"What a determined little girl..." A look of affection appeared in Vanessa's eyes. A thread had already quietly and imperceptibly wrapped around the dagger. But she could stop her this time; what about in the future?
"Asta, save her!" Noelle grabbed the corner of Asta's robe, her deer-like, watery eyes becoming even more moistened. She truly envied the bond between Nero and her brother; if only the siblings in her own family were like that, it would be wonderful.
"Of course!" Asta smiled brightly at Noelle, then walked up to Nero.
"Don't come any closer, Magic Knight!" Nero instantly panicked, but her eyes were filled with even more determination!
"Let's go! I'll take you to find your brother. As long as he is still alive, no matter how dangerous the place is, I guarantee I will bring him out in one piece!" Asta extended his strong right hand. This hand seemed like the dawn piercing through the darkness, making Nero unable to resist wanting to hold it!
"Really? Will you lie to me and then take the opportunity to take away my knife?" Nero asked earnestly with her azure blue eyes.
"I won't!" Asta answered firmly.
"I believe you!" Nero took a deep breath, then slowly moved the dagger away from her neck. Seeing that Asta still hadn't moved, she finally gathered the courage to hand the dagger over to Asta.
This simple action seemed to drain all of the young girl's strength. Now she had completely lost her bargaining power. If Asta went back on his word, she would only be able to commit suicide in regret.
"Quick, catch her!" Roz immediately said. The Militia Captain immediately sprinted toward Nero at full speed. Nero's small face turned deathly pale in an instant. Was she really tricked after all?
However, the cheerful young man in front of her still hadn't moved...
"Sister Vanessa, you wouldn't mind if we have one more companion, would you?" Asta took Nero's small hand, then turned and smiled at Vanessa. Meanwhile, the robust Militia Captain and Roz had mysteriously stopped moving!
"What just happened? Why, when I wanted to restrain Nero, was I unable to move my body just after being looked at by this boy from the Magic Knight Squad?" Large beads of sweat broke out on the Militia Captain's forehead.
"Was some kind of terrifying magic cast on us?" After his body had been frozen for 0.5 seconds, Roz's body slowly regained control as if ice and snow were melting.
"Of course I wouldn't mind, but you have to ensure she gets home safely," Vanessa said with a smile, leaning on Asta's shoulder.
"Alright then, there's no time to lose. Let's set off now!" Asta said after imperceptibly dodging away.
"Huh?" Nero completely hadn't expected Asta and the others to act so quickly. After being slightly stunned, she said happily, "I'll lead the way!"
"Magic Knights, this is the map of the ruins!" Roz quickly presented the map.
"Thanks." Vanessa took the map and then followed Nero as they headed off.
"Village Chief, will they be able to save Kryss?" the Militia Captain asked worriedly, watching the three figures leave. He had originally thought that the Magic Knight Squad would send a burly man like himself, but he hadn't expected the team to be led by a sexy beauty, and the only male to be a young boy.
"I don't know, but that boy has the aura of a strong fighter. I can feel the powerful life force emanating from his body!" Roz could only pin his hopes on the three of them at this moment.
As the two of them left, neither noticed the two Kunai silently stuck in the ground!
Asta and the other two soon arrived at the hillside under Nero's guidance.
"Dear Magic Knight Squad members, my brother entered from this fork in the road. This is a small path that leads directly to the ancient battlefield. Anyone unfamiliar with this place would likely mistake it for a path leading into the Village." Nero pointed to a narrow, overgrown trail. If she hadn't pointed it out, it would have been hard for a normal person to even notice it was a path.
"Just call me Asta." Asta's amber eyes transformed into the dark red Sharingan once again. Through the insight provided by the Two-Tomoe Sharingan, he could clearly see that the place this path led to was one of deathly silence.
"You can call me Big Sister Vanessa." Vanessa also cast a kind look at Nero.
"Noelle, although I am a Princess, we are now partners on the same front line..." Noelle raised her head slightly, acting tsundere.
"This little girl, she's clearly trying to express kindness, yet she insists on putting on such an arrogant front." Asta couldn't help but curl his lips; she was truly cute!
"Thank you, Big Brother Asta, Big Sister Noelle, and Big Sister Vanessa!" Nero said, very moved. She hadn't expected the high-and-mighty Magic Knight Squad knights to lower themselves to befriend her.
"According to the map the Village chief gave us, this is a very dangerous entry path that leads directly to the most perilous part of these ruins." Vanessa said, looking at the map.
"To gain their trust, my brother had to choose this path that looks like it leads to the Village. But everyone, wait for me a moment!" Nero said, taking a package out from the bushes nearby. "This is the food I prepared for my brother."
"You actually left the package here ahead of time? If you hadn't waited for us, would you have just gone in by yourself?" Noelle was so moved by this display of family love that she was a mess; she really wanted family like that too!
"It's a good thing I waited for you all!" Nero revealed a sunny smile.
"Let's go in!" Asta said, taking the lead. He also pulled out his massive demon-slayer sword to clear the obstacles in front.
After all, this path had been abandoned for a long time, and it was still covered in a lot of rubble and thorns.
"Idiot Asta, you're choking me to death!" Noelle protested, looking at the dust in front of her.
"Usually, when people sweep, they sprinkle some clean water to stop the dust from flying up, so Noelle, the task of clearing the dust is left to you!" Asta laughed.
"Okay!" Noelle accepted subconsciously, but then realized that by agreeing so easily, she might look cheap!
"They really are full of energy." Vanessa smiled at their backs and then imperceptibly left behind a thread that was almost invisible to the naked eye. This was her Thread Magic to prevent getting lost!
"I'm so envious of such partners." Nero lowered her head. Since she was little, she and her brother had relied on each other to survive. Furthermore, due to certain reasons, the villagers didn't really like her or her brother, so growing up, the only person she was close to was her brother; she had no friends.
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