In autumn, when the leaves fall, the breeze blows, and all the good things come unexpectedly, while those summer regrets finally become yesterday's nothing, left in the memory, and it is inconvenient to mention it again.
"So, where are we going?"
Having received Xilu's invitation earlier, Artolis, who was confused, rushed to the Eternal Capital as soon as possible, but she did not expect that the little girl who came to greet her did not mention a word about it. In desperation, Artolis Si followed the other party's expectations, and after following him trotting all the way to the guild square, looking at the scene in front of her, she realized what the other party really meant as if she had just woken up from a dream.
——Autumn Moon Festival!
In the past, it was also called the Wind Lantern Festival. It was a special festival held in the Phantom World every year from late summer to autumn. The preparation time for the Autumn Moon Festival is six days. During these six days, the Eternal City will no longer only allow members to enter and exit, but will be open to the public to enjoy this celebration together.
Looking at the hustle and bustle of the square, the people coming and going are immersed in the joy and peace of the festival. The street vendors set up their stalls and take the trouble to shout, the merchants are glowing with their faces, pushing cups and changing glasses, and the young members are not to be left behind. Various entertainment projects have been planned and carried out nearby, and everyone is working hard to get themselves into the atmosphere of the festival.
Familiar people, familiar noises, the noises that existed in the philistine world in the past, did not make Artolis feel upset, but rather a kind of enjoyment. At the end of the recession, it is the "day when the wind rises" that will usher in a week. That day is when the fog lifts, and people immersed in the festival also light these wind lanterns made or purchased and let them fly.
As a blessing or a prayer.
People entrust their hopes to the bright lamp and let the wind carry them far away.
"Wind Lantern Festival..." A murmur came from her mouth. For some reason, when talking about this festival, Artolis would always think of a person, a traveler who had been indifferent all his life but was dwelling on the past at the end of the road.
"GuluGulu~"
"Pu Chi Pu Chi~"
"唧唧唧唧~"
"Wow~"
"Uh... I said, why are you making such weird noises?" The strange onomatopoeia came to her ears, which brought Artolis's thoughts back to her eyes. She just stared at the group of girls in front of her. Artoris felt ashamed.
"Forget Xilu, Lilith and Bai Ya, how come you, Kaguya, were assimilated along with you?"
"Hey, I'm just chiming in, don't be offended, don't be offended...what? Do you think you can surround me? Don't even look at who is standing in front of you!"
Kaguya, who never left her attention on the game console in her hand, took the time to glance at Artoris. After briefly showing her cuteness, she once again devoted her whole body and soul to the exciting "battle".
As a senior otaku, everyone is not surprised by Kaguya's situation. Rolling her eyes wordlessly, Artolis turned her head, facing Lilith's probing gaze, and said:
"Don't say that these are not available. The celebration has been open for a long time. I have been waiting for you for so long, so why don't I give you some token of gratitude." Lilith raised her head, looked into Artolis's eyes, and said with a smile on her face. smiled maliciously.
"I don't remember that our little witch still lacks this little pocket money?" She handed over the ten-faced Imisden to the other party. Seeing a hint of joy gradually appear on the little guy's face, Artolis hugged it with both hands. His chest looked unhappy.
"Although this is true, as the saying goes, free prostitution is the way to go!" Lilith smiled, then threw the money up, and then a pair of dark purple hands took out from under her hood, Under Atoris's surprised gaze, she grabbed all the currencies at lightning speed, and then retracted them back into the hood.
"Is this the new contracted beast you mentioned earlier?" Seeing this, Artoris raised her eyebrows.
"Oh yes, I forgot to introduce it to Artolis." Seeing Artolis' surprised look, Lilith hammered her palm as if she remembered something, and then pulled the little thing out of her hood. out.
"Humph, it's her! The god-level auxiliary contracted beast - Pu Pu!" Lilith pinched the little thing's armpits with both hands, narrowed her eyes slightly as if introducing a treasure, and held it up to Artolis. .
"Pu Pu, it sounds like a really unpretentious name."
The little devil with undead attributes was very cute. His dark purple skin did not look rough with scales like Artoris had imagined. Instead, it was quite delicate and smooth. Artoris couldn't help but reach out and pinch it.
"You, you, you... don't come over!"
The little devil seemed to be very timid. After staring at each other for a while with Artoris, he finally lost to Artolis's aura and shudderingly held the black one in his hand. The little steel fork pointed at Artolis's nose, looking like she was about to cry without tears, which made people laugh.
"She seemed really scared." Artolis touched her nose. In her impression, she shouldn't be that scary.
"Please, Artoris is not a devil, and you are a god-level spiritual beast!" Seeing Pu Pu's frightened look, Lilith, who felt she had lost face, suppressed her smile in embarrassment, and then took revenge as fiercely as possible. I pinched the small thing twice.
"Although...but...she has an unpleasant smell on her body, a...a smell that I don't want to get close to at all!"
"Bad smell?" After hearing these words, not only Lilith, but also everyone present turned their attention to the little devil in Lilith's hands.
"Sister Liz's body smells bad? Why don't I smell it?"
Seeing Xilu's confused look, Artoris frowned slightly, turned her head and unexpectedly met Kaguya's gaze.
"It seems that you have also noticed this strangeness." At this time, the voice of the Wolf King came from the head: "Even with a keen sense of smell, I haven't found anything strange in you. If what this little devil said is true, , then it is very likely that she has the ability to sense the residual karma on your body."
"Karma, is it left?" Artolis muttered silently in her heart. Kaguya's eyes seemed to see some clues in her body. That look couldn't help but remind Artolis of what Baron said to her earlier. Those words I passed.
"Do you want to tell them?" Sensing Artoris's psychological struggle at this moment, the Wolf King sighed and chose to add fuel to the fire: "As I see it, now is obviously the best opportunity."
"Let's see again!" After thinking about it, Artolis rejected the Wolf King's suggestion in her mind, and immediately moved her eyes away from Kaguya and fell on Lilith again.
"Maybe there really is that subtle smell. It can only be said that Pu Pu's nose is more sensitive. You must know that even Master Feng has never noticed the smell."
"Really, it's just a simple smell?" Seeing Artoris' indifferent look, Kaguya gradually put down the game in her hands, her pretty eyebrows slightly frowned, and she stared at Artolis with a pair of clear eyes, as if suspicious. Difa asked.
"I guess so……"
