'What the heck is this ......?

What Irene saw from the top of her cloak as she was hit by the heavy rain was a scene that made her feel as if she were in a different world from the one beyond.

Irene is indeed in the middle of the heavy rain.
By now, even the inside of her cloak was soaking wet, and her short-cut silver hair was naturally hanging lankly down her forehead.

But from where she was looking, there were many elves warming themselves by the fire.
It seemed to be a place where rain had nothing to do with it.

There was something like a transparent wall separating Irene's place from the elves' place.
The heavy rain that was pouring down on them was all being blown away by that wall.

No, "wall" may not be the right word to describe it.
If you look closely, you can see that it is gently curved and looks like a huge bowl lying on its side.
The size of the bowl was so huge that it could completely enclose the royal castle of Greysburg, the royal capital where Irene lived.

'Wow ......, it's like an invisible castle'.

Eileen walked right up to the transparent wall and tried to touch it.
Then...

'Oh my ...... God!

Eileen's outstretched hand was easily sucked into the wall.
No, it wasn't so much that she was sucked in as that she felt nothing.
It was as if there was nothing there, and Irene almost fell forward onto her knees.

'What's ......? What do you mean?'

Irene tried to put her hand in and out of the 'wall'.
There is no touch at all.

Fearfully, Eileen steps over to the other side of the wall.
The girl's body slips through the transparent wall without any resistance.

Once inside the wall, she found that, as seen from the outside, there was no rain in the space.
On the contrary, there was no wind at all, not even a breeze.

'?

Irene tilted her head.
And then...

'Oh, the princess is here. Uh-huh.

'Oh, Satsuki? Hi!

A face familiar to Irene appeared from the other side.
A girl with black hair and ponytail, wearing a sky blue kimono and a sword at her waist.
Her figure seemed to be unaffected by the heavy rain outside, and her clothes and body did not seem to have gotten wet at all.

'Hey, Will, the princess is here! What's with the ......, Princess, you're all wet.'

'That's right, I've been running in this rain. I mean, what's going on here?

'Oh, I don't know what it is, but it's a hinge. Or something. It's like Will's magic. Isn't it amazing?

'Oh, so it's magic. Yeah, it's awesome. ...... is amazing.'

The two girls are having trouble with their vocabulary.
Then, the person who used the magic, a man in a dark green robe, appeared from the back.

'Thank you for coming, Irene. It looks like it's raining quite a bit.

'Yes, it did. And I even hit a tree when Will showed me how to dress like that.

'...... What's that?

William looked at her suspiciously, and Irene laughed without giving any details.
But then Satsuki snapped.

'What do you mean, dressed like that?

'Well, Will showed me his naked body a while ago. And he took my hand and escorted me.'

'What?

It was a comment made by Irene's mischievous mind, but it had a great effect on Satsuki.

'Wait, ...... Will, is that true?

'...... Oh, I'm afraid I'm not lying. I can sense Irene's malice, though.'

'Haha, sorry, sorry. I just wanted to make fun of you, Satsuki.''

'What, ......? What? What the hell is ...... that?

Seeing Satsuki looking at Irene and William alternately and almost crying, William put his hand on Satsuki's head below and patted it.
When Irene saw this, her mouth twitched a little in jealousy, but no one noticed it.

'Well, Irene, you'll catch a cold if you stay wet. You'd better take off your clothes and dry off. I don't think we're going to be able to get a change of clothes even if we have .......'

The luggage bag Irene was carrying was also soaked, so even if she had a change of clothes in it, it would probably be soaked as well.

'Oh, yeah, it's okay,......, haha!

Irene tried to tell him that she was fine, but it was not possible.
She sniffed all the time and shivered.

'Oh, ...... I thought I was fine, but maybe I'm not. What should I do? It's not like I'm going to be naked. ......'

'Of course. It's fine if I'm the only one here, but I'm in public. I'll lend you my change if you like. Either way, I need to change.'

'It's okay, ......, I'm wearing Will's clothes? I'm going to wear Will's clothes that have his scent on them.

Irene's reaction was as if she could hear the onomatopoeia of a gibbering sound.

'...... That's a strange way of putting it. I've already washed it, so it shouldn't be a problem. If you're still worried about it, I'll ask Cyril if he has a replacement.

'Eh, what should I do, what should I do, what should I do ...... Hey Satsuki, what do you think I should do?'

Irene was troubled and turned to the only third party who was present.
In the event you're not sure what you're looking for, there are a few things you can do.

'...... Why did you ask me? There's nothing to say other than I'm jealous.

'No, I'm also jealous of Satsuki's position right now. ....... Well, I'll be in a position to be envied. I think I'll take your word for it and borrow Will's clothes.

'...... I don't know what that is, but okay, okay. I'll get you a change of clothes. I'll arrange for you to take a bath first, so go warm up first.'



'Yeah, a bath, okay. Is ............ a bath?'

Irene tilted her head again at the words that came out of William's mouth.