Dancing Circles on the Horizon of Events

"... do you know my daughter who reeks of suspicion there?

A black object that suddenly began to speak to the waltzes who successfully recovered Theresa. Before that, Waltz and Lucia, though a little surprised...... As soon as I regained my composure, I answered the query of the black object:

"What a monstrous smell... no, it does smell like Tresa, wood vinegar liquid and perfume right now, and it's amazing... how about that thing against a girl? Hey, Lucia?

"What? Ugh, yeah... right... (and maybe a little machine smell...)" Kun

The black object then seems to have perceived the words of the waltzes as affirmative to their own inquiry... He said this as he moved that black body and turned his back on the two of them, away from the spot.

"... take that daughter, and leave here immediately. When you need it forever, the smell is terrible..."

Behind him, who speaks so, is a herd of bugs... He acted as if he had a subordinate relationship. As far as that goes, apparently he's the one controlling the black bugs.

Realizing that, Waltz asked if he saw the opportunity as an opportunity to call off a black object.

"Hey, you. Aren't you the one manipulating those bugs? It's because of those worms that are destroying the world tree outside, but right now, could you stop? Otherwise, the world tree will break, won't it? Besides, Teresa stinks because of the bugs..."

Black objects do not respond to Waltz's query that... Looks like he was about to disappear into the back of the woods. Maybe it was a silent sign of intent that the conversation was over.

But shortly before he disappeared into the real darkness, he answered the waltzes:

"... I can't change my plans. It's all for my children..."

Shortly after you say so, a black object finally melts into the darkness. He can't even recognize waltz with high sensitivity sensors like that...... It seems to have completely disappeared from this space.

"I wonder what... that..."

"... the neighborhood uncle?

"Sister... you still said that..."

And Lucia remembers the content of the conversation she had with her sister the first time she saw a ”black object”. It didn't seem like she had any idea who the ”black object” was.

"That... I knew it. You're a relative of Cheval's, aren't you?

"Maybe...... Until now, the Chevals (?) I couldn't accept it right away because I'd never seen a life form of it, but in retrospect, I still think I'm Cheval's uncle..."

"You mean uncle... adult Cheval?

"Right...... But when that happens, even if Cheval gets bigger, he looks the same... More of a different shape-- I don't know, I thought it would feel like a labyrinth... well, you know what? If it looks completely different, it's something crazy... (If you mean larvae, it's likely enough...)"

"So... could Cheval be able to manipulate bugs if he gets big? I've seen you play with wormy potatoes, but I've never seen you play with real worms..."

"What do you think? Maybe... maybe those black bugs are part of the body of that Cheval-like creature back there? And he said," The children. "If that's the case, I wonder if Schwartz could make a worm-like creature, too? Well, I don't really want to see that."

With that said, Waltz remembers that there are already about 2-3 people in the body who can divide their bodies and act like insects. I'll skip explaining who and who that refers to.

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"... something like that happened."

"I see. I don't know"

"............"?

Sleeping Princess —— Waltz, who safely took Teresa back to the royal castle and delivered her to Catalina where she was waiting. Her explanation, as usual, was significantly omitted, and neither Catalina nor Schwartz seemed to know exactly what Waltz was talking about.

They were there in the treatment room at the Royal Castle in Alborosa, at the entrance to the room--

"Teresa......" shudder

"Dear Teresa......" Puffy

—— The roughly two or so people, deep on edge with Theresa, were sticking as if they had been fixed with instantaneous adhesive. They could have gotten in the way of treatment, so Catalina told me to ban them from entering the room, and I couldn't let them in any further from the spot. For the two of us who were worried about Theresa, how painful it would be to stay away from her would be unimaginable.

Meanwhile ——

"Teresa..."

—— Lucia, one of those who was worried about Teresa, was exceptionally in the infirmary. There was a role in supplying Mana to Catalina in the event, so with Catalina, we were supposed to see how Teresa was doing. Of course, her sister's with me.

"... and it was like Schwartz, who became my uncle, who was leading the bug. You must be surprised."

"... Um, Mr. Waltz? You seem so wrong..."

"Hmm? What? Catalina."

"There's no gender in Schwartz, is there?

"... Huh?

".................."!

"So when you grow up, you can't be an uncle or an aunt. I don't know what you mean in the middle..."

"Then how do you get more? This child......"

"Maybe it's a split, right? Like (...) hours (...) of"

…… Oh... you know, when Boreas... Then we'll have a point. So, those black bugs were grown up Schwartz schizophrenics. "

"... I knew you weren't sure what you were talking about..."

and Catalina how Waltz's explanation is too apt to understand the circumstances after all. The only thing that seemed obvious to her like that was that Teresa was back safe and sound.

And then not long after--

"Ugh..."

—— Theresa, who was asleep, woke up.