Ha...... Eh? .....
　Isuzu heard a sound like an unspoken sigh escape, somewhat like someone else's.
　The meaning of the words Rundelhaus was saying, well, he didn't understand.
　I didn't want to understand.
It's the only thing we have. The music. The old familiar melody, of course, but there was no other music. It's been that way since I was born. Maybe it's always been that way. And I've lived my life without questioning it, taking it for granted.
"Rudy,
When the Adventurers came along, a lot of things happened, a lot of terrible things and sad things, but also a lot of wonderful things. A lot of terrible things happened, a lot of sad things happened, but also a lot of great things happened. Cooking found its flavor, the marketplace was flooded with things you'd never seen or heard before, and music was born that made you want to scream your heart out.
But that's...
And the Adventurers, Isuzu went around giving them away as if they were nothing. The Adventurers and the Daichijin made no distinction between them, but played the song. Remember that?　Broomhall. All the girls in there are eager, but they change regularly, don't they?　The waitresses in the hall are very popular among the Daichijinshi," he said. They change regularly. Do you know how many young elves go to the hall with all their money in their pockets?　They're traveling singers (birds). They learn new songs at the Bloom Hall and work hard to learn them, and then they go all over Yamato to tell them.
　Isuzu found herself looking distraught.
　Her fists clenched desperately in her lap were trembling, and even as she dug her nails in, the pain was distant and unrealistic.
　Ears and eyes were sucked into the words spoken by Rundelhaus, forcing Isuzu to understand.

'Do you remember?　The tavern and innkeepers after the trip. Wouldn't they have been so happy to see Isuzu perform a little song that they all shed a tear or two?　I was really happy. It was the brightest and loudest song I'd ever heard. It's a song that makes you want to dance and run off in a happy mood. Or it's a song that makes you want to spend time with someone special and give thanks to someone close to you. We'd never heard anything like that before. Miss Isuzu was a hero for bringing it to us. Thank you is an inconvenient word, it's too easy to say thank you. It's too easy to say, no matter how grateful you are, it's hard to say more than that. But, guys, I was really happy.
Rudy.
　Isuzu blurted out a tear that ran down her cheek.
　A variety of emotions swirled around her, and she couldn't put them into words.
　Of course she was happy to be asked for it. There was a feeling that being praised would make her feel good about herself. But that's a bit of a stretch in the grand scheme of things.
　The feeling of denial was much greater.
　I felt guilty that I was really impressed by an amateur performer like Isuzu, and that I had let her do so. Isuzu wasn't in the least bit serious in that sense. Of course it's my favorite music. She sang her voice to die, and she clawed her lute to break her arm. But I couldn't imagine that this was balanced with the gratitude that the earthlings felt.
　What a terrible story, Isuzu thought.
　It's impossible to be born with only forty-two pieces of music.
　Such a world is not possible.
　So then, what should they do on a lonely night?　Or when you celebrate your friends. When you want to scream with joy, when you suffer from inferiority complex.
　How can I live without songs?
　Isuzu was just having fun and repeating her live performances. Isuzu didn't have a single bit of determination or spirit to be something that could change someone else's life, something that could change everything, the first time someone heard music in their life.

Because I...
　The words were choked.
　I didn't even know what to say as everything swelled and solidified in my chest, and my voice only came out as the spilling tears pushed me back. Rundelhaus quietly met Isuzu's gaze like that.
''I. Fake.
　He hadn't meant to do that.
　She had never thought about what Daichijin felt like before.
　Isuzu groaned pitifully, unable to speak.
　She could feel her fists shaking miserably.
It's not like that. --It's my world's song, and I...
But the truth is, they were happy to see me.
　Isuzu had no intention of doing such a thing.
　She didn't intend to give such a grand, grandiose gift.
　She was just singing from Isuzu's father's collection, which she was nostalgic and familiar with.

　In other words, Isuzu is just an amateur and a copy band.
　I couldn't stop crying with embarrassment and guilt. On the contrary, they were gaining more and more momentum. He understood that Isuzu had cheated a lot of people until now. It wasn't even her own song, but she felt good about singing it, and she was agitated and soaring, and that's why this happened.
　I hadn't imagined it, but it's no surprise. Isuzu was stealing credit from the band and singer that I loved so much, and he was his own man. To those who had never heard it before, it sounded like Isuzu's song, and even made them thank her for it.
　And this world was whiter than Isuzu had ever imagined it would be.
　This was a world that until now had only had forty-two pieces of music.
　Her chest felt crushed and her lips trembled.
　It meant that he was a horrible thief.
　In this white world where music was limited, Isuzu tainted it with vanity.

'Because I'm an amateur, a copy band - so I'm a fake.
　The rubbing up of her nose was painful, and Isuzu was so miserable that more tears spilled out of her eyes.
　The nasal mucous membrane, which was not so strong to begin with, made a sly noise.
　I wanted to apologize. I just wanted to apologize.
　But I had no idea how to do that.
　Isuzu had done something that she couldn't take back.
'Miss Isuzu,'
Because I'm not gonna do that. I'm not gonna trick you.
"Isuzu.
　The strong words startled Isuzu, and she raised her gaze that had fallen to her hand.
　In front of her was Rundelhaus.
　His soft blonde hair, illuminated by the light leaking from the window, was swaying softly in the night breeze.
　His usual expression, as if he was being frightened, had faded and he was staring at Isuzu. The current Rundell House looked more dignified than any other time Isuzu had known.
　Suddenly, Isuzu realized.
　Rundelhaus was older than Isuzu.

'The Guild Hall in Akiba sometimes attracts the 'Daichijin'
"Huh?
　I can only respond to him shamefully, clouded by tears and snot.
The number of 'Daichijin' who gather in Akiba is increasing. The richness, safety and stimulation of Akiba's streets make it a place that the Daichijin long for. Blacksmiths, seamstresses, cooks, and even maids and maids come to Akiba, not just the singers I mentioned earlier, but also blacksmiths, seamstresses, cooks, and even maids. Spend a few months in Akiba, and you'll learn skills that you wouldn't have learned in any other town, even if you spent your whole life there. You can become many things.
Like, Rudy?
Yeah, yeah. Yeah, well, I'm an adventurer. They have something they want to be.
　Isuzu asked in a voice wrinkled with tears, and Rundelhaus continued
But it's not easy for the people of Akiba to live in the city. The Adventurers (you) are kind and not unreasonable. In all fairness, I think we're good neighbors, but that doesn't make us any different. We have differences, we have problems, we have trouble. That's why we get together to talk about those things," he said.
Yeah, I know.
　As if to rub tears that were spilling, Isuzu replied.
　There are many things that make sense when you put it that way. Rundelhaus would go out once or twice a week in the afternoon. He didn't know where he was going since it didn't seem to be an adventure or a shopping trip, but he was going out to discuss with the 'Daichijin'.
''It's an official organization with counselors sent from the House of Waterfleet as well. We're divided into groups of about ten people, though, and we discuss our problems over a meal. It's a very good idea to have a good time with them. --You know what's the second most common concern of such a gathering?
　Isuzu shook her head like a child.
　Rundell House seemed to have gone far away, and he felt heartbroken, like he was an idiot who didn't know any better.

'We're discussing how awesome and interesting this is,'
　Smiling somewhat proudly, Rundelhaus assured him emphatically.
　When Isuzu was unable to follow the conversation, Rundelhaus continued as if to remind her.
'Do you know the technique of bending and striking iron?　How do you sift the flour to get the grains in line?　Didn't you know that a cup of black rose tea brewed thick and drizzled over a tomato to scare away the bugs?　Have you ever seen fishing gear that can take fish without bait, or bedding that is stain resistant and durable?　So many new things. It's a wonderful city. And the Adventurers don't hide that much wealth. Of course, it's not easy being the landlord of this city. But they're also very lucky. Something happens every day. What wasn't possible yesterday may become possible today. Tomorrow is a different day. In the city of Akiba, the words mean exactly what they say. -- and Isuzu's song is one of those shining things.
　Isuzu couldn't say anything.
　She just couldn't look away from Rundelhaus, who was smiling, and tears continued to spill from her cheeks. Rundelhaus' words gouged Isuzu hard.
　Rundelhaus' encouraging gaze shook something in Isuzu that even Isuzu herself was unaware of. The unearthly, powerful, hot feeling born inside her almost unnerved Isuzu.

　Rundelhaus was an amazing friend, Isuzu thought.
　That was because Rundelhaus had made it clear that he wanted to be an adventurer. Isuzu respected him a little bit, knowing that this friend, who was only a little bit older than Isuzu, and who was on the border between a boy and a young man, had set his sights on the future. She admired the strength to assert that, rather than the consequences. It seemed to Isuzu that she had a resolute self that she, as a country girl in high school, did not have at all.
　Despite the fact that Isuzu whispered that it was a doggy, a walk, Isuzu secretly thought that she couldn't compete with Rundell House in that regard. He knew that even if he was an easy-going, no-nonsense, tight-knit friend, he was really a noble and strong man himself.
　But it wasn't just in Rundelhaus.
　Perhaps it was all the earthlings who gathered in the city of Akiba. They have someone they want to be, and they spend their days doing it. The apprentice blacksmith's apprentice, the apprentice seamstress, the merchant, the street vendor, and perhaps even the vendor of a restaurant, all have something to be.
　To the Daichijin, Akiba is a completely different place than Isuzu's, a place of brilliance where even concrete dreams can come true. No, everything in this world may require the Daichijin to dream and be prepared to live there. They are said to be much weaker than the Adventurers, but they beat Isuzu down hard.

　The fact that an irresponsible high school girl with no dreams for the future sang a song to them seemed irresistibly embarrassing to Isuzu.
　Isuzu sang about dreams, hopes and love. She also sang about a jolly tomorrow, anti-establishment, highways and Snoopy. I sang it without even thinking about it. Isuzu realized that she had never really thought about even the meaning of the lyrics she sang.
　It was unbearably embarrassing and shameful.
　What Isuzu felt was an intense sense of inferiority and guilt.
　It was the first time in Isuzu's life that she had ever felt so ashamed of herself.

　The tears, big as a child's, did not stop.
　And of all the misery, the biggest thing was that Isuzu still loved music. Even though she had made such a terrible mistake, there was still a song that rang in Isuzu's mind.
'Rudy,'
Yes, Miss Isuzu.
I need to be alone.
....
　He was speechless.
　Isuzu looked at Rundelhaus with eyes that were red with tears.
　Surely Rundelhaus would stay with her forever if she didn't say anything. He would also give her words of comfort and encouragement. But it wasn't too sincere. Isuzu needed some alone time, and it had to be this very night right now.
　The inferiority complex, the guilt, the shame, the pain and suffering, they were all Isuzu's. For Isuzu to steal the song, they were deserved punishments, and Isuzu wanted to be alone in the face of that pain. Otherwise, the Rundell House had given Isuzu a lot of things.

'Room, you can go back.'
....
　Rundelhaus was looking at Isuzu with a cautious gaze.
　Isuzu noticed it, but Isuzu stubbornly did not meet her gaze.
''All right, Miss Isuzu.''
"Hm.
　Rundelhaus stopped as he was about to say something, and after hesitating for a moment, he left.
　With her body hardened in the night, Isuzu was ready to fight.
　It was a determination to face herself, and for Isuzu, it was her first real fight in her life.



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　Gently slipping out of the inn in the morning haze, Touya looked around and took a deep breath.
　The whitish light of early spring was shining on the still cold town.
　A series of small calls could be heard in the distance. There was a riverboat fishing going on, Touya recalled hearing that yesterday. Looking around, Touya saw the group of earthlings walking toward the hills. They were probably farming. The Daichijinshi, as well as Choshi, basically work very early in the morning.
　But that didn't mean that the town was not a bustling, noisy place.
　It may not have been so for Tuya and the other adventurers, but for the Daichijins, it was still a cool March morning. The Daichijinshi are running out of fuel after the winter, and they are trying to keep the temperature in their homes by shutting down the shutters. The people on the streets are also on a lope, but only because it's early in the morning.
　It's early in the morning, and when the weather gets a little warmer, the streets are filled with people lured by the sun. Saphir is one of the largest towns in the area.

　Touya folded his hands behind his head and began to wander around, not really aiming for anything.
　It was still real early in the morning, and it would be around five o'clock in time. Rundelhaus, who had apparently stayed up late last night, was asleep, and there wasn't a single noise from the girls' room. It would have been nice to fall asleep twice, but Touya was in no mood to do so, so he quietly slipped out of the inn so as not to wake everyone up.
　Ever since he lived in the Horizon of Records, Touya has preferred the outdoors to the cramped confines of a house. On Earth, there would be an abundance of indoor entertainment such as web TVs, mobile games, comics, and tablets, but that's not the case on Earth, where the desire to go outside is not so great. The desire to go outside was selfish in the past, so she prefers to spend her time outdoors.
　Nevertheless, it's not easy to spend this time alone in a town you've never visited before and which is not very popular. In the original world, this area would have been an open urban area. Shiroe remembered Shiroe saying that it was a large city in Suruga Bay or something like that.
　But in this Seldesia, even though it is somewhat large, it's only the town of the "Earthlings". There were no shops open at this time of day to pass the time looking at them.
　Touya wandered down the main street.
　This street is the very street he had followed to this point. The ancient asphalt still remains on the ground near the town, so it is very solidly built. The road is wide enough for two carriages to pass each other.

　After walking down such a main street, the city was cut off and fields abounded, and soon we came to a large river.
By the way, I remembered that the butterfly was a river, too.
　Touya mused to himself vaguely.
　He wondered why, and realized that it was because there was more water near the river, which was more convenient for living and farming. I also learned the term "sedimentary plain" in class. The flow of a river makes a plain. Oh, so the town of Saffir is a sedimentary plain, I thought to myself.
　Slopes are surprisingly inconvenient to camp on, as I had learned from several camping trips.
　It's not easy to camp and cook on a slope. It would be even harder to farm there. If there was flat ground near the river, it made sense to gather there to build a town.
　Tohja thought to that point, "School lessons are so useful," she said to herself. I thought it meant nothing, but apparently it was social studies, but that wasn't the case.

　When we reached the water's edge, we turned right. It was in the upstream direction.
　There was no particular reason for it. It was a walk, so it could be a whim.
　The surface of the river was quiet. Partly because of the proximity to the sea, and partly because the river was wide enough. There were a few small boats floating around, and on them a fisherman was loosening a whitish mass. It was a net, apparently. If you look hard enough, you can see the black, wet fish jumping around.
　Touya just walked along the path along the river. There was a pine forest and a wooden bridge over a narrow stream that looked like an irrigation channel.
　Upstream, on the right side of the river, we could see Mt. Fuji, the sacred mountain of this world.
　More than half of the mountain was covered with pure white capes, which made it look solemn. It looked even more beautiful because there were no mountains around it that blocked our view.
　A boathouse was just out of sight, and a woman's back was on a pier that jutted out over the river, and Touya stopped in his tracks. He had no intention of avoiding or hiding, but Touya hadn't been able to speak to her for a long time.

'Good morning,'
Good morning, Mr. Toya.
　Dariela, who seemed to have noticed Touya as they approached the pier, turned around and smiled at him. Touya was troubled as he greeted her.
　Touya frequently feels like this when he is with this woman.
　He doesn't know what to say to her.
　To begin with, Touya's life to date has not included a beautiful woman over twenty years old. Even if she remembers herself from a year ago, the only women around her are Minori, her mother, and her fifty-related homeroom teacher. Of course, there were girls in my class that I remembered the faces and names of, but I didn't know them well enough to say I knew them.
　Even in my current life, Minori is my sister, and Serara and Isuzu are my friends, even though they are a little older. We have a party of the same age, so this is natural. There are many women in the West Wind Brigade, where they go to learn swordsmanship, and they are even adored, but they are treated like children all the time, so it's a bit different.
　Tetra is out of the question, of course, and Akatsuki seems to lack a sissy quality to her. Of course, I can't speak for the two of them.
　If I had to venture a guess, I'd say Marielle and Henrietta would be close. Those two were also different types, but they were beautiful women. But no one made me feel as confused as this Dariela.

'Would you like to sit down?'
Um, yeah.
　There were some old but sturdy wooden boxes on the pier.
　They must have been used by the fishermen as chairs. It was, of course, a great place to drop a fishing line, but it was also a position that made the River Feverwell look beautiful in the morning haze.
　Dariela sat in a flowing position with her knees elegantly aligned, though under her long skirt. Touya threw her legs out and tried not to look that way as she grabbed the edge of the crate.
　A faint sweet scent mixed in with the wind.
　Touya sat with an awkward thought, unable to think of anything to say. It was strange, Touya thought, that she knew it was going to turn out this way, but she didn't have the option of not talking to him. Maybe that was the reason why it was wrong to ignore him after traveling with him, even if it was only for a short period of time. But whether that was the only reason, Touya wasn't sure.

'Touya-san, you're early in the morning. Are you going for a walk?''
Yeah. But it's not always early. It's just a coincidence today.
'I see. It's cold in the morning this time of year, but that distribution group is heavenly.
　Dariela chuckled softly and giggled at her own words.
　Her soft braid of hair spilled over her shoulders and swayed on her cape.
'Dariela--san, are you going for your morning walk?'
Yes, I am a very slow sleeper by nature. I'm a slow sleeper by nature. We spend most of this time outdoors. If they allow it.
　Touya averted his gaze in distraction, but Dariela didn't seem to mind his attitude. She smiled happily and continued to talk calmly.
'Where do you live, Dariela-san?'
I live on the road. I travel a lot, so my job is to go around and see and learn and write about things. But if I were to talk about where I live, I'd say Ikoma.
What's Ikoma?
It's much further west than here. To use Touya's words, it's in Kyoto.
Okay.
　I can vaguely recall unfamiliar geography.
　In Touya's brain, Kyoto is right above Osaka?　That's about the extent of my perception.
　Touya's perception of his current location was that he was on the Pacific Ocean side, in the middle of Tokyo and Osaka, but that was about it. Recognizing this rough location, Touya was surprised to find that he was in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
　In the original world, it would take about three hours to get to Osaka from Tokyo. That was on the Shinkansen. In this world, it would take more than ten days. Even though the Half-Gaia Project had shortened the distance, traveling through uncultivated and dangerous mountains and fields still required that much effort.
　But despite this, Touya felt that they were surprisingly close.
　After this trip, he felt much closer to Osaka and Kyoto than he did to the original world. The reason for this is that he clearly understands that he just needs to repeat the journey he has made so far to get there. Now Touya knew how to do it, how difficult it would be to get there, and the fact that he could do it. And he was confident that he could do it.
　Three hours sitting on the bullet train had been such a long time, and Touya could now walk with his two feet to a distant city where he didn't even feel like he had arrived.

'But I live alone in a cabin in the mountains, you know. It's not a place where people come to visit me, so when I feel like getting some city air, this is how I travel.
Isn't that dangerous?
I'm used to it. And the streets are much safer now that Plant hwyaden has taken over.
　The name was the name of a huge guild that had been heard a lot lately, one that united the western part of Japan. Touya has heard that it is similar to the Round Table Conference. It is an organization based in Osaka that unites many "adventurers".
"The guild in Minami, right?
''Yes, it is. It's a knightly order based in the city of Minami, protecting the peace of Yamato.
Are you a member of the Order?
I've been told that this new order of knights is responsible for maintaining the security of Yamato at a time when the old order is no longer the Order of the Izumo, and that it represents a change from the age of the old order to the age of the adventurers. In fact, the achievements of the Plant hwyaden have been immense.
　Tohya asked, convinced that this was what the Daichijin would see.
'What do you mean by achievements?'
First and foremost, public safety has been restored. "First and foremost, security has been restored. The damage caused by monsters is much less in the western part of the country than it was in Minami. There is hope that the new machinery and flood control measures will make farming easier.
And then there are more jobs. And now we have more jobs, and the Daichijin are happy to have lots of good-paying jobs, including one in Minami. There are a lot of good paying jobs for the adventurers to take care of themselves. Minami is a beautiful and prosperous city, isn't it?
　Touya asked if it was something like that.
　With a soft smile, Dariela asks.
'Wouldn't you be interested, Touya?'
No, it's not.
　Touya said.
　I'm in the mood to see if I'm going to continue my journey. The city of Akiba is not the only place in the world, Touya has learned the hard way that this trip has helped him understand. Partly because the trip was more suited to his nature than he had expected. The journey was fun, even though I thought it might be more boring or difficult. I would go there if I was with a group of friends.
　But it's literally just curiosity and interest.
'So, Touya-san, if you get a chance, please come to my house.
　Dariela stroked Touya's head as she turned away.
　Touya frowned at the tickle of her white, slender fingertips running through her hair.
I'm sure you'll be able to find it. Let's go out, shall we?

　Touya shrugged his shoulders as a reply.
　After all, she was a woman who did terrible things, just as I imagined.
　I'm sure Touya's instincts were right.


◆



　The city of Saphir was bustling with activity before noon.
　This fruitful region, located in the plains, has many small settlements to begin with. The city of Safir was the center of the area and played a role in accumulating goods. Moreover, the city is located next to the road that connects the east and west sides of Yamato. It was also a trading city where merchants came and went.
　It's early March, and although it's still early in the spring, the snow is starting to melt and the water level in the River Feverwell is rising. It's also the time of year when wildflowers are budding and dishes celebrating spring are being served on the tables in the city.
　Recently, the amount of traffic seems to be increasing little by little, as the high-performance horse-drawn carriages made in Akiba and Minami help with trade. There is a choice in this town to build another inn or build an extension, and that has been the biggest topic of conversation for the past few months.

　Minori and Serara were walking through the streets of such a town.
　They were shopping for some purposeful food and supplies.
　It's a trading city, so there are markets and stores with a good selection of goods. It's not a store for adventurers, but it's more convenient considering the goods we're looking for.
　We've prepared properly at Akiva, but our luggage is mainly made up of things that can be stored and seasoned. Since we prioritized eating perishable food, we have very little left. It was also my original plan to buy more stuff like this in the towns we stopped in.
'We have yams, leaves and strawberries too!
Do you want me to buy you strawberries?
Let's buy it!
　They put the bunches of wild strawberries in their tote bag, in addition to the luggage they had already bought.
　It's not a magic bag, so it's suitably puffy, and the Daichijin can't help but tease you for being a "young mistress" as they hold it down with both hands.
I'm sure you're not alone. I'm at a loss for words,
It's not like that.
　Serara wiggled and writhed, and Minori protested (in passing, blushing), but that atmosphere didn't last long.
　The purchase was going ahead as planned, but the two of them had some concerns.

''Telepathic, we can't connect, can we?''
'Yeah...'
　It was while I was camping that I noticed my telekinesis wasn't connecting, but I knew that would happen at the time. To begin with, telephonic communication is a feature that cannot be successfully activated without the use of both hands. It requires "gestures" to select and receive an opponent from the friends list. That's why it's difficult to use it when your opponent is in the middle of a task, including a battle. This is the difference from party teleguage, where you can communicate with a group of people just by shouting.
　That's why it's not uncommon for the other party to not respond to a call using telephony. It's a good idea to have a good idea of what you're looking for.
　However, I was worried about that "Mobile Temple of the North Wind (Boreas)" and after researching it, I found that it was just as effective as its reputation. It's not just that they didn't connect by accident, but it seemed certain that they were being interfered with.
　We don't know the extent of the effect, but it seems that telekinesis is restricted throughout this city.
　I'm not sure if this is the case, but I'm sure it is. However, he has no intention of searching for it. I'm not sure how to stop the effect, and if I destroy it, it is likely to cause a different kind of trouble.
I think it's probably because of the mobile temple. We don't know where it is or how long it works.
Yeah, you know.
'Yeah...'
　Even as Minori, that's the part that hurts my head.
　The white pup wolf underneath Serara's feet is also dreading the air.
''What should we do?''
'Yeah...'
　Minori looked down at the notepad at hand. A map of the vicinity was woven into it and tucked in. It was not written by Minori. It was a map of the area that Shiroe had duplicated for him.
　The group's destination is not too far away. They would have to get ready in this Saphir town and enter the mountains, but that shouldn't be reckless. It's not reckless, because it is possible to climb up the mountain along the river from this town. That's why we've been on the Pacific side of the river in the first place.
　In terms of distance on the map, it would be about twenty kilometers. Considering the mountains they would have to climb and the targets they would have to find and hunt, it wouldn't seem that difficult. It would take at least three days to get back to this town, and no matter how long it takes, it won't take more than a week.
'Maybe it won't take too long,'
Three days, maybe.
A little more.
You'll be safe when you get back to town, won't you?
I think so.
　In fact, that's what I thought, and that's why I came to this town for now.
　Minori had been thinking about consulting with Shiroe once she recovered her telekinesis, but the situation did not allow her to do so now.
'I wish I could talk to Shiroe-san about it.
I wish I could talk to Nyaota-san.
　The words overlapped, and they both stared at the other intently and started laughing. It seems as if they were thinking the same thing.

　In fact, there are many things I want to discuss with you.
　The Odyssey Order.
　The disturbing magic item called the Mobile Temple of the North Wind.
　I can't help but think of a woman named Roe 2 who has a lot in common with Shiroe in Minori's mind.
　Something is making a big movement. Minori could sense it clearly, just as a distant rumbling of the earth conveyed its roar.
　But Minori couldn't understand what it meant.
''It's frustrating, Shiroe, I'm sure you'd understand.
Minori-chan....
　Comforted by Serara, Minori switched her consciousness.
　He was still inexperienced, so he didn't have time to drown in backward-looking emotions. You have to solve the problem at hand. Do we head for the Redstone Mountains for the time being, or do we abandon our journey here and turn back?
　Both choices have various advantages and disadvantages.
　It would certainly be dangerous to continue on without being able to report and consult with telepathic communication.
　But on the other hand, Minori thought it was hard to say whether the danger would be reduced by turning back. There is even a possibility that since we don't know the extent of the effect of that strange magic item, and since we don't know how to disarm it, we won't be able to use telekinesis even if we return to Akiba.
　It's important to bring back the report, but since it's Siloe, it seems like the information about that temple was obtained at a time not much different than Minori and the others.
　If that's the case, should we proceed ourselves?　Should we go home?　Or do we stay in this town and investigate.... There didn't seem to be too many options available.
　Minori's lack of experience seemed to be proof of her lack of experience, but lamenting doesn't mean she can't move forward.

''I wonder what he's going to do, Roe2-san?
Speaking of which.
He said he was going to Ikoma.
Are you heading up there alone with Dariela? You don't have to go up the mountain with us, do you?
Yeah.
　They realized this, so they quickly put away the rest of their provisions and suggested they return to the inn.
　We had already discussed going up to the Redstone Mountains in Roe 2, but it was likely that we would end up in this town. In this town, it wouldn't be a bad idea to see if there is someone who can repair the Summoning Flute for the Adventurer.
　Minori thought to herself as she passed a couple of adventurers on her way to the city. In the worst case scenario, I'm thinking of selling the carriage in this town, but if possible, I'd like to buy more horses and bring them back to Akiba. It was the first carriage I'd ever bought. Minori, of course, and her friends would have a special attachment to it.
'But, Minori-chan. We're staying one more night as planned tonight, right?
Yes.
So, Mr. Isuzu, I hope you'll feel better this evening.
It's so relaxing in your room.
　I'm also worried about my friends.
　Touya looked like he's been blocking out since breakfast time, and Rundelhaus looked sleepy. Isuzu has been holed up in her room, saying she's not feeling well.
　Isuzu in particular seems to be acting strangely since last night. It should have been late in the morning when she came back to her room. The fact that she had a thoughtful look on her face is troubling.
''Isuzu-chan's favorite mentaiko potatoes, I'm going to make them tonight!
Can you make it?　Serara,
'Of course!　I bought potatoes, and I have mayo.
　Their conversation back down the main street was cut short there.
　The wolf that had been flirting at Serara's feet twitched its triangular ears in a heroic twitch and began to spin around in circles, glancing up at the sky and letting out a yell of alarm.

'What was that?'
　Minori heard Serara's lazy voice in the distance.
　It oozed the color of the pale, smoky sky of early spring, moving slowly against the backdrop of the sacred mountain Fuji. The swarm approaching from afar seemed to be the reason why Minori and the others had come here for the purpose, the Steel-tailed Dragon and the wyvern.
　The steel-tailed pterodactyl, which you don't hear in a hundred, was approaching Saphir's town.