A super traveler in a peaceful world

An Luo came closer to the edge of the tree and looked at the big tree that didn't seem to have anything strange, but released an incredibly huge presence in this open space. He just stopped here and waited quietly, but... ...

From the hot afternoon to the cooler night, nothing happened.

Just when he was confused, he even wanted to try to pull out the tree and have a look, and then dig three feet into the ground to see if there was anything special underneath, but at this moment...

On the path he came up from earlier, a small animal that looked a bit like a fox suddenly appeared, but in fact it was not a fox. It was a small animal that he had never seen before.

And after the little animal appeared, a girl holding a lantern and wearing a witch costume also appeared.

Chapter 1 Peaceful Summer Vacation·The Baiyin Family Comes to the House (10K)

Not long ago, An Luo saw him in a snack shop. The girl who once only wore underwear had now changed into a witch costume. He noticed it immediately when he climbed to the top of the mountain. Standing in front of the big tree, An Luo couldn't help exclaiming. He came out and said, Hey...why is there someone here?

...I see, the three clans of shrine maidens on this island are cut off from the Shenmen clan. I don't know what they do. The shrine maidens of the Naruse clan predict the future, and the shrine maidens of the Kongmen clan are responsible for the affairs of the Seven Shadow Butterflies. ?”

An Luo, who had a hunch that this was the breakthrough point, guessed when he saw the girl's miko uniform that she was a miko from the Kongmen clan that he had never seen before.

You...ah, you were from that time...!

I remember your name is Cang... So, Miss Kongmen Cang, have you seen the Seven Shadow Butterflies?

Huh? Seven Shadow Butterflies? Kong Mencang subconsciously looked at the empty space in his hand near the lantern that seemed to An Luo. After being stunned for a moment, he immediately shook his head: No, what are you talking about?

...I see, so I can't see that kind of butterfly? It's so ridiculous...What are all my efforts these days?

An Luo, who could tell at a glance that Kongmen Cang was lying and that the butterfly was next to the lantern, thought that what he was looking for turned out to be invisible to him, and his depression grew exponentially, and his mentality was about to collapse.

This look of annoyance and extreme depression made Kongmen Cang very puzzled. He didn't understand what he wanted to do, so he reminded: I'm sorry, this is a place where only people from the Kongmen family can come, so... Can you please leave?

The place where the Kongmen family belongs? Is it private land? Is it the mountain that the Kongmen family bought?

Well, that's not true, but this is the rule on the island.

Then it has nothing to do with me. Let's talk about the glowing butterfly... the Seven Shadow Butterfly. If possible, can you lend me the lantern you have for me to study?

Of course not. By the way, what's going on with you? Didn't I tell you that you don't know about Seven Shadow Butterflies?

Kong Mencang took a step back warily, but the strange little animal next to him took a step forward, grinning to intimidate An Luo.

Don't be so nervous. I'm actually not a bad person. I came to this island for a special reason... An Luo told the girl in front of him everything he had said to the Naruse family not long ago. Read it again.

After some narration, An Luo was soon surprised by the girl in front of him. She was actually easier to deceive than Bai Yu.

..... After understanding the cause and effect of the matter, Kongmen Cang lowered his guard and looked at the sad An Luo. In turn, he apologized guiltily and said: I'm sorry, I thought you were some kind of suspicious person. It turns out that you wanted to find the Seven Shadow Butterflies in order to fulfill the wish of your dying sister. What an amazing brother-sister relationship! What do you want to know? Just ask! Anyway, you have already found this place , I also know the name Seven Shadow Butterflies, so even if I tell you other things, it won’t be a big deal.”

——Thank you very much! I think my sister will also be very grateful to you!

Although he was saying thank you, An Luo was speechless in his heart. He even couldn't help but sigh... This is definitely the most deceitful person on this island, right?

Is it so easy to trust others and be willing to tell everything? It’s not easy not to be sold.

Of course, even though he thought so, he did not forget to ask about the Seven Shadow Butterflies.

However, although Kongmen Cang knew everything and said everything, when An Luo hoped that she could help him capture the Seven Shadow Butterflies and bring them back to his sister at home, he was told that it was impossible to do.

Because the Seven Shadow Butterflies, which are basically equivalent to the souls of human beings, do not have an entity themselves. How can we capture a phantom-like existence without an entity? The special lantern in her hand can only attract very close Seven Shadow Butterflies, and it is not very stable.

In addition, this open space is the sacred domain of the Kongmen family. The official name of the big tree in the center is the Lost Orange. It is the sacred tree of the Kongmen family and the place where memories return. It is also one of the several time and space gaps that the Seven Shadow Butterflies must pass through when they return. The mission is to use lanterns to guide butterflies to this sacred tree.

It is said that there are several similar places in this world, and butterflies come here from all over the world. If it is too far, no one can do anything, but if you have already come to this island and are on the mountain, the witches of the Kongmen family will guide you. Avoid butterflies from all over the world gathering on the island.

As a result, although the information about the Seven Shadow Butterflies is complete enough, is there no clue how to control it? No... the first thing to solve compared to control is how to see, or let me say that it is not knowledge, Rather, its 'existence' can actually be confirmed.

On the way back after saying goodbye to Kong Mencang, An Luo was always worried about the Seven Shadow Butterflies, but he never thought of any good solution.

Not long after returning to Naruse's house, Bai Yu, who should have gone back to his room long ago, was still watching TV in the living room. When he noticed his return, he immediately turned off the TV and stood up, with a gloomy face and a cold expression on his face. Looking straight at him, the atmosphere in the living room became extremely heavy for a moment.

But An Luo, who was accustomed to this kind of atmosphere, readily ignored the barely suppressed anger in her body. He picked up the iced wheat tea from the table, drank it in one gulp, and planned to go back to the room to continue his daily work.

Bai Yu, who had been waiting for him to speak, finally couldn't bear it anymore at this moment, and said slowly and in a low tone: ...You plotted against me again!?

That's right. An Luo stopped, thinking about the Seven Shadow Butterflies, and said casually without looking back: I'm not going to defend myself this time. I admit my mistake. Please forgive me.

....No, do you understand where you went wrong?

Are you talking about your long-lost 'brother'?

That's one point! Also, are you admitting your mistake?! And the most important thing is, do you really understand what Diefan's contract means?!

It's okay. I'm just getting married in name according to local customs. I'm not really getting a certificate or anything. I don't care.

I care! This kind of thing is definitely not possible! Bai Yu walked forward quickly and said anxiously: Although grandpa has already told the people in the office, although it is difficult to cancel now, it should still be possible. I have no way to convince him, but you must have a way!

There must be a way, but since you don't want to escape the responsibility of being a miko and be blamed by everyone on the island, and you want to continue living, then in order to be able to get close to you during the prophecy that you will die, I think this This is the best way to handle it. In the final analysis, it is just a formal relationship and it is not really about getting married, so you don’t have to take it so seriously.

.....not me......

Not you? What do you mean?

Although I care about it, this is a decision made for me, so I can't say anything willful... What I understand is that you don't have to sacrifice like this, you have no such obligation, so I feel... ...This is...not good for you. Bai Yu, who clasped his hands in front of his chest, lowered his head and said, Forcing yourself for me...I don't want to do this.

No, so it's just a formality thing, right? Just like a child playing house.

How is it possible? You have to swear an oath to the gods. How can it be just a formality!

After hearing his words, she couldn't help but lose control of her emotions. The girl who was obviously angry suddenly raised her head. The seriousness on her face was hard to deny, and it also made An Luo understand that there was no point in correcting her thoughts.

...You are in unexpected trouble. Simple things were made too complicated, and An Luo couldn't help but sigh. This attitude also made the girl feel a little shocked, but she still whispered. Said: If it's troublesome...

It's not this trouble. It's different from what you think.

Huh? That's...

In short, I think there is no problem if there is no problem. This matter has been decided like this. No objections will be accepted!

Not wanting to get entangled in this kind of thing, An Luo directly ended the discussion and Bai Yu's concerns with a tough attitude, and without giving her a chance to say anything else, he patted her head and went back into the aisle. Without replying, he said: I don't even care about myself, so don't think too much about it and just relax and enjoy your summer vacation.

Easy...?

On the spot, Bai Yu looked at his back, her voice suddenly became very weak, and she didn't feel that she could relax at this time. She did not feel the disgust that should have appeared towards An Luo's tough attitude that could not be refuted, but her mood was different. And incredibly complex.

The next day, while thinking about ways to capture the Seven Shadow Butterflies, An Luo also planned to relax and start spending his summer vacation, so while Bai Yu was reading comics and not planning to go out, he wandered around the island alone.

Inadvertently, he noticed a sea house on the beach.

Simply put, Umi House is a summer-only complex store in Japanese culture. It provides catering services, simple product sales, and the sale and rental of various water sports equipment.

When I passed by in the past, the door of this House of the Sea was still closed, but now it seemed to be open for business. There were two men and two women inside. Except for the shirtless Mitani Ryoichi, he knew the remaining three people. .

He had seen two of the women near the abandoned lighthouse, one with blond hair and the other with big breasts, but...it was the blond one that concerned him more, because judging from her footprints on the beach. ....That's not the weight a human being should have at all.

The one with blond hair is Tsumugi Wenders, a somewhat strange girl, and the one with big breasts is named Mizuori Shizuhisa. She is a girl who never talks about her breasts. She also calls him Nairo, and she is also a weirdo.

And that young man is Takahara Yuri, the grandson of the old man who died on the island last month. He seems to have come to help sort out the belongings, but he always walks with Mizuori Shizuhisa. According to people on the island, he is here for healing. Only come over with injured wings.

Of course, it is said that it is healing the injured wings, but in fact, something happened in the school, so I came to the island to seek healing or something.

Compared to the two strange girls, there is nothing special about that boy. In a word, he is ordinary. According to Ryoichi's description, his only characteristic is probably the gentle person in the light novel textbook. .

Although he was a little concerned about the situation of the blond girl who obviously did not exist, in order to avoid being entangled by strange people, he just observed the Sea House from a distance, and then quickly left here.

Except for the disturbing chirping of cicadas, An Luo, who was wandering around with nothing to do, found Bai Yu's traces again at the place where he first met Bai Yu.

But this time she was not fishing, but was wandering back and forth in the rocky areas along the coast, seemingly looking for puddles in the rocky areas but there were no fish.

So he sat in the stone house without windows. After observing for a while, Bai Yu came back with a bucket containing a fish, and was startled when he noticed him.

W-Why are you here? Are you... following?

How is that possible? If I want to follow you directly, why should I follow you?

...It's quite convincing to say this from your mouth...

Now she didn't want to argue too much with An Luo because she knew it was meaningless, so after thinking about it for a while, Bai Yu raised the bucket in his hand and asked: I just caught a fish, do you want to eat it? ?”

here??

Yes. Bai Yu nodded slightly, put down the bucket, took out the portable stove from the corner of the stone house, and asked again: Do you want to eat?

It's a rare opportunity, so why don't you eat it?

Then, wait a moment.

Without saying anything else, Bai Yu tied up her waist-length silver hair into a single ponytail, put on a pink apron, and even took out a small kitchen knife. With smooth movements that were not very consistent with her image, Bai Yu I dealt with the freshly caught fish.

This made him observe subconsciously. He was already used to seeing this at Naruse's house. It could be said that this smooth movement was done. After Bai Yu sprinkled various seasonings that he didn't know where to hide, he quickly finished processing and put the fish on the fish. After putting it in the crisper, she handed it to him: Here, please use it.

No, I just finished lunch, can't I finish it by myself?

Then... let's eat together?

Bai Yu hesitantly looked away, and after lingering between the fish and him for a while, they found a place to sit down together and enjoyed the fish that had just been slaughtered and prepared with him. It was a top-notch fish in terms of freshness.

In this idle afternoon, under the shadow of the rocks on the beach, the two of them ate boiled fish together and chatted occasionally. Although the atmosphere did not look like going out for an outing, it was surprisingly very harmonious. It was just... because it was only at noon. They had just eaten, and both of them were accidentally full.

The position moved from under the rocks to the larger rocks under the shade of the trees on the beach.

The exhausted two people lay on the rocks, listening to the sound of the waves lapping on the shore, and looking at the sunlight in the gaps between the branches above. They felt inexplicably comfortable and had the urge to sleep in the wild.

A strong wind blew by, bringing a burst of coolness to this hot morning. The green grass and some bright flowers in the meadow not far away under the sun were also blown down to form waves of ripples, accompanied by the pleasant sound of rustling leaves. The sound makes the air that should be hot in the hot summer seem to exude a refreshing breath, making people feel very comfortable.

Everything was full of pastoral atmosphere, and An Luo, who was so free for the first time since appearing in this world, couldn't help but sigh: ...This place is really suitable for self-cultivation.

Well, I like the smell of the forest and the ocean very much.

Yes, yes, me too, but I think the best smell among them is indeed your fragrance.

Oh... no no no no no... no! No, no! I don't have that smell!

Bai Yu didn't come back to her senses for the first time, and then she sat up suddenly. She was so frightened that she bit her tongue. Her face turned red and she wanted to run away, but An Luo grabbed her shoulders and pulled her down again. .

At the same time, in order to prevent her from hitting her head on the stone, he moved the hand holding her so that it was entirely behind her back, while his palm supported the back of her head.

Hey... doesn't it hurt? Bai Yu, who was forced to lie down again, closed his eyes subconsciously. After finding that there was no pain, he slowly opened his eyes but did not find his hand for a while. He just turned his head dissatisfied and said: This is sexual harassment!

We are friends. If we are very close friends, this level of joking is not considered sexual harassment. Moreover, you are really not good at observing the surroundings. How could I really smell your scent in this wind direction? After all, We just ate boiled fish, so the smell of boiled fish is normally stronger on us, right?

...This is a little bit annoying.

Really? You are still a girl, and you care about the smell of yourself.

Of course, and I'm a girl.

After she couldn't help but reply, An Luo just smiled and said nothing. Although she was still a little unhappy, she didn't say anything more. She just lay on the rock with him to digest the excess food in her stomach, and It didn't take long before I actually fell asleep.

An Luo observed her sleeping face for a while, then looked at the sunlight leaking between the treetops again, and thought about how to deal with the Seven Shadow Butterflies.

This afternoon, which was so calm that he was a little uncomfortable with it, passed like this. For the next few days, because he couldn't see the Seven Shadow Butterflies and Bai Yu could see them, he followed Bai Yu closely.

Bai Yu seemed a little troubled at first, but soon gave up caring about it, and gradually started wandering around the island with him doing nothing.

Until... Diefan's contract begins.

In fact, it has been a long time since anyone on Toriba Island has performed a Dieban contract. After all, everyone follows the formal process for getting married, but no one would object to the holding of a Dieban contract.

Especially since Bai Yu, who has a very special status on this island and is considered a special being, wants to proceed, naturally no one will object... It happens that there is still some time before the memorial ceremony, so there is no deliberate arrangement. At the beginning of the ceremony on the island.

An Luo, who originally wanted to continue living a leisurely life, was called to the official office to listen to a lecture when the contract was being prepared. However, because he only had to pay attention to some etiquette during the ceremony, and only needed to be demonstrated once, he had already memorized it completely, and even He quickly reached a well-understood relationship, and he was quickly let go to continue living a leisurely life. However, Bai Yu had more responsibilities than him, so it was difficult for him to accept the training.

Originally, Naruse Kobato wanted to get him to do the Four Heavenly Kings Squat, saying that it was necessary for the contract to be completed. For this sounding suspicious thing, he simply used the excuse that his leg was still injured. , directly refuse to regain private time that is not valuable and even does not know how to spend it.

During this period, he went to chat with Kamiyama Chi for a while, and handed her the special life jacket that was delivered by courier. Chi, who had regained his energy, regained his energy and started researching other ways to save the island.

...A girl who transcends time and space?

On the way to leave, An Luo suddenly turned around and looked not far away. The girl who was talking to the fisherman with Nomiki couldn't help but feel an inexplicable melancholy in her heart.

Because this is the first time he has encountered something completely helpless after he gained the power of telekinesis. Even though it has been continuously tempered compared to the beginning, it has been greatly strengthened compared to the beginning today.

The so-called life is probably like this, always mixed with some helplessness, right? To some extent, it can be regarded as my lack of ability? He muttered with unforgettable depression, and finally looked at Shan Shi, and then left here Return to Naruse's house.

After two days of busy Bai Yu, there was no surprise that Dieban's contract had officially begun. An Luo was taken to the shrine to put on the kimono he had tried on last time.

Hmm~ Not bad. The office staff looked at An Luo, who had already changed into the ceremonial kimono, and then nodded and said jokingly: Now that you have changed your clothes, you can go to the main hall now, your The princess is waiting for you over there now.

Yes Yes.