From now on, the vampire girl escapes from the world

The adventurers' vehicles were naturally among them.

Because the caravan was only equipped with one vehicle, the posted mission only specified four to six people. Even if there were more people, the caravan would not have any vehicles to mobilize.

The carriage was bumpy and it was naturally quite uncomfortable to ride in.

"It is said that horse-drawn carriages will be eliminated soon." They chatted like this.

It was unknown how long the Magic Revolution, which had come from the eastern and northern countries and was causing a stir in the capital, would last or how far its impact would spread.

Even the small nobles had to abandon their own properties and sell their capital to do business.

Lily sat in the carriage for a while, then got out with some boredom, sat on the protruding wooden beam at the back of the carriage, and swung her smooth little feet.

At this time, the surroundings were still desolate and empty, with mountains of different heights in the distance. Following this road, it would take a while to enter the forest.

Lily looked up at the sky. It was a bit gloomy today, so the sun was not visible, but it was still within Lily's tolerance.

Although it is a little uncomfortable to be illuminated, curiosity about the outside world can overcome many things.

The surrounding fields were neatly lined with crops that Lily couldn't recognize. After a while, Lily was distracted by the flying birds again, and she stared blankly at the flock of birds disappearing to the other side of the distant mountain.

"It's dangerous to sit outside. Let her sit back."

"Don't worry about her...I'll go check it out too."

Elle's voice came from the car behind me.

After a while, the elf held the edge of the carriage and sat next to Lily.

Then Lily pointed at the small animal hidden in the grass and asked El what it was.

Time passed quickly like this.

18. Into the night

The road to Soller was not very far, but it was much more difficult to travel than usual.

Due to the terrain and forests, there were almost no villages to rest on the road, so it was actually very dangerous. In addition, the carriage was not fast on the hillsides and bumps, so even for such a distance, it would take a day and a half to complete.

This means that this group of people may have to stay in the mountain roads and forests for one night.

Instead, the goods being delivered are of more concern.

Directly in front of the adventurer's carriage was the last carriage of the caravan carrying goods. The black cloth covered the square carriage layer by layer, but the carriage in front was unexpectedly light. The wheels rolled over the stones and only deviated slightly.

Once you enter the forest, the scenery is generally boring.

After sitting in the back of the car for a while, Lily soon felt sleepy, so the two returned to the car.

Ai'er patted his calf and let Lily lie on it and fall asleep on her side.

The three people on the opposite side of the carriage were naturally a little curious when they saw the two little girls snuggling together.

Seeing Ai'er looking out idly (actually because he was worried that if he stared at Lily for too long, he would be unable to resist rubbing her), the uncle sitting opposite, DeWitt, started the conversation:

"Is this black-haired girl your friend?"

"Of course." Ai'er nodded somewhat proudly.

"But I see there are shackles on her feet. Isn't she a slave?" The young Roy spoke without restraint. After being glared at by DeWitt, he turned his head away in dissatisfaction.

“That was put there by someone else.”

"Can't it be opened? Is there some magic on it?"

"It can't be opened yet for some reason. Lily herself is also very distressed."

"She's not an adventurer, is she? You brought her here to do the quest, but what about when a battle occurs?"

"Don't worry. Lily is very capable." Ai'er was a little proud, until she saw the shackles on her feet: "... maybe."

"Probably?" The uncle and the boy opposite tilted their heads at the same time.

Only the magician girl glanced at the two of them and then shifted her gaze to the book.

After all, how much strength can Lily exert when she is in shackles?

Judging from Lily's tone, that seems to be quite a small amount.

10%? 20%? Or even less?

Maybe we are really in danger and the time has come to open the shackles.

What will happen then?

Lily didn't say anything.

But judging from the tone, it doesn't seem to be a good thing.

……

Towards evening, the train stopped at the selected location.

Although some small wild animals tried to approach during the day, they were quickly driven away by the guards, so there was no chance for adventurers to appear.

While there was still light in the evening, the guards quickly set up their resting tents. Fire would make targets conspicuous in the forest, but it was very effective in driving away ordinary beasts and was also conducive to the organization of battle formations, so they lit a fire when it was slightly dark.

Then the train would distribute dry food to the caravan and the members of the Guardians, Lily was not among them. The grilled sausages that Ai'er had collected were much more delicious than the dry food.

But Lily didn't have much of an appetite, so when everyone was eating around the fire, Lily just sat alone in the back of the carriage, swinging her legs and staring at the darkening sky in a daze.

The moon, when will it come out?

Ai'er also rarely stayed with Lily, but gathered around the fire and ate the dry food distributed to her with the other three adventurers. After all, it would be bad if she didn't eat it, which would arouse suspicion, and the taste of the dry food was quite to Ai'er's taste.

The captain walked up to the campfire where the adventurers were gathered and seemed to say something again. Ai'er's angry roar came again immediately - but it seemed that the uncle had stopped him well.

Also not joining in the conversation was the magician girl named Leona.

She was still staring at the book by the fire, holding her glasses as usual. Perhaps because she had been staring for too long, or perhaps because she was disturbed by the quarrel, she rubbed her eyes tiredly, put the string that served as a bookmark in the gap between the pages, and closed the book.

Ignoring the noise around her, she raised her head.

But I only saw the black-haired girl sitting in the carriage not far away, staring blankly at the sky. The beautiful lavender color was faintly flowing in the pupils of the night light.

The smooth little feet handcuffed with chains were half suspended in the air, and after a while they began to sway as if they saw something interesting.

Like a little kid going out for the first time.

Leona hesitated for a moment, then put the book under her arm, stood up and walked over.

"What are you looking at?"

Lily, who was in a daze, only heard a clear and beautiful voice. She turned her head and looked over.

Leona's face behind her glasses was expressionless.

"Look at the moon."

"But there's no moon yet."

"It'll be there in a moment."

Seeing Lily looking up at the sky again, Leona searched in her pocket:

"Want it?"

In Lily's palm was a rough, square piece of food that she had never seen before.

"That's the dry rations they just distributed. They didn't give it to you, did they? I only ate half of it. If you're hungry, I'll give it all to you."

Lily took it hesitantly, bowed her head slightly and thanked him, then began to nibble on it.

"Can I sit next to you?"

Lily made room for him a little, and Leona took the same seat.

Leona secretly glanced at the little girl beside her who was chewing dry food. Her clavicle was half exposed through her clothes, her slender calves were exposed under the narrow skirt, and her smooth feet were clean and white dangling under the shackles.

If you can pinch it, it must be very soft. The same goes for the face.

But it was still too rude.

As if to divert her attention, Leona opened the book in her hand again.

The big silver moon came out first, and the patterns on the book could be seen clearly under the bright night light.

Lily, who finally waited for the moon, also looked up in a daze.

"[In the name of the God of gold, offer a burnt offering of a pious spirit and silence the rebels in front of you...]"

Leona pointed to the arrangement on the pattern and read it out loud quietly.

Lily lowered her head when she heard the voice. Looking at the pattern on the book, she asked curiously:

"what is this?"

"This is the framework of earth magic. Do you know the framework? It is..."

But that wasn't what Lily wanted to ask.

"What did you just read?"

"That's a formula. It helps with memorization." Leona pointed at the words and explained them one by one: "[Palm Gold] represents the front reference, [God] and [Name] represent the back reference, and [Offering] indicates the layout interface of the ritual... Do you understand?"

Lily nodded, not quite understanding.

She'd never needed anything like this when she was memorizing magic.

I have never heard of such a strange construction system as the "Earth System".

"Once you become proficient, you won't need the formula." Leona closed the book and recited the sentence again. The faint spell unfolded and quickly dimmed.

Having said that, Leona suddenly thought of some of her classmates.

She would habitually recite a spell every time she cast a magic spell, even if she was very proficient at it, she would recite it loudly - as if she was worried that others would not know what magic she was using.

When Leona asked doubtfully——

"It looks more handsome that way."

——That seemed to be their answer.