When She Becomes a Witch

"Look, be careful."

"Thank you."

Chloe takes Souzillow's hand, who was walking ahead, and gently disembarks the ship. This ship is one of the regular ships connecting the main island of Atlantis to a nearby island.

The weather is clear. The wind is modest. Even though it was short, it was comfortable aboard.

Chloe's date place today is on this island.

Just off the main island of Atlantis, originally pioneered and developed by the fact that there are several dungeons, but nature conservation is now underway and it is a bit of a tourist destination.

I came to see the red leaves in this mountain today.

"Sounds like you're walking quite a mountain. Are you okay?"

"Yeah, it's no problem. I'm taking care of it."

Today's mountain walk means Chloe is wearing boots with low heels. In addition to that, the skirt has a shorter hem. Of course, the coat and stall are just fine so it doesn't get cold. The fall coat my father made this year was a very favorite with a cute waist bow.

Souzillou, too, would have tailored himself, as usual, to a grey suit, an autumn coat, and the sticks he always has on it.

He is still a beauty today and I can't wait to walk next door.

"Souzillow, you haven't worn gloves today, have you? Let's hold hands."

"... oh yeah"

So whine. The hand he softly offers is always a little limp.

"Always a warm hand, Chloe."

"Souzillow's hands are a little limp, aren't they? You shouldn't cool down too much. Eat something that warms you up properly."

"... I know"

Chloe's coat pocket contains gloves, but this is fine.

It's much better for the two of us to hold hands and warm our hearts, not just our fingertips, than wearing gloves alone.

"Has Chloe ever been here?

"Yeah, a few times when I was little. For not being able to go very far for the convenience of your father's work, he used to bring you here."

Talking about that, climb more and more well-maintained mountain paths.

There is a loose slope, but the ground is fairly stepped on and the stone is barely visible. Even if there is, they are trampled and buried on the road. It's easier to walk than the cobblestone path.

Check the road with signs on the road, and the two of us climb the mountain again.

The destination should be soon.

If you look around you closely, you take families with old couples and small children, plus many young couples like Chloe and the others.

They all look alike, fun. Along with my loved ones, I guess I'm having a good time.

And beyond the leafy trees, I saw something glistening blue.

Yes, that's what the lake is called today's Blue Mirror.

"This is... awesome. They're really blue."

"Right."

This little lake - 'The Blue Mirror' is terribly transparent. For this reason, even the fallen trees that sank at the bottom of the lake can be clearly seen. However, it has not yet been clarified why it is so blue and glowing. Because there is a dungeon on the bottom of the water made of sapphire, what a theory pops up, but the truth is unknown.

A bright blue lake surrounded by burning red-leaved trees.

Red, yellow, and green are beautiful everywhere, reflected on mirrored waters.

Occasionally, when the leaves fall, they make small ripples and slowly sink to the bottom of the water. Even that is like a painting.

"Beautiful..."

"Right, I wanted to see it with Souzillo."

When Chloe said so, Souzillow put a slight force into the hand he shook at once. I don't know why, the odd thing is that I feel uncut.

"Oh, thank you.... Some of the beauty in the Atlantis Islands is in the hands of people and maintained, while these natural beauties remain. I like it there."

"Oh well."

Maybe I should have stopped the words there. But Chloe couldn't help but say.

"Well, you can live this way all the time."

Staring at his face, saying so... Souzillo stops moving for a moment, then looks very painful, looks like he's stuck breathing, and gets depressed.

"That's - that's - but..."

Out of his short breath, he keeps crushing words that don't make sense.

Sorry, Souzillow. I didn't want to hurt you, I just wanted to say that I wish I could be with you the whole time. That's all.

I desperately look in my head for words to say to him.

But I feel like none of this is appropriate, and I can't get it out of my mouth.

"Chloe."

"... eh"

He was nagging, and he looked up and called Chloe's name.

"I came to Atlantis to learn technology and bring it back to Smeramikni."

"Oh well."

Well, he 's-- after graduation, he's going home.

Biting down that fact makes me feel as if Chloe had a big hole in her chest. Like you can even feel the wind through a hole in your hippopotamus.

"It's a little cold. Let's go down to the city after you've got something warm on your stomach. The store is full of them."

"Right."

Chloe deliberately says so brightly and pulls his hand to one of the many mountain tea houses.

I don't want to pull his leg.

I like Chloe because he's the one who learns so hard.

So - don't go home, you can't stop Souzillo with such selfishness.

Only now.

He is Chloe's lover...