"Ugh..."

The girl slowly opened her eyes and stared blankly at the ceiling in front of her.

What on earth happened?

Feeling the buzzing sound in her head, the girl shook her head, and then began to carefully recall everything that had happened before... By the way, she was training in the dem base as always, and then received a space earthquake alarm, and then

Deployed. Then they encountered two elves, and then...

Right! What happened next?

Thinking of this, the girl was suddenly startled. She hurriedly sat up and looked around. But soon, the girl found that she was not at the familiar dem headquarters, nor on the previous street, but in a dark and silent place.

In the warehouse. Just when the girl was about to stand up and do something, suddenly, a voice sounded.

"you're awake?"

"!"

Hearing this voice, the girl was suddenly startled. She turned around quickly and raised her hands. Soon, following the girl's movements, two light blades emerged from the huge armor next to the girl's arms, and also illuminated the eyes.

The warehouse was originally dark. But after seeing the scene in front of her clearly, the girl froze on the spot.

In front of her, she saw a tall man wearing armor and a triangular hat. He was holding a black sword in one hand and a silver dagger in the other, just like this coldly.

Staring at herself. Behind the man, the girl also saw a petite girl wearing a green coat sticking her head out and casting an uneasy look towards her.

……hermit…………

Looking at the girl hiding behind the man, the girl bit her lip, but for a moment she didn't know what to do. It was obvious that from the current point of view, she seemed to be captured by them... But, the elf actually

Will it capture humans?

"Don't be so nervous, little girl."

Looking at the girl with the light blade in front of her as if facing a formidable enemy, Fang Zheng seemed very calm.

"We just want to ask you something... I advise you not to react in such a hostile way, as it would be bad to scare Yoshino."

"You elves actually want to talk to humans? This is really refreshing."

Hearing what Fang Zheng said, the girl hesitated, but still put down the light blade. After all, there were two elves, so she was alone. Not to mention the timid Hermit, this man in armor was obviously a terrifying existence. He

I don’t even know how to use it to directly penetrate my own defense and make me lose consciousness. This kind of power is obviously more terrifying than another elf. In the past, when the whole team cooperated, they were instantly killed by the opponent, so now in this situation

, I can’t do anything by myself.

"Where are my teammates?"

"They are all safe and have been taken away."

Fang Zheng answered casually, and then looked at the girl in front of him again.

"Okay, little sister, I have a few questions to ask you. As long as you cooperate, I promise to let you leave safely."

"……………All right."

Although the girl was very reluctant to agree, she also knew that under the current circumstances, being able to bend and stretch was the best policy.

"What are you asking?"

"First, your name."

Facing the girl's question, Fang Zheng raised a finger, while the girl remained silent for a moment, then replied in a low voice.

"......Takamiya Mana."

"That's a nice name."

Hearing the girl's answer, Fang Zheng nodded with satisfaction. At the same time, he carefully looked at the girl in front of him. At first, Fang Zheng just chose someone at random, but now it seems that this girl is quite cute and slightly a bit too cute.

The neutral face and lively single ponytail are both impressive, and the tear mole under the girl's left eye is also quite special.

"So what's your identity? You're probably not an ordinary female student, right?"

"...I am a member of the dem club."

dem? Really strange names appear one after another. Why does this sound like some kind of club?

"Okay, let's get down to business."

As he spoke, Fangzheng patted Yoshino's little head next to him.

"The next thing I want to know is... why did you attack this child? Did she do something?"

"…………"

Hearing Fang Zheng's inquiry, Mana showed a confused expression this time. She frowned, as if she didn't understand what Fang Zheng was saying.

"What are you talking about? These are elves. It is our mission to destroy the elves!"

"…………Is it because of this?"

"Isn't this enough?"

"It's really not enough for me."

"Whoosh!"

Before Mana could finish her words, she saw the sharp blade of the sword pressed against Mana's neck. Feeling the cold sword body, the girl's body couldn't help but tense up.

"Just because she is an elf? Is that the reason? So you want to destroy her? In other words, as long as she is not a human, you can kill each other, right?"

There was already some anger in Fang Zheng's voice at this moment. After all, Mana's answer reminded him of the Cursed Children in the dark world. They were beaten, insulted and even killed simply because they were Cursed Children.

Could it be said that because of different races, we can do anything arbitrarily?

"Mr. Fangzheng..."

Seeing Fang Zheng suddenly make a move, Yoshino was startled. She hurriedly reached out and grabbed Fang Zheng's arm.

"I, I'm fine...please don't be so angry..."

"You'd better give me a reason I can accept."

But this time, Fang Zheng did not listen to Yoshino's dissuasion like before, but stared coldly at the girl in front of him.

"Otherwise, I can't guarantee how you will be treated."

"………All right."

I don't know whether he was intimidated by the murderous intention in Fang Zheng or for some other reason, but Mana finally nodded.

"In that case...then I'll start from the beginning."

As she spoke, Zhenna stretched out her hand, and soon, under her operation, a projection screen appeared in front of Fang Zheng and Yoshino. It seemed that this world also had a very high level of technology.

"It all started thirty years ago. Thirty years ago, a huge disaster occurred in the heart of Eurasia, which killed 150 million people..."

As Mana spoke, Fangzheng and Yoshino watched as a huge black round hole suddenly appeared on the originally peaceful land on the screen. It spread to all directions at an almost rapid speed, and soon swallowed up a large area of ​​land.

in.

"After that, similar phenomena occurred frequently around the world, and we collectively called this phenomenon space earthquakes. According to our investigation, we finally found the cause of space earthquakes."

While talking, Zhenna looked at Fang Zheng and Yoshino.

"So you're saying...we are the cause of this disaster?"

"It's all elves."

"Then I want to ask, what exactly are elves? How do you know we are elves?"

Fang Zheng glanced at Yoshino, and he was sure that Yoshino might have powers beyond ordinary people, but from the outside, she was almost like an ordinary girl, and she didn't have any obvious signs like the Cursed Child.

"Elf is our collective name for the mysterious life forms that exist in the neighborhood adjacent to this world."

And Zhenna has now become a full-time commentator. Perhaps she has given up resistance.

"As for why the elves appeared, the reasons and the significance of their existence are still a mystery to us. But we know one thing, and that is..."

Speaking of this, Mana stared at Fang Zheng again.

"...When elves from existence and neighbors appear in this world, they will cause big explosions and space earthquakes. In order to prevent humans from being affected by the disaster, we will organize troops to clear out the elves."

"………I see."

After hearing this, Fang Zheng finally understood what Mana meant. Thinking carefully about it, when he and Yoshino appeared before, there were indeed traces of explosions centered around them. Mana and others had not arrived at that time.

So that means...the tragic situation there at that time was caused by himself and Yoshino?

At this time, Fang Zheng finally understood the situation. Although Mana's statement made people feel uncomfortable, but if he puts himself in his shoes, if this kind of thing happened every day in his own Tiandao Palace, then Fang Zheng would definitely find a way to solve this problem.

Question. In fact, during this process, Yoshino herself did not make any subjective fault. She did not think about hurting anyone or destroying anything. If you want to say it... then what is wrong is...

Well, it’s still Tokiomi.

"Thank you for your explanation."

Now that he knew the situation, Fang Zheng had no hostility toward Mana. He put down the weapon in his hand and released the combat status.

"Okay, I'm really sorry for wasting so much time. You can leave now."

"...Can I really go?"

Hearing Fang Zheng's answer, Mana showed a somewhat surprised expression. She originally thought that the elf in front of her would definitely destroy her, but she didn't expect that he would actually let her go!

"Of course, we just don't know much about the situation in this world, and thanks to you, we have some understanding of these things. Now you can leave."

"...What a strange elf."

Hearing this, Mana looked at Fang Zheng with a strange expression.

"But next time, I won't fail as easily as today!"

After saying this, Mana turned and left the warehouse. Watching the girl's petite figure disappear on the other side of the door, Fang Zheng also sighed, and then looked at the depressed Yoshino next to him.
Chapter completed!