After leaving Las Vegas, Shizuku brought Esmaria and Tamamonomae to a small hill in the nearby Gobi Desert. Fortunately, although there were hills and small trees here, they did not encounter the idiot in a white suit who was digging a hole to bury the postman.
Well, although it’s impossible to encounter it.
And here, Shizuku finally heard about Esmaria from her. She was born in a small village in Portugal. Because of her outstanding singing voice, she became a member of a touring band and performed in countries around the world.
Of course, as Esmaria said, her troupe was only a slightly famous troupe, not that famous. But when they arrived in the United States, a group of people suddenly found them and forcibly took Esmaria away. Esmaria didn't say much about the situation of the other people in the troupe, but looking at the shadow between her eyebrows, it was clear that it would definitely not be a good ending.
"So the one who arrested you was Ricardo... Well, I have heard of his name. So why did he arrest you?"
"This... I'm actually not sure..."
While carefully holding the drink in her hand, Esmaria looked around in surprise. Although the girl was already very surprised that Shizuku took her up to the sky, what she did after landing made Shizuku even more stunned. Because she felt uncomfortable in the wilderness, Shizuku snapped her fingers, and the next moment a huge container appeared out of thin air in front of the girl.
After following Shizuku and Tamamonomae into the container, Esmaria discovered that it was actually a beautifully decorated guest room. There were not only soft sofas and carpets, but also beautiful crystal chandeliers and beds. It didn't feel like the wilderness at all, but more like a luxury suite in a hotel.
"He seems to be researching something... He always asks me to sing in front of the instrument... But the details... Sorry, I'm not sure."
"No need to apologize, I was just asking."
Shizuku smiled slightly at Esmaria who lowered her head with some uneasiness.
"Anyway, since he's the guy who would do anything to catch a little loli, he must be no good. I don't care what he wants to do."
Having said that, Shizuku paused and changed the subject.
"What are you going to do next? Do you want to go back to the village? I can take you back to Portugal. By the way, we can also go and see the scenery of Portugal. It would be nice to take a trip there."
“Is this… okay?”
Esmaria stared at Shizuku's suggestion with her eyes wide open in surprise, and Shizuku nodded.
"Of course, being gentle to cute girls is my motto. It just so happens that we originally planned to travel around, and we haven't been to Portugal yet. There's nothing wrong with stopping by and taking a look."
To be honest, if Shizuku hadn't known that the little cutie in front of her was from Portugal, she probably would never have gone to Portugal in her life - what else is there in that damn place besides football?
She has no interest in football.
But Shizuku is very interested in cute girls.
As for the piece of debris, Shizuku no longer cared. Love comes or not, the fragment is not as important as a cute girl, right?
Especially after seeing a bunch of American women who looked like they were 20 years old at the age of 12, and then looking at this girl in front of her with fair and tender skin, sweet and lovely face, wine-red eyes and long silver-white hair, like an angel, it really made Shizuku feel like she had finally gotten out of hell.
After all, every Chinese person loves white-haired girls, so how can a fragment be better than a white-haired loli?
Actually, Shizuku wanted to take Esmaria to Japan, but she also took her feelings into consideration. Esmaria didn't tell Shizuku about her family situation, so Shizuku didn't know if Esmaria had any family in Portugal. If so, she could let her stay there. If not, then she could take her to Japan - after all, going to Japan is completely different from coming to the United States. Esmaria can speak English and Portuguese, but definitely not Japanese.
So Shizuku did not make an invitation immediately. After all, the two parties had only known each other for half a day, and Esmaria was forced to stay here, so she must be very sensitive about this. If she were to take her halfway around the world, the girl would probably become even more uneasy.
Shizuku was naturally experienced in how to seduce... attract others. After deciding on her next itinerary, Esmaria finally put her mind at ease and fell into a deep sleep on the bed. After all, she was still a child, and she was tired after tossing around for so long. After getting on the bed, she closed her eyes and soon fell asleep.
Watching Esmaria fall asleep, Shizuku stood up and walked to the sofa. Noticing her movement, Tamamonomae, who was curled up on the sofa, also looked up at her curiously. Shizuku reached out and gently touched Tamamonomae's little head.
"Take care of her. I'm going to go out for a while."
After saying this, Shizuku left the container and walked to a hillside not far away. Looking at the brightly lit Las Vegas at night on the horizon in front of her, Shizuku sighed and then spoke.
"Okay, come out."
As she finished her words, a black shadow appeared out of nowhere and appeared beside Shizuku. It was a tall, skinny man wearing a white coat and a strange mask on his face. Just from the stench of sulfur emanating from him, one could already tell his true identity.
This is a demon.
"What are you doing here? Tell me quickly. It's late at night. Are the neighbors still asleep?"
Shizuku retracted her gaze and turned to look at the demon next to her. She had long been aware that the demon had been watching her from the side, but she did not dare to act rashly because of Tamamonomae's evil aura.
Of course, monsters from different places are not interchangeable, just like the tigers in Daxing'anling and the lions in the African grasslands, if nothing unexpected happens, they will never meet each other in a thousand years. But carnivores are carnivores, and they will know that the other party is not easy to mess with when they meet for the first time.
The same is true for Tamamonomae. After all, he was once a famous demon. Although his demonic power was greatly reduced due to the ambush by Shuten-doji, he had eaten and drunk a lot in North America with Shizuku during this period, which was considered to have replenished a lot of vitality. Although he has not yet recovered to the level of killing people and demons, he is not bad.
With the power of this demon, of course he didn't dare to get entangled with the other party and could only watch secretly like this.
But Shizuku doesn't want such a pervert to follow her and others like a stalker, so the right thing to do is to solve the problems as soon as possible.
"That girl..."
The demon stared at Shizuku and spoke in a low voice. However, before it could finish, it was interrupted by Shizuku.
"That girl is mine."
Having said that, Shizuku stared at the demon and narrowed her eyes.
"That's it. Do you have any other questions?"
“…”
Faced with Shizuku's impolite answer, the demon's aura changed slightly, but after hesitating for a moment, it nodded obediently and stepped back - however, the demon did not see the cold light that flashed in the sky at this moment.
“Swish!”
The next moment, a pitch-black sword fell from the sky and pierced through the demon's body, nailing it to the ground. Then a cold wind suddenly blew, and the biting cold with white frost turned the demon in front of him into an ice sculpture in the blink of an eye. Then its body was torn apart in an instant, and its soul was sucked into the interior of Frostmourne with a sad scream.
"snort."
Watching the demon disappear in front of her, Shizuku couldn't help but snort. Of course, she saw that the other party was about to give in, but if she thought that giving in would let it go, she would be too naive. After all, it was a demon. It didn't mean it would always give in, and even if it bowed to you in front of you, you didn't know what it was up to behind your back. The best way to deal with a demon is to kill it as soon as possible, so that it won't come back to trouble you in ten or twenty years.
It is because humans lack this kind of understanding that they are fooled by the devil.
Thinking of this, Shizuku put away Frostmourne, stretched, and walked towards the container - since there was already an unexpected surprise, there was no point in staying here, so she decided to pack up and continue her journey.
The next morning, Shizuku drove Esmaria and Tamamonomae to New York. Esmaria was born in Portugal, and according to the current itinerary, the best way was to go to New York first, then take a boat or plane across the Atlantic Ocean and then arrive in Lisbon.
By the way, the next day, Shizuku heard from the car radio that the hotel tycoon who had abducted Esmaria had suddenly passed away. Shizuku was not surprised at all. Since the other party was colluding with the devil, according to the nature of Westerners, it is very likely that he had signed a contract with the devil. If the devil who signed the contract with him was killed by him, then of course that guy would have no choice but to die... This is also normal.
As for why he kidnapped Esmaria, it was obvious that there was no reason now, but Shizuku didn't care about that. In short, since the person was dead, it meant that no one would bother Esmaria anymore, which was better than anything else.
In this way, the three of them had a smooth journey and soon arrived in New York.
"Okay, Manhattan is ahead."
While driving, Shizuku did not forget to talk to Esmaria beside her.
"I've already booked a hotel. Let's go to the hotel and rest. I'll take you around New York. Then we'll take a plane to Lisbon. Is that okay?"
"No."
Esmaria shook her head at Shizuku's question, then she looked at the girl next to her and smiled gratefully.
"Thank you so much, big sister."
"You're welcome. It's just a slight modification of the travel route for me anyway... Hmm? What's wrong?"
Suddenly, at this moment, Shizuku found that the car next to her suddenly stopped. Then the car behind her couldn't dodge and rushed into it. Not only that, the pedestrians on the sidewalks all looked up at the sky in surprise, and some even raised their cameras, as if taking pictures.
At the same time, Shizuku found that the light around her began to become much dimmer.
"Big sister? What's wrong?"
"I don't know either. It can't be that UFOs have invaded the Earth..."
Shizuku parked the car aside in confusion and looked up, but obviously, she didn't see any UFO as big as a city above her head - well, this is understandable. After all, this is a world of ghosts and spirits, not some alien sci-fi world.
However, the dim light around was indeed unusual. It didn't seem like a simple cloudy day, but more like...
"Oh, a solar eclipse."
Shizuku raised her eyes again and saw the sun hanging in the sky. However, the sun was not as bright as usual, but was blocked by the dark shadow, leaving only a halo.
Shizuku was naturally not interested in the solar eclipse, so she curled her lips and returned to the car.
"What's going on, big sister?"
"Oh, nothing."
Looking at Esmaria in front of her, Shizuku shrugged.
"It's just a solar eclipse. It's just that Americans are uneducated and are making a fuss about it..."
“Bang!!”
However, before Shizuku could finish her words, there was a loud crash on the roof of the car, which startled Tamamonomae and Esmaria. Shizuku also frowned and looked around.
"Who the hell is this? How dare he throw rocks at my car? Are you tired of living?"
“Boom! Boom!!”
However, before Shizuku finished her words, several black shadows flashed by and hit the hood of her car, causing Esmaria to scream. It was then that Shizuku realized that what hit her car was nothing but fist-sized hailstones!
hail?
It’s summer now! ?
Before Shizuku could come to her senses, she heard cries and shouts all around. Countless hailstones fell from the sky like meteorites and hit the entire New York City. For a moment, the people on the street screamed and cried, covering their heads and running away, trying to avoid the attack of the hailstones.
When Shizuku saw this, she was completely confused.
What is going on?
Could it be that the world has turned from a supernatural movie into a disaster movie?