Monthly Bushiroad Short Novels: Cardfight!! Vanguard

2015 Issue | June: Secluded Lives

"Come quickly! Time is money!"

On the mountain path covered by a raging blizzard, a group, consisting of a man and a girl, was walking.

"Wait, please wait, Mr. Bryderi!"

Though they could shelter themselves from the blizzard using magic, they couldn't solve the problems of low visibility and difficulties in walking.

"Let's fly by magic~..."

"Fool! What if the entrance is on the ground?! Are you underestimating the inspection?!"

"At least, let me, stay closer..."

"W... wait! Don't come closer any more! Walk quickly, but keep some distance from me!"

"At this rate I'll lose sight of you~"

"Arlim", the inspector from "Gear Chronicle", and "Bryderi", the inspector from "Gold Paladin". They didn't come to such undeveloped mountains for no reason. They were investigating the unidentified life forms for their respective groups.

"Mu...!"

"Gear Chronicle" obtained information about the witnessing of unidentified lifeforms. They shared the information with "United Sanctuary", a country with friendly relationships with all but few nations, and sought collaboration in investigations. At that time, Arlim and Bryderi were the two who volunteered to become forefront inspectors.

"That is..."

To verify the authenticity of their hypothesis, they came to the polar region to investigate the unidentified life forms' residence with their eyes. The place was the westernmost part of "Star Gate".

"A cave, it seems to be."

They proceeded without fear. Time is so precious now that they couldn't waste it for trembling. If their hypothesis is correct, there is a very high chance that the unidentified lifeforms' true identity is "Link Joker", the invaders from other stars that nearly destroyed Cray.

---------------------

The entrance they found seemed nothing more than a crevice. They wouldn't have figured that out if they were not familiar with field investigation. Before the fantastic scenery surrounded by ice, Arlim could not help but sigh with feeling.

"Wow... it's so beautiful~"

"No alterations in the composition so far, is it?"

"Un-gh, but don't you feel something strange about the essence of spirits?"

"You feel it too, don't you? Is it related to the instability of the protection barrier that just happened..."

"Ah, as I expected! I can see micro-spirits I haven't seen before! They're so cute!"

Arlim, with her exaggerated looking goggles, was excited.

"Hmm, the technologies of that 'Gear Chronicle' thing is impressive as usual. Able to see spirits with eyes, that is. "

------------------

After completing the investigation around the entrance, they walked into the cave. However, they couldn't figure out anything special, and the time of aimless investigation went on.

"No alterations in native plants."

"I see nothing strange here, either."

"I will leave you to investigate the animals. I don't know why they run away as I walk near."

The little squirrel on Arlim's palms ran away and rushed into its drey, as if terrified by Bryderi's face.

"A-ah, that's because you show that scary face."