Chapter 108

Fake and Truth (16)

Why is it so uselessly romantic to explain the bomb? She ignored her trembling heart and listened to his explanation.

“If you open the lock, you have to throw it within 10 seconds. I’ll also put a protector here to protect your eyes.”

Carl put his glasses inside her sleeve without anyone knowing. Her body trembled, but she avoided his gaze and shook her head.

“……Okay? I’ll go out now.”

“Have a safe trip, princess.”

When Carl stepped back a couple of steps, he escaped his arms.

“…yes.”

Looking at Carl standing firm on the spot, she headed to the carriage where Arthur was waiting. Arthur was leaning obliquely and looking at her without getting on the wagon.

‘He’s grumpy.’

As she headed for the carriage with a calm look, she grabbed his arm and smiled brightly.

“Did you wait for me to escort me?”

“I was going to, but not now.”

“…a little boy.”

“No, that means…”

After passing by Arthur, she opened the door, climbed up alone, and turned her head toward the window.

She was smiling inside her complex expression, but tried to calm the corners of her mouth as much as possible.

“What are you doing? Aren’t you going to ride it? I’m going to lose all of this.”

After a short sigh at what she said, he got into the carriage and looked at her. Arthur didn’t look away from her until they arrived downtown.

Somehow she felt like she could hear him swearing inside.

A wagon stopped in front of a store in the city. Arthur got off the wagon this time and reached out his hand. Everyone’s eyes were on him as he stepped down holding her hand pretending he couldn’t win.

“I think I know why you’re coming out of town unofficially.”

“It’s a relief that you know it now.”

She greeted people and began to look around. Those who seemed to be wary but acted casually seemed strangely awkward.

“Viblant territory has the same atmosphere as the castle.”

“I’ll listen to it as a compliment.”

“It’s not exactly a compliment, but I won’t stop you if you want to hear it like that. I felt this last time, but it’s not energetic here.”

Neither people’s faces nor streets felt they had vitality.

“First, turn around. Shall we listen to the introduction of the Viblant territory?””

Arthur took a step to the store that they had stopped at on his words. Is this the place he wanted to show?

As soon as she was about to follow him, she saw a familiar face among the people.

“… Nox?”

Loosely tied silver long hair and red eyes. It was really Nox. And next to him was the other Mary (Mary2) who had not been seen.

“I guess I saw it wrong.”

But she had never seen a single person with red eyes like Nox.

She looked back with a strange feeling, but she couldn’t see him.

When she completely entered the store, she was speechless at the situation in front of her.

It was a completely different atmosphere from the outside. Her mouth opened wide in a warm yet lively situation inside.

Trees and plants were growing profusely, and it was a landscape that could be said to be a garden or something similar.

She looked around in a puzzled manner, drawing admiration.

A smile naturally spread around her mouth with the sound of birds rattling and the rustling sound of trees moving as if welcoming her.

“Arthur, what the hell is this place…….”

“What? This sister?”

Ping.

Glittering silver powder scattered around and flew away. When she looked up, a small fairy was looking around her and observing her.

“Fai…ry?”

“People sometimes call me that.”

She smiled and spun in the air and soon sat on her shoulder. Mary turned her head and looked at the fairy.

“I just look like this, but I’m not a fairy.”

“Then what should I call you?”

“Proserpine. I’m not a fairy or anything, call me Finn.”

She crossed her arms with a milky look and turned his head sharply. That was cute, so she smiled without realizing it.

“Did you laugh at me?”

“No, it’s just um…… because you’re cute.”

“You’re rude. I’m not cute.”

She flew up into the air in an instant from his shoulder and shook her wings. Arthur came to the fairy and handed him a small marble.

“Do not be angry. It’s because she doesn’t know.”

“Hey, that’s you. Arthur saved my life. So why did you bring her?”

“I’m trying to find what we’ve been keeping.”

“You… No.”

Finn was about to say something to Arthur, but soon closed her mouth. It was because of Mary’s gaze at her.

Mary felt that another secret she didn’t know was hidden between the two. Shouldn’t a place like this not exist in this store in the first place?

As if there were other times and space, this place was full of heterogeneity.

“Finn, what is this place doing?”

“Everywhere in Viblant.”

“What?”

“It’s literally the same. This is Viblant and Viblant is this space.”

Arthur’s eyebrows were raised by Finn’s words. It was then lowered. It was not long before he approached her, pulling her hand and urging her.

“Are you going to be like this here?”

“Oh, no. By the way, what was that marble from before?”

“You don’t have to know.”

When she followed Arthur’s hand and looked at Finn, Finn approached her and whispered with the bead tightly in his arms.

“Do you want it, too? This is so good.”

The beads in her arms were black. There was a dreamy movement inside. The smoke rolling around in the beads strangely kept her eyes off.

“However, Arthur will be angry if he finds out. See you next time, Mary.”

Finn smiled and disappeared quickly. Mary tried to chase her traces, but it was useless. It was already after hiding its existence, so only the rustling sound of the leaves was heard.