Moon Witch, embark on the journey!

"Okay, okay, I know."

Luna saw that she looked strong on the outside but weak on the inside, so she walked up to her, took her arm and helped her up.

"What are we going to do with that one over there? Are we just going to leave it alone?"

"...Don't worry about it. Just treat it as a warning to the city lord."

Claire's eyes flashed with a hint of sternness. Although she did not attack directly, she felt that the local lord had actually let these people run wild in the city, and she had to give them a good beating.

Silver Scorpion was just a thug, and he probably didn't have any evidence on him. To find the mastermind, we would probably have to start with the official wizard behind him. As for the other witchcraft items and materials, most of them were probably damaged, and Claire didn't care about the remaining ones.

“It looks pretty scary.”

Although this place is a sparsely populated place, an ice sculpture on the ground is still too scary, especially the frozen person inside has a hideous face.

Luna felt that the scavengers passing by here early the next morning would be frightened, and soon all kinds of strange rumors would spread in the streets.

Since she was already supported by Luna, Claire had no reason to be brave. She leaned on Luna, and her weak expression seemed a bit delicate. She whispered something in the silver-haired girl's ear:

"..."

"What did you say? I didn't hear you."

Not sure if Luna really didn't hear it or did it on purpose. Claire blushed slightly, rolled her eyes slightly, and raised her voice a little:

"I said, thank you!"

"Oh——Isn't this part of our prior agreement? There's no need for that."

The two returned to a nearby warehouse and found a place to sit down. Luna took him to a pile of soft straw and let him sit down and rest.

But just as she was about to stand up, she found that her arms were still being held by the other party, and even held tighter, pressing against Claire's plump chest.

Ignoring Luna's somewhat puzzled look, Claire continued:

"Speaking of which, this Silver Scorpion is much stronger than I thought. Many high-level apprentices don't have this kind of strength. For a wild wizard without inheritance, this is considered a very high level."

"Really? I haven't fought anyone else. But I've run out of scrolls, what a shame."

Luna's face showed a regretful look. The feeling of casting magic with her own hands was intoxicating, especially for a novice wizard like her.

I feel that if I can release it a few more times, I will be able to master the use of witchcraft.

She didn't realize how extravagant her idea was. The witchcraft scroll could be cast instantly without consuming extra magic power. In addition, it was difficult to make, so the price was very expensive. Even directly asking an apprentice to cast a spell was far less than the price of a scroll itself. It was basically used as a trump card for wizards.

Experiencing spellcasting in advance with the help of a scroll is indeed a convenient way to master witchcraft, but... it's very wasteful.

"I'll give you a few more when I get back. I never knew you were such a money-grubber."

"Now you know that I like valuable things the most!"

Luna never concealed her desire for compensation. Wasn't that why she got involved in such a dangerous matter?

"Oh my god! I thought you were such a kind lady like a goddess, but you turned out to be a greedy dragon! It's unbelievable!"

Claire said in a somewhat exaggerated tone, and Luna immediately replied:

"If being a good person doesn't mean I can't get paid, then I probably won't be able to be a good person."

"Okay, okay. As the heir of the Helit family, I swear that I will fulfill my previous promise and reward Miss Luna."

"No need, I trust you very much."

Luna waited until she finished speaking before answering like this, with an air of being ungrateful.

Claire couldn't help but hit her shoulders a few times.

After a cooperative battle and some banter, the distance between the two men was obviously shortened, and a certain degree of trust was established.

"I'm too tired, I'll take a nap first."

"Here?"

Luna was a little surprised, but Claire had already put her head on her legs and lay on her side.

Unlike Luna who only used a few scrolls, Claire released powerful witchcraft even though she was already weak, and one scroll drained her.

"Little Claire, is it time for the sweet baby to go to bed?"

She leaned over with a mischievous attitude and whispered in the black-haired girl's ear. But the latter did not get angry, instead her breathing gradually became steady.

Feeling the heat on her legs, she was really troubled.

In the moonlight, Luna was in a trance as she looked at the ice sculptures outside the window.

All of this has come to an end... right?

11. the past

Today is Ike's coming-of-age ceremony.

According to local customs, men and women who become adults after the age of sixteen are no longer children, need to work and support themselves, and can get married and have children.

In remote small villages, most young men and women are no different when they grow up than before. At most, villagers in the same village will say a few words of blessing. The outstanding ones may be arranged to get married early by their elders, and everything else remains the same.

But Ike's father, Old Mike, is the chief of this small village, which makes things different.

On this day, a sumptuous banquet was held in the village, which was rare. At the party hosted by the village chief's family, most of the villagers came to support the party and enjoy the white bread and beer, which were rare in the year.

The banquet was extremely lively, and the villagers praised the village chief's son generously. The young man, who had become tall and handsome, was indeed very different from before.

"I heard that little Ike has been training with the Knight of the Baron for a year. He just came back from his coming-of-age ceremony today. Now he looks a lot stronger than before!"

"What are you talking about little Ike? He's already an adult. I heard that he's already a knight's squire. In a few years, maybe our village will have a full-fledged knight!"

The villagers looked at the young man in leather armor and couldn't help but quietly change the way they addressed him.

"...Lord Ike doesn't seem to have a marriage contract yet. My daughter is pretty. I wonder if she can..."

"What are you thinking about! Lord Ike will definitely live in the city in the future and become a knight of the Baron. How can he look down on your daughter? Maybe he will marry a lady from the city!"

"If anything, there's only one girl in our village who's worthy of Ike..."

Several drunken men suddenly fell silent, and one of them said dissatisfiedly:

"Little Luna is not even an adult yet, what nonsense are you talking about!"

"Yes, yes, little Luna is not one of those vulgar girls. She is not so easily moved."

"I don't think Ike is qualified. Let's wait until he becomes a knight!"

As soon as this topic came up, the men's expressions immediately changed, and some even began to belittle Ike.

"Little Luna wouldn't think highly of you anyway."

I don't know which woman passing by said this sarcastically, leaving the men speechless and they all started drinking.

......

"After today, Ike, you are no longer a boy, but a man, and you need to take on your own responsibilities. You must become a knight as soon as possible so that our family can move to the city!"

"Yes, Father! I can do it!"

Ike felt quite proud of himself with the compliments from the villagers, and after drinking some wine tonight, he suddenly gained a lot of confidence.

A kind of pride arose in his heart, and those thoughts that had been suppressed for a long time could no longer be suppressed. He began to look around, constantly searching for the silver-white figure among the familiar uncles and aunts in the village.

I am different.

Unlike those kids who only know how to act naughty to attract attention, or those idiots who only care about showing off their wealthy family background.

I know you are not that vulgar, not that easy to impress. It doesn't matter, it's better to say it! How can those stupid and mediocre guys be worthy of you, a flower on the mountain, a bright moon in the night sky?

The young man felt his heart beating wildly, and even his blood was boiling. He looked everywhere for the figure in his dream, the girl who was the most beautiful and eye-catching no matter where she was.

"Little Luna? I didn't see her."

"...I didn't see her."

Ike asked around, completely unaware of the teasing looks from the village elders and the sad faces of the girls.

"She didn't come to the party, maybe she's still at home?"

"That's it."

It was a little hard for Ike to accept that the girl he loved didn't attend his coming-of-age ceremony, and his high spirits cooled down a lot. But he quickly cheered up, left the courtyard, and ran towards that place along the path in the village.

It has been a long time since I came back, but everything in the village seems to have not changed at all, and it is still the same as I remember. He passed by many familiar places, recalling the smiles and frowns of the silver-haired girl.

Luna's home is in a remote corner in the east of the village. She was originally adopted by her grandmother Glenn, but she passed away two years ago, leaving her alone.

boom!boom!

Knocking on the door of a girl who lives alone at night was a bit offensive, but Ike was so excited that he didn't notice it.

"Ms. Luna, are you there?"

No one responded. Ike saw the iron lock on the door and his body froze. After standing outside the door for a moment, he wandered around the village with a confused mind.

Although the protagonist disappeared halfway through, most of the villagers were still holding a banquet at the village chief's house. The village was quiet, as if there was no one there.

The young man's heart seemed to be empty. He wandered around and gradually came to the outside of the village.

"Where did she go..."

As Ike was searching around in a lost state, he suddenly saw a silvery figure. There was no doubt that it was the person he was looking for.

Miss Luna was in the cemetery outside the village, standing in front of one of the tombstones. The girl was facing this side, her long silver hair was like a flowing Milky Way in the moonlight, and her profile was a little sad, like a saint in mourning.

But in fact, Luna did not pray to any gods, but just looked at the tombstone quietly and remembered.

When the silver-white girl slowly raised her head and picked up the package on the ground beside her, Ike seemed to wake up and hurriedly chased after her.

"Luna! Are you leaving? Where are you going so late?"

Luna turned around, and she didn't look surprised, probably because she had already noticed it. She said in a unhappy tone:

"Where I go is none of your business."

"It's dangerous this late at night! If you want to go out I can follow you and protect you!"

The girl directly shattered Ike's remaining fantasy:

"I'm leaving now, and I won't be coming back to the village. So, please tell everyone on my behalf."

Ike was extremely shocked, and this time his heart was truly frozen. He quickly stepped forward and grabbed the girl's wrist, as if he was afraid that she would run away:

"Is it because everyone in the village treats you badly? Why do you want to leave?"

"Let go... It has nothing to do with whether it's good or not. I just want to go somewhere else and have a look."

Luna tried to break free, but the young man still held her wrist tightly. He saw the determination in the girl's eyes and shouted excitedly:

"Tell me what you want! Is this place not good enough? I can take you to the city. I have become Mr. Gel's apprentice! He is the Baron's knight. He taught me a lot and said that I can become a knight in the future..."

Snapped.

Luna shook off his hand and said coldly:

"boring."

12. Sense of crisis

Luna's hand suddenly exerted a great force, causing the robust young man to stagger. However, he paid no attention to it and just shook his head vigorously.

"No, no! How could Luna say this to me!"

"I don't know what you imagine me to be like, but I'm not very happy right now."

The girl's cold words calmed Ike down a little. He managed to regain some composure, took a deep breath, and said: