The faded person who shuttles between the everyday and the extraordinary

But after Irena thought about it seriously, she suddenly thought of something and asked playfully: "What you mean is... do you like to be humiliated? Should I call you a fool? A pervert? A idiot? Bedbugs?—that would make you happier?”

"Not at all!" The beautiful girl with a strange smile said she was a pervert. This strange experience made An Yan quickly interrupt to avoid being overheard, causing her to die socially.

"Really? That's a pity."

"What are you sorry for!?"

"You're kidding~ Now I'd better think of a way to leave this wilderness and then...ah! I forgot!" Irena stretched out her hand while speaking, but there was no reaction, which made her suddenly think of something and scream. Call.

"What? What's wrong??"

"——I forgot the broom in the room!" For some reason, Irena just forgot the broom, but she looked like she was about to face the end of the world.

"....You bring a broom with you when you go out?" What kind of environmentally friendly girl is this?There's no point in bringing a broom to the wild, right? ——An Yan had a subtle expression on his face.

Irena seemed to be aware of his thoughts, and explained a little frantically: "No! Broomsticks are for flying. I can't fly without a broom!"

"...Speaking of which, the witch in the storybook rides a broomstick? But if you sit on a broomstick so thin for a long time, you really can't..."

"——Very well, you can shut up now and skip this topic!" Irena interrupted him directly before he finished speaking, and pointed to the distance with her hand: "Speaking of which, I have been very fond of you from the beginning. Care about that thing, do you know what it is?”

"what?"

"It's that triangle guy."

"Triangle..." Following what Irena pointed to, he immediately saw a triangular steel frame structure electricity tower.

"That's an electric tower that transmits electricity. How about it?"

"electricity?"

"That's right! Since there is an electric tower, why don't we just follow the wires!" An Yan, who answered casually, suddenly came back to his senses and immediately thought of a way to break the situation. He couldn't help but excitedly hammered his palms, and subconsciously followed the wires. direction.

But after taking only two steps, he thought of something again and stopped suddenly.

He was following him excitedly, thinking that he would return to the human world soon. The girl who had knocked down the food had no time to brake and crashed into it.

"——Why did you stop suddenly!?" Irena covered her nose and complained in pain.

"....No, I suddenly thought of a question..."

"what?"

"....Forget it, let's go first."

After hesitating to speak, he temporarily put aside his doubts about the electric tower and walked ahead again.

The attitude of saying this half-said made Irena a little anxious: "No...don't just say half-said!"

"I'll tell you later."

"Then you should explain first, what is the power transmission?"

Irena didn't bother about why he stopped. She followed him and asked about the electric tower.

The two of them just chatted and followed the wires.

They walked over mountains and ridges, from the refreshing morning to the scorching sun at noon, and they were all sweating profusely before they knew it.

Especially in the past, Irene, who basically used a broom to travel and only walked shopping, could no longer move. She simply grabbed An Yan's clothes and let him drag her to reduce some consumption for herself.

However, An Yan was also very tired. Even if he occasionally went out to hunt, he would not stray too far from the village. He mostly relied on traps to catch prey.

Therefore, it didn't take long for the two of them to reach their limit in this sudden climb over mountains and ridges.

"You...didn't you say...there are wires...you can see people soon? Why...we left...for three or four hours, right? You... .Do you really know how to walk?"

Irena, who was taking a breath every step of the way, finally stopped, leaning against the big tree, breathing heavily, and expressed her confusion intermittently.

An Yan, who was squatting beside him, could only helplessly spread his hands: "Even if you ask me that... I don't know. In theory, it should be possible to find..."

"theory?"

"Well, theory."

"~~~!"

Irena, who had almost reached the limit of her endurance, was about to say something when her stomach made a sound again, causing her to freeze and stop moving.

But before she could explain anything, An Yan's stomach also made a sound, causing her to subconsciously lower her head and look over: "——It's you this time!"

"....In other words, you admit that it was you last time?"

"I'm almost hungry too... Let's find a way to get food first."

Irena, who was very skillful in avoiding the topic, took out a small wooden stick from somewhere and waved it in the air a few times, but... nothing happened.

This made her lower her head in despair: "There is really no way to get the things I stored in the different space here..."

"Although I don't know what you are talking about, but now we should try to find a way to get food, right?"

"I'm just trying to figure out a way to solve this problem!" Irena complained with a depressed expression, then she covered her belly and looked up at him pitifully: "Frankly speaking, I'm starving to death. ....”

"What a coincidence, me too."

"I would definitely appreciate it if I could have food in front of me right now."

"Me too."

He planned to eat the venison in his pocket before thinking about it again. At this moment, he just nodded casually.

"...Are you pretending to be stupid?" After hearing his words, the girl who was pitiful a moment ago suddenly changed her expression and stared into his eyes seriously: "We are friends, right?"

"....When did this happen?"

This guy changes his face so quickly!Sure enough, the more beautiful a girl is, the better she is at lying?

An Yan's mouth twitched slightly, and she quickly distanced herself from him, trying to clear the relationship through physical distance.

But Irena stepped forward, stared directly at him from bottom to top, and said with a soft smile: "We share weal and woe, and we all know their names. It's not too much to say that we have a community of destiny!"

"......"

"It's not too much~!" Seeing that he had no voice, Irena emphasized her statement again.

Frankly speaking, the cute girl, with her big watery eyes staring up from the bottom, was really touching. She could even be said to have cheating charm, which made his heart beat faster than expected.

Chapter 3 Performing seppuku live?

Even though his heart was a little disappointed, he unconsciously stepped back and distanced himself from the girl in front of him, because An Yan could tell that she had plans for him.

After all, he is not so narcissistic that he thinks there is something about him that can make the girl in front of him fall in love at first sight.

So what's the plot?He glanced at the backpack behind him, spread his hands helplessly, and sighed: "....Don't look at me like this, I don't have anything to eat in my bag."

"I do not believe!"

"....No, really, I have nothing to eat except the venison."

"You don't want to be alone, do you? Are you still a friend? No...are you still a human being?"

"Why do I suddenly have to be talked about to this extent by you? You are the one, you can't hide anything, right?"

"When I find someone, I will definitely find a way to repay you tenfold! Can't you still trust me?" Irena blinked her big eyes, trying to make herself look as harmless as possible.

".... Only ghosts can be trusted. We haven't known each other for a long time, right?" Facing this persistent girl, An Yan lost his temper for a moment.

He looked up at the long-lost sun in the sky, and after a while he sighed again, and under the girl's eager gaze, he gave up and said: "I can show you my backpack, but you have to promise not to laugh at me. "

"Why should I laugh at you?"

"You make sure first."

"I swear!"

"....look."

Although he didn't quite believe Irena's swearing, he still took off the bag and opened it, aiming at the "magical girl".

The hungry girl poked her head out excitedly, but when she saw what was inside, she froze as if struck by lightning.

In that bulging-looking bag, there was no food that normal people would carry when traveling. There was only a small ball that emitted golden light, and a crystal box containing exquisite dolls.

It can be said that this backpack is basically filled with the overly decorated crystal box.

It took her a while to recover from the strange belongings. She tilted her head like a bird and stared at the things inside. She was silent for a long time before lightly opening her lips: "What are these two...? "

"The idol, as well as the sacred object, the seeds of the golden tree."

"....you....."

"what happened?"

"...No, I think personal hobbies are still worthy of respect." I don't know what kind of understanding she had, but Irena cast a warm and caring look at him and nodded with a smile. .

It was this kind of sight that made An Yan feel like he was pierced by an invisible sharp arrow. He said displeasedly: "Hey, are you thinking of something strange?"

"How is it possible? Traveling in the world of imagination is also the privilege of adolescent children. I will not laugh at other people's wishes." Irena had an overly obvious fake smile on her face, and her eyes were still as warm as ever.

This made him almost crazy: "Although it doesn't look like it! But it's really an idol! You're not talking nonsense with a doll! I'm not that pathetic! This is also the seed of the golden tree!"

"Are you actually a very powerful person? A divine envoy with incredible talents."

"you can say it this way."

"Then come up with money quickly! I want to become a rich man! Give me money quickly!" Irena stretched out her hand to him without any politeness.

His expression was so serious that he couldn't tell whether he was serious or joking with himself: "This won't work, but we are in the wild mountains and there is no point in taking money, right?"

"Can we have a big dinner?"

"My ability is not..."

"How about a croissant? Is it as simple as that? You are an envoy of God, so you should be able to do it that simple, right?"

"So! My ability is not in that area! My ability is..."

"Show me?"

"No, this..."

How to show immortality?A live performance of seppuku or suicide?But now that the transformed golden seeds have not been planted, will you just go back to your hometown if you die?

"..." After Irena silently stared at him for a while, who started to have a stomachache, she stopped talking and just resumed the fake smile on her face, waving her hands and saying: "I know, it's better to hurry up now. Let’s go, finding some normal food is the first priority.”

"Um....."

Although he wanted to explain it clearly, walking through the mountains on an empty stomach was undoubtedly torture for Irena, and it was also torture for him.

There was no way to prove himself now, so he could only glare at Irena resentfully for a while, then gave up the explanation for the time being and prioritized his stomach.

However, looking around, there were only weeds and trees and rocks. No human traces were found...but two beast footprints were found.

There was no other way. The two could only distract themselves by chatting to make themselves less hungry while continuing their survival in the wilderness.

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

The two of them were lucky. They were hungry from noon to when the sun set, and they discovered the existence of the road through the bushes.

This made Anyan quickly pull Irena out and drag her along the road, walking to the edge of the city before the sun completely set.

Looking at the obviously modern city, the two of them unconsciously fell into silence.

After a long while, it was An Yan who spoke slowly with a complicated mood: "...I thought the electric tower was just an accident, and the result was just an ordinary modern one? It's completely different from the otherworldly adventure I imagined. ...But there is no danger in being able to return to ordinary modern times, so it should be something to be thankful for, right?”

"-No, no, no! How is this ordinary place??" Irena, who was still looking blank, finally came back to her senses at this moment. She shook her head and pointed at the passing vehicles and said in surprise: "What is that? It's driven by magic. Iron box?"

"...It's an ordinary car, but I really don't know where the license plate is."

"A car? Shouldn't it normally be horse-drawn? Or pulled by oxen and people? Or driven by magic?"

"Before that, let's find a way to get some food first, right?"

"....That's right. We need to solve the stomach problem first."

Curiosity was interrupted, and the sad reality returned. The girl's stomach problem temporarily put aside her shock. She quickly walked to the landscape fountain and reached out to catch some water, and then put it directly into her stomach.

This made An Yan dumbfounded for a moment, and then he quickly stepped forward and pressed her hand: "Wait! What do you want to do??"

"What's wrong? Why don't you pad your stomach first? If you want to drink, there's plenty on the side, right?" Irena looked puzzled.

"No...will drinking this roadside water cause diarrhea? Then there will be even more trouble!"

"It's okay! This level is not a problem at all for travelers!"

"Why does traveling involve such a thing? And didn't you say that you have been a very powerful witch since the beginning of the journey? Why did you end up drinking water from the roadside?"