The Witch and the Doll Swear

"All in all, Alice feels that Miss Tina's knowledge of certain things that should be known is fatally insufficient."

On this snowy day, the fair-haired elf doll sat on top of the astral unicorn and said so suddenly.

"...In terms of common sense, I think I am much richer than Miss Alice and Miss Liliana."

Turning her worried gaze to the back, the girl covered in white cloth in front of her eyes pouted dissatisfiedly because the only thing she could be proud of was questioned in front of these two people with super common sense.

"for example?"

"Generally speaking, would a person with common sense go naked without any worries because they are out in the open?"

"...Alice is not referring to that kind of common sense..."

Although in a state of snow blindness, the blond girl's outstretched finger still accurately pointed to Liliana who was looking for traces of the carriage on the snow-covered grassland.

"..."

The platinum-blonde long-haired witch turned her face slightly, and silently lit a flame.

The snow in front of them was melted away, and the dry grass overwhelmed by the snow was also turned over. Then, along the wheel tracks on the dirt, a group of people walked forward slowly.

This is what was left of the slave caravan that was attacked by a snow monster yesterday and was almost wiped out. The cargo capacity of their carriage is not large, but thanks to the soft soil, the traces of the wheels of the carriage are quite clear, which can clearly guide the witch.

The only downside is that it's too slow.

Although Miss Witch and the little puppet were full of patience, the astral unicorn, which was originally irritable, felt a little uncomfortable. It couldn't run freely, and now it felt that its energy was exhausted.

The same goes for the girl from Salt Sand City. Although she can play in the snow for a day, if she can't see anything clearly in front of her eyes, she won't even be able to play.

So, Tina is very bored now.

And once people get bored, they will worry about many things for no reason.

Seeing Tina look behind her for the two hundred and twentieth time today - though she couldn't see anything - Alice slipped along the Astral Unicorn's neck and onto its back.

"For Miss Tina, the common sense you should know when traveling with Lily and Alice is too lacking."

"Something to do with magic and alchemy?"

"It's common sense, common sense, Miss Tina."

"I'm a man of common sense and compassion."

"Do you still care about that slave girl... So, it's common sense that Ms. Tingna doesn't know..."

but……

Sitting on the saddle, Alice took the girl's hands, and a thought suddenly popped up.

Maybe there are benefits to being bored, but if you think about it carefully, isn't such a long time just right for educating this ignorant girl who knows almost nothing about the world that belongs to Liliana and Alice?

Tina Von Thea.

This girl is not just an ordinary traveling companion who met by chance and saw each other pleasing to the eye, so they walked together for a certain distance. Obviously, she has an almost blind admiration for Liliana.

Although she herself strongly advocated that she was not captured by [the charm of magic]—even if she was not, but as a bystander, Alice saw that this girl had already been captured by the cute and devilish girl in her own soul. Miss Witch is occupied. From the current point of view, it may not be realistic to part ways after one or two trips. In that case...

"Anyway, idleness is idleness. If Miss Tingna studies hard..."

——Sure enough, you need to teach it well. No matter how much Liliana doesn't care, the exclusive liaison officer is the face of an honorary adventurer. No matter what aspects you can't keep up with in knowledge, etiquette, and conversation, it will be Tina who will be sad afterwards myself.

However, as a persuasion to learn, obviously, the same cannot be said.

"What if I study hard?"

Tina blinked.

If Liliana buried all her thoughts in those star-like pupils and made it impossible for people to see through, Alice, who changed her personality according to her body shape, was completely incomprehensible.

To this day, the girl still remembers the scene where Alice in the form of a devil maid stole her first kiss away.

"In that case, Alice will tell Miss Tina."

With a smile that made it impossible to tell whether it was a sly smile or just an ordinary smile, Alice floated onto the girl's left shoulder, gently biting Tina's ear, and suppressed the pleasant voice to the lowest.

"Alice will teach Miss Tina the fastest way to deepen the relationship with Lily."

"..."

Heart stopped beating.

"How about it?"

If it's just a little joke that Alice likes, Miss Doll's gaze should give people a stronger, more intense sense of gaze. So, this is not a joke.

The puppet's whispers, which were more precise than the most eloquent devil, pinched the most itchy place in the girl's heart.

"...I will try my best." Ting Na nodded heavily.

So far, none of the things Alice and Liliana promised themselves have not been fulfilled.

So there is no need to hesitate at all.

"Okay, then without further ado, let's start from the basics... Even so, Miss Tingna, like the basic knowledge of this continent, the definition of magic, the division of races, monsters... you shouldn't need to start from here. Start teaching the basics."

"Miss Alice, although I failed to graduate after six years of study, I am still a college student who has completed five years of study. Even if I am not a student of the magic department, I still know this."

"Then, what kind of fairy is Alice?"

Shaking her feet, Alice pointed to herself, and said the first question with a smile.

Probably, the feeling of "I want to test you".

"...Miss Alice, you really think I'm a fool."

The girl was silent for a few seconds, then stretched out her hand to grab the little doll off her shoulders, and rubbed that cute little face violently.

"Miss Alice's current appearance is [Starry Night Fairy], and [Night Fairy] is the most numerous race among fairies. It is characterized by skin that cannot be tanned, and the longest pointed ears among fairies. It is also the most popular in the mainland. The image of the familiar goblin—”

Tina was a little annoyed.

Should I ask her the name of this continent next? What is magic? Or is it the difference between a witch and a witch?

She has studied hard, in the gray rainy dusk, in the starry night. In the bedroom, the desk, which was never filled even in the most diligent nights of the student days, is full of books that used to make me sleepy just looking at the gilded runes and geometric patterns on the covers.

"After Miss Alice and Miss Liliana left, I picked up the magic textbook again... At that time, I didn't think about traveling with Miss Alice and Miss Liliana today, so I don't know , What was I thinking at the time, maybe it was because of the faint hope in my heart, maybe it was because of watching Miss Liliana's daily experiments, maybe I rekindled my passion for magic, so "Introduction to Alec Alchemy" ", "Complete Book of General Knowledge of Magic", "Complete Book of Tilliberon Mysteries", etc., I have read a lot..."

On the morning when the intercity train left, I missed the only chance to change this ordinary and boring life. Even Ting Na didn't know the meaning of turning these books from the beginning to the end and from the end to the beginning as if the Buddha was cursed.

Or, because of the appearance of a witch, is his long-faded magical ideal ready to move again?

Don't be funny, let's not say that the elemental affinity and mental micro-manipulation ability necessary to be a magician are fatal deficiencies. A guy who can't even use his own magic power can't knock on that mysterious door no matter how hard he tries. of.

This behavior continued for several months.

The result is a lot of knowledge related to magic and alchemy learned by rote.

Of course, compared to Liliana and Alice, this is just a child's play. In Maixing City, when I saw Liliana nursing Alice, I understood.

"Hmm...Speaking of which, at that time Miss Tina confirmed Lily's alchemy symbol on the ancient original plate...But even if Alice asks Miss Tina what she 'knows', she can't judge Miss Tingna's actual knowledge reserves, so let's change the way of asking."

Combing the messy hair of the girl, the little doll thought for a while.

"Let Ms. Tina ask the questions. For the part that Alice and Lily don't understand, whether it's behavior, magic, or anything else."

"Shall I ask?"

"That's right, for example, that ancient original disk is the one Lily used to maintain Alice's body parts. Isn't Miss Tina wondering what it is and why Lily has it?"

"Eh?"

The girl blinked in surprise, as if she had discovered something extraordinary.

"Didn't Miss Liliana make that herself?"

"..."

"..."

Because it was too inefficient to find the traces of the carriage, she used magic to call out the elf of the land. Liliana, who was squatting and asking it the direction the carriage had driven a few days ago, turned her head, and spoke indifferently to the two people who were silent. answer.

"...Miss Tina, you overestimate me."

"Huh? Huh?"

Her reaction was almost as if she was suddenly told that what she took for granted was wrong.

Alice also looked at Tina with a dumbfounded expression—it's a pity that the girl couldn't see it.

"Lily is indeed very good at alchemy, but the ancient original plate is an alchemical product with extremely complicated manufacturing techniques. Not only that, it also takes a lot of time. It is impossible to make it while traveling, so Lily helped Mai Xingcheng The Association of Magicians, help them make progress in their research, in exchange for the original disc."

"Yes, is that so..."

"Look, this is what Alice said, the common sense that Miss Tina doesn't know. Most people think that alchemists are so powerful, and they can make whatever they want, right?"

Thinking of when she was still working as a receptionist for the Adventurer's Association, people often took it and posted it, hoping that the alchemist could help refine some weird things, Tina couldn't refute it.

The little puppet looked at the girl who seemed to know something terrible, and sighed helplessly.

"Miss Tingna, Lily and Alice are not omniscient, no matter what kind of rare things are collected, they can make them - although it is true that Lily is a collector and a powerful alchemist, but this cognition is invaluable. Don't have it."

This concept must be corrected before teaching her more knowledge.

"That, that is, if I ask questions about alchemy, Miss Liliana may not be able to answer it? For example, why does sugar turn into black carbon under concentrated acid..."

A finger pressed against the girl's forehead.

Soft and warm, but the words of the owner of the finger are as cold as the cold wind.

Because of losing the guidance of the witch, the astral unicorn stopped, and Liliana, who appeared in the girl's arms in an instant, blew her breath to Tina's neck.

"...This time, I was underestimated, Miss Tina."

Her voice was as emotionless as usual, like a bad actor standing on the stage, but Tingna felt that she was a little angry for no reason.

The evidence is that Miss Witch's fingers ran along the bridge of her nose, across the tip of her nose, and landed on her lips, as if she wanted to shut up.

Ting Na did shut up, or rather, her whole body froze.

However, Liliana didn't do anything more to make Tina confirm her guess. With her fingers resting on the girl's lips, Miss Witch said to her calmly, "Introduction to Alec Alchemy" is not a book suitable for alchemy. An introductory book for beginners.

"...The author is obsessed with accurate data and ratios. Many easy-to-understand words and reaction processes are represented by complex and hard-to-remember data. If you read that book, Miss Tingna doesn't even understand the dehydration reaction of concentrated sulfuric acid. That doesn't seem surprising."

However, the six elements that make up everything in the world, and the four properties of dryness, humidity, coldness, and heat, the basics of these foundations are still clear.

Miss Witch asked.

"Uh-huh."

"...To put it simply, it is [dry] concentrated sulfuric acid, which takes away the water element that makes up the sugar. After the sugar loses the [wet] water element, it leaves [dry] carbon. The volume increases The largeness is due to the release of heat from the fire element that constitutes it, which evaporates the water to produce gases, and these gases are mixed with the sugar in the process of being converted into carbon, so that the final structure expands and becomes larger... In this way, is it understandable?"

Nod, nod.

The fingers on the lips moved away.

Together with the warmth in my arms.

Not long after, the astral unicorn began to pace slowly again. At this time, Tingna was trembling and hugged Alice in front of her.

"Li, Miss Liliana... Are you angry?"

Her voice was so cautious that even the hands holding Alice trembled.

"It's just a little angry and a little funny. Any alchemist who has opened the door of truth would probably have a similar reaction when he heard this kind of question."

The little puppet reached out to comfort the trembling girl.

"However, Miss Tina, be a little more careful? Not everyone is as indifferent as Lily. Maybe this is really a difficult question for you to understand, but in the eyes of some people, this is a kind of contempt or seriousness. A little bit, it is an insult. If Master Ingmar of [Golden Pearl] makes a dress that any tailor can make, he will not be happy. If Miss Tina has been traveling with Lily and Alice If you don’t, you will definitely meet such a person in the future, so be careful when you talk to him.”

After thinking for a while, Tina remembered that this was the famous tailor who made clothes for Alice in Salt Sand City.

"This is something that Miss Tina doesn't care too much about, but Lily and Alice take it for granted, because Miss Tina has never come into contact with such a person before."

——That's two. Saying so, Alice raised a finger on each of the girl's hands.

No matter which one is common sense that ordinary people will not use in their lives.

No, don't show off your superficial knowledge in front of people with real talents. Asking questions that you think is profound is a form of etiquette, but it's meaningless if you can't tell whether a question is profound or not. As Alice said, Tina has never encountered such a situation before, so she is completely unclear. As a result, it was the first time that Miss Liliana got angry...or did she not?

Hmm, I don't understand.

"Then, it's time for Ms. Tina to ask. Whether it's something you don't understand at all or an act you don't understand, please think carefully as a way to understand Alice and Lily."

The blond girl was lost in thought.

"...About Miss Liliana and Alice, what I want to know most now...? To be honest, there are too many to count."

Now, she somewhat understood Alice's thoughts.

Although I can't say why, but I do understand it.

As an ordinary person, my cognition is far from Liliana's and Alice's, and I look at problems from a completely different angle. I don't need to completely change my cognition, but I have to get closer to their world.

What is necessary for this is all kinds of knowledge that I am unlikely to know in the life of ordinary people.

"...But, the thing I want to know the most now, sure enough."

Two hundred and twenty first time, the girl turned her head.

"Why are Miss Liliana and Alice unwilling to help that girl...Although you say that she has a treasure that she can survive on the grassland better than me, but isn't a treasure a weapon with incredible power?"

For this matter, the girl was particularly brooding.

Even if you look at it with broad eyes, on such a vast snowy field, it is too indifferent to help a thin girl in trouble with only a bag of food.

And the reason was simply because the girl had a treasure—a sword named [Nicolaste] that could emit flames.

"This is also a common misunderstanding that people who only understand treasure-level powerhouses through novels, operas, and comic books. Miss Tina, in your current cognition, what kind of thing is [Noble Phantasm] Woolen cloth?"

"That is, the most powerful weapon in the world with incredible power..."

This question did not surprise the puppet at all, but Alice's rhetorical question was beyond Tina's expectation.

The girl wanted to say her answer subconsciously, but immediately she realized something.

Her knowledge of [Bao Phantasm] comes from novels, operas, comic books, and board games, and most of these are unreliable.

The girl clearly remembers the functions and descriptions of the core treasure cards in her favorite magic card deck, and also because of the novel [This is the proof of your hard work, the agglomeration of your will and soul, belongs to you] Treasure Phantasm, please hold it, from this moment on, your hands are finally choking the throat of fate] Such passages make my heart surge.

Even, unlike the vast majority of people on this continent, she has personally seen Miss Witch's treasured treasure, the scene where the pages of the book are turned and the starlight weaves a cage, and the pocket watch is pressed down and the world stops here.

But when Alice asked her what this [Noble Phantasm] that appeared in almost all works of art was, all she could say was something so ridiculously shallow as "that is the strongest weapon". discourse.

"...Sorry, I, don't know."

After racking her brains, Tina couldn't find a decent answer.

"In terms of inconceivable power, alchemy weapons can also do it, but treasures—that's even more special."

However, the little puppet didn't continue to question maliciously. Following this short and powerful conclusion, Alice's voice faded from the intimacy and looming banter, and the trembling words in the throat without vocal cords mixed into the winter sun. The cold wind is as solemn as a musician's violin at a funeral.

Tina couldn't see Alice's expression, but she sat upright on the saddle unconsciously.

"[Noble Phantasm] is the embodiment of [Dharma and Principle], the most beautiful gift given to children by the mothers of the world."

According to the laws and truths, elements and magic power constitute all things in the world, and all things in the world have their own [laws and principles] because of their differences.

The most representative dragons and goblins in terms of biology are born directly from [Fa and Li], the eldest son of the world, and the sons and daughters of nature.

And in terms of utensils, it is [Noble Phantasm].

This is a very abstract concept, and most of the [laws and principles] are indeed very abstract. Such abstract concepts are transformed into easy-to-understand substantive utensils, or given to existing utensils to create creations, which are Noble Phantasms. Its ability and shape are also closely related to it.

"It may be difficult to explain directly. For example, for example, the hero who is now a household name in the mainland, the commander-in-chief of the church coalition army in the Thirteen-Day Jihad that almost turned the entire continent into scorched earth three hundred years ago, [Dawn's Fairy Queen's Noble Phantasm [Light of the Sky] is what the fairy hoped for, "Anyone can enjoy the beautiful dawn sky", the wish is concretized, and the power expressed is that even the dead can be comfortable A beautiful light to bathe in."

No matter the great ideal.

"Another example is Lily's big book [Laplace], which is Lily's thirst for knowledge and all the mysteries of this world. It belongs to Lily's [Law and Principle], which is the concretization of the [knowledge] part, Lily's All the magic and knowledge that I know are recorded on it, and it will continue to thicken as Lily's knowledge grows, and it can't be finished no matter what."

Or the desire that everyone pursues.

Deep feelings are also good.

A strong will is also good.

A moment of understanding is also good.

Vicious curse worth mentioning.

Either create out of thin air, or sublimate what already exists.

When the unique [law and reason] that belongs to each person is recognized by this world, then he is qualified to hold his own treasure.

It has nothing to do with being right or not, it has nothing to do with being powerful or not.

In essence, the so-called [Noble Phantasm] is such an existence.

"Wait a minute, Miss Alice, you said that the Noble Phantasm has nothing to do with a person's strength? But..."

The blonde girl interrupted the doll's words in puzzlement because of the different words from her impression.

"But the people on the mainland who are recognized as possessing the Noble Phantasm are at the Noble Phantasm level, and they are the most powerful people on this continent..."

"People who can make their [laws and principles] recognized by the world are not weak, and most of the people who have treasures, their treasures are also inseparable from their own strength. Now the mainland has [ The Noble Phantasm] is regarded as the proof of the strong, and the reason for calling it the Noble Phantasm is just that."

"That is to say, it's not that those who have the treasure are powerful, but that most of the powerful people have obtained the treasure. Do you want everyone to associate the possession of the treasure with being strong..."

"That's right in essence, but in terms of appearance, the opposite is also true."

The girl pressed her forehead in distress, she felt a little pain in her head.

Maybe she could react faster if there were words, but if she could only listen, it would be difficult to memorize these unfamiliar concepts.

"Being recognized by the treasure means to be accepted by the [law and reason] represented by the treasure. No matter how weak you are before, you can fully use the power of the treasure. Let's take Lily's treasure as an example. Once it is recognized , Anyone can use [Laplace] to use magic that has never been learned, release the true name of the Noble Phantasm, and use the [Silver Timepiece] to pause time, and Noble Phantasm is such a thing beyond common sense."

The real name of the Noble Phantasm is the word spirit that liberates the power of the Noble Phantasm, and it is the unique identification of each Noble Phantasm.

After the holder of the Noble Phantasm dies, the Noble Phantasm will fall asleep and wait for the next successor. At this time, the Noble Phantasm is just an indestructible artifact. After all, it is the crystallization of [Dharma and Principle] and can destroy the Noble Phantasm. something very rare.

There are also some people who can slightly use the power of the Noble Phantasm without being recognized by the Noble Phantasm because of their bloodline or other reasons, but this is also a relatively rare situation, and most of the Noble Phantasms are restricted to use without a specific bloodline.

Alice talked about it endlessly, as if she wanted to stuff all the knowledge about the treasure into the girl's mind.

When she finally stopped, the girl's mind was already filled with the word "Noble Phantasm".

"So, Miss Tina now understands why Alice and Lily are not worried about whether the girl can survive on this grassland?"

"It seems to understand a little bit, but it doesn't seem to understand."

If you take off the cloth strips that cover your eyes, you might be able to see that Tina's eyes have turned into patterns like mosquito coils, anyway——

The girl took a deep breath, and tried her best to deduce the reason why Liliana and Alice didn't care about the slave girl with known knowledge.

"Although I don't know why she got the treasure from that man, she is indeed recognized."

"Because the man from the Nicholas family didn't get the approval of the [Flame Light Sword Nicholas], he just barely used the power of that sword based on the blood of the same line, otherwise he wouldn't throw the sword out and ask for that girl Pick it up for him. Free summoning and recalling treasures are the basic abilities of treasure-level powerhouses."

"Then, she became a powerful Noble Phantasm?"

"That's right, don't look at her like she can't even lift a sword. Now if she wants to, she can burn out the elite army. Of course, this power can also be used for hunting, keeping warm, and grilling food."

"...It's still hard to understand."

Tina gave up thinking.

"Even if he has power, the child who has been treated as a slave will not know how to hunt. Although the treasure can give people power, but power alone is not enough to fill the stomach. The grassland is so barren after snowing, that child... ..."

"The ring of fire that protected her when she was unconscious, and the pack of prairie wolves that gathered there when we returned to that scorched earth, does Miss Tina still remember?"

"Um……"

When she was unconscious in the crack where the girl fell, Liliana told Tina that flames gushed out from the runes on the blade, melting the snow to form a hot spring, and when she approached, the flame snake even melted the rock wall.

And after the snow ghost was wiped out by Liliana, the ferocious predators quickly gathered near the blood-scorched land, and their hunger howls one after another made the girl's calves tremble.

"After the snow falls, the smell of blood will be very clear on the snow field. If Miss Tingna didn't mention that she wanted to give the slave lady food, I think she would go back to the carriage to look for the leftovers because of hunger after being confused. Food, then she will meet wolves, those ordinary prairie wolves have no power to fight back against the power of the treasure, even if it is just unconscious use of power, it will definitely become her food, that is Living flesh. Then—”

Alice raised Tina's fingers one by one.

There are three conditions necessary for human survival:

--temperature:

It would be too ridiculous for anyone to die from the cold while holding a flame-type Noble Phantasm.

--food:

If you carry the wolf meat for future survival, the smell of blood will constantly attract predators during the girl's journey, and these predators will become her food, the predators wandering on the grassland after snowfall There are far more people who have never seen it than imagined. Until the beginning of spring, they probably only worry about the surplus of food.

Even if she didn't need to carry those smelly things because of the food Lily left her, there was also the unavoidable smell of human excrement in daily life.

--water:

Before the snow melts, just take a wolf skull and put a sword in it to get hot drinking water.

After the snow melts, it will be spring next year, and there are many wetlands and streams on the grassland, especially in the west of this grassland, there are also a lot of surface hot springs.

"Finally, there is information that Ms. Tina must not know—the real name of the sword is [Lighting a Fire for the Desperate], and it is a treasure that can inspire courage in desperate situations and regain hope in sinking situations. As long as there is this, plus the material and strength needed for survival, human beings are very tenacious."

——even on this savage grassland.

The pacing of the astral unicorn stopped.

Alice floated back to the top of the unicorn, and in front of the pensive girl, the book-like body fragrance of Miss Witch rushed over her face.

"How's it going, Lily?"

"... [Witch's Eye] confirmed a smoke column in the southeast, probably the tribe of the nomads is cremating the snow in order to prevent the attack of snow ghosts or other snowfield monsters."

Patting the neck of the astral unicorn, Liliana pointed out the direction.

"...Although I don't know the distance...but it's only about a day."

"Being able to trade people with merchants outside the grassland, it's really hard to judge the civilization level of the tribe in [San Torre]. I hope it's a little higher, that's fine."

For a moment, the girl only felt the silky hair filling her face with the temperature and smell that belonged to Liliana.

Reflexively, Tina hugged Miss Witch's body tightly.

"...I still can't accept it."

"……Yeah?"

"Um."

The astral unicorn's footsteps galloped like a merry-go-round at the beginning, but became steady under Alice's command, and the horse's hooves trampled on the fresh snow with a rustling sound.

If you can see it, you must be able to see a series of footprints extending when you turn around.

Tina buried her face in Miss Witch's platinum hair, breathing softly.

"No matter how we think about it, we help that girl, find a tribe of nomads, or bring out this grassland, which is a better solution than letting her survive on the grassland alone. Even a Noble Phantasm cannot face all The danger... This is what Miss Liliana and Alice told me."

"Maybe."

In the wind, Alice's voice was very indifferent.

"But Alice and Lily, what obligation do they have to do that?"

"But that's...a person's life."

The girl was speechless.

It never occurred to her that Alice would say such indifferent words.

Obligations, responsibilities, etc... There is no need to rise to such a height, and if you have the ability to reach out to someone who is in trouble, isn't that...

Is it normal?

"Alice has no intention of denying Miss Tina's idea, but if Miss Tina wants to travel with Alice and Lily, it's better to understand this as soon as possible, as a traveler."

"...the principle of non-interference."

"what does that mean……"

"...Miss Tina, I have been to a country..."

On the first snow in winter, astral unicorns gallop.

Light smoke towards the distance.

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Postscript of a certain day:

Once, the witch and the puppet came to a garden full of blue roses. Invited by the owner of the courtyard, they told about what they had seen and heard during their travels at the tea party, which was a world unknown to the people in this courtyard. "Please take me away!" the garden owner's son shouted to them as they were about to leave. "Please take me away, I've had enough of looking at the same scenery day and night, gnawing on difficult books, I want to see the vast world and go on an adventure with you!" "... No way." "No way." "Why, why, I'm good at martial arts, I'm also good at speech, I'm very smart, I can definitely help you." "But, it has nothing to do with that. "...I don't want a third person to join in my trip with Alice." The housekeeper of the courtyard also stood in front of the boy. The old man didn't speak to persuade, but just shook his head silently. Soon, the Witch and the Doll left. Decades later, due to some reasons, the witch and the puppet who came back to this country reunited with the old boy in the magnificent hall. The man who reformed the legal system, was good at diplomacy, and was honored as a virtuous king in his forties entertained them in the courtyard full of blue roses. "It wasn't until I took over this courtyard that I realized for the first time that there are no blue roses in nature. The flower known as the blue enchantress is artificially dyed." The boy sighed. The hundred-year-old housekeeper stood beside him, silent. Later, the king invited the witch, hoping that she could stay in this country. "That's not acceptable." "...Our journey is far from the end." They politely refused and left. After that, until the 13th Holy War hundreds of years later, that country disappeared from the map. The Witch and the Doll, traveling on the continent today