"Nhh....! You're finally out there."
"But it's surrounded by mountains... is this the bottom of the valley?"
As the pirate daughter Marina stretches out and the village apprentice Argna looks around, she says so.
We left the cave.
The place was apparently like the bottom of a valley, sandwiched between the rocky mountains of the cliff.
Out of the cave, in front and behind, and on the right hand side, there is a steep rocky mountain that just looks up.
Therefore, only the left hand side can proceed properly ─ ─
I thought, one more thing.
In the rocky mountain in front, there was a cave like the one we came out of, full of holes.
When I saw it, Rio came to me.
"Brother, which way do you think I should go? A cave? Or should I walk over there?"
I somehow put my hand on Rio's head, and I feel lighter.
Rio cried "Funichu."
Incidentally, the left hand side had a valley all the way ahead, and the valley was curved all the way from there, so I couldn't tell what was going on from there.
"Honestly, I don't know which is the right answer ─ ─ Marina, what do we do?
"Hmm, it's not interesting to see a cave again, even though it's out front. I voted to walk the bottom of this valley."
Marina replies briefly.
It's a lame decision, but I know how you feel, and I had no particular objection.
All right, well, it's always just a cave, so why don't you take a walk outside?
Agreed ~
There was no objection from the children, so we decided to leave the cave and proceed to the bottom of the valley on the left hand side.
Six brave men, including me, walk the bottom of the valley.
Looking up at the sky, the orange sunset sky spreads.
It looks like the sun is about to set.
Above the valley, a few large black birds were flying around whistling.
And I remembered a lot and asked Agna.
"Speaking of which, Argna, when I came in here, I said, 'I have something to worry about', but can I ask what's bothering me?
"Nh...? 'What bothers you'? Did I say that?
"Look, the first time I entered this island, I was in front of a big stone door. When I asked Agna if she was waiting on the boat, she said," Sometimes I wonder. "
"Ah...."
Argna smashes her eyebrows with her fingertips, trying to remember something.
Then Argna showed me her hand with the ring on it.
"There's a word in our village that came along with this ring. ─ ─ The key does not necessarily take the form of a key. Happiness to the kindhearted who save the lives of the needy." I was a little worried because the words "key" and "sweetheart" matched. "
Phew, is that so?
I see.
That does bother me.
Or is that why they're almost connected?
I still haven't found what I've been doing, so I can't say anything about it.
And as I was talking about it, I was walking down the valley ─ ─
"It's a branch. Right or left?"
Marina, who stood at the head, royaled in front of the place.
It was a place where the valley was divided into a Y-shaped path and left and right.
Cut cliffs also appeared in the front, dividing the wide valley bottom road into left and right.
"What do we do, Mr. Brett? As far as I'm concerned... this is the right place."
The pirate daughter seemed fit, as usual.
Nevertheless, I still don't have the material to decide which way to proceed, so I have to decide appropriately.
"Does anyone really want to go left?
"" "Don't" "
All right, let's go right ~
"" Yes. ""
With such a suitable noli, you choose the right path and proceed.
The teacher mode of my pull rate is getting more and more cluttered.
Well, there are six of them, so there is no policy of splitting them into two parts.
But my guess is, if Marina and Argna weren't there for "winning", it wouldn't make sense after all.
That's why I chose the right path for a while.
We have finally encountered a scene in which tension is demanded without rejection.
We were on a gently curving valley bottom road, but the leading marina was sharp, but whispered a warning.
"Wait!... there's something going on."
Marina rushes to the shade of the rock to hide and leaves slightly behind, looking beyond.
Me and the kids did the same.
"... there's a big door again. But before that... it's rolling a lot. Is that Sahagin's body? Big rocks are rolling around." Thank you very much. "
Marina whispered and snapped.
The path to the bottom of the valley that we had travelled along, drawing a large curve, was blocked by the rising rocky mountains.
There is a large stone door on the cliff at the end of the road.
If we can open it, we can move on.
But in front of the big door, several things resembling Sahagin's body fell on the ground.
There are plenty of big rocks rolling around the fallen Sahagin.
The terrible body looked like it was crushed to pieces by a rock.
I don't see Sahagin standing or moving.
It was a sight that seemed to be something afterwards.
"Let's get closer. Keep your eyes open."
The five brave girls nodded in my words.
Move to the front of the large door with maximum vigilance.
No signs of raids or movers in particular.
A closer look revealed that all of the fallen Sahagin had indeed been cut.
"... these Sahagins are crushed by rocks.... the rock fell from above...?
Mayfa, who was examining the body, said so and looked up.
I was followed and looked up, but after all, there were no signs of anyone moving.
"Brother, there is a stone plate next to the door. It says something. I'll read it."
That's what Rio told me when he was looking around the big door.
I had a bad feeling about it, so I pulled a nail before Rio could read it.
Rio, you don't have to bother yourself.
"Gikku.... ahaha, I don't know, brother. I'm not Mayfa or Iris, so I won't do that."
... they were going to do it.
When I got here, I wanted to ask how my eldest daughter was going to get sick, but since there was no productivity and there was only more suspicion about me, let's stop.
"Read it properly. Er ─ ─ ─ Leave the unqualified. Otherwise a great calamity will fall upon you. '"
"... I see. Is that what this is about?"
With all the information I've got, I think I can read the situation.
I mean, this is what this is all about.
First, a Sahagin expedition arrived before us.
And they tried to force this door open in some way.
Without qualifications.
As a result, a "great calamity" befell the Sahagins.
Crazy, it must have been a trap with a big rock falling from above.
Then ─ ─
"I wonder where the rest of the Sahagins are now."
I don't know anybody, I snap like that.
Sahagin's body doesn't look like it's been that long since he died.
Six Sahaguins fell here again, if you count them well.
The Sahagins who came here will not be all of them.
"Ah...! Well then, Doctor, another cave I found when I left the cave! Could that be...."
I can nod at the words of England.
"Ah, perhaps the Sahagins came to this place through the other cave. With that in mind, the way to go ─ ─"
"The left side of the branch just now."
I nodded again at Marina's gavel.
But there's one more thing I'm worried about.
If my predictions are correct...
"Hey, Rio, do you see any holes in or near the door that fill the ring?
When I hear that, Rio looks surprised.
"Eh...? Uh, yeah, I do. I was just about to find you and tell you, how did you know, brother?
Well, the key needs a key hole.
……
Still tilting his neck, Rio.
Well, I'll explain later.
Besides, should I check this as well?
"Rio, there are two holes in that ring that might fill it, right?
But Rio said to me, "Hmm?" and raised doubts.
"Two? Well, I think there's only one hole."
"Heh...?
Now it was my turn to make an idiotic voice.
There's only one hole...?
I'll go in front of the door myself and look for the door itself and its surroundings.
But Rio was right, except there was a hole in the middle of the door that might fill the ring, and I couldn't find any of them.
What do you mean...?
If this hole is a "key hole", there should be two.
But no matter how many times I look, I can't find what I can't find.
I had no choice, so I decided to move on to the next action, leaving no doubt.