If we're going to convince Leila, we're going to have to hold off the crime scene where she's headed to the Fountain Cave.

If you don't, you won't even listen to me.

When he enters the classroom with that in mind, Almark breaks up with Leido and takes his seat.

Wendy in the next seat was already here, talking in the usual group of girls.

"Morning."

When Almark speaks up, Norish and Lilty, who were gathered in Wendy's seat, join him and the three of us smile back and greet him.

"Good morning, Almark"

My voice overlaps beautifully and the three of us laugh face-to-face.

"Oh, yeah."

As Norish came up with, slap Wendy on the shoulder.

"Ask Almark out, too?

"Hmmm...... I don't know. I wonder if Almark would be interested."

Laughs as Wendy bewildered.

"Mm, what are you talking about?

When Almark asks, Wendy smiles as if she had trouble responding.

"It's my next holiday."

It was Norish who answered.

"Lilty's father's orchestra is coming to Norc Island to play."

"Orchestra"

Almark repeats that word in his mouth for the first time in a long time.

"Well, Lilty's parents are sure"

"Yeah."

Lilty nods shyly, Norish explains instead.

"Yes, a musician at the Royal Conservatory of the Kingdom of Foretta."

Luxurious and frightening, Lilty has occasionally brought sweets to Almark's room since she went to the Night Forest to find handkerchiefs with her.

But even then, when I push only the sweets to Almark in embarrassment, he leaves immediately.

Even today, Lilty seems to have left the explanation to Norish, even though she's talking about her own parents.

"An orchestra that Lilty's parents know heads up, they come to Galentre every year to play, and they say they're gonna stretch their legs to Nork Island this year."

Norish explains that to me on behalf of Lilty, who looks embarrassed next door.

"I've got three days of concerts, and one of them's just on a college holiday, so we were just talking about going together."

"Next holiday?"

Yesterday's holiday ended the day with an inexplicable duel.

Honestly, I hardly know anything about music, but going to a concert with the Wendys also sounds interesting.

Almark tried to snort with a smile and noticed Leila sitting alone in the window seat.

That's right.

When I was talking to Leido earlier, Leila was just wondering if she was going on holiday to the Fountain Cave.

Colen's words come back yesterday.

"It's a place for a couple of middle school students to come in together."

I want to go to a concert, but I can't let Leila go to such a dangerous place by herself.

"Hmmm......"

When Almark roared, Wendy's face clouded.

"Oh, I'm not saying I can't,"

to Norish's words, Almark had no choice but to

"Yeah, sorry. I'd love to go, but I don't have the money."

Answer.

Too bad, but I guess I'll just have to say no.

"Pfft."

But suddenly Norish laughed invincibly at Almark's words.

"I thought you'd say that."

That's what I say, I look back at Lilty.

"Show him, Lilty"

"Yeah."

Lilty nods and takes a lot of paper pieces out of the sleeve of the robe with her little hand.

"Look at this."

Norish tensions his chest.

"Is this... a ticket?"

Almark rounds his eyes.

"Correct"

Norish nods.

"I'm not even bragging about it, but Lilty's father sent me so many tickets signed by his father that we all went out of our way to listen to them."

"Wow."

"So I was just talking about inviting the other kids in from now on. Hey, Lilty."

"Yeah."

Lilty nods and says shyly nagging.

"So come, Almark, if you like."

Shit. I turned it down the wrong way.

Almark wanders over and sees the tickets in Lilty's hands.

"Hmm?"

Notice the opening time written on the ticket.

"Oh, do you play concerts at night?"

"Yeah."

Norish nods.

"Night concert. Isn't that lovely?"

Well, if it's night, we'll make it.

Almark thought.

If Layla were to go to the fountain cave, it would be daytime.

If it's quite a distance, as Leido said, why don't we leave early in the morning?

Get Layla out of the dorm and convince her to stop being impotent. Then we'll likely make it enough.

"Okay. I'll let you go, too."

Wendy and Lilty's face shines in the words.

"You did it."

When Norish tells the two of them, Lilty blushes her ears and nods "Yeah," and Wendy smiles happily, too.

"Well, who will be the rest"

and Norish look around the class.

"Tickets, there's still plenty of them."

"Norish, invite Nelson"

When Lilty says in a small voice, Norish openly looks disgusted.

"Yeah? Nelson can't tell from listening to music, I'm sure."

"But because I want everyone to listen"

To Lilty's words, Norish had no choice but to roar and walk towards Nelson's seat.

In Almark's ear, too, Nelson's

"Huh? Why me with you?"

I heard a rumbling voice.

"There's no way you two are alone!

Norish's yelling was also immediately heard, and Almark laughs face-to-face with Wendy.

In the end, at Norish's enthusiastic solicitation, all the women except Leila and all the men except the three Torques were to go.

Until the end, Morgen showed difficulty because listening to music made him hungry, but he was fiercely persuaded by Nelson, who was desperate to hide in the light, and reluctantly broke.

Leila was also paying attention to how she would answer, but she said no to Norish's invitation because she had something to do that day.

Maybe he's willing to go to the fountain cave after all, Almark thought.

Torque shook his head at Norish's invitation, "It's not a pattern," and Deg and Galein nodded at it as well.

Torque looked back at the two,

"Why don't you guys go. Sometimes you listen to music and clean your mind."

I turned to him, but Galain shook his head silently, and Deg laughed with regret, "I'm sure I'll sleep on my way," too.

"So"

Norish tells Wendy and Almark to come back to Wendy's seat.

"Meet me at the concert hall next holiday."

"Yeah."

"Okay."

The two snort.

After Norish returns to his seat, Wendy looks at Almark's face carefully.

"Almark, didn't you really have something planned for that day? Are you okay?"

"Yeah. A little during the day. I'll be fine at night."

That's what Almark said and gave Wendy a smile.

"But that's amazing. I've never done a concert like this before."

Wendy laughs happily at Almark's words.

"Good for you then. Looking forward to it."

"Yeah."

I want to see this smile of Wendy over and over again, Almark thinks.

To do that, we have to work hard to convince Leila.

Yes, I made up my mind.