TEASER CHAPTER 7 PART 22
Somia
muttered in a worried voice as she watched Zonne and Tom continue to treat
Lisa.
"...
Are they going to be okay?"
"Are
you worried?"
"Y-,
yes ... According to the old man, Azel-san is also a dragon, and it seems that
she is trying to seal Nozomu-san at any cost..."
Her
gaze, as she muttered in a sunken tone, had been glancing into the depths of
the forest.
Tom
couldn't help but chuckle at her concern for the safety of her sister and the
others, who were probably facing a powerful enemy.
"Even
so, they'll do something about it."
"Tom-san?"
Tom's
tone of voice was not one of desperation or self-mockery. Tom's tone was
somewhat optimistic, and Somia tilted her head.
Tom
usually didn't use a strong tone of voice. However, he said what he had just
said in a tone that could be taken as optimistic.
Zonne
felt the same way, and while continuing to treat Lisa, he turned his eyes to
Tom.
"We
met him, spent time with him, and exchanged a lot of our thoughts and feelings
with him."
"Does
that mean they have some kind of plan?
"There
was something when Nozomu-kun was still bedridden. Well, it's nothing compared
to what the old man gave Irisdina-san, but..."
"Hmm..."
Tom
chuckled as he watched Somia's eyes widen in surprise.
Zonne
looked up at the grayish trees with a melancholy look on his face. At that
moment, Lisa, who had fainted, flinched slightly.
"U-,
uuu……"
Her
lips moved in pain for a moment and her eyes slowly opened.
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Magic
bullets landed on Azel's back. However, Azel, who was protected by her strong
scales, showed no pain and turned toward Irisdina and the others with a look of
dismay on her face.
"......
Another human? Step back. "This" is not something you can be involved
with."
"As
the granddaughter of the old man, and as a dragon, your words are very annoying
to listen to."
A
tone of apathy could be felt even in her calm words. Azel treated Nozomu as an
object by addressing him as “this” and Feo muttered to himself in frustration.
Ignoring
Feo's soliloquy, Azel glanced at Irisdina and the others who were rushing to
the scene.
The
same as her cold tone of voice, her gaze was devoid of any emotion. However,
when her gaze caught sight of a certain person, the cold gaze that had been
looking down on Irisdina and the others was slightly tinged with astonishment.
"An
elf? Why... with humans ..."
Azel's
eyes fell on Shīna, who was holding an arrow ready to fire from her bow.
She
was probably surprised to see that the people who live close to the spirits
same as herself were facing her on the human side.
"To
the ties that the spirits have connected us. O the Monarch of the spirits."
Shīna,
on the other hand, politely bowed to Azel. However, behind her blue pair of
eyes, there was a strong sense of caution.
Even
the edge of her words of respect for Azel carried a sense of urgency, like taut
strings.
