Otherwise, you can find another savior.

"Either a maid or a slave, but a companion." Ash corrected unhappily, and Xiomi could only raise his hands in surrender, indicating that he was joking.

"Really? A useless fairy like me can... follow the savior?"

As Jian made his words clear, Bawan Xi almost thought she was dreaming and quickly pinched her face.

The pain came.

I'm not dreaming.

"It would be good to have more companions who can talk, otherwise I will always be bullied by you." Tetrot also expressed his agreement.

Knowing that he didn't have to go back to Gloucester, he could choose options he hadn't dared to pursue.

Bawan Xi burst into tears immediately, but then tried to smile, like a child who had suffered a lot of grievances and was comforted.

"...I...I am very willing...Savior..."

Chapter 1: The journey gradually becomes lively ()

Regardless of the reason, the terrain of the British Isles in the Lostbelt is generally highly similar to the terrain and topography of Britain in pan-human history.

It is a mixture of highlands, mountains and plains. The highlands are mainly located in the west and north of Britain, while the central and eastern parts are flat and mostly plains.

Over the course of 2000 years, Shiomi and Ash measured the entire British Isles on foot. He compared the situation in Britain with what he had learned during his time in the Clock Tower and came to this conclusion.

The biggest difference is that in central Britain, or in the very center of the entire island, there is a bottomless void, like a heart.

That is something that would never be seen in Britain in pan-human history.

But if we must find a similar situation for comparison, perhaps only the tomb of Albion under the clock tower can be counted.

Now, after leaving Gloucester, they traveled along the west side of the great hollow in the heart of the British Isles all the way to the east. From then on, they just had to go straight south to reach the territory of the Tooth Clan, a place called Oxford.

"Well, Xijian, I still want to ask, why did Jian bring Bawan Xi with him?"

After setting up camp a day's journey from the territory of the Fang Clan, Tetrot approached Shiomi, who was lighting a fire, to ask for advice.

At this moment, Jian was chatting with Bawan Xi, but Jian was the one doing the talking while Bawan Xi was listening with an expression of longing and admiration.

"What? Do you hate lower-level fairies? Even if they are all from the Wing Clan?" Xi Jian asked.

"That's not what I meant..." Teterlot said. "It's just that I've known you for a while now, and it feels like you're basically without any companions. Aside from Grimm and the Black Knight who appears in the dialogue, I've never seen you with anyone else."

Xijian smiled nonchalantly: "What's your impression of Ash?"

"Impression? I think her bridal power is a bit subtle." Tetrot crossed his arms and analyzed seriously, "If she wants to get married, she needs to hone her skills. Why is she married already?"

As she said this, her eyes fell on Xiomi, and she immediately had the answer.

"I know, it must be that your bride power is too high, so you filled in this gap."

After all, Tetrot had already seen that although Xi Jian was cold and decisive, he was really nice to his companions and was very caring.

Before joining him and Ash on their journey, Tetrot had no idea that traveling could be so much fun, whether it was camping or picnicking.

Everything was thanks to Xijian who took care of every detail. She had never seen fairies or humans so good at this kind of thing.

It is probably a unique level in the whole of Britain.

"Really?" Xi Jian laughed and shook his head. "I'm not asking about your evaluation of her, but... as a fairy, what did you feel when you first saw Ash?"

"Huh? What do you mean?" Tetrot didn't know that Ash was a fairy from Paradise.

"It's the first impression, the instinctive feeling."

After watching the fire gradually grow stronger, Xijian took out an iron pot from somewhere, placed it on top of the fire, and added half a pot of water into it.

"...It's nothing. If I hadn't come out to mediate at that time, I wouldn't have such a bad attitude." Tetrot said embarrassedly.

"I see." Xi Jian raised an eyebrow. "So, it doesn't matter whether you like it or not?"

"Almost?" Tetrot felt that Xijian sometimes spoke in a mysterious way, which was very confusing.

He stood up and sat on a nearby tree stump, looking at Ash and Bawan Xi, and slowly continued: "To be honest, Ash is not liked by the goblins. The goblins have a hostility towards her that they don't even understand the reason."

Of course, this is just what is said on the surface.

The essence is that Ash is not an island fairy, but a paradise fairy. The difference in origin leads to conflicts even though they are both fairies.

But unlike humans, fairies' values ​​and ways of thinking are difficult to understand.

Therefore, it will become more vigorous.

The inactive Mirror Clan and the honest and kind Earth Clan are no exception.

Among the huge number of goblins, only one companion, the Black Knight Hector, has been selected so far, which is enough to illustrate the problem.

Tetrot was the second.

"Oh..." Tetrot made a sad sound.

She actually noticed it, but she didn't understand why everyone hated Ash.

Mingming Jian was the savior who quelled chaos and suppressed disasters in Britain.

"In short, this is the first time I've seen a fairy like Bawan Xi express gratitude to Ash without any ill will and full of kindness." Xi Jian smiled softly. "Even low-level fairies without combat power can still become companions."

Precisely because she has witnessed the evil of the British fairies, Xijian actually knows better than Ash how precious this pure kindness is.

If you have never come into contact with real humans and have only seen the ash of the short-lived humans on this island, you will not be able to clearly measure its preciousness.

"That's certainly important." Tetrot put his hands on his hips. "But I think the more companions, the better."

"Don't bully Bawan Xioh just because you're a superior fairy." Xijian joked, "Even if he's a companion, I will teach him a lesson."

Tetrot sternly retorted: "Who would do such a meaningless thing? I'm not that kind of goblin!"

"I can see that." Xi Jian smiled.

As he looked toward Ash, he noticed what Bawan Shi was wearing.

A rough and worn cloth skirt and straw sandals that could be damaged at any time.

"Tetrot, can fairies who are not brides also wear the clothes and shoes you make?" asked Xijian.

"Why do you ask this?"

"If you don't mind, please make a decent set of clothes and shoes for Bawan Xi." Xi Jian showed a compassionate look.

"What's my job? I just make clothes and shoes." Tetelotte smiled and rode around on the weaving cart. "Leave it to me. I'll go take Bawan Xi's measurements now. I guarantee you'll see the new clothes tomorrow."

Then she rushed to Jian and Bawan Xi like a cannonball, jumped to Bawan Xi's side, groped and looked her up and down, and frightened Bawan Xi, who didn't know what was going on, trembled but dared not move.

It took Jian a while to understand what Tetrot was doing. She immediately guessed that someone must have asked her to do this.

Turning her head to look at the campfire, she met her gaze as Shiomi, who was adding various ingredients to the pot to cook, met her gaze.

Across the steaming mist, they smiled at each other in tacit understanding.

Chapter 2: The journey gradually becomes lively ()

Open the lid of the pot and hot steam will spread out.

Then comes the refreshing aroma, announcing the fact that it is a pot of delicious food.

"The quantity today is really large." Jian said with emotion.

"With more and more mouths to feed, of course we have to cook more." Shiomi picked up the bowl on the ground and used a spoon to scoop soup and vegetables into it. "Also, this way, we can cook more."

"Yeah, in the past, when it was just you and I traveling, we were always worried that we wouldn't be able to finish the food and it would be wasted." Jian took the bowl full of food that Shiomi handed to him.

After distributing the food to everyone with a smile, Xijian placed the soup spoon diagonally on the edge of the pot to make the campfire smaller, then sat next to Zhao and started eating together.

"Oh, I'm increasingly convinced that traveling with you is the right thing to do."

Tetrot held the bowl, which was half her body size, and blew on it while eating.

"You bought it with just two bites of food. How cheap." Xijian teased.

"This is a delicacy that even the patriarch can't eat. If you say it's cheap, I can't even imagine anything that isn't cheap." Tetrot said confidently.

Qiandan closed his eyes and said, "To be honest, I've enjoyed this kind of life for 2000 years and I don't feel bored at all."

"I'm worried that your taste has become too picky, and one day the food I cook won't satisfy you." Xijian shook his head, pretending to be worried.

Laughter immediately spread around the campfire.

Jian suddenly noticed that Bawan Xi was holding the bowl and had not started eating, but was silent.

"What's wrong? Is my husband's food not to your taste?" she asked with concern.

"No, no..." Bawan Xi hurriedly picked up the wooden spoon and shook her head. "Is it really okay for me to eat such a sumptuous meal with the Savior every time?"

"Why not?" Tetrot didn't understand.

"What do you usually eat?" Xijian noticed the problem.

If she regarded the first day as a reward and the second day as a blessing, the third day meant that she finally understood that this was just the daily state of their journey.

Having suffered so much bullying, Bawan Xi has probably already associated herself with concepts such as "lowly" and "unworthy".

Maybe you've never even eaten anything good.

"...Nothing..." Bawan Xi couldn't say it, she was afraid of spoiling everyone's appetite.

Food that is about to go bad, food that has fallen on the ground, or food that you have saved up money for but has been snatched away, leaving you with only the crumbs between your fingers to lick, and then comfort yourself that this is enough.

"Then just eat with peace of mind. It will be like this from now on, so you have to get used to it." Jian said in a gentle voice.

Bawan Xi silently used a wooden spoon to put the not-so-hot food into her mouth, and the warm soup went into her stomach.

The forest, which was about to enter summer, was not cold, but she felt her body and mind filled with an indescribable feeling.

"Ah, crying." Jian deliberately changed the subject and made fun of Xi Jian, "It must be because your cooking was too bad that it made me cry."

"If I can make people cry due to the bad taste, then I am quite capable." Xi Jian sniffed, not feeling ashamed, but proud.

Bawan Xi, not understanding the joke, quickly shook her head in denial, "No... I just didn't expect it to be so delicious... Thank you, Sage. And thank you, Savior."

Looking at Bawan Xi eating while crying, Jian couldn't help feeling sad.

If the suffering of other lower-level goblins is their own fault, then whose responsibility is it that Bawan Xi, who knows how to be grateful and has pure kindness, has to endure a life even more painful than this?

Maybe there are such fairies, but I have never saved them. Can they really be called saviors?

"I say, Bawan Xi." Ash looked at her, "It's better not to call me the savior. Just call me by my name, 'Ash', just like Teterlot."

At least, she felt that she could not be called "savior" by Bawan Xi.

"But, but..." Bawan Xi was stunned. "How can I...how can I call the Savior by his name?"

"Then let's compromise and call her 'Witch-sama'." Shiomi said as she stirred the food in the pot.

He had finished one bowl and started to serve himself a second.

"My lady witch..." Bawan Xi had heard some legends.

It is said that the savior Ash was once the famous Rain Witch.

"That's right. Otherwise, why do you think I'm called a sage?" Xijian freed his hands and put his arm around Jian's shoulders. "Only a sage is worthy of being a witch's husband."

"You are right!" Bawan Xi agreed deeply.

"You're the only one who can say that." Jian pursed his lips, but couldn't stop smiling.

"Is it because he's Ash's husband that he's a sage? Or is it because he's a sage that he's Ash's husband?" Tetrot suddenly asked a serious question, then gave up thinking. "No, my head's itching. I feel like I need a brain."

Shiomi suddenly said seriously: "Don't think, feel, Teterlot."

"Eh? Feeling? Can you get the answer by feeling?" Tetrot was frightened.

"Instead of being fooled around by my husband, it's more cost-effective to eat two more bowls." Jian shook his head and sighed, expressing sympathy for Teterlot.

This is Shiomi's specialty.

Because you always stay on track, even if you talk nonsense occasionally, it can still have miraculous effects.

After all, people have formed fixed ideas, so it is difficult to tell whether his expression is genuine or not.

"In short, the Sage loves the Witch, and the Witch also loves the Sage, right?" Bawan Xi seemed to have fallen into a thinking trap, and then a flash of inspiration came to him, and he expressed his thoughts.

What he said was true, but Jian felt that Bawan Xi suddenly became "pitiful" in another sense.

I'm afraid that from now on I will be like a believer and take Shiomi's words as the gospel.