I'm going to kill everyone who calls me Hill.

"Crack, crack"

Although no such sound was heard, just like broken glass peeling off bit by bit, the magical turbulence in the entire space shattered and scattered bit by bit, and finally disappeared in the space and turned into the purest magic.

And Xier, who caused all this, seemed to have only done a small thing. She gently put down her fingers and walked slowly towards the mansion.

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"Creaky"

Xier came to the front of the mansion and pushed open the door that was overgrown with various plants.

With the piercing sound, Xier walked into the mansion. Although it had been through a fire and years of erosion by the sea breeze, the interior of the mansion was still intact, as if someone had carefully cleaned it. The golden decorations looked brand new, and it was hard to tell that the mansion had been abandoned for twelve years.

"Is there anything unusual?"

After arriving here, Xier sensed around and found that there was no trace of magic here compared to the outside world, and there was no sign of anything abnormal.

But the absence of any abnormality is the biggest abnormality. This is the gathering point of magic power. It is impossible for nothing to happen...

Unless someone is deliberately controlling the magic power so as not to invade this place.

Chapter 21: Past Events

"It seems that someone doesn't want to disappear just like that..."

A smile appeared on Xier's lips. She stared straight ahead and said these words to the empty room.

"..."

There was no response in the room, as if Xier was really talking to the air.

"You're really not coming out? That man is your child, right?"

Xier's words seemed to have triggered some mechanism. The originally calm space suddenly became turbulent, and a shadow suddenly appeared in the empty room.

The shadow floated quietly in the air. Although it was a little illusory, Xier could still see the man's face clearly. It was an old face. Although the illusory appearance made him look very scary, he was still the image of a kind-looking old man.

Xier looked at him quietly, and the old man also looked at her quietly.

Finally, Xier spoke again: "Do you know? Your child is back."

"I know……"

The old man stopped keeping silent and said slowly, "I have always known that since he came to the island, I have often observed his actions." The old man was silent for a moment and said, "He became a doctor. This has been his dream since he was a child. He is still as kind as he was when he was a child..."

"But do you know that he is planning to kill someone now?"

Xier interrupted him. She didn't say this to intentionally anger the deceased old man, but it was the real reality.

When Xier was talking to the doctor, Xier observed the resentment in the doctor's eyes when he talked about the powerful senior officials on the island. It was hatred and murderous intent that he could not hide no matter what.

The old man opened his mouth but didn't say anything for a long time. His slightly narrowed eyes gradually widened. Finally, the old man let out a long sigh.

"Hey... this is all my fault..."

"Oh? A different story?" Xier pricked up her ears and listened carefully to the old man's words.

"When I first started out, I was determined to make my way in the world. Later, with my good piano skills, I became a well-known performer." The old man looked up at the sky as if recalling those glorious years.

"Originally, I rarely reveal my background, but during an interview, the reporter deduced from a few words that I was from Moon Shadow Island, and then that group of profit-seeking guys got to know about it."

The old man's eyes gradually widened, the magic power around him began to riot again, and anger kept surging in his heart.

"calm!"

Xier said sternly, then pressed her right hand into the air, suppressing the violent magic power directly.

"As expected... your strength far exceeds mine. It's ridiculous that I still want to defeat you with borrowed magic power."

The old man smiled and continued, "Those guys threatened my wife and children who were still in my hometown and asked me to sell drugs by virtue of my status as an international tourer."

"I see. No wonder those guys are so rich."

Xier nodded. She had noticed before that the leaders of this island seemed to be very rich. Xier originally thought that they were corrupt, but it turned out that they were drug dealers...

The old man continued, "Those guys made a lot of money from me, and then they became more and more greedy, and started to contact those black markets to resell precious items. And I was one of the links in their communication."

"Later, I got old and stopped performing, so I stopped agreeing to those guys. When they were making money, I had saved enough money to live on for the rest of my life, and was ready to move to another city with my wife and children."

"But those guys got the news that I wanted to escape from somewhere, so they kidnapped my wife and forced me to complete that last job. I thought I should just give in to them, as my wife's comfort was more important. But I didn't expect..."

There was a hint of hatred in the old man's eyes.

"I didn't expect that the rare commodity they were talking about was actually a girl!"

"Girls?"

Xier was stunned. Are these guys actually engaged in human trafficking?

"The girl was only as old as my child at the time, and I don't know what drug she was given and she was in a coma the whole time."

"I looked at the child's innocent face and couldn't bear to let her fall into their hands. So I secretly asked an acquaintance to send the child away. Then I naively thought I could solve the problem with money."

"And then you were killed?"

Listening to his description, Xier also guessed the ending. After all, the old man is now dead.

"That's right, when I returned home with the money to redeem my wife, I found that she was already dead. Those guys killed her!" The old man's eyes opened completely, revealing a pair of blood-red pupils.

"They actually said it was a sacrifice to God! They said I let the Son of God escape, and they wanted me to be punished!"

(Fuck!)

Xier was stunned. What was going on? How was it related to a cult?

“Those guys claim to be members of the Council of Sages. They say death is the beginning of the path to heaven…” The old man gave a bitter smile.

"Of course I didn't believe it. I was blinded by anger and fought with them, and then I was killed by them. Then they set fire to this place to try to destroy the body."

The old man shook his head and said, "Just when everyone and even myself thought I was dead, I didn't expect that when I opened my eyes again, I looked like this, and I also gained a magical power."

"Oh? So you don't know who gave you the magic power?" Xier asked, stroking her chin gently.

"I didn't know it at first, but as time went by, I realized that I was connected to a certain existence, and naturally I also learned some things that I didn't know before."

Aso Keiji gently raised his hand and said, "For example, some stories about my magic and the evil cult that those guys believe in."

"Does their organization often say May Jubilee bless you?" Xier asked tentatively.

This time it was Keiji Aso's turn to be surprised. His eyes widened and his lips trembled as he asked, "Do you know this organization?"

"Oh my god... this can even be connected... it's amazing."

Xier rubbed her eyebrows, and she finally understood why the demon appeared on this island.

May Jubilee bless you, this is a common phrase used by the Lumen Sages mentioned by Bayonetta. Jubilee is a legendary god in their mythology, but it is not really a myth, after all, demons do exist.

If nothing unexpected happens, the one who gave Keiji Aso this power was a witch, and the demons on this island probably came here with the power of the witch.

"Fuck... absolutely amazing."

Xier didn't know what to say now. She didn't expect to find something like a witch here.

"What should I say... fate..."

Bayonetta's Battle

“Ah!! Mom!”

In a remote town in Europe, a little girl who was probably less than 10 years old was shouting for her mother in panic, and then hugged the thigh of a tall woman.

"Tsk~ I already told you I'm not your mother"

Bayonetta sighed helplessly, picked up the little girl with one hand, and with the other hand she flexibly turned the pistol and tapped her head gently with the butt of the gun.

"Ah woo~"

The little girl who was hit covered her forehead and sobbed, looking very cute.

"Don't cry~" Bayonetta gently tapped her forehead and said, "What I hate most are cockroaches and crying children."

"Well."

After hearing Bayonetta's words, the little girl wiped the corners of her eyes obediently, then covered her mouth, indicating that she would not cry anymore.

"That's right, that's what makes a good kid."

Bayonetta nodded in satisfaction and gently put the little girl down. Perhaps even Bayonetta herself didn't realize that she would unconsciously lower her tone when facing this little girl. Even the sharpness that usually captured people's attention during battles was restrained a lot by her. In her heart, she inexplicably had a good impression of this little girl.

The little girl was a lost child that Bayonetta met when she was heading to the witch's former retreat. Bayonetta, who originally didn't want to meddle in other people's business, was pestered by the little girl, and for some reason the little girl happily called Bayonetta "Mom", looking very familiar, as if Bayonetta was really her mother. Whether it was living habits or other details, the little girl was very familiar with Bayonetta.

This scared her. If she didn't know that she had been sleeping for five hundred years and her body was intact, she would have thought she had another daughter.

(Oops, that's not a good sign.)

Bayonetta thought as she held the little girl's hand.

It’s not that the little girl isn’t cute enough or doesn’t please her. On the contrary, Bayonetta likes this child very much. After spending a few days with her, Bayonetta has gradually become accustomed to being with her, and she even worries about her when she can’t see her.

The reason why she didn't want the little girl to stay with her was because what Bayonetta wanted to do was too dangerous, and although the little girl had a talent for magic, she didn't have any fighting ability and couldn't protect herself at all.

"That's right! Why don't we send her to Xi'er to be taken care of."

Bayonetta suddenly had a good idea. Seele usually gets along best with children, so she should be able to get along well with this child. However, although the little girl called Bayonetta "Mom", Bayonetta didn't know whether her parents were still alive, so it would be better to send her back to her parents.

As if she realized that Bayonetta was about to send her away, the little girl secretly glanced at Bayonetta. She was relieved when she found that Bayonetta was still looking at her with a smile.

"By the way, Theresa, where are your parents?"

Bayonetta asked intentionally or unintentionally. Theresa was the name of the little girl, but for some reason, Bayonetta felt very familiar with the name, as if she had often heard it before. But the fact was that Bayonetta didn't remember the name at all. If so, it could only be before she lost her memory.

"?"

Hearing Bayonetta's question, Theresa tilted her head very cutely, then nodded her lips and said, "I don't know, I was here when I woke up, but Dad said Mom would come here to find me, so I waited here, and sure enough, Mom showed up!"

"!"

Theresa's words startled Bayonetta. At first glance, there was nothing wrong with Theresa's words. Even ordinary children would be told by their parents not to walk around when they were lost, but to stand still and wait for their parents. However, there was something obviously wrong with Theresa's words.

First of all, her words revealed the role of the father, and that guy also said "Mom will go here to find her", which means that the guy obviously knew where Theresa was, but deliberately left her there. And that guy obviously knew that Bayonetta would pass by there, and would definitely take this little guy with her. Thinking of this, Bayonetta suddenly felt as if she had fallen into a huge conspiracy.

"Mother?"

Theresa called Bayonetta softly, and just a moment ago she suddenly felt that Bayonetta's face became gloomy.

"It's okay, little one. Nothing can defeat me."

Bayonetta suddenly revealed a rather charming smile and said very confidently.

(Humph, you are such a cunning guy, you are as disgusting as frog's piss, but even if you have a conspiracy, what can I do? I will crush all your pathetic self-confidence.)

"Yeah, mom is the best!"

Theresa didn't understand what was going on, but that didn't stop her from being a beauty. The little girl nodded very vigorously, as if she had just won a war.

"Ha, little one."

Seeing the little guy's smile, Bayonetta suddenly felt very happy and picked up the little guy to tease him.

"Giggle."

The little guy was so amused by Bayonetta that he couldn't stop laughing.

‘click’

Just as the two of them were interacting intimately, the sound of a shutter in the distance attracted Bayonetta's attention.

(Is it the Cheshire Cat again? The kitten is so clingy.)

Bayonetta thought helplessly that this was one of the most difficult problems she encountered after losing her memory. Every time she went to a place, there would always be a little girl following her secretly, and always trying to take a sneaky photo of her, but she had never succeeded from beginning to end, and this time was no exception.

"Great! I finally got the photo this time!"

A young girl suddenly came out from the corner and picked up the camera that had been set up previously. This time she was sure that she had captured the bastard's appearance.

"Mumma!"

The girl kissed the camera excitedly, then walked to the corner with the camera.

But just as she was about to take a step, a bullet accurately hit the camera in her hand, smashing it to pieces.

"What! No way!!"

The girl hadn't gotten over her surprise yet and even had a smile on her face, but the next moment the smile froze on her face.