Day four.
Today, we head down to the cracked cave in the woods that Sheena was talking about.
Because it's just an undercover view, we're not going down to the cave, so the luggage and equipment aren't that authentic.
"Mom, what is that?"
"It's lunch."
"Picnic...?"
Sheena doesn't look like her usual apron, she dresses easily.
Just holding a basket with a handle is like going on a picnic.
"Well, it's not that far, but be careful along the way, right?"
"Yes"
"It's like a garden to us."
"Yeah, yeah."
Well, they used the woods as a playground.
If she was convinced, she glanced at the two people who were good at Sheena with a smile.
"You've been in distress in the woods and chased by boars, right? And both of you..."
"Wait a minute, I'm sorry, Mother, don't go any further!!"
"Mom, are you really on our side!?"
Is it dangerous to get too used to it?
I turn around from what I'm good at and look at the two people who are taking a lot of damage, and I think that's what I'm doing.
"My...?"
"Kate, Forest Kiken, be careful."
Oh?
I felt something real, so let's go through.
It must have been interesting.
Well, shall we go?
"Yes!"
"Yes..."
Anyway, let's go to our destination first.
We leave the house and enter the forest.
I feel the sensation of the trees gradually narrowing as I go down the road where people are not passing through.
"Forests are a kind of maze. The space surrounded by trees deceives the perception and makes even where we are now fuzzy."
The area is surrounded by trees and scaffolding is covered with dead leaves.
Sheena sees this when she marks the trunk of the tree with her knife.
"That's why we need a landmark. Even in a narrow forest, getting lost is life-threatening."
"I see... Believing only in your senses is dangerous, right?"
"Exactly. Well done."
Sina smiled at my words and started walking again. [M]
I'll take my notebook out of my pocket so I don't forget what I was taught.
"Kate, what is that?"
"It's a notebook."
Strangely enough, Nia shows me the notepad. [M]
By writing down what has been taught here, you can see it when you want to remember.
"It's a life-threatening thing. And I think I'll be able to use it for future adventurer activities."
"Hmm, Sheena's teachings are quite practical. Enhanced combat is also important, but we also need to be able to respond to any situation."
"... I'm kind of scared that you're going to feel like your mother."
"Who's Mom?"
"No, I didn't...?"
Shit, I bounced it back.
As you interact with each other and go further into the back, you hit a small cliff.
"Did it collapse in the previous rain?"
The depth is not that great, but if it falls, you may get injured.
Even if it jumps over, if the ground is loose, it may slip down due to the impact of the landing.
"I can't help it. Take a detour here..."
No, it's okay.
Yes?
It takes too long to detour.
I speak to Yuran and Lime from the water bottle and chest pocket.
"Yuran, Lime, Scaffolding, Can You Go?"
"Queue!"
"Shah!"
"Okay, then let's do it."
Transform the lime into a cage before putting a fist on the edge of the cliff.
Keep your magic in the lime - build a bridge while enlarging your body.
"Yuran, reinforcements and handrails"
"Shah!"
On top of that, he uses the magic of Yuran to help Lime, but makes a railing so he doesn't fall.
After seeing the completed bridge, Sheena is surprised.
"Kate, you're not seriously interested in a ruins survey..."
Mom, let's go.
"Yeah, I'm using it."
Sheena was pushed by the two of them to the bridge.
When everyone, including me, has finished crossing, I will return Yuran, who was a bridge.
Almost there.
Looks like it's just around the corner from here.
There are no cliffs like the one before, and as you step on the leaves of the trees at your feet - you unnaturally enter a space without trees.
Large cracks are running in the ground where the sun's light enters.
"Ooh...."
Unexpectedly, the sight seemed fantastic, leaving a voice of admiration.
This is where the ruins are - if you think so, you will notice that there is someone other than us in the area with the huge rift.
"... hmm? Is anybody there?"
"I see.... no way, it's unusual for someone to be here..."
Sheena is also surprised.
In the meantime, as we move closer to the big crack, we'll also see who he is.
"... you were yesterday?"
"You... were looking for a place to stay."
There was a man with a large body carrying a large backpack.
As yesterday, he put on his glasses and walked away from the cliff he was peeking at.
Then Sheena, who was looking at the man with a strange look, talked to the man as she remembered.
"Maybe, Mr. Russell?"
"Eh...!?"
"This is Sheena, the daughter of Farah Urugal."
When I said that, I had a happy expression.
Do you know him?
Rifa and Nia looked like "Who?"
"Has it been 20 years? I'm surprised I'm not old at all."
"You look just like that because you're old from the beginning! But I never thought you'd be here! You've grown up!"
Russell, a man who talks nostalgically, next sees Rifa and Nia.
After a few seconds of watching, she looks back at Sheena and twitches her mouth.
"But maybe these two...."
"Yes, it's my daughter."
"... yeah, I don't know, I thought it was similar, but... you're lying... I can feel the flow of time."
Surprised and deeply emotional, Mr. Russell murmured.
He looks at me next. [M]
"Where's your kid?"
He's my son, too.
"Eh!?"
"Mother!?"
Somehow more amazing than before, Mr. Russell.
I was surprised, but I thought this was Sheena's joke, so I decided to ride it.
Hi, I'm Kate Urugal.
"Kite!?"
A good reaction came back when I did something wrong.
After all, Sheena, who looks at us silently, immediately smiles as usual.
"His name is Russell Coolai. You're a senpai to me, and you're an amazing person investigating ruins all over the continent?"
"Well, it's not that big. I'm just a dummy who likes to look around. [M] I didn't accomplish as much as you did."
Exploring the whole continent as a abandoner.
It's cool at that point.
Was the backpack said to be a work tool for that, too?
"That means you're a wonderful person who spends his life exploring the unknown...!"
"No, it's not. That's why I didn't do such a respectable thing...."
"Nice to meet you, Alihara Kite...!"
"Hey, are you listening?"
Reach out to Mr. Russell, who is confused.
He looked at me as hesitant, but he shakes me back with his hands wrapped in climbing gloves while looking nervous.
"... this is my pleasure. Alihara Kite."
Mr Russell smiled kindly, though it was not a clumsiness.
I haven't heard why he was here yet, but he's probably here to look into the ruins.
Maybe we can investigate together?