It's all one flower.

The forest of Derevina is also rich in magic medicine materials.

Padorlik tells the story of the city of Derevina, which he once visited for work.

"Huh...?"

Yeah, well, when it was peaceful, the selection of materials shops was amazing.

Awelana the Yakuza and Morph the Boy look around idle shopping streets and Padolik's voice fades.

Awelana silently reads the closure notice affixed to the material store door.

The boy soldier Morph traced the title of the sticker with his finger.

"What does this announcement say?"

... business documents are still difficult.

Awelana, a pharmacist, thought of replacing it briefly in view of the pupil's learning progress. But first, Padre Rik read it out in writing.

This is a sticker that says you're going to close the shop.

Dear Guest,

Thank you very much for your generosity.

As a result of the prolonged war, the security companies and exterminators we deal with were also requisitioned by the government forces.

We tried other measures, but it was extremely difficult to collect materials in the forest of Derevina, and in order to ensure the safety of our employees, we decided to abandon the idea of breaking the intestine.

We apologize for the inconvenience and thank you for your understanding.

We will resume operations as soon as we are able to arrive in some way.

"I have no idea what it says."

It's just a word for work.

He said, "The government has taken all the guards."

Guard...... O'Reauld you look like one of them?

I hear that Morph is not confident.

Awelana answered, disguising herself as calm, in response to the call she had heard for a long time.

"Yes, and I tried my best, but it was too dangerous for me, so I'm going to close the store."

Awelana can also identify materials and medicinal plants, but she can't protect herself from monsters, beasts, and wild animals in the woods.

I remembered when I was attacked by a fire bull in the forest on the island of Lanterna, and I was shaken.

As equipment for the mobile broadcasting station, there were magic swords and [Magic Arrow] from the Old Kingdom era, as well as several battle spells, but no one could master them.

Captain Solniak and Medveda seem to have some knowledge of swordsmanship, but they are a powerless people. I couldn't use the magic sword's natural abilities.

Another magic weapon, the [Magic Arrow], could be fired with the [Water Control] if the bow and arrow could not be used. But neither Awelana nor Crujillo knew what words to say to the water when it was time to drown.

Announcer Joel Chi, DJ Leaf, and funeralist Agoni also have no experience in battle and say they won't come to fight.

My brother Aviase was pretty close to the elderly and I didn't want him to be too hard.

Razornik was hospitalized at the base of Lanterna Island after being seriously injured. An information guerrilla, he's good at information warfare, but he can't fight in person.

"You can't pick the ingredients for the medicine. The factory chaps are bringing wood from the forest to make parts for the house, right?"

The dangers of timber cutting and material extraction from demon beasts are completely different.

Padolik smiles bitterly.

To go to the forest as usual?

Morph has a strange face and looks to the north.

Beyond the barrier, along a gentle slope, the forest of Derevina extends all the way to the Ougali Mountains. That deep forest won't make it back to the city if the powerless get lost in search of medicinal herbs, mushrooms, and more.

"The logging goes along the forest road, and the place to work is a strong barrier such as [Meteor Formation], so there are few accidents where the beast attacks us, but when you take the medicine material, you don't have to say that."

Why?

Padolik explains as he gestures and walks.

Materials derived from demon beasts can only be obtained if you defeat them so that they don't break the core of existence and leave dead bodies behind.

"Ah... well... but why don't you pick grass and nuts without a fight?"

Morph asks questions one after the other.

This section of the shopping district is an inquisitorial district, but there are many shops with stickers on doors and shutters.

The reasons for the closure are similar everywhere.

... the shops in Machazina were generally open?

Why are there so many closures and holidays in the nearby city of Derevina? I'm not sure.

Padre Rik politely answers Morph's questions one by one.

If you pick too many wild herbs and mushrooms in one place, you won't be able to grow them again.

"Eh..."

Have you ever helped grasshoppers in a field?

"Yeah, I took all the weeds so they wouldn't grow."

"That's what I'm saying." If you can grow with human hands, you can pick seeds and grow them in the fields, but if you run out of things that can't be cultivated, you won't be able to start next year? "

What kind of guy can you do in the field and don't you think?

Morph finally began to understand what he didn't know. If you don't know everything, you can't even ask questions.

Padre Rik answers grudgingly.

“In the woods and fields, the environment is completely different, isn't it?”

"Kankyou...? Ah, the environment? That's right, the trees are not there at all."

"The grass not only grows from the ground, but also from rocks, tree trunks, branches, etc."

Huh? Where's the root?

"There are grasses clinging to trees and rocks with roots." The only way to say that is to go to the forest to collect it, because even if it is planted in the soil of the field, it will not grow. "

But in order to hang Meteor Formation , you have to surround the place you want to protect with silver thread.

When the pharmacist (giggling) Awelana joined the explanation, Morph turned her face in surprise.

Is a yarn made of silver?

"It's a difficult technique, but if you're a school yarn spinner, you can make a magical silver thread." But it's disposable and very expensive. "

Morph looked around the shopping district filled with shutters.

Since you can't collect the yarn in one place, you need to change the place every time you need to tall the yarn?

"That's what I'm saying. It's cheaper to hire an escort, but it says they've all been taken by the government."

The profit from the sale of medicinal materials depends on the product, but the silver thread will pay for it.

For that reason, if you spare [Meteor Formation], there would be casualties. If there is a shortage of medicine materials, it will also have a negative impact on life-saving.

The city dwellers are in trouble when material miners force themselves to take risks.

"Ah, it looks like it's open there."

I'd like to ask you a few more details.

The three of them hurried to the material store where Padre Rik found them.