The next day, I was taken by the Lukas to a place where spirits could drink.
It's a familiar view. I brought my feet here many times.However, I felt a certain discomfort - Wentle asked before I realized the identity of the discomfort.
Do you remember seeing the Spirit Stone here?
"Even if you say so... what kind of Spirit Stone is that?
It varies slightly depending on the spirit, but the royal road is like a sparkling little stone......
Speaking of which, I remember that the Spirit Stone Malta showed me was also in that shape.
What a sparkling stone you don't see in everyday life.If you find it in such a natural forest, it will surely be memorable.
I'm guessing that Fontarpune is the spirit of water, so maybe it's blue like that.
Ahahah, with a smile, I stopped moving perfectly to the words Wentle-sama spinned.
A blue stone that looks like a water spirit.I've seen it in this place.Instead, I took the stone and put it in Lukash's hands.
"... no way"
After arriving at the Spirit's drinking water for the first time, Lukash and I came here alone.Then they told me about the spirits who lived in this place - they found the stones that glowed in the water.
While hesitating, I took the stone and gave it to my childhood friend, whose birthday was near.Beautiful stone, as if it had cut off a beautiful water surface.Maybe that's...
Now, your face is drawing blood.I may have done something terrible.Instead of taking out the Spirit Stone on my own, I made a little foolish processing of the Stone so that it could be tied to my clothes.
I rush to Lukash in a hurry.And then...
"Luca, do you have the amulet I gave you here for your birthday!?
With a little pressure on my desperate figure, Lukash nodded firmly, "Of course."Then he showed it to me, which seemed to be enclosed in the belt, so he looked back at Wentle as it was.
"Isn't that right?
Wentor looked around the stone that Lukash held intriguing.This is still a very beautiful stone.Even if it is said to be a spiritual stone, it is convincing.
However, Wentor-sama didn't seem to be getting much of a pinch and murmured, "Hmm."
It looks like that, but it doesn't feel like a fontar pune!
"Really...."
There was someone who was relieved somewhere while dropping his shoulders at Wentor's judgment.If it were really a Spirit Stone, I would have done a terrible thing.
(How could it be that simple?)
The stone I picked up before was actually the key item to saving the world. What an unfolding, that would not happen unless it was a game.
I somehow touched the stone from the joy of keeping it with me while apologizing for suddenly stopping at Lukash.At that moment,
Ah!
Wentor-sama shouted loudly.Unexpectedly "Heh!? Wentor-sama continued without worrying.
For a moment, I felt a fontar pune!When Laura holds it, she just feels the power of Fontarpune!
When I hold it, I can feel the power of Fontarpune.
I couldn't comprehend the words of Wentor, who shook his tympanic membrane.Why was it only when I touched it? Is this stone a spiritual stone in the first place?
Ironically, I said to Wentor-sama, "... I mean?"and tilted his neck.It wasn't Wentor who responded to it - it was Arnold with his arms tied behind him.
"This stone is undoubtedly a spiritual stone. Amber, not us, obtained forgiveness from the spirits?
After Arnold's brief questioning of Wentor, I finally understand the current situation.Along with that, he turned pale again.
This stone was a Spirit Stone!In that case, is the processing that I have turned into this stone okay?There is no way that a mere human can interfere with the power of the Spirit, but it still bothers me.
I'll take a look at Wentor-sama. He did not move to contemplate and was still floating in space.
Hmm, maybe it is... but it's not perfect!I feel like something's missing... no, this is weak. "
"Weak?
I do feel the power of Fontarpune, but it's weak.
I looked at Lukash in the face at Wentor's words.Then I stared at the Spirit Stone.
There doesn't seem to be anything unusual compared to when I picked it up.But perhaps something has changed, and I desperately dug up my memory.
That day, I took this stone so that it could be invited by other spirits living in the land, not the Great Spirit - and I noticed it there.Then he raised his face and looked around.
(... no.Other spirits, none of them)
There were many spirits in the form of balls of light that dwelt in the land, as Wentor did today.They welcomed us and led us to the stone, although they did not understand the words.
I wonder why I didn't notice.Were they gone when they came to this place yesterday through the space-time gap?If so, why is it gone?Are you just hiding in surprise at a sudden visit?
"... what about the other spirits?
"Other spirits?
I ask Lukash, who leaned against my words, to agree again.
"Look, when you came, there were a lot of spirits like balls of light floating around, right?
Lukash rounded his eyes and then looked around.But they decided they couldn't see now, or they were gently closing their eyes and looking around for signs.
Lukash must have listened to the Spirit.You are more sensitive to the signs of the spirits than I am.
After a few seconds, he slowly opened his eyes and then shook his neck sideways.
"Sure, I don't think he's here now.They won't answer my call. "
I have a bad feeling about Lukash's words.
The dwellings of Wentor and the other spirits were also attacked once by the monsters.If so, here too.
"When I was attacked by monsters in Flaria, maybe there were monsters in this forest...?
Twisted, unpleasant air is spreading among us.
And then Malta, who had been listening to our conversation in silence, approached.
"Is that when the athletes met?
"Yes, I thought I was being targeted at that time, but there might have been a different purpose..."
The monster who attacked Flaria was obviously after me.I couldn't doubt it because I didn't give my eyes to the others.
But maybe it was just me.Perhaps the real purpose was not me, but this place - the Spirit Stone.
If the Demon King had known about the existence of the Holy Sword and the existence of the Spirit Stone, he would have prevented the braves from being empowered.That's why spirits everywhere are falling into the hands of the Devil King.Thinking so makes me feel satisfied.
Malta nodded "I see" to my murmur.
"I certainly couldn't defeat the monster at that time, and I retreated quite dazed, so I might be satisfied if you say so."
Fufufu, Malta nodded and looked around.And I asked at a lower tone than usual.
"So the monster came here, too?Destroyed by monsters, the Great Spirit of Water lost power?
In response to Malta's question, Wentor-sama replied 'I don't think that's the case'.
Fontarpune's boundaries are quite powerful.Among the oils.And there's no sign of a breach of this boundary. "
Wentor-sama was right. Except for the fact that I can't see the other spirits, there is nothing unusual about this place.No signs of vandalism or monster footprints.
Fontarpune, who has the strength to strain the boundaries of a fairly strong spirit.It would be good to assume that the monsters could not break this line.Nonetheless, Fontarpunne-sama's power is weak.
Looks up at the big tree sitting in the middle.According to the story Lukash heard from other spirits in the past, this tree is the Fontarpune who has decayed and returned to the earth.Then the monsters must have influenced this tree in some way.
Think. What means did the monsters take to break the line?
"Outside the boundary, Fontarpune-sama can influence the trees....."
Looking up at the tree. Fine, it seemed to have no heart or weak branches.
From the tip of the branch, he shifted his gaze to the big, fat trunk and the fine roots - and his eyes went to the earth, where the trees were rooted.--Ah, I thought so.
"Yes, Saturday!
I scream unexpectedly.Lukash standing next door and Wentle floating around said, "Wow!"She shouted in surprise.
I'm sorry to surprise you, but I kept on saying that it would be a pity even for a second.In fact, it is likely that Fontarphne-sama's power is weakened at this moment.
"Maybe the monsters mixed toxins in the soil of this forest.This place is protected by boundaries, but it's a completely different place - it's not in another space-time, it's connected to earth, right?In that case, the poison seeped into the roots of Fontarphne-sama's tree.... "
The earth is connected, even if it cannot be seen by the boundary.If so, it may be possible to interfere from outside the boundary into the boundary through the soil.This poison will weaken and loosen powerful boundaries, even if it cannot be dealt with alone.And break the weakened bond, and the end comes directly.--Isn 't the Devil thinking about such a plan?
I wonder if the boundaries won't prevent toxins from spreading into the soil, but in fact, Fontarphne-sama's power is weakening.Sufficient possibilities.
Arnold was the one who nodded and agreed with my sudden words.
"It's possible.Why don't you take the soil home and see if it contains any toxins? "
He nods loudly at his words.And he hastened to bring back the soil around the tree, and then the soil outside the border.
If the Spirit Stones given by Fontarpune lose their power, Lukash and the others will not be able to obtain the Holy Sword.If that happens, it will have a big impact on the fight against the Demon King.
That's all I had to do, and I grabbed my fist.