Elden Ring: Atai vows to have a perfect ending

Chapter 326: Bewitching

Roger pulled the rapier from the fallen corpse and walked back to us. "Are you okay?"

——What could possibly happen? You’ve already dealt with the only enemy.

However, looking at the shed that was burning fiercely, one could vaguely see several corpses lying in it.

Roger also said with regret: "Sorry, it seems that we didn't have time to save your companion."

“······No, it’s okay.” The girl seemed a little dazed, and suddenly her body went limp as if she was exhausted.

Roger quickly stepped forward, caught the other person, and asked again with concern: "Are you okay?"

"I... I'm sorry, honorable Lord Faded, I, I'm just a little tired." The girl whispered softly, like fragile glass that would shatter at the touch.

Roger looked around and said, "It seems that we need to find a place to stay and rest for a while."

"I, I know where I can rest nearby, but it's a little way from here."

After hearing the girl's words, Roger turned to me and said, "Zero, can you please summon that spirit horse?"

"Hmm." I blew the whistle, and Torrett jumped out of the ring with a whistle.

Roger supported the girl and approached Torrett.

Phew——

Unexpectedly, Torrett actually moved closer to me, as if he was dodging and retreating.

I couldn't help but reach out and touch Torret's face: "Be good, be good, Torret, don't be nervous."

Roger helped the girl onto the horse's back and asked with a smile, "What's wrong, Zero? Is your spirit horse afraid of fire?"

I was also a little confused: "It shouldn't be."

"Two, two, please follow me this way." The girl drove the Torret towards the east.

But I still couldn't help but take a second look at the man Roger defeated... He was just wearing ordinary cloth, with bandages wrapped around his hands and feet. However, the most noteworthy thing was that the man's weapon looked like a large stone stick.

As I recall, this weapon seemed to be used only by battlefield magicians.

——So, in the game, there is indeed a battlefield magician at the bridgehead gazing at the windmill ranch. Could it be him?

However, even if it is true, it doesn’t mean anything.

I followed Roger and the girl, and happened to hear her introducing herself: "My name is Miss Juice Rhodes, and I am traveling in the name of the master of the house. May I ask what should I call you, the two faded ones?"

"Ms. Miss Jiusi, you can just call me Roger, and the other one is my friend, Zero. Coincidentally, we are also traveling in Yatan Plateau." This guy Roger even snatched away my words.

——Well, it doesn’t matter.

I once again carefully looked at the girl riding on Torret's back. She was indeed very similar to Roderica. Of course, not in terms of appearance, but in terms of dress.

She was wearing the same silk woven velvet dress and a blue travel hood, and the golden hair underneath also revealed her royal aristocratic status.

But if it is different from Roderica, the blue hood represents that the person in front of him can see the guidance of blessing and thus embark on a journey, while the meaning of the red hood is more like being cut off by the royal family and having to find a way to be saved.

"Hahaha, so you are from Rodel Royal City?!" Roger said excitedly, "That's perfect. The two of us are planning to go to Rodel Royal City. If Miss Misjius is willing, can you guide us for a while?"

"Really? That's great!" Miss Jiusi couldn't help but smile on her weak face.

But I couldn't laugh at all, because the place this girl took us to was the Windmill Village Dominula!

I still remember that in the game, when we arrived at this village, although no one in the village attacked A-Tu, they all danced a strange dance with great joy and kept making creepy laughter.

This is even more terrifying than biting like a mad dog!

However, perhaps because it was night, Windmill Village was not filled with a cheerful atmosphere like in the game. Instead, it was peaceful and quiet.

There was a light floral scent in the air, which made people feel intoxicated and relaxed.

Suddenly I remembered that I seemed to smell a similar fragrance in the pasture just now, but it was swallowed by flames and covered by the smell of blood, so I didn’t care much.

"Here it is." The girl took a deep breath, and with Roger's help, she got off the horse, went forward and pushed open the door without hesitation.

Roger followed me in, but seeing me standing there in a daze, he turned around and asked, "What's wrong, Zero?"

"Ok?"

Before I could explain, Miss Jiusi said, "Don't worry, Master Ling. There are several empty rooms here, which are perfect as a temporary place to stay."

“······Really?” I glanced around.

This place is close to the vast sea of ​​woods below, and the big windmill on the hill can indeed be seen in the distance. However, it is also the edge of Dominula Village.

——Even if you are discovered, you can sneak into the woods as soon as possible.

After confirming that there was no one in other houses nearby, I followed him into the house.

The girl took us to the living room, lit a candle and an incense burner, and asked, "What would you like to drink?"

"Is there any water? I'm a little thirsty." Roger didn't refuse too much.

"How about wine? This village seems to have the habit of brewing flower wine. If you warm it up a little, it will be fragrant, smooth and delicious."

"That couldn't be better."

After receiving Roger's cheerful response, Miss Jiusi turned and walked towards the kitchen area, took out three cups, placed them on the table, found a pot of wine from the cabinet, put it in a pot, poured clean water into the pot with a kettle, and lit the fire.

After getting ready, she bowed slightly to us, gestured to her blood-stained clothes, and went into another room to change.

"She seems like the owner of this place." I said in a low voice.

"Yes, she is the hostess here." Roger looked at Miss Jiusi's departing back with affection, without blinking.

I rolled my eyes and emphasized, "I mean, Miss Jiusi is too familiar with this place."

"Ah, um." Roger finally came back to his senses. "That should be the case. She has been here for a while, so she must be familiar with everything here."

That's not wrong.

——But, logically speaking, staying in one place all the time would go against Misjus's wish to travel, wouldn't it? Or was this the direction her blessing had given her?

"You two." At this time, Miss Jiusi brought over the warm flower wine.

She changed into a loose cloth dress, and when she bent down to pour wine for us, the faintly visible dark neckline made us think of some dirty things.

I don’t know if it was her perfume or the smell of flower wine, but the room was filled with a faint fragrance that made people feel intoxicated.

"What's wrong, you two?" Miss Jiusi chuckled, the candlelight illuminated her slightly rosy face. A few drops of sweat drooped from the ends of her slightly messy hair, sliding along her pretty curves, crystal clear.

——What would that taste like?

I couldn't help but swallow.

Snapped!

——No, no! Ling, look at the ring on your hand, and then look at the clothes you are wearing! You have Melina and Lani, how can you have wild thoughts about others!

——Hiss, but I didn't expect that it would hurt so much! Melina must have secretly given me more strength.

"Haha, Zero, what are you doing?" Roger laughed and broke the slightly awkward atmosphere.

I rolled my eyes quickly and thought of an excuse: "Ah, mosquito! Alas, there was a mosquito buzzing around my ear just now. Give it a slap and it should be quiet."

"Mosquito?"

——······I forgot that the stinky mosquitoes in Elden are bigger than human hands. But it looks like a dragonfly.

"Anyway, it's just flying insects. They're really annoying." I looked around the room, pretending to look for the non-existent bedbugs.

Perhaps Miss Jiusi was amused by my clownish behavior, and she said with a hint of breath: "You two, please try this flower wine and see if it suits your taste."

I quickly picked up the cup, originally intending to cover up the embarrassment of my successive failures, but in the end, I drank too quickly and ended up biting myself with the drink: "Ahem, it's so hot."

"Hahaha, Zero, you're impatient too. No one's competing with you for the drink, so just drink slowly." Roger came over and laughed at me.

And Miss Jiusi just smiled calmly.

——Ah, I feel like the temperature on my face is rising, and my body is getting a little hot as well.

"Well, that!" I stood up, "Bathroom, I have to go to the bathroom, sorry."

After saying that, before Miss Jiusi and Roger could react, I quickly slipped out the door.

But before I took the last step out the door, I still heard Roger teasing me: "Please don't misunderstand, Miss Jiusi, my friend is just a little shy, for a beautiful lady like you..."

——Abnormal! It’s so abnormal!

——Am I the kind of person who would be so easily attracted to a stranger? !

——······Ah, although as an otaku, I do have a new wife every time I see a cartoon, but here, I am devoted to Melina, Lani, Nefeli, Millicent······I am wholeheartedly devoted to everyone!

There is definitely something wrong here!