The lone star accompanies the moon, and the moon is in the middle of the sky. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

When I was a child, my mother often mentioned this in the oriental stories she told me.

I remember asking curiously, "Mom, what does the middle of the moon mean?" ”

"Zhongtian? It's after 12 o'clock at night! ”

At that time, my mother may not have imagined that this sentence "moon in the sky" would have a deeper meaning when I grew up today, right? For the daughter who is now a Taoist sorcerer.

It was the ideal moment for the moonlight, and it was also the moment when the moonlight hit the ground at the greatest angle.

If there is any Dao technique related to moonlight, this moment is also the moment when the Dao technique has the strongest effect, which is the so-called Heavenly Time.

"Little Luca! You ready? I shouted to little Luca, who was waiting at the entrance of the cave.

"Ready!" The little guy replied simply, "Anytime!" ”

"Good! Over to you, oh get started! ”

"Yes! Cat Bell~ Stay away from Luca! Elise! Please help me......" Not far away, little Luka could be heard muttering a prayer for the heavenly spear in her hand.

In response to her prayers, Elise, the spear I pasted with the Dao Talisman, gradually unfolded its sharp tip and flattened a pure white light curtain, and when the moonlight passed through this light curtain, it was amplified by the Dao Talisman as desired, and at the same time refracted into the cave.

Originally, it was best to use mirrors to reflect the moonlight, but unfortunately, none of the three of us, including Minia, carried the kind of life-precious body mirrors, and Asa, who was the best at using ice and maybe could make the perfect ice mirror, was missing. So we had to ask little Luca, who has the spear, to use such complex light magic to create the same effect, but luckily little Luca took the initiative to tell us that her spear Elise can refract light!

Yes! Could it be that such a thought suddenly crossed my mind, and that Asa's disappearance also had something to do with this? If it was the Masked Man who kidnapped Assa, did they also expect Asa to make an ice mirror to assist me?

Asa ...... Where are you now?

"Sister Sakura! How's that?! Little Luca's inquiry brought my mind back to the cave. Did you find anything?! ”

"Ahh Wait a minute! I looked at the moonlight that was refracted into the cave, "A little bit higher!" "Yes, yes" I shouted as the refracted moonlight shone on the cave walls, "Good! Stop! Then gently place your hand on the wall of the cave

There is no feeling.

How? Doesn't make sense? According to expectations, there should be at least some mana fluctuations?

Close your eyes contemplatively and try to concentrate on maximizing your feelings or nothing.

Could it be that I'm wrong?

"Sakura. What do you think? Nabal on one side asked, "Nothing to discover?" ”

I nodded silently.

"Oh......"

"Sakura!" Minia, who was still lying in her sleeping bag to keep warm, suddenly struggled to prop up and said to me, "There is one thing that I think is strange. Did you make a mistake? ”

"Huh? Odd? Got it wrong? ”

"That's right, you said that you need moonlight to shine into the cave, doesn't that mean that the angle between the moonlight and the ground is as small as possible? Why did you wait until after 12 o'clock when this angle is at its largest?! ”

"Ahh This is because the angle can be adjusted, but the intensity cannot be changed! I explained to her, "Little Luca can refract the moonlight. So the angle can be changed at will. But after all, I don't know how to unlock the spell of the secret door, so I want to use the moonlight that has been amplified by the Dao rune to sense it. ”

"Oh! That's ......" Minia, who understood the reason, lay down again, but still frowned, muttering to herself, "I always feel that Sakura, you seem to have missed something!" I don't know! ”

"Isn't it an angle?" Minia's question caused Nabal to think, "The moonlight shines into the cave...... Cave...... Angle...... Yes! Cherry! I know where you're wrong! ”

"Huh?"

"If it is true that moonlight is the key to unlocking the secret door, then moonlight should definitely not shine on the door! We all forgot that this cave is only half there! ”

Halfway?!

Yes! That's right. Before the cave was discovered by Mr. Renard, there had been a violent explosion that had collapsed half of the mountain, which meant that when it was intact, the cave was at least twice as long as it is now. Maybe more.

The cave is more than ten meters long, and no matter how tilted the moonlight is, it is impossible to reach the deepest part of the cave. Other words......

"Little Luca! Moonlight down! Down! I shouted out of the cave. Go down! ”

"Huh? Why did you go down again? What a hassle! Little Luka outside the cave complained dissatisfiedly, "One will go up and one will go down, Sister Sakura, can you think about it?" I'm so tired! ”

I didn't have time to answer her complaints, I just watched intently as the beam of moonlight slid down the wall of the cave, creeping against the bottom of the cave and gradually approaching the entrance...... Approach......

"Tick."

While everyone was paying attention to the movement of the moonlight, a dripping sound suddenly came from inside the cave: "Tick! ”

Water?!

"Little Luca! Come back! I exclaimed excitedly, "Go back a little!" All right! There it is! ”

The moonlight shone on the bottom of the cave, on the rocks that were not unusual at all, but when they shone on the ordinary rocks, everything changed.

First, from the crack in the roof of the cave dripping droplets, gradually those dripping droplets into a trickle, and then drip faster and faster, more and more large flow, finally, a crystal clear water curtain appeared in front of our eyes, through the pale white moonlight, it actually exudes colorful, constantly changing colors.

"What's going on? What's going on?! Why is there the sound of water? Little Luca hurried into the hole, "What's going on?" It's beautiful! After looking at the water curtain, she exclaimed, "Sister Sakura found this?" It's so beautiful! ”

"We found it together!" I excitedly touched little Luca's head.

"How did you get in? Where's the Sky Gun?! Nabal, who was usually serious, frowned slightly, and asked. Why did you little guy run in without permission?! ”

"Hey, hey! Luca, I want to see it too~" The little guy smirked dumbly, "Uncle Nabal, don't worry!" Elise stuck in the snow, and the refraction of the moonlight was fixed! And Mr. Demon promised to take care of Luca for me! ”

"Oh......" Nabal no longer blames. Turning his face to look at the water curtain in front of him again, "Who designed it?" Oriental? No wonder the Masked People want to stop Sakura from coming here, who can find out about this except their sorcerers?! ”

"Well," Minia agreed, "and you can see that all the water that comes down the stone crevices will flow down the stone crevices, as long as the water source at the top of the cave is turned off." Soon, the bottom of the cave was dry again, and no one would have imagined that there would be a water curtain here! ”

"Not to mention the water curtain," Nabal nodded, "I guess no one in our continent can think of Sakura using the moonlight." What's next? ”

"Below?! I haven't thought about it yet! I'll be honest.

“…… Don't you think about it? When the time passes, the moon leaves that position."

"Ahh Got it! ”……

The water curtain has appeared.

Well, it proves that the door of the secret room here is the same as the nature of the fountain of the secret room of the Lacey family.

That...... And then?

I remember that Lacey said that it was the burial corps commander Asshetaro who recited a spell to make the fountain icy and then break it.

So should I do the same?

Woo! If only Asa were here!

Freezing is as simple as breathing for that guy.

It's a pity that now I can only rely on my own......

Once again, I felt uncomfortable with Asa not around.

Unexpectedly, though. About Asa's disappearance. I'm not terribly worried.

On the one hand, because of Mr. Nabal's analysis, and on the other hand, because the cryolite necklace in his pocket was also Asa's spell invention, which Asa gave to me before leaving for the Academy of Magic.

"I always think Sakura, you're worried about me! So give you this cryolite necklace! Pretty, right? It's connected to me, a genius ice freezer! It can be said that I am a doppelganger! If I have an accident or need Sakura's help from me, the cryolite on this necklace will melt! Remember to come and save me when the time comes! Rest assured! Even if I don't realize it, it works! The bastard said, "Sakura, put it on!" I'm not around, just let my doppelganger accompany you! It's hanging on your chest, and I can feel yours too! ”

"Dead perverted! Get out! "I kicked him out of the door." Don't say that there is an accident, even if you die, people don't care about you! ”

…… I didn't expect an accident to happen.

But the cryolite in the pocket is still intact. That means Asa isn't in danger right now, and he doesn't need my help.

So now, although I am still worried about Asa's whereabouts, I am not very worried about Asa's safety.

But...... It's really infuriating that he's not there when that dead pervert needs to work!

Woo! I'm not proficient in the Frozen Charm, so I can only try it.

Sighing to myself, I took out a talisman and slowly pasted it close to the water curtain

"Ice"Just when I was casting my magic power and was about to shout "Frozen", I suddenly heard an ethereal voice "Sakura"? Hallucination? The unexpected call made me stop.

The ethereal voice of "Sakura" came again, it seemed far away, it seemed close, and it ...... It's still familiar.

"Who? Who's calling me? ”

"Sister Sakura, what's wrong with you?" Little Luca asked curiously.

"Someone is calling me......" I looked around strangely, "someone was calling me just now." ”

"Huh? Someone called you?! Little Luca looked confused, "No?!" ”

"Didn't you hear?! Mr. Nabal, Minia, what about you?! ”

The two shook their heads in equally bewilderment.

"How so? He's just cleared."

"Sakura" The voice came again, much clearer than before.

It was a hope, it was a longing, it was a voice full of supplication.

It's also a voice that is both familiar and unfamiliar to me.

What a nostalgic voice.

It just rang in my ears, it shook in my heart, and I didn't feel it, two lines of hot tears flowed down the corners of my eyes......

"Sister Sakura, why are you crying?" Little Luca cares.

"It's okay!" I gently stroked her head, "Sister, I just heard that voice"

"Nope"

"Shh I gently covered her mouth, "That's a voice that is only for my sister alone"

Yes, that's just for me alone.

It was a voice that only I could hear.

Is that...... A thought that only came out of me.

Although the sound was ethereal and illusory, it was not so clear in front of this constantly flowing noisy curtain of water.

However, I can still make out the voice.

I had been looking forward to it for a long time, and I thought I would never hear it again!

Lacey (To be continued......)