"Oh, have you fallen asleep?" the man not far away cast his gaze in this direction.

"How's it going, you're pretty well rested, aren't you?" his voice vibrated and echoed in his ears in reality.

- "Ahh............h The truth is quite the opposite. I slowly got up, stretching my slightly numb limbs.

“...... Something has always been in my head and lingering. ”

"In that place in the dream, young girls dressed strangely. "Fall into thinking for yourself.

- "Eh............" Karan West let out an interesting joke.

"Something was always on my mouth. However, there seems to be some taboo. I said wearily.

- "Oh-oh, got it!"

- "About your current condition, and the girl who appeared in your dreams. Kahlan walked up to me with a smile on his face.

"Hmm...... What do you mean?" I hesitated.

- "The child in your dream must be quite beautiful, isn't it?"

I recall that graceful and petite figure, like a puppet's graceful curves.

No matter who you are, you can't deny that beauty.

I nodded my head at Karan's sudden question.

- "The kid seems to be about to say something to you, but he looks dodgy. ”

"Ahem. Somewhat surprised, I choked on a mouthful of water. ！？

How could this guy be so clear.

Could it be that this guy is playing tricks?

No.......

I haven't heard of the existence of magic that can manipulate dreams. Besides, with this guy who is full of physical combat magic, it is not easy to skillfully control the flying ice ball............

Operate psychic magic or something............

Could it be ......?

"Could it be that you also had such a dream?" he couldn't help but follow his own question.

- "Ah, yes!" he nodded solemnly.

- "Miss LaVey appeared in my dreams. Ahh ”

"She actually rejected the group of aristocratic boys and ran to my side alone. ”

"When I was about to kiss her on the lips, I was quite happy and satisfied, but I woke up!"

"Damn, it's still a dream in the end. He looked like a child with a look of remorse.

- "So, you must be like me." He smiled and motioned to me.

An unsuspecting girl sleeping soundly on the grass behind her. Pale sunlight slowly poured over her smooth skin, and her whole body curled up together, exuding a silvery white glow.

It looks like it's a little cold.

"This kid, that's cute, isn't it?" he whispered into my ear.

The breath that came from the slight exhalation was a little itchy.

"That's your own delusion, oh Allen, delusion, oh delusion—"

I understood what he meant in an instant.

"Poof—" I instantly squirted out of my mouth.

As expected......

"Think about it with your own head, I met such a lovely girl in Casades, and I said seriously that I had to take someone as a partner. ”

- "Didn't I tell you that way!" I hastily objected.

"But you're pretty serious about teaching this kid some magic. ”

"Besides, when you were at the Canyon Suspension Bridge, you were fighting in such a crazy state for this kid. ”

——“......。 Not what you think. Despite the refusal, doubts suddenly rose in his heart. "She's just ......"

"Is it just because of rather tragic memories?" he interrupted me abruptly.

- "Really—is that all?" his eyes suddenly had a deep meaning.

- yes.......

- Really, is it just because she has a tragically twisted past?

- Really, is it just because I can't tolerate the purgatory pain she went through again?

- Obviously, I also met countless people with unfortunate fates on the road......

- The reasons that were previously prosaic cannot be convincing neither to the present self nor to others after careful examination.

- So, the reason for doing this......

- Charlotte sleeping quietly in front of her, her slender and agile figure, her white legs looming under her pleated skirt, and her long maroon hair fluttering in the wind on the Casadis Mountains.

- Is it that you are delusional?

In the strange dream of the night, the young girl with a huge golden cross, holding a holy gold coin, sang about divine magic that she had never seen before.

Is it my delusion about Charlotte in front of me?

———— "The world will be destroyed." The sound of a young girl's wind chimes echoed in my ears.

Exceptionally clear that it leaves no room for questioning.

The hexagonal golden coins dancing in the air, and the sight of her singing rather incomprehensible arias of divine magic came into view.

Wrong..................

Above the distant sea, a high platform erected by huge pillars. A six-pointed star array carved with runes throughout.

A mysterious crystal standing in the middle.

How many times have I appeared in my dreams, the girl Sion Igraine who was enclosed in it.

Wrong..................

- That will not be the product of your own inner hope.

"The world will be destroyed......" I said to myself.

- "Huh?!" Karan was startled by my sudden words.

- "Hey, is that the little bedtime story your mother told you when you were a kid?"

"It's not like that............. "

——“......？"

"It's not like that—"

"I ...... I saw it with my own eyes...... The scene of the child tossing the golden coin and singing the magic......"

"The eerie light of the mysterious tower in the depths of the sea shooting into the sky......"

"and............ The girl sleeping in the crystal ...... "I raised my eyes to look at Kahlan in front of me.

Without any doubts, with a firm gaze.

......There was silence for a while, as if a stone had been thrown into the water, and Karan's gaze was as deep as if he had dived into the abyss.

Obviously, it wasn't as simple and easy as the joke he made.

................................................

"Uh-huh............"

Behind came the soft voice of the girl who had just woken up.

"Eh............"

"How could it be............ Overslept ....... Charlotte's face was crimson as she had just woken up.

- "Oh, good morning, Miss Charlotte, how well are you resting?" Karan smiled and beckoned to the girl behind me.

"Huh....... That one...... Mr. Karan and Mr. Allen...... Good morning...... I'm sorry....... Because of me. "

"No—it's just sunrise now. I said lightly. "We're not traveling merchants either, and we don't need to rush to get there at sunrise. ”

"But ....... She looked like she was going to apologize again.

"That's, Charlotte...... Your ............" I pretended to look at the scenery extremely unnaturally, reminding the girl in front of me.

"Hmm, what......?" the girl looked at herself, puzzled, following my previous gaze.

After that, his cheeks overflowed with crimson.

The long sea breeze swept across the grass above the cliffs, blowing Charlotte's brown pleated skirt slightly. The white thighs between the white stockings and the skirt are exposed.

Although he has tried his best to avoid the gaze..................

But I still accidentally took in the scenery under her skirt completely..................

"Woo.................." The girl's face flushed, and something sparkling in her jewel-like eyes swirled.

- "Please don't look at ..................!" he said, pressing down the hem of his skirt with both hands.

"Ahh Nice weather—" Karan said with a smile.