The ambience changed as I walked past the school building and stepped into the woods.
The moonlight is blocked by the trees, and the temperature feels like it's only gone down.
On purpose, there is a constant swinging sound of trees.
The two hurry to where Lilty found out. It's a path she knows for herself.
Fortunately, it was a relatively short walk into the woods.
After school today, Lilty came here, along with other girls, to pick up the weed to use in her next healing practice, and surprisingly took the folding knife out of her pocket and cut the twill because the grass twill was sturdy. Probably dropped it then.
"All right, let's split up and find it. What color is the handkerchief?
When Almark asked, Lilty instantly replied "White".
Lilty hands Almark her own lamp.
"Almark uses this"
"Eh, Lilty is"
There was no time to say, and the magic of the light lit Lilty's left hand. It allows for a much quicker and smoother flame than when I first saw it in my magic practice class. Moreover, it fine-tunes its size to the darkness of the forest.
I don't think I should, because I've been told many times by Dr. Illmis, that Almark himself understands, but whenever this happens, I feel a crease in my chest.
Am I really going to be able to use magic...?
For a while the two went around silently illuminating the surrounding ground. A white handkerchief should stand out, but it's hard to find.
Are you sure it's around here?
"Yeah, look, I picked that high-rolled black nail grass over there... you've got a twat stretching out there"
Lilty floats the magic light up a little from her own hand. Along with that, my vision opened up upwards, and I could see the high-rolled black nail grass growing to tangle in the tree.
"Okay."
Again, the two of us going into search work. Shut up and look for a handkerchief, but I still don't see a white handkerchief.
Gush, I heard a sniffle. When Almark sees it, Lilty is crying.
"What do we do... What if we don't find it..."
Handkerchief, I can't. It's really important to Lilty. So much so that such a timid kid can't help but have to jump out onto the night lane with only a lamp.
"It's okay. You'll find it."
Almark said to Lilty with certainty. Of course there is the feeling that you may not find it inside, but you never show it to Lilty.
"You'll find it, absolutely"
I kept saying that with guts.
Lilty is afraid to leave Almark, so even though we both are, we can't look for a very wide range.
"I look this way... Lilty, look that way"
"Almark, the bush there, have you seen it yet?
The two of us keep working on each other saying that.
How long have you been searching in the dark?
"There it is!!
Lilty raised her voice.
"There it is!?
Almark rushes over. Lilty said, "Yeah! That handkerchief, who said with joy... could not say" white "in flattery. Often" gray ", whatever" black "...
Speaking of which, Lilty said she grips and sleeps every night...... Almark remembered. I guess the original color was white... that doesn't mean I can't find it...
Anyway, it's good to see you. Almark urged Lilty, who was gripping a piece of cloth that used to be a white handkerchief and tearing, to get home.
At that time, in the distance, Pi, sounded like a whistle.
Almark felt his whole body furrowing unconsciously at that moment.
A raw breeze blows through the woods as if the sound was a signal. I went out of my way, and the forest rang.
It sounds nasty whenever I hear it. Almark flashed his face.
"... it's demonic time. Let's go home."
"Huh?"
Lilty turns her strong face to him.
"What? What are you talking about? Don't be scared."
"You don't know? If I hear that noise in the woods..."
As I say, it reminds me that it was common sense in the North Forest. From the Middle Plains to the South, what did that sound like in the woods... Did it happen?
No, now is not the time to think about that.
Feeling the forest atmosphere change behind her, Almark pulled Lilty's hand and left the forest to hurry to the dorm.
Along the way, a group of people with lamps came from the dorm.
"Hey, who is it?"
and a voice calling to the Almarks. That voice...
"Nelson! Hey, it's me. It's Almark. Lilty's with us."
"Almark and Lilty? There he is, guys."
A bunch of lamps approached me somewhat. Guys, they're in the same class.
If you ask me, they said Lilty wouldn't come home late at night, so my roommate Norish was worried and we were all just here to find her.
Almark is in one room, so nobody noticed he wasn't there.
"Good, Lilty. I was worried."
Norish hugs Lilty, and Lilty apologizes for worrying.
Good, that settles one thing.
As Almark breathed relief, Nelson followed his flank with his elbow.
"Almark, where have you two been? [incomprehensible]
"No..."
In an attempt to answer, I realized that if I answered honestly, it would involve Lilty's honor.
"I've only been trained to meditate a long time. Lilty and I happened to be together there."
Make such an excuse in a hurry.
I also hear Lilty making such a painful excuse that I forgot something at school so I picked it up, but it was my mistake after all.
Everyone laughed when Morgen said, "I would never go get it," and the story took shape. That's good, Morgen. Almark squeaks in his heart. This is going to be a trick somehow.
"Lilty."
When someone else's attention missed the timing of his departure, he spoke so loudly, and tried to return the lamp, Lilty came with an amazingly small voice as Almark slipped away.
"Thank you Almark. Don't tell me about the handkerchief."
I said.
Back in the dorm, Almark and Lilty were squeezed tight by Mr. Maia.
Ask him, besides Nelson and Norrish's group, Wendy, Leila, Wallis, and even the Torques were doing a search for Lilty.
No matter what you say, everyone will cooperate in someone's crisis. Sure is a good class.
Wendy's right. Almark thought.