Dancing Circles on the Horizon of Events

Grand Duke Josephine was crouching, looking down at the low sky, not far from the escaped home - the underground new home of the Waltzes - and was protected by the fox beast girl Asteria, who was chasing her from behind.

After being protected, Josephine did not try to escape and seemed to follow Asteria's instructions quietly. I don't know if she gave up on her escape, or if she had any reason to, but in any case, she doesn't seem to have any intention of escaping.

As for Josephine, Asteria once tried to bring her back to the house, but as she looked at Josephine, who looked around in an unusual way at the underground space, she decided to change her choice of returning to the house.

“If you don't mind, may I show you around?”

"Eh... can you show me around?!"

"Oh, yeah... that's fine."

In front of Josephine, who turned toward her with a tremendous momentum, the Asteria pulls back slightly. Then she took Josephine and began to guide her through the underground space.

"I heard that the sun glowing in the ceiling is a fire magic created by one of the masters." I thought your name was definitely Flare... "

"Is that magic? Flare...?" No way...! "

The memories that were inside Josephine suddenly appeared. A sphere of dazzling light seen outside the capital. She noticed that the glow and the artificial sun shining in front of her right now were the same.

"Well, that explosion... yes... that's what it was about..." By the way, where are we? "

“I hear the master just dug up a subterranean space using magic three days ago.”

"Did you dig it with magic...?"

"Yes, we don't know, but the Master is an amazing magician!" This space, the sun floating in the sky, the rivers flowing underground, the houses, all the masters were created in an instant! With the magic that's only in fairy tales! "

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Josephine was very impressed to hear the description of the beast girl (Asteria) talking about the "master" with great joy. It's true that this underground space was created in a short time, but above all--

"You... look so happy, don't you?" (The beastlings laugh in the same way as the people.....) "

—— I was surprised by the uncompromising smile the Asteria showed me.

Because the beasts Josephine knew were mostly expressionless, and because they had hair on their faces, they didn't understand the emotions as well as the Asteria. In addition, the beasts have many dead eyes, and no one has sparkling eyes like the Asteria nowadays... It was the first time Josephine had seen a beast like her.

"Huh? I'm glad... I see?"

It seems that the Asteria did not realize what she looked like and how she explained it. It was the first time I noticed that the Asteria had opened its eyes and hardened. It seems that this was the first time in my life that I was able to say that I was happy.

"Yeah, looks very happy. I admire this" master "person very much... no, he's doing very well."

"Um... yes!"

Asteria nodded heavily to Josephine's question.

Asteria and Josephine then introduced themselves to each other as they walked around the underground space. And why the Asteria is here, and why Josephine was brought here... "Asteria explained to Josephine what she knew to the best of her knowledge.

And the topic is --

"Hey, can you just tell me one more thing?"

Yes, what is it?

”Um... what's your master like?”

—— about the Asteria masters, namely Waltz and Lucia.