Well then, I'll hide.
The Purple Witch Oube looked around as if looking for a place to hide, and then saw the two of them.
“You guys need to be blindfolded while I'm hiding.”
"You don't have to look at me, do you?"
Leila replied and laid her hand on the trunk of the tree beside her.
"I'm lying face down here."
No, no, no, no.
Ube shakes his head.
"Well then, maybe you'll sneak a peek at us." Besides, you guys are magicians too, so you might use magic. "
"I won't do that."
Layla let out a shocked voice.
"Lilty, you won't either."
Yeah.
Lilti nodded with a serious look.
I won't.
Well, I wish I could trust you guys.
Ube says that and smiles as if she had made a fool of herself.
But if they see us hiding, this game is over.
"That's why."
Layla shouted hard.
"You're telling me you don't want to see it. If you don't trust us, this game won't work.”
"I know what you mean, of course. I'm sure you two are both very nice kids."
When Ube says that, she puts her fingers on her lips and bends her hips.
"Try to feel my feelings, too. You have to stay stony for decades and hundreds of years. Even when I'm in this shape occasionally, there are a lot of reds, yellows, and other poorly thought-out children out front that make a fuss, so I'm not going to go round and round. When it comes to big jobs, this time it's all about gold and silver and such flashy colors. I wonder if purple has a plain image among the colors."
"I don't know."
Leila shook her head without hesitation.
"There's no telling that we've been asked about your people." Like you said yourself, we're in a hurry to help our cherished people. It's a waste of your time arguing with a mess like this. "
“Yeah, I know. As for your situation, of course."
Ube nodded with a smile.
"But, I'm really in the mood, too." I don't want to lose because of the deviation, you know. ”
"... Leyla"
Lilty was reluctant to pull Layla's robe sleeve.
"Even if it's just a story, I'll ask...?"
Layla sighed roughly instead of answering.
"Purple Ube. I'm not sure what I want to say. What are you after all looking for?"
Yes, you'll listen to me.
Ube laughs glossily.
Once you're around me, I'll put a barrier around you.
"... the barrier?"
Yeah.
Ube nodded.
"The barrier that prevents you from looking around. I can't pass magic, and I can't hear the sounds around me. Look, if you try to hide in the woods, you'll definitely make a sound."
Sounds, sounds...
Layla whispered to Lilty in a small voice.
I see. You can also look for hide-and-seek sounds.
Yeah.
Lilty nodded as she remembered when she became a demon.
"While waiting, the demon is blindfolded and concentrates his nerves in his ears." Then you can hear the general direction in which everyone got scattered, the sound of climbing something, and many other clues. "
If it's your ear, it's definitely your ear.
Praised by Leila, Lilti unexpectedly looks at her face.
With a stern expression, Layla urged Ube to continue.
"Go on, Ube. So?"
Yeah.
Ube nods glossily.
"While you are inside the barrier, I hide somewhere within the limits I just decided on. When you're done hiding, I'll break the barrier down. That's where the hide-and-seek starts. Like I said, if you find me in time, you win. If they don't find me, I win."
Leila looks back at Lilti, following Ube's explanation.
“The fact that you can't even hear the sound of hiding can be quite unfavorable.”
Yeah.
Lilty nodded tinyly.
"I can't help blindfolding, but my ears..."
"Ube, I wonder if I can hear just the sound."
Layla tells the purple witch.
The sound of hide-and-seek will also be an important clue.
"Sound, hey..."
Ube put her right index finger on her lip and thought about it a little bit before she laughed.
"It can't be helped." Fine. I'll just let you hear the sound. ”
In answer, Leila looks at Lilty. Lilti nodded as well.
Well, that's fine too.
Layla replied.
"Set up a barrier around us."
"Thank you."
Layla continued to ask Oube, who smiled.
How do we set a time limit?
Oh, by the way, you didn't say that.
Ube raises her right hand to shoulder height and waves.
The magic power swelled and scattered.
Lilty breathed a sigh of relief. Leila was also eye-catching.
A dense area of bushes transformed into a poisonous purple flower field.
"Jacqueline Noh Hitohira"
Ube named the flower after a large petal.
"This flower has a very short lifespan." Over time, one at a time will wither from the edge to the edge. When all the flowers here have withered, the time limit is over. "
“Jacqueline Hitohira, I've heard of it.”
Layla stared at the flower with sharp eyes.
"This is the first time I've actually seen it." In contrast to its strong medicinal properties, it was harvested a long time ago due to its easily withered nature. "
Because human life is so precious, you can only think about the time you're alive.
Ube said quietly.
"That's why your ancestors took away all your children without thinking about them. It can't be helped, because humans are creatures that change the shape of the world.”
With that, I turned my left hand to both of them.
Let's get started.
A purple cloudy light swirled in his hand. When I saw them, the other two were in the dark.
I can't see anything.
Leila puts her left hand in front of her face.
There's definitely a hand there, but I can't even see it in the dark.
A true darkness that completely blocked the light.
You're a witch. You're doing a good job.
"Leila."
Lilti's stuck voice reached Layla's ears.
Are you there?
“Yeah, I'm here.”
Trying to be calm, Leila replied.
"Lilti, you're here too." Don't worry, just stay calm and don't miss the sound. ”
Um, yeah.
"I'm counting on your ears."
If you don't see anything so far, you can concentrate on your ears.
Layla listened to the surrounding sound.
Winds that occasionally sway through the dense forest. The sound of leaf rubbing.
Oube's footsteps sounded as if to break it.
There was a rustle and a sound of bush trampling.
I see. You went that way.
As expected, they won't be hiding near us.
I know where you left off.
I might try to turn around from there, but it's a dense bush. There will always be a trace when you step in.
Besides,
Layla was aware of it.
The purple witch smelled like a unique flower. It was about what she was, but the flower field she had just put out.
Jacqueline Nobitohira.
It resembles the smell of that flower.
Tracking her smell in the beast chase will make it easier to find her hideout.
As expected, I don't think the witch could easily grab my tail either.....
The sound of leaf scraping suddenly disappeared.
Layla listened as she sensed something unusual.
Instead of leaf rubbing, the voice of a man called Zaizen could be heard in her ear.
Huh?
Leila stared in the dark.
A human voice?
You can enter that place on your own.
All of a sudden, Leila's whole body was gripped by the low voice of the man she heard in her ear.
"I won't forgive you, just imitate yourself."
"But I already have your permission."
A hard, cold voice.
What is this?
Leila knew the voice of the Lord.
That's my voice.
Four years ago, my father and I had a conversation.
Why, now it's like that.
"Please wait."
From somewhere, Oube's voice came out.
"That's enough." Come on, find me. "
It was a heartfelt pleasant voice.
At the same time, the darkness cleared.
Leila took a breath away at the view that spread out in front of her.
Classroom.
It was a classroom in the elementary school of the Nork Academy of Magic.
Classmates in robes sit in a familiar classroom.
... what do you mean?
At some point, Leila stood alone at the back of the classroom.
There was no Lilty who was supposed to be next to her.
"Hey, hurry up and sit down."
That's what the boy at the nearby table said, staring at Leila.
Or do you even know your seat?
Zetzkiv.
There was a sense of discomfort in his face, which was supposed to be a student in three years.
You're much younger than you are now.
Looking around at the faces of the students in the classroom, Layla realized.
This member. No way.
"Hey, how many years have you been here?"
Huh?
In response to Layla's question, Zetzkiv's eyes peeled as if he were a fool.
It's supposed to be one pair a year, though.
I knew it.
"Leila."
At the end of her gaze, the girl waved her hand.
“What's the matter? This is your seat."
Wendy.
Leila unexpectedly took a step towards you and felt uncomfortable with the stride.
Huh?
The robe is long.
The staff in his right hand leaned against the floor and made an unpleasant sound.
The staff was also long.
No, it's not.
Not that the robe and cane have grown longer, but this one.
Layla saw a small hand with a cane.
I'm also in first grade.