Blooming Tower of the West Wind

Hipper sat on the son of the soil again, and nodded thoughtfully. Theron sat beside her obediently. Seeing that they were silent, she suddenly interrupted: "I have an idea..." She looked at the two of them shyly. Adults, "It is rumored that someone may have done this on purpose? In order to prevent those who use shadow magic... Shadow mages—are they really low-level liches, teacher—since it was done on purpose, would there be someone who knew about it back then? Is someone secretly helping me? We might be able to find this person."

Hipper nodded, "Good idea. It seems that Raphael is hiding something from you, Virgil."

"My relationship with him is not good enough for him to tell me everything."

The answer doesn't matter, Virgil guesses, because Hipper has already gone to tell Theron whether the people who mainly use shadow magic are actually liches.

Virgil was left behind, side by side with Hektra. The blue gentleman adjusted his wristband and said, "The weather here is not very good, my body is going to be muddy."

"The side of Duolu Town used to be the border of the desert, and it is much better now. Fortunately, the wind has always been blowing from the west, and the east side of the desert has been eroded by wind and sand. If there are not a few mountains that seep snow, The whole desert would just keep moving eastward."

"Is that why there are often high mountains around the desert?" Hektra said, then floated up a little and looked at the silver-white desert in the distance from the way down the mountain.

"Hey, old man, there's actually one thing that bothers me a bit."

"Well, is there anything I can do for you?"

Virgil lowered his voice, "I think you are a reliable water lord. We have known each other for so many years. I have a little confusion about women. If it is solved, it will make me and you The kind of confusion that the master gets along with more happily, will you keep it a secret for me?"

"I will."

"These two days I feel a little... normal, Theron has shown a little enthusiasm for me, which flatters me. At the same time, the archmage has also shown a little warmth for me, as if he was afraid that I would be robbed by Theron Go the same way." He even spread his hands to express his surprise, "Of course, I like little girls very much, and I also like that little girls like me, but I don't think I will be the type that Hipper likes."

The azure blue gentleman smiled kindly, "Ma'am, I'm just afraid that your 'slutty virtue' will affect the little lady, and she's very worried."

"I know she's worried. She has a strong desire to possess the little beast. From my point of view, every time she insists on telling me that it's 'her little beast', it's not mine, nor is it shared with us."

"No matter in terms of contractual ownership or the energy put into raising the little lady, there is no objection to this." The water lord asked.

"I have also put my heart and soul into her growth. I have a special fate with her. Otherwise, how could I become the hunter who caught the monster who started the Kettler element riot?"

"As long as you are happy, maybe I don't really understand this point. I have seen many human beings. Young girls are easily attracted by the prodigals who have been around for many years, but the little lady is not the kind of young girl who fantasizes about love. She is more like Is a scholar like my master, more attracted to elements and the sense of accomplishment brought by breaking through difficult problems."

"You mean that there may be other reasons for her being warm to me?"

"I'm inclined to think so, because if she really had any affection for you, it would hit me too hard."

"...Your words hit me hard too."

"Or do you want me to tell my master to let her come and beat you in person?"

"I'm also quite afraid that this is the case. The archmage will definitely send me to see the Witch King against Theron's resentment." The Witch King is dead, and it is said that his soul was pressed in the depths of hell to accept the gods. Purification, bleaching can be completely destroyed.

"It's better not." The water lord gave him a warning look.

Virgil has been wronged extremely, and being admired by such a beautiful girl will indeed feel that his vanity has been greatly satisfied, but thinking about the troubles that will follow, Virgil is willing to pray to the Dragon God that such a thing will never happen.

"I would absolutely love to be friends with Theron, as I have with the Archmage, for 30 years and beyond."

"Well... I haven't observed anything yet. If humans don't understand the human mind, it will be even more difficult for the water lord. I am not even a flesh and blood creature. I can only find solutions from the experience I have accumulated through observation. , Look." Hektra spread out his hand, and its words made Virgil feel guilty of "how can you make things difficult for me".

When we actually arrived at the center of Dolu Town, the sky was already dark, Virgil was exhausted from walking, and the two elemental messengers only messed up their hair because of the strong wind, and everything else seemed to be just about to go out for an outing look.

Hipper's face was slightly pink because of the sun, and thin beads of sweat leaked from the tip of her nose. She reached out to wipe it off, then turned to Virgil and asked, "Why are you staring at me? What do you want to say?"

Virgil nodded quickly, "Eat, go to bed early, and start camping or staying overnight tomorrow morning."

At dinner, the weird scene reappeared, Theron had to sit next to Virgil, and Hipper sat opposite Virgil.Virgil finished his meal in fear, and after feeling the different enthusiasm of the two ladies, he went back to his room and locked the door. He still had a lot of things to do, including counting tools, sharpening weapons, preparing things for escape, etc. .

It is obviously much easier for a mage to travel. Hipper had already sat in front of the vanity mirror and loosened her hair. Theron came over for some reason and picked up a comb to help her comb her hair.

Platinum-blond hair was thin and soft, and slipped through her fingers without paying attention. Theron stroked her hair nostalgicly, so dazed that Hipper called her and didn't hear her.

A white hand covered hers, calling her softly: "Theron, what are you thinking?"

Theron blushed, thinking of the man in front of her, her teacher.

"Are you thinking about your mother?"

"No... As I said, I don't really care about revenge. I don't have any feeling of hatred. I'm even afraid that you will make me have to take revenge and I will feel a sense of fear... So I..."

"Are you still worried that you are a cold-blooded bad guy? Don't worry, I will respect your choice."

"……Um……"

She was still clutching Hipper's hair, and the archmage took the comb away from her, and patted her arm comfortingly, "Go to sleep, these days are just an outing, and the real hard journey is ahead, I'm afraid You won't get used to it."

Theron reluctantly watched Hipper lying on the bed with her slender limbs stretched out, watching the quilt cover her view.She'd been wanting another goodnight kiss these days, but Hipper's attitude that night had shown that this seemingly trivial act had long since become a burden on her—and Hipper wasn't willing to bear it anymore.

It was difficult for Theron to force Hipper to do something she didn't like. She was afraid of the disgust of the elemental king. An Xin forced her to do something she didn't like this time, and next time Hipper would simply avoid facing her.

From the dispute over whether to go to school last time, she knew that Hipper would not bow to her, and Hipper's evasive attitude could easily cut her heart to pieces, and Theron didn't even want to think about how To bear the second time.

The Archmage never pleases others, and those who hope to get her favor must rack their brains to please her.

But what you can’t get is always ten thousand times more worrying than what you can get at your fingertips. The goodnight kiss last time—although it was only on the forehead—was so different, it made people throb all over, and the joy came from the eyes, Or gushing out of your mouth.

Next time, if there is a next time, I want to kiss her too——

Will she be as happy as me?Or will you be even more unhappy?

The lights went out, and the starlight and moonlight were also isolated from the outside.Theron could see clearly in the dark, so he could also see the archmage's long eyelashes vibrate steadily with a certain rhythm as he breathed.

There were several times when Theron wanted to ask her if she was asleep, but as time went on, that became less and less likely.

But even if she didn't sleep, what could she ask? "Teacher, I want to kiss you too"?

There were also several times when she wanted to just get up and share a bed with Hipper, to get closer to her, to smell the unknown fragrance wrapped in old parchment, to cling to her soft and slender body. Body, if not, just holding her hand is fine too.

But that would scare her too, wouldn't it?She must not like it.

"Theron...haven't slept yet?" When she was restless, Hipper's steady voice suddenly pierced the night.

"teacher……?!"

Hipper turned over abruptly, "I heard you sigh, are you so nervous that you can't sleep?"

"... a little bit." If Hipper continued to ask, should she say "I need the teacher's goodnight kiss to sleep well"?Her eyes widened, watching Hipper's lips nervously.

Hipper looked at her, her lips opened slightly, as if she was about to speak, but she just smiled suddenly, "Come on, memorize the words, considering that you will go to sleep as soon as I speak Oldsnian, I think this is a good idea."

"...???" She was laughing a little badly, Theron thought.

"'bright'?"

Theron stared at her for a moment, then replied reluctantly, "...prabha."

"'Thought'?"

"...matih." Strange, really a little sleepy.

"'shadow'?"

Theron was angry and didn't answer, but actually fell asleep after a while.

Just before dawn, Theron was woken up by Hipper and pulled up to eat, and was dragged up to the Son of Earth in a ignorant state. Virgil walked in front and led them all the way up the mountain.

When we reached the top of the mountain, the sun rushed over unreservedly, and the vision became extremely wide. The white sand shone under our feet, and a river was sandwiched by two green corridors, stretching to the end of the world together with the white sand.

Theron suddenly woke up. The desert in front of him was the "Gate of Elements". The deeper he went into the center of the desert, the more difficult it was to control the elements, and the more unexplainable phenomena there were.