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Flowers for You, Magic for the Sky | Chapter 19
Chapter 18 << | index | >> Chapter 20
Akira: He killed Miss Talia....?
Obsius: I did not!
Murr: I can read the memories of objects, you see. And this old castle is speaking to me — its pillars and stairs are whispering to me....
Obsius decided for himself that Talia’s assimilation with the castle was a curse and tragedy, and thus set fire to it.
Obsius: You’re wrong! You’re wrong! That’s a falsehood!
Murr: Are you flying into hysterics just because I revealed the truth? What a boring man you are.
Obsius: It’s all Talia’s fault! You tricked her into uttering such nonsense....!
Murr: Who are you proffering your defense to? This isn’t a court of law. Unless you want Sir Sage to administer a decision.
Akira: Huh, me?
Obsius: Silence....! If you hadn’t showed up, I could’ve made Talia my wife....
Murr: Your honor! May I be heard?
Akira: Y-yes. Go on, Mr. Murr Hart.
Murr: Earlier, Defendant called her his wife; yet just now, he plainly stated, "I could have made her my wife."
Akira: Ah, you’re right.... So you weren’t married?
Obsius: Th-that’s..... Why does that matter!? It’s all the same! Stop nitpicking!
Murr: It’s all the same? Then from this moment on, you are my wife.
Obsius: ....I will kill you!
Murr: Sir Sage, let me introduce you to my wife — my beloved Obsius. Go on now, bow to him.
Obsius: << Volo Habere >> !
(Crash)
Obsius utters his spell and Murr disappears like a fire extinguished by the wind.
Akira: .......!
(What happened to Murr....!? Don’t tell me he’s dead!?)
(Ah.... There’s a shard of purple sapphire on the ground. ....Thank goodness....!)
The briars have loosened around one of my arms. I discreetly wriggle my arm free and pick up the purple shard without Obsius noticing.
His back trembles in fury.
Akira: (....If Murr’s soul shard is shattered, Murr might not be able to return to his old self.)
I slide the shard into my sleeve, and whisper to him in my heart.
Akira: (Murr.... Please stay still for a little while.)
Obsius: .....Hahaha...... What a mockery..... What a mockery!
So that woman was laughing at me with this know-it-all professor the entire time!
No matter how dearly I yearned, my feelings never reached her heart! It’s fine. I knew all along.
And that’s why I am bringing her back to life, so we can start over again.....
They say that if one offers the holy sacrifices to the Beast of the Sky, the Beast of the Seas, and the Beast of the Earth, even ghost ships and ghost castles will be brought back to life.
I’m almost there. This time, everything will go the way I want it to.....
Akira: ....Go the way you want it to? You’re bringing Talia back to life so that you can control her?
Upon hearing my question, Obsius glares at me.
Fearfully, I continue.
Akira: Talia is not your doll.
Neither are the people in the castle — nor the wizards! We are not your convenient little dolls!
Obsius: You’re nothing but a mannequin! You’re a Sage in name only — you an outsider who has no place in this world!
An outsider with no place in this world. Those lonely words cut deeply into my heart.
But out of the corner of my eye, I catch sight of the wizards reflected beyond those unearthly flower-petal windows.
A wave of intense sorrow and fervor wells up in me, threatening to overcome my heart.
The people he derided as heretics — they are the ones who always gave me a place to belong.
And not through grand feats of magic, but rather......
Like those moments when someone picks up something you left behind. Or when you cross shoulders with someone, and they turn around with a smile for you.
They created a place for me through faint, gentle tokens of kindness and trust.
And that is why I wish, with all my heart, to create a place where they too can breathe a little easier.
Akira: Obsius! Stop all this!
Don’t hurt them more than you already have!
I open my mouth and shout at the top of my voice.
Knowing very well that it might be a futile gesture against such a powerful opponent.
But then......
A miracle occurs.
✦✧☾✧✦
Akira: << Obsius! Stop all this at once!
Don’t hurt them more than you already have! >>
Nero: ......Mister Sage?
Shylock: I hear Sir Sage’s voice......
✦✧☾✧✦
Akira: << Don’t hurt them more than you already have! >>
Arthur: Sir Sage! Did you just hear Sir Sage’s voice?
Oz: I did.
✦✧☾✧✦
Chloe: Sir Sage......! I hear Sir Sage’s voice!
Owen: ............
✦✧☾✧✦
Mithra: Oh? Is Sir Sage nearby? Did you summon him?
Figaro: I didn’t, I didn’t! It’s coming! Look out......!
(Roar)
✦✧☾✧✦
Riquet: ......Sir Sage’s voice......
Sir Sage, please save us!
✦✧☾✧✦
Akira: ......Wh—...... I can hear everyone...... Did my voice reach them too......?
Obsius: What are you saying......?
Akira: Can everyone hear me!?
I raise my voice once again.
And I am flooded with simultaneous replies.
Arthur: << We can hear you! Sir Sage, are you all right!? Where are you now...... >>
Nero: << Sir Sage, are you all right? Are Faust and our kids with you? >>
Chloe: << Sir Sage, we’re in trouble! Cain is...... >>
Mithra: << Where’s Mitile? Is Mitile all right? Please keep an eye on him, all ri—...... Hey, Figaro!! >>
Akira: Ah, um, sorry. I know I’m asking a lot, but can you guys go one at a time......
Riquet: << Please save us, Sir Sage! Shino is going to die! >>
✦✧☾✧✦
Riquet: Mitile and Heathcliff are also hurt! Because of the bull and the girl......
Viridian: << Volo Habere >>
Riquet: ............! << Sunrotea Edif >>!
Hah...... Hah....... We’re all almost at the end of our magic.
Prince Arthur! Oz! Cain! Save us.......!
✦✧☾✧✦
Listening to Riquet’s voice, I stare at the window reflecting scenes of the courtyard.
A Minotaur backs Shino and Heathcliff into a corner, while a young witch chases down Mitile and Riquet.
It looks like I’m the only one who can hear their voices.
Any mistake in my judgement could lead to the worst possible outcome.
I feel my stomach churning under the pressure, and sweat breaking out along my forehead. I can’t panic now.
Taking a deep breath, I glare at the windows made of flower petals.
Akira: This is a report to all!
Shino and Heathcliff, as well as Riquet and Mitile are in the courtyard! They are facing the Minotaur and a young witch.
Shino is seriously hurt. Heathcliff and Mitle are also both injured!
Can anyone head to their rescue?
✦✧☾✧✦
Arthur: Riquet......!
Faust: Shino is seriously hurt......!? Which direction is the courtyard?
Arthur: Right outside this window. ......We can’t see it beyond these briars, but......
Lennox: Launching blind attacks from inside the castle might only hurt Mitile and the others.
I’ll escape from the window, and head to their rescue.....
Oz: That is impossible. The briars will attack you.
✦✧☾✧✦
Rutile: ............! Mitile is hurt......
Mithra: I’ll go.
Figaro: Please do. I’ll cover for y......
(Howling)
Mithra: ............!
Violet: You’ll die here, Mister Handsome with the red hair.
<< Volo Habere >>
(Crash)
Mithra: ......hh, Guh.......!
Figaro: Mithra!
Rutile: Mister Mithra......!
(Underwater)
Mithra: ............
(It sunk its teeth into me! Shit! What a pain......)
(Even if I try to transport the entire Leviathan, it would still take time to open the door in space.)
(......Mitile...... ......Tiretta......)
White in the portrait: Sage, Mithra has been dragged beneath the sea.
Snow in the portrait: We’ll handle the situation here somehow. But I’m afraid we won’t be able to go to their rescue. We’re leaving the rest to you!
Rutile: I leave my trust in you, Sir Sage!
White in the portrait: Well then, Rutile.
Rutile: Sir Snow and Sir White, are you sure you’ll be okay? Can I really leap into the sea carrying this painting......
White in the portrait: It’ll be fine. I have high expectations of your flying. We’ll put up a barrier to protect you and our painting.
Snow in the portrait: Get ready, Figaro! On the count of three......
Snow & White in the portrait: << Noscommia >>
Figaro: Sir Sage, Oz! I’m leaving Mitile to you guys!
<< Possideo >>
✦✧☾✧✦
Oz: We could discharge a burst of magic.
Faust: Discharge magic? I see. We’re going to distract the Minotaur by drawing its attention to us.
Arthur: If we can distract the beast even for a moment, we might give them the window they need to escape. Let’s do it!
Aureolin: Where do you think you’re looking!? I won’t let you get in my sister’s way!
<< Volo Habere >> !
Arthur: ......I’ll take her on! Faust, Lennox, I’m counting on you two!
Faust: All right.
Shino, Heath...... Please be safe.
Lennox: Mitile......
Faust: << Satillquinart Mullcreed >>
Lennox: << Forsettao Meiuvat >>
Chapter 18 << | index | >> Chapter 20
Akira: He killed Miss Talia....?
Obsius: I did not!
Murr: I can read the memories of objects, you see. And this old castle is speaking to me — its pillars and stairs are whispering to me....
Obsius decided for himself that Talia’s assimilation with the castle was a curse and tragedy, and thus set fire to it.
Obsius: You’re wrong! You’re wrong! That’s a falsehood!
Murr: Are you flying into hysterics just because I revealed the truth? What a boring man you are.
Obsius: It’s all Talia’s fault! You tricked her into uttering such nonsense....!
Murr: Who are you proffering your defense to? This isn’t a court of law. Unless you want Sir Sage to administer a decision.
Akira: Huh, me?
Obsius: Silence....! If you hadn’t showed up, I could’ve made Talia my wife....
Murr: Your honor! May I be heard?
Akira: Y-yes. Go on, Mr. Murr Hart.
Murr: Earlier, Defendant called her his wife; yet just now, he plainly stated, "I could have made her my wife."
Akira: Ah, you’re right.... So you weren’t married?
Obsius: Th-that’s..... Why does that matter!? It’s all the same! Stop nitpicking!
Murr: It’s all the same? Then from this moment on, you are my wife.
Obsius: ....I will kill you!
Murr: Sir Sage, let me introduce you to my wife — my beloved Obsius. Go on now, bow to him.
Obsius: << Volo Habere >> !
(Crash)
Obsius utters his spell and Murr disappears like a fire extinguished by the wind.
Akira: .......!
(What happened to Murr....!? Don’t tell me he’s dead!?)
(Ah.... There’s a shard of purple sapphire on the ground. ....Thank goodness....!)
The briars have loosened around one of my arms. I discreetly wriggle my arm free and pick up the purple shard without Obsius noticing.
His back trembles in fury.
Akira: (....If Murr’s soul shard is shattered, Murr might not be able to return to his old self.)
I slide the shard into my sleeve, and whisper to him in my heart.
Akira: (Murr.... Please stay still for a little while.)
Obsius: .....Hahaha...... What a mockery..... What a mockery!
So that woman was laughing at me with this know-it-all professor the entire time!
No matter how dearly I yearned, my feelings never reached her heart! It’s fine. I knew all along.
And that’s why I am bringing her back to life, so we can start over again.....
They say that if one offers the holy sacrifices to the Beast of the Sky, the Beast of the Seas, and the Beast of the Earth, even ghost ships and ghost castles will be brought back to life.
I’m almost there. This time, everything will go the way I want it to.....
Akira: ....Go the way you want it to? You’re bringing Talia back to life so that you can control her?
Upon hearing my question, Obsius glares at me.
Fearfully, I continue.
Akira: Talia is not your doll.
Neither are the people in the castle — nor the wizards! We are not your convenient little dolls!
Obsius: You’re nothing but a mannequin! You’re a Sage in name only — you an outsider who has no place in this world!
An outsider with no place in this world. Those lonely words cut deeply into my heart.
But out of the corner of my eye, I catch sight of the wizards reflected beyond those unearthly flower-petal windows.
A wave of intense sorrow and fervor wells up in me, threatening to overcome my heart.
The people he derided as heretics — they are the ones who always gave me a place to belong.
And not through grand feats of magic, but rather......
Like those moments when someone picks up something you left behind. Or when you cross shoulders with someone, and they turn around with a smile for you.
They created a place for me through faint, gentle tokens of kindness and trust.
And that is why I wish, with all my heart, to create a place where they too can breathe a little easier.
Akira: Obsius! Stop all this!
Don’t hurt them more than you already have!
I open my mouth and shout at the top of my voice.
Knowing very well that it might be a futile gesture against such a powerful opponent.
But then......
A miracle occurs.
✦✧☾✧✦
Akira: << Obsius! Stop all this at once!
Don’t hurt them more than you already have! >>
Nero: ......Mister Sage?
Shylock: I hear Sir Sage’s voice......
✦✧☾✧✦
Akira: << Don’t hurt them more than you already have! >>
Arthur: Sir Sage! Did you just hear Sir Sage’s voice?
Oz: I did.
✦✧☾✧✦
Chloe: Sir Sage......! I hear Sir Sage’s voice!
Owen: ............
✦✧☾✧✦
Mithra: Oh? Is Sir Sage nearby? Did you summon him?
Figaro: I didn’t, I didn’t! It’s coming! Look out......!
(Roar)
✦✧☾✧✦
Riquet: ......Sir Sage’s voice......
Sir Sage, please save us!
✦✧☾✧✦
Akira: ......Wh—...... I can hear everyone...... Did my voice reach them too......?
Obsius: What are you saying......?
Akira: Can everyone hear me!?
I raise my voice once again.
And I am flooded with simultaneous replies.
Arthur: << We can hear you! Sir Sage, are you all right!? Where are you now...... >>
Nero: << Sir Sage, are you all right? Are Faust and our kids with you? >>
Chloe: << Sir Sage, we’re in trouble! Cain is...... >>
Mithra: << Where’s Mitile? Is Mitile all right? Please keep an eye on him, all ri—...... Hey, Figaro!! >>
Akira: Ah, um, sorry. I know I’m asking a lot, but can you guys go one at a time......
Riquet: << Please save us, Sir Sage! Shino is going to die! >>
✦✧☾✧✦
Riquet: Mitile and Heathcliff are also hurt! Because of the bull and the girl......
Viridian: << Volo Habere >>
Riquet: ............! << Sunrotea Edif >>!
Hah...... Hah....... We’re all almost at the end of our magic.
Prince Arthur! Oz! Cain! Save us.......!
✦✧☾✧✦
Listening to Riquet’s voice, I stare at the window reflecting scenes of the courtyard.
A Minotaur backs Shino and Heathcliff into a corner, while a young witch chases down Mitile and Riquet.
It looks like I’m the only one who can hear their voices.
Any mistake in my judgement could lead to the worst possible outcome.
I feel my stomach churning under the pressure, and sweat breaking out along my forehead. I can’t panic now.
Taking a deep breath, I glare at the windows made of flower petals.
Akira: This is a report to all!
Shino and Heathcliff, as well as Riquet and Mitile are in the courtyard! They are facing the Minotaur and a young witch.
Shino is seriously hurt. Heathcliff and Mitle are also both injured!
Can anyone head to their rescue?
✦✧☾✧✦
Arthur: Riquet......!
Faust: Shino is seriously hurt......!? Which direction is the courtyard?
Arthur: Right outside this window. ......We can’t see it beyond these briars, but......
Lennox: Launching blind attacks from inside the castle might only hurt Mitile and the others.
I’ll escape from the window, and head to their rescue.....
Oz: That is impossible. The briars will attack you.
✦✧☾✧✦
Rutile: ............! Mitile is hurt......
Mithra: I’ll go.
Figaro: Please do. I’ll cover for y......
(Howling)
Mithra: ............!
Violet: You’ll die here, Mister Handsome with the red hair.
<< Volo Habere >>
(Crash)
Mithra: ......hh, Guh.......!
Figaro: Mithra!
Rutile: Mister Mithra......!
(Underwater)
Mithra: ............
(It sunk its teeth into me! Shit! What a pain......)
(Even if I try to transport the entire Leviathan, it would still take time to open the door in space.)
(......Mitile...... ......Tiretta......)
White in the portrait: Sage, Mithra has been dragged beneath the sea.
Snow in the portrait: We’ll handle the situation here somehow. But I’m afraid we won’t be able to go to their rescue. We’re leaving the rest to you!
Rutile: I leave my trust in you, Sir Sage!
White in the portrait: Well then, Rutile.
Rutile: Sir Snow and Sir White, are you sure you’ll be okay? Can I really leap into the sea carrying this painting......
White in the portrait: It’ll be fine. I have high expectations of your flying. We’ll put up a barrier to protect you and our painting.
Snow in the portrait: Get ready, Figaro! On the count of three......
Snow & White in the portrait: << Noscommia >>
Figaro: Sir Sage, Oz! I’m leaving Mitile to you guys!
<< Possideo >>
✦✧☾✧✦
Oz: We could discharge a burst of magic.
Faust: Discharge magic? I see. We’re going to distract the Minotaur by drawing its attention to us.
Arthur: If we can distract the beast even for a moment, we might give them the window they need to escape. Let’s do it!
Aureolin: Where do you think you’re looking!? I won’t let you get in my sister’s way!
<< Volo Habere >> !
Arthur: ......I’ll take her on! Faust, Lennox, I’m counting on you two!
Faust: All right.
Shino, Heath...... Please be safe.
Lennox: Mitile......
Faust: << Satillquinart Mullcreed >>
Lennox: << Forsettao Meiuvat >>
Chapter 18 << | index | >> Chapter 20