When this country itself was already asleep, I woke up with the sound of a blizzard pounding windows.
The moon is already leaning from the top, and it is supposed to be tomorrow's time if you do not sleep now.
But I couldn't sleep much tonight.
"... would you like some water?"
I'm so loud I can't hear Sophia next door, I snap like that.
Unlike me, she has a regular sleep.
You can't disturb her sleep like that.
Out of the room, only the lantern standing against the wall and the light of the moon illuminate the gray wall and the red carpet.
I only breathed into the mysterious sight and walked out to the dining room.
"... oh, wait. The dining room is now a refuge, so don't wake me up if I go now."
I thought so and decided to turn my heels back and look for a well that would now be near the first floor of the castle.
If you don't, we're just talking about boiling the snow in your own flames.
That's when I heard footsteps for two from the end of the bend.
……
For a moment I thought they were soldiers, but that line couldn't be because they were full of shelter security and perimeter vigilance and Sophia said security at our place didn't have to be a priority.
Then maybe it's the intruders there, or the evacuees wandering around this castle.
Either way, you won't be able to leave me alone.
"Um..."
"... ugh!?
I'm a voice called out from behind, and I'm about to sound stunned for a moment.
But it was blocked by a lukewarm white hand stretched from behind.
It's me, it's Sophia.
"... Sophia? What's the matter with you?
"No, I saw you leave the room, so I followed you."
"You woke me up, I'm sorry"
"I don't mind."
That's what she says. After smiling, she heads to the corner.
Unlike me, who tried for a moment to see how things went, she walks away in dignity.
I walked out after her like that, too, and suddenly she raised her voice.
"Hello, what's wrong, late at night like this"
"Ah......, eh. Look for the bathroom and get lost."
The corner was just a blind spot, so half a step off to the side, there was a woman somewhat more cautious than Sophia, with long blonde hair tied behind her.
She didn't think there were people this late at night, just like me, or she was turning her eyes round.
But maybe there are other reasons to round your eyes.
Because the bathroom is provided inside the shelter.
"Sophie -"
"Excuse me, are you really Peswen?
"... what do you mean?
"The Peswen didn't have blonde hair."
"... chip, is it broken"
"It's a lie. Thank you for confessing."
That's all she says, she pulls out the sword she had and pokes it at her.
But when she avoided it at all, she took the sword she had from somewhere and set it up to respond.
"Well, I'd like to ask which country you're from... well, at least you know you're not Isel or Peswen"
"You think I'll answer that?
"No way."
When the woman hears her answer, she flickers with the sword she had as it was pointed at her.
Its sword muscles were smooth enough to even feel beautiful, even in this darkness, where only lanterns and moonlights were available.
But Sophia takes it easily with her sword.
"Lazareth, please step back"
"Wait, me too...!
"Are you going to use magic in the castle? I'll take care of it."
... Sure, she's right.
If we use magic here and now, we may also get involved in unrelated people who happened to pass through here.
Or so I can't use my sword anymore.
"... sorry, I left it to you"
"That's fine. I've been entrusted."
She answers by turning her back.
At the same time, the beautiful sword muscle of a woman strikes Sofia again.
Sophia takes it, but the woman cuts her off over and over again without even knowing it.
"Ha, I wonder what strength. You're on the defensive side!
The woman was right. Sofia was now only prevented from attacking with a sword.
But the woman also felt uncomfortable while repeatedly attacking, suddenly jumping behind her back.
"... you, what are you going to do? You've cut my sword so far, why haven't you fought back?"
"Did you want to fight back? Then let's go here."
That's all Sophia says, flashing at a woman.
But that sword muscle is too honest, and even someone who just had a sword is going to be easily taken as long as they have the power.
"Hand warm. To that extent, your power and your power!
"You're the one who's hand-warming. Perhaps today is your first practice?
That's all Sophia said, she took the sword she had out of her hand.
As a result, she loses the power that was being put on the woman's sword and dresses her arms straight up as they are.
Sophia kicked the belly of such a woman.
With that shock she is thrust to the wall and Sophia's sword tip sticks straight to her side.
"So I can't cope with these unexpected events in the evidence. Besides, your sword muscle is too beautiful. I don't think it's meant to kill people."
"... ugh."
"But I'm not saying you're weak. If this was a game, not a practice, I must have lost."
"Well, now it's up to me, too."
Suddenly, I heard a woman from the other side of the darkness.
At the same time, a knife flies toward us.
I cast magic on the air at the end of my right arm and took it with ice instead of my right arm.
"Huh? That's the old sage? Don't take my surprises."
"... Old Sage, what do you mean?
She doesn't answer my question, she walks over here.
That's when I finally saw her in the moonlight.
Her appearance features untidy silver hair and her face doesn't look good because she wears a hood.
"It means the way it is. You're no longer needed under the wise man's law."
"... not originally meant to be required"
"Right. Hey, you cute bastard."
That's all she tells me, now she's going toward the woman in a nitwit.
"Hey, 'Yu'. You've been cotempered a long time."
"... shut up, 'Lynne'. Where have you been?"
"Come on, don't stare at me like that. I rarely come to a castle like this. I was just exploring."
The woman in the hood, called Lynne, sees the woman, called Yu, as Niyaniya.
At the same time, it breaks in between Sophia and Yu.
"Sorry, this guy's with me. We can't just kill him here."
"... So what do you do?
"It's easy. Look me in the eye."
Lynne now glances at Sophia's face with a serious look.
Then Sophia suddenly falls to her knees.
"... what did you do?
"My spell is the power to dream at the one with the right eyes. Well, instead, it's less feminine and less costly for me."
... the spell is not magic.
So neither does the magic that renders Sophia's magic powerless work for Lynne.
As a result, she fell to the floor without a scratch.
I was magic in my own legs and wondering what their trends were with the intention of freezing the entire carpet.
At that moment, they knelt on the ground just like Sofia.
"... what the heck...!?
"Damn it! My head, cracks......!?
It was too sudden for me to just stand up.
Then a boy's voice goes into my ear from behind me.
"This is my country. I hope you don't make too much noise."
Behind him, King Peswen stands rubbing his sleeping eyes.
After a glimpse of him like that, I hold Sophia, who is falling to the ground, and turn straight to King Peswen.
"It's okay, 'cause she's really just asleep"
"... helped"
"No, that's okay. The problem is that you two have shown the future. I'll keep him in custody, but I think he'll probably be gone by tomorrow."
I tried to argue why, but I knew it was useless to spin my mouth.
Even now, when I think I've hunted down the Sage's Law, I've been run away.
I bowed my head to King Peswen and went back to my room to get Sophia back to bed.