This is the story of a magician and an elf girl.

"Wendy..."

"It's okay, I'll be back soon, see you later."

"Okay... let's go."

"..."

Just after Wendy left with a look that showed she had given up struggling, Linnae discovered that the man behind her took the opportunity to touch her buttocks. Wendy went into another room quietly without saying a word. Several men appeared behind her, staring at her translucent slave suit that made her skin faintly visible, like greedy beasts.

Linna, who vaguely knew what was going to happen, felt increasingly guilty about her powerlessness, and her heart palpitations and stomach pains immediately reflected her mental state.

"me……"

It was the same at that time... I watched the white rabbit being killed. I watched the man being shot through by an arrow. I was always protected by others.

"Girl... calm down..."

"Xiao Bi..."

"What happened...? My spiritual energy supply has only just been restored..."

"Well?"

Xiaobi, who had just regained consciousness, popped his head out of Linnae's clothes. I don't know how it has been hiding in such a place all this time. The humans must have never thought that the power of the tree spirit can do this even if it transforms into a piece of bark. This is their ignorant mistake.

"No... I... don't know... but someone just told me... this is where Teacher Doris and the others were captured... it seems to be some kind of... slave exchange..."

"Is this the place... Tsk, I've been caught... But... I can't sense any spirits other than you... What's going on...?"

"Can Xiaobi sense it?"

"The contract between you elves and us dryads has a certain history... Through the contract, I can locate your location within a certain distance. Although those children have never signed a contract with me personally, as long as I use the contracts signed by other dryads, I can determine your approximate location..."

"But...if there is no such thing..."

"It's very likely that it's just out of range... Even I can't know the correct location information... Hmm? Wait..."

Xiaobi, who had just finished getting the information, looked around, as if she was looking for someone. The atmosphere suddenly fell into silence. Xiaobi, whose face was as stiff as the bark of a tree, swallowed a mouthful of water and asked: "Girl... where is the magician..."

"I... don't know... after I fainted... I think we were kidnapped..."

"In front of him while he is still conscious?"

"Hmm... maybe... what's wrong?"

"..."

Through the skills of the tree spirit, Xiaobi was able to detect that there were multiple life reactions nearby. By expanding the search area to every corner of the fortress, she learned that there were probably more than five hundred residents living here. Their race was unknown because everyone had different body shapes, but there was only one thing that Xiaobi knew for sure.

"…Oh my god…what good things have these people done…"

"Well……"

"Those people outside will all die."

"..."

"They have no idea who they have provoked."

"Xiao Bi...he is coming, and he will kill everyone who is hostile to him until he takes you back."

"That person is..."

"Girl, that magician is not a good person. He is a real executioner. Last time when he faced so many human traffickers, did you see him show mercy once?"

"! 』

The images that emerged from her memories occupied Linnae's thoughts - the black shadow that tore through the night, accompanied by those indigo eyes, attacked all the human traffickers reflected in her field of vision. There was no emotion or empathy hidden in that movement, and the blood-stained blade flashed as if it could even cut a person's torso in half.

Snap! Lina couldn't help but feel terrified by the power in her memory. She thought she could fully trust that person.

However, these are two different things. One's own weakness has brought about countless deaths.

My own weakness awakened the monster that should not have awakened again.

That person would launch an indiscriminate massacre to protect the weak girl. This was bound to happen.

A gentle person? A loving warrior? A doer of good deeds?

Wrong, John never expected to get anything or become anything.

He is afraid of losing, he is afraid of gaining, and he is afraid of the feeling of losing again after gaining something.

What has happened has already happened, and it is impossible to reverse it. He is an extremist and a powerist. As long as it is within his ability to save the situation, he will slaughter all lives to take back everything that belongs to him.

It didn't matter who it was, no matter how many people he had to kill. As long as it was for the elf girl, he would once again raise that double-edged sword and dye the world red.

"I... am my brother's..."

"But I still can't figure it out... Since he values ​​you so much... Why did you get captured... That guy in the white robe... Damn it... He can actually cut off the spiritual power supply between humans and familiars... Can he control the human body's magical veins... No... This shouldn't work on magicians... Then why...?"

Xiaobi, who couldn't understand why the magician would watch Linnae being kidnapped, fell into deep thought.

Impossible... How could someone physically disable that magician... Was it a skill... or magic... Whatever... With his unyielding personality, how could he allow a girl to be kidnapped like this... There must be a reason... Ah...

"I see……"

Only then did Xiaobi realize that Linna, who had lost consciousness on the spot, had no ability to resist at all. She realized the reason for the magician's defeat - and that he might not be able to stand up anymore.

This was not good. If he couldn't stand up again, Linnae would not be able to escape from here.

Not to mention wanting to find the whereabouts of Doris and the others, protecting yourself should be the priority now.

Magician...what are you doing...don't waste time...get up quickly...she is waiting for you...