City of Slumber

When staying together…

I don’t remember well as I fell asleep soon after, but I have a hunch after Miriam was told that I’ll make her my maid she was hopping in delight.

I woke up to the sound of Henry and Armand returning.
“Today was awful. Coalescing Smiles appeared…”
That must have been tough.
Henry spoke while removing his armor at the entrance. Armand looked tired and kept silent.
“It’s tough if they coalesce so I hurried to defeat them, but I only got one. Then they transformed into a Rocca Smile”
Rocca Smile is a formidable enemy of this floor.
Of course, the last boss dragon is stronger, but without Alice’s Vivid Dynamite it can’t be defeated in a single blow.
Because its HP is high, once it takes shape, Henry’s whip and Armand’s quick cutting can only damage it once per turn.
With a Smile in this state, an all out attack is better than quick strikes.

“If only Alice was there…”
“Are you hurt? Should I treat you?”
“Ah, please do”
Henry, now with his armor removed, boasted (?) a wound on his stomach.
Miriam urged him to sit on the sofa and treated him.
On the side, Armand waited for his turn silently.

“With their number being what it was, we got a reasonable amount of coins”
“Waa, that’s a lot!!”
Miriam’s staring at the silver coins arranged on the table.
Having finished treating Henry and Armand, she took out bread baked in the stone oven.
When she put the soup on fire, a fragrant smell of vegetables and meat spread inside the room.
I staggered to my seat.
Miriam laid spoons in front of all four seats and served the bread on plates.
The soup was served in a bowl, while we started eating, Armand hollowed out his bread and put vegetables and meat from the soup inside.
“Such a delicious way of eating”
“Disgusting”
We were eating keeping such a conversation going…
Armand became suspicious of me getting seconds of the soup.
“Alice, you have a surprising appetite…?”
Damn!! Unlike ordinary illnesses, my appetite hasn’t decreased…
“T, that…”
“She hasn’t eaten lunch!!”
“T, that’s right! I may feel better tomorrow!!”
I followed up on Miriam’s help, and frankly I felt I gained energy by eating Miriam’s trial bread…

I was the last one to take shower.
I wonder if I’ve recovered considerably.
I’ll go help Miriam with shopping tomorrow.
When I thought so.
Somebody started banging on the bathroom door.
“What?”
“Miriam collapsed!! Please come right away”
It was Henry’s voice.
Having confirmed he was gone from the dressing room, I exited the bathroom and put on a dress.
When I went to the bedroom on the first floor, ghastly pale Miriam was sitting on the floor with no strength in her.
“Miriam!! What’s wrong!?”
Henry and Armand made a large fuss laying the limp Miriam on the bed.
I understood in an instant.
‘It synced for the school trip…’
‘No way!! And we’ll be skiing!! Won’t it be tiresome!!’
‘Maa-chan, there’s a problem. I’m worried everyone will sync up’
There’s a rumor about the synchronization.
I don’t understand the mechanism behind it well. In the first place, the rumor is more of an urban legend.
However, when women live together, for some reason the synchronization occurs…
Sorry…