Almark – Northern Sword, Southern Wand

The story of Fiquet's collapse spread to two more classrooms.

Nelson, Raido, and Pillman were talking about it, but apparently no one was thinking about linking it to Morgan's story yesterday.

Nelson joked.

"Torque, is it because you stuck Fiquet's body in a martial arts tournament?"

That and the torque.

"I guess so. Eston, who fought you, he's twitching."

As a result, there was a tingling air flow between the two of them, and everyone considered Fiquet's condition to be a little sick and fell down, and did not seem to grasp it seriously.

Morgan has been talking about cooking with his buyers today, and he seems to have completely forgotten about himself yesterday.

Almark stayed away from Fiquet as much as he could.

Visit Ilumis on lunch break and tell him that you want him to take the day off.

After a moment of staring at Almark's face, Ilumis forgave me without asking.

At the end of the lesson, Wendy called out when Almark was quickly preparing for his return.

"Oh, Almark. Don't you have a tutorial today for Dr. Illmis?

"Yeah, that's right."

Almark nodded and Wendy's face sparkled.

"Then why don't you come home with me?

"Sorry."

Almark apologizes.

"Not today."

"That's right...."

Wendy with a disappointing face pulled his back hair, but Almark went outside the school building to shake it off.

Ain and I meet in the library before sunset.

Autumn is deepening and the sun is setting faster.

We have to hurry.

When Almark returned to the dorm early enough, he set up his own room and jumped out of the dorm.

By the time Almark arrived at the library, the darkness was trying to dominate the area.

But far west, the sun remains.

Wait a minute.

Ain stood near the library entrance in Almark's words and nodded without hesitation.

Well... I thought the sun would set, so I cooled down. "

And then he smiles and adds.

"But when I said that, I didn't think I was going to wrap my tail around it, so I waited patiently."

"Sorry."

"That's fine. I made it."

That's how Ain turns to the library entrance.

Almark also lined up next to it.

"You're ready. Whatever happens next, it's all your fault."

Almark nods to Ain's words.

Ah.

"Let's go."

The two entered the library side by side.

Tamin sits at the reception as it did yesterday.

I just glanced at the two of them today and said nothing.

They pass by the reception and enter the reading room.

There are a few students left.

Stay in the general library.

The sunlight is still coming in through the lighting window.

Red light, west day.

There was still one student in the library, but they went into a mistake.

After dropping off his back, Ain looks back at Almark.

"Come on, let's go."

Ah.

Each of them was separately positioned to have a good view of the additional bookshelves.

"They say it's only for a moment that it's dark. Don't miss it, Almark."

"It's you. Take a good look at the shelves you can't see from me."

Talk to each other and fine-tune their positions.

And a moment of silence.

"The sun sets."

Ain murmured.

The red light that was plugged in through the lighting window broke off.

Sunset.

There might still be residual light outside, but for a moment, the library was wrapped in darkness.

Almark stared into the darkness.

"There it is."

There it is.

The two shouted at the same time.

Surely there was one book in the darkness that emitted a blurry and pale light.

At that moment, a jingle was made and the lamp on the wall lit up.

The inside of the library becomes brighter again.

Then, with that light, the pale light of the book quickly became indistinguishable.

Did you see that?

Ain said so and approached the book.

"Yeah, I saw it."

As he answered, Almark approached the same book.

It was a dark green cover book with a solid tie.

"Strange Plants."

Looking at the title of the book, Ain murmured, "I still can't."

"Look, I'm right. This is a plant book. Probably the fox is also introduced in this. And it's a fashionable way of explaining the nature of the light accumulation in the book itself."

Thank you so much.

As he answers, Almark wraps his inner tongue around Ain's eyes.

This boy named Ain knows ten as soon as he sees one. And the confidence to affirm it is also amazing.

"I don't feel magic."

Ain said so and took the book without hesitation.

I flipped the page and snorted.

"There it is. It's a fox item. Description of light accumulation action. And it says that the pigment is also used in this book."

"That's the perfect answer."

Almark sighs emotionally.

Ain shakes his head with a sharp face.

"That's right, but it hasn't solved anything. What happened to Fike?"

That's what I'm going to do. I'm going through the pages of the book trying to get some clues.

Looking at that desperate expression, Ain said that it was difficult to say what the responsibility was, but nothing happened, and Almark realized that he was really worried about Fiquet after all.

"Ain, you..."

That said, Almark spoke with surprise.

The book next to the book I took from Ain.

It looks like a book without any freaks, but from there, I feel a strange magic that I haven't felt before.

"Ain"

Almark made a sharp voice.

Get away from there.

Ain looks at Almark.

Slow.

Almark grabs his chest with his left hand and pulls it all at once towards him with one hand.

Guu

Ain looks miserable, but I can't afford to care.

Beyond Almark's gaze, the book opens slowly by itself.

Ain, look.

Looking back, Ain also opened his eyes.

"That's the way it is. But that book."

Ain murmured.

"There was no mark on the back cover. This isn't the library."

Did you see that in that moment?

"Exactly. But what do we do?"

"Touching is definitely bad. Keep your distance... Hey, Almark, what are you doing!

Ain shouted in surprise.

Because Almark was holding the book with his right hand out.

It's not me.

Almark screamed.

It's your hand.

Ain screamed back.

It was definitely Almark's right hand.

I thought Almark's right hand suddenly moved as if it had a separate intention, and I grabbed the book.

Golden snake.

Behind Almark's head, the ring of the snake swayed.

"Let go, Almark!

Ain screams.

From Almark's grasp, a black stain spreads on the surface of the book.

A strange pattern of stains.

I knew Almark.

The day of martial arts competitions.

Copper and silver coins that were the identity of the strange magicians who confronted Almark.

It was similar to the pattern depicted on its surface.

"Chi!"

Ain waves his hand.

A powerful invisible force flies the book.

But it was too late.

Suddenly countless hands stretched out of a book that fell on the floor.

It grabs Almark and Ain.

It is not the flesh that is being grasped.

Al Marc also understood.

It was the soul that got caught.

Immediately, the innumerable hands that dragged the souls of Almark and Ain out of the body disappeared into the book.

After that, silence.

I think the book floats, and it fits in the original place.

And there were only two unconscious bodies left on the floor.