The Witch's Legacy

———— Aram Village.

The village is located in the Mezas Territory, on the border of the Dragon-Affiliated Kingdom of Lugnica, not far from the Roswaal Mansion.

This village is very small, small enough to be comparable to the once sparsely populated Oni village.

Therefore, the area of Aram Village is estimated to be not much different from that of the Roswaal Mansion.

After all, there are only about two hundred residents in this village.

With such a small population, it's no surprise that the village is small in size.

However small it may be, this is still part of the territory of the Mezas Territory.

In addition, it was very close to the mansion of Earl Roswaal, the lord of the territory, so Rem and Ram often used it as a shopping Key Points and visited it countless times.

Therefore, the villagers were already very familiar with Rem and Ram, and they wouldn't find it strange to see two girls dressed as maids walking around.

In this situation, it was Fang Li's arrival that drew curious glances from the surrounding villagers from time to time.

Under these gazes, Fang Li began to look around.

Is this the village?

Fang Li had only been at the Roswaal Mansion for a few days.

As a distinguished guest of Earl Roswaal, Fang Li had naturally never been to Aram Village.

If it weren't for Rem and Ram leading the way, Fang Li might have taken a long time to find this place.

Here, Fang Li could sense something unusual in the air.

"This is..."

Having already acquired the ability to detect things that do not exist in his field of vision, Fang Li's Mystic Eyes of Death Perception quietly appeared.

Under the gaze of the Ice-Blue Demon Eyes, Fang Li could see clearly.

Around Aram Village, near the edge of the forest, there were crack-like lines in the air.

That is neither the Death Lines of air nor the Death Lines of space.

"A barrier?"

Yes.

That's the Death Lines of the barrier.

"I see."

Fang Li suddenly realized.

"Is that the barrier surrounding Aram Village?"

There is indeed a barrier around the Aram Village.

Based on his memories from the original story, Fang Li knew that it was to prevent the Demon Beast in the forest from breaking in and harming the villagers.

The Demon Beast" here refer to external enemies of humans who possess magical powers.

Created by a witch, they now roam the world and are considered more threatening beasts than wild animals.

If Demon Beast were to break in, not only would ordinary villagers be in danger, but even beings like mages would be at risk.

Recalling the memories from the original work, Fang Li did not cancel the manifestation of the Mystic Eyes of Death Perception. Instead, he opened his Ice-Blue Demon Eyes and followed the Death Lines of the barrier, letting his gaze sweep around.

Until a certain direction is reached.

Over there?

Fang Li immediately lifted his feet and walked forward.

During this process, Rem and Ram kept asking the surrounding villagers for information, and only arrived when Fang Li started to take action.

Fang Li simply walked towards his destination, asking Rem and Ram who were rushing over without turning his head.

"So, did you find the puppy?"

When Fang Li discovered the curse within Rem, this is what Rem said.

"Rem was accidentally bitten by a puppy."

In this world, although there are various types of Curse Arts, they all share one common triggering condition.

That means one must come into contact with the one who cast the curse in order to be cursed.

With his knowledge of the original plot, Fang Li confidently told Rem and Ram on his way here.

"That puppy is a Demon Beast, and it is the source of the curse Rem."

Therefore, after arriving in Aram Village, Rem and Ram began to inquire about the whereabouts of the puppy.

At this moment, in response to Fang Li's question, Rem simply shook her head, giving a rather regretful reply.

"No, the puppy is gone."

According to Rem, she communicates with the villagers every time she comes to Aram Village to make purchases these days.

The Witch Cult is lurking in the shadows, and it's highly likely they'll choose Aram Village, the closest place to the Roswaal Mansion, to plant spies or even use it as Key Points. So, following Roswaal's orders, Rem did her due diligence on the villagers beforehand.

It was during this process that the Curse Arts active in the shadows seized the opportunity and, through constant contact with Rem, left a large number of spells on her.

Immediately afterwards, the other party used the power of the Demon Beast in the forest that could cast curses to cast Curse Arts on Rem. As if triggering a chain reaction, it activated all the spells in Rem's body, resulting in a powerful curse that even Beatrice could not remove in a short time.

"I'm afraid the Curse Arts who controlled the Demon Beast had planned this all along and destroyed part of the barrier around Aram Village beforehand."

Ram said decisively, "Therefore, part of the barrier around Aram Village must have failed."

Ram's judgment was correct.

What Fang Li is looking for is the location of the nullified part of the barrier.

Before long, the three of them arrived at a corner of Aram Village.

This area borders directly to the forest and is enclosed by a wooden fence.

On the other side of the fence, the trees closest to us are all inlaid with crystals.

Rem suddenly pointed in a direction.

Look there!

Fang Li and Ram immediately looked over.

On one of the trees, the crystal embedded in the wood had completely lost its effectiveness and become dull and lifeless.

"It seems that the puppy has returned to the forest." Ram made his judgment as decisive as ever, saying, "Since the Demon Beast can't be found, it will be difficult to find the Curse Arts who controlled Demon Beast."

However, in response to Ram's statement, Fang Li directly gave this sentence.

"No, that Curse Arts should also be hiding in this forest."

With that, Fang Li climbed over the fence and headed straight for the forest area.

"Lord Fang Li?!"

"Are you crazy?!"

Rem and Ram were both startled, but without hesitation, they also jumped over the fence and caught up with Fang Li.

"Lord Fang Li, please go back quickly," Rem said as she chased after him. "It's too dangerous for you to be doing this."

"You're really courting death," Ram said bluntly. "You actually plan to barge into a forest inhabited by Demon Beast? Do you think you're Lord Roswaal?"

Although their accounts differed, both sisters were trying to persuade Fang Li to go back.

However, Fang Li spoke with an arrogant and boastful tone.

"Don't worry, I'm much better at this than investigating all over the villages."

"So, let's begin welcoming the arriving guests."

Upon hearing this, Rem and Ram held their breath simultaneously.

The Oni ' exceptional sense of smell allowed both sisters to detect it.

"The smell of a wild beast..."