You don't even want to call me godfather

Like Koshe, she has engraved every tree and blade of grass in this country into her mind.

But the only difference is that Koshei holds on to homesickness, while Lapland holds on to revenge.

After leaving the main street, Lappland walked around and around and entered a remote alley.

"Don't get so close to the wolf hunters again, or you will definitely be discovered."

Although she said this, she did not let down her guard. She looked in the direction she came from and wrinkled her nose.

...Trouble, it seems someone is still targeting me.

Fortunately, all the paths in Syracuse were places she was familiar with.

Her fingers stroked the slightly damaged pocket watch around her neck, which was the trophy she showed off to Koshei in the bar.

Even when she was being followed, she did not panic at all and waited quietly for the person to come.

"Hey! Over there," within half a minute, a voice came from the corner where they came in, "What are you doing sneaking around?"

Several men in black appeared in the field of vision. They were members of the Cascade family. The leader questioned Lappland in a bad tone.

"Hey, could it be someone from the government again?" Seeing that Lappland had his back to them but did not respond, a companion of the leading gang member whispered, "I've seen several groups of them in the past few days. How about..."

The man's companion made a throat-cutting gesture with his hands.

"No, I'm not sure. At least I haven't seen any government personnel disguise themselves so well," the leader whispered to his companions, and then he shouted to Lappland, "It's not very peaceful around here recently. To be on the safe side, turn around now, raise your hands to prove that you are harmless, and then you can leave!"

"Heh... a bunch of stray dogs, how dare you be so arrogant?"

Lappland turned his back to them, smiled contemptuously, and spoke in a low voice.

Well...I don't want to waste any more energy here.

But, it's indeed a bit boring.

Lappland raised her hands and turned around. The peculiarly shaped long sword hidden under her wide windbreaker was exposed as she moved.

"That is!"

The leader of the gang felt that the long knife looked familiar. He just reacted and before he could draw his weapon, Lappland had already drawn the long knife and rushed towards the gang members.

……

In the woods, Koshei and Ludwig were both silent. They both wanted to speak, but they didn't know what to say.

"Hmm... Lord...?" Finally, it was Koshe who broke the silence first. "I didn't expect that Kal'tsit actually had such an identity."

No wonder Msissa said that when she first met Kal'tsit, she felt that she was not simple.

"So Godfather...are you indeed acquainted with Lord Kelsey?"

Ludwig had a complicated expression. He didn't expect that after he had been talking for a long time, the godfather in front of him actually knew Kal'tsit.

If he had known this would happen, he shouldn't have said so much, making everyone in the group feel depressed.

"Well... I guess we know each other," Koshei also felt a little embarrassed. He said, "To be precise, the person you are looking for is in Syracuse now."

"Then!" Ludwig was overjoyed, but he also realized his impoliteness. He suppressed his emotions and lowered his voice, "Then, Godfather, please tell us how we can find Lord Kelsey."

"Well," Koshe recalled the location of the Syracuse entry point, raised his hand and pointed in a direction, "If the land ship wants to dock in Syracuse, it will usually be at the border entry point, which is over there. Maybe you can look there."

"Is that so? Thank you very much, Godfather, you really helped a lot!" Ludwig stood up impatiently and shouted to the people in the group, "Did you hear me? Pack your luggage, we are leaving now!"

"Huh... In that case, we won't stay any longer, Ludwig," Koshei also stood up and patted the snow off his body. "Destiny, are you done with your conversation?"

"Ah? Right away."

Destiny was sitting by another bonfire, chatting with Zoya, and when he heard Koshei calling him, he responded.

"Thank you again for your help, Godfather. If you need any help in the future, please come to Babel Tower to find us. We will do our best to assist you."

After Ludwig packed up his things, he extended a hand to Koshei, but when he thought that Koshei did not seem to be infected, he gave up the idea of ​​shaking hands.

"Then I will obey your command, Ludwig." However, Koshe didn't care about the difference in the identity of the infected. He shook Ludwig's hand without hesitation. "I admire your loyalty to His Highness and your perseverance along the way. It's nice to meet you, my friend."

"I am honored to meet you, too, Godfather."

Although they had only known each other for less than an hour, the handshake between the two men represented the establishment of friendship.

At this time, Destiny also left Zoya and returned to Koshei.

"Come on, Destiny, it's time to go back."

He said to Destiny.

"Well, let's talk later, Zoya!" Destiny turned around and shouted to Zoya, "By the way, thank Speranza for me!"

The two groups said goodbye to each other. Ludwig led the mercenaries in the direction pointed by Koshei, and Koshei and Destiny also left the woods along the same way they came.

The two of them returned to the city and arrived in front of the mansion. Koshe took out the key and prepared to unlock the door.

Just at this moment, a figure in a hooded coat passed by them from behind, bringing with it wind and a slight smell of blood.

Koshe and Destiny both seemed to sense something and turned around and looked behind them at the same time.

And there, there was nothing except the shallow footprints on the snow.

"Strange, is this an illusion?"

Koshe looked around in confusion, but did not see anything suspicious or anyone.

With a hint of suspicion, he opened the door.

……

In the woods, after Ludwig and others left, a white figure came to the camping site.

It was Speranza who went out to look for food. She was stunned when she saw the empty camp and the campfire that was gradually going out.

"Eh?"

Chapter 81 Iris

When Koshe and Destiny returned to the mansion, they found that Hong, who had woken up at some point, was standing at the entrance, looking at them.

"What's wrong, Red?"

Koshe asked as he changed into his slippers.

"Hong, I received information from other wolf hunters. Just now," Hong said, "four gang members died in a nearby alley. It seems that they had encountered a knife fight."

"Knife fight?" Kosh-Eton was puzzled. The only people who would attack the party members now could only be people from the government. But using knives was not the government's style. "I see, Red, where is the wolf hunter?"

“Just now, she left,” Hong’s expression was a little unnatural, and she said, “Hong, you can take Koshei to find her.”

"Well... that's fine," Koshe thought for a moment. It was still early, so it was not impossible. "Destiny, is it okay for you to be home alone?"

"Yeah, it's okay, don't worry," Destiny nodded and said obediently, "Brother, come back soon, and so does Hong."

"Then Hong and I will go find the wolf hunter first. Destiny will rest at home and get ready," Koshe changed his shoes again and said, "If I don't come back at night, go find Loft, the cadre from Mrs. Helen's house next door. He will take you to carry out the mission."

"Okay, brother, I got it."

After giving the instructions, Koshei and Hong went out.

On winter streets, after the afternoon, there are rarely any pedestrians.

Somehow, Koshei suddenly thought of someone.

A person you only met once.

He didn't know whether the man who had left such a deep impression on his mind would survive this winter.

I'll go look for it after some time, Koshe thought.

……

Ten minutes later, Koshe followed Hong to an urban area.

Compared with the larger urban areas, this area does not seem particularly prosperous.

However, looking outside Syracuse from this city, one can still see the river that has always existed in Koshe's memory.

"arrive."

Following Hong's voice, Koshei turned his attention back from the river to the house in front of him and Hong.

It was an inconspicuous building, even a little backward compared with the taller buildings around it.

East, Welfare Home, the sign on top of the gate has these eye-catching words on it.

Orphanage? If you were looking for a wolf hunter, why would you come here?

With such doubts in mind, Koshe pushed open the plain door and the two walked in.

"Huh? No one?"

After ringing the hall bell several times and no one coming, Koshe looked at Hong with some confusion.

But Hong just shook her head.

Before anyone comes, why don't you just... look around?

Driven by this thought, Koshe pushed open the door closest to the front desk.

Inside was a room that looked like a library, with a wide variety of books neatly placed on the shelves, and several tables and chairs placed there.

Because it is an orphanage, we purchased so many books for the children.

"Hmm? That's..."

Koshe noticed that at the deepest part of the library, there was an inconspicuous little door.

He walked into the room and gently pushed the door open, allowing a beam of light to shine into the library.

"Is this... a river?"

Just like the pier, behind the welfare home is the river.

On a platform not far away, a figure was sitting on a bench, holding something in his hand, and looking up at the other side of the river from time to time.

"That's her, the wolf hunter."

Hong spoke up beside him.

At this time, the figure seemed to have heard Hong's voice, the wolf ears on her head trembled, and then she turned around.

When she saw that the people coming were Hong and Koshei, she stood up from the bench and took off her headphones.

"Godfather, why are you here?"

Surprisingly, the wolf hunter looked very normal. She bowed her head slightly in front of Koshe to show respect and asked.

"Well... I heard from Hong that you found the bodies of several family members, so I came here to ask about the general situation."

Koshe was a little unable to adapt for a moment. The wolf hunter in front of him was different from other wolf hunters and Hong.

It was obvious that she was more like a normal person who had not been brainwashed. She looked to be about the same age as Destiny, but her speech and behavior seemed too mature.

Before this, he had never known there was such a wolf hunter.

"Hmm? So it's about that?" The wolf hunter smiled naturally and said, "But unfortunately, apart from seeing the body, I don't know any other news."

"Is this so..."

Seeing that the purpose of his visit had not been achieved, Koshei felt a little disappointed, but he soon noticed that Hong seemed very uncomfortable standing next to him.

More precisely, he felt uncomfortable standing in front of this wolf hunter.

"What's wrong, Red?" Koshe asked. "You look... a little off."

"Hong, it's okay... Hong, no problem..."

"If you're not feeling well, I suggest you take a rest, Red."

But the wolf hunter looked at Hong with a smile and said.

Koshe was about to say something, but he paused when he remembered that he didn't know the name of the wolf hunter in front of him.

And at this moment, Hong had disappeared without a trace, leaving only the door of the library behind her wide open.

"Iris," the wolf hunter seemed to know what Koshei was thinking, and he drew Koshei's attention back. "Godfather, just call me Iris, an ordinary child adopted by my 'grandmother'."