What made you have the illusion that I am the protagonist! ?

Yamanashi Prefecture, Minamitsuru County, Fujikawaguchiko Town, inn "Qingbo Pavilion".

The young man tilted his head and held the phone receiver, leaning against the old wooden front desk, looking out the window at the silhouette of Mount Fuji and a large forest.

"I'm sorry, Xiaoqiu. Because I have something to worry about, I will probably go back later."

A young woman sighed on the phone, "Brother!... Well, I guessed it would be like this."

Aware of his sister's unspoken complaints, the young man laughed a few times.

"So brother, how long will it take you to come back this time?"

Due to too many times, Shigu Qiuhua has given up asking his brother who has no credibility, and only asks the time, because most of the time, even the young man himself does not know where he will go one day later.

"How long... I don't know." Ishitani Tomi pondered for a long time, and gave an answer with a guilty conscience that it would be better to have nothing.

"mo~" Sure enough, my sister's dissatisfaction seemed to be concretized and passed along the receiver.

"Sorry, sorry, I will definitely apologize to you and Maya when I go back. Then, I will hang up first."

"Wait……"

Toya Ishitani hung up the receiver and let out a long breath of relief.

Before I finished speaking, I took the initiative to hang up the phone with my lovely sister. Presumably, Qiuhua and Zhenye also realized that something was wrong at this moment, but if the conversation continued, the other party would definitely ask more difficult questions, even if Qiuhua didn't think of it for a while, Zhen Ye will definitely remind her.

Putting a few coins for the phone bill on the countertop at the front desk, Toya Ishitani carried the long bag on his back, picked up the kitten that had been placed on the counter to pass the time with one hand, and held it in his arms.

"Guest, are you leaving now?" asked the proprietress in a kimono standing behind the counter.

"Yes, thank you for taking care of the proprietress yesterday. Although I only stayed here for one day, the sound of the trees and waves at night is really beautiful and intoxicating. I fell asleep without knowing it. We had a good rest yesterday. "Qingbo Pavilion" Is that how you got your name?"

After being praised, the proprietress smiled, "That's right, the wind blowing from Mt. Fuji crosses the sea of ​​trees, and the sound of the leaves dancing is like waves. That's what we're most proud of in Aomotei."

"Yeah, I've already started to miss this place before I left."

Toya Ishitani sighed exaggeratedly, which caused the proprietress to giggle.

"Guest, your mouth is really sweet, but I still have to ask... Are you going to "Sea of ​​Trees"?"

"Oh, lady boss, do you think I'm the kind of person who would give up my life casually?" The young man smiled.

The proprietress smiled and shook her head, "I'm sorry, it seems that I am talking too much, but you also know... because "Sea of ​​Trees" is too famous, the chief inspector told us to ask a question, and we must dissuade customers who think too much. "

Ishitani Toya nodded understandingly, "I will come again if I have a chance next time. But now I still have to embark on a journey. Let's go! Diarmuid."

"Yes, Master Fuyuya." The man who had been silent all this time but could not be ignored because of his handsome appearance agreed, following in the footsteps of his predecessors.

A few girls hiding behind the sliding door stared at the backs of the two leaving, and sighed with some melancholy. They were either tourists who happened to live here, or girls who worked in "Qingbo Pavilion".

Although that Shigu-kun is tall, handsome, generous, and easy to get along with, his foreigner companion who doesn't talk much is more exciting, nothing else, just that handsome face—of course that Covered under the jacket, the muscular lines outlined by the dark tights are also a plus-no woman should be able to resist that kind of charm!

If it wasn't for the fact that it was already night when the two arrived here yesterday, and the news hadn't spread, it wouldn't be just the girls in "Qingbo Pavilion" who would be sighing.

"...It's nice to be young, alas, if I were 20 years younger, oh no...if I were ten years old..." The proprietress glanced at them, followed them and sighed unconsciously, as if thinking of something, holding her hands together. She blushed with embarrassment.

Neither the proprietress nor the young girls heard the soft words that seemed to be whispered by the young man when he walked out of the door.

"I'm sorry for the proprietress who specially reminded us. Although we are not going to end our lives, we are indeed going to - to that, "Sea of ​​Trees."

……

Aokigahara Sea of ​​Trees.

Located at the foot of Mount Fuji, it is a primitive and vast natural forest farm.

Although the undeveloped virgin forest has its own wild and rough beauty, it is more famous than the scenery——

"It really deserves to be the most famous "Holy Land of Suicide" in Japan!"

After crossing another notice board warning "cherish your life", the young man sighed, but he didn't care about the notice board's reminder at all, and continued to move forward.

"Miwu~" The kitten lying in his arms, with a gray-black patterned fur, only the abdomen, mouth and feet have pure white soft fur, let out a cry, as if responding to his exclamation.

"I'm sorry, Xiaobai, I wanted to bring you home, but... um, anyway, I'm really sorry for bringing you into this kind of place." Ishitani Toya stroked the fur on the back of its neck, and it didn't hurt at all. I don't think there is anything wrong with calling a gray cat Xiaobai.

The still young white gloves didn't feel any tension at all, the hair was smoothed comfortably, and he stretched his body peacefully.

Seeing the interaction between the man and the cat, a smile appeared on the lips of the handsome man who was following the young man and guarding him like a knight.If a girl saw his expression at this time, even if the magic mole symbolizing love was covered with tape, she would undoubtedly fall into it.

"By the way, there is also Diarmuid." The knight raised his head when his name was called unexpectedly, "I brought you here without any explanation. Don't you have anything to ask me?"

The knight smiled and replied: "Because I trust Master Fuyuya."

"Huh?" Hit by this overly natural answer, Toiya stretched out his fingers and scratched his hot cheeks, thinking to himself that luckily the people behind him couldn't see it from this angle.

Toya has actually heard a lot of words praised by others, but the words spoken from the mouth of a hero are so touching that even a thick-skinned Toya Ishitani feels embarrassed, perhaps because this is not out of politeness or flattery, but rather It was Heroic Spirit's sincere thoughts.

"Hoohoo, I came here because I wanted to confirm something. ...By the way, Diarmuid, are you right... well, knight novels or something? How do you think about it?" Although the Holy Grail has instilled all Servants in this world With all the common sense, Diarmuid should be able to understand the concept of "game", but after thinking about it, Fuyuya tried to use words that he could understand better.

"Huh?" This question was obviously beyond the expectations of the knight, but he still gave his own answer in the face of the lord's inquiry, "Occasionally it may be interesting to pass the time, but if you indulge in it, Not quite right."

"Ahaha, how should I put it, this answer is really in the style of Diarmuid." Toya Ishitani nodded and continued the topic, "Then, if this world is a knight novel and you are the character in the novel Woolen cloth?"

Diarmuid frowned slightly. He didn't think of other places, but seriously followed Fuyumi's thinking, "Well...it's nothing. For people in this era, the experience of us heroic spirits is very important. It’s just a story like a fairy tale.”

"Yes, sometimes I think, maybe my world is also a novel or game in another world, maybe I'm still the protagonist."

Fuyuya grinned, as if he was also amused by his whimsy, "Let's get back to the topic, this is my second visit to Aokigahara Forest of Trees, and the compass and compass cannot be used inside, locators, signal transmitters, etc. Seems to be disturbed by magnetic fields as well. I used to get lost here when I was hiking."

"So, what happened afterwards?" Diarmuid asked even though he knew that since he could appear in front of him, Toyomi would be safe in the end.

"I've been lost for a long time. Although my outdoor survival skills are not bad, but in such an environment, a person will easily feel lonely..." Fuyumi turned his head and smiled at the worried heroic spirit, "However, This time I had Diarmuid with me, so it didn't matter. Anyway, I managed to get out of the sea of ​​trees that time and arrived at a place... well, I thought it was a large theme park at the time."

At that time thought?Diarmuid grasped the point keenly and waited for him to continue.

"Doesn't theme parks often have such services, allowing guests who come to play to play the role of a specific theme, and participate in it to increase the sense of substitution. The place I went to, the city is full of buildings with the characteristics of the Warring States period, and the people inside are also dressed in Warring States period. Period-style fabrics, although some people dress up strangely, the most important thing is that as soon as I entered the city, a group of people who claimed to be the Twelve Gods and the Mibu clan ran over and called me 'Master Nobunaga' or something ...That’s right, it’s Oda Nobunaga’s Nobunaga.”

"I didn't think too much about it at the time, I just thought that I had entered a Warring States theme park by mistake, and the script was still in the combat department, and I had to fight against a lot of strong and random enemies, and I fought very hard... But it’s just enough.” Someone who was invincible to a certain extent in terms of swordsmanship frankly admitted that after all, with his strength, it was really not easy to find a suitable opponent.

"... Traveling through time and space?"

Diarmuid is not an idiot, and because he was originally an ancient Celtic hero, he was summoned to modern Japan 1700 years after he lived through magic systems such as the Seat of Heroes and the Holy Grail War. He has experienced it personally through time and space. once.

Fuyuya nodded, "Probably so, that's right. I didn't think of such a possibility until I met Diarmuid... To tell you the truth, there is no such thing as "Fuyuki City" in the world I live in." The place."

"So, I came here just to verify my idea..."

Speaking of this, Toya Ishitani stopped abruptly, because when they were walking and chatting, the dense forest in the sea of ​​trees had gradually thinned out before they knew it.

"Master Toya?" Seeing the young man stop, Diarmuid also stopped.

"It's nothing, it's just a little strange. Last time I was lost for a long time before I walked out of the sea of ​​trees. This time...we only walked for less than two hours?" Fuyomi looked at his watch and shook his head, " ...Forget it, it’s not important. We’ve already arrived here, anyway, we’ll know if we go over and have a look.”

"Miwu~" the white gloves lying in the young man's arms cried out, as if agreeing with his words.