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The visitor turned out to be one-dimensional.

Xiaolan stared blankly at the visitor for five seconds, thought she had found a clue, and thumped her palm, guessing in a dazed manner: "So this is just the result of your modification, brave man?"

Yiwei shook his head, his face filled with the same displeasure as the response: "It's the plot."

It was only later that Xiaolan found out that the current plot was able to develop because of the knights who came to this country to support.

As an area where humans and demons have been fighting fiercely, this country can naturally receive combat support including the Branhill Knights.

In other words, the scene where Xiaolan completed the defense of the city by herself was also seen by these knights.

Considering Xiaolan's identity recognized by [Sword of Glory], and Xiaolan's newly released record - all these are enough to clear Xiaolan's previous stigma of "colluding with the demons", the high-level executives of the Branhill Knights urgently discussed Finally, it was unanimously decided: to restore Xiaolan's status as the head of the Seventh Knights.

Of course, messages can be transmitted instantly.

But the preparation and publicity of the ceremony also takes time.

So in the blink of an eye, almost three months passed like this.

Now, the brave Yiwei came to welcome this senior recognized by the holy sword, and after this respected senior was also affirmed and blessed by everyone, he and the brave embarked on the journey of gathering partners and crusade against the devil.

"It feels like... this plot, going round and round, has returned to the main topic?" Xiaolan couldn't help but sigh.

Yiwei was very dissatisfied with this development, and his tone sounded resentful: "As I said before, the main program of this game is smarter than I expected. No matter how I change the parameters, It just has the ability to round out this story."

I said so, but Xiaolan didn't know how to react at this time, so she could only remain silent in embarrassment.

"Anyway, hurry up and prepare." Yiwei sullenly turned and left while throwing out the arrangements he made without authorization, "Leave within two days."

"Oh, I see." Xiaolan, who was a little unresponsive, nodded slowly, looking at the back of the brave man leaving, and said to herself, "Then I have to say goodbye to everyone..."

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There is no rush to leave, because the teleportation stones in various places have been re-opened to Xiaolan, which is a symbol of welcoming Xiaolan back to the human camp.

With the convenience of the teleportation stone, Xiaolan was spared the hard work of traveling long distances, and had more time to say goodbye to everyone here.

Including, Mr. Sage.

This NPC named [Madman], as the brave one-dimensional said before, was spawned again.

However, unlike the previous ones, this character has behaved very well from now on-talking crazy, incoherent, as if there are not many sane moments in a day.

——Then, what happened to the NPC at that time?

After the slight disappointment, Xiao Lan belatedly felt puzzled.

However, since she is about to leave now, Xiaolan doesn't intend to worry about this issue anymore.

"I'm leaving here soon, Lord Sage." As usual when she came to visit the other party, Xiaolan patiently kept her words at a gentle pace, "Please take care of yourself in the future."

The old man in front of him always looked demented, making one wonder if he understood.

"May the gods bless you and protect you in your later years." Although the other party didn't seem to respond, Xiaolan was used to it and was very conscious of being a junior. Every word of his blessings was gentle and sincere, "Also, Anyway, at that time... At that time, I really thank you."

The NPC stretched his smile gently, and replied clearly, "Xiao Lan, you're welcome."

"Eh?" Looking at that smile and listening to that voice, Xiaolan froze for a moment.

--Again……

The strange sense of sight of the unknown furniture.

"Why do you still interact with this NPC?"

Yiwei's voice suddenly sounded from behind.

Xiaolan was startled into a shiver.

That trace of strangeness, like a long-lost illusion, passed in a flash.Xiaolan collected herself first, and then turned around to answer the brave man's question: "I'm leaving, so I just want to say goodbye to everyone here."

Yiwei, who folded his arms, scolded the corner of his mouth, and unconsciously made the language thorny: "The characters here are just data. Once refreshed, they might not remember you."

"But I'm also one of them, Brave." Xiaolan didn't understand the other party's emphasis, and her words were still frank and ordinary at this time, "These characters——they have lived, communicated, and interacted with me. Do my best and hope to protect them...they are real to me."

"You, you...huh, naive!" Yiwei suddenly became angry, his attitude was like facing a stubborn stone, "It really doesn't make sense at all!"

Xiaolan tilted her head in confusion, and couldn't help muttering in her heart: That's just my business, why are you so excited?

So I tried my best to use my brain to think, and slowly, a possibility came to Xiaolan's mind.

"Brave." Xiaolan asked tentatively, "Could it be...you don't have any friends in that world over there?"

As soon as the words fell, Yiwei's eyes widened as if he was hit hard from behind.

"I don't need friends like this!!!"

"Ah..." Looking at the empty surroundings, Xiao Lan was at a loss after being yelled at, and finally realized a few beats later—"I seem to have said the wrong thing?"

The hero never appeared again.

But it doesn't matter, because there are other representatives sent by the Branhill Knights Association with the brave man, so the absence of the brave man will not affect the subsequent plot development such as the reception of the mission.

From another perspective, it seems that it is just a dispensable role.

Noticing the vacant seat for the brave at the reception banquet, and remembering her ill-considered speech earlier, Xiaolan suddenly felt a little sad and guilty.

(—he just wants people to like him.—)

The voice of that existence is still in my ears.

After the banquet went back to the room, Xiaolan took out a small cloth bag pendant from the collar, pulled out the crimson ribbon from it, and sighed long while reflecting on her own words and deeds.

——As a human being, in terms of human relationships, he is actually worse than a dead house devil.

Really, I feel a little frustrated...

Then came another long sigh.

After that, Xiao Lan's attention was refocused on the ribbon in her hand.

anyway……

After settling down in the city, the flowers grew, but this ribbon...how should I deal with it?

After really worrying about this for a while, Xiao Lan finally decided to roll up the ribbon and put it away—after all, it was the clothes of that wayward devil king, so as not to give that guy a chance to tease herself in the future!

So Xiaolan carefully packed this ribbon in a small cloth bag, and made it into a pendant and put it in her clothes. She would only take it out to have a look at it in the dead of night.

After all, Xiao Lan has never seen the Demon King since the farewell in the woods.

——Since we are leaving now...

Xiaolan lowered her eyes and thought about it.

Still holding the ribbon in her hands, Xiaolan got up and went to the pot of Endless Summer that was still in full bloom, lightly plucked two small flowers, and then used the primary fireball technique, clumsily but carefully controlling the flowers. Temperature and distance, bit by bit, carefully dried those two little flowers.

Looking at the results in her palm and nodding in satisfaction, Xiaolan then skillfully wound the ribbon into a roll, put the two pieces of dried flowers into the small cloth bag together, and pulled the bundle shut with a snap.

Xiaolan weighed the weight casually, then hung the small pendant around her neck, put the small cloth bag in her collar, and pressed it as if confirming, the pendant hanging between the cloth and her chest Storage.

Well, put it away carefully.