Chapter 873 – That Rat Is a Harmful Rat

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＂What should I say when I see the royal palace of an eastern country that boasts a long history, half in ruins? There is something that touches my heart.”

As Bourbon spoke, he placed his hands on his hips and muttered as if he didn’t know where to start.

Then, Daja, who was standing next to her, sighed and raised her hand to point to something.

“Before that, first. Shouldn’t we do something about that first? Riomes and Demis will feel uncomfortable when they see this.”

What the tip of his thick finger was pointing at was ‘Dharma’, who was left standing there after being frozen by Sasha’s ice arrow.

Of course, he was the criminal who came close to killing Miyeom-gong himself, so it was natural for the two people to dislike him.

For your information, those two were currently doing their duty as government officials by going out into the city and visiting underground shelters to reassure people.

In any case, if there is anything different about Dharma’s condition compared to before, it is that various tools to form a barrier were installed around him and under his feet.

There is a beopjin on the floor, and surrounding it are barrier stones, gold strings, and even decorations made of paper that are said to deny demons and prohibit passage.

Shade confirmed that he had frozen and stopped… No, Calia went straight to the temple and borrowed the power of the priests and shaman, as if the manual had instructed her to do so.

She went to the kingdom’s camp and, with the help of magicians from the kingdom’s army, set up an additional kingdom-style barrier.

In addition to the unmelting ice, in the double and triple barrier, Dharma will not be able to easily awaken, and even if it does, it will take time to escape from it.

Of course, Calia didn’t want to end this, so she said she would look into what else she could do, and went into the royal palace to lock herself in.

＂What should we do? First, before Calia returns, should we at least put a lid made of adamantite around that guy, so he can’t come out?”

When Bourbon said that while laughing, Daza heard that and for a moment raised his hand to his face as if it was not a bad idea.

＂That might not be a bad thing…＂

“Wait a minute. It was only half-joking, so don’t take it so seriously, old man. They say jokes don’t work with old people.”

Even if the lid is made of adamantite, if what’s inside is Dharma, it may not mean much when he awakens.

No matter how strongly the lid is fixed to the ground, it can be torn off or dug into the ground to come out.

“Then, if you lay a plate of adamantite all the way to the bottom and fix it to the lid…”

“Once you really start thinking about it, there’s no going back. Hey. Mr. Daja. Let’s first clear away the debris here and think about it~”

Bourbon waved his hand in front of his face, sighing as if he had come up with a useless idea.

“… It’s not over.”

Seeing Daza not coming back, Bourbon raised her head with his hands on her waist.

“I don’t think that will end either. What is going on…”

There, the fortress could be seen slowly and slowly rising upward while still floating in the air.

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And at the same time, a little distance away from Asteris – Lyla and Beatrix looking from the sky near the bottom of the fortress.

Since they couldn’t tell anyone else that they were going to find the body that had fallen from the sky, they probably thought it was out of the question to ask the remaining children for help, so they had no choice but to go and find the man’s body. .

＂Where is it? Since corpses are no longer recognized as living creatures, it is a bit inconvenient that they are not affected by search magic.”

Bea said this while carefully examining her condition, and Lila nodded her head as if she sympathized with Bea.

“It must have been a pretty horrific scene since it fell from that height… First, let’s look for the place where the blood is spread. Now that I’m thinking about it, will the terminal be safe?”

＂Well, well? Still, since it is a relic of the original world, it is strong from the impact of falling…”

There was no way Bea had a clear answer to Lila’s question, so she had no choice but to answer hesitantly. Perhaps because Lila felt like she was being told to do what was best for the automata, her face was frowning. It was

“Considering the height of the air fortress and the wind that was blowing when that leader fell, the range of where he fell is not that narrow… Let’s send out a familiar and find it efficiently. Bea, did you bring your familiar?”

“Huh. Although he’s the type that can’t fly…”

As Bea said this, she took out several jeweled mice from the bag she was carrying.

Each piece was carved into an elaborate shape by hand, clearly showing Bea’s dexterity and meticulous personality.

The reason why they were made by hand is that when Lila makes these small familiars in large quantities, only the basic model mold is made by hand, and then it is carved using magic, so most familiars have a smooth surface, but in the case of Bea, This is because the uneven surface remains.

Doing so will of course take a long time, but as the caster’s sincerity and heart are put into it, the caster’s commands can be accepted without any loss of efficiency, much better than familiars carved out using magic, and the operation time and travel distance are also reduced. There was an advantage to being farther away.

＂Ugh… Did you make that lamb by hand? It’s too much for me.”

As Lila mutters this, remembering that many new-shaped familiars that had been created to monitor the movement of the air fortress not long ago had also been carved out with magic as if they were pulling items out of a factory, Bea spoke with a sheepish smile.

“It’s a habit I’ve had since I was young… I actually couldn’t cut it off with magic.”

Bea says she can’t control her strength because she’s afraid of cutting the jewels in bundles while using magic.

“I’ll teach you later. Because it’s not that difficult.”

“Really? Thank you, Lila!”

Hehe, how can I have this much?＂

As Lila said this to her delighted Bea, she first went down to the ground together to release her familiar.

When the two people landed on the ground, it was a plain, but it was a little away from the path people travel.

I didn’t notice it when I saw it from the sky, but there was long grass growing up to their waists, and once I got to the ground, I think I realized why I couldn’t see it clearly from the sky.

＂If it fell in this area… It would be difficult to find it just by looking from the sky. Because the grass gets in the way.”

As Lila thought so, she thought about cutting down the surrounding grass to ankle height, but she decided against it, thinking that doing something like that on land she didn’t own could cause problems later. Br〉

“Huh. So, they will work hard to find it.”

As Bea said that, all the mouse familiars in her arms were scattered on the ground.

Then, in an instant, they came to life through magical power, stood up, scattered in all directions, and began to search and wander through the bushes.

Some people are disgusted by the sight of mice moving in groups, but the only things moving now are colorful, shining jewels.

Lila and Bea return to the air and watch the march of the mice, which seems rather cute.

Thanks to the magic light they gave off, sparkling movement could be seen even among the tall grass.

“As it is, let’s leave this area to the familiars and look for the outer area a little further away.”

“Huh. Would it be better to look for it from afar?”

Lila thought about Bea’s words for a moment and shook her head.

“No. Because I don’t know what will happen. Stick together.”

What Lila feared was the possible appearance of another exiled church.

There was a high possibility that an exiled church that had received an order to retrieve or dispose of the information held by the fallen Holy Swordsman would come to visit.

Lyla had regained most of her magic power by swallowing several potion bottles, but to be honest, she was so exhausted that she didn’t want to fight any more today.

But what is this feeling, like I’m forgetting something…

As Lila was struggling to remember the identity of the discomfort, Beatrix flew quietly next to her, then suddenly stopped flying and looked back at her.

“… What’s wrong, Bea?”

“Just now… One of my familiars disappeared.”

At Bea’s words, Lila closed her mouth for a moment, then turned her body around.

“She’s not out of control or something, is she?”

“Huh. It seems like it was just destroyed on the spot.”

Even if it’s Lila and Bea, their expressions will darken.

Maybe, as Lyla thought just moments ago, the Exiled Church has already formed?

If that’s the case, the body should be around here too.

“Bea, calmly take the familiar’s residual thoughts and project them into your head. Then, you will know what the last thing you saw was.”

“Uh, yes. Okay. So…”

As Bea said that, he closed his eyes tightly and brought into his head the vision of the familiar’s final word, which had been connected through his magic, and confirmed it.

Then, after a while, Bea let out a surprised sound from his mouth.

“Why are you like this, Bea? What did you see?”

＂… Say, people? No, but the skin… I don’t know. Unless I go there, I don’t think I can give an accurate answer.”

Lila thinks for a moment about Bea’s words.

Is it okay to come into contact with the entity that destroyed the familiar like this?

If you are an enemy, you cannot avoid battle-

Lila glances back at Bea.

If it’s her way, she doesn’t want to fight her battle, even if it’s just to protect her.

Then.

“I’ll go and check it out!”

And so, Bea takes the lead by flying first.

“Now, wait a minute, Bea! Don’t go alone like that!”

In the end, Lila couldn’t let her go alone, so she had no choice but to follow after her.

It had been some time since the mice had dispersed, and when Bea stopped not far away, she looked down and peered at her ground.

“Bea, what did the familiar show you?”

＂That… Was a person. A human face, to be exact. With glowing yellow eyes and green skin…”

＂… What is it, orc?＂

The first thing that came to mind was an orc with such characteristics, so when Lila said that, Bea shook her head.

“No! It wasn’t an orc… It really had a human-like face. Little. It was big, but…”

“Either way, it’s clear that it’s not human…”

Lila frowned at Bea’s explanation and imagined it in her head, but there were limits to the answers she could come up with the information Bea had provided.

“… It’s hard to see from above, after all. Let’s get down to the ground and check.”

As Bea said that, she slowly tried to go down to the ground, and Lila spoke to Bea as if she were warning her.

“Wait a minute, Bea! If there is an enemy, she prepares magic to respond immediately-“

But right then.

Thud! Then, a sound as if the ground was shaking was heard, and then something rose up through the ground.

It was to pass through the ground like water, revealing itself without damaging the view of the plains spread out on the ground.

“It’s you…! The one who scattered the mice all over my land…!”

When they thought they heard an angry woman’s voice, what appeared before them was a huge female figure.

Her height is about 5 m to 6 m.

As Bea said, she has green skin and glowing yellow eyes.

First, she was wearing clothes that looked like straw, but she had a huge body – not because she was 5 m or 6 m, but because the clothes were too small to completely hide her voluptuous body.

Thanks to her momentum as she rises and rises from the ground, there are parts of her that wobble so wildly that you’re worried they might tear.

＂Spreading such harmful animals… These enemies of nature…!＂

While saying that, Sasha and Bea looked at the woman with her mouth wide open as she glared at her with a tearful look on her face-

Her identity flashed through Lila’s mind.

＂D-Dryad!? “There is a dryad this big!?”

She couldn’t help but let out a shocked voice.