episode_0562

‘The Fairy Queen may not have woken up from her dream yet. So, I’m going to invite you guys as usual.’

‘If you raise your skirt slightly to say hello, as is common in social circles, say my name. Things will work out easily. But otherwise, if you greet me like everyone else, don’t mention me. That dream must have been before you met me.’

Joey, who remembered Erginus’ advice before coming here, noticed that the Fairy Queen’s hand was holding the width of her skirt, vaguely visible through the darkness, and mentioned Erginus’ name.

It’s difficult because you can’t check their facial expressions. If the darkness lurking within the Fairy Queen had been a little lighter, she would have been able to use what she had learned to survive in the social world.

The Fairy Queen’s hand, which had adjusted the width of her skirt, moves towards her chest. You can’t see the body clearly, but you can see the arms pulled together and the legs out.

I’ve seen movements like that so many times in social circles. All shy girls end up like that.

“Fairy Queen?”

“Ah. iced coffee. that. sorry. Erginus had a #!$)@ disciple!”

Darkness entered the middle of the queen’s voice. Her excitement is interfering with her dreams.

There is no time to relax. We have to get this done before she wakes up. The question is probably about hearing that they don’t take any disciples.

“Erginus must have thought so too, so he taught me this magic.”

When Joy’s hand spreads, a fairy made of magical power begins to dance, using the magic circle drawn on it as the stage.

“He said it was magic that he had not told anyone about.”

When Joy confirmed that the magic had been completed, she raised her head again and saw the queen’s grotesquely distorted face.

Two eyes? three? Why is the nose near the ears? Where did your lips disappear?

no. Is it in place?

is not it?

Am I right?

is not it?

Am I right?

not.

“Inhale!”

“Joy.”

Joy felt Faby’s warm hand on her shoulder and took a breath when she saw her smiling mouth and determined eyes.

“Make your mental barrier a little thicker. The energy is growing stronger from the moment you start speaking.”

“Thank you.”

“I am the one who should say that. Because your burden is the heaviest.”

After Faby stepped away with a reassuring smile, Joey looked at the Fairy Queen again.

“This is a rather serious story. Queen. Can we go inside and talk?”

“Uh. What is the story?”

“This is a story that will make girls’ eyes sparkle.”

The Fairy Queen’s face contorted again, but Joey did not waver. I’m a little dizzy, but I can bear it.

The divinity that Fabi gave me in my body still remains, and the mental barrier I re-created is okay for this level of energy.

“Keuhum. If it’s just you, I’d be happy to invite you.”

“Can’t I go with my friends?”

“…If you are a disciple of Erginus, you will know. What does it mean to enter the center of the forest? It is not something that can be easily granted.”

“Yes. I know.”

Having heard it from Erginus, Joy also knows what it means to head to the center.

That place is a place where only those with permission can enter.

It’s not a place where someone you just met for the first time can carelessly step into.

“But I think my close friends are worthy of being invited to the fairy.”

The Fairy Queen’s distorted face leaves Joey and heads towards the back. I can’t make out their facial expressions, but I can see them nodding, pausing, or slightly tilting their heads.

Are you worried?

The nodding is gradually decreasing and the time spent worrying is getting longer.

I’m thinking of refusing.

I guess being Erginus-sama’s disciple wasn’t enough. How can I persuade you?

In the worst case, should I consider going alone?

A place full of darkness that lightly penetrates and tears into people’s minds.

In a place full of strangeness.

In danger of dying at any moment.

I wonder if I could end up in hell.

alone.

…

Did Lucy always move forward calmly in the face of this kind of fear?

…

“Me!”

“Hey. Chicken coop.”

After making a decision, Joy’s voice was easily buried in front of the beautiful voice that Lucy had kept hidden until now.

“C. Chicken coop?”

“Your brain must have been wrinkled as much as your face, so why are you so late in judging? Did they transplant brain wrinkles onto the face?”

Every time Lucy utters a word, the darkness around her deepens.

Similar yet different scenery from before.

It’s anger.

The Fairy Queen, who was shaken by her love in front of Joey, is now trying to wake up from the anger that filled her heart.

The shaking is bigger than before.

If this continues, you’ll wake up before you even start planning!

Lucy! You promised to stay still! Why did it suddenly pop out!

Same goes for other kids!

Should have stopped it!

If it looked like it was going to pop out, I should have caught it!

What on earth?

“Look carefully.”

Talk.

Lucy’s brisk steps touch the ground and then fall.

Unlike before, there was no divinity in her steps, but that didn’t really matter.

Even without divinity, Lucy shined as a person herself.

Talk.

Lucy dances.

Talk.

The fairy dances.

Talk.

Playfully.

Talk.

softly.

Talk.

beautifully.

Talk.

Just like the fairies did in the distant past.

– Dancing #%@!?

– me too! Same!@!$$

– Wow! Very well!$@%!

– I am more #%!%

Was I captivated by its beauty? One by one, the things that were once fairies flew in and settled around Lucy.

The distortion of those eroded by darkness a long time ago seemed to pollute Lucy’s dance, but at some point, Lucy’s dance and the fairies’ dance began to mix.

Talk.

The fairy dances.

Talk.

A fairy dances with a human.

Talk.

A fairy dances with a fairy.

Talk.

Smiling at each other.

He said he was better.

Stumbling.

Holding on to each other and letting go.

Talk.

Talk.

Talk.

Suddenly, Joy wondered if she was seeing a fantasy of the past. A dream from hundreds of years ago when fairies still remained fairies.

That’s why Lucy showed us how she danced.

I finally understand.

If I hadn’t seen Lucy dance at that time, I would have been captivated by that scene and held out my hand.

“…you.”

Joey raised his head when he heard a voice from next to him and froze when he saw the Fairy Queen’s face.

It was not because they were more grotesquely twisted than before, but because the blue eyes, colored with innocence and shaking with emotion, were so beautiful that I stopped.

this.

this.

A true queen of fairies.

“Chicken coop. Can you answer now?”

Lucy asked, shaking off the clinging fairies and asking them to dance some more, and the Fairy Queen nodded.

“There is no need to stop you from entering the middle of the fairy forest.”

As the Fairy Queen takes a quick step forward, telling her to follow, Lucy follows behind with a slanted look in her eyes and her mouth closed.

Then, the group, who belatedly came to their senses, followed Lucy’s steps and headed inside.

Each person kept in mind the emotion of the scenery they had just seen.

*

Ahhh. I’m glad it worked out.

It was really scary when the Fairy Queen’s face looked like Cthulhu!

I kept thinking of a route to get out of the forest!

After watching the fairy dance, my energy was so stable that if I had done anything wrong, I would have thought about risking my life.

‘…I never said anything.’

Suspecting that she might have read my thoughts, I slowly raised my head and saw the Fairy Queen’s face.

Eyes that are so clear and spotless that they seem to capture the emerald sea that can be seen all the way to the bottom.

Skin as white as marble but with clear vitality.

Unlike me, who is often called poor, my body is full of vitality.

Although I have often met beautiful people, the feeling of meeting the Fairy Queen was different from usual.

What should I say? Should I say that I have come to understand the idiot fox’s feelings, even if it is only partially?

I wasn’t this moved when I encountered the Fairy Queen during Ganshu’s ordeal.

As expected, Ganshu is an old kid who stays in the library, so he doesn’t know how to recreate it properly.

If the perverted crow had known, he would have started a fight, saying it was an insult to the Fairy Queen.

No, you can’t do that? That crow was not the only one who had a weakness against Ganshu.

“Fairy.”

When I heard a clear voice calling me, I turned my head and saw the Fairy Queen smiling softly.

“What does chicken coop mean?”

…Is that it!?

right! Of course! It’s called Dajjagojja Chicken Coop, and that’s probably what you’re most curious about!

I’m going to ask right away because I’m wondering what’s going on!

But how should I answer that!?

I called it the chicken coop because that precious part of you seemed to smell like a chicken coop. How do you say that!

You can never do it! If you do this, the Fairy Queen will turn into Cthulhu just like before!

I want to live in medieval fantasy, not cosmic horror!

Friends! Help! Hehehe elf!

Well, come up with some plausible excuse for me!

The moment I open my mouth, disaster will unfold!

“If you have difficulty answering, you do not have to answer.”

really!? thank you! Thank you so much! Thank you for saving me!

“It seems like there are more important things to talk about now.”

It’s about Erginus!?

I thought it was the virgin’s unrequited love, but I never thought it was mutual love!

Hehehe. All right! We’ll make room for you immediately!

For the sake of what’s to come, it’s better for Joy to increase her favorability rating.

“I remembered.”

yes? What do you remember? Have you even thought of the cute and sloppy appearance of a virgin friend?

“The little boy who held up a shield to protect me even though he felt fear in the face of the evil god’s powerful darkness.”

…yes?

“Yes. That kid called me the chicken coop queen. At that time, I was so embarrassed that I didn’t have time to think.”

what? Huh?

“It was very small from the back, but strangely trustworthy.”

No way is this story happening now.

“You’ve become prettier than before and you’ve grown a little taller, but I still haven’t forgotten that. I couldn’t forget it.”

The Fairy Queen.

“Nice to see you again. Little warrior. She is the queen of the fairies. Please feel free to call me.”

Do you remember the trials of Ganshu!?

“Hehe. It’s a truly happy dream.”