85-085-One day in the forest

128 years of St. King's history. Yellow Moon? [Sun]

"How did this happen?

There was a grate woven of thorns at the end of Jupiter's line of sight as he muttered in dismay.

No, technically speaking, we are all trapped in a cage, so it's right in front of all of us.

Moreover, this is a magical overcoat, so even if you cut it with a sword or an axe, it is said to be impervious to damage.

"Sis........as I thought. You can't use spatial transfer here either.

"Aha. This is really bad.

Seeing her sister (Fleur) looking upset, though expressionless, Harle also looks quite impatient.

Now the question is.

Where are we now?

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--The time goes back a few moments.

[St. King's history, 128 years, 14th of the Yellow Moon]

＜Southern part of Hajime Village

It's finally here!

This place is located in the south of Hajime Village.

However, none of the villages around here have a carriage terminal, and this is the starting point for most of the people who live in this area.

In fact, it is possible to charter a carriage to the village for an additional fee, but it's not that far anyway, and to save some money, you should walk hard from here to Hajime Village!　But it was a carriage that only I was riding in, so why didn't you ask for a ride to the village?

But since we were the only ones riding in the carriage, why didn't you ask for a ride to the village?

That's the problem with young people these days, they don't have the guts.

"Yes.........and you're a young man, Satsuki!

Jupiter, you won the archery competition and became the provisional No. 1 on the "My Good Feelings" list, but at this rate, it's only a matter of time before you fall down to second place again.

I've got to say, I'm a little disappointed with the way that Jupiter is shameless, and my hood moved a little bit.

''Hmm?　Will Harl and Fleur fly from here too?

"Hmmm~. It's been a while since I've exercised my wings.

Lack of exercise is the greatest enemy of beauty. Lack of exercise is the biggest enemy of beauty.

While saying this, Harle and Fleur also began to fly in front of me, looking flustered and languid.

''Come on, let's go, Shinko!

◇ ◇.

After that, I noticed Harle looking at the forest near Hajime village with a quizzical look on his face as he drove north for a while.

What's the matter?

'No, there's a strange vortex of magic power on the other side of the forest. Is it vaguely similar to Fleur's spatial transition?

"Yeah the resemblance is great.

They say so, but no matter how hard they look, the forest is still the forest.

I don't have a clue.

'So does Euler. Do only fairies see you?'

All right, then. Let's go!

Why?

I'd rather just let it slide and go home.

Even my grandma wouldn't admit to just ignoring a suspicious spot in the nearby forest!

''No, if anything, Kanata Nee-chan would probably go into it on her own, but...''

If you know that much, then we can talk about it sooner.

I pulled away from the reluctant Jupiter's hand and changed directions into the forest.

Just to be sure, Harl and Fleur lead the way, followed by me and then Jupiter at the end.

''Will there be demons ... or will there be snakes?''

I don't want either one of them to appear.

"Whichever one of them gets out, we can just blow it up.

Haruru is right. Jupiter, demerit points~

"Why not?

We walked through the forest, chatting with each other.

According to Harl, the deeper we go, the stronger the magic gets.

And then--

We've found it.

Wow, typical...

Deep in the forest is a shimmering, mysterious spring.

The rainbow-colored light rises into the air, melts and disappears, which is so fantastic that it is hard to believe it is from this world.

''The source of the magic power.......is definitely here.

But this is weird, isn't it?　If there's a water source in the forest, there are times when travelers stop by, and if there was a fancy spring like this, it would have been a hot topic of conversation in our village for sure.

As I spoke my question, Fleur flew up to the fountain with a fluffy smile.

"Maybe..........a new fountain was 'born'........

Although Fleur says so, is it possible for a spring to be suddenly born in the forest?

"Fleur. I don't know what's going on, and it's not safe, so I'm coming back this way~

"Yeah, okay--

Confirmation of target.

Approved.

''Huh!

Suddenly, letters appeared in front of us, and light engulfed Fleur's entire body!

"Fleurgh!

"Hey sis--!

The blinding light diffused so brightly that Fleur couldn't keep her eyes open and.......

"He's gone...?

"Fleurieu!

As Harle headed up to the top of the fountain to follow him, the same letters as before appeared again.

''Eh, hey, Harle!

"I'm going after Fleur.

Harle was enveloped in the same light as Fleur was before.

"Jupiter!

I know!

I reached out my left hand while linking my right hand with Jupiter's, and gently grasped Harl's thin, small hand as if I were handling a doll.

''Satsuki...?''

Why do you look so strange? Fairy tamer Satsuki wouldn't just leave you alone and go with you here.

I feel the same way.

I chuckle as I look at Jupiter, whose expression is a little tight, but who unabashedly declares it, and I giggle.

''........Thanks!

The moment Harle happily mouthed words of thanks, our vision was enveloped in a rainbow of light.