Quietly stroking the dagger in her hand, the single-eyed witch girl didn't know what she was thinking, and time passed by like this.
As the night gets darker, the lonely open-air church becomes increasingly quiet.
Finally putting away the dagger, the witch lady glanced at the figure at the end of the church, feeling somewhat confused. What on earth is this man looking at? Did he come from some very far away border land, so he is very curious about Malika Church?
Not like an ordinary traveler...
Nor does he look like an ordinary wandering merchant...
All in all, it was very special. The witch lady looked at it for a long time, but she couldn't figure out why. At this time, she was vaguely aware of it, and looked to the other side of the church. On the low collapsed church wall over there, she didn't know when a strange figure appeared again.
Wearing a snow-white cloak, the big witch hat hangs low.
The specific face cannot be seen clearly, only the fair to somewhat pale chin is exposed. Judging from the body shape, she seems to be a very petite girl.
Moreover, there is a vague coldness exuding from her body, a coldness that causes the air temperature to drop significantly in a physical sense... This is not a deliberate display of hostility, but the power of the witch's pointed hat itself. , can strengthen the cold magic, so it has such attribute energy.
The symbol of the Snow Witch...
The witch lady immediately recognized the witch's pointed hat, which represented the identity of a heretical magician, and she suddenly became confused.
Is he the inheritor? Or myself? But it shouldn’t be the latter. After all, those were already legends from a very long time ago. If they weren’t demigods and didn’t have the longevity of the Dragon Clan, they definitely wouldn’t be able to live this long, so they should only be The inheritor.
"Are you Toret's new owner? ... I heard before that someone was riding a spirit horse and traveling around the border area. I didn't expect it to be true."
A soft and soft voice sounded. Compared with the cold attribute, the visiting mysterious girl looked at the witch lady next to the blessing point in the church. Under the brim of the wide witch hat, her eyes were casually looking at the figure in white clothes and black hair over there. Scanning, or through induction, it was determined who the current owner of the spirit horse was.
Wearing the snow witch's cloak, the doll girl's voice did not seem cold, but had an indescribable sense of mystery.
Just like the white snow falling in the dark night, it feels lonely and cold.
——Torrett?
So it turns out that it was because he recognized the horse that he found it?
The witch lady immediately understood. She nodded lightly and carefully looked at the witch opposite. She felt that the other party was not an enemy and did not feel any evil thoughts, so she tentatively asked: "I am talking to Torett We are traveling together, may I ask who you are...?"
"I'm the witch Rena. I just happen to know Torret's former master and have some connection with him... It happens to be rare to see him, so I came here to take a look."
The doll girl replied calmly.
Although the days of the Golden Law have passed, the golden trees have been uprooted, and the interference of the Supreme Will has moved away from the border.
But there are always some issues left over from history, such as her two fingers that have not yet been resolved, and the shadow of disaster sent by the two fingers. As an assassin, they have been trying to assassinate her... These things are all from the Supreme Will faction. A loyal dog will not give up its mission just because it has lost its owner for a short time.
The doll girl didn't want to get into any unnecessary trouble, so she simply used a pseudonym so that no one would be reminded of the former "Princess of the Moon".
"I'm Melina..." Miss Witch nodded lightly and thought quickly. She didn't think of any information about "Witch Lena". Either the other party was not very famous or very low-key, or she might be a fake. name.
Of course, this is not a big problem.
"Melina...I know."
Lani over there also thought about it seriously, but she also didn't remember who Melina was. She could only look at the figure in white clothes and black hair over there.
"What about this one? Don't you plan to chat at all?"
——This person didn't react at all, and didn't even look back at all, which really surprised her a little.
——Is this too vigilant or too indifferent?
"Um?"
The young man in white clothes and black hair raised his eyebrows and turned back to look at the doll girl: "Actually, I was just passing by. You guys can just chat. I'm not familiar with this Mu... and this Miss Melina either. The people we met just now didn’t come together.”
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"..."
Melina opened her mouth. She just wanted to explain that she was passing through this place and was resting here temporarily, but she was not the same traveler as the strange young man opposite. The witch lady probably misunderstood, maybe subconsciously. I feel that the two of them are companions——
But before she could speak, the strange traveler had already taken the lead in explaining.
And what she said... well, what should I say? It was obviously just a normal explanation, but she always felt like something was not right?
"...Is that so? It turns out that we are not companions." The doll girl who called herself Witch Rena was also stunned for a moment. She subconsciously thought that this was the case, so she also thought of trying to trick someone else. He said, "I thought you were partners of the Faded One and the Finger Witch."
Needless to say, those who fade are those who have lost the blessing and grace.
In the former border area, under the rule of the golden tree, people would receive the blessings and grace of the golden tree. When people are blessed by the golden tree, their eyes will shine with the same light as the golden tree. When some people lose the blessing, the golden light will naturally fade from their eyes.
Those who are expelled from the border area without blessing are called faded ones...
Only later, when the Elden Ring was shattered, when the long war turned the border area into a desperate situation, and no ordinary sane person could be found anymore, the Golden Tree was only able to summon the faded ones back. , let them turn the tide.
All we can say is that things in the world are unpredictable, with ups and downs, nothing more than this.
As for the Finger Witch, she only appeared after the Faded One appeared. They are given a special mission, and they are clergy who believe in the Golden Law and the Two Fingers, and guide the faded ones...
After such a long time, batch after batch of faded ones are constantly being summoned back to the junction, and such classic pairings are indeed not uncommon. Even in the borderland of recovery, the mission given to the Faded Ones and the duties entrusted to the Finger Witch seem to have lost their meaning of existence...
However, this does not affect the fact that they are still grouped together like this, traveling on various continents in the border area as if they depend on each other.
This is really a very common scene.
It’s late at night and everything is silent——
Encountered by chance in the boundless wilderness of Nimgefu, the blessing point of Malika Church exudes golden light, soft and warm. The two of them stayed quietly in the church, as if the Faded One was looking at the statue of Queen Malika, while the Finger Witch was sitting next to the blessing light, resting quietly...
The doll girl really subconsciously felt that maybe it was such a common pair, and it was normal to have such a preconceived idea.
"I'm not a finger witch." Melina shook her head.
"I am not a fader." The young man in white clothes and black hair shook his head.
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"..."
Okay, I bet both sides have misidentified each other... Lani shook her head helplessly. This Miss Melina was dressed like a traveling witch, and she also obviously had the power of grace belonging to the golden tree. It was really easy for people to misunderstand. , but I didn’t expect that she was not the finger witch at all.
Also, the strange man opposite him was not a faded person...but there was no golden light in his eyes, which meant that he was not blessed by the golden tree. This should be an obvious feature.
She made such a judgment with evidence.
Just like the blessing points scattered across the border——
People who were once favored by the golden tree have not lost their blessings, so they can easily distinguish those who have faded.
This is also the reason why many people suspect that the Golden Tree has not disappeared, but may just be imprisoned in the world on the moon. Because of this, there are many unclear or overly loyal forces, such as the Two Fingers and their shadow beasts, and the various loyal dogs that serve them, who dream of restoring the Golden Tree Era.
Of course it seems like a joke now.
After all, the golden trees have been uprooted, and the Elden Beast and the symbolic Elden Ring have been taken away. Even if you know that they have not been completely destroyed, they have just disappeared from the border and been transferred to the mysterious world. On the moon, detained.
However, what can this do?
The moon is located in the dark night followed by the stars, which is a height that even the sky cannot touch... Not to mention that now that the city in the sky has been re-established, at a height of the atmosphere that ordinary people cannot see with the naked eye, there is a fierce storm layer, and the Dragon Clan has once again become The king who controls the sky.
A group of god-defying thieves, not to mention entering the starry sky...
How to pass through the sky blocked by flying dragons and storms is still a problem...
The group of dragons have been very arrogant recently. They occasionally appear on the border and walk like crabs. They want everyone to know that their ancient glory is being revived. They must be very happy to bring those dragons to the border. The rebels burned and chewed them.
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Maybe there was a brief silence, maybe not.
"If you are Toret's new owner, then I have an item to hand over to you."
The doll girl's tone didn't sound awkward at all. She just nodded slightly to show that she understood. Then he naturally looked in the direction of Melina and changed the topic back: "That is also an item entrusted by Torrett's previous owner. According to the agreement, it now belongs to you."
The young man over there watched this scene with interest, twitching his eyebrows with a slightly curious expression.
Is there something wrong with how this plot unfolds?
Could it be that Melina, a piece of wood, will ride Toret to fight next, use the soul-summoning bell to summon her elder brother, and embark on the path of the bell-ringing servant... ah no, the King of Elden?
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