From now on, the vampire girl escapes from the world

Although she didn't point it out, I wonder if Ai'er has noticed something.

……

Before leaving, Lily took one last look into the woods.

She thought of Sharon's last words to her.

Ai'er, I'll leave it to you... eh?

It's not just Elle's sister in the broad sense who says this.

The young elf elder said something else secretly to Lily before disappearing.

The air was peeled off using a spell to form threads, and after Lily responded, the vibrations in the air could be directly transferred to Lily's senses.

The elf elder conveyed his words to Lily in secret.

"…I know the trust that Ai'er has in you, and I also believe in Ai'er's keen judgment of others."

"So, Miss Vampire... at this moment when we the elves are unable to help, I hope you are willing to... protect Ai'er a little."

"I will always remember this kindness."

Lily didn't know about the transaction method of "selling favors", but she could sense a different atmosphere from the actions of several people.

The action of being eager to catch Ai'er back.

The repeated emphasis on “suspension of aid”.

A commission to protect Elle.

Ai'er has always resisted going back.

Elle's wish to stay with humans.

Elle, what are you hiding?

……

The next day, the group went to the hired carriage as agreed.

As if he knew that several people were going to check out, the hotel owner Anfei was waiting at the front desk in advance and handled the check-out procedures.

Coco was obviously still a little dazed as she yawned, her body drooped and even her steps were not as energetic as usual.

"What is Lily looking at?"

The carriage slowly drove away from the city. Ai'er seemed to notice something strange about Lily.

But Lily just turned her head:

"…Nothing. Let's go."

As if being stared at by something.

What is that feeling?

55. Light

The carriage passed through rice fields and forests, and the mountains in the distance rose and fell.

"..."

Didn't sleep well.

Didn't sleep well at all.

Coco rubbed her eyes hard.

I was planning on having a good sleep yesterday.

Not only did I get woken up, but that kind of thing also happened.

The carriage was so bumpy that it was hard to rest or even talk, let alone rest.

"Ladies, are you the only ones?"

The coachman seemed quite comfortable and spoke in a relaxed manner.

Neither Lily nor Coco would reply, so it was just Elle who was talking to each other.

"It's really just the three of us."

"It's rare for several young ladies to go out alone."

The driver was a bit nagging, but they would become companions for several days on the long journey.

"Going to a place like Yangli City, what do you ladies need?"

"I have a relative over there. I thought I'd go visit him."

"I see." The driver muttered, "But it's still peaceful over there. The eastern border of the kingdom has been a little uneasy lately - if you're in the south, it'd be a little difficult to get to the eastern border. Humans are much more difficult to deal with than those monsters..."

Ai'er was laughing apologetically there.

Lily was still sitting in the back of the carriage, stretching her legs and looking out, as usual.

The weather is a bit gloomy today, but Lily seems to be worried about something.

She just stared at the sky, and the surrounding scenery could not attract her attention.

The city of Soller slowly disappeared as I left, like a giant beast.

It was as if it was swallowing up all the food that was trying to escape.

——Obviously something was overlooked.

Lily always felt this way.

"Hey. What are you thinking about?"

"……nothing."

At lunch time, Coco hesitated for a moment, but finally walked over to sit next to Lily.

Neither Lily nor Al ate, only the driver and Coco ate. Although Lily was silent as usual, she was obviously thinking about something else.

Lily shook her head.

……

"I have learned some educational methods in the human world. ..."

When the carriage driver looked ahead alone and stopped talking, Coco began the first day of becoming stronger.

Although the sleepiness did not stop, Coco had to force herself to stay awake.

The one who is speaking now is Elle.

"Now let me ask you this. Coco, do you want to learn the knowledge to become stronger... or become stronger?"

"Become stronger."

"So do you want to fight monsters, do you want to fight humans... or do you want to fight us?"

The ones who fight against monsters are adventurers.

It was the army and the guards who fought against the people.

To fight against "us"... is to break away from being human.

Coco had no other choice.

"I want to be as strong as Master Ai'er."

"Oh, I see." As expected, Ai'er smiled.

Orcs shouldn't just be humans.

Coco has this awareness.

"In that case, I really have to teach everything first." Ai'er recalled: "According to the education system of humans here, they divide combat techniques into 'magic' and 'martial arts'."

"Does that mean I have to learn both?"

"Quite the opposite. If you want to break away from your human identity, you must throw this classification aside. Their 'martial arts' are just 'incomplete techniques' developed because magic cannot break away from the shackles of a certain battle. The remaining incomplete parts are made up by physical abilities. That is all caused by insufficient magical abilities. But we are different."

Ai'er said: "There is no end to the journey of learning magic. How much you can understand depends entirely on your personal efforts and talents - Coco. Be prepared for your limited talents and put all your efforts into becoming stronger."

"Yeah." Coco nodded:

"……I will work hard."

……

Over there, Ai'er was already explaining the basic principles of magic to Coco.

Magical talent is not just about physical fitness, memory and logic are equally important.

Perhaps as an orc, Coco's magic power cannot be as abundant in quality and quantity as Lily and Elle, and she cannot improve as quickly as them during training.

But some people can make simple things multiply their power through sophisticated technique construction and control.

Learning can never stop for a moment.

It was just that Lily was a little silent all day. Sometimes Coco and Ai'er would look at Lily strangely, but they were unwilling to stop teaching.

Food was prepared for the evening and tents were set up in secluded locations – mainly for Coco.

Lily took Coco to try out the first technique she learned.

“Throw the stone.”

The stone hit the tree trunk with a bang. Tom on the other side was a little surprised:

"No wonder those ladies dared to come out alone... They must be powerful magicians, right?"

"You're welcome. You're still far from being awesome."

And over there to Lily and Coco:

"Ouch, that was a little off."

"…How much is it off?"