Danmaku, my skills refresh weekly.

"Um... Miss Seele?"

"Thank goodness... Ciel~~ Ahhhhhh, I'm so glad you're alright!" Heart-wrenching cries rang in my ears.

Ciel stopped struggling and instead gently patted the girl's back, softly reassuring her, "I'm fine."

In the past seven days, many people have died in Orario. The corpses alone could form a small mountain. Having personally moved the corpses, he knew very well what it was like to see countless people turn into dust like garbage in a fire and be buried in a pit at the same time.

My sister probably spends her days like those refugees, identifying corpses one by one in the mass grave.

Before Ciel could even be moved...

The voice in his ear turned sinister: "No... I can't let you run around like this anymore, I have to... lock you up! Yes, as long as you're locked up, you'll never leave me again! Hehehehe~~"

Ciel: "..."

If I run now, is it too late?

Chapter 121 Huh? Mutual affection?

The sky was filled with ferocious lightning snakes, the ground was a rapidly moving battlefield, and the horns of wild boars and their charging made the earth tremble.

The boy lay on his side on the cart, bound by ropes. The falling lightning balls exploded around him, but they did nothing to calm his emotions.

My name is Xia Er. I never expected that I would still end up living off my sister and successfully enter the [Battle Wilderness].

pity……

when--

The metal gate slammed shut, and Ciel pressed his small face against the cold iron window, silently shedding tears.

This isn't the result I wanted! You bastard! Waaaaah!

"Don't cry, come here, be good. It's dangerous outside, let's stay here." Seele placed a plate of dark, black food in front of the iron bars: "Eat something, I made it all for you myself."

Are you trying to kill me?! Hey! Which place is more dangerous?!

"Humph!"

Charles turned his head, leaning against the iron bars of the window, and the mournful sound of his flute began to play.

[Iron gate, iron bolt, iron chain, hand on iron window, looking out]

"Don't do this, Ciel. I'm doing this for your own good." Seele placed her hands in a prayerful gesture over her chest.

"Humph~"

Seeing that Charles was unmoved by either his words or his threats, Seele hesitated and said, "Calm down, I'll come see you again in a little while!"

Let's walk, let's walk faster!

After Seele left, Charles quickly got up, rummaged through the room for any usable items, and looked around.

A bed, a dressing table, and a dining table.

Charles opened the drawer; it was empty.

He thought for a moment, his gaze falling on the mirror, but then decided against it. Using the mirror to saw through the lock would make Ciel feel as stupid as Aqua.

"Iron gates... iron bars..."

Charles could only lie in bed, waiting listlessly.

He was contemplating whether to cast a forbidden spell to blow up the room when he heard a terrifying roar outside.

"Ah, if the goddess's residence is bombarded, those sheep outside will probably tear me apart. What should I do... I've already sneaked in, it would be a real shame not to seize the opportunity."

Just as Charles was idly counting stars, a figure flashed past outside the iron bars of his window.

"Wow, you seem pretty relaxed."

Charles sat up and looked through the iron bars to see who had come in.

Light red hair in pigtails...

"It's you, Berserker Healer!"

"What berserker healer? It's Hyde! Hyde!" The girl stood with her hands on her hips, glancing sideways at Charles.

"What brings you here?" Charles grinned.

"I heard that woman kidnapped a strange man and brought him back, and I knew it would be you." Hayd lifted his basket: "Here, your dinner. That guy's cooking can even grant abnormal resistance."

"Ah~~ This is so touching, Hyde-san! You truly are a great teammate for Orario!"

Through the iron bars of the bars, Charles tearfully stuffed three sandwiches into his hands.

Hayd clapped his hands: "Alright, take your time eating, I still have work to do."

"Hey? Wait a minute." Ciel reached out and grabbed the hem of her skirt.

"You! What do you want to do?"

With tears welling up in his eyes, Charles pleaded, "Sister, please think of something and let me out. If I don't come home by midnight, the world will end!"

“That’s an exaggeration!” Hayd raised his eyebrows.

"What I said is true!"

Alfia is probably going to destroy Orario! Although she seems to have let me roam free today..., she really couldn't be without me for a second the other day!

Hyde frowned slightly: "But even if we let you out now, you won't be able to cross the Battle Wilderness."

Charles nodded repeatedly: "I can do it! Just give me a self-regeneration spell!"

Hyde lowered his voice and said, "...It's going to be terrible."

“I’m not afraid!” Charles said, his neck stiff.

"Then wait a moment..."

After hesitating for a moment, Hayd went to the door, took out the key from under the doormat, and opened the door.

Charles leaped out of the room, hugged Hayd and spun her around: "Sister Hayd, you are truly my goddess, you are amazing, so much better than that Seele!"

"Oh... really?"

A sinister killing intent rose behind Ciel.

He turned his head stiffly, and Seele stood at one end of the corridor, holding a blood-dripping kitchen knife and looking down.

"Gah-"

"Ah~~ Sister Hyde is so gentle!!! Ciel~~"

"It's over! Run!" Charles put Hyde down and sprinted down another corridor without looking back.

Hyde turned around and stared at Seele, who remained silent.

“Aren’t you being too extreme? Mr. Charles is not weak. He has qualities different from those of a strong warrior and will achieve even greater things in other fields.”

“What do you know?” Seele glanced at Hyde with tears in her eyes. “So many people have died outside. I can’t lose him too.”

“You’re just his sister,” Hayd reminded him. “You can’t restrict his freedom, at least not confine him to a room.”

Seele snorted, which was taken as tacit agreement, and turned to leave.

She needed to inform the other members of the clan to prevent her younger brother from dying from an unknown area-of-effect attack.

……

Charles wandered through the intricate corridors several times, eventually getting lost inside the magnificent castle. Every few meters, familiar world-famous paintings on the walls reminded Charles that he had gone the wrong way again.

The incessant roar of battle that had been echoing in my ears had long since faded away, and the moonlight deepened, casting a silvery glow on the dark courtyard.

From afar, Charles saw a familiar figure leaning against a bench, gazing up at the moon.

He chuckled softly and leaned closer: "What are you thinking about?"

The man exclaimed in surprise, "Mr. Charles, what's wrong with you...?"

"Is something bothering you, Belle?"

Belle sighed again, a hint of weariness flashing in her eyes: "I was just wondering why?"

"what why?"

"Why did Lady Freya help me? Not only did she have so many first-level adventurers train with me, but she also concealed my identity and even..." Belle complained while blushing.

She simply wanted to talk to someone, and pulled a necklace from her pocket: "They even gave me this."

Charles looked at it and said, "Don't you think it looks familiar?"

Belle nodded: "Seele gave it to me during the War Game. I didn't use it then, but it saved my life during my fight with Zagnath."

That was a magical amulet capable of withstanding a fatal attack.

“Sigh… You already know the answer in your heart, don’t you?” Charles patted Belle on the shoulder. “Just tell me whether you have feelings for Seele or not.”

"Sigh—" Belle hesitated for a moment, then handed the amulet to Ciel: "Here, for you."

"Ok?"

"Without your presence in the future, I fear you too may perish in some accident."

"Thank you..." Ciel carefully put the amulet away, knowing that Freya would look like a clown if her sister saw it.

The two sat gazing at the sky, fists apart. Belle couldn't sleep, and Ciel had no interest in enjoying Freya's favor on Belle's behalf.

As Ciel gazed at the moon, he suddenly saw, through the towering walls of the Battle Wilderness, a grey figure standing atop a distant tower.

He sighed and asked Belle, "If a woman touches you inappropriately the moment she sees you, can't sleep when you're not around, and desperately wants to come find you, and not only that, she's endlessly forgiving of your intrusions into her sacred space... what do you think this woman means?"

"Eh? I..." Belle blushed.

Could it be that she mentioned Lady Freya? But how should I answer that?

Charles lowered his head in thought: "I used to not understand why she didn't punish me even though I was so unreasonable. After thinking about it, there's only one answer..."

"Wha...what?"

She has a crush on me!