Chapter 327 – Young Chick Adventure Group -4-

Until I fall asleep.

Seria, who had crawled into her sleeping bag with permission, continued to worry as she was held in Rike’s arms.

Her eyes were closed, but her thoughts were running loudly in her head.

Rike, who noticed this, gently stroked her Ceria’s hair.

In the end, her answer was simple.

No matter what, you just have to do your best when you get the chance.

Only after reaching the answer did Seria fall asleep.

-Crrrr.

‘Hungry···.’

The girl woke up without knowing when she heard it.

She raised her upper body to check the identity of her scent that was tempting her.

And.

Roman and Rike’s eyes moved simultaneously.

“Did you sleep well?”

“Good morning.”

She felt the same emotions as her older sister in the eyes of the two people who looked at her and greeted her.

Burning worries and worries.

‘···.’

I also feel like I have committed a sin unintentionally.

Rather than just saying sorry for worrying you, I believe that what you should do here is to show that you have a strong heart in Ricke’s arms.

“Yes! I slept well!”

“Come and eat.”

Seria, with her usual lively smile, jumped out of her sleeping bag.

It clung to Rike’s waist as she put her food in her bowl.

“Mom! Rike is my mom!!”

“Ha, I told you I’m not mom, so if you keep teasing me, are you going to cut out all the meat and give me only vegetables?”

Even though Ricke scolded him verbally.

Unlike yesterday, she couldn’t hide the way the corners of her mouth turned up at the sight of Seria finding her strength.

“Eat quickly first.”

“Mom! I’ll eat well!”

Ceria held her mouth shut to prevent drool from dripping from the food Rike handed her.

Just looking at the materials, it’s a luxury that makes no sense for being outdoors.

“Hehe~”

Seria was holding rice and soup topped with soft meat.

I sat down at the base of her tree, humming to her.

“Adventurer, eat a lot too!”

Even if it wasn’t an argument, if something like Dawn happened, it wouldn’t be easy to approach him without hesitation.

Roman was surprised by Ceria’s sociability, smiled once, and started eating with her.

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“Paha!”

Seria must have been quite hungry, so she quickly emptied her bowl in a half-awake state.

She filled her cup with cold water, poured it over, and finished her breakfast.

“Seria.”

“Huh?! Did you call me?”

Passyek-

Roman asked Ceria as she stomped on her campfire with her boot.

“Is it okay if I go to the dungeon?”

“Ummmm…”

Knowing the intention of Roman’s question, Ceria crossed her arms and began to think deeply.

The good news is that it doesn’t feel like you’re mulling over a complex conflict like dawn.

“You can just take a walk around the forest like this to refresh yourself. I really don’t mind if you go back to the capital, so I hope you can tell me comfortably.”

Rike also took her place to ease the burden on her ceria.

So that the girl can give her answers comfortably without worrying about what others think.

“She had something on her mind before going to bed, how should she explain it to the adventurer…”

“It’s okay to take it slow. It’s good to be careful before you say anything.”

Roman’s comfort made me fall into tears once again.

The head looks at the ground and then looks at the sky.

‘···.’

Seria gave up on finding a beautiful sentence that she liked.

She looked at Roman with an embarrassed smile and scratched her cheek.

“I’m not good at thinking far ahead… So for now, I’ve decided to do my best with the opportunity the adventurer has given me.”

“It’s a good decision to take a step forward before you organize your thoughts and make up your mind.”

“···Thank you.”

As promised, I didn’t bother to tackle Seria for using ‘da’ instead of ‘yo’.

That suits me now.

“If you’ve made up your mind, let’s go. I need to digest the food and move my body.”

“Yes!”

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A cave that exists at a distance that would be embarrassing to even call a walk from the vacant lot where we spent the day.

Unlike outdoors, the moment I stepped in, the atmosphere reversed and I felt a gloomy energy.

“Wow… This is a dungeon…”

With the admiration of a girl walking with flowing red hair.

As the three people stepped in, the sound of their footsteps echoed in the space.

Jerk. Jerk. Jerk.

Roman, who was walking ahead in the dark alley, turned around to see her.

She saw two young chicks following behind her, just looking at her back.

“Aren’t you quiet?”

“Yeah. There’s no one there.”

“Unlike outside, the air is dreary… Or cool.”

Despite its low difficulty level, it is the least popular dungeon near the capital.

Even though it was a time when adventurers were most active, there were no customers.

“First of all, the reason there are no people is literally because there is no money. The biggest driving force behind adventurers is money.”

“Is it because there are few monsters?”

Roman shook his head in response to Ceria’s question.

“It’s not about how few there are, but how many there are. That’s a benefit in its own way because you can safely target those who make money even if there are only a few of them. Even if there are a lot of them, it’s risky to take risks and aim for a big hit.”

“Huh~ What’s in here?”

Junroman laughed at Rike’s question and started walking inside again, moving his feet.

“This cave wasn’t originally a dungeon, it was a space created for a purpose. It might come up in the history class I learned at the academy.”

“We all read the history section while previewing it together… But this is the first time I’ve heard of it.”

When the topic of history, her weak subject, came up, Seria kept her mouth shut and avoided her eyes.

“It’s a long time ago, but this is a place that the Harun Empire, as its name suggests, created a place to dump corpses during a chaotic time when they were spreading their imperialism at random.”

“”···.””

“It is right to bury the knights and soldiers who died in war in a cemetery to honor their nobility. However, if there are too many of them, there may be cases that cannot be resolved. It is impossible to burn them as if it were an infectious disease when the church is watching.”

Looking at their reactions, it seemed like there was no need to add any more detailed explanation.

“Anyway… When the devil appeared in the capital, do you remember how corpses and uncleanness piled up on the ground and undead appeared in the back alleys?”

“It’s the same case here. My brother said that undead are just trophies below a certain level and are nothing worth mentioning.”

“Correct! You’re smart.”

Rike accurately remembered even the information I had just spilled out.

Jerk.

Roman stops walking.

Something that was lying down in front of me heard footsteps and jumped up.

Even in the dark, its bright red eyes glowed.

– GUOK!
-Grrrr···.

A voice that scratches its vocal cords, which may or may not be present, and even strange movements that wriggle according to instinct.

Ceria recalled a monster that fit her knowledge that she had in her head.

“···Ghoul!”

Slam!

Lowering her posture, Ceria grabbed the handle of the sword hanging on her waist.

“First of all, it’s too narrow here, so let’s go into a bigger place and do something.”

Good luck!

Before Ceria could even draw her sword, white flames began to form on Roman’s hand.

“···?”

The ghoul, who had lost all sense and was greedy for the living, stopped approaching.

Something divine that brightens dark places.

‘Ma, can you use magic?’

Ceria can also tell that she uses Aurors.

That is an alien power to treat as an auror.

Grumble!

The flames flew like arrows leaving the city and stirred up unclean creatures.

The speed at which the flames spread throughout the ghoul’s body was so fast that it would be hard to say that dry leaves were on fire.

The ghouls, engulfed in pure white fire in an instant, were unable to even scream and returned to ashes.

“Hmm… Standing up works better than I thought.”

After clearing out the flames, Roman nodded his head in satisfaction and walked through the narrow path.

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A spacious place at the end of a straight road.

Roman stood and quickly cleaned up the dozens of ghouls that were swarming around.

– Geez!!

– Crunch… Knock!

Only two ghouls were left behind and the distance was controlled by nudging them with a stick.

‘Rather than Rike doing it first… It would be better for Seria to try it.’

Of course, it is also forbidden to feel impatient for fear of comparison.

Rike also seemed to know this, standing one step behind Seria.

“Seria.”

“Yes, yes!!”

The girl, sensing her turn, stepped forward.

Boom!

At the same time, Roman pushed the two ghouls away.

She gave her advice to the girl who stood motionless while watching the undead slowly waking up.

“If you are hesitant and uncomfortable about cutting, there is no need to use a sword.”

“···.”

Because I know what it’s like to feel the feeling of cutting down a living thing for the first time.

There is also the idea of ​​taking steps step by step to meet her eye level.

“For low-level undead, such as ghouls or skeletons, a strike is enough without the need to use holy power or auras. If Ceria has grown up enough to use auras, even if she uses her kicks or fists, her ghouls will be reduced to dust in an instant.”

Gulp-

The nervous girl’s throat clenched and her saliva flowed.

– Wow!!

A ghoul that retains its human form even though it has decayed.

Just by looking at Seria’s expression, you could tell that her mind was complicated.

“Seria.”

Roman’s large hand went up to the top of Seria’s head.

“Yes···?”

“It’s not strange that some people find it difficult to accomplish things. It’s my fault now.”

Originally, I should have faced the monsters several times before deciding to face the human hostility.

What if things had gone in reverse order, unlike yesterday.

Dealing with monsters and people might have gone more smoothly than now.

“Can you do it?”

Ceria, who was looking at her blankly with her bangs pressed down, bit her lip slightly and nodded.