The Witch and the Doll Swear

The year of the black flower, the moon of stars and frost, the eleventh day.

Ten years, twenty years... Maybe within thirty years, Ting Na will firmly remember the scenery of this day.

On the morning of leaving Pike Town, where the ancestral festival was interrupted, the chilly wind and the dark clouds that seemed to be pressed down at any time made the blue sky of this day dark and wet.

"——!"

The monsters from the star realm seemed to be afraid of this kind of weather, and they ran faster than before. Under the gloomy sky, the snow was also dyed the same color, and the day was as gloomy as night.

The girl has never experienced such a cruel winter.

Perhaps after a period of time, when she has set foot in the frozen north, she will feel that the coldness at the end of the grassland is just the most merciful blow of the goddess of ice and snow, Shiva, but now, the cold wind that has penetrated the magic barrier has never been softened. , It still makes the girl who grew up on the beach and the waves tremble.

"This is a sign of a blizzard."

Alice told the girl that a blizzard would soon sweep across the grasslands, and on the skyline covered by snowflakes, she would see Siwa, the goddess of winter and ice, who ruled the night sky after passing by. , Even the Milky Way was dyed an icy blue.

At this point, even if it has completely entered the depths of winter.

"It's really lucky to be able to leave the grassland before the blizzard comes. Although the south-central part of the mainland is not as cold as minus 30 to 40 degrees in the north, Miss Tingna is sure to suffer." Today at the earliest, a day at the latest, or two days later, But in any case, before then they will enter the city.

"Blizzard... I haven't seen it yet, and I don't want to see it very much... Faze and Xiaomoo, will something happen..."

"...The direction I sent them to with the [Rades Starlight Stairway] is also this way. If they are smart enough, they should have already followed that road and arrived in Baike City."

【That road】.

This refers to the road paved with stones connecting Bike City and Pike Town, about one kilometer away from Liliana and the others.

The only reason Liliana chose not to take that path was that the speed of the astral unicorn was too fast and eye-catching, and there were too many pedestrians on that path.

From the departure in the morning to now, every time Tingna looked in that direction, there were endless figures of carriages and horse riders, and more and more as time went by.

Not only that, but with the passage of time, figures of people and horses gradually appeared in other directions.

...This means that we are not far from Bike City.

Just a few minutes after Miss Witch, nestled in the girl's arms, made such an explanation so calmly.

On the horizon, pale, garlic-like spiers appeared.

The spiers of the towers of the city wall, in the style of Elistanbul - Liliana said, stopping the galloping astral unicorn and sending this particularly eye-catching monster back to its hometown.

Then I used another magic to summon a head...

A black horse with white stripes?

Or a white horse with black stripes?

"That...Miss Liliana, I don't think this one is much better than an astral unicorn in a low-key way, and what is this..."

"...The scientific name is dappled horse. It is a specialty of Ofir, the country of grasslands and horses. To tell whether it is white or black, it depends on the color of the tail."

"..."

——The world is full of wonders.

Tina could only feel this way.

Compared with the unicorns of the star realm, the speed of the dappled horse from the country of horses is much slower, but the distance from the city wall on the horizon is not so far away.

Soon, under the bulging onion peaks, the round sentry tower also appeared in the field of vision, followed by the undulating wall stacks on the city wall, the large shooting holes for bed crossbows, and the top of the gate...

When finally, even the relief sculptures of lions carved on both sides of the city gate were fully revealed in front of the girl, because of the towering and majestic appearance, the girl could only open her mouth wide and stare blankly at the scenery at the end of the journey.

The metaphors and vocabulary to describe the majestic architecture learned in the literature course are constantly playing with each other in my mind, but none of them can surpass Tina's shock at this time into words.

In front of this magnificent building without any pretense, the young girl who grew up in a coastal trading town and thought she was well-informed forgot how to get off a horse.

"By God, this is much more spectacular than the walls of Yansha City..."

"...Because Yansha City is a commercial city built from the ruins of the war after the 13th Jihad. It was not adjacent to neighboring countries, and the mainland was peaceful at that time. The nature of the city wall was more to divide the city and its suburbs."

After Tina climbed down from the horse and put away the saddle, the witch who brought back the dappled horse also added the magic of ordinary temperament to herself, and pulled up her hood.

"... But Bike is different. It is a commercial city and also a border city of the small kingdom of Ference. It faces the two neighboring countries across a small valley, and we must beware of the occasional tide of grassland monsters, so The walls are high and thick, and the lack of a moat is simply a matter of geography."

"In addition, there are also factors of architectural style. This kind of city wall may be relatively rare in the southern part of the mainland, but in the northern part of the Pusetine Empire, almost every city has a high wall similar to this."

Liliana glanced at the speechless girl who was amazed by the building in front of her. After thinking for a moment, she used a pair of plush boots to completely cover the calves exposed under the cloak.

In this way, she looks like a richly dressed nobleman, but under the luxurious velvet cloak with fur collar lining, there is still nothing but her beautiful and petite body.

But of course no one knew about this except Liliana herself, Alice and Tingna.

There was no trouble on the way into the city, because this city has no special restrictions on entry and exit under the "Continental Kingdom Trade Convention". After simply recording the names and identities of the travelers, Tingna and the others entered smoothly. City.

A city surrounded by a majestic wall is not as majestic as the wall itself.

Originally, Tingna expected that as soon as she entered the city, she would be able to see the impact that was no less than that of the city wall, but what appeared in front of the girl was just a very ordinary city.

The streets that appeared in the city and extended in three directions had no railings, separating two pieces of withered grass. Rows of flat-roofed buildings can also be seen in the distance. It seems that this classic urban layout is widely distributed in both the southern coastal areas and the central-south grasslands.

The exterior decoration of the houses on both sides of the street has no fine wall powder, and even the condensed mortar has not been leveled. The steeple-like roofs and onion-like roofs are arranged on both sides of the road, which adds to the scenery in front of you. A touch of exoticism at a real price.

There are no particularly conspicuous buildings, maybe like Yansha City, because it is a commercial city, compared with landmark buildings, the bustling commercial streets and squares will have more characteristics?

"... I don't know what the library here will look like."

——Alice wants to see this city, the Mage Tower of the Mage Association.

"Speaking of which, the Adventurer's Association is also going to say hello..."

The slightly disappointed girl remembered her work.

As a liaison officer who follows honorary adventurers, every time he goes to a city, he needs to report to the Adventurers Association.

——Also, Alice thinks that tonight we should celebrate the successful completion of Miss Tina's first trip with Alice and Lily. Let's go find a famous restaurant or hotel?

"Ah, that's what I said..."

The first trip with the Witch and the Doll is over.

A boring yet interesting journey, a time when a corner of the world that was never known before was revealed to the eyes.

If you want to celebrate, you should indeed, celebrate well.

"...Just ask the knights there."

Liliana nodded slightly, then turned and walked to the city gate, beside a knight standing guard.

"The closest to here is the Magic Association of Bike City. You just need to walk along this avenue."

The knight, who showed a kind expression because of Miss Witch's young appearance, frowned visibly under the helmet after hearing the "Magic Association".

"Then, walk through two intersections on the left side of the Magician's Association, and you will arrive at the Adventurer's Association. The big library in the city will be closed for twenty minutes in winter. Even if the ladies plan to go there first, It's probably too late." Then, the knight who answered in a polite voice that was neither enthusiastic nor cold, looked away blankly after finishing his answer.

"...Thank you very much, Miss Tina, let's go."

In response, Liliana just thanked her plainly, then turned and left.

So, the route to visit the city was decided in this way.

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——The church of the Holy Church is not very interested in monsters, magicians, and demons—it can be said that it is not very interested in anything with the word "magic", but the reverse is the same for magicians.

When walking along the road paved with blue-gray stone bricks to the tall tower that can be seen in the distance, she probably felt very dissatisfied with the attitude of the knights. Alice talked about this area in more than half of the mainland The church with a broad faith base has a dark history that is unknown to ordinary people.

From the first era, the Church of the Holy Church drew the dwarves and orcs into the alliance in order to fight against the Eternal Night Court of the blood race, and the brave of light sealed the three true ancestors. The persecution of races other than human beings after the establishment of the church alliance integrating politics and religion.

From the business-religion collusion within the Holy Church, to the tithe and the Atonement Scroll, from the persecution of alchemists and herbalists, to the unscrupulous witch hunts and witch trials.

There are no city guards like Yansha City on the streets. Instead, one or two templar knights can be seen at every intersection. It seems that the security force of this city is formed by those knights in silver armor. to be in charge.

Under the history of those naked and bloody forests, even these knights seemed to have become much more ferocious in the eyes of Tingna who was sweating profusely.

When Alice's vivid narration progressed to the eve of the Holy War on the Thirteenth Day, when the Holy Church's cruel heresy trial, the whole picture of the tower appeared in front of them.

The bottom is a square, and the top is a cylinder.

There is a trapezoidal connection from the square to the circle between the cylindrical tower body with a height of more than 70% of the entire tower and the square tower body with a height of less than 20%. Evenly distributed on the tower, above the tall and long spire, the golden seven wings of Magnus still shone in the dark sky

"...[Bike City Magicians Association], sure enough, it is also in the style of Elistanbul."

This is the third mage tower that Tina has actually seen, and it is also the most slender and sharpest one, but Liliana just calmly uttered a word that she said before, then took her hand and walked towards the tower go.

The decoration in the tower is no different from that of the Mage Association in Salt Sand City.

In the empty hall, there is a rest area surrounded by sofas on the left and right sides. There is a large counter in the center of the hall. On both sides of the counter are curved upward stairs. Above the stairs is an area open only to magicians and apprentices.

If you go around the stairs and go back, you will see a straight corridor on the left and right, where all the offices facing ordinary people's affairs are located.

The domains of ordinary people and magicians are distinct.

——Perhaps the Association of Magicians in the entire continent looks the same.

When she was in Salt Sand City, Ai Lifu complained like this.

Next, Liliana was going to register, and all the girl had to do was to wait in the empty rest area.

"Every time I go to a city, does Miss Liliana have to register with the local Magicians Association?"

"This is different from the fact that Ms. Tingna has to register with the Adventurer's Association in every city with Lily, who is an honorary adventurer. It is not an obligation for magicians, but after registration, you can get information and support from the association."

"If Miss Liliana revealed her true identity, would it scare them all..."

"Probably, it's the same as when Miss Tingna was still working as the receptionist of the Salt Sand City Adventurer's Association and suddenly met the president of the general association... right?"

Six or seven months ago, Tina, who was still doing the same type of work as the blonde woman who handed Liliana the paper and quill, smiled wryly because of the thought that came to her.

She couldn't imagine what kind of person the president of the Adventurer's Association was. Could it be that he was a kind and kind grandfather like the president of the Salt Sand City branch?

Moreover, the period of time in memory also seems so vague, which is really strange.

It's just that it was the past less than a year ago.

Many memories older than this are clearly reflected in my mind, but only this time.

The only things I can recall are the long queue in front of Elif, the afterglow of the setting sun falling from the skylight in front of my counter, and...

That piece of paper job transfer notice.

Since then, the memory has only become vivid and vivid.

"...Unknowingly, has it been so long?"

On the low table in front of the sofa are a clock and a calendar, stacked magazines, the top one, and the imprint on the spine of the book is already the Ice Goddess who rules the Frost Moon.

I completely got rid of my student status and stepped into society as an adult in the last starry moon, that is to say.

"Exactly one year..."

In the hot month of last year, at the end of summer, I just passed the sixth year's failure notice from the college, and in the frosty month, I failed to obtain the alchemist qualification.

He also looked for a job everywhere, but it didn't go well. The family waited until the month of Advent, and because of his father's friend, he got the opportunity to be recruited by the Adventurer's Association.

"Miss Tina?"

"Ah, sorry, I just thought it was only a year..."

Having just left the isolated grassland, even the concept of time is hardly clear.

Would I have imagined myself a year ago?

Only one year later, I left my hometown that I thought I would never leave, and went to a place that I never knew existed until I set off. How far away is my hometown.

"...Yes, the so-called time is a cruel thing."

Here, Alice can speak again without any worries.

The puppet lady sat in the girl's arms, looked up at Wang Hai's blue eyes, and smiled softly.

"The hand I couldn't hold. The invitation I couldn't accept. The reason I convinced myself. One day later, one week later, one month later... Will I still be so firm? I used to think that I would never do it no matter what. matter, and will there be a day when there will be no turning back?"

A small aria, holding up the doll girl with black hair hanging on her chest, staring at the girl who has passed through a short period of life with those deep pupils.

"The longer the time passes, the more you have to consider this issue. In the ever-flowing events, nothing is eternal. The shorter the species, the easier it is to know about it."

"The thing I want to know most now is the 'vow' between Miss Alice and Miss Liliana, and the way to improve our relationship with Miss Liliana."

I was seen through by this beautiful and cute doll again.

The somewhat shy girl pulled out a book with a snowflake imprint on the spine from the bottom of the pile of magazines.

Miss Liliana seems to be there for a while, and it's just a good time to understand what happened on the mainland when I, Liliana, and Alice were in the grassland.

"About that oath, I told Miss Tingna when I left Salt Sand City."

"Even if that's the case, Miss Alice said twenty days ago that she would tell me how to get close to Miss Liliana, but she still hasn't said anything yet."

——Think of it as long-lost reading time.

Thinking of this, the girl turned over the magazine with the back facing up.

"Even if I tell Miss Tingna at that time, Miss Tingna can't carry it out. If you want to say why, it's because Miss Tingna hasn't made up her mind yet."

From under the magic hat, which was too big for his small head, he quietly glanced at Liliana who was still filling out the form at the counter. Alice, who smiled quietly, lowered her mysterious voice like a lady who was planning a prank.

"However, since we made an appointment, we have to tell Miss Tingna. Apart from hot springs, Lily's other favorite hobby is wine."

"Every once in a while, Lily will pick a night to get drunk to relieve stress, and the Einsteins family's wine quality is very poor, no matter men or women, they must wake up in bed after getting drunk, because of this The reason is that Lily never drinks with a man alone, except for cute and beautiful women, so Miss Tina...Miss Tina?"

The whispers that sounded like demons stopped abruptly.

The girl stood up suddenly, and immediately felt dizzy, and supported the table in front of her with both hands.

He didn't even realize that because of his sudden movement, the puppet in his arms would fall to the ground.

"What happened, Miss Tina?"

Of course, Alice didn't fall on the marble with the lily pattern, she floated up and landed in front of the magazine spread out by the girl, asking Tina calmly.

Ke Tina couldn't calm down.

She couldn't hear all the words after Miss Doll said the word "wine".

At that time, she flipped the magazine "Hosting Pigeon" issued by Light Snow Moon from the back to the front.

"The Judgment of Glory - The Beginning and End of the Attack of the Freedmen of Feriden on the City of Glory"

The title written in gilt cursive script on the cover made her brain buzz.

Freedmen of Feriden?

Tina knew this.

I have learned in the history class and ideological class of the college that this is a group of extremely dangerous elements who believe in absolute liberalism and have great hostility to all ruling classes on the mainland.

City of Glory?

Tina knew this too.

The best college in the mainland, the richest city-state in the mainland, everyone including Tingna herself once dreamed that she could be admitted there, and receive the top education in the mainland together with the geniuses from all over the continent.

But what is rumbling in the girl's mind now is not this explanation.

She looked and looked and looked at the cover of the magazine, but it was written in cursive on the cover, which was the city of glory.

Unique and oldest city on the mainland.

Her father and mother, more than a month ago, went to travel to the city!

"Dad, Mom...!"

Horror drove the girl to open the pages of the magazine.

[The Year of the Black Flowers, the last week of the Moon of Maple Fruits, the annual Glorious Fighting Festival of the First Academy in the Mainland, which has attracted the attention of the mainland, also kicked off with an amazing opening ceremony this time. The number of tourists this year is still the same. Huge, people from all over the continent come to see this oldest city-state...]

——We are going to travel to the City of Glory, it is listed as the first place in the list of "must visit places in one's life", the glorious city-state, the most beautiful city, ah, what a place it will be What about a beautiful place?

It was my mother's words that drove me to embark on the initial journey.

As a result, she and her father left Yansha City, where they had worked hard for decades, to go to that glorious city-state.

Just the night before they set off with full of thoughts, they also compared the travel brochures and planned the route to visit the complete city within a week. Facing the beautiful scenery, they said that they must record everything with the magic imager.

[It is well known that Glory City has the most complete and powerful monitoring and security system on the mainland, but it has also become the target of criminal organizations and cultists on the mainland. The 'Freedmen of Feriden' invaded the city after receiving a powerful boost...]

Tina never imagined that they would be involved in such an accident.

Never.

[They tricked the surveillance system 'Glory' with a large number of magic rings...]

Turn a page.

[...They carried out several terrorist activities, but only the first operation targeting a dormitory building of Guanghui College was successful...]

Turn the page again.

"...Miss Tina."

[...The council of the Guanghui Academy held a press conference. Ms. Primula, the head of the academy, said that there is no absolutely perfect defense system on the mainland, and the free entry and exit of a large number of foreign tourists has also brought many difficulties to the arrest...]

【...All the wounded have been properly healed by Glory City, but even so, it is regrettable that there are still unfortunate deaths...】

Turn to the next page!

"Miss Tina, calm down."

One-third of the entire magazine is occupied by this column, but Tina has no interest in reenacting events.

She didn't care about the content of the press conference, and she didn't want to see some bullshit security experts, masters' opinions on this matter, and economists and sociologists analyzing the possible impact on Guanghui Academy after this incident.

The girl glanced at those ants-like prints in ten lines. Those words stayed in front of her eyes and disappeared instantly. In fact, Ting Na didn't know what she was looking for or what she wanted to see.

Just, just!

If you don't, you will be overwhelmed by anxiety, and the worst imagination will flood all your thoughts!

"—Tina Von Thea!"

"?!"

A burst of dizziness.

The yell that sounded directly in his mind overwhelmed all his thoughts, and he raised his face involuntarily, only to realize that his body, which had lost its center of gravity, was falling on the sofa behind him.

And before her eyes, Liliana's face was approaching.

"Hmmm..."

Hit back against the sofa stuffed with cotton.

In front of her was the soft body of Miss Witch.

The lips were parted easily and the magic was injected, but it felt a little different this time.

Lip points.

Ting Na looked at Liliana who was straddling her body, and pinched her face in a daze.

pain.

Not hallucinations.

Then, the girl spoke calmly.

"It's not necessary, you must kiss..."

Several receptionists in front of the counter were whispering to this side, but she didn't feel so ashamed.

I just said this naturally after thinking about whether such behavior would have any impact on her in this city that is obviously not as open as Yansha City.

It's amazing, the sensibility has not disappeared, the girl can feel her anxiety and fear in her heart, but the power to suppress them is stronger, so that they can't affect her thinking at all.

"...【Mechanized mind】This kind of state-like magic needs to be applied to other people, and it needs spell-casting materials as a mark and medium. I don't want to waste extra spell-casting materials, and Miss Tina likes it too...Calm down? "

"Well, how much..."

Is this the magic of the spiritual system most commonly used by magicians, [Mechanized Mind]?

The brain that was occupied by negative emotions a second ago and only thought of the faces of the parents meaninglessly, is now extraordinarily refreshing, like a machine that rotates in an orderly manner, no wonder this magic is named like this...

"Then, Miss Tina, please tell Alice and Lily, what did you see, and you became so panicked all of a sudden? Is it because the City of Glory was attacked by the Freedmen of Feriden? Why?"

On the low table in front of the sofa, Alice straightened her mage hat and stood up the magazine.

That page is publishing the beauty that belongs to that city.

"Miss Liliana, Miss Alice, do you still remember the most direct reason why I came to you? My parents - obviously I have not made up my mind to leave Salt Sand City because of them, but they are drawing After the award, I happily went on a trip, which made me feel like a fool, so..."

In Maixing City on the other side of the grassland, in the hotel opened by the goblin mother and daughter, Ting Na once mentioned this matter.

So Alice immediately remembered.

"Miss Shiyeka and Mr. Byron, are they in Glory City?"

The couple who respected each other like guests, Ting Na did say that the goal of their trip was the City of Glory.

"That's right, I...I don't know what to do now."

Tingna stared at the magazine tightly, biting her lips.

"This city is so far away from Salt Sand City, and even more so far away from Glory City, and it's been more than a month, two months ago, not long after we entered the grassland."

It's too late.

The news, which was more than a month late, has already lost its meaning. Even if she knew, Ting Na can't do anything now.

"Even if I want to go home by airship now, it will take more than ten days, let alone go to Glory City. I want to find something to prove that they are safe and sound, but—"

I can't find it anywhere.

The magazine is full of innocuous condolences, afterthoughts, and analysis of whether the actual ruler of Glory City will pay attention to it.

What I was looking for, most importantly, something that could prove that my parents were safe and sound, but there was nowhere.

"Hey, Miss Liliana, I want... what should I do..."

Tina asked again, distressed.

[Mechanized mind] This magic can suppress emotional thinking and make thinking more inclined to rationality that is not influenced by emotion.

But unanswered questions remain unanswered.

Whether you think emotionally or rationally.

Miss Witch was silent, gently hugging the girl.

"...If what Miss Tina wants is a proof that Miss Shiyeka and Mr. Byron are safe and sound, it's in the magazine."

Then, from Alice's hand, she took the magazine and turned straight to the last page of the column that took up a lot of space.

Pale paper, black ink box, large strings of text printed in three rows, names, hometowns and occupations, neat and lifeless.

"...This is the list of the victims. After the events that lead to the death of some people occur in Glory City, they will definitely be published on the end pages of major reports. The names of all the unfortunate victims will be listed on it, including Their places of birth, occupations, etc..."

The magazine was handed to the girl.

Carefully, word by word, from beginning to end.

"But--"

Tina's imagination is constantly falling into the most irreversible abyss.

This is a means of self-protection, and it is more enjoyable than forcing yourself to accept the worst outcome in advance, rather than holding out bleak hopes and collapsing in front of the bleak reality.

But Alice floated in front of the girl and held her face.

"Alice knows that Miss Tina is in a very bad mood now, and the [Mechanized Mind] is not a panacea. It must be trained in emotional control to achieve the best results. If Miss Tina just thinks along with her anxiety, The effect of this magic will disappear soon, so."

This time it was changed to Alice, and the girl's lips were taken away.

——Miss Tingna, are your parents an important existence that even the City of Glory wants to hide the news of their death?

Warmth invaded the girl's mouth, Liliana blocked her earholes with her fingers, and the question echoed directly in her mind, while the surrounding noises were blocked out.

Probably there are other magics injected into the body, right?

Are my parents the ones who would hide news of their death even in the oldest city on the mainland if something happened to them?

To this continent, they are just two ordinary people who are insignificant. They have neither noble blood nor prominent status. They are just an ordinary couple that can be seen everywhere.

And that city-state is the richest and most powerful academy city in the mainland, with a long history and progressive ideas, and has contributed to the progress of the mainland time and time again over a long period of time.

Is it necessary for them to conceal the death of their parents?

—obviously impossible.

Reason quickly came to the answer.

And on this list, the word [Salt Sand City] is nowhere to be seen.

The two names Hiyeka and Byron could not be found.

So, the conclusion that can be drawn is that his parents are safe and sound...?

This answer seems unassailable.

But even if it wasn't, there was nothing he could do.

It was already too far away from my hometown and Glory City, and this happened a month or two ago, no matter how I said it, it was already too late.

There is no point in expressing grief and emotion here.

Biting the tip of Miss Doll's tongue lightly, Tina, who ended another kiss, opened her eyes.

Liliana and Alice looked at her calmly, although her mood was still not as calm as theirs, but at least.

"Miss Liliana, Miss Alice, thank you..."

Calm down.

"Miss Tingna, do you plan to go home and take a look?"

"Well, I want to go back and have a look, but I don't know if there is an airship going to Yansha City, but even if I take the airship for the whole journey, it will take about five or six days to cross the grassland to reach Maixing City. The last time I went to Maixing City The airship is very fast, I don’t know if I can get a ticket when I go back, if I can’t get it, it will take several days to go back to Yansha City..."

One time, one time, maybe it will be more than twenty days.

Let’s not talk about whether this part of the travel expenses will be reimbursed by the association. At that time, if I saw the injured parents after returning home and heard them complain about the danger of traveling, at that time, I would be myself.

Will I return to Miss Liliana and Miss Alice?

As one question is answered, more questions arise.

Liliana, pulled the girl up from the sofa.

"...Don't think too much about it yet, Miss Tingna, take a good rest today."

"No matter what Miss Tina decides to do, Alice and Lily will support it."

"Um……"

Leaving the tower of the Magician Association in Bike City, the next thing to go should be the Adventurer's Association.

However, the girl who released the [Mechanized Mind] just managed to maintain her composure.

How do we do this?

Tina herself, too, didn't understand at all.

No matter what to do, wait until tomorrow to talk about it—Liliana, who came to this conclusion, held Alice in her arms, took Tina's hand, and walked towards the high-end hotel that she had inquired about from the receptionist of the association. .

In the icy cold wind coming from the pavement, a goose-feather-like snowflake passed over the girl's nose.

"..."

The witch was speechless, and quickened her pace.

—A blizzard is coming.

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Postscript of a certain day:

"Has Lily thought about what to do next?"

"……what is this about?"

"Miss Tingna, this happened on the first trip with us, maybe it will shake her up."

"……It doesn't matter."

"Is it really okay? After knowing part of Lily's identity, there are only a handful of traveling companions who will see Lily as Liliana Einstein. When necessary, Lily can be more enthusiastic, right? Miss Tina I still can't take that step, if Lily is serious, it will be very easy for Miss Tingna to become frank."

"...What Miss Tina can't get rid of by herself, I can't do anything about it."

"...Sometimes Alice thinks that the self-control of a magician is not necessarily a good thing...Do you want to go out?"

"...I remember that there is a kind of homing pigeon that can fly even in a snowstorm."

"Now, can't you buy it? It's very late, and Lily doesn't know where to buy it"

"... Only wild ones can fly over the grassland."