Senpensekai no Madoushoshi

Though the season feels like a spring visit, nights near Sorletta cool down. If that turns into a snowy mountain, the temperature turns to it in the middle of winter at once.

But only here was different.

"... hey, what the hell..."

"This is... where the altar was?

As the map suggests, there was a large space there. But from the lines on the paper, not very much, but I can't imagine this sight. There was something there that was so heterogeneous or unsuitable.

"... the trees are growing..."

At the far end of the hall is a pile of rubble, thinking it was an altar. And further back, there were several great trees.

Sorletta. White leaves in spring, red flowers in summer and white leaves with yellow fruit in autumn, also the origin of the city's name. That stretches the branches and makes sure to cover the ceiling in a domed fashion and it is lush.

If you look to your feet, there's green grass there. While at the deepest end of the pit, I feel the illusion that I have strayed deep into the woods.

"Well done. There you are. Lost souls."

And on the rubble, illuminated the space as if it were the sun, uttering words. That's Carbuncle.

The oldest spirits in the world, living more than the original world a thousand years ago. Death is commanded while living the red balls, Reaper.

As I heard beforehand from Toslin, he looks like a rabbit. Even so, its contour is a few times the size of a regular rabbit. It exists so that it nods over the rubble and looks down on us.

"I've heard enough of your help. I want my people back."

Toslin pulled out the long sword on his back while riding Goltmund.

between Carbuncle and us. Two people are falling on the ground with soft greenery. One is a Warwolf girl, and the other is a Hulia cleric. Needless to say, it's Carol and Mr. Rose.

"Give it back? Give it back? Something different. I didn't take anything from you."

Carvalcle sprinkles one of his limbs on the rubble and stretches it out as if it were a cat.

"I just want to save. I just want to free my soul from all the pain in the world."

"I'm saying that's an extra favor!!

"Wait, Toslin"

I grabbed Toslin's shoulder that was going to pop up with Goltmund now, Saluena said.

The unicorn that I and she cross stands beside Goltmund, quietly awaiting orders.

"... it doesn't matter what you say to him. He moves based on values that don't match people."

"... yeah, I know. Really... there's nothing more troublesome than crazy goodwill."

When Toslin struck his tongue, the red gem embedded in Carbuncle's forehead glowed like it burned. Then Carol's body began to move unnaturally, rising.

"Become... Carol..."

Carol is only standing up and her arms are drooling without force. I can't even see a shard of emotion on that face that was changing its corny and facial expressions right now.

"... he... No way, he's dead..."

"Oh no!! That's not true!!

Toslin immediately denies the words of Laplice.

"He... can't die. Still, he's alive. He's alive!!

"Oh, oh... right... Right..."

Carol arms lifted, as if to betray the expectations of the two who said so in prayer. And pull the dagger out of your hips.

"Equal healing for what prevents a restful sleep"

Shortly after Carbuncle says so, Carol's body jumps. And with me in mind... they attacked me.

So I figured it out. That eye is not showing anything right now.

"... what, you're doing this. Ahhh!!

Toslin jumped off Goltmund screaming. And Carol, hanging on, shaking her long legs.

Then Carol stopped shortly afterwards and flew back with Kurli to turn it around.

"... Hey, Carol. You, what are you doing? I don't know what I'm doing right now... you know what I'm doing?

Toslin pointed the tip of his long sword at Carol.

"You're pointing your sword at your people. You're making me... point my sword at you. Like that time again, you want to get bogged down, me."

……

But there's no response from Carol. They don't gaze at each other, they just keep their daggers in their hands, and they're fluttering.

"I'm sorry... can you leave this guy to me?

Toslin, who turned his back on us, said so in a cuddly voice. The sword remains pointed at Carol, but its cutting-edge is slightly trembling.

"... if beating me doesn't seem to listen, then... I will..."

"... yeah"

I snort.

"Oh, hey, wait. That's when... you didn't..."

She doesn't look back, even if Laplice snaps like that toward Toslin's back.

"Whoa, whoa, whoa!

With his sword in his grip, he runs towards Carol.

For a little while, please.

For the first time in my life, I let my anger toward the clear other dwell in my chest.

"Unicorn. Protect us from all malice."

Unicorns were gone to meet my wishes, and the battle between us and Carbuncle began.