Did the witch get her wish today?

Those eyes blinked twice at first, and then opened completely.

The man moved his arm, paused after touching the girl's soft body, and finally propped up his body with his other free hand.

"……what happened?"

His voice was hoarse, with the calm before the storm.The blood-red eyes were dark and dull, as if something violently tumbling was being suppressed in the depths.

"I...I came to you...something..."

As soon as the words were out of her mouth, Lilium realized that her voice had long been out of tune, and it was obvious that she was crying.

In order not to embarrass herself too much, she closed her mouth tightly after saying this, just wrinkled her nose and looked at Gilgamesh.

She had never seen the other party show such an expression, and her mind went blank for a moment.

... Am I going to be beaten? !

"King Gilgamesh—"

At this extremely tense moment, a melodious voice suddenly rang in the ears of the two of them.

"--excuse me!!!!!"

The fluttering baritone's coda slipped like a trumpet that had run away, and the emotion inside also instantly switched from ease to panic.

"Stop for me!!"

The King of Gold yelled angrily, and successfully called back Mr. Merlin, the magician in white, who drifted a second after arriving at the door and tried to flee the scene quickly.With a black face, Lilium, whose hands and feet were still numb and too late to move, directly packed and threw it to the other party.

The pair of cheap master and apprentice were driven out of the bedroom by Gilgamesh in a daze.

"Hey, it's really scary."

On the promenade, the white-haired man patted his chest in shock.

"I thought I would be killed by the Master."

"Yeah, it's terrible! I thought I was going to be beaten..."

"……what?"

Merlin's expression suddenly froze.

Lilium blushed and told him about the embarrassing situation just now. "The king is probably overdrawn by his magic power and fell asleep. Fortunately..." She breathed a long sigh of relief as she spoke. "You haven't seen it, how terrifying his thumping expression is, it's obviously not my fault!"

"Ahaha...Ahahahaha...Is that so?"

I don't know why, but the magician, who has always been able to handle things with ease, smiled a bit reluctantly.

"Uh...um...that... Lilium...you used to be a nun?"

"Yes."

"It must be very popular in the local area, right?"

The girl frowned slightly, "It's okay? The church has opened a school, and I'm very popular with children." She didn't understand why the topic turned to this.

"Huh? Only children?"

"Oh, everyone is very kind to me, because my father... my adoptive father is a very prestigious priest. During festivals, I used to be the leader of the singing team to tour the city."

Realizing that she had said too many memories, Lilium subconsciously stopped and looked at the man in front of her. If the fluffy white hair was not counted, he was only a little taller than her.

"Why are you asking these?"

"No, I'm just suddenly curious haha..." Merlin waved his hands, his laughter sounded dry.

...?

"what--!"

"what happened again?"

The white-haired man deliberately put on a serious expression: "So, did you tell King Gilgamesh about those speculations?"

"..." The girl patted her forehead in frustration. "No!"

Because of the unexpected incident just now, I completely forgot about it!

But now, given Lilium a hundred guts, she wouldn't dare to turn back and face a certain boss who was obviously angry!

It wasn't until a few hours later that they saw Gilgamesh working in the main hall as usual, that the pair of cheap mentors and apprentices put their hearts in their stomachs.

"Understood, I will send someone to investigate Kusa's problem."

Gilgamesh, who received Lilium's remonstrance in the meeting hall, nodded and continued to look at the clay tablet.

"As for the connection between Ishtar and the Alliance of the Three Goddesses, we can't explore it with our current strength, so let's put it on hold for now."

Although Wang's attitude was also a bit alienated, at least he looked normal and didn't curse... It's a good thing!

In short, the problem was reported, and the other party didn't get angry because of the oolong, so Lilium continued to concentrate on practicing magic with Merlin.

Except when he is usually sent by his master to perform missions and is not in the capital, or when he wants to catch fish and simply let Lilium practice alone, Merlin, as a magician who claims to be qualified as a "crown caster", is indeed unfathomable .

After being guided by him for a month, Lilium's magic can be said to have improved by leaps and bounds.

"I am big brother Merlin, the almighty magician~" When receiving the girl's heartfelt thanks, a certain person was as elated as a peacock with its tail spread. "Of course, it's also related to how little Lily you spend your time. As a pure human being, your talent is really high."

"Of course, it's still a lot worse than me, hahaha!"

...I'm really sorry that I don't have the blood of a succubus or a god!

However, because of her rapid progress, especially her amazing talent in enchantment magic, Lilium's mind became active.

"You said you want to be in charge of the defensive barrier in the north?"

When she heard her whimsical idea, even the veil couldn't hide the astonishment on Siduri's face.

"But there is still some distance from the capital, and the range..."

"Of course there is a way, and there is no need to leave the capital."

This is also another skill that belongs to her that she discovered after the devil's special training with Merlin.

"Just find a room that's quiet and undisturbed."

In this way, she can expand the barrier together with her own consciousness through dream meditation, and then wrap the entire city wall against monsters.

And while falling asleep, Merlin can continue to guide her in the use of magic in the dream, which can be said to be a very convenient ability.

"What's the risk?"

Wang didn't reject the proposal outright, which gave Lilium hope.

Of course, there are risks. If the enchantment is violently destroyed, or if the opponent directly takes a mental attack, then the caster himself will be hurt.

"The Goddess of Warcraft has captured the north and is still marching towards the capital." Before Gilgamesh or Siduri launched an attack, the girl took the lead and said, "Relying on the king's tactics and the abilities of the heroic spirits, our casualties Very little, but... I hope to further reduce losses. And..."

She paused, looked at the man on the throne, and gritted her teeth: "In this way, the king's magic power can also be used in other more useful places."

In order to reduce the loss of the city wall under the impact of monsters, this person has actually been using his magic power to reinforce the defensive wall of the battle line.

"That guy talks a lot." Closing his eyes and scolding the magician who is currently leaving the capital for a mission, Gilgamesh calmly looked at the girl standing in the hall holding a staff. "Since you have the guts to advise me, you should know the consequences of failure, right?"

"……Yes!"

As the wise king said, it was no easy task for Lilium to develop and maintain such a huge barrier.But so what?

Compared with the soldiers and their families who were bleeding, wounded or even died in the battle against the monsters in person, the pain I suffered while lying in the dark underground palace is not worth mentioning at all.

However, as time went by, Lilium gradually discovered a new problem.

As the barrier became stronger and the meditation time became longer, the ravings from another world that she hadn't heard for a long time reappeared in her brain.

"Lilium, what are you afraid of?"

The first person who noticed something was wrong with her was Merlin who would teach her magic in her dreams every day as promised.

And after learning about the raving and the god of the alien world, that easy-going smile disappeared from the face of the half-blooded succubus rarely.

"……you……"

"I'm fine." In the sea of ​​flowers in the dream, the girl tightly held her hands. "Actually, as long as the consciousness is in a certain space, you won't hear that, but... I can't always hide in the dream you created for me."

"Does King Gilgamesh know?"

"...I haven't spoken to anyone about it."

"I understand." The magician in the white robe was silent for a while, then raised the corners of his mouth again, showing a calm smile. "There is a way that should alleviate this problem."

Merlin's method is very simple, which is to block his five senses and seal his consciousness by mobilizing magic power and spiritual power.Because Lilium could attach her consciousness to the barrier, or enter the dream, the time for her consciousness to be closed would be greatly shortened, and it would not cause any damage to her soul.

However, when she thought that the front on the north wall had completely entered a stalemate, another change happened.

That day, as usual, she attached her consciousness to the barrier, and when she was investigating the situation on the front line while protecting the northern defensive city wall, she suddenly "saw" a ray of light across the sky.

This feeling is very special, even though the body is in the underground palace below the capital, but the sight can still clearly catch the light flying in the air.

Lilium suddenly felt a very familiar magic power.

It's not Gilgamesh's, or Merlin's. If I have to say it, it's more similar to the magic power of those proud and powerful gods.It's strange, she obviously has no impression of this power, but she only feels it is very familiar.

It was so familiar that it almost brought her to tears.

But this "meteor" in the daytime made the already ferocious monsters attack the city wall even more frantically.The sky flickered with golden light, and in an instant, several beams of light hit the barrier.

"Not good! It's—!"

The original solid protective wall shattered in an instant, and the severe pain hit Lilium's consciousness. She opened her mouth and let out a silent scream!

In the end, what fell into the girl's "gaze" was the culprit who turned into white light and destroyed the barrier—the chains shining with silver light.

"Still stubbornly resisting? Stupid human beings."

“……………?!!!!”

In the next second, all light and sound disappeared.

The body touched the rough sand and gravel, and the tip of the nose lingered with a damp, earthy smell.The girl gasped heavily, her fingers twitched, and she tried her best to grab the grooved rock in front of her.

The excruciating pain made Lilium gradually regain her senses. She opened her eyes and found herself lying on the ground in a state of embarrassment.

Although he struggled to get up, his limbs refused to move.She gritted her teeth and stretched out her bloody hand, firmly grasping the corner of the stone platform, and climbing it bit by bit, at least she supported her body.

Her face was wet and still aching. Lilium wiped it casually, wiped away the tears that blocked her vision, and found the cane that had rolled aside.

Using this long stick to support her precarious body, she stumbled out of the underground palace and went straight to the main hall.

"King! The northern line of defense has been torn apart!"

"It's not good, the barrier was broken by that impostor—Miss Lilium?!"

Many people's screams could be heard, but Lilium didn't care to identify who else was there.

"I... saw... chains..."

His vision gradually became blurred, and something rushed out of his eye sockets.

"That's... it's his... his thing...!"

Her legs were as limp as a puddle of mud, and the pain seeped into her bones. The hand holding the staff was still shaking, but the girl still stood stubbornly, her blue-green eyes fixed on the man on the throne. .

"'Impersonator'... what's going on, tell me!"