She Professed Herself The Pupil of The Wisemen

v2 ch1

The sky without a single cloud in it, dyed completely in blue color was so clear, that it was almost oppressive. Only transparent wind and birds were capable of traveling it. The vivid greenery covering the land received the falling light of the sun and budded gloriously all at once.

Beneath this sky which was filled with the bright and merry light, there was a forest. The sky seen from a single road inside that forest, appeared like a glittering starry sky in the middle of a meteor shower every time the branches shook and the filtered light entered from between them.

The wind passing between the trees carried a vibrant breath of fresh verdure, in no time filling the entire region with the presence of spring.

It was afternoon on a day like that, perfect for an outing and making one believe something good might happen if they do.

In the middle of the road stopped a single carriage. Right beside it, looking dumbfounded, stood a single young man wearing a military uniform and a girl clad a goth loli-like outfit.

The rustling wind stroked the girl's head, making her long silver hair flutter. The girl, Mira, not only had a stiff expression, but also was pale and stared at one place. The young man standing next to her, Galet, closed his mouth tightly and stared at the object lying on the ground.

The road made with leveled and hardened earth was wide enough for two carriages to pass by one another and there were sunny spots here and there, so the visibility on it was not bad.

And yet, it happened. Mira turned around towards the carriage with a twirl. Ahead of where she looked, on the carriage's frame there was a sticky and moist dark red stain.

Feeling panic that couldn't be put into words, Mira once again turned towards the front.

There, a person wearing rags lied on the ground and did not move in the least.

He had a head, torso and legs. However, all of his limbs were facing impossible directions and furthermore, one of his arms was ripped off and blown far ahead of the carriage.

No matter who and how looked at it, it appeared to be death by running over.

"You've finally went and done it..."

If only I insisted more strongly on sending Galet on a driving course, Mira thought with regret as she squeezed out those heavy words.

"P-please wait, Mira-sama. This person suddenly jumped in from the side and I had no way of stopping, you see."

The road was only a little dim and the carriage was not as large as to look on a person from above. However, right beside the road spread forest dense enough to hide a person or a monster. Even Galet who as a coachman had seen everything from start to end, did not fully understand what happened and unable to hide he was perturbed, was only able to make an excuse.

While he acted like that, looking at him with cold - or rather - pitiful look inside her eyes, Mira nodded lightly as if to say she understands, and started walking ahead.

Taking her nod as affirmation that she believes him, Galet was relieved to have gained a strong ally. At the same time, he could feel the menacing and oppressive aura disperse.

With that said, an accident was an accident. Reporting it was natural, it had to be reported to the country and there was a need to think of how to deal with the body. Heaving a sigh, he looked forward towards the arm that was ripped off from the main body. That instant.

"Mira-sama, where are you going?!"

Ahead of Galet's line of sight. Calmly passing by the arm that lied on the road, Mira continued to walk ahead. Since he initially thought that she went to pick up the arm, Galet reflexively raised his voice.