Magic Gems Gourmet

The pleasant time passed quickly, and this day quickly came to the evening.

I was having dinner at a shop where I was concerned about LaLaLa.

A meal that everyone enjoys exclusively with close relatives, where they get drunk on alcoholic beverages and drum their tongue into cooking.Ein, who had been working at the window for breaks, suddenly arrived after an hour of such a meal.

(--- Isn't that right?)

I noticed people rushing around on the road outside the building.

"What? Adventurers?"

Ah, after all?

"Hmm. It's obvious when you look at that equipment."All I care about is that the adventurers are in a hurry. "

Maybe there's a monster out there.

"I can't really imagine it." "There are aspects of the Mississippi Valley that are important for safety management, and if there are monsters out there, they should have contacted us as well."

But it never looked like it.

"What's the matter, both of you?"

"... Grandpa, it was a bit noisy outside."

Noisy? … Hmm. Looks like adventurers.

Your Majesty, is something wrong?

As Lloyd expected, something must have happened.

Sylvard and Lloyd changed their faces as they walked up to the window.It was a strange expression that I usually saw in the castle... but my cheeks were slightly red and tight because of the alcohol.

As you do this, the shopkeeper comes near you and opens his mouth.

"Perhaps the ghostly commotion of the ruins.I heard that there were adventurers who left the nearby inn this morning.Maybe something happened again. ”

Lloyd asked.

Is it a ghost? Isn't it an undead?

"Yes, I'm not an undead-like monster."-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

According to the store owner, it goes back about half a year.

An hour's walk into the woods from the Mississippi Valley, where Ain stays, reveals ancient ruins.But at first glance, it's just an old stone house, and there's only one room inside, not even a basement.

An adventurer stayed at the ruin.

It was a convenient building with a roof and no monsters.

However, the next morning, the adventurer saw a shadow swaying in one corner of the room.The adventurer who thought it was an undead pulled out his sword and fell into combat, but the shadow that was shaking disappeared like a mist.

Isn't it a necromancer (Wraith)?

And Lloyd questioned.

“It doesn't seem to be.It seems that other adventurers who have heard rumors have also seen the shadows, but they are definitely not monsters..... "

"I don't know... I really think it's a ghost..."

Then Katima sandwiched her mouth.

"That ruin (,,,) is said to be more than a thousand years old.""In those days, it was dominated by building houses out of cut stones, so there shouldn't be any special traces of magic left."In other words, I don't think there's anything monstrous about it. "

Do you know Katima-sama?

"Hmm! It's a ruin that was talked about by researchers a few years ago."Since it was unusually beautiful, I received a request for an investigation from the August Chamber of Commerce that found it. "

"I see. But without the elements that the monsters approach..."

"Well, I don't know." "Is it really a ghost or a new kind of monster?"

Katima's eyes were shining.

Dill is already hesitant to open his mouth because Sylvard is walking by the window, and he looks at us with a deep sigh.

"Father, if you wish, this Katima..."

Let me investigate! Please take this opportunity!

I thought you would say no.But I couldn't help but say it, and I couldn't stand it and let it go.

But Sylvard betrays Katima's expectations.

That's good.

"......?"

"Go with Ein."I heard that there were only enough monsters around here for a new American adventurer.It used to be, but if it's okay now, it won't be a problem. ”

"N-no, are you sure?!"

"Hmm. It would be better if they said they wanted to go later."But Dill won't.I have a promise to drink with you at night. "

Dill, who was eager to accompany her, was hungry nearby.

"When did you make such an appointment..."

"In the water of King Bison." Dill is my son-in-law.If it wasn't for this kind of opportunity, I wouldn't be able to talk about it? "

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There are no street streets, but it's not like a beast road.Ain and Katima, who were on such a mountain road, were on a gentle mountain road, relying on the torch lights at equal intervals.

A mountain pass at night where the Prince of Kataya and the First Princess of Kataya walk without an escort.

However, everyone who had returned to the inn was convinced that it would still be safe.

In the end, it could be called a power technique.Because it was said that Ein was too strong and that there was no safety management or anything.

(In any case, it became loose)

Isn't it just too vigilant?Ein, who had brought Katima straight to the mountain trail, was worried about the other way around.

However, while listening to the sound of the leaves rubbing against each other......

I felt the sound of people breathing mixed in with the sound.

I see.

"What? Did you say something?"

No, it's nothing.

When I turned my awareness in the direction where I felt the sound of breathing, there were signs that some people were lurking.But he wasn't an enemy.

(Lili and the others?)

They're secretly escorting us.

At the same time, I was curious as to when she was accompanying me, but Ein was concerned about that, and at the same time, I hoped that they would enjoy the hot springs.

― ― ― It might be impossible.

"We should be there soon."

"Ri-oh."... what will you do when you get to the ruins?What can Katima do if she's a ghost or a new kind of monster? "

"My lust for knowledge will be satisfied."

Is that all?

"Hmm. I'll send a researcher later."

…………

Katima's mouth seemed to be satisfied as long as her greed for knowledge was satisfied.

But suddenly.

"----?"

The shadow of Katima walking in a good mood stopped.

Lighted by the torch, she felt a discomfort in her shoulder and reached out.

Then, I touched the mucus with a distinctive sweet fragrance.

Katima quickly carried it to her nose without cowardice.

"Healbird shit."

and wipe the dung off your fingertips with a handkerchief.

You know very well.

”Fufu, if you ask me...”

Katima's legs narrowed as she kicked the sky without stepping on the earth.

Without noticing that there was a step at the foot, I fell as fast as I could.

"Funyaooooo!?"

She let go of her consciousness as she uttered a pathetic loud voice.

At that time, he also uttered an indescribable voice: "Hunya..."

"The directions have fallen down..."

Seeing a wasteful cat that was too cautious, Ein decided to turn back.

As far as I could tell, Katima had just lost consciousness in a mild concussion.That's why I sent a signal to the signs of Lili and Ein from a distance.

But there was no sign of us coming anywhere.

Instead, Shannon appears next to Einon, who is carrying Katima.

"I'll show you."

Do you understand?

“Yeah, maybe because the terrain hasn't changed much.”

That's fine, but it doesn't make much sense when Ein goes to see the ruins by herself.If you say you're not interested, you're lying, but for Ein, who is not a researcher and has poor knowledge of the ruins, it's just a tour of the site.

(I wonder what happened to Lili and the others.)

And I can't let them see Shannon.

"Shannon would have known that too..."

"I'm just getting a little misunderstood.So don't worry. "

I'm using magic on my own again.

“I'm fine, I just want you to know that I'm not uncomfortable with anything.”

"... well, I don't know."

So what do we do with Katima?Of course, we can't leave them behind.

I guess I'll just have to take you there.

It's been a while since I walked the mountain road.

Because of that, I stopped turning back in the end.

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― ― ― There was a plain on the mountain road.

The small village is large enough to fit in, and it is surrounded by nature that wanted to fill the sky.

I heard there was a ruin, and it used to be a village.

"Yes, there was a village of dwarves."

Huh?

"Don't you remember? A few days on the horse around here, Ein helped the Dwarves."

I felt that way when I was told.

That said, it doesn't mean that the memory of when I was actually Marc is still there.It's just a product of the memories of the past, experienced in the initial world created by Sella.

"Ohhh... if you think about it..."

"Also, if you go further, you will reach the dwarf kingdom ruins."It was only about the size of a modern small city.I don't think there are any ruins left. "

"Huh... I've never heard of such a history before."

“It's a long time since Isthmus was built in the old capital.”

History tells us that the Dwarves lost their country in the battle against the Dark Elves.The two were small countries, and their size was only about the size of the coastal city of Strom.

All this is an eloquent story, which Ein has not heard of.

That's why historians don't even know about it.

That's what it is. ― ― ― To look for it, there might be someone who draws the blood of the Dwarves and Dark Elves at the time, but I wonder if there is anyone who knows the history of the time.

Ain muttered quietly as she carried Katima around.He found a small stone ruin that sat at the forefront of his gaze and began to walk with Shannon at the helm.