"Shannon, are you okay?"　

　I called out to Shannon, but she remained downcast.



Shannon looked down at me and asked, "Ricca, are you sure this is a win for me?



"Yes, I think Shannon is satisfied that you didn't say anything.



　I ask Ricca to take care of Shannon for now.



　The ground is going to get wet.

　It happens to everyone. But it's not my place to point it out.

　I pretend not to notice.



　I look at Lucky, who has his tail wrapped around his body and is looking down.



"Lucky, I mean, I know I overdid it, but I'm glad it all worked out."



--I'll be careful next time. You should take it easy on him. Oh, and should we retrieve this bird? ----



"Yes. I'll get it just in case."



　I'm about to touch the bird when it opens its eyes and looks at me.

The skybird looks like it wants to be my friend. Do you want to join us?

　A voice echoes in my head.



　Skybird was a bird with a name I'd never heard before.

　I feel a little guilty about crashing it because of Lucky, so if he wants to be my friend, he can be my friend.

I made Skybird into a sacred beast and made him my friend. I'm going to transfer you to the Holy Beast's ark.



　After that, I heard the same voice as before.

　The contents were almost the same as the last time, but I chose to expand the box garden because it would be a pity if the box garden became smaller with more friends.



　Lucky is covering the ground where Shannon has wet the ground.

　Lucky is so thoughtful.



　A few moments later, Shannon comes back to change her clothes.

"Mr. Locke, please forgive my repeated rudeness. I know I'm inexperienced, but I'd appreciate your guidance.



　When Shannon returned, she looked like a different person.

"It's nice to meet you too."

"Oh, is this Mr. Lucky?　I'm Shannon.　Nice to meet you.



　Shannon bowed to Lucky as well.

　Her movements are still a little awkward, probably because she was directly exposed to Lucky's magic.

　Lucky presses his paw against Shannon's head and strokes her head.



"Lucky!　Are you all right?"

--You're growing up, aren't you?



　He says this with a smug look on his face, but I wish he had told me before he did it.　

　It's really heartbreaking.



--I'm more convinced by touching her directly that she's under a very strong curse.



"Curse?"



--Yeah, when I was fighting Locke, there was some weird magic mixed in when he got emotional, so I touched him just now and he's pretty badass. It's the kind of thing that drains the life force out of those around it. And in the end, this child's life is in danger.



　Maybe the curse has caused the deaths of Shannon's friends and family.

　If so, I want to do something about it.



　It's too bad that Shannon will die of loneliness if we don't do something about it.



"Can the curse be lifted?"



----I can't do it. I'm not cut out for this kind of detail. But I think Locke can.



"Me?　Really?　I've never done anything like that before."

　I've done my best to remember the direction of basic reinforcement, but I've never done anything like curse-breaking.



------It's okay. ------It's okay. Holy magic is so strong that the holy beast serves it, so I can get rid of it. I'll borrow your head.

"What?"



　Lucky bites my head off.

　I'm drooling.

　And there's a peculiar smell. .......



　But the magic control method is pouring directly into my head.



　I see. So you just reverse the process of applying the blessing, putting in the power and then sealing it off.

　And then you can remove it with holy magic in the same way that you heal.



"Lucky-san and Mr. Locke communicate in a unique way. I thought it was scary because I only saw the magic you did earlier, but it's wonderful that you have a trusting relationship with them."

　Shannon says to me as if she is impressed for some reason.



"No, this is my first time communicating with you. Lucky thanks for the help. By the way, that was very clear and helpful, but do I have to bite your head off to do this?"



--No, you can do it by putting your hand on your head--.




"Then do it. I'm drooling so hard."

--Drooling so much...



　My head is covered in drool and I smell funny.

　Next time I'm going to do something, I'll definitely ask him first.



　I just know how to do it. Now that we know, let's get rid of the curse.

"Shannon, Lucky says there's a curse on your body, do you know anything about it?"



"What? ......"

　Shannon said that something strange had entered her body near the elf village and that she had gone crazy. Something sinister.



"Lucky showed me how to do it, and I understand it, but I don't think there's any danger. Now that we know there is a curse, we have the option of finding someone else who can break the spell. What do you want Shannon to do?"



"I would love to have the curse lifted the way Mr. Locke and Mr. Lucky did."

　There was no concern on her face.

　She was straight up trusting us.



　Lucky and I look at each other.

----It's going to be okay. A lock that can control that much magic can be unlocked with ease. But whoever put this in there is a very good shot. Be careful.



"Thanks. I'll see what I can do."

　I'm not going to let the person who made this little girl cry do what he wants.

　I'll save her.