I, with a long knife in my hand, can only do one move

There is no way, this is already a rule that I have agreed to admit, even if I am worried that Rick will escape death during this trip, Cheng Rang can't hold back his temper.

"...but the rules also say no one should die."

"I'm not going to die," Rick replied.

"...Rick, you must come back..." Shubi quickly stepped forward and grabbed Rick's cloak, his eyes full of worry.

Staring into those eyes, Rick gave Shuby a reassuring smile.

"I will not die, I swear to Consent."

Cheng Rang sighed silently, thinking that even if the course of history did not change, Rick and Hubie could still win, so he was a little relieved.

In order to survive, Rick would do anything, so he shouldn't be stupid. With this in mind, he finally got out of the way and watched Rick's back leave the secret base.

......

The capital of the elves, a suburban mansion.

The elves who have returned home are called Nina Crabbe.

"--?!.....who is it?"

Immediately aware of the presence of intruders, cast detection magic and lighting magic as a warning.

In the depths of the illuminated darkness, there was a figure in a long robe sitting in front of the table, as if melting into the darkness.

The whole body was covered with rags and animal skins, he was wearing a fur robe, and the hood was lowered to cover the shadow of his face. He said, "Hello, sorry for disturbing me without authorization."

The shadow greeted her in a fluent elf language and in a friendly tone. The elf immediately weaved the attack magic but failed to hit it, because the second spell, the analysis magic, told her:

Unrecognizable, unidentified.

She must be surprised, thinking so, Shadow laughed.

Even if she disguised her appearance——she probably didn't think that even with magic, she couldn't even reveal the outline.

So she could only ask, "May I ask who you are?"

For people with unknown origins, you can't act rashly, Shadow said slowly: "I'm just a [ghost]. I can only say that I'm not your enemy, nor your companion."

Of course, the elves will use magic to spy on the truth of the words, but [Ghost] knows the result of the spying.

【Ghost】It is false, but other than that it is true—Magic will definitely answer her like this.

Because it was a fact that he was neither an enemy nor a companion, Specter smiled slightly.

Of course, the elves couldn't understand the meaning and asked: "Trespassing into someone's house without authorization must be something very important?"

There must be!Do you think ordinary humans would sneak into the capital of the elves for no reason?

"—I want to play a simple game."

"....what?"

"The bargaining chip for each other is information. If you win, I will provide information; if you lose to me, I will collect information."

Seeing that Nina was still on guard, Ghost smiled inwardly, that's fine.

The elves known as Nina Crabbe are outstanding and intelligent people, and they are also the number one magician of their time.

It was for this reason that she was chosen as the object of contact, and Rick guessed her thinking first.

"You want to say that you don't know whether each other's information is true, and chips without guarantees can't be taken as bets, right?"

"...Yeah, that's right."

Nina was worried about the possibility of her thoughts being read, so she answered cautiously.

Of course, when facing a person of unknown origin, a smart person will first consider the worst possibility.

In other words - the possibility of a higher-ranking race than oneself.

Chapter 58 The chess game called "World" ([-])

But because of that clever mind, he won't back down obediently.Because the upper race, the lower race, and the same race, these three possibilities still overlap.

So, the ghost thought with a smile - this guy will definitely agree to the game.

"Then let me give you one first

Information, if it is information that cannot be ignored regardless of whether it is true or false, it can prove that this game will be established. "

For example, as long as you say this sentence - she will definitely agree to the game.

"The existence of [Void Zero Protection] has been known to the goblins—how about this information?"

"!!!"

Although the ghost can't detect it, she will definitely use magic to detect whether it is a lie, but it will be a waste of effort.

"Are you satisfied with this? The authenticity of the information is not a problem. As the theoretical advocate of [Void Zero Protection], you are also the compiler of the spell. You have your own way to review the authenticity. I have nothing to say. wrong?"

The elves pretended to be calm, thinking anxiously in their hearts.[Ghost] knows her thoughts like the palm of his hand.

——The zero protection of the void is an extremely important secret that even the proponents of the theory are kept hidden.

Even the names of individuals involved in the development are recorded in codes in confidential documents.

For example, in the abandoned elves, Shubi found some documents left in the basement.

For her who didn't know about it, in her eyes, [Ghost] was like an existence that knew everything.

That's right, no matter who the opponent is——it's not an existence that can be shot easily.

.......

Cheng Rang turned over into the cave, walked through the narrow gaps and passes, jumped down from the hole, and came to the lake.

"...Ashchel."

Following Cheng Rang's call, bubbles immediately rose from the bottom of the lake, and as the purple light rose up, a sea-dwelling girl with long dark blue hair popped out.

"Cheng~!" She raised her hands high, her eyes narrowed with a good-looking smile.

"Sorry, I've been waiting for a long time." Cheng Rang sat by the water and smiled apologetically.

"Not at all!" Ai Xueer shook her head vigorously.

Although Cheng Rang visited Ai Xueer at a much longer interval due to the address migration of the settlement and the location of the secret base, and the stay time was inevitably shortened, but she seemed to be able to greet herself with a smile every time, without any dissatisfaction.

It seems that as long as he sees that he is still obeying the agreement and coming here to call her name, he will be satisfied.

"There are a lot of things recently, but there is a lot of good news to share with you."

Cheng Rang took out a wooden lunch box from his arms. This time, in addition to the normal food refills, he specially made delicious meals.

"Try it, I made it, I don't know if it suits your taste, but most of it is seafood..."

"Wow! It looks very delicious! Then I'm welcome!"

"There's no need to be polite, hahaha."

The sea-dwelling girl, who had finished eating with her lunch box in her arms, lay on the shore with a contented face, resting her head on Cheng Rang's arms, snoring happily.

"Well, it's delicious, I really want to eat the food that Cheng personally cooks for Ai Xueer every day."

"There will be that day, and, this time I came here to tell you about the [Great War]."

"Hey, is the war coming to an end?!"

Ai Xueer raised her head at once, and looked at Cheng Rang with eyes filled with anticipation.

"Ah."

Cheng Rang smiled and nodded, but after hearing this answer, Ai Xueer seemed not to have expected Cheng Rang to answer so decisively, so she asked again: "Really?"

"real."

"Is the war really coming to an end, Axel... Can I be with you forever after that?!"

"...the war is really coming to an end, and it won't be long."

"That's... really... great."

Cheng won't lie to himself, he has always been like this, because the two agreed.

The war is coming to an end!

The sea-dwelling girl, who received such exciting news, swam happily in the water, jumped out of the water, and landed flexibly. Under the crystal clear water, the snow-white body reflected by the light had a dazzling beauty.

Sitting on the bank, Cheng Rang smiled and watched the excited girl jumping up and down, playing in the water like a child, and greeted: "Okay, alright, although the war is said to be over, it is not over yet, wait until There is no rush to be so happy again.”

Ai Xueer swam up to Cheng Rang at once, jumped into his arms from the water and said, "Yes! But, Ai Xueer can't wait any longer~"

"It won't be long, I assure you."

"Well, I believe you!"

When Ai Xueer calmed down and returned to the water with only her head exposed, Cheng Rang continued: "The other good news is that Rick and Hubie are finally on the right track!"

"On the right track?" She tilted her head, seemingly unable to understand such abstract words.

"It's just married."

"Married?! Hubby and Rick, are you married?!"

"Yes."

Cheng Rang told Ai Xueer what happened during their wedding, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help turning up because of this. When he was really happy for the two of them, he found Ai Xueer's expression was a little downcast.

"It's great, Rick... Hugh is able to love each other, be together forever, and have family and friends who love him the same..."

Asher was also happy for the two of them, but inevitably, she put herself in it.

In this way, we can only learn about the outside world through Cheng Rang's mouth every time.

Ai Xueer, who has a beautiful world, always feels very lonely.

"It would be great if....Ai Xueer could marry the person she loves." With her elbows propped on the shore, Ai Xueer slapped the water surface with her fish tail while resting her arms on her pillow.

"Ai Xueer...you can't get married with your own mother..." Cheng Rang raised the corners of his mouth, correcting her thoughts that might have gone astray, "Only the opposite sex...uh, talk I can't say that, but there is a big difference between the 'love' in family and the 'love' in love."

"Is that so? Asher understands."

It's obviously a perfunctory answer, and I don't understand it at first glance... Cheng Rang looked helplessly at the absent-minded Ai Xueer, and could only understand it as the feeling that he was always here alone, very lonely, and wanted company .

After all, I have been through such days...

It's really tough.

"There are other stories!" Cheng Rang said to Ai Xueer in order to cheer her up.

"Really!" The girl swept away the haze on her face and became cheerful again.

"Well, let me tell you..."

In the dark cave, the man who is telling stories and the girl who is staring at him with bright eyes, time always passes quickly.

During the mission, Riku emphasized that he should keep a low profile, not to be exposed, not to kill, not to be killed.Therefore, as always, high-profile and pretentious behaviors are basically restricted, and Cheng Rang can only use some exaggerated words to satisfy his petty thoughts when telling these stories to Ai Xueer.

Ai Xueer also spared no effort to pursue her, applauding Cheng Hao from time to time, which can be said to be the top card in the atmosphere group of full support.

To be honest, Cheng Rang liked Ai Xueer very much, but this kind of liking was like a brother treating a younger sister, without any other thoughts.

As clean as a piece of white paper, he has the best and most expected thoughts about everything, without any turbidity in his mind, his almost transparent eyes reveal hope, and his smile is like waves in the sun brilliant.

Such a rare girl, Cheng Rang would not be able to forgive himself if he had any other thoughts about her.

He wanted to protect her all the time like this, but he couldn't bear to let her stay in such a lonely, dark and cage-like "world".

I can only end the [War] by myself.

Once the war is over....

As long as you get the star cup......

Then everything will be resolved, and I can introduce this innocent and kind sea-dwelling girl, Axel, to the two without any scruples.

They will definitely get along well... oh yes!

Cheng Rang suddenly thought of something, and warned Ai Xueer endlessly: "Ai Xueer, be careful of a girl named Ke Long!"

"Eh? Crolon? Isn't that the sister of Rick and Hubie? Why should you be careful about her?"