The dream of standing in a white space.
It doesn't distinguish between top and bottom, but strangely realistic.
"Istarif."
When Ran called, a blue flame burned between the fog.
"Since when did humans call my name so recklessly?"
The voice that seemed to burn the flame was still there. The lion's lower body, the female's upper body, and the hair is a fiery flame.
She was eating with fruit in her hand. Bonnie it was the fruit that Ran prepared.
"I called you, but you didn't answer, so I thought you weren't coming."
"Do we have to jump out when humans call us?"
"Is the fruit delicious?"
When Ran asked, Istarif swallowed fruit and laughed.
"These fruits don't suit my taste. You're a reader, a rare stranger, be lucky I don't hate you."
Somehow, Ran looked bad and said, looking at her.
"Thank you for coming."
"Yeah, what's going on?"
"I want to ask you a question. That's over the ice."
Even before Ran's words were finished, Istarif's hair was blazing. Ran saw it and swallowed her saliva and said.
"Delphanto, you know?"
Eastarif's face is distorted. The split pupil looked scary like a star sapphire.
"I haven't heard that name in a long time. Yeah, I know about the door."
"Is there any way to stop him from coming out?"
At the words, Eastarif said in a brief silence.
"None. Seal is always a seal. It's not a solution."
"Then how do we defeat them?"
"I don't know."
Ran opened her mouth wide.
Istarif turned around. She mumbled, scratching the ground several times with the lion's front feet.
"Iveria sealed him to reduce his power. But it's a thousand years, a thousand years, or a thousand years already a thousand years."
"What about you?"
When asked by Ran, Istarif turned her neck 180 degrees and looked back, and Ran held back the scream. I've been thinking about it for a long time, but I hope you think about the human heart.
"I need the strength and vitality of the Lazia Lord to use my strength."
Istariff pushed out the red floor and suffered from her lips.
"If you eat it all, well?"
"Then I'll rule that out."
Ran replied quickly.
There is no need for an answer to Eustaf's life.
'And what do you mean, well?'
You're not even sure, are you?
Ran crossed her arms. Istarif stepped back lightly and bouncy. So with your neck turned 180 degrees.
Istarif laughed when she saw Ran scared.
"Have you changed your mind? What is it? You used to be confused."
"I like Eustaf."
Ran spoke frankly and Istarif blinked.
"Who's trying to kill you?"
"Not anymore."
At Ran's words, Istarif turned and her neck returned to position.
"I don't understand. I'm not sure about that feeling. So is Iveria. So did Delphanto."
Slipping past Istarif's murmur, Ran asked.
"I also saw that Iveria left magic in the Viridescent Crown. Do you happen to know what magic is? Wouldn't that help?"
"In the crown?"
"Yes"
Istariff blinked.
At that time, the background changed to snow field. Ran looked around in surprise.
It was snow at night. Nearby, there was a tent and a bonfire behind her back.
"What the--"
Ran muttered, and the door of the small tent opened and a person came out.
"Eus?"
Ran shouted in surprise, but he seemed unable to hear the sound from this side.
Ran looked around in embarrassment, but Istarif was not seen.
"Istarif!"
There was no answer even when I shouted.
Beep!
At that time, there was a whistle that tore her ears, so Ran stepped back, covering both ears.
- Guwoo
In the distance, there was a strange sound as if a giant bear were crying.
Blue Knights quickly began to come out of the tent, and the view turned black.
"-!!"
Ran woke up from a dream.
Ran shivered as she breathed with her shoulders.
'What, I'm sick...'
She frowned. I've been sick as if I had a flu.
- That's what happens when you get something from the Spirit.
Someone whispered in her ear and Ran turned her head. A blue flame as big as a thumbnail fluttered lightly and disappeared.
"You didn't even answer the right questions-"
Ran felt irritated.
'Is the last scene the present?'
Ran bit her lips. She had never seen the actual appearance of monster. I just felt like It was a monster.
'That was really creepy.'
Eustaf and Lumiere fight those kinds of things?
Ran curled up.
It was a night when I couldn't fall asleep.
***
Eustaf pulled out a sword.
Black and sticky blood burst out. The unpleasant, rotting smell of the body vibrated.
"It's like that before, and I think it's something that sticks to death."
Lumiere murmured. His tone was light, but his face was hard.
The fallen bear-shaped beast looked at least a month old. But it's less corrupt because it's winter.
Crying with a strange sound, the bear was looking for someone.
- She, Where...She....
That was what the bear said.
Lumiere and Eustaf also strangely recalled "Ran" in the words.
It may not be Ran. Maybe he's looking for someone else.
In fact, other members of the Knights also seemed not to think of Ran at all.
"What the hell is this monster?"
When asked by Blaine, Eustaf said.
"Maybe I'll talk to the Wizard's Association."
Blaine nodded.
"I think that would be good."
He glanced at Eustaf's sword. There was no blood left on the black blade.
"You're all asleep. Go to the next place and rather to sleep during the day. "
Blaine replied briefly to Eustaf's words, "Respect."
*******
Winter hunting was longer than expected, so the joy was greater when they returned to the mansion.
When Ran said that the banquet was ready, the Knights cheered.
As soon as I washed up, everyone ate and drank at the banquet hall until they were sick of it.
He drank wine like water and swallowed meat like jelly, wondering how long it had been since the right food had been eaten.
Ran was tired of the amount they ate and felt proud.
"How did you know?"
"Huh?"
"Time for us to come back."
Ran laughed at Eustaf's words.
"That was close. Most of them were made in advance and frozen outside. And I just heated it up. Eustaf said it's later than the time you're coming back. And just in case, there's no contact when he's back."
Ran said Eustaf, pulling his arm around her waist.
"I can't wait to see you in person any sooner."
"That's it. So am I."
Ran said so and laughed. When Eustaf kissed, it tasted like sweet wine.
Ran smiled and slipped his shoulder and said.
"Everyone's watching."
"No one's watching."
"No way."
Ran said so and looked at the banquet hall. The rapid decrease in food in the beginning also began to slow down.
The servants also looked more relaxed.
"Have you looked at the Viridescent Crown?"
"Huh?"
"Did you like it?"
"Eustaf"
"Or do you like the new tiara?"
"You know that's not what I meant."
Ran quickly continued.
"I haven't found any magical traces. I wonder if it was just a joke after all....."
Ran hesitated.
When talking about the crown, Istarif definitely turned things around and glossed over. In addition, after two days of public illness, Ran stopped thinking of calling Istarif again.
But there's definitely something in the crown.
'But to tell you this story, you have to say that you know the name of Istarif.'
What would Eustaf think if she said that?
Won't they be prying?
"Actually, I have a confession to make to Eus."
With a serious face, Eustaf looked around.
"Let's move for a moment."
Ran nodded at his words. Yeah, it's not something to talk about at the banquet.
Coming out of the banquet hall, Ran and Eustaf went into a small room.
Ran took a deep breath and said.
"So, actually, I know the name of blue flame."
Eustaf stared silently at Ran.
Ran couldn't look at him properly and continued quickly.
"That, that's why I was able to get a ring. I can't tell you how I got to know his name. And I can't tell you the name. Well- the spirit hates it."
Ran lowered her head more deeply.
"I'm sorry."
"What do you mean?"
"Well, it's important, but I hid it. It's about ring....."
Ran looked up at Eustaf carefully. Eustaf did not look angry.
Just he asked like this.
"Is that the reason you're telling me that now?"
Really? Are we moving on to this?
Ran thought so, but quickly said, Don't miss the timing.
"I called in a blue flame and asked. Does she know anything about the crown? But she changed the subject."
Eustaf's forehead narrowed.
"You called blue flame?"
"Oh, yes."
"Do you know how dangerous that is?"
"I know that the Spirit demands a price...."
Ran's word tail shrank slightly.
"I know."
Eustaf's voice subsided and became slippery.
"Should I tell you more about the people who were beaten up by the Spirit in front of me, or should you get a promise not to call the Spirit again?"
I didn't know Ran, but doing business with spirits here was a similar concept to using 'private bonds'.
In order to trade with the Spirit, you must ask and trade what you want first, or the Spirit will ask for absurdity.
However, most of them were in a desperate situation, and there was a lot of talk about borrowing the power of the spirit and later using the force of the spirit.
However, Ran, who was not familiar with it, thought, 'How could you be so angry?' but answered calmly.
"I know."
Eustaf's blue eyes narrowed.
"I understand why you were so confident going to a dangerous place. It must have been a very complacent idea that you could borrow the power of blue flame. It's called blue flame, but it's a spirit, too."
Eustaf held her hand tightly.
"You promise not to use it."
"Yes."
Ran nodded. I don't think I'll get an answer even if I ask more questions to Istarif anyway....
'You don't have to upset Eustaf for nothing.'
In response to Ran's answer, Eustaf then let go of her hand and hugged her and kissed her.
"I'm telling you, I'm thinking about where and what else I can do to keep Ran safe."
Enclosed in his arms, Ran laughed.
"I don't think we can be any safer. Of course - something suspicious is coming out these days."
Eustaf's face darkened by her backstabbing. He spoke low.
"I'm going to the closing ceremony next week."
"Already?"
"It's not too early. Because winter hunting was long."
In the words of Eustaf, Ran said, 'Is that so...' she breathed out a short breath.
'Then that's the day Sina comes.'
It really came today.
After all that time, the time has finally come when the original work begins. Well, it's not the original, it's just what she read.
"Would you like to come with me? Or...."
He raised Ran's head with a blur of hindsight.
"Of course I'll come with you!"
replied Ran then added,
"Don't you want to go-?"
Are we finally on the flow?
Is it that kind of a world that tries to keep her away from himself and leave him alone with Sina?
I kept thinking like that even though I knew it was paranoid. Like a mole digging a way to escape.
'But it's scary.'
What I read is a complete happy ending.
It's a flawless end. But if you keep playing it like this, maybe it'll be a bad ending.
Maybe Eustaf gets hurt or something happens.
Ran's face darkened and Eustaf said, holding her in his arms.
"No, it's not because it's hard for you to ride a horse in the winter."
Actually, I didn't want to take her near the door. I don't want to take Ran near the danger in it.
Eustaf sighed and said,
"Let's go together."
"Yes."
Ran answered quietly in his arms. Anyway, she had to see and meet. Sina is coming to this world.
'And this time, she'll be chased by monsters and help her before she suffer in the snow.'
Ran decided so.
From what I read, Sina comes to this world, wanders tremendously, is chased, and barely meets Eustaf.
At least I wanted to make sure it didn't happen this time.
At first, I wanted to stop her from being treated harshly by the Duchy of Lazia.