Monster no Goshujin-sama

seventeen

The next morning. Guided by a soldier who came around the time I finished my duties, I took Lily and I to my dining room.

I was led to a smaller room yesterday. We greet lightly some students who have already started eating and head to the elderly woman in charge of the service.

After baking, he was given a bread with a residual heat in his core not long after, and had the salad of the root vegetable subject served on a plate, and the soup of the grated meat from the large pot rested on the table in a bowl.

When Lily and I started having breakfast across the street, Kanahiko came there.

"Whoa, Takahiro. Mr. Mizushima."

"Kanahiko? Good morning."

"Morning, Kiki.... eat a lot."

As Lily said, three times as much breakfast was brought to us by Kanahiko, who hung it in the seat next to me, on a wooden basin.

"If I ask you, you'll serve me. Why don't you ask Takahiro?

"I'm fine. I can't eat that much in the morning. Or were you such a big eater?"

"Mm-hmm. Well, I almost starved to death once. Thank you. He seems to have changed his physical condition."

Kanahiko stuffs the goose and bread into his mouth after saying a few things in a public way that would be nothing if he were listening beside him.

"You look fat and a little scared. We need to exercise properly."

I mean, Kanahiko, but she's a lot thinner than I remember. Perhaps he has not yet recovered and cut off from what he calls a 'state on the verge of starvation'.

Kanahiko was clinging and scratching his meal to see if his body was trying to make it up to him.

"Speaking of exercise, what do Takahiro and the others do today? Are you planning on attending the training?

"Training...?

"Yeah. They're asking the Fort to turn personnel at the request of the expedition. They're going to train the hopeful lightly. The fantastic one with the sword and magic. If the residual team says they have cheat abilities, but can't realize what it looks like, the treasure will rot? He said he's going to try to do a lot of things today."

"I see. I get the story.... but we're giving Mr. Silan some time."

"Uh, speaking of which, I thought you said you'd listen to me or something"

I have a promise to have you in my room by the time I finish my breakfast. However, I doubt if I would have participated without it.

"Is that kind of Kanahiko going to participate, in its training and doing"

"Huh? Me?

Looking down at the two daggers on one side that lay on his back, when I asked, Kanahiko looked at the other students in the room lying flat on his side and sounded his nose.

In an easy-to-understand manner, I smiled small and bitterly.

I am not willing to blame Kanahiko for his attitude. To be honest, I don't like the Explorer guys either, because I don't have a very good impression on the other students either.

It's just boring jealousy. I know that. There's just something I know there's nothing I can do. I don't like humans because they're small.

"I'm going to go to the captain's toco today"

Kanahiko, who swallowed what was in his mouth, twinkled his mouth.

"Today, I mean, even today."

"... you're in love with him for a long time,"

I remember the silver-haired woman I met last night. And what Kanahiko looks like to her.

"It's nice to say you're in love. I'm shooting at you in many ways."

Kanahiko didn't even light up. I'm shaking my shoulders for fun.

Apparently, this is serious.

"... surprised. Didn't you say you weren't interested in anything other than two dimensions?"

"It means I'm serious enough to change my purpose. Well, some things are hard. Where did you come from, how did the difference between the worlds work out, and how did the difference between your identities work?"

"Identity?"

He's a princess from a small country.

"... why is someone in that capacity doing a captain in the Knights"

"There's a lot going on. Various. Including all sorts of clutter."

If you ask her, she says the nation itself, the 'alliance' that the Alliance Third Knights, led by her as head of the regiment, will crown, is a gathering of small nations originally facing the tree sea.

The Third Knights of the Alliance are made up of knights marched from one of those countries, and that's why the captain of the regiment who leads it is royal? I think it feels like a troublesome cross-world situation, and I don't want to get involved as much as possible.

But Kanahiko said this without looking particularly impressed.

"He's that guy, too, because he's in a lot of trouble. I want to support you."

Apparently, Kanahiko was willing to tackle the troublesome situation of the humans in this world that only seemed troublesome to me.

I don't feel like sticking my neck in such a hassle.

Somehow, I felt like I knew what Kanahiko was feeling right now.

I can't imagine myself leaving Lily and the others now, no matter what the circumstances may be in the future. I'm sure it's the same thing.

Assuming it wasn't Lily, the monster I met, but someone from this other world.

Or if it was the other way around.

We might have been in a different position.

"... good luck"

"Oh."

All I can do to a friend like that is send words of support. Kanahiko laughed slightly illuminated and nodded back.

"... hmm?

I noticed Lily face to face looking at us alternately, and I leaned my neck.

Her expression seemed oddly more delightful than she was smiling and loving. Is it my fault?

"What's up?

"Yeah. Nothing"

Lily shook her head to the side and went back to dinner.

Is it something that cannot be said on this occasion? Was it really nothing?... Well, if there's anything I'll tell you from the other side.

That is how I decided to spend my meal chatting with Kanahiko.

Kanahiko's conversation was half about the captain, and the other half was about making fun of me and Miho Mizushima. In short, almost everything was a complete chat and I didn't get much information.

That's what chatting with friends is all about.

Lily didn't participate too actively in the conversation and watched about us talking.

He was in a good mood and watched over us.

After breakfast, we left the room.

Kanahiko asked me to take her to the room, but I didn't mind because it was time to grasp the internal structure, and I thought it would be fine enough to go back to the room.

Side by side with Lily and head straight back to the room.

If you describe the appearance of this fort, where we are staying in a very big mess, it is like overlapping a flat polygonal pillar on three steps. That's the third step we're sleeping on.

It seems that some knights are awake here as well, and even before returning to their rooms, they were mistaken for good knights of their own several times. And every time they put their feet together, and gave them a gracious thank-you, so I made it easy. Apparently there is another separate building where the soldiers sleep, and it was salvation that they did not have the opportunity to meet face to face with any but the guide and guard soldiers.

The hustle and bustle reached my ear when we climbed the stairs and came to the floor with our own room.

There were some signs of rubbing.

I'm sorry for the trouble, but we have to get through here before we can go back to our rooms.

"Oh, my God! Ugh!

When we went out into the hallway, Kota Sakami, an impressive blonde student among the protected students, was about to come here angry with her shoulders.

"Out of the way!"

We paved the way honestly because it was a hassle to rub.

The hillside passes in front of me. Didn't you care that it was the women who beat your tongue and stared at me all the time?

It was not a strange atmosphere to get involved, but the hillside left without saying anything.

There were three members of the expedition in the hallway.

And one boy with an ass cake and swollen cheeks.

This is the cowardly 'bully' who was with Sakagami on the road.

"Damn, what a guy"

Said the crucifix of the expedition in an arm-wrapped and outraged manner.

On the other hand, Watanabe, another male member of the expedition, was standing up a male student with a butt cake with the opposite hand as he had a battle wand.

Are you okay?

Besides thoughts, the behavior is powerful. Though I feel like I saw it. Although I'm a wizard stopover, I guess Watanabe's power, which is "Warrior," which is good at physical ability and magic, is quite something.

Watanabe was doing his recovery magic to heal the injuries of a boy student and to do so with words of advice.

"You shouldn't be too close to him. Let me tell you something from us."

"... Yes. Thank you."

In Watanabe's words, the boy student bowed his head and turned his heel back.

Dark expression. Not like us.

When I casually looked back and dropped him off, my little back disappeared down the hill to the stairs. Apparently the words of the expedition did not reach him.

"I'm in trouble. Don't you think so?"

Looking back, the ten letters that we noticed were about to speak to us.

"When we have to join forces now, it's hard to have them stay in the world they were in."

Apparently, they in the expedition have a lot of difficulty with them. Though the immense power you have acquired is generating charisma, putting people together is not that easy.

"By the way, where are you guys going from this hour?

The cross asked us as we had just noticed.

"Didn't you hear that the Knights are going to train you after your meal?"

"We don't participate in training."

To my answer, the ten letters that I had asked the question looked surprising.

"Are you ill, too?

"It's not like that."

"Then why?"

The voice color of the cross sounded reprehensible.

I see. Convinced.

Because he told me at this rate, when Kanahiko talked about the matter, he seemed upset.

It was just a pain in the ass talking on a bona fide basis. I guess I'm never offended...

It would be better if we just cut to the chase.

"I'm sorry, but I have a little promise. That's why we have to go."

I start walking with Lily. The cross looked up, but I pretended not to see it.

"Oh, wait a minute"

But it took me a while to wait as I tried to pass by the three sides of the expedition.

"Sorry, Crossword, Watanabe. Kind of for the wild. I was wondering if you could go first."

That was said by Yuna Iino of "Weiwaten", the red dot of the three Expeditionaries.

Was this an unexpected crossword, or nodded with a poisoned face?

"Ah, oh. Okay. Don't be late, too. We're running out of time for dinner."

"There's no saying you're late for me, Ten Letters."

Rino, joking, let the two boys he was accompanying go first, and stood in front of Lily.

Apparently, I have some errands for Lily...... against her pseudo 'Miho Mizushima'.

"Long time no see, Mr. Mizushima. I haven't spoken much, but do you remember me?

"Of course. Ever since you got here, you've never talked to me."

Iino is a sophomore, so Miho Mizushima and I are in the same grade.

I never exchanged words with Iino, and even if I looked familiar to him as a classmate, it didn't match his name.

But even though Miho Mizushima and I weren't close friends with each other, especially, they had about the chance to exchange words.

I was convinced that I had stopped Miho Mizushima on purpose to say hello to a familiar face, but I immediately realized that things were not right for me.

Iino seemed to care more about me. I can turn a blind eye.

"Hmm, pitiful"

... something that will say a lot of greetings.

Is it selling fights? I have no desire to buy it.

In that regard, the hillside was splendid earlier. I'm not very much, but I don't feel like fighting these guys with the expedition. Unless Lily and the others get their hands on it.

"Oh, no. It's not about you."

Imano waved and glanced back at Lily.

"You know Jun-kun Takaya. One below."

Lily opened her eyes to Iino's words. The same happened to me.

That was Miho Mizushima's childhood tame and the name of the boy who was part of the expedition.

"Takaya's alive. I thought I had to tell you."

"That means I told the expedition about the collapse of the colony after all..."

"Yeah. It's Takaya."

Jun Takaya, a childhood friend of Miho Mizushima, has previously heard from Kato that he headed east for rescue from the expedition. Apparently he was serving his purpose.

... No. Has it not served its purpose? Miho Mizushima is no longer in the world. Even if we arrived under the expedition, it doesn't make any sense now.

"I knew Mizushima-san's face, so Takaya asked me to protect him. Turns out, I didn't even have to go and help."

"... how is he doing now?

"I left it at Fort Ebenus in the east. Looks like you couldn't make it through the trees by yourself. Besides, because he was bodily meltdown in the forcible army. I've heard quite a bit about it, but it didn't seem like it to us. I wonder if it's still going to take a little while to get here."

Saying, Iino looked at me again.

"... I'm here when I come. I feel sorry for you. I know how hard she works. As far as I'm concerned, I wanted to support him, but this doesn't seem like a good idea."

He guessed our relationship when he saw Miho Mizushima standing next to me. The truth is a little different, but in any case it must be a brutal development for Jun Takaya.

"And well, that's all I'm talking about. Glad we had a chance to talk before we left."

Iino said with a face like a load on his shoulder. Lily thanked her.

"Thank you for taking the time, Iino. By the way, we're leaving?

"Hmm? Mr. Mizushima doesn't know? They're sending out a second line of rescue teams by the end of the day, so they're supposed to follow suit. Explore the mountain hut and, if you can afford it, I'm going to stop by the colony."

That was something I also heard yesterday from Kanahiko.

Leaving today yesterday when Silan returned, the boulder is' Wewaten '. It's quick.

"Oh, but don't worry. Because everyone who stays in the fort shouldn't be anxious, so I'm going to have to ask you to stay in Shigami and Watanabe."

"Explorer, you're not going all together."

"For if I were alone, it would be enough for war. Instead, I'm faster by myself... because I don't know what's in the tree sea. The Knights people disagreed with me. He took Watanabe with him, and he was so loud."

I can't see anything like a crisis consciousness about going to dangerous places in Iino's waist shrugging his shoulders.

You don't have to.

I saw it yesterday - or 'I didn't see it'. Reminds me of fighting Green Caterpillar. There is no falsehood in the two names "Weiwaten," and Yuna Iino's ability to fight is, in a nutshell, overwhelming. Then there is the hua. It was just like being a hero.

These neighborhoods will be shown as reliability in the eyes of the remnants of the group and the rest of the world, and as a margin that Kanahiko doesn't care about.

"Ah. I shouldn't. Sorry, Mr. Mizushima. I think it's time to go."

You realised you had spoken in, and Iino said so and turned his heel back.

"I'll see you then"

Waving his hand, Iino ran out. It wasn't a speed not visible to the boulder, but still in a foothold that could be described as healthy legs.

The hindsight quickly disappeared across the hallway.

Silan came to the room as soon as we got back to the room.

"Good morning. Takahiro, Miho"

Lily welcomes Silan, who bows his head with his heels firmly aligned. This area was the same as yesterday when I dealt with Kanahiko.

"I'm sorry you're here in the morning. You're not in armor today, are you?"

Silan was the same as he was at yesterday's party, in his military uniform, but he didn't wear any kind of weaponry other than his waist sword. Somehow, a soldier or knight in a fortress always had the image of being fully armed, but that doesn't seem to be the case.

"Our knight's mission is to crusade monsters into the woods. Maintaining, managing and defending the fort will be the duty of soldiers in the military."

I hear there's a division between the Knights and the Legion in the military. I don't have to remind you of our vertical administration in the world, but it must be natural for us as an organization to decide on each other's territory in order to avoid unnecessary friction.

"I am authorized to disarm, especially since I am on a long-term mission"

"Was it off duty? I'm sorry about that."

"Never mind. Even when it comes to vacation, it's in the woods where I only train. Besides, it's a great honor to help the brave."

"... well, come on in."

"Excuse me."

That's how Siran stepped into the room, with one girl.

Same blonde blue-eyed as Silan. A pointed ear peeks from between my hair shorter. Is he still about twelve or three years old? I'm going to be a beauty similar to Silan in the future, but I'm still young and colorful.

What he was wearing was not a military outfit, but a simple piece. I hold a small basket in front of my body.

"My name is Kay. He who cares for me all around him."

"Ke, my name is Kay. Thank you very much."

Kay raised his head in a tense manner. Clearly white cheeks are red.

There are desks and chairs in the room, but unfortunately there are only two chairs. I sat next to Lily in bed, recommending a chair to the two guests.

"Mr. Silan, please hang in the chair."

"No. We stay like this."

Slightly distanced, Silan took an upright immobility position. Behind it, a girl by the name of Kay is also dusty and upright.

"... Um, Mr. Silan"

I frowned between my eyebrows.

"What is it"

"Could you make it a little easier?"

While we're talking, I'm not going to have the nature to let them stand up and stay flat all the time.

To be clear, it's hard to talk. What harassment was the real deal.

"Please sit down. And could you stop talking too loudly? I shouldn't be that old with Mr. Silan. Please do as you normally do."

"I can't do that"

It was a quick answer.

"I know that Takahiro is the one who treats people like us too politely."

Rather, as for Silan, he had something to think of in my attitude.

"Please call me Silan about me. I don't even need a salute."

"... I do remember Kanahiko using a tribute to the captain."

"Because the captain is older than we are. According to the story of Lord Kanahiko, in the world of Lord Takahiro, it is considered honorable to pay tribute to the older ones? I know it's wonderful."

Apparently, Kanahiko said the right thing and said the captain.

It sounded like him, but it was hard for me to do it.

Unlike Kanahiko, I am aware that I am not a very good mouth. How can I say it back so I can convince you it's hard to do. I was not as clever as I could think of.

Though I give Lily my eye, she gives me a bitter smile back. Sounds good.

I almost gave up on this... and I realized that Silan was frowning well at me.

Her pale eyes stare at my eyes. A thin lip took the word for it.

"You look seriously disgusted, Takahiro."

"... were you on your face"

I am surprised by the facts that have been pointed out. I didn't mean to put it on my face.

"I thought you wouldn't normally notice. We elves are sensitive to emotional subtleties."

Siran said bitterly. It can also be seen from the gratuity of the young Kay behind them that they have conveyed the discomfort I felt.

"Some of the brave men said the same thing to us as Takahiro right now, but none of them were as seriously offended as Takahiro."

The confusion was clear in Silan's tone.

If you tried them, it would be normal to treat the brave with a respectful attitude, and I guess you never expected them to reject it.

As for myself, I felt somewhat hypersensitive.

I find their respectful attitude unpleasant because I have a physiological aversion to being treated like a brave man. Without it, the trouble might not have even been offensive.

He seems to feel the same way about Shiran around Kanahiko, but he has better procedures than I do. I guess even Silan didn't notice, and that's why the captain in love must have tried to persuade him to use his mouthpiece.

"... ok"

Silan nodded one after showing a little thought.

"Even for me, I never want to offend Lord Takahiro. Let's just say this place is sweet for you."

Saying so, Silan thanked him, crossing the room and climbing onto the chair.

Behind them, young Kay follows us as we look at ourselves. Now that she was turning her cheeks bright red, she was about to turn too much of her nervousness, so maybe Silan followed my words with her in mind.

Sitting upright with her spine extended and in a good position, Silan flickered her mouth waiting for Kay, the offering, to sit down.

"Try to follow the will of Lord Takahiro as best you can. Instead, I would ask Takahiro to stop saying his respects."

"Okay. Silan, talk to me like you normally do."

"Sorry, this tone is vegan"

At the same time, from Silan's polite tone, there was no longer anything to look up to in vain. It was a detour to be seen through the inside, but the result is something like Aurai.

As it became easier to do, I decided to serve the purpose for which I had called Silan to my room.

Well, I'd like to talk to you soon.

"Okay. Are you sure what you want to hear is about the legend of the brave man?"

"Oh. Can you talk to me?"

To be honest, the very importance of the brave legend of this world in me is not very high.

I'm not saying I'm not interested, but in one way or another, I had a strong intention of taking this one's really wanted story.

"Let's talk about it. The first time a brave man came down..."

That's how Silan told the story was no different in the big frame than what he heard from Kanahiko yesterday.

The otherworlds to be hunted down by monsters and the brave men who descend there every hundred years. In some cases it was about fifty years, or more than a hundred years, but not only was it uninterrupted, but the brave kept visiting the land.

Even with the exception of us, the legend of the brave men counting dozens of them in history, all of which were records of the battle against monsters.

And it was also the history of the struggle between the tree sea and mankind.

"Aside from the undead lineage, basically monsters are organisms that originate in the tree sea. The forest we call the Tree Sea is known to have intense magic. By the time the first brave men appeared, it was told that the sea of trees had grown in strength, barely covering the earth where we now live."

The sprawling sea of trees. Humans driven by the monsters that strike.

The first brave man to descend there.

In the legend that Silan tells us, humans with brave men as their flags cut out the tree sea one by one. In it a settlement was born, and eventually it grew into a country.

"There are disconnected tree seas everywhere, but nowadays when it comes to tree seas, I refer to this vast forest where we are, especially in the middle of the continent"

In telling the legend, Silan also touched on the current tree sea.

"The deeper the tree sea is, the more intense magic it is known to flood and inhabit powerful monsters. As a result, people are having more difficulty stepping in than just being deep. So the call is made on the basis of 'how many human beings can step in'. i.e. 'superficial', 'deep', 'deepest' and"

Several fortifications are built on the surface of the tree sea.

Fort Chile here or Fort Ebenus to the east. Though many monsters are trekking, it can hardly be said that this far is the realm of men.

In contrast, no fortifications exist in the depths of the tree sea. Because monsters are trekking so powerful that they can't send their husbands to build fortifications.

This is a demonic realm where even the most elite knights do not know if they can return alive, and the installation of monster-saved junction stones at great expense dots mountain huts as hard forward bases.

And finally, the deepest part.

Few people's hands are present in the deepest areas of the tree sea, which still account for more than half of the total area of the tree sea. Since there are no mountain huts planted with junction stones either, they call the deepest areas collectively, where little is known about what kind of monsters there are.

In retrospect, the look on the faces of the monsters we encountered changed as we traveled north in search of people after we made Gabella one of us. Along with that, I remember it gradually becoming easier to fight.

Perhaps one of the reasons why Lily and the others were working better together was that approaching the shallows of the forest might have turned the living monsters into weak ones.

Incidentally, where we transferred and built the colony, it hits a deep area near the surface of the northern part of the tree sea.

When Kanahiko heard this, he said, "What kind of fucking gay!" She exclaimed.

If you think it's like being flown near the Demon King's Castle right after the game starts, you can also understand what he's trying to say.

Though, I guess it's just better if they didn't fly it to the deepest part. Even where there were three hundred cheats, I don't know what was going on.

In fact, among the heroes Tan of the brave men that Silan talks about, there were several scenes in which the brave men who challenged the deepest part to protect mankind made a spectacular suicide in exchange for so much battle.

Taking into account that the hero Tan is almost equal to a myth in this world, minus the gorgeously legged part, no matter what you think it was an expedition failure, a tragic failure of the brave.

That's the proof that no operation has been carried out in the last five hundred years or so, like an army with a flag of bravery cutting off the tree sea once and for all.

The deepest part of the tree sea is a magic that even brave men do not readily lean against.

So mankind doesn't have a hitter against the deepest depths of the tree sea?

Of course, that's not true.

The magic of the tree sea is proportional to the depth of the forest. In other words, if the trees in the superficial area are cut down and the tree sea itself is smaller, the area between nature and the deepest part is also smaller.

With the exception of several deepest expeditions, the brave men of history have wielded their immense power, basically crusading the superficial or deep parts of the tree sea or, alternatively, the monsters that have gone outside the sea of trees.

In doing so, he helped the inhabitants of this world cut through the woods.

At the end of the story of a brave man who descended a hundred years ago and died about fifty years ago, Silan finished his legend.

"Thank you, Silan. Helpful."

Although some of the details were omitted, only the part about the brave could know the history of this world.

It was a worthwhile time, in the sense of knowing how great the presence of brave men is in this world.

"But Silan is familiar with the inheritance of the brave."

After listening to the whole story, I thought, even though I'm not a scholar, Silan knows things a lot.

That means you're educated no matter what.

"Is there a school in this world after all?"

"Yes, but I have never been through. However, most villages have churches built by cathedral churches, and children grow up listening to the legends of the brave."

The Cathedral Church, as Silan calls it, seems to be 'a religious organization that worships the brave men who replace them as gods of the present' as far as we listen.

The impression I had when I saw and felt people from different worlds was that they were crazy.

They have a role in supporting the activities of the brave when they descend. For this reason it had its own power, the Knights of the Diocese, whose name appeared in the legend more than once.

It seems that the usual brave men fight alongside them. Although I have not yet joined them in the far capital because the expedition is in the tree sea prioritizing survival rescue this time around.

Another role of the Cathedral Church, he said, is to convey to future generations the feats of the brave.

If what Silan is saying is true, the valiant faith will permeate this world quite widely. The influence of the Church must be considerable.

"That's a lot. - Did Kay even listen to you in church?

And the other person I asked was the girl of Silan's offering, who had been silent from earlier.

I've always cared about her with her plump cheeks red like apples since earlier.

She seemed to hold her breath all the time, and it seemed like she was going to fall now. I waved the conversation because I thought I should get a little nervous. But this could have been counterproductive.

"Huh!?

You didn't expect me to talk to you, Bikun and Kay jumped while sitting down.

The basket I placed on my lap bounced wide and nearly dropped it and held it with both hands. He seemed to hear the sound of his heart almost bouncing when he was blind.

"Ha, ha, yes. Um... the..."

As long as I hear a response that doesn't make sense in many ways, it seems like you don't even know what you're talking about. I was too nervous about everything.

Calm down, Kay.

Silan, watching it, sighed and held him by his hand around his forehead.

"I'm sorry, Takahiro. They're ugly..."

"No, I don't mind."

Might as well not have spoken poorly. Kay, who told me the story, was about to get flat. I'm sorry if I've gotten this far before I was uncomfortable or something.

"... Speaking of which, you said Lord Takahiro was also interested in magic technology"

To get rid of the subtle air, Silan abruptly changed the subject.

Silan gives Kay a look. For a moment, he didn't seem to be able to communicate, but when Silan urged him to "bring what he had," Kay flickered through the basket he had to hold on his lap in a hurry.

There was a cloth laid down, and on top of it were stones of all colors, shapes and sizes.

"This will be the Demon Stone."

"You brought it on purpose"

He did say he wanted to talk to me in advance, but he was bringing me the real thing.

"Even for your hands?

"Go ahead."

I took a palm-sized blue stone.

A complex pattern is engraved on the smooth surface. Is this what happens to the magic formations when they use magic?

Looking at it for a reason, Silan explains it.

"There are many different types of demon stones. All can be used by passing magic. Takahiro is watching. That's what carves out the magic of the water attribute. Some tools use it, not just to recreate magic. Kay, show me."

"Yes, sir"

With his trembling hands, Kay moves the cloth laid in the basket to the table. Underneath it, a number of tools were fitted.

"What about this container?

"That's a water bottle. The demonic stone of the water attribute is planted on the bottom. Let the magic flow and the water will fill."

"What about this bag over here? It looks like it has a lot of little demon stones on it."

"That's a tool bag. I was wondering if the effect was volumetric increments and conservation of goods."

"... what's this fingertip-sized cylinder?

"You're a writer. There will be fire."

A variety of convenient items line up. Honestly, I'm surprised.

Apparently, technology in different worlds is advancing more than I thought.

In order to use magic, there were a number of items that could not be reproduced even by the latest modern Japanese technology that we had.

If you think about it, there's also a translator or something, so maybe you can't say which world has a high level of technology at all.

"Are these demonic stone products popular?"

"We also use common people in some things. Of course, some are rare and pricey. Some production lines have been established, including simple attribute magic, but if the effect becomes special, it can't be carved without a specialist finisher, and in the first place, some will require pure primary stones"

"Speaking of which, did you say that the method of making the junction stone is lost?"

"And some things can't be used in the first place without specialized training"

"Can anyone use this?

And when We showed him the magic stone on the cloth, and asked him, Silan nodded.

"It can be used by anyone if it is a demonic stone for lighting or water attributes. Originally, the Demon Stone was developed for those who cannot use magic."

"Some things you can't use without training, or something like that. Is that, for example, the demon stone of translation or something?

"Did you know? Would you like to see it?

That said, Silan turned his hand behind his neck. The red magic stone at the tip of the finger is connected to the thin chain drawn from the chest of the military uniform. This seems to be the demon stone of translation.

"You're surprisingly small."

"Because even though it works if you're at a certain distance, it basically assumes that you carry it with you. By the way, it's small, but one of these makes it a fortune. This was lent to you on your rescue mission."

If so, does it seem difficult to get it? No. If I can't use it, it doesn't make sense where I got it.

"We talked about the need for training to use it, but what's so different from the other demon stones?

"This has a strong implication of aids that leave some control of magic to demon stones rather than reproducing magic. So it's almost no different than mastering magic. You'll need talent and time."

"I see. You know what?"

"Basically, I think the brave ones will come with you, so I don't even think you need to bother remembering."

Usually, I guess so.

But as someone who wants to act differently, that's very inconvenient.

I almost had a headache, but I could be suspicious if I ate too much.

They know I'm thinking of leaving here, and even if they ask me why I'm leaving, I'm in trouble. It seemed better to back off here.

"No. Thanks. I'm a little interested."

When I thanked him, Silan returned the demon stone over his palm to his chest.

Not that I see anything I shouldn't, but it would also be rude to look too flimsy. I lost my sight.

So, something yellow stuck in my sight.

"Speaking of which,"

At the end of the day, I decided to ask another question.

"It's floating beside Silan. Is that made of magic technology, too?

That's what I've been wondering.

Around Silan's shoulder, there is still an incredible spherical object floating in yellow today. It was like scraping clay and circling. It was spinning at will now.

It must be the product of magic technology from another world, just something that obviously smells magical, which does not exist in our world. I clapped so much and asked because it was just the right opportunity.

But Kay, sitting next to Silan for some reason to this, gave a surprised voice.

"Huh? Does Takahiro see the Spirit?... Ah!

After I said it to the end, he realized he had spoken his doubts without even thinking about it.

From the beginning, the red face becomes so red that there is no more. I tried to stare at both hands I held on my lap, and Kay lay down on his face.

Silan smiled bitterly when he saw her like that and turned his gaze to me confused.

"Takahiro sees this child, doesn't he?"

"Kay also said, what does that mean?

"This child is called the Spirit."

A blurry yellow clay workmanship - the Spirit approached the hoof - in the hand that Silan reached out as he said.

A short arm of the Spirit touches the girl's fingertips.

No. You haven't touched it. My eyes seemed slightly overwhelmed with each other's fingertips. There seems to be no entity in the Spirit.

"I say 'little spirits' to be precise. It won't come true to see it unless you have a special feeling called 'Eye of the Spirit'. We elves have a sense of being born, but only some of the magically good can see the Spirit as human. Does Takahiro know how to handle magic?"

"It's..."

Shit, I thought it was too late.

I didn't think this was the usual human invisible thing. He asked me about the detours.

"I... that, just a little"

In an effort to deny it, I reconsidered the last minute and decided to admit that I could use magic.

If the treatment of magic is the minimum condition that equips the Spirit's eyes and doings, it's more a question of denying it here.

My treatment of magic is not on many levels. Knowing it doesn't make it that much of a problem. Instead, if they find out about it trying to hide it poorly, they might notice that I'm hiding the cheat when I slip away from it. I decided that wasn't a good idea.

"I learned it when I was in the colony, and then there's me."

"I see. I'm convinced. There's also a reason why Takahiro could survive in the Tree Sea."

Before I could say anything, Silan convinced himself. I won't deny it because it's convenient.

"Even so, it doesn't mean you can do a lot, so don't get me wrong. I can't use magic. All you can do is strengthen your physical abilities. That's not much of a level, either."

I left only a supplement so that the misunderstanding would not go too far, and I looked up at the fluffy spirits.

"But there are spirits."

"The Spirit is said to have been taken by the magic that fills the world. The covenant with the Spirits is a special magic that only we elves can handle. By covenant with certain spirits we will be able to draw strength from them. Those with such skills are called spiritual users. By the way, when our Knights were taking a break, it was also this child who taught us that Takahiro was hiding."

"What. I don't think Syran himself noticed that."

"Elves all feel better than people, but you don't notice them hiding in those deep woods in boulders. To detect the signs, the distance was too far away. If you're on the expedition, maybe not again."

Silan smiled bitterly at his mouth.

"That's when this child taught me, 'There are those who see us.'"

Speaking of which, just before Green Caterpillar's raid just before his arrival at the fort, for a moment, Silan had his gaze on the sky's floating spirits.

At that time, she was receiving a warning.

"The Spirit is not visually aware of the world"

Silan pulled in the hand he was reaching for the little spirits.

"You think the theory captures the world with magic? That's why they found Takahiro and the others hiding in the woods. Of course, I originally asked you to" hide and tell me if there's any such thing as watching over us "as a monster measure."

…… Well, that's amazing. "

"Even so, they just give us a warning as we asked, so we need to be careful about that. It is undeniable that there is something really prescriptive about us, because we are not free to chat and communicate with spiritual opponents either. No, of course, it's not about the spirits, it's about us spirits being good neighbors to us."

As I gaveled at Silan, who spoke with some pleasure about the Spirit, I endured that my cheeks were about to be drawn.

Because I realized I was crossing a pretty dangerous bridge.

The Spirit says he doesn't capture the world by sight.

That means that when we first met Silan, didn't these little spirits also properly recognize that Rose and I broke up and left?

No. On the contrary, I wonder if they are aware of Asalina, who is now on my left hand, or of the quit hiding in Lily's body.

Because I haven't been asked, I'm just not communicating that to Siran, the Lord.

The Spirit is still turning blurry.

I couldn't seem to draw a response from their faces about my suspicions just by punching two dots as an eye.

"To the Spirit, a spiritual man"

I'm a little scared, but I can't help but care too much.

I decided to switch my head. Because it was just the right time to ask.

"That's right, Silan. I was just wondering."

"What is it"

"As spiritual users use spirits, is there no such thing in this world as a 'monster user' who uses monsters?

This was something I absolutely had to ask.

As you know, my cheat ability is to lead a monster.

If there is no technical system in this world that could be called "monster use," for example, something could happen that would be mistaken for a regular monster and attacked as soon as you enter town to procure food.

Conversely, assuming a monster user exists in this world, I will no longer have to hide my cheats. Regardless of Lily's usefulness as an ambush bill, it can also be viewed in some cases by inviting Rose and Gabella to this fort.

At least none of the legends of the brave men I heard today came up about a man capable of serving a monster. The brave men themselves, of course, are among the otherworlds who fought as their companions.

Nevertheless, expectations are low, but sometimes a little. I couldn't possibly not ask.

"Even in our world... it's a story about a creature," a man with the power to follow monsters. "

In the guise of curiosity only, I ask Siran.

"If you are skilled at handling spirits and have a spiritual user, I wonder if you could have the same skill to use monsters..."

"No!

And all of a sudden I turned my eyes round, blinded by the words.

What shouted was Kay, who had previously shrunk into tension.

She was standing up. On that clap, my hand hit the table and some demonic stones rolled onto the floor. But without adhering to it, she solicited.

"Spirits are not like monsters or anything! It's not! So don't get me wrong!

It has been a lying sword screen that I have grown up with.

I was taken away from you. I don't know what's making her desperate.

Kay's face was now bright red with another emotion than nervousness.

It's not anger. Rather, the expression looked like it belonged to a child on the verge of crying out.

"Understand, Takahiro! We... we're not traitors!

"Kay!"

With a strong cheeky voice, Silan called Kay's name.

"... ah"

So Kay returned it to me, too.

The reddish complexion grew white like a misty piece of paper.

He realized the fact that he had yelled at me - one of the brave men.

"What..."

Kay knelt on the floor to throw her body out.

"... too, sorry!

Deeply raise your head and apologize.

I don't know the exact age, but I look, like, ten years old. The girl there was grounded in front of me.

This was more of a punishment game for me.

"... it doesn't matter. I'm not mad, give me your head."

Even if I did, Kay wouldn't move by pushing her head against the floor. My tiny shoulder was trembling.

"I need you to do something for me from Silan."

I turned to Syran for help.

"... this is what Lord Takahiro is saying to me. Kay, get in your seat. Do not trouble Lord Takahiro."

To Siran's words, Auntie and Kay raised their heads.

She cursorily returns to her chair. It was like a prisoner sentenced to death.

Seeing her like that, this one had a pale silane deeply lifted her head.

"I'm sorry, Takahiro"

... you too.

No. In this world, I guess this is the norm. As long as I'm seen as part of the brave.

Please forgive Kay for his disrespect. "

"Si, Sister Siran!?

"... so I don't care"

I sighed sick and tired.

As of yesterday, I was going to know, but I'm disgusted by the grandeur of being treated as a brave man. Can't we even have a proper conversation?

"Please, give me your head, Silan. So, I'd appreciate it if you could tell me what's going on."

"Yes."

When I asked for an explanation of the situation, Silan finally raised his head.

I caressed my chest down, and I asked on top of it.

"So, what's this all about, Silan? I just can't figure out what's going on."

"It's, uh..."

It's not like silane. I have a bad tooth cut. They don't really want to talk about it.

But this was a scene I had to cut into. This is what happened as soon as we talked about using monsters. You can't just not hear more from them.

You said, "I'm not a traitor."

Waiting doesn't make any sense. I decided to cut this out here.

"You two have been treated like traitors, you mean?

"It's not like we're both..."

Silan answers on behalf of Kay, who is completely atrophied, but I don't get one more point. I said retrospectively.

"'The Spirit is not like a monster,' he also said. Hey, 'they thought the Spirit was the same thing as a monster' was the cause of being treated like a traitor? In other words, what was considered a traitor was the spiritual user and the very species of elves that produce it......?

Silan does not answer. Silently, he turned away from me.

Now you're right.

"But how could you do that...?

"... Takahiro may not be perfect for coming from another world where monsters don't exist, but in our world, the threat of monsters is more than anything else."

You noticed, Silan turned to this side of the face that was deviant.

You turned her belly, she was regaining her usual Rin standing.

"It's a long time ago. There was a time when it was said that the serving spirits of our characteristic spiritual users were the same as monsters. Kay just said no, but we can't say what's different either. We just know that the Spirit is not harmful to us..."

In fact, it doesn't seem any different from the Spirit that magic has exchanged its heels than the monster is a creature with magic.

A little bit, maybe it's the same thing.

"Who deals with monsters. A traitor to humanity. Inner enemies moulded to destroy mankind.... Of course, no one is saying that on behalf of others right now. But it is a historical fact that our elves have a time of persecution like that, and unfortunately our status is still not very high."

In short, is it that it was a discriminated race?

... No. If the story is in its past form, it's odd that Kay reacts so hypersensitively.

Even now, whether tangible or intangible, it would be reasonable to assume that discrimination remains.

When asked about the circumstances, there were some verses that came to mind.

For example, I did not know the existence of a spiritual user until I received an explanation from Silan. Just before that, despite all the legends of the brave men of history.

I didn't know it existed because there had never been an elf in Tan, a gorgeous hero, who wanted to use the Spirit.

"I got the story."

When I said it, Kay trembled.

Behind Silan's eyes next door was also the colour of the fright that had been pushed to death.

My fed up mood gained even more weight.

Thanks for this, I'm not going to find out until I tell you exactly.

"I repeat, I am not angry."

And I gazed straight into Shiran's eyes, and said,

Silan was looking back on me, too. A pale eye searched behind my eyes.

Eventually, just a little bit of Silan's shoulder strength fell out.

Immediately after that came the colour of shame on Silan's neat face.

Earlier, Silan said, 'Elves are sensitive to the emotions of others'. Silan finally relieved himself by observing my attitude and making sure that I meant what I was saying.

The feeling of shame after that must have shamed me for speculating on my words. Her cleanliness was preferable to me.

I repeat my words even more.

"I also understood the reaction earlier. If that's the reason, then I can't help but be desperate. I'm sorry I didn't know you were insensitive."

The last part told Kay, who was getting smaller.

Kay shakes his head with momentum, probably as loud as it sounds.

"Oh, no. I am certain that I said something rude to Takahiro..."

"Don't worry about it. If it bothers you, stop calling me Takahiro. I'm more concerned about you."

Kay looked like she was in trouble. I guess you found out that I seriously hate you.

"Well, then, what do you call it?

"Usually, 'samba' is fine. I don't care if you call me out."

"That's on the boulder... Takahiro?

"That's fine."

When I snorted at him, Kay finally blew his mouth off. Ever since we met, this was the first time I saw her smile.

In the meantime, this would be better for the Silans.

I'm the one with the problem.

I felt like holding my head. How many times have you come to this fort?

They don't have any other monster users in this world.

Given that the spirits were treated like monsters, and that elves with spiritual skills became discriminated against races, my presence leading the monsters would be totally out.

It was the worst case I had ever assumed.

I was right to hide my cheat abilities just in case. This can never be known about my abilities anymore.

In this world, I am a brave man, so I could be treated differently from the elves. But it won't work with hopeful observations either.

"Mashima kun"

"Yeah?"

I was thinking about it, and Lily called me back.

From what I can see, Syran and the others were somewhat out of place.

"Oh. Bad. I was a little confused."

"If you seem tired, I think it's time for us to take a moment. Is there anything else I can tell you?

"I'm not tired of anything else, so you don't have to worry about it there. Right, there's more..."

I think I heard what you wanted to hear. Is there anything else?

Lily gave me a rescue boat to think about.

"Look, that ring. It's just fine, and I think I should give it to Mr. Silan."

"Oh, that one? Right, I'll give it to you now."

I got out of bed.

When I go to the backpack I left in the corner of the room, I take out some rings that I tied together and left in one piece from something.

It was retrieved from the bodies of the knights who became ghouls.

It was no longer necessary for the original purpose of 'giving preference when in first contact' because it had been more smoothly accepted by the rest of the world than I thought, and I had forgotten to put it out until now.

We have confirmed that Silan is wearing the same ring. However, the colours were different. The equipment should have been the same, so is there a difference in troops? Either way, she would have done the right thing.

When I handed her the ring, Silan looked at her with a terrible surprise.

"This belongs to our Alliance Third Knights, right? Where'd you get this?

"I found the body as I wandered through the tree sea. I couldn't bring the body to the boulder, so I thought I'd at least bring the artifact."

"... is that what you mean? Thank you very much."

Silan frowned in pain.

"That was probably a separate task force that had preceded us as an overdraft to ensure the safety of the brave men when we headed to our tree sea in response to the expedition's rescue request. They were sweeping monsters on the path. I have been unluckily hit by a herd of monsters and I have heard that they have been wiped out. I hear that some of them were unable to retrieve the bodies…"

Silan, who stares at the ring above his palm to slightly bend over, looked somewhat contemplative.

"Takahiro. I have a favor to ask."

After a few seconds, Silan raised his face.

"Could you join their condolences"