The Adventure Story of the Devil, the Maid, and the Hero

The sunlight outside the window was blocked by thick curtains, and only the faint light from the burning candles on the table barely allowed the whole room to be seen clearly.

In such an environment, a certain figure with long black hair that was about to reach the ground was standing in front of the table, holding a piece of paper with a circle of strange patterns between his fingers.

She slowly lifted the piece of paper to her eyes, and the patterns on it changed into specific characters after a burst of dark purple light.

"...Gee, what?"

The black-haired woman scoffed at this, and the corners of her mouth slowly turned into a sarcastic smile.

Then she took out the pocket watch, looked at the time by the faint candlelight, then let go, the pocket watch fell to the ground with a "snap" and shook a few times.

The black-haired woman walked to the door unhurriedly, paused, pushed the door open without hesitation, strode out of the house without looking back.

It was dusk outside the house at this time, and the setting sun was shining brightly, dyeing half of the sky red. On the neck that was not completely covered by the black hair, there were faintly visible dark red patterns that looked like lilies.

At the same time, Shirpasha and his party followed the route given by the vampire, walked through the fifth fork, and walked a certain distance, and finally heard a voice vaguely.

"This way!"

As Iluna said, she quickened her pace and rushed to the place where the sound came from.

The rest of the people followed closely, and they all heard the content of the voice clearly when they approached.

"Hello~ is there anyone?"

I don’t know if it’s because I’ve shouted this many times, and my voice sounds hoarse and weak, but it’s indeed the target that Shirpasha and the others are looking for—a girl named Ollie, with a voice about the same age .

"I always feel that this picture seems a little familiar."

Going closer, Yulia couldn't help but said.

The thin, short-haired girl was wearing a dark cloth and carrying a dusty and slightly flat cloth bag. She was falling into the trap and looking up at the few people.

——It was exactly the same as when I saw Fuono back then.

"Ah," Fuono looked at the picture in front of him and muttered softly, "Looking at it this way, maybe falling into a trap is actually quite normal."

"Fu Nuo also fell into the trap?"

April frowned slightly, looking at her childhood sweetheart.

"Hey," Fuono shook his head immediately, "No, I just saw it before."

——The idiot who accidentally fell down because he saw a mouse was not her, and she must not take the blame for this.

"Well, can you let me out first?"

The girl at the bottom of the pit looked at the people above who seemed to be ignoring her, and spoke lines that seemed familiar.

After a few people rescued her, they confirmed that she was fine. After she drank some water and ate some food and finally stabilized her mood, Iluna stepped forward and asked:

"Can I ask, how did you fall?"

"Hey, this part of the ground is basically the same as the surrounding ones. Who knew that it sank as soon as I stepped on it."

The short-haired girl complained.

"So, I always feel that there is something missing in the original trap." Iluna dragged her chin and said, "It turns out that I forgot to apply the illusion of cover."

"Because I don't think it is necessary to use illusion at all. It is best to be able to experiment with the formations behind."

Shirpasha next to him explained.

"what are you guys saying?"

April looked at them puzzled.

"It's nothing, it's just a little negligence in setting up the trap."

Shilpasha replied perfunctorily.

At this time, Giulia looked at the short-haired girl who was a little overwhelmed by being ignored again, and asked in order to avoid repeating the previous oolong:

"To confirm, what is your name?"

"Olly."

Great, the name fits.But what needs to be further confirmed is-

"The Ollie from Candice's friend?"

"That's right, it's Candice's friend Ollie." After the short-haired girl finished speaking, she looked at Julia with some doubts, "By the way, why do you know Candice?" Then she seemed to think of something, " Ah, could it be..."

Giulia saw that the other party seemed to have guessed the reason, so she affirmed:

"That's right..."

"Some of you actually have unreasonable thoughts about Candice!?"

"...No, we came to you at the entrustment of Miss Candice."

Yulia, who was interrupted, had to take back her foreword, and explained to Ollie, who seemed to have an inexplicable light in her eyes, as if she had already made up a long novel "The Bitter Daily Life of a Secret Lover".

"That's it."

Ollie looked disappointed.

"Then we..."

Thinking about the possibility of returning to the town before the sun goes down, Giulia was about to propose to go back quickly, but saw Iluna's expression suddenly changed.

"someone is coming."

Just as her words fell, a gust of breeze blew past, and the visitor appeared in everyone's field of vision with silent and light steps.The figure with black hair and purple pupils was wearing a thin gauze, the long hair that was almost falling to the ground was blown by the wind, and the crimson pattern on the neck was clearly visible.

"... Demon Race."

The moment she noticed the pattern, April murmured, and then immediately put herself on guard, standing in front of her childhood sweetheart.

Giulia sighed in her heart, and clenched the staff in her hand.Oli, who sensed that the atmosphere was not right, shrank behind the nearest Silpasha, while Iluna looked at the visitor with great interest.

"Several, I just want to take the prey."

After a while, the black-haired woman spoke first, her dull purple eyes staring at Shirpasha - Ollie behind her.

"Yes, yes, yes, yes, sorry...I didn't fall into the trap on purpose, please don't eat me."

The short-haired girl said tremblingly.

"It's not for eating, it's for testing."

The black-haired woman corrected patiently.

"Experiment, what experiment?... Ah, by the way, what is your name? This is the first time Luna has seen a living demon. Have you really followed the demon king before?"

Seeing that the other party is not only currently not planning to take a direct and strong hand, but also seems to be willing to communicate, Iluna asked happily.

"About the experiment of immortality, I...it's just a mere pursuit of immortality. The ancestors of our people did pursue Sir Shirpasha in the ancient past."

The black-haired woman turned her head to look at her, her eyes still lacking much luster, and she answered each question one by one with a flat voice as if reciting lines, but her hand hanging by her side was slightly clenched.

Giulia took advantage of their conversation to cast a few defense and buff spells silently.

"What about now?"

Iluna continued to ask.

"That kind of thing..." The black-haired woman clenched her hands even tighter, her fingertips pierced her palms, and the bright red liquid slowly seeped out. She sneered and her voice became hoarse. How could I know that the ethnic group has broken ties, and you have too many problems."

"So, do you want to do it?"

Iluna pulled out an arrow and asked politely.

In a shadow behind the bushes not far away, a pair of eyes are watching all this silently.

The author has something to say:

Widowmaker (Fritillariacamschatcensis) flower language: "curse"