Alice Tale in Phantasmagoria

I knew as soon as I saw the people crossing the street that this day was special.

The city has been vibrant since the early hours of the morning, and there are many outdoor shops in the square.

It would be serious for the merchant because the consumption moves due to gifts for the family, etc.

Whether you're just selling or buying, you must be enjoying a different vibe than usual.

There are also food and beverage stalls in the store, and the fragrant smell and the floating cheers that rise from it are just the festival itself.

At home, I thank my family, my friends, my neighbors, and I celebrate this year's harvest and behave like a meal.

That's Thanksgiving in the kingdom of Arseid.

"It's a festival, I liked it!

I was obsessed with the shaping out of the store.

When I say that nervousness that creeps through board treats with a creepy, creepy painting!

... I can't even count what I shattered in the first stab.

Anyway, I've been out with Ilaria since morning, and I've been heartened by the enthusiasm of the city.

"Lady, did you not speak to Lady Eclair?

Were you shaken?

And stop leaning your neck, Ilia.

"... Kohon, I hung up. But the store seems busy. He said he'd come stay at home at night."

"I see. So you're all staying here today."

"Yeah."

Ame and Lynn, too.

"Your sister's been helping out with the church all morning."

Cyra helps the maid at home.

Maybe it's more fun to be prepared for something like this.

I didn't hang out either, maybe I should have turned to someone who'd do something.

But well, I'm not here to festive alone, you see, because Ilia is here.

"Hehe, sounds like fun, lady?

Well, thanks to Ilaria.

"It's a bad word."

As usual, it's something that comes with a step back, this kid.

You're only trying to set me up.

"Ilaria is stubborn."

"You shouldn't be absent from your position, ma'am."

How much have you followed the parallel line?

"If we were walking in the city this way, how would we be seen?

"Lord and servant, my lady."

"Rejected"

That's not what I want, squire.

"So, superiors and subordinates?

"Get away from the top and the bottom."

"Woman and woman?

……

……

A woman and a woman?

"Mi, you're strangely vivid"

"No, I'm just trying to tell you the facts, but there's a problem?

I'm good at coming off where we're meant to be, Ilaria...

That, too, dare you.

Friends, family, that's why it's good.

Ma ~ no.

"Let's go around the festival together today, shall we, Ilia?

"Yes, ma'am. Speaking of which, it's rare to be alone."

"Really?

"That's right. When I traveled, my daughter and I always acted together."

"Right..."

Till will be gone soon...

Ever since I left Linnal, I've had this kid protect me.

"Thank you, Ilia"

"Thank you… I..."

I almost said that word, so I put my finger on Ilia's mouth and made her stop.

"Don't tell me, Ilia, because I'll let you go whenever you want"

"I'm sorry, it hurts your daughter's heart..."

Ilia was stopping her mouth. She took my hand and said words of apology.

It could have been a legitimate deal, but it's ethically heavy.

Let's leave this deal to Ilaria alone later and beyond.

But I don't want to let go of my connection to the lady.

"... Actually, me too. That's why I won't let Ilaria go forever."

"It's not about being sick, ma'am. It's normal for the Lord, and it's a pleasure for me."

If it weren't for magic, you'd be a child who could live anywhere...

"The lady's heart is so beautiful. I feel very calm and peaceful"

Maybe it's simply because I grew up in those times.

"But lady, have you read the contract carefully?

"When you got Ilia?

"Yes, I can't just be a lady until I'm free."

"Huh! Really!?

"In the presence of the Chamber of Commerce, with the approval of my daughter, I need to reimburse her the amount I bought."

I see, is it necessary to be present in liberation because the Lord does not deceive or fall asleep?

Charms are magic in the world.

The verse was very pissed off by the clan...

Well, Ilia doesn't do that, but that's a common story.

I mean...

"40 gold coins?

"Yes, it's very impossible to think normally, ma'am"

"So, but I seem to be making quite a bit of money right now..."

You're paying Ilaria, too, right?

"It is the majesty of the lady, the power of the lady, not mine. Personally 40 gold coins, etc., very"

Does that mean Ilia isn't going to spend the money I gave her?

Speaking of which, I've been paralyzed lately by the fact that I got white gold coins, mansions, maids, and even more of that makes money, but gold is a pretty good amount.

... That's the amount Ame was earning as she broke her heart.

"Well, then, when Ilia's bad, she's gonna be by my side till she dies, right?

"Yes, but I'm even glad to serve you until this is over."

"Ilia......"

Unexpectedly put his hand on Ilia's cheek and put his face close together.

Kiss...... The look on Ilia's face as close as she wants to be, is glossy and beautiful.

... but this is a public road under heaven.

I could clearly see people coming looking down the street.

"... did you know?

"Yes, but, well, okay,"

Ilia, she's amazing in so many ways...

Still trapped in common sense, I just left the place behind.

And I was - I was gambling.

It is the corner of the festival, Blue Sky Gambling.

It's a casino in a stall. I thought it was amazing.

He pinches a little table and sits face to face with an old man who looks frigid.

"Fuhi, Nee-chan, if I win, make Nee-chan like her body"

Not again!

"Hate, you can like this body as much as Eclair and Klan and your sister and me, so far"

"Ooh... that's quite a lot"

Hmm?

"Ma'am, they think you're a bitch, so you don't have to answer that honestly."

"Oh, yeah?

I was gently slapped in the ear by Ilia from the side.

By the way, I'm ready to accept Mr. Scion, but I've never had a hand or a hand.

"Sort of good, hiccup, either way, big win, let's go on"

Nodding at an old dealer with a creepy grin.

"Sorry, for all these idiots."

It's you, Glasses, who's been calling me.

He's sitting in the player seat next to me.

Next door are two men who have been burdened with heavy debts.

These glasses are always, uh... ottoes that girls say they love each other.

"Never mind, I just hope someone wins"

This is also on the edge of something.

It's a festival gamble, and there's something called a ship that's at your own risk of winning or losing, but got on board.

It smells like squid in the first place, and it's the humans who want to do something about it when they see someone they know look like they're dying on a festive day like this.

"Are you sure if someone over here wins, they'll make it chara?

"Of course, I'm not lying. If this one wins, will you double it? Fuhihi."

"I'm telling you, is that good?

For once, I'll ask you for your glasses.

Glasses you nodded without changing one complexion.

"Oh, my neck spins even as it is now. We just have to win."

The men behind me nod in tears.

"Oh, really..."

Keep up the good work, you guys...

"Well, that's what I'm talking about"

Roger that, Fuhihi.

For that reason, the battle is blackjack.

I thought it was similar to the rest of the world, so I'm not particularly surprised that there is this game.

There are five players: me, Ilaria, glasses, and two men with me.

You just have to beat the frigid dealer one of these is the parent.

"I'll give it to you. Go ahead."

You've already won, you're a sick guy like a toad.

It would be crazy anyway, but if you observe carefully, is it something you can do quickly?

"Wait, it's a one-shot battle. To be fair, let me cut your card again."

"Fuhiko, that's good - hey"

He's one of the most disgusting guys I've ever seen coming to this world.

I plucked a card from an old toad and just hung it up.

... because my hands are getting smaller or I had a hard time cutting my cards unexpectedly.

Ask the neighbor Ilia to cut it too, just in case, and then return the card.

The old man set it on a card shoe.

"Well, let's keep this up."

"... go ahead"

I thought I'd hang up my card one more time with the toad, but I'm not.

You're gonna do it surprisingly and fairly?

No, no way... you can't be optimistic.

The rules are the same and common type as the former world.

To avoid exceeding 21, the number of cards in the cards of the cards in the hand shall be approximated to 21 in total.

And that score outweighs the dealer.

The score of a card is the same value as its number for cards 2 to 10.

All picture tags count as 10.

A (ace) counts as 11 to the extent that the total number of cards in hand does not exceed 21 and, if exceeded, as 1.

So Ace is a pretty strong bill.

"Hihi."

Yeah, I can't physiologically do this guy.

With a disgusting laugh, a toad hands out two cards at a time, including himself.

This time, both parents and players distribute one equally on the table and one on the ground.

And the special rule is that this one lay low until the time of battle.

This is a reciprocal rule for this one-shot battle.

Pretty nervous.

"Hmm..."

The first card in my table that was handed out was 3...

It's subtle.

I have to hit it.

A hit is getting extra cards handed out.

Conversely, when I say that I have had enough and will continue to compete like this, I say stand.

"It's a hit."

"Hit"

"Hit!"

"A hit!

"Fuhihi, hit"

Dealers are also determined by this special rule in the same way as players, and the same way they pull bills.

The first tour was a hit for everyone.

"Stand"

"Huh!?

With a cool familiar voice from the adjacent seat, a grand proclamation of the stand was exchanged.

Stand from the start!?

Are we going to fight now, Ilia!?

Only one card tabulated on Ilaria's hand is a picture card.

Painting cards are the easiest cards to appear because they have 6 sets of cards set on the shoe.

There is certainly a good chance that a card that has been laid down is also a picture tag.

You've already read that Ilia is 20?

Well, no.

Meanwhile, my handbill for hitting and being handed out is... 5.

This... what do we do?

Still low numbers to compete, huh?

3, 5, and one lying down.

I mean, what did this one do...

"... it's a hit"

Still going.

I made up my mind.

"Hit"

"Ugh... Guh, stand"

"Hit, hit!

"Fuhihi, stand"

Did the dealer stop you?

The dealer's hand is eight, seven, and a down bill.

... I have a bad feeling about this.

When the total number exceeds 21, you say bust and you lose automatically, but that's probably not going to happen.

That's how the numbers were handed out to me this time... 2.

Ku... this is too difficult.

Even when it comes to card counting, it's almost impossible to predict from a card shoe with six pairs of cards in a single shot.

Do you have a gift for carrying...

Ame, I should have brought you here!

My cards now are three, five, two, and one lying down.

"... yet, it's a hit!

"Stand"

"Shh, a stand!

Everyone stands except me.

And the cards that were handed out to me, four!

――

Heh, heh!

Oh, well.

I'll do it when I get here!

Blackjack is certainly a game called OK if you put out 21, but there is something called how to put it out.

That makes even the same 21 different in value.

Then we'll have to go.

"- Hit, let me"

I proclaimed with an invincible grin.

I checked my bills, and at some point I get cheers from the gallery where I was gathered.

"Heh heh heh heh, heh heh heh heh heh, ace to six? Aim."

"Hmm, because I'm a contender"

Cards handed out that way.

- Six.

Here it comes. Ahhh!!

A loud cheer ruled the place at first sight.

Heh heh, it seemed like you were out of luck to deal with this me, toad.

"It's a stand."

This put an end to all actions.

"Fuhihi, I'll disclose it from here."

The toad does not hesitate to open his lying down card.

That's - 21 of 6, 7, 8.

Screaming from the neighborhood, screaming.

Yeah, I knew it.

It's not supposed to happen.

"19..."

Glasses You gently opened the bill and shrugged carelessly.

The two remaining men are a pitiful consequence of nothing they can do: bust.

Hey you guys, for once it's our own thing, don't lose easily...

But I'll take care of it!

I'll take your revenge!

That's how the audience's attention got poured into every single point of my hand.

I softly laid my hands on the cards I lay low in the public eye.

Behold, this is the Miracle of the Competitors!!

- Picture bills.

"Hmm?"

Is that it?

Painting bills, was.

Oh?

That's crazy, painting bills?

How many picture tags are there?

Ten?

That brings my total to… 30.

I mean - bust.

The silence, unlike the festival, dominated the venue.

"- Hey, I couldn't"

With my light-hearted grunt, the gallery stumbled because of Nori's goodness enough to think he was a troupe member.

From everywhere I said, "Forgive me because I'm cute! 'Or,' Marry me! 'Such a voice went up, but man no thanksgiving.

"Fuhihi, well hey, all you need is a special entry fee, you're a celebrity. Your husbands will pay for their losses."

Uh-huh, what a lucky time to gamble.

It's pathetic, but I can't do anything more for you...

"- Blackjack"

And a clear voice echoed there.

The attention from the gallery is drawn again to that voice proclaiming from the adjacent seat.

"Huh!?

And I understood the meaning of the word and cheered simultaneously from around me.

The card at hand of the open Ilia is: ACE!

I mean, Ilia is... Natural Blackjack!

And that is...!

"Bye, fool!

A toad is surprisingly blue-faced, but that's what I mean!

"Illia wins!!

The gambling tournament ended with a busy corner of the festival.

The festival we went around really enjoyed.

Gambling also won, and the glasses thanked you.

... Well, I didn't do anything.

There were clothes, accessories, and weapons in the outdoor store, and exotic items were surprisingly enjoyable just to see.

... Well, I think it's tough when it comes to hanging out with genuine girl shopping.

Fortunately, Ilia doesn't do that.

Doing so made me busy touring the food system exclusively.

... Well, anyway, there are limits to this body.

That's what happened, but I'm pretty sure I enjoyed the festival.

Now I'm just sitting on an empty square bench and hitting on a hot dog.

"Kusu, even though the lady is beautiful and classy, she looks like a boy in that place."

That kind of place?

You're about to hit a hot dog with a big mouth?

I was alarmed, but, um, sure...

"Muggle, hmm... disillusioning?

"No, I think she's a very ladylike cutie"

Saying, Ilia wiped my mouth with a handkerchief.

"... please don't be like a child"

"hehe, sorry"

I got embarrassed, so I opened my mouth to eat the rest even bigger.

Seeing how I was like that, Ilia was still smiling.

"Hey, Ilia? That was awesome blackjack earlier!

"Oh, that's a squid"

Buha!

Ilia caresses my back when I accidentally swallowed it.

I moistened my throat a little with the leather bag water bottle I was bringing.

"... eh, Squid Sama!? When!? When I first cut the cards!?

"You can say yes, you can say no"

Ilia stood her finger up to explain that she had a face that I didn't understand.

"Heh heh, you saw the ace while the lady was hanging up her cards with a terrible handle. First, I stashed it in my sleeve when I cut my card."

"I had no idea..."

Besides, the gallery, you mean you even fooled the dealer toad in the eye?

"So, but that just snuck the cards, right?

"Yes, because I knew that at that point in time, even if I did small work on my card, it would be disabled when I got back to that dealer. I hid the trump card here."

"I see..."

"It was at what time to use it next, but the dealer's eyes were just too tight to replace it well inside"

I guess that is.

"And to be honest, it wasn't a battle I had to win, so I thought if I enjoyed it, that would be fine."

"Right."

Sorry about the glasses, but I deserve those.

"But the lady attracted your attention, so the devil stabbed her."

The devil gave it to you?

"That's right, ma'am, there's a hua."

"Heh?

Ilia, horrible child...

But well...

"... Ilia, you've changed since we first met."

Second, I remember when I first met him.

I had a slightly stiff impression of what it was back then.

That's the tea-eye now, because the demon stabbed him.

"Perhaps so. Being able to dream of tomorrow is such a great way to colour every day… I'm happy."

Don't take advantage of me.

"Heh heh! Just a few more moments, please. A little more, until the lady gets stronger."

Gu Long...

Till said that one day.

Perhaps the power of Ilia will cross the icedragon or the white dragon?

Magic just to support it.

... you might not be able to do it in a secondary position.

My magic is already out of the ordinary at the moment.

Hmm?

Speaking of which...

"Hey Ilia! Could Ilia transform!?

Let's hear what's at stake.

'Cause that's what it is!

"Transformation? Huh, come on, what do you think?

"Eh, Ilia's an asshole"

"The lady is too cute"

Yikes.

Well, Ilia's secrecy didn't start now.

I wonder if I can dig into people's past and secrets.

But how could someone as precious as Ilia have been banished?

Like in an elf, is there also in a dragon?

Did something happen there?

Or simply because the power of the ancient dragon is too great to be handled by anyone?

Whatever the reason, maybe something sad happened...

I feel that way...

"... Ilia! If something sad happens, I'll take it from you!

Jump into this chest!

"I thought it was a little too thin to jump in..."

"It's not that thin!?

Your dreams are packed!?

But whether it's thin or not, I'm pretty sure your overall physique is too luxurious.

I'm not in the mood to take girls seriously.

On the contrary, they're going to lighten the princess's hug...

I had a dream that I wanted to hold the girl for you, too.

"... let's muscle it"

"I don't think I can muscle a lady in the first place..."

You don't?

But I think it's forbidden to have a crack in the stomach.

That's a tough one...

"Come on, it's time to go home, lady. It's cold out there."

Encouraged by Ilia, who rose from the bench.

Sometimes morning and evening the breath whitens.

Though the noon temperatures aren't that cold, you thought long outings would hinder my health.

"Right."

I got a prank when I saw the hand offered to escort me.

When I took that hand and stood up, I wrapped it around my arms and leaned over.

Ilia looks a little surprised.

Unusual.

Huh, men sometimes go hard, don't they, Ilia?

"Warm, Ilia"

"... yeah, really"

I get a strong grip back on my gripped hand.

"Yes, Ilia."

"It's the lady's fault."

"Uh."

The sun was shading, but I did not feel the cold surrounded by the festive fervour and the warmth of Ilia.

Everyone and he are snuggling up with family and lovers today, so we won't even look so weird.

Besides, the mansion runs through a quiet residential neighborhood and is built on a hilltop, making the journey home difficult to see.

"Lady."

"Hmm?"

A little serious, Ilia gave a slightly dizzy voice.

"I hear one of the reasons the elves don't come out inside is the difference in time to live with other species"

Is that right?

Is Till 287 now?

Though it breeds air that has already abandoned the world.

100, 200 years from now, neither your sister nor Lady Kranseska will be here.

I tried not to think about it, but it hurt my chest when I was pointed out.

You mean it's hard to get involved with people and that's why it's hard to break up?

But when I talk about next year, I also say that ghosts laugh.

I can't help but say what happened earlier.

"Thinking about it makes me a little worried."

"Phew."

I thought I'd say something with a gloomy face.

Hear my laugh and Ilia looks suspicious.

"By the time I've lived that long, this I'll already be the great wizard of legends"

That's the best thing ever.

I'm over Till, for sure.

"You may even be knitting the magic of space-time travel"

"Lady..."

"If I miss you, I'll go back in time to see your sister."

Now me and that 200 years from now, would I be looking different?

As far as Till goes, I don't think so either.

Then I'll switch with me in this day and age, sweeten your sister with all my might, and then I'll go home.

Besides, isn't Eclair gonna live a time like mine?

Demons, that magic.

I don't think it's normal life expectancy.

I'm not so pessimistic about the future.

"I think she was more of a child to worry about herself, but Ilaria was"

"I... I, too, change every day"

Wandering her gaze a little, Ilia shifted her eyes shyly as she was.

It warmed my heart when I saw it.

"Thanks."

So day-to-day gratitude, future gratitude and all sorts of flipping things.

"Keep it up, Ilia!

naturally accompanied by a full smile, conveying thoughts.

"- Yes... Yes"

Ilaria shrugged.

"Ha, ha!?

Suddenly, that's already forcefully - lips to lips.

I just didn't expect Ilia to do this, so I can't keep up with my thoughts.

Even if I say defenseless and full of gaps, I only want you to forgive me this time.

'Cause it's Ilia!?

The super close Ilia's face in my sight, which remained surprisingly open, had left something glowing lightly in her eyes because of her mind, uplifting its cheeks.

"Hmm!?

Hey, long time!

Plus...... deep!!

This feels so-called French!

Returning from surprise, he was not released after checking the situation, he was not willing to resist and was exchanged, but he was left, and he was about to melt too long, and now his head was about to boil, and he was finally released.

- It was too deep and drew a glowing line a little further apart.

"Oh, ah...?

"Kusu."

Ilia peered at me with a little devil's face and made me crawl through my tongue.

"You're too cute, lady."

... On this day, I signed with Ilia for my first and greatest treason.

Usually submissive, just a blow from a perfectly behaving squire.

"This punishment is… expensive, from"

I'm so full of losing in front of your husband.

"Jesus, My, Lady"

And, in the end, I couldn't break the look on Ilia's face with pleasure.

Such a holiday surprise together.

Doesn't fit the thrill......

Oh, too!!

Really, I'm surprised...

- But I really enjoyed it, so let me forgive you.