It was in the woods that Ixis took me.

The trees have fruits that only look like colorful gemstones, brightly coloured and like electrical decorations.

"What is this? Beautiful!"

Not only that, but whenever the grass on the lawn shakes, it develops into colors that are transparent in red and blue.

You can't beat the illumination of Christmas. Brilliant, it's like you're lost in a fairy land.

"This tree over here is a jewel tree. Actually, say Demon Stone, it's a gem with magic. This grass is gemstone grass. Both glow at night. Pretty pretty, huh?

Seeing me happy, Ixis laughed contentedly.

"... to Demon Stone, Gemstone Grass!? They are both rare S-grade items in the game!?

It's a hell of a story, though it usually looks like it's growing in bulk.

It was also a struggle to find them, and selling them both would make a lot of money, just the kind of tree that money would be made of.

"Really? It grows normally in the Dragon Clan. Sell this for money and travel. Well, when I run out of money, I'll even shred the corners and sell them."

Ixis tells me lightly.

By the way, the corners seem to stretch, cut sometimes like nails and need to be taken care of.

When I took the shard and sold it, it was said that it would be quite a lot of money.

By the way, the horns of dragons in the game are rare items in rare that are only available once.

This is an important item that you can get by defeating the most powerful Boss Character and will be the material for the Sage Stone, the highest difficulty Alchemy item.

Thinking that's being sold by the Dragon Clan at the claw level...... it didn't hang up for the hard earned side.

... Wait a minute, eh?

The stone of the wise did make Hilda, didn't it?

Reminds me of that on the pretend.

A sage stone was used in the heart part of the magic doll, which had become Jimmy's vessel, a ghost.

"... Ixis, can I ask you something? Did Hilda take a horn or something?

"Speaking of which, you had roots for him every time you stretched... especially in the beginning. Hilda hasn't been taken since she was married."

Somehow I asked, and it looks like the corners of Ixis were picked as material after all.

"What's all of a sudden?"

"No, I thought maybe Hilda was aiming for the horns of Ixis. The Horn of the Dragon Clan is only useful enough to make a sage stone in the game, isn't it? Maybe Hilda caught it to make Jimmy's magic doll's heart."

Answer Ixis with a surprised face.

They stopped collecting it after my daughter-in-law... doesn't that mean I don't need it anymore because the sage stone is complete and Jimmy's body is ready?

"Speaking of which... now that I want to change the formula, I'll let you take plenty of it, and you've spoken of it sometimes"

If you mouth the hypothesis, you silence that Ixis may be possible.

"I was dragged out of different spaces by horny cravings, and I was made a heavy pledge? No, but he was strong enough not to need a guardian dragon... but for that crap reason I..."

Truth to be informed now.

Ixis looked shocked.

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There is a bench in a slightly open part of the woods where you can sit and watch this sight for a while.

The wind is cool at night and the light shakes and is beautiful every time the leaves are loose.

"Thank you for following me, Ixis"

To thank you, Ixis laughed.

That was a bit of a lonely laugh, with a strange heartbreak.

Hands on my chin by the lid, I can mouth it.

"Huh......!?

Slowly licked around to taste the inside of my mouth, tickled.

I can change the angle and mouth it again.

My eyes were shaking in agony looking at this one of Ixis's.

Even though it tasted a little sweet, it was a kiss that made it bitter this way.

"Mako is too thrilled. Against me I don't like it. When Augusto becomes his true lover, he worries about his heart breaking."

Ixis gently distances himself from the hand that was resting on my chest.

"Ik...... sis?

Ixis is weird.

The suspicion that I had in mind from the beginning makes me certain.

He looked at me like he was determined to do something.

I have a bad feeling about the look I came up with.

"I'm done with my lover. You go back to your old world with Augusto."

I felt the words echo in the quiet woods.

Apparently you lured me out today to tell this story,

Seeing the seeping face of determination, I could see that.

"... I'm still thinking about it."

"If you have a body in the original world, you should go back. I don't care what you think. What do you need to worry about? You don't hate Augusto, do you?

If it's Ixis, I thought you'd say so somewhere.

Some of these dragons are seemingly evil, but the roots are good for you.

I could have expected to give priority to me over what would happen to me.

"But then there's Ixis"

"There's nothing wrong with that. Everything just goes back to normal."

shrugged shoulders and gently, Ixis says.

Lightly enough not to distract me.

Like nothing.

"You didn't come to this world from the beginning. You can think of that."

I felt badly pushed away by the words.

I feel like I've been told I don't need it, and my breath hurts.

"He said he'd travel with me."

"That's just a promise. I'm not serious."

If I resent you, I'll say it lightly.

"But the corner feathers and Elliot and... the kids are starting to change, and I can't believe I left them"

"They can do it without Meiko"

So go home.

Yes, Ixis spoke.

"Or something? You wanna be Hilda and spend some time here for those guys and me? You don't even know when the real thing's coming home? In the end it's the same. It's just the difference between going home now or going home later."

Indeed, Ixis is right.

Ouga said the pledge can't be broken without Hilda herself.

More than I could figure it out, where I was, I'm just buying time.

Nicole taught me how to live my whole life as Hilda, but I was hesitant to put it in my mouth.

You're not even ready to be Hilda and spend the rest of your life, all you have to say is confuse Ixis.

"If you're going home, you'd better hurry. Before they get used to Meiko. Now I can accept it even back in Hilda. After the famous moon ritual, when you get back to the mansion, go home immediately."

"Ixis!"

I didn't want to hear any more and shouted my name, but Ixis just threw a cold glance at me.

"And to protect Meiko, I'm honestly tired. I guess I just got swept up. You can't even protect yourself. Hilda's better yet."

Ixis chooses words that stab, that deliberately hurt me.

"Why would you do that..."

"It's the truth. I've always thought about it, but I just didn't tell you. It's a good opportunity, should I be clear? It's easier without you. I'm in the way."

I wanted you to tell me it was a lie, but Ixis doesn't change one expression.

I spinned my words pale.

"I'm going to tell Augusto that I'm not really your girlfriend. Ask for everything later. Here we go."

Stand up, Ixis offers his hand.

I stared at him because I didn't feel like holding that hand.

What Ixis says is the right choice.

Talk about just getting back to normal.

But I haven't had such an easy day to split up here.

I could see tears accumulating in my eyes.

I really do.

Ixis said this to make it easier for me to choose the option to go home.

Yet how can it hurt so much?

What are you getting so bitter about?

- Oh well.

To this extent, I regret that Ixis can sever me.

I didn't want you to go, I wanted you to stay on my side, I wanted you to think at all.

For Ixis, it pains him to realize that he's fine with letting go.

To the point of bothering this world and the original world over the balance.

I said I have an attachment to Ixis.

That's not what Ixis knows at all.

"Why do you seem so unhappy?"

"... nothing"

I thought I'd say it.

I hate it when I seem to be the only one obsessed with Ixis.

If you're going to throw it off like this, why did you do it kindly?

I don't know what it means to be a lover until just now.

I thought it was terrible to keep kissing like that.

It's painful, it's regrettable, I don't know why.

Bite your lips tight.

"Ixis Fool"

There were no tears in my eyes.

The tears that Ixis wiped for me before this fell straight to the ground.

"... stupid is fine. If you don't move, I'll take charge."

Brutally held up by Ixis, I was taken back to the mansion.