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Episode 19: Not a sword, not a shield * 3

"... spirits? Me?"

Mr Crowe tried to keep confusion and daze from appearing. Stream stone, professional. Meanwhile, I'm loose and the fairies are flipping behind the counter. Yeah, I know how you feel...

"Oh, there's someone who's been watching you come out of the woods with your wings spread out."

Oh, that's it... Looking at that, did you think that this person, Mr. Crowe, was a ghost...? Yeah, well, I know how it feels.

"As for the spirits of the forest, isn't it a joy that the area around the forest is rough? After all, the Spirit himself runs a confectionery shop. Isn't it?

Mr Crowe was silent. Just keep your mouth shut and say, "What do we do with this guy? He looked at me with such a face. No, I want to hear that, too.

"Um, um, can I have a moment?"

However, Mr. Crowe seemed to be in a lot of trouble, so I decided to split between them.

"What, you again?"

It's me again. Thank you very much.

"Um, she's not a spiritualist, so I don't want to be bothered by that kind of noisy talk."

"Hmm. Well, that's fine. Even if she's not a spirit, I like her. If she were mine, it wouldn't be like a march. Why don't you come with me? In that case, I can help you with logistics as well as policing around here."

Ugh... I'm not good at this guy. Wow.

"Please pick it up"

In the meantime, I decided to push the bouquet of flowers away from the shop.

"Whoa, whoa. Are you sure? Maybe you need my help around here. Can I wipe it off with your feelings?

... it's about the woods, so it's okay if I decide. [M]

"Please pick it up"

"Ugh, wow, what!?

Without stopping the bouquet of people, the fairies began to join forces.

It seems that the bouquet people can't see the fairies, so suddenly they feel like they have the power to push themselves. Actually, fairies are doing a lot of things like hands and legs.

"Ah, Corn-san, may I have a moment around here?"

... and when we were doing a good job, Claire stopped us after he got his coolness back and finished thinking about something. So we stop. But we can resume at any time.

"... first of all, I'd like to confirm that you are the lord of the House of Markpink? Recently, he took over the territory."

When Crowe heard, the bouquet man nodded with a little surprise.

"Oh, yeah. I am Therma Igos Marpink. Lord of the Marpink Realm. I knew you well."

Well...

I'm afraid Mr. Crowe consulted with Faye about this. Or maybe it was in Krah's own knowledge.

"... well, that's fine. So, Mr. Marpink. I just got back to you, but I can't respond right now."

Eh?

I thought Mr. Crowe would reply no sooner. [M] But I'm saying things like putting it on hold.... why? No way, Mr. Crowe, you're not going to go to this guy, are you?

So I wonder if you can take it from me today.

When Crowe said that, Mr. Marpink looked a little uncomfortable, but when he saw that I was still ready to push him out, he also sighed and said... oh, my God.

"Well, I'm sure you have a lot of things, and I don't mind that. But without our security, the area will get rougher and rougher. I want an early response."

That's what Mr Marpink said, and I walked out of the store without pushing myself out. [M]

... just as I was leaving the store, I looked back and smiled.

"Well then, I'll be back soon. Dear Spirit"

And now Mr. Marpink took the carriage and left.

"... what should I do?"

"Mmm...."

And me and Mr. Crowe are feeling a bit like... we're halfway there. Mm-hmm.

"... spirits. Claire, is that it?"

"Yes, that's right. Hi, they found you flying with Alexandrite butterfly wings. I think they mistook me for a ghost."

Certainly, Alexandrite butterfly feathers are not listed in any atlas because they have produced something that looks like a non-living creature. But that's why spirits aren't so quick.

"I'm curious. In front of the Spirit Sensei, I'm saying" Spirit Sensei "to humans...."

Fai said that with a half-laugh, and the fairies nodded with an unspeakable face around her. Yeah. They had noodle sticks and stuff on Mark Pink, but they were flipping over because of the Spirit. Mm-hmm.

"Well, no one laughs at me."

Faye sat back in the chair and then looked at me.

"What do we do with this? There's a fight going on over there. If the Redgard family were allowed to leave, I'd send for the army."

"My crotch....."

After all, it's probably a war.

"Well... it's hard to say what the Spirit says. If I admit the Spirit's existence, the Royal Family will attack me too... I wonder why I sent my troops."

"Um, hold on a second. When that happens, the Redgard family is in trouble, so I think it's better to say that the Spirit of the Forest and the Redgard family have completely different ideas."

Regarding the forest, when the Redgard family did something bad, Fay and the royals could say, "What is that wall, what is the gate?" So, as much as possible, it would be better if we could deal with the forest alone...

"There's something I'm curious about."

When I was worried, Claire started saying that.

"The first thing is that that bastard didn't understand my magic."

"Ahh... I've been staring at you so much, I didn't feel like I could stand it at all"

If you think about it, it's weird. She wasn't that strong when she seduced me, but she wasn't surprised by Mr. Crowe's magic. Well, what kind of person is a bad attacker and good at defense?

"If you think about it normally, it's impossible. It's a little impossible for someone who can only use that amount of magic to prevent my magic."

"... you're so confident."

"Naturally, I've traveled the other side of the world with seduction and all that."

Yeah, a driftstone pro. Very reliable.

"... that's why there's such a strange feeling around here. I suppose you knew what kind of magic I was going to use, and you had the resources and the means to deal with it."

Achieved.... I do care about that.

"Ah... I don't really want to think about it, but hey, isn't this royalty sticking to the back?

That's what Faye said with a disgusting face.

"The Royal Family is providing supplies. Thinking so, a tool that can prevent Claire's enchanting magic... amulets and mirrors? That's how you get it, right?

"I don't know why the Royal Family put Marpink on their shoulders."

"Can you think of as many as you want? If the Spirit wants it, on condition that the Spirit uses its power in the royal family. Or maybe even if House Markpink fails, we can use it as a pretext to attack the forest."

... when I heard about Fai, I kind of got a headache. Ugh, I really hate this.

"If the royal magician is following the Marpink family, it would be satisfactory. I'm satisfied that my magic didn't pass, and that the criminals have a curse that seals their mouths."

Yeah. I think there's a lot of magic going on this time. That's why I think someone who is good at magic is behind me... and that's probably what Krah said, the magician of the royal palace.

"Given that they're behind us, they can't move at all. If I succeed, I will really give you an excuse to attack the royal family."

"Wow, I'm sorry, Corn. This is the trouble...."

"Yeah, I'm sorry, Faye. I'm in trouble too....."

We're both in trouble. A lot. But mostly, this is the cause. I mean, it's me. I'm so sorry.

"... hey. I was wondering."

When Fei and I were hanging out together, Lyla broke in as if she hadn't seen us.

Um, can't you undo the curse of the people who are in jail right now? I think I'm going to drop the pattern of my tongue. No? "

The pattern of the tongue. Curse.... oh, yeah. Okay, I see. If those criminals cut us off, we can take down House Markpink for legitimate reasons...

"I don't think so. If you can lift the curse, cut off your tongue and you'll be done."

Oh, can't I?... eh, ah, cut off my tongue!? This is scary...

"I think that's how it's done. If I could de-curse it, I would have to de-curse it in a regular way... but I guess I can do it like a magician in the royal palace..."

Ah, back to the usual...

... somehow, I think about it.

We just want to live in peace, but some people don't like it. Like Mr. Marpink. Or maybe the royals.

I wonder... why. If I am unhappy, who needs to be unhappy? I wonder if it would be okay for me and others to do something else.

... should be tolerant.

We should be tolerant.

You should be tolerant of thoughts that are different from yours, of happiness that you don't know, and of what you don't have.

I think it's best to leave each other alone, thinking that it doesn't matter whether it's good or bad, rather than blaming or attacking someone. If you can't be tolerant like that, you should at least be indifferent...

... and what do we do about unreasonable intolerance?

... what did the teacher say?

Um...

... yeah. Wall. Wall.