The Kingdom of Everlasting Night and the Last Ball

As winter begins to slacken, changes will also appear in the distribution of power among those who cannot keep up with the seasons, the running of festivals, and time.

Those who climb the ranks on special days and conditions benefit greatly from this, but at the same time, conditions that are not compatible with each other are in place and there are times when they lack great power.

And the Midnight Spirit, who presided over the seat of time, was the side with change.

Riccardo, have you finished reporting from Liberfilia to the solstice?

"Oh, that's it." We haven't compiled all the information for the New Year's report yet, but it will be the same for the rest of the time. ”

On this day of the new moon, there were many strangers gathered in the Capitol, which was filled with large domed ceilings with elaborate ceiling paintings.

All those gathered at this place today are people who have a change according to the time and season, but they need to coordinate and discuss with people in the same area.

In the meeting hall, which was held once a year, in addition to the spirits who ruled the time and the representatives of the seasons, the kings of the festival were also gathered.

Originally, it was a meeting that Noin should have attended from the midnight spirits, but this year, there were a few circumstances, and Ricard participated.

I nodded to the Spirit of Dusk who called out to me, and the Spirit of the Facilitator spoke up.

"If so, it would be time to put it at the top of this year's agenda"

It is the winter delegates who are entrusted with the conduct of this year's meeting.

Those who represent the seasons will take the participants around from each season.

This winter's representative is the Spirit of Snow, a person who is good at organizing places and is skilled at the progress of meetings.

In addition, autumn is a rich monster, summer is a sea fairy, and spring wind dragons participate in spring, but like spring wind dragons who have been sleeping since the beginning, some of them are not suitable for speaking at meetings.

Still, it would make sense to participate because such a meeting would be held according to the logic of magic.

"Yeah. It's finally going to be me." After all, it's the 20th annual Summer Solstice Festival. "

The King of the Solstice Festival, Salel, smiled as he progressed.

Today, it is a black and lacquered costume. The costume resembles a sacred garment for rituals, and it fits well with the beauty of the king of the Summer Solstice Festival, which gives a slight sense of disturbance.

Sarrell looked around at the people who were sitting at the round table, and the spring festival, which was supposed to be the next to talk if it was the street of the seasonal tour, was wandering around, but the autumn festivities were comforting him after the Summer Solstice Festival.

Watching this, Rikal exhales with a small breath, thinking about the agenda that will follow.

(... there are several periods when the power of the evening genealogy is cut off, but the most troublesome of these is the festive period of the year when the country of hidden nights celebrates the Summer Solstice Festival)

And this year, the 20th annual Summer Solstice Festival comes.

Perhaps everyone in this room knows that the discussion of the Daylight Solidarity Festival is the most important agenda.

This year, even the summer solstice festival, which tends to bring great calamities, is the most powerful year of staying in the concealed land, which is the origin of the festival.

I can only thank you for doing it once every twenty years, but it is still known as a headache because the country of night hiding has many problems externally.

The monsters of the night reign as kings, and although it is a beautiful and rich land, there are some disturbing rumors in some countries with many secrets.

In addition, while the land where the magic of the old times remains is not dangerous, it is not necessary to hear the name of the country of the night hiding, the monster of the day was the most unsuitable opponent for the spirit of midnight.

That being the case, it was common for the Midnight Spirits to stay in the deepest depths of the darkest night when it was the Summer Solstice Festival of the White Night, but that was unlikely for Nein and the girl he sheltered.

After all, the girl still has a low level of witchcraft because she has lived in Farsitar, the country of criminals, for many years.

No matter how quickly I got ready, it would take me years to get to the depths of night magic.

(...... I'm sure that's why Noin is starting to think about how to get through the day. I went all the way to see Sarel, at least because I had to keep the king of the solstice festival with interaction under control.)

Sarrell is also quite a difficult person to handle, but there is a shackle that can't be used to scorn the relationship between eating and eating.

I don't know if such a Sarrell knows our concerns, but he looked at us and smiled deeply.

"This summer solstice festival is going to be a feast in the hidden country of my hometown, so I'm going to look for some extraordinary pleasure." Are there any topics that might be a good surprise? "

"If you look at us and ask, is that a suggestion? If you want to imitate a cake from the pedigree of the night, you may want to assume that you will not benefit from the qualities managed by the Spirit at midnight in the future."

Sure enough, Ricardo, who had been entangled with the King of the Summer Solstice Festival earlier, said so, and Sarrell shrugged his shoulders and smiled.

Rikal glanced at us with a glance at the fact that he had struck his hand earlier. It was the Spirit of Dawn who would rise in rank in the coming season.

"Unfortunately, we are busy preparing for the upcoming spring festivities." If you want to play with someone, why not get it from your favorite pedigree of the night or from your autumn pedigree with lots of prey? "

"I want you to stop subtly involving the Night's Seat."

"You're not friends with the Summer Solstice Festival."

"I don't know. For the Summer Solstice Festival, I want to avoid making the spirits at midnight unpleasant." The color of the important banquet and the feast for it are all served from the pedigree of the evening....... by the way, did the genealogy of dawn ever do anything to us? "

The spirit that governs the honesty of dawn is frowning at Sarrell, who is sarcastically inquiring somewhere.

The Spirit of Dawn is a girl with soft golden hair and amber eyes, but it also has mature eyes and mature feminine scents, so many people like the blessing and shelter of this Spirit.

According to the human clergy that Ricardo is close to, their behavior is very easy to match with what humans consider sacred.

It was no exception to the family of exiled sorcerers who were once trapped in a country called Farsitar.

They weren't forced to break up until they benefited from the rich magic of life.

(Human beings love things......)

That's Rikal's frank impression.

I can only laugh bitterly at the shallowness of humans trapped in a country called Farsital.

The Spirit of Dawn looks like a beautiful maiden, but it is harsh enough not to allow anything against the discipline of dawn.

After all, they are egocentric maidens who try to pay with force the beautiful and graceful darkness of the night.

Nevertheless, we do not doubt that all our deeds are clean and right.

They were the ones who drove the lineage of the Summer Solstice Festival, who once loved the flowers that bloom at dawn and the sparkling forest of morning dew, into the night as sinners who liked to enjoy themselves, and they were still not close to Salell.

Sure enough, Rikal glanced at Salrell and Dawn, who had started to react coldly, and looked at his friend who was sitting next to him.

How about you at noon?

"I'm in trouble." Whether there is something fun to offer to the King of the Summer Solstice Festival at noon. Since it is the wish of the festival king, isn't it the original form of offering it from the seasonal board? "

One of the spirits at noon smiled relievedly.

She is the younger sister of the Spirit King at noon today, a woman who rules calmly even at noon.

Participants won't listen to Sarrell's inquiry because the festival requires an offering.

If the king of the festivities says that he will do something extraordinary, it will be taken away from somebody's table not much.

“Surely, if you offer an offering, it's not the role of the throne of time.”

“Yes, there's a lot to be gained on the seasonal board, no matter how rich or fruitful it is.”

The noon spirit, who knows well what grace is, is a blue-green dress that fits well with soft chestnut hair.

Rikal was in love with this friend a long time ago, but unfortunately she had a close fiancé and got married quickly.

That said, I'm lucky to be a good friend now, so I want to throw something at my husband who sometimes sees me getting along.

I think so, but I know she deserves it.

"By the way...... Lord Noin protected the person who would be his companion from the country of the culprit."

If the rumors have reached you, I guess it would be a light meeting for the customer.

"Fufu. Maybe."...... Ricca. Protecting the genealogy at night will be hard, but you should be careful at dawn. It's been a long time, but do you remember how much the Midnight Spirit swept away my favorite magicians because of Girasfi's clever eyes? ”

"Indeed, many people in that country had the blessing of the Spirit of Dawn." If it wasn't the Spirit of Death that started it, maybe the powder of fire would have flown here too. "

It is said that the people of Farsitar, who were chased by the Death Spirit, managed to escape because of the measures of the Girasphi clan, who let the family escape to the land of the Spirit at midnight, which had no connection until then, rather than the land of the Spirit at dawn, which had become familiar with the family.

However, even if they survived the result, the Spirits of Dawn, who could not be saved from their favorite humans, were not happy about the event.

(Even if you die as a result of that choice, it is the preference of dawn to think that you should be honest until the end.)

That said, until now, it didn't matter, but I can't say that if Nein chose the descendants of Girasphi.

As you can see from looking at the Tuenu of the Death Spirit, the Spirit is a very obstinate creature.

"...... and Hadia liked Master Noin, didn't she?"

"That's why I came to this meeting instead of my brother....."

That was why Ricardo had to attend the meeting this time.

Even so, the reputation of humans who have made a mistake with those on our side is sporadic.

Speaking of Farsital, while there remains a strong perception that it is the land of the culprits cursed by the Spirit of Death, his brother Noyn chose the daughter of the family of Girasphi, who hates the Spirits of Dawn.

Although it is not the family of Girasfi who originally did not commit crimes, they are responsible for both, and more than remaining in Farsitar are the people of the country of the same culprit. However, there are most people who only pick up the history of Farsitar and do not even consider it.

Besides, it seems that Hadia, who ruled the honesty of dawn, thought of the king of food and music at night as his companion.

Ricard's brother was such a superior companion candidate for the women, no matter what perception he had.

He is one of the richest kings in a number of genealogies, and his brother, who rules over elements that are difficult for many creatures to ignore, is also one of the beautiful spirits who jumped through the ranks.

(In addition, it is good to take care of it. That's why I treated women well in social situations......)

Rikal sighed in anticipation of the upcoming commotion, and his friend lowered his eyebrows pathetically.

No matter how much you care for your brother, that girl Dialash is still too vulnerable.

(The ferocity of sharpening the blade for revenge would have been enough to capture my brother)

Maybe someone else deserved to be fascinated.

But I don't know what to do now.

How much power is left in the hands of those who were willing to pay for their lives?

If you look ahead after being relieved, to continue to live is to be forced to patience on the outside.

That girl was still out of the Farsi country alive.

In harsh terms, no matter how hard I got there, it's still that much.

Knowing love and gaining asylum does not mean that everyone will have a happy ending.

(...... Although it is well known on this side, the love of a person who has chosen a human being as his opponent is often not fulfilled)

Marriage to an unbeliever is a ritual of witchcraft.

Whether or not that happens depends on whether the girl can safely withstand the load of magic.

Of course, Noin won't let her go no matter what, but there are a lot of people who will come to threaten her if their feet are in danger.

"In addition, this year there is the Summer Solstice Festival in the hidden country, so you should stay around without any disadvantages."

"...... That's absolutely true. Even though I have a headache of daylight, I hope I don't have to worry about it at dawn."

"Yes, I hope the book is finished safely."

Unexpectedly, the two of them saw the dawn of Sarrell, and somehow they were caught up in it and looked at the appearance of the spring festival king.

Oh my God, the Spring Festival King is in trouble again.

"As usual, the rules are bad." The representative of Autumn who was sitting next to him quickly went to get a drink. "

The people who rule on the autumn board have a lot of negotiations with the kings of the busy autumn festival from day to day, so the guidelines are probably good.

"In a few moments, the snow spirit will silence me, so I'll have to ask you to be patient until then." Besides, if you keep getting him involved, maybe the powder of fire won't come out. "

Sandwiched between his mouths, Rikal decided to talk to the autumn delegate who was returning with a drink from another table and the King of the Harvest Festival.

After all, the topic of the Day Solstice Festival must have been because they were also concerned about how much damage would be caused by the Summer Solstice Festival as a season that would follow the summer.

(There may be a reason why Nein ordered that sword monster to be Deer's bodyguard knight, so that he could correctly watch the festival of the Summer Solstice.)

To be honest, Ricardo thinks it's bad luck to say that the Summer Solstice Festival of the White Night is coming while the girl still retains the human element of the fragile Farsital.

It seems that they are cultivating mutual trust, but in Ricard's eyes, it is difficult to say that they are still bound with strong love.

That said, if you try to install such things as soon as possible, the affection between the different races is fragile.

Ricardo looked at us the first time he met and looked at the human child with his eyes shining, wondering what a beautiful furry figure it was.

(I don't just want Nein to be my companion, but I like her a lot....... Will you be able to safely overcome the various difficulties that you will be visiting from now on?)

The king of the Summer Solstice Festival is also famous for holding annual Summer Solstice Festival feasts in different countries while travelling around the world.

And once every twenty years, he returns to the country of the concealed night, which is the origin of the festivities.

This is the year when the Summer Solstice Festival strengthens its power, causing the spread of white nights around the world, and the Midnight Spirit is the most powerful.

During that festival period alone, the white night monster that will surpass the power of the Midnight Spirit with the blessing of the Summer Solstice Festival has been poorly reconciled with the Midnight Spirit since ancient times.

(In particular, Noin, who was relatively able to move even during the day thanks to his reign of eating pleasure, ended up having more contact with monsters during the day, and the problem was that it could not be said that the relationship was very good....... And that's not all I have to worry about. In the first place, it happens because the Summer Solstice Festival strengthens its power. In other words, it will be a year in which the influence of the ranked Summer Solstice Festival itself will also appear in all parts of the world.)

My brother is not compatible with the monsters of the night, and in the night, the people of the pedigree of the night are greatly cut off.

The girl is a superior prey to the creatures of the Summer Solstice Festival who like innocent and weak creatures.

Either way, it's not easy to evacuate, given the strain on Dia.

"Besides, if you're trying to bring up people from the country of the culprits, there will be a lot of women who were aiming for the seat of the companion of the King of Food and Leisure who are not interesting." The most dangerous summer solstice festival period for the opposing humans, when Nein loses power, is a great opportunity. ”

Even if you don't bother telling me, I think my brother will take measures as well.

"That's why I think it's most reassuring to be close to me in the meantime." I told him that, too. "

"...... if you think about it normally, there are monsters of the night?"

After the meeting, Sarrell called out and invited his brothers to cover the night.

It was a reasonable proposal for some issues, but its advantages were ruined by the presence of monsters in the night.

"He is often out of the country until the day of the Summer Solstice Festival." The festive period with white nights on all lands is a valuable opportunity to move widely under favourable circumstances once every twenty years. I'm not the kind of guy who wastes it. At the very least, I think it would be safer to stay close to me while the monsters of the night are out of the country. "

Why do you break my heart so much?

"That's because if the creature from the Summer Solstice Festival genealogy inadvertently does something to Noin's favorite person, it's going to be me who will be held responsible." Besides, I want to avoid being resented by Lee Shek again. "

"...... Oh, that would certainly be true."

Isn't that right? But this is a proposal based on careful consideration.

However, while laughing in distress, Sarrell glistened happily.

No matter how miserable the end, the King of the Summer Solstice Festival prefers the case to the boredom.

"...... by the way, do you know what kind of magic was used by the Giraspi clan?"

Suddenly, Sarrell asked him such a question, and Rikal blinked his eyes.

“No, I think Noine knows.”

"You don't seem to know, do you?"...... Well, my blood has faded already, so I don't think I've inherited my family's unique magic, but...... I've had promises a long time ago. "

At the end, she muttered something small, and Sarrell rolled over the hem of her long coat and disappeared into the darkness.

In the meantime, the chandelier lights were down in the dark in the Capitol, and there was a candlestick in the hands of the fairies who were cleaning up the meeting.

"At some point, it seemed to be a complete night." Well, it's easier to open the way home. "

Rikal muttered to himself and returned to his original state.

My vision deteriorated at every level, but I still thought that this figure would fall much worse, and opened the door to the magic of the night.

(Speaking of which, why did Sarrell care about the past of the Girasphi clan?)

Suddenly, I was curious about the king's last question for the Summer Solstice Festival, but it would be better if I wrote to my brother when I got home.

I think that the large country where the humans of Farsitar lived was a rich country where magicians gathered from all over the world.

I heard that the magician who started the Farsi Tales was the head of a clan called the Prestige in that country, but the person who caused the problem must have been powerful enough to be invited to a gathering of unknown people.

But that's a long way off, a long time ago.

The wisdom and magic techniques inherited by the magicians have now become the nutrients of the Farsi Tar forest for generations.

Even if it was Girasfi who took over the role as a sacrifice, I'm sure there's nothing left.

As long as you haven't forgotten that somewhere you've made an appointment with something you don't know.