Alice Tale in Phantasmagoria

Day two out of the city of Ruffin.

As we approach the Wang capital, a wide and splendid street is maintained.

Not only have they simply mowed the grass, but they have even been laid down in cobblestones.

I'm just concerned about the strain on your horse's leg.

Though the wheel turns well.

"Thank you, uncle. Vegetables are really helpful"

"You can say it. I'm paying for it. I'll have the journey. I'll have it."

And when I got here, there were many carriages going for Ruffin, and now I bought vegetables from the merchant's uncle.

Does the merchant use ice ore to keep the vegetables fresh while traveling, so he doesn't cut the vegetables on the road?

By the way, ice ore is expensive.

Even cheap items cost about 3,000 rooks.

The purchase was dropped off because it hurts for expenses on the journey from Linnal to Wangdu.

For that matter, there's a lot of food on the road.

That's why these misguided merchants are precious.

"Watch out for bandits, huh? From what I've seen, you look like a member of a bunch of beautiful ladies."

There's a mix of legends in there, isn't there?

Such a legend, wow, had a great aberration.

This guy would never do anything if he was attacked by a bandit.

I feel something like that...

"Yes, thank you"

"And besides, ladies, you're going to King's Capital now, aren't you?

"? Yes, it is"

Tilt his neck to the merchant's uncle, who whispered slightly.

"Anything, rumor has it that I've been smelling kina with the western republic lately. You might want to get out of the country before you get into a war."

"War......"

War?

Only on record or video, I know.

Words that don't feel familiar to me.

"That's what happened. Then we'll go. Yes, your daughter is cute, so this is a service."

Laughing, I got one Linnal.

"Duh, thanks."

The casual merchant walked away waving as I bowed.

Speaking of which, was anyone bowing in this world?

Could this be unusual...?

"Ilia, is my greeting unusual?

"No, just wondering if your daughter's hometown was, especially"

I see, look at Cyra.

My hat is still moving piccolorly.

If you're surprised at a few things, you can't do it.

"So what's the greeting for Ilia's hometown?

- That's right.

As I said, Ilia knelt before me.

Put one of your own arms on that raised knee and gently take my hand with the opposite hand.

And...

"- What?"

On the back of my hand, I was kissed.

"Wow..."

I can hear Cyra like I heard her somewhere.

Till was rubbing his eyes as sleepy as ever.

I got my face up.

"Is this how it feels?

Ilia, with her lips gently released, laughs at me with her hands taken.

"Oh, really?"

Yeah, I know.

I know that.

Not a normal greeting. Ya!

"Master Alice is too cute to be in trouble"

……

I knew.

He said he was playing.

It was such an act of nothing. It was a journey.

That night, in the middle of the night when everyone was asleep in the tent, I woke up.

It's a tent that feels a little narrower with more people, but not a problem for the three of them to sleep in.

They're all thin.

Finally, I only prepared a hanging top for the three of us, so me and Till are sleeping together.

I don't know what to say, it was already a decision for Till to be with someone.

Size your body……

The next smallest one is Cyra, but I can't ask you to sleep with Till, who just doesn't know much about her.

So now it's me.

That's all.

There's no point in being weird.

"After that, it's good to hug, but who..."

You're sleeping feeling good.

I gently pulled such a til apart and got out of the top hanging.

When I look in the back, I realize Cyra's not here.

Ilia is asleep.

Well, it wouldn't have been dangerous for these two to be asleep.

I gently slipped out of my tent so the two of you wouldn't wake up.

They say Crane and Krisna are floating twin moons in the night sky.

Sitting instead of sitting on an affordable rock nearby, Cyra looked at it.

"Cyra."

"Ah... Mr. Alice"

When I approached him quietly, the ear of his head - the cat ear - jumped.

Oh, I'm taking my hat.

I even wore it when I went to bed.

Cyra with the cat ear show is cuter than usual.

Ponytail with a fluffy feel, tied with a water-colored bow.

You're typically this hairstyle rather than what the task is.

You look great.

"Next door, is that good?

"Go ahead, embarrass me..."

Why...?

Speaking of which, I'm so used to sitting next to a girl naturally, too.

And, I think, by the edge of the rock that Cyra was sitting on, she makes space.

It's a rock just the right size for the two of us to sit on.

Don't hesitate to let me sit down.

"Can't you sleep?

"Yes... I was wondering what the merchant was talking about today at lunch."

"War?"

Cat ears, puffiness, shrivel.

Wow!

No, no, seriously, seriously...

"My hometown is a rural city in the corner of the Republic..."

"... it is."

"Yes...... you know, the Beastmen are often discriminated against in the kingdom. But even in the Republic, my shoulders are narrow..."

……

Cyra's face, looking up at the moon, leaned down just like her cat ear.

"So when the battle begins… I'm sure it will be our compatriots who will be at the forefront"

……

"Oh, that! I don't know, should the human be out front!? The... I don't know."

"I know, because I know"

Pomp, and I'll stroke your head.

"Ah... doesn't Mr. Alice... care about me?

I guess I don't see it in a discriminatory way.

For me from different worlds, it seems like the Beasts are fresh, but they can't be discriminated against.

Is that what this kid didn't take his hat all the time...

Parents must have been the ones with the biggest weights.

Did you try to be independent in the King's Capital because you didn't want to cause any trouble to that parent?

"I think it's very cute. I'm glad to have a sister."

"Ah..."

Sorry, Cyra.

Because I have good eyes, I can see Cyra turning bright red...

"Well... I was hiding it, that's not why. But... as it turns out, I'm now confessing... inconvenience..."

"Hehe, don't worry? I won't change anything. As I told you then, I want you to be my Smith."

"Mr. Alice......"

Cyra leaned over, so I looked up at the moon the other way.

I'll hear you whimper, and I'll keep stroking your head.

"You don't have to fight all malice. Because I'll carry it. Because Cyra's already like my family."

I don't mean to rest.

I would never flatten my hands back later.

I'm responsible for that word.

"Ugh!

Really, what's malice?

I want to smash you, something you can't see, something you've already done.

"Ugh, shudder, clothes, excuse me"

"Oh, it's okay."

She hugged me and wet herself and wet her clothes.

It's already dirty with Till's Yodale.

For a while, they will, but I will let them stay.

After a short time, Cyra finally woke up and grinned with her hands rubbing her bright red swollen eyes.

"Um... embarrassing..."

"Hehe, maybe."

"Ugh..."

Are you feeling a little better?

"Oh, speaking of which, some kids like Cyra, right?

"Huh!?

I remember Takeshi and Kenji.

Cyra whose face turns bright red again.

"Oh, uh. You've been good to me since I was a little girl... and I'm really glad you're nice to me."

Didn't want to bother you, or...

Somehow, I figured out the words that go on.

"Too much attention."

I'm sorry.

Takeshi, Kenji.

Your actions and thoughts were never in vain.

At least, because I think I've been protecting Cyra's mind the whole time.

Ah, there's a lot of men in this world.

I can't lose.

"Hmm?"

Is that it?

Then why did Cyra want to follow me?

Fundamentally, I don't think I want to bother you.

Seeing Cyra strangely, she somehow told me what she was trying to say.

I wave my neck and hands like I panicked.

"Oh, my God, Mr. Alice... in the cave"

"Cave?"

Is that the landslide?

What do you care about the boundary between life and death?

"... because he seemed like a brother"

――

I'm thrilled...

"Chi, it's not! Mr. Alice is as beautiful as I've ever seen! It doesn't look like a man at all! Swear it! The dust is not masculine either!

"Okay, wait a minute! Either way, I'll stab you in the heart!

What the hell am I gonna do...

If you abandon your mind, you will also have such a grip...

"Um... the atmosphere"

"No... I love that moon"

Change the subject and Cyra looks up at the night sky again.

"Twin Moons?

I look up at the sky, too.

"My good brothers and sisters seem to be chasing me for real fun... I always look up at the night sky and cheer up when I don't like it"

"Really?"

Don't do it, Mr. Moon.

"But from now on, I'm here too, so don't forget, okay?

"Yes, Mr. Alice!

Just for a moment, the night we got to know Cyra and get along.

Such a, nothing-everyday - but a special act of travel.

To Wang Du, almost there.

Hang in there.