Solenn POV
Ever since the fight took place between Ren and the wolves, that hasn’t been followed up. Gio is also with us. The three of us went away and hid here in the forest.
As I played in the very clear river water with my hands, I felt footsteps from behind me.
"Solenn." said Gio. Hmp!
He sat down next to me, before watching me play in the water.
"Have you decided yet?" I was stunned by his question.
Last night he said we didn’t have to be with them in order to be saved. If we had told them earlier we would have been out of it a long time ago.
When we are close with them we are in the other dimension of this world. If we leave we will automatically exit this dimension. We will see people, too. We can now meet our real world.
How did they do that?
"Solenn…?" I sprinkled water on his face. "Hey!"
"You're annoying. If I leave, there's a chance I won't see you again, I won't be able to come back here with you! I'll just wonder what your situation is, what you're doing. If you've already left. Or where are you? If the enemies have captured you, or if you have saved your world?" I inhaled the air before continuing. "It's hard to think! What if you've been beaten up and you're not with Gray yet? I don't know if you're together again? When will you leave? What I hate most of all is leaving without saying goodbye - "
"I thought you were just using us to save you?"
By the way, I told that to Gio. Because...
There seems to be something wrong with Arlene. I feel like she wants to do something else. I can hardly imagine when she wanted to go to the world of these. I don't know, I just feel it.
I could not answer him. He's so slow, Gio, turtle! The slow!
"Solenn, I'm giving you time to return to your peaceful world. You're not against this. You'll just be in danger—"
"I do not want."
"Solenn—"
"I don't, I don't, I don't, I don't!"
"Then why? Why won't you leave?"
I can't answer again. Is he related to snails? Why can't he understand? Does it really need to be direct to the point?
"I don't know!" I just sprinkled water on his face again.
"What? You're already did that twice!" He sprayed me too.
I stand. "You turtle race! You're slow! Especially when you're walking on the ground. Why? So you're also slowed down maybe because earth is your power. There, there's a river, water. Swim, maybe the your brain will work as fast as you swim! " I turned my back on him. I'm not sure of what I've said in that part. "I can't leave you!"
Aish! Annoying. Of course I'm a woman, so embarrassing. Are they just being vigilant in their lives in Eries — Erioas — eromenia? Do not know!
"Wait, haha!" wait? Did he laugh? What's funny? Am I being laughed at ?!
Annoyed I turned to him. That's right, your penguin is laughing. "You're laughing at me, aren't you?" I raised an eyebrow at him.
I was shocked when he suddenly walked towards me, so I backed away. At the same time the gesture of his hand, caused the ground to rise behind me, which served as a wall on which I could lean.
I was just surprised when he put both hands on the wall he made, then he locked me between his arms.
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Arlene POV
We are currently touring the area, just in case we encounter other Guardians.
"Are you sure you're going with us to Erioesnemia?" I was surprised to see Leo next to me. He spoke calmly, but he was still frowning. "Do you think that will answer all your questions?"
I told them about my grandmother. I don’t know if I was still in the right frame of mind and this was my decision.
Womin put his arm around me, which surprised me. I'm not used to this. We have only been together for a few days. The speed. Tsk.
"J-June said that, didn't he? We're both wondering. If there are any questions, we'll look for the answer together. That's really my intention first." I said.
"User." Leo said.
"Crazy, I know you don't want to include us because we have no connection with you. We can't help anything. So I'll approach you. If I said I wanted to come, would you let me?"
"No." was June's quick reply. "Because we have no reason. Now, I have a small chance of a reason to include you."
"So you waited for our time. You meant to be with us so we would all be close. How about your friends? Will you leave them?" said Womin.
"They can't be affected by my nonsense. My grandmother is the one we're talking about here… J-just in case I find out."
"What is your grandmother's name?" said Womin. "Looks like your grandmother knows a lot about us. It's just like when you said what Erioesnemia looks like."
"Your grandfather?" Leo's said. "Hasn't he anything else been said about you? It's too complicated."
I looked at him badly. "Nothing else. He always mentions that… the time will come too because it will happen, automatically."
"What time?" said Womin.
June suddenly stopped walking, causing us to wonder.
"Hey, June," I said. "Are you alright?"
"Roland…" Womin said.
"Roland?!" asked Leo.
On our opposite road, we see Roland bleeding approaching us. Leo immediately released the flames in his hand. Womin hid me behind his back first, before releasing his power.
"Wait." June barely looked at us. "Stay here."
June started walking closer to Roland. I took my gun and aimed it. It is difficult to beat the opponent. Maybe he's just pretending.
When Leo noticed me, he immediately confronted me. "Put that down. You can kill Roland."
"It's just a leg—" I stopped when Womin turned to me in surprise. He shifts his gaze to me, and to the gun.
"Tsk! Shit, yes, okay." I just hid the gun, and sighed.
Moments later we saw Roland's body collapse. June called us right away, so we all ran. We were so nervous when we saw Roland's condition. It was as if he had been whipped a hundred times. His clothes were torn, and his face was bruised.
"Hu-Hunter..."
"Roland… Wait, don't speak first. You're going to run out of energy." said Womin, before he helped him sit down.
"T-There's something you need to… k-know."
"Roland, don't force yourself first." Leo said. "We still don't know where Gray is—"
"Arlene…" Roland said.
We were all shocked when he mentioned my name. June gave me a startled look. I could also feel Womin's and Leo's looks at me, but my gaze remained on Roland.
I see images in these moments.
"Arlene… g-good thing you're here." after saying that he suddenly fainted.