The moment I woke up, I saw a strange sight in front of me.

　Starting from the ceiling, I raised my head and lightly looked around, but still nothing was familiar.
　It's dimly lit to begin with, and the only thing you can tell is that you're in a reasonably large room.

　At the very least, Noel was certain that this was not a familiar workshop for him.

...... What is this ......?

　He grunted and whimpered, slowly raising himself up.
　There is no pain in your body, but there is a strange languor and heaviness.
　It's like the morning you slept too much.

　Or rather, it's mostly why I was asleep.
　Noel's brow furrows as he tries to remember the last time he slept.
　I don't remember sleeping in particular.

　Then you'd think she'd reached her limit and collapsed, but that shouldn't be the case.
　Although you've been holed up in your workshop since Allen and the others were gone, you don't remember pushing yourself to the point of collapse.

　And if I pushed myself to fall, it should be in the workshop that I would wake up.
　It couldn't have been this obscure place.

...... It's all over the place.

　You complain about your own thoughts, but you can't help but speculate and refute everyone.
　After all, I really don't know why this is happening.
　It's natural that we can only speculate.

　However, if you try to confirm the current situation in this way, you will not be able to understand the conclusion after all.
　You have to get up, stand up, take another look around, and then let out a sigh.

　Now, what to do.

...... Well, I guess I should check out where I am first.

　Since we can't confirm all of the current situation right away, we have to start with what we can confirm.
　For now, if you know the location, there is a possibility that you can get information about the current situation from there.

　So you look up at the ceiling, but all you can see is that it's high.
　Not only can you reach out, but you can't even reach by jumping.

　The rest is too dim to make out ...... As I was thinking about this, my eyes became accustomed to the dimness and the vague outline of the ceiling began to emerge.

...... vaguely, it looks like a reasonably nice room.

　It's only a guess from the ceiling, but it's definitely a better room than the familiar workshop when it comes to the presence of decorations and such.

　However, that makes me even more confused about my current situation.
　If you are thrown into a shabby room, the possibility of being kidnapped by such people still comes to mind, but the ceiling in the corner of your eye looks like the expensive inn where Leeds used to stay in the city.
　I don't know why I am in such a room.

　With that in mind, I looked down at the ground and saw that it wasn't a hard ground.
　There was a soft carpet and at this point, the possibility that this was a rough room was definitely removed.

　With that, I thought, well, even though I was lying on the ground, my body must not be hard.

...... or rather, you'll be the first to notice it, me.

　I sighed in dismay at myself, but that's how confused I was.
　It's a surprise to me, but it seems that I also had a sensitive mind that would wake up suddenly in a strange place and get confused.

　Discovering the person you didn't know you were, you turn your attention to your surroundings.
　Even though this is the third time, your eyes seem to have gotten used to it.
　You can see better than before.

It's a good thing that you're able to get a better understanding of ...... for now, it still looks like a fairly large room.

　You can't see the walls, after all.
　Partly because of the dimness, but also because of how big it really is.
　And that's why it's such a good room: ...... I really don't know why I'm in this place, but first of all, I can't see anything dangerous.

　But first of all, there's nothing dangerous in sight.
　You're going to be able to get a better idea of the size of the room, and then you're going to walk out and see if there's any room.

......?

　I hurriedly held my tongue and retreated to Zili.
　I didn't expect someone or something else to be there.

　No, I'm sure I thought of that possibility at first.
　But when you woke up and started to move, there was no reaction, so you subconsciously dismissed that possibility.

　What's going on, though, you think as you quickly explore your surroundings.
　If it was something dangerous, there was nothing that could be used as a weapon to confront it.
　But if you try to escape, you don't even know the size of the room, let alone whether you can get out of here.

　Do I fight or run?
　In the midst of her high-speed thinking, Noel--

"Ugh, hmmm ......

　The moment you hear something that sounds like a moan coming from that something, your body stops moving with a snap.
　It's a good idea to be able to have a good idea of what you're looking for when you go to the store.

　It's just a short, low voice.
　It's likely to be your imagination.

　But after a slight hesitation, Noel decided to make his way toward the something.
　Gasping for breath and letting the sound of footsteps creep in, you take a step closer.

　Little by little, outlines of something else emerge in the dimness of your vision.
　It was at that moment that the face of a human being, which also seemed to belong to a young girl ...... along with her silver hair, became clearly visible.

　With a snap, its eyelids opened and their eyes met.
　The person blinked a few times and then opened his mouth in a leisurely fashion.

That ......?　Noel, did you wake up ......?

　Instantly, Noel felt like slumping into place.
　How can you be so careless when you were even prepared for a person to die of nervousness?

　But in a way, it might have been very much like that.
　Thinking about this, Noel let out a sigh while looking at the girl - Leeds.

As you can see. I'm wide awake.
"Well, I'm glad to hear that ...... is, Noel ......!　Did you wake up ......!

　But soon after, Leeds opened his eyes and repeated the words he had just uttered himself.
　This time, however, it was with a shout and was filled with surprise.


　Apparently the earlier one was a bit of a sleeper.

　That's partly because, oh, it really is Leeds, and now he smiled.

You'll see," he said again. But still, the fact that you would say such a thing means that Leeds knew I was here. Do you think he knows where we are?
"What ......?　Yes, that's right, ...... knows, but conversely Noel doesn't know?
I just woke up here. The last thing I remember before I woke up here is waking up in the workshop, swinging my sword as usual.　You don't even know where you are, let alone what's going on.
...... I see. Noel was really forced to come. Well, I'm no different in the sense that I'm compelled.

　At the word "brought", Noel raises one eyebrow.
　I thought so, but it seems that Noel was kidnapped.
　And by the looks of it, Leeds seems to know the other party.

　To be honest, I have no idea, but that's why Noel opened his mouth.

"The way you say it, you think Leeds knows who brought me to this place, right?
...... Perhaps, but . Noel was already here when I was brought here, so I don't know if he's the same person who brought me here ...... or not, but at least he's probably similar to the one who brought me here.
Who is it?

　At the question, Rees lowered his gaze slightly.
　He seemed unsure if he should tell ...... but seemed to quickly decide.

　The eyes meet squarely with eyes that seem to have decided something.

...... Well, since you're here, I think Noel should know, too. And where we are.
I know it's better not to know something, but it's not something I can be unrelated to. Tell me. Who brought me here and where am I?
"It's probably the devil who brought Noel to .......

　At the word "demon," Noel's eyebrows reflexively furrowed.
　No one would welcome it, but Noel had a particularly bad memory of it.
　It's only natural that this should happen.

　At the same time, the question of why the demon got involved again after all this time and even kidnapped him arose, but that thought was soon blown away.
　But that thought is soon blown away because this is no longer the case.

This is a cathedral. This is the headquarters of the church.

　When his eyes widened at the unexpected and improbable words, Noel stared at Leeds' face, stunned.