Dancing Circles on the Horizon of Events

After Lucia succeeded in generating mana for 1 cup of pool. The waltzes are back to Vega again.

However, with Waltz and Catalina (and Cheval) alone, Lucia seems to have returned to Teresa and the others.

Batang!

Batang!

Also, suddenly open the door, bare the guard who opens his eyes... Waltz and the others found the greenhouse in Vega, which was a lot tilted and red stained (?) I arrived at.

So, the two of you are going to see a certain anomaly.

"You're dead..."

"You're dead..."

Catalina has grown the wrong size of magic, a large rose tree (?). That was what kept them away, roughly two hours, browning leaves and flowers, and withering away.

Nevertheless, it withered due to the side effects of rapid growth, not that ——

"That's a terrible bug... I mean, there aren't more bugs than just now?" Juh.

--Somehow, the insects stopped by the rose tree and stumbled, and the result seemed to be worn out and withered. Nevertheless, where they were browning in too short a time, the bugs probably took away not only the magic and vitality from the trees, but also the gluttony.

You realize that, Catalina mouths these speculations.

"That bug... is probably a kind of demon"

"The bug is a monster... I'm sure Lucia said that too, didn't she? People in town treat bugs like monsters."

"Yeah, I see you do. By the way... does Mr. Waltz know how demons differ from normal animals?

"It's just... the difference between having magic or not, right?

"That's generally what they say. But in the classification of organisms in this world, there is not a species called demons. Because even the same species is rough: something that has magic and something that does not. Human beings are a good example of this. Besides... all organisms, without exception, have mana dissolved in their blood... and in a general classification like Mr. Waltz knows, all organisms are demons without exception."

"So... what is Catalina's thoughtful demon?

"Can you get the magic inside your body in and out of your body... I believe that's the big difference between a” demon ”that can use magic and an" animal ”that can't use magic. Because being able to get it out means being able to get it in, and being able to get it in means being able to get it out."

"I mean... that bug is a demon because it can cling to a plant and suck magic out of it and save it in your body, right?

"Yes, it's almost obvious that you're attaching to a plant and sucking away magic, so there's no mistake in affirming that it's a demon. I just don't get it..."

"... what are you using that sucked up magic for?

"That's right. I don't know where or what you're using it for unless you observe them carefully... but if you look at the growing number, maybe you're using it for breeding"

"... like a mosquito."

and waltz that sucks animal blood and remembers the female mosquitoes that make eggs.

At the same time, she talks about this possibility.

"Could it be... that bug doesn't suck magic out of people and animals?

"Maybe... I think you'll smoke, right? But with about a few of them, wouldn't that be a big problem?

"Exactly, if you wanted to stop by and get attacked, it's going to be terrible... because if you get bitten normally, you'll get rid of it or run away"

"Yep."

At this point, the waltzes seemed to laugh bitterly with such IF stories because they did not know that the Eves had been attacked by a large swarm of worms.

It should be noted that the reason why the people of the town were treating the bugs like demons is because they knew there were people who would be attacked by their masses and lose their lives. The bugs seemed to treat the bugs like monsters, in accordance with the custom of 'animals attacking people = demons', rather than using magic to attack people.

Yes. Without even knowing that the bugs are real demons......

Then Waltz puts a bucket of mana in there and tries to get the work started...... She had something she seemed to have lost track of, and she had an unexpectedly difficult look on her face. That was, apparently, like a catch that arose during the conversation with Catalina.

"... I don't know. You feel like you're forgetting something... It's not about that Four Heavens King, it's not about sourcing mana... Look, I feel like I'm even out of my throat... are you out of your mind?

"... if it's something you forget right away, it's probably not a big deal, is it?

"I can't even remember that it's not really a big deal in the first place... well, come on. So let's grow rose seedlings while we repel insects?

"Yes."

"By the way... Vega, you're not dead yet, are you?

".................. barely"

and Catalina responding, checking Vega's pulse, which felt somewhat weaker than earlier.

Then they turned to the rose seedlings that were on the spot, with Lucian mana, with healing magic.