The night came, and we were stuck in a room for four, eating.
The interior is almost the same as the entrance, the bed where the slab walls crack everywhere and the sounds when you put your body on the wall.
For dinner, the main dishes were wrapped in flour and put through the fire, which is exceptionally good.
At the end of the meal, Alice spoke to Sophia the most.
"Hey, the rice here is delicious, right?
"... Yes. It was delicious"
"Right? Actually, what's the originator of this dish to hide? It's me!
Sophia laughs affectionately at proud Alice for not knowing how to respond.
Aruba pinching his mouth as he listened to it and nibbled.
"You're also the first person to scorch this. If you followed me because I told you I was going to feed you, which one of you made me eat a bunch of them because I failed to consume them?
"... that brother scares you. Sophia, do you know him?
"I'll kill you!
... Even Aruba, who likes to talk, seems her opponents are tough.
Alice, too, seems to be able to hear Aruba's noisy words, laughing out loud and returning them.
Speaking of which, there were things that were distracting me from hearing.
"Mr. Alice, what was Mr. Alba like when he was little?
"Alice, I don't mind you. Uh, when he was little..."
"Hey Lazareth. Don't ask too much extra. And Alice wouldn't understand if she said something weird."
Alba silences Alice as if she is contemplating Alice's past as a counter while making her mouth snap uncomfortably.
But Alice was the one who was starting to think first, so naturally her mouth opens.
"This guy's been a bad kid since he was little. Originally, our city wasn't very rich, but it was just a thought that the wealthy people who came to see us on the Excursion Mountain were always golden."
"... uh, you can imagine"
Goddamn it, Cora.
But there will be no choice but to actually follow, clouding the scene with bitter laughter.
That's when Aruba opened her mouth to see if what she was thinking had come together.
"I remember! You always peeled animals and stuff!
"You can't help it. Fur is a luxury product, so if you sell the skin of a chica, you won't lose two gold coins, will you? Even the meat was delicious, wasn't it?
"... in those words I remembered. No, I used to help drain animal blood."
That's what Aruba says and creeps me in.
I thought you'd rather forget it from me.
... No, did I force you to forget?
"... It was a surprise, to be honest. Alice has such a past..."
"Well, everyone has unexpected facts. This guy was my first confession."
"Ahhhh! I'm serious, I'm gonna kill you! Skin it off! Skin it off!
"What's the result?
"Lazareth, it's a death sentence! Put it together and get on the surface!
"Miserable defeat. As much as I regret doing something wrong."
... To be honest, I imagined.
Alice keeps laughing out loud at Aruba, who summons gaggers.
But that's when Sophia hit me.
"Sorry, I'll go to bed first"
"Oh, yeah. Good night, Sophia."
... Would it have been a little too much?
As far as I'm concerned, I was comfortable, but I don't really like to interact with people originally. Maybe she had a hard time staying.
When I drop her off like that, Alba releases Alice, who keeps laughing, and turns back to this one.
"Hmm, what is that lady? Somehow, I thought I'd take you with me."
"She's Sophia. That's a brave man."
"... brave man? Well, you mean the amazing guy who worked in the War of the Universe, right? And what does that have to do with him?"
"I thought maybe you were related. My father also said to look for the descendants of the brave..."
"... my brother-in-law, hey"
Aruba puts her hand on her chin and looks at my pendant.
The pendant was still glowing red.
"... to the advent of the brave, witch of the day. And the wise man of rebirth,"
"... is something going to happen? I think I'm the one the witch was looking for..."
"I don't know? But first, it's more about you than that."
Aruba sighs so much, she puts her hand on my shoulder.
"Lazareth, how old are you?
"... I'm eight years old"
"What about that kid?
"I'm ten."
"... oh, I knew you meant that"
That's what I'm talking about.
Aruba and Alice look at each other and sigh again.
... What does that mean?
"You, I know a hundred memories of when you were called a wise man, can't you be a little younger?
"...?
"Simply put, I think Sophia's getting a little self-loathing. Wouldn't you normally be shocked if a two-year-old boy were so amazing?
"Oh no, it's only a two year difference..."
"I've only lived with that body for eight years. You say that? Look, a kid just feels a year away."
"The point is, Lazareth, I think you can trust Sophia a a little more. Because she's the kind of person who feels like she's holding it alone."
... Speaking of which, when I was attacked by a witch, I told her to run away.
It was a statement considering the difference in power, but maybe that stung her.
"... ok. I'm going to apologize to her!
"... I knew it was your brother-in-law's son, you"
"Um, don't think I should leave this matter to the person anymore. We old soldiers only leave."
"Right! Well, good luck with that!
... Is it because of the fact that we both have a slightly suspended mouth angle?
I turned those two back and headed to Sofia's room.