As far as it goes, the order of the pilgrimage is decided.
Tracey got used to moving and calmed down, so we were taught about the route of the pilgrimage.
"Yes, I'm going to go through six towns and villages in the six countries that the young people have travelled."
It's not like you're actually traveling through six countries.
"Ahahah, you don't have enough time to travel all over the country."And there are other countries that have perished. "
Mr. Tracy laughs bitterly at your words. [M]
Indeed, rituals simplify myths and past events.
“And by doing good in each place, you can go to the next town.And finally, the pilgrimage will be accomplished by reaching the Holy Land. ”
And so, Mr. Tracy mouths out a strange rule.
“What kind of good deeds do you have?”
"That depends on the time of day."If a resident has a clear concern and solves it, it will be easy to understand and counted as a good deed.That's why everyone arrives in the village early and asks if there are any troubles that are easy to understand. "
"So you've got some expensive magic items to speed things up."
Everyone was in such a hurry.
We all thought the pace allocation would be too fast if we reached the goal first.
Because this ritual is just a journey, not an end in sight.
"If that's the case, when will we catch up with those who preceded us?"We're also chasing it pretty fast, though.
And Mina bowed her head to the fact that there were no other participants in the temple ahead.
"Didn't you ride in a carriage on the way?"You're going to various towns, aren't you? "
"No, that's impossible.The pilgrimage was a sacred journey by the First Pope, so we can't allow ourselves to ride in a carriage. ”
Without that, Mr. Tracy is absolutely certain.
Is it good to use magic items?
"Um, um, I wonder if it's okay because I'm walking on my own?Look, look, it's a kind of equipment...? "
I suddenly became drowsy.
The standards are ambiguous, even though there are no magic items to help you move around without a carriage.
"Either way, if you do something that is clearly forbidden, you will be severely pursued from other temples that have been defeated in the ritual."Even if other temples did the same thing. "
The more you get, the more stretched your legs, the more convenient means anyone can do is to make a clear prohibition, and the high-performance magic items that can be reversed in one shot are ambiguous as a type of equipment.
Yeah, well, there's a limit to what a normal carriage can do to a creature.
If so, would it be better to allow magic items that can be overturned by performance differences to compete against disadvantaged temples?
But that means that the other participants got some really great moving magic items?
"Not only that, I think I'm also using the Magic Power Restoration and Health Restoration Potions to run at full strength."It's expensive, but the temple, which is the main hill of each church, can provide enough to keep you going. ”
As long as I can, I can't keep up with the insomnia, even if I overstate it, if I'm running at full speed without a break, I can see that I can't keep up with it.
In addition, I was quite at the starting point.
Oh, that's what I said.
I was surprised and talked to you.
"But are you all right?"I've been running at an amazing speed for a while now.You don't use moving magic items, do you? "
I was worried that Mr. Tracy might be imposing on us if we talked like that.
"Yes, you don't have to worry about it."We'll be fine. [M]At this rate, it's like running lightly. "
"I-Is this your rush...?"
That's right, you've been trained by Lakshi, so you have plenty of magic to spare.
"Since I'm increasing my stride with my physical strength, I'm also using up less energy."
In fact, we seem to be jumping forward rather than running, so we don't consume much energy.
However, if walking and running on the ground are the rules, you must be careful because a big leap can also violate the rules.
If you drive too fast, you'll destroy the road and annoy the travelers.
"Oh, that's right... by the way, um..."
"What is it, Mr. Tracy?"
Isn't there a strange monster attacking us just now?
As Tracy pointed out, I looked back at my chances of encountering monsters after leaving the Holy City.
If you ask me, it might be a little too much.
That's right, I'd rather have less eyes today?
"No, no, it's not too few!? You've been attacked before!?"
Even now, the monsters appeared, so everyone went ahead and defeated them.
The monsters Knolbe and Megri defeated in the last row of the party were recovered in magic bags.
But I usually encounter more monsters.
Yeah, I've actually been attacking a lot more since I became an adventurer.
"Whatever it takes..."
"If you ask me..."
"It feels less than when I'm always acting with Rakshi-san..."
When Tracy is puzzled, she bends her head because she thinks there are not many of them.
"Shhhhh!?"
"Ah, no, that's not true."If you think about it, it was weirder than before.It's no use, the density of life is too dense these days, and I've based it on the time I've been working with Lakshi-san. "
Ah, what? Suddenly, Liliera-san turned her palm upside down and said something was wrong.
"If you ask me, there are a lot of them, right?"I didn't happen to be heading to a land full of monsters by request, nor did I get into trouble with bad luck.Normally... it's not normal, but it's a little too much to travel the streets normally. "
That's right! That's right!
With Lilliera's consent, Tracy nodded happily.
Hmm, I don't know what to say, but if you're a skilled adventurer, Lilliella might have some kind of rationale.
Do you think Lilliella has a cause?
"Well, I don't think it's a zero likelihood."
After all, it seems that Mr. Lilliera has some kind of basis.
There are many crowds along the streets, and there are also escorts for merchants and adventurers with arms, so the monsters are wary of them, and travelers with more people than themselves are not likely to target them.
I see, there were probably many weak monsters that appeared along the street.
Even when strong monsters arrive, they will be hunted by the people who are looking for the materials as soon as they find them.
"Also, although the total number of monsters that have attacked since before is very large, each one was just a small group."Sometimes monsters that multiply too much during the breeding season come out into the open, but they come in larger swarms. "
Yeah, it was like a couple of little swarms of them attacking without a second thought.
Does Tracy know of any large forests or caves around here where monsters might live?
“I'm sorry, I don't go very far from the Holy City, so I'm not sure.However, we have heard that large monster habitats in the vicinity of the sacred city have been hunted down by the temples in the past. ”
The sacred city is the main hill of each sect, so to speak, it is the knee of God.
I guess I wanted to get rid of the monsters neatly.
"But there were many monsters around the sacred city."There were monsters of strength, too. "
Oh, that's a good payoff!
Speaking of which, Lilliella and the others were hunting monsters around the Sacred City.
Indeed, Liliera-san and Gyro-kun had quite a few victories in the monster hunt.
There were definitely many of them after we eliminated the monster's dwelling place.
To the extent that it is, Lilliella-san. Considering the situation around the sacred city, it was decided that there were many monsters.
"There's someone up ahead."
When Meggli says that, he finds someone in front of him.
“Really, I saw it. I wonder if it was part of the pilgrimage?”
"Hey, hey, hey!"
It seems that the people in front of us also found us, and they waved and called out to us.
What is it?
"Maybe it's another temple assassin who's after us."Be careful. "
"Shh, shh!?"
Tracy shudders when she hears of the assassin.
"Don't worry, Tracy's sister."I wouldn't be afraid to be an assassin without us! "
"Janet-chan..."
While we were vigilant, we were getting closer to the people who were calling us at a slower pace.
As we approach each other so close that we can confirm each other's faces, we realize that the figure is a sturdy Amazoness, and we are convinced that it is definitely a participant in the pilgrimage.
What's the matter?
Closer, their clothes were dirty with blood.I guess we were fighting until just now.
"Oh no! A lot of monsters appeared from the forest over there."Oh, we managed to hide and get over it, but we headed towards the Holy City.Were you guys okay? "
A lot of monsters? Some of them attacked us, so we fought them off. "
That said, I have a story about Lillie, and I don't think it's relevant.
"Well, maybe the monsters changed directions and rose along the way."However, there were still many monsters lurking in the forest.We go to the Holy City to warn.If you don't mind, could you investigate the forest for me?And if there seems to be a swarm of monsters left in the forest, I want you to alert the villages and towns ahead. "
And people from other temples who weren't Amazones asked me to do that.
"Well, I think you are also participants in the pilgrimage journey, but you will not be able to win anymore when you return to the Holy City."
In fact, we haven't caught up with the early participants, so it would be desperate to return to the ritual if we returned to the Holy City now.
"I know. We can't allow ourselves to be defeated by taking part in the prestige of the temple."But we are the followers of God who brought peace to the people before we were representatives of the temple.There's something more important than a pilgrimage. ”
Ooh
Although the appearance was quite harsh, we were impressed by the sincere thoughts within.
"Okay! Leave it to us!"
"Yes, I can help you too!"
Not only me, but Mr. Tracy will show them their willingness to cooperate.
"I see. Thank you for your help!" Then I'll leave it to you! "
"Take care of yourself!"
When I see that the participants are returning to the Holy City, I drop Mr. Tracy off.
"Then I'll go to the forest, and everyone will go first."
"What? You're not going with us?"
I thought you could take me with you, and Tracy's face looks like she's been stung by the shoulder.
Did you realize that Lakshi was suspicious after all?
In the meantime, it seems that Mina-san was suspicious of those people, so she asked me such a thing.
No? No, I just thought that if we were to scout normally, a small number of people could approach the forest and use exploration magic.
"... by the way, you had such magic, didn't you?"
"Les, the magic of Lakshi's exploration is quite cumbersome..."
"Then I'll follow you."
Megri-san too?
It was me who tried to get to the woods after the talk, but Meggli told me that she would accompany me there.
"It's about Lakshi, so if there are a lot of monsters, you're going to fight, right?"Then I'll go with you the fastest of these, and if the number is small, I'll go through the cover, and if the number is large, I'll go back to everyone to tell them the scale. "
I understand. Thank you very much, Megli-san.
Depending on the size of the herd, it would be better to have a liaison.
Megri-san, I'm just working with Gyro-kun, and I'm very supportive.
“Okay, then we'll go first.”
"Nnnnnnnnnnn, Tracy's sister is going to carry it on my back." Here, get on it. "
"Ah, yes. Thank you very much."Rakshi, the first village is Isla along this road! ”
When Tracy met Gyro, she told me about the village where the rendezvous was.
Alright, let's meet up in Isla Village!
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Megri and I arrived in the woods to see how many monsters there are with our exploration magic.
"... it's true that there are many monsters."There is a large herd in the middle of the forest, and there are many small herds spread throughout the forest.It looks like you just attacked a small herd on the outer perimeter of the forest. "
What are you going to do?
"There are a lot of them, but it's not that many."That's why magic destroys them all at once. "
"With magic? But unlike the flatlands, it's a hassle to crush monsters in the woods."How do you defeat them? "
Meguri-san wanted to talk about the trouble of crushing monsters without destroying the forest.
In fact, you don't have to worry about environmental destruction in the air or on the flat ground, but since there are many useful resources such as beasts and medicinal herbs in the forest, I don't want to cause as much damage as possible.
Well, in some rare cases, burning it protects the environment, like in the Wild Beast Forest.
Nevertheless, a forest of this size is not a problem.
It's okay, there is a magic that is perfect for this kind of situation.
It was already confirmed by the exploration magic that there were no humans in the forest.
So don't hesitate to let me use that magic.
High Area Search!
First, I used spotting magic to mark monsters in the forest.
In turn, it activates attack magic.
"Forest Sawn Lance!!"
"" "" "" Gwaaaaa!? "" ""
When I activated the magic, I heard a scream coming from the woods.
"What? What!?"
Just looking from the outside doesn't know what's going on, so Megri raises her voice.
We have destroyed the monsters lurking in the forest.
Confirming that the magic of exploration has eliminated the reaction of the living monster, I report to Mr. Megli for annihilation.
"Eh!? No more!?"
Fortunately, there didn't seem to be any monsters of great strength.
Forest Thorne Lance, a wide-ranging magic that manipulates the trees in the forest to stretch and attack their roots and branches as spears.
The drawback is that it's a magic that limits what you can do without plants, thick branches, and roots that you can use to attack.
Also, since the plant does not have the wisdom to judge the enemy, it is also necessary for the surgeon to identify the target by visualization or magic.
This alone looks like an unusable magic filled with flaws, but since the trees in the forest themselves attack monsters as weapons, it's the perfect offensive magic for protecting the environment without the fear of destroying the forest like a pervasive flame magic.
The point is to translate it as the right place for the right material.
Well, after defeating the monster, I'll collect the materials. Forest Control!
I activate the magic that controls the plants in the forest and transport the corpses of the monsters I defeated outside the forest in a bucket race.
After a while, the dead bodies of monsters carried by the branches and roots of the trees are piled up on the edge of the forest closest to us.
"Amazing number. This many monsters from outside the forest...?"
It's not difficult to crusade if you use target magic that applies exploration magic.
"No, I think it's a normal and difficult business..."
All I had to do was put it in a magic bag and collect it.
I had to prove that I had defeated the monster lurking in the woods to reassure everyone.
Well then, we've finished collecting the materials. Shall we go?
"Um, yeah... it didn't help me after all..."
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"W-what happened..."
We are the external participants of the pilgrimage of the devil of commerce...
But its real purpose was to disrupt its rivals.
There are a lot of people who do that kind of dirty work on other temples, not just us.
The point is that the devotees of the temple should complete their journey.
And the order we were given was to sabotage the Lord God's temple.
Unlike previous pilgrimage journeys, there are many suspicious things about the participants in the main god temple this time.
I guess that's why I was so vigilant.
In fact, the people in the temple of the main god who had been stranded were catching up fast enough to catch up with the original group of participants who were almost there.
So we decided to lure them into the trick as planned.
Thanks to the monstrous herbal fragrance that the Separate Squadron had planted in the center of the forest, the forest became a monster's den.
And when the temples of the gods came nearby, they told us we were going to ask for help.
Then we pretend to return to the Sacred City and watch over the people heading for the forest, completing our investigation and attacking the exhausted people coming out of the forest.
Even if they can escape, they can still buy enough time, so their victory will be hopeless.
In the unlikely event that they ignore our request and continue their journey, we will report back to operations at the end of the journey.
As a result, it can be argued that his deeds are not worthy of worshiping the main god, and he is not qualified to lead the ritual.
In other words, no matter how we fell, it would have been advantageous for us.....
"The forest tree carries the corpse of a monster...?"
They never went into the woods.
Instead, one monster body after another was taken out of the forest.
Besides, it was the branches and roots of the trees, not the people who brought them.Impossible, why is the tree moving!?
What's going on?
"Oh, I don't know."Hey, can you do that with magic? "
I ask my fellow wizards if they are doing magic, but they shake their heads violently to the side to deny it.
"Don't be ridiculous! There is such magic!"If it was possible, it was the spirit magic used by the elves, but there were no elves among them.In the first place, the monster was supposed to be in the woods.If it was truly magic, it would mean that the entire forest was contained within magic range.That's not the kind of magic humans use!! "
As I was told, this forest is quite large.I hadn't seen any magic on the battlefield that could hold a forest this big in range.
But who the hell are they?
If it wasn't magic, the trees in the forest would have moved on their own, killing the monsters?
That's what human work is all about...!?
"Oh no, are they really not humans...?"
"What? What are you talking about?"
I hear my mumbling, and I bend my neck at what my people are saying.
“Think about it! There's no way humans can do this without magic!If so, he's not a human being, he's something! "
If it's not human, then what the hell is it?
I tell my friends I'm afraid of the answers I've come up with.
"You know this is a journey dedicated to God, don't you?"... how does it feel to be dedicated to watering it? "
"No, you're kidding...?"
I'm sure you've heard what I'm trying to say.I deny that my people can't believe it.
Well then, I'll ask you the other way around, but how can we do that to humans?
……
None of my people could answer my questions.
I didn't want to believe it, I said I wanted to deny it.
I mean, nobody could deny what I said.
"As the priests have spoken, God has sent the angels and the apostles to the earth to punish the foolishness of men.So now I call my superior healing magician a saintly lady for the sake of publicity, but the original saintly lady was also an unusual person.I thought it was a nasty story, but let's see the entrance to the temple and the sight of it now..... "
I can't deny that God's use came to punish us for our deeds.
"Whoa!? I saw this!?"
It was then. One of my fellow watchers suddenly started screaming.
"This is stupid, this is the distance!? I also use hidden magic items."because of my imagination..... "
I wanted to say, but he was looking at me.
"Hey, I'm waving at you."Are you sure you're aware of this?This magic item is working properly, isn't it? "
Stupid, impossible. We're hiding from faraway places. There's no way I can find it.
"I-It's my imagination." Maybe there are travelers near us.Don't move around like that. "
But if it's really God's use.....
I've defeated all the monsters, so don't worry, I'll report to the Holy City!
I wanted to think it was his imagination, but he obviously recognized that we were here and spoke to us.
"" "" Hah, hahihi... "" "
Without anyone, we stood up.
Then he ran toward the Holy City.
"" "" "I'll tell you right away!!" ""
Definitely! He's a real god!You're a real saintly woman!
You mustn't make him angry!If you make us angry, we will devour Heaven!
We made our way to the Holy City at full speed, as he ordered.
And as soon as I report everything to my client, I will leave the Holy City!
Never do such a dirty job again!I'll donate all my money to the church!
"That's why! I'll forgive you!!"