West's Summer [Comprehensive English and American]

There are times when he really, really hates himself.Why, always seem so powerless and small.

Like a fragile glass doll in the hands of a child.

Perhaps, with a light pinch, it shattered.

In Ukiyo, now is the busiest time of the day.Even this kind of forest interlaced with the present world and the other side can't block the sunlight slowly falling from the branches and leaves, and dispel the few strands of coldness from the ground.

Ahead, is a crystal clear stream.It is recorded in the ancient books that Gaius showed them that it is the first dividing line that divides the world and the afterlife, and it is filled with the memory water of all beings' obsession. Just drink a drop, and you can see all the memories of the previous life clearly. Cause and effect, and destiny will eventually guide you on the way back to hell.

This was the second hour after being separated from Merlin. He almost exhausted all his energy before he managed to get here, within the true range of the Floating World Forest, but he still couldn't find any trace of the sorcerer.

——He should be in this direction obviously.

He picked up a handful of floating water and slapped it on his face. While washing away the dust and dirt, it also washed away the blood stains mixed with sweat.West raised his head and looked at Lin Hai, who was still bottomless in front of him, and for the first time showed a bit of anxiety between his brows.

'Merlin...'

Chasing the weak brain waves, he kept calling his companion's name, but no one answered as expected.The young man flicked his earrings irritably, remembering Merlin's suppressed magic before entering the forest, and the rumors of countless wizards who died in the center of the floating world, his heart seemed to be tightly clenched by something, and even opening his mouth to breathe seemed to be So heavy and difficult.

...Although I didn't mean to underestimate that person, but without magic, Emerys might not even be able to walk fifty steps in this extremely dangerous forest.

The pupils constricted, and the hands that hung down the water were clenched tightly.In the blink of an eye, the originally soothing and quiet stream seemed to be disturbed by something, and the water column shot up into the sky, whistling behind the young man with an absolutely unimaginable sharpness.Accompanied by the muffled bang of flesh and blood being cut, a water-seeking beast lurking in the grass waiting to kill West was torn in half in mid-air, and the splashed blood continued to drip into the originally clear stream, turning the pure It was stained turbidly, but miraculously, it didn't touch him in the slightest.

'court death. '

Standing up indifferently, he glanced back at the corpses of beasts and man-eating plants that covered the road.West lightly stretched out his hand and slid across the air, the blood beads frozen behind him fell to the ground like rain.In addition to the restored eyesight and mental power, this is probably the second miracle bestowed on him by Avalon—in this forest full of natural aura, the energy body that could only be felt by assimilating other people's consciousness unexpectedly also It has become within reach, so that in this desolate environment, even if there is only one person, he can completely manipulate any natural force he can touch.

Perhaps it was also because of this that in the floating world, too much external energy suppressed Merlin's magic to the extreme.It was already difficult to that extent on the outskirts of the forest. Now that he was in the central area where the aura was stronger, West really didn't dare to think about how weak the mage would be.

and--

His eyes fell on the direction of the mage's brainwaves in the distance, and the boy narrowed his eyes slightly.

He had a premonition that what awaited him in front of him was definitely not just as simple as 'finding Merlin'.

……

"You finally woke up."

The water dripping from the top of the cave hit the eyebrows and flowed down the corners of the eyes, bringing a slippery and cold touch.When the mage gradually regained consciousness from the emptiness, his vision changed from blurred to clear. Apart from the dizziness caused by the long-term coma and the damp and rotten smell of moss on his cheeks, he seemed to hear a slightly hoarse familiar voice. It rang suddenly in the ear.

"Serena?"

He turned his head and squinted his eyes, trying to see the shadow of the backlit figure around him.Merlin sat up from the ground slowly, looked around the dark cave where they lived now, with a puzzled expression: "What's going on? Where are we now?"

"This is the center of the Floating World Forest, the relics where the elves once lived." Sitting at the entrance of the sun-drenched cave, leaning on the rock wall with his knees bent, West turned his head to look at the mage, with those rare blue eyes like the ocean. With some gentle colors, "Remember? When we walked past the Unknown Road Monument, you were knocked out by the huge natural energy in the forest, and then the enchantment that guarded the floating world sent us here ... Although Avalon's prohibition restricts the use of magic, it's safe here, and you don't have to worry too much about it."

"is it?"

He rubbed his throbbing forehead, no matter how he thought about it, the memory was still interrupted at the moment when he stepped into the floating world.Merlin pinched his temples with some discomfort, but as if he suddenly realized something, he suddenly raised his head, and looked directly at the boy's eyes with a smile on his face:

"Serena, your eyes—!!"

"That's right, it's fully recovered."

He stood up, still smiling.West paced up to the mage, but instead of reaching out to him as usual, he half-kneeled in front of him, with an ambiguous bewitchment hidden in his blue jewel-like eyes, and slowly approached Merlin's face:

"You must be happy for me, Amoris?"

"Yes."

The conditioned reflex shrunk back, sticking to the cold and wet rock wall behind.Merlin stared at the young man who was getting closer and closer in front of him, turned his head in embarrassment, and a trace of indescribable confusion quietly crossed his mind.

"Serena, you..." were too close.

But the young man seemed not to notice his companion's embarrassment, and was still slowly approaching him.

"However, you have to know that this kind of recovery comes at a price... As long as I walk out of this forest and lose the support of natural energy, I will be beaten back to my original shape immediately."

It was almost on Merlin's lips.West laughed softly, lingering on the mage's cheeks like a tease, the airflow he exhaled sprayed into his ears with a slight scorching heat, and the gasping sound came out of nowhere, which made him tremble all over:

"So, stay here with me, okay?"

"Stay here forever and ever, just the two of us, okay?"

"you……"

Feeling the young man gently kissing his neck, all the way down, the tip of his nose ambiguously brushed against his sensitive jaw.Merlin took a deep breath, unable to bear the atmosphere anymore, he stretched out his hand and pushed away the 'boy' who was almost entangled with him.

"who are you?"

Contrary to the scorching body temperature, the mage's tone was as cold as ice scum.West would never call him 'Amoris', and would never ask him to go - after all, he is a person with scars all over his body. What kind of paranoia and pride does that boy have in his bones? Never give up until the goal is achieved, Merlin really knows it all too well.

"Although I didn't intend to deceive you, this reaction is too boring."

Being directly exposed, "West" was stunned, but he didn't care.Inserting his right hand into the slightly messy short brown hair, the expression on his face that was calm to the point of indifference was also replaced. He looked at Merlin who was still vigilantly sitting on the edge of the rock wall, with the corners of his eyes twitched, and there was a hint of indifference in his tone. Very strange interest:

"Aren't you always looking forward to this in your heart, Emerys? A normal person would want to do something at this time, right? As a result, you just pushed people away in such a bewildering way?"

"Don't talk to me like that with his face"

Ignoring the other party's teasing at all, Merlin's brows were tightly intertwined, and he stood up slowly: "Who are you?"

"Avalon is the kingdom of elves. I will live in the floating world, and of course I am also a member of the elves of the lake."

Smiling, whispered a few spells.With a flash of light, the one standing in front of the mage was no longer the boy he was familiar with, but an incomparably beautiful woman, with curly hair like a waterfall falling down to her knees. The only difference from humans was the pair of pointed hair. And long ears.

Lifting her chin, she glanced at the mage ambiguously: "You can call me Vivienne, Emerys."

"So, what do you think you bring me here? Where's West?"

Still not relaxing his vigilance, Merlin fixed his gaze on Vivian.Since the witch will dress up as Serena, it means that she must know the existence of West, and the worst prediction is that the boy, like him, will fall into the hands of the elves... Looking around, he will soon be in the stone In the corner of the cave, many engraved curse patterns of imprisonment were found.In this situation where there was no way to fight back, Merlin really couldn't convince himself to separate him from West. This elf witch would have any friendly intentions towards them.

Sure enough, she tapped the corner of her mouth lightly with her fingertips, and Vivian narrowed her eyes and smiled happily: "You mean the kid outside who is looking for you like crazy? I don't know how long he can last in this forest before Will it be torn apart by wild beasts?"

"you!!"

Not surprisingly, as long as he heard that West might be in deep danger, Merlin couldn't stand it anymore.He didn't want to chat with Vivienne for half a word. He was so anxious that he turned and ran towards the entrance of the cave, but it seemed that he was blocked by some transparent barrier, and he couldn't step out of the cave.

"Don't waste your time. You'll never get out of here without my permission."

Shi Shiran floated to the side of the mage who kept beating the transparent diaphragm, and Vivian held it in mid-air, and Merlin fell to the ground staggeringly as if his heart was pinched by something, in great pain.She looked at the sorcerer who was struggling to get up with pity, bent down, and lifted his chin, a golden light seemed to flash in the eyes that were as green as new leaves:

"I never thought that one day Emerys would visit Avalon, accompanied by that young man who was feared by fate... This is simply a gift from the gods."

"Stay here, Merlin. Before that boy responds to its call and liberates our clan, your value is nothing more than a hostage—and hostages don't need to keep their own thoughts."

"What do you... want... to do?"

It seemed to be firmly nailed in place by steel fibers, unable to move even a bit, but the soul was gradually pressed back into the depths of the body following the witch's spell.Squeezing out an intermittent broken sound from between his teeth, Merlin struggled to speak, but the docile light gray eyes that came from both sides were filled with rising anger at this moment.

"I won't do anything to you."

The spell lingering in the air became more and more urgent, and Vivienne approached the corner of the mage's mouth, her expression blurred as if bewitching:

"You just need to let West go where he should go, and then watch quietly... No matter what the result is, what kind of judgment the gods will give that boy, you will eventually return to your destiny alive—"

"He will listen to you, he will only listen to you."

This was the last sentence Merlin heard in its entirety, and what followed was like watching a movie that had nothing to do with him through a water curtain.He saw the golden light that symbolized magic flash in the witch's eyes, saw the airflow in the cave explode for a moment, saw his body convulse, and was immediately stripped of his personal will.Amidst Vivienne's chuckle, the mage slowly stood up like a puppet on a string. His light gray transparent pupils lost temperature, and his expression was numb to almost blank. No matter how the soul clamored to escape, it still couldn't resist the spirit from the lake. With magic, she followed the witch step by step out of the cave, and walked towards the brown-haired boy who was still unaware and unaware of the approaching danger.

Serena——

Never, never trust anyone.

"Merlin?!"

Su Er turned his head under the shadow of the trees mottled by the sun, and West's pupils dilated slightly.In the cool breeze coming towards him, he seemed to hear the call from the mage in the distance, and with the green sea above his head, gently rippling in every ray of scorching heat belonging to the scorching summer.

——It seems that something is coming.