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Chapter 1
The second moon in a floating world (part 1)
(Tl note: the part 1 is not for the chapter.. it is for the arc, so this is the second moon arc, part 1)

The crystal clear pale moon can be seen floating in the night sky. The moon is perfectly round as it was unobstructed and dominated the night with a strong presence. That moon is different from the white moon that shined in the night nor colored yellow as the sun during the day is colored blue up in the sky. It greatly differs from the moon that is seen on earth, it gives a presence of a bright star shining in the night.

Under the sky that floats in February, the ground is still covered in snow. The snowfield illuminated by the pale moon shined and tinged with fantastic color. It is maintaining the tranquility of the night as it was silent. Not even the sound of insect at night can be heard. It was a natural quiet night as if it was refusing the presence of anyone. However a girl stood in the snowy field with no footprints behind her can be seen.

Her outfits are a checkered skirt with a long sleeved shirt. Her existence itself is not incongruous to the winter snowy field. But still, the girl is not something that should be there.

The girl’s name is Aoi Miyajima, second grade in high school, seventeen years old. She wear no other accessories on her except for a pair of earrings and the natural dyed brown hair. The shirt and skirt she wear was a high school uniform however she didn’t have her bag and other things with her. Aoi can only stand still in the snowy tranquil field. She couldn’t understand what happened and is now shocked.

The chill wind blowing is still in winter season. It deprive her body temperature mercilessly as Aoi trying to walk. Unfortunately she fell on top of the snow as she let out a cry. Despite she immediately got up, Aoi has been appalled to the coldness of the snow. She is surprised because it doesn’t make any sense. The world that she knows is no longer there as it originally should be summer soon.

Aoi was confused but the situation she is in didn’t give her time to leisurely think. Her body is brought back to reality earlier than she could imagine as her bare knees begin to tremble and jerky. Her florid lip somehow closed as her tooth clattered. Aoi hugged herself reflexively but it didn’t cast away the cold. As long as she stay and remained in this snowy field, the fate for her is absolutely freezing to death.

Aoi known the crisis on her life and considered to move around, looking for help. Far on her left side, there are things that looked like to be a forest,although there is nothing else in the other direction. Advancing trough the snowfield with invisible ends was a suicide so Aoi intuition tell her to move towards the forest.

Aoi grew up in the city. This is her first time walking on such a high piled up snow. Her intention to move in a rush only made her fell down to the front many times as she proceed slower and distrubing the landscape of the beautiful snow field.

“Wow… you fall again.”

After the sound of thud as she falls, someone voice can be heard. Since the voice is coming from behind her, Aoi turned her body in a hurry. Imperceptibly a blonde boy is standing beside her as he stand on the pratfall on top of the snow.

As Aoi turned her body, her eyes and the boy meet with each other causing her body to jump in surprise. The boy’s pupil is violet colored that did not lose it’s vibrant feelings under the exposure of the blue moonlight. He is staring at Aoi. Obvious curiosity can be seen in the boy’s eyes but Aoi is distracted by something else so she missed that.

[This boy, where did he come from?]

Aoi is thinking to herself. She has looked around and can only see the trees in the distance. Everywhere around her is a flat white snow field. If the boy come approaching, there should be a mark of footprints on the snow but she couldn’t find it.

Inexplicably Aoi thoughts was redirected again to the boy that emerges out of nowhere. But before she could ask any question to the boy, she is distracted again by something else. It was because the boy appearance is obviously not a regular Japanese boy. It was something unreal as she look at him up close.

The noble appearance of the boy with violet pupil is reflected on Aoi’s eyes. Aoi never traveled abroad but using Japanese standard, the boy features was eye-catching. His figure standing motionlessly in the middle of snowy field is beautiful, subtle and profound. Aoi is fascinated as her mind is fleeting. Only when the boy speak, Aoi regained her sanity and stand up from the cold ground.

“Do you understand my words?”

The boy speak in fluent Japanese and Aoi heard him without difficulty as she confirmed with a nod.

For some reason, the boy reveal a joyful look for a second before his expression returned to serious immediately as he realized how cold is Aoi. He smiled as he remove the thick robe that he was wearing. With the utmost stretch he put it on Aoi’s body. Aoi trembling body in the cold weather immediately filled with warmth from the cape and thrilled for the boy’s kindness.

“Thank you, but don’t you feel cold too?”

The boy took off his robe as it reveal his clothes. He only wear a necked shirts and knee-length trousers. He is even more lightly dressed than Aoi. However in a calm manner he told her that it’s okay.

“Now, give me fire.”

The boy lift his palm and arms to the front of his chest. In that posture, he muttered something. Aoi frowned to the boy suspicious behavior but the next instance, a flame appeared on his palm.


Right now, the warm color of the flame is reflected everywhere. The flame that appeared in front of Aoi’s eyes out of nowhere. The boy put down his arm but the fire continues to burn and float in the middle of the air. Because it was cold, Aoi tentatively held up her hand towards it.

Leaving Aoi who is warming herself in that place, the boy began to walk on the snow. Since his gait seemed like looking for something rather than walking somewhere, Aoi followed his figure from sideways. While the boy white breath climbs up to the sky, he talked to himself in confusion as he scratched his head.

“Ah, there is a trace of magic nearby…”

The boy who stopped his movement as he murmured those words has sunk in thought while staring at his feet. Aoi fainlty heard a mysterious words as she tilted her head.

[Magic… magic?] – Aoi

Aoi knew what the word means. It means nothing in her real world as it doesn’t exist. However from the boy monologue, it sounds like a regular exude routine. Aoi was puzzled.

“There…”

Aoi wanted to know more about what he said but he seemed to be lost in thoughts. When suddenly the boy looked back towards Aoi and at that moment, the boy’s face froze.

Aoi realized his gaze is directed past her as she looked behind immediately.

Imperceptibly behind Aoi, a third party had emerged.

Standing in the cold snowy field until earlier, it was only Aoi and the boy. Suddenly a woman with a glossy blonde styled hair show up. She is still young and exude a relaxed atmosphere. Her frame-less glasses emphasize her graciousness even more. That woman gives off intellectual impression as she push up the glasses using her middle finger quietly.

“I finally find you.”

Since it was Aoi first time meeting her, she know that the words she said is directed to the boy. The boy winced in response to the woman’s voice as he hides behind Aoi. He stuck out half of his face to take a glimpse on the woman while holding into Aoi skirt.

“Yuan-sama. Please listen to me.”
“Rei… are you angry at me?”

When the boy called Yuan asked, the woman who is called Rei shook her head slightly.

“For me, I am surprised. But if your parents know of this… you should be prepared for a punishment.”

Rei words sounded heartless but Aoi know that it was under some circumstances. Either the boy is scared whether the woman is angry at him, there is a strange force that won’t let his hand go from Aoi skirt. Aoi experienced similar things when she was still a child so she could sympathized with Yuan.

After finished talking to Yuan, Rei line of sight is shifted to Aoi. That blue eyes is looking at her as it closely observe and give a hint of curiosity just like Yuan earlier. When Aoi felt that the pressure on her is gone, Rei opened her mouth.

“Do you understand my words?”

It was strange at how Yuan just asked her the same question but she nods anyway. Ray nodded back without trying to explain what is the intention of her question.

“Anyway, let’s move first. Everyone will be frozen in this cold.”

Since the flame that Yuan created has disappeared at this point, Aoi agreed to the suggestion.

Rei seeing no objection from Aoi, opened a thick book that she was holding under her arm.

Aoi has been baffled by the incongruous behavior but didn’t dare to open her mouth as Rei began to chant. As if giving response to Rei words, her hand begins to emit light. Although in the beginning the light was unreliable and faint, it continue to spread out. Aoi who feels like the light is approaching her, look down on her feet. Unnoticed by her, the light already spread below her and enveloped her feet.

On top of the snow, a pattern is shining. It was made by unknown characters and diagram combined together. The circle of magic expanded and wrapped their body in a veil made of light. Before long, the light rising from the ground to the sky and the figures of human has gone from the snowfield by the time the light has subsided.

(Tl note: what did you guys think about this new series? I was hooked only from this one chapter.. how about you? I was hoping that one day I could have a destined encounter like this…)
(Tl note: truthfully, I did a mistake to someone that won’t talk to me again. I was doing this just hoping that person will like the series.. sorry…)



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