I sigh remembering what happened today to Mr. Druid.
Where you donât know, thereâs no way to prevent you from being misled that you might have something to do with crime.
Yeah, thereâs nothing I can do.
âPhew.â
When I was stuffy, I was surprised by the unexpected laughter from next door.
When I see it, Mr. Druid is shaking his shoulder and laughing.
I pulled it off a bit because it was a sudden matter.
âWhat? Ivy, that reaction is a little sadâ
âI suddenly laugh. Iâm scared.â
âNo. When I remembered Captain Tableau, I remembered the old Gotosâ
Mr. Gotos⊠Oh, itâs about Mr. Gilmouth in All Towns.
âYou donât call me Mr. Gilmouth, do you?
You called me âGilmouthâ when I was in town, didnât you?
âCause this place is way out of town, I kind of called it the old way.â
Once upon a time?
With that said, were Mr. Gotos and Mr. Druid childhood friendly?
Is that it? Was it different?
âCaptain Tableau is in the middle of a lot of getting lost right now.â
âAre you lost?
âOh, what should I do and what should I do as captain of the regiment? I look unreliable because Iâm lostâ
I did feel rather unreliable compared to the captains and Gilmouths I have met.
âAs far as Iâm concerned, it sounds like your first major problem with the captain. At my discretion, I canât move because I fully understand that people in the village are going to suffer. And it looks like Gilmouth, a commercial guild.â\n
I guess itâs quite a thing to be at the top of the organization.
âPerhaps Gilmouthâs Prior Gilmouth in the Adventurerâs Guild, tooâ
He said he got into Gilmouth status around the same time.
âIt takes considerable preparation to be at the top of the organization. When you actually get to that position, you should be ready, but you get lost. And most of all, lonely.â
âLonely?â
âI have company. Someone who can help. But Iâm alone when I make decisions. And the consequences will be borne alone.â
Thatâs horrible.
Because it means that someone can die because of their decision.
âThe top canât be afraid of people dying.â
Iâm sure it isâŠâŠ
âThe ideal is to help everyone, but itâs not sweet. So choose more ways to survive.â
Thatâs what Mr. Gilmouth of All Towns decided, isnât it?
Ready for the dead to come out of the adventurers going to the woods, he decided to help many in town.
âItâs easy to put it into words. Even my head understands, but my mind doesnât either. Most importantly, I donât know if Iâm right or wrong, and I donât have an answer right away.â
Indeed.
You may realize later that there was a better way.
âI wish someone could support me.â
âYouâre in troubleâ
In words, I somehow feel it lightly and my face is distorted.
I noticed that, Mr. Druid gently stroked my head with a pong.
âGotos was pretty troubled in the beginning, too. Whenever a report comes in that one of my people is dead, drinking enough to get drunk can be too much for me or my master. But at the end of the day, I always blamed myself. An adventurer on a mission was rough when no one came home. I hated myself when I couldnât support you.â
I know Mr. Gotos was the hardest, but I guess the Druids were, too.
Even now, I speak calmly but sometimes grief and suffering are on my face. \nIâm sure you remember that time.
Today, just for a moment, when Mr. Rose is angry with Captain Tableau.
I thought it was my fault, but I gave him a look that seemed painful or crying just for a moment.
I thought I saw it wrong then, but that might have overflowed Mr. Roseâs hidden feelings for a moment outside.
âHow did Mr. Gotos say he settled down, to Mr. Gotos now?
âI got over it on my own, one at a time, Iâm sure we did help a little too. I guess it was big enough to meet your wife.â
Mr Druid said a few words, but I think Mr Druid was a great support to Mr Gotos.
Because of his importance, he was so happy to thank me for the change.
When my parents abandoned me and I was alone in the woods, the fortune teller kept me next door without saying anything.
When I cry in my parentsâ words, live! Turn around! and me before you delivered your voice to me wholeheartedly.
Thanks to them, I was painful but moved on.
People support each other.
âCaptain Tableau and Mr. Pria are rooting for each other, arenât they?
I felt that way from the atmosphere of the two of us today.
âThen you canât.â
âWhat? Oh, Mr. Rose says heâs in a different position.â
âYes, the difference in position is enormous: they are companions and comrades, but not in a relationship that supports each otherâs minds.â
Thatâs hard.
Friendly, comrade, but no relationship to support each other?
I guess that means each one of us has to stand on his own feet⊠I guess.
âHahaha, was it hard?
Was it even a wrinkle between the eyebrows, or Mr. Druid poked me between the eyebrows?
âYeah. Do you two have someone to support you?
\nIs it too fast?
Oh, no.
I donât have the ingredients to mix inside.
âIn the meantime, why donât we just get ready and go to the store?
âI need time to make some mixing equipment.â
âRight. Then why donât we go ask Mr. Rose what he plans to do after tomorrow?â
âYeah. Iâd like to buy some ingredients for my utensils on the way homeâ
Copy that.
Ciel jumps right between us as we try to schedule an appointment for tomorrow and get ready for bed.
âWhatâs up?
âNyah.â
I wonder what it is?
I feel like Iâm saying something.
Whatâs Ciel trying to say?
âOh, maybe youâre hungry?
âNya-yay.â
Oh, well, itâs been a while since I hunted before and filled my stomach.
âThen why donât we go to the woods tomorrow morning and go to Mr. Roseâs store when Ciel returnsâ
Ciel rocks happily at Mr. Druidâs words.
âRight, we should collect the potions of the Solas while we wait for Ciel. Ciel, is that okay?
âNya-yay.â
Good, if thatâs what you decide, letâs go to bed today.
It will be cold tomorrow, so definitely not sleep deprived or anything.