"Legends are born out of ignorance."
"Makes sense. But to the audience who doesn't know the inside story, there's no difference between Heliobi and ghosts."
"Mmh, curiosity satisfied. Although more questions have arisen, since we promised the Judges we'd leave, we can't go back on our word."
"...But if we could film a few videos of Mr. Tail on the way out and give it a title like '[Supernatural Ghost Fire Appears in Fyxestroll Garden, Possessing Innocent Foxian Girl]', it should be quite eye-catching."
"Clickbait, huh? No wonder you can be a streamer."
"Fam, cooperate with me when the time comes, okay?" Guinaifen gave Stelle a wink.
Stelle took off her non-existent glasses, "Sigh~ I really can't do anything about you. Be careful not to eat prison food for a few hundred years if you piss off the Judges."
"Mmh, reasonable." Guinaifen nodded and gave a憨 laugh: "But my upper limit is only a few decades in prison, hehe~"
Heavens, she even thinks it's worth it and is proud of it! This kind of thinking is almost catching up to Stelle!
"You look very nervous..."
Stelle showed concern for Huohuo. Cannot be deceived by this facade; the other party's age might be several times older than hers.
You never know the true age of a Xianzhou resident standing in front of you. Huohuo has been working in the Ten-Lords Commission for thirty-eight years. Mmh, nearly forty years of work experience, just the age to go out and venture!
"I'm a little scared, but I-I will send you out!"
The voice of [Tail] complaining came from her tail: "Can't even handle such a small matter, better go sell snacks."
"If not... if not for being entangled by you, I would have... long been able to set up a small stall and live a peaceful and stable life."
As soon as the words fell, Adrian flashed in front of Huohuo. What did HE just hear?
"Miss Huohuo, would you be willing to come work at my milk tea shop?"
"Eh?"
The three of them were stunned at the same time. As expected of Adrian, poaching in front of Xueyi and Hanya, two Judges of the Ten-Lords Commission!
"Talking about this during work... i-isn't very good, is it?"
Guinaifen leaned over, "Miss Huohuo, can you let Mr. Tail come out for a photo?"
"Ah... Miss Guinaifen, currently on official duty..."
"GHOST AHHHHHH—"
Guinaifen suddenly howled. Adrian and Stelle didn't react much, but Huohuo was terrified.
"Wooowaaaa~ W-w-w-what happened?"
"Look how scared this child is, even started stuttering."
"N-n-not scared, I-I just can't stand steadily... By the way, where is Miss Guinaifen?"
From this, it can be seen that working in the Ten-Lords Commission is not an easy task.
Looking at Xueyi and Hanya, their psychological endurance is extraordinarily strong; they feel completely devoid of the aura of living people.
"Wait, where did Adrian run off to?"
Stelle also realized the problem. Could this guy have seized the opportunity to run straight back to the milk tea shop?!
"...C-could it be that we lost them?"
Huohuo swallowed. In the blink of an eye, two were lost, and one of them was the liveliest in the team. Who wouldn't be scared?
"No good, l-let's go find Miss Guinaifen back... Is the atmosphere around here a bit wrong... I'm so scared, stay closer to me, I'm afraid you'll disappear too." Huohuo held Stelle's hand tightly.
Being held by the small hand of the Foxian girl, Stelle instantly felt less scared. On the contrary, she wanted to protect this little Judge beside her.
"Follow behind me, Miss Huohuo."
Stelle took out the mimicked baseball bat and searched for the lost Guinaifen in the Fox Forest with Huohuo.
...
Exalting Sanctum. Adrian bought a cup of Immortal's Delight from the [Sleepless Earl] teahouse as part of HIS daily routine and slipped back to the milk tea shop at lightning speed.
HE had no interest in things like catching ghosts...
Just as HE pushed open the shop door, Adrian discovered an [Uninvited Guest].
Gulp... Sipp—
A sucking sound clear enough to echo in the silence, accompanied by the satisfied expression of the silver-haired elf squinting her eyes in comfort, completely exposed her actions.
"Eh? Freesna?"
Adrian looked at Freesna, who was stealing milk tea. This scene has been staged many times!
"Cough cough! This... this is a necessary practice to gain insight into the inherent wickedness of mundane beings! To protect the Stellar Barrier, I need to personally experience this corrosive power..."
Freesna tried to convince herself while maintaining a solemn voice like an elven aria, rolling her eyes guiltily.
"Ah!" A short, sudden cry of realization blurted out.
"I understand! So that's it! The strings of fate have already been plucked!" Freesna suddenly straightened her back, her silver hair drawing a dazzling arc under the light with her passionate movement.
All the panic and shyness on her face receded like a tide, replaced by a mixture of ecstasy and sense of mission.
"I heard it, the saving sound calling for [Eternity]!"
Don't underestimate the bond between Ite and the Church of Eternity! Just as Hanya finished reciting the [Eternity] hymn in her heart, Freesna was the first to rush over.
The air was filled with the strong aroma of milk tea, awkward silence, and the almost boiling chunibyo sense of justice of the silver-haired elf girl. Adrian opened his mouth but stopped speaking.
"Who else came?"
...
"Guinaifen? Where are you? Huohuo, keep up..."
Halfway through speaking, Stelle turned her head. The originally huge Fyxestroll Garden now only had her left.
"Where are the people? Bad, Huohuo is gone too..."
Bang!
A sinister wind blew past, and the iron gate that had just been pushed open was tightly shut again. Stelle seriously suspected that a supernatural creature was haunting her.
At this moment, the only one she could rely on was herself!
Stelle held the mimicked baseball bat in her right hand, the lance of preservation in her left, the hourglass necklace hanging around her neck, and the Fool's mask tied to her shoulder, fully prepared.
She looked around. The most conspicuous thing in the courtyard was a mirror.
"This is... a mirror? Looks kinda creepy."
Stelle rubbed her eyes and leaned closer to examine herself in the mirror. Not gonna lie... features are quite delicate; a pity not to be a model.
"Hi~ Uh haha." She greeted herself in the mirror and scratched her head awkwardly.
Seems it was an illusion... let's go find Huohuo and Guinaifen.
Mmh...
Wrong!!! Stelle overlooked important information. Her reflection in the mirror didn't have any of these weapons!
Facing the sudden attack from her reflection, Stelle stepped back to dodge the throw.
"Miss, careful, don't move!"
"Eh eh eh eh!"
Just as Stelle was about to take out the bat to counterattack, a crimson figure swept past her.
The newcomer was a robust man in scarlet armor. The shoulder armor extended into a flame-shaped neck guard. As he walked, his cape surged like burning clouds. His red-copper long hair was tied into a high ponytail like lava, the hair tips flying with his movements like dancing flames.
His bronzed skin had fine scars, and coarse stubble grew on his jaw. A shallow scar diagonally across the bridge of his nose to his cheekbone added a heroic air. His amber pupils flowed with golden light, often contracting slightly due to passionate emotions.
Surprisingly, the inside of the armor was embroidered with dark golden Prayers of Eternity, flickering in and out of sight.
Stelle was confused. Who is this guy?!