─ ─ The next day, in the woods a short distance from the maintenance site Mishrilla...

Three people, Rita, Leticia and Katras, who finished their interviews in the village, were headed upstream of the river.

"To sum up the stories of the villagers, it is temporary that the amount of water in the river has decreased. Problem is, it looks like the carcass of an inexperienced demon has flown..."

At the rear of the line, Leticia said.

"Some of the demons the villagers showed me...... isn't that a crop? Rita."

"Yeah. Both those horns smelled like tide"

Rita nods to Leticia's question.

"It was definitely part of the demon. We'd all be surprised if that horned demon came from upstream."

"If the demon body remained, you would have figured out what kind of creature it was..."

"Villagers, they said they burned it creepy."

Katras took over Leticia's words.

"According to my knowledge, that is a medium-sized demonic horn. When the tide smells, it must be from the sea. I thought it was Horned Serpent in the region."

"You know more about it. Mr. Cutlass."

"The knight's qualification exam also requires knowledge of demons."

"But Horned Serpent isn't in the river, is it?

"That's right. It's a monster that travels the ocean, and it's coming to the coast this season."

Cutlass puts his finger on his lips, as if he remembers something.

"There is a rumor that horns become pills when they are powdered. It is the specialty dishes of the region that you open and cook and eat with a sweet and spicy sauce...... because meat gets worse fast. You can see the villagers will dispose of it."

"But can such demons ever appear near the woods?

"I hear you can live in freshwater... but it's not usually possible. Maybe if this place is connected to the sea. Rita, what's going on around there?

"... it doesn't smell like tide."

Rita looked at the ground, answering.

"From around, from this demon (...),"

"The Killer Bear is a mountain monster."

"That doesn't seem to have anything to do with this case."

Katras and Leticia nodded.

Both of them, the sword is pulling out all the time. But I didn't have time to use it.

'Killer Bear', who is falling in front of him, was already knocked down when Rita kicked him in the back of the head. A giant bear nearly twice the height of an adult man can no longer move a tingle.

"Surprisingly, there are powerful demons around here."

"Villagers, you were right to ask me to go home."

"It was people who weren't used to fighting, I'm sure. I was surprised when Little Bear came out."

Rita, Leticia and Katras were remembering after leaving the village.

It was a village that asked the Adventurers Guild to Quest, and it was inhabited by responsible villagers.

─ ─ Recap: In the village where you requested the quest ─

"We can't just let the adventurers work!

So the villagers followed the three, the Leticians.

"We don't like to fight!" "I'm familiar with forest demons, so I think I can help a little!

"... you don't have to, do you?

"" "It won't be a foot clump!!

He shook his head (wearing it) at Leticia's words, and the villagers shoved their fists up into the sky.

So, after Rita and the villagers went into the woods...

"GAOOOOOO!!

"It's a bunch of 'Little Bears'!" "Small but powerful nails and body area!! Turn around to the sides when attacking!!" "By the way, this forest has the mightiest bear, Killer Bear! Run away if you meet me!!

"" "Okay!!

"Let's discuss it first! Hi! I'm Leticia-Milfe!!

Leticia greeted!

'Little Bear' returned a greeting!

"Oops. I accidentally ran into him with my shield in place! …" Hao/Interrupted Shield Strike "Cancelling Shield Charge" (Bozo) "

Cutlass hit me!

The 'Little Bear' turn has been skipped!

"Little Bear" is pimply!

"Ouch! Oops! Looks like you got a good hit!!

Rita's spinning kick was three in a row and hit the back of the head of 'Little Bear'!

"Little Bear," I did!!

"" "Excuse me! It was a straw super foot clump! Sorry I'm leaving!!

"Such a nagging slut" is gone!

─ ─ End of Recap ─

"You didn't have to have a guide, did you? Because it's the main road."

"Villagers, I was scared. To demons."

"We're lucky to (...) decide to take it down (...), even though we don't have to be scared"

"In this quest, we've decided to make the overall hit (...) better."

""... how did you get home (is it)?

"............... I've recently been noticed myself getting used to your 'chi chi chi chi. Thank you, villager. I will also reflect..."

Rita and Katras strangle each other wonderfully, and Leticia makes a difficult face.

"Whatever that is, it's almost there, isn't it?

Rita cleared her beast ears.

Right next to the three of them, the river flows trying to hide in the rocks. The flow is pretty fast. The ground has, at some point, gone from soil to rock.

According to the stories of the villagers, the water source will be reached in about five minutes after the ground becomes rocky.

"... there's no change in the water sound. No sign of demons. Looks like it was the last of those killer bears."

"The purpose of the quest is to examine the state near the water source. That was it, wasn't it?

"Yeah. You can't find out beyond that."

"Right. Normally, you can't look into it."

The forest ran out while we were talking, and the three of them went out to an open place.

Around, there are rocky mountains that are flat rocky and cut off ahead.

The source of the river is its roots. Directly beneath Rock Mountain there are enough caves to crawl through and the river water flows out of it.

"For now, let's measure the depth of the river"

Leticia took the rope out of her luggage.

It was taken from the villagers. Now they're asking me to measure the depth of water near the source.

They'll see if there's any change compared to the old records left in the village.

Cutlass picks up the right stone and ties it to the tip of the rope.

Rita receives it and walks towards the riverbank. And concentrate 'divine power' behind your feet, to the surface of the water. I just reached the center of the river and drool the rope in the water.

Rita manages to stop on the spot as she walks away from being flushed by the water stream.

Make sure the rope reaches the bottom of the river and mark the area that is out of the water.

If you go back to the river bank, you'll complete your quest.

"There were five types of demons that emerged, including 'Killer Bear' and 'Little Bear'. So this is what you tell the villagers, right?

"That wasn't a big deal. Well, it's an investigation quest."

"Be calm, me. You shouldn't think this is' normal '. Normal people can't walk on the water, they can't pick a big bear or just kick it down... forget it and you won't be able to live a normal life, I..."

"" Mr. Leticia. Because of this, I'd like to look into the back of the water source with the treasure of the Beast Man (Jujun), Bell of the Subordinate, what do you think -!?

"Oh my God!!

Leticia raised her voice unexpectedly.

Just hold your head and take a deep breath and regain your cool...

"... 'Bell of the squire' only sounded like Rita, didn't it?

"Yeah. That echo allows me to find out what's going on around me. From here on out, across the water, the cave sounds good too, right? Because of this, I thought I'd use it."

"If you find anything unusual in that item, you can't tell the villagers, can you?

"I know."

Rita looked like she was in trouble and saw Leticia.

"But if it was a nagi, I'd say, 'Fine, give it a try.'"

"You seem to like that, Mr. Nagi."

Leticia shrugged her shoulders.

"Fine. Have a good day. If anything happens, I'll follow you."

Copy that.

Rita took the silver bell out of her pocket.

It's about the size of an egg. That was given to the Nagis before they returned to the port town of Ilgafa. When I received this, Nagi said, "You can use it at your discretion. Report the feeling of use later," he said.

Rita smiles naturally as Nagi's face comes to mind at that time.

Because I love curious faces when I have mysterious items in my hands. Sometimes I think it's a bad idea to look like a child, even though it's always hard to think about. I hope you don't fill your mind with your husband any more. I don't know what I'd do if it flooded, at all.

─ ─ With that in mind, Rita stood on the bank of the river and grabbed the bell.

I'll signal Leticia and Cutlass next door with my gaze, and they're holding their mouths and noses so they don't get in Rita's way. As long as it sounds like breathing, fine, but less noise is better.

"The Lord of Beasts Running through the Forest, in the name of his servants."

Rita tied the bell to the collar hardware.

The collar is a testament to your husband's bond. If this is the 'Bell of the Believer', this position would be most appropriate.

"'The bond with your husband - with the tone of the proof of loyalty, show me the hidden heel before me!

Rita closed her eyes and rang the bell.

─ ─ ─ ─

The bell sounded clear.

The sound doesn't sound like Leticia or Katras.

But Rita's beast ears received a cool tone.

The sound is spreading.

Sound ripples spread as if you had dropped a stone on the water.

Bounce back.

Rita's ears, her skin and all her senses take it.

Eventually Rita slowly opened her eyes.

"- Behind the cave - Something - Yes -?

Translate the echoed sound to the point where the bell can also be seen by Rita.

Behind Rita's brain, the gear man, emerges a shaft of an invisible place.

Choose ─ - Behind the cave.

Beyond the water source. Around the time the ringing noise arrived.

There, what was there? The image that came to Rita's mind was something with wings and a shadow.

"Tuskete"

And in Rita's ear, a faint voice was heard.

"Lady Leticia, Katras! There's someone across the cave! Looks like a manly heel and... something with wings is caught in the rocks inside. I can hear you!

Rita jumps toward the river. Again, he stands on the surface of the water on 'Water Walk' and runs out toward the cave.

"It's impotent! Rita!"

"─ Eh."

To Leticia's voice, Rita stops in a hurry.

The entrance to the cave is narrow. I finally crawl through the water. It is impossible to go into the back, against the flow, while maintaining 'walking on the water' by divine force in that state. If the concentration breaks even for a moment, it will fall into the water and be flushed.

"There are limits to how much 'chi chi chi chi chi chi chi chi chi chi chi'! Do what you can and cannot do!

"It is! This is Finn's turn to fly!

"My worries are pointless in an instant!?

"It's a help to people. Not if you're lost!

Cutlass lays his hands on and declares the artifact "Balvar's Armor" on his chest.

"Another me. It's your turn! Feen!!

Do I have to get dressed?

"It's natural!

'... you can't help it. Come on.'

With a light caller, Fern, a girl with the same gray hair as Cutlass, showed up.

'I have heard the circumstances. Oh, shit. I hope Finn flies through the universe and pulls those who want help in the back of the cave, huh?

"Please."

Leticia handed Feen the rope.

You can start measuring the depth later. Saving lives is a priority now.

'Copy that. Bye.'

Finn floated into the universe with the rope in his hand, fluttering.

The artifact "Baruval's Armor" can create a body with magic. Now he's transferring another personality 'Feen' of Katras to it. Because Finn can fly in the sky, he's good for this kind of narrow investigation.

Finn, who headed straight for the river, looked back in the air...

By the way, do you like "wet and clear"?

"I'll ask you later. So!

"... Cutlass. I wonder if I could learn a little more about colour."

That being said, Finn flew over the water in a state of lying down and disappeared into the back of the cave.

-Then after a score-

'─ Ready for rescue. Pull the rope, please!

Because he heard Feen, Rita, Leticia and Katras stood on the bank of the river and began pulling the stretched rope.

I had a response. Surely at the end of the rope, someone's body is tied together. Perhaps Finn supports it so it doesn't sink. For two people - Finn's body made of magic is light, so precisely for one or five people.

Feeling that much weight, Rita and the others desperately draw the rope.

"Rita. Do you still hear voices?

"I can't hear you. But... I can hear something happening. Is this...?

Every time the three of them pull the rope, some sign approaches them.

And he finally showed up out of the cave, and it was...

'Oh, thank God! After all, what you need to have is a friend!!

"" "Holy Virgin Delilah!?

─ ─ It was a bird-shaped golem with the soul of 'The Virgin Delilah' in it.

"Huh? Why? How could the Virgin be here!?

"... before embarking on a journey to find the" Demonic Capital, "I thought I'd practice on a nearby trip. And then behind the river, I got caught in the rocks."

The Golem with the Virgin scratched her head at the tip of her wings.

'You don't do things you're not used to. Mr. Delilah is still undertrained. "

"Not really. What I found was supposed to have been a person's shaft..."

Rita touched The Bell of the Believer.

"Maybe it's my fault? Is that it?

"It's not a mistake. It's the kid at the end of the rope. I'll be with you soon, Finn."

The Golem with the Virgin pointed to the entrance of the cave at the tip of the wing.

Rita, Leticia and Katras continue to pull on the rope.

In just a few seconds or so, it showed up.

'That's why Mr. Delilah was caught in the water. I heard her scream, so I jumped into the cave. "

'Of course, if I hadn't been back in a while, the Golems would have come looking for me,' - said the Virgin Deliri-La, adding.

But Rita and the others hadn't heard that.

Because all three of us were blinded by what Finn had.

'I'm unconscious, but I'm definitely alive'

said Feen as he unwrapped the rope wrapped around the child's torso.

Rita and Leticia reach for the child. I look at the Virgin Delilah, not sure if I can hold her back and raise her to land. 'Anything at all will be fine. However, I'm tired because I was in a fierce stream of water, so I should let them rest once,' so the two of them held the child up and lay on the cape laid by Katras.

"The Virgin Delilah."

I don't know, Rita.

"We came to investigate when we heard about the 'Horn Serpent's Body' flowing into this river."

"You're a demon of the sea. But this girl is a gentle breed. I'm not gonna do anything to unleash demons in the river."

"That's so tiny and cute a kid can't do that...... but"

"Does the Virgin know anything about this child?

To Leticia's inquiry, the Virgin Golem shook her neck to the side.

"You were already unconscious when Mr. Delilah went to help. Then it's been about a day, but I'm still asleep. So I don't know anything. I wonder why the subhuman child who lives in the sea is here."

"You're a beautiful girl." "You feel strange."

Cutlass and Fern were looking at the girl.

The girl's body is smaller than that of Illis. If I were human, I'd be about five or six. He has long, watery hair spread over his cape and breathes painfully. What he was wearing on his upper body was a skin outfit made of something like seagrass. I'm wrapping that around my chest. My lower body is in the water. For now Rita and Katras are piling stones in the water, plugging in their shields and soaking them in a loose stream.

The sleeping girl was a mermaid.

"... you're in trouble. What shall we do?"

Leticia wrapped her arms around her and snapped her neck.

"If you're on a quest, all you have to do is report what you find in your normal skills... you should stay down about this kid"

"It's a secret about the Bell of the Believer."

"So let's call this child the Virgin Project."

"Yeah, I agree with Leticia."

"Me, too." "Finn agrees."

'What is it!? "Mr. Delilah's case". Deliri-la seems to be the root of all evil!?

"So what does the Virgin think we should do with this child?

"... I was wondering if we could all carry him to the" Delilah Labyrinth "..."

The bird-shaped golem with the Virgin slipped away from her face unexpectedly.

"I was actually going to wait for Mr. Deliri-La's" Golem-kun "to come and help. As planned, Delilah will take care of this girl!

"If you want to return this child to the sea, we can help you too."

the sleeping mermaid girl's hair. And Leticia said,

"That's about it, Mr. Nagi won't disagree either"

"If you're Nagi-kun from" Ichiko's husband, "you must be."

Leticia and the bird-shaped golem nod face-to-face.

Then we all decide to share roles.

Leticia, Katras and Feen return to the village to report the completion of the investigation.

Rita and the Virgin Delilah (a bird-shaped golem) were set to head to the 'Delilah Labyrinth'.

"I beg you to tell me about the child. Rita."

"I'll take care of it. As soon as it's delivered, I'll rendezvous."

"Especially the Virgin, I ask you to send her well. Rita."

"I'll take care of it. I'll definitely take you back to the Delilah Labyrinth for a while."

'Hey, it's not weird!? Why does it seem harder to send Mr. Delilah!? Hey, hey!!

You know, I managed to calm the Virgin with her wings over Rita's head.

Rita, Leticia, Cutlass and Feen (after redoing the river's bathymetry) decided to head to their respective destinations.