Dancing Circles on the Horizon of Events

As a result of being asked to explain directly to Catalina, Waltz did not omit it this time and explained it well.

"... like that, like Schwartz was in the world tree. Maybe that's my neighbor's uncle... no, it's nothing."

"What?"

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

"Hmm. You think so, too? Cheval. After all, you should have more relatives."

"............" all over!

As Waltz said, Schwartz reacts as if we were having a conversation. It can be said that there were two interpretations of his reaction, one of which was that he was happy to understand Waltz's words. And the other thing is, listen to Waltz's unintelligible reaction and it's extremely d-- no, let's keep this story that far.

Then this time, Catalina threw this question at Waltz.

"If you're like that Cheval... who are you?

"I don't know. I'm sure he's not busy because he's manipulating the black bugs."

"Didn't you think to catch me?

Waltz would have liked to cook and bake even if they were incredible creatures like Schwartz... That's what Catalina said, and she didn't seem to understand why Waltz didn't get his hands on the black object. At that time, she did not make a similar statement to the word "kill” because she had a young shval in her arms?

"Yep. Because... I didn't get my hands on Teresa, and it didn't seem like I was rambling the bugs pointlessly... Besides, if you know you're in a world tree, it doesn't matter."

"… So, Mr. Waltz, are you going to be overlooked by the runoff of the bugs?

Did you feel that Waltz had no intention of curbing the runoff of the bugs, Catalina, who asks the question directly, looking undressed in her teeth? She was frowning like that, almost certainly, because she couldn't agree with Waltz's idea.

I wonder if you know that...... Waltz uttered words that made everyone on the spot suspicious of their ears.

"Honestly... in some cases, you might have to think about leaving it like this."

"" "What..." "

"If the world tree is just a long-lived plant, then you want to help the hurting world tree, right? But... I don't know... I think there's too much I don't know. Black objects like Cheval's relatives live in world trees, magic somehow descends from the sky, and the heavy towns of Alborosa's government are all in place and dying...... Considering that, I wonder if I can honestly accept things just because of the view I see..."

"Is it also something disturbing?

"I guess I'm just anxious. For example... I'm sorry to say this in the first place, but what is that black bug... is it really a” bug ”?

"" "What..." "

"I do see them flying with a feather that doesn't feel right all the time (mi), it just looks like a bug... what if that wasn't actually a bug? 'Cause you're in our house, too. Something about potatoes, something about energy..."

and waltz that reminds me of a collection of micromachines that are usually looking like bugs and marching heavily on the ground making noise with a razor. At that time, her gaze was directed at Schwartz because she overlapped Schwartz with the micromachines...

Catalina asks again if she realizes how it looks and what it means.

"I mean... do you want to say that black bugs are some sort of splinter, not bugs? For example…"

"... yeah. Now I'm thinking that the identity of a black bug may be that of a split” black object ”. Did Catalina ever observe the bugs carefully? Next, an autopsy..."

"... no. Even I don't have that kind of special taste..."

"I guess (... really?). So I think we need to be sure who the black bugs are. Shouldn't we deal with the bugs when it's clear?

"... but doesn't that mean you can silence their rampage, no matter what the identity of the black bug is?

And Catalina insists that if the black worms, even if they were not worms, but completely different creatures, they would have to stop hurting the world tree.

But Waltz seemed to have two reasons why he didn't really want to touch the bugs.

"Well, I ask you this too... is that world tree really a tree?

………… What does that mean?

"Leaves, you're not growing."

"Isn't that... the tree too tall to just see the leaves above?

"Well, suppose you had leaves all the way up the tree, didn't you? But plants need to breathe in order to live, so I don't think it's going to be possible to breathe air, even if leaves grow in places that are too high. You taught me” photosynthesis, "didn't you?

"Yes. To make starch in the cells of a plant, you inhale carbon dioxide and exhale oxygen during the day, and do the opposite at night, right?

"Damn. So, in order to photosynthesize, you have to breathe water, oxygen, and carbon dioxide from the ground and from the air, but how are you breathing air so high that you can't see it? And water, too, right? How much water will you need each day to maintain that big tree?

That's what I said, waltz looking out the window into the world that was dark at night. There, the stars were still blinking today, and it hadn't rained once in four days since they came to this country. Given the vast forests spreading around the town, it should never have meant less rain, but from the current state of affairs, it seemed unlikely that there would be very much rain.

If you think about it, it would be more reasonable to assume that the "world tree” is nourished in a way other than photosynthesis. Well, in the case of this world, powerful nutrition (?) Although it is about magic.

Yeah, if you like--

"That's why I think. That world tree isn't a plant... it's a giant labyrinth, like it was in Boreas. It's also the super huge one"

—— Just as Schwartz's mother, the giant creature Labyrinth, lived nourished with magic...