Dancing Circles on the Horizon of Events

"... in the meantime, let's think about what we're going to do with the moon rather than thinking about what I want to do now?

"... Sister, really, you're indecisive ~"

"It's a difficult problem. I'd rather be the one to tell you the answer.

And today Waltz shelves the answer to the question, "What if I can go back to the original world?" Apparently, she is a problem that cannot be determined by herself.

The same room where Waltz was postponing the issue today —— that is, inside the Stranzia bridge, Lucia and the others were having this exchange as they looked down at the planet that was displayed on the floor.

"... white"

"Sure, it's white..."

"Is the ocean part black?

Because of the loss of the moon, the appearance of the planet that was visible from them was wrapped in a bright white snow colour... Seems very different from the sight Lucia once saw.

"I was bluer before... Rather, green?"

Once up to the stratosphere with Waltz, Lucia once had a view of a planet overflowing with greenery there. At that time, the appearance of the planet she saw was like a green gem...... Looking at a planet like the bright white snowballs of today, I seem to be feeling gradually sadder.

But that was something I had no choice about. It was the artifact made by Lucia that took the color away from the planet. Orihalcon crystals packed with magic enough to be described as extreme. If I hadn't used it, there wouldn't have been anything like the world dyeing white.

Lucia, who knew that fact, was heartbroken unknowingly. By his actions, maybe tens of thousands of people have died...... Waltz seemed to say, "You don't have to worry about it," etc., but Lucia couldn't do it, and although she tried not to think deeply, she seemed to remember every single thing.

However, that is just her guess…. It was a little too negative an idea.

Because there was this reason.

"Bye... see. By the way, there's still something like a green stain. Is that... is that town?

As Teresa said, all over the continent on the planet, there was still a circular green color, as if it had spared only "white" erosion. At its center is apparently the town---,

"I'm sure the wizards in town are using fire magic or something to keep them warm?

—— It seemed that those living in the town were the result of an attempt to counteract a sudden change in the environment.

"Everybody working hard?

"That's natural. I've been closed to snow for 2 weeks. Some places may be reaching their limits... but hurry now and you may not have to take care of them."

"Right...... yeah"

Lucia nodded heavily at Teresa's words. Apparently, he succeeded in suppressing the negative thoughts that were orbiting his own thoughts.

Then Beatrice, who was watching the thing, says something like this about what he thought.

"That's Teresa, right?

…… Did the concubine do something?

"Lucia, did you get your problem right? I didn't know until Teresa pointed it out."

"No way...... Well, didn't Miss Lucia tell you she was worried or something?

So, Teresa tilting her neck. As a result, Lucia is, for some reason, mucky... Are you aware of that or not, Teresa continued her words.

"Well, Miss Lucia. Your Lord has one more thing to see."

"Yeah? What you have to see......?

"Uhm. The end of the fact that your Lord was a continent with Mid-Eden. My concubine thinks we should see it from space."

…………

Ame and munchies. Heaven and Hell...... Shortly after he thought he had been saved by Theresa's words, Lucia seemed to have been attacked in such a mood, as if she had been slapped down to the bottom.

About a month ago, Lucia formed the "Great River" of Magma on a continent with Mid-Eden in a battle with Altair. As a result, the continent was divided north and south, and those who were just above the "Great River" could have evaporated in an instant.

Although that was not directly related to this event, it was one of the issues that weighed heavily on Lucia's spirit. Therefore she heard Theresa's words, and again she was in a depressing mood.

But Lucia had to look directly at it. All triggers are --,

"... right"

Because it was for me.

In contrast to Lucia like that, Theresa somehow --,

"What do you keep on your damp face?

—— and turned a strange look. It doesn't mean you're hiding any reason, it's purely how you said you don't understand Lucia's reaction.

Theresa, when she held Lucia's hand, took her matter to another position on the bridge. That's ahead of the path the ship is pointing at. It was a place with a good view of the planet's horizon.

From the bridge of Stranzia, glued around the planet, we could see not only the figure of a continent they did not know, but also the figure of a black sea and the clouds floating in the atmosphere...... What the hell does a sight like that see when you circle a whole planet once...

"Look, isn't that it?

It is the image of the continent, their starting point.

Lucia, hearing Teresa's words, accidentally swallows her breath and meditates her eyes. Because I needed to sort out my feelings in order to see the view I see there.

And after a little while, she will be ready for her heart and open its eyes. And when Lucia slowly opens her eyes--,

"... that?

—— A very different sight from what I had in mind seems to have been reflected in her eyes.