Alice Tale in Phantasmagoria

- When I woke up, it was in the sky.

I don't remember swimming in the air like this, even if I trace my memory.

This is what happens when you wake up to the sudden feeling of falling.

Sometimes I taste the feeling of falling into my dreams, but this is the free fall of reality.

I was just lying in my room bed holding Lynn.

I didn't mean to sleep, but I guess Lynn caught me sleeping looking too good and fell asleep.

I can grasp that much.

And from there lies the unknown.

... or...

"Don't be too unknown!!?

Wind incisions so much that the words you accidentally scream won't even reach your ears.

I have terrible tinnitus, earaches!

What the hell is going on with me?

"Muna, where are we?"

"Lynn!?

I now realize that I am not alone.

She was unconsciously physically powered, and Lynn woke up with a hug from me and couldn't breathe.

"Not yet."

Just say it and close your eyes.

Better than panic, but this situation, if you're bad, you're really bad, right?

... work your head anyway.

Grab the situation first.

Currently me and Lynn are free-fall through the sky like no other.

The altitude is considerable as far as we can see.

10 meters or 20 meters is not the height.

The view that spreads beneath is the clouds and the far other earth peering through their gaps.

It is the deep forest zone that extends into the earth.

"-"

When you recognize that, sleeping thoughts wake up in one shot.

This is a height of thousands of meters!

HALO!?

"... that! Did you have a parachute!?

I try to wander my back, but naturally there was nothing like it.

... Ooh, it's not time to panic yet.

I want to complain about this situation, but I don't see a god or a buddha or someone to complain about.

Really, I'm surprised - I'd do anything to make things better if I told you.

"... lower altitude then magically offset the speed and land"

Surely the combination of air resistance and gravity should not increase the speed without knowing the ceiling.

Whether it's a little high altitude or very high, it's not the same as jumping all the time.

... I'm wondering if decompression is okay because it's too expensive.

It's not even cold with a single piece of room clothing in the first place.

……

Apparently he was still asleep.

If you pay a little attention and look around, you have a membrane to protect me.

There's just some wind coming out, but basically the wind cut sounds come from outside this membrane too.

Is this... flaming magic?

"Eclair?"

No, you don't.

This is not the red flame of Eclair.

This glow...

"Hello, Mr. Alice!

When I was thinking, I was called out in an impossible place: falling from a high altitude.

"You... before this?

The child who broke common sense is the thief who made a scene the other day in the mansion.

"Yeah, yeah, that's right."

This is the first time a girl in a flaming membrane has been exposed, just like me.

The deep hood is in the wind, and the dark hair of the japanese-shaped emerald flows into the sky.

In those eyes of the same colour, you can see the power that reminds you of the Rin beast.

It has strength in the beauty of the crop.

Yamato stroke is superb here.

Such a look.

"Who is it?

"I was wondering if that question would be better later, you see, you're gonna fall for it?

The girl pointing to the earth is right, there is not enough time to stay long.

The surface is also much closer.

We need to offset speed with strong magic!

"Thunder!!

Unleash magic towards the earth.

Kill momentum one by one with thunderous repulsion.

"Thunder! Thunder!!

Lightning in a row.

Not just to shoot, but to repulse the next bullet by lightning charged to the surface.

The speed slows down gradually.

All right, finish it!

"- O light blade of heaven, be my sword and tear the darkness! Lightning!!"

Thunder with as much force as you can think of, completely offsetting the rate of drop.

It stayed perfectly on the spot a few meters above the surface of the sight.

"Phew..."

You're just tired.

As I exhaled, the girl stayed in front of me and laughed.

"That's just great!

The magic of fire.

Is this the magical lineage of this child?

"-But beware! This forest... is a mysterious forest that seals magic."

"- What?"

I know it's not because I was told, but my magic that had stayed with the repulsion scratched out.

"Heh!?

Wait, wait, wait!

Still expensive!!

"Huh!?

Wishing vain, upside down.

The leaves of the tree rolled down to the cushion.

Rolling in momentum, he hit his back hard against the roots of a splendid tree with a face out of the earth, and finally stopped.

"I'm - Makina. Sorry...... I can't help you yet. Be careful, Mr. Alice."

He spoke to me round like a potato bug with a gentle voice from the sky.

And without coming down to the woods, he disappeared like a yangflame.

It's not the same metastasis that Libra uses.

Is that an entity?

She... the hell.

For some reason, her flaming magic protected us to the end, so it didn't matter to Lynn.

As much as I hit him in the back with a shock at best.

But I'm sure I can't use magic.

"Thunder!"

Remember, roar, nothing happens.

A forest of enchantment...

Looks like we're gonna have to walk down the tunnel.

No food, no water.

I don't want to put Lynn in a hard spot.

We need to get through the woods quickly.

"... I'm sure it was that way"

I have a tip.

We were able to check the terrain from above.

It must be a big forest, but it's not that big of a deal.

You should be able to pull it out.

"What a sweet look at the woods..."

But I don't care about sweet or anything like that.

We can't talk if we don't pull it out.

Forest weeds aren't like lawns, but they're not enough to interrupt walking.

Most trees are thick and tall, and leaves and branches rarely obstruct passage.

Is it still demons and wild beasts you need to be aware of?

If I could use magic, yes, I wouldn't take the back, but without it, you're just a normal person, me.

"... the average person?

Stare at your own slender arms.

Open or close your hands.

Was there a demon you purely took out with this hand when you said you had to rely on your arm strength...?

... What if a bear from Bush does hello?

... There's nothing I can do about it, maybe.

Basically, you shouldn't see each other.

Like a forest bath, but if you go into a real forest, you're worried about wild beasts and demons and that's not the place to be.

- Gasa.

――

I heard signs from the nearby bushes quickly.

Heart rate jumps.

Make sure Lynn sleeps behind you and exhales small.

Come if you want.

Parents who protect their children - but I'll tell them that it's common in all creatures that they're most afraid of it.

Kill your breath looking at the shaky bushes.

"- Oh! Mr. Alice!! Good for you."

The beast that slipped out of the bush...

"Cyra!!

He was an adorable maismith in cat ears.

Cyra, carrying the backpack, is coming all the way through the bush, to the side.

"What's wrong, Cyra! Really!? Cyra!?

"Yes! Shit, Alice, it's ticklish."

I accidentally screwed up when I met someone I cared about in a delicate place.

I mopped my cat's ear at the temple.

"Ha-ha-ha."

Whoa, did you overdo it?

Correct your residence.

"But how did you get here?

I don't even know where this place is first.

"Huh? Alice contacted me to get ready for the trip and come to my room."

"Huh? Me?

Cyra nodded loudly.

Huh?

Lynn was neat as soon as I had dinner, and all of a sudden it was in the sky earlier, right?

"I got in touch with you on the Demon Stone, and I thought it was indeed Alice's voice... er, the way you spoke or something"

"Really?

"... it wasn't like that."

With his hands on his cheeks and his neck tilted, Cyra shrugged him half-eyed.

Hmm...

There are many concerns, but the priority will be to get through the woods.

"Cyra, what about that backpack?

"Oh, yes! I'm packing Alice's weapons and some food!

Dear God Buddha, Dear Cyra!!

"Good, then maybe we can fight it somehow!

Do regenerated robes work properly?

Well, either way, it's better than a room outfit.

"How was the glove?

I was asking for further experimentation and maintenance on Cyra, but my ears shriveled when I asked her a question.

"... I knew I wouldn't go into advanced magic. I asked Mr. Eclair."

"Oh well."

It would be a hell of a thing if I could stock two star flares.

"Something in there?

"I have Flame in my right hand and an experimental heel in my left. Looks like you can use your heel."

"Yes, thank you"

"Come on."

Cyra is a cat. She's cute.

I mean, the forest that seals up magic, but what about you stocking up on this weapon?

I can't get rid of Tiger Child's magic with some kind of experiment, so I get bumped...

"Anyway, let's get dressed before we leave"

"Yes, get dressed, I'll help!

"Hi-you can do it alone."

"I can't get you off as well as Ilia, but I'll do my best!

……

Was Ilia good at taking it off, or was she...

I can't help but feel like I'm desperately trying to help.

"Well, please"

"Yes, sir."

Cyra stopped by me with pleasure.

"Okay, Banza-yi, that's right!

"Different!!

What the hell are you referring to!?

Cyra said, "Is it not? I heard it right," but the killer is obvious.

"... that? Mr. Alice, you didn't put it on?

I normally tried to get her to help me change, and Cyra noticed there.

"When you're home, not really."

Because I wasn't in the habit of putting it on top, was I?

And Cyra nodded.

I know, I feel cramped.

"Right, right"

I can't believe my life is coming to talk about the comfort of wearing a bra...

"Um, can I change my clothes, lend them to you?

"Cyra's, get dressed?

"I'm bringing some! Well, this isn't your home."

Yeah, it's the woods, right?

"Mr. Alice is skinny, but this is a smaller size, and I think it would fit."

Cyra takes her bra out of her backpack and gives it away.

Smile, yes please, and this situation is too surreal to be offered underwear...

And I feel guilty about the manhood that stays with me.

"... Cyra! You can't seduce a boy like that! Because they're going to attack us!

"And I won't... Either that or Alice is more defenseless."

I never had the experience of alerting a man.

... but I have trouble with it.

In the meantime, I decide to borrow a bra with Cyra's generosity.

Take it thrilled while remaining calm.

"Oh, this, is it called a tube top?

"If you look serious, you're embarrassed."

"Oh, sorry."

That's why I changed.

With indescribable embarrassment, Cyra and Lynn proceed through the woods properly.

Pick a beast path that seems easy to walk with less bush and go on, but still physically tight.

If I walk a little, I won't even be in a situation where I'm showing that kind of room.

I want to get out of the woods as soon as possible.

I don't want to see demons or wild beasts.

Though I do, I have concerns about the course I'm walking on in the first place by choosing it for myself.

Going through Bush would be quite dangerous, and physically impossible.

But the beast path in this natural forest, which is not in the hands of many people, is also dangerous.

Literally, that's also a sign that something is going through.

Normally I don't make such a dangerous choice.

I just can't expect any help, and I don't condone the gear in my hand.

I can't stay, and I can't take the time with safety measures.

What's safe in nature like this would only be a theory of results.

Even if you are somewhat unscrupulous when you do, you can only get through the woods.

"Ha, ha..."

"Mr. Alice, I'll take your place!

Cyra suggests you look at me carrying Lynn and letting me out of breath.

"It's okay, Cyra must be carrying a backpack, too, right?

"Ugh...... I want as much power as Mr. Ame"

"Me too."

Lynn really doesn't wake up.

Like I'm exhausted of something.

It's progressing while nagging, but it's still pretty tight.

If we don't take a moderate break, we won't talk about it if I come in.

Right, shall we take a break around here?

When I thought so and tried to speak to Cyra, on the contrary, Cyra cheered.

"Wow! Mr. Alice, look at that! He's a cute animal child!

"Huh?"

When I turn my gaze, I do see the beast child behind the bush off the beast path.

I guess it's not a demon because the Enemy Statuses don't float.

Whether it's a bear or a tiger, the child of that poorly understood animal seems to be watching this one with curiosity.

- It sucks.

"Cyra, Cyra!

"Oh, yes."

Calling on Cyra with a small, sharp voice, she turned her eyes black and white and Cyra turned to her face.

"I'll be careful before you do, Cyra, so watch your back."

"Huh? Huh?

"As soon as you feel any discomfort or signs, raise your voice and let me know"

"Duh, what's wrong, suddenly"

Again, I turned my attention to the children of the earlier animals.

There were no more of those children there.

"... there's no way such a little girl would wander around alone."

You conveyed my signs of nervousness, and Cyra breathed in and made her face stretch.

Disturb more than you need a heartbeat.

"Because it's the same for humans and beasts."

"One, that is..."

I nodded at Cyra looking around anxiously.

"... parents who protect their children are the scariest."

I take care of Lynn again and start moving my legs carefully with the scared Cyra.

Fear and tension dry my throat.

Please don't come by.

I'm not trying to do you any harm.

Halfway through prayer, the wind swells, and the blue and bushy trees darken through the deep woods.

"Hih."

Something snapped nearby, then continued and the feathers sounded.

Plus Cyra screams small in surprise.

Stop once and ask what's going on around you.

The forest is full of natural sounds and not surrounded by silence, but I don't feel the discomfort that disturbs it specially.

It remains calm.

"It's okay, it's okay"

"Yes, sir"

I call out to tell myself rather than cheer up Cyra and walk away again.

For being too tense, it is also severely drained.

That doesn't make it possible to de-alert.

Eat up your teeth and move on.

We found footprints on the Beast Road just moments after that.

"... big"

"Ah, Mr. Alice..."

Is this like a beast of a hippo?

If so, it would mean an estimated weight of 300 to 500 kg.

Though different worlds, there is no way ordinary people can fathom wild beasts.

And now I'm less than average.

If Ilia or Amy were here, I wouldn't have been so afraid with my bare hands.

They're two poor people in shape, but that's because they're dragons and dwarves...

I don't even take delays on beasts, do I?

……

Now, even though it's not a hunt, it's usually not supposed to be a stupid imitation to follow in the footsteps...

Given the topographic map I tapped into my head, I can't possibly go in the wrong direction through the woods in the shortest possible time.

Turning back and going another way is not always the right answer.

Pushing through the bush and off the sidewalk risks losing sight of directions and out of the question.

"Moving on, Cyra."

"... Yikes! Because I believe you!

"Thanks"

Sifting, Cyra shakes her neck to the side.

"When I have to, I fight too."

"Hehe, I'm comfortable"

Then again, I walk out.

I walked with attention to both the footprints and the surroundings for a while - my whole body popped at the sudden interruption of those footprints.

"Stop foot...... Huh!

Shortly after I circled my neck and checked my surroundings, a short scream of Cyra sprung from behind -