Miss Zashiki

As Kuroba Hideki said, the figure that silently appeared in front of them was just a little girl in her early ten years of age—slim and petite, with long black hair hanging down to her waist The clothes all over her body are exquisite and luxurious, but there is a mask on her face, so that people can't see the details clearly.

However, unlike the half-face mask on Kuroba Akito's face, this one she wore strictly covered the entire facial features.And just from its shape, it also looks a bit weird-the mouth protrudes outwards, and there is a gap between the upper and lower jaws, and there are even two rows of fine animal-like fangs in between.

At this point, Fu Xiaoyue's attention was inexplicably drawn to a strange place, and she began to ponder over a question—what kind of design is the shape of this mask?

It wasn't until she heard Tomato behind her, grunting and baring her teeth in protest at the stranger in front of her, that she suddenly realized: that should be the molded shape of a dog's face.

——Fu Xiaoyue thinks that it must be because the other party's appearance looks too lacking in deterrence, so she has the leisure to think about all these things...

While she was silently ashamed of her untimely leisurely attitude, the other party looked at them all through the mask, and then tilted her head slightly playfully: "The number of people is much larger than I thought. .”

The rest of the team were obviously wary of her. Even Hideki Kuroba, who was said to have been saved by her, stared at her seriously: "Who is Your Excellency? What are your intentions?"

The other party seemed to hear some interesting question, and giggled.The original crisp and soft laughter sounded a little muffled because of a mask.

When she finally finished laughing, there was still a bit of joy in her answering voice: "Don't you guys want to go to Rose Castle, I'll take you there."

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"Are you sure you don't know her? Have you ever seen someone like her?" Fu Xiaoyue carefully glanced at the girl who was leading the way with brisk steps while humming a song, and lowered her voice. , asked Kuroba Hideki behind him.

The wolf demon girl frowned and thought hard for a while, then finally shook her head: "I really have no impression."

"That's really strange, why did she just save you..." Fu Xiaoyue leaned on the drug seller's shoulder, propping his chin with the back of his hand: "By the way, what do you want to go to Rose Castle? "

Heroba Hideki hesitated for a moment, but still took off the quiver on his back, and under Fu Xiaozhang's puzzled gaze, he took out two arrows from it and handed it to her.

Fu Xiaoyue didn't know why, so he took it and compared it for a while. In the end, he had no other gains except roughly confirming that the shapes of the two arrows were exactly the same.

At this time, Kuroba Hideki drew a third arrow from the quiver and handed it to her.

"..."

——Is this to let her solve the puzzle?Wouldn't it be better for her to admit the fact that her IQ is actually better than chickens...?

Bite the bullet and took the third arrow, Fu Xiaoyue silently formulated the next action plan - if she still can't see why, she will ask the medicine seller for help!

But this time, she quickly discovered the problem: Compared with the first two arrows, the third arrow is a bit longer, and the quality of the arrow body is also newer and stronger.In addition, on the tails of the first two arrows, there is a lifelike butterfly-like engraving, while the third arrow is blank.

——so?Does this have something to do with the question she asked earlier?

"This arrow was polished and made by me." As Kuroba Hideki said, he withdrew the third arrow from her hand and put it back into the quiver: "It's the same as the other arrows in this quiver."

"Then these two—?"

The wolf demon girl in front of her took a deep breath, her gaze was as firm as her expression: "I'm telling you the truth. Fifteen years ago, when Xia Chu went out to practice, due to her weak strength and lack of experience, she almost died at the hands of another demon. Exit the mouth of the beast. Fortunately, someone passed by at that time, so the next life was saved."

Fu Xiaoyue blinked his eyes in a daze, and heard a sense of deja vu from the narration, and then saw the other party take another arrow from his hand: "At that time, the benefactor saved I am using this arrow."

"..."

Fu Xiaoyue came back to his senses and almost laughed out loud on the spot: "Hey, isn't that Yuanbo—"

However, the wolf demon girl seemed to be trapped in some kind of memory. Looking at the arrow in her hand, she continued: "——It's really unimaginable. Judging from the appearance of that person, she should be just an underage girl among human beings, but only In just one glance, I was deeply attracted by the bow art she showed!"

"..." Fu Xiaoyue's words came to an abrupt end, and Baba stared at her with wide eyes in astonishment.

--What?

"You mean...you got into archery because you were rescued by...an underage human girl?" She took a lot of effort not to distort her facial features, and asked with difficulty to confirm.

The wolf demon girl nodded: "Before I was rescued by my benefactor, I was slightly injured. My benefactor is kind and will take me back to my residence to take care of me carefully. During the healing period, I not only succeeded in transforming into form, but also asked my benefactor for advice on the source of the bow. Come on... the vastness of the way of bow, even if you only touch a strand of it, you will be fascinated by it!"

"Kowdo makes me feel peaceful, and it also helps me become stronger from the inside." Hideki Kuroba finally finished his journey of memories, and concluded with a slight sigh: "Without her back then, I would not be who I am now."

"..."

--wrong!This is different from the version she knows!

——God!How can the cp be dismantled by the master himself on the spot?

——Which little goblin of unknown origin dares to steal the show of the No. [-] noble son of Ping'an capital! ?

Breaking away from the "beautiful memories" of the past, the wolf demon girl had a gentle smile on her brows and eyes, and when she raised her eyes, she instantly touched the gloomy expression on the girl's face in front of her, and she was slightly startled: "...what's wrong?" ?”

Fu Xiaoyue only felt his mouth was dry, and waved his hands helplessly, wanting to cry but without tears: "Don't mention it..."

But when she waved her hand, she remembered that she still had an arrow in her hand, "Huh? That arrow was left when she saved you. What about this one? Could it be... Could it be that you took one and didn't pay attention?" Satisfied, I stole another one! And I have been thinking about her for 15 years! Whenever I have time, I will take it out and touch it a few times to express my lovesickness!"

Fu Xiaoyue's brain was filled with indignation throughout the demon.

——These two orange bitches!

Kuroba Hideki was tongue-tied for several seconds under the slander and slander that came out of her mouth, it was too absurd and even a little bit embarrassed, and hurriedly denied: "Of course not! How can this be the case between me and my benefactor— — This arrow was given to me after the Lord saved me when I entered Rose Island last time, and before leaving!"

"……what?"

Slightly waking up from the nameless anger caused by the excessive gap, Fu Xiaoyue was stunned for a moment, then turned his head and looked at the girl leading the way ahead.

She gave it to Hideki Kuroba?How could she have such an arrow exactly the same?

--and many more.

An underage human girl... Fu Xiaoyue looked at the immature figure in front of her again, and turned to Hideki Kuroba suspiciously: "You never thought that she might be the one—"

Quickly understanding what she meant, the wolf demon girl shook her head confidently: "Impossible. The benefactor who saved me, although talented, is human after all. After so many years, how could she only have such a figure? ?”

"Oh..." Fu Xiaoyue nodded thoughtfully, recalling something: "You haven't finished talking yet, why do you want to enter Rose Castle this time? Does it have anything to do with the arrow she gave you? "

Hearing this, Hideki Kuroba showed a dignified expression between his brows and eyes, and slightly raised his chin towards the girl in front of the team as a gesture: "When she gave me this arrow back then, she told me , my benefactor is currently trapped in Rose Castle."

"..."

Fu Xiaoyue finally figured out the reason of the whole thing.From this point of view, Kuroba Hideki probably wanted to enter the Rose Castle to save people, but he had no choice but to fight again this time.

——Should I say that she is straightforward and easy to deceive?Or is it a matter of love and righteousness?

Fu Xiaoyue looked at the unsuspecting and honest look of the wolf demon girl in front of him, and could only choke for a while—whether her benefactor was really in the Rose Castle or not, didn't she doubt that the other party sent the news to him? Tell her, for what purpose?

Thinking of this, she couldn't help turning her head with some anxiety, and stared at the slender figure again.

...Do you want to ask?

Just when she was struggling, a voice suddenly sounded beside her, interrupting her thoughts.

"Ah sneeze!"

She froze for a moment, and as soon as she looked in the direction of the sound source, she saw Miss Jiuming Cat sneezed two more times: "Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah——!"

"Xiao Jiu? What's wrong?"

Jiuming Mao rubbed his nose vigorously, and frowned tightly between his brows: "What kind of strange smell is this, meow!?"

Does it smell like something?Fu Xiaoyue hurriedly took a few breaths, but didn't smell anything.

The dog god boy next to him also moved his nose a few times, and his eyes seemed to be stimulated by something, and he narrowed his eyes slightly: "Master... it's a bit spicy."

Sensing that the whole team stopped, the girl leading the way kept walking, and she only tilted her head slightly: "Smell, it means that we are coming soon, bear with it."

--what?

Walking forward for a while, Fu Xiaoyue also smelled the smell, and at the same time found the source of the smell - it was a plant nearly half the height of a person, with dark green stems and wrinkled dark purple leaves. Curl.

As they walked forward, the plants spread from a few sporadic plants to large patches, and the smell became stronger and stronger—at first it was just a faint fragrance, and later it was almost spicy. coming.

Inugami and Jiumingmao, who are especially sensitive to the five senses beside them, both sneezed continuously, and Fu Xiaoyue couldn't help covering his nose with tears, and asked in a low voice: "Mr. Yaolang, what is this thing? Is it poisonous?" ?”

The drug seller shook his head lightly: "Zisu."

—— Perilla?

Is it the perilla she knows?The kind that can be used for cooking?But how come it grows so tall?Is this a mutant?! ?

……

Finally, after passing through the last piece of "perilla" forest, and hearing the girl's smiling "arrival", all the members in the team were only busy breathing in the long-lost fresh air, and they couldn't care less about admiring the sight in front of them. The appearance of the castle.

The girl looked up at the magnificent building in front of her, and sighed with satisfaction: "Although the process has been a little twists and turns, it is still worthwhile to reach the destination! Everyone, don't you think so? "

"Of course it's easy for you to wear a gas mask! Standing and talking won't hurt your back!" Fu Xiaoyue wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes, and couldn't hold back his mouth for a while.

——Maybe she is wearing a weird mask for this purpose, she is too cunning!

"...a mask?" The girl responded with some doubts, turned her head to look at them, and pointed to her own face: "Is this what you're talking about?"

Fu Xiaoyue saw where her fingers were pointing, but his eyes widened in an instant, and he exclaimed in surprise.

She remembers very clearly that when they first met, there was clearly a naive smiling face painted on the mask of the other party, but when she turned her head at this time, the original protruding mouth remained unchanged, but the smiling face above it turned into a mournful one. There are still a few vivid teardrops under the eyes.

As if aware of their surprise, the girl thought of something and tilted her head: "Ah, it's all because the taste was too spicy just now... I'm sorry, I'm sorry." The edge of the mask was lightly tapped, and in an instant, the mournful expression was replaced by the original smiling face.

"..."

——What kind of drama is Face Changing from?

Fu Xiaoyue was thinking nonchalantly, and then saw the girl in front of her continue her previous words, smiling again and saying:

"This is not a mask, this is my face."