Almark walks down the path of the woods, stepping on sakukuku and falling leaves.
Leido is walking next to Almark.
Ilmiss taught me how to use my wand, the day after that.
As promised, the two were headed for the fountain cave after school.
I've been walking in the woods for a long time now.
Several times it had crossed the divide and the surroundings were unrecognizable to Almark.
I also ran a lot when I went after Jarannon with Torque, but thank goodness it doesn't seem in the right direction then.
"Here we are."
Reido raised his voice.
"That's the ticket."
At the tip of Leido's finger, a tree plaque was indeed erected.
"Elementary students, don't get ahead of this"
Almark read out the words written on the stand.
You're still ahead of us.
to Almark's words. Reido said,
Not yet.
I say and nod.
"Come on, hurry up."
Reido rushes Almark.
The two then went too far through Maula's origins that women often go and Goog's water field that big fish can be caught.
Leido is
"It's deeper."
With that said, we move on and on.
The thickness of the forest has increased.
You're so far away, you can't come to explore on a weekday.
With that in mind, Almark follows Leido.
The road was also completely narrower and the two of us could not walk side by side, etc.
"Almark."
Reido walking in front of me spoke unexpectedly.
"What are you gonna do when you get to Lulu's Fountain Cave?"
"No, I won't."
Almark answers.
"But if that's the case, I just wanted to know where it is."
"Right."
Reido nodded and said nothing more.
The two of them walk silently for a while.
"Oh, what is that?"
Almark spoke to Leido when he found the stone beside the road painted with blue paint.
Reido stops his leg, looks at it and twists his neck.
"I wonder what. This is where middle school students come in, so maybe it's some kind of magic crest to learn in middle school."
"Right. If you don't know, I don't know."
Almark saw a blue paint print.
I don't feel that bad.
Keep it up, the two walk silently again.
When I walked quite a bit, the woods finally opened.
"Here we are."
Reido looked back at Almark.
"Sure, this is a lot of walking."
That's what I said. Almark also lines up next to Leido.
It wasn't that big a fountain.
Surrounded by deciduous trees, there are a lot of fallen leaves floating on the surface of the water, and you can see the fallen leaves sinking on the bottom of the water.
Still, the water is clear, and it's quite fantastic to reflect the light of day.
"Is this the Fountain of Lulu?"
"Yes, and the cave is over there."
Reido points to the opposite shore of the fountain.
A pompous cave opened its mouth around the middle of the raised slope.
Probably because many students have visited, the surroundings are stiffened with people's feet.
"Let's go nearby"
Encouraged by Leido, Almark walked along the fountain.
In the clear waters of the fountain, the shadows of the fish occasionally appear.
If I bring Morgen in, I'm sure he'll be happy to drool the fishing line.
Coming to the front of the cave with that in mind, I noticed that a placard was also placed there.
"It is forbidden to enter without permission of the teacher"
Almark read it out again.
"Even middle school students can't get in without their teacher's permission."
"Yeah. Sounds like it."
Saying, Raideau peered into the cave.
"It's dark. I knew I couldn't see anything."
"Right."
Almark comes to think of it and makes flames appear with the art of lights over his own hands.
When I pointed it towards the entrance, I saw that the cave had been transformed into a flat passage that seemed to have been machined at the hands of people from the middle of the way, after a rough rock-skin passage had lasted for a while.
"Looks like you're being processed by your teacher after all."
When Almark said so and turned around, Leido
"You can now use the art of lights, too."
and smile.
"Yes, it's worth the help of Dr. Illmis."
After answering that, Almark noticed that a wand was held in Reido's hand.
"Reido, you were bringing a cane"
"Yeah."
Reido nods.
It was a soft look as usual, but Almark wondered.
"Why are you holding a cane?"
"Almark, I've come so far, why don't you come in?"
Reido said he was rushed.
"Eh."
Surprised by unexpected words that don't even look like Reido, Almark sees Reido's face.
Reido said as he turned his back on the cave and stared at the water surface of the fountain.
"Actually, I've been thinking about it since that day. I don't know what I'm missing."
"That day."
When Almark rebuts, Leido nods.
"It's Martial Arts Day. I lost to Lugon."
"Oh......"
Almark nods.
"You and Nelson won. Layla was too bad for her opponent. Morgen made me try to beat that Colen. I'm the only one who lost like no other."
Reido's tone was only mild, but that's why he also conveyed to Almark the remorse he pushed to kill him.
"From that day on, I was thinking that that wasn't just a loss of martial arts, it was something that would also lead to witchcraft. I'm not that good at grades either."
"Too much thought, Reido"
Almark shakes his head.
"You say battle is time's luck. You didn't lose anything because you lost. Life, dignity."
But Reido shook his head quietly.
"I lost it, Almark."
"What?"
"Confidence."
The look on Reido's face when he said that and saw Almark was so sad, Almark lost his word for a moment.
Still, Almark tried to dispel Reido's words.
"I can't believe you need to lose confidence."
"You have no idea."
Reido, who said so and shook his head, had already returned to his usual expression.
"Ever since that day, I thought I needed to change something about myself. Then you asked me about the fountain cave. So I remembered the trial cave. I thought this might be a chance I got from heaven."
"No, no, no."
I don't mean that at all. I'm just saying that Leila's coming here.
Almark was surprised that Reido, shaking his head but not usually breaking his floating attitude, was unnoticed by anyone and so deeply troubled.
"I've heard from mid-level people that the first layer of the cave can be cut through with the magical application of the elementary part. Why don't you try that?"
"With me."
Almark waves in panic.
"I can barely use magic yet. It's impotent."
"It doesn't suit you to be unscrupulous."
Reido only calms down and denies Almark's words.
"Are you not interested? [M] In this trial cave."
"It's"
If I say no, I lie. But.
"I'd love to come in, too, but that's not now."
"For me, it's now."
Raido says unfortunately.
"I feel sorry for you for getting involved. Actually, I wasn't sure what to do until I got here."
That's what Reido said and laughed.
"But I came, and my heart decided. If I'm not willing to go to you, I'll try the first level here by myself before I go home. I'm sorry, but you know how to get home."
Almark was stunned.
I see, is this what it means to be impotent to people?
Almark again felt sorry for the two of them because he felt a little bit like Ill Miss or Wendy when he was impotent.
"Raydo, I'm sorry."
said Almark.
"I meant to be your friend, but I didn't realize you were worried."
"That's okay. I didn't like being noticed, and I was hiding it."
That's what Reido said and shook his head.
Almark twists his head trying to encourage Leido to flirt somehow.
"I'm glad you're talking like this now. But to regain your confidence, you really don't have to be this cave."
"That's true, though."
Reido gets naggy.
"If you're unscrupulous, maybe you can regain your confidence. If you're going to try, why don't you do something else?"
To Almark's suggestion, Leido silenced for a while and then still shook his head.
"Almark. I must be far more cowardly and cowardly than you think. If we postpone this challenge now, we will do nothing as it is and we will spend it sloppily. With only an aversion to myself."
The tone was only mild, but what I was saying was serious.
"I'm sorry. I don't have time, and I think momentum is important for these challenges. So I'm gonna go now."
When Reido says so and flips himself, he tries to leap into the cave.
"No, Reido."
Almark grabbed Leido's arm.
"I won't let you go alone"
Almark made up his mind.
It didn't suit my sexuality to persuade you.
Leila's persuasion, I'm sure, would not have been possible.
"Then I'll go too."
said Almark.
Without knowing anything about this cave, I have no power in that word where I said how dangerous it is.
Anyway, my words only follow after action.
"I may be on my feet, but I'm on my way."
Reido looked into Almark's eyes.
Are you sure?
As Almark nodded and showed him, Reido lay down his eyes.
"Almark, I must be cowardly."
That's what I said, and I laughed embarrassingly.
"I thought you'd say that."