"Hey ...... Emile," I probed my mind for Emile's knowledge, "I think I saw something scary ...... "
"The Dark Moon Phantom Wolves can be invisible," responded Emile, "But that's a latent state, they have to come out of invisibility at least half an hour in advance before they attack someone, and within that half hour they will be extremely weak. "
"But the invisibility ...... is still quite creepy."
"Don't worry, they are only a little more aggressive, their fur is so fragile that it shines when it meets fire."
"Is that so? Then I'm relieved." I settled down and prepared for the night.
"...... What did you make such a circle of campfire for?"
"I never mentioned it before, but I actually need a lot of light to fall asleep."
"Heh heh ......" she bit her finger, "Our scary Molly Ann is so cute!"
"I mean it, I didn’t sleep well before ......"
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One, two ......
huge sharp claws slapped the ground around me.
The giant white wolf, two meters long and with sinister eyes, was staring at me viciously, choking me and then opening its bloody mouth ......
So painful ......I can’t breath... ...
"Ahem ...... "I woke up from a nightmare.
Emile had both legs around my waist and her arms around my neck.
She rolled back and looked at me with a smirk.
"What the ......" I covered my eyes to shield the blinding sunlight, "So it's you."
"What's 'what the'? What's with this awful tone of voice? Isn't it right to see you having a nightmare and help you wake up?"
"Haven't you ever heard anyone say that if you get close to someone when they are having a nightmare, even you will become a part of their nightmare! People scare people to death! People only live once, and I haven't spent it on serving the people forever!"
"......"
"Heh, the foolish otherworld natives don't understand the greatness of our XXism anymore, do they?"
"...... Stop it." Emile confused to shook her head and excitedly pulled me up, "Look what I found."
I stumbled as she pulled me into the bushes and found a huge line of wolf footprints.
"Hey, hey, that's impressive, isn't it? How big a wolf can step such big footprints?"
"......"
"Even the feet are this big, the body ......"
I was silent as I clamped one arm around Emile and began to run in the direction the leaves at the very top of the Etota were pointing.
"What's the matter," Emile tried to break free, "Isn't this a rare sight?"
"I am also afraid that from now on you and I will also become rare," The primitive fear of death drove me, "Or do you want your last appearance to people to be your last?"
And yet there was the sound of something crumbling beneath my feet.
"Eh ......?"
A large net opened up on all sides, catching me and Emile together in the trees.
"See, Emile," I opened my arms to hold out as much space as possible, "this is the kind of trap professionals set."
"Is that right ......"
She grabbed the top end of the net and made a flame mark.
"Wait, don't move yet, enchant me first, let me pose first ......"
The upper part of the net where the rope is connected to the branch burns up.
"Listen to me, hey!?"
There was that familiar feeling of weightlessness again -
"Cough cough cough!" I choked on the dust in my mouth and rolled off my body to pick Little White back up over my shoulder, "Emile, count yourself how many times I've eaten dirt after you?"
"Well ......" Emile poked her head out from underneath and avoided my question, "This trap is new and recently made, there's definitely someone around here."
"And you said earlier that hardly anyone comes here."
"Yeah ...... this wild mountain, who else would come here be but me ......"
Just then, an unnatural sound of gold and iron clashing came from the side.
"Of course I'm looking for you!"
The youthful and beautiful loud voice was as energetic as the sunshine.
A cute girl with blonde hair and twin ponytails in armor slid down the side vines with dancing gracely and spread her arms to embrace Emile -
"Ha!!!"
Emile threw a straight punch.
"Eh! Wait ...... Emile!!!"
The voice of the young girl flying away slowly faded.
......
Eh ......?
