"Aren't you guys excited? Today's the day! We can finally get some results for the experiment!"
"...Maria, again, I'm not interested in your experiment! Not one bit!"
"You're probably the only one who cares about these kinds of things. You're weird, like always."
"That's rude, Arnold! I'm perfectly normal! Also, Sen, you never show interest in anything other than fighting!"
Deep within the Forest of Magic, a trio of humans are arguing among themselves. However, this is the usual for them.
Maria, 15 years old, 157 cm tall. Female. She's the twin younger sister of Arnold. She has straight blonde hair which goes down to her back. Her eyebrows and eyelashes are the same colour. Her irises are purple. Her chest is also of a decent size, being slightly larger than the average.
Sen, 15 years old, 153 cm tall. Male. He's a close friend of Maria and Arnold. He has short black hair which barely touches his ears. His eyebrows, eyelashes, and irises are also black. In addition to his short height, he's also slightly skinnier than average.
Arnold, 15 years old, 168 cm tall. Male. He's the twin older brother of Maria, so his hair, eyebrows, eyelashes, and irises are the same colour as Maria's. His hair is long enough to partially cover his ears.
Maria, who is the only girl in the group, is currently in the lead, with the two boys following behind. That's because Maria is looking for something in the forest, which she left behind during her last trip, for an experiment.
She lets out a sigh as she continues walking towards her destination.
"Haah... You guys... Anyway, once we find the mirror, we'll be heading back to Lindis immediately. It's dangerous to stay in the Forest of Magic, after all."
"I wonder if we'll encounter any Orcs this time... There were only Horned Rabbits and Wild Boars last time." Sen replies, while showing his eagerness to fight.
"...Let's just hurry up." Arnold ignores Sen and prompts Maria to walk faster.
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After about 10 more minutes of traveling, the trio starts to let their guard down, a little bit. They have yet to engage in battles against any beasts.
"We're almost there." Maria says as they walk through patches of tall grass.
"This is slightly concerning... We haven't encountered any beasts up until now. Normally we would have to fight something every few minutes, when we're this deep into the forest." Sen comments on the lack of beasts in the area, as he lowers his hand holding his dagger.
Arnold remains cautious and continues holding up his shortsword for the next few minutes. He also finds the lack of beasts concerning.
...
"Eh? The mirror should be around here... Where is it?"
Maria continues to search around a tree, only to find nothing that resembles the mirror which she's looking for.
"Are you sure this is the correct tree, Maria?"
"Of course I am, Arnold! See, I left a mark on this tree a month ago! Just give me a bit more time..."
"... I'll look around this area as well. Just in case the mirror is somewhere else."
As Sen said so, he jumps up a nearby tree, and jumps from one tree to another, disappearing into the leaves. Arnold keeps his shortsword ready, in case they get attacked.
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After one minute, Sen returns to Maria and Arnold empty handed. "I'm back. I didn't find anything in this area. Did you find your mirror?"
Maria shakes her head in response. "I'm pretty sure that I left the mirror here a month ago... Did someone take it?"
"We're so deep into the forest, I don't think anyone will be around to take the mirror... Let's just return while we still can, we've stayed for far too long." Since the trio has been in the forest for around half an hour, Arnold suggests to return to Lindis soon.
"...Fine, let's go... To think that this is the outcome of the experiment..." Maria hangs her head in disappointment as Arnold leads the trio back.
"Are you fine with returning now? Is the mirror not important to you, Maria?"
"Of course it is, Sen! It's for an experiment after all!"
"Not that. I meant whether you use the mirror often."
"Oh. Then, not really? I have multiple mirrors that I can use."
"Haah... By the way, what was your experiment again? I never remember trifling matters such as this."
"Sen! You... This experiment is not...! I left the mirror in the Forest of Magic for a month to see if it could absorb and contain magic, like magic stones can! This is important!"
Arnold, who was listening to the conversation, sighed as he sympathize with with Sen. Only his sister would think of doing such weird and unnecessary things.
Maria continues without noticing his sigh, though. "But, that's strange, isn't it? What happened to the mirror, then? I still think that someone or something took the mirror..."
"I'm more concerned about the lack of beasts. I think that's more important than your missing mirror." Sen replied.
As if responding to Sen, a group of six Horned Rabbits appear.
"Can't your timing be more accurate... Maria! Sen! Get ready to fight!" Arnold, who was the only one on guard, alerted the other two. Sen prepares his dagger and Maria prepares her magic. Though, Sen is clearly disappointed that there's only six Horned Rabbits.
"Let's just finish this quickly..."