Lucia tightly, and no one should answer Sophia's question, but the reply came from the empty place, and the hoarse man's voice was particularly eerie in this strange situation, and ordinary people might be frightened by this.
"Princess Sophia, welcome to our turf. ”
Sophia, of course, was not intimidated by this little trick, and she drew the bayonet sword at her waist and pointed in the direction from which the voice came from.
"Who are you and what have you done to the people on the street. ”
This time, the voice came from a different place, and the voice was still hoarse, and if you didn't listen carefully, you might think it was from the same person.
"Worthy of Princess Sophia, is she more worried about her people than her own safety? ”
Sophia realizes that there may be more than one enemy, and hurriedly hides Lucia and Lulu behind her, although she does not forget that Lucia may also be strong, but Sophia still feels that such an innocent girl should not be involved in the battle.
"Don't worry, it's all us. ”
Sophia noticed the strange wording of the voice, but did not have time to think about it, for just as it was over, shadows in all corners were filled with joy, like the surface of water, and something came out of it.
The moment she saw the man, Sophia's stomach stirred and she almost threw up.
"Wow, you look so abstract. ”
Lucia peeked out half of her head from the corner between Sophia's body and arms, and looked disgusted as she emerged from the shadows.
"But did you use magic, it feels like my deacon used it. ”
The man, or the group of people, were tall, short, fat and thin, and even of different genders, but they were all dressed in the same tattered costumes, and the same tattered bodies could be glimpsed in the hollows of the costumes, with tangled hair, and the face wore the same black half-face mask, the mask exposed the lower part of the face, which was not bloody, and the lips or cheeks and musculature were worn out, and the whole looked like a dead body that had drowned.
Lulu also showed her head, and after just one glance at the group of corpse-like people, she lost interest, and looked up at Lucia who took off her chin and rubbed against the top of her head.
"Little sister, what is abstraction?"
Lucia paused in her rubbing motion, then continued.
"I don't know, it's just graffiti, I don't understand human art. ”
"And what is magic? ”
Lulu asked again.
This time, Lucia directly reached out and grabbed Lulu's soft cheeks and rubbed them back and forth.
"If you want to know, let Einstein perform for you next time, and then call me master." ”
- Magic is not a trick, it is not something to be watched! Sophia listened to the conversation between the two behind her, and her mood relaxed for no reason, regardless of the sense of detachment.
Sophia didn't ask Lulu why she wasn't scared of these dead bodies, unlike Lucia, who couldn't think of this, Sophia knew how difficult it was for orphans living in the bottom society to live, not to mention seeing corpses, she was so hungry that maybe even corpses would eat.
"What the hell are you guys!"
Unlike Lucia, who couldn't figure out the situation, Sophia knew very well that it was impossible for these strange people to stir up a crowd just to say a few words to herself, so Sophia shouted and asked while also looking for a breakthrough.
"Now that you know that I am the princess of Shiva, you should also know what it is to be charged with attacking me. ”
In terms of numbers, it is difficult to break through, but it is impossible for the other party not to be noticed for a long time, you must know that it is not a night location or a remote corner. Thinking of this, Sophia decided to stall for time, and even if she couldn't delay, she would devote herself to the defense, and as long as the fire could be brought back, there would be hope of victory.
"We know what you're going to do, don't do it for nothing, Princess Sophia. ”
It's different from the other weirdo who spoke before, maybe because the voice was also hoarse, but there was always an illusion that it was the same person as before, even though it was a different voice.
Before Sophia could figure out what the strange man meant, the strange people's clothes suddenly opened up like black umbrellas, forming a huge parasol with a tight fit.
The moment her sight fell into darkness, Sophia's mind was Lucia's figure before her defense, and she quickly turned around and took Lucia and Lulu into her arms.