Raven Slaughter Trial

Ash had a very bad habit: once a relationship became close—by his standards—he liked to throw an arm around people's shoulders.

Igula despised this, but after smacking the back of his hand a few times, he stopped bothering. When Ash slung an arm around the Fraudster's shoulders, there was always this sense that they were two little cats: Ash was a tanuki cat, and Igula was a Ragdoll Cat.

Harvey did not really care, but Ash actually did not dare put an arm around his shoulders much. When walking with Harvey, Ash felt like he was a husky that looked a lot like a wolf, while Harvey was a wolf that looked a lot like a husky.

Tama Hill did not really care either, but just like his nickname, when Ash walked with him, he felt like he was a pigeon, and Tama Hill was a crow. The hand Ash reached out was like a pigeon's wing, never able to truly grasp Black Crow.

Back then, he had vaguely sensed that Tama Hill was a bird who would not be bound by emotion.

"We," Ash exhaled a turbid breath and first exchanged a look with Igula. The latter silently nodded, having already used a Miracle to confirm that this Black Crow was real. Then Ash glanced at the group of Black Feather Artificers eyeing them like prey and said, "will help you deal with them first, then go find Silver Lamp."

"No." Black Crow said seriously, "Silver Lamp has already been preparing on the Bottom Layer for hours. Every second you delay now is the same as pushing Senro's destruction one second closer."

"I heard this news three hours ago, but Tano Mu was right here, so I could only stay. I originally wanted to kill Tano Mu and then