"Hmm...... ...... the hell I" It wasn't long before Joshua awoke from his slumber. He was also mentally depressed at the moment when he had a nightmare-like experience, but a certain strange feeling emanating from his body made him know that eighty percent of the "hints" in his body had been eliminated - although Kevin, who was in charge of this matter, was also a little half-dead at the moment, "What happened just now?" ”

"Sorry...... There was a bit of an accident just now, because of me. Kevin said apologetically, "I ...... Forget it, let's talk about it. ”

"Then let me explain. That's ......" Helliga considered his words, he was sure that Kevin would not want him to tell the secret of the "stigma", "Mr. Kevin has recently obtained some information about the "stigma", so he wants to use this knowledge to try to find out the "pseudo-stigma" as the culprit...... In fact, he was close to success. However, because he did not expect Wiseman's badness, he did not expect that such a negative energy explosion would occur at the root of the hint that had not been completely cleared, and it was already too late in a hurry......

"yes...... He should have been consumed by the hint. Kevin said, "But I was suddenly ejected from your spirit by an inexplicable force...... I had seen something strange before that, and he was holding the staff......"

"You say this?" Heliga casually tossed the staff in front of Kevin, "This is the Staff of Magnus." It's some kind of secret weapon that I got by chance, and its function is to absorb any form of magic...... Unlike the Gospel, which is actually "transferring" magic, it does cast magic in an unknown place. ”

"Magic...... I see. As soon as Helliga explained the purpose of the staff, Kevin understood perfectly, "My holy ...... Ahem, my magic has already spread throughout Joshua's mental world, and the root of the suggestion that erupted, the negative energy after the outburst is actually all kinds of hypnotism constructed by Wiseman, in a sense, it's all "energy", right? ”

"yes...... Mr. Kevin understands correctly. Heliga nodded, "So I used your remaining power as a so-called "signpost" to find all the negative energy and absorb it all. Now Joshua didn't have to worry about negative energies taking on his spirit. ”

"I see...... Although the content of Kevin and Heliga's conversation sounds very mysterious, Joshua himself is a person with very strong intelligence processing ability and comprehension ability, although he can't grasp all the details and essence, but he can easily understand the outcome of the matter, "Then, in this way, the matter will be a complete success." Thank you, Father Kevin, Heiliga. ”

"If you want to thank him, thank him...... If it weren't for my mistakes, you might have ......"

"Don't do that...... If it weren't for your magic as a "navigator," I wouldn't have been able to infiltrate every corner in search of hints from Wiseman. You're the first to do that. Heliga decisively touted back.

"Ahaha...... That's right. After thinking about it, it seemed that this was indeed the case, Kevin also smiled, but the smile quickly froze, he looked at the strange staff in his hand, and his tone became serious: "Speaking of which, shouldn't you explain the story of this staff......?" ”

"It's an old mistake, isn't it?" Heiliga seemed to have anticipated Kevin's actions and smiled, "I have to warn you that it's not on the list of 'ancient relics' that your church is tracking. And I can assure you that it doesn't appear in any of the church's books or forbidden books. ”

“…… If you think about it, it's true. Kevin really doesn't have any impression of the name "Magnus", but that doesn't mean he will give up on pursuing this matter, "but it's also possible that it's just a name you made up to hide it." It is not that there are similar relics in the canon that can absorb the magic of people and control the spirit of people, so to be on the safe side, I ......"

"Father Kevin...... As a collaborator, I'm going to put forward additional conditions. Heliga's face was not red or panting, "Regarding this matter, how about waiting until the incident in the floating city is over, and I will personally negotiate with your boss and then see how it is handled?" ”

"This ......," Kevin grimaced. If he were an ordinary person, he could directly use the authority and influence of the church to force the other party to comply, half-persuading and half-coercing. But for the character in front of him, who has been flashing at him, he really can't do anything. Sighing, he had no choice but to say, "Okay, okay...... But before you do that, you have to promise me that if you want to use it, you have to get my permission...... Or at least I'm going to be there. ”

"Okay." Helliga also understands Kevin's difficulties, and it is enough for Kevin, as a "guardian knight", to watch the suspected illegally possessed ancient relics dangling in front of his eyes and not being able to do anything, and Helliga usually doesn't need to use this thing at all, "Then take a step back, so let's say so." ”

"You two...... What does this mean? Joshua was uncomfortable with the two men's vague statements and the similar ambience, and couldn't help but ask.

"Nothing." Heiliga and Kevin seemed to realize that Joshua was also there, so they hurriedly shut up and changed the subject, "Speaking of which, Joshua, how do you feel about your current physical condition?" Is it possible to fight normally? ”

"Hmm...... If you take a break, you shouldn't be fine. It sounds a bit embarrassing, but I don't seem to have adjusted to it yet......"

"That'll do. It's almost noon, why don't you get something to eat? Before I knew it, more than an hour had passed, and although everyone had agreed to explore in shifts, and Helliga and the others were all lined up for the next few rounds according to their own requirements, it was a bit suspicious that the three of them were locked in a room and didn't go out.

"That's right...... It's time for me to show up, lest Estelle come back and see me worried. Ah, speaking of which, she should be ...... by now" Suddenly remembering that Ashtil, who was the first wave of explorers, might have returned, he hurried out.

“…… Hehe. Seeing this scene, Helliga and Kevin couldn't help but smile at each other. Then the two noticed each other's expressions, and their smiles became even bigger.

"What are you laughing at?" Heliga didn't know why they were both smiling even more, and he didn't know where his previous wariness of Kevin had gone.

"Nothing...... It's good to just sigh that it's good to be young and enjoy the taste of love. Kevin teased, teased, and the object of ridicule shifted to the young man in front of him, "Speaking of which, you and that little girl don't seem to be at ease—"

However, before Kevin could finish his sentence, he was interrupted by a commotion outside the room.

"Joshua, ahhhh A slightly hoarse, unfamiliar-sounding female voice rang out, "The eldest brother and the second brother are both taken away by the agency - what should I do—" followed by a whimpering sound, and a panicked voice from Joshua.

"Joshua Yah!" Although she didn't see Estelle's face, Heliga could still imagine the dangerous smile of the ponytail girl at this moment.

Kevin's exclamation this time is not like a joke, but a real exclamation to some extent.

“…… It's nice to be young......"