"The ice cream shop is going to open tomorrow; will I really be able to do it alone?
"Ahhh! I'm so nervous!
"But Boss trusts me so much; I have to do a good job!"
Yabemiya murmured to herself in a dark alleyway. Her face was filled with nervousness and anticipation.
She had to pass through this alleyway on her way home. It was pitch-black at night, and the houses on either side of the alleyway were so close together that even the moonlight couldn't shine into the alleyway. The alleyway was dark and quiet, giving it an eerie feel.
Her leather shoes made a soft sound as she stepped on the ground, and it was particularly clear in this alleyway.
All of a sudden, a soft thump sounded from the courtyard beside her, as if something had fallen to the ground. Yabemiya was given a fright.
"What's that?" Yabemiya leaned against the wall and listened carefully, but the sound in the courtyard had disappeared again.
"It must be a mouse or a cat that knocked over the jar." Yabemiya tried to console herself, and her expression relaxed slightly. However, her footsteps quickened, and her fists were clenched unconsciously.
The sound of footsteps quickened in the alleyway. Yabemiya was still the only one in the alleyway under the moonlight, but she felt as if there were a pair of eyes staring at her from the darkness.
She thought of the stories about the night that the female workers told her in their free time when she was working in the restaurant.
Chaos City was a city of order, and the Gray Temple and the city lord's castle controlled most of the places. However, there were still many places where the light couldn't reach, and there were still some perverts lurking in those places. To a lone woman, they were very dangerous.
The sound of footsteps sounded behind her. They weren't very loud, but they were very fast, and it seemed that something was speeding up in pursuit. She could even hear heavy panting, as if it were a wild beast.
Yabemiya felt her heart rate accelerate, and her footsteps quickened. She was already jogging. The alleyway that she thought to be just an ordinary alleyway now seemed extraordinarily long, and she was still quite a distance away from where she lived.
Suddenly, a muffled sound came from behind. The sound of footsteps disappeared, and all sound disappeared.
The alleyway returned to silence. Only Yabemiya's hurried footsteps could be heard.
Yabemiya's footsteps didn't slow down. He picked up a thick wooden stick from the side of the alley. Holding it in his hand, he felt a sense of security. He felt that the stick in his hand could smash the heads of all perverts.
A beam of moonlight shone on the entrance of the alley not far away. It was like a torch suddenly lit up in the endless darkness. Yabemiya's eyes lit up. As long as they left the alley, the outside would be spacious and bright.
Suddenly, a figure appeared at the entrance of the alley, blocking the moonlight.
"Ah!"
Yabemiya screamed and closed her eyes. She raised the wooden stick in her hands and swung it at the figure that had suddenly appeared.
Crack!
The wooden stick that was as thick as a child's arm broke.
Yabemiya's eyes were closed, and he was still holding the half-broken wooden stick in his hand.
"Are … are you alright?"
A cold voice asked. There was a hint of confusion and concern in her voice.
"Hmm?" Yabemiya was stunned and opened her eyes.
Standing in front of her wasn't a naked pervert or a burly man as she had expected. Instead, it was Elizabeth, who was dressed in white.
Her silver-white dress shimmered under the moonlight. Although she was backlit, her cold and beautiful face could still be seen. However, she was holding her left hand in front of her, and there was a half-broken wooden stick on the ground.
"Ah!"
"I'm sorry … I'm sorry … I didn't know it was you … I thought … I thought …" Yabemiya looked at Y'lisabet and apologized. "I'm so sorry … I didn't know it was you … I thought … I thought …"
Elizabeth looked at Yabemiya, lowered her hand, and took a step forward.
Yabemiya instinctively took two steps back and pressed her back against the wall behind her. She looked at Elizabeth apologetically, but at the same time, she was a little scared, and didn't dare to make a sound.
Elizabeth frowned and took another step forward. There was less than half a meter between the two of them.
"I … I …" Yabemiya clenched her little fists and raised them in front of her chest as she looked at Elizabeth. Elizabeth's cold aura surged toward her, and she was a little intimidated by the aloof temperament on Elizabeth's beautiful face. However, there was also a peculiar aura that made her want to approach her.
It was just like the aura she had felt when she handed the mooncake to Elizabeth on the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival. It was mysterious and magical.
"Look at me."
Elizabeth stopped in her tracks and said coldly.
Yabemiya looked up at Elizabeth with an apologetic expression. She didn't think that Elizabeth would suddenly appear in the darkness. "I'm sorry, I didn't do it on purpose. If I hurt you, then you can hit me back."
"Alright." Elizabeth nodded before reaching out to touch Yabemiya's finger.
Yabemiya withdrew her finger as if she had been electrocuted. The tip of her middle finger was a little cold, and she could feel a stinging sensation, as if she had been pricked by a very small needle. However, the sensation was very faint, and there was no blood flowing from her finger, either.
"I took a drop of your blood." Elizabeth withdrew her hand, and a small vial that had been constructed from ice appeared in her hand. There was a drop of golden blood in the vial.
"Why do you want my blood?" Yabemiya looked at Elizabeth with a perplexed expression. The last time she had stopped her and Sally, she had said that she wanted a drop of her blood, but Sally had turned her down. She didn't think that she would appear again for a drop of her blood.
"I have my own uses for it." Elizabeth put away the vial, but didn't offer any explanation.
"Alright." Yabemiya was a little disappointed. However, she looked at Elizabeth with a curious expression, and asked, "You're a Frost Dragon, so you must be able to fly, right? It must feel amazing to fly in the sky, right? "
Elizabeth looked at Yabemiya's expectant expression, and was silent for a moment before asking, "Do you want to give it a try?"
"Huh?"
Yabemiya faltered momentarily, and before she had a chance to react, Elizabeth had already wrapped an arm around her waist. A silver spell formation appeared on the ground, and they disappeared into the alleyway in the blink of an eye.
Yabemiya closed her eyes, and when she opened them again, she was already in the air outside Chaos City. Her feet were suspended in mid-air, and she abruptly plummeted downward.
"Ah …"
Yabemiya was only halfway through her shriek when a Frost Dragon appeared below her. She just so happened to land on the dragon's back. She hurriedly reached out to grab a protruding scale, and flew up into the sky.
The wind whistled past her ears, and the giant dragon pierced through the clouds. A brand new starry sky appeared, and the moon and stars became brighter and clearer.
A brand new world appeared before Yabemiya.
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