The surface is quite harmonious, but behind the scenes, the distorted daily life lasts for more than ten days.
In the blink of an eye, more than half of December has passed.
Varina maintained a rhythm of going to the Brave Bar once every three to five days. In addition to using the rest of his time to improve himself, he was forced to spend most of his time on Qili.
Because he sticks to the bottom line, his willpower has been fully tempered.
But other than that, he was used to having an extra person in his life.
Sometimes he even thinks, if Qili is not a witch and life is not an illusion, life like this seems to be pretty good?
It's a pity that there are no ifs in life.
Qili used various methods to break through his excuses and invade his territory, causing the relationship between the two to "heat up" rapidly.
There was less and less room for Varina to maneuver.
Her methods are fancy and cunning, making her hard to guard against.
There are many simple ones, such as the reward-style "If you do well, I will give you a small reward...", or the punishment-style "If you make a mistake, you must accept the punishment. I want you to give me...".
Of course, there are also some obviously elaborate traps.
For example, in the most recent one, when she was teaching Giant Language, there was a request hidden in the sentence she quoted. Varina failed to notice it and read out the answer as a trap.
So he agreed to Qili and allowed her to sleep on his arm.
Of course, this is a distorted version.
But it was obvious that after having a reason, Varina could not defeat the witch Qili.
So from then on, Varina could only sleep with the witch.
He felt that he was not far from overturning.
December 25th, Monday.
As soon as a ray of light appeared on the horizon, Varina hurriedly got up and left the warm bed, as if there was a man-eating beast inside.
The witch woke up and raised her head from the bed. She didn't complain about anything, she just blinked at him and said:
"You got up so early, so I didn't sleep well. I need to get some beauty sleep in the afternoon, so don't forget it."
Warina escaped out the door and stayed outside for a long time to enjoy the cool breeze, then tidied up his clothes and walked to the shooting club.
He was troubled. It had been three days and he still hadn't figured out a solution.
As he walked on the road, he fully understood that the fundamental reason why he resisted Qili was because he was afraid of "extreme pleasure."
He knew that "Assassin" and "Hunter" were adjacent paths, and the main symbols were disasters, which meant that "Ultimate Joy" was also a disaster.
Just by looking at the emotion of resistance and nostalgia that the red-haired Elaine in the original work would have after she escaped the witch's compulsion, we can imagine the horror of this disaster.
It can change people's hearts!
Varina believes that this is the most terrifying kind of power and can bring consequences worse than death.
He can set limits on himself, but he will never accept restrictions from outside.
Varina decided that if he couldn't find a solution today, he might have to choose an extreme method with unpredictable consequences.
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Shure Shooting Club, entrance reception.
Varina was very surprised to see Xio and Forsi here.
And it seems that they came here very early to wait for him, and they look a little uneasy and panicked. What happened?
Counting the days, he hadn't seen them for almost a month due to various things.
Because club members could only bring one guest in, Warina had no choice but to talk to them at the reception desk at the door and ask about the situation.
It took him a while to understand the general situation from the two people's narratives.
Here's the thing.
Last night, Xio went to an Extraordinary gathering in the North District. It was probably there that he was targeted and followed to his residence.
In the middle of the night, the enemy launched a surprise attack.
Fortunately, Forsi stayed in bed all day and was not discovered by the enemy. He was able to find the opportunity to "open the door" for a sneak attack, and then escaped with Xio.
They hid until dawn and did not dare to go back. Thinking of asking for his help, they tried to come here and wait.
When Varina heard this, his first reaction was surprise.
Because of the plot of the original work, he thought that the sisters would not be in great danger before Qilingos appeared.
During the previous contact, he had consciously observed that there were only three rough dark blue stones left on the silver bracelet that Forsi had hidden under his cuffs.
This was the most important basis for him to believe that they would not be in great danger, but unexpectedly he made a mistake.
Is this the change he brought about?
He quickly gave up exploring the pointless question because, regardless of whether it was true or not, he would choose to help whenever possible.
Varina turned to questioning the enemy's capabilities and assessing the danger.
Xio had a better say in this aspect, and she managed to survive a few moves with the enemy.
Her original description was: "The enemy is strong and agile, uses a two-handed sword, is good at fighting, and has certain swordsmanship skills."
Forsi added something for Xio: "The enemy can find their residence and should be very good at tracking them."
Based on Xio's description, Varina believed that the enemy was probably a "soldier."
But what Forsi added is also crucial. "Warriors" are not good at tracking. "Hunters" are excellent trackers, and their fighting abilities are also quite good.
Varina asked the enemy specifically whether he had spoken, used verbal attacks and provocations, and received a negative answer.
From this point of view, no matter which one it is, the enemy should still be Sequence 9.
Varina felt that if he was the first to assassinate, even if he could not kill an Extraordinary of the same level, he would still have an advantage... Moreover, the enemy might not stay in their residence.
The more likely scenario is that the enemy has already left, and he only needs to accompany Xio and Forsi back to pick up important items and transfer them.
And judging from the original plot, the danger for the two of them this time is probably just a false alarm...
Anyway, after careful consideration, Varina agreed to help, but there were conditions.
He will provide protection in secret. If there is no danger, he will not show up. If there is danger, they need to resist the first round of attacks by themselves.
While Forsi was still hesitating, Xio agreed, so she agreed.
After discussing it, the three of them left the club together.
Forsi and Xio led the way, while Warina was not far behind them, pretending to be a passerby in the same direction.
After walking three blocks, they came to a relatively remote street.
Seeing that there were no passers-by nearby, Forsi couldn't help but asked softly: "Varina, are you there?"
"exist."
The answer came from a certain corner, but when Forsi looked over, he could only see a dark shadow.
Forsi felt relieved, and Xio also took out the broken three-sided thorn and covered it with his left hand.
Then, they looked at each other, gained confidence and strength from each other, and entered the nearby apartment building together.
