The flower girl's holiday ended in silence.

The way to spend the summer is basically decided. Before dawn, I looked out of my window at the trees in the garden and walked around the parasol-covered mansion after noon. Read a book in the shade before the sun wraps everything up, and prepare for your next trip at night.

Basically, she carried out basic spiritual disintegration and combination in a place where there were no others, and in order not to let her perception of spiritual power decline, she kept closing her eyes to experience the rhythm of nature.

Basically, it's in peace. These are probably the gifts of Genesis who treated her like a sister.

After all, there are very few people who would go out of their way to break her silence.

Because it is an existence that gives people feelings called timidity.

He is shy and taciturn, but he is also a holder of gentle beauty. When you are surrounded by nature, even your entire breath disappears into it.

"Iris, you, come with me. ”

It must be difficult to successfully invite someone to have a cup of afternoon tea.

——

Sertenburg, a small city located in the northwest of Snow Country.

A path that extends from the main road of the street. There is a prominent building on the road next to the small shops.

The minaret with a pale green semi-dome erected as a weather vane can be said to be the hallmark of this peculiar architecture.

The outer walls, which resemble the dark green ridges that surround the minaret, are subtly blended with colors to reveal sun-dark red bricks.

At the arched entrance there is an iron plate with the name of the shop in gold.

When you open the door, the doorbell rings with a cheerful laughter to inform the guests of their visit.

Inside, you can see a service desk where you can make handicrafts private.

The building has three floors, the first floor is a private building, the second floor is an office, and the spire of the third floor is the president's residence.

At present, in the office on the second floor, the employees related to the back office are working hard against time while working hard.

They exist on days known as "settlement days".

The day when all the related items, such reports, payment certificates, contract processing, and all matters related to the operation of the club are cleanly settled within a month.

It was a day of hard work for clerks who were usually working hard and were being pressed by the total amount of work.

"You said you would go with me......"

A girl who cast her gaze to the sky with both mournful and sad eyes, clutched the hem of her dress tightly and bit her lip, as if all this was not satisfactory.

I didn't expect that one day, I would miss the days of watching the stars with that boy.

From the costumes to the moist faces, everything is a lovable existence. But what I'm doing is a child's thing, stomping and stomping, shaking my head and looking around.

——

The early morning moon floats above the sky.

There is nothing more than the illusory and hazy moon in the night sky that gives the overwhelming presence of the bells under the moon. But the moon, which blends into the gentle colors of the sky, has the same beauty that fascinates you when it stops time. The idyllic landscape of the endless grassland and the small flowers is in harmony with each other, just like a painting in a fairy tale.

"Mom. ”

In this heavenly landscape, there is a young man who doesn't even care about the moonlight and runs back and forth without confusion.

Wearing trousers and a shirt over a haori look very anxious, that's how it looks.

There is a lot of open land in this area, which is called the Gaili Basin, and it takes half a day to walk from the town to the town and the village. Regular traffic only passes once a day, so if you miss it, local residents and tourists will have to walk on their own or rely on other means of transportation. In such a wilderness world, it may be thought that there are few obstacles and that it is probably easy to find someone, but in fact it is not.

“...... Mom!"

Expanse is the biggest obstacle to finding people.

It takes a lot of time to search for one place at a time, and it is difficult to detect if the object of the search moves from place to place.

“...... Damn、Why do I do this ......?"

The youth impatiently wiped the sweat left on his forehead with the sleeves of his shirt. The legs that had been running on the field before also changed from stopping to running, and finally did not move in place. I probably think that wearing shoes is also a waste of time, and it looks like bare feet.

His foot was broken by stepping on a twig or a stone or something else, and he was bleeding. Even if you are wounded like this, do you have to look for someone who you are looking for?

“......”

For the questions that arose in his heart, he did not come up with a clear answer, and even so, the young man once again did not give him a footsteps. The little white flower that was stepped on was dyed red by blood. The dull pain dulls the thinking.

"Name, call me by name. Mom. ”

If you go back, won't you go? Abandon those who seek, do you not abandon them?

“...... Mine, name. ”

Since you have chosen the side that you will not abandon, you can only bury your head in this way and continue this behavior. In such a situation, there is no way to get lost in the reverse. Even if it is, in this endless wilderness, even if it is helpless.

“...... Ahh

In the young man's field of vision, a dark red silk suddenly floated out. The green, blue, and white, the red that flew into these worlds, the red that was different from the blood he shed, drifted gently in front of the young man. Reflexively reach out your hand. I grabbed the gift that seemed to come from heaven with my hand. After turning his head in the direction of the wind that was flying over, he saw a figure. It was a figure of several people surrounding the camel, and one of them left and walked this way.

When I got closer, I realized that it was a woman. Moreover, it is a beautiful woman who can catch the eye.

Among the flying flowers, her golden hair swaying gently in the wind, she walked in front of the young man's eyes and stopped to stare at him.

“...... That"

Her deep blue eyes have an incredible charm that makes her feel like she is soul-stirring.

"The first time we met, I was a flower girl from Rootsville, Iris Havinfa. ”

Her demeanor was like a flower, beautiful and elegant, and her voice was as moving and clear as her body was her beautiful red lips. The young man didn't know her, just a stranger he had never met.

"I'm sorry. The first time we met, I always thought that other people knew me well....."

"No...... It's okay. That, my name is Nanxi, do you really mean that you really are?"

Facing her who nodded, Nanxi stretched out her hand. I shook my surprise when I touched it with my fingers. Although it was through clothes, there was still the touch and temperature of a person, and it was hard to imagine that I had really met a living person here.

"Please. Also, there is something I would like to ask. I'm looking for someone right now......"

"Is it a woman in her sixties with silver hair who is very good at winding her hair?"

"Yes, yes. Mother used to work as a hair binder...... But...... Why do you know?"

The girl pressed her loose windswept hair with one hand and pointed the other in the direction it had been. Although it is barely visible from a distance, it has a small figure that looks like a mother......

"We were just here and looking for you too. ”

No matter what she does, she is a woman like a flower, Nanxi thought.

The mother who protects herself is an ordinary flower girl from Rootsville who she meets by chance on the way. Of course, in addition to Iris, there was also a handsome man with dark red hair. They seem to have seen Nanxi's mother walking on the dunes while riding a camel through the desert.

"I said I was going to the mountains to find my husband and son. It's weird to be in your pajamas early in the morning. We're in a state of distress, but humans calm down when they see those who feel more distressed. Iris"

"Your words are always so philosophical, Genesis......"

Squat down with your hair behind your ears. Take something out of the tool bag that was placed on the ground and give it to the man named Genesis.

The mother-in-law said that after looking at Iris's hair, it was so comfortable to the touch, and she started playing like that. I'm here to find directions, and Iris is responsible for being my mother-in-law's playmate. And then I met you. ”

“...... Mother, slightly, a little childish...... That's causing you trouble. ”

"Forget it...... This is not surprising. Heart, memory, after people get old, they may become like children. It's all about age.........

Genesis stood up, slightly taller than Iris. It has a reddish hair color like a fire pine. The hairline at the back of the neck is shorter, but the oblique bangs hang long.

The sky blue and straightforward pupils are innocent and thorny. Wearing slender dark red leather pants that you can immediately understand when you see the curves. Echoing this is the brown-red trench coat worn by Ascension.

“...... That's not good, it's completely helpless. It's just here, in this desert where there's nothing......"

The man looked very tired.

"Is that so, Mr. Genesis will get lost too?"

"You, although I have many ways to find directions, none of them are very good...... Maybe we'll get into even bigger trouble—"

"That!"

There was a loud noise, and finally the two of them looked at Nanxi. Mother may have been tired of walking and fell asleep behind Nanxi, Iris put her index finger in front of her mouth, and Nanxi smiled bitterly.

"If you are troubled, I will take you to my village as a reward for protecting my mother. It shouldn't take much time to ride a camel to that place, as far as the direction to go...... Maybe you'll find it in our village. ”

"The village is now somewhat stagnant and many young people have left...... I think we'll be able to end this decline someday—we'll find a way to entertain you. In fact, there are weddings in the village. When someone gets married in this place, the village will give a celebratory feast. No matter who will be entertained during this time. If you want to receive guests, it should be the most suitable time. ”

"Is there any wine?"

"Naturally, there is. ”

Genesis clenched his head and tilted his head to the sky, raising his hands at Iris.

"Great. ”

“...... Great?"

"That's because of the so-called wish. I don't know who it is, but let's step in and toast to the happy two. ”

Listening to Janesses's words, Nanxi smiled. Although after glancing at the mother behind him, the smile quickly dissipated, and he said in a reluctant bright voice.

"Well, I'm one of the two happy ones. ”