The day after dawn. Harold decided to take the liners to search the mountains early in the morning in order to solve the problem of impatience, albeit with considerable haste. One of the reasons why Reefa was ready and not knowing when and where the flag would erupt if she stayed too long in Smeraggi's mansion.

Harold takes the lead to the regulatory area as he looks at Itsuki, who is overly worried about Erica and Harold like an unaccompanied mother who drops off her son who is going to go to Tokyo at the station's home. But there was something I really wanted to say before that.

"Why are you here?

"I am with Erica."

There was a figure of Yuno in the group. Certainly not strange given her position and strength, but she is the same cooking attire. It would be an unsuitable outfit to split into the back of the mountain.

That was something I could tell all the women, such as Erica in her written clothes and Colette in her exposed outfit reminiscent of the South, Reefa in her miniskirt. They are all the same costume as the game.

Harold was forced to convince himself that it was something like that, not to stick around here anymore.

It is more meaningful than that to check again the movements and precautions within the regulatory area.

"... okay. You guys, keep this."

"What's this?

"It's a medicine that relieves the effects of temper. Drink it before entering the regulatory area."

Pass the number of antibodies that were stockpiled in Smeragi. I bring more, so I won't have to be greatly affected in the unlikely event that the resolution prolongs.

Then it wasn't that easy to talk about whether it would be okay to be angry if there was even the medicine. No matter how many antibody drugs you take, the effect will drop if you take more. He hasn't confirmed any health hazards once or twice, but the more chance he has of breathing in, the more risks he naturally increases. At the end of the day, there is no use for forests in Smeragi territory to avoid losing consciousness.

It is information obtained after the Smeragi family has managed to conduct an investigation to solve the problem. It was also a reality that couldn't have been portrayed in the game just to formulate the medicine and take it and complete the event.

"I also advised you yesterday that if you breathe in for a long time, it won't be a lot. We'll get this over with while the pills work."

"I wish I could do that. Pretty big, huh? The woods are spreading."

"The sight of the place is already on"

"... you, you really know a lot"

Hugo sees things he may not be good at, but this is also merely original knowledge. I checked on the map, but there was an overlap with the original dungeon map, so we're going there first.

Of course there will be some hassles because the scale is completely different from the map and the map of the game, but it will be more efficient than searching for it in the dark clouds without any idea.

Well, from the Hugo guys who have a terrible resemblance to the game and can't even imagine Harold being a player in that game, they probably find Harold's original knowledge like this creepy.

This time, I have to reopen it because it is not a situation that I am sparing.

"Naturally. Who do you think I am?"

"That's horrible because it convinces me."

"Liner than that"

"Hmm?"

"You remember exactly what you said yesterday?

"Oh, erm... don't smoke too much because your temper is bad for you, besides being frenzied by monsters... are you?

Thirty points.

Bassari truncate the liner's answer. What Reiner just said was only a premise story, and I left the story last night about what to do to avoid it, but it didn't seem to settle in my memory. The son of an asshole is alive and well.

What Harold told everyone last night about the plan is the importance it places on speed anyway. I want to keep my time within the limits of the regulations as short as possible in order not to catch my breath. To do so is to locate the device and not get lost, and not fight extra.

Assuming it's a fight, you'll need to take in more oxygen than usual, so you breathe heavily, and you'll get more. Besides, anger also adversely affects monsters, making them rabid. So combat should not be done except when it is inevitable.

To do this, we should have talked about paying the utmost attention to our enemies and sharpening our nerves so that we can always detect the signs around us.

I know the liner remembers it somehow too, but I guess I don't like to get it in order and convert it into words within me.

"You're a boar. When something happens, you can't see around you, you stand out alone and threaten to disrupt the front"

"Ugh..."

I guess I'm so conscious that I think I got a star as a liner when I see something stuck in my words. Well, it's also a sense of righteousness, and I can say it's the character of the hero. That straightness should also help you pull your people together.

But this time, Harold stabs the nail because he should be able to fix it more quickly if he follows his instructions.

"Prioritize swinging it off without fighting darkness if you encounter a monster. All right?"

"Whoa!"

Just a reply would have been nice, but whether the liner can keep that saying is another story.

Seeing where Colette was sighing loudly, she also seemed to know very well the character of a boy named Reiner.

Well, I don't think it's that dangerous because it has more fighting power than the original, but I wouldn't have gone over it to be careful. Keeping walking as it was came to the mountain, where access had been forbidden for several years.

There are warning signs on the fence for once, but I'm sorry. I can get in all I want.

The range of temper is too wide to surround everything, so there is no choice. Instead, he said he was thickening his defenses around the residential area to prepare for monsters and other threats.

"Have you all taken antibodies?

Everyone nods at Harold's inquiry.

Confirming that, Harold stepped into the mountains.

The entrance is not yet contaminated with air and looks like a normal forest. It just seemed creepy and quiet too.

In the original, the only setting that came up was to frenzy the monster, but the monster, which is the same organism because it has a negative effect on the human body, would not be safe either. Maybe they're saving lives in addition to frenzy.

That would explain this tranquility. If this is true, it's like my spine gets cold.

Going forward for a while staring at the map, eventually something like the thin purple "Toya" will cover the area.

"This is annoying..."

"There is little impact to this extent. But if you feel weight or paralysis in your body, declare it immediately."

"What are we going to do in that case?

"First aid, but healing magic. Healing works."

I thought I explained this to you last night. In the meantime, with Erica and Yuno, it would be a situation we could deal with.

If you think about it, there's no chance that Yuno was sent for that. It's Erica's entourage from the beginning, and it's the role of two birds with one stone.

I don't feel very good about going inside this one, but antibodies and healing magic have proven their effectiveness, so I just have to believe that it's okay.

Let's get this over with. With that in mind, Harold did not hesitate, but drew the grass to the depths of the mountains.

A black back cuts ahead on the roadless path. Even as my temper grew stronger, there was no precipitation in its steps, and I seemed to know where to go. He said he had a star on him, but I guess that means he knows almost where that machine is installed.

Erica thinks so. The usual.

Harold knows a lot and holds them in by himself. It's very rare to use someone's help, like this one. Or is he really “powered”?

Chi is only a problem for Smeragi territory. Previously, he taught me how to manufacture antibody drugs with the thought of selling favors to Smeragi, but now that he has declared insulation from Harold, that doesn't mean anything anymore.

Besides, it seems that the reefer is indispensable for disarming the device, and that exposure would probably be enough for Harold alone. He should naturally be able to prepare his own antibodies, and healing magic users don't necessarily have to be Erica or Yuno. I would never do anything unnecessary or futile because of Harold's character.

Doesn't that mean that it would be desirable for Harold to solve this problem with the people who are here now? The meaning is that when it does, it becomes unreadable, but at least there's a reason Harold just gets directly involved.

The fact that the people of Smeragi suffer and that Harold is trying to solve it at his peril but there is little he can do to help tightens Erica's chest.

I've been trying to be a supportive person so that I can help Harold. I was going to.

But every time I see him, I feel the difference with Harold, the breadth of the distance. The weakness over and over again blurred my head that no matter how much I shook it off, I couldn't catch up.

(Is there anything I need from Harold...)

Question I've been afraid to think about. But once you think about it, you get your feet tangled up in that dark, backward thought. I'm going to stop my leg.

That way, though, I'll never be able to catch up with Harold again.

(That's all I've been trying to say I don't like, but now that's so hard)

I think of myself as a weak person. I thought if you could help Harold, you wouldn't have to turn around. But it was hypocrisy, it was just a lie.

Every time that back goes away, I want you to turn around, I want you to look at yourself more. I didn't like to go out of my reach, I was scared, and in a corner of my mind I always yelled "Don't go".

There's nothing before the building, I just can't contain my love affection for Harold. The bigger the thought, the more I hurt myself to emerge and chop my heart off.

A weak man like that who can't even beat his weakness can be what Harold deserves.

"Hey."

A grumpy voice interrupted Erica's thinking. Sensation of being lightly shaken shoulders. There was Harold's face in front of him.

Erica can only keep her eyes peeled at what happened to her.

"Hey, aren't you hearing me?

"... Oh, no, excuse me. Think a little..."

It returns to me haha and reacts cloudily to the words. Soon it was down to the rear of a bunch.

They were literally pulling their legs at their thoughts.

Harold doesn't say anything, he just stares at Erica's face. Speaking of which, when the hell was it shaking to gaze at me like this from Harold's?

"You are..."

Harold tried to say something, but it never lasted until the end.

Unexpectedly attracted by strong force. The identity is Harold's left arm. His arm turned around Erica's back and was held in her chest.

The moment she recognized it that way, Erica could only be stiff with confusion and tension. Strike a beat so big and fast that your heart is about to rip open. So much so that I thought I might hear the heartbeat: doh, doh, doh, doh.

In such chaos, Harold's warmth is well conveyed. Now Erica is dressed like nodding her face on Harold's chest plate, and her left arm, turned on her back, is holding Erica down disappointingly and unable to move one thing. Even that slight breathlessness was comforting to Erica.

(- What am I!?

Erica embarrasses herself with a bright red face at her own uncanny thought that I wish time would stop like this, etc. I don't understand how this is happening in the first place.

"Chip, if your temper gets so thick, does the enemy make little sense?"

That's how Harold threw up in Erica's ear. It is true that the sight is very poor due to impatience.

"Sorry, I missed it"

"Erica, are you okay?"

Francis and Yuno walk under the two. By analogy from their words and deeds, apparently a monster attacked them from behind Erica, and I wonder if Harold would have knocked them down as he drew Erica?

Erica, still embraced, can't even look back and confirm. And I didn't hate it at all, I couldn't tell you that I wanted you to get away from me.

But that doesn't last long either. The force of his arms loosens and Harold's body leaves.

Oh, I managed to get a voice that seemed like a shame to leak. Harold stares at Erica like that again. That just makes my face about to boil up.

"Erica."

"... Yes"

"Do you understand the situation? Think about it later."

"Sorry......"

That was a natural reprimand. I become more and more miserable when I can't even protect what has been noted beforehand.

A little distraction seemed to overflow the tears.

"... if you know what I mean, I'll just go."

Harold's words as if they contained a shudder. But the hand grabbed Erica's wrist.

Harold walks out holding his hand as he is.

"Huh? Oh, um... Master Harold?

Shut up and don't say anything.

"Yes, sir"

This guy is sloppy. Or are you just not loving someone else?

I thought it was so hard and painful. That one word alone makes me want to follow you everywhere.

Even if it was a word with no special meaning, it makes me so powerful.

"... a really sloppy person"

There were tears and smiles on Erica's face, who looked down and groaned so that no one could hear her.