Vol 6 Prologue (1/2)

This never did get uploaded in the ht…

Holn has been changed to Horn to be consistent with the fact that her name actually -does- represent the instrument (as is obvious from the chapter titles)

Who’s this child? Is it froo…

Without even a name, deep within the sea of trees──

Large trees stood as if to prevent one’s path

Their moss-covered trunks were solid like boulders and their tops were hidden by the leaves so they couldn’t be seen no matter how much one looked up

……Plop

A droplet fell off the edge of the bluish leaves The drop of water that fell from far overhead──

“Cold!”

It fell on the brow of the wo directly beloith a splash

“Are you okay, ane-ue?”

“Yes……I was just a little surprised”

The woman of small build took out a handkerchief and wiped her wet brow She earing a cloak-like vest moist

“……Haa It’s such a probleh the forest after it rains My shoes are also mud-stained”

“That’s because it was a squall It was fortuitous that we could avoid the rain in the shadow of a large tree”

The Guard that called the petite woman “ane-ue” accoh for a rey on her back

And── she wore a blinder over both eyes

“Shall we rest?”

“Wecontinent <orbie clar=””> is also a Priestess’ job……well, even with that said,”

The petite wole

“It can’t be helped even if I put up a front The truth is I’m a little tired Let’s patrol for another thirty rounds”

“──Roger”

There was no appearance of weariness on the Guard na the rifle which should have been considerably heavy and she also had heavy pistols at each shoulder

And the blinder covering both eyes

Her vision should have been perfectly reduced to zero but that Guard alking on the rain-da out of the ground and the branches sticking out above

──A bizarre scene

For a person who knehere this sea of trees was, it would be clearer than seeing a fire just how reckless it was to walk through it with a blinder covering one’s eyes

The Biotope

It was an savage land thatcontinent, Orbie Clar Undiscovered lifefore carnivores starting with dragons

……A mysterious lifeform’s call came from somewhere

It was unknohether it was a bug, a bird or so froreat sea of trees and from outside it

“Ane-ue, we’ve walked a considerable distance so shouldn’t you rehydrate?”