Ch. 1: I Can't See Anything
Kingdom of Fartet in the Land of Poison, Month of Shadow...-
One day in the early afternoon…
It’s bright…!
A prince wearing silver framed glasses appeared before me, accompanying the light.
??: "Huh? I…"
He adjusted his glasses uncertainly.
OO: "Are you alright?"
??: "You are…"
Suddenly, he closed the distance between us in the space of a breath and peered at me through his glasses.
OO: "!!"
So close!
??: "…"
His eyes were such a beautiful amber I thought I’d be sucked in…
??: "…I can’t see anything."
OO: "You can’t see?"
??: "…It’s nothing."
His face seemed to flush a little as he stood up straight.
Forma: "I’m Forma. Who are you?"
I explained myself to Forma.
Forma: "I see. It seems I was saved by you."
OO: "…yes."
He continued to look down at me.
OO: "Um…is there something on my face?"
Forma: "…"
OO: "…?"
Then seeming surprised, Forma hurriedly pushed his glasses up on the bridge of his nose.
Forma: "It seems I must thank you. Come with me, I’ll show you to the castle."
OO: "…Thank you very much."
Forma: "Honorifics are bothersome and I don’t like to use formal speech, so you don’t need to either."
What’s up with him?
As doubt squeezed my chest, I began to walk with Forma on the path to the castle.