Give the child a little shock to the world view

In her memory, the tribe living near the forest inn loved singing and drinking wine.

When this post station still existed, every time she came here to stay, she would see the lively scene of people singing and dancing together, and they would also pull her to drink.

Those people who always stay by the stove are actually old men and women in their fifties and sixties. They don't like staying at home, so they like to come here to chat.

The children grow crops at home and produce delicious, high-quality rice. Every time I see her passing by, I give her a few homemade rice balls so that she won’t go hungry on the road.

The boss is not the captain of the volleyball club, but a retired guard from the area. He worked too hard when he was young and damaged his body. He is always in low spirits when he is old, so he will buy medicinal materials from me.

When I was 19 years old, I passed through the Forest Inn on my way to the Wizard Village, not out of curiosity, but because I wanted to go back to visit a seriously ill friend and bring him the herbs I had picked.

The wizard named Rania will die of illness a year later.

As early as this time, the wizard who always seemed unhappy showed some signs of physical decline, and in his letters he always complained that he would cough incessantly when it rained.

So Mayumi Haga took the other person's body into consideration and hurried over after searching for the precious herbs.

As far as she could remember, she was turned away by Rania during this visit for some reason. Rania even set a ban on her entering the Wizard's Town for a year. She was only allowed to go and see the Wizard after he died of illness and was buried.

Perhaps in this dream, she could still talk to Rania, who had a stranger's face.

Or perhaps, the key to deciphering this dream lies in Rania in the dream.

Mayumi Haga is awake. She knows that she is in a dream called "the past" and clearly remembers what will happen next. That is why she has to follow her memory to complete the next plot, find out the key points that are affected, and find a way to get out of it.

If I don’t find it in time, I don’t know where this dream will eventually lead to... In fact, no matter which direction it leads to, it will eventually reach the same ending.

Her gaze fell on Tono Hitomi, her eyes dark.

Unlike ordinary people who are turned into dream NPCs, Tono Hitomi, as a magical girl, is an "outsider" who does not belong to this dream and can retain her memories here.

Therefore, Mayumi Haga cannot reveal her identity as a guardian, nor can she let the other party get hurt here. Knowing what will happen next, Mayumi Haga must send Hitomi Tono and the dream NPC out before the disaster in the dream comes and before the beautiful dream turns into a nightmare.

At least, take one last look.

Thinking of this, Mayumi Hanega walked down the wooden stairs. The people over there had already taken out their musical instruments and surrounded the confused Touno Hitomi and started singing.

"Mayumi!" Tono Hitomi noticed Mayumi Hanega coming over and immediately felt like she had found a savior, "I'm..."

Her words suddenly paused.

She stared in amazement as Mayumi Haga opened her backpack and took out... an accordion?

I hadn’t noticed before, how did that thing fit into such a small backpack?

Then, Mayumi Haga joined the ensemble calmly, and the melodious melody of the accordion joined in, weaving together with the singing to create a beautiful music, as if they had played together thousands of times before.

The dark-haired traveler had a happy smile in his eyes, a smile that was more cheerful and joyful than anything she had ever seen.

People were wearing thick, warm clothes, sitting by the fire, laughing, and talking warmly and sincerely. The music woke up the cat that was taking a nap by the fire. It just opened its eyes lazily, shook its tail, closed its eyes again, and continued to purr.

Outside the post station, the sky was a dark black, and the rain was crackling down. A flash of lightning in the thick clouds illuminated the hidden village deep in the forest valley.

In the mountain stream, dark red threads slowly spread out. The thin wizard coughed twice, and black blood flowed out from between his fingers covering his mouth.

She continued to cut her palms and smear the blood on the rock wall.

The mysterious patterns gradually formed a part of the huge seal, and at the same time, they rapidly consumed the wizard's vitality.

She raised her head, revealing a face that was familiar to Mayumi Haga, and gritted her teeth and said, "Mayumi Haga... Why did I have to dream at this time!"

This dream was created by Mayumi Haga. Did she want to see herself embarrassed before she died?

Chapter 39 I Miss You

"No outsiders are allowed to enter the wizard village." The guard guarding the entrance to the forest said politely to Tono Hitomi, "Please go back, traveler."

Toono Hitomi had no choice but to go back.

After leaving the guards' sight, she looked around and found Mayumi Hanega leaning against a tree trunk waiting for her news.

"No strangers are allowed in over there." Tono Hitomi reported the situation to the other party, but she was eager to try in her heart.

After all, the more inaccessible a place is, the more important secrets it hides.

Mayumi Haga had already realized that this kind of thing would happen, so she did not show up herself, but asked Hitomi Tohno to find out the situation first.

After all, if she showed up, the guards in the Wizard Village would recognize her.

It would be bad if I called her "Mayumi-sama" in front of Hitomi Toono and made her pay attention to her own identity.

The area near the Wizard Village is considered a safe zone. Guards patrol the area every day, so there will be no monsters.

So she said to Tono Hitomi, "Wait here for me. I remember there is a small path nearby. Let's go take a look first."

Tono Hitomi nodded repeatedly, without any suspicion.

Mayumi Haga thought about it and gave Hitomi Tono a short sword and a round shield for self-defense. She also put a larger leather armor on Hitomi Tono and told her, "Be careful. If you encounter any problems, go find the guards over there and they will help you."

After saying that, he went into the woods and headed towards the path he was familiar with.

Tono Hitomi, holding the equipment given by Mayumi Haga, wanted to sneak up on them, but after taking two steps, she found that the other party had disappeared. Seeing that she couldn't catch up, she had to stand there and wait, and curiously played with the dagger.

"hiss."

Although it looks like an ordinary dagger, the weapons that can be kept in the Guardian Lady's backpack are rarely of poor quality.

Tono Hitomi swung the heavy dagger twice and accidentally cut her finger, so she took a breath subconsciously.

She widened her eyes in surprise, watching a drop of trembling blood fall.

……Blood?

Is this dream so detailed?

Being in a dream where she could feel pain, Tono Hitomi felt a little uneasy.

...

"Seal off the village and do not allow outsiders to enter." Rania's voice came from inside the house. She issued a hasty order, "No matter who comes over! I will not see any more guests!"

"Ranija, even if it's the Guardian, it's not possible?" The one who said this was Kagura Yu, who is now the NPC guard beside the wizard. She said worriedly, "Mayumi-sama should be here soon."

Rania wanted to say something, but before she could say anything, she had a heart-wrenching cough. She couldn't help but hunch over, blood rushed to her face, and her hands and feet were cold.

"Cough cough cough cough... cough cough cough..."

He stood up again, the handkerchief covering his mouth was already covered with bright red. The wizard's collar opened slightly due to the movement, revealing the blood lines spreading along his collarbone.

Damn... this dream is even more outrageous than the last one.

In her heart, Rania cursed Mayumi Haga and the weirdo who caused the dream to deteriorate.

In fact, disaster had already begun to strike during her lifetime.

She happened to discover the hidden danger. Although she didn't know what it was, she still used all her life's knowledge to perform a ritual to plug the gap, which resulted in her overdrawn life and death at a young age.

I thought this would be able to delay the coming of the disaster. After all, the intensity of the disaster had not yet reached the point of despair. However, the intelligent disaster took advantage of the world consciousness's unpreparedness and attacked the few remaining wizards, so that no one could really stop it.

There are still too few people in this world who are resistant to magic.

According to the original progress, the disaster should have come nearly a hundred years after Rania's initial seal.

But in Mayumi Haga's nightmare, the disaster had already arrived ahead of time and had even corroded the body of the wizard Rania, so it could only be suppressed by force.

Rania used all her strength to suppress the more ferocious disaster in her dream, but she was about to fail in sealing it, causing the disaster to come prematurely.

During this period, Mayumi Haga had just started her journey as a guardian and made many friends along the way. It was the most ambitious period of her youth. She had not experienced the departure of old friends and was not prepared to deal with disasters.

"If a weak and childish guy like that dreams about all his friends being swallowed up by a disaster... he might cry."

Rania whispered to herself.

Rania did not live to see the Guardian Mayumi Haga's youth.

The Mayumi Haga she knew, the best friend she recognized in her heart, was just a weak and cowardly rookie. That was why she chased after her and repeatedly emphasized her incompetence, hoping that this idiot would be more motivated, and she was very disappointed with her.

Even though he vaguely felt the destruction of the original world, Rania's residual soul drifted to Kagura Yu in another world. When he saw Mayumi Hanega again, he ignored the other party's mental state that was completely different from the past.

Rania is a wizard who has the responsibility of assisting the guardians in keeping the world running.

At the same time, she is also the first friend of the same age that Mayumi Haga made after becoming a guardian.

Similarly, Mayumi Haga was also the first outside friend she met.

She knows Mayumi Haga very well.

If it weren't for the sadness, if it weren't for the fact that she still couldn't let go, Mayumi Haga wouldn't have had nightmares over and over in her subconscious about her friends leaving and the coming catastrophe.

Mayumi Haga is such a weak fool.

The window opened silently, and Rania heard someone climb over the window swiftly and walk slowly behind her.

"Rania."

It was the voice of the idiot I had just cursed in my mind.

"He got in through the dog tunnel?" Rania whispered, "I never expected that."

The behavior pattern is completely different from what I remember. This should be the current Mayumi Haga.

Mayumi Haga also noticed that the white-haired wizard in front of her was not played by a student who was pulled in from the outside world as she had imagined.

Although it has been so long that the memory is a little fuzzy, this is her friend Rania.

She didn't know what expression to put on. She couldn't even maintain the cheerful and calm appearance she pretended to show to Tono Hitomi. She just lowered her eyes quietly and said, "I'm sorry."

"What are you doing here? Do you like to see me embarrassed?" Rania said gloomily, her tone was not friendly, "I don't want to see you."

Corroded by the disaster, even as a wizard, it is impossible for me to leave a complete body.

It might be quite ugly at that time, and I definitely don't want Mayumi Hanega to see such an ugly posture.

"I just haven't seen you for too long," Mayumi Haga said. She cherished the chance to meet her departed friend in her dreams too much. She expressed her slightly lonely heart, "I miss you so much."

She missed the scenery in her dream all the time, and her old friends, those who brought her happiness, but now turned into rotten meat in her heart.

With her back turned to Mayumi Hana, Rania felt a lump in her throat.

It has been too long since they last met.

It was so long that she was still a young girl as a remnant soul. After experiencing everything, Mayumi Haga was tired and sad, as if there was only a little thing left to maintain herself. She was almost unrecognizable and lifeless.

Even though it was the prelude to a nightmare, Mayumi Haga truly felt the tenderness of the power of the other world, which allowed her to meet her old friends.

She was very happy.

Chapter 40: The Doll That Won't Be Broken

"Idiot, your expression is too weak." Rania forced herself to suppress the tears in her eyes, and scolded the useless guardian as usual, "After all, you are my destined person, you should be stronger!"

The destined one—that’s what Rania always said.

In fact, there is no such ambiguous statement at all. It just happened that the wizard and the novice guardian were born on the same day, so the wizard felt that he had a deep connection with the guardian, and because of some mentality of wanting to leave his name in history, he tied the guardian up as his own special thug.

Or maybe, just maybe.

What started as a fit of anger turned into true affection later on. Even though Rania had only known Mayumi Hana for less than two years, less than one-tenth of her life, the other person's figure still subtly left an overly deep impression in her heart.

The guardian she met when she was young left an impression on her that was indeed too amazing. Even now, Rania still couldn't forget Mayumi Hanega's face, which was so beautiful when she smiled.

Except for the face, everything else is barely acceptable.

If she were still alive, she might reveal some of her girlish feelings to the guardian in front of her, or she might try to take the original relationship a step further... The premise is that Mayumi Haga is not so stupid, and Rania can change her habit of speaking in sarcastic terms.

But there is no turning point, Rania is destined to become a part of Mayumi Haga's past.

And her youthful admiration should be buried in the ground with her departure and will not be known by the people in front of her.

"Live strong and happy, Mayumi," she said, "Don't always look back."

Rania stepped forward, opened her arms, and stood on tiptoe to hug the guardian who was growing very fast.

I haven't seen you for a long time. You've grown so tall now.

He already has nice but not exaggerated muscle lines, so I guess he must have not slacked off when practicing swordsmanship. His figure has improved a lot, his hair has grown a lot longer, tied into a short braid, his expression is steady and self-sustaining, he looks like a complete adult.

Her clothes were still a mess, although not ugly and set off her tall figure. However, she looked different from other girls of similar age in the village. She was not gentle but heroic.

I really like it.

I like the warm touch when I hug you, I like the gentleness and thoughtfulness without any expression, and I also like the tolerant look when I scold you unreasonably.

That’s why I regretted asking him not to come and see me before I died, but I was also thankful that my ugly appearance would not be seen. After all the struggles, I still ended up like this.