Now, what the hell is going on at the bottom of the valley? I came a long way to confirm that...

"Nothing in particular."

"I don't see any shadows."

It moves further and further away from the point where the suspension bridge was located while treading in the sky, but there is nothing in sight.

The valley is apparently made of a diagonal tear between the replant and the rocky mountain, and the suspension bridge where we arrived was also diagonally crossed. Look at the rocky mountains to the south, from the back left to the front right. In other words, it is slashing and tearing the earth from southeast to northwest.

We came to investigate the shadow that swept through the bottom of the valley, but this did not help. I wonder what that means? Has the shadow gone somewhere?

"Do you want to go down to the bottom for a second?

"Dangerous, but that's all there is... Asagi, get down slowly"

Copy that.

Adjust the output of "Legs of the Forest Wolf" and descend slowly. The valley bottom that was visible is closer and closer and more clearly visible.

"Ah."

"Hmm? What's up?

Daniela stops stepping in the sky as she raises her voice as she points to the bottom of the valley. Stick around and see where Daniela pointed.... but I'm not sure.

"Can't you see? There, there's a footprint."

"Huh?

I knew I couldn't tell when they told me and I stared consciously at my footprints. It's a little dark here in the first place.

I don't know.

"Well, go and you'll see..."

I turn to the spot staring at Daniela, who says in a sigh of sorrow, feeling sorry for me. When I approached him as he explored the signs around him and got to a distance of about 3 meters, I gradually saw it.

"See, there is, isn't there?

……

Footprints were half hidden in the rock shade and only the heel area was visible. Can you see that?

"It's a little hard to tell"

"Really? You're used to it."

"How many years does it take..."

"Hey, stop talking about the years"

Daniela with a wrinkle between her eyebrows pokes my throat out of my arms with an aligned finger. I want you to stop because it's plain painful.

Step down beside the footprints Daniela found. Hiding in the shadow of a rock from earlier places was not a good view, but this close range is a good view. Daniela kneels down and starts investigating the footprints.

"Hmm... Asagi, take a look at this"

"What?

"It's not a shoe footprint. Barefoot."

"I know that."

As far as I can tell, it's stuck to the left after a good step in. The toe part is shaken and I don't know the detailed finger shape, but the way it is made is different from the tip of the shoe. There are thumb-like marks left. I mean, this is my right leg.

"Look at this."

"Hmm?... this is, hands, huh?

There were signs like a hand on it before the diagonal of the footprint. This...

"Someone must have slipped here. It's a foggy place. Daimyo, you must have hit this rock too."

"So, you said you stepped deep into your right foot and supported your fallen body with your hands?

"Probably..."

Daniela looking around the ground with that said. But I didn't seem to see it anywhere near me, so I stood up and paid off the dirt on my knees.

"Barefoot, bipedal. You look like a person. The shadow that the merchant saw proved to be no mistake."

"Right. But why are you in a place like this... headed that way?

Footprints and bills point in the northeast direction. I mean, there's something in that direction.

"Let's go. Just get your sword ready."

"Roger. You can't have a big sword because it's narrow..."

Only prepare the blue sword (Schwartz Tempest) into a vain bag and pull out the armored Devil's Sword (Gram Panzer) on your hips. It weighs well on your hands. I guess that means my status has risen. [M] I hope you're getting more skilled.

Daniela also pulled out the fine sword of the dead tree (Syseige) and nodded back as she was ready, and we began to move on to the bottom of the valley.

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"I wish I had night skills..."

I return to Daniela, who is so stupid, with a vague grin. [M] Daniela with "New Green Eyes" does not gain any other eye system skills. Therefore, I have the Night's Eye skill to take the lead and continue my exploration.

I think it's gone pretty far since I discovered the example footprint. Along the way, the valley was second-hand apart. It's the road that leads southeast and the road that breaks to the right and goes straight south. If you look up, the valley that goes south is covered in the ground from the middle. Is it the path that was shaved by rain and wind?

I talked to Daniela, and if I went to some extent and couldn't find a trace, I would turn back, first of all, as I was, on my way to the southeast. After about half an hour of progress, I dropped footprints, bills, something. I didn't see any trace of it. I wondered if there was anything more to go on, but Daniela said to turn back, so I gave up and went back, and next thing I know, I was going south.

The road to the south was darker, with gradual ceilings nearer and finally about 3 metres tall. It was really hard to walk with the trees and rocks that fell to this height, but as soon as it was about a 3 meter cut, it became a surprisingly flat path. Daniela stopped me with a hazy face when I started to think this was something.

"Don't you recognize this road?

"What?"

"Look, behind that pit trail where the two of us dived,"

"... ah!

Pit trail we dived when we were staying at Spiris. Behind it, the mole demon 'Hall Mall' proceeded to dig, and there was a labyrinthine cave.

Now look at the wall again. And I remember, the road behind that pit. Then surely, the walls looked familiar as if they had been shredded with this something. Honestly, I didn't realize it until I was told, but to the extent that I just thought so if you ask me, this was a hole mall shredded and the cave itself cut open.

"I mean, the hall mall dug through here...? No, wait, Daniela, but the footprints and bills were human."

"Oh, I guess it was the hall mall that dug this cave. And there's this guy who used this cave. Like that time."

"... is there an abnormal evolutionary individual?

"I have no certainty..."

My back is cold. Demons on one level. abnormal evolutionary individuals. Is that why you're in this hole again?

"I hope not."

"Totally."

The only way to get that confirmation is to go through this cave. I stare and look ahead. Daniela expands her signs sensing. The two of us go ahead and make up for each other's missing parts.

The cave stretches to the back with its height maintained. Turn around then as well, but this time it's one main road. What you need to be aware of is pinching. It's also hard to fight without an escape. Relying on Daniela there, I walk in search of objects, traces, and sidewalks moving in the Night's Eye.

Is it the cause of tension or this darkness? When the sense of time was fading, I finally found a horizontal hole. It's not the same height as before, it's about 2 meters. A peek in the back reveals it climbing slowly, albeit snugly, up.

"Did someone come through here?

"Probably, yes"

"That's big for a human form. It's like an oak."

Poop and squeal.

"Wait, Asagi, what did you just say?

"Huh? You sound like an oak."

"... right... no, wait..."

I think of it as something hooked up with my whining. Driven by the urge to speak up, but it doesn't make sense for the thought to be fogged up because of that one word. Instead of Daniela, I spread the sign sensing so as not to disturb reflection, but to sense those who disturb me.

Maybe five minutes later, Daniela looked up to see if her thoughts had caught on. There was a fierce grin on his face.

"You got something, Dr. Daniela?

"Ah, Mr. Asagi. I got it all."

It's a boulder, Doctor.

Daniela grabs my bag and pulls four magic props of the junction out of it when she unloads it. It is placed in the front, rear and lateral holes, and the remaining one is placed further behind the lateral holes. Then I took out the cloth I bought in the other day and started laying it on the floor.

"... so I'd like to hear Daniela's thoughts because she seems calm"

"Well, wait. Let's drink some water. Drink and talk, and we can talk more calmly."

I'd like to ask if I can afford that, but if Daniela's calm, I guess it's okay. Finally, he also takes out the lantern and burns the fire. When I light a fire with a magic prop for ignition, I say, "What, you don't use magic?" I don't like fire attributes.

Finally, take out the cup, consciously and with water magic, let magic flow through the surrounding moisture, collect it and make drinking water. Don't get tired the other way when you're conscious, this......

"Are you ready? Let me hear it quick."

"Oh, that would be good. First, about this cave."

Tilt the cup, sip the gokuli and water, and wait for the rest.

"This cave leads to the Oak's Nest"

"Hey, what?!?

"... to be so surprised?

"No, I thought I'd cheer it up"

"I don't need that kind of care"

"Excuse me......"

Daniela also drinks water and tells the truth about getting her lips wet before she gets there.

"First, those footprints and bills are oak. We're heading south down this valley bottom because there's a purpose to the south."

"Is there something to the south?

"Remember what we talked about the other day at the south gate of Leplant?

I put the cup on the ground and put my arms together.

"Oak related, right? Um, I'm sure the village was attacked about 5 days ago at that point. of the south...... ah"

"Did you notice that?

Daniela laughs niggly.

"The oak walked to the bottom of the valley to near the southern village. If you walk on the ground, the adventurers will find you. Perhaps this horizontal hole continues to the vicinity of the village"

"I see… witnessed a week ago and the village was attacked two days later,? But then there must have been sightings, too, right?

"I'm sure it was reinforcements, no certainty... but maybe it was on the way home from the attack on the village"

I don't know because I haven't found out if it's the way to go or the way home, but if they say it's after the looting, it's a convincing story.

"But the orcs think that far?

"So there's an abnormal evolutionary individual, right?

"Ah, you're sure..."

I mean, this horizontal hole is a clever oak passage, and.

"So what are we gonna do?

"We're going to go through this hole and go to the village. So we join the adventurers to eradicate orcs, including unusual evolutionary individuals."

Does Daniela's fierce grin mean she's woven to an end... Surely it would be comforting to have the hands of the adventurers. I gradually understood everything. I smiled like Daniela. [M]