It's all one flower.

458. Fellow Not Returning

Leno doubted his ears.

Amana clings to Cruillo crying. Cruillo and Medvege did not return after noon when they went to the woods to pick up material. I'm glad the two of you have returned safely with the spelldoctors, but the joy has been blown away by great anxiety.

"What is Artel's Army... is that true?

Awellana, a pharmacist (dull) of the people of the lake, asks the spelldoctor Septentorio. The curse doctor of the people of the lake nodded, taking the green gaze that swayed at the anxiety of his fellow countrymen. Farkill starts his tablet device and reads out the extraordinary news he's been recording in the city.

"Today, after 2 p.m., our Army began marching to the island of Nenia. The target of the attack is a demonic asthma cannon found in the Tuman Forest. Demon asthma cannons are supposedly magical creatures, or demons with no solid entities, because they could not be destroyed in a missile attack."

"No, wait a minute. Tuman Forest is Lacrimaris territory, isn't it?

Leno accidentally blocked the reading. Everyone nods with a hard look, including Tis and Amana in elementary school. The Tuman Forest is a forest that stretches over the territory of the Kingdom of Lacrimalis, south of the Kublum Mountains, which divides the island of Nenia to the north and south.

The spelldoctor Septentorio urged everyone to sigh and mingle.

"It's hot in here, isn't it? Let's talk inside."

Leno and the others are hidden in the woods of the island of Lanterna, in Artel territory.

The story of Silva, an old lady who says she is a relative of the owner, says that during half a century of civil unrest, she has been subjected to various techniques and isolated from the outside world to protect herself from attacks by a powerless people.

In fact, the entrance to the villa is hidden in [illusion], it can only be seen in the woods, and only the powerless people, cannot enter the premises. If you don't have a jewel that has accumulated magic power, such as a Crystal of Magic, or a powerful people, such as Cruello, you can go to the place where the site should be, and you can barely do it. The whole premises of the villa, he says, are out of phase of existence.

If the Artel army is the opponent, it will never be found, and it is a safe place.

But when the main Lacrimaris army comes to invade with a counter-attack, it's a different story.

"I'll make you some tea, please wait"

Pharmacist Awellana entered the kitchen. Leno's brothers and sisters and the needle Amiella follow him to help. Awellana inserts a bunch of vanilla into the boiling water by the procedure of [dried water]. A refreshing incense drifted in the kitchen, and the four of them preparing teacups fell off their shoulders all the time.

Grab everyone's cup and head back to the dining room first. Pharmacist Awellana walks behind the four with herbal tea drifting across the universe.

"That?

I had extra teacups lined up at the table. Leno tilted his neck and counted the number of people again.

Leno, Pina, Tis, Cruillo, Amana, Awellana, Amiella, Medvege, Farkill, Spelldoctor, Funeral Home... just in case I counted twice, I knew I had more than five cups.

Captain Solniak and Boy Soldier Morph, Roark's not here.

Outside the window, the sun was starting to tilt. Normally, it's time for the weapons maker and the spellmaker to be back together.

The guards Oriol and Guerrilla's Creve didn't always put them in the number of dinners because they would be home any minute after they sent their powerless fellow citizens here from their base on the island of Nenia.

"With that said, everyone who went to that base over there, it's too late"

Pina also noticed. Forced bright voices are trembling. Tis holds Pina's hand and looks up at Leno with a crying face.

... Captain, you said the real operation was the day after tomorrow...?

Was there something wrong at the base of Negna Island?

Did the militant guerrilla's rough work break even against the Solgnac captains?

The applicant, whom the old lady Silva later brought, during this time went on her own to raid other bases and police stations. But neither Captain Solgnac nor guard Oriole blamed it, so it was particularly flattering.

Did they find out they were Kirkuls and become fights?

This, too, the arms maker and the spellmaker told me to "do it well so I wouldn't find out" farther away after figuring it out. As the same Nemoralist, I trust you. Nor do I think that Leader-style guard Oriole will do anything about Captain Solgnac, who has handled and trained everyone how to use guns.

Did you go to train to the forest of Resalub, which extends to the north side of the Kublum Mountains, and encounter a strong warcraft?

To some extent, even a regular gun can handle it. Besides, the wizard guards who participate in the guerrillas were originally hired by pharmaceutical companies to fight the Warcraft as guards for pharmacists (dullness) in the Forest of Resalub. I didn't think I'd lose to that forest warcraft.

I think of several problems, but soon I find the ingredients that can deny them.

... What happened? Roark, I can't believe you're not going back either...?

Everybody, turn a blind eye to the empty seats and the extra cups. Pharmacist Awellana brewed herbal tea only in people's seats and poured the excess into the teapot. The refreshing fragrance eased my anxiety, but it doesn't eliminate the very cause of anxiety.

Everyone sighed (sighs) when they glanced at the empty seats with the spelldoctor Septentorio and Farkill, Cruillo and Medvege.

Firstly, Cruillo and Medvege apologized for the late return. Everyone was relieved to hear that, but now was not the time.

"Er... Continue with the news earlier, you'll read"

Farkill stroked the surface of the tablet terminal, sucking the incense of vanilla tea all over his chest.

All that followed was to call attention to the Lanterna Islanders to refrain from going out and not to go as far as possible to the northern part of the island. I don't have any information on what's going to happen.

"Are you sure you found the Devil's Asthma Cannon?

I asked Leno's childhood tame sitting next to him on the left. Cruillo doesn't answer just by leaning his neck with an ambiguous look.

"You said it wasn't a magic creature on an inspection, how come by now...?

"... why do you think the Artel Army is in Toko like that?

The pharmacist Awellana asked Furkill, who had gathered information on the tablet device, and said something that Leno didn't fall for.

"I don't know? It could be an excuse to fight and sell to the Kingdom of Lacrimalis."

Instead of Farkill not answering, Medvege said something noisy.

The war with the Republic of Nemoralis alone has disrupted security within the Republic of Artel due to guerrilla counter-attacks.

The Kingdom of Lacrimalis has the Holy Land of Fraxinus. If we fought the war, the Fraxinus countries around us would not be silent. All countries in the Hunan region with the exception of the Republic of Lanista...... No, the Fraxinus countries in the Lake East region may also join the war. The countries of the Hubei region have adopted a clandestine policy, but in the unlikely event that they are to join the war in order to protect the Holy Land up to the Seven Kingdoms of Hubei, it will be a big deal.

Why do you insist on destroying the demon asthma cannon until you risk it?

Funeral home Agoni looks around at everyone with a rugged face.

"If Artel breasts the war with Lacrimaris, give up the truck, but you'd better leave."

"But then, thank you for coming..."

Leno remembered those miserable winter days and opposed abandoning the truck. Getting an [endless bag] that can accommodate a truck requires consideration such as a bull's horn of fire.

... Captains, are you late because you found the bull of fire and you're chasing him?

When a truck from a moving dealership ran into a fire bull on a road through the Tuman forest, there were several black monsters that were unarmed and unidentified, so he had to flee.

Now, Captain Solniak and his men have weapons. Moreover, a large number of militant guerrillas are with them, accompanied by four incumbent magical warriors.

Leno deluded the anxiety that even vanilla tea would not go away, imagining the brightest possible possibilities.