"Lilty, aren't you here...?"
Layla muttered in a daze.
Ain's puzzled expression.
This is not a lie.
Seeing that face, I'm sure of it.
College without Lilty.
At the time when Jacqueline Nohitohira was normally in bloom, Leila was convinced that this was not the real past, but she didn't know what it meant to be without Lilty.
Ube, where did you take Lirty?
What is the aim of this?
"Are you all right?"
I noticed that Ein was slowly walking towards me.
"I'm saying something strange, but I don't think it's a joke."
Having said that, Ein peered into Layla's face.
She looks much younger than she is now and is much shorter than Layla.
Speaking of which, it was rumored at the time of the first grade that the three class committee members were much smaller.
I'm actually one year younger, but it's good to be able to do it, so I think the college has rolled it up and admitted it.
The more such rumors circulated, the smaller Ain was.
Even now in the third grade, she still has the same colorless physique as other students who are lower than Layla. He grew taller in nearly three years.
That's why Ain, a freshman before growing up, took the form of peeking at Leila from below.
“Layla Kogan, something is wrong.”
And the wisdom remained the same to him nearly three years ago.
"It's going to help us."
Shall we rely on him?
Leila thought that way, and then looked at the three pairs of students who were curious to see Leila.
I still can't grasp the situation clearly.
It may not be a good idea to talk in front of a crowd here.
"I want to talk to you."
Layla whispered to Ein.
“If possible, I don't want to be asked too much.”
Ein opened his eyes in amazement, but he did not say it out loud.
Hmmm.
Instead, he nodded tinyly.
Well then, after school.
Ein named the empty classroom on the second floor of the school building.
"Let's talk about it there."
Okay, okay, okay.
Layla nodded.
I really wanted to talk to you right now, but the class was about to resume. Ain, an honorary student, would have no choice but to skip class.
Thank you, Ein.
Having said that, Layla rolled over.
Just then, a bell to announce the start of the class rang.
At the next lesson, Leila listened quietly to Wendy's next seat, but she still didn't feel like Oube's trick.
It's no use taking classes quietly.
Thinking so, Layla whispered softly to Wendy as soon as the lesson was over.
Wendy, I'm going to the infirmary.
Huh?
Wendy's big eyes suddenly seemed worried.
Something wrong?
“Yeah, a little bit, so I'm off to my next class.”
Next up is Msgr. Vilmarie's class. Absent without permission would be a fuss.
I wanted to avoid being subjected to unnecessary restraints.
I wonder if you could tell that to the teacher.
"Yeah, I got it."
Wendy nodded with a strange look.
“Leila, if you need anything, just let me know. I may not be of any use to you.
"Thank you."
Wendy smiled and dyed her cheeks happily.
Leila left the classroom not to pit herself against Vilmarie.
Just in case, I hid in the corner of the hallway and used my disappearance technique to make my body invisible. Then I waited for the start bell to ring.
When the class resumed and people disappeared from the hallway, Layla walked around the school building.
No matter how hard they hide, teachers will soon see through them. So, act carefully, make sure there are no teachers, and walk.
Something, something different from reality.
If anything is different from reality and the actual past, as Jacqueline Nokhitohira in the schoolyard did, it will be a big clue.
For now, the only thing that's different than the flowers in the schoolyard is Lilty's absence.
However, after spending time exploring the school building, Leila couldn't find anything different than the actual past.
In the first place, Leila was not interested in anything other than her own magic. It was impossible to find any minor differences in the school building.
With Lilty, it might have been different.
Thinking like that, Layla regretted what she was supposed to see, but didn't see. Then I switched my head.
"Like Lilty, you were."
Yeah.
Layla nodded.
Vacant classes after school.
Ein came alone, as promised.
How far should I explain it to him?
Leila quickly spins her head.
I don't know.
Ein put his arms together.
Just in case, I checked the last grade, but it seems that there are no students with that name.
Yeah.
Layla nodded in amazement at how quickly she moved.
"Thank you."
Why are you looking for a girl named Lilty?
"I'm looking for someone."
Layla said.
"Searching for Lilty is the previous stage." I'm really looking for the Purple Witch Oube. "
Purple Witch?
Ein still had a hard look on his face.
"That's a name I've never heard of."
The witch who presides over the purple treasure of the nine brothers' stone bracelets.
"I'm afraid I don't know what you're talking about."
Ein shakes his head.
"It's like a big magic tool." Nine brothers, a stone bracelet and a purple witch? "
Saying that, put your hand on your chin.
Perhaps there's no time in history to enumerate witches crowned with colors.
The child's appearance and the adult's workmanship were strangely unbalanced.
I don't remember Leila having a conversation with Ein in first grade. She was a student who barely chatted except with a limited number of students in a very administrative way.
I was relatively close to Wendy.
It's just that, in Layla's case, it's relatively simple.
Wendy had a lot of other friends, and Leila didn't want any further interaction with Wendy.
I just admitted to her hard work and talent.
Leila's college life has been basically lonely and lonely.
Yes. Until he comes.
When she remembered the boy's figure, Leila felt a small throb in her chest.
A Gentile in a cold northern breeze.
Behind a gentle smile, a boy hides a sharpness that cuts everything.
"Almark"
I accidentally spilled the name out of my mouth.
Almark?
Ein looked at Leila with one eyebrow raised.
"Oh, I'm sorry."
Layla waves her hand small.
"No, that's an irrelevant name."
Almark arrived when he was in his third year. There is no such thing as a world that mimics the past of first-year students.
"What does Almark have to do with anything?"
And yet, Ain asked.
Huh?
Confused, Layla looked back at him.
The way he asked was obviously for someone who knew his name.
"... are you there?"
I'm terribly relieved of her, so I ask.
"Are you there? Almark is in this academy."
"Yeah, I'm here."
Ein's answer was clear.
"He's smart, he's popular with everyone."
After answering that question, Ein looked at Layla strangely.
"Don't you understand that either?" Is your memory confusing? "
"I'm sure that's common sense for you guys."
Layla answers.
"For me now, it's an unknown thing. Tell me, Ein."
Having said that, I looked at Ain with strong eyes.
“Teach me to teach strangers from scratch.”
Ein looked at Leila confused, then shook his head.
"You're not the Layla Cougan I know."
Ein muttered so.
"I had never spoken to him directly, so I was going to know what kind of person he was. But you're not exactly what I imagined you would be. I'll apologize for that first."
"I'm sure your imagination is right." If it was me until yesterday. "
Layla said.
"But that doesn't matter." I have a set time. "
Ein's expression grew steeper in response to the words.
“Time for what?
"I have to find the purple witch Oube." Before all the jacqueline leeches in the schoolyard wither away. "
Layla said.
“I think my buddy Lilty is somewhere. We need to find her. And if Almark is there, it must mean something."
Ein is silently listening to Leila's words.
Is Almark here?
Layla said.
How many pairs are there?
I didn't see him in the classroom of the three classes I went around today.
"Aren't you in the first grade or the second grade or the third grade?"
But Ein shook his head quietly. She had an indescribable expression on her face.
It's a dormitory.
Ain said.
"I don't know who Almark is, but Almark is in the dorm."
Dormitory?
Layla asks back.
"Aren't you a student of the college?"
Yeah.
Ein nodded.
"I'm not a person."
Huh?
Layla opened her eyes wide.
Ein answers slowly, looking at her like that.
Almark is the name of the white, furry wolf kept by Maia, the caretaker.