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"No, just wait a moment..."

Seeing Wilhelm bowing down inexplicably outside the door, Fang Mo was a little confused for a moment.

"I am really grateful that Your Excellency Dongwen can put aside the past grudges."

However, Wilhelm didn't care about this. Instead, he lowered his head and said from the bottom of his heart: "I offended you a lot at the frontier residence of Metzas, but I didn't expect that even so, you would still be willing to show mercy to me... I feel deeply guilty for my stupidity and arrogance at that time, and I am willing to accept any punishment!"

"What the hell?"

After hearing what the other party said, Fang Mo subconsciously turned his head and glanced at Natsuki Subaru.

He had an impression of the plots of the previous weeks. It was Natsuki Subaru who secretly ran to the Crusch camp to report the news when no one was paying attention, and then Wilhelm came to plead guilty.

But this time he fainted just after returning to the mansion.

So who found Wilhelm?

"Mr. Dongwen, I love Theresia more than anything in this world. You are willing to lend a helping hand to me. Your kindness is as great as rebirth." However, while he was thinking about it, Wilhelm in front of him had already begun to choke. , the old man said with tears: "Mr. Dongwen, really, really thank you..."

"Okay, okay, Mr. Wilhelm."

At this moment, Natsuki Subaru also stepped down from the bed in time, and took the initiative to reach out to help Wilhelm on the ground: "Please don't say anything about punishment. Everyone has their own difficulties."

"Brother Dongwen."

After helping Wilhelm up, Natsuki Subaru turned to Fang Mo and explained: "I asked Rem to inform Mr. Wilhelm."

"so."

When Fang Mo heard this, he guessed what the other party probably wanted to do.

"I am privileged to have heard your story."

After explaining, Natsuki Subaru looked at Wilhelm in front of him again, then suddenly gave a thumbs up and said: "Old man... Actually we are on the same side!"

"What?"

Wilhelm was stunned when he heard this.

"You must think Miss Theresia is the best wife in the world, right?" Natsuki Subaru said seriously: "Actually, I understand this feeling. After all, I also love Emilia deeply. I think she is The most perfect girl in the world... No! She is already an angel in my eyes!"

"Is this like this?"

Wilhelm was shocked. He thought the young man in front of him also fell in love with Thearesia.

"yes."

But at this moment, Natsuki Subaru's tone suddenly darkened: "Although you may not believe it, old man, I understand the feeling of losing a loved one. To be honest, it feels more painful than death. I... …feel the same.”

"you……"

When Wilhelm heard this, he subconsciously wanted to say something.

But when he looked at Natsuki Subaru, his expression couldn't help but be a little moved.

He is not a being favored by the world like a sword master. Although he is called a sword ghost, he has never received any protection from the beginning to the end. In other words, his reputation is all based on his strength. , looking at Natsuki Subaru at this moment, he was immediately shocked by what was in his eyes.

That's the kind of look only those who have experienced extreme pain can have.

"Did something happen to Miss Emilia?"

Thinking of this, Wilhelm couldn't help but said in a deep voice: "But I heard Felix say today that there doesn't seem to be any problem with the members of the King's Chosen..."

"Not today."

Natsuki Subaru didn't hide anything: "Emilia's identity is quite special. Today at the King's Selection site, she was called a silver-haired half-demon by a guy from the Sage Association... I'm worried that she will be assassinated by someone. This is also the purpose of keeping Miss Theresia by her side."

"So that's it."

Wilhelm nodded subconsciously.

"So I'm sorry, old man." Natsuki Subaru said with a serious expression: "Although Brother Dongwen resurrected Miss Theresia, I can't return her to you now."

"this……"

"Of course, if these threats can be resolved, Emilia will not be assassinated, then I will sincerely wish you two to be reunited." Natsuki Subaru's tone was particularly sincere: "Do you understand what I mean? "

"I roughly understand."

After all, Wilhelm has lived for more than half his life, and he has matured with age. He reacted instantly: "You want me to do you a favor, right?"

"That's right."

Natsuki Subaru's expression was magnanimous and serious: "I said we are the same kind of people, old man, because I will never allow others to hurt my beloved."

"But you..."

"Of course I also understand the stakes involved in the king's selection."

Before the other party could finish speaking, Natsuki Subaru said again: "Even if Miss Cursch is on good terms with Emilia's camp, I can't make such an unreasonable request to you, so you can treat this as a Negotiation, or a deal.”

"Although it may seem a little inhumane for me to say this, it is still necessary to say some things clearly in person. I guess Miss Crusch must also think so."

Natsuki Subaru said seriously: "We have spent a lot of resources to resurrect Miss Theresia. If Miss Theresia is reunited with you, then whether she joins the Crusch camp or supports Felt's family Astor Rhea...is a very unfavorable thing for the Emilia camp.”

"Just like I can't make an unreasonable request like 'help me kill the enemy', asking us to 'hand over Miss Theresa' is also an unreasonable request."

"So if you want to take Miss Theresa away, you have to pay something."

Natsuki Subaru finally revealed his plan: "So this is a deal, our bargaining chip is Miss Theresa, and as for you... I hope you can attack the Witch Cult with us in a few days."

"Attack the Witch Cult?"

Wilhelm repeated it subconsciously.

"That's right." Natsuki Subaru nodded, and then added: "And the achievement cannot be shared with Miss Crusch... It must all be attributed to Emilia."

"I see."

Hearing what Natsuki Subaru said, Wilhelm nodded slowly: "As a silver-haired half-elf who is a symbol of witches, she defeated the Witch Cult. This achievement is enough to change people's views on her, and judging from your attitude towards the Witch Cult... I guess they would have taken action against Miss Emilia anyway?"

"Almost."

Natsuki Subaru recalled the face of the Archbishop of Sloth, and a hint of murderous intent flashed in the depths of his eyes.

"Miss Emilia's reputation as the First Knight is well-deserved."

Wilhelm lowered his eyes: "It not only eliminates the enemy's hidden dangers, but also reverses the instability caused by her identity. It's a good idea. Okay, I accept your request on my behalf. I will help you deal with the Witch Cult with Theresa."

"What?"

Subaru Natsuki was also slightly stunned when he heard this: "Individually? Don't you need to ask Miss Crusch?"

"I love Theresa more than anything." Wilhelm looked at Subaru Natsuki deeply: "I believe Miss Crusch will agree."

"This... okay."

Since the other party said so, Subaru Natsuki couldn't say anything else.

So quickly.

The two sides discussed the details of the next step.

It's nothing more than Subaru Natsuki has information that members of the Witch Cult will attack Lord Metzas's Mansion, that is, the border mansion, in a few days. During this period, Wilhelm needs to hide his identity and guard Emilia with Theresa until he personally defeats the Witch Cult.

Of course, during the negotiation, Wilhelm also expressed his appreciation for Natsuki Subaru.

After all, both sides are the same kind of people.

It's just that Wilhelm himself lost Theresa, but he didn't know what happened to Natsuki Subaru, but judging from his eyes, it seems that Natsuki Subaru also lost Emilia... But the other party is still alive and kicking now?

In short, both sides are discussing the details.

Soon, Crusch also came here like the previous rounds.

Of course, she was also surprised when she saw Theresa, and Natsuki Subaru took the initiative to negotiate and expressed his desire to make a deal with the other party.

That Crusch is indeed not a procrastinator.

After asking Theresa's opinion, she soon nodded and agreed to the deal.

That is, Emilia's camp will return Theresa to Wilhelm, and as a price, Wilhelm needs to hide his identity and secretly help Emilia's camp fight against the Witch Cult.

Of course in this.

Sword Saint Reinhardt is also one of the insiders.

After hearing what Natsuki Subaru said, he took the initiative to volunteer and expressed his willingness to work with him to eliminate the evildoers of the Witch Cult, but was rejected by Natsuki Subaru.

After all, Natsuki Subaru has experienced death and return.

He has some information about the future.

According to the strength, this time, as long as Theresa and Wilhelm are added as a guarantee, he should be able to single-handedly brush, there is no need to waste Reinhardt's favor.

After all, he resurrected Theresa.

Then she is not only the wife of the sword ghost Wilhelm, but also the grandmother of the current strongest sword saint Reinhard. Her resurrection redeemed Wilhelm, and also became the bond to repair the relationship between Wilhelm and Reinhard, the grandfather and grandson.

After all, it was because Reinhard awakened the sword saint protection that Theresa died unexpectedly, and this incident became the eternal knot between the two.

Now Natsuki Subaru has untied this knot.

So this is equivalent to Reinhard also owed him a huge favor.

Then the favor of the swordsman is extraordinary. Natsuki Subaru feels that this guy can kill even witches, let alone witch cultists, so this favor cannot be used lightly.

Anyway, after some discussion.

Everyone also determined their next action plan.

Reinhard and Crusch did not stay for long, and left soon after the discussion.

Wilhelm stayed and stayed with Theresa all night, confessing his thoughts and feelings to her, and the strong smell of love could be smelled from a distance.

No words all night.

Time quickly came to the next day.

Emilia was still the same, and she took the dragon car to return to the territory before dawn.

In order not to alert the enemy, Natsuki Subaru did not choose to go with her, but just told her that he also planned to go back.

Of course, Emilia didn't stop him this time. After all, judging from last night, she could also feel that something was wrong with Natsuki Subaru. She probably saw a bad future and was now trying to find a way to save it. , so he gently advised him not to push too hard.

And not long after Emilia left.

Natsuki Subaru once again got a dragon cart, which was rented from the caravan. Soon the group followed Emilia secretly and returned to the mansion.

Wait until you return to the mansion.

Natsuki Subaru also did not act in a showy manner, but kept thinking about countermeasures and arranging defenses.

Everything was fine the past few days.

In a blink of an eye, the day came when the mansion was attacked.

And this change happened quite quickly. Natsuki Subaru had just woken up when he suddenly felt that the surroundings had become inexplicably colder.

"This is……"

Natsuki Subaru glanced outside the window subconsciously: "Is it snowing?"

Seeing this nightmarish snowflake, Natsuki Subaru reflexively thought of that useless great elf, Emilia's contracted elf... Parker.

If I remember correctly.

The other party should be the elf in charge of fire, right?

Yes, that's right. In this world view, the fire attribute does not refer to flames, but to the temperature itself. This means that Parker can control the temperature, so he is also very good at using magic to create severe cold. It is said that it is also permafrost. The beast of the end.

"Why is this guy making snowflakes today?"

Natsuki Subaru frowned, and instinctively wanted to go to the other party to question him face to face, but there was a high probability that he would quarrel with the cat, and make Emilia feel uncomfortable being caught in the middle.

"Forget it, just pretend it doesn't exist."

Thinking of this, Natsuki Subaru simply shook his head, and then stood up to look for Ram.

Ram possesses the ghost clan's secret technique of clairvoyance, which is very useful for monitoring the situation around the mansion. Although she has no horns and does not have much magic power, intelligence is still very important at times like this.

As soon as he walked out of the room, Natsuki Subaru immediately saw Rem's figure not far away.

"Rem."

Natsuki Subaru walked over and said hello: "Have you seen Ram?"

"elder sister?"

Rem turned her head strangely when she heard this: "I really didn't see my sister just now. Does Subaru have anything to do with her?"

"Um."

At this time, Natsuki Subaru didn't want to hide anything anymore, so he directly showed his cards: "I saw some bad future scenes before, and the mansion is likely to be attacked today, so I want to ask Ram to launch A moment of clairvoyance..."

"so."

Rem also became serious after hearing this: "Then let me help Subaru find his sister. There is some resonance between us. Sometimes we can feel the approximate location of the other party."

"Then it's up to you."

Natsuki Subaru nodded, and then followed Rem's footsteps.

However, as Rem walked around the mansion a few times, the two of them came to the door of a basement not long after. This was an abandoned wine cellar in the mansion, and no one usually came there.

"Why are you here, sister?"

When Rem saw this scene, she obviously felt a little strange: "A place like this usually doesn't need to be cleaned, right?"

Said here.

She also opened the wine cellar door directly.

As soon as the door was opened, Natsuki Subaru suddenly felt a cold air blowing towards his face. Then the two of them noticed Ram standing at the door. The other party was obviously surprised, as if he didn't expect the two of them. People can actually find the same here.

"Rem? Barus? How do you..."

"Ram."

However, seeing this scene, Natsuki Subaru immediately realized something was wrong and immediately asked: "What are you doing here?"

"Ram just wants to clean up the place."

The other party explained.

"You're lying, there's so much magic here that even I can feel it!"

When Natsuki Subaru heard this, he rushed over without thinking. He drew out his copper coin sword, grabbed the Shoggoth and swallowed it in his stomach: "Rem, help me stop her, I want to go in and see what's going on. thing!"

"Barrus is not allowed in..."

Ram wanted to stop her, but Rem suddenly stood in front of her, causing her to stiffen slightly. Natsuki Subaru took the opportunity to rush in instantly.

And after bypassing a bunch of debris.

Natsuki Subaru suddenly spotted a familiar figure in front of him.

"Rozwaal?!"

After seeing the other party's figure, Natsuki Subaru was startled at first, and then as if he thought of something, his expression turned gloomy for a moment and became a bit scary.

"...It's actually you."