We headed towards the woods.
The place we're headed now is a poor village.
Is it okay to go even though it is morning?
That came to my mind.
I went straight into the woods.
It was kind of just a little creepy. I feel more creepy in the morning than at night.
The dimness gives it a somewhat unpleasant vibe.
"Alicia! You're barefoot!
I noticed a little bit in the woods.
The soles of Alicia's feet were black.
"I'm fine. Anything stranger or something?
Alicia doesn't seem to care about foot stains at all.
"... after all, Alicia, you've changed the way you talk, haven't you?
I peered into Alicia's face to explore. [M]
Alicia thought with a little wrinkle between her eyebrows.
"Is it because I didn't have someone to talk to? Something wrong?
"Something's light-hearted"
When I said that, Alicia smiled small.
... beautiful.
I didn't seem to feel like I was about to leave a bad aura before.
I felt like the smile showed intelligence and character.
"Sure, it might have changed."
"You really didn't talk to anyone for two years?
Alicia gave me a slightly troubled look.
I've never usually had a look like this.
It's kind of like she's not being a bad girl anymore.
"I don't look like a bad girl anymore. Did you think?
"How did you know!?
I was unwittingly hardened by the shock of Alicia's words.
I never thought there would be a day when my mind would be read.
Did you use magic?
"It's not magic."
That's what Alicia said and raised her mouth corner a little.
Oh, this face, a little mean grin...... it's Alicia.
"Then how did you know?
"Isn't it because it's easy to understand Jill's expression?
You're lying. In the last two years, I've been able to hide my heart for a long time...
And now I can make all kinds of expressions with the right materials.
"That's a lie."
Alicia grinned with a wrinkle in her eye.
I was so excited for a moment. [M]
Sounds like it's not Alicia I know.
"Nothing's changed, me."
... they read my mind again.
As I rounded my eyes, Alicia suddenly laughed.
"I'm sorry, Jill. It was so funny how Jill reacted that I made fun of her."
"What do you mean?
"Don't look so disgusted."
"Well, explain it properly"
"I've been wondering how you can read people's minds when you're blind, Uncle Will, in the last two years."
"So, did you find the answer?
"Uh-huh, I haven't found the answer. But I've learned a little bit."
Alicia was good at saying that.
It seemed more alive than it had been before.
"I'm the only one in the cabin, but there's a lot of people outside the cabin, right? Naturally, though."
"Right."
I nodded and hammered. [M]
"You mean you've become more sensitive to the changes outside?
I went on to say that.
Boulder, you're my assistant.
That's what Alicia said and stroked my head. [M]
It may be my greatest pleasure to be recognized by Alicia.
"I learned again that voice tone, expression, attitude, air... it's so hard to read people's minds with just the atmosphere and sound. I haven't compared it to Uncle Will yet."
"That's amazing, Alicia."
"There's nothing awesome about it."
Alicia said so flatly.
I didn't hate that, I really seemed to think so.
"I can't do that."
"Effort? I didn't, me. I may have patience, but I just want to be a bad girl, so I'm doing what I need to do."
"But something was more like a bad girl before. Like the troubled look on your face..."
"Oh, that one... I didn't know what to say."
With that said Alicia had another troubled look on her face.
Alicia turned into a serious face and shut up.
I'm not sure if I should say anything. [M]
I would never speak out, but that doesn't make any sense where I said it.
It is Alicia who decides whether to talk or not.
Alicia gently meditated her eyes and inhaled her breath small.
Then he slowly opened his eyes and looked at me.
"Your mother came to see me only once."