After choosing to leave, they regretted it.

"In this way, the pit is dug. Tomorrow, that damn princess will jump into it herself. I have tolerated that stinky girl for so many years, and now it's time to reap the rewards. Hehehehe..."

"Master, the defense of Tafia Noble Street is extremely tight right now. We must leave early."

"Tsk—retreat!"

Brian was very unhappy that his mood was interrupted, but he also understood that what his butler said was right.

A group of people lifted the box, put on their cloaks again, and disappeared into the night again with the box.

Chapter 91 Girl and Monster

The nameless village was still bustling with activity after daybreak.

After a day's work by the half-bloods, several new wooden houses had been built, and the area of the village in the forest had further expanded.

But this is not enough to accommodate all the people now, so the busyness continues.

Alicia also participated in almost every task with full energy.

This also means that Aize has never found a good opportunity to strike up a conversation.

As it was approaching noon, Alicia was still busy, and Aize, who was hiding in the dark and observing quietly, was getting a little tired.

This girl's level of busyness is already 30% of what it was before Aize left the team. If this continues, I won't even get a chance to talk to her the whole day!

How to do it?

Poke - Poke -

Someone poked Aize's waist.

Thinking it was Villian, Aize didn't pay any attention and waved his hand without even turning his head.

"Don't bother, I'm observing the target."

"Goal? What goal?"

The familiar yet not-so-familiar voice caused Aize's heart and lungs to stop. After turning around with a stiff neck, he found that it was Anna standing there.

"Uh, um, this is..."

Aize, who accidentally blew himself up, is still thinking of an excuse.

The little girl blinked, turned sideways and walked around Aize to look in the direction he had just peeked at.

Then, realizing something, she smiled mischievously:

"What? Big Brother's target, could it be Sister Alicia?"

"Uh, no, I was just observing the village's construction techniques..."

Too fake.

A lie that even a child couldn't be fooled.

It's my fault for being caught in the act. What can I do?

The smile on Anna's face grew thicker and thicker:

"Big brother, this is not good. You already have a wife as beautiful as Sister Vivian, but you still covet Sister Alicia's body. Hmm..."

Irrefutable.

Aize, who had never blinked in the face of the demon army, now broke out in cold sweat.

"No, that, I..."

Looking at Aize who was a little at a loss, the little girl suddenly smiled and stuck out her tongue.

"I'm just kidding. I know Big Brother isn't that kind of person. He just has something he wants to say to Alicia, so he's looking for an opportunity, right?"

"Uh...right."

Although he was cleared of some suspicion, Aize still felt a little embarrassed when a little kid said that directly.

Could it be that this little girl is actually a hybrid of a mind flayer or something like that, so she can read minds?

Anna smiled lightly, raised her head, patted her chest and said:

"Then leave it to me."

"you?"

"Yeah, east of the village, walk a little into the forest and you'll see a stream. Few people go there. Big brother, wait there. Sister Alicia will be there soon!"

Looking at the little girl's confident look, Aize had no reason to refuse.

After all, if you wait on your own, you don’t know how long you will have to wait.

Just go over there first.

After walking for a while towards the place Anna mentioned, a stream really appeared in front of them. It was just the right distance from the village, not too far, but no one would hear what they were saying.

Aize sat down on a rock and began to wait.

Not long after, rustling sounds came from the forest behind him.

Turning around, Alicia was there.

Holding two lunch boxes in his hands, he stared at himself blankly:

"Mr. Ain!? Why are you here!?"

"Uh, I came here to get some fresh air. How about you?"

Alicia sighed, put the lunch box on the ground aside, and sat down on the stone opposite Aize.

"Anna just came to see me and said that I hadn't been back for a long time and had been busy since I came back. She hoped that I could have lunch with her, so she asked me to come here."

No wonder he brought a lunch box.

So deceptive!

In this way, if there is no one around, Alicia's psychological threshold for answering questions will be lowered a lot.

But having said that, you still have to be careful about how you ask questions.

Facing a girl, asking something like "Can you grow tentacles?" is a bit too abstract.

Aize thought for a moment, pretended to be relaxed, looked towards the village, and asked:

"I heard from Grote that you and your men founded this village?"

"Yes!"

The pink-haired girl nodded, her smile filled with pride and satisfaction.

"It's a pretty good place, isn't it? It's far enough from human towns, has abundant supplies, and the terrain is very suitable for defense. I put a lot of effort into finding this place."

Aize nodded:

"I've seen many mixed-blood settlements, and most of them... how should I put it, they're not very suitable for survival. It's really not easy for you to make this place like this."

The girl smiled sheepishly and scratched her head:

"No, I was away most of the time. It's all thanks to everyone."

"It is said that most of the people in this village were recruited by you. Without you, where would everyone be?"

"Hehe~"

Seeing that the atmosphere of the conversation was good and Alicia was also relaxed, Aize began to slowly change the direction of the topic.

"By the way, I've never seen the swordsmanship you used in yesterday's competition before. Where did you learn that?"

"That? That's the sword technique I created!"

"Self-created!?"

Although it was just to guide the topic, this still surprised Aize.

You should know that even Leah, who ranks among the top swordsmen among the heroes, uses the swordsmanship she learned in her previous life.

Being so young and already having his own style, the word "genius" cannot describe him.

Not noticing the other party's surprise, Alicia nodded complacently:

"Yeah, I created it myself! I used to travel a lot and deal with a lot of monsters, slavers, and stuff like that, so I figured it out slowly."

I feel more and more that this guy is incredible.

But Aize didn't say anything about this, but continued speaking in line with her emotions:

"That's truly impressive, but swordsmanship alone won't be enough to protect this village, right? Considering large monsters or large-scale bandit groups, it's quite troublesome."

"That's not all that bad. Besides me, Groot is pretty powerful too. And if danger ever strikes, I have weapons other than swordsmanship that I can use."

"Like tentacles?"

"Yes, tentacles. They're called tentacles, but they've only changed..."

The topic changed too naturally and the emotions were too high.

Alicia continued talking without even realizing that anything was wrong.

By the time she realized something was wrong, it was too late. Her smile and smug look were frozen there as if they had been hit by a time-stopping magic.

There was silence all around.

Only the sound of running water and the occasional caw of a crow in the forest could be heard.

Then--

"You actually knew that!!!"

Alicia finally came to her senses, her face pale and she even broke out in a cold sweat. She was almost deformed by surprise.

And Aize was even more surprised.

This guy actually thought I didn't know?

"No, of course I know. The night before last, dozens of people were minced meat in front of me. How could I not know?"

Alicia began to shiver, gradually curling up into a ball, and her hands couldn't help rubbing and bumping against each other.

"No... that has nothing to do with me. It was actually... uh, a passing... uh, a passing Scylla-type monster that did it. Yeah, I just happened to run into it!"

Even at this point he still wants to quibble, is this matter really so secretive?

The lies he told were so lame.

Aize covered his forehead:

"Well, Alicia, first of all, I didn't sense any approaching monsters. Secondly, you just admitted it. Finally, the Scylla monsters are all sea-born. If they had made it to the Central Mountains, they would have been killed long ago!"

"Well……"

This time, Alicia was completely petrified.

Her lack of knowledge about monsters once again proved that she was not an adventurer at all.

Seeing Alicia becoming more and more panicked and uneasy, even Aize felt a little sorry for her.

After all, who doesn’t have some personal privacy?

For example, if someone saw the contents of the hidden folder in the smartphone that I brought with me when I traveled through time, I would want to kill myself.

By the way, the above-mentioned items are currently kept in the highest-level safe in the Holy City. The church seems to want to pass it down forever as a holy relic.

In this regard, Aize’s thoughts were… No, that’s off topic.

In short, Alicia is not an enemy, so this is not a good thing to continue.

So, Aize sighed:

"Well, I'm just asking. If you really don't want to talk about it, forget it. I'll also pretend I didn't see anything about what happened the night before last."

Alicia gave him a surprised look.

"……real?"

"real."

"Aren't you afraid?"

"What's there to be afraid of?"