The weather in the fjord is very strange, yesterday it was a cloudless blue sky, today it is overcast, the wind is blowing and thundering, and a rainstorm is coming. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Holding back her blown hair, Ash walks into Tilly's quarters, where the first thing she sees is a giant pigeon crouching on her shoulder.

"Maisie?"

"Goo!" the pigeon raised its head, its eyes lit up, and spread its wings and pounced towards the door, Ash reached out to stop the other easily, "turn into a human form and speak." ”

"Uh......h "Woo," said Maisie, fluttering to the ground, shedding her feathers to reveal her true face, and pouting, "Do you hate pigeons?"

"I always think it's strange that a big bird can speak," Ash smiled and pulled up the girl who was sitting on the ground, "When did you come back?"

"Not long ago, I was afraid of a storm, and my wings were about to break," she patted her chest, "and I was lucky to fly to the Sleeping Island before the rain fell." ”

"That's what you are...... Flying back?" Ash cupped his forehead, "Why don't you become a petrel, isn't it much faster?"

"Ah...... Maisie blinked in realization, "I forgot to goo." ”

Tilly couldn't help but laugh out loud, she put down the letter in her hand, "Thank you for your hard work, I already know the news over there, you go to Lian and Moriel to play first, and then I will inform you when I think about how to reply." ”

"Okay Goo!" Maisie saluted and jumped out.

"What does Roland Wimbledon say?" said Ash, with only two people left in the room, and Ash sat down beside Tilly, with a map spread out in front of her, and looked closely at what appeared to be a topographical map of the vicinity of Frontier Town.

"It's from him," Tilly handed her a piece of paper, "I have to say, the witch he picked is really ...... Particularly. ”

Ash quickly read the letter and couldn't help frowning, "He actually chose Sylvie?

"I don't know," Tilly said noncommittally, "maybe my ability notes were so vague that he didn't dig into it at all?, or maybe he didn't mind showing his identity to us as a sign of sincerity for cooperation? Of course, there was another possibility......"

"He's really your brother," Ash continued, "so he doesn't care about Sylvie's abilities at all. ”

"But it's very unlikely," she smiled self-deprecatingly, "who my brother is, and who knows better than I do? If it were Roland Wimbledon, he would never have chosen to be an enemy of the Church in order to protect witches." Growing up, what he was best at was escaping, whether it was in the face of challenges or difficulties...... Even when he was transferred to the frontier by the order of the king, he was never seen protesting to his father, even if it was symbolic. ”

Ash raised an eyebrow, "Anyway, it's a good thing for us that he took the initiative to pick Sylvie, so that we don't have to find an excuse to send one more witch out, but the other witches ...... Do you really want to promise him?"

"Why not?"

"Lian is one of the most important witches on the Sleeping Island, and if she is gone, who will fix the broken dirt houses? After all, we have only used less than 30% of the entire Sleeping Island, and there are still many places that can be renovated," she said, snapping her fingers, "Honey too, she can drive the osprey to fish for everyone, and all the delicious fish soup that everyone enjoys every day is due to her." As for Candleflame and Evelyn, there weren't too many problems...... Can't you refuse his request and replace two witches who don't have much to do?"

"What works and what doesn't? I sent them to Bordertown in the hope of becoming allies with each other, not abandoning them," Tilly's expression was a little serious, "Regardless of their abilities, the sisters who choose to come to this isolated island are witches." If you want to build the Sleeping Island into a home for witches, how can you filter them according to how much they can be used?"

Ash had seen her look like this at court—this was the expression of the Fifth Princess's face when she was really angry, and she involuntarily changed her name, "I'm sorry...... Your Highness, I'm just—"

Tilly sighed and said slowly, "Besides, everyone's abilities are difficult to measure by some kind of standard, Roland selected these five from more than a hundred witches, including the little Candle and Evelyn you said. Are they really useless? Perhaps through this contact, we can figure out whether he chose these two men by chance, or if he saw something we didn't realize. She paused, "Either way, we're a very small few, and any witch is worth fighting for, they're not tools to build a home, they're partners with a common goal, don't say that again." ”

"Yes, Your Highness. Ash bowed his head.

Just then, a bolt of lightning pierced the clouds and landed on the sea. As if at the behest of the gods, a deafening roar of thunder followed and exploded above the Sleeping Isle, and rain rained down from the sky, first with a sparse ticking sound, and then quickly into a flurry of noise. The dense rain curtain stained the scenery outside the window with a layer of white fog, and the rain was so heavy that it temporarily drowned out the conversation between the two.

Ash gets up and closes the windows to keep the rain out of the room. Looking back, she saw Tilly shake twice, looking a little haggard.

"You stayed up late again yesterday?"

"Well," Tilly yawned, "the books I brought back from the ruins were all written in the same language, and I've found something in common, and I'm sure I'll be able to translate them all in time." ”

"yes, in time...... We're out of the church anyway, and there's so much time that you don't have to stay up all night studying it," Ash frowned, "and it affects your body a lot. ”

"Don't worry, I'm a transcendent witch, and my body doesn't collapse so easily. The Five Princesses took a deep breath, "And I have a vague premonition that I am uneasy about what I see in the ruins, and it is better to decipher the contents of these books as soon as possible...... By the way, this time when the witches go to the border town, let them bring an ancient book with them. ”

"If you can't even read it, it's even more impossible for a Mutual Aid witch. ”

"Just by chance," Tilly said, "I've heard that there's an ancient relic in the Eastern Forest as well, and that the Mutual Aid Society originated in Seabreeze County, almost right next to the forest, and maybe some of them have seen it before." If it can be proved that the two scripts are the same, it means that these relics are from the same people. ”

"Yes, I see," Ash replied.

"Besides, I wasn't blaming you before, and you have some truth in what you said - but not in terms of ability," she reached out to stop what Ash was about to say, "I have made a deal with the Moonmoon Bay Chamber of Commerce that they will divide a portion of the ordinary people and move to the Sleeping Isles next spring. If Lian leaves for too long, it will indeed affect the future construction of the island, so I will let them return to the fjord before winter comes. ”

Ash breathed a sigh of relief, "That's fine. ”

"However, to avoid misunderstandings, I will also lead a few Mirage Witches to the Frontier Town to help the Mutual Aid Society fight against the Demon Moon. Tilly smiled slyly, "Will you come with me then?"

Ash was stunned for a moment, and finally had to reply helplessly, "Of course, Your Highness." (To be continued.) )