Chapter 72 – In the Twilight Sky
“Are you feeling at ease?”
Nod
I nodded my head to the hero to mean that.
Previously, I felt sorry for the girl named Rumia, who was originally in this body, and suffered from a sense of self-doubt towards myself for wanting to survive.
However, I think it’s fortunate that I was able to face Rumia face-to-face, so we could talk to each other and resolve our feelings.
“I’m glad.”
The warrior smiled in relief and stroked my hair.
I feel really fortunate.
If it hadn’t been for the hero, he wouldn’t have been able to meet Rumia in person like this, and then he would still be living in a sense of shame.
It was thanks to the warrior.
I grabbed the wrist of the warrior who was stroking my hair with both hands.
When I suddenly held her hand, she gave me a surprised expression for a moment.
I didn’t miss it and pulled it towards me.
“Uh..”
Surprised by my sudden action, the hero averted his gaze as he felt the soft touch of his hand for a moment.
Hehe.
– Thanks to you, I was able to hold my heart firmly.
At first, I worried a lot about whether it was okay for me to like the hero or whether it was really okay as it was.
But now, even Lumia was pushing my back, so there was nothing to hold back.
“That, is it?”
Perhaps sensing that my mood was unusual, the warrior replied in a cold sweat.
What are you so afraid of?
I clung to the hero’s hand even more and rubbed my cheek.
I wanted to be like this now.
“Ummm..”
I was a warrior who was trying to get rid of what was clinging to one arm, but soon he smiled and ran his other hand through my hair.
“Where do you want to go next?”
“…”
Well
It didn’t matter where we went as long as we were together, but if we had to say where we wanted to go…
– Ferris wheel…?
There must be a ferris wheel, but does the hero know about it?
If you ask why, the only answer is that it is common knowledge that the Ferris wheel exists because this game is a game anyway.
That’s because it’s an unplayed game..?
“Ferris wheel? What is that…”
As expected, the hero didn’t seem to know what a ferris wheel was.
I stood up for a moment and looked around, then pointed at a huge ride that was supposed to be a ferris wheel.
Although the condition was a little different, it was clear that it was a ferris wheel as it was spinning around in a huge circle.
“You want to go over there?
I nodded my head at the hero’s question.
It’s nice to go out and play, but…
Hmm.
Come to think of it, it looked the best to ride there when the sun was setting, that is, when the sunset was in full swing.
– That’s the last one to type.
“Uh? So, where do you want to go right now?”
– Why don’t you try all the things here?
I smiled as I said that.
I don’t really need to choose anything, there’s plenty of time anyway, so if you’re going to do that, it’s good to try them all one by one.
Come to think of it, where did Cecilia and Ruril go?
I think we all went in together after dividing into teams in the haunted house earlier, but before we knew it, we were separated from each other.
– Does the hero know where Cecilia and Ruril went?
“Yeah.. I don’t know where they went either..”
It seemed that even the warrior did not know.
Well, it was even weirder to know that we had been together until now.
I looked around and got myself fully up from my seat.
Then, let’s look around while looking for Cecilia and Ruril.
– Let’s go, warrior.
This time, instead of telepathy, I changed the ring the hero gave me as a gift into a plate form and showed it to the warrior.
Then the warrior laughed.
From now on, it’s amusement park time.
.
.
.
.
Fun.
And it looked fun.
I looked at Rumia and gave her a smile of relief.
I was sad that Rumia, who was playing pranks on me, was having a hard time on the other hand, even until the first time she mixed with Rumia.
Because I knew why she was having a hard time.
That’s why I did what she asked me to do in the past so that she wouldn’t suffer any more.
Fortunately, the story with the original Rumia seemed to have been resolved.
– Try the warrior once!
Saying that, what she held out was something cold.
I wondered if I could eat this just by looking at it, but the moment I put it in my mouth, I made a surprised expression at the sweetness and coldness I felt.
– It’s called ice cream.
It’s ice cream
I don’t know who made it, but I thought it was very well done.
Judging by its appearance, it was clear that it was probably made using ice magic.
It would be impossible to make something this cold without using ice magic.
But what is this soft white thing?
– There are a lot of really strange things here.
“That’s right..”
There were so many things I had never seen in my life.
In the first place, it was truly amazing that such huge instruments were simply used for play.
Maybe it was the biggest and richest city in the world, so we were able to make these things.
Besides, unlike other cities, it was a city that created new learning through magic and alchemy, so it wasn’t that strange that a place like this existed.
Looking at Rumia’s happy face, I thought it was good to come here.
Come to think of it, Rumia said she wasn’t originally a person who lived in this world.
When Rumia talked about herself, she also talked about the world that the original Rumia lived in. One of the stories she heard back then was that Lumia originally lived in a world where, unlike this place, a civilization called science had developed.
As she talked all night, she heard a lot of stories… But didn’t know all that much. The reason she found out Rumia’s secret was when she was not far from the Demon King’s Castle, so even though she wanted to hear it, she didn’t hear much about it.
I had enough of the rides, so I wanted to share her story with Lumia.
“How was the world Rumia lived in?”
– Uh… Did I ever talk about that in the past?
“Like a world developed by science… Like a wheeled iron block going around at high speed. I’ve heard about it, but I don’t know the details.”
I hadn’t even heard what science was.
One thing was certain: science, unlike magic, was a technology that used electricity, commonly seen lightning, as an energy source.
– You talked about that.
Rumia said that and put on her nostalgic expression.
– Then… Shall we talk about where I used to live?
I nodded.
Since then, I have heard many stories from Rumia and her walks in the park.
The flying iron lump was a story I had never heard before.
When I asked how she could fly, she couldn’t answer properly, saying she didn’t know because she wasn’t a person engaged in that field.
Well, normal people can use magic tools, but considering that most people can’t answer if you ask them how they were made, it’s only natural.
In a way, the things Rumia said and the magic tools seemed similar.
All the things Rumia told me were stories that the Dwarves would be interested in hearing.
– It feels so refreshing to say something like this that I shouldn’t have said in the first place.
At some point, time passed and the sun was setting.
We rode a lot of rides and talked a lot, so it’s time to go home.
“Then..”
I looked at Rumia.
Come to think of it, she seems to have a ride that Rumia wanted to ride.
– Shall we go for a ride?
I nodded at Rumia’s question.
There was no reason to refuse.
I also wanted to ride a Ferris wheel or something like Rumia.
I looked around and found a map.
It was to check where to go to the Ferris wheel.
The moment she was about to approach the map, Lumia came to her side.
Soon, she felt a warm sensation in her hand.
While the sun was setting, I felt strange as I held Rumia’s hand and walked side by side.
People slowly disappeared in the amusement park where dusk was approaching, and the shadowy amusement park felt desolate, and on the other hand, I felt the unknown joy that only me and Rumia exist in an empty place.
It was a strange sensation.
It was such an unbearable feeling, tickling my chest.
It must have been because she was with Rumia.
I looked down at Rumia, who was walking alongside her.
In my gaze, Rumia looked up at me and she smiled.
I feel sorry for Rumia, who wanted to ride the Ferris wheel… But she wanted to stay like this a little longer.
I held her hand tightly.
Rumia also held my hand tightly.
“…”
“…”
We walked towards the Ferris wheel without having any conversation with each other.
Drunk at dusk… Drunk with the temperature of the person you like.
