Dreams.
I was dreaming.
I stood alone in a pure white space. There's nothing there. It's just that the white world is expanding. I stand alone in the world. No, I'm not alone.
Behind his gaze stood his master.
Lydia-Aynesworth. A genius among the seven greatest magicians in history. However, I have heard the story that my talent is better than my master's talent.
"... Ray will probably be a magician over me."
"Lydia, is that what you said? Sure, Ray is good. But I can't anticipate going beyond Lydia right now."
"Abby, I know what you're saying. But this is intuitive. I'm just feeling Ray's potential... and I'm sure Ray will be a magician enough to rule the world."
Late at night. I heard you two talking like that. You want me to be a magician over my master? There can't be such a stupid story.
And the moment I thought about it... I felt a sharp pain in my brain.
It's like a horse running light. A lot of footage flows like one scene.
Yes, how did Master pick me up?
Why am I here?
Why was I alone then?
When you ask that, the door to your past is about to open. Until now, it has been sealed. I turned away and never looked at it. Probably because I knew instinctively.
Who is your being? Knowing that ─ ─.
"Master?"
In a pure white world, the master who stood smiled nicely. And when you raise your right hand, you move on.
Master!
I felt like I had to go after him for some reason. I don't think I can see my master anymore.
Run.
Run, run, run. I'll just chase after him hard. But I won't catch up with my master. The Master disappeared as if he were melting away, causing his golden hair to melt.
Standing alone in such a world.
No, this is a dream, isn't it? Isn't it?
But why? This world has a strange sense of reality. Same thing today. Ever since I met the girl I met at the inn... no... from the moment I entered the Yewell Empire, something has gone wrong.
Look at your hands.
And there was a lot of blood coming out of it. Too surprised by the events, there were a lot of bodies piled up behind. Bleeding with blood, nothing to talk about.
Ah... even if you knew. I've seen this sight somewhere.
Moments. Something like a vessel appeared in front of me. Behind that vessel is a huge red and black, unorthodox hand, stupid.
I was just telling her to drink the liquid in the vessel, and she gave it to me.
"Oh, I..."
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"... hah!? Yu, dream...?
Back to reality.
Dreams. Yes, this is definitely a dream.
Ray had a lot of sweat on her body. But I didn't paint my blood like I dreamed earlier.
Ray's jump awakened Lydia, who was always asleep.
Wow. What's up, Ray? Have you ever had a bad dream?
"No... well... It's okay."
Really… We have a little more time. I'm going to bed. "
"Yes"
That's how Lydia sleeps again. The current time is 4: 30 in the morning. Ray seldom gets up so early in the morning. He stares at the void.
It was too realistic a dream. It's as if it really happened in real life...
He couldn't sleep any more now, so he decided to stay awake. Go to the equipped bathroom and reset your awareness there.
I've never been aware of the past before. That's because I thought it was good to forget about it. I have no parents. My friends have forgotten everything that happened in that village.
But Ray thinks.
"Can't remember...?
Yes, Ray has completely forgotten about the past. No, I remember the fact that there was that time.
But what happened then? Who have you spent all this time with and who were your parents? It's completely out of control.
……
It comes out of the bathroom.
When Ray wipes his body with a towel immediately, he puts on his clothes and closes his eyes to think about the old days. But no matter how much you think about it, the memory has stopped halfway.
I can only remember from the moment I met Lydia.
"Ray...? Are you awake already?
Good morning, Master
Afterwards, I will prepare breakfast for Lydia as usual. By staying at the inn this time, I finished shopping last night to make it easier, but I was preparing breakfast.
Lydia notices something strange about Ray when she wakes up uncommonly.
"Ray, what happened?
Ask. At the moment he said so, he immediately answered:
"Nothing in particular. I just need a little sleep."
"... I see."
As Ray grew up, she became better at hiding her feelings, better or worse. No matter how many years he's been dating, Lydia doesn't really know what he's trying to hide.
That's why I felt a slight discomfort, but Lydia didn't mention anything else.
"Today's schedule begins with a tour of the Imperial Capital. The surest part of the investigation will be at night."
"I understand."
"Yes, during the day. Let's take a look around."
"Sightseeing?
"Ah, I originally wanted to create an opportunity to look around the Empire."
"Thank you."
Ray says thanks thinking she's doing it for herself, but she denies it a little bit.
"No... it's for Ray, but it's for me."
"What does that mean?
"I've never been out of the kingdom. I'm purely interested in another country."
When she saw Lydia smiling, Ray sighed, "Hah..."
"Master, I'm on a mission this time. Hold on tight."
"Ray, it's all about sharpness! Do you understand?"
"Well... that makes sense."
"For now, let's eat something delicious from the Empire! All right, let's go!
"... okay."
Ray followed Lydia with a little bit of frustration, though.
Never be aware of that discomfort.
The moment they left, the floor made a noise ─ ─.