The strange mask emerged silently, with strange red lines flowing like blood vessels on its delicate lines. It was like an evil spirit from hell, looking at Gerlotta and Licia with cold and ruthless eyes.
mask!
At a moment of surprise, Geralta suddenly realized that the mask floating in mid-air in front of him looked very familiar. Except for the fact that the lines on the mask itself turned blood red, it was clearly a trophy collected in his home, and he had shown it to Touma just now.
The mask that was originally at home suddenly flew out, and at this time, it appeared in front of him in an extremely strange posture. Not only that, the mask itself had a strange aura, giving people the impression of being possessed by some evil and ominous existence. If you look directly at it, even your soul will be seen through. The strange scene in front of him made Geralota subconsciously touch his waist, but the young lord realized that he was not carrying a sword at all.
Not only did he not carry a sword, but because he wanted to go to Licia to be alone with him, he had already dismissed the servants in the mansion at first. Now even if he shouted for help, no one would come for a while.
"Please hide behind me, Miss Licia."
However, surprise turned to surprise and fear turned to fear, until the end Geralota still put himself in front of Licia without hesitation, preserving the dignity that a man and a lord should have.
Licia nodded and moved slightly to walk behind Gerlotta. Although Licia is usually strong and independent and is not afraid of hardships and hardships, after all, Licia is just a girl. In a strict sense, she is just a girl. It is natural for underage children to be afraid of things that cannot be understood with common sense.
At this moment, the expression of the mask changed slightly, and the originally expressionless posture with the mouth closed suddenly turned into a weird smile with the corners of the mouth slightly raised, as if the devil had chosen its favorite prey and fiercely attacked the two of them. Fly away.
"Be careful!" Licia shouted, noticing the change in the mask immediately.
At Licia's reminder, Gerlota immediately blocked Licia with his hand. It seemed that he was preparing to put the mask on his face, even though he usually wore it even not long ago. I play with this mask, but in the current situation, I just think by knocking my knees, and I know that once this mask is worn on my face, it will definitely not do anything good.
The speed of the mask was very fast. Although Geralta was already prepared for defense, the moment of impact still made Geralta feel as if the bones in his hands were about to break. The mask that failed in the attack did not stay but quickly flew up. He flew over again in a roundabout way. This time Geralota gritted his teeth and caught the opponent's flight path. The moment he was about to touch himself, he turned sideways and thrust his hands forward to grab the mask.
"Caught it! Eh~ahhh!!"
Although he grabbed the mask, Geralota discovered that the power of the mask was greater than he imagined, and even carried it into the air with him.
On the ground, Licia looked at Geralota who was being pulled up into the sky by the mask and hurriedly shouted: "Hurry up and let go of Sir Geralta, don't be carried high into the sky by it."
Geralta, who heard Licia's shout, immediately reacted. If he was brought to a dangerous height and fell down, he would be dead. Seeing that he was not too high from the ground now, Gerald The tower immediately let go and fell to the ground, and soon the dizzy shock caused Geralota to lose consciousness for a moment.
Licia on the side hurriedly ran over and helped Gerlotta, who was still a little out of sorts.
"Are you okay, Sir Geralta?"
"It's okay~ Let's go quickly, Miss Licia, it's dangerous here."
At this time, the mask had disappeared into the darkness again. Gerlotta, who was helped up, took Licia's hand and ran quickly to the big house regardless of her embarrassment. Now Gerlotta really hated herself for leaving the servants in advance. They have all been opened, and no such big movement has been discovered so far. I have to say that the attendants are really doing their duty this time.
"Guards! Guards! Does anyone hear you?" Gerlota shouted, hoping to attract attention, but just as he was about to storm the mansion, the strange face in the darkness of the corner reappeared and rushed towards Gerlotta.
Caught off guard, Geralota gritted his teeth, regardless of whether his hands could bear it, and tried his best to catch the flying mask. The huge momentum caused several finger bones and nails to break. Geralota was knocked to the ground and suddenly realized that he had been The mask in his hand has been squeezed towards his face with great force. The inside of the mask is now covered with strange blood-red threads, like countless creepy worms that are desperately trying to wrap themselves around him.
Even if he used all his strength, Geralta could not compete with the power of the mask. He could only see the mask itself getting closer to him little by little. At this time, Licia quickly ran over, grabbed the mask, and pulled it upwards, trying to help Gerald. Lotta comes out of trouble.
"Someone, come quickly! Help us."
Seeing that even her own strength could not compete with the mask, Licia was so anxious that she almost cried.
At this time, rapid footsteps could be heard in the house, and someone had obviously heard the shouts of the two of them. When the attendant in the house asked in confusion and received Licia's frightened cry for help, the attendant immediately realized that something had happened and he didn't care. He ran towards the location where the voice came from, following the order of the Lord, "No matter what happens, don't disturb me."
Licia's little hands grasped the mask tightly with the strength of sucking milk, and her face turned red from the exertion: "Hold on, Lord Gerota, someone will be here soon."
At this time, the figure of the attendant has appeared at the door of the room, looking at the lord who fell on the ground, and the girl Licia who the lord invited today seems to be pulling something at the moment, and before the attendant has time to ask Licia She had already turned her head and shouted for help, but the moment Licia turned her head, the mask originally held by the two people suddenly flashed with blood red, and the inner and outer sides of the mask were instantly reversed. Gerlota's inner side was aimed at Licia, and Gerlota, who was looking at the outer side, suddenly discovered that the mask showed an evil smile that revealed a successful conspiracy.
Was it not him who was targeting him at the beginning┉but Licia
Gerlotta was slightly stunned and then shouted desperately: "Get away from Licia quickly, this thing's target is you!"
"Hey~"
Licia turned her head without meaning, and what caught her eye was the mask that had turned its direction. At the same time, the mask had unexpectedly rushed towards Licia. Licia, who was originally tugging on the mask, had no idea. Before he could dodge, he was immediately put on this already weird mask.
Woohoo~
With the slight sting on her face, Licia felt her consciousness become blurred. Some voice was calling her, and something was pulling on her, as if her soul was going to sink.
Licia subconsciously wanted to reach out and pull off the mask on her face, but at this moment, her whole body seemed to be stuck in a quagmire, or a quagmire called the Howling Hell made up of countless flesh and blood. It was like there were countless pairs of hands under her feet. The same tugging and trying to pull myself into the bottomless abyss.
No, it’s terrible! Save me~Save me, Yalin┉┉
"Licia! Licia! Are you okay Licia?"
"What happened, Lord?"
Geralota, who was helped up by his attendants, ignored the sharp pain from his broken phalanges and struggled and shouted Licia's name like a mother animal whose cubs were killed.
But Licia, who had been lying motionless on the ground, slowly stood up as if she heard Gerota's name. She was slow and heavy, like a malfunctioning doll, and like a person who had just learned to walk. The child had stood up in an extremely uncoordinated and slow manner.
Gerlotta ran to Licia desperately and grabbed the girl's shoulders: "Licia! Are you~ are you okay? Can you hear me?"
Licia, who was wearing a mask like a doll, did not respond to Gerota's call. Gerlota reached out and grabbed the mask on Licia's face regardless of the danger, trying to pull it away, but the mask was like It is as motionless as if it has taken root.
Suddenly, Licia grabbed Geralota's arm, and her white, slender, jade-like hands bit by bit moved his hand away with such tremendous strength that Gerlota couldn't believe it. Then he grabbed Geralota, who still refused to give up, and threw him aside as if he were throwing away something that was an eyesore.
"Your Excellency Lord!" The attendant was startled and stepped forward to catch Geralota, but was knocked to the side.
Gerlotta, who was thrown away with the attendant as a cushion, was not seriously injured, but his heart seemed to sink into the abyss. The girl did not respond to her shouts and just moved her wrists blindly as if to adapt. The body was average. After a moment, a low and hollow voice slowly sounded: "┉ Better than expected. Although the body of this container is relatively fragile, its mental power is very powerful. It is pure, untainted, and almost perfect. It’s a much better description than a temporary container.”
"You...what the hell are you? Get out of Licia's body immediately."
Even in his ignorance, Gerota realized that Licia's body seemed to be occupied by something.
"Licia de Novis Yuli, the princess of the royal family of Novis." At this moment, 'Licia' was talking to herself, looking at Gerlotta as if she were nothing, even if there were more attendants next to her. He and the guards gathered here: "A princess of the royal family among mortals? Her identity doesn't matter. It's a pity that she is an excellent container, but her lifespan as a human being is too short."
The royal princess!
Gerlotta was surprised when she listened to 'Licia' reveal some unknown secrets. Licia was actually a princess of a certain country. It's no wonder that a naturally noble and elegant girl like her would be different if she were an ordinary person. Even stranger.
"The body has adapted and can move, um~ wait┉┉What is going on?"
Suddenly 'Licia' covered her forehead with her hands and murmured in disbelief: "Why can't I see more of her past? Is there something that obscures her memory? What she sees is completely foggy." , this feeling┉┉Wait a minute! This kind of power and rules that are completely incomprehensible, incomprehensible, and cannot be subverted, how is this possible!”
Seeing 'Licia' become flustered, Gerlotta held her breath and did not dare to speak.
"Could it be that this mortal is the favored one of the God above gods!! Why would the God above gods bless a mortal with power?"
At this moment, 'Licia' was trembling all over, with endless fear and despair in her tone.