Dancing Circles on the Horizon of Events

"Ah, ahhh... Teresa, sister?

"Hmm? Is something wrong? You don't have any blood in your room, do you?

"Uh, no... I'd like to talk to you a little more if I could," he said. Can't you?

"Hmm..."

Before the words that flew from Alicia, Teresa showed a distressed pretence. If you looked at her from the edge, you would also have seemed concerned about Beatrice's condition.

But now that we've given Beatrice the nanomachine, there's nothing Theresa and the others can do... I just went back to the energy and showed Catalina that I would probably just do the same thing, so it wasn't a battle with time.

What they should give priority to right now. That's how you can get away from Alicia safely...... Theresa therefore makes one choice.

"Miss Lucia? Can I still stay here?

Now we have followed Alicia and decided to look at the situation and escape. In a little while, the waltzes will come to town. If you're not going to get away with it, you can ask them for help.

"... if Theresa says so (... right?

"Mm-hmm. Beatrice's condition is stable, so there won't be a problem in a little while."

And two people sitting in a dining room seat, encouraged by Alicia. By the way, Beatrice is asleep, left floating in the air by Lucia.

"I'm sorry...... It's been a long time since I've spoken like this..."

"Hmm. I don't know how that feels, but it's not. Well, what's the story... oh, yeah"

"I need to ask you something here, okay?

"Yeah, if you can answer me."

After hearing that answer from Alicia, Teresa gave a deliberately troubled look... I asked about "common sense" that anyone in this day and age would know.

"As a matter of fact... I heard the people in town say it. What about [the Demons] and what about [the humans]...... What does that mean?

"What?"

"Actually, concubines, I just recently started an adventurer...... Until then, I lived deep down in the mountains with" Obaba ", so I don't really understand the meaning of the language being exchanged in town. Look, from this way the concubine talks, you're talking somewhat like a country guy, right?

"Uh... I'm sure it's a way of talking that I don't hear much about... do you guys really not know what a demon tribe is?

"Mm-hmm. That's the first time I've heard that. Miss Lucia."

"Yeah...... (ho, is this really okay? And... who's Obaba?

"Then... I'll tell you!

And Alicia starts talking about the Demons... The content of her words, spoken with a bright expression, was uncomfortable for Teresa and the others.

"... Demons are demons who look like people. I don't believe in goddess teachings, human demons —— that's what they say."

…………

"The demons have to be eradicated. If there was only one (...) left, there would be a lot more from there... I would have stopped by to poke at the goddess.... the priest in town said"

"… those are the tough ones. Miss Lucia. Are you glad I asked?

".................. yeah"

"Do... who lives in this town?

"Of course I want to say human...... maybe half. But all the people who live now believe in goddesses, so they're human beings."

"If you believe in the goddess, you don't get sick?

"Yeah? It's light, but you're gonna get sick, right? But if you believe in the goddess, you don't have to die of illness! Like me."

"Hmm..."

Hearing Alicia's response, Theresa thinks inside. Although some of Teresa had concluded that Alicia was deeply related to the mass deaths of the inhabitants taking place in this town... It did not seem to have reached the point of ascertaining the "certain hypothesis" that was within itself.

Theresa thinks about how she listens to Alicia as she talks about no other love afterwards. And now ——

"Hey, Teresa, sister. Can I ask you something, too?

—— Conversely, a question flew in from Alicia.

"Something?

"Um... what kind of medicine does the goddess give you?

"Hmm...... I don't know about concubines, but it seems to be a medicine that will put an end to the illness that has entered my body. But unfortunately we only have Bear's share... You can't distribute it to the townspeople.... Well, mainly, maybe you think it's okay to leave the goddess alone because those who don't believe in her will just die on their own?

Theresa, who said so, paid attention to Alicia's movements. Alicia, who heard herself say something that could be called a mild "blow to the mouth," thought she might perceive what she suspected.

But Alicia didn't notice Teresa's intentions. All that or she, somewhere happily holds up her mouth...... Reply to Teresa's inquiry like this.

"... yeah. If you believe in the goddess, you can get help, but you don't... you deserve it. Teresa, you know your sisters very well."

... sick (...) in a different sense from the people of this town (...). Theresa and Lucia, having heard Alicia's words, had such feelings for her. Then Alicia even thinks that those who do not believe in the goddess don't care where they die —— no, rather, they should die.

Apparently, Alicia was a dangerous person, just as Teresa and the others had thought. Theresa therefore makes the next decision. Now that the likelihood of the other person being who he hypothesized he was, he decided that he should immediately withdraw from the scene.

Anyway, I was able to secure the time I needed.