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However, this posture seemed harmless to the two of them, but it would be a different story if outsiders saw it.
"Takamatsu-san, you—" Koshimura Sawa was about to ask her if there was anything wrong.
"Little Light, I found out, I should like—" Chihaya Aine pushed open the door and walked in, her energetic voice abruptly stopping.
“...Yellow-browed penguins.” She looked at Takamatsu Akira and Koshimura Sawa stacked on the ground, her voice growing softer and softer.
Chapter Thirty: Springtime Shadows
"Aine, you're really ruthless..." Koshimura Sawa put down the cotton swab soaked in iodine and carefully applied the penguin-shaped bandage he had taken from Takamatsu's pencil case to the abrasion on his hand that had just been cleaned.
"Huh? Didn't you fall down most of the time yourself?" Chihaya Aine instantly activated Spinosaurus mode.
"Is that so?" Koshimura turned his head to the side, turning his left cheek fully towards Chihaya Aine, and pointed to the bright red handprint on his face.
"Uh...anyone would do the same if they saw you like that, right?" she said somewhat guiltily.
"Aine-san... don't blame Koshimura-san." Takamatsu Akari mustered her courage and said, "I accidentally stepped on something and fell."
"Oh, right." As if remembering something, Koshimura Sawa bent down to pick up the astral crystal shard that had accidentally fallen to the ground, blew off the dust, and returned it to Takamatsu Akari.
Takamatsu looked at the shard of crystal that was flowing with silver mist, and then at the conspicuous handprint on Koshimura Sawa's face, and felt even more guilty.
"I don't want it." She gently shook her head, pushing Yuecun Ze's hand back. "This was originally meant for you. Besides... I made you fall... and you even got slapped..."
Seeing her extremely serious expression, Yuecun Ze could only nod helplessly, sigh, and put the broken crystal into his pocket.
Is he... still angry?
Gao Songdeng looked at his actions, which seemed somewhat disgusted for some reason, and her little face was immediately filled with unease. She frowned slightly and sadly lowered her head.
She started to feel frustrated again...
Chihaya Aine glanced at the two silent, speechless people.
Hmm... I don't really like this atmosphere...
Just then, she suddenly noticed a hardcover notebook with a red flower cover on the table next to her.
"Ah! This notebook!" Chihaya Aine immediately stood up and walked over, picking up the notebook and randomly flipping to a page. Inside were slightly yellowed lined pages. "So nostalgic. I used one when I was in elementary school... Huh? This is—"
"A complete list of spells? You've already joined the adventurer's party."
"The complete manual of spells?" Yuecun Ze noticed that the corners of her mouth turned down almost imperceptibly and asked with some doubt.
"Common spell charts are usually for solo performances. Only complex spells that require multiple people to play simultaneously to be successfully cast use spell master charts. However, because compiling spell master charts requires a thorough understanding of the professions, abilities, characteristics, and even habits of all participants, and involves numerous practices and refinements to prevent spell models from collapsing due to differences in magical properties, spell master charts are usually only used within adventurer groups where members know each other very well," Chihaya Aine explained. "Sawarin, pay attention in class, okay?"
No, I can understand your question about D&D, but the idea of a girl band being combined with D&D is clearly beyond my comprehension, isn't it?
“But Mai-chan and the others clearly said before that you, Akari, didn’t join the adventure party.” Chihaya Aine’s attention returned to Takamatsu Akari, and she looked down at the notebook in her hand.
"My heart is weary, my eyes dart about, I am all alone in this world..."
Chihaya Aine suddenly realized what was happening and quickly looked away: "Ah, sorry, I didn't see anything."
The complete spellbook is usually only circulated within the adventurer's guild and would never be leaked under normal circumstances.
Even if it falls into the wrong hands and cannot be used, one can understand the abilities, characteristics, and even... weaknesses of all members simply by deciphering the spellbook.
Gao Songdeng lowered his head and remained silent for a few seconds. The activity room was so quiet that the rustling of leaves in the wind could be heard outside the window.
“It’s alright,” she said softly. “I’ve already… left the adventurer’s party.”
"I see." Chihaya Aine's tone was tinged with sorrow, but Koshimura noticed a slight upturn at the corners of her mouth. "Then...would you like to join my adventure party?"
Tokyo Arno, with this kind of perseverance, you'll succeed at whatever you do in the future.
Chihaya Aine leaned forward slightly, her eyes sparkling as she looked at her: "I am a dragon vein sorcerer, and Sawarin is a sorcerer. We happen to be lacking a powerful bard—"
"I'm not participating." Gao Songdeng's words instantly shattered all her reverie.
Adventurer group...
She instinctively gripped the hem of her clothes tightly.
"I see, then okay..." Chihaya Aine's tone softened slightly.
"Because...even if we form an adventure party..."
Takamatsu sniffed and spoke with perfect clarity.
"It will definitely end in failure."
Her vision blurred, and Chihaya Aine and Koshimura Sawa in front of her seemed to fade and distort little by little, eventually becoming completely transparent.
She felt her body gradually grow cold, and her consciousness seemed to return to that day of despair.
Pain overwhelmed her like a tidal wave.
it hurts.
it hurts.
My internal organs felt like they were about to split open.
Takamatsu opened his heavy eyes.
Behind her were cold rocks, and the biting chill seeped into her bones, instantly sobering her up. The smell of blood mixed with the scent of dust filled her nostrils.
She saw the scene before her clearly.
Deep within the desolate void, a massive figure covered in brown feathers was slowly and heavily approaching her, its sharp beak reflecting a cold light.
Owl Bear, Challenge Level 3.
Am I going to... die?
With all his might, Takamatsu Akira turned his head with difficulty to look in the direction of his companion.
Nagasaki Motoyo knelt helplessly on the gravel ground a few meters away, her head bowed. Her usually meticulously combed brown hair was now disheveled and plastered to her pale cheeks. Her shoulders trembled slightly, like a puppet whose soul had been taken away.
Shiina Riki lay on a protruding rock not far away, his eyes closed, his brows furrowed in pain, blood gushing from the wound in his abdomen, staining half of his body and the rubble beneath him.
Ruoye Mu looked at her with a pale face, her lips trembling uncontrollably. Her usually calm eyes were now filled with immense fear and confusion. At her feet was the guitar that had slipped from her grasp.
Takamatsu felt as if something was tightly binding his heart, making it increasingly difficult to breathe.
"Spring Shadow".
It suddenly occurred to her.
If everyone plays "Spring Shadows" together—
Although they are all at most level 2, the spellbook's effect will gather and amplify each person's power.
Even a level 3 Owl Bear might not be impossible to defeat.
but--
Playing "Spring Shadow" requires everyone to be fully focused, with their spirit, magic, and rhythm in perfect harmony. Any mistake in any part will cause the spell model to collapse.
Even when they are in good condition, the number of times they successfully release the power during practice is very small.
Not to mention, everyone has already lost the will to resist...
The heavy breathing, carrying a foul, hot odor, had already sprayed onto her face.
A huge shadow completely enveloped Takamatsu Akari's petite body.
So, am I... going to die?
Its cold beak pressed against her forehead, sending a hard sensation through her.
Gao Songdeng suddenly remembered that on that sunny afternoon, her kindergarten teacher gently stroked her head, looked out the window at the children laughing and playing hide-and-seek in the sunlight, and asked her gently, "Xiaodeng, why don't you go out and play with your friends?"
At that time, the teacher's hands were also cold.
Just like now.
Incomprehensible.
Why can't I laugh when others are laughing?
Why can't I cry when other people are crying?
Why am I always different from others? Why do I like things that seem strange to others?
Did I fail to...become human?
"Do not."
A familiar voice said so.
"We did not become human for the sake of becoming human."
"If you can stay true to yourself... it doesn't matter if you don't become human."
Am I going to... die?
To die in this dark, cold, lightless place, a place where one's parents will never find...
She could clearly hear her skull making a faint "creaking" sound under immense pressure.
More than sadness, Gao Songdeng's first thought was—
If only we could collect our tears.
"—[Burning Ray]!!!"
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Just then, a sharp shout came from behind Xiao Xiong.
The blazing rays struck the owl-bear's relatively vulnerable flank with pincers, and the smell of burning filled the air instantly.
As the owl bear's massive body trembled violently and it turned around in pain, Takamatsu finally saw the figure behind it.
Toyokawa Shoko.
She had taken out her keyboard at some point and slammed it heavily on the ground. Her face was pale, and there was still blood at the corner of her mouth.
Beneath the torn sleeve of his right arm, half of his limb hung limply, blood dripping down his arm and staining the pale piano keys crimson.
The still-intact hand withdrew from the piano keys, erasing the last lingering notes.
...Xiao Xiang?
An indescribable bitterness instantly overwhelmed the despair. Almost instinctively, Takamatsu Akari used the last bit of strength she had left to reach out her trembling hand towards Toyokawa Shoko.
But the fear and the lack of blood supply caused by the previous oppression had gradually blurred her consciousness, and her vision began to spin and darken.
All she could see was the enormous owl-bear, enraged and savage, abandoning her who was so close, growling as it took heavy steps toward the frail yet stubborn figure that had harmed it.
No...no...Xiao Xiang...run...
Before her consciousness completely sank into the abyss of darkness, Takamatsu used her last strength to desperately recall the melody etched into her bones, the melody that carried all their laughter and tears.
And so, she sang softly once more.
"My heart is weary, my eyes dart about, I am all alone in this world..."
【excitation】
Starting at level 1, you can inspire others with music. When you perform this action, you designate a creature within 60 feet that can hear your voice (you cannot designate yourself) and give that creature a d6 inspiration die.
[For the next 10 minutes, this creature may use this incentive die when making single attribute checks, attack checks, and saving throws to add the result to the dice roll. An incentive is consumed once used, and a creature can only have one incentive at a time.]