In a village, where the largest number of people gather, and where it is easiest to collect intelligence, is the village tavern.
In the evening, the orange light of the setting sun enveloped the entire village, and Saili slowly walked towards the tavern.
The first thing to do when you come to the village is to understand the general situation of the village, and then find yourself a place to live.
Although the Demon King's heir is in this village, the oracle technique only provides this piece of information.
The appearance, figure, abilities, and role of the Demon King's heir in the village... none of this important information was obtained.
Therefore, you cannot move around easily. If your purpose is exposed, the devil may take the opportunity to escape at any time.
Saili has been prepared to lurk for a long time, at least for more than half a month, so that he can determine the identity of the Demon King's heir in the village without alerting the enemy.
That's right, this is a devil-killing game that covers the entire village. She needs to find the devil dormant in the village based on various circumstances.
Open the tavern door.
Saili, wearing a mage's robe, quickly attracted the attention of a dozen villagers who were drinking in the tavern.
"This kind of dress...is it a magician?"
"The badge on the chest is Fata?"
The villagers whispered to each other for a while and then became quiet.
If it were before, the villagers would still have heated and long-lasting discussions because of the black-haired girl's good looks and identity.
But now, the villagers have become accustomed to the appearance of good-looking girls with special status in the village.
"It's been exactly one month since Lulea and Lina appeared."
"Is it true that a beautiful girl will appear every month? I didn't expect that our village would have such a way of heaven."
"This time it turns out to be a black hair type. Collect four more hair colors and you can..."
"Anyway, no matter what, it will be related to that male villager."
"Indeed...that guy has completely become the designated receptionist for beautiful foreign girls."
Saili walked over slowly. He was enjoying the villagers' awed whispers about the magician, but suddenly he found that the topic had become strange.
The villagers wisely made room for Saili and went to another table.
The black-haired girl sat down at the bar and ordered herself a glass of water and a small plate of kebabs.
"Miss, are you a magician from Fata?"
The tavern owner Yodil asked after delivering the food.
Sai Li nodded and took a brief sip of water.
"I am traveling across the mainland and happened to pass by this village today. I plan to rest here for a while."
She didn't need to explain to the villagers why she was here, so she made up a random reason.
As a magician with a power tower, no matter what the reason for appearing here, it will make people feel normal.
"I see, there is a hotel not far away. If Miss Magician wants to rest, you can go there to rest for a night."
The tavern owner looked at the black-haired girl and frowned secretly.
Another girl traveling across the continent?
Why do all the young ladies like to travel across the mainland so much? Is this a trend among young ladies these days?
After hearing a certain elf in the tavern boast that he was a lone elf traveling across the continent, the tavern owner heard the black-haired girl's words and immediately connected the two.
The door to the tavern opened.
The blond elf walked in wilfully, his hands hanging limply by his sides.
Say elves, and elves appear.
Lulea dragged her body, slowly came to sit next to Saili, and pointed at the menu.
"Boss Dill, I want a glass of stress-relieving juice."
Dill was stunned for a moment and showed an apologetic expression.
"Is this a fruit that is abundant in the Elf Forest? Sorry, Miss Elf. Our store may not have juice from that fruit... Just ordinary juice that can quench thirst..."
"Then let's have a glass of watermelon juice."
After staying in the room all afternoon and completing his homework very inefficiently, the elf decided to come to the tavern to relax in the evening.
He took the juice and took a big sip.
Looking at the tired elf girl, Dill silently expressed admiration in his heart.
Needless to say, today is another day where I have been running around to study the surroundings and have not come back until now, Miss Elf!
Because she often comes to the tavern, Lulea always talks to Dill every time she comes here.
Sometimes it is inevitable that what you say will be a little exaggerated.
But having helped the village deal with the rebel swordsman by himself before, Dill believed the elf's words very much.
Defeated the white-haired witch and the devil under the devil, crushed the dragon slayer with one-sided strength, and competed with the great magician for the precious treasure...
Miss Elf looks young, but has so much experience.
One dares to speak, the other dares to listen.
Lulea quickly created an image of a busy and powerful nature explorer in the village.
In the tavern, the villagers gradually dispersed.
Saili secretly paid attention to the blond girl sitting next to him, holding a cup of juice and sipping it.
Is this the elf I met this afternoon?
Why would an elf appear here and seem to have become an acquaintance with the tavern owner in the tavern?
At this time, the door of the tavern opened.
A white-haired girl walked in with her hands hanging on her sides, her head wilted, and her body swaying.
The white-haired swordsman I met in the afternoon! Exactly the same appearance as the elf!
"Mr. Dill, I'd like a glass of water with ice."
The white-haired girl sat down on the seat on the other side of Saili, took the water, and drank it in one gulp.
The brave girl who spent the afternoon catching mice in the granary once again doubted the meaning of her existence while running errands.
"Lina?"
"Miss Lulea?"
"Are you running errands again?"
"Um...where's Miss Lulea?"
"I heard that there is free watermelon juice here at night, so I came here."
"Mr. Dill, I'd like three glasses, with ice."
Boss Dill, who was wiping the cup, quickly turned around and said, "Huh, I'm sorry. But there is no such thing!"
"By the way, Miss Lulea, I should be able to push my waist through the 45cm rope now."
"Have you been busy with this kind of thing lately? o(Д)っ!"
Did they actually start chatting directly across themselves?
The magical girl was slightly embarrassed between the blond elf and the white-haired hero.
But thinking about living in this village for a while in the future, if he could get along well with the two of them, he would be able to easily obtain more information.
The black-haired girl took off her robe and hat, and finally inserted her mouth.
"Hi, you two."
The elf and the brave man were stunned for a while.
"You are the one who stood behind me and peeked at the puppy ○○ in the afternoon!"
Lina was the first to react.
"It's obviously you!"
Saili quickly retorted.
"Lina, please be polite when meeting someone for the first time. Magicians have some abnormal habits."
"Ah, I told you it's not me. Compared to me, everything in this village is abnormal!"
Sailidai frowned.
She found that she, who had never been moved by anything, could not maintain a calm mood. When talking to the two of them, she almost lost her gentle persona after just a few words. She quickly adjusted her heart and regained her composure.
"You are the magician of Fata?"
Lulea was slightly surprised when she saw the tower-shaped badge on Saili's chest.
"My name is Saili. I just came to this village."
The black-haired girl smiled slightly.
The tavern was about to close, and there were no villagers left. The three girls came to a square table in the corner.
Lulea and Lina sat on one side, and Saili sat on the other side.
After briefly introducing themselves, the three of them finally understood the current situation.
White-haired Hero Lena: Oh my God! She turns out to be the magician girl from Fata, the big shot that every adventure group is vying for!
Magical Girl Saili: So one is a brave man who walked out of the village, and the other is an Elf Ranger who walked out of the Elf Forest and traveled across the continent? We met by chance in this village and became friends. The combination of elves and heroes is surprisingly eye-catching.
Tablet Elf Lulea: Oops! I met someone who really came to travel the mainland! When asked where I had been, I couldn’t tell you at all! (sweat)
"Miss Saili, do you want to rest here for a few days?"
Lina looked at Saili with shining eyes.
A gentle black-haired girl with good looks wearing a magician's dress is like the perfect magician in her fantasy who has come into reality.
Gentle and calm, when the team is in danger, he stands up from the back of the team, calmly chants magic spells, and releases magic to protect his teammates.
The white-haired girl who has been out to defeat the Demon King alone for a year and a half has been looking forward to having such a partner all the way.
But until I returned to the village, I was still alone.
"Yes."
Sai Li nodded.
"It's very dangerous for a magical girl to be out there. She might be caught by bad guys accidentally."
Lulea looked at Saili with concern.
"I have an elf friend who sneaked out of the Elf Forest and was caught by bad guys. Fortunately, he was smart and escaped."
"Miss Lulea, you can rest assured. I am still somewhat confident in my own strength." Saili smiled calmly: "The anger of a magical girl is very scary."
It sounds like this magical girl is very powerful.
Lulea was surprised inwardly.
"I don't mean any harm. But if your friend had a smart mind, he wouldn't have been caught by the bad guys. Even if he was caught by the bad guys, there wouldn't be any use for him," Sai Li said lightly.
What seemed like just an ordinary sentence struck straight into the heart of the blond elf.
"Yes, yes..."
The elf girl was stunned for a moment, shrank her shoulders back, and fell into silence.
The three girls chatted briefly for a while, all of which were very superficial questions. Saili did not dare to ask too deeply to avoid suspicion.
After the tavern closed, the three of them walked towards the hotel.
Halfway through, the elf secretly disappeared into the night.
At the hotel, Saili found a suite to stay in. Although it was on the same floor as Lulea and Lina, it was quite far apart.
Check in successfully.
The next step is to start looking for the devil.
…
The blond elf did not return to his room immediately. Instead, he took advantage of the darkness and ran outside a villager's house, waiting for a certain villager to show up.
Sure enough, the villagers showed up.
"Xia Mi..."
The blond girl stopped Natsumi who was going to pick tomatoes at night.
Although Xia Mi is a demon king, he is also a good villager. How can he ignore his own fields? A villager who doesn't even pick crops when they're ripe must have something shady going on.
"It's you, the elf sister who excused herself from having a stomachache and left early and never showed up again."
"I went to do my homework, and you don't want to see me being criticized by the professor for not completing my homework..."
The blonde girl blinked awkwardly.
Who cares about this! The one with the problem is you, you are exactly the same as you were in your previous life, you piled all your vacation homework until the end!
But with the moonlight, Xia Mi didn't complain when he saw that the blond elf's little face in front of him seemed a little depressed.
"What's wrong?"
The blond elf said nothing.
Xia Mi walked forward and looked at her carefully. Her body smelled faintly of orchids. She remained silent and seemed to be in a bad mood.
Lulea raised her head and looked at Xia Mi steadily.
"Can you accompany me for a walk outside?"
The blond elf's eyes glowed faintly, like a lake reflecting the moonlight.
A night walk or something?
I must be in a bad mood.
It seems like he still needs some guidance.
Xia Mi agreed.
The two slowly walked out of the village and walked in the opposite direction of Fenglin.
The area around Maple Grove is already too familiar.
Since it is a walk, it is naturally better to be in an unfamiliar environment.
There are basically no clouds in the sky tonight. On the clean night sky, the full moon emits bright moonlight, scattered over the entire forest.
The two walked slowly side by side.
Xia Mi has been secretly observing the blond elf, but Lulea just walked quietly, her slender and thin body pulling back a shadow in the moonlight.
"Xia Mi, a magician came to the village today, he seems to be from Fata..."
The blonde girl slowly opened her mouth.
Xia Mi, who had been in the maple forest clearing today, was slightly surprised.
"Fata?"
He was very familiar with this, it was the gathering place where the culprits directly exposed his xp to the public.
"Yeah. I heard that she traveled to the mainland..." Lulea slowly told Xia Mi about the tavern. She was sad, but with a little confidence: "The black-haired female magician is a little taller than me. She looks good. Not as good-looking as me."
"..."
Xia Mi actually believed the second half of Flat Golden Retriever’s words.
The blond elf and the white-haired hero are both about the same height. Among girls, they are relatively tall, otherwise their legs would not be so slender and beautiful.
In this way, this black-haired female magician seems to have a pair of longer legs.
"You pulled me out just to report the situation to me? In this way, I can forgive you for leaving early today."
"Of course not this."
Lulea shook her head, but she didn't know what to say.
She remembered Saili's words.
Looking back now, I felt like a fool at that time... I had no strength at all, and I still wanted to find the Demon King and capture the Demon King's heir.
What's the reason for that?
I don’t seem to remember it clearly now.
Oh, it seems to be to prove his strength.
But it’s useless to prove something that doesn’t exist in the first place!
The so-called friend who was not smart, fell into the hands of bad people, and did not escape in the end was herself.
Lulea pursed her small mouth, bit her tender lips gently, and looked at Xia Mi.
He had always treated her in a way that could be called caring.
He's obviously an elf, but he's such a waste. Maybe he's a cockroach-level existence...? It must be hard for him to be his devil.
"Xia Mi, you think I'm stupid too..."
Xia Mi looked over and saw the blond girl with her face lowered and her aura low.
"Why do you say that?"
"When I was in the Demon King's Castle, I clearly wanted to catch you, but you caught me instead. And then I became your demon envoy..."
"First of all, let me explain that you took the initiative to induce me to become a demon. I didn't want to give it to you the first time."
"Ah ah ah! Who knew it would be like that? Who would have thought that a demon king who would be tired even when running already has the ability to make a magic contract!" Lulea became unconvinced.
Xia Mi looked over and asked.
"Do you think that because you are too stupid, you have now fallen into the devil's clutches. The current situation is too bad and you want it to end quickly?"
Lulea was stunned for a moment and shook her head quickly.
The devil's claws were completely too much. She felt like she had gained a little weight since she came here. ——Although the figure is still very slender.
"It's not that... I'm very happy here..."
Xia Mi understood.
After all, was it the elf girl who suddenly felt sad out of nowhere?
I couldn't even find the reason for my sadness.
This is the embodiment of stupidity, Lulea.
After walking for more than twenty minutes, the blonde girl still couldn't figure out what she was thinking.
Seeing that the night is getting darker, it is time to end the walk.
Xia Mi opened the portal.
"Then that's it for tonight."
"Well, I'm tired from walking too."
The portal is open.
Before the two separated.
Lulea, who walked into the portal and returned to her room, stopped and asked those words.
The blond girl turned around and looked at Xia Mi anxiously.
"Um, Xia Mi..."
"Huh? What's wrong?"
"After being together for so long, you must have a general impression of me. It should be pretty good..."
"Every action is unexpected, and you can't guess what's going on in your heart. In my hometown, I have the potential to become the God of Cookery."
"It's so vague! What kind of god is the God of Cookery?"
Lulea's hands beside her were clenched in dissatisfaction.
Xia Mi thought about it carefully.
"Let me tell you. It's completely different from the elves in my stereotype. If the elves are all kind of cold people who only speak with a straight face, I think this race is not interesting. But now I am very Curious about everything about the elves."
"You want to say that I am very funny at heart!"
"Ah, you can understand it this way." Xia Mi said slowly: "Otherwise, today's situation would not be possible."
He looked at Lulea and found that Lulea was looking at him persistently. There seemed to be something in her eyes that he rarely saw but couldn't ignore.
The two of them were separated by the portal, one standing in the woods shrouded in moonlight, and the other standing in the bedroom without light. The wind from the woods blew into the room, making the elf's clothes move gently.
"So, after all, I still think I'm weak...easy to deal with...easy to deceive...that's why this situation happened..."
"What I mean by today's situation is that we can take a leisurely walk together as friends at night. It's not a situation where only one person survives."
When Lulea discovered the identity of the Demon King, the most foolproof way was to kill the elf girl.
After the elf girl lost her necklace, the cruelest way was to tell everyone about it regardless of her own identity.
In this way, between her and Xia Mi, either she was killed by Xia Mi, or Xia Mi was found and killed due to her role.
Or Xia Mi was lucky enough to escape pursuit, and then evaded pursuit on the mainland in embarrassment. At that time, he would definitely not have the leisurely farming mentality now. After being affected by the dark side of the world, he would definitely swear to destroy all the elves. Even the entire human race was wiped out and he became a demon king in the true sense.
But neither man did that.
Putting it aside afterwards, using hindsight, this is a one in 10,000 probability that it has developed into a situation where the two of them know each other and have a soul-twining relationship today.
"I feel very comfortable today, Lulea. The moonlight is very nice, and I feel very happy to be with you."
Lulea was stunned for a moment.
So does she.
"More importantly, I think you are very interesting, Lulea. When I think about the world being as interesting as you, I look forward to it."
Luleiya raised her eyes and saw that Xia Mi's mouth outlined a shallow upward arc in the moonlight.
Her pointed ears were so red that she could feel her face getting hot even at night.
"Actually, the elves are all such interesting people..."
"Really? I thought it was just you."
"Well, well, I'm going to sleep... close the portal..."
Lulea's heart was beating at an unprecedented frequency, as if it was about to burst out.
She panicked, her soft body became stiff, and she slowly turned around in the room.
"Good night then."
Xia Mi raised his hand and closed the open portal.
next moment.
Lulea ran out of the room, crossed the portal, and came to the moonlight. She stood on tiptoes, raised her hands, wrapped her arms around Xia Mi's neck, and hugged Xia Mi fiercely.
"The result is that I am very interesting. There is no question of whether I am stupid or not, Xia Mi!"
The elf girl's clear voice sounded fiercely in her ears.
"As long as you have an interesting heart, you can accept it even if you are a fool, Lu Lei..."
Before Xia Mi finished speaking, Lulea pushed him away and ran back into the room before the portal disappeared.
(End of chapter)
