The chains moved with the heavy sound of Jalari.
A white, furry wolf hungry with her front legs aligned, raised her face and patted her nose.
Pale pigmented eyes captured the approaching black-haired girl student.
"...... Almark"
At a distance, Layla called out in a small voice.
"You're Almark."
The sun had already begun to shine after school.
Behind the dormitory where the shadow of the implant lengthened was the wolf.
The wolf, soft as white cotton wool, was chained together and stood with a face as if he was thinking of something.
When she was called, she stared at Leila with her face quietly raised from her stomach. Leila tries to read something from her face, but she doesn't get any information from the sophisticated wolf's face.
The wolf, who had been staring at Leila's face for a while, turned away and put his jaw on top of the stacked front legs.
Keep your eyes closed.
"Almark"
Leila called again and tried to get close to the wolf.
The next moment, the wolf raised its face.
I peeled my fangs and roared low.
Leila unexpectedly stopped at the expression that revealed the ferocity of the wildness.
"...... Almark?"
Still, as he tried to get closer, the wolf quickly stood up. Low stance. Hostility.
It is more dangerous than this.
Layla knew that too.
Leila, you shouldn't get too close.
Because she was focused on the wolf, she was suddenly called out from behind, and Layla's body trembled and looked back.
Wendy
Wendy was worriedly clouding her face behind Leila.
"Some of the students got bitten and seriously injured trying to prank her."
Is that so?
Leila slowly stepped back while still looking at the low-roaring wolf.
I heard he was a smart wolf.
I'm smart, but I've been acting a little weird lately.
Wendy looked painfully at the wolf.
"Suddenly barking and running around like crazy. It's kind of unsettling."
Having said that, Wendy looked at Leila strangely.
Leila didn't know about Almark.
"Um... what should I say?"
Layla put her arms together.
Even Ain, who understood well, was quite confused by Layla's story. Wendy is a smart girl too, but how far can we talk?
At that time, the blonde class member showed his face from the shadow of the implantation.
"Hey, guys, what are you two doing?"
"Ah, uh... two pairs of Wallis"
Wendy's expression relaxed.
Um, how's Almark doing these last few days?
When Wendy said that, I heard a loud noise from her.
Layla looked back at you, and the wolf was about to strip out her fangs and rush towards you.
"Watch out, Layla!"
Wendy pulled Layla's arm.
With a beastly roar, the wolves rushed towards Layla and were blocked by something shortly before they got there.
"This wolf hasn't turned out yet."
Wallis said as if his nose was blurred.
The wolf was blocked by an invisible wall built by Wallis.
The wolf barked violently at Layla, still irritated, as if hitting an invisible wall.
"... what happened, Almark?"
Wendy says anxiously.
"I used to be more quiet."
I guess so.
Wallis shrugged his shoulders.
It's been like this to me for a long time.
As if the words had been heard, the wolf roared loudly and long.
"How dare you bark at your students like this"
After seeing the wolves sadly, Wendy touched the invisible wall separating herself from the wolves.
"But Wallis, this is incredibly magical." You can use such magic. "
Oh, this is it.
Wallis smiled back at Wendy's surprised face.
"Actually, I started studying magic a little before I came to this college." That's why, well, that's about it. "
Layla silently heard the words.
Wallis is certainly good.
However, at this time of freshly enrolled first-year students, advanced magic like invisible walls could be used.
The magic Layla used earlier to protect the purple flowers requires a higher level of technology than the invisible shields commonly used by junior high school students because of the breadth and persistence of the range.
I was studying magic a little bit, it's not magic that I can learn by myself.
Leila glanced at Wallis with a cool smile.
"What's the matter, Leila?"
“No, nothing.”
Layla shook her head.
Your magic is amazing.
"I hear you can use it a lot too, Layla Cougan."
Wallis said that and smiled calmly.
"I think I'll get a good stimulus."
I don't know about that.
The wolf barked violently while the two of them had such a conversation.
"Hey, both of you. When I'm here, Almark gets so excited, I feel sorry for him."
Wendy says that and asks the two of them to stay away from the kennel.
"Let's go where you can't see."
That's right, I can't hear you.
Wallis agrees and starts walking.
Leila glanced back at the wolf as she followed suit.
Although the three of them stopped barking because they were some distance apart, the wolves were watching Layla and the others all the time as they skipped their fangs and curled low.
"Recently, things have just changed."
In response to Wendy's words, Layla turns to her.
It's the same with Almark, but it's a funny whisper.
Oh, that's it.
Wallis nodded.
Rumors are rumors, but they seem to be spreading a lot.
Whispering voice?
Layla broke into two conversations.
"What are you talking about?"
Ah, uh...
Wendy mouths a little confused.
"There's a rumor that if I sit alone on the sofa on the third floor of the dormitory at night, I can hear a funny voice..."
I had never heard of Leila.
Was there such a rumor when I was in first grade?
Leila didn't know much about it because she had little interaction with other students since then.
I wonder if that's the couch in the back of the hallway on the third floor.
"Yeah, I think that's it."
What kind of voice is that?
"That's a lot of rumors."
Wendy looked at Wallis with a troubled face.
Yeah.
Wallis nodded too.
"It seems that it varies depending on the person who heard it." There were stories of someone speaking ill of themselves, parents yelling at their parents, howls of wolves heard in the woods before, and then Wilmary-sensei's sermon. "
I said that and laughed thinly.
“In any case, it doesn't sound very pleasant.”
Hmmm.
Layla nodded and turned her head around.
Unheard rumors.
I think this is leading to something.
Almark doesn't know if he's back in the wild or what, but he's not talking about anything more than a bark of hostility.
It would be more constructive to try to hit you.
Sofa in the back of the third floor.
I wonder what that was.
Leila felt something caught up, but her memories didn't get through.
It was as if something was interfering with them.
It could be Ube's magic.
Layla thought about it.
Maybe he's trying to prevent me from realizing that there's something there.
I wonder when it's midnight.
Layla's words clouded Wendy's face.
”I don't know the details... but if I find it, it'll be so late that Maia will be very angry with me”
Yeah.
Leila, are you going?
"I don't know."
Leila tried her best to answer without hesitation.
"I was just curious."
“I'm not going to be a scumbag, I'm not going to be a rumor like that.”
Wallis said with a smile.
"I don't recommend it very much, Leila."
Thank you for your advice.
Layla replied.