It's all one flower.

1613. The mind at the border

"Um... Gerdius is acting a little strange, but this is..."

"Because I haven't lost my influence yet."

The voice of Sissica, who answered the question of Arsion, was calm.

Aunt [crossing geese (carigane)] crawls at scholarly magicians.

"Didn't you get better?

"I'm not sick."

"No, well, yes, but we're amateurs in that area, so could you tell us a little more about it?

When Jerny, a civil engineer, listened with a poor attitude, Sisica nodded without changing her expression.

"The minds of those who are trapped in spirits for some reason are only placed in different states, not sick."

If the Spirit catches the heart of man when he is in the tree of necessity in this world, the heart is also in the tree of this world. In this state, you can simply physically pull the human body back from the essential tree where the spirits reside.

Even if the Spirit is on the boundary between this world and the Unseen, the mind is in this world, but it is a state of penetration into the Unseen. You can't just pull your body back, but persuade the spirits to let you go with words they understand.

Jerny is afraid to listen.

"What happens when you cut down a tree in that state?

"I will go to the world with the captive."

"... you're going to die."

That's what I'm talking about.

In either state, if you move your body with [leap], the spiritual connection between your mind and body will loosen, and your soul will be pulled to the distant side.

"Yeah. I heard that, so I tried not to [leap]."

Arceon holds a strong light in his jade eyes and persuades the scholarly negotiator, Sisica.

"Congratulations. With one foot in his side, he was freed from the key tree, but he hasn't yet returned to this side completely."

"Eh? Is that okay?

I understood the reason for the stunned face, but the anxiety suddenly came.

"If nothing happens, you'll be back in a few days without doing anything."

"What, for example, is the trick?

Farkil overheard.

"Re-contact with spirits, movement by [leap], contact with [summoning team] and [repatriation team]... and more"

"Eh, well, then, is it better not to go out all the way until you're back?

Gerny checks back and forth.

Sissica's words are not cool or airy.

It's safer that way.

Senator Malkov asks Alcion and his aunt.

"Do you know where this man's family is?

"Gerdius is still alone with his little cousin. My nephew and colleague from Technical High School live in the same log cabin as our family."

... was this a long-lived race?

Farkil remembered the childish face of the pharmacist Awellana. They both look like junior high school students. The actual age may be close, but the relationship between the appearance of the long-lived race and age is not well understood.

Well then, until you get back, it's better for the person living with you to take care of this person and the little one.

An old lady of the people of the lake calls out to Alcian for confirmation. The girl of the mighty people nodded with a hard expression and looked at Gerdius. People in the vortex are blurry and do not move.

Senator Malkov asks Sisica.

"Did you help all the people caught in the tree?

"No, they took many people completely in other compartments, and even if I intervened, they wouldn't let me go, and some of them died of debilitation."

"You can't commit to rescue without tools, what do you need?

"I need a [Summon Cloth] to recall a living soul from the Underworld, but in an air raid..."

I've never heard of cloth.

I used the spell [Summon Monster] to summon monsters from other realms in the Aquillo Base Raid operation.

Farkil listens while taking notes on a tablet device.

"What kind of tools?

"It is a cloth with a sapphire that is woven into a magical formation and processed to replenish magic."

"Ask if you can get it from a supporter."

"It's expensive enough to build a house in a prime location like Topoly or Letica. There are so many people who will be saved if they help us with food and medicine."

Sisica blocked the exile senator's proposal and the old lady of the Lake people nodded.

"You don't even have to get close to the tree."

"But it was outside the fence....."

Arceon's eyes turned towards Shishika.

"Root spread... because I don't know the range"

Well, if we don't increase the fence, we can expand what we have now.

"Personal sensitivity... there is also the problem of compatibility with individual spirits"

Jerny proposed with a bright voice, holding his fist on the desk and leaning.

"If you can hear the voice of the Spirit, you can find a safe distance that cannot be reached, but if you are easily dominated, you will get close to the distance that the Spirit can reach even if you don't feel that way."

"Ahh...."

Farkil remembered what happened earlier.

I didn't notice anything too natural, but I don't need to get close to the fence to explain it.

"Now, what do I do..."

"I'm not sure I can help you every time. We have to listen to the spirits' demands and tailor them to each other, so that the human side can find the right distance."

Sissica's explanation was clear, but it sounded cold.

Heavy silence descends.

"Voice...? I can't hear you talking about trees... listen... talk..."

A sleepy voice leaked from Gerdius's mouth, and it was frustrating.

Seven eyes gathered together, but he stared at the universe in silence.

... can you live like this, sleeping with your eyes open?

"This man was in front of me, so I managed, but if the Spirit pulls people's minds to the realm, I can't call them back without [Summon Cloth]."

"Can't the Spirit in the Universe convince you?

When Senator Malkov heard, Sisica shook her head to the side.

"I can hear your voice, but even if you let go of your hand over there, most human souls can't come back to the world on their own."

"Hmm? So you're going to get lost in the dark and die?

When the aunt saw Gerdius, Sisica nodded hard.

The wind blows through the window, scratching through the condensed air in the assembly room.

"My child is still young, so I can't stay away forever. I'll let you go."

When Sisica stood up, the old woman who brought her also left the meeting place.