Dancing Circles on the Horizon of Events

And if the number of special lecturers does not exceed 500, the deadline has come for Hermes to give permission for a date with Strela and Canopus.The current count is 444, the same as two weeks ago.Although Hermes initially felt uncomfortable and expressed dissatisfaction with the number of special lecture participants that stopped growing...At this point, it seems to have reached the point of abandonment, and hugging the Pochi doll, the Sakura doll, or the Strela doll somehow cleared the grievance.Yes, hug the three dolls...

"... after all, I gave it to you. Those dolls."

"I didn't know you could see it...."

"Sakura? How long have you been making my doll?"

"As a matter of fact, the Pochis were asking me to make a Strela-sama doll.Do you think you can refuse Pochi's share, even though it was already in Hermes' hands? "

"... if Pochi's doll hadn't crossed into Hermes, I would have made an excuse, but at this stage... it's impossible."

Like that, both the Sakura doll made by Strela and the Strela doll made by Sakura were found unlucky by Hermes, and both were recovered by Hermes.

Instead, Hermes' mood did not deteriorate without an increase in the number of special lecturers and appeared to be in a state of moderate well-being.Apparently, she doesn't have to be a new special lecturer to get caught, and in the meantime, dolls seem to satisfy her desires.

Until yesterday, however, it was possible to hold on to Hermes with a doll.Today was also the countdown date, and Hermes was more motivated than ever, looking for special lecturers - that is, Strela's men, who used a lot of instructional language.

"Hermes of the day... it feels like a bully is looking for a bully...Shouldn't I have to do something else?(Or are you still free?) "

I don't think it's very different from usual?

"... that way, it's too inclusive, and it's hard to understand how to interpret it..."

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"Somehow, today's Hermes is strangely blinded?It's as if a carnivore wearing Hermes' leather is walking around looking for prey... "

"It's still the same as usual.The eyes are cluttered, and the same is true of looking for prey. "

Apparently, in the sakura, Hermes is positioned like a carnivore walking on two feet.However, it seemed that Sakura had no intention of challenging Strela about the Hermes statue.Her impressions of Hermes were similar.

Both of them are still gazing down at the crystal ball that shows Hermes today, away from the courtyard, which is in a fixed position....While seeing Hermes there trapped in the magic of phantoms, it seemed like nothing was going to happen today - when I thought about it.

Hermes goes straight to action.She unexpectedly put her hand on the window, and from there --

Bastard!

He jumped into the sky.

Winged races generally do not jump out of windows.Just as people without wings come and go through windows, it's hard to say that behavior is good.And this is the royal castle. It was a place where more manners were sought, and Hermes should have known that.

Why did Hermes have such an unusual behavior...?After thinking about the reason, Strela soon realized the reason and opened her eyes to surprise.

"Ha?! Did you finally realize that the hermetic spell was on you?!"

The phantom magic stretched by Strela acts on the subject's consciousness, giving them the effect that they can only walk a certain path.To get out of there, all you have to do is walk away from the path, but it's Strela's magic that prevents you from walking away from the path in the first place.Hermes could not escape the magic of Strela semi-permanently as long as he was in the restricted space of the castle.

But this time, the action Hermes chose was the best way to escape Strela's illusion magic on his own.As early as possible, Strela realized her illusion magic had been discovered by Hermes because she couldn't choose if she didn't realize she was trapped in it.

With a crystal ball that cannot grasp the fine Hermes expression and voice, it is impossible to determine whether Hermes really realized the magic of Strela phantom, but at least it seems that Strela was able to say this.... the Hermes we captured has gained his freedom.