Fantasy Clock～Dream Ruler～

"Gee! Really!! I'm in trouble!!!"

Hearing these words, I don't know whether it should be called complaining or acting like a baby, I couldn't help curling my lips and glanced sideways at Xia Yinci, who was secretly sad and discouraged. But speaking of it, the one who should feel desperate is me who is carrying a whole bag of snacks that I can't name, right? ! Xia Yinci, did you come here with the idea of ​​eating and drinking in your dreams without getting fat?

"Ah...Su Huohuo, help me buy the candied haws over there...By the way, buy an ice cream next door too! Please~"

I raised my eyebrows and nearly rolled my eyes. Xia Yinci swayed and stared at my eyes with a harmless expression on her face, completely unaware that she had almost eaten up the whole town's snacks.

"I quit! This time you buy it yourself, I will definitely not help you!"

In the end, I was still holding a cone made of ice cream balls that were increasing in size in my left hand, and three candied haws in my left hand. I walked up to Xia Yinci, who had bright eyes, with a look of lovelessness on his face.

"Hey! When you come to the agency, you always come to eat!"

"...You don't have the right to talk about others, so swallow what's in your own mouth first."

I unceremoniously pumped up my fist and smacked Elus's head a few times, she was caught off guard with a "woo" and rubbed her head resentfully and clumsily.

"Although it has nothing to do with me. But don't bully children."

"I just want to ask...why even you are eating..."

Chart looked to one side indifferently, and the lollipop stick in his mouth was switched to the other direction with ease. Then, under my watchful eyes, he raised his right hand, which was always behind his back, without saying a word, and even gently held a piece of tempting chocolate cake. Chart deliberately glanced at Elus, realizing that her attention was not on him, and quickly put the cake into his mouth.

Uh... coherent movements can be said to be done in one go... I must have done this kind of thing in normal times. Here, only Su Huilin and I, who are strong-willed, are not bewitched by the food, and we must stick to finding information wholeheartedly.

Thinking of this, I was determined to draw a clear line with the other three people, and moved a little closer to Su Huilin, but I didn't expect that the distance from her hadn't changed at all. Only then did I realize that when I approached Su Huilin, she Also retreating. Seeing me looking at myself in confusion, Su Erin glanced at me cautiously, her slender neck twitched slightly - she swallowed something!

"That's right... even my dear sister betrayed me!"

Su Huilin turned her head away in embarrassment, and asked me in turn with her mouth still resolute:

"There's no such thing as betrayal. You must have eaten it secretly when we weren't looking."

"Really not..."

Probably seeing the expression on my face that was enough to be called "innocent", Su Huilin's eyes hurriedly dodged aside, and then stuffed the cherry hidden in his right hand into his mouth with lightning speed.

This time I can see clearly! Also, after all, why did you, a stealer, ask me so arrogantly just now?

Nearly half an hour has passed since Lin Yu's group disbanded, and it is estimated that it has been an hour since William and Sato disappeared. No results other than a feast for the crowd. I didn't eat anything and walked around half of the town, but I really realized what it means to be in a hurry.

Although Xia Yinci is collecting information seriously, I can't tell whether she is asking for information and buying food along the way, or the opposite...

On the way, I also met some other clock masters, and they probably came from the number eight clock. Fortunately, they didn't intend to enmity with us, and they also came for the Dream Stealer. Speaking of the only information I got from them, it was that "some time ago, dream stealers were often seen on the street, but recently they were hardly seen."

"This way...it will be even more difficult to find the Dream Thief's stronghold..."

"The Dream Stealer who has always been flamboyant will also hide~ There must be a special reason~"

I was taken aback by Xia Yinci's sudden interruption. I looked at Xia Yinci, who was happily enjoying the cone, and I didn't know what expression to show.

"Uh... I didn't expect you to eat while thinking at the same time... I feel a little relieved..."

"What, what do you think?" For some reason, Xia Yinci gave me a strange look, which made me feel a kind of subversive disobedience, "Of course I eat to think more clearly~"

"...Who would believe such a thing! It's over.. How can we find the Dream Thief's stronghold if this continues—"

"Huh? Why don't you go on talking Su Huohuo~ huh..."

While swallowing the last candied haws, Xia Yinci curiously looked at me who was suddenly in a daze. If I want to say why I stopped inexplicably in the middle of the talk, it is because I suddenly thought of a method that is definitely not reliable, but it may be feasible. I took a look at Su Erin who was standing next to me, and she also noticed my gaze, and tilted her head slightly.

"What will happen if Su Huilin orders me to find clues to the Dream Thief stronghold within ten minutes?"

Xia Yinci was really surprised by the method I proposed. She hastily stretched out her hands and made an "X" shape to express her opposition.

"This is too much nonsense...Even if she uses the "Devil Lord Order" to order you to complete a certain thing, whether you can complete it or not depends on your own subjective initiative... If it is how you do it. What cannot be completed, what is beyond your ability, will always be an invalid order~"

"Because you said so, I want to give it a try. First of all, I will not resist the will of this order, but I am willing to accept it, so the possibility of "backlash" is zero! Secondly, the order that cannot be violated can increase our enthusiasm , if we can’t complete it even with the help of instructions, it means that no matter how hard we try, it’s useless, and the direction of thinking is wrong. In summary, I think we can give it a try!”

In short... just under my firm and stubborn determination, Su Huilin stood in front of me with a little reluctance, her always arrogant eyes were full of concerns at this time. She lifted her chest and took a deep breath.

"Brother, I'm about to start..."

"Yeah! Come here with full firepower!! Su Erin, please order me as much as possible!"

I don't know why I feel that I am a little shaken by asking for orders from others like this. but! Now is not the time to worry about such things...」

Su Huilin gently raised her eyebrows that were hidden under her bangs, and her lavender pupils suddenly shone brightly, turning into a pool of deep purple.

"Su Luoyang. You must find information about the Dream Thief's stronghold within ten minutes. Otherwise, I guarantee that I will make your death ugly."

The ancient clock in my eyes rang loudly, and a crimson flame flew out from the center of the clock dial, rushing towards me like an arrow off the string. I instinctively wanted to close my eyes, but it seemed that the upper and lower eyelids were opened by two powerful fingers. I couldn't close my eyes no matter what, so I had to let the flame invade my eyes like a virus.

But! What I didn't expect was—another tiny flame escaped from my eyes, and consciously flew back to Su Huilin's eyes that didn't reflect the ancient clock. The ancient clock in the other eye dissipated immediately.

Something is wrong... Su Huilin seemed to be aware of this, and looked at me, I began to recall Su Huilin's instructions just now, and suddenly broke out in a cold sweat.

"Your order just now is to give me ten minutes to find the information, right?"

"seems like it?"

So, Su Erin really ordered me to do this. At this time, there was an irresistible desire to move in the bottom of my heart, which should have benefited from it.

"But according to the trail of the flame... this order is not only effective for me, but also effective for you, right?"

"...It should be like this."

The problem really lies here! I frantically wanted to slam my head against the wall next to me, but I restrained the urge and continued to ask questions with my eyebrows throbbing.

"Su Erin, what did you say just now after 'otherwise'?"

"It will make you... die ugly?"

Alright.. it's over! There can be no more mistakes——Su Huilin's order this time is two-way. She not only ordered me to investigate the information within ten minutes, but also ordered her to execute the punishment on the premise that I could not complete the task.. If Xia Yinci was the target of the punishment, then I might still have a chance of escaping from death...but the target is Su Huilin, and I have seen her terrifying physical skills before.

"This is a joke... After all, how can I find the information in ten minutes!"

"Hmmm.. I told you that this way of doing things is too stupid..."

Xia Yinci sighed softly, patted my shoulder solemnly, and looked at me with pity and reverence with one eye open.

"Su Huohuo, although I sympathize with what happened to you, but—we have to see you in four hours~"

"Ah, Su Erin, why did you put such a strange condition behind it... It's too ridiculous to be beaten to death by the ruler of the same clock, and also my sister!"

"Umm... it seems that you told me to "order you as much as possible", and you also said to "come with full fire power", so I just... um..."

These words made me feel that my chest was hit hard by a bullet fired by a sniper hiding somewhere. I clutched my chest in pain and almost fell to my knees, admiring Su Erin's incredible brain circuit. But at this moment, I caught a glimpse of a familiar figure from the corner of my eye, which made me sharply glance away—at the entrance of the alley, gloomy young people mixed with the crowd, inadvertently meeting my gaze The pair came together.

"Wat... Watanabe Kaede?!!"