Lead the other world.

"Yes, Rumi"

Shino, who was climbing a tree with fruit and watching over it, took one fruit and dropped it towards the walnut that was taking care of the weapon downstairs.

"Oops, thanks Shino"

Walnuts noticed in Shino's voice received the falling fruit and peeled and scratched one with a small knife removed from the velcro back.

Then the slight sweetness of the fruit and the watery sober taste twitched in his mouth, and the walnuts loosened his cheeks and brought them to the trees to breathe.

Then he lands magnificently as Shino rotates in the air from a tree above him next to such a walnut, and when he sits on the spot, he leans his body to put his head on the shoulder of the walnut. Shino, who rubs his eyes closed, calms his tail to the ground and moves his ears patterned.

Walnut felt Shino's body temperature snuggling up, felt secure, and Walnut also turned his head closer to Shino, and when his eyes narrowed, he smiled at his mouth.

"I'm fine. Is Shino okay?

Now the walnuts were also resting in a place where the spring was nearby to give Deprafan a break on the fourth day after Takumi began the trial. According to Ars's story, Walnut seemed to be naturally and facially tense and nervous about the battle he would be starting in two days when he seemed to arrive in Radatome. And Shino, who perceived it, distracted me.

"Mmm...... But Shino... I'll protect you. Now it's time...... And about Rumi."

Shino, who had taken the citrus vegetables away in front of him, grumbled so with his ears pinned and somewhere in mind.

Walnut then pulled Shino's arm and tightened his body more forcefully. When Shino, who was surprised, turned his attention to Walnut, there was a Walnut face nearby staring at himself with tender eyes.

"Don't carry it on your own. We're supposed to keep each other's backs and protect each other, right? I will protect Shino, too. Besides, Takumi promised to meet me later, and I'm fine. We'll figure it out!

"Rumi..."

Shino, who felt her body lighten a little on the words of Walnut that made her laugh that way, once again felt like she was a strong girl about her best friend and warrior friend, Walnut.

The fourth day of Takumi's trial begins. Perhaps the fact that Takumi hasn't contacted us has not yet broken through the trial.

And from what I heard at that time, I was only challenging the trial for about a hundred days, and it would be normal for Takumi to be anxious to make it through the trial and join us safely.

In fact, Shino felt anxious to tighten his chest after leaving Astrea, and occasionally appeared on his face.

But the walnuts were different. Probably more important than myself, I still haven't heard from my beloved, Takumi, and I couldn't help but cry or make a weak noise out of anxiety.

Having thought about that, Shino asked Walnut with a strange look.

"Rumi is strong...... Takumi, I'm not here... most anxious... even though you're Rumi"

Walnut looked decent, then laughed small and looked at the blue sky that was going on everywhere.

"If you say you're not anxious, you're lying. But, you know, I believe more than that. Takumi promised not to leave me alone."

Shino stood up vigorously and smiled bitterly at Walnut, waving her hair in the wind as she spoke so, and looking from the side at the stray eyes of the walnut putting her hair on her ear.

"I knew it was strong...... Rumi. Shino Ishiki's... best friend!

Walnut stuck his fist out and smiled at Shino, who looked so good with his thumbs up.

"I'm counting on you, Shino!

"Huh...!

Then we laughed at each other, fisted each other, and put our moods back on for the impending citrus retrieval operation a few days later.