I repaired the bumpy streets and dug up and buried the dirt just around the streets with extra magic. The burnt smell isn't going to go away for a while, but I think the part I fixed doesn't even look that bad anymore.
"It's good to fix the road, but blocking the hole isn't a waste of magic"
Ellie seems to be getting bored waiting.
But a terrain full of holes like this. It doesn't matter what you think. It is a street with people there. Find out who cared, and you'll soon find out we crusaded Inago here. That's not a very happy thing to do.
Black is what it looks like there thanks to hard work to fix it, but it seems like it would go through just because the forest burned with fire magic without even a big hole.
The extent of the devastation in Meteo was narrower than I thought. As soon as you walk, you'll see the boundaries. It would have seemed to last everywhere because of sand, dust and hot air blocking my vision. Still, a few ballparks and soccer grounds were on a scale that seemed to fit in.
Mr. Fabio came to see how things were when he almost ran out of the magic that Ann also gave him.
"What the hell is this...?
Only around here were the forests neglected and extinct. The newly built streets are beautiful, and the land on either side of the streets looks like it has just been plowed. And the smell of burning drifting. There are a number of big holes that I couldn't fix if I did my eyes for a second.
It must be a strange sight.
Mr. Fabio was the hall of the evacuation unit and apparently he could barely see Meteo activated. But it was too far away to know exactly what had happened, so I came here to scout to make sure.
"I've wiped out all the ingots."
Ellie declares with a doya face.
"Is it true!? We need to let everyone know right away."
Mr. Fabio looked around again and ran off. They say there's a horse downstairs.
"I don't know what you thought, that was"
"I don't need to explain anything. The only thing that matters is the annihilation of the inago."
We haven't seen Meteo activate, and are you okay? But I figured I'd plug the hole.
"You still want to hide it."
"If you find out what an apostle is, you're in trouble."
"It doesn't mean you're an apostle because you can use high-ranking magic."
Wouldn't you?
Exactly this is not Meteo's usual interrogation. I feel bad when the power spreads.
And what I felt faintly turned into certainty today.
Even if the Demon King comes out, we can probably take him down. Cheat magic is too strong.
If he finds out he's an apostle, there's more to it than a true and false official. If he asks me a lot, I probably can't hide the ruin of the world in twenty years.
Therein lies the firepower of this Meteo. There is no doubt that it will be celebrated by the brave.
If anything, they will take the lead and be fought.
But just because you have firepower doesn't make it that easy.
Sometimes if you're approached like an oak king, you get hit lightly. If you can shoot an arrow from behind, you'll notice it. It'll be deadly soon.
Defense against firepower is too desperate.
I realized that many times in my special training with the Sergeant. A living flesh cannot withstand direct strikes of swords, arrows or magic just because it has been somewhat trained or level.
Humans die easily with one stab of a knife.
If we move on and get out in the whirlpool of battle, no matter how many lives we have, we're sure it's not enough.
There's nothing convenient about resurrection magic when you die in this world.
"But besides Ellie, I've never seen a high level wizard."
Could there be a bunch of mages who could use this class of magic?
"You have a lot of majesty in your nobility. And then there's the Knights and the National Army with all that good magic. There's a lot of magpies out there who are famous for adventurers, right?
A lot of Maggie was active in the fort's defense just because I didn't notice, but Maggie went into a break as soon as she ran out of magic and had extremely short uptime. Almost treated me at the temple. I can't help but notice that I don't know.
Nobility has had little contact with it until now.
Besides, they say the number of mages who become adventurers is also decreasing in itself.
There have been no massive raids in the last ten years or so, and even before that, there have been no massive offenses like the country's doomed for some time here.
More peaceful use of magic, fewer mages on the front line. The demonic realm is as dangerous as ever in the demonic realm, but when it came to being within the realm of the human race, it was enough for ordinary adventurers.
It took longer to make money building houses and walls with dirt magic than it did to destroy demons. Older people retire and new graduate Maggie gets a job in the private sector.
A safe and lucrative job would be better than an adventurer running erratic and dangerous income. I know very well.
And without combat experience, high-ranking mages are hard to grow.
That can be good. With more magical civilian use, the economy will be hydrated.
The kingdoms and empires are vast and powerful. The border will be somewhat vandalized, but there is not much for the nation as a whole, he said.
The inhabitants of different worlds think that peace seems a lot more dangerously than that in Japan.
While we were all chatting, I wanted to come back after a full reconnaissance. He said there was nothing else. It seems good to decide that the inago has been wiped out.
Relax and walk back to the village, people were already back in the village.
Much appreciated by the villagers, who said thank you but said no.
Inago was an easy thing to destroy, and it wasn't a big demon. I explained to the villagers that it wasn't enough to get paid.
I've traveled to that and found out that, due to the lack of rain, everything was out of order this year. You can't expect a big amount from getting paid, and even that can be a dead end issue for the village.
It probably didn't leak and this village was still in a tough economic situation. Very difficult to receive even when money is offered.
Even Ellie, who is in trouble with money, did not make any particular difference.
That's why I have trouble being offered a young woman.
Besides, I don't even like the woman I was offered, and she seems kind of happy.
"Life is cheap if you marry a competent wizard. Strong magic is often handed down to children."
That's how Ann explains it.
Are you saying please make a child? I'd be very happy to offer it if it wasn't for this situation, but my wife is staring at me so much. Cowaii.
"Yes, sir. If we say no properly, then pull Massal in."
Well, I can't get any more. She was a pretty girl, so I feel a little unwell. Oh, I'm sorry. Mr. Tirica, don't stare at me so much.
On the recommendation of the villagers, we were to stay in the village today. It's tough in time to cross the line from now on, and I don't feel comfortable with our magic, which is the backbone of the escort.
And there was a banquet in the village, but today it was pretty hard because I squeezed my magic twice. Likewise, I pulled early into the room prepared with Ann, who was out of magic.
Sleeping in the same bed as Ann naturally makes me feel uneasy, but it is the village chief's house that I was allowed to stay in anyway. There's no way we're going to have a fight. No, if you do it sneaky......
"It's a bad idea."
I couldn't. Ann is tough in these places.
"Let's slow down for a while when we get over there"
"Right. If you want to go back to your house, it'll be a quick transfer."
Hopefully, you just want a month or so off. I'm sure this will be the end of the big event, and then I'll be able to relax with Mr. Nania's help.
For today, I just have to put up with Ann's soft body holding her to sleep.
They say the main dish of the banquet was Ellie's provided baked inago.
The village's culinary pride put out the cooking, which according to Tirica tasted pretty good.
I tried a little too because it was served for breakfast, but the taste looks great anyway... I knew no bugs. Doesn't look like food.
The rest of the hole was properly blocked before we left.
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Two days later. Finally we arrived at the destination Fort Garland.
It seems a little smaller than Fort Gorbus, but it's still a huge fort with a whole bunch of towns inside it.
Release the luggage that was kept in the commercial guild of the fort and bid farewell to Mr. Norman and Mr. Fabio. After a few days of staying, they turn back again the way they came.
We're going to stop by the Adventurer's Guild in this fort and settle our hunting prey and crusade rewards on the road before we go see Mr. Nania.
I didn't really like it, but grasping demons in the surrounding area, including the Inago thing, is a dead and alive issue for the Adventurer Guild. I can't possibly not report it.
"Is it inago!?
"But it was big enough to wipe it out with one of my magic shots..."
Explain that to the surprised Alliance employee. He looks relieved.
"If it were to be a bunch of inago, the army and the guild would have to hit it in total. I'm glad it's small."
"Oh, yeah. Right."
"Now please present your card"
"Oh, yes."
You can't keep your cards from showing for demon confirmation and crusade rewards.
Have the four cards checked first.
I looked at Tirica's card and the check went well except I took Tirica seriously. I guess it's still unusual for a true or false official to be at a party.
"That's the B-rank. It's a wonderful battle to hunt so much during your journey."
Finally, I give you my card softly.
The card records all the information on the crusaded demons and shows twenty people on one screen. Older minutes can be viewed by scrolling through the screen. After checking, insert a confirmed mark with a special magic item installed on the guild.
The loving face of the guild staff checking out the cards is getting tougher and tougher. Stop your hand and look at me.
"Um... how many did you take down?
"The... too many to know..."
There are no crusade rewards, only a few demons who are not so strong. You won't have to bother to count it, and I thought you'd easily check it out and go through, but apparently you're hopeless.
Alliance officials resume checking cards.
A few minutes later, it looks like we're finally done counting.
"Take this in one shot...?
"Yeah, well."
"One moment, please. 'Cause I'm gonna call you something up there."
Alliance officials left us and rushed into the back with my card.
"It's not even something I can hide trying to hide. Give it up."
"Can't we just say it was a little inago?
"It's a lie"
"Right"
"This kind of reporting has to be done properly."
"Right..."
After a while, a magnificent Osama named Guild Head here came out. With a disappointing body, it's probably an adventurer up.
Explain the scale of the inago and the circumstances in which it was defeated while being asked a lot. But I blurred about Meteo. I'll just say extensive fire magic. The guild chief wanted to know, but he couldn't imitate anyone where I gave him the details.
"Is this all true?
After the report is complete, the Alliance Leader pushes me to do so. Very polite with young people like us. I'd like to see some deputy guild chief more, and I'd prefer to treat him messily.
"No lies in the report"
Says Tirica in a voice that made her slightly angry.
"Also, of course you are, aren't you"
Whatever the number of crusades recorded on the card, it is a massive herd of inago. It was supposed to be a huge disaster. It is also impossible to believe that the story of defeating him with one magical shot is so easy.
Then we talked about offering a reward.
Inago's crusade would otherwise be profitable enough for the sale of materials. In our case, it was almost unpaid.
That would not reward him, and he was to offer a bounty at the discretion of the guild chief.
But that would be a problem. It is impossible to hide the fact that the crusade was carried out in itself, but I do not want to spread the details very widely. But there's no way you're not going to publish detailed facts if you're going to offer a reward.
I can't give you the names of the crusaders, I can't publish the crusades in detail. So I can't give you the guild money. Then the guild leader is suspected of embezzlement.
"No bounty."
No body, but let's give up here.
I think we should be as cautious as possible to stand out so far, although nothing may happen even if we get paid to do so and the story has spread somewhat. Only Ellie is in trouble with the money.
"Hey! What are you gonna do when you say no to the bounty!
As soon as I left the guild, Ellie bit me. I've been staring at you for a while now.
"Well, calm down. I have a good idea."
"What? Is it also a good way to make money?
"No, it's not a way to make money. I mean..."
Nothing. I don't need to give it back with money. All you have to do is pay with your labor.
I am not familiar with agriculture, but I am an expert when it comes to soil magic. I also learned to build houses and wells on my journey.
"Don't you think with my earthly magic, you're going to be able to build a fine farm?
houses, fields and waterways. Are there walls, too? I've built walls before, and even though it's a fine fortress, if you want to, you can make it.
"That's a good idea! Give Narnia a splendid farm!
No, it's not a gift, it's a debt repayment... I thought so, but I couldn't say very much about Ellie before I seemed happy.
Well, should I talk to my husband, Olba?