Veil of Deception [1]

The world turned bright once more. 

Scratch~ Scratch~

Hearing the familiar scratching sound, I looked toward the figure that sat on the wooden desk with their backs turned toward me. Just like before, he was seemingly busy writing something.

But compared to that time, the atmosphere wasn't so gloomy. 

There was no longer an air of desperation.

But that wasn't what I was focused on.

No.

My attention was focused on the single page before him.

'Finally.'

The page that would lead to me finding the tree's weakness.

At long last, I was going to be free from this nightmare.

Tak—

I took a step forward to get a better look at the page, but just as I took the step, the scribbling sound stopped.

Turning around, two red eyes stared back at me.

"…."

I stopped and looked back at them. 

I stood in silence for a short moment before he opened his mouth and broke the silence.