Ex-Machina in Dimensional Travel

After digging open the corpse, he saw a human child underneath...

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crackling——

The flames burned, lighting up everything nearby.

In the forest at night, a girl with blue-purple hair and a human cub who looked only 6-7 years old were sitting by a fire.

Xuul sat on a tree stump that was just the right size for a stool. He had already cleared the grass around him, so he didn't have to worry about the fire spreading to the grass in the woods.

He just sat there, holding a holy book he had taken from the previous church, and flipping through it quietly.

Xuer was very curious about the goddess magic in this world, so he took a book with him when he left.

But no matter how I analyze it, I can't get any information about this magic. It's just an ordinary book.

Is it possible that we can only rely on faith?

That is to say, he would never be able to truly obtain the goddess's magic, and could only rely on the copied [pseudo-code].

But never mind, the important thing is not here.

He raised his head and looked at the child opposite him.

At this moment, it has been four days since Xuel rescued the child from the fallen town.

how to say.

The person was a boy. According to Xuer's records, the child hardly ever spoke a word to him. But then again, who could recover from such a thing in just a few days after experiencing it as a child?

In the past few days, the child has not dared to look directly into Xiuer's eyes, but he has been quite quiet and obedient, and has not run around.

Xuer originally had no intention of taking the child with him. The reason he rescued the child was simply because he would not watch a child die in such a place.

So he planned to give the child to the people of that village to adopt once he found the village.

Since there is no village nearby, Xuer can only take the other party with him temporarily.

"...Tuxon..."

A subtle sound appeared in the originally quiet environment.

Although it was small, Xiuer still received it clearly.

He looked at the boy again, staring at him without any expression.

Seeing this attitude, the boy tightened his neck and repeated it again.

"My name is Tuxon..."

As if afraid that this pretty sister didn't hear him clearly, he raised his voice a little.

"Yeah."

Closing the holy book in his hand, Shuul looked directly into the boy's eyes, causing the latter to turn his head away quickly.

Without paying attention to Takson's actions, Xiuer just asked calmly.

"[Question] Do you remember what happened before?"

"I still remember... those terrifying demons invaded our home. My mother took me to hide in the church, but she already had wounds from the monsters... That kind old monk had us hide in the basement and used the goddess's magic on me... Then, not long after my mother and I hid in there, we heard a noise coming from above..."

"..."

The boy slowly told the story, and Xiuer was silently recording what he said.

Finally, I summarized the general situation.

How should I put it? This child's experience was quite tragic. This childhood experience will have a great impact on his psychological growth throughout his life.

This is really troublesome. Let’s find someone to throw it to.

Xiuer thought so in his heart.

After telling his story, Takson was deeply shocked when he saw Shul's indifferent look.

What a cold-hearted person, but he also knew that if he hadn't been saved by the other party, he would have been gone with his mother by now.

"......Thank you......"

Finally, Takson managed to say thank you to express his gratitude.

"..."

However, Xuel did not respond, but just stared at the fire in front of him.

The two did not communicate again until Tucson fell asleep.

After the fire went out, in the dark forest, only the starry sky could attract Xuer's attention.

He just sat there quietly, watching the stars while passing the time, alert to possible dangers.

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Chapter 11: Unexpected Qualifications

Half a month passed quickly.

During this period, since Takson was still a child, he could not walk for too long in a short period of time and needed to rest from time to time. In addition, he also needed the necessary energy.

That is food and water, so you have to stop to eat and rest.

This also greatly increased Xiuer's journey time.

This troubled Shuul, who had become accustomed to his identity as an Ex-Machina and did not need to eat, drink, or rest.

But he couldn't just abandon the child. He had to find someone to adopt him.

Xuer took Takson and walked south.

In the past few days, Takson has been following him silently, and he has not had much communication with him.

He always makes suggestions to Xiuer only when he can't hold on any longer. To be honest, he is quite sensible.

It seems the impact of that experience is already showing.

And what does Tuckson think?

In his memory, the sister who saved his life had a very cold attitude towards people. Sometimes when he woke up from his sleep, he would see her sitting there motionless, like a doll.

She looks cute and pretty, but the way she speaks is weird.

But no matter what, the other person saved his life, so Takson would not question the other person. It was enough for him to know that the other person was not a demon.

Takson followed behind Xiuer quietly, and the other person's walking speed was just enough for him to keep up.

She must be very strong, right?

Did she deal with the demons in the city by herself?

I have lost my home, where should I go?

Looking at the other person's back, Tuxon made a decision in his heart.

So he quickly came to Xiuer's side.

And Xuer, who was always monitoring the surrounding situation, naturally also paid attention to Takson's movements.

"[Question] What's going on?"

"what......"

Because Xuer asked the question first, Takson was stuck in the question he was about to ask.

But the next second he suddenly reacted.

I don’t seem to know this sister’s name.

"Ah... that..."

Facing Xiuer's gaze, Tuckson stuttered for a moment.

Xiuer stared at the other person. His expression made it look like he wanted to say something, but he didn't look like he was in a state to speak a complete sentence.

"Your, what's your name?"

Finally, he managed to hold it out, and Takson breathed a sigh of relief.

"[Answer] Xiuer."

After saying that, Xiuer immediately withdrew his gaze, leaving Tuxon alone with an embarrassed look on his face.

Ahaha, the topic is over?

For a moment, Takson, who originally wanted to say something more, was left speechless by Xuer's cold attitude.

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After one hour--

"Um... where are we going?"

It’s no wonder that Takson suddenly became talkative. After all, after experiencing that nightmare, he realized that he couldn’t stay depressed like this forever, so he decided to change himself.

It was the "Demons" that the adults talked about who killed his family and destroyed his home. During these days, he had prepared himself mentally. He wanted to become stronger and take revenge on the Demons.

He is a sensible child, and because of this experience, he was forced to mature early as a child.

Xiuer glanced at the child who had caught up with him again.

"[Answer] A village, or another city."

"Village or city?"

"Ah."

Takson was confused, and Shul began to explain.

"[Definitely] hand you over to the people in those villages and find a family willing to adopt you."

Good man, he is about to get himself lost.

However, Tuckson also understood that he was now a burden to this kind sister, and it was reasonable for her to want to get rid of him.

And the other party didn't even abandon him in the wild, but was prepared to find a home to adopt him.

To be honest, although he seems to be keeping everyone away, he is actually a good person at heart.

"You must be pretty amazing, right?"

"【Negative】Without complete data, it is impossible to determine the extent of my strength."

That's right, Xiuer is not sure how powerful he is in this world. He will only decide his next action based on the target's data.

Arrogance is absolutely unacceptable.

Although Takson didn't understand the wording of this sentence, he understood one thing: this sister was indeed very strong.

Even though the way he speaks is a little weird, it's not a problem.

"Can you be my teacher?"

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Hearing this, Xiuer was surprised.

He stopped, and Tuxon beside him also stopped.

Those golden eyes stared straight into Tuxon's eyes, but at this moment, the other party did not avoid it like before, but looked at him bravely.

Is this something you figured out in the past half month?

Xiuer was curious.

"[Question] Why do you say that?"

To be honest, Shuul knew that his ability was not something that humans could learn, it was the way of the Ex-Machina.