"I need to know the details," Rem said to Yuexing as he ran.

"A magical beast appeared in the village. Subaru was under a spell but Beatrice released it. The appearance of the magical beast means that the barrier in the village has been broken. The villagers may be in danger of being exterminated."

"But the one who cast the curse is a very cute dog. That's the problem." Yuexing's figure kept avoiding the potholes on the ground, but his speed was not affected in any way.

Rem also realized the seriousness of the problem and couldn't help but speed up his pace a little bit.

When the two arrived at the village, the village, shrouded in darkness, was brightly lit by bonfires.

At this time, so many torches were lit to provide light sources. This unusual atmosphere made Rem frown.

At this time, a middle-aged man holding a torch appeared in front of him, looked at each other, and walked over.

"Aren't these two from Roswaal? They came just in time..."

"What happened?" Yuexing asked

The middle-aged man said anxiously

"There are several children in the village who are missing! They were seen playing in the village before dark... Now, the adults are looking for them... I really hope nothing happens to them..."

Yuexing looked at Rem

"Now, you know the situation, what you have to do now is to save the children."

"Stop looking in the village, call everyone, the children are in the forest——"

Yuexing said to the middle-aged man. After hearing this, the middle-aged man's expression changed.

"Okay, I'll go and inform everyone right away..." After saying that, the middle-aged man ran away.

"Let's go, Rem." Yuexing ran towards the barrier.

"Wait-" Rem caught up with Yuexing

"How can you be so sure?"

"Just follow me and you'll know, go this way."

Yuexing stopped in front of the barrier. The crystals that were originally well inlaid on the tree have now been shattered.

"The barrier has been opened." Rem, who followed, said in surprise.

"Then..." Yuexing said and walked deeper into the forest.

"Yuexing, what are you doing?!" Rem shouted to Yuexing

"Save people, the children are in the forest," Yuexing turned around and said

"Do you have any evidence? If you want to cross the barrier, you need Roswaal-sama's permission..."

"The injury on Natsuki Subaru's hand is evidence, and Beatrice can also prove it, and that monster is the leader of this incident."

"If the children are under a spell, it will be too late if you don't leave now." Yuexing said and walked inside.

"Please wait a moment!" Rem grabbed Yuexing's clothes

"Don't make such a judgment without authorization. Besides, it would be too much of a coincidence," Rem said.

"how?"

"While Lord Roswaal was away, something like this happened just as planned... Can you guarantee that this was not a feint attack to attack the mansion?"

"Then why do you think I let Natsuki Subaru, Ram and the others stay in the mansion instead of letting them come with me?"

Rem was stunned for a moment

"I don't intend to let anyone give their lives, so I let you stay in the mansion. I am fully capable of saving the children by myself, and you followed up on your own, right?" Yuexing looked at Rem and said

Rem lowered his head and said nothing

"It doesn't matter if you go back now, don't worry," Yuexing said while looking at the forest.

"Why... why do you have to go to this point... For you, how deep is your relationship with this village? Why do you have to go to this level for this place..." Rem said hesitantly

"Maybe it's because... I can't see the people I know die in front of my eyes... I don't think I'm a saint, but when the people I know are in trouble, I always try to save them...

...It was the same before coming here, and it's the same here..." Yuexing smiled bitterly.

"Petra, the little girl with the red headband, said she wanted to work in clothing manufacturing when she grew up. That was her dream."

"The two brothers Dane Cain always argued about who would marry Petra in the future."

"The red-haired Ruka said that his father is the best woodcutter in the village, and he will inherit his father's craftsmanship in the future."

"Little Fatty Lumide said that he would use the flowers from the flower garden to make a garland for his mother..." Yuexing sobbed and sighed.

"The children in the village all have things they want to do, there are too many..."

Moonstar looks at Rem

"Indeed, I have nothing to do with them. Maybe they will forget me in the future, but now I am playing well with them, and they trust me. Maybe now they are looking forward to my arrival...

And I also want to protect them as much as possible..."

"So, go back and protect your sister and everyone you cherish."

Yuexing walked towards the depths of the forest as he spoke.

Just after taking a few steps, Rem grabbed Yuexing again

"You remind me of a person... He also said the same thing at that time. I have already missed it once, and I don't want to miss it again this time." Rem raised his head and smiled.

"Then, let's come together." Yuexing smiled and stretched out her hand

Rem stretched out his hand, muttering in a low voice, and then a hammer appeared out of thin air in his hand.

Seeing this, Yuexing also summoned the Tang Dao and the modified version of the magic pistol. Holding the gun in his left hand and the knife in the right, he placed the crystal in the card slot and attached the wind attribute to the Tang Dao, and signaled to Rem.

Ready

Rem was slightly shocked by the knife in Yuexing's hand, then recovered and nodded.

The two of them walked deeper into the forest

The moonlight is blocked by the trees, and the forest immersed in darkness has an uneasy atmosphere.

Rem stopped and sniffed slightly while looking around, relying on his sense of smell to find the target he needed to find.

"There is the smell of living things nearby." Rem cast a sharp gaze to the left, and Yuexing looked in that direction.

However, normal people's vision can only see clearly the ground in front of them.

"Are they the children?"

"Not sure yet, but there's no wild beast smell"

"Be careful"

Rem nodded and ran over, followed closely by Yuexing.

After a while, Yuexing followed Rem to the clearing in the forest. A small hill appeared in front of her.

Yuexing saw several lying figures

"It's the children!" Yuexing ran over

There were six people lying there. Although they were unconscious, they still had body temperature and were still breathing.

"Still alive, but not in a good condition," Yuexing said

Rem frowned

"The spell is still going on..."

Yuexing found that the children were pale, breathing rapidly, sweating on their foreheads, and looking extremely painful.

"Rem, do you have any idea?" Yuexing looked at Rem.

"My ability is too much. If onee-sama is here... in short, it can only be a comfort. Let's move out after stabilizing."

Yuexing fired a shot into the sky, and the dazzling light flew into the sky

"The signal has been sent out, I'll leave it to you for treatment." Yuexing looked around warily.

Rem's palms gathered bluish-white light. As the treatment progressed, the children gradually became calm. After they stabilized, they were brought back to the mansion for Beatrice to treat.

"Big brother" Petra's tiny voice came over.

Yuexing ran over and squatted down

"I'm here." Yuexing held her hand tightly.

"A person, inside... there is another person..." Petra's hand pointed to a place wanderingly, and then she lost consciousness.

"Is there another person?" Yuexing fell into deep thought.

[That little girl, I remember it was a trap...but, what does it matter?]

"I..." Yuexing started to speak but was interrupted.

"Wait, wait a minute - it's too dangerous. Since the child has been taken away by the monster, it's already..."

"No...even if it is a physical form, I will bring it back to her. I will not give up on anyone." Yuexing looked deeper into the forest.
To be continued...