Ai'er breathed a sigh of relief, but suddenly felt a little stupid.

If Lily was in trouble, it would be useless for me to come here. With Lily taking care of Coco, she would be safe.

only……

Ai'er turned her head and looked at Anfei, who seemed to be dragged over by Lily and leaned against the wall:

"boss……?"

What’s going on?

……

The magic gem that Elle gave Lily not only had the function of determining the location, but also had a simple communication function. The gem would select three different states to arrange and encrypt them as messages to be sent, but the built-in magic power would be consumed relatively quickly. Lily learned how to use it from Elle, but she was not very proficient in it. The message that Elle received was just the simple words "come back".

But in Ai'er's mind it had a different meaning.

"So, these guys are here to catch Coco?"

"Ah."

"And Lily had them all under control?"

"Ah."

Ai'er deliberately ignored the illusory chains around her and turned her head to the side.

"…Then, what's going on with this boss?"

"do not know."

Lily shook her head honestly.

Ai'er suddenly felt powerless.

"The boss is behind these men." Lily thought for a moment and added.

"and then?"

"I knocked her out."

"…Did she say anything?"

"No." Lily thought for a moment and added:

"…It seems that I didn't make it in time."

Ai'er was silent for a while, and after thinking about it, she felt that it would be better not to complain.

Lily had no experience dealing with these situations at all.

El looked around the room where chains were everywhere, and then looked at the innkeeper who was leaning against the wall.

Anfei was leaning against the wall with her eyes closed and her body tilted unconsciously, with one of her arms accidentally pressed under her buttocks.

It can be seen that Lily did take some effort to drag her over.

However, due to my limited ability, I cannot pose the boss in a better-looking position.

I just feel like complaining, but I don’t know where to complain.

"So, Elle, what should we do?" Lily asked.

This is also one of the reasons why Lily asked Ai'er to come back.

Ai'er rubbed his head and felt a headache too.

Judging from their attire, these guards should be local government officials.

Given their situation, catching Coco seemed to be a legitimate act.

That is the law among humans.

Although as an elf, Ai'er has no need to abide by human laws, it takes some effort to keep a low profile.

Ai'er stood up, walked to the windowsill, and took the metal ring in her hand.

The man next door had his eyes closed and his head drooped. He had also fainted, but he was restrained by chains so he did not fall to the ground.

After a brief observation, Ai'er realized that it was a tracking tool.

These people probably use this thing to find cocoa.

There are some restrictions on the distance of the utensils.

But if there are many such things in a large area, completely covering the area, then the object holding the tracked object will have nowhere to hide.

And this standard certificate is obviously the one mentioned above, the one for tracking the network.

Ai'er looked at the words on the inside.

South Continent Business Network Convention.

Al recognized this thing.

I also quickly understood why Coco came to me.

"There's nothing we can do about this... Coco, do you have anything on you?"

That's right. Since it is being tracked, there must be a magic mark on the product as the tracked object.

However, the ritual imprint cannot be sustained on a growing human, and the softness of the skin will not allow anyone to do so.

Therefore, it is usually engraved on suitable materials and then tied to the product.

Coco curled up on one side, saying nothing.

"No impression?" Ai'er scratched his face, thinking that was true.

After all, if the product knew how it was being tracked, it might be able to escape easily.

At this time, Ai'er was still thinking about the bracelets, anklets, earrings or rings on Coco.

But Coco said:

"Yeah. I know where it is."

Then, under the gazes of Lily and Coco, Coco lifted the hem of her clothes.

The thin incision on the lower abdomen was exposed.

……

"This is……?"

Ai'er was stunned.

"…After they caught me, they tied me to a pillar and fenced me in the next day."

Coco recalled the scene at that time, and her words trembled slightly:

"I thought they were going to kill me... I was very scared and kept shouting, but they didn't listen, so they stuffed my mouth. Then I saw someone holding a knife, and I felt a chill in my stomach... They were poking around in my stomach, and I vaguely saw someone stuffing something in there and fiddling with it... It was very painful and scary... I passed out, and when I woke up I found my mouth was full of blood. For dozens of days afterwards, that place was still hurting..."

Coco held her breath.

Lily rubbed Coco's head.

After quite some time, Coco said:

"I escaped once or twice, alone. But for some reason, someone would always find me and capture me. I decided to just hide in the forest, but after a while my stomach would keep aching, and I would go out, but then I would be caught again... Then I realized. Maybe I couldn't run away."

Coco sniffed.

Neither Lily nor Elle responded.

But they actually all know.

Even though I knew I might not be able to escape.

For the last time, Coco chose to escape.

"After arriving in Soller, I was fine on the first day. But today, my stomach started to hurt... I knew they might have found us."

Elle obviously didn't know what to do.

Elle knew a lot about magic, but if it was such a violent method, even Elle would be helpless.

This is a method that only humans have.

The field of mental magic is completely blank, and it is impossible to develop a contract technique that uses magic circuits as a medium.

This is the only simple and crude method to ensure the loyalty of slaves.

"Even if I'm not caught, the pain will only get worse... I don't know how long I can maintain consciousness like this..."

"Wait a moment! I'll go find a doctor..."

"It's useless. If you are not an expert in magic, you can't take it out even if you know medicine. I heard them say so."

"Then, follow me back..."

Elle's voice stopped.

Instead, he fell silent.

Maybe Al has someone he can find.

But on the contrary. Ai Er herself also——

At this time, Lily said, "So. Ai'er, help me take a look."

"Eh?"

"Watch for me."

Lily demanded again.

That was another reason why Lily asked El to come back.

"I'll take care of it."

44. Surgery

Lily asks Elle to "come back".

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