Path of Light.

Chapter 17 17. Tracking
Walking out of the temple, Roy felt a sense of accomplishment in his heart, and he actually learned the magic technique.

On Brown Street at dusk, the shadows of the buildings along the street are drawn very long. The sun has not yet sunk into the sea, but the sea in the distance is already sparkling...

On the coastline not far below, the sea water receded to the lowest point, and the reef where Roy often fished was completely exposed.

Some elves in shabby clothes were catching the sea on the beach, and they were almost all residents living near Brown Street.

Only the top of the Statue of Liberty in the courtyard of the temple can still be bathed in sunlight, and other places, including the temple, can no longer be exposed to sunlight.

There are very few people on the pier, and only when the tide is high will there be seagoing ships docking at the port.

At this time, in the shallow water area on the pier, small wooden boats had been stranded on the mudflat.

When the tide is low, Ms. Gillian usually rests at home.

Roy held two textbooks, and bought a breadfruit for 28 Kohler when he passed the fruit stand.

This breadfruit had five chambers in total, barely enough for him and Belinda to eat for two days.

The business of this fruit stand is very good, the fruit is cheap and fresh, most of the residents on Brown Street will buy fruit from here, there are often a few old elves gathered next to the stand, and everyone sits there chatting, until the sky is completely clear Go home when it gets dark.

The sea breeze in the evening was a bit strong, blowing Roy's hair into a mess.

Should be wearing a hat to go out, Roy thought a little annoyed.

The light was a little dim, and the leaves of the olive trees on the street were rattling by the sea breeze.

I always feel that there is a pair of eyes staring at me behind me, and when I look back, everything is normal.

Roy felt that maybe he was scaring himself, and he laughed at himself, thinking that he was getting older, but his courage was getting smaller...

Pedestrians pass by on the street from time to time.

Roy noticed that whenever someone passed by, the feeling of being followed and watched would suddenly disappear.

Once he was the only one left around, that feeling would appear, and even at a corner, Roy could clearly hear slight footsteps.

Along the way, Roy was not sure if there was anyone following behind him.

He came to the entrance of the pharmacy at Mrs. Winnie's house at the intersection, and saw the night saber tied to the railing post at the entrance of the store. This big cat was always on guard when it saw Roy.

In the past year, Roy has often fought wits and courage with it.

But this time, the Nightsaber lying at the door of the pharmacy was staring at Roy's back vigilantly.

Roy turned his head abruptly, the street was empty, only the sea breeze was blowing.

The surrounding light became darker and darker, and Roy didn't find anything.

But when he turned his head around, the feeling of a pair of eyes staring at him behind him never disappeared...

Roy stood at the street corner and waited for a while, but failed to meet any acquaintances who could go with him.

The night saber stared behind Roy for a while, then yawned, and shifted its gaze to Roy.

A long carriage full of guests appeared on the slope, and the carriage soon stopped at the entrance of the pharmacy. This kind of long carriage full of passengers is more like a city bus with a fixed route. The elves only need to You can board the carriage by paying two Kohler, and then you can get off wherever the carriage passes.

The route is fixed, but there are no fixed stops.

The wooden car door was pulled open from the inside, and Sabrina, who was wearing an apricot-yellow dress, walked out of the car with her head down, took a step forward and stood firmly on the side of the street.

Then she saw Roy standing in front of the pharmacy at a glance.

She ignored it, just pressed her hands against her curly hair blown by the sea breeze, and walked home with a book in one hand.

The sea breeze made the big white legs wrapped in the long skirt show a slender and round silhouette.

The last time he and Sabrina got together alone was when Sabrina beat him up last summer. Roy woke up from a coma that time and found himself transported to this magical world.

Although the two had some grievances in the past...

However, it belongs to that Roy's memory.

For Roy, many things are very vague.

It's as if all memories are covered with a veil...

So now Roy chased after him without even thinking about it.

"Sabrina, wait a minute..."

He dared to call out to Sabrina.

Sabrina didn't look back, but her pace slowed down, and she didn't turn her head to stare at Roy with a frown until Roy caught up.

"Didn't Mrs. Gillian ask you to paint the portraits of those sailors?"

Roy said with a smile while walking forward with Sabrina.

"...I don't have time recently, let's go in two days!"

Sabrina was a little unnatural, and said with a straight face.

"Okay, I just happen to be very busy these days..."

Roy responded casually.

At this time, the feeling of being followed is gone.

Roy exhaled lightly, and thought to himself: That person should have concealment skills, but he is not very clever, and he is worried about being seen through.

As he walked, he looked back again.

There is no one on the empty long street...

……

Walking into his yard, seeing Sabrina enter the house without saying a word, Roy looked towards the street with some vigilance.

Moira waved him from the railing of the second-floor terrace next door.

Roy pointed to the door, signaling him to enter the room.

After taking off his shoes and climbing up the wooden stairs barefoot, Roy came to the terrace on the second floor.

Although Moira didn't like contact with outsiders, she didn't shy away from Roy. The two often stood on the terrace of their own house and chatted in the air.

"Roy, how was your first day at school?"

Moira asked Roy curiously.

Her eyes are very bright, and the brows are somewhat similar to Sabrina, but more of them are the unique softness and delicacy of the Silver Moon Elf.

She is the kind of elf girl who is easy to feel pity for. Except for the strange skin and pupil color, she has almost inherited all the advantages of the silver moon elves.

When she stands alone on the moonlit terrace, people will always feel a kind of lonely beauty.

"It's not bad, I have a new friend on the first day." Roy said.

He was still thinking about the stalker, and wanted to look out from the balcony to see if he could find any clues.

"Roy, what are you going to learn?" Moira asked next.

"Navigation, literature and history, and martial arts." Roy said directly without thinking about it this time.

"I saw you came back with Sabrina, she's finally willing to talk to you?" Moira asked tentatively.

"not yet……"

Roy saw Sabrina's stern face in his heart, and quickly explained.

Moira asked with a smile, "Are you planning to win it back?"

Roy happened to look around and couldn't hear what Moira said.

"what?"

"nothing……"

After speaking, the figure disappeared in a flash.

……

At the door of Roy's house, Ms. Belinda was holding a large paper bag in her arms, and was knocking open the courtyard door with the heel of her leather shoes.

On the first day of school, Belinda rushed back to celebrate Roy and bought a large bag of food.

With blonde curly hair and a beautiful skirt, no matter how you look at it, she has the demeanor of an urban beauty.

"Roy, look what I brought back for you!"

Ms. Belinda called out to Roy on the terrace.

She was in a good mood, strode into the house, threw off her leather boots at the entrance, and put the paper bag on the dining table.

Roy also ran down from the terrace at this time.

A golden loaf rolled out of the paper bag. The elves don't like to eat this kind of cereal food. It was obviously bought for Roy.

Roy pinched one with two fingers, sent it under his nose to smell it, and then bit down on it.

"This croissant and butter bread is really good. It's crispy on the outside, fragrant and soft on the inside, and has small bean fillings." Roy praised.

Ms. Belinda pressed Roy's shoulders with both hands, then gave Roy a big hug, and said with emotion:
"My little Roy has finally entered the academy. You will meet some like-minded friends there and experience a lot of very interesting things. Cherish this good time. In addition, you need to learn more knowledge. It will be of great help to your future life..."

"Got it, thank you for everything you have done for me over the years, Mom!"

Although Ms. Belinda looked a little too young, when Roy said these words, his tone was full of sincerity.

Ms. Belinda seldom saw Roy showing such a sentimental side, and she held Roy tightly in her arms.

Roy caught a whiff of lilac from Lady Belinda.

Ms. Belinda sat Roy down, then leaned over and cupped his face, saying affectionately to him:
"Hey, I'm glad you like that elf academy..."

……

From dusk to night, the elf who was hiding in the darkness moved his numb left leg a little.

My stomach started to growl again, and I wanted to find something to eat, but I didn't want to give up just like that.

The half-elf must have seen him jump over the wall of the temple, and may have suspected him.

He touched the dagger at his waist, thinking about sneaking in with the stealth technique, whether he could kill people silently, and then retreat...

Then he found that it was very dangerous to do so, because there was also a silver moon elf living in that house.

Facing an adult silver moon elf, even a soft woman, he dare not take it lightly. God knows what she has learned in the past 200 years...

If they were discovered, they would not be able to run away even if they wanted to.

Thinking of this, the thin elf completely retracted his body into the shadows.

These days he is like a mouse in a well, spending most of his time in hiding.

Originally, he planned to hide in a rural village for a while when the elf patrols relaxed their vigilance.

Jefferson was killed, and he might be the next one.

Thinking of this, the elf thief felt cold all over.

Although the days before were difficult, they were not so thrilling.

I wanted to go to the tavern at the end of the street to have a drink, but in the end I forcibly held back.

All of this was caused by the holy grail, but now he couldn't get rid of it.

Those elf patrols are chasing around, who would have thought that these elf patrols would go to war for a gold-plated cup...

……

In the morning, Ms. Belinda prepared a simple breakfast for Roy before leaving the house.

"Roy, do you want to go out with me?"

Ms. Belinda stood at the door of Roy's bedroom and asked inside.

"I'll go for a run later..."

Roy stuck his head out from under the quilt and replied loudly.

When Ms. Belinda went out, Roy woke up sleepily, unaware that there was an elf thief spying outside the yard for half the night last night.

He took half of the breadfruit on the plate with two fingers and swallowed it in one gulp.

After drinking the fruit tea on the table, he hurried out of the house with two textbooks.

The sun shines on the long street, erasing all the shadows.

When I ran to the corner of the street, I saw Sabrina holding two books waiting for the carriage, and there were some other people beside her.

"Good morning, Sabrina."

Roy said hello and ran over.

Roy thought that Sabrina would not respond as usual.

This woman held a grudge very much. Although she had the upper hand in the last battle between the two, she was still unwilling to talk to Roy.

"...Roy!"

Hearing Sabrina's shout, Roy stopped.

"When are you free, describe the group of sailors who killed Jefferson." Sabrina bit her lip and said, "This afternoon...is that okay?"

Roy thought for a while before saying, "I don't have time in the afternoon, maybe after dinner."

After making an appointment to make portraits of the group of sailors who fled in fear of crime at night, Roy ran towards the Elf Academy with two books in his arms.

Withdrawing her somewhat complicated gaze, Sabrina turned her head to look at the sea in another direction.

……

At the entrance of the college, Wagner Claire stood under a hibiscus tree, looking anxiously at the street.

It wasn't until Roy ran into the college gate dripping with sweat that Claire stopped him.

The two greeted each other and walked into the academy together.

The martial arts training ground of the Spirit Academy is next to the archery range. It is a large grassland, but a large piece of grass in the central area has been trampled to death, exposing a circular area of ​​dirt. This is the primary martial arts training ground .

Roy and Claire rushed to the training ground, and there were already many elves waiting here.

Everyone looked at Claire and Roy curiously, but obviously more eyes fell on Roy.

The instructor came late. She was a female elf. She was wearing tight leather armor, a belt around her waist, a sword, a quiver, and a bow behind her back. She walked steadily.

When passing by Roy, he stopped suddenly, turned to look at Roy and asked:
"Humanity?"

"Half-elf, my mother is a silver-moon elf."

Roy didn't know how many times he said this sentence...

The female instructor stood in the middle of the training ground and called the young elves who were loosely standing around to surround her
"Come on, everyone, this is the elementary martial arts training class. I am your instructor Abbot Nora. To learn elementary martial arts, there are some basic requirements for physical fitness. If any of you are too weak in health, It’s still too late to change the course, go back and exercise hard, and it’s not too late to come back next year!”

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