While eating breakfast, he watches how his father is doing.
It looks the same as usual, but it feels different.
Last night, my father went out because he wanted to talk to Mr. Jinnal, so I prepared some medicinal herbs for his hangover.
Because I expected to drink alcohol based on my experience so far.
But this morning, I was surprised that my father didnāt show any signs of alcohol.
I donāt want you to get hungover, so thatās a good thing.
When I saw your father, I noticed that it was different than usual.
I donāt realize that Iām worried about my condition, and Iām thinking about it without paying attention to my surroundings.
I think something happened.
Iām worried⦠but I donāt think you want to hear it.
Letās wait a little longer.
Iām sure youāll tell me.
āIt was a feast.ā
After eating, take a break.
While drinking tea, I looked at Sora and the others who were uttering in the corner of the room.
You must be tired of playing.
Uru laughs at how Sora and the others are doing.
And I smile bitterly.
Earlier, I used all the Hidden Houses to hunt down Sora, Flem, Ciel, and Sol.
Itās already fierce.
Climbing and descending stairs, climbing and slipping.
The Garths were playing too hard.
I feel satisfied that I can play as much as I want for a long time.
In my words, Mr. Url laughed and stood up and grabbed the dishes.
Ah, Iāll do it.
āItās okay, itās okay. I can do the laundry.I took Sora and the others to my room.Youāll want to get some sleep. ā
Iām sure the room will be a better place to rest.
Ok, please.
When I got up to go back to my room, the sleepy sora started to move.
Are you all right?
Why donāt you go down the stairs?\n
Yeah, Flem hit the wall.
Letās take her in our arms.
āFlem, Sora, come here.ā
I held up Flem and Sora as they approached me.
Siel and Sol, let me give you a moment.
āIvyā
What?
Father hugs Sheil and Sol.
āIāll go with you.ā
āAll right, thank you.ā
I look at Hirari and my father.
Looks like youāre interested in talking to me.
Nevertheless, I have a very bad feeling that my father is lost in what he has to say.
Go upstairs and enter the room and place Sora and Flem on the bed.
Father also put Sheil and Sol on the bed.
ā¦ā¦
I donāt like this silence.
āFather, would you like a cup of tea?ā
Thatās right.
Make sure your dad sits in a chair, then prepare some tea.
For now, letās make it a little sweet tea.
āYes, please.ā
āThank you.ā
Sit in the chair in front of your father and have a cup of tea.
It has a slightly sweet aroma and taste, and it feels relaxed.
āIvyā
Yes.
āDo you remember when Ull showed me the paperwork a little while ago?ā
It was when I talked to Mr. Arthur.
āYeah, I remember.ā
āThere was a part of it that deciphered the code found in the church.Yesterday, I had Ginar read the full textā¦. Ivyās name wasnāt on it, but there was a reference to Ivy.And what Iām looking for. ā \n⦠erm.
I mean, the church is looking for me.
āThe church made meā¦ā
My head doesnāt work.
Are you okay?
I noticed that my face was hardened by my fatherās worried expression.
āItās okay, isnāt it?ā Iām so, so surprised. ā
Thatās right.
āYeah, but itās okay.ā
Youāre saying something strange, arenāt you?
Youāre not okay, but youāre okay.
But when I hear the church is looking for me, I canāt say itās okay.
Honestly, I think itās scary.
Because the Church knows itās easy to kill people to do what they want.
But even so, I donāt like being shivering.
Thatās why I think itās okay.
āFather, tell me the full text that was written in the encryption.ā
ā⦠I see.ā
Dad stared at me and exhaled.
āāA girl between the ages of 9 and 11 who fled the village of Latmi.Death in the village of Latme. The girl could have been the key.It is possible that he is alive.Once we know it exists, weāll be dead.If you were dead, look for the next key. ā
Key?
Whatās the key?
You think Iām gonna do something?
Whatās that?
Donāt get caught in anything.
āAh, āThe church is looking for what it needs to achieve its purposeā, Ars said, but maybe⦠what it needs is the key?āSo youāve been looking for me for a long time? ā
When I see your father, I shake my head to the side.
Isnāt it?
āUntil I discovered that Ivy might have a key, it was a bad way to say it, but it didnāt catch my eye at all.ā
I wish I hadnāt caught my eye.
āSomething must have happened, and Ivy and the key were tied together.And then you think youāre looking for it. ā
\nāAll right.ā
Ginar-san is moving a lot too, isnāt he?
āIvy, do you have anything to ask?ā
Look at your father.
I could really feel Mr. Arthās feelings.
Itās hard for me to involve my loved ones.
Maybe if I told my dad, heād say, āDonāt worry about that.ā
Ivy?
āIām sorry, Dad.ā
I got involved.
I never thought Iād be targeted by the church.
I thought I had nothing to worry about now that I solved the problem of the village chief and blood-connected father in Latmi Village.
āFather, stay with me.ā
I feel bad, but I want you to stay with me.
āOf course, Ivy is my precious daughter.ā
Yeah.
āAlso, there are Sora and the others.ā Because Iām not alone. ā
Looking at the bed, Sora and the others who were supposed to be sleeping woke up and looked at us.
Yep.
Itās okay.
Whatever happens from now on, itās absolutely fine.
āIvy, what ifā¦ā
Huh?
āEven if youāre separated from me, Iāll definitely pick you up.āIāll definitely pick you up wherever you are. ā
Iām a little surprised by your serious fatherās expression and voice, but Iām probably worried about the word āaliveā.
āAll right, Iāll be waiting. And Iāll do my best to get back to my dad.ā
āDonāt force yourself to get hurt.āIvyās just waiting for me to relax. ā
A smile floats in her gently stroking hand.
Yeah. If you wait, the guildās hidden balls will pick you up.