My dear witch, please turn evil according to the script!

Chapter 104 Kalia's "New Friend"

Cellina ignored the annoying white cat that kept meowing even after being picked up by Kalia.

She simply looked at the somewhat dazed Kalia and said softly, "Don't be nervous. Like I said before, I mean no harm."

"If you don't believe me, ask Roland. When he was in the capital, I helped him thwart quite a few assassination attempts."

Kalia didn't seem to listen to Cherlinina's words, and simply bent down and put the silly cat on the ground.

Then he took a couple of steps and came up to Cellina and began to observe her closely.

"Well……"

"Miss Cellina, are you really a demon?"

"Uh...yeah."

Seeing Kalia practically glued to her face, Cellina experienced for the first time what it meant to be completely at a loss.

Fortunately, Kalia quickly spoke up and asked, "You're a demon... you don't seem like one."

"Isn't it said that demons look quite different from humans?"

"Even the blood demons, who look closest to humans, have pointed ears like elves."

Cellina breathed a sigh of relief.

Hey, is it all about these things?

"I just used some hidden methods, hey hey hey! What are you doing!?"

Upon hearing Cherinina say that she had only used some methods to conceal her demonic features, Kalia immediately perked up.

She went straight for it.

With lightning speed, Kalia reached out her wicked little hand towards Cherlinina's head.

Although Cellina realized what was happening, she did not immediately stop Kalia's actions due to her sensitive position.

Two seconds later, she began to regret not grabbing Kalia's hand.

"Duang!"

With a touch of Kalia's small hand, the headband on Cherinina's head was knocked off slightly, and a pair of pointed, fluffy ears popped off from the top of Cherinina's head.

Even the back of the black cloak she was wearing had a bulge—her tail was showing.

Wow! It really is a demon!

"This is the first time I've ever seen a living demon!"

"Ahhhhh, these fluffy ears feel so good!!!"

Seeing the extremely excited Kalia, Roland silently stepped forward and pulled her away from Cellina.

He was genuinely afraid that the beast-eared girl might lose control and punch Kalia.

A slightly disheveled Cherlinina paused for a moment, then silently straightened the headband that had slipped down her forehead back into place.

Soon the ears and tail disappeared together.

This headband is clearly a magical artifact, incorporating illusion and concealment spell runes.

However, its functionality is somewhat limited, and it's easy to spot the flaws if worn incorrectly.

No wonder Cellina doesn't usually use this stuff.

Then she tried her best to regain her previous slightly aloof and cold demeanor, followed by an awkward cough.

Clearly, she now has both good news and bad news in front of her.

The good news is that Kalia, the current owner of the treehouse, does not doubt her credibility.

The bad news is that the other party is clearly very concerned about their demonic identity in some way.

Thinking of the fluffy white cat, Cellina felt that the blue-haired monster in front of her must be treating her, a demon with certain animalistic features but a humanoid appearance, like a pet.

Although it was just a gut feeling, she felt that judging from Kalia's expression at that moment, it might not be a gut feeling at all.

Roland was also taken aback for a moment.

Because at the same time that Tongzi pulled Kalia away, a task progress popped up that he didn't know how to determine.

The witch made new friends at the edge of the forest.

[She, covered in wounds, was burying a robust old man who was missing half of his body.]

Like the witch, she was a survivor who escaped from the capital.

Before the capital was completely transformed into a spatial labyrinth by the bishop, and before the princess went mad and lost control, she left this place of trouble with the body of the old man who had helped her so much.

The witch didn't mind the other person's demonic identity; feeling guilty, she helped him erect a small grave despite his missing right arm.

If nothing unexpected happens, their little friendship might last...

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"Roland, what's wrong?"

Kalia looked at Roland behind her, whose aura had suddenly turned somber, and waved her hand in front of Roland's eyes.

"……nothing."

Roland chuckled softly, then patted Kalia on the shoulder: "Celinina is right, she saved me from many assassination attempts in the capital."

"At least for now, you can trust her."

“We can trust him in the future.” Cellina became a little anxious when she heard Roland’s words.

She instinctively walked up to Roland and stared at him expectantly.

Roland coughed twice: "Let's get back to business..."

"To proactively stop the interference with communications, there should at least be signs of an investigation, right?"

"Hey! Are you really going to cooperate with this demon? Meow!" Nash leaped onto a wooden table and then jumped onto Roland's shoulder.

Clearly, the dragon is quite comfortable in its current body.

"Otherwise what?" Roland turned his head and ruffled the cat's head, then asked, "Besides, don't you want to return to your normal body?"

"I'm still waiting for you to restore your dragon form and help me absorb the damage."

"Even if you're not a fully grown dragon, your physical strength alone far surpasses that of an ordinary seventh-tier transcendent. And when it comes to resistance to magic, even a ninth-tier legendary warrior can't compare to you."

Roland's praise pleased the naive Nash.

It nodded its head, then raised it slightly: "That makes sense!"

"If this demon can find a way for me to regain my dragon form, then it's not impossible to trust her."

"When I regain my dragon form, and we brothers join forces, how could we possibly be a match for you?"

Cellina rolled her eyes, then crossed her arms and looked at Roland: "I don't want to bring this silly cat along."

"Who are you calling a stupid cat!" Nash snapped, it snapped.

"I'm warning you one last time! I am a ferocious dragon, the Stormfang that symbolizes storms! Not some silly cat."

"Alright, alright, it's not a silly cat."

Cellina waved her hand dismissively, then looked at Roland and Kalia: "Considering the success rate of the operation, it is safest for Roland and me to act together."

“If we fail, we both have a safe way to leave.”

“Miss Kalia, while your innate spell is very useful for running around, its drawbacks are also quite obvious.”

"For safety reasons, you and the cat should stay inside the barrier for now."

"Roland and I are going to the main city to gather some intelligence. We'll be back later."

Cellina began to analyze the current situation carefully.

From her perspective, this was indeed the optimal solution.

Kalia's technique has flaws, or rather, her application is currently flawed.

A simple disturbance is all it takes to force it out of the shadows.

Kalia knew that Cherlinina was right, after all, her escape skills had failed before.

This was something she already knew when she was in Riskan.

She was just a little worried about Roland traveling with a beautiful woman.

Seeing Kalia's expression, Cellina quickly understood the other's concern.

"Ah, don't worry, I have no interest in human males."

"Don't worry about anything happening between me and Roland."

After hearing this, Kalia turned to look at Roland.

Roland sighed and rubbed his forehead: "It's just a routine operation, don't worry about it too much. Staying inside the barrier is definitely the safest option for you."

"At this time, I can also go back and submit the commission. Maybe I can find out something."

"Whether or not that Chairman Kuban is a demon, as a local and the chairman of the Adventurers' Guild branch, his knowledge of local changes and intelligence is definitely better than that of the average person."

"Okay... Oh, by the way, if any shops are still open in this weather, could you bring me some snacks back?"

"Go, go, go."

……

Amidst the blanket of white snow, Roland and Cellina returned to the main city.

Although the heavy snow obscured visibility and buried the roads.

But for the two of them, whether there was a road or not was not very important.

Roland can use Flash to travel directly, while Cellina can leap quickly between trees without ever touching the ground.

As for the location of the main city, Cellina had already left a magical mark in the main city just in case.

She can track this magical marker back to the main city.

"I'm going to the Adventurers' Guild to submit a request. You can keep an eye on things at the entrance and see if there are any suspicious people watching."

"Ah."

After a brief exchange, Roland and Cellina went their separate ways.

When Roland removed his hood and entered the Adventurers' Guild, everyone in the guild hall turned their attention to him.

Roland looked around and realized that these people were just casting curious glances at him.

Several bold individuals who tried to ask questions were silenced by Roland's friendly gaze, not giving them a chance to speak.

After all, Roland had been familiar with the Adventurers' Guild since childhood, having been introduced to it by Lancelot.

In this place, the worst thing you can do is to speak too intimately with someone you don't know well.

Just ignore any unnecessary communication.

Roland then went straight up to the second floor and pushed open the door to the chairman's office.

Kuban, who was standing at the window watching the snow while holding a cup of hot tea, turned around after hearing the door open.

"Come back so soon?"

"The mission is complete, so of course I'm back. To be honest, this task was simpler than I expected."

Roland shook the snow off his black cloak and asked, "You won't ask me for anything to prove I've completed the request, will you?"

"Haha, of course not, the whole city could see the strange phenomenon of the storm dissipating."

"Will you take the agreed-upon payment now, or will it be deposited into your academy account?"

“Transfer it to the academy’s account, I’ll withdraw it when I get back.” Roland randomly selected one, then asked, “President Cuban, I have some questions for you.”

(End of this chapter)