Owen and Shallot are playing in the river, while Emilia and Natalie are in the woods.
The girls are not doing anything but wandering aimlessly through the forest.
“Why did you come with me?”
“Because Natalie’s gonna be alone.”
“I can do this on my own.”
“I’m sure you’re aware that it’s all in the name of research.”
In the first place.
This is, as Owen said at the beginning, a picnic, not a survey.
In the event you’re not sure what you’re looking for, there are a few things you can do.
Emilia and Natalie, of course, understand such things.
The point is, they’re here to play.
“I’m just here for fun, but the name of being part of the student council activities is working in the wrong direction.”
Owen, who proposed the idea, probably thought that he could kill two birds with one stone by playing and working for the student council at the same time.
However, the current situation is one of “those who chase two rabbits will not get one.”
There’s no way Natalie would be able to relax if she was told it was student council business, ……resulting in a goof up.
Instead of trying to achieve both halfway, it would have been better to focus on one or the other, and the result would have been better.
Owen’s suggestion was a bad idea, but Emilia, who agreed to the proposal, can’t complain.
In addition to that, it’s no use saying that after all this time, making Natalie’s mood better is what Emilia should do.
Emilia looked at Natalie, who was in a bad mood.
“Why are you so angry?”
“I’m not mad at you.”
“I’m not angry; as Shallot said, I’ve been in a bad mood lately.”
Emilia could somehow guess why Natalie was in a bad mood.
The closest thing Natalie has ever had to a pure friend is Emilia.
Perhaps more than anyone else, surely she can understand Natalie’s feelings better than Owen, she is proud of that.
“You mean Owen.”
The only reason Natalie is in a bad mood is because of something related to Owen.
“What …… are you talking about? Are you trying to be funny?”
“Natalie is quick to get emotional when it comes to Owen, which is something Natalie herself understands.”
Natalie doesn’t reply to Emilia’s words, and she walks faster.
Emilia, who was following Natalie’s back, suddenly thought.
It’s easy to just follow —- someone’s back.
Emilia has been following Owen’s back the whole time.
No one in their year, or perhaps in any year, had the same talent for magic as Owen.