Chapter3 The dream tapir

"Hululu~Let me eat your dreams."This small tapir was very excited and not resist to float towards to Vilder.

"A minstrel's dream must be filled with poems,how romantic！"

The small tapir whispered,but it didn't know its long ears were caught by Vilder.

Golden eyes opened, and Vilder furrowed his brow as he held the little thing's ear, "A dream-eating tapir? "

"Vilder, is this the rabbit you caught? How about we roast it? I'm starving." At this moment, Larry was awakened by the noise and groggily mistook the dream-eating tapir for a big rabbit.

Upon hearing this, the Dream-Eating Tapir began to struggle desperately. Unable to escape, it closed its eyes and pleaded, "Please spare me, I can fulfill one of your wishes. "

Vilder leaned closer to its ear, not knowing what he said, and the Dream Eating–tapir rejected it without thinking: "Absolutely impossible! Hululu~"

" You should know that even the gods follow certain laws, not to mention that I am just a little dream-eating tapir."

"Reality always comes with regrets, and since you are awake, you must learn to accept it."

Vilder nodded but looked at it with a scrutinizing gaze, "But I sensed that you wove a dream for a girl, causing her to never wake up again. What do you have to say? "

The tapir flapped its long ears in panic for a moment, "Huluulu, please spare me. It was her who asked me to do this. "

Vilder's eyes seem to be able to penetrate some objects, looking into the distance, but sadly he lowered his head and said, "I cannot see the future of that girl. It is a dark and cold, damp soil, where the soul is eternal but the body has long merged with the earth. Endless sweet dreams are nothing but a sweet lie. "

The Dream-Eating Tapir felt helpless about this. It always treated nightmares as food and occasionally rewarded itself with pleasant dreams. It believed that its purpose in life was to bring happiness to people, so it agreed to the girl's request. However, the girl would pay the priceof becoming a soul forever lost in the forest.

"So what do you mean?Is that my fault?"It got angry with Vilder because it thought he cannot understand its work.

"You know if you want to obtain something you must lose something ."

Vilder sighed and said:"You're right.And actually I know you cannot fufil my wish."

"So why you made a wish...Oh,I know the reason.I'm sorry I haven't learned how to comfort an...no,a person."

"Let bygones be bygones,just like water under the bridge."He replied it with a bitter smile and comfort himself with an old saying.

"Are there tears or raindrops on my head ? "

"Neither tears nor raindrops,it's a nightmare net.Get on your feet ！Go!Go!!"Vilder cried.

"Really?"Arian was pulled away before he could react, and the two goblin children quickly burrowed underground.

However, after taking a few steps, Lacus stopped and said, "Mom, I miss you…… so much." She joyfully extended her arm to embrace, but there was nothing in front of her.

At this moment, Arian realized that Vilder had not followed him. He turned around and saw that Vilder was still standing in place, tears like broken pearls, constantly falling down.

"Vilder,come on please.Vilder?"He called a few times,but Vilder didn't respond.

"Hululu ~Hululu ~Poor minstrel,you shouldn't immersed in the sadness of the past.Let me eat your dream!"

It drifted over in great haste, spinning around Vilder's head. A purple light flashed past, and Vilder blinked.

"Phestalia,nasr forgia wol sah"

Vilder whispered something that others didn't understand, as if with a hint of regret and apology.

"Woowoowoo ~your dream tastes so bitter,so sad."The dream eating tapir's tears abruptly falling down.

It hold Vilder's arm and asked:"Actually,the nightmare net cannot affect you,right?"

"You just want to..."

"Sorry，did I make you worry?"Vilder skipped this topic and said calmly,"I think it is necessary to see the girl who has became a soul.May be she can supply many clues about nightmare net. "

"It's up to you now.The darling of the forest,you know that no one can hinder you."

"actually,I can summon her over with magic."

"That's great!Harry!"

"Crásedoey⌒Mèdulebo,wol sallfary nasr cai'thici,vibelin!"

Almost one second later,a transparent girl flew toward here.

"Eh?If so...I am very curious about one thing.Did you summon her come back?I say Phestania."

"No,she has gone to the paradise. "Vilder got his feet on,through his green eyes,seems that he did not mind this a little.

He looked the weak and poor girl,gentally said:"Is the drea..no I mean the life which wove by this...rabbit like realistic?"

"No...my unfortune,my sorrow,my helpless,all of things I want to avoid but make me feel I'm alive."

The girl held tightly on her corner of dress,with her shoulder trembling.

"Every time I suffered and defeated them,that was realistic.I wish I could go back in time."

"Maybe I can help you only if you could tell me something about nightmare net."

"Don't do foolish things,Vilder!"The dream tapir shouted,it bit Vilder's sleeve anxiously.

"Elomasen,where is the origin of all the nightmare.But I must say it is a place where filled with resentment,sorrow and memory.Even though the person who go is you,the result is not certainly good."

"Thank you,a lovely girl.You should have a warm childhood.And I will make your will come true."After saying that,Vilder lifted his index finger and approached girl's forehead.

The dream-eating tapir used its long ears to push his finger away,"You know you are banned to break the rules of nature.You know the reason why I cannot choose to help you.It's just because you need shoudler the responsiblity of guarding the forest."

"A long lifespan is mean loneliness to you but why don't you turn to a new page?"

"Sorry,I'm afraid that I need leave for a while."Vilder lowered his eyes and sighed.

He went toward to the deep forest,his shadow of back seemed very gloomy.

[How could I describe thee?]

[Just using these normal things.]

[Shoud I write thou as a snowflake,]

[Pure and white,yet cold.]

[Could I write thou as fire? ]

[Bright and heat,yet temporary.]

[……]

"Vilder,do you need a handkerchief?"Elo emerged her head from the ground.

"I have seen your special ears,but I will keep secret for you."

"Many thanks for you.Now I support Larry's suppose,I decide to roast that rabbit."Vilder turned his back around and hold his arrow again, suddenly aimed the dream tapir.

"I should say I feel a bit of nervous...Spare me,please!for the pitty of God."It flew up and down, avoiding attacks with difficulty.

"Stop!Lacus is in danger."

"I cannot pull her out from the nightmare net. Mankind is so weak, right？"

It led Vilder to see Lacus,a girl who stood lonely and fell tears constantly. An emotion of missing pierced through the body and soul, knocking their hearts dramatically.

"Yeah,you are right. Even so, their life is so heat, so brilliant. I should say what it looks like...Oh,it's like fireworks in the sky at night."

It tried to eat Lacus's dream, but strangely, she hadn't woken up yet.

It should be said that obsession is something that has been troubling humanity for a long time, and cannot be eliminated in the short term.

This can also explain why there are still so many people living in pain in the world.

"Vilder, I can't eliminate her long-standing longing, it really exists. Would you want to bear this heavier than life longing for her?"

Yes, when the sadness cannot be eliminated, only confide or let others share a little bit.

Vilder glanced at it with surprise,"I don't know why you used to stop me, but this time you haven't."

It immediately fell into a panic, its ears rapidly beating up and down，"That's...because,because I can feel this girl is important to you."

"All beings are equal."Vilder pointed the transparent girl and Lacus,"I will save both of them."

"So that is what it is.Vilder,human lovers only love each other."

What it said had some certain meaning, but it instantly angered Vilder.

"You shouldn't attempt to discuss Gods."

In this way, the little tapir watched as Vilder split half of his longing from Lacus and resurrected the transparent girl against the laws of nature.

When the little tapir felt that the sky was about to fall, Vilder held the hand of the unfamiliar girl and gently said, "I give you a day of joy. The reason why there is only one day is a punishment for not valuing life."

"It's already enough, do you know how much I appreciate you? Mr. Vilder."The girl stood on tiptoe and spun around, her white skirt plated with silver under the moonlight.

Her bright smile met Vilder's tearful expression. Sure enough, Lacus's longing was too heavy, and he had already been affected.

Lacus woke up and handed a handkerchief to Wilder, "Minstrel in the forest, play the cheerful music. Life is so short, why not be happy?"

"Thank you very much, Miss Lacus. So next, I'm going to play a piece of music, and I think I should call it The Ode of the Elves."