According to Chante, Chepette often sat alone at work breaks. It was always like that, so nobody cared.
But then, one day, the deputy director who went to Chepette, who was resting, saw something that bothered him.
"Chepette said he was thinking about something in his hand. So I casually peeked, and all I had in my hand was stone. I didn't know much more because Mr Chepette immediately put it in his pocket, but I wondered why he was looking at the rocks."
"Speaking of which, I've heard similar stories."
And this is Karon.
"A few days before Mr. Chepette died," he said.
Even that day, Chepette and Benesis were arguing at the edge of the construction site.
And the crowded chepet bothered him, so Benesis threw him out with his hands. No matter how powerful it is, the opponent is an old man. Being pushed hard by Benesis, Chepette fell to the ground.
The worker who happened to be nearby gave him a hand worried and said he saw something roll and fall out of his pocket as he tried to stand up.
When I picked it up, it was like stone. However, it was a stone in a slightly strange shape, so I looked at it strangely, and it was taken up by a chepette in a hurry. And when Chepette put it in his pocket, he said he was just like that and left the scene.
"The stone was said to have the same color and texture as the regular stone that rolled around it. But he said he had a strange twisted shape, which left him with an impression."
"... stone, huh?"
The stone that Chepette cherished for some reason comes out in common with Caron and Chante. It doesn't seem like a kind of jewel, but I wonder if it's a kind of strange stone because of its strange shape. I don't know at all about the tacket.
It seemed like Caron and Chante were the same, but only one, Brigitta, put his hand to his mouth and thought of something.
"What's wrong? Brigitta, can you think of anything?
When the tacket pulled its hand in front of Brigitta's face, who stared at a point and shut up, Brigitta raised her small eyebrows annoying.
"To the stone... fairies... The two of them catch a little. Once upon a time, I felt like I had heard such stories in a certain region."
"What kind of old story?
In Chante's words, Brigitta is increasingly eyebrowing and trying to remember.
"I'm not sure it suits me because I can't remember. I suppose... the stone from which the fairy is born. Inside the stone is a fairy egg. It was such a legend." Fairy Stone, "or something like that. I also remember showing you the stones that were kept very carefully. It's very rare, very precious."
Then, staring at the cloudy sky from the open window, she sighed like she was poking.
"'Tens of thousands of nights and tens of thousands of daytime moons. Light pours down on the fairy stone. The born fairy will never come back." The children were singing that song while they were playing... oh?
At that time, there was a figure approaching the tables of the taxis. Everyone's gaze is on you. It was Hodge who stood there with his calm expression.
"Can I help you guys?
"Ah, um..."
No sooner had Hodge lost his sight. It seems like you're watching your surroundings because you don't want others to listen to you. I checked that there was no one else near the table and then whispered quickly.
"We're looking into you, Mr. Chepette."
"Yes, it is. I'm sorry... was that bad?
Hodge answers Taketo's question even more quietly.
"Yes, yes. Perhaps you'll be angry if Master Benesys finds out."
"Oh, that's right. Sorry, no more..."
But the words of Hodge that followed were unexpected.
"Yeah, so... There's something I'd like you to see before Master Benesys gets back."
He was taken to Hodge, one of the work huts built next to the excavation site on the canal.
Hodge unlocks and opens poor double-open doors.
It was dark inside, but thanks to the lamp lights that Hodge had in his hand, he was able to see inside.
Inside, scoops and beetles used for excavation were consolidated by type, but Hodge took the tackles further into the back corner of the hut.
There were dozens of cylindrical pieces, about ten centimeters thick and three meters long, placed there. You can also see something like a symbol written on the surface.
"What is this?
When asked by Bridgetta, Hodge bends over and places the lamp on the ground, reaching for something like that cylinder. When I grabbed the cylinder and pulled it, the upper half of the cylinder snapped. The barrel is full of dirt.
"This was taken for a pre-survey prior to drilling. The tip of this cylinder contains the earth's spirits, and the cylinder slowly dives perpendicularly to the ground. And when the soil is collected until it is full, the specification now rises in the opposite direction. That's how we collect the soil before we dig, and we check the composition of the ground."
Hee, the tacket was deeply impressed. This is a sampling survey. I was told that there was indeed a black magic stone on the tip of the cylinder.
"This survey itself is the norm before these large-scale excavations are carried out. It's just...."
Hodge stared at the cylinder, which had dozens of bottles, with a complex expression.
"Everything here belongs to the land around that Golem. Mr Chepette was very attentive to the investigation of the land during his lifetime.... keep it in mind as if it were unusual. Though it would have been enough to take a few bottles, Mr Chepette has been relentlessly investigating the land over and over again. This is what we collected. Master Benesis told me to throw away so many bottles, but I was not willing to dispose of them.... I want to know what Mr Chepette was looking for."
This is the number of pieces. What the hell was Chepette trying to find out? Are you looking for something? Or were you trying to confirm something?
The bridge touches the soil inside the cylinder with its fingers.
"Can we dig into this dirt and find out? The soil may fall apart."
"That's fine. For this one, a few bottles would be enough. Just let me sort it out a little bit, and you can use it as you like."
"Even though it was left behind by Mr. Chepette, is it okay if it collapses?
Hodge nods to the question of the tacket.
"We didn't understand what Chepette left behind. But I thought you guys might know something."
"Well then, let's get to work. Karon, Taketo, Chante. I want you to look for the dirt in this cylinder."
"Maybe that's what Brigitta just said...."
In the words of Taketo, Brigitta smiles.
"That's right. What I want you to find is a pebble in a strange shape. It's the same as what Mr. Chepette had."