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

"Soaring Wings."

The Heart of the Rising Sun very intelligently used the magic stored in the magic device. In an instant, a pair of cherry-colored wings appeared under Nanoha's feet and brought Nanoha to the front of the kitten.

"Wide area defense!"

Faced with the opponent's attack again, Nanoha had no choice but to deploy her own magic barrier to cover the area in front of her and stop the opponent's attack.

"Boom boom boom!"

Although Nanoha's defense was deployed in time, the continuous attacks like falling raindrops still caused loopholes in Nanoha's defense. Several magic beams bypassed Nanoha's defense barrier and attacked Koneko's feet.

The strong impact caused the kitten's legs to twist and its whole body fell directly to the ground.

"hateful……"

Seeing that she had made a mistake and missed the attack, Nanoha was afraid that the other party would chase her again, so she quickly fell to the ground and stood in front of the kitten, ready to continue dealing with the opponent's attack. She would definitely not make any mistakes this time.

"whoosh"

Contrary to Nanoha's expectations, the opponent did not choose to continue hiding in the dark and attacking, but appeared directly in front of Nanoha.

"You are……"

The moment the opponent appeared, Nanoha's heart couldn't help but feel a little palpitated. She was truly amazed by this enemy.

Her long golden hair fluttered in the wind, and the dark protective suit was wrapped around her like a shadow in the dark night. The battle-axe-shaped magic device was held in that person's hand like a scepter. His cold look made people shudder, as if it would be cut off in the next moment.

"A wizard of the same kind...an explorer of the ancient heritage..."

Surprising words came out of that person's mouth.

"!"

Yuno heard the girl's words with his sensitive hearing, and he could tell from the style of her protective clothing that she was from the same world as him, the magic capital - Midchelda.

"And she knows the nature of the Holy Stone Seed?"

Ancient heritage is a magical product of an ancient civilization lost in the world. It refers to a type of thing with incredible power. Yuno's family is a family that specializes in studying ancient heritage. Different ancient heritages have different forms and carriers, and the Holy Stone Seed is one of them.

The reason why Yuno was worried about Seele snatching the Holy Stone Seed was because Yuno knew the power of the Holy Stone Seed, which was a power that everyone in the world yearned for - making a wish.

The Holy Stone Seed can fulfill the wish of the holder, but the process of realization cannot be guaranteed. Just like this kitten, it wants to grow up, and the Holy Stone Seed can make it 'grow up'.

For the Holy Stone Seed, the result it can achieve is not what the holder hopes for, so there are considerable hidden dangers. This is also the reason why Yuno came here to collect the Holy Stone Seed.

Originally, it thought that its actions were secretive enough and did not attract the attention of others. It was only a matter of time to collect all the seeds of the Holy Stone. But now it seems that it was too naive. The enemy has appeared and is much stronger than itself. Although it is an A-class wizard, it can't help at all in this battle which is at least S-class. Therefore, Yuno can only pin his hopes on Nanoha.

"Nanoha! We must not let her get the Sacred Stone Seed!"

Yuno's shouting brought the stunned Nanoha back to her senses. Although she didn't know why this girl who looked the same age as her was also collecting Sacred Stone Seeds, if she calmed down and had a good talk, it should be possible...

But this was just Nanoha's wishful thinking. Before she could open her mouth, the opponent attacked again.

It was still the same attack as before. The opponent seemed to think that this attack was enough to defeat Nanoha, so he did not change to other moves.

"Humph."

Feeling that she was being looked down upon, Nanoha snorted coldly. Although she had not been able to completely defend against the attack before due to the sudden situation, she would not fail this time!

"The barrier is deployed."

The defensive magic of the Heart of the Rising Sun was deployed again. The intelligent magic device certainly lived up to its name. In the previous attack, the Heart of the Rising Sun had already analyzed the power of the opponent's magic and deepened the thickness of the wide-area defense barrier again, making the barrier more solid.

"Is it the same type of magic weapon as the Lightning Axe..."

The opponent seemed to see the power of Nanoha's Rising Sun Heart and stopped firing magic beams.

Just when Nanoha thought that the opponent was not going to continue the attack, he saw the opponent's figure rushing over quickly, and the magic device in his hand also changed its shape, like a sickle. This attack was as fast as lightning. Nanoha, who had not experienced many battles, could not react at all, and could only watch the opponent's attack gradually approaching...

"Whoosh!"

"Soaring Wings!"

The timely reaction of the Heart of the Rising Sun saved Nanoha's life. Light wings appeared on Nanoha's feet again, carrying her high into the sky and temporarily away from the opponent's attack range.

At this time, Nanoha came to her senses and was shocked when she saw the opponent's sharp magic blade.

(So ​​sharp! If it weren’t for the Heart of the Rising Sun’s reaction, I would have been cut…)

Nanoha has very good dynamic vision, she can clearly see the opponent's attack, but her elementary school student body makes it impossible for her to react in time. Because of this, Nanoha is more aware of the difference between the enemy and us.

"Arc Blade!"

The opponent's attack came again, this time it was a spinning magic light blade.

"defense."

The Heart of the Rising Sun deployed a barrier again, but this time the barrier was different from the previous one. Just now, when facing an attack with energy attributes, the Heart of the Rising Sun deployed a barrier with magical defense effects, but this time, facing an attack with physical effects, the Heart of the Rising Sun deployed a physical barrier.

"boom!"

The high-speed rotating blade hit the barrier directly, and the friction between the two made a harsh sound.

"Drink!"

Seeing that the attack failed, the opponent moved forward again and chopped down vertically with the light blade in his hand, with a speed so fast that it seemed to tear the air apart.

"Ding!"

Nanoha would not let the opponent succeed. She raised the magic wand in her hand and directly blocked the opponent's attack path, intercepting the opponent's attack.

"Why……"

Nanoha looked at the other person's eyes that were as silent as dead water and asked: "Why do you do this!"

"Even if..."

Contrary to Nanoha's expectation, this time the other party answered softly.

"It's no use telling you..."

"Nani!"

Nanoha was about to continue asking, but the other party obviously didn't give Nanoha a chance. The magic devices in their hands crossed, and the two returned to their original positions.

(It doesn’t seem to make sense…)

Looking at the opponent's ruthless attack, Nanoha couldn't help but think of her previous battle with Seele, and also remembered a sentence Seele said during the battle.

"Looks like I need you to calm down for a while!"

Nanoha was naturally upset by the multiple attacks. With a thought, the magic wand in her hand began to change its form. The shooting mode that had briefly appeared during the battle with Seele appeared again, but this time she was going to truly demonstrate her strength.

"Heart of the Rising Sun! God's Fierce Destruction!"

"Yes, Master!"

Following Nanoha's order, a stream of cherry-colored magic power began to gather at the tip of the gun, and the powerful cluster cannon was aimed at the golden figure.

"Sorry, please calm down for a moment!"

"Photon Spiritual Spear, ready!"

The opponent showed no intention of dodging, and gathered magic power in the magic device in his hand, obviously intending to fight Nanoha head-on.

"Meow!"

Just when Nanoha's attack was about to be completed, the cat behind him suddenly cried out in pain, which distracted Nanoha.

Seeing that Nanoha was distracted, the opponent naturally would not miss this opportunity and took advantage of this moment to release the magic in his hand.

"Feel sorry……"

The yellow ray of light went straight towards Nanoha, who hadn't finished charging yet and had no time to switch to defensive magic. She could only watch the opponent's attack coming towards her.

At this critical moment, a voice rang out.

"Wake up! Owner of the refrigerator (?)"

As the sound rang out, an ice wall rose from the ground to block Nanoha and protect her. The attack of the photon spirit spear collided violently with the ice wall, stirring up a cloud of dust.

"Nanoha, it's not good to be distracted during a battle..."

As the figure appeared and waved her hand, a white sickle flew back into her hand from the ground. The person who came was Xier who had been offline for almost a chapter.

"I didn't expect it to be so far away...Nanoha, your friend's family actually lives in the suburbs! So Seele had to run across half the city..."

Seele walked out of the smoke and dust panting heavily. She had been running all the way here. She originally thought that Nanoha and her friends were just going to play somewhere not far away, so Seele ran in the direction she felt without thinking.

But after running for a while, Xier realized that her estimate was greatly wrong. Nanoha was right in this direction, but wasn't the distance too far? ヾ(。｀Д?。)ノ彡

After all, poverty limited her imagination. Seele never expected that the friend's house that Nanoha was talking about was actually a large villa far away from the city. And it seemed that the large forest around was the property of Nanoha's friend. If Seele hadn't sensed Nanoha's energy fluctuations, she really wouldn't have found this place.

“Ah… this… ahahahaha…”

Nanoha couldn't help but laugh awkwardly as she looked at the breathless Noelle. She didn't tell him that Suzuka's home was far away, and it took her a long time to get there by car.

"And! How can you be distracted in the middle of a fight!"

Seele looked at Nanoha and said with deep sorrow. As a hunter, she naturally knew the consequences of being distracted during a battle. If it were in the previous world, the only consequence of being distracted during a battle would be death. How many hunters had become disabled for life because of a mistake? This was still considered good. It was possible to become like this by accident.

Although the battle here in Nanoha is not that fatal, Nanoha's attitude really makes Seele uncomfortable.

"I'm sorry, I won't do it again next time..."

Seeing Xier's anxious expression, Nanoha naturally knew that she was wrong, and she also foresaw that if Xier hadn't helped her to resist, she would probably be seriously injured.

"Really..."

After educating Nanoha, Seele refocused her attention on the other party. The smoke and dust from the previous confrontation prevented Seele from seeing the other party's face clearly, but when Seele focused on her, she found that the other party was actually the little girl who had appeared in the woods before.

The other party was also stunned when he saw Xier, and the two sides fell silent under such circumstances.

But the silence didn't last long. With a kitten's scream and the sound of an unfamiliar voice, this inexplicable battle came to an end.

"Fate, got it!"

"Um"

It seemed that the guy who was the girl's companion secretly sealed the Holy Stone Seed while they were not paying attention, and the kitten turned back to its original form.

"The seed of the holy stone! Ah..."

Seeing the other party taking away the Holy Stone Seed, Nanoha wanted to chase after him, but the pain in her body made her movements freeze and she fell to the ground.

Although Seele's protection was timely, the shock wave still caused Nanoha to suffer considerable damage.

"Alright, stop chasing me. You're still chasing me after this. Don't you worry about your health?"

Xier stopped Nanoha who was about to chase after her and picked her up.

"Eh!"

Nanoha, who was suddenly hugged by Seele, blushed and said timidly: "But..."

"No buts, how can you fight like this..."

Xier raised her hand and flicked Nanoha's head, causing her to cover her forehead in pain.

"All right……"

Seeing that Seele would not let her go, Nanoha gave up the pursuit, and as her spirit relaxed, physical fatigue suddenly surged up, causing her to faint.

"Really? How can you be so arrogant? You're just a child."

When Xier said this, she had no idea that she was just a 14-year-old child.

"Nanoha!"

As Yuno's voice sounded, Nanoha was sent to the infirmary at home by her friends for treatment. The battle for the Holy Stone Seed also came to an end at that time, but the sudden appearance of the enemy made the thoughts of several people begin to tense...

Chapter 7 Beetroot Soup in Memory

"Come on, ah~"

Xier held a bowl of white porridge, scooped a spoonful from it with a spoon, blew it with her mouth, and handed it to Nanoha who was working on the side.

"Sister Xier, this is so embarrassing."

Nanoha blushed and turned her head away, obviously very shy of Xier's behavior.

"No, Aunt Taozi asked Xier to help take care of you. This is Xier's responsibility."

Xier closed one eye, shook her finger, and talked nonsense in a serious manner.

"I was just hired by my mother as a shop assistant..."