Ruri To Yuri To Hime To Majo Chapter 2

                When the girl opened her eyes, there was an unknown room.

                「—…it's, an unknown ceiling…」

                She muttered in a coa.r.s.e voice. She didn't know why she uttered such words. She felt some temptation, but maybe it was just her imagination.

                She tried to sit up, but intense pain shot through her body, causing her to give up. Instead, turning just her neck, she surveyed the room.

At first, she thought that it was a room, but it might be more correct to call it a hut. From the bed, she could see a doorway and what appeared to be a door, a kitchen, and the walls on the left and right both have windows. I can tell that for sure.

The middle of the hut is cleanly maintained, arranged attentively.

But suddenly, while observing, she saw unknown utensils and a bulky, difficult-looking book set aside.

「(It looks like a witch's hut…)」

Witches and such only appear in stories, but this hut has that image, though.

She continued to observe the things in the room, when footsteps could be heard from outside. It seemed that the hut's owner had returned.

The door opened and the girl saw a figure enter, causing her to forget to breathe.

The breathtaking figure was a beauty.

Her age is probably around 20 years old. She has luscious, blonde hair that reached her knees, smooth and silky skin, facial features as if carved from marble, and outstanding body proportions. She wore coordinating black clothes covering her entire body, similar to a witch's, but strangely looked good on her.

「—Ah, thank goodness. You woke up.」

The woman's voice came out. Even her voice is beautiful, like an expensive instrument's timbre.

「How are you feeling?」

「…my whole body hurts…」

A coa.r.s.e voice responded. And the woman brought over a pitcher with water. Because her body couldn't move, she was directly given water lying down.

「…-th-thank you…」

「Fufu, you're welcome. By the way, your name is?」

「Ah, sorry, I didn't give my name. I am called Lapis.」

「Is that so, Lapis-chan, huh. I'm Lily, nice to meet you.」

The beautiful woman - Lily - gently smiled.

「So, Lapis-chan, your house is? If you'd like, I can take you back.」

「I'm sorry, can I ask you to do so? My house is… huh?」

The girl's - Lapis's - voice stuttered. She couldn't consciously bring out that information.

「My house is… I… can't remember…」

「… For now, I'll ask some questions, so try to answer, okay?」

From there Lily piled up questions.

—What is this country's name? —What is 5×8? —What was the big event in the year 2655? —Between gold and iron, which adheres to a magnet?

To these, Lapis responded.

—Alexandrite Kingdom. —40. —Jasper Vladi's big escape. —Iron.

The questions continued.

—Your age is? —How is your family's structured? —What was your childhood friend's name? —When was the first time you wore underwear?

Lapis responded.

—I don't know. —I don't know. —…I don't know. —I don't kn—huh? Hey, isn't that s.e.xual hara.s.sment!

「…Mu, Lapis-chan, I understood a bit earlier, but it looks like retrograde amnesia - memory loss.」

「…Yes, I vaguely understood that.」

She could remember the common sense that anyone knew, but the specifics of who she was until now didn't come - the so-called "memories" completely aren't coming out. A typical case of retrograde amnesia.

「Maa, you seem to know your own name, so, you should soon be able to remember. Until then, you should stay here. Starting now, Lapis-chan is my child, okay? ♪」

Lily intentionally spoke encouragingly. To Lapis who lost her memories, she showed consideration to not make her feel insecure. And because Lapis understood that, she embraced those warm feelings.

Lapis understood that she'd become a nuisance, but she had lost her memories, and above that, her entire body hurt. Getting up and leaving any time soon was most likely impossible.

「… I apologize, I will be intruding on you for a while…」

「Nn! Again, nice to meet you♪」

And like this, Lapis came to live in Lily's hut.