Fantasy Clock～Dream Ruler～

[※ This article \u003cI am Elus, the magician of dreams. \u003e's narrative timeline, which takes place after the end of the previous volume and parallels the story of the next volume. 】

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The rulers set off to their destinations, and it seemed that only Elus was left, staring blankly at the front of the memory.

"Hey, shall we go too?"

I rubbed the wing of my nose between my eyebrows, and asked Elus in a questioning tone.

Elus responded feebly, and stood up from her seat, but her eyes suddenly passed me, staring at the direction behind me, and she couldn't move in a daze.

"Yo... Elus, are you going out to cause trouble again?"

Suddenly, a cheerful male voice came from behind. I looked back curiously, and saw a young man with blond hair coming from the door of the tavern with a bright smile on his face. He naturally waved his hand in this direction. A happy smile squeezed the eyes into a slit. Probably because he noticed us as strangers, he showed a surprised look, and briefly put away his smile.

"Are these people... your friends?"

For some reason, Elise seemed a little flustered. After a long time, he nodded his head in a daze and hummed softly. Then she seemed to think of something again, and raised her head in displeasure.

"What, I have never caused trouble! You have been causing trouble for us, right!!"

"How could I!" The young man blushed slightly and scratched his head embarrassingly. An old man on crutches came pacing, the crutch in his hand suddenly turned at an angle, and lightly tapped on the back of the boy's head.

"Come on. Boy, this time you caused me a lot of trouble again. The Magician Control Association sent a lot of documents." While talking, the old man groped from behind and took out a stack of shocking things. Dazzling information was stuffed in front of the boy.

I was a little confused about the situation for a while, so I glanced at Xia Yinci, who was also at a loss beside me, and she also shifted her gaze to me in surprise.

Obviously I haven't woken up from my dream... Whether this young man or the old man, they must all be just a character in Elus' dream world. But why did Elus chat with him so happily?

It's just like……

He really exists in reality.

In a trance, I clearly caught the embarrassment on Elus's face. Just as I was about to say something, the blond boy waved at me generously.

I froze for a moment, then walked towards them. The squinting old man was much shorter than me, but his eyes were quite sharp. The boy smiled cheerfully and held out his hand to me.

"Hi, I'm Else's partner, Charlotte."

Facing his smile, I couldn't bear to think about the fact that he was just a figure in a dream for a moment, so I trembled and stretched out my hand. Seeing that I was hesitant, he simply grabbed my hand, and I quickly raised my head, the brilliance in the boy's eyes was extremely pure. There was a little warmth coming from his palm, warming the air in the severe winter tavern like the sun. I nodded slightly at him.

"Hello...uh...my name is Su Luoyang." I finally introduced myself to him. When he let go of my hand, I looked in Elus' direction rather puzzled.

Elus glanced at me cautiously, and then exchanged words with this boy named "Charlotte". Although the look on his face was not as natural and hearty as Charlotte's, the smile was definitely not forced, but from the heart.

Maybe it's because of the sadness in her eyes from time to time that makes her smile look a bit ethereal.

For some reason, the aura emanating from this tavern is so gentle that it brings tears to the eyes. It always makes visitors feel a kind of warmth at home.

"It's not unusual~ If Eluse is in this state... it should be difficult to go to the Dream Palace." Xia Yinci, who was beside her, looked at Eluse in a daze, and murmured softly. I froze and looked at her. The slender black hair still covered her profile.

"This time, you also know, right? You know what will happen when the clock runs, right?"

The voice just fell. Xia Yinci looked towards me slightly, her eyebrows were so raised that I dare not look directly into her pupils.

"Hey. Let Su Huilin stay here temporarily." Xia Yinci naturally wouldn't answer my question directly, but changed the subject and suggested, "This seems to be a good habitat~ I want to stay here, Maybe we can find a way to get her out of the backlash."

After listening to Xia Yinci's words, I hesitated for a while, but still breathed a sigh of relief. If you think about it carefully, this place is not a bad place. I sighed, and walked away from Xia Yinci's sight, and came to the old man's side.

"Um... can I ask you to take care of her?" I thought for a while, pointing to Su Huilin who was at the side, and summoned up the courage to ask the old man. Elus also noticed the movement here, and turned her head.

The old man's eyes were neither warm nor hot, which made my heart flutter, and there was a kind of undecidable rippling in my heart.

"Okay. Let Charlotte be responsible for this matter." The old man raised his crutches and slowly left behind. The waitress in the red dress from before came, and I carefully entrusted Su Huilin to her.

"When this matter is settled, I will deal with your problem again." I said softly to Su Eirin. Thinking that she was powerless to fight back what I did to her now, I simply stretched out my index finger and poked her cheek, only to see that she looked like she was going to eat me. Just as I was about to withdraw my hand, Su Erin bit my finger first. The tail behind him moved quickly. I quickly compromised, "Sorry...can you please let go!"

Su Huilin snorted before finally letting me go. I vigorously waved my finger that was constantly in pain, moved it to my mouth and blew air. However, after realizing that this kind of indirect kissing meant, he quickly stopped this action.

The boy walked towards me and put my shoulders quite familiarly.

"Charlotte, right... Please take care of my sister." Hearing this, Charlotte grinned.

I moved my gaze to Xia Yinci again, and she also looked at me with a blurred vision.

Just like that, we left the tavern filled with lively atmosphere, the young man behind us smiled and waved to us.

After pushing through the wooden gate, you enter this town that exudes a unique atmosphere of the Middle Ages. Just after walking a short distance, a child passed by. A small flame ignited in the palm of his hand. He took a deep breath and merged the small flames in both hands. A magic circle emerged from the palm of his hand, instantly creating a dazzling fireball.

"Dad! Hey, I made it!" the child shouted excitedly. The middle-aged man next to him touched his head with satisfaction and praised him.

Suddenly, water drops dripped from the back of my hand, and I quickly looked up. Unexpectedly, someone used water as a means of transportation, let his body be carried on the frozen ice, and spread freely from above to form an ice bridge, flying past. The drops of water dripped from that man's hand. The head of a man smoking a cigarette emerged from a nearby shop. He looked towards the tower in the sky and muttered helplessly, "What kind of trick is this kid playing again?" A hint of relief.

"The two of us were alone when we went to the Dream Palace." Elus spoke softly. Although he wanted to talk to her, he didn't know what to say, so he hummed. For some reason, his voice was a little lower than usual. Before I could think of anything, Elus next to me asked again, "Hey, what do you think?"

"What... what are you referring to? This town?"

Elus nodded her head as a matter of course, lowered her head and kicked the stones under her feet. Inadvertently using too much force, the stone flew into the air and rolled to the toes of a girl on the left side of the road after landing. The girl was sitting on the vending cabinet of the fruit stand, holding a glass of wine, and just about to drink, suddenly there was a loud noise from the shop on the right, a yellow-haired boy with water eyes turned his back towards the girl, and fell heavily on the ground. Touching her body, the girl couldn't help but fell from the vending cabinet to the ground, and then a silver-haired boy walked out of the shop.

"Let's fight it out! I will beat you today!"

The boy with phoenix eyes apologized softly to the girl, then staggered to his feet, and wiped the corners of his mouth rather unconvinced, while the girl sat up in a daze, rubbing her head. I saw him rushing towards the silver-haired boy, and there were many people watching him for a while, but most of them showed the usual helpless expressions. It seems that the conflict between the two occurs from time to time.

"How should I put it? I always feel a little chaotic... and a little out of order. It's not surprising that anything happens." I expressed my opinion in full.

"Is that so?" Elus smiled wryly and breathed a sigh of relief. There seemed to be an imperceptible hint of disappointment in her voice.

"However... staying here, there is an inexplicably relaxed atmosphere. Although everything is chaotic, what makes people feel more is freedom... In my opinion, living in this kind of town, It might be good too.”

As I said that, I looked at Elus again, only to notice a flash of light in her eyes. I couldn't understand what she meant for a while, but I only noticed a trace of sadness in her eyes.

"Hmm... I like this place the most too~ I... I like staying here the most."

Elus's voice was mixed with sobs, and I realized that a crystal teardrop fell from her eyes. She herself was also quite puzzled, her mouth was trembling and she let out a choked "ah, strange" , stretched out his hand to wipe away the tears over and over again, but the tears kept falling and hit his toes. The surrounding noise intensified, the two teenagers wrestled together, neither of them willing to let the other easily, hitting the other's face back and forth with their fists.

For a moment, I didn't know what to do, so I had to squat down so that my eyes were at the same level with Elus, and I reached out to support Elus' shoulders. Her slender body trembled for a moment, and she raised her wrist, revealing a pair of clear eyes soaked in tears.

"Hey, in the end... what happened?" I tried to make my tone softer, for fear of accidentally causing her tears to burst again.

Ellis rubbed her reddened eyes and shook her head lightly. Even though it didn't look like it was okay at all, he insisted on saying nothing. She broke away from my hand, lowered her eyes, and walked forward alone. I froze for a moment, stood up quickly, followed Elus, and quickly chased after her.

The battle between the children behind them because of their eagerness to win has also ended unconsciously. Both of them lost all their strength and fell to the ground panting. The mouth still refused to admit defeat and provoked the other party.