Dancing Circles on the Horizon of Events

"... you know. Eve, I think. This... I wonder if I might have to call Master Leah."

Bygowow!!

Eves, who was about to take Alfania to an underground base, was inadvertently stopping. That should be it, too. I was walking down the road to the base and all of a sudden, a blizzard hit me.

... whiteout. Not only the snow falling from the sky, but the snow on the ground winded up by the wind dyes the surroundings white. No, in this case, it would be better to say gray than white. Because the snow clouds that fill the sky were already not white colors like cotton candy, but black colors like they would bring heavy rain, and now the surroundings were dimmed even though it was daytime.

"But, Eve. When you say metamagic, you're not jumping anywhere, you're only flying where you know it, right? Besides. Even if Leah knew this place, can Eve tell Leah where this place is?

"... maybe you can't. What about Master Alfania?

"It's a place I know very well... but even if I could have a remote conversation with that Leah, I'm not sure I'd tell her about this place.... you can't tell it's a wooden sinus with a good hive and an injured person."

"Right..."

Bygowow!!

In a storm and snow that blew like a wall of snow, the three Eves hid themselves in a wooden cave. However, it is not a sinus with a spiral staircase for heading inside the elf, but a mere sinus open to the great tree. Alfania says, from summer to autumn, it seems like a place where you can hive.

In it Eve seemed to be waiting for the snow to subside. But while the snow gets tough... There was no sign that it would ever fit.

"What do we do?

"As things stand, I guess I'll just have to be jizzy here... Does Alfania have any good ideas?

"... None. I could have gone back to the museum if I could have used one of the metamagic tricks on the crocodile, but unfortunately I can't use the metamagic trick... If I could have used it, it wouldn't have been in there and I would have traveled the world freely."

"Elf people might travel if they could use metastatic magic?

"Some of those people. Leaving these woods, the eagles fall ill gradually. But if you can use metastatic magic, you can always come back. So, elves that can use metastatic magic are treasured inside. Well, even if we could use metastatic magic, we wouldn't be able to fly that long and end up on a journey, mostly, right?

That said, Alfania's gaze at the view outside was somewhere lonely. For a long time she had lived in an elf, maybe something like an elf or a forest felt like a prison.

On the other hand, Eve didn't know what such a gaze meant... She speaks of this suggestion to Alfania.

"Hey, Master Alfania?

"Yeah? What's up? Eve."

"If you ask Master Waltz, maybe he can take you on a journey around the world?

"To Lord Waltz?

"Eve may not be able to promise, but instead of working on something, for example, you might want to ask me to accompany you on your journey."

"Hmm... a journey..."

That said, Alfania's gaze toward the outside again, unlike earlier, had turned into a color with expectations. As for her, who previously thought she could not travel without the use of metastatic magic, Eve's suggestion seemed very appealing. Alternatively, it may be said that the Waltz, previously regarded only as rare guests, appeared to be different at this moment.

… but.

"But if we can't do something about this snow, we might not be able to do anything about it..."

Whether you're offering Waltz a trip or going back to the base they're waiting for, there's nothing you can do about it if the heavy snow in front of you doesn't work out.

"Hmm..."

"Right..."

And the three of them turn their gaze to the sky.

"This snow... what if it doesn't stop?

"I don't think so..."

When Eve and the hunter said so, he uttered an outrageous statement as Alfania frowned.

"... I can't say there isn't."

"" What... "

"Do we both know why our elves don't make a place on the ground or why?

"Because demons attack you, or... isn't that what you're saying?

"Um, no. Unlike that Elder Bear, it is usually rare for the demons to clash with the demons because they live in the demons' territory and the eagles in their territory. Of course, it's not a zero possibility, but to that extent, it's not a reason to live on a tree."

"Well, why..."

"... it's snow. It snows a lot in the winter. That's why I buried it so lightly, such as in the building where they live."

Even while Alfania was saying that, the snow kept falling at a visible rate of speed...... It didn't seem strange to bury the sinus where Eve and the others were if it stayed this way.