Juu Sai no Saikyou Madoushi

In the attic of the villa, Ferris and Alicia were on their way.

"Mr. Janet……, are you still in the picture book………"

"Looks like we're the only ones kicked out there, and I'm sure we are..."

The two of us look down on the picture book of "Happy Bear" scared.

You dropped it when you were sucked into that merhentic world, the picture book was sitting on the floor. There is an unusually different sense of intimidation from the cover of the pastel colour, which drifts from the picture book.

Alicia frowned beautifully and conceived.

"This picture book... looks like it was a cursed item. I don't know how I ended up here..."

"Ja, Janet... are you there..."

Ferris crouched over the picture book and whispered flat around his mouth.

I don't even say that the picture books are good. No, it's usually weird if I hear a noise from a picture book, but there's no response from Janet that I think is trapped inside.

"Hey............, will you open it............?

Ferris reached for the terrible picture book.

"Ferris!? It's dangerous when you touch a candle!

How dare Alicia stop in time, and Ferris flickers through the pages of the picture book.

Then, on a certain page, Ferris' hand stopped.

"Alicia, this..."

"Oh, my God..."

The two look wide open and stare at the page.

What was depicted there was a large castle, a large bear.

And it was Janet's figure trapped in a birdcage.

Alicia phonetically reads the text written next to the painting.

"'The happy bear finally caught the little bird that was running away. But that was another little bird. Because he had no choice, Mr. Bear decided to keep that little bird in his grasp forever and ever. Dead." "

"You can't shut it off - Yikes!!

Ferris screamed.

"You're in trouble...... If you show it to the magic school teachers, you may know something, but the school is a long way from here..."

"Wouldn't everyone come out of inside if I broke a picture book......?

"I think it would be more dangerous for everyone to break with the picture books."

"Hih......!?

Ferris immediately pulled in the hand he was shaking up.

"Ferris......? I wonder if he was trying to use magic. I don't think it's too good because if you use magic here, you might blow up every villa..."

"Ha, yes…………"

I didn't think so.

Knowing that she was in danger of vanishing her villa, Alicia occasionally finds out.

"Then we have to get back inside somehow..."

Ferris pushes his palms flat against the picture book page, but of course there's no way he can get inside with that.

Alicia bites her lips off.

"In the meantime, let's ask the servants of the villa about this picture book. Maybe you know something."

"Right!

Ferris held the picture book in his arms and walked out of the attic with Alicia.

I'm afraid I'm holding the cursed item tight, but if I leave it, there's going to be more victims, and I can't just leave Janet alone.

The owner of the villa, the remote lord of the Goodenbert family, was absent, but there were quite a few servants left in the villa.

Servants are seen everywhere, including maids cleaning, cooks preparing meals, and planters who can't get out and soak up due to heavy rain.

Ferris and Alicia toured the villa and asked the servants.

…… but.

"The picture book, is it? Hmm, you've never seen it...... Sorry for the lack of study......"

A maid who sadly apologizes for some reason.

"What, that dirty picture book! Just fine, we didn't have enough firewood! I'll fuel it, come here!

A cook trying to burn a picture book with sakukuku.

"Me. I'm risking my life for work. I'm proud to take care of the garden your husband entrusted me with. So on days when I can't work... what am I supposed to do now... what do you mean, I'm alive..."

An old planter, clouding his eyes, not by a picture book.

After all this time, I can't find a clue, and Ferris and Alicia are in a stronger hurry.

If your enemies are on the table, you can take them down. That's a big deal, but with Ferris' help, we'll figure it out. But if I'm stuck in a picture book that I'm not sure how it works, I can't help it.

Alicia clouded her expression.

"I figured I'd have to go back to school once...... I hope it's not too late..."

"Uh-huh. Huh!? What happens when it's too late ah!?

Ferris shrinks.

At that time, the made-up of the villa passed through the hallway, keeping an eye on Ferris and Alicia.

"... oh? Bring something rare."

"What, what are you talking about?

As Alicia tilts her neck, the elderly maid length points to the picture book.

"This is the picture book your friend will have. Where did you find it and come from?

"Attic, but..."

"Oh, by reason. That's what Alicia used to read when her mother was a little kid."

"Your mother?

"Yes. When he came to visit the villa, his previous wife gave him a gift. And then Alicia's mother really liked the picture book. Every time I come to the villa, I say, 'You're going to live with this bear one day!' And you already said it was cute. '

The maid of honor flashed her wrinkled cheeks.

"Speaking of which..., that bear, he called me Leticia. Right, Ferris?

"Yes. Who is Mr. Leticia?

When Ferris wonders.

"Leticia... is my mother's name. Maybe I was wrong because my mother and I were alike when I was little."

"So, but how could such a picture book be a cursed item!?

"I don't know. But I might have figured out what I had to do. Let's go back to the attic!

Alicia took Ferris' hand and jumped out of the room for a small run.

"Oh. Really, it looks like you're looking at the old Leticia...... If you need Leticia here…………"

The maid chief missed the two Alicias, crushing sadly.

Ferris and Alicia, back in the attic, were out of breath because they were in too much of a hurry.

"So what do you do…………………?

Ferris is at her mid back and is gasping haha.

"The purpose of that bear is my mother. Then, if your mother asks, the bear will put it in the picture book."

"Then you have to get Alicia's mother!

Alicia drops her voice.

"Your mother…… is no longer here."

"Huh..."

Ferris blinked.

"My mother died in the war when I was a little girl. So... you can't call your mother."

The look on Alicia's face, who speaks of it, is sometime more lonely.

"Ugh... ah..."

Ferris doesn't know how to respond. I can't help but feel sorry for myself for saying things that make me sad.

But I feel like something's different about apologizing.

Ferris pinched Alicia's sleeve.

Alicia strokes Ferris' head and laughs.

"Don't look so sad until you do. It was a long time ago, so I won't cry any more now."

"Alicia......"

"Anyway, I can't ask your mother to do this, so I'm gonna have to pretend I'm your mother. If your mother cared about the picture book, she would have reacted."

"... ok. I, Alicia and I will go inside the picture book and help Mr. Janet!

Ferris solidifies a lot of loose ends.

"Yeah, please. Ferris is the only one who can help you."

The opponent is an inexperienced card item. But if Ferris, the most powerful magician, stays with me, there's nothing to be afraid of.

Alicia squeezed Ferris' hand hard and looked at the cursed picture book.