The night came quietly...
In this world completely shrouded in darkness, all signs of life seem to have been wiped out. Even the vast forest that releases vitality cannot escape the engulfment of darkness.
Night fell completely, and at this moment Noah also came to the entrance of the forest engulfed by darkness, looked at the vast forest in front of him, and sighed in his heart.
If possible, Noah really didn't want to perform a mission to dispel ghosts at night.
Although Noah is not afraid of ghosts, it doesn't mean that he likes ghosts.
Therefore, in the face of ghosts that do not know whether they are considered as beings, even if they do not know whether they actually exist, Noah hopes to perform this task during the day, at least in his mood. .
It's a pity that the appearance of the three of Strauss's siblings disrupted Noah's plan.
To be honest, even though the demands of the three Strauss sisters and siblings are a bit unreasonable, Mila is right. For Noah, who is the wizard of "Fairytail", even if you give up this Entrustment is not a big deal, at most it is just going back to the guild for another entrustment.
Didn't Makarov also say that if the task cannot be completed, then there is no need to force it and just give up
It seems that the three siblings of Strauss need this commission for some reason. If it is another situation, it is not for the arrogant Mira and the cowardly Elfman, but for Lisana. For this cute little girl is reasonable, Noah doesn't mind entrusting it to them.
However, this is Noah's first work in the true sense.
If it was the first time at work that he had to give up a setback and had to give up the task, Noah would inevitably lose his heart and even lose confidence in himself. Not to mention, there is no setback of having to give up the task. It was just a few people who came out and said they wanted to rob their jobs.
What's more, still with that attitude.
Turning his head, glanced behind him, and confirmed that Mila, Elfman, and Lisana hadn't caught up with them. Noah carried his striped bag and walked into the forest.
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The forest at night is very dangerous.
In Magnolia for more than a year, Noah ran into the forest almost every day to exercise his magical control and sword skills there.
Therefore, Noah knows exactly how dangerous the forest at night is.
Among other things, many truly dangerous monsters move frequently at night and come out to find prey.
Coupled with the constraints of terrain, field of vision and other factors, often the night forest is very beneficial to monsters who are accustomed to these, but on the contrary, it is very unfavorable to humans.
Fortunately, this forest is not like the forest of Magnolia. There are monsters everywhere, and at best they are some beasts.
There is a chance that monsters will appear.
But the monsters in this type of forest are generally from outside, the number is pitiful, and the strengths are also uneven.
After all, powerful monsters can generally occupy a place where they live, and even have a whole territory.
Only weak monsters will be driven out or escaped from their habitats, looking for other places.
In this case, the forest is not dangerous. Even the villagers in a small village often come to hunt. Noah admits that he is still able to cope with the night in such a forest.
Currently, it is summer in the Kingdom of Fiore.
However, the temperature in the forest is quite shady, and it is hard to believe that it is hot summer.
At night, the atmosphere of the forest is not the same as during the day, as if there is a cold breath out of thin air, which makes people creepy.
As Noah walked deep into the forest, while breathing the cold air here, an inexplicable feeling of nostalgia emerged spontaneously.
No, that's not inexplicable at all.
Because Noah used to visit the forest at night in Magnolia.
The scenery of the forest in front of him seemed to be connected with the scene in memory, which made Noah feel nostalgic.
However, compared with the forest full of monsters in Magnolia, the forest here is undoubtedly more reassuring.
For example, there won't be any monsters that smell unusually pungent here.
For example, bugs that are no bigger than people here will fall from the trees.
For example, there will be no strange bird crying here.
For example, there will be no fist-sized spiders running around here.
At most, it was a crawling snake on the road, or an owl hiding in a tree with light-eyed eyes.
Thinking of these inexplicable things, Noah, who contrasted the forests of Magnolia with the forests here, unconsciously began to move around aimlessly.
No way, it was said that there were ghosts in this forest who would cry from time to time, but the village chief did not say exactly where the sound could be heard.
This is not surprising. After all, Noah told the village chief that he would only perform the task tomorrow. In that case, the village chief should give a detailed explanation before setting off tomorrow.
Noah became a little upset when he thought of this.
"Uuuuu..."
Just when Noah was immersed in his own annoyance and was about to sigh, such a crying voice rang from the surroundings, making De Noah stunned.
"Uuuuu..."
Before Noah could fully react, his crying voice became clearer and clearer, awakening Noah who was stunned in place.
At this time, Noah noticed two details.
First, the voice of this crying voice is very immature. According to preliminary judgment, the owner of the voice is definitely not more than ten years old and is a female voice.
Second, in addition to the crying voice gradually approaching Noah's direction, faintly, in the depths of the forest ahead, a footstep is gradually approaching. It should be the footsteps of the owner of the sound. It is not difficult to imagine that the other party is there. Crying while walking.
"Footsteps?" Noah tilted his head suspiciously.
"Isn't it a ghost? A ghost also needs to walk? Does it make a walking sound?"
With such doubts, Noah was carrying a strip of cloth bag, standing up and quietly hiding among the trees beside him, his gaze cast forward, looking in the direction from the sound of crying and footsteps.
I don't know how long it has passed. In the depths of the forest ahead, a very petite figure slowly walked over and imprinted Noah's eyes.
That is a little girl.
She was only about seven or eight years old, and she was four or five years younger than Noah.
The little girl has dark blue short hair that is very eye-catching even in the dark, and she is wearing a very thin shirt. It will definitely be very cold in the forest at night.
But the little girl didn't know it at all, and didn't see her body trembling because of the cold. Instead, she lowered her head, rubbed her eyes with her hands, and kept crying while walking towards this side.
"Woo...Grantigne...Where are you... It's so dark here... I'm so scared..."
Hearing the sad crying that was heartbreaking enough, and seeing the little child crying while walking towards this side, Noah was really puzzled.
This is the ghost
It doesn't look like it at all, does it
Could it be that the truth of the crying in the forest is this child, isn't it a ghost
Doesn't that mean that this child has been crying in this forest all this time
Noah fell silent, and after a while, walked outside.
The little girl seemed to perceive a sudden strange noise around her. The crying stopped abruptly, then wiped the tears from her face, looked around in a panic, and then hurriedly hid in the bushes aside.
Seeing this, Noah is basically certain.
Regardless of whether the little girl in front of her is the so-called ghost or not, the other party must have spent a lot of time in this forest.
Otherwise, how can ordinary children hide when they hear unusual noises
The child in front of him must know that there are all kinds of beasts in this forest. He knew that it would be very dangerous to meet him, so he would find a place to hide as soon as he heard the abnormal sound.