You call this a black hand?

The sword in hand is a knight's two-handed sword. The sword body is thick and the sword frame is strong. When ordinary people use it, they need to hold the long hilt with both hands in order to slash.

However, when Meren held it in his hand, it did not bring any sense of burden to him at all. Instead, it was so light that it was not easy to take advantage of.

But under the influence of a strange "qi" in his body, this unreasonable influence was inexplicably suppressed to a minimum.

Faintly, as the "qi feeling" flowed from his hand into the sword in his hand, it gave him a kind of control like an arm with his fingers.

Mellen didn't know where this "aura" came from.

He suspected that this might be the intangible things absorbed from the "world" around him during the day, and the residue accumulated in his body.

The reason why this kind of remnant can break through the body and jump into the sword seems to be because the Flash Point Sword Technique has made some changes to his body.

All in all, he now increasingly suspects that he is actually an "innate master".

But because there were no controls, Mellen didn't know what exactly was going on.

"Okay, it should be safe here."

After walking away from the horse farm and arriving at a remote warehouse on the edge of the manor, Meren let go of the girl's wrist behind him.

"We don't have to run too far. When the madam is done with her work, she will definitely come looking for you - what's wrong with you?"

Under the hazy moonlight, the girl wearing a ghost mask lowered her head and made no sound, but her whole body was trembling.

Mellen was very surprised when he saw this, wondering if this person was attacked during his escape?

Shouldn't it?

He had previously observed that the girl should have some protective equipment on her body, so that the two waves of pursuers simply chased behind her instead of using magic to attack or even restrain her movements.

That's why Meren felt relieved before pulling her around and running away. After all, with such a shield, he was not afraid of exposing his back to the enemy's sight.

However, if the shield is really used to block the arrow, then things will be bad...

Meren was a little panicked, but after walking around the girl, he didn't find any wounds on her body.

This made him very puzzled.

"Are you feeling uncomfortable somewhere? Don't keep it in your mouth. It won't be good if you hold it in."

Still no response, Mellen found that she had been staring blankly at her left wrist, which was where Mellen had held it before, motionless.

Because she was wearing a mask and her head was lowered, Meren couldn't see what her expression looked like now.

So he squatted in front of her, raised his head and looked at the girl's eyes hidden under the mask.

Then Mellen was shocked to find that the pupils of the girl's pure blue eyes had dilated, as if she had lost her soul...

However, this kind of soul loss does not look like the so-called soul loss.

Instead, it was watery and sluggish, with a bit of intoxication in the trance, which made Mellen feel an inexplicable sense of déjà vu.

It seems that in the previous life...we have never seen some of his female friends look like this?

"No way..."

Mellen couldn't help but feel surprised when he thought of some possibility.

It was just a handshake on the wrist. How could this be possible?

But...if it wasn't like this...what could it be like?

A great curiosity arose in his mind, so Mellen made a rather rude move——

He took off the other party's mask.

Then, the delicate and rosy cheeks of the blond girl were revealed to Meren's sight.

"you--"

Mellen was completely stunned.

The other person stared at him blankly for a moment, with a dull expression and his mouth subconsciously opened, looking a little silly.

But then, her eyes turned white and she suddenly fainted.

Under the moonlight, Mellen was a little dumbfounded as he stared at the opponent's unconscious figure on the ground.

…

Alyssa was originally in the banquet hall, watching the excitement with her friends.

But when Meron loudly recounted Kevin's "black history" below, she couldn't continue to listen.

It wasn't because she was disappointed that her fiancé was so "stupid", but because she heard Mellen's voice clearly.

In other words, she recognized Mellen's voice.

That was the voice of his future stepfather, his mother's cousin, speaking!

She had heard this sound with her own ears in the world of storybooks, and was deeply impressed by it.

So she didn't think she heard wrongly.

Because of this, she was completely confused.

When her mother said that Clark was her cousin last night, although Alyssa was surprised, she didn't think it was too much.

After all, they were distant relatives, not close cousins. She was just wronged by her mother for hiding it from her.

However, my mother didn’t say that the so-called cousin was the same age as her daughter!

"My mother found me a stepfather, and this stepfather is the same age as me..."

This thought made her feel very confused and at a loss, and she completely lost the mood to stay here and join in the fun.

She wanted to go outside and be quiet.

So while Meren attracted everyone's attention and no one paid attention to her, Alyssa left the scene in despair.

Then, after being quiet outside, she thought of more.

"Since he is the same age, maybe he will go to the same wizard school as me in a while and become classmates?"

"Stepfather...is a classmate?"

It's hard to describe how Alyssa felt at that time.

In short, while others were still angry about the humiliation of Mellen's revelations, she was already wandering around the buildings behind the manor in a mess, feeling confused.

This is not because she is looking for somewhere or someone, but because she no longer knows what to do now.

go home?

Then she will inevitably face her mother. When the time comes, what expression should she show?

Or what to say?

Back to the banquet hall?

She will also face that "father", and she still doesn't know what attitude she needs to take to be appropriate.

So Alyssa had no choice but to wander around aimlessly, her mind was empty and she didn't know what to do.

Then, she met a middle-aged guard who acted suspiciously.

The man was hiding in the shadows of the corner, taking off clothes from a corpse and putting them on.

After seeing Alyssa, he took out his wand and attacked her without saying a word.

Fortunately, she had protective items given to her by her mother. Not only was the opponent's attack ineffective, but it was magically converted into a curse that slowed her movements and caused mud to continuously pour out of her body.

So Alyssa managed to escape.

Then, she met Mellen while escaping.

Even though it was hard to accept this, as the danger was approaching, Alyssa still instinctively shouted to her future "family".

Her original intention was to remind the other party to run quickly, but who would have imagined that she actually diverted the attention of the enemy chasing her behind her.

Alyssa was very upset about this, but she felt that if she stayed where she was, she would be delayed, so she wanted to run back to the hall and call for reinforcements.

Unfortunately, halfway through, she was blocked by a group of people.

Then, she witnessed a very fierce and bloody counterattack scene——

The "sun" that suddenly exploded, and the severed head that was thrown into the air with inertia and still blinking, both brought a great impact to her simplicity.

Therefore, when her "stepfather" grabbed her wrist and ran away, her mind was completely blank.

In particular, as the skin of both sides came close to each other, inexplicable feelings continued to hit her mind from her wrists, making her blank period continue to extend...

So in the end, when her stepfather knelt down and looked at her, all kinds of emotions and feelings were mixed together, making her brain more and more confused, and then she felt a buzzing sound in her head, which made her completely faint.

When she woke up again, Alyssa found herself lying on a neat bedroom bed.

Next to her, sitting the figure of her peer who made her feel very awkward.

"Are you awake?"

The other party's voice still sounded cheerful and full of sunshine.

Just hearing it in her ears at this moment made Alyssa tremble all over.

She didn't know how to respond.

On the one hand, the other person is so young, but he is my mother’s lover-this kind of thing is embarrassing to think about!

On the other hand, this figure who embarrassed her had saved her just now...

As a girl with basically zero social experience, Alyssa thought about it and couldn't figure out what kind of attitude she should have towards her future stepfather.

So in the end, she simply pulled the red silk quilt covering her body over her head, covered herself in the quilt, and pretended that she didn't exist.

Meren, who was sitting in front of the bed, was stunned when he saw this.

Is she shy?

Um……

While thinking about it, Mellen coughed dryly and said:

"This should be the bedroom of a senior maid of the Ernest family. It looks very safe. We can wait here. I think it won't be long before your mother will come to pick you up."

Alyssa's heart tightened when she heard these words, and then she shrank herself deeper.

"What a strange person..."

Seeing this, Mellen sighed, then stood up from the bedside chair and walked towards the door.

He was going to summarize his situation——

Meren had already "checked" the Flash Point Sword Technique and his own body before, but couldn't find any clues.

When I picked up the two-handed sword, it no longer showed that dazzling light.

Thinking about it, this swordsmanship may only be useful when encountering enemies.

But since he discovered that he was not a coward in melee combat, Mellen considered that he should customize a handy weapon next——

The two-handed sword is actually okay, but it takes up too much space and cannot be stuffed into the magic pocket, making it very inconvenient to carry.

"I just don't know what's going on in the banquet hall now..."

This thought flashed through his mind, but Mellen had no idea of ​​going out to investigate. Instead, he sat on a sofa in the living room outside the bedroom and took out his personal booklet from the magic pocket.

When he opened it, he looked happy at the data above.

【Fate number: 5,34】

【Personality: 1】

[Skills learned: Sun Knight Breathing Technique (Master Level), Snake Sect Psychic Deduction Technique (Master Level), Electric Light Technique...]

…

The skills he learned have not changed much from before, and Melen's original green life score is only 3 points.

Now, there are 34 points!

Obviously, all his previous efforts were not in vain.

"So, even if there are more basic wizard subjects, it shouldn't be more than thirty, right?"

Mellen secretly thought, feeling that he, a rookie who had just joined the children's class for two days, might be able to overtake in a corner?

But... if this is really the case, how should we explain it?

Even if you have a photographic memory, learning the basics of the entire series in just a few days is not something that normal people can think of, right?

But wouldn’t it be a waste of time if we pretend we haven’t learned anything and just stay in the children’s class and hang out with a group of kids?

While he was thinking about it, a hoarse and deep female voice suddenly sounded from beside him.

"Where are you? Are you in danger?"

The voice was obviously that of Mrs. Chelsea. Mellen was startled and thought that the lady had quietly appeared behind him.

But after looking around the room, he didn't find the other party.

"I am using a kind of magic called the Whispering Curse. As long as you respond, I will be able to determine your location."

The sound sounded again, as if coming from the air.

Meren then understood why he was being harassed even though he was clearly wearing a mask.

I think it was because I responded to the "waiter"'s voice and the other party positioned me.

"But how can you prove that you are Mrs. Chelsea herself?"

He muttered secretly because of this.

Since there is magic to locate someone by sound, why can't there be magic to deceive him by disguising his voice?

So Meren simply sat on the sofa with his legs crossed, completely ignoring the other party's inquiry.

It is a pity that his cautious approach not only failed to achieve any merit this time, but also had the opposite effect.

But about a minute later, a slim figure in a gorgeous black dress quietly appeared in the open space in front of the fireplace on the side of the living room, accompanied by a distortion of the air.

The figure's long golden hair was tied up, with a strand of hair hanging in front of her forehead.

Under the hair, the pair of eyes similar to those of her daughter once scanned the surrounding environment and fixed their gaze on Melen, who was not far away.

This is Mrs. Chelsea.