“…I’m sorry.”
The boy clad in black clothing said again. Scilica shook her head and
tried desperately to stop her tears.
“…No… I was… being stupid… Thank you…for saving me…”
She managed to force just that out as she stopped herself from crying.
The boy walked over to her slowly and knelt down in front of Scilica
before asking hesitantly.
“…That feather, does it have an item name by any chance?”
Surprised by the unexpected question, Scilica raised her head. She
wiped her tears and then turned her gaze over to the feather.
Now that she thought about it, it was strange that only the feather had
remained. Be it monster or human, beings of this world usually left
nothing behind after they died, not even their equipment. Scilica
hesitantly reached over with her hand and clicked on the surface of
the feather with her right index finger. The half-transparent window
that appeared showed its name and weight.
«Pina’s Heart»
Just as Scilica was about to start crying again after seeing this, the boy
stopped her.
“Wa-wait-wait. If a heart item is left behind, then you can revive it.”
“What!?”
Scilica raised her head sharply. She stared at the boy’s face with her
mouth half open.
“It's something that was discovered not too long ago, so there are still
lots of people who don’t know. There's a dungeon in the northern
region of the forty-seventh floor called «The Hill of Memories». It’s
quite hard despite its name… but they say that the flower that blooms
on the top of it is a familiar revival ite-.”
“Re-really!?”
Scilica shot up and shouted before the boy had finished talking. It felt
as if hope had flooded her chest, which had been filled with sorrow.
But—
“…The forty-seventh floor…”
She muttered and sagged her shoulders. It was twelve floors above
this level, floor thirty-five. It was definitely not a safe area for her.
Just when she turned her disheartened eyes to the floor.
“Hmm—”
The boy in front of her said in a bothered voice.
“I could go get it for you if you give me the expenses and some pay,
but they say that the flower only shows up if the beast tamer who lost
their familiar goes…”
Scilica smiled at the surprisingly kind swordsman and spoke:
“No… I’m happy with the information you gave me. If I work hard to
