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"Do you still care about Black Cat?

The day after I arrived in Busque territory, Master Leonie invited me to walk the city. When Roger accompanied him out to the city, he still had a sinking look on his face, and Lady Leonie was called out as she lowered her brow and looked worried into my face.

I do worry about Cro.

Leave a message at home while you're at school, I've never been this far apart.

But don't worry about the surroundings, he pretended not to care, but Master Leonie seemed to notice.

Still...... Black Cat, huh?

It's still because I'm a cousin, or the way I call Chro is similar to Dear Theodore.

I think about it that way as I look at Master Leonie's cool face.

Then yesterday I didn't realize because I was upset that Chro was gone, but I have doubts about what Leonie said.

"Dear Leonie, the Spirit..."

"Yeah, I can see it. We also have a contract with the medium Spirit of Fire."

"A medium spirit is a very powerful magic spirit."

I was wondering what Master Leonie had said over the past few days, I'm sure I could see the Spirit from my gaze, but I didn't know he was the owner of enough magic to sign with the Middle Spirit.

She looked at me with her eyes round whether she looked too surprised, and Lady Leonie shook her shoulders with a tingle of laughter as she narrowed her eyes pleasantly.

"You wonder why it's the Knights, not the Magic Division?

"It's, uh... a little"

"There was also an invitation from the sorcery division. I've wanted to be a strong knight since I was a little girl. Even if I risk my life, I have a master to protect, to such a knight."

Master Leonie's determined and powerful gaze feels the strength of his will.

"Well, all my houses are knights around there. My parents are holding me back and I think there's a way out now."

"Really? That's a lovely family."

"And then, yeah. My mother left the Marquis Camus. I've seen so many magician freaks, including Theodore, that I don't think there are any magicians."

Unexpectedly, Mr. Leonie's light words leak a crunch and a grin.

I think Master Leonie is very good at talking and is good at attracting and entertaining people. It seems to me that my heart, which has been sinking since yesterday, also changes slightly positively to Master Leonie.

When that happens, now gradually I can afford to care about my surroundings.

"By the way, Busque territory is such a busy place"

I heard it was a tough land to live in, but this whole town I just came by is decorated with a lot of very brightly colored flowers and has a gorgeous atmosphere.

The whole city, bustling with many people, is filled with bright smiles and you can hear lots of fun voices, such as the laughter of the children and the call from the stalls.

Looking at the surroundings with interest, a little boy and a girl came and said, "Sister. Yes, please," she offered me a lovely pink flower.

When I received "Thank You" as I crouched a little to gaze with the children, the two children also gave flowers to Master Roger and Leonie respectively, "Go ahead, brothers," he said.

Roger strokes his head as he says "thank you" to the kids as he soothes his usual crisp face a little.

The kids laugh satisfactorily and wave at us. The look is so smiling, my cheeks are loose and I wave back again too.

Looking behind the children as they leave, the children are also offering flowers to another person in the same way.

"What flower is it?

"Oh, those kids are flower handlers."

Flower distribution?

Tilt your neck to the first word you hear and see the flowers you get again.

Is it also a custom for children to distribute flowers in Busque territory?

Wondering, after lowering her gaze to the flower that Master Leonie received in the same way, she opens her mouth looking around.

"Three days from today is the big annual festival of this Busque territory. It is a festival that the Spirit wishes that this land, where the snow is deeper, can cross the winter peacefully."

"Festival, is it? I didn't know.... Oh, maybe. Is that why you had a date of three days from yesterday?

"Ha ha, did you find out"

"Did Roger know?

"Yes, in relation to protection. I'm just more lively and surprised than you can imagine."

I think so.

The guards will have to be more careful when it comes to festivals for more people than usual.

Maybe Master Leonie tried to talk to me during yesterday.

But because I felt at home about Chro, he might have made me feel bright by daring to bring me here today.

I would like to convey my gratitude, but I'm sure Master Leonie doesn't want that either.

Maybe he waited for me to feel better naturally.

I smile with a raised corner of my mouth as I convey my thanks in my heart to Master Leonie like that.

"Does this flower mean anything to you?

"Every year, local kids distribute flowers to people who come to the festival and float it in the lake.

It means to bring the Spirit the desire that we may all be able to spring safely. "

"Well, that's nice"

"Yeah, shall we go to the lake later?"

"I'd love to," she nodded back to Leonie's offer, and Leonie narrowed her eyes happily.

Keeping the flower I gave my child close to my face makes me feel gentle about whether I just picked it in the morning or the fragrance of the flower that smells very bright and slight.

I didn't know until I came to this land. What kind of life do the people of this land have?

Where the monastery of Saint Louis is located.

Cold, harsh land surrounded by snow mountains.

I could only see on such a surface.

But what I feel here today is how the people here love and cherish this Busque territory.

It is good to be able to come to this land from the bottom of my heart. I think so.

I was able to look back at my sweetness and fear, and most importantly, to see this actual country, which I lack, which is not knowledge. That's what I did.

And because of the magic, I still haven't been able to get a clue or trigger to get it back. Still not going to give up.

With regard to the forest, which is the only possibility, time is set aside for exploring the forest on the way back from Busque territory.

I'm sure there will be clos, and above all that mysterious forest.

Once I said I was dead in that place, it was still a place where my heart was relieved.

There's something in that place.

Maybe I think so with hope, but I still can't give up hope.

Until all possibilities are zero, I'm not giving up.

One person, thinking so in his heart, is called out, "Come on, let's go," replies yes to that voice, and starts walking again.

Then throw flowers in from the top of the bridge with the locals or eat and walk in the stalls.

My mind came to my first experience and I think I laughed out loud over and over again.

That's why I feel like I kept walking without even realizing that the yang had started to lean.

"Time to go back to the inn"

I snorted at Leonie's words, but still felt lonely.

I can't believe I'm enjoying myself more than I can think of on the road to.

"The carriage is ahead of us. Can you still walk?

"Yeah, it's okay."

Roger takes the lead and gives me directions, behind which I, and Lady Leonie, walk side by side.

Then that's when.

Roger's leg suddenly stops, which was going according to my stride.

I wondered what was wrong, and when I turned my gaze to Master Leonie next door, Master Leonie also stopped her legs and stared at one of the dimly sighted alleys with a dangerous face.

"Who!

Roger's shoulder bounces off loud and unexpected.

Raising his voice, Roger has his left hand attached to his hips, wondering if he will be able to pull his sword out at any time.

Master Leonie came out right in front of me, so Master Leonie's back widened all over my sight.

My face also tenses strongly to the tingly tension increasing air.

However, I know that two of the escorts will have the most trouble if I make a casual move, so I clear my ears so that I can move immediately on the instructions of the two of them, sharpening my nerves to ambient sounds and air.

At that time, there was a noise of jarring and gravel treading from the alley, releasing more tingly air from Master Roger and Leonie.

Gradually dokundokun and heartbeat quicken and I feel my hands getting cold from the tension.

Is anybody there?

What? What's going on?

With Roger in front of me, and Master Leonie, I can't see him.

Still, my heart quickens to the footsteps slowly approaching this way from the alley.

But I hear voices rolling bells that don't fit into the air like that coming from the front, and I raise my face hah.

"Long time no see. I'm here to see you, Rachel Marcel."

Turn your gaze from the side of Master Leonie's back to the Lord of his voice.

There's someone there who's not supposed to be here.

Katrina Higgins, who should be in the monastery of Chantruille, was right in front of her.

In that hand she was holding a dagger that reflected in the yang and glistened suspiciously with a glimmer, not suitable for a soft, serene smile.