When I open my eyes, I dimly donât know where I am.
I look around in my sleep, but itâs too dark to tell.
What I managed to see staring at was a bunch of rocky walls.
âCave?â
When I got up slowly, I could see the magic item lights a little further away.
âWhere is it? Is that it? Why were you sleeping with me in the first place?
Uh, Iâm definitely walking down the village road towards the village of Hatau.
So, because Sola and Ciel are competing⊠what is it?
Thatâs strange, I have a vague memory.
âTeri ~â
Hmm?
I feel like Flemâs voice.
Look around, but unfortunately itâs too dark to find it.
Was that a mistake?
âFlem?â
âTeri ~â
Oh, itâs Flem, after all.
When I turned my gaze to rely on my voice, I was able to confirm its existence in a flash.
Even so, itâs just a contour.
âMorning, Frem. Where is this place? You know what?â
When I speak, I roll around and come to me.
So I finally got a good look at that.
Lift the flem gently and pay for the soil and other things that came with it when it rolled over and put it on your knees.
Flem on my lap looks happy with the pull and shake.
Is that it?
With that said, I feel like the weight of my body that Iâve been feeling since morning is disappearing.
Were you sleepless?
As I watch my body condition as I stretch out my arms, the dark space brightens up.
âAre you awake? \n
Mr. Druid with the lights was about to come in from a place that seemed to be the entrance to and exit from the cave when he turned his gaze to his voice.
âYes. Uh, how was I asleep?
I thought about it a lot but I still couldnât remember.
At times like this, itâs best to ask.
âRemember when you had a fever?
Hot?
With that said, itâs like I was talking to Mr. Druid about fever.
Sure, yeah. You know, I have a fever⊠oh, maybe.
âWhen we were talking, the fever went up, and suddenly I fell down.â
I knew it!
âIâm sorry. Trouble.â
Were your body heavy in the morning because of the fever?
Touch your forehead yourself to confirm the fever.
The heat coming from your palms, as usual.
âIâm fine. Um, how long have I been asleep?
We were talking about maybe we should hurry because itâs been cold the last few mornings.
âI think itâs about two hoursâ
â2 hoursâŠâŠ goodâ
As I howl down my chest, my head is slowly stroked.
Mr. Druid is laughing bitterly when he sees it.
âIâm not in a hurry because Iâm thinking about my trip at my leisure. And Iâm going to rest here today and tomorrow.â
âButâ
âItâs okay. You remember how, thanks to Ciel, it was shortened before we knew how many days we were going to get here?
âYeah.â \nYou know itâs because you broke through the woods, earlier than you planned before you embarked on your journey, and youâre at the turning point.
But because of me.
âIvy.â
âYes.â
âLetâs travel a little more sparingly in feelingsâ
Make room?
âI guess I havenât lost the habit of traveling alone. Iâm trying to carry anything on my ownâ
Am I?
âI think you can count on me and Sora for a little more. That and travel plans are normal to go crazy, so donât worry about itâ
I think Iâm counting on you.
More than that, are your plans for the trip crazy things?
âThe journey is susceptible to the natural environment. Well, I make plans in anticipation of that, too, because itâs less on schedule.â
Yes, it is.
But itâs my fault this time.
âExcuse me.â
âNo need to apologize. Hmm, if you still care, can you let me know if your body is feeling any different than usual?
âWhat?â
What if youâre not feeling well?
âI wake up in the morning and my throat hurts a little, or my head feels heavyâ
âIs that okay with you?
âOh, donât talk to me if Iâm not feeling well eitherâ
Consultation?
âMore breaks, more breaks in order not to make your health any worse that day.â
â⊠okâ
Uh, I mean, if your body feels heavy like today, Iâll talk to you, right?
But when we talk about it and itâs another day off.
âIvy, donât forget itâs going to be tougher to make you feel worseâ
I feel spotted.
âYes.â
\nâItâs okay. My bodyâs light.â
âReally? Donât push it.â
âYeah.â
I kind of thought about it the last time I fell over with a fever, but itâs so yucky to be worried.
Talking slowly with two and one, I heard something fall from outside the cave.
âWhat is it?
Oh, the words went back to normal in a hurry.
âBecause you donât have to force words either. Donât look any further than that.â
âIâll go tooâŠâŠ go!
Stand up with the flem on your lap, on your blanket.
âAre you all right? Why donât you just flutter?
Mr. Druid asks as he stands up and supports my back.
With that said, he was tremendously worried.
âŠâŠ for the time being, there may be more breaks on the journey.
âItâs okay!
âReally?â
âYeah. Really.â
Look him in the eye and tell him, but the worrying atmosphere doesnât go away at all.
Donât take more breaks for sure on this.
I need to convince you not to increase it too much.
Leaving the cave with your back supported.
âNya-yay.â
âPuffy ~â
Sora and Ciel greet me happily when I get out of the cave.
âGoodâŠâŠâ
He tries to sound hoarse at the two figures, but his body solidifies with an object in sight.
Something big behind Sola and Ciel.
I think itâs an animal or a demon because I can see hair.