Artoria wants to read people's hearts

With a blessing from Purgatory Kyojuro, Arturia waved goodbye to the Purgatory family, then turned and left the headquarters of the Ghost Slayer Squad, which was full of wisteria flowers.

All the way down, stepping on the mossy stone steps, she took the sun wheel knife and the crow, and headed southeast.

This was her first official mission after becoming a member of the Ghost Slayer Squad, so no matter what, she swore in her heart that she would complete this mission beautifully.

On the road, the shade of the trees is thicker than before, and the flowering branches are also bearing small fruits.

Artoria walked on the dirt country road, humming the songs of her hometown while running.

"In the light rain at dusk, the lake is shimmering and sleepy

A flower of self-cultivation that blooms in silence

The fruit of success bears fruit in the light

Go wandering with the most beautiful dream, and the wanderer will eventually return to the most beautiful place...."

It is an ancient British folk song, and it is the nostalgia in the heart of only Artoria.

In this world, maybe no one can understand it.

Perhaps it was because the song aroused the crow's interest. It hovered five meters above the girl's head, opened its bird pecks and sang along enthusiastically.

"Ah~ southeast southeast, southeast, southeast—ah!"

It sings with excitement, and the broken gong voice is even more beautiful.

But for Artoria, who has excellent hearing, this song is like a magic sound piercing her ears, which is an extremely painful torture.

She endured and endured, and finally she couldn't bear it and growled, "Enough! Can you stop singing?!"

The red-eyed and black-feathered crow gave her a disdainful glance, spread its wings and gracefully drew a character horoscope in the air.

Lue Lue, be silly, sir, I can fly, you two-legged beast can't hit me even if you want to.

"Ah ~ southeast——"

It continued to sing recklessly, without noticing that the blond girl's eyes were already in danger.

It seems to have a psychological existence of revenge. In order to avenge the humiliation of being threatened to eat crow meat last time, it is constantly jumping back and forth on the edge of danger.

This situation made Arturia take a deep breath.

Her eyes were fixed on the crow in the sky, and her running at a constant speed suddenly accelerated, and then she stepped on the ground with her left foot, and the whole person flew into the air.

No more, no less, five meters high.

"Gah-!"

The crow was so frightened that it could not help but let out a goose call, and the originally smooth feathers on its body could not help but explode with a "boom".

Arturia was completely indifferent to this, she stretched out her right hand expressionlessly, hit the black tiger out of the heart and strangled the crow's neck.

After that, with the acceleration of gravity, one person and one bird returned to the ground again.

"Children's boots for the crow, I'm afraid of myself when I'm angry, and a mere crow will eat it if it wants to." She showed her brightest smile, but for some reason, the crow that saw this smile felt all over her body. chills.

"I like quiet." The girl approached its trembling bead eyes with a smile/squint, "So can you shut your mouth?"

"...Gah."

The person who knows the current affairs is Jun Niao, and the crow nodded decisively, "Quiet, I like it!"

Hearing these words, Arturia smiled with satisfaction, and then let go of her right hand that was holding the fate of it by the throat.

"Hey, you're really obedient."

When freedom returned to itself again, the crow flapped its wings in a panic and flew back into the sky again.

It was still five meters high, but this time, it chose to close its bird peck obediently.

Terrible... really terrible.

This blond two-legged beast is really terrifying, for the sake of his own life, it is better for him to obediently stop causing trouble.

Well........

Damn it, the air is shaking and cold, when will we crows really stand up? ! (;???Д??`)

Continue to run forward, from dawn to sunset.

The wind is soft at dusk, and the sunset is filled with warm orange.

The light blue sky is a little pink, Artoria stepped into this small town at such a moment.

"We have arrived."

As she spoke, she raised her eyes and looked around.

The town is lively, and the surrounding hawking is very noisy.

The Western style and Heshi's style of clothing blend together, all of which are reflected in the eyes of the blond king.

Some people sang and drank in the smoke of cooking in shops or food stalls, and some people slammed into the spring evening wind head-on with their eyes rolling.

There is also a quaint barber shop at the corner of the street. Although the barber's face has been eroded by the years, he is still able to operate the tools with ease.

Red, yellow, blue, white and black, sweet and sour, bitter, spicy and salty.

Sifang Shishi is nothing more than a bowl of human fireworks.

Eye pupils moved slightly, and an indescribable feeling suddenly rose in Artoria's heart at this moment.

Just because this is... Taisho.

Chapter 13 The bottom hem deflects the blue light like the sea (two in one)

The vast sunset light hung leisurely on the edge of the town, reflecting the thousands of tiles in a blood red, and the sun finally set.

One person, one knife, one bird, after Arturia walked through the narrow stone road, she came to an inn with a wisteria pattern painted on it.

Shaking the cloak behind her, she reached out and pushed the door open.

"Welcome—" It was a girlish voice with a slightly immature voice.

As soon as the words were spoken, the noren curtain at the back kitchen was lifted by a brown-haired girl.

"This beautiful lady." Artoria said gently, "I'm alone, please help me prepare some dinner."

Following the sound, the little girl was slightly stunned when she saw the team uniform on her body, and then she suddenly opened her eyes wide as if she realized something.

"Master of the Ghost Killing Squad?!"

She covered her mouth with her hand and exclaimed softly.

"I'm indeed from the Ghost Slayer Squad." Nodding, Artoria said with a smile, "But you don't need to call me Sir, you can just call me Pendragon."

She said, and then took a few steps forward.

Lowering her eyes, she looked down at the Kanban lady in the Fujiya Hotel.

There are two shallow dimples on her face, maybe because of her young age, the little girl was born with a good complexion that ordinary women spend money and time to fake with rouge and gouache, so fresh that people will forget their mouths when they see it. Thirsty and gluttonous, like the best fruit.

Very good, very energetic.

Artoria nodded secretly in her heart as if Mr. Purgatory had possessed her.

It seems that the hauntings in this town did not have much impact on the 'partners' of the ghost killing team.

"Big...Miss Pendragon, you have received a mission to come here to kill ghosts, right?" the brown-haired girl asked cautiously.

"That's right, the destination of the mission I received is here." Artoria said while looking around.

The lighting in the store is soft, and there is a big pot near the corner, something is cooking in it, and it is exuding a strong aroma that whets the appetite.

"May I sit here, please?"

She pointed to the place near the wall, then turned her head and said to the little kanban lady.

"Ah, of course." Nodding in panic, the girl took two steps forward and stretched out her hand to invite, "Then... please sit here."

In the evening, it was already dark.

The crow stayed quietly at the side, and a middle-aged man with a white towel tied on his head came to her from the back kitchen.

"I'm sorry, my lord." The man touched the back of his head, "This is the first time she's seen a member of the Ghost Killing Squad, so the little girl is a little excited."

This is the owner of the hotel and the father of the little kanban lady.

Being called out from the back kitchen in a hurry by his daughter, there was a trace of gentle helplessness on his vicissitudes face.

"My lord, you must be hungry all the way here." The man smiled, "Is there anything you want to eat? Please tell me, as long as there are materials in the store, I can make it."

The self-confidence of the craftsman is clearly expressed between the lines.

"That's right, my father's cooking skills are great!" The little girl said proudly with her chin raised, "No matter what kind of dish it is, he can cook it."

It's so cute, it makes everyone who sees it feel happy.

"In this case..." Different from the usual decisive and sharp voice, at this time, the blonde girl's voice sounded so gentle, and even her eyes softened, "... Then I won't pick and choose randomly, can you serve me some specialty dishes in the store?"

"By the way, there is one more thing I need to tell you in advance." This sentence was said to the boss, "My appetite is relatively large, can I make more food?"

"Of course there is no problem." Nodding, the boss didn't realize the seriousness of the matter at the moment, "Your Excellency, you can eat with your belly open. After all, killing ghosts is a laborious job, so you must eat enough."

Although I am very happy that the boss can agree to my request, but......

"...don't call me my lord." She sighed and said to the man again, "just call me Pendragon, my lord always feels a bit weird."

"Haha, okay, then I'd rather be obedient than respectful." Folding his arms, the little girl's father smiled heartily.

"Please wait a moment." He patted his chest, "I'm going to cook it now, and I can guarantee that you will never forget the dishes I made after you eat them."

After finishing speaking, he didn't talk nonsense, he turned around and entered the back kitchen again.

Vigorous and resolute, it seems that he is a very straightforward person.

"That—" after her father left, the little kanban lady returned to her timid voice, "—Miss Pendragon, you only eat... don't you need to stay tonight?"

Compared with her soft voice, this little guy's curiosity is not small.

"No, you don't need to stay tonight." Artoria shook her head, "Night is the time for ogres to come and go. If you want to find them, you have to go out at night."

"Is that so..."

Her voice was very soft, and worry was written all over her soft face.

"...Then please be careful, I heard that those ghosts are very powerful."

"Thank you for your concern." Artoria looked at the brown-haired girl with gentle eyes, "I will definitely pay more attention in the next actions."

During the chat, another half hour passed.

"The food is served!" With the boss's shout, he walked out of the back kitchen with two large bowls.

"Try it." He said proudly, "This is a fresh foreign thing. One bowl is pork chop rice, and the other bowl is called curry rice."

"I'm new to the craft, but it's guaranteed to be absolutely delicious."

Looking down at the two steaming bowls of rice, Artoria couldn't help but laugh.

Indeed.

In this era, tonkatsu and curry have just been introduced from the West, and they are considered to be true new things.

But... the food portion is still a bit small.

While thinking in her heart, she picked up the chopsticks beside her.

"I'm gonna start now."

After imitating the people of this country and saying something decently, she lowered her head and quickly took a mouthful of rice.

Although the eating speed is fast, the movements are elegant and noble, and the eyes of the little girl beside him stare into stars.

but......

It was like a stone sinking into the ocean, a bowl that was enough to satisfy an adult man didn't cause a splash at all.

"Two more bowls, please."

Wiping the corners of her mouth with a handkerchief, she said seriously.

"Oh well."

Swallowing, both the little kanban lady and the boss looked at her in surprise.