Joseph, accompanied by Felicia in a witch outfit, stopped his leg as he proceeded to the woodland hall.
Sitting on the border between the forest and the hall, looking around, its mouth opens in large part.
"Well, you kept me waiting. Then it's quick, but let's start."
It was shortly after that that the elves, who had their gaze on Joseph and the others, moved out.
So said Joseph... No, they began to gather together at Felicia's rear.
That was not enough sight to realize that something would be done from now on, but on the contrary, that's all I can tell.
As usual, Soma was not informed of the details. All she could do was tilt her neck on the spot.
"Hmm..."
Still looking at the sight, I know roughly what I'm trying to do.
When the assembled elves lined up, they knelt before Felicia in turn from the leader and began to put their hands together.
The sight is like...
"It feels like you're praying..."
"Like, just like that. Well, maybe it's closer to saying I'm praying."
"Oh...?
I meant to be completely solitary, but I turn my gaze to the words I returned.
I knew it at the point of my voice, but there was no different man sitting there.
I thought the guy had gone in line over there, too, but he hadn't.
"Hmm... can't you go?
"I'm totally late. Now it's the same thing to line up but line up, isn't it? Then take your time here, and we'll go after people are down. Besides, you can't leave your guests alone."
"Really... then it's a corner, can I ask you a few questions?
"Oh, I don't mind. It's going to be a long time before we lose people."
"It helps. Then you are..."
I turn my gaze to Felicia and the others once, wondering what they should hear from.
Maybe they'll hear from him later... but for now, you just have to ask him from what he cares about.
"In the end, what are you doing? He said," I hope so. "
"Basically, that's the same thing you just said. A festival to offer thanks and prayers to the Forest God, of which... well, we're in the preparatory phase, you mean? It's still the first step."
"Are you wishing something for the others in preparation for the festival of prayer with the Forest God?
"Uh, well, that's... what the hell..."
"Oh, if you can't tell me, you don't have to tell me, do you?
"No, that's not what I mean..."
When the man put his arms around Felicia and the others, he started roaring, yeah.
Sometimes it's exclusive, and there must have been a code or something in the elves.
If you're caught up in something like that, there's no problem if you can't tell me because it's only half-interested... apparently that's not really what it is.
When the man scratched his head and exhaled, he began to tell him why.
"Uh, you can't. I thought I'd explain it plainly and concisely, but it doesn't seem possible with my head. It's gonna be a long explanation, okay?
"It's what I've heard from you, and there's no problem."
"Well, first of all... he's the one everyone's praying for... that girl, like I said, is the star of this festival. He was chosen to be the witch of the Forest God."
"Witch...?
I thought maybe because she was wearing a witch costume, but apparently she was a real witch.
But...
"A witch... is that witch?
"At least I know one thing when I say witch."
"But that should only be in the Sacred Capital... no, I see...?
A witch in this world is something that connects people with God, and it connects people with God.
I hear that it is at least such a thing as a witch who knows Soma, sometimes also called the Apostle of God, etc.
In short, he who obeyed God, delivered the voice of God to men, and also served to deliver the voice of men to God.
There is always only one witch, and if the witch dies, the role is taken over to another.
And by its very nature, the witch is only in the Holy Capital.
It would be natural given that the Sacred Capital is the main mountain of Holy Divinity and that witches can also be called proxies of God.
Most technically, a witch is an old way of calling it, and now they call it a saint or a Virgin... but that's for sure the only thing in the Holy Capital.
Nevertheless, the witch is only in the Holy Capital because only one pillar of the goddess is worshipped by the existing God of Holy Divinity.
In other words, if there are other gods, it's not strange that there are other witches present.
Because the destinations you serve are different, that's all.
But.
"... By the way, you said earlier that you were chosen as a witch, but who was it chosen by?
"Am I right? That's up to the chief, isn't it? The chief also plays a sacrificial role."
"Hmm... is that still the case"
So Soma was convinced, because this deepened his conviction that the Forest God and the Doraemon were not true gods.
Because witches are what God himself chooses.
That is why witches are treated as agents of God in the first place.
Besides, that doesn't mean it's a secret fact.
Rather, it is widely communicated.
It's hard to believe that someone who knows what a witch is like doesn't know that.
And then...
"... is that okay for now? More than that... is that a prayer to deliver our own voice to God? It doesn't look like anyone has spoken the word..."
While we were talking like this, there were some who ended up praying and went back to where they were.
But all of that is really just prayer.
He hasn't said what he prayed for.
"When I become a witch, I learn to read mind-system skills, which I don't know because I'm an oligarchy..."
"No, they don't know what the witch was praying for, either, do they? But by praying to the witch, they do tell the Forest God that.... maybe they used to read my mind just because they said so."
"Oh, that's a possibility."
God in this world, he says, is on the admin's side, one way or the other.
It means you are not the Creator, and for that reason, authority is limited and far from omnipotence.
It is impossible to hear all the prayers directed at you.
Well, that's why there are such things as witches, even goddesses worshipped by Holy God.
Not to mention what is just called the Forest God.
It would be natural to think that I could know what I prayed for.
Or maybe everything I prayed for wasn't supposed to come true from the beginning, or something?
Because then you don't need to know what your prayers are about.
Nevertheless, if it doesn't come true at all, then what it means to do this in the first place is to...
"It doesn't matter."
"Right. Whatever we used to be, there's only one thing we can pray for right now."
"Is that so...?
"I mean, that's why we haven't had a festival like this in hundreds of years."
"Hmm...... I see"
I wondered why it was the first time in hundreds of years that we were going to have a festival, simply because of the need to do so.
Well, that's half what I was expecting.
"Do you mind if I ask why?
"It doesn't matter. Eh... well, the customer doesn't get it. Always with the woods. It's like we'll soon find out... well, if we don't know what's going on, naturally."
"What is...?
Ask, the man shuts his mouth once.
It doesn't look like it's going anywhere, and you seem scared of something.
"... can't you feel the noisy, very scary signs coming out of this forest right now?
"Hmm... Well, if you say it by feeling it or not, you do feel it"
It would depend on their sensibilities whether they thought it was horrible or not, but it is true that they were feeling some kind of huge sign.
Perhaps this is the existence of the matter, which is also what I was thinking as I listened to it... but thinking about it, I guess I understood what this one was thinking.
A man nodded one.
"Oh yeah... that's the Forest God. We decided to do this festival to calm the Forest God like that. Just like hundreds of years ago."
The man who said those words still only seemed frightened.
But Soma's there, tilting his neck.
"I'm sorry if I offended you... but is that so frightening?
"Right... maybe that's also because your guests don't know about this forest. We've lived in this forest for a long time, and with that help, we know exactly what it is. The power of the Forest God is not like this... because we can destroy each other in one place."
"Hmm..."
If we worship a being with mighty power, it is only natural to fear at the same time if we know how much it is.
But I felt that the face of the man who spoke so contained other emotions.
It's like...
"All the time, bad, it's time to go. Everyone's praying is going to be over. I'm so glad you had time to hang out with me."
"I think that's more of a dialogue."
Soma shrugs and drops off the man heading for Felicia in a slightly rushed fashion, now grumbling.
What is the matter now?
It won't mean I'll be left all the time while I bring him in, but I'm not sure how long I should wait. Yeah, too shabby with my hands.
No way Soma can go over there and pray.
"... no, or is it too? I think I'll be able to ask what to do next."
I was worried about whether to do it for a moment, but eventually I stopped.
Soma is just an outsider who was brought here.
Praying, if necessary, is not a rush, but something that might disturb the festival for the first time in hundreds of years should not be taken lightly.
The only thing I could ask a man was just a brief one.
Besides, it's a situation where you can't even tell if it's really right.
I shouldn't have done anything more unnecessary.
"Hmm, though..."
Whether you listen to any more stories, there's no way that there's anything like an earlier man who can conveniently talk to you.
Even more lightly looking around, those who had finished praying returned to their original places, watching Felicia and the others as if waiting for something jizzy, rather than resuming the liquor platter.
You can't just go get in the way of that atmosphere.
And with that in mind, it just seems to have become the man's turn.
I could see a man kneeling on the ground in front of Felicia and praying with his hands together.
The sight looks very sincere, and it is incredible that he was laughing with his mouth wide open earlier.
Still, that prayer ended in seconds, and when I stood up and turned around, I seemed to notice that this one was watching as well.
He looked at something weird, and he just smiled bitterly, so Soma shrugged his shoulder back.
And apparently the man was the last.
The line was completely interrupted, and Felicia, who was zipped down to endure something, raised her face, exhaled one breath - her eyes matched.
"... eh"
Moments, blinded, Soma tilts her neck.
You knew what Soma was watching... and it looked more like a kid found a prank than shy.
No... or if I say one way or the other, is the kid who made the prank hiding it from me, something like that?
"Hmm..."
But I couldn't go on observing Felicia any further.
Because Joseph moved before that, and the field moved.
"All right, you've all left your prayers with the witch, haven't you? Now move on to the next ritual"
So Joseph took a glimpse of Soma, but he still seemed glad that Soma didn't join him because he didn't say anything.
Nevertheless, without being told anything as always, the ritual and the dot just go on.
The others didn't say anything, but for the first time in hundreds of years, the elves are still able to move without hesitation, I guess, because they were told beforehand.
Well, in the end, Soma doesn't know what to do.
"Or what are you doing this time...?
We should have finished earlier, but the elves started making rows again.
But what's different from earlier is that everyone has something in their hands?
I'm not sure from a distance, but thanks. That all seems different.
Some have something like a knife, some have something like a shell.
If anyone has something like fur, if anyone has a bow, there is no unity there.
And whosoever moves forward before Felicia, give it to Felicia.
It's like...
"Looks like he's giving it to you, too."
"Well, yeah, in a way, you're wrong. Technically, it's dedicated."
"Mm?"
If you turn your gaze to your voice, it was that man there again.
I thought it was something that went somewhere else exactly, and he came back here for some reason.
"Hmm... Could it be a botch? So give my son a voice earlier...?
"Who's the botch? You can't just leave your guests alone, can you? Let the others take care of it. They're ahead of their guard."
"Well, rather, that would be normal."
"That's why I'm supposed to keep dealing with your customers."
"Did we even discuss that?
It did come back in person, but only slightly between.
I even thought that's why Soma went somewhere else......
"It feels like one of them asked me to."
"Asked...? To whom?
"It's from the chief. Just a little while ago."
"Hmm..."
Chief, that would mean Joseph.
Was there that exchange while Felicia was distracted earlier?
I see. Yeah, I seem to have something to do, and it's normal to ask someone to do something in between.
It's just...
"By the way, is there anything else they haven't said?
"Hmm? Oh, and you also told me to let him stay tonight. Guest, you haven't decided to stay today, have you?
"Hmm... that does help..."
There seems to be no other legend or anything else, which means that there is no direct explanation from Joseph and the others?
... No, it's still too soon to think so, given that you've provided us with a place to stay.
If that's the case in the first place, we don't need to keep Soma here.
That means we may meet in person at some point in time.
I have a lot of questions, and I'd like to ask you something, but then I'll tell you.
Now let's wait for the moment, watching the rituals and the dots.
"… it's just a matter of getting in directly if you have to"
"Hey, I thought I heard some noisy whining right now?
"It would be my fault. More than that, what does dedication mean, what does that mean?
"I didn't care what you think... okay. Right, something dedicated."
Until then, if only this were the case, Soma would turn her gaze to Felicia and the others, while listening to the words spoken by the man.
Joseph, accompanied by Felicia in a witch outfit, stopped his leg as he proceeded to the woodland hall.
Sitting on the border between the forest and the hall, looking around, its mouth opens in large part.
"Well, you kept me waiting. Then it's quick, but let's start."
It was shortly after that that the elves, who had their gaze on Joseph and the others, moved out.
So said Joseph... No, they began to gather together at Felicia's rear.
That was not enough sight to realize that something would be done from now on, but on the contrary, that's all I can tell.
As usual, Soma was not informed of the details. All she could do was tilt her neck on the spot.
"Hmm..."
Still looking at the sight, I know roughly what I'm trying to do.
When the assembled elves lined up, they knelt before Felicia in turn from the leader and began to put their hands together.
The sight is like...
"It feels like you're praying..."
"Like, just like that. Well, maybe it's closer to saying I'm praying."
"Oh...?
I meant to be completely solitary, but I turn my gaze to the words I returned.
I knew it at the point of my voice, but there was no different man sitting there.
I thought the guy had gone in line over there, too, but he hadn't.
"Hmm... can't you go?
"I'm totally late. Now it's the same thing to line up but line up, isn't it? Then take your time here, and we'll go after people are down. Besides, you can't leave your guests alone."
"Really... then it's a corner, can I ask you a few questions?
"Oh, I don't mind. It's going to be a long time before we lose people."
"It helps. Then you are..."
I turn my gaze to Felicia and the others once, wondering what they should hear from.
Maybe they'll hear from him later... but for now, you just have to ask him from what he cares about.
"In the end, what are you doing? He said," I hope so. "
"Basically, that's the same thing you just said. A festival to offer thanks and prayers to the Forest God, of which... well, we're in the preparatory phase, you mean? It's still the first step."
"Are you wishing something for the others in preparation for the festival of prayer with the Forest God?
"Uh, well, that's... what the hell..."
"Oh, if you can't tell me, you don't have to tell me, do you?
"No, that's not what I mean..."
When the man put his arms around Felicia and the others, he started roaring, yeah.
Sometimes it's exclusive, and there must have been a code or something in the elves.
If you're caught up in something like that, there's no problem if you can't tell me because it's only half-interested... apparently that's not really what it is.
When the man scratched his head and exhaled, he began to tell him why.
"Uh, you can't. I thought I'd explain it plainly and concisely, but it doesn't seem possible with my head. It's gonna be a long explanation, okay?
"It's what I've heard from you, and there's no problem."
"Well, first of all... he's the one everyone's praying for... that girl, like I said, is the star of this festival. He was chosen to be the witch of the Forest God."
"Witch...?
I thought maybe because she was wearing a witch costume, but apparently she was a real witch.
But...
"A witch... is that witch?
"At least I know one thing when I say witch."
"But that should only be in the Sacred Capital... no, I see...?
A witch in this world is something that connects people with God, and it connects people with God.
I hear that it is at least such a thing as a witch who knows Soma, sometimes also called the Apostle of God, etc.
In short, he who obeyed God, delivered the voice of God to men, and also served to deliver the voice of men to God.
There is always only one witch, and if the witch dies, the role is taken over to another.
And by its very nature, the witch is only in the Holy Capital.
It would be natural given that the Sacred Capital is the main mountain of Holy Divinity and that witches can also be called proxies of God.
Most technically, a witch is an old way of calling it, and now they call it a saint or a Virgin... but that's for sure the only thing in the Holy Capital.
Nevertheless, the witch is only in the Holy Capital because only one pillar of the goddess is worshipped by the existing God of Holy Divinity.
In other words, if there are other gods, it's not strange that there are other witches present.
Because the destinations you serve are different, that's all.
But.
"... By the way, you said earlier that you were chosen as a witch, but who was it chosen by?
"Am I right? That's up to the chief, isn't it? The chief also plays a sacrificial role."
"Hmm... is that still the case"
So Soma was convinced, because this deepened his conviction that the Forest God and the Doraemon were not true gods.
Because witches are what God himself chooses.
That is why witches are treated as agents of God in the first place.
Besides, that doesn't mean it's a secret fact.
Rather, it is widely communicated.
It's hard to believe that someone who knows what a witch is like doesn't know that.
And then...
"... is that okay for now? More than that... is that a prayer to deliver our own voice to God? It doesn't look like anyone has spoken the word..."
While we were talking like this, there were some who ended up praying and went back to where they were.
But all of that is really just prayer.
He hasn't said what he prayed for.
"When I become a witch, I learn to read mind-system skills, which I don't know because I'm an oligarchy..."
"No, they don't know what the witch was praying for, either, do they? But by praying to the witch, they do tell the Forest God that.... maybe they used to read my mind just because they said so."
"Oh, that's a possibility."
God in this world, he says, is on the admin's side, one way or the other.
It means you are not the Creator, and for that reason, authority is limited and far from omnipotence.
It is impossible to hear all the prayers directed at you.
Well, that's why there are such things as witches, even goddesses worshipped by Holy God.
Not to mention what is just called the Forest God.
It would be natural to think that I could know what I prayed for.
Or maybe everything I prayed for wasn't supposed to come true from the beginning, or something?
Because then you don't need to know what your prayers are about.
Nevertheless, if it doesn't come true at all, then what it means to do this in the first place is to...
"It doesn't matter."
"Right. Whatever we used to be, there's only one thing we can pray for right now."
"Is that so...?
"I mean, that's why we haven't had a festival like this in hundreds of years."
"Hmm...... I see"
I wondered why it was the first time in hundreds of years that we were going to have a festival, simply because of the need to do so.
Well, that's half what I was expecting.
"Do you mind if I ask why?
"It doesn't matter. Eh... well, the customer doesn't get it. Always with the woods. It's like we'll soon find out... well, if we don't know what's going on, naturally."
"What is...?
Ask, the man shuts his mouth once.
It doesn't look like it's going anywhere, and you seem scared of something.
"... can't you feel the noisy, very scary signs coming out of this forest right now?
"Hmm... Well, if you say it by feeling it or not, you do feel it"
It would depend on their sensibilities whether they thought it was horrible or not, but it is true that they were feeling some kind of huge sign.
Perhaps this is the existence of the matter, which is also what I was thinking as I listened to it... but thinking about it, I guess I understood what this one was thinking.
A man nodded one.
"Oh yeah... that's the Forest God. We decided to do this festival to calm the Forest God like that. Just like hundreds of years ago."
The man who said those words still only seemed frightened.
But Soma's there, tilting his neck.
"I'm sorry if I offended you... but is that so frightening?
"Right... maybe that's also because your guests don't know about this forest. We've lived in this forest for a long time, and with that help, we know exactly what it is. The power of the Forest God is not like this... because we can destroy each other in one place."
"Hmm..."
If we worship a being with mighty power, it is only natural to fear at the same time if we know how much it is.
But I felt that the face of the man who spoke so contained other emotions.
It's like...
"All the time, bad, it's time to go. Everyone's praying is going to be over. I'm so glad you had time to hang out with me."
"I think that's more of a dialogue."
Soma shrugs and drops off the man heading for Felicia in a slightly rushed fashion, now grumbling.
What is the matter now?
It won't mean I'll be left all the time while I bring him in, but I'm not sure how long I should wait. Yeah, too shabby with my hands.
No way Soma can go over there and pray.
"... no, or is it too? I think I'll be able to ask what to do next."
I was worried about whether to do it for a moment, but eventually I stopped.
Soma is just an outsider who was brought here.
Praying, if necessary, is not a rush, but something that might disturb the festival for the first time in hundreds of years should not be taken lightly.
The only thing I could ask a man was just a brief one.
Besides, it's a situation where you can't even tell if it's really right.
I shouldn't have done anything more unnecessary.
"Hmm, though..."
Whether you listen to any more stories, there's no way that there's anything like an earlier man who can conveniently talk to you.
Even more lightly looking around, those who had finished praying returned to their original places, watching Felicia and the others as if waiting for something jizzy, rather than resuming the liquor platter.
You can't just go get in the way of that atmosphere.
And with that in mind, it just seems to have become the man's turn.
I could see a man kneeling on the ground in front of Felicia and praying with his hands together.
The sight looks very sincere, and it is incredible that he was laughing with his mouth wide open earlier.
Still, that prayer ended in seconds, and when I stood up and turned around, I seemed to notice that this one was watching as well.
He looked at something weird, and he just smiled bitterly, so Soma shrugged his shoulder back.
And apparently the man was the last.
The line was completely interrupted, and Felicia, who was zipped down to endure something, raised her face, exhaled one breath - her eyes matched.
"... eh"
Moments, blinded, Soma tilts her neck.
You knew what Soma was watching... and it looked more like a kid found a prank than shy.
No... or if I say one way or the other, is the kid who made the prank hiding it from me, something like that?
"Hmm..."
But I couldn't go on observing Felicia any further.
Because Joseph moved before that, and the field moved.
"All right, you've all left your prayers with the witch, haven't you? Now move on to the next ritual"
So Joseph took a glimpse of Soma, but he still seemed glad that Soma didn't join him because he didn't say anything.
Nevertheless, without being told anything as always, the ritual and the dot just go on.
The others didn't say anything, but for the first time in hundreds of years, the elves are still able to move without hesitation, I guess, because they were told beforehand.
Well, in the end, Soma doesn't know what to do.
"Or what are you doing this time...?
We should have finished earlier, but the elves started making rows again.
But what's different from earlier is that everyone has something in their hands?
I'm not sure from a distance, but thanks. That all seems different.
Some have something like a knife, some have something like a shell.
If anyone has something like fur, if anyone has a bow, there is no unity there.
And whosoever moves forward before Felicia, give it to Felicia.
It's like...
"Looks like he's giving it to you, too."
"Well, yeah, in a way, you're wrong. Technically, it's dedicated."
"Mm?"
If you turn your gaze to your voice, it was that man there again.
I thought it was something that went somewhere else exactly, and he came back here for some reason.
"Hmm... Could it be a botch? So give my son a voice earlier...?
"Who's the botch? You can't just leave your guests alone, can you? Let the others take care of it. They're ahead of their guard."
"Well, rather, that would be normal."
"That's why I'm supposed to keep dealing with your customers."
"Did we even discuss that?
It did come back in person, but only slightly between.
I even thought that's why Soma went somewhere else......
"It feels like one of them asked me to."
"Asked...? To whom?
"It's from the chief. Just a little while ago."
"Hmm..."
Chief, that would mean Joseph.
Was there that exchange while Felicia was distracted earlier?
I see. Yeah, I seem to have something to do, and it's normal to ask someone to do something in between.
It's just...
"By the way, is there anything else they haven't said?
"Hmm? Oh, and you also told me to let him stay tonight. Guest, you haven't decided to stay today, have you?
"Hmm... that does help..."
There seems to be no other legend or anything else, which means that there is no direct explanation from Joseph and the others?
... No, it's still too soon to think so, given that you've provided us with a place to stay.
If that's the case in the first place, we don't need to keep Soma here.
That means we may meet in person at some point in time.
I have a lot of questions, and I'd like to ask you something, but then I'll tell you.
Now let's wait for the moment, watching the rituals and the dots.
"… it's just a matter of getting in directly if you have to"
"Hey, I thought I heard some noisy whining right now?
"It would be my fault. More than that, what does dedication mean, what does that mean?
"I didn't care what you think... okay. Right, something dedicated."
Until then, if only this were the case, Soma would turn her gaze to Felicia and the others, while listening to the words spoken by the man.
