Vol 2 Chapter 26: parting

　　 "It seems that there is a place of great danger and great temptation. It really requires me to make the necessary sacrifices."
　　 Mirror Ace’s expression remains unchanged, the souls of the same origin and the unity of the contract, they are collective lives, as long as the subject exists, the death of other individuals will not affect the existence of the collective itself.
　　 Afterwards, Mirror Ace and Ontology Ace exchanged important information in recent months, including the movements of the gloomy believers, the successors of the flow of mind training method, and the overall dynamics of the contractors.
　　 Among the current contractors, some excellent seeds have begun to take shape, but it is still unknown whether they can develop into towering trees.
　　 Ace intends to select suitable people among the contractors to form a wizarding academy and truly establish a strictly managed academic armed wizard organization.
　　 But now, it is not the time to harvest. On the one hand, he is not strong enough to become a formal wizard; on the other hand, the apprentices still need to be trained in blood and tears. A strong organization must have a steel backbone, and the flowers of the greenhouse are unbearable.
　　 "Then ontology, give me a few days, and after dealing with matters on the fortress side, I will go to the Laer Mountains to make peace with you."
　　 With the bow and salute of Mirror Ace, the image gradually disappeared.
　　 The main body Ace watched the image dissipate, and continued to study the activation map and the stomach pouch of the unknown monster.
　　 "Although I know that death is just the return of the individual to the subject, but at the moment when it is possible, I am obviously only a subordinate individual, and I feel a little sad."
　　 Ace, the mirror image of the underground magic laboratory, watched the image disperse little by little, staring sadly at the glass ball painted with runes. A personal shadow appeared above, performing the joys and sorrows of the contractors.
　　 "I manipulate other people's lives on the stage, and I am also manipulated by the subject. The subject is cast into this world by an unknown existence. Who can truly detach?"
　　 Mirror Ace sighed like an aria, boarded the mechanical magic ladder, accompanied by a creaking sound, and left the underground magic laboratory.
　　 "Master Ace, I am so embarrassed to always ask you to buy me a drink."
　　 Sauron rubbed his hands, barked his teeth and said happily.
　　 Let Na shrink into Sauron's arms without saying a word. Since the last time I let Na's emotions exploded, she has become more autistic and rarely communicates with others.
　　 "You are welcome, come and drink!"
　　 Mirror Ace did not want to observe Jeanna today. He just wanted to drink some wine, but found that no one could accompany him, so he could only find Sauron.
　　 As Sauron drank high, his words gradually drifted away, and inadvertently, he said Jeanna's life experience.
"At first... I... I first saw Jeanna. At the foot of the unknown hills of the Laer Mountains. Like fate, the weak and poor Jeanna and the old mule Sauron met. From then on we have depended on each other..."
　　 was able to survive on the edge of the dangerous Lahr Mountains to meet Sauron. Did Sauron save Jeanna, or did Jeanna want Sauron to save her?
　　 Mirror Ace squinted, but couldn't see through Jeanna, what secret was hidden in this pure soul.
　　 He didn't take any further action. Let Na's mystery kept him vigilant enough. If he wanted to study, he had to resist his desires. Unfortunately, he was leaving soon, otherwise he could plan to test Jeanna.
　　 After drinking with Sauron, Mirror Ace walked into Kent Rhone's mansion, and spent a week to draw a huge scroll painting depicting the scenery of the northern fortress, which was given to Kent.
　　 "There are always traces left to prove that I have been here."
　　 Mirror Ace murmured, although he may not disappear, but this kind of exploration with unknown dangers, he is the most critical and reliable tool, and bears the heavy responsibility of dying at a critical moment.
　　 Mirror image is attached to the subject from the beginning. If there is no contract, maybe he will be hostile and even want to replace the subject just like the projection of the blood crow.
　　 After all, there are disagreements when there are thoughts.
　　 Of course, after the two meet, everything will cease to exist.
　　 "Before setting off, the last thing."
　　 Mirror Ace opened the magic book and caught a glimpse of Dana's current situation. She had just finished hunting the monsters and was in a hidden camp outside the north.
　　 Mirror Ace clicked on the companion function and left a message for Dana.
　　 "Tomorrow in the backyard of the hospital, can we meet again?"
　　 Over time, the contractors gradually discovered each other. After contests, disputes, and cooperation, they finally concluded a contract with each other through the magic book, organized a hidden camp, and became a gathering place for the contractors in the demon hunting wilderness.
　　Dana is in the camp. She hasn't hunted low-level monsters with Ace for some time.
　　 Ace always has a lot of things, does surgery and studies spells, and often doesn't see people.
　　Dana felt a little unhappy when she thought of this. She liked the time when the two went to the Northland together, and when they encountered terrible monsters and encountered weird rituals, they collided with Ace's eyes.
　　 The unstoppable heartbeat makes her miss her very much.
　　 The other contractors who hunted monsters with Dana exchanged glances, and the eldest sister was in a trance again!
　　 As the "Steelfist Dana" who has created the only enchanting martial arts at present, in the eyes of other contractors, Dana is a real boss, and it is a rare blessing to follow her to hunt monsters.
　　 It's a pity that the eldest sister always has things on her mind, and she rarely communicates with them on matters outside of battle.
【Ding! 】
　　 [A companion has sent you a new message, please check it! 】
　　 Dana looked at the message that popped up on the interface of the magic book, her heart jumped wildly again~EbookFREE.me~ The more she couldn't ask for it, the more she thought. She has only one companion, and that is Ace!
　　 The other contractors watched Dana suddenly become shy, and then they sorted their things.
　　 "I have an urgent matter, you can handle these monsters at will."
　　 After speaking, Dana left like the wind.
　　 Before the sun set, Dana returned to the fortress panting, not daring to be exposed in the fortress, and ran all the way to the backyard of the hospital.
　　 She saw that Ace was leaning against the corner of the wall, a little lonely inexplicably.
　　 "huhu!"
　　 "Find me to do..."
　　Dana's words were not finished yet, the corners of Mirror Ace's lips moved slightly, with a strange tone, and the magic moved with rhythm, suddenly a gust of wind drifted past.
　　 He hugged Dana and said nothing.
　　 Dana's face turned red, and the steam on her face began to rise.
"What happened?"
　　 she asked flusteredly.
　　 "It's nothing. I haven't seen you for a long time. I miss you very much. Let's go shopping in the fortress tomorrow."
　　 Mirror Ace released Dana, staring at her and said.
　　 "Okay, but what's wrong with you, is there something on your mind?"
　　Dana asked worriedly.
　　 "Nothing, rest early, see you tomorrow!"
　　 The next day, Dana and Mirror Ace walked the streets of the fortress with joy and laughter, until the curfew, they returned to their residences reluctantly.
　　 Early in the morning, Dana knocked on Ace's room door with excitement and ruddy, but found that the room door was empty.
　　 She opened the door, there was nothing but a piece of parchment lying on the bed quietly.
　　Dana opened the parchment, and the beautiful bird said:
　　 "Dana! For some reason, I must leave the fortress for a while, please wait for me."