Become a martial girl

Chapter 202 Spiral
The night wind in the early morning is very cold, so cold that it can take away people's body temperature.On the wilderness, Xio and Father Cotton faced each other, their eyes staring at each other.Even those bugs that were still chirping at first shut their mouths at some point and hid in that dark corner...

"call……"

After a long time, Father Cotton closed his eyes and let out a slow breath.He took his eyes off Xio and continued to look up at the stars in the sky.

"Hugh Mulla. Born in a middle-class merchant family in the Luwell Empire. Although the family background is not that luxurious, it is also considered wealthy. Hugh Mulla spent a wonderful childhood in the love of his father and mother. .”

"When he was ten years old, his father sent him to the largest academy in the empire—Tianen Academy. He hoped to train Xio, who was born thin and thin, to become a magician. However, because Xio's magic power reserve was too low, after several tests He has never been able to reach the level of a magician, so he was rejected by the Ministry of Magic and instead joined the Magic Item Production Department for training."

"However, in less than two years, the magic items produced by Xio are quite different from ordinary people's understanding, and the items produced by him have put the user's life in danger several times during use. After several warnings, Xio not only Instead of repenting, he swaggered around with the words 'magic is useless, science is the highest'. In the end, he was expelled from Tianen College."

"Less than half a year later, Xio's parents died mysteriously one after another. After the 13-year-old Xio took care of his parents' funerals by himself, he sold all the family property and donated it to Tianen College. Afterwards, he started traveling alone. When he was 15 years old, he became a magic apprentice under the guidance of Della Culin, one of the former members of the Royal Knights of the Ministry of Magic of the Silvermoon Kingdom. And now..."

"This man with the name of Hugh Mulla is standing in front of me."

Father Cotton spoke slowly, as if afraid to miss a single word.But even though he spoke slowly, the coldness in his tone was extremely severe.Obviously, this is not the tone that an elder should have when talking to a younger generation.

But facing Father Cotton's narration, Xio just listened quietly.After listening, he gave a smirk, scratched his head, and said, "Oh, Father. I know I'm bad. I've been studying magic with my teacher for almost three years, but I'm still a magic apprentice. To tell you the truth, I The number of times I have been scolded by Teacher Kulin is more than the number of times I have eaten at the teacher's house."

Xio's smirk couldn't melt the coldness in the priest's eyes.When he had just finished speaking, Father Cotton suddenly said——

"Then how do you explain 'starlight extinction'? This magic is not recorded in any magic books. Even some banned books that are forbidden to read, there is no such star-shaped magic circle."

"Oh, it's natural that there is no record~~~" Xio's expression was still relaxed, "Because this magic was invented by Mr. Della Cullin himself. I just peeked at the teacher's notes by accident. I thought this magic was very interesting, so I wrote it down. Hahaha, I was almost beaten to death by the teacher after peeping at that time. I still have lingering fears when I think about it~~~ If you are interested in this magic, priest, you might as well go to me Ask the teacher who has been missing for a long time. Teacher Della Kulin may know more details."

The great sage continued to stare at him. After a long time, he sighed as if giving up, and raised his head to look up at the starry sky.

"Hugh Mulla... No, I'm not even sure if this name is your real name anymore. That's right, your resume is perfect. When you swore allegiance to the Metropolitan Church, I sent someone to investigate carefully. But now, I am still very puzzled by your origin. I don't even know which sentence you said is true and which sentence is false. "

Hugh shook his staff in boredom, and said with a smile: "Father, you are overthinking. In fact, I will tell the truth most of the time, but occasionally I will tell a few lies on a whim for entertainment. But don't worry, when it comes to big things, I will tell you the truth." Never tell a lie."

"Really...? Forget it, I still hope to continue to believe in you." Father Cotton withdrew his gaze from looking up at the stars, and walked past Xio.At the end, he stretched out a hand, patted Xio's shoulder lightly, and said, "You...forget it, let me call you Xio. Xio, are you still loyal to the Metropolitan Church as before?"

After asking this sentence, the relaxed expression on Xio's face finally completely disappeared.He put on a serious face and nodded lightly——

"I will obey any will of the goddess without reservation."

"That's good." Father Cotton smiled with satisfaction, and his kind and gentle eyes appeared again in his eyes, "The Black Flame Snake's actions are becoming more and more frequent. Hugh, your actions must also Be careful. I don't want anything to happen to you."

Xio nodded again, his eyes equally sincere.After getting a satisfactory answer, Father Cotton walked slowly to his tent and went to rest.

Under the sky full of stars, Xio still stood where he was.After the flames in Father Cotton's tent completely disappeared, the magic apprentice raised his head and looked up at the infinite sky...

"Hehe...Goddess...?"

He, smiled.

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After a ten-day journey, the tall and splendid castle of Luwell City appeared in front of Mengdie and others again.

"Phew~~~Finally... you're back!"

It was the hottest afternoon of the day.Nia, the youngest, was already tired from the long hours of running around.Even the dream butterfly whose body is made of icy muscles and jade bones is now approaching Luwell City step by step with its ears and tail drooping under the scorching sun.

"Woooo..."

The white wolf approached Mengdie, and the sweltering heat made it stick out its tongue and pant.But seeing Mengdie's tired look, it still came up and licked Mengdie's ear lightly.

(End of this chapter)