Volume 2 - CH 8

As they stepped into the labyrinth , they could not see their footing at all due to the plantings that approached them from both sides. Wendy lightly waved her hand and used the dragon fire above the three of them. The magical flame clearly illuminated their way .

"Don't you hear that?"

Nelson whispered. Almark nodded silently.

Although there is no idea what he is saying, there is definitely a low, muffled voice. The voice seems to be coming from far away or near. But in terms of direction, it seems to be coming from inside this labyrinth .

"Damn, I almost heard it,"

Nelson clicked his tongue.

" I feel like a deaf old women ," Wendy said.

you're right, Almark thought. He could hear some of the sounds in fragments, and the words seemed to be connected, and not meaningless, but the distance between the voices was unknown , and somehow it seemed to be coming from within the labyrinth . and for some reason there was an extra buzzing noise around that prevented them from hearing it properly .

Nelson is a great guy, Almark thought with admiration. He kept on walking, his voice mumbling, but he did not slow down at all.

"Next on the right."

"Turn left at the corner there."

He gave directions without hesitation, as if he was singing. The labyrinth was quite complicated, though.

“That's amazing, Nelson, . You've got all the directions in your head, don't you?"

Nelson shrugged his shoulders as if he didn't know what to say.

“We played hide-and-seek here every day during the first year. It just kind of came naturally to me. I can navigate anywhere in this place, even if we don't go to Lord Boruk's. statue "

"Boys love this place , don't they?"

Wendy nodded. After all, they have been living here for more than two years now, so they have the advantage when it comes to matters of the school grounds .

Almark looked at the light above his head. The magic light was not affected by the wind, and it kept a beautiful shape as if it was in a windless place , and it kept illuminating the feet of the three. It looked like nothing, but Wendy was controlling this. he was inwardly impressed by this amazing skill .

But what bother him was wind.

Ever since they entered the labyrinth, he has felt a slight breeze blowing.

(This labyrinth is located in the center of the garden. Judging from the topography, point .)

"Right there."

Nelson's voice interrupted Almark's thoughts.

“We're close “

"Great, we haven't taken a single wrong turn,"

Said Wendy.

"Voice is getting closer, too,"

Almark said , and listens carefully.

Zawa, zawa ......, zawa ......, zawa ......, zawa ......, zawa ......, zawa ......, zawa ......, zawa ......, zawa ......, zawa ......, zawa ......, zawa ...... ......, zawa...…

Frustrating. they almost arrived , but they can't hear it.

"Turn on Left at the break there."

Nelson pointed to a break in the vegetation. they turned there as instructed, and suddenly they had a clear view.

They arrived at the center of the labyrinth . It was a small square surrounded on all sides by plantings. In the center of the square stands a silent old man clad in robes. It is a stone statue of Lord Boruk, the former lord of Nork Island.

'The voice is ......!"

Wendy let out a small scream. No wonder. The three of them felt that the voice they had heard intermittently earlier were rapidly fading away as soon as they entered the square.

"It's the same as yesterday! The voice is fading away !"

Nelson said, running behind the stone statue.

"Damn, there's no one in here!"

“Where's that exit?”

Wendy said.

“The only one way t the one the three of us just came from and the other one behind the statue.”

"There's no one here. Did he run away?"

Nelson's voice sounded frustrated.

As Almark watched them search for the owner of the voice, he realized what had been bothering him all this tine .

'It's ...... wind .'

Almark muttered and looked at his feet. Almark had always felt a very slight wind blowing behind him at his feet, which were illuminated by the light . However, the wind that had been blowing toward one side just a moment ago disappeared, spreading out in all directions as if diffused in this square.

In other words.

'Wendy, Nelson!'

Almark shouted. The pair turned around as if perplexed.

“Create the wind ......”

"You two can do it, can't you? Call back the wind that's flowing out of this square!"

Nelson looked at in disagreement, but Wendy immediately spoke up.

'Nelson! Use wind bending!:

"What? "

Wendy was quick. She waved her finger to extinguish the light , then spread her hands wide to activate the wind bending spell .

The spell of wind bending. Unlike the usual wind spell , which makes the wind blow by itself, the wind bending skill changes the direction of the wind that is already moving.

"Wow, this is a new spell I just learned. I wonder if I'll be able to use it well."

Nelson followed Wendy's lead.

They were indeed little geniuses. Almark could feel the winds that were about to blow through the square gathering again, thanks to their magic.

"Voice!'

Wendy exclaimed in surprise.

"I hear voice!"

"It's real deal!"

Voice , that had been fading away, returned .

"Nelson, keep the wind blowing this way. I'll blow the wind from the opposite direction and gather the voice here.”

Wendy gave Nelson a quick command, turned her body, and waved her hand in the air. The two winds mingled in the square, and the voice reached their ears more clearly than ever before.

"Well . I'm just going to be hungry if I stay here , so i need to go back to the dormitory for now. And then, if it's Liltie...'

The three of them, looked at each other at the same time. It's not just that

it sounded like someone else's voice. All three knew the owner of the voice very well.

"...... Norish,"

Wendy muttered.