Popria Rukka

"Look there, Elliot! The sky is blue and clear as far as the eye can see! The sunshine is warm, and the breeze is lovely! The streets are filled with a mix of everyday sounds and music! People's footsteps, laughter, the rustle of clothes, metal clinking, stones rolling, water being poured—all these living sounds, each and every one, give my music new possibilities!"

In stark contrast to Benjamin, whose tongue was in top form, Elliot looked exhausted despite having walked for less than ten minutes.

A little behind the two men, Monica and Lin walked side by side, both changed into their own clothes for going out.

Just as Benjamin had declared the night before, the group was spending the morning sightseeing around town.

With the festival approaching, the town was bustling from early morning, and songs and instrumental music could be heard everywhere.

Benjamin walked through town with a spring in his step, as though his slump had never happened. Elliot followed behind him with a weary expression.

Walking a little farther behind them, Monica quietly asked Lin, who was beside her,

"Um, Lin-san... you used to live in this town, right?"

"Yes. To be precise, I lived in the forest, not the town."

Monica wondered what sort of life Lin had led in this forest before she contracted with Louis...