When you reach the age where you don't need a gun, I'll definitely let you take me through it if it's just a difficult book.
Annan complained silently.
But he didn't say much.
He just nodded slightly and pinched Benjamin's sleeve - this kind of reserved and weak performance can further stimulate the desire for expression and protection in the young man's heart.
He clearly felt Benjamin's body pause.
With Annan pinching his sleeve, Benjamin, who was still very young in his youth, did not dare to move at all.
He was probably worried that he would accidentally throw away "Evelin's" hand that was holding his cuff. His arm was even hanging in the air, motionless.
...What an ignorant fool.
Annan couldn't help but sigh in his heart.
What a great opportunity this is - the way a girl gently pinches your sleeve or the corner of your clothes, as if she might let go at any moment, is just to make you hold her hand tightly with your backhand.
If she can hold it tightly by herself, why should you hold it with your backhand?
But Benjamin didn't have the courage... Of course, it might also be because he was simply dumbfounded and didn't expect to do this.
What a rare honest child...
Annan sighed again.
...However, this also revealed another thing to Annan.
That is, "Evelin" herself is a person with somewhat low self-esteem.
This is indeed understandable.
For a teenage girl with excellent dancing talent... her appearance, skin and future dreams have been destroyed. It is not easy for her to live strong.
And Annan can also feel it from her body... Although she has been away from the stage, she has not neglected her daily exercise.
Otherwise, her body would not be so flexible and her steps would not be so light.
...In this case, if Benjamin accidentally throws away Evelin's hand, it may be a blow to her.
In order to allow Annan to keep up, Benjamin's left arm was completely stiff. He didn't even dare to keep walking forward, but stopped after taking two steps. In order to allow Annan to keep up.
--Too much trouble.
Annan simply stepped forward and held Benjamin's hand with his backhand.
Facing Benjamin's surprised gaze, Annan's face showed a look of weakness with a hint of perseverance: "I want to go see it.
"I think...it should be here."
"……good."
Benjamin hesitated for a moment, with a look of reluctance and hesitation on his face.
But he still took out his gun, held Annan's hand tightly, and moved forward into the ruins of the church covered with spider webs.
Annan keenly captured Benjamin's fleeting emotions.
He quickly understood——
Benjamin should have been to this place himself.
Annan roughly sorted out the clues of the matter in his mind:
——"Evelyn" may have lost her memory for a period of time.
Judging from Benjamin's reaction, Evelin should have first seen the dance of the dancers under the moon, and then wanted to find the Pale Princess. She also learned the location of the ruins of the church.
She told Benjamin about this and hoped that Benjamin could accompany her.
If nothing else, Benjamin should have come to explore by himself before she came - maybe with his parents and others. He had learned in advance that there should be no danger here, but there was nothing Evelin wanted either.
Looking for someone or something.
This can also explain where Benjamin obtained the weapons and how his family felt confident that a child would go out with a gun.
It's simple, because his family has accompanied Benjamin here once and knows that this place is a pure "ruin".
——But is there really nothing here?
it's not true.
Because of Annan, I heard the "voice" very clearly.
"——Did you go to His Highness's ball last night?"
"——I must have gone."
"——How could you not go? Such a grand dance..."
It was like a man, two women, three people talking about something, passing by Annan and Benjamin.
Annan looked at Benjamin subconsciously.
I found that he was just holding the pistol with the safety off, looking cautiously and nervously at the road ahead, as if he hadn't heard anything.
Noticing Annan's gaze, he turned his head curiously.
"……What's wrong?"
"...Thank you so much for your hard work."
Annan naturally wouldn't say "it's okay".
In that case, if those "voices" could also see them, Annan would be exposed.
So Annan changed the topic and said softly: "Thank you."
"...Ah, ah. It's okay, I'm just here to accompany you... No, no. I mean, it's no trouble."
Benjamin coughed a few times and said in a somewhat confusing order.
He also glanced at Annan secretly, obviously not knowing whether his answer would satisfy the girl.
But Annan ignored him.
He just nodded, indicating that he heard it - at the same time, he was still listening intently to the chatter of the "invisible voices" around him.
"——Hey, that little girl isn't..."
"——Well. I saw her yesterday."
"--it's a pity……"
"——She is a good dancer. His Highness will love her fondly."
"——Your Highness pays more attention to pure and radiant souls."
"——But she also has a pure heart!"
"——But it's just pure..."
In front of Annan's eyes, this was a half-collapsed ruin.
The pillars collapsed, the ground was covered with dusty gravel, and all the decorations had been taken away, not even the lights.
But in Annan's ears, he could hear many voices saying something critical to him - or, in other words, to "Evelin".
But Annan didn't see anything.
Benjamin still didn't hear these sounds.
...Are these the ghosts of the Pale Princess speaking?
Annan seemed to realize something in his heart.
He already has some speculations about the final outcome of "Evelin"...
Was she eventually transformed into a "half-dead daughter"?
When Annan walked near the basement, he subconsciously looked to the left.
The head of the soldier statue has been lost and is missing. The soldier statue itself has been pushed to the ground and covered with dust.
Naturally, that famous painting cannot be here. It is used as a mechanism to block the entrance to the secret room.
——The road leading to the underground secret room is so generously open here.
"...Are you going to the basement?"
Benjamin made the unique voice of a teenager who is in the voice-changing stage.
He only hesitated for a moment before taking out a palm-sized iron box from his pocket.
He opened the iron box and took out a hollow silver lantern that was only about two fingers wide. After unfolding, the lantern was connected to the iron box with an iron chain, which looked like a pocket watch.
Benjamin rotated the head of the lantern vigorously, and after three or four times, he finally ignited the fire in the lantern.
He was holding a hollow lantern like a pocket watch. Although green flames were burning inside, an almost light yellow bright light emerged from it.
Benjamin made a showy voice: "This is Green Fire, Evelyn!
"Unlike black fire...it can be used as a very stable light source.
"I heard that the Black Tower of Zedi will soon popularize green lanterns among the people. In that case, candles will no longer be needed at night!"
Benjamin’s unique hoarse voice during the voice-changing period revealed a hint of longing: “I also want to go to the Black Tower, Evelin!
"Did you know that the wizards who made the green fire were called alchemists in ancient times and could turn stones into gold! Healing ointments are also their work...
"I think...I mean, if we can't find any clues here, you don't have to worry."
Benjamin, who was going down the stairs, said seriously: "If I can enter the black tower, I will definitely be able to invent an ointment that can heal your... injuries!"
When he said this, he held Annan's hand a little tighter.
Annan looked at Benjamin. His eyes were a little evasive at first, but he quickly firmed up and looked back at "Evelin" who was suddenly silent.
He was a little anxious, waiting for "Evelin"'s response.
But in a trance, Annan felt a little... the power of time.
It turns out that the motivation that made Benjamin aspire to become a transformation wizard is here?
To become a gold-level person, you must have a strong enough desire—Benjamin’s desire, is this it?
——Now Benjamin is obviously able to do this. Let alone the scars left in the fire, even if the skin is peeled off, it should be able to be easily healed.