Chapter 2 (2/2)

When I approached to enquire, the child raised her head and looked this way.

「Ara, you did well to come here, ne.」

Looking at me, the child laughs delightfully with a carefree face. The young lady had fluffy light brown hair and light brown eyes. But somehow, the face wasn’t clearly recognizable. Only the face seemed to be dimly blurred.

「Why did you come here?」

「I ーーー that’s right… I wonder what I came to do… here…」

While I continue the conversation, I try to sense any kind of magic but there is no indication. It appears that it is merely a dream. I feel a bit relieved.

「Why are you here?」

「I ーーー I also do not understand it well either. But, I feel as if I am waiting for someone here.」

「Are you a lost child?」

「I also do not understand it well・・・Nee, aren’t you a bit tired? It was probably difficult to pa.s.s through that maze to come here, right? Please sit down, if you’d like.」

The young girl giggled as if she was having fun. Unintentionally lured in, a smile came out. If this is inside a dream, I may not need to hold back my expression as usual. Sitting next to the young girl, I took a good look at her face. As I stared, gradually her facial features became clearer.

「Why do you think I’m tired?」

「Because no one has managed to reach here until now. Besides, although I have seen other people in the garden and in the maze; everyone comes with their partner. A lover or together with their child・・・But you came here by yourself, right? That’s why I thought that you got lost while pa.s.sing through the maze and arrived here just like me.」

「Unfortunately, however, I didn’t get lost in the maze. There is a trick to getting through a maze. As long as you follow that, you will absolutely never lose your way.」

「Maa, really?」

「You did not know?」

「Ee! I have lost my way in this maze many times? And before I knew it, it had already become morning!」

「That is terrible.」

The maze in this garden is basic and wasn’t made to mislead people. Although there are 2 or 3 places where you should be careful, you can arrive at the gazebo in the center easily. I did not think that a person could get lost in such an easy maze and so I burst into laughter.

「Maa! Why are you laughing so hard! Even though I tried so hard to memorize the paths inside the maze!」

It is interesting how her face is turning slightly red from anger. I want to see that face more clearly and so I bring my face closer to her. Her face reddened and she immediately turned away. Is this because she is embarra.s.sed?

「Kukuku, my bad, my bad. Well then, I’ll tell you how so let me see your face more clearly.」

Saying that, I touched her cheek and turned her face towards me. Then her body suddenly starts shaking and her eyes froze and became big. Her thin lips that were slightly dyed in red opened as if waiting for something.

「Ah, ano・・・」

「The maze・・・」

I started talking up to that point until ーーー I finally understood who she was.

「・・・Phyllis Magika, it’s you!」

And then, I suddenly woke up.

The dazzling morning light shone around the bed and my body had a refres.h.i.+ng feeling I had never experienced until now.

TN:

Cosaius ⇒ Originally コーサイス Ko-o-Sa-I-Su ⇒ Weird name. I was thinking maybe it was Cosette but it definitely isn’t. Recommendations welcome.

Marie ⇒ Originally マリー

Elias ⇒ Originally エリアス

Pharmacognosy ⇒ 「The branch of knowledge concerned with medicinal drugs obtained from plants or other natural sources.」- Google Dictionary

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