Chapter 650: 510 Things That Can’t Be Lost_2
Reiger paid no attention to the other party and summoned the creature he intended to.
It was a creature like a black spider, wearing ninja attire the size of a human, with eight legs each bearing a blade.
It was the Eight-Legged Blade Assassination Insect.
The Eight-Legged Blade Assassination Insects were not visible, as they were summoned from the Magic Array in an invisible state, invisible to everyone except Reiger.
Thus, the girl saw only a Magic Array appear in front of Reiger and then it disappeared, with no change occurring.
In such a situation, the girl was completely confused.
Reiger simply ignored her presence and mentally commanded the Eight-Legged Blade Assassination Insects.
"Stay here and protect this girl. Do not let her leave with anyone else until I return."
As soon as the command was issued, the response of the Eight-Legged Blade Assassination Insects immediately sounded in Reiger’s mind.
"Yes!"
"Yes!"
"Yes!"
Consequently, the Eight-Legged Blade Assassination Insects, while remaining hidden, surrounded the dazed girl and protected her in the middle.
"[Flight]."
Only then did Reiger take flight, heading towards the sea under the astonished gaze of the girl.
Recalling the appearance of the items the girl might have lost, Reiger once again initiated Magic.
"[Object Locate]."
This was a sixth-tier magic capable of detecting the location of specific items.
Reiger activated this magic, allowing the impressions in his mind to form the basis for the magical positioning, radiating Magic Power from this center outwards.
Magic Power radiated outward like radar, scanning like ultrasound waves, gradually sweeping through all directions.
Reiger even controlled this Magic Power fluctuation, extending the magic downward to the sea bed as much as possible to enhance the search range.
If he was not successful in finding them, he also planned to use teleportation Magic, moving toward the Nameless Forest while continuously detecting, in an effort to locate those items.
If they were ordinary items, naturally they would not be worth Reiger’s great efforts, but the things Matthew lost were in some ways not only important to her but crucial for everything that might happen next; the consequences of not finding them could be unimaginable.
Thus, Reiger planned to do his best to search until he confirmed that there was no way to find them before considering other methods.
Fortunately, things did not progress to that extent.
"Is it right below here?"
Before long, Reiger felt the fluctuations returned by the magic and looked down at the sea below.
The next second, without any warning, Reiger suddenly plunged downward.
"Boom!"
In the midst of towering waves, Reiger dove into the sea, disappearing from the surface.
"Did he, did he just jump in?"
Matthew, struggling to her feet from the shock, stared blankly at the sea and then hurried over, seemingly instinctively preparing to rescue.
It’s worth mentioning that while Matthew ran towards the sea, she was still carrying the gigantic shield that was perhaps taller and heavier than herself.
Despite her attractive and exceptionally slender figure, a young girl carrying such a heavy shield should have seemed overwhelmed or even unable to drag it, yet Matthew lifted the shield with ease as if it were an oversized plate, creating a strikingly contrasting scene.
"Boom!"
Just as Matthew was about to reach the sea, the distant sea surface exploded again, blasting up a spray of water.
Reiger emerged from it, yet he was not wet.
For a crystal barrier enveloped his body like a protective shield.
It was the defense magic known as [Crystal Shield], previously used in front of Reiger by Iveyer the "Destroyer."
Reiger dove into the sea with the [Crystal Shield] so he did not get wet as he had the last time, and when he returned to the shore, the crystal barrier had disappeared.
"Are you, are you all right?"
As Matthew reached him, seeing Reiger come ashore, she immediately stopped and carefully inquired.
"It’s fine," Reiger shook his head and glanced at the girl, saying directly, "I have found the item and kept it for you. You can get it from me whenever you need it."
This was not Reiger being greedy for the girl’s belongings.
Although he was not uninterested in the things the girl had brought, he had no intention of studying them.
The reason Reiger did not return the items to her was, firstly, because they were too heavy and cumbersome; secondly, because the girl in her current state could not use them.
So, Reiger temporarily stored them in the storage space of the Dimensional Magic Cube, to be taken out when the girl needed them.
However, it seemed the girl had misunderstood.
"If you haven’t found it, never mind, I don’t even remember what it was," she said in a consoling manner.
Clearly, seeing Reiger empty-handed and not bringing anything up, she must have thought he was lying to comfort her and thus comforted Reiger instead.
Reiger wanted to explain, but seeing the girl’s dazed appearance, he doubted whether she could understand what he was saying.
Right then, Reiger simply shook his head.
"Never mind, just remember to come and get them from me when you need them," he said.
After speaking, Reiger changed the topic.
"Looking at you, you seem to have regained a bit of strength, haven’t you?" Reiger asked, "How is it? Can you move?"
"Yes," Matthew nodded honestly, "Although I haven’t fully regained my strength, I feel that I can do anything now."
...I can do anything?
Why does that sound so improper?
Reiger gave Matthew a rather strange look, and as he watched, suddenly found himself involuntarily gazing at her lips.
Although it was to save someone, he indeed had kissed this central female character of the original story?
He hadn’t felt much at the time, but now, Reiger somewhat recalled that situation.
The girl’s lips weren’t sweet, even a bit cool and salty due to the seawater soaking, but this was Reiger’s first kiss with someone of the opposite sex.
In his previous life, living in such a family environment, although he could have as many women as he could just by beckoning, Reiger had no such desires at the time. He was only keen on traveling the world, going on adventures, without ever thinking of romance.
This life was no different, and until now, he had remained celibate.
As for the original owner of this body, although he had partied with the noble youths from the Spurle Academy, he only dared to make moves, being a sincere country boy with no practical experience. This lack of experience often got him mocked by those young nobles in the group.
Thus, in his two lifetimes, this feeling was quite novel for Reiger.
...
Thinking about it, Reiger didn’t know whether to feel fortunate or sad.
"What’s wrong?"
At that moment, Matthew’s voice entered Reiger’s ears, waking him up.
Looking at the girl’s puzzled and caring expression, for a moment, Reiger felt a bit of dissonance.
"...I always feel that if this gets out, your Guardian might want to kill me," he said with a wry smile.
"What, what?"
Matthew didn’t understand at all and continued to look perplexed.
"It’s nothing, don’t worry about it," Reiger shook his head, saying, "Since you’re feeling better, come with me."
"I will explain the current situation to you and tell you why you have forgotten everything."
As he spoke, Reiger turned around.
"Come on."
Leaving those words, Reiger walked ahead by himself.
Seeing this, Matthew hesitated for a moment, then picked up her shield and followed after Reiger.
The Eight-Legged Blade Assassination Insects, invisible, silently followed, restoring quietness to everything.