"Whew … I'm back …."
Standing at the station, Fangzheng, who had once again transformed into a red ponytail, stretched her body. At that moment, a curious voice came from behind her.
"Miss Red Ponytail, are you also from Mitsubishi?"
"No, it's just that this place is like home to me. It's not bad to come back here occasionally."
While saying that, Fangzheng turned her head helplessly.
"Also, don't call me Miss Red Ponytail. I told you, just call me Xiao Hong."
"Then … .then … Miss Xiao Hong …."
"Hah …."
Looking at the girl in front of her, Fangzheng sighed helplessly. At this moment, in front of her was a young girl with long, pitch-black hair that reached her waist. She had a fair face and azure eyes. She wore the school uniform of Li Garden and held a suitcase in her hand.
This girl was Fangzheng's companion on the way here – Akiha Eno.
Like Heitei Shiyin, she was also a student of Fiore. According to Fiore, the Eno family was originally one of the big families in Mitsubishi, but the previous generation's patriarch, Shinju Eno, died early. As a daughter, Akiha Eno had to face the situation of being surrounded by relatives of the Eno family and having their property and status divided.
It was at that time that Fiore found her and guaranteed her safety in the name of the Thousand Worlds Tree. After that, Akiha Eno also entered Riten as a boarder. Now that it was summer vacation, and since Fangzheng was coming to Mitsubishi, the two of them happened to be going the same way.
But compared to Hana, who was always full of confidence, Akiha Eno was quite obedient and even a little introverted. For example, she had been using honorifics to address Fangzheng along the way, and it had not changed even now.
"Forget it, you want to go home, right? Let's go, I'll go with you."
"Huh? But …. "
"No buts. Since we're already here, let me take a look at your house."
"Ah … .yes …."
In the face of Fangzheng's toughness, Autumn Leaf seemed to be at a loss, but she was not disgusted. So Fangzheng took Autumn Leaf to find a taxi, and then went to the address that Autumn Leaf said.
However, after arriving at the place, the scene in front of him greatly disappointed Fangzheng.
"You live here?"
Looking at the mansion in front of him, Fangzheng curled his lips. The mansion in front of him was quite big, but it was dark and didn't seem to have any people. Not only that, but from the overgrown weeds in the courtyard, it could be seen that this place had been abandoned for a long time.
"Yes, after that … .everyone left, I was alone …."
"Aren't you afraid of living alone in such a big place?"
In the face of Fangzheng's question, Autumn Leaf's body suddenly trembled. She didn't need to answer. Fangzheng probably already guessed that Autumn Leaf wanted to go back to the Ritual Garden. Although the internal environment of the Ritual Garden was relatively strict, at least there were friends who didn't go home during the holidays. It was much better than staying alone in a place that looked like it was haunted.
By the way, Flower went home soon. According to her, she was going back to keep an eye on a certain thieving cat and not let her get too close to her brother.
"I … I'll be fine by myself …."
That was what she said, but it didn't seem like it at all.
"That won't do."
Seeing this, Fangzheng grabbed Autumn Leaf's hand.
"Huh?"
"How can you live in a place like this alone? What if it's haunted? Let's go, I'll take you to a good place. At least it's more lively there. "
"This …. That …."
In the face of the sudden invitation, Autumn Leaf was at a loss.
"Is it a hotel?"
"You still have to pay for a hotel, but it's free over there. I just have to rely on take-out for three meals, but it's better than here … Come on."
As he spoke, Fangzheng pulled Autumn Leaf into the taxi again and told the driver the address.
When the driver heard the address, he immediately showed a troubled expression.
"Miss, it's almost evening now. Over there …."
"I'll double the taxi fare!"
"Okay, let's go!"
Therefore, it made sense that money could make the devil turn millstones.
When they arrived at the destination, it was already late at night. However, Fangzheng walked forward without hesitation and pushed the door open.
"Solomon, I'm back!"
Following Fangzheng's shout, the pitch-black bungalow suddenly lit up. Following that, a girl with shoulder-length black hair and dressed in black silently appeared in the shadows of the foyer.
"Xiao Hong."
"Yo, Youzhu."
Seeing Youzhu standing in the shadows, Fangzheng smiled and waved at her. Youzhu glanced at her, then shifted her gaze to the nervous girl standing behind the red ponytail.
"Ah, I, I'm Akiba Harano. Nice to meet you, please take care of me."
Sensing Youzhu's gaze, Autumn Leaf lowered her head uneasily and saluted her respectfully. But Youzhu only glanced at her, then looked back at Fangzheng.
"Speaking of which, why don't I see Qing Zi?"
Fangzheng looked around. She originally thought that when she came in, she would see Qing Zi yelling "You're so noisy" and come out. Then, she would be able to play the song "Love Pa Pa Pa" for her. In the end … did that idiot become smarter?
"She went to university in Tokyo. She called back and said that she was going to do a field trip or something, so she won't be coming back."
"So you're here alone? Coincidentally, this poor girl is also alone. She's also going home for the summer, but there's not even a ghost in that big house. I couldn't stand it, so I brought her here. "
"Is that so?"
Hearing Fangzheng's words, Youzhu just nodded, but she did not even look at Autumn Leaf. She just stared at Fangzheng.
"What about you?"
"Me? Because of some matters, I'll be staying in Mitsucho for a while, but I'll still be staying here. "
"Is that so?"
It was the same answer, but for some reason, Autumn Leaf felt that the tone of the last sentence seemed to be much softer than before.
But after saying this, Youzhu turned around and left, leaving Autumn Leaf standing at the entrance in a daze, not knowing what to do for a while. After all, generally speaking, the host should at least arrange the guest's accommodation. It was not that arrogant, but wasn't this better? If there was any taboo, or if it disturbed the host's privacy …
"Okay, let's go."
Fangzheng grabbed Autumn Leaf's hand.
"I happen to have a bed in my room. You can sleep in the same room with me."
I see.
When they woke up, it was already the next morning.
"Okay, let's go."
As soon as they finished breakfast, Fangzheng suddenly slammed the table and stood up. Youzhu was unmoved, but Autumn Leaf was shocked.
"Where are we going?"
"Going to Mitsucho. It's better than staying here. And as I said, I still have things to do in Mitsucho … Youzhu, do you want to come with me?"
"…"
Youzhu took small sips of black tea and shook her head.
"What about Autumn Leaf?"
"I …."
To be honest, Autumn Leaf was not the type who was used to going out, but she could feel that she was a little out of place with this girl. The girl was not hostile, but simply ignoring her. This made Autumn Leaf feel that even if she died here, the girl would probably pretend that she did not see it.
"Um … I'll go too."
"Okay, let's go together."
Fangzheng did not care. Although Harano Autumn Leaf was just a girl, she was also a spellcaster like Flower. But unlike Flower, Autumn Leaf's spellcasting level was not high enough. Flower had already reached the fourth circle in evocation spells, but Autumn Leaf was only at the third circle, and it was an illusion spell.
Fiore asked her to come back with her because she wanted to take care of her student. After all, as a Mage, he had to travel thousands of miles. This world wasn't like the Overworld, where he could find a random village and fight with Goblins and Goblins to accumulate experience. He couldn't go to the Graveyard and Ruins to explore the mysteries and Specters.
That was normal. Every world had its own way of doing things.
Since there were no monsters in this world ….
Let's go fight some vampires.
Mitsucho was a relatively lively place. At least when walking on the street, you could feel the warmth and vitality.
"Um … Miss Xiao Hong? Where are we going? "
"We're going to take care of the vampires. Flower has already seen a monster before. You haven't, right? Isn't that fair? I'll take you to see the vampires this time. Won't you have something to brag about when you go back? "
"Huh? Huh?! "
Hearing this, Autumn Leaf suddenly cried out in surprise.
"Me? Me? Vampires? You mean Death Apostles …. "
"Who knows? Let's see."
After arriving at Mitsucho, Fangzheng had vaguely sensed the darkness and the aura of death under the lively and lively streets.
Monsters had infiltrated the city, and there was more than one of them.
Fangzheng was not sure whether Altluki's sister was among them, but as long as he followed the trail, he should be able to find some clues ….
"This way."
At that moment, Fangzheng suddenly beckoned at Autumn Leaf. Following that, the two of them came to a rather dark alley.
"This is …."
"Shh."
However, before Autumn Leaf could finish, she was interrupted by Fangzheng. She shook her head, then looked forward and sighed.
"Tsk tsk tsk, this is really exaggerated."
"Huh?"
Autumn Leaf was a little surprised by Fangzheng's sigh. But before her eyes could adapt to the darkness, an even more pungent smell woke her up.
It was not the smell of rotting garbage, but something even more disgusting ….
The smell of blood.
"Ugh …."
At the same time, a low, beast-like roar sounded.
Then, a man appeared in front of the two of them.
It was an office worker. Judging from the suit he was wearing, he looked like a zombie in a horror movie, tattered and covered in blood. He let out a low growl as he slowly walked towards Fangzheng and Autumn Leaf.
"The lowest level of zombies …. I'm not interested …. Do you want to give it a try?"
Fangzheng looked at Autumn Leaf, who was next to him. The girl was obviously scared stiff. This was very normal. It was a bustling street full of people outside, full of pedestrians. But in the end, what appeared in front of her was darkness, blood, and death that she had never imagined.
No, it was not completely unexpected. After all, she grew up in the Yuano family, and that kind of blood also flowed in her body.
But this was the first time she really faced it.
The darkness that belonged to the Yuano family and the world.
"I …."
However, just as Autumn Leaf was about to make up her mind to speak, a voice suddenly came.
"Be careful!!"
Following this voice, a white figure suddenly descended from the sky in the next moment.
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