Always move forward a little.

Yesterday morning's Magic Society.

It's still an unusually sunny morning, and it's been a few days since the strange opening of the "Fairy Tale Forest" to close. No one knows why the "mysterious" and "willful" store manager would make such an obvious move that will lose customers, but the customers who really like the store will still take time out of their spare time to "try their luck" day after day.

Some people like the "fantastic" and "wonderful" things in the store, which are different from the quietness of the "outside", and some like the "romance" of the store, although more people just want to be able to feast their eyes on the maids, but this does not prevent them from having the same purpose.

Finally, today they were delighted to find that the closed door of the store was finally opened. Although the sign on it says "The store will close in the afternoon", who cares about those trivial matters for a long time?

In order to find the maid who has always been "secretly in love"?It must be like this, anyway, everyone's original guess has been thrown out of the clouds after seeing this "forest" as always, and the maid is not missing, and she welcomes every guest who comes here with the same smile as before.

There seems to be some sense of disobedience, as if something is more. But...... Who has time to care about that?

......

Back room.

"I was amazed......"

Karina, who covered her mouth and peeked through the crack in the door, looked a little excited, "Teacher, when has the store been able to have so many customers? There will be no more deficits in associations. ”

"Whew. That's what people say. In some senses, it's more powerful than 'magic'. Goni waved her hand, but didn't answer Karina's question directly.

In fact, I can't answer it, because selling cuteness in the store with the students, watching customers smile, and putting tomato sauce on omelet rice is really detrimental to the majesty of a teacher and a witch. Anyway...... Karina couldn't ask, all the students had been given a death order to remain silent.

"Let's not talk about these first, the previous tasks are fortunate. It's good that you come back safely, in that case Rosie will probably become very dangerous. ”

"Nope. As long as it's a teacher's order. Karina, who was praised, looked a little awkward, "No matter what kind of task it is, I will complete it!"

“...... There are two things that brought you back to the association urgently this time. ”

I don't know whether it was intentional or unintentional, but Goni, who turned around, ignored her student's enthusiastic "show of loyalty" and turned around and walked towards a deeper, darker room.

Walk through the winding corridor, press the "stone mechanism" hidden in the wall, and then after the two bookshelves are fully opened, silently look at the staircase that leads to the underground and the real "Magic Society".

That's where the association really is, and the "fairy tale forest" outside is just a disguise. It can also be regarded as a source of economy. In real associations, of course. There are also things that can only be said there, only as a "witch" and not as a store manager.

"The first thing, I'm sure you've heard about it, is that the man is going to use the presentation to raise money. ”

"Yes, yes, I know very well, I was just about to report it to you, teacher. ”

Karina, who hurriedly followed Goni down the stairs, hurriedly said, "This time I was selected as a duty officer on a certain floor, so I couldn't move anywhere on that day, so I had to stay at the headquarters. ”

"It's okay, it's good news, and it saves me a lot of trouble. ”

Goni shook her head, "I've also gotten in from one of the collaborators, but the range of the guests is really limited, so your cooperation seems necessary now." ”

"Teacher, you ......"

There was a brief trance, but the intelligent Karina quickly understood the meaning of Goni's words. Excited, nervous, excited, but all this appeared on her face, all based on absolute respect and obedience to Goni.

Ah, what a dangerous thing that would be, but...... That's what only a teacher can do, and it's completely beyond the "great deeds" of other witches. And as an integral part of this great undertaking......

"Please don't say anything helping. Karina clenched her fists, "Your words are our absolute command!"

"Whew...... Karin, you're not like them. ”

"No, it's different, but it's not the kind of difference you think!"

Karina, who looked very excited, kept waving her hand, "I am also one of your students, and your teachings are also oracles that I will always remember. If there's one thing that's different, it's that I should take on more and more important tasks than the students!"

"Your parents entrusted you to me, not to make you a slave. ”

"Teacher, please don't deny the meaning of my existence!"

"Hey......"

It's a paradoxical feeling, clearly saying that she should not use the brightest students as "slaves", and clearly promising her parents who have left to take good care of her, but what is wrong? Karina, who should have learned enough from her, has unwittingly become an executor who constantly wants to complete the difficult tasks she has assigned. It's ridiculous that she actually said "unwillingly" while still putting her in danger.

The necessary means of those in power, the witch's ...... It's a common problem. Such a self, and the Rosie who is hated by herself...... It doesn't seem to make a difference, even if you've been away from the fairy tale for a long time, the blood on your body still can't be replaced.

......

"Well, what you need to do is later, and then there's the second thing you need to do when you come back. Goni, reluctant to mention it again, sighed and interrupted the conversation with stiff words that Karina did not dare to refute.

"This matter is no longer something that a guy of my age is good at, maybe it's easier for my peers to solve. ”

"What is it, teacher, please leave it to me!"

"Yes...... Go and comfort a poor child. Goni's expression was rare, and it became a little sad, mixed with helplessness and sympathy that Karina couldn't understand at all, "She wants to die, and she wants to live, and even I don't know what to do." Maybe...... I guess I was doing it wrong at the time. In a word...... You'll soon find out. ”

"Soon, you'll know?"

Karina naturally didn't know what Teacher Goni's ethereal words meant, but ...... As her footsteps progressed, she was able to grasp the meaning of some of the words.

What's the sound...... What's ...... The beastly roar of man in despair echoes...... It's terrifying, and just listening to it can make people shudder. Too much despair, too much anger, too many shouts, and if it weren't for Goni saying "It's a poor child", Karina would have almost taken the owner of the voice for some mad monster.

The source of the sound is in the bedroom of Teacher Goni, who is it...... What kind of situation did she make the teacher show such a sad and helpless look, and even make the teacher, who has always been wise and correct, feel regret for the first time?

"Now, it's not the time to go in......"

The screams grew louder and louder, so that Karina was afraid to open the hidden door. Simply, Goni's words finally reassured her a lot.

"She's in a good mood right now, and she should not be rash when she is irritable like this. Wait a little longer, this situation will not last long, and it will soon calm down. ”

"Yes, then...... So what do you want me to do?"

"Comfort her. ”

Goni said and looked at the crack in the door, looking a little tired, and like Karina, she silently listened to the increasingly crazy roars coming from inside the room.

"I'm ashamed, I don't know what to do to calm her down. On the contrary, every time I showed up, it made her more emotionally unstable, and of course, it was entirely due to my decision at the time. So ......"

"Whatever it takes, let the poor boy feel a little calmer. (To be continued.) )