wandering in the ashes of meman

Chapter 13 13·Wake Up Again
"...um...uh...cough cough!"

The ashes of plants and trees entered the nasal cavity through the gaps in the armor, and the slight discomfort caused Ashes, who had already recovered, to open his eyes.The surroundings are warm, and for Ashes, there is always only one place that can make him feel warm.That's where the campfire is.

The soul has already recovered, looking around, the fingers that were broken because of uncorking the elemental bottle at the beginning have also solidified again... After a moment of silence, Ashes sensed his state and found that there was no problem. Only then did he look at everything around him... This is a somewhat dim wooden house.The main structure of the house is entirely made of solid wood.And the place where he was was a sunken stone... altar?Although it is not very clear, but in terms of structure, this really looks like an altar.There is a familiar feeling of ashes in the burning flames. Although it is not known whether Hela has abandoned herself, at least Hela did scatter those ashes in.

"But having said that, what about others?" Ashes seemed a little puzzled, but there was no great disturbance in his heart... After all, the meeting between him and Hela was just a coincidence.As for fighting side by side and so on, Ashes is only fulfilling the oath he made in front of Old Wolf Faran.But Hela didn't know about this oath, nor did she make it.For Hela, she was still a stranger after all, and after achieving her goal, leaving was the more correct choice.

"At least my clothes are still there~" Ashes thought optimistically, but the sound of Hila's high-heeled shoes came from the side.

"It seems that you are recovering well." With the steaming food in her hand, Hela didn't care about the meaning of the ashes, so she casually sat on the table beside her and started eating.

"You didn't leave?" Ashes looked at Hela in front of him with some surprise.Hearing Hui Hui's words, Hela paused slightly, then shook her head helplessly.

"That guy's magic power containment inscription is still in my body... He activated him the moment before he lost consciousness. At least I don't plan to run around until this inscription is completely broken." While talking, Hela Skillfully using magic power to condense a pair of knives and forks, and then cut the steak in front of him into small pieces.Escaping from the Abyss of the Nine Realms, Hela is now very keen on the enjoyment of taste... In fact, if she had a choice, Hela would rather go to Asgard to declare herself with a rainstorm of swords and sharp blades return.It's a pity that the impact of the magic power containment rune on one's combat power is too great.Although it is now possible to rely on the magic power in the air to replenish, compared to the speed of its own recovery, simply relying on absorbing the magic power in the air is too slow... It is even a drop in the bucket.

What's more, the guy guarding the Rainbow Bridge is still Heimdall who fought with him and opened the way from Asgard to other worlds.That guy is Odin's loyal lackey. With him around, the Rainbow Bridge will not be open to him.

"Speaking of which, do you think that I will abandon you?"

"Of course." Without hiding the thoughts in his heart, Ashes said as a matter of course: "Even if it wasn't for that guy named Odin who said your name, I might not know your name until now~"

Hearing this, a strange look appeared on Hela's face.Indeed, as Ashes said.Before Odin came, there were only her and Ashes in the Abyss of the Nine Realms.As long as Ashes said "Hello" or "Hey" casually, Hela would know that she was calling her, so it seemed that she didn't take the initiative to mention her name... She didn't struggle with this matter for too long. In other words, Hela herself doesn't like to tell others the story of her betrayal in the past that is not considered glorious... It has nothing to do with whether she likes it or not, it's just because of her personality.

"Speaking of which, how is your recovery now?"

Hearing this, he nodded, and the ashes casually shook off the ashes of trees and ashes that had not yet burned out on the armor because he was lying in the fire. "It's much better, the soul has stopped escaping, and it has condensed again... How many days have I slept?"

"Three days."

"That's a little shorter than I thought...Speaking of which, where is this place? Is it the secret base you left behind 5000 years ago?"

Hearing this, Hela shook her head, and replied while chewing the veal steak: "This is a mage's training place in the atrium." After a pause, Hela continued: "5000 years have passed, I didn't expect the atrium... um , Such a powerful mage has appeared on the earth..."

While speaking, Hela shook her head with a little emotion.Atrium wasn't even out of ignorance when she commanded the Asgardian Legion's Crusade.Every time I saw the one-sided light and shadow left by my expedition, I would kneel down in shock and worship on the ground.It's not like now... It's actually possible that I can't beat that guy named "Gu Yi".Secondly, for the new name of the atrium called "Earth", Hela is a little uncomfortable...

Looking at the steaks that had been cut into small pieces in front of Hela, Ashes picked up a portion with his fingers curiously, the rich sauce sticking to his nails gave off the smell of spices.It was not clear what the smell was, as the ash was stuffed straight through the gap in the mouth of the helmet.Hela didn't pay too much attention to this, but looked at the ashes in front of her with a little interest and asked, "How does it taste?"

Chewing silently, after a while, Ashes shook his head helplessly. "Other than the texture, there's still no flavor...do you have onion wine?"

"Of course, I'm ready."

While talking, Hela took out a bottle of red wine that she "borrowed" from Master Ancient One from her bosom.With some expectation, Ashes uncorked the bottle.Then it poured into the gap in the armor.A little bit of wine fell to the ground along the edge of the armor, smacked his lips, Ashes shook his head in disappointment. "Compared to the ones in Locris City, this one is like white water, and the taste is a bit too weak..."

"It may be because you have a heavy mouth." Hela, who has a deep understanding of the taste of elemental bottles, shook her head.

After a moment of silence, Hela asked with some doubts: "Speaking of... until now, including when eating, you have never taken off your helmet... Is it because of some reason? When you When I was drowsy, I wanted to expose your head to get some air, but in the end I found that I couldn't pull it off no matter what."

"This." Hearing this, Ashes nodded, and then replied with some helplessness: "The armor on my body is inlaid with flesh and blood... just like Hawkeye Goff's helmet...Of course, if you I know what Hawkeye Goff said. Generally speaking, even if I want to take off this armor, it is very troublesome. As for the helmet, although it can be taken off...but the fireproof girl never lets it."

"It's the fire prevention girl again..." Hela frowned a little unhappily, but Hela didn't say this, but finished the food in front of her slowly and meticulously without saying a word.Wiping her lips, Hela stood up and said, "If you have nothing to do, come with me first. The mage named Gu Yi seems to have something to tell you."

Saying that, Hela shrugged her shoulders, and said with a nonchalant expression: "But you don't have to worry, I will help you if something goes wrong..." After a pause, Hela seemed to think of something and added : "But don't think too much, I'm only doing it because you helped me hold Odin back."

"Really." Not paying attention to the weirdness in Hela's tone, Ashes nodded calmly: "Then I am very grateful."

(End of this chapter)