Dancing Circles on the Horizon of Events

"Teresa, you bugga!!

A large cavity in a world tree illuminated by mushrooms that emit a light green glow. Towards there, Lucia threw her voice with all her might. Of course, even towards the radio. At that time, it became an abusive word, probably not because of the heart, but because of the strength, the stubborn words were disturbed.

"I knew I hadn't heard back..."

"Right. Maybe he's somewhere else, not here."

"Ugh..." Guru.

"We should go home now and look again tomorrow morning?

"... yeah... ok"

That said, keep your back on the big space while you hang on...... Lucia starts walking through the cracks made into the world tree into the outside world. I guess this is exactly what the thought of being pulled back hair refers to.

In that case ——

"... wait a minute? Lucia."

—— Waltz accidentally says that.

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"Didn't you hear anything now?

"... Attention?

"Wooden Spirit, if they say so, I can't deny it... is it my fault?

That said, to the space in the world tree, a waltz that turns its gaze. It seems that such a high-sensitivity microphone of hers came in with a slightly different sound than that of a wooden spirit.

Then she seems to have decided, just in case, to scan the vicinity with a bio-response sensor.

Because before, when Waltz visited this place, he did not see any animal reaction, including the likeness of demons. I mean, if there was some kind of animal here right now —— Teresa, for example -- by using a sensor, we should have been able to clearly detect just what it looked like. Especially since only a bio-response sensor can detect the presence of a living organism, it is not possible to discern whether the target is really Theresa... Still, given the circumstances, I'd say it was the best way to search.

It should be noted that this sensor uses radio waves and sounds, as well as temperatures, to search for living things and thoughtful objects, so it may not be used for the search for Teresa, who would be in the roots of a world tree stranded in the ground.

And the results--

"... ah"

"Yeah?"

"There he is!

"What..."

"No, I still don't know if it's Theresa, but I know there's a creature in this space."

"A creature? But isn't there a creature, as big a forest as this?

"Is that it? I wasn't here yesterday. Not even one black bug is enough, is it? Maybe until the crack came in, it was a closed space, so there was no way for animals to get in."

"So maybe...... really Teresa?!

"Not yet, if you're relieved, okay? Maybe it's an adventurer or a demon who walked in without knowing what was going on."

When Waltz said so, he offered his hand against Lucia. It is a signal to fly from the spot to where the sensor reacted.

Seeing it, Lucia, without hesitation, hugged her sister in the arm--

"Well, we're going, right?

"Yeah!"

--The two began to fly violently through the woods, which floated in the universe and were made among the world trees.

And a dozen seconds later.

"Teresa, uh-huh!

Zdwong!!

A roar and vibration echoed in the woods among the world trees as if even meteorites had fallen from the sky.

Nevertheless, it is not, for example, meteorites…. It was the result of Lucia's accelerated fall from the sky as she traveled with her sister to where the sensor reacted. By then, Lucia wasn't worried about Teresa.

"Already, Lucia. If you stay away from me too long, you won't be able to help if the attack flies from the top, will you?

"Uh... yeah... sorry... But when I thought I might have Teresa..."

"You said you couldn't stay or not? I can't help it anymore, my daughter..."

That's what I said, waltz with a frightened look on his face. At the end of that gaze, Lucia quickly floated her own sun in the woods where she tried to... Looks like he was getting ready to start his search for Teresa.

And right after that.

They will find themselves in the sight they have seen.

As soon as I saw it, the sisters were all together and opened their eyes wide. What the hell did they see...

"Teresa, but... what... is that...?

"... I don't know either."

Each one of them was in front of a sister--

Scarecrow......

—— and surrounded by tons of bugs ——

…………

—— with Teresa, who didn't move at all ——

…………

--Looking down quietly, it seemed like something black.