So I became a witch

"But there shouldn't be similar islands around the academy, right? In other words, there must be at least a certain distance. If you row like this, how long will it take?" I asked in a low voice.

"Oh, are you concerned about this? Didn't I say at the beginning that there is only one way to enter that island, because it is not a place that can be reached geographically."

"Could it be the same as the one at the altar?" I guessed.

Xia Luohua nodded: "That's right, both of them are in a different space. If you don't know the corresponding method, you will never be able to get there. It's just that one side is the sacrificial god, and the other side is the imprisoned demon. That's all."

"A demon...?" I murmured softly.The dilapidated boat, the weird fog, and the imprisoned demons made me more and more curious about what the legendary Io Island looks like.

Chapter 7 Entering the Island

How much time has passed since then?Just when I was yawning and couldn't bear the drowsiness, there was a faint change on the endless sea.

"We're here," Charlotte said.

Hearing her voice, I regained my spirits and patted the edge of the boat with a little curiosity, hoping to see it more clearly.It's a pity that except for the thick fog, it is still impossible to see anything.

However, as the speed of the ship slowed down, the fog gradually faded.The boat slowly docked at a sandy beach. There were no traces of artificial buildings around, only a dense forest, and it was unknown where it was going.

"Um, is this the end?" I froze for a moment.

"Otherwise?" Xia Luohua jumped directly from the boat to the shore, while Lily pulled me together, carefully crossed the ditch, and landed on the beach smoothly.Feeling the solid touch from under his feet, the heart that had been hanging in the air finally fell to the ground.To be honest, I was quite terrified along the way, afraid that this broken ship would disintegrate at some point. Although I can still swim, I fell into a place where there is no village and no temple. God knows where to swim. .

"At this time tomorrow, I'm still in this place, otherwise, hehe..." The boatman let out a creepy laugh.

"I know, then I will trouble you." Xia Luohua responded very flatly.The boatman propped up the pole and disappeared into the night again.

"...Eh? Wait, does that mean we're going to stay here for a day?" It took me a while to react.

"Well, what's the problem?" Charlotte said.

"No, no matter what..." I glanced at the forest late at night again, as if responding to me, the howling of wild animals came from the depths of the forest, as if welcoming guests from afar...or food .

"Don't worry, it's just a few kittens, they won't hurt you."

"That was also before, now I probably can't even beat an ordinary person?" I smiled wryly, "Besides, what's really scary is this kind of atmosphere, it's like the opening scene of a horror movie, no matter how powerful you are, you will Like one or two dead."

"Are you afraid of the dark or something?"

"It's not that I'm afraid, it's just that I had a psychological shadow of similar scenes when I was a child..."

"Hey? Is that so?" Xia Luohua glanced at me thoughtfully, which gave me a bad premonition.

"So, let's go together?" Suddenly, she stretched out a hand and put it in front of me.

"……Hey?"

"What's wrong? Aren't you afraid?"

"...I told you I'm not afraid." I muttered in a low voice, but I still held Xia Luohua's hand silently.

Is it because of the size difference?Compared with me, Xia Luohua's hand is much bigger, and it easily wraps my hand inside.Added warmth to this cold night.

...I always feel that after coming here, Xia Luohua seems to have changed. She is no longer as confident as before, but has become much more silent.

What the hell happened?

While I was thinking, the two of them didn't stop and walked straight into the forest.The forest is very lush, and all kinds of towering ancient trees are superimposed together, almost completely covering the sky.However, it wasn't as dark inside as I had imagined.Ever since we entered the forest, there have been creatures like fireflies following us, emitting colorful lights to illuminate the directions around us.

"What is this?" I asked curiously, and unconsciously tapped the floating light spot with my free finger, but it disappeared the moment I touched it.

"Karizi, a small insect that feeds on star energy, is not harmful in itself, and will be attracted by strong people. The color of the light emitted is related to the type of star energy absorbed, but it is also very timid, so it is best Don't touch it. This kind of insect is full of this forest, and if it is there, you can walk even at night without any problem. This is also a unique species on Io Island, and it looks very beautiful, doesn't it?" Xia Luohua replied explain.

"It's beautiful." I nodded in agreement, "Say it can't be kept in other places? For example, in Rutias Academy or something?"

"It's difficult. For them, the only suitable habitat is this island. If they are forced to raise them, it will only lead to death."

"Hey, forget it." I sighed and gave up my collection addiction.

Because of the appearance of this beautiful creature, I let down a lot of vigilance about this island.The ground is not like the uninhabited forest I imagined. The soil is very dry and firm, and there are obvious traces of vines and branches that have been cleared around. It seems that a road has been specially vacated for people to walk on.However, it is really difficult to recognize the road in such a dark environment with extremely low visibility, so I gave up recording the road after a while and handed over all the tasks to the person who seems to be quite familiar with it. Charlotte here.

"Speaking of which, what kind of place is Io Island?" Because I was really idle and bored, I talked to Xia Luohua again.

"It's very ordinary."

"No, no, it's not ordinary at all from the beginning?" I complained.

"Then what do you think it is again?" Xia Luohua asked back.

Being asked by her, I suddenly remembered that in the last world, Xia Luohua once said that the half-witch Bingying would be sent to Io Island for control.In addition, that strange man seems to be imprisoned in this place, so...

"A prison for dangerous people?"

"Prison? It's not bad to say that, because as long as people who enter here, very few can get out. Forever and ever, from life to death, they can only stay on this island." Xia Luohua whispered.

"Don't be so scary, right? No wonder you say that the boat is the only way to get in and out of here... Wait, the boatman said that he will pick us up at the same time tomorrow, what will happen if we don't arrive on time?" I asked cautiously road.

"Then we can only live here." Xia Luohua said very easily.

Although I don't know if she was joking, I still secretly wrote it down.

"Speaking of which, since it is a prison, I thought it would be like Alcatraz in the United States, or the Marseille prison in "The Count of Monte Cristo", but it turned out..."

"What's the result?"

"Isn't this exactly a forest?" I complained.

Charlotte paused and said: "No, the forest is only a part of this island, but we just landed from this side. If you come in from other places, you will also see deserts, sea areas, machinery factories and other places .”

"……what???"

Chapter 8 Smugglers

"It's just the normal state of this island. The entire island is divided into five regions, namely the City of Dawn in the east, the Buset Desert in the south, the Twilight Sea in the west, the Evernight Forest in the north, and the Tower of Babel in the center. .”

"Tower of Babel? Does it mean..."

"Ah, it is said in the Bible that human beings built high towers to get close to the realm of God. Unfortunately, because God changed and differentiated human languages, they were scattered everywhere because of language barriers, so that The tower was abandoned halfway. Of course, it is just a legend in the myth, and to the people on this island, it is just an ordinary tower."

"Hey, is that so..." I nodded thoughtfully, "Speaking of which, we must have walked for a long time, right? How long will it be before we arrive?"

"I'm not too sure either."

"...Then you still walk so fast?"

"It's better than staying where we are?" Xia Luohua said confidently, but I was speechless, "Don't worry, as long as we are still in this forest, 'they' will definitely come here."

"'them'?"

Before Xia Luohua explained, the sound of "rustling" suddenly sounded in the surrounding woods.It sounds like the sound is still far away from us, but there are quite a few of them. Before we know it, we are completely surrounded in the circle.

Is it an enemy?Without hesitation... I hid behind Lily.With the physical strength that I can't even match with ordinary little girls now, it's better not to mess with the two of them when there is a possibility of fighting.But when exactly?Even though my strength has declined now, but my sensory ability is still there, it is really puzzling to be surrounded by the other party unconsciously.

"Aya?" Xia Luohua yelled towards the depths of the forest inexplicably.

After a moment of silence, the same reply came from the forest.

"Duawe?"

"Lue."

After speaking, the forest fell into silence again.It's just that the silence didn't last long this time. The "rustling" sound was getting closer and closer to us, and my heart was beating faster and faster. Finally...a figure appeared in front of us.

No, that's not a "person" exactly.At least in my knowledge, there is no such thing as a person with a snake head.

It was a monster with the head of a snake.About 1.5 meters tall, with a small snake head, the long red letter is constantly spit out and retracted. He is wearing a robe made of cotton cloth, and the three fingers of his right paw are tightly holding a wooden crutch.Although the outline looks roughly humanoid, the exposed limbs are covered with dense scales, revealing a bleak metallic texture under the five-color light.

"Lamia?" I blurted out.

"Should it be Yamila?" Xia Luohua said.

"No, don't complain at this time."

"Oh, oh, who am I? Isn't this the little girl from the 'tower'? How come you have time to come to this place? She also brought a succubus, and a...huh?" The snakehead Suddenly he spoke a language I knew well. Although it sounded awkward, it was indeed Chinese.

I couldn't help being startled, and hid behind Lily more carefully.

"...Phew, forget it. Outsider, what is the purpose of coming here? I remember, it should be quite a long way from the time of the next visit, right?" the smuggler said while raising his hand. Crutches in hand.

"Just looking for someone." Xia Luohua replied.

"Really? It seems that your destination is indeed the other side of the tower." The smuggler exhaled. Although it looked threatening to me, it (she?) didn't seem to have that kind of intention in person. , "In this case, why don't you go to this village to rest for a while?"

Even though he was so vigilant just now, he suddenly invited someone to the village. No matter how you think about it, it's suspicious, right?However, Xia Luohua replied very simply: "Okay."

"Then, follow me." The smuggler turned around slowly, and at the same time, the aura surrounding us also dissipated, and it seemed that he left with the smuggler.

We followed it closely, and I found some strange places on the way, so I asked Xia Luohua in a low voice: "It's so strange, why isn't Kalizi following it?"

"As I said before, Kalizi will be attracted by star energy, so the more powerful a person is, the more they will attract their attention. And there are no demon hunters like us who live in this forest. Those." Xia Luohua shrugged.

"...Huh? It is said to be an island where demons are held?" I thought there would be at least as many powerful and terrifying prisoners as demons.

"That's just a metaphor. To be precise, it's the offspring of the devil."

"Devil's... offspring?"

"That's right. Polluted... have offspring of sinful blood." Xia Luohua whispered.

"...Speaking of which, can they see the way here without Kalizi around?"

"Because I'm used to it. And it's a snake after all."

"snake?"

"So you can use your sense of smell and infrared imaging to tell the direction."

"..." What kind of cold joke is this.

Unlike when Xia Luohua was leading the way, the smuggler walked very slowly, but he was very steady. The density of the trees decreased at a speed visible to the naked eye. After a while, the shadow of the village appeared in our eyes.

It is said to be a village, but it has actually reached the level of a town, right?The city walls made of stone bricks are neatly arranged on the other side of the river, and the surrounding trees have been cut down to leave a large open space, probably for the sake of defense?The city wall gate is not closed, so you can see the situation in the city from this position.In such a late night, the "people" seem to have not slept peacefully. The bonfires and torches light up the streets at night. Although most of them are aliens, the overflowing joy is no different from that of human beings.

"Although I'm a little embarrassed, can you please wear this?" the snakehead said gently.As soon as it finished speaking, several other smugglers carrying bows and arrows and beast skins came out from the surrounding bushes, and they looked younger and stronger than the leading one.They held things like black cloth in their hands and handed them to our hands.Curiously, I unfolded the black cloth, only to find that it turned out to be a cloak.

"This is?" I asked strangely.

"I'm very sorry, because everyone's status is too special, in order not to cause trouble, please forgive me." The snakehead said apologetically.

Indeed, in this world full of aliens, humans like us are strange species, right?

Chapter 9 Residence

Xia Luohua nodded, apparently acquiescing to its suggestion.We put on our cloaks, which smelled strange but bearable.The leading smuggler led us all the way to the bridge on the other side of the moat, and after saying a few words to the same strange-looking fellow patrolling the city wall, the raised city gate was slowly lowered.

How should I put it, because I saw a little bit on the hillside before, so I wasn't too surprised, but I was still shocked.

It's like traveling to a different world in the middle ages.

The stalls that can be seen everywhere are filled with a variety of goods, and even at night, there are still many people on the street.After a period of observation, I found that the vast majority of these residents have the same strange snake heads as the people who lead us, the second most are kobolds, and the others are all kinds of animals The shapes of the people are mixed, and there are some guys who look exactly like the alien monsters in horror movies. When I first saw it, I was shocked, but the other people around seemed very peaceful, as if they had already Get used to it.

What a... strange town.It took me a long time to murmur in my heart.

Although I still held some faint expectations at the beginning, as time passed, my heart became colder.Damn, if the normal plot develops at this time, shouldn't there be a kawaii girl with cat ears and rabbit ears?But let alone a beautiful girl with animal ears, there is not even a human being here. Although she has a human shape, her whole body is covered with fluffy skin or scales. If she is an orc, she is just an animal that can walk upright.

Still feeling unwilling to give up, I sneaked up to the village head (probably) and asked quietly: "Well, this is not a town of orcs, is it?"

"Orcs? Among outsiders like you, some people call us that. However, if possible, I hope you can call us the Paar tribe."

"Uh, let's not mention this kind of thing for the time being. Do you have the kind here, such as people with small cat ears and dragging animal ears, and people who look similar to us in other places?" I said while Gesture something on the head with both hands.

The village chief looked at me strangely—of course I guessed it, and I couldn’t tell whether there was any expression change on its face—and then replied: “That, I don’t think it exists. You said Yes, it should be just an ordinary human with strange decorations, right?"

that's true!How could there be a beautiful girl called an orc in the normal world like in the different world in the light novel, just with cat ears and a tail!How can it be repaired!

I returned to Xia Luohua in dejection, she gave me an inexplicable look, and sighed: "You didn't ask something strange, did you?"

"No, don't say any more, I know I was wrong."

"Although I don't know what strange things you are thinking, I think it is probably impossible to achieve."

"I knew about this just now." I said listlessly, "Sure enough, cat-eared girls and elves should not exist..."

"Guest, did you just say it was an elf?" The village head who was walking in front suddenly turned around and asked.

"Ah, what's the problem? Now you come to mock me and say, 'Wake up, that's just your fantasy', I will just be indifferent..."

"If you're talking about that group of blond, blue-eyed, human-like creatures with long, pointed ears that live deep in the forest, I think there are."

"So I know... really?" I couldn't hold back my surprise and shouted out.

The smuggler also seemed to be taken aback by me, and said cautiously, "Well, although I'm not sure... but there were other outsiders who told us that it was an elf."