Tohka, who seemed to have learned the trick, pretended to be serious and said to Manrei and Shiori: "Manrei, Shiori, if you don't give me candy, I'll play tricks on you!"

"You learn really fast. Remember, this spell is only effective today." Manren reminded as she took out a chocolate bar from her pocket and handed it to Tohka, to avoid the tragedy of Tohka asking others for candy on days other than Halloween.

"Tohka, you get a share too, happy Halloween!" Shiori smiled and stuffed Tohka's share of candy into her hand.

Seeing Tohka and the children's happy smiles, the bad-tempered Shinren immediately had the idea of ​​playing a prank.

As soon as she said it, Zhen Lian approached mysteriously and said, "I'll show you a magic trick. Come, stare at my belly. You must keep your eyes fixed on it."

The unsuspecting children and the two girls naturally fell for Zhenlian's trick and stared at her belly intently, afraid that they would miss the details of the wonderful magic if they blinked.

Then Zhenlian zipped up her coat, and countless internal organs and intestines actually poured out from inside the clothes!

“Ahhhhh——!”

Seeing such a bloody scene, the children were so scared that they ran away crying. Shiori and Tohka also screamed loudly in fear.

"Hahahaha, this is really funny!" Zhen Lian almost got a stitch in the side with laughter, "It's just a prop. You're really timid."

However, after Zhenlian smiled a few times, what she saw was a girl with tears in the corners of her eyes, a kind smile and an angry face.

Realizing that something was wrong, Zhenlian took a few steps back in fear: "Halloween... trick-or-treating and pranks are very common, right?"

A few minutes later (Painful)

"Is it really that scary? The props are obviously quite fake..." Zhenlian was walking home with a bunch of props in his arms, crying. At this moment, there was a red palm print on his face and a tooth mark on his forehead.

Shiori was still holding his chest angrily, "Mare-kun, you need to change your bad personality."

Tohka nodded as well: "Yeah! I'm really angry! I can't even eat five kinako breads!"

"Excuse me, do you know where the hospital is?"

Suddenly, a foreign man who looked to be about fifty years old and sitting in a wheelchair stopped them. The person pushing the wheelchair was a foreign woman with blonde hair and blue eyes who was about twenty-five years old. And for some reason, Zhenlian always felt that the woman pushing the wheelchair looked a little familiar.

After hearing the other party's request, Shizhi thought for a moment and said, "The hospital? Go straight along the commercial street until you reach the intersection, then turn left. Turn right at the third traffic light and you'll be there."

"I'm sorry, I still don't quite understand. Could you please show me the way?"

Although the man is a foreigner, he speaks Japanese very fluently. If you close your eyes, no one would suspect that he is not Japanese.

"No problem."

Since it wasn't very far, Shiori didn't refuse.

"My name is Baldwin, and this is Karen."

Halfway through, the man who called himself Baldwin introduced himself and the woman pushing the wheelchair. The other party simply said "Please give me your advice" and fell silent again.

"My name is Gokawa Shiori, please take care of me."

"I am Yatogami Tohka."

"...Oh, oh, oh." Manren finally reacted and began to introduce herself, "My name is Hiden Manren, please give me your guidance."

Seeing Zhenlian's look, Baldwin joked, "Hahaha, this kid is actually fascinated by you. You are still so charming, Karen."

"you flatter me."

Facing Baldwin's joke, Zhen Lian was a little embarrassed: "Ah, this... can't be denied..."

Zhenlian didn't lie, Karen was indeed very pretty. But at the same time, she still gave Zhenlian a very strange feeling.

"Yeah. It's great to be young. It's really touching to meet a group of energetic young people in a foreign country." Baldwin smiled, "How long have you known each other?"

"About half a year." Shinren answered, and at the same time, worried that Tohka would blurt out all the things about the elves, she added, "It was when school started."

Shiori thought about it. Although he and Shinren knew each other in the first year of high school, they had almost no interactions at that time. They were just strangers who knew each other's names. In a sense, Shinren was not wrong.

After hearing the answer, Baldwin nodded and asked, "Mare and Tohka, are you happy?"

"Well, I'm very happy!"

"Eh? Me? At least I'm happier than before."

Hearing Tohka's answer, Baldwin showed a gentle smile on his face. Hearing Manren's answer, Baldwin's smile was still gentle, but there was a hint of shame on his face.

Suddenly, the space quake alarm sounded, and loudspeakers all over the street emitted a harsh and loud "wooooooo" sound.

"You two, a space earthquake is coming, please seek shelter as soon as possible!"

"Okay, I will. But what about you guys?"

"This one……"

Shiori was a little speechless, and Zhenlian continued: "We will too, but we have something important to do before that."

After that, the three of them walked away against the crowd. Baldwin smiled at their figures and said, "I'll leave the elves to you, Shizhi. Also, you've worked really hard, Zhenlian."

Then Baldwin said to himself with some self-blame, "I am so ashamed. I am the founder of Ratatosk, but I was unable to give the greatest help to Shinren. However, I am relieved to hear that he is also very happy."

"It's not your fault." Kallen said. Although the main purpose of Ratatosk is to make the elves happy, not all directors have such a wish. It is already very difficult to make the elves happy as the ultimate goal. If you want to make all the quasi-elves who cannot be sealed by Shiori happy, I am afraid that even if you have the heart, you don't have the strength.

Especially Ark and Destruction Thunder, whose slogan is to eliminate humanity, have become the biggest legitimate reason for "quasi-elves are not within the scope of service".

Baldwin looked at the sky and said to himself, "Your two special daughters are really amazing, Mio."

--split line--

"Wow, do I have to COS to fit in with the scenery here?"

Shinren looked around. He was now in an abandoned amusement park called Yokai Park. The haunted house-style architecture made Shinren, who was wearing everyday clothes, look like an intruder.

"Be careful. According to the spirit wave reaction, the elf is not far away from you. It will be troublesome if AST gets there before you!"

"Okay, okay." Hearing Kotori's voice in the headset, Manren waved her hands and said, "By the way, why did you come here alone? Where is Shiori?"

Although in order to prevent Zhenlian, a high-powered unit, from putting too much pressure on the sealed elves, Zhenlian is also allowed to establish a trusting relationship with the elves, it is obviously putting the cart before the horse to let Zhenlian, who has no sealing ability, communicate with the elves alone.

"My sister has a physical examination today, so she can't go out." Kotori explained - when dealing with Reversed Tohka before, Shiori showed the ability of both the Aosha Gong and the Ice Puppet at the same time, and this phenomenon of showing multiple angels made Kotori have to be vigilant. So after the DEM raid, Kotori not only asked about Shiori's physical condition every day, but also went to the Fraxinus infirmary to punch in and it became Shiori's normal routine.

【Something is wrong. There must be something wrong.】

Although Zhenlian felt something was wrong, she didn't say much.

Zhenlian walked forward, but the scene in front of them shocked everyone - the amusement park that had turned into ruins suddenly turned into a strange space with Gothic buildings and cross tombstones everywhere.

And just like the CG in the game, the buildings twisted as if they had life.

"Is it the ability of the elves?" Zhenlian became alert. It was still unclear whether this was an attack by the elves. Just in case, Zhenlian had already placed his hands on the 01 drive and the Storm Penguin Key.

"Oh?"

Hearing this strange voice, Zhenlian raised her head - there was a witch sitting leisurely on the cross on the roof of the church in front of her. If nothing unexpected happened, she should be the owner of the voice.

She is a witch, not a derogatory term, but a witch as the name suggests.

She looked to be about twenty years old, with a slender waist and a bust that was a little too plump, showing the charm of a mature woman. She wore a witch's conical hat on her head and a one-piece dress made of black gauze with several orange star patterns printed on it. The cloak, miniskirt, belt and chains made her look much sexier than the traditional witch who was wrapped tightly.

"Welcome to my paradise, little brother."

The witch elf jumped up, then slowly and steadily fell from the air in a standing posture and landed in front of Zhenlian.

Chapter 2 The Angry Witch (Part )

The witch elf was standing in front of Zhenlian. Although she was smiling, Zhenlian did not let her guard down. No one knew whether her smile was a friendly one or a smile of finding new prey.

"Don't be so nervous, I won't eat you."

Seeing Zhenlian's alert look, the witch fairy smiled and approached Zhenlian with a little curiosity, probably because Zhenlian was the only human she had seen besides AST.

【No hostility?】

Zhenlian was more or less surprised. The witch elf in front of her seemed much more proactive than other elves.

Seeing Zhenlian's relaxed look, the witch elf lifted Zhenlian's chin and said with a smile: "Look closely, you are quite cute. Little brother, I remember that when I appear, there will be an alarm."

When the other party did this, Mayan didn't blush or feel her heart beating fast, but instead felt an inexplicable sense of discomfort - as if Mayan would do the same thing when she teased other boys.

"Man, say something to calm her down." Kotori gave Man instructions with the microphone, but at this time Zeya actually generated options on the screen, "Wait, the options are out."

If it was Shinrei who went alone, there would be no need for the option. After all, it was Shiori, not Shinrei, who had the sealing function. But now Zea had found the option on his own. Although she didn't know the specific reason, Kotori still chose to believe Zea.

[A. You and I are the same kind. (Take out the belt and transform)]

[B. I, I don’t know either. I was too late to escape, and when I came to my senses… I was here.]

[C. Please trample me hard with your high-heeled feet! ]

"Everyone, start choosing!"

At Kotori's command, all the crew members quickly pressed their options on the remote control, and the results came out soon.

A and B received an equal number of votes, but no one chose option C, which was obviously a suicidal option.

Looking at the result, Kotori nodded with satisfaction: "It's a very reasonable result. Everyone, please tell us your reasons."

Minowa said loudly as if giving a speech, "You have to choose B! Since the other party is the older sister type, you must make full use of Manrei's 'boy younger than the other party' point!"

"No, no!" Nakatsugawa retorted, "Manren doesn't look like the type who would arouse maternal instincts. And Manren's previous reaction was more hostile than fear. If you soften all of a sudden, it will seem too deliberate and will arouse the other party's suspicion. It's better to show how you are different from ordinary people, which not only expresses sincerity but also arouses the other party's curiosity!"

"I see." Kotori nodded. Shinren did not have the temperament of a pitiful little boy. Instead, she was more like a little wolf-dog. "But it was really unexpected that C did not even have a single vote. I thought Kannazuki would mess around again."

"Commander, you are kidding me. I have always been serious."

"What is the truth?"

"For me, women must be at least 16 years old, and junior high school students aged 13 or 14 are the best age. I am not interested in such obviously adult women."

"..."

"If the other person is a junior high school girl like the Commander, even if I rob her, I will make Shinren choose C!"

Kotori silently hooked her finger, ordered Kannazuki to squat down, and spit the empty Chupa Chups candy bar into his eyes.

"NO——!"

Kannazuki, whose eyes were poked, rolled on the ground in pain, covering his eyes. Ignoring Kannazuki's wailing, Kotori turned on the microphone connected to Manre's headset: "Manre, choose A."

"Is that so..." After receiving the order, Zhenlian took out the 01 driver and put it around his waist.

Seeing Zhenlian take out a strange belt, the other party showed an interested expression.

"To be honest, strictly speaking, I am also the same kind as you." Zhenlian took out the key of the Storm Penguin and pressed the button on the key.

"Hurricane!"

"HENSHIN!"

Zhenlian placed the Storm Penguin Key on the scanning area of ​​Drive 01, but the belt neither made the "Authorise!" sound effect as usual, nor did a mechanized animal jump out of the belt.

"Hmm? What happened?" Zhenlian looked at the belt strangely, and then placed the Storm Penguin Key on the scanning area again, but there was still no response. "What happened?"

“Hahahaha!” Seeing Zhenlian’s embarrassed look, the witch elf held her stomach and laughed loudly. Then she wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes and touched Zhenlian’s head. “You are really funny. What’s your name?”

"Hey...Hiden Manre..." Manre then realized that someone was touching her head.

"Zhenlian, that's a nice name." After praising Zhenlian's name, she began to introduce herself, "I'm Nana Sin, but you seem to prefer calling me Witch."

Through simple conversations, everyone in Fraxinus also learned her name and code name.

Suddenly, Nanashi asked abruptly, "Zhenlian, do you think I'm beautiful?"

This question is meaningless, because Nana Sin is undoubtedly a standard beauty. Zhenlian even thought that Nana Sin's question was full of hidden meaning.

But the answer is of course yes. Then Nanashi looked very satisfied and excitedly asked Zhenlian where exactly it was. After hearing Zhenlian's specific praise, Nanashi seemed to enjoy the process very much and finally hugged Zhenlian happily.

"Eh?" Zhenlian was a little confused - is it really necessary for a recognized beauty to be so happy about such words?

"Sure enough...I am very beautiful now."

[Hmm? This me now? What does that mean?]

Zhenlian noticed the problem with Nanashi's words. Although she was curious about the meaning of "the me now", reason told Zhenlian that people with high emotional intelligence would never ask directly.

At this time, several girls in combat uniforms flew in the air - they were AST.

"Oh? It's time to get started, fake witch!"

The Angel of the Seven Sins is a witch broom inlaid with beautiful gems, and there is a small mirror on the top of the broom.

The mirror shone with light, and the missile hit by the light instantly turned into a cartoon-style carrot. After hitting the ground, a "BOOM" frame appeared like a variety show special effect, and then it disappeared.

As for the magicians of AST, after being hit by the light, their combat uniforms turned into doll costumes of kittens and bears.

[This angel, it would be very troublesome if he became an enemy...]

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