Standing before the giant claw mark, Gar looked up. Following the ruined walls, a deep gully appeared in the distance. After destroying the Guild, this Demon had left towards the depths of the forest.
Seeing this, Gar picked up his communicator and contacted the nearest Magic Council branch to inquire if there had been any recent reports of Demon attacks in the Kingdom of Tamworth.
However, the reply he received was that there were no reports of any villages or towns being attacked by Demons.
Gar frowned slightly. This was strange...
Hanging up the communicator, Gar stood before the giant claw mark and raised his hand to measure it.
The claw alone was this big, and there was the deep gully it had carved into the ground. This Demon was at least seven or eight meters tall.
How could there be no commotion?
Gar slowly floated into the air, looking down at the forest. Following the path of the gully, he could see a small village in the middle, beyond the end of several distant mountains.
Could it be that there was some powerful Magician living in seclusion in that village?
Gar thought for a moment and decided to fly towards it.
No matter what, it was still a Demon, so it was better to investigate thoroughly.
At this moment.
Inside the small village in the distance.
A deep gully extended from afar all the way here.
And the end of this gully was a small house.
The villagers gathered in front of this small house on the edge of the village. The stone-built house was covered in much green moss, and the originally exquisite courtyard had been trampled beyond recognition.
The villagers, each holding axes and pitchforks, shouted into the house:
"Damn it! Get out of our village! You Demon!"
"You're the one who attracted the Demon! That's why the village was destroyed like this!"
"Get out!"
"The one possessed by a Demon!"
"Get out quickly!!!"
Inside the house.
The originally cozy house looked somewhat dilapidated under the shattered glass and stones filling the room.
Mirajane, with her white hair, wore a black robe that completely enveloped her body. She sat in the corner, head bowed in silence, comforting Lisanna in her arms.
At this moment, Lisanna's face showed worry:
"Mirajane sister..."
Mirajane forced a smile and said gently:
"It's okay."
"It's just... I'm sorry, you were dragged into this too."
She held Lisanna tightly in her arms, protecting her from the stones flying in, but she herself couldn't avoid being hit many times.
Elfman's face showed suppressed anger:
"Sister clearly saved the village."
"How can they be like this?!"
Mirajane's face showed a bitter smile as she grabbed her right arm, the Demon arm that was not of human form:
"Don't blame them."
"If I hadn't secretly approached that church...
Regret showed in Mirajane's eyes.
If it weren't for that accident, she wouldn't have been possessed by a Demon.
Nor would she have destroyed the village.
But no matter what was said, it was useless now that things had become like this...
Lisanna suddenly clenched her fists, stood up, walked to the window, and pushed open the half-shattered pane. Looking at the ferocious-faced villagers before her, anger showed in Lisanna's eyes, and her voice was choked with tears:
"It was Mirajane sister who repelled the Demon that was destroying the church!"
"She was possessed by a Demon for the sake of this village, she did nothing wrong!"
"She only became like this because of this village!"
"You are the ones who are wrong!!!"
After shouting, Lisanna couldn't help but squat down and cry. A complex expression appeared on Mirajane's face. She walked over and hugged Lisanna, and Elfman behind her also couldn't help but cry.
Mirajane held Lisanna and looked at Elfman:
"Don't cry, Elfman."
Mirajane's eyes looked towards the distance on the other side of the window, perhaps...
Let's leave.
Even if this was the home where she grew up.
But...
She couldn't stay here anymore.
Mirajane sister thought this.
Suddenly.
Outside, villagers shouted excitedly:
"Quick!"
"A Magician-sama has arrived!"
"He can definitely deal with that Demon!"
"What? Is that true?!"
"Where?!"
"Quickly go invite the Magician-sama over!"
"You guys watch that Demon here, don't let her run away!"
Inside the house.
Hearing the villagers' shouts outside, the Mirajane siblings were startled.
Mirajane got up and looked. Many villagers were already swarming towards the village entrance to welcome the so-called Magician.
And a small group of people, with excited expressions, surrounded the house tightly.
Lisanna looked panicked and quickly looked at Mirajane:
"Mirajane sister, let's run."
Elfman was also scared at this moment, and nodded somewhat stiffly:
"Yes... yes!"
"Mirajane sister, let's run!"
Mirajane covered her right arm with her left hand, gritting her teeth:
"Why are you forcing me?"
She had clearly decided to leave, but precisely at this moment...
The villagers outside had already surrounded the place completely.
If she didn't use the Demon's power, she wouldn't be able to escape.
But using the Demon's power would hurt those villagers. Mirajane closed her eyes, her expression conflicted for a moment. When she opened them again, her gaze had become firm:
"Let's go!"
She rolled up the black robe on her body, revealing the Demon-like arm.
She walked out the door.
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