Dinner with a new collaborator, Nair.
Nair, who lived in a village near Samarial, apparently knew Samarial's specialty, the cake, and was hitting me with little wings along with ho-ho-ho-ho-ho-ho-ho-ho-ho-ho-ho-ho-ho-ho-ho-ho-ho-ho-ho-ho-ho-ho-ho-ho-ho-ho-ho-ho-ho-ho-ho-ho-ho-ho-ho-ho-ho-ho-ho-ho-ho-ho-ho-ho-ho-ho-ho-ho-ho-ho-ho-ho-ho-ho-ho-ho-ho-ho-ho-ho-ho-ho-ho-ho-ho-ho-ho-ho-ho-ho-ho-ho-ho-ho-ho-ho-ho-ho-ho-ho-ho-ho-ho-ho-ho-ho-ho-ho-ho-ho-ho-ho-ho-ho-ho-ho-ho-ho-ho-ho-ho-ho-ho-ho-ho-ho-ho-ho-ho-ho-ho-ho-ho-ho-ho-ho-ho-ho-ho-ho-ho-ho-ho-ho-ho-ho-ho-ho-ho-ho-ho-ho-ho-ho-ho-ho-ho-ho-ho-ho-ho-ho-ho-ho-ho-ho-ho-ho-ho-ho-ho-ho-ho-ho-ho-ho-ho-ho-ho-ho-ho-ho-ho-ho-ho-ho-ho-ho-ho-ho-ho-ho-ho-ho-ho-ho-ho-ho-ho-ho-ho
But I stopped Eva from trying to add cake without realizing it, even as I was stunned at her for eating too much advice and not being able to move.
... As early as possible, I'm beginning to suspect that Nair is the one with her.
When I said that to her lying on the desk as the owl looked, she was pissed off, "Oh no!?"
And at night. At a time when everyone would be asleep, I even looked at a notebook written about an earlier generation of brave men, relying on the tiny lights of a candle.
"... No, I can't read at all"
Everywhere, because it is eaten by insects, I don't understand the full text written at all.
I'm trying so hard to load the notebook to find out the connection between Evil Dragon and Eva's curse, but the result is no progress whatsoever.
Even Nair ends up saying, "Doesn't it matter at all?"
"Phew Phew, Phew Hi..."
"I wonder why this guy is occupying my bed in the first place"
If you're going to sleep, I want you to sleep in the shape of an owl, but more importantly, this guy is what he is - falling asleep in the shape of a brunette girl.
I took my eyes off a little bit and there was no time to stop because this was happening.
I sigh as I futon her with a sloppy grin about what I'm dreaming about.
"Oh, I'm so glad you came."
Let's take a big look at it today.
I can sleep while I sit. [M] Sit back in the chair again and reread the notebook.
"According to Nair's decryption, there were many victims before his predecessors defeated the Evil Dragon."
Others say that some Samarian people were buried alive in rubble until the end of the battle?
That's not why it has anything to do with the curse, so this won't matter either.
"... maybe it really doesn't matter, as Nair says"
First, you might want to trump the link between evil dragons and curses and explore another cause.
Tomorrow, why don't you tell Nair about my situation and Eva to Mr. Alk and Amako, and then I'll ask Eiri and everything?
Magical things depend on Nair, and I do what I can.
"Amako, you'd be mad"
Maybe he's already mad.
That kid, he's scared when he gets angry... It is very similar to the law that people who are usually rarely angry are scared when they are clean.
Tomorrow, when Nair hears about me, I'm sure she will. [M]
Will Mr. Alk laugh and flush it?
Either way, I've decided I have to apologize for making you worry the next time I see you.
"... Ha."
While I'm at it, you worry too much.
Place the notebook on your desk and cover your eyes with your hands.
"Time to go to bed..."
I came tired of my eyes, and I have to practice tomorrow and in the morning.
Stand up carefree and grab the uniform you have on your chair.
At the very least, let's put the uniform on the wall and then go to sleep - I think so, and as I travel to the wall, I stop my foot at the window I passed.
"Hmm?... that's"
I can see someone from the window where the moonlight plugs in.
At this hour? No way, ghost? And suddenly my heart beats faster, but if I stared closely, the person I saw was someone I knew.
"Eva...?"
Why? She'd be asleep by now.
Somewhere in front of a pond in the junction with a worrying look, he sits back and stares at the water.
... To be honest, I'm scared of something.
Only for her, it shouldn't be possible to break the rule within herself of getting up early to bed. When she's out at such a time, shutting up with Eiri, you can assume that something strange is going on.
Specifically, you're being manipulated by ghosts, or in that occult direction.
There is no more denying the existence of a ghost than there is a concept of soul in this world.
"Yes, should we go...? Hey, wait a minute. Nea... yes, it's Nea"
From the window, move to the bed where Nair is sleeping.
Two more than one. If Nair has a strong soul relationship, he's a golden stick to ghosts. Only vampires!!
... No, I'm not calm anymore.
"Naa, hey, get up. Wake up."
"... Fuhi, Hino..."
I shake my shoulder, and there's no sign of waking up at all, either because I'm asleep trying to wake her up.
Instead, I just wandered into the futon I hung for you and moved to the edge of the bed.
You, you...
If you're in a movie, you're in a situation where ghosts attack you first.
You can't repel ghosts because you can't beat them.
"... I can't help it. Do you want to go alone..."
Nair doesn't wake up like this.
Then I'll have to come to my stomach, too.
Eva, 'cause I can't sleep and I'm probably just out at this hour. You don't have to do that.
Remember what she's done so far, no wonder what she's done.
I would if I had a reason, that's her, Eva Uld Samarial.
As you can imagine, after thinking about it over and over again, I dress in my uniform and open the door.
"'Cause I left my knife on my uniform."
When I wiped my body, I noticed the knife I had left attached to my uniform to keep it out of the way, and I think it's gone. But when I go back to my room like this, my hardened resolve is going to shake, so let's just keep going.
But how the hell is Eva out at such a time?
Is something wrong...... Even if I skip the occult, I'm worried from me knowing it's a curse.
Outside, thanks to the full moon above my head, my thoughts were bright.
Out of the house, I walk slowly to where Eva is seen from the window.
Moving to a position where the back of the pond can be seen, along with some tension and fear - I find Eva in a position that is no different from the one I had earlier.
From her side staring jiggly at the pond's water surface, I couldn't feel the atmosphere like that, being manipulated or unconscious, but instead -,
"... Eva?"
"Usato......"
- I was crying.
She was crying as she saw herself on the surface of the pond.
"... eh"
She looked at my face, which would have a surprise look on her face, and she was flabbergasted, but when she realized the tears that conveyed her own cheeks, she wiped the tears with a panic that she just had.
I can't believe you're crying alone here, it's not just a matter. Worried about Eva being out of line, I walked over to her side and crouched slowly.
"I'm sorry."
With a small, fine voice and no context, she utters words of apology.
Why do I have to apologize? She didn't do anything wrong.
"I, Mr. Usato, am coming. I knew it."
"Huh?"
Did you know that?
He's outside. Is he coming to you?
"Mr. Usat's room, it was lit, wasn't it?"
... I see, so you know I'm awake.
If you look upstairs where my room is, there's definitely a small light of candles leaking all the way out. Then we know what's going on.
Did you apologize for letting me come out on purpose?
"So why were you crying at this hour?"
"... it's..."
Leaning to say, she slowly lowers her hips to the ground and holds her knees.
This one also sits to write the claw so that it is easy to talk, and goes on to try to ask questions.
"Something sad happened?"
"I can't believe I'm sad... There's your father, there's Ali, Mr. Usato, and Nair... and the people of the castle are coming to be nice. So, I'm very happy right now."
"Then why?"
"It's..."
She opens her mouth as if she had decided to look at me.
"I had a dream, I had a dream. Very scary dreams..."
"Dreams...? If you're afraid of dreams, you know what makes you want to cry."
I hear a lot about being dreamed of. Even I used to fall asleep and lay on my bed on the day Rose came out of training.
Especially not as creepy and horrible as a nightmare without memory.
The feeling of fear gushing out of the back of your chest not knowing what you're afraid of and not knowing where it's coming from is so scary.
"A lot of people are angry around me."
"Angry... can you see your face?"
"No, they're all black shadows, angry at me with everyone in the middle... that's the dream that goes on forever"
"That's a scary dream. But I wonder who would be mad at you. I didn't do anything wrong."
As Master Lucas said today, Eva is a good girl.
I don't have the personality to be resented by someone, and there can't be anything I can say to her like that in the first place.
Eva shook her lips when she said something to me.
I was a little concerned about that, but as soon as she started talking, I would listen to you.
"I dream about this when I forget, but every time I spend time here near my mother. If I were here, I wouldn't be alone, because it seems so..."
"Was that why you were here..."
For example, that tomb is important to her, even if there's no one inside.
I can see that you really care about your mother's grave.
"But today's dreams were kind of different. It doesn't make any difference what I'm afraid of, but there was someone who protected me, right? That's a lot too."
"Heh, you're the one who protected me in my dreams. That's good."
Because dreams are unconscious realms, does that mean that something in her mind has changed? Either way, I think it's a good thing someone comes out to protect you.
"That's right. What surprised me was that one of them had the same face as me. But was he a little tall? The others couldn't see their faces, but they stood around me when I got squatted and protected me."
"Same face... with you?"
"I checked here, so I'm sure. You can't go wrong with your face I've seen in years!"
For some reason I point confidently to the surface of the water and laugh bitterly at Eva for saying so.
Right, that's why you were staring at the pond water just now?
"Ma, scary dreams are not something I would try so many times in a row. The next time you go to bed, you're sure to have fun dreaming.... but there's no guarantee."
"Huuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu, I hope so... really..."
Couscous and laughing eva.
Are you okay now that you're laughing? I'll stay with you a little longer and let you go back to the house if you get sleepy.
I realize Eva stopped laughing when I'm thinking about crushing it by then, whether it's chatting or time.
"... Usato will leave here a little later, won't he?"
"Well, you are. Because I have things to do, too."
In a few days I will have to go to the next country.
Even if you want to do something about Eva by then, you have to give up if time runs out.
I want to save Eva, I have that thought, but I have a serious mandate to give her a letter and a mission to cure Amako's mother.
You can't disdain them.
Eva gives me a sad look in my response and cages her strength in her knee-held hand.
"... maybe I won't be seeing Mr. Usato again"
"What does that mean?"
"... I don't have to anymore"
Going away... Does that mean we're talking about a curse here?
Not so much unexpected. There's no way she's unconscious about the curse being cursed.
Rather, it's natural.
"Mr. Usato should already know. I'm cursed. Just like your mother, they all disappear without a trace."
It disappears.
I can't imagine how much will was caged in that word.
I barely say a word of comfort to her grief. [M]
"It could still help, right?"
"I can't.... I know, I feel myself disappearing more and more. And..."
She releases her hand holding her knee and removes the white longhand bag that fits into her right hand.
During the day, the white hand I saw when I put Nair on board - me confused by the normal hand without any weird philosophy, but Eva finally realizes the anomaly that is happening to her by putting her right hand up against the light of the moon.
"... what is this..."
"Do you understand?"
Your hands are clear...!?
When she flips her hand to the ground, there is no only shadow of her right hand there, and the tip can disappear from her elbow.
Existence disappears - I first understood what I was vaguely aware of at this time.
This isn't just a curse, it's a horrible thing that Nair might not be good at, he said.
"It's just my right hand now. But all of a sudden, this is what happens to my whole body - it's gone as if nothing happened at the end of the day... and that's the curse."
Finally, a curse that erodes Eva that I could see.
It was much more cruel than I had imagined.
When I heard that existence disappeared, what I imagined was people disappearing. But this is something of a bad nature that can see change in the eyes.
Even if a phenomenon like this was happening to my body, did you behave as if nothing was going on in front of me...
You were supposed to be scared and couldn't wait.
You were supposed to be full of me wanting to cry.
She continued to smile.
Moving her eyes to her face in a daze.
She turned this way and bowed her head deeply as she stood up, grinning sadly and restraining herself from hiding her right arm.
"I'm sorry."
"... why are you apologizing?"
I know I apologize for being careless, but I don't see the point in you apologizing here.
With her head up, she leaned slightly down and put the reason into words.
"I'm a bad boy, after all. Even if I'm convinced by my head, I'm genuinely trying to hold you back. I wish this pleasant routine was going on forever... let me show you this disgusting thing and try to attract Mr. Usat's sympathy... I tried to sweeten you to your kindness"
"Eva......"
"I deserve to be scolded trying to prioritize my feelings."
Sure, I felt sorry for him.
I wanted to help.
I also wanted to do something about it.
But isn't that what I took for granted, your feelings as a person?
"That's not true."
"It must be."
"You have done nothing wrong. You deserve to want to be sweet about kindness. No one can be alone when it's hard or sad."
"Then will you stay here? Will you stay with me until I disappear? Am I sweet to your kindness?"
Her eyes are shaking as she looks down at me.
Honestly, my answer is yes. Too much needs to be done to meet her wishes.
As I sat down, pointing my body at Eva, I laid my hands on my knees and lowered my head.
"... sorry, I can't do that. I must continue my journey."
"... head up, please"
To her words, raise your head.
I was up for any reaction, but what popped into my eyes with my face up was Eva bowing deeper than earlier.
"Thank you. Answer me honestly...... now I will give up"
"... ugh."
With her face up, she had the look of a smile on her doll.
An alarm goes off in the depths of my heart.
Was the earlier answer so important to her...!?
"I really knew. He said I shouldn't keep you here at all costs. But when I heard what you said, I finally got a fluke."
"... wait, Eva"
"I'm okay now. I'm sorry I let you hang out so long."
That's all I say, she looks straight back and tries to get back indoors.
You can't let me go like this.
Do you want to reveal that you're moving to help her?
But with the status quo, which hasn't even found a thread for a solution, it could give her the hope she doesn't need.
No, apart from revealing it, we have to stop her now!
Stand up in a hurry and reach out.
"Eva!"
"-"
The stretched hand grabs her right hand.
The moment I tried to say a mouthful of words to her with a wet face in tears, the knife I put on my hips suddenly shivered.
"Oh, what!?"
- - - V, Gyuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu!!
"Ugh!?"
A familiar, horrible growl echoes in my head with a headache.
Far bigger and fiercer roar than I can remember.
Was it only for a moment, or the headache quickly subsides, but I notice that Eva's hand I'm grabbing is unusually cold.
When I look up, she's holding her head down with her left hand, just like me.
"Eva, the great length -"
"Usato, … away, …"
"Tell him to get away... …!?
―――
Attempts to shed healing magic from her right hand, but Gakun and her head fall down, losing power.
In an effort to hold her back, her body floated untouched as soon as she tried to approach her.
"What the hell... what's going on!?"
"- I won't allow it."
"Eva!?"
"Neither you nor the king will forgive"
Their unmistakable tone.
I see a spooky voice that sounds overlapping multiple times coming out of her mouth, and I'm convinced.
"You're the curse."
"Oh, brave man. Why did we have to die? Why, have they abandoned you? Stupid king, king drowned in power, why didn't you save us? We should still be alive."
"... you don't get the word?"
"Therefore we will not forget. Anger, fear, despair, hate. Continue to curse the time of perpetual robbery"
While someone manipulating Eva said so, her body slowly descended to the ground, floating in the air.
But at that moment...
"But hundreds of years of suffering also come to an end. With the presence of brave men and kings here - we are finally unleashed."
"Huh!?"
- Her body, something connected to a translucent chain jumped out of the ground.