Elden Ring, my witch is a talkative beautiful girl

"My dear, you slow-witted idiot, go wait outside the church." Melina pushed A Tui's back and took the initiative to ask the only man present to leave the church. "I'll stay and help Mimi with the acupuncture. As usual, no peeking."

She slammed the door shut, leaving her partner outside.

"Because I need to get an injection, I have to take off my clothes, right?" Ah Tui stood in front of the stone wall outside the church, pondering for a long time before coming to his senses. "Why is it that a decent person like me is always treated as a pervert by Ah Mei? Do I look like the kind of person who would peek?"

He was the only man present, and no one else could answer his question. He couldn't just ask the girls directly, or summon Torret to discuss the topic.

"Oh, it's so hot, it's so cold, it's so cold!"

A few minutes later, a shrill scream like breaking silk was heard in the church.

"Hiss—what's going on?" Fearing that the situation inside might change, Ah Tui put his right hand on the door, ready to kick it open.

At the last second before he was about to put his action into practice, he stopped himself and said, "Thinking carefully, I've been guarding outside the door and haven't seen any signs of enemy intrusion. This means the sound might be coming from the treatment process. Does this mean the treatment is over or still in progress?"

Ah Tui was torn. Melina hadn't called him, so should he go in to check on the situation? What if the treatment wasn't over yet? Wouldn't it be a sin for him to interrupt the treatment by barging in?

I wouldn't go in, but suppose there's something unexpected during treatment and I need help...

Open the door or not? Such a simple multiple-choice question, but Ah Tui felt like he was about to get himself dizzy.

"Whatever!" He shook his head and decided to go in and find out what was going on. "The worst that can happen is I'll apologize sincerely afterwards and then get beaten up by the two of them."

Just when he was about to give it his all, the church door opened from the inside.

Melina cast a playful look at Ah Tui who was about to break in. "Buddy, you're quite direct. Others peek through windows or make a small hole in the wall, but you're openly preparing to tear down the door right there."

"Listen to my explanation, it's not what you think." Ah Dai was incoherent. "I just heard screams, yes, screams, that..."

In his nervousness, he didn't notice that the witch's tone was light and bright, not at all as solemn as before.

Seeing him babble and talk incoherently, Melina couldn't hold it in any longer and burst out laughing: "Hahaha, I was just teasing you."

"Ah?" A-Ti was stunned where he stood.

"The implantation of the golden needle was successful. The scarlet corruption has been suppressed." Melina stepped aside, revealing a peacefully sleeping Millicent. "Fighting the corruption took up too much of Mimi's energy. After the suppression was successful, she fell into a coma. It took me a while to help her tidy up her clothes."

The mission was accomplished, and they could finally put their minds at ease. All they had to do now was wait for Millicent to wake up and regain her energy.

Volume 2: The Flowing Stars: Chapter 51: The Legend of the Flowing Water Swordsman

The next morning, after waking up from a good sleep, Millicent, feeling refreshed, ate three bowls of rice in one go. Then, unable to sit still, she began her physical rehabilitation training.

"After inserting the golden needle into the body, the Crimson Corruption has ceased its activity, and my physical abilities have begun to recover, though only to this extent for now..." Millicent stretched her legs and leaped three stories high. "I've recovered about 60% to 70% of my strength. The rest should slowly return to its peak over time."

"This jumping power..."

"Isn't that a bit too exaggerated?"

The two watched in amazement as Millicent warmed up, testing various motor abilities. You have to remember that most of the time, A-Tai could only jump a little higher than his knees, and Melina believed that she could only achieve a similar level when she was at full power and the seal was released.

"Exaggerated?" Millicent tilted her head in thought, her long hair tied in a ponytail falling over her shoulders. Her heroic demeanor was tinged with a hint of naiveté. "When I was learning martial arts from my teacher, she demonstrated climbing a steep rock face on foot without using her hands. It took me several years to achieve a similar level of skill."

Ah Di: "..."

Melina: “…”

The two of them no longer wanted to talk to Millicent about exercise. Even if she told them that she practiced endurance by sitting under a waterfall that dropped thousands of meters vertically, or that she could fly over the vast river with just a reed, they would not be surprised.

99.999% of the people in the world probably can't complete a training program that's this perverted. Forcing yourself to compare yourself with Millicent will only make you look inferior.

Having almost mastered the timing, Millicent stopped jumping and returned to the ground.

She had no plans to try swordsmanship for the time being. Firstly, her right hand was severed during the onset of the corruption disease, and it would take her quite some time to get used to using the sword in her left hand. Secondly, the area inside the church was too small, and it would be bad if she accidentally injured Atai and Melina.

"Let's not talk about this anymore. My memory has been shattered by the corruption, and all I remember are my martial arts and some scattered images." Millicent placed her remaining left hand on her right shoulder. "Can you tell me where the golden needle came from? I want to ask the owner something in person."

She already knew the reason why the two men came to save her with the golden needle. She felt a little familiar with the name Gwei from her scattered memories, but she felt more nostalgic and familiar with the manufacturing process of the golden needle, so she wanted to ask further.

"Well, the golden needle was given to us by our partner after he won a duel with an old man. He's already left Gallid, but he said he'd see you again if we were destined to." Melina quickly came up with a clever story, summarizing the process of obtaining the golden needle. Then, she changed the subject, "Speaking of which, the partner got beaten badly at first, but then he suddenly turned the tables. His two-sword parry looked so cool."

She naturally omitted the twists and turns caused by someone's mistake in the battle, and praised A Tui in passing.

"Nothing, I'm just used to dealing with enemies who use long weapons." Ah Dai suddenly recalled a bad memory and felt a headache. "With his physique, if he threw away the halberd and fought me with bare hands instead, it would be difficult to deal with him."

The image of a fully armed "Hero with a Long Spear" flashed through his mind. Although he couldn't remember his name, the double blow to Adai's body and mind still remained in his consciousness.

"Is that so? Well... As long as we remain alive in this land, we'll meet again someday." Millicent gave up on further questioning and instead produced a golden amulet engraved with a narrow sword path. "This amulet, 'The Legend of the Flowing Water Swordsman,' enhances the wearer's dexterity. Please accept it."

"No need. We didn't save you for your wealth." Ah Tui shook his head and refused. "Besides, someone will pay the commission fee."

"My teacher taught me that a drop of kindness should be repaid with a spring of water," Millicent said sternly. "If it's just for my peace of mind, if you truly consider me a friend, please accept this amulet as a symbol of our friendship."

Melina agreed, "Buddy, Mimi means this out of kindness, just accept it."

"But..." A'tu was still a little hesitant. He guessed that this amulet was most likely a souvenir left to Millicent by her teacher.

Millicent stuffed the amulet into Ah Tui's hand and said with a smile, "Don't be so fussy. If you're a man, you should be more straightforward. You should learn this from Meimei."

At Melina's strong request, the two girls called each other by reduplicated nicknames. When A Tui asked the reason, the witch just smiled mysteriously and said it was a little secret between girls.

At noon, the three of them set out to return to Gwei's small, shabby house, and on the way they talked about the story depicted on the amulet.

At this time, it was time for Melina's small class at the junction: "The Flowing Water Swordsman, a mortal being who rivals the gods, single-handedly challenges the corrupted goddess who has come to the junction."

"The result of the battle was that the Flowing Water Swordsman lost?" A'ti made a reasonable guess.

In the battle between humans and gods, if the Flowing Water Swordsman had won, how could the corruption disease have become so rampant?

"On the contrary, this battle between humans and gods ended with the victory of the Flowing Water Swordsman." Millicent's eyes were filled with longing and admiration.

Melina recounted the events in detail: "After days and nights of relentless fighting, both sides were left devastated. The Outer God's true form was sealed in a lake deep beneath the borderland, while its soul barely escaped punishment. The severely injured Flowing Water Swordsman was unable to pursue it and had no choice but to let it go. You all know what happened between the Goddess of Corruption and the Valkyrie afterwards, so I won't elaborate further."

Melina winked at Ati. Before she found out the specific relationship between Marlennia and Millicent, she didn't want to mention that name in front of the girl, so as not to cause her mental distress.

Moreover, some things are secrets that no one can know except the parties involved.

In the past, when the Flowing Water Swordsman, who had recovered from his injuries, rushed into the Holy Tree City and wanted to completely put an end to the Corrupted Goddess, he discovered that her remaining soul had parasitized a young demigod.

The demigod possessed outstanding aptitude and talent. Liushui Swordsman saw at a glance that she could inherit his legacy, and one day even surpass him.

Killing her can put an end to the goddess of corruption and nip the crisis in the bud; teaching her can cultivate an unparalleled warrior in his lifetime.

For the first time in its life, the Flowing Curved Sword, which had never hesitated, was faced with a dilemma.

The person who helped her make the choice and ultimately decided to accept Malenia as her apprentice was the other twin demigod, Michaela, the ruler of the Holy Tree City.

The Water Swordsman and the Goddess of Corruption, these two fateful rivals, begin their second battle, with Marennia as their battlefield. Whether she will ride the battlefield as a Valkyrie or transform into the Goddess of Corruption and destroy everything depends entirely on her own will.

In this battle that determined the future of the borderland, the Swordsman of Flowing Water won the first half. Before her death, she taught everything she knew and cultivated the "Valkyrie" Malenia. After the Broken War, the Goddess of Corruption won the second half. The scarlet flower of corruption bloomed, polluting Gallid while creating five halves that were subservient to the "Goddess of Corruption" Malenia.

But the final victory of this battle is still uncertain. The intervention of Atai and Melina makes Millicent the biggest variable in the plan of the Corrupted Goddess.

Wherever these two people go, there will be chaos and unrest. It is impossible to involve them and expect the plan to go smoothly.

Volume 2: The Flowing Stars: Chapter 52: The Red Lion Fortress with its Tough People

Gwei's house was empty, even his dog was taken away. When the three of them arrived, they only saw a roll of drawings and a letter left on the table.

The letter was a farewell letter left for Millicent, and the parchment drawing contained the reward he promised to Atai and Melina, including the method to crack the secret mechanism of Selia Town, open the road to the north, and three kinds of prayers related to scarlet corruption.

After reading the letter, Millicent said goodbye to the two and left.

The swan will spread its wings and leave the lake, and the water birds that have left home will eventually embark on their journey home.

There are no people or things in this swamp worth her nostalgia. She wants to follow the guidance of her heart and travel to the borderland to find the fragments of memory in her mind and restore her past destroyed by the corruption disease.

The three of them parted ways, without any sadness, only blessings for each other to have a safe journey.

Just as Millicent said, as long as people are still alive, travelers who wander on this land will meet again one day.

......

"Torret, go!" A'tai waved the reins and the spirit horse galloped across the wilderness.

The Red Lion Legion's garrison, the venue for the battle festival, the majestic Red Lion Fortress is right in front of us.

The fortress's ancient walls, blackened with bullet holes, silently tell stories of its past.

A thousand years have passed since General Latan, the Starbreaker, led his men to build this city and defend Galid. Throughout countless wars, this weathered fortress has never fallen, and even the number of enemy troops that have climbed the city walls is very small.

Now, the last obstacle blocking A'tu and Melina's way to participate in the battle festival is the nearly kilometer-long Unbreakable Bridge and the legion soldiers who are on high alert and guarding in front of the bridge.

Hundreds of Red Lion soldiers, armed with spears and torches, formed teams of four and five into a group, driving away all kinds of ferocious mutated beasts approaching the fortress, building a wall of fire to prevent the spread of scarlet corruption, and opening up a wide and safe avenue for the contestants and guests coming to participate in the battle festival.

All the soldiers exuded the iron-blooded temperament of elite soldiers who had experienced many battles in their every move. They obeyed orders and enforced them, and their advances and retreats were well-organized. They were far from being comparable to militia teams like the soldiers stationed in Stonewell City.

"Faded, stop! Dismount!"

Oga, the Red Lion Knight stationed at the entrance of the bridge, raised his hand to signal Ati and Melina to stop.

He is the highest-ranking officer responsible for the safety of the Unbreakable Bridge and the nearby cleanup missions. His archery skills, taught by Ratan himself, are unrivaled in the Red Lion Legion. He is one of the few knight commanders who survived the Ionian campaign and is an elite among the elite.

The two men dismounted as ordered. They were not attending the festival to challenge others, and the archers behind Oga were not just for show. There would be a price to pay for forcing their way across the bridge.

"Oh? It's a rare spirit horse." Seeing Torret disappear on the spot, Oga was slightly surprised. Then he walked forward and asked, "I am Oga, the knight commander stationed here. Tell me your names and purpose of coming here."

Because of the battle festival, the Red Lion Fortress is now full of strong men. The gathering of these faded ones, magicians, and priestesses who are usually lazy can be considered a big trouble.

In order to avoid potential conflicts and ensure that no one can't stand the loneliness or drink too much and start a fight, he, as the person guarding the entrance, must clearly confirm the identity of the visitor.

"The Faded One, Afa. Upon hearing the news, he came to participate in the Latan Battle Festival."

"Miko, Melina. An entourage."

Oga was quite pleased with the two men's cooperative attitude. He nodded and looked them over to confirm that there were no signs of Crimson Corruption. "Excuse me, we must confirm that no one attending the festival is suffering from Corruption. Otherwise, if Crimson Corruption spreads throughout the fortress, the consequences will be disastrous."

Assuming that the Faded Ones in this city and the Red Lion Legion were all infected with the scarlet corruption and went mad, they could probably kill all the way from Galid to the royal city of Rodel. The Goddess of Corruption's plan to rule the border area would almost immediately be greatly accelerated.

"understand."

"Can we go into town now?"

Oga folded his arms and said, "If you are a guest here to visit the festival, you can enter the city. However, you two are challengers here to challenge General Ratan. There is a necessary procedure before you can enter the city."

He turned sideways and waved his hand. A Red Lion soldier in ordinary armor ran out from the team. "Soldier Ole will explain the details to you. He will take you to the assessment location."

The young soldier grumbled in dissatisfaction: "Brother, I am your brother after all. Can you please not be so cold when introducing me?"

Oga slapped his brother with his backhand. "I've told you countless times, don't be disrespectful to me during this mission. Remember to call me Knight Commander! If you do it again, you will go to the military supervisor and receive your punishment according to military regulations."

"I see--"

"What's the title?"

"I understand, Lord Knight!"

Melina, who was watching from the side, had a hard time holding back her laughter. After confirming through their eyes, she realized that the two men were brothers.

"I'm sorry to have embarrassed you." Oga glared at Ole, then looked away. "Ole has some personality issues, but his abilities are trustworthy. He will take you into the city for registration and assessment."

There is no so-called "connected people" in the Red Lion Legion. If you want to gain recognition from others and climb to a higher position, the only two ways are force and wisdom.

Facing guests from afar, Orel put aside the nonchalant attitude he had used when arguing with his older brother and said seriously, "Please follow me, both of you. I will take you through the portal into the city and then go through the registration procedures. If you fail the assessment, you will only be able to participate in the battle festival as a spectator."

The two stood behind Orel as instructed. The purple portal vortex spun, and after the familiar dizziness, they had crossed the Invincible Bridge and teleported to the Red Lion Fortress.

For some reason, standing on the city wall, you can still hear the roar of wild beasts coming from below, and it comes from the direction inside the city.

Ah Tui grabbed the top of the wall and leaned out to take a look. He was shocked to see several gray cheetahs wandering around near the city gate below.

It was as if the place they were teleported into was not the Red Lion Fortress, but a zoo.

"Two guests attending the festival, please be aware of some precautions upon entering the city." Noticing the change in their expressions, Orel pointed at the ferocious animals drooling below and warned, "Because our legion's celebration has exhausted this month's budget, we have no choice but to reduce the rations for our carnivores. There are currently roaming and hunting blade cheetahs and lions in the lowest levels of the city. Please do not approach them, otherwise you will most likely be taken as prey."

"If you are confident in your own strength and want to test your skills, we will not stop you. However, life and death are your own responsibility. If you kill someone, you will have to pay double the amount of Rune, or more."

As soon as these words were spoken, A'tu and Melina broke out in cold sweat. The people of the Red Lion Legion were honest enough to say such words in front of them.

"Amei, are all festivals at the border so brutal?" Ah Tu felt the need to confirm this with the host. "It's not what I imagined, is it? This has to be the most dangerous festival I've ever attended."

"Ha, ha, ha." Melina laughed dryly. Honestly, she hadn't expected there to be wild animals roaming and hunting at the festival. "I guess this is a characteristic of the Red Lions. When in Rome, do as the Romans do."

Now that they were here, how could they just turn around and leave after hearing the news of "dangerous carnivores" at the door? If they just left, where would they get a third big rune?

(ps: There will be irregular updates this week.)

Volume 2: The Flowing Stars: Chapter 53: Forever Seventeen?

After entering the city, Orel first took the two of them on a tour, and then they went to the trial site to fill out a series of forms regarding personal information.

The information that needs to be filled in includes but is not limited to name, age, weapon used, combat skills, magic, or prayer.

You don’t need to mention your birthplace. Those who have faded their birthplace are basically from other places or are nomadic peoples. You don’t know which place outside the border it is.

While filling in the form, Ah Tui secretly glanced at the witch, and saw that the age column was filled in with "Forever Seventeen Years Old", so he retracted his gaze and decided to respect his partner's privacy. If he continued to peek, he suspected that he would see something incredible.

He wrote the straight sword and the moon-shadow as his primary weapon, and the meteorite staff, heraldic shield, and sword skeleton greatsword as his secondary weapon. If he knew prayer in addition to magic and combat skills, he wouldn't have enough space on the list, and he would probably have to come up with a nickname like "Mobile Armory."