From now on, the vampire girl escapes from the world

Also, have you been hiding in the bushes lately?

It turned out to be the case.

Has hiding in the bush evolved from an active skill to a passive skill?

141. The Real Master

"But hiding like this isn't a big deal..."

An Ling rolled around in the bushes while muttering about how long it would take for a certain elf to come out.

Thinking that there was really no need to hide, An Ling couldn't help but become bolder.

The bushes kept making rustling sounds as the human cubs rubbed against them.

"Why don't we just wait here for them to come out, and the moment the door opens... use our skills..."

But if you fail and get caught, that would be terrible.

From what the elf said, this is not a human research warehouse.

There is a person from a superior race standing behind him.

I don't know if the skill will work...

The more An Ling thought about it, the more confused she became.

Looking at the swaying leaves, An Ling couldn't help but cover her mouth and yawn.

After all, this body was still a little too young. Even his eyes seemed to want to close uncontrollably.

In a daze, I heard the occasional creaking sound of metal friction coming from the side...

"The door is open?"

It's over! I didn't pay attention!

I almost fell asleep and missed it again!

An Ling hurriedly pushed aside the grass and jumped up.

However, what appeared in front of An Ling, who had hurriedly sat up from the bushes, was the face of a small blonde girl in the shadow of the sun.

"…What are you doing here again?"

Ai'er lowered her body and looked at An Ling, who was sitting in the grass and clearly had no idea what was going on. Her eyes were filled with silence.

An Ling immediately hugged him:

"Big sister! I finally got you! I've been waiting so hard!"

"...Tsk." Ai'er kicked An Ling away and asked, "What do you want..."

"Ahaha... your little girl asked me to come find you..."

An Ling steadied herself, then covered her mouth to hide a yawn and answered.

"…That girl? Who? Lily? Coco?"

"The one with short black hair is so cute that it makes people want to bully her...ah, big sister, I'm wrong, I won't say anything..."

Seeing Ai'er's mouth twitch, An Ling quickly took two steps back before handing the small stone that Lily had given her to Ai'er:

"…Here. That person asked me to give this to you."

"this?"

Elle took over.

The small emerald green gems, with sharp edges, sparkle in the sun.

Small, yet delicate enough.

Ai'er rubbed the stone in her hand, looked at it carefully twice, and then asked:

"…So, what is this?"

"…If you don't know, it's even more impossible for me to know."

"Didn't Lily tell you?"

"I thought you two had a good understanding..."

An Ling's whispered complaints naturally did not escape the elf's ears, but Ai'er still focused her attention on the small stone in front of her for the time being.

Tried to use magic to pass through this small stone...but only got a string of incomprehensible codes.

The code made no sense, and the stone showed no reaction to the infusion of magic.

This is not a magic item with offensive or defensive capabilities.

"Could it be..."

Ai'er had some guesses and temporarily held the stone in her hand.

Then he waved to An Ling over there:

"Let's go."

"Hey, let's go? Where are we going..."

Ai'er didn't explain much, and An Ling naturally didn't dare to run around randomly, so she could only keep up with the elf's pace.

In fact, there was no need for Ai'er to bring An Ling with her.

However, since the other party had done him such a favor, it would not be nice to just drive him away.

The most important thing is... Ai'er always has a feeling that Lily wants to entrust this little girl to herself.

There is no choice but to take it with you.

"So, where are we going..."

Where are you going...

Thinking about how she had always been passed around, Ai'er even found her past naive self a little funny.

"Of course, I'm going to see what treasures they have hidden."

……

Ai'er unlocked the lock she wanted to unlock through the central control.

That was the place that Elle was curious about at first - the magic academy's theoretical joint studio that was locked up layer by layer.

As for the owner of the studio, Al had already found out and was sure it must be Bridges himself.

What secrets are buried inside? Perhaps, the answer to the unknown things that deceived me can also be found inside.

A comprehensive building for theoretical research. During the Magic Festival, it was empty.

Maybe it’s because the people here... are busy doing other things.

Even though it was deserted, the building's lobby was wide open.

Ai'er walked straight up with An Ling, who seemed a little sneaky behind her.

The door of the room remained the same as always, with a sign that read "Magic Academy Theoretical Joint General Studio".

The last time Al came here, he met with a student named Wyatt from Bridges. Things didn't go well, but afterwards he discovered something strange here... and a huge magic network buried underground.

He even found his way to the warehouse where the central control was located, and was tricked into having a fight with the warehouse's chief guard.

Thinking back... that big guard must have been deliberately lured out by a spy from the Erit side who saw Ai'er's appearance.

The other party is very familiar with the defense mechanism there... It is very likely that it is Ella herself.

But that's all in the past.

It doesn't matter anymore.

just now.

The door has been unlocked.

All that's left is to push it away.

Ai'er gently placed her hand on the door handle.

An Ling behind them seemed to have noticed something and became quiet.

The entire theoretical research complex building seemed so silent.

Finally, Ai'er exerted force and turned the door handle——

"Eh?"

...Twist it, can’t open?

Ai'er used a little strength again, but they didn't move at all.

Ai'er could only use a little magic to try and test it out -

"…Why is it still locked?"

Central control, doesn't work?

No...but the central control...was clearly unlocked—

"Hey. What are you doing~"

The girl's sudden and ethereal voice sounded behind Ai'er.

Elle's body froze.

Even An Ling, who was frightened, hid behind Ai'er and grabbed the hem of Ai'er's clothes tightly.

"Ahh. I want to open that door."

The girl who suddenly appeared seemed to have infinite energy. Her words also seemed to be smiling brightly:

"I don't know if it was malfunctioning or something, but it suddenly opened~ So I locked it again. I'm sorry if it causes you any inconvenience... But it's not good to open it without the owner's consent."

Owner.