Let's Manage The Tower

The day after the ceremony.

After spending about half a day in Kennelsen with the children who had returned home and developed a lot of wisdom, the scholars began to move towards the final destination, the northern city.

I chose to move forward slightly, as it would have no effect on the ritual.

Fortunately, the village next to Kennelsen is just around the corner, and I was lucky to use it because it is simplistic but there are also dormitories.

In a village right next to a big city, I was worried about whether there was demand for accommodation, but Kennelsen's large farmlands were quite far from the edge.

Since adventurers use it to get requests to crush farmland, according to the female general, they make a good profit.

This village is independent in the first place, but it is a good part of Kennelsen compared to other towns and villages.

A good base for adventurers to explore the surrounding area.

A few days after leaving the village, the journey proceeded smoothly.

Near Kennelsen, there are many flatlands, forests like forests are not nearby, and spirits are not being investigated.

Colette went to check with the previous forest several times, but there was no change there.

They had been traveling for about a week since they left the village, but at last the spirits discovered a forest that showed the same signs as before.

It was the first camping since leaving Kennelsen and finally entering a wood-like forest.

"You were right."

I heard that the children had found the spirits' warning colors, and Colette immediately went to check it out.

"So, after all, the Spirit is alert to something."

While realizing that everyone was looking at him, he tried to pretend that he didn't notice.

"I think if we get here, we'll know exactly what caused it."

Colette immediately hindered me.

The examiner, who tried to deceive him even more, immediately reconsidered and decided to say something else.

There is a line of sight from all sides that it is better to give up now, but there is also an explanation for examinations.

"Perhaps, but at least this ritual doesn't alert the spirits in particular. I'd do anything to please you."

Making the entire Central Continent a sacred shrine of Kaiseki would activate magic and sanctity.

Given that, the Holy Power (Spiritual Power), the source of the Spirit's power, is activated, so it should be good for the Spirit.

It was the idea of Kaiseki that I didn't intend to be wary.

That's why there are still some aspects that are not satisfactory.

Colette said, "Oh, I see." In the words of the examiner, she hit her hand.

"It may be a misunderstanding to be called vigilant, but I don't think I'm being vigilant in a particularly bad way this time."

"... yeah? What do you mean?"

Colette keeps explaining how to lean her neck without knowing what was meant.

"You tend to look at vigilance in a bad way, but you'll be vigilant when you're preparing in advance in the sense that something's going to happen.

"... even if it is good for spirits as a result, you are vigilant without understanding it at the previous stage?

"That's right. Speaking of which, I'm so vigilant this time that I don't know what to expect. In that sense, it's common."

That's what Colette means when she doesn't normally look at spirits.

Even when good things happen to spirits and forests, spirits can emit warning colors.

Not just Colette, but Elves and High Elves know it through experience, so they don't care about the weak warning colors that the Spirit emits.

The assistant who was convinced by Colette's explanation nodded and remembered that she had been with Hata.

"As for the warning colors, after that, the spirit disappeared, right? It doesn't seem to be gone yet."

In the previous place, after the spirits were giving warning colors, the spirits disappeared at once.

If it doesn't have a negative effect on the Spirit, I don't know why it disappeared.

"This is my imagination, but perhaps the Spirit is preparing to increase the power of existence."

"Ready? No, before that, what is the power of existence?

After showing Colette the technique of thinking for a moment about how to explain to an assistant who leaned his neck without knowing the meaning, he remembered just the right thing to do and hit again.

"If you remember Yuri-sama, I think it's easy to understand.

Yuri was originally a spirit living in the shrine.

Originally, I should have gained the appearance of increasing the power of existence over the years, but I was able to gain that appearance without taking the time to interfere with Ashra and Kaiseki.

In this way, the power of existence becomes an important element for the Spirit.

When I think of Yuri,

"So the same thing is happening to the spirits this time?

"Of course, the power you have gained will be very weak compared to Lili-sama. Still, I think it has a huge impact on the Spirit. Now, the spirits in that place may be growing in number, but I felt they were growing in strength."

It's just Colette's sensation, so I didn't measure it well.

However, Colette was convinced that there was no mistake from the impression she had received.

"This time, I'll make sure I check the area."

Finally, Colette nodded, "I see."

It is impossible to accurately count the number of spirits, but it is possible to calculate an approximate number by density, quantity, etc.

Now that we've measured the numbers, all we have to do is wait for them to change the way they used to.

When Kaisuke was convinced by Colette's explanation, Florian, who had listened to the two stories in silence until then, clasped his mouth.

"By the way, I'm already talking about it as if it was definite, but I'm sure that the spiritual change is due to Kowske's ritual?

"I see. But if there's any other reason, I want you to tell me the other way around."

As she shrugged her shoulders, Colette shook her neck with a face that seemed difficult for Floria.

It hurts when you say that.

Even if it were Florian, I'm not listening to anything.

I just wanted to make sure it was okay to limit the cause and proceed with the conversation even though I haven't been able to confirm it.

Colette is well aware of Floria's concerns, so she decides to keep talking, including her upcoming plans.

"Of course, there are other causes other than rituals. Anyway, now is the time to find out what the spirits have changed. Rather, it is okay to say that there is nothing else to investigate. At least as far as I can see, the forest itself hasn't changed a lot."

If the forest is causing so much change for the Spirit, Colette, the (Spirit) Elf, can be noticed.

Not to mention, last time and this time, it is hard to think that they are influencing each other because they are quite far apart.

It is more natural to think that something is happening in the forest than to think that it has an even greater impact.

Of course, these are only Colette's guesses, but neither Kaiseki nor Floria had any more knowledge of spirits than Colette, so I could not object further.

Anyway, Kaosuke and Florian gave Colette a gavel of consent, saying, "Let's wait for the next day's spiritual change."