I called out to my inner alpha zulu, hoping that the next time the sandstorm cleared, an awakened Garnet would be next to me.

'(Did I hear a satisfactory story?)　As far as I'm concerned, that's a bit of a stretch (......).

　There is no answer from Alphasul.

　It's just my feeling, but Alphasul's consciousness - which may not be strictly real, either - hasn't disappeared, but he's just been so absorbed in his thoughts that he's forgotten to answer I'm sure.

You've never even heard of Sigyn. Otherwise, he wouldn't have been so quiet about it.
"...... There are no words to return. I'm far from being omniscient or omnipotent. Especially when it comes to relationships between people. ......

　I wondered if that's why Eir and Hyun-nyi-niu-mei were so complicated - I thought about it, but I didn't say a word and remained silent.

'I knew about her existence itself. I was surprised when I heard that Loki had started dating a girl. I had no idea that it was something we had met in that way.''
(You're on the same team and you didn't know that?)
"It's not all about intrusion into one's private life," he said. Besides, ...... it was a time when me, Loki, and the rest of the gang were beginning to emerge in their own ways, not as mere bounty hunters.
(...... It's common. That's how you get less and less face time with your party members.)

　I can't help but sympathize with Alfazul on this one.

　I myself have been an adventurer for fifteen years, but not all of the people I've been involved with during that time have been like that, either.

　It is not uncommon for them to find value in something other than adventure and gradually shift their focus to that direction, until eventually they stopped being adventurers.

　Perhaps the time when Loki began to get close to Sigyn coincided with the time when the Wild Hunters were devoting their time to other activities as well.

I'm not going to be able to get it right. ...... No, wait. As I recall, he said he had met you face to face.''

　The gray dust storm faded and his vision cleared.

　Just before his consciousness was thrown into the next scene, Alfazul uttered a name he couldn't miss.

'If you ever meet Ivaldi, watch out. As long as this world is nothing more than a reenactment, it may be pointless advice--'










　-- what jumped into view was another scene that seemed to be the living room of Loki's home.

　But something is not quite right.
　An indescribable sensation, like when you're solving a picture looking for a mistake --

"(Are you getting more ...... things by any chance?)

　Whereas in the past, small accessories and modest interior decorations were placed in a bleak room with the bare minimum of furnishings.

　A wall clock, for example, used to be nothing more than a simple and simple piece of furniture, but now it has become more ornate and stylish.

　If you look at the table in the living room, you will find, incredibly, a small glass vase with flowers in it.

　As far as I recall the scene before, I don't think Loki has the taste to decorate his home, and it's hard to believe that Helu would ignore his master's tastes in decorating his home.

' (...... Sigyn.) Yeah, I'm sure. Either Sigyn has said something to him, or he's unable to put back the decorations he's decorated without permission. ......)

　When another person joins a place where you've been living alone, the color of the person you're living with becomes apparent, and even the color of the entire house changes.

　The atmosphere of my house should be completely different compared to what it was right after I moved here.

　As I try to get up from the sofa, I notice a strange weight on my legs, and I reflexively stop moving.

　When I look down, I see Garnett, dressed in a white nightie, sleeping on my thighs as a pillow.

'...... hmmm ......'

　Perhaps the shifting of his legs had woken him up, but Garnett twisted himself up on the couch like a cat finishing a nap, stretching himself absent-mindedly.

'That ......?　When did I ever fall asleep at ......?　Where's here: ......

　Garnett rubs his sleepy eyes, slowly moving his gaze to see where he is.

　A wave of inexplicable emotions surges up from deep within her chest.

　I can already call this an impulse.

　Garnett, who has just reunited with me in her changed form, is speaking with the same expression as usual.

　I couldn't contain my emotions just from that, and I couldn't help but hug Garnett.

''Garnett!''
Whoa!

　The next moment, Garnett's legs swung up from beneath my belly and lifted my body into the air, and my hands, gripping my shoulders, swung backwards as hard as they could - and I found myself arcing just above the ceiling.

　Out of the corner of my subjectively slow-moving vision, Garnett opens his mouth wide in surprise, his eyes widen, and falls onto the sofa from his back, looking like he's just thrown me off.

　With a thud, I hit the floor with a loud crash just as Garnett fell on the couch.

'You!　Where in the world is ...... or even if I don't think I sounded like Luke: ......!

　I couldn't help but smile at Garnett, who leapt up from the couch and took a strange stance, and I let my body stand up, aching more than I expected.

　I had been careless. I'm now wearing a completely different backpack than usual. It's no wonder I was surprised.

'Sorry, sorry. It's me, it's Luke.
Huh!

　Garnett maintained the pause created by the tossing off and moved his gaze up and down at my current eye level and my original eye level.

　Then he stares at my face this time, staring at me as if he were observing each and every part of my face, which has grown to about half its age.

It's a long story, but the bottom line is that I've been dragged inside the Right Eye of Wisdom again, and I'm the only one in this situation. And I'm the only one in this situation. Noir and the others were just like that. ......
"...... Luke, is it?　Are you getting younger or something like that ......?
That's what I'm thinking. If you're worried about it, can I recite the next order form instead of proof?

　Now that both the [Restoration] skill and the [Right Eye of Wisdom] have been disabled, I would have been in limbo if I was asked to show them as proof, but fortunately, Garnett seemed to be willing to trust my claim.

'Huh ...... don't surprise me. I thought you'd been hugged by a bastard you didn't know. If I had a sword in my hand, I would have cut you down.
I'm sorry. I couldn't help but feel that you were safe and I couldn't resist. I've been through so much. ......
"......, for heaven's sake. ......

　Garnett scratched his golden hair with his wrinkles and acted as if he was dumbfounded by my behavior, but there was an unconcealable smile on his mouth.

　And although he apparently doesn't seem to realize it - he put his hands on the waist of his surprisingly girlish loungewear, which may be to Sigyn's liking, and looked straight at me.

I'm going to have to listen to you to find out what the hell is going on here. Anyway, something crazy went wrong while I was sleeping, right?