Chapter 874 – Organizing Mementos

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Dryad.

It is one of the major types of fairies, and is generally depicted as a woman in human form.

Of course, for fairies, appearance is nothing more than an expression of the soul saying, “I want to be like that.”

The general opinion is that there are no limits to such expression in a body made of magical power, but-

Lila and Beatrix realize that it was just a general story.

Because right in front of them, there was an angry-faced dryad standing in front of them, looking down at them.

She had green skin, and her entire body was showing off the magical power of the earth.

Aside from being gigantic, the facial features were very beautiful, and as many bards described, it would not be inferior at all to the type of fairies that possess humans – nymphs or sirens.

With her cheeks puffed out, she moved her long hair freely as if it were her hands, and then grabbed all of Bea’s familiars who were running around in the grass on the plain.

The number of familiars was such that Bea had to hold them in her arms and be careful not to roll them off, but for that dryad, even if she placed them on one hand, they were not enough to fill her entire palm.

＂So many! Would I be angry or not!? Mice gnaw on grass and excrete things full of pathogens…! Are you planning to ruin this meadow? Tell me which development company they are from!”

When she said that, Bea and Lila regained their consciousness after being dazed for a while and wanted to tackle her, saying, ‘Wait a minute!’

“Look carefully! Because those mice aren’t real mice…!”

“Yes, that’s right! That’s because it’s a ministry created by Bea, so she doesn’t gnaw the grass or excrete it!”

At the sound of Lyla and Bea’s voices, the dryad blinks her eyes two or three times, then squints and places her hands close to her eyes.

Then, the familiars, who have become calm under Bea’s control, quietly make eye contact with the dryad and her-

“Oh? “Is it really true?”

The dryad looked at the familiars they had recovered and blushed as if he was embarrassed, not knowing what to do.

Even with green skin like that, your face turns red or something. While thinking the same thing, looking at the dryad.

Soon she bent her knees and lowered Bea’s familiars to the ground.

“Sorry. A little while ago, something strange fell from the sky and stood there. I heard that even a mouse came to visit this time…”

＂We didn’t think there would be anyone living here… We are really sorry.’

If it had been Lila, she would have told her to break one of the familiars and pay for it, but Bea bowed her head because she wanted to resolve the matter amicably.

Of course, it may have been because I heard a word that bothered me rather than questioning it.

“For a moment! Something strange fell from the sky?”

When Lila shouted, the dryad nodded and looked up at the sky.

Vajra was still flying there, but she seemed to be slowly increasing altitude.

＂The sunlight wasn’t shining well today, so I looked at the sky and saw that strange object floating there since morning. So, I thought the humans were doing something strange again, so I stayed quiet, hoping no damage would come to this area…”

As she said that, she brought her hand to her face and sighed.

“Suddenly bang! There was a loud sound, and something that looked like an iron plate fell to the ground. In a hurry, I hit the iron plate with my hand and threw it away, but the problem was that it fell afterward. It was a bit unpleasant to look at, though.”

When her expression darkened, Lila and Bea’s eyes twinkled.

“Is that by any chance a human corpse or something?”

“… Why are you doing that? No way, you! Are you the one who threw the iron plate and body from above!?”

The dryad’s expression turns grim once again and his voice rises.

At the same time, as if to express her anger, the hair flutters and reaches towards the two people.

Lila and Bea were embarrassed by those words, but they looked at each other and answered like this.

“Uh, huh? It’s not like that. We just came to look for a corpse that fell from that fortress! Should I say that it was someone else who dropped it…”

That person was Cleon, who is currently receiving treatment in the mansion.

“Oh, I see? Sorry. I almost got angry because I didn’t listen to the situation properly.”

After listening to the two people’s explanation, the dryad immediately becomes calm again.

Truly, she was a fairy with strong emotional ups and downs.

“If it was a body, I couldn’t just leave it there, so I buried it on one side of the meadow. It was so badly damaged that its shape was unrecognizable.”

＂Ugh.＂

If it had fallen from that height, it would have been the same.

Lila spoke as if she couldn’t help it, crossing her arms and looking a bit lost as to what to do.

Of course, their purpose was to find the corpse – but more precisely, it was the terminal of the Exiled Church that the corpse would have.

Unless we make sure it is broken and retrieve it and bring it to Arnia 2, we cannot find out the current state of the overhead fortress.

That’s why Lila took a deep breath, smiled the most friendly smile possible, and asked the dryad for a favor.

＂Hey… If you don’t mind. I want to check on that body~”

When Laila asked the dryad while stretching the tail of her words, the dryad twitched his eyebrows and looked down at Laila.

“You mean the corpse? Let me tell you, it is a corpse so ugly that its neck and stomach are missing, its body is broken here and there, and its internal organs are sticking out…? “What on earth are you planning to do after seeing such a corpse?”

The dryad’s description somewhat recreated the state of her body in Lyla’s mind, but it wasn’t enough for her to be scared.

＂Actually, I need the items that person has somehow… Look. That thing floating in the sky. The fact that it fell from there means it has something to do with that thing, right? We’re also having trouble because it hasn’t come down…?”

“That’s right! Mr. Dryad, you were having a hard time because the sunlight was being blocked by that fortress, weren’t you?”

Bea and Lila try to convince her somehow, without letting her know the details of her situation.

Then the dryad let out a long sigh and then seemed to think deeply.

Then, he nods his head as if what they are saying makes sense, then stands up from his kneeling position and turns to one side.

“All right. Then please wait here for a moment. “I organized and packed the corpse’s items separately.”

＂Really!?＂

“Yes. Burying metal or something like that in the ground doesn’t feel good because it feels like a foreign substance is entering my body.”

As the dryad spoke like that, it slithered and disappeared into the ground, as if it were diving into water, just as it had appeared.

Lila and Bea, who were slowly looking at the scene, look at each other and sigh heavily as if they are relieved.

[Thank god. I was worried about what would happen when a giant-like dryad suddenly appeared. Because he is the type of person who can communicate more easily than I thought.]

Lila sends her voice to Bea through her telepathy, worried that she may not be able to hear her.

[Huh. He seems kind…]

Bea nods her head, agreeing with Lila’s words.

It was that time.

Lila’s bag suddenly started to wiggle from the inside.

＂Eh?!＂

Because of the violent movement, Lila let out something like a scream without realizing it, and when she threw her bag off her shoulder and threw it on the ground, a scream of ‘aaaaah!’ Was heard from inside her. Br〉

＂What, what is it?＂

＂Lila, what did you put in there…?＂

Lila looks embarrassed, and Beatrix asks a question with a slightly fearful look on her face.

Of course, Lila didn’t know what was inside, so she shook her head, and something black and thin came out through the gap in the bag’s cover, went to the button that held the bag’s cover together, and untied it. .

＂Huh…?＂

The next moment Lila, feeling a sense of déjà vu from those black tentacles, regains her senses.

＂Crap!＂

A pink, furry, weasel-like beast was sticking out from inside.

The one who let out a wild beast-like howl and showed off his escape from the stuffy space was someone Lila knew well.

＂V, Vuvre?! I couldn’t see it, so I wondered where it had gone, but why was it in my bag!?”

＂Is that, Vuvre…? Lila, where did you get that kid again…?”

“Should I say I saved him? It was a guy from the fortress. I heard that Selena took the two members of the Exiled Order, so I thought she followed them there…!”

Of course, she didn’t remember putting it in her bag, so when Lila spoke out like that, she must have recognized her own name, if not anything else, and she trudged over to her side.
Wrapped his tentacles around Layla’s hand.

＂Kyaaaaah.＂

＂What, what.＂

When Lila spits out her words, looking at the guy who is talking as if she has something to wish for.

Tightly, her tentacles wrapped themselves around Lila’s hand.

Then, without knowing it, Lila connected her own thoughts to those of Buvre and screamed.

[What are you doing!]

Keying, Vuvre responds by stiffening her body as Lila’s screams pierce her head, then releasing her hold on her tentacles.

[Hey, head… Don’t scream like that. I was going to ask for this very thing. Next time, when I grab your hand with my tentacles, let me say this right away.]

[Why are you giving me orders… You should learn human language and talk!]

As Lila glared at Buvre, who casually asked her to do the same, she tried to shake off the tentacles of this reckless demon beast.

Then Bea, who was quietly watching the scene with wonder, saw Lila’s disapproving look and her face suddenly darkened, and the light disappeared from her eyes.

“Lila. If you don’t like it, tell me. I will protect you.”

When Bea said that, a blue flame appeared around her like a will-o’-the-wisp, and not only Vivre but also Lila got goosebumps, and her face turned pale.

[Hey, try calming that guy down!]

＂Gwae, it’s okay, Bea. I’m just having an argument with him…! If you don’t want to get burned, let go quickly…!”

Saying that, Buvre thought for a moment, then remembered that he could cut down a flying wisp with his tentacles, and regained his composure as if it didn’t matter.

[Try it. Then, the area around here will become a sea of ​​fire.]

Just like that, Buvre calmly stood up on his two feet, licked his front paws, and took care of his fur.

[Ugh…]

If that happens, Lila thought that the dryad from earlier might get angry again and destroy the things she brought with her, so she calmed down for now.

[Why did you follow me…]

[If you follow you, she thought she could meet the guy who killed the dog. No matter how I look at it, it’s not like I’m in the mood to be introduced. So, I quietly hid. While I was bored, I saw you guys trying to leave, so I snuck into your bag.]

Buvre yawned and looked up at Lila.

[If you were Cleon, you were there.]

[What? Could it be that the man who was lying down and dying?]

[Yes.]

Upon hearing that he was the one who killed his enemy, Vivre narrowed his eyes.

[He’s different from what I thought… I thought he would be more like a guy with musculature and superpowers. It looks like he could shatter a meteorite with a single punch of his fist…]

When Lila heard Vuvre’s words, the image of Cleon with a super bulky appearance appeared in her mind and she shook her head.

Well, as a demonic beast, there may be no way to pretend to be strong other than her human size and appearance,

＂… Are you still talking?＂

At that time, Bea, who was watching Lila quietly making eye contact with Vivre, spoke to her as if she was a little worried about Lila, who had become silent, although the tension and squeamishness between the two had disappeared.

“No… I don’t have anything to say now. I guess I just followed along because I was bored.”

“It’s not dangerous, right?”

At Bea’s words, Laila sighed and looked back at Buvre once again.

If you look at it with its ruby ​​eyes shining brightly, it certainly doesn’t look as dangerous as it looks.

“Huh. It’s not dangerous…”

When Laila answers, Bea sighs as if she is relieved.

Of course, the true nature of this demonic beast called Vuvre is—

[Wow, she has huge breasts. Why are humans so different from each solid? Are you a fluid?]

─He is a guy with a dirty personality who looks like he has a rag in his mouth.

Lila spoke, suppressing the desire to hit her on the head with a mature heart.

[After introducing Cleon, you can go anywhere. As long as you don’t harm people, it doesn’t matter where you go or what you do.]

To be honest, it was Laila who thought Gonzales alone was enough to embrace such a dangerous beast.

Then, Buvre made a sound like he was thinking a little and answered, “Hmm.”

[Well, don’t do that. Since this has come to an end, let’s be closer. If you deal with that gang, I will help you. The fight isn’t over yet, right?]

When Vivre said that, Laila expressed her doubt by saying, ‘Haa?’

Because they thought there must be someone else trying to help them.

[… I don’t know what you’re thinking, but if you’re interfering with this or something-]

[I won’t do it. Because I never do things like that. Huh! I’m just trying to stay together with the thought that the enemy of my enemy is my friend?]

Suspicious…

He was definitely a suspicious guy, but considering the power he showed and the value of studying him, it was definitely beneficial to be with him.

What should I do? While the scale in my mind was swinging violently from side to side.

Suddenly, when they thought the ground around their feet had risen, the dryad appeared, holding out only her face and one hand.

＂Wow, what a surprise…!＂

＂Here… I came here.＂

When Bea touched her chest in surprise at her appearance without a sound, something shiny was placed in her hand.

＂Can I check?＂

＂Yes…＂

Feeling puzzled by the dryad’s somewhat lifeless voice, Lila slightly rose from the ground and flew away, looking at the items placed on her hands.

Torn clothes, a sword with only the handle remaining without the blade. And…

＂Is this it?＂

A square plate made of metal that looks like a large crack.

It could be said that the terminal he had was something that looked like an object he had seen passing by here and there in ancient ruins.

“… Wherever you look, it’s broken… This.”

Lila frowns as she looks at the item, which, to her non-expert eyes, is already tattered enough.

＂Did you find the item you were looking for?＂

At that time, the dryad asked Lila carefully, and Lila suddenly came to her senses and answered with her bitter smile.

“Ah, yes. I found it. This is it.”

As she said that, Laila showed the object she was holding in her hand.

Then, the dryad nods her head as if she is happy, but also gently steps back.

＂…?＂

Unlike before, she seemed a little scared of something about her.

Beatrix carefully asks her if she felt out of place.

＂Hey… Why are you like that?＂

Then, the dryad slowly moved its eyes from the face rising from the ground and looked at Buvre.

＂The thing next to him is…＂

＂Gar?＂

When eyes turned to him, Buvre made an expression and a crying sound as if he had something to say.

“Ah… This bad guy is Vuvre. Unlike her cute appearance, she has a dirty personality, so be careful.”

＂Gar…＂

Although he couldn’t understand the meaning, he wrinkled his face as if he understood that it was a complaint against him.

However, after hearing Lila’s explanation, the dryad blinked and then answered by pulling her entire face out of the ground.

＂Vivre…? “That magical beast is not that cute.”

However, even after hearing Laila’s words, the dryad responds as if he does not believe it and tells her.

＂That’s real race is Melusine. A sub-dragon that brings misfortune, envious and cursed by the spring fairies. A famous… Corrupt fairy among fairies.”

＂…＂

Lila giggled at the dryad’s words and slowly turned her neck to look at Buvre standing on the ground.

Then, Vivre, who met her eyes, received her suspicious gaze and seemed to not know why ─

＂Kkyun?＂

─, He tilted his head and made a cute voice.