It was late at night.
After that, we decided to eat, bathe, and rest immediately. Iris and Charlotte will be sleeping in the same room.
I came alone on the roof of this inn.
Mm-hmm. Tonight is the green moon. Beautiful.
Of course I didn't come to see the moon. It is a special training as it is today. Someone will never see us here.
Smoke appeared slightly on the palm.
Turn this smoke into an image in your head.
One of the training methods I invented. Shiritori training method.
Circle, Mike, Curl, Apple, Gorilla, Luco, Coil.
Smoke creates Hiragana and Katakana as you drip your head. This is a quick and accurate training to increase the accuracy of smoke control.
By the way, at first, I tried to make it out of smoke like clay rather than letters, but there were surprisingly many shapeless words (such as "rules"), and my artistic sense was catastrophic (animals would all be about the same), so I decided to make it into letters with excess turns.
Next, color this smoke letter.
Training Act, Part II. Coloring training method.
This is quite difficult. The only magical smoke I can use is still green and black.
If you try to apply other colors, the smoke will often spread and you won't be able to maintain your shape.
Even if it works, it will take a long time, and it won't be useful in real life.
I think the green and black smoke was quickly mastered because they kept fighting at their extreme in that forest, which was full of strong enemies.
There is a hunch that voluntary training will take much longer than repeated battles.
Still, it's much better than nothing, so every night I was training to manipulate the smoke.
Compared to the first one, it seems to be getting much better.
There is also a color that seems good even when used in battle.
This special training will never be in vain.
--Tips.
I heard a noise from behind.
Disarm and look back.
"... no, what is it, you?"
Fine, a masked beauty in a black dress, stood up.
"I'm sorry, did you surprise me?"
That's what Fine said and took off the mask. The beautiful face depicted in the tattoo becomes dew.
Her silver hair, exposed to the moonlight, is shaking in the wind at night. I wonder if these people are mysterious beauties.
"May I sit next to you?
"Ah, yeah.... you weren't asleep yet."
"Yes, I can't sleep at all."
She sat beside me so close that her arms touched each other.
"Hey, we're close..."
"No?
"... I can't."
Why did Fine come here...?
"Uh, what's wrong?
"Ah, yes. I have a few questions."
"What?
"Yes, Mr. Lute, do you have any favorite food?
"Favorite food?
Fine nodded.
"Hmm, what is it? I feel like everything is delicious."
"Now, you can have whatever you want the most.
Hmm.... then, fish sashimi?
I've heard that river fish shouldn't be eaten raw, so I bake them all.
I don't see sashimi in the city. I guess I don't have a culture of eating raw fish.
"Fufu. I understand."
…… Is that all? "
Yes.
... what is it?
She didn't talk much since then, just sat next to me and looked at the moon.
It's a quiet night. The sound of water flowing through some waterway sounds like a stream.
…… Tonight, the moon is beautiful. "
"... uhh, yeah"
For a moment, it drifted away.
Because I have heard that Japanese interpretation means that I like it. But this is a different world, and you're probably thinking too much.
"Why are you taking that mask off just in front of me?
I also tried to hide the upset and ask that.
"Does Lute know what this tattoo means?
"Meaning?"
………… You still didn't know that. "
Fine smiled with a troubled face. That face seemed very spicy, and I felt like I had a glimpse of her heart for the first time.
"Can you tell me?
"Yes... This tattoo is proof of a sinner."
"Sinner...."
Fone continued the conversation, gently touching the tattoo under her eyes with her fingers.
"When I was a kid, I was caught stealing and complaining of a riot. That's why they carved this tattoo. Since then, I've been trapped in the kingdom as a sinner."
Another kingdom?
"It was originally a life sentence, but luckily I escaped.... But with this tattoo on my face, it was hard to live normally. So, I began to hide it in a mask -"
Fine lifted the mask with her fingers to hide her face.
"--I 've become an adventurer who can make money alone."
"... why steal?
"That's..."
She stopped her words there.
"- No, this is not a fun story to talk about. I don't want to talk about this because it's a very commemorative day to see Mr Lute again. But there's only one thing I want you to believe. There was something I couldn't help but steal. Yeah, but if I hadn't, I'd be dead. I didn't steal because I liked it."
Fine removes the mask again.
"So, please don't hate me anymore. Please."
The moon's light is reflected in beautiful wet purple eyes.
"--I 'm not gonna hate you."
"......! Ah, thank you."
Fine leaned bright red to the tip of her ear.
Oh, cute.
I thought it was a strange person, but when I see this expression, it looks like a normal girl.
"If you don't like it, you'll like it, right?
"... eh?
"You're not gonna like it, you're gonna like it the other way around, right? Isn't it?
…………
"I'm glad... I thought that's what Mr Lute would say!
I didn't say anything!?
"... ah, I don't know. Past is past, isn't it? I don't think it's normal that you don't dislike it. And you don't think Charlotte or Iris cares about that tattoo?
Fine shook her neck to the side.
"I'm sorry, I still don't have the courage. So... why don't you keep it a secret for a while?
"... if that's what Fine wants, I will."
Well, I can't help it. It's her problem.
"By the way, what was Mr Lute doing here?
"Hmm? Oh, I was practicing. Fine, can you keep this between us now?
…… Yes, of course. "
I made smoke appear on my palm.
"I have unique skills."
"... unique skills"
Change the color of smoke.
"[Smoke Ruler] is a skill. I was still practicing this."
"... wow! Mr. Lute!"
Fine looked at me with respect and looked up to me.
"Chi, close."
"Ah... sorry. But after all, Mr. Lute had a special power.... I'm glad. I knew what I felt..."
Huh?
"No, nothing."
Fine stood up.
"... I'm sorry to disturb you during your training. I was so happy to meet Mr Lute today."
"Eh... yeah. I'm glad you thought so."
"Expect me at the dungeon. I'm sure I can help.... good night then."
"Good night...."
Fenne gracefully greeted her by pinching her dress skirt and jumped under the roof wearing a mask.
For a moment, I was at a loss, but when I saw the movement of kicking and flying amon, I immediately thought that I had enough physical ability to jump out of here.
In the first place, I can't come on this roof as usual. You can't come unless you jump from the window into acrobatics.
... Speaking of which, did Fine come all the way here just to ask you a few questions? But you knew I was here...
Now, look.
Continue your special training.
…………
……
The next morning, Charlotte, Iris and I were having breakfast in the inn cafeteria.
Bread, butter, winner, milk. That's it. Few varieties, but simple and super good.
Fine has already left and is not in this inn. A letter was inserted in the gap between the doors and it was written that he had gone out.
"Hey, Charlotte! Do it right...."
Hmm.
Charlotte was throwing a boat with bread in one hand.
Until now, it had been a wild boarding house, so I might have had a shallow sleep.
I must have slept well in bed last night.
Incidentally, Charlotte continued wearing glasses and earrings yesterday. I think I like it.
"I already... spilled milk."
Iris wiped Charlotte's mouth.
"Ahahah, I'm sorry. I'm sorry."
Mm-hmm. Peace.
In such a calm place, I am eating with two beautiful girls.
What a pleasant time!
I always said I wanted to be happy, but I was happy enough.
Dad, Mom, Rin.
I'm happy in another world!
But my story isn't over yet.
I'm just getting up.
Take this far, far away slope of the other world...
"Take care of Lute. I mean, you're thinking crap right now."
Not finished!
Well, the Rhinokawa is somewhere. I feel that true happiness lies ahead of him.
"Hey, Lute."
Hmm?
"What do you know about her mask?
"... come on."
"Hmm...."
"Carl Gustav Jung said... that people live in masks..."
"Who is that?.... Well, that's good."
Ah, for now, I seem to have misled you.
With such an exchange, we finished breakfast.
We checked out immediately and finally set off for the Adventurer Guild "High Families".