The exams were on September 28 and the following day, September 29, a day that was a pre-New Year's Day break and a buffer day. Only the day before had he and Anna settled down, and this was probably the day when Jerome had just gotten word of his secret contact with Anna, and the needle's own plan had not yet been conceived. "She's a wild seed, a wild girl carried from nowhere. Long and thin and tall, with a long old neck, like a goose." "Things changed when Esme Crane had an accident and nearly drowned during the warm season holidays of her fifth grade year. And the accident was with her best friend, Andridge. The drowning took place northwest of the village of Oaks, just outside of Emerson, where there is a lake that covers quite a large area, commonly known locally as 'Blue Lake,' because of its beautiful blue-blue water all year round. Esme Crane breathed a sigh of relief and let go of the hand covering Ann. "Don't let her looks fool you, don't forget she's a yellow-skinned ba

"I didn't admit it to him explicitly, but he mostly knew about it, because Mera did, and she should have reported it to him. However, my father doesn't regulate my love life that much, and if I have a partner, male or female, he's not big on interfering. It's just that... My partner can't be a hunter or involve me in danger, and that's what he cares about most. It's not that you're a woman that he cares about either, it's that you're a hunter and carry a lot of secrets that could invite danger." Anna said. Anna said helplessly, "In a short time, I'm afraid there's nothing I can do. I've tried many times to talk to him properly, to try to convince him. But... He really has his heart set on it this time. He is old and stubborn himself. I don't have much time, and I have to get the dolls made before March, because I have to be on this Professor Bobbington expedition to the Ringo Mountains, and my father will definitely not agree to that. You will have to go too, won't you Esme Crane, and

After waiting about five minutes, the doorway opened at the auditorium a short distance away and a middle-aged male cleric hurried in. He was dressed in clerical robes and wore the black yarmulke of a cleric, and his face was familiar to Esme Crane, for it bore a half-dozen resemblances to Anna. He was short, slightly blond, without a beard, and had pale grey eyes. The crowd was crammed into the hut, without enough seats, and had to stand and talk. Cleric Madrigal desperately tried to recall, listing the markets, tailor shops, flower shops and town theatres that Anna frequented on a regular basis, and that was all he knew. "We have come to see Cleric Madrigal, and have something important to question him about." "Now I don't understand why the assassin wanted to kill Isaac, does that mean that Isaac also knew the reason for my death from the factory?" Esme Crane was incredulous. If the suspicion was true, then it was possible that Anna also knew, and the suspicion sent chills down

Esme Crane was speechless with a compressed biscuit in one hand and a water bottle in the other. "Teacher... Mida has a restaurant." After a moment, Esme Crane said. "Esme Crane..." Beside her, the teacher Valkyrie raised her hand and attached it to the back of her neck, gently caressing her meridians. Her warm palm made the cold Esme Crane feel a little comfort. "Aso is a Shugenja Hunter, sort of the oldest of us Shugenja Hunters, and he invented and started using a significant portion of the Hunter weapons that are now circulating among Hunters, such as the Sawtooth class of weapons. Of course the most famous serrated hunting knife is only prestigious because it was taken by the Primeval Madman to kill a god, but the Primeval Madman wasn't the inventor of the weapon." In order to suppress this insane killing machine, the Pope himself took action. The Pope's power surpassed the rank of the Divine Feminist, and he unleashed a great move - communicating with the gods, triggering the

There was a slight awe in the hearts of the crowd. Esme Crane likewise lowered her voice and explained, "He spoke to the captain for me, and actually the captain did not want to give in to your father's pressure, it's just that the identity of the berserker must not be revealed, and indeed the stakes are so high that she must proceed with caution. She means she will also do what she can to help you and I in secret." Anna quickly asked the stall owner who was selling the herbs, "That man just now... Was it a seller or a buyer?" During the conversation, Paulina had led a group of men to the rendezvous with the men. owen Cotton himself was waiting with two of his men, all wearing raincoats and armed with firearms and looking slightly nervous. Esme Crane did not say why she understood Captain Paulina so well, and Anna only took her to be understanding and magnanimous, and said in return. It was out of caution that Paulina used hand gestures when giving the order instead of having Bell