ACIEL'S DIARY : INDIGO
SHEET 4.11: BETTER

Rabbit girl, maybe I should call her that? Besides I don't know his name and asking the Spirit's name is not polite. I don't have to do it.

If comparing it to humans, the Master says asking the Spirit's name is the same as asking *********** what you're wearing today. Of course, it's not polite.

After receiving the large taro leaf, I repeated to thank the bunny girl and she replied with a smile. It seems that girl is the kind of friendly Spirit.

I really wanted to wear the taro leaves he gave but the intensity of the rain really got worse and made it impossible. All I could do was wait for him.

And since I couldn't let the bunny girl go back to hiding in the bush, I asked her to stay sheltered on the tree.

While holding Master on my lap, the bunny girl sat beside me. Several times, I felt the look from him. Not a gaze that seemed to want to say something, but a gaze filled with curiosity like before.

I tried to ignore it as much as possible by pretending to be asleep but it was still difficult. In the end, I decided to talk.

Even so, what topic should I take up? I didn't think of a single thing!! My head was spinning at high speed, as I almost opened my mouth perfectly.

A picture of an idea came to me, my mouth just uttered it.

"Two Spirits that bothered you before, did they always do it?"

His body trembled slightly for a moment I raised my voice but on the other hand, a slight smile came out and he stared at me. A weak smile, depicting joy and sadness at the same time.

I don't know what caused those two emotions to show. Did I say something wrong? How'this? But somehow, I don't think it's a bad thing.

After thinking about it better, why would I always be able to read something like this? It was as if what they felt was clearly written on their faces.

Is this something natural? Thought not.

"Mc ... They used to not bother me often because there was a mother who replied to him but after mom died, there was nothing stopping them anymore and they kept on bothering me. It wasn't a strange thing when a weak Spirit was suppressed."

The two white ears of the girl slightly raised and leaned behind her head. It really looked like a rabbit if he positioned his ears like that.

"Your mother died, huh? So anyway. Then what are you gonna do?"

"Huh?"

"Hm? Why do you see me like that? Did I say anything weird? I was just asking what you would do to overcome those two Spirits. Surely you won't let them bother you forever, will you? There will come a time when you will have to fight."

"Nm ... That ... But I'm weak ..."

I turned my eyes to the bushes flushed by the rain. Each leaf there gave off a sparkle, with a soothing damping sound. Honestly, I don't really hate the rain.

In fact, you could say that I liked it enough. In many ways, it calms me down when I see the sky cloudy. Adding with the gurgling sound of water and the sparkle of lightning.

There are many reasons why I love the rain.

Moreover, this gray atmosphere seemed to close the distance between us, making me able to hear his voice so clearly.

"Weak, huh? It's the same for me. But what I mean by resisting is not defeating them, but making sure that you don't just let yourself be easily bullied."

The girl raised her thin eyebrows, tilting her head. A confused look was clearly drawn as he retorted.

"Not beat but make sure they don't bother me easily ... What the hell does that mean? Man, can you explain it?"

Human ... It has been a long time since the last time a Spirit called me that. If I remember, I haven't told you my name yet. Well, it can be done later.

"Hm ... How, huh? The point is, you have to fight."

"Against?"

"Yes, fight. Hit, bite or whatever, as long as it can put a little bit of their vigilance on you. If you could do it, they would definitely not bother you so easily anymore. You should be able to do it many times."

"Numbers ... Spank ... Will they really stop bothering me after that? Man, you're not lying, are you?"

"liying? Why do I have to do it?"

"G ... No ... Ii'm sorry. Though you've given me suggestions for my troubles but I'm replying to it like that."

The rabbit girl lowered her head towards me. It freaked me out for a moment and didn't know what to do.

"G ... No, you don't have to lower your head like that ..."

What he did before was the same as me but different from me, he immediately apologized right then and there rather than just smiling.

Damn, this spirit is better for me.

"Thank you, I'm helped with that."

"Hm? Man, I should have said that."

"G ... Right, you're right."

While waiting for the heavy rain to pass, we talked about some other things after that such as some places on the mountain that store the freshest fruits and rivers that provide a lot of fatty fish.

Among the stories, Master only listened while sleeping quietly on my lap but he soon woke up after the bunny girl discussed some springs that let out arak of pretty good quality.

The story I was most interested in was when the bunny girl saw the Spirit with the form of a very large bird through the mountain.

The bird had a large body with golden-red feathers, along with embers coming out at each flap of its wings, accompanying each path it passed by with a rainbow featuring seven inverted colors.

The master continued, saying that the bird is the Spirit commonly called the Eastern Fire. One of the high-level Spirits who became loyal subordinates of the Sun God.

Humans often call it the bird of immortality, the Phoenix.

After all, the girl gave a lot of very interesting stories and Master was there to convey them in more detail. Without feeling the time pass so quickly, the sky turned bright again and the rain finally stopped.

The chirping of the birds began to sound, bringing a cheerful atmosphere back to the forest that gave off a sparkle. Since there was still a slight speck of rain, I put on the taro leaves that the bunny girl gave me and walked back with Master.

We walked away, with the bunny girl who was looking at us from a distance, waving her hands slowly and smiling.

I decided to see him again tomorrow, because there was still one day left.

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After arriving at the inn, I immediately headed to the attendance room and asked some things to the staff who were getting the assignment.

After getting what I wanted, I quickly walked over. He heads to the kiln next to the inn and finds Ella sitting while warming herself with Mona beside the campfire.

The two looked at me doubtfully as I walked over, I tried to accept that and bowed my head to Ella.

"Ella, I'm sorry about that. After all, it was already too much for a joke. I'm not considering that. I'm really sorry."

"Ah? Oh ... Um ..."

Ella seemed to be confused by what I was doing, I couldn't see her face but her manner was a little awkward.

On the other hand, Mona approached me and patted me on the back slowly and then she walked over to Ella. He seemed to whisper something, Ella sighed.

"Ah, okay ... I understand so raise your face. I'm not that angry anyway ... How to say it, huh? I'm just a little upset and that's all."

"Do you forgive me?"

I raised my face, looking up at Ella who was looking at me in confusion. He played his short hair, while glancing a few times in many other directions.

"Yes, but on one condition."

"One condition? What'sthat?"

"Close your eyes ... You don't have to change position. Keep it up."

I don't really understand but it's better to obey him at the moment.

"Oh ... I get it."

I also closed both my eyes.

Then I heard a loud bang on the ground. When a bad feeling approached me, it was already too late.

"Gurgh—!!"

A powerful clash hit my face, making me lose my self-awareness. I really don't know what happened.