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Chirp, chirp-chirp, chirp-chirp-chirp. The birds in the trees were singing a clear, bright song. The shadowed forest was strewn with morning dew. Through the shade of the forest, sunlight fell in thin, scattered shafts. Today would surely be another scorching day. I lifted my gaze toward the distance. ——It seemed I had already walked a very, very long road. Travel. I am traveling. No matter where I go…… a long journey. I have walked through dim, shadowed forests, and looked upon a boundless sea…… I have crossed the Country of Wind, the Country of Water, the Country of Fire, and the Country of Earth, a journey made alone. I love to travel. An instrument on my back, I pass from one city to the next, traveling like a migratory bird. ——And yet. I always feel that something is missing. Something I lost on "that day." "That day," when I lost my memory, which people further call the center of this world's faith in the angels. An aimless, long, and never-ending journey. My time has stopped. Keeping a pure, flawless white radiance…… Taken from a bird that does not exist in this world, so that the hollow in my chest, left by the loss of memory, might be filled. Even after all this time, it is still just as it was the first time I saw it, living, over and over, the days of a wandering exile. Ageless, undying…… ………… It is certainly no ordinary feather. ………… Strange to say, this city is not on the map at all. ………… 【Mage】 In search of what brought my time to a stop, yes, it was from that moment on…… an uninterrupted journey. They say it lies in……
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A beautiful sunset dyed the whole sky red. The weather was this fine, and yet a plague was raging through the city. As for me, though, my condition right now was still fairly good. Just as the girl in the dream said…… Could my relationship with Rusty affect the state of my body? Mm. It's about time I slept. The barrier elixir for keeping bears away…… Huh? The barrier elixir is nearly used up. This is bad. It's something I use every day. I have to restock it before it runs out. The first thing to do tomorrow is to go see Shaliya. 【%n】 "Shaliya should be in, right?" Clack. 【%n】 No matter how much medicine I make, it still isn't enough." The elixirs made by the Welles Magic Shop, 【Shaliya】 "What's wrong? What is it?" "And besides…… I have even busier things to do." 【Shaliya】 I can't ask Mom to go……" 【%n】 From the way Shaliya told it, 【%n】 this was absolutely a fine chance of success. There's simply no time to go looking for materials." %n, come in first!" 【%n】 【%n】 【%n】 "Is Shaliya making them all alone?" "……Eh? Ehh?" Is she a bear? "Yeah, it's really a bother…… "Yeah, the barrier elixir……" "What on earth happened? What's going on?" Meaning, the kind used by the church headquarters in the royal capital. Welcome." 【Shaliya】 "Busy, are you? 【%n】 "Auuu～ is %n angry?" I'll just ask her. "A-wa-wa-wa……
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【December 4】 What I heard Fia say last time— the power of angels…… and that illness with its fixed pattern. What she described…… sounds like me. Through the power of angels, time can be brought to a stop…… Someone once told me that. This city…… seems to be hiding something more. That person…… must know all of it. I'll go to the church. I'll confirm it with the pastor. I climbed a very long flight of stairs, making for the church at the far end of Fodiyou Town. The church. I hope I can see the pastor. 【Clavis】 "Excuse me, is the pastor in?" 【Pastor】 "Oh, Clavis…… I've heard the rumors." 【Clavis】 "Rumors……?" 【Clavis】 I never prayed for eternal life!" 【Pastor】 Because a wish someone made has already come true, then Fia and Rusty…… The angel's feather that can make any wish come true." A miracle guided by the power of God…… what is that supposed to mean!?" So…… thank you." Is that why they ended up that way? Whoever makes a wish upon an angel's feather must pay a price." 【Pastor】 Or what people call miracles—they are all powers beyond the ordinary. Is that the power of angels as well?" "……There are some things I would like to ask you." 【Clavis】 【Clavis】 【Clavis】 And the price may be that you must travel forever." "Yes. Only then is time brought to a stop." The pastor was still bowing his head in greeting. 【Pastor】 【Pastor】 ……
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I couldn't think of anything to do. There was so much time. What should I do today? Ah, that's right! I'll go to the town next door. Last time, Fia said she wanted seafood. Shall I ask…… Fia? I did hear about that from Shaliya. Still, it might have been a misunderstanding. The Angulorde Inn. Is Fia here? ——Just as I was thinking that. The door of the Angulorde Inn happened to open. 【Fia】 "Huh? Clavis?" 【Fia】 "What is it? Hungry?" 【Clavis】 "No." 【Fia】 "Ah, I know. You want me to go on a date with you?" 【Clavis】 "……You're kidding!? Really!?" 【Fia】 "——I can't go." "From Ruolu? From the Country of Wind?" 【Fia】 【Fia】 【Fia】 【Clavis】 【Clavis】 "When I decided to move to this city…… You really are a lot like me. "Crying? Fia?" "An adventure?" Didn't you say last time that you wanted to buy seafood?" The people in town are kind, too…… "The truth is…… I'm sick. I can't go outside the city!" "I know…… Shaliya told me." So there are musicians this kind. 【Fia】 【Fia】 【Clavis】 "My health is poor. I often fall into a deep sleep. 【Fia】 In a place that remote?" (Why are you glaring at me……?) "……!? You remembered?" I cried for a long time." But I really have been there several times." 【Fia】……
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Uu—— it's so cold. In weather like this, the best thing is to go home and sleep. Enduring the cold, I hurried home. My body, too…… Lately it has been good one day and bad the next. Maybe it would be better to rest early. 【Clavis】 "Uwah!" 【Rusty】 "——!?" All at once, a figure came running out from around the corner. 【Clavis】 "Huh…… Rusty?" Rusty looked terribly afraid. 【Rusty】 "!!" Rusty, realizing it was me, hurried to hide behind my back. (This is a matter of your life……) That girl's voice suddenly rose in my mind. I swallowed to wet my dry throat, and spoke. ——Suddenly, ——Mm. Even if it weighs on me, "…………(nods)" "Rusty, what do you think that is?" 【Clavis】 Shielding Rusty behind me, with every bit of strength I had, 【Clavis】 "……Uu…… uu…… (nods)" I can't say I understand it completely, (This is bad…… 【Rusty】 A…… human figure? 【Clavis】 ………… 【Clavis】 【Clavis】 As if it meant to take my freedom from me. 【Clavis】 ………… and then there would be nothing left……) 【Clavis】 Even though that thing had already vanished, 【Rusty】 "……Rusty, let's leave this place." "You're not hurt, are you?" 【Rusty】 "…………(shakes head)" "Rusty, don't wander far." 【Clavis】 My……