People are at the border, but they become the incarnation of the sun

Even though he couldn't see Ashimi, he could still imagine Ashimi's domineering look with an embarrassed expression.

"Okay, okay, go ahead and tell me. I'll wait until you finish speaking before I do anything."

He simply pinched his waist and found a relatively flat stone to sit on, listening to Ashmi talk slowly.

"...Master, do you know the origins of Noklongron and Noxstella? It's the lost, nameless Eternal City at the base of the Golden Tree. In fact, its destruction had a great deal to do with the subsequent demise of Noklongron..."

Ashmi slowly introduced his hometown to him, and as if afraid that he might not understand, he even explained some parts many times.

One of the names repeated in this process is very important and appears many times.

That is Esti, known as [Dark Abandoned Child] and [Dark Stars] in the game, a strange creature that can drive gravity magic.

Esti is not the name of an individual, but their race is called Esti.

According to Ashmi, these guys seem to be able to reproduce and seem to be entrenched here in the Ansel River.

"...Why didn't you tell me earlier? It's such a crucial matter..."

Hearing this, he could no longer hold back and asked subconsciously.

Now he finally knew what those centipede-like creatures hanging upside down on the ceiling were.

That thing is Esti's cub, or rather its growing stage.

This was also the first time he knew about it.

When I was playing with them, I just thought these things were strange, and I never took a serious look at them because their images were too scary.

Now, we finally know the true face of this thing.

However, faced with his questioning, Ashmi fell silent again.

After a long while, he managed to utter: "Sorry, Master, Ashmi is about to fall asleep. This is the most critical transformation for Ashmi. Please don't disturb Ashmi..."

It was as if she treated his body as her own home and could sleep there whenever she wanted.

Besides, are you trying to change the subject?!

I asked you a question! Why didn't you answer?!

"Forget it. I'm such a fool. Why would I bother with a slime?"

He shook his head and sighed, not thinking about it anymore, as if he had already gotten used to Ashmi's attitude.

Instead of arguing with Ashmi about these things, it is better to get down to business quickly. What does a mere Esti count for?

At worst, I can burn all these things to ashes. I just haven't tasted what Esti tastes like yet.

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"Well...."

"?"

Faintly, he seemed to hear Ashmi sobbing, as if she was very sorry about it.

But he didn't care, but slowly walked into the stream and prepared to wade across to the other side.

If I remember correctly, the doll of Lani is there.

But you know what, the river water is quite clear, cool and comfortable.

Enjoying the coolness and wetness on his feet, he soon reached the other side of the river.

"Well... found it."

He bent down and rummaged through several nearby sarcophagi, and took out a doll from one of them with ease.

Sure enough, it's here.

A petite doll that looks exactly like Lani, still with dark blue skin, but only the size of a palm.

However, both the facial features and limbs are more refined than the body that Bilani is using, and even the knots at the joints are perfectly reproduced.

Even the posture is exactly the same——

Place your two hands together on your legs, and place your other two hands on your chest with your fingers touching.

It's like a figurine made by someone.

Under the wide-brimmed witch hat, a faint smile hung on her delicate face, as delicate as a work of art. Her single eye was tightly opened as if staring at him. In the depths of her pupil, the light of the dark moon and the stars seemed to gleam.

Like a virtuous and elegant young lady.

No wonder Servais, the puppeteer, wanted to make Lani into a puppet.

Who can not love it when it can be so exquisite?

If we were to choose the most exquisite and beautiful doll in the border area, it would definitely be Lani.

It’s a pity that he couldn’t feel any warmth from this doll, and it even made him feel a little cold.

But Reinhardt didn't care at all. Holding the petite doll in his hand, humming an unknown little tune, he walked to the blessed land on the shore that looked like a bonfire and lit the blessing.

The warm blessing light shone on him, while he was fiddling with the figurine named Lani.

He stretched out his finger and gently poked the doll's cheek. The touch from his fingertips was so soft that it was shocking.

It feels exactly like human skin.

"Hmm... a little addictive..."

He murmured inexplicably and his hands moved at a faster and faster pace, almost poking the upper body of the doll all over.

While poking, he whispered to the doll:

"Your Highness, Lani, this should be your clone, right?"

"..."

no respond.

"Her Highness, Lani, are you here?"

no respond.

"Are you there, Your Highness, Lani?"

no respond.

"Hello, Zaima?"

no respond.

“zaibuzai....”

Still no response, just short of a sign saying "out of service area".

He fiddled with it for a long time, and even though he was a little bored, Lani still didn't respond.

"Could it be that I opened it the wrong way?"

Looking at the puppet in his hand, his gaze gradually moved to the hem of the skirt, and he stretched out his An Lushan claws to attack the desirable but never-explored area.

As the beige and slender skirt gradually rose, he was about to catch a glimpse of light in the darkness.

But at this moment, the puppet in his hand disappeared silently.

Then there was a pain on the forehead and a cry.

"You insolent knight!"

boom--

The exquisite doll kicked him on the forehead with a powerful kick, and it felt just like the kick that Ye Kai had given to Madara that year. He almost stumbled and fell backwards.

“It hurts so much…”

This Lani, she's really ruthless...

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"...I didn't expect you to be such a knight. What else do you have to say? Knight Reinhardt."

"What did you say? It hurts..."

He rubbed his forehead which had just been kicked, and looked towards the tall rock not far away with an expression that said 'I don't know what you are talking about'.

The doll that was originally in his hand had now appeared on the rock, but due to the lack of the majesty of the four books, Lani's wife looked a little cute at this moment.

Under the light coming from nowhere, it looks even more mysterious.

Although he could not see any change in expression on the puppet's face, he could see the words "shame and anger" on the dark blue spirit that appeared beside it.

However, this shame and anger came and went quickly, and soon Lani returned to her usual calmness.

I couldn't help but sigh at his shameless behavior.

"Ah, are you a puppeteer like Servais? Or do you like doing obscene things to puppets?"

This was too much. How could he be the same as that old pervert Servis?

At most, he was just curious about Lani's doll.

"No, no, I'm just curious as to why this doll looks exactly like you, Your Highness Lani. I guessed that it might have some connection with Your Highness Lani, so I tried to call her."

As he spoke, he smiled at Lani, who was standing high above him. "By the way, driven by curiosity, I want to take a good look at this petite doll."

He was probably the only one in the entire border area who could speak such rude words to the famous Moon Princess so bluntly.

Even he himself did not expect that these words came out completely subconsciously without any thought.

His words also made Lani feel ashamed and angry, and even the face of the spirit was covered with an inexplicable blush.

I just don't know how much anger and how much shyness are hidden in that blush.

Lani even wondered why she hadn't discovered this side of Reinhardt before.

But then he let out a breath like a deflated ball.

“…Oh, forget it, forget it!”

There was a sense of self-abandonment in his tone.

"...I expected you to follow me, but I didn't expect you to actually follow me here..."

"Besides, I originally didn't intend to make this appearance public..."

As she spoke, her bright single eye raised slightly, and she looked at him with a serious look.

"Now that you've discovered me, don't even think about getting away with it. I need you to lend me a hand—"

"Did I chop off two fingers for you?"

Before Lani could finish, he took over, flexing his shoulders and continuing, "No problem, I'm good at this. As your knight, Your Highness, Lani, I promise to chop my fingers into tiny pieces, enough to make barbecued pork buns."

It seemed like he had never eaten barbecued pork buns with two-finger fillings.

These words made Lani's expression freeze, and a somewhat moved look appeared on her face.

But he immediately shook his head and refused, "No need, my knight... I know you are very powerful, but this matter requires me to do it myself. I want to kill Two Fingers with my own hands."

Lani's words still sounded so calm, but beneath this calmness was hidden a fierce murderous intent.

only.....

what is this?

A sense of ritual?

Or is it Lani's persistence?

He was a little confused.

It would be easier to let him do all this, so why do you insist on doing it yourself?

Could it be that even now, Lani is still thinking about not involving him?

It seemed that it was all too late. From the moment he got the Hunting Finger Knife from Noklonn, everything was already too late. He had already been dragged into this endless vortex of disputes.

And Two Fingers probably knew very well that they couldn't control him alone.