"Hm?"
Ellin frowned slightly and looked at the two monocles in Venti's hand.
Just hearing that the monocles had come from Lisa, coupled with the fact that Venti was holding them...
Ellin knew in an instant what was about to happen.
These monocles appeared in Venti's story quest in the game, [Should You Be Trapped in a Windless Land].
They had been made by Lisa.
They were a little like the power-level scouters in Dragon Ball, except they didn't measure combat strength. Instead, looking through the lenses let you see other people's imaginary friends.
There was also a requirement for using them: unless you still retained a childlike heart, you couldn't see other people's imaginary friends through the lenses.
Not everyone had an imaginary friend. Generally, only children or extremely lonely people had them.
The former were innocent and imaginative, so they dreamed up a friend to play with.
The latter... were so lonely that they could only imagine a friend to ease their solitude.
To be honest, Ellin already knew what would happen next from playing the story quest.
But a game was a game, and reality was reality.
Experiencing something in a game and seeing it in reality felt entirely different.
Besides, to Ellin, the ending didn't really matter.
She didn't care what would happen next. What she cared about was Venti.
What she cared about, what she enjoyed, was sharing those experiences with him.
Caring too much about the outcome meant missing the beautiful things happening along the way.
Even if she knew what would happen next, she would still accompany Venti.
Because right now, her role was to be a companion and a chronicler.
All she needed to do was stay beside Venti as he gained new insights and experienced new things.
Looking at his expectant