Sophia then kept walking with the young man all the time...... the wolf.
The wolf keeps talking constantly, talking about his work and how he enjoyed events like this in a town.
The look on the wolf's face that spoke of it, even if hidden in a mask, was brilliant enough to tell.
"This is the road to Mactoria... but this one leads to a settlement on the outskirts of Mactoria. I've been there, too, but you've done a really good job of saying it's just a one-day relationship. Good memories."
Looks somewhere lonely, then looks forward to the indicated with a nostalgic look.
She accidentally talks about how he looks like that.
"You know a lot about this neighborhood."
"Right. Because I like this world."
The wolf walking next to her keeps talking with her face facing forward.
"A muddled immature world where everyone wants something different. A sad world, where no one gets hurt. Still, I can feel the clumsy, warm light trying to protect someone. That's the world, so I think you have me here right now."
"Phew, what is that?"
"Oh, you've never laughed before"
The wolf turns his face to her and laughs happily.
"I was worried. You've been putting wrinkles between your eyebrows as if you were thinking of something. I don't know what's bothering me."
"... wolf"
"Wolves are fine. Because I'm not good enough to be honored."
The wolf laughs a little and then walks forward again.
Sophia following behind it had her mouth open unknowingly.
It's a nonclapping topic, but believe me, he would still accept it.
"... you look a lot like someone I know"
"What?
"A human being who is kinder and warmer than anyone. You're the second person to see someone like that."
"... well. Don't light it."
"So... um, I need to ask you something, okay?
"Yeah. I don't mind. If there's something I can answer for you."
That's what the youth say, they laugh softly.
Every one of those looks and gestures of him, every one of them, was reminiscent of him she knew...... Lazareth.
"... but the person is cruel, be ruthless, as if people had changed... Tell me, how do you think I can help him? How can I understand that person!?
……
"I'm sorry.... I don't know, right"
"Yeah. I get it."
He answers without looking back, walking forward.
"I'm sure that person is worried about something right now. Unlike the ideals I had in mind, I think I'm suffering. But I'm sure he'll get up. 'Me' guarantees it."
"... wolf"
"Speculation, though.... I don't know that person. I just feel that way."
When he says that, he coughs up and cuts the story off.
He said speculation. Still, all I could think of in her was that his words were true.
He utters words in a gentle voice, as if to avoid damaging the silence that wraps them up for a while.
"You saw the town. But I just want to show you something."
"... I don't have much time to stop by"
"Fine. Think of it as an example of answering a question."
Sophia nods in such a way that she has no choice but to continue the conversation forcefully.
When he saw it and was satisfied, it was out of town, on a slightly higher hill.
"... this is"
"Isn't it beautiful? I like it here, too."
A white sea on one side, overlooking the hills.
And the wind swayed, and the flowers that were coloring them.
In the sky, a few petals scatter.
He dropped it off and snapped pompously.
"I'm looking for a friend. For that matter, we're going around."
"Friend, is it?
"Oh. He's trying to work on his own right now. I'm trying to get up. Still, no... that's why I'm on his side, watching over you."
"... I hope I can find it"
"Thanks. And can I ask you one more thing?
The wolf turned toward Sophia, and when she silenced her as if she hesitated to do something for a moment, she slowly opened her mouth.
I want to hear your name.
"Ah...... I'm sorry! Could it be that you hadn't named me yet?
"Oh, no. It's a fake name, so you don't have to worry about it."
"... it's Sophia. Sofia-Bettenburg. I serve Isel."
"Isel, huh? That's a good country, too."
"Yes!...... but now its not shady. Because the law of the wise... Forse took it away"
……
He shuts up and turns his gaze to the white sea.
Never mind, Sophia kept talking.
"If Forse hadn't hidden the Sage Act, this wouldn't have happened! What's wrong with Forse to hide those guys!?
"No, I'm not. Forse said that the previous kings of that country want 'permanent world peace' from the bottom of their hearts. I really respect him like that."
"That's why...!
"But it's true that the Wise Men's Act hurt you, and naturally, it's over there that's bad this time. But even Isel has to."
"What are you trying to say!?
"The witch's slave trade that takes place in Isel. It's not like you don't know."
"It's..."
"They also want equality with human beings in this world. But you're the ones who made the choice not to accept them."
Sophia clouds her expression.
Still, he kept talking.
"I'm aware you're saying tough things. I'm not defending them, I'm not cursing you. You don't know things enough to decide that only one of them is completely evil, do you?
"... Huh! Then why didn't the Wise Men's Act even try to discuss it with Isel if equality was what it was all about!?
"'I'm sorry,' 'okay. Let's make up'. Then it won't fit. Adult fights."
"That's, yes..."
"Even you, because the law of the wise has now surrendered, the acceptable people are sure to count. Both Isel and the Wise Men's Act have swung up their bushes."
The wolf stood up and placed his hand on Sophia's shoulder without mistake.
"But I'm not going to let this war end with either demise. At least not for us."
"Is that your word as captain of 'fangs'?"
"Oh. We can both live together, because 'I' came here to make it that world"
Out of words, he walks straight.
When Sophia looked back quickly to visit its sincerity, there was no one else in the place.
In front of her like that, a glimmer of wind sent one petal to the sky.