The picturesque rice cakes are delicious today

Then Carnelia opened up and showed me that book she had held dear.

"This. It's Fairy.... right?

Hey, peeking into the page indicated as they said...... there was a picture of a creature like a boy and girl with wings, sleeping and falling on flowers.

"I knew you looked just like me!

"... maybe the scale is different in the first place..."

Unless the flowers drawn together in the drawings are 2m in diameter or something, I don't think this' fairy 'creature is more than 160cm tall.

It's just... if you ask me, sure, just a little bit like me... maybe. Yeah, occasionally, the creatures depicted in the drawings were blonde curly hairs for girls and brunettes for boys. I mean, to that extent.

... I stared at the drawings and Laocles peered in from the side.

And then Laocles stared at the drawings, and then he looked at me, and then again, and he looked at me.

"... similar?

"... right"

Laocles reacted like that. Yeah.... Huh? Do they look alike?

"Aside from Fairy, there are creatures on there that look like Togo!

Then Carnelia showed me again scrolling through the pages of the drawings.

"Look! This Spirit painting looks just like Togo!

The open drawing page seems to be the "Spirit" page. What is depicted there was of various appearances.

A beautiful woman's figure holding a cane, or an old man's figure. Then it could be like a bright white deer figure or something like a blurry ball of light. Really? There are quite a few spirits. When Faye first met me, I thought you said.

And what Carnelia shows with her fingers in it is a painting of the spirit in the figure of a boy soaking only his lower body in the fountain.

"Hey! Just like that!

... just like that?

As far as the 'Spirit' in the drawings, dressed in white and seemingly laughing around, doesn't look exactly like me, though...

Laocles began to alternate between me and the drawings again. And then, for some reason, I slowly snort down a few times as I'm convinced.

"... this, similar?

"... oh"

"Uh... uh, where...?

"Atmosphere, or...?

Yeah...... I feel complicated. Where I was immersed in the fountain, it's a match, though. Even if they say atmosphere......

"Can I look at the other pages?

"Fine. But take care. It's an old book, so it's easy to break. This is my treasure."

"Yeah. Take care of it"

When I borrow the drawings from Carnelia, I scroll through the pages.

... There were various creatures on it. No, although it's also listed that I'm not sure if it's a creature. Is it like a shell with horns or a human soul?

And as I scrolled through the pages, there were also pages of Heavenly Horse and Unicorn. Almost just two heads and I use the opening page of the drawings. Maybe he's a popular creature.

"Pegasus and unicorns! I like this! So beautiful."

Apparently Carnelia likes horses, too. Sure, these guys are nostalgic and cute.

"Once upon a time, there were children with both horns and wings. Here."

Then Carnelia showed me the text written in the corner of that page of the drawing. Of course, I can't read it... but I can see the little drawing next to it.

He said, "Alicorn."

At the end of Carnelia's thin finger was a horse with horns and wings. It looks like a heavenly horse and a unicorn combined, but the body is a little bigger, and then the hyena and tail shine like electric light. Although I don't know the details because it's an old painting.

"God said he was carrying thunder.... I'm no longer afraid of thunder after seeing these drawings. 'Cause I'm sure this kid's carrying thunder, right? Then I'm not afraid!

"Oh well."

Listening to Carnelia, who explains it in a shake, I thought when I got back to the woods, I'd find a horse with both horns and feathers. Mixed by about 1 extra.

"Me, too. I like this one."

Then Carnelia, she rolled up another page to show me. Apparently, that page is her favorite. The page opens differently than other pages. I guess I've seen it many times.

"It's all legendary creatures on here. He said he wasn't here anymore."

There was also the appearance of the Red Dragon.... except he looks more fierce than the Red Dragon at Fay's. I don't look so nostalgic.

The other creatures on the list are horned feather horses that seem to be alicorns from earlier, women with upper body and lower body with dragon wings with jeweled eyes with snakes, orange birds like flames, dragons like long body snakes, dragons with distracted faces like cotton candy... all sorts of things.

"... wow"

This drawing was fascinating. It's just funny to watch. It's a totally fictional atlas of existence for me, but for the people of this world, it's a atlas of what used to exist. Thinking about it makes me feel kind of strange.

"Isn't it? I love this book."

Carnelia grinned, then said a little lonely.

"I wish I had been born a long time ago. Something I might have met these kids if I did. I'd love to play in the water with Veeble."

"Nice.... Oh, I'm this fuzzy one, I want to touch it"

"Kesaran, you're Pasaran! Me too! I'd love to touch it too! Then I want to run off with Carbuncle!

"This girl, let's do it."

"Yes! I'm sure you do! So, so... you sleep in the Phoenix feather futon at night!

Meet and interact with creatures you've never seen before. Yeah, I think it'll be fun. I'm just a little excited to be talking.

Especially the Phoenix futon... when it's cold. Looks warm to see.

... No, but I had slept in a horse futon, but it was a little hot then. Does that mean this Phoenix futon isn't comfortable, too, being out, hot...?

"... so, me, I'm leaving your house in Phoenix."

I was thinking about the Phoenix futon, and Carnelia said that abruptly.

"... a walk?

"Yeah. I'm running away. Shh! Shh!

Running away, what a difficult word you know, if you ask......

"It's me, I'm getting married."

A shocking word went on.

"... Huh?

"Your uncle is 30 years older. You were 46 when I turned 16."

"Yep..."

I don't know what to say to the story that suddenly started. [M]

I'm getting married now, but I don't think so. I'm 30 years older, but I don't think so.

"But that too, Hoken, is what it is. I don't care if you get married, you're gonna hate it."

I don't care, marriage...? I don't care. Marriage, but someone 30 years older and a 9 year old girl...? also, really, what can i say already......

It's not just me, Raocles can't say anything. I tried to get a little help, and he's been blatantly out of sight. Yeah......

Carnelia looked at us and laughed a little.

"I'm sorry. You're in trouble, aren't you? Even if they say so.... interior looked familiar."

"I guess..."

Laocles said that with a very sinister face. Mr. Interlia must have looked like this, too.

"But yeah. Maybe 'I don't care'. We'll lose our marriage."

And Carnelia flipped her expression, smiling nicely and saying.

"Santos, if your brother gets shot by a princess, he said he might be gone."

"Princess?"

"That's right. Princess of this country. We'll have a party next month, won't we? That's where the princess looks for her fiancée. If you can shoot the princess there, the Georens will be safe. Santos, both your brother and father are very tenacious in" On the Prestige of the Georens ". Though you won't tell me what you're doing."

Oh... so you're in such a hurry. I was hoping for a creature like the Red Dragon in time for next month's party, I wonder.

Is the Red Dragon that awesome?

... No, before that, what were you going to do with the Redgard family, as a princess would leave it?

Could it be... that you were trying to solve it all in a violent way? For example, if you make it further, it's all irrelevant.

If not, can you also write off the fact that you attacked the Redgard family by 'shooting the princess', or something like that? You're marrying a princess, so the king should rub off the sin, like that? No, but would that happen? If there is, the king or the princess herself wants a creature that looks like a red dragon or a red dragon, or...?

... the more I think about it for now, the more I feel I shouldn't give Mr. Santos the Red Dragon.

But...... unless there's some sort of subpoena across to Mr. Santos and Mr. Santos shoots the princess with it, will Carnelia marry someone 30 years older?

...... hmm.

Then a little more, we were looking at the drawings together.

But in the meantime, Carnelia started to have a flaw, so I decided to open it.

"Good night, then."

"Yeah. Good night, Togo.... Well, come back tomorrow, okay?

At the door, Carnelia looked a little anxious and asked.

"Fine. Shall we chat again?"

Somehow, I hope she enjoys herself at all, so I admitted nothing.

"Really!? Wow, thanks!... See you tomorrow!

"Yeah. See you tomorrow"

Carnelia opened the door and left, waving happily.

I drop her off... and worry again.

What the hell am I supposed to do with this?

"In the end, you're not going to sleep"

"Yeah."

And I started heading to the notebook again. [M]

But this time, the pencil is moving quickly.... properly, because I have something I want to draw.

"... was that an alicorn,"

"Yeah. Horses with horns and wings"

What Laocles is looking at is Alicorn's painting. I'm used to drawing horses already, so I could draw them pretty quickly.

Later...... I would think about how to describe hyenas and tails like glowing thunderbolts when coloring, etc. I want to make wings and horns, if possible, more splendid than any other horse.

"Why did you choose that?

"I thought it would suit you."

Laocles asked, peeking into my hand, so I answered.

"... to me?

"Yeah. 'Cause I looked so good when I was riding a Tenma in Faye's house garden"

Laocles, who was riding the Heavenly Horse, was like a knight coming out of mythology. Very picturesque, I mean.

So I wondered if his subpoena would like a horse. Horses carrying thunder. Yeah. It fits somewhat.

"Heavenly Horse also seemed happy when you were riding. So I'm sure Alicorn will like Laocles too. I figured I'd miss a horse, someone who'd be dressed for a ride."

"... right"

Laocles looked a little awkward, or illuminated, and immediately turned to him. Yeah. He no longer looks like a plaster statue for the most part than he did when we first met. I'm glad to hear that.

"So the request can be done with an alicorn, is that it?

"Hmmm...... there are two things wrong with that"

But I simply can't say, "I draw an alicon."

"Two? I know one. You mean the contract."

"Yeah. I have to summon you in front of the Georen family, the one called"

First of all, that's the first problem.

I think if Laocles gets caught alicorn before he turns it into a subpoena, and they make it into a subpoena for the Geolens family... hey, I don't like it.

I come to this world and I like horses, so I want them to be happy. [M] I think horses should be summoners for people who are properly adorable.

Somehow... I feel sorry for the creature who becomes Mr. Santos' summoner.

... I don't think it's a good idea.

"And then there's the second problem."

"Do you still have it?

"Yeah. About Carnelia"

... and the second problem is about the little girl's future.

"Carnelia said that if Mr. Santos shot the princess, her marriage would be gone,"

"I did say..."

"She seemed unwilling to get married"

"I guess."

Yeah. You don't like it. Marry someone your own father's age. Besides, it's decided within the age of nine.... I think it's very cruel.

"So hopefully, Mr. Santos will be able to shoot the princess..."

"... do you want to give him a summons?

"I'm in trouble because I don't like that"

Yeah. I don't like it. It is to give Mr. Santos a summons.

"... it's not good, this"

If painting is to be my job, I think these feelings are something I definitely need to throw away.

'I won't draw because I don't want to give you a subpoena' to someone who's asked for a job, well, I wouldn't.

I have to contract a job. No matter how bad you hate it, you have no right to choose.

... but I don't have the courage to abandon this feeling.

'Use what you like for what you don't like' is unwilling.

I don't have the nerve to use "Picture" to sell anything that isn't "Picture".

Ahead of that, I'm not sure I like paintings and keep staying. And when I don't like painting anymore... there's no certainty that I'll be there for you.

And if I were to 'work' without abandoning that feeling, there would be a higher wall, and to go beyond that wall, I could imagine many times that I would be shattered, and maybe, I can't stand it. Suppose I endured, I'm sure it's something I'm not there for...

"Hey, you okay?"

I grabbed my shoulder and got rocked.

I turned back to me and looked up at Laocles' face, and he looked a little rushed.

"... I suddenly blued it"

My hands were limp. The hand I held on to at some point, it looks white. However, as it was gripping and opening, the heat gradually returned to my fingertips.

"... yeah. It's okay."

"... I don't know what you were thinking right now, but as far as this goes, they've already got the answer"

"Huh?"

"Is this Phoenix?"

That's what Laocles said, pointing to the note at hand.

... That's a big bird painting there. A bird carrying a girl on board. Or a bird that will be a girl's futon. I can't get her out of my head, it's the one I drew on.

But what do you mean, 'there's an answer'?

"That's a way to scratch a hole in your contract and accomplish your request. All you have to do is summon" in front of the people of the Geolen family ". I mean, one of those girls named Carnelia, if you leave her here, that's enough."

...... yeah?

Uh...?

"Hey...... wait a minute. Uh...?

"... you didn't think of anything"

"Yeah."

I just wish Carnelia could get in Phoenix and run away from home. Yeah. I wasn't thinking anything else.

The only solution I could come up with was to draw and put out an alicon in front of Mr. Santos or the lord and have it become a Laocles subpoena.

But right. Carnelia's from the Giolen family, too, so you can draw something in front of her and get it out. Put out the alicorn, she wouldn't be forced to try to subpoena it, and besides, if Alicorn liked Carnelia more than Laocles, I feel that would work.

"... well, as I said. Get something out in front of that girl. That's enough."

"Yeah, well... that, they don't complain?

"As they may say, the contract does. I don't have any complaints."

"Oh well... that's what it is..."

Somehow, I didn't have this idea. So right now, I'm a little confused about the resolution that suddenly came out.

Uh, what am I supposed to draw after all?

"... I don't care either way"

That's what Laocles said. Right. Uh...

"Alicorn or Phoenix. Draw whatever you want."

...... yeah. I see.

Yes. Let's think about drawing rather than putting something out. Let's think about what you want to draw.

That way...... nature and the answer will be decided.

"I decide to draw both"

I want to draw both.

The pencil moved again. Draw Phoenix and Alicorn on the new page of the note sheet. And now we're done designing Alicorn. And Phoenix...

Laocles peered into my hand from the side, then raised his voice down and laughed.

"Right. That's the Phoenix you draw."

"Yeah."

...... yeah. Fun.

Now I'm having fun.

It's fun, I'm glad you want to draw.

Because I think so, I'm still me.