The hero's gender is yet to be determined after rebirth.

It took Lorenwei more than an hour to return to the little house.

It's almost four o'clock, and dawn is breaking.

After lying back down on the small bed, Lorenwei was still a little excited. She kept thinking about her arrangements, trying to find any loopholes.

It's alright. Following your own plan is enough to make people believe you. Even if there are loopholes, it's still credible until absolutely irrefutable evidence appears!

Just as she was pondering this, Lorenve noticed that Sylph had woken up.

She knew Sylph's voice all too well.

Was she getting up to use the night shift? No, that's not right, her usual time for getting up is already past. Lorenwei, who was intimately familiar with Sylph's routine, wondered.

Sylph dressed in archer's attire and surprisingly went out before sunrise.

Lorenwei followed him out out of curiosity.

Sylph, true to her elven nature, did not walk on roads, but leaped and bounded through the forest.

This was much more familiar and faster for him than traveling on a smooth highway.

"What happened?" Lorenwei asked in surprise.

She discovered that Silph had gone in the direction outside the academy.

But after following for a while, she realized that Sylph had gone to Sally's mother's dilapidated house!

Could it be that they really intend to kill Sally's mother to motivate Sally? That was the first thought that popped into Lorenve's mind...

Chapter 254 There are many mosquitoes in the wild, let me apply some medicine for you.

Lorenwei watched as Sylph arrived near Sally's mother's dilapidated house.

Sylph's movements were nimble and stealthy, befitting her status as a top archer in her day.

It was so quiet that ordinary guards would hardly notice it.

Lorenwei watched as Sylph, who resembled a fawn, quietly crouched down in the woods not far away.

Having gone on many adventures with her in the wild, seeing such familiar actions inevitably brought back some memories.

Although in Lorenwei's memories, the peak Sylph could easily recognize her current level, she had lost her former strength after all, and only her experience in terms of spirit and energy still maintained the level of a top expert.

Lorenwei also found a secluded spot to quietly observe Sylph, and then began to ponder in her mind.

Although my first thought was that Sylph would come and shoot my rival, after a little thought I realized that was impossible.

Sylph is a tsundere elf, not the kind of yandere heroine, and wouldn't do that kind of thing.

Lorenwei recalled that in the afternoon, Sylph had asked her in some detail about the insulting graffiti on her dilapidated house. Therefore, it was easy to imagine what Sylph had come for.

She wanted to teach those who smeared the words a lesson.

Based on previous deductions, those malicious individuals came to graffiti before dawn.

The moonlight gradually faded, but it was still not dawn.

Lorenwei noticed mosquitoes hovering around her and immediately began searching for her spatial ring.

Since it was in the woods and grass, and there were some mosquitoes around, Lorenwei quickly took out some medicine to apply to herself.

As a local tyrant who has been in Zerou City for so many years, Lorenwei naturally has a lot of knowledge about mosquitoes and insects in the wild, and she has plenty of mosquito repellents and other similar products.

She wouldn't dare use it on important missions, because for some experts, this insect repellent would be like a searchlight, revealing their hiding place clearly.

So she didn't bother Sylph, and just applied the ointment to herself on the spot.

Fortunately, following his old adventurous habits, he chose to keep watch downwind. Now that he was applying the medicine himself, he wasn't worried about being easily discovered by Sylph.

Lorenwei continued to wait patiently, but her mind started to wander.

I wonder if Sally sleeps in this dilapidated house? It's unlikely; she should be living in the dormitory.

If she hadn't asked the headmaster for leave, she probably would have stayed in the headmaster's office building, where the accommodation facilities are quite complete.

The sky gradually brightened.

Lorenwei thought that the people who scribbled on the paper probably wouldn't come.

But just as the sun rose above the horizon, beginning the day's light, two girls appeared nearby.

"Hmph, this time it's paint, let's see what you can do now!" a girl muttered softly. She was taller than the average girl and held a brush in her hand.

Another short girl said smugly, "She actually erased the words I scribbled on yesterday. This time it won't be so easy! Wasn't my idea great?"

She was carrying a paint bucket.

"Do you think she'll go crazy if she sees these words again?"

"Yes, yes, yes, making her cry is the bare minimum, but it would be best if she and her shameless mother got kicked out of the school together!"

"Exactly! She's not good enough for our Loren! What makes her think she can join Loren's team?"

"That's right! The daughter of a fortune teller! Her background is all shady!"

Listening to their words, Lorenvi felt aggrieved. How did this involve me again?

Lorenwei initially thought that the distance was still far and that their voices would be difficult to hear, but the two women became more and more excited as they spoke, and their voices were carried by the wind, making them exceptionally clear.

I don't know if the people inside the house can hear me, but older people generally have poorer hearing, unlike people like me who have been trained.

As Lorenwei was thinking, she suddenly noticed that Sylph, who was lurking in the forest, had moved.

Sylph took out the golden bow, its golden light shimmering in the morning glow.

The female elf made no attempt to hide and stood up directly in the forest.

With her back straight and her posture steady, she extended her arms lightly and shot the bow without drawing it to its full length, about six-tenths of the way through.

Lorenwei was startled.

That could easily hurt someone! Siruf really dared to do that!

But Lorenwei's eyesight was also exceptional; she instantly noticed that the arrow she had fired did not flash with a sharp metallic glint.

No arrows? Lorenwei was surprised.

Sure enough, two women carrying paint buckets appeared in the distance, and the shorter one cried out and her legs went weak.

He was shot in the calf by an arrow.

Although there was no arrowhead, the arrow and bamboo pole still pierced through the robe and trousers and penetrated into the skin.

"Ouch—! It hurts so much!" the short girl screamed.

The paint bucket in her hand fell to the ground, and she tripped and fell, getting paint all over herself.

Being a student at the academy and having received some training, the tall girl immediately reacted: "An arrow?! Someone's attacking!"

She immediately bent down, but before she could react further...

Another arrow came flying.

"Ah!" Her arm, which was holding the brush, was struck by an arrow.

The brush fell to the ground, and she screamed in pain, clutching her arm.

"Your behavior has once again lowered my opinion of humanity to a whole new low." Sylph, carrying her golden bow, stepped out from the shadows.

"Sir, Siruf? Lorenve's familiar?" Both girls recognized her.

After all, the female elf's appearance was too obvious; anyone in the academy who paid even a little attention to Lorenwei would recognize this green-haired female elf. The original battle for the magical pets—a war among magical pets vying for Lorenwei—was quite a spectacle, and has always been a topic of gossip.

“It’s me. Sally is my friend, and I will not allow you to do such a thing, either personally or out of social morality.” Sylph said arrogantly to the two girls.

On the other side, Lorenwei, who was watching quietly, was anxiously waiting.

After hitting both arrows, Sylph walked out confidently, much to Lorenwei's displeasure: "You did a great sneak attack! But why did you expose yourself?"

Even if you are far more capable than them, that's no reason for you to walk out openly! Doing good deeds anonymously—aren't you just asking for retaliation?

Of course, given her personality, status, and abilities, Sylph is not afraid of retaliation.

The short girl clutched her injured leg and cried out through gritted teeth, "But...but Sally is..."

This kind of injury can be healed quickly with magic. Although it's not fatal, the pain is real. Sylph removed the arrow as a punishment. If the arrow had remained, the pain would likely have been several times greater, and it might even have been dangerous.

"Shut up! I don't want to hear any excuses!" Sylph's gaze was sharp. "Wrong is wrong, no matter what your reasons are!"

Lorenvi secretly gave Sylph a thumbs up. Trying to reason with someone like that is just lowering your own IQ!

They will never believe they are wrong; they think they are upholding justice. For people like that, the solution is to teach them a lesson! Beat them until they dare not!

"We did nothing wrong! It's Sally's fault!" the tall girl cried out, clutching her arm.

Sylph didn't want to listen at all: "I'm not arguing with you. I'm just telling you: don't mess with Sally!"

She raised her bow and arrows again, this time without removing the arrowheads.

The two women's faces changed color upon seeing this.

The two women fled in panic after Sylph shot an arrow that grazed their ears and even knocked off one of the girls' hair ribbons.

Sylph watched them run away.

Just then, a slight noise came from the dilapidated house.

Sylph quickly put away the golden bow and retreated.

Hearing the noise, Sally opened a window and looked out.

Because she was changing her clothes, she moved a little slowly and missed what had just happened.

The ground was a mess, with some bloodstains, and paint buckets and paintbrushes lying on the ground.

Looking around more closely, all I could see was a fleeting blue-haired figure disappearing into the distant woods.

“…Lorenve?” Sally didn’t see Sylph, but she happened to catch a glimpse of the departing blue-haired figure.

……

Lorenwei followed the two fleeing girls, intending to hear what they had to say in order to take further safety precautions.

Lorenve was used to handling these kinds of messy tasks for Sylph in her past life.

Sure enough, the two girls ran away, but they were not convinced at all.