Ore wa Mada, Honki o Dashite Inai

I was on duty the morning after tomorrow.

Listening to various reports from mistakes and the House of Lords in the office is a simple task to allow appropriately.

Miss and I also know that, and now we bring important cases to the "first" or "last", so everything along the way is implicit understanding, and it's just a formal report.

After listening to that, it was the last case.

"This is a direct complaint from the mayor of Florina. Recently, there have been a number of unconscious people around town."

"Unconscious?

Last case, perhaps the only one that requires my judgment today.

When I heard that, my eyebrows were twitching and my consciousness was focused on mistakes.

"What's going on?

"The cause is completely unknown so far. We are currently investigating."

"At all?

"I'm sorry...."

"No...."

I thought with my chin picked.

"Incidentally, the place where unconscious people are found is gradually spreading."

"Is it spreading?"

"Yes, if you put it on the map, it's probably radioactive."

"... okay. Investigate with the highest priority. You can put in as many people as you want."

"Yes, sir."

That afternoon, I left town for the town of Florina.

It's a small town just south of Pindos down the street, and it's not a typical town.

I was worried about Miss and decided to go to the village of Florina to check it out with my own eyes while I was conducting a proper investigation.

In that place, it's best to leave it to Miss.

If I were to go, I might end up in a situation where my reputation would eventually rise because of the kettle.

Even if it was something I had to deal with, I'd sneak it out of the back.

So I decided to go to Florina alone.

"Why is Sofia here?

In the middle of the street, I found Sofia, who was royally passing through, and frowned.

She sharpened her lips a little and came closer to me.

"When I went to the Mansion, Sora taught me."

"My sister?

"Yes, Hermes would be going to the village of Florina right now. That's how it works."

"... mum"

Did my sister find out?

I don't know why they found out even though I didn't say anything...

"Are you coming with me?

No?

"I don't think so...."

"What are you going to Florina for?

"... actually."

I told Sofia exactly what I heard from Miss.

Since unconscious people continue to go out in the village, they are on their way to investigate it.

That's what happened.

"Yeah, it's spreading, and I'm worried about it."

"That's right... but"

Hmm?

"Why are you sneaking out on your own?

"Mmm...."

That's where I wanted you to go through, but Sofia didn't go through.

Now, how should I make an excuse?

If you're dealing with my sister, you'll give up and everything will be ruined, and if you're dealing with Midea, you can say something delicious.

I'm sure Ortia will keep secrets somehow.

I still don't know how to deal with Sofia in that sense.

I don't know what to do... and I'm lost.

"... ah, that's what I'm talking about"

Heh?

It looks like Sofia noticed something.

You didn't say anything. What did you notice? And I wonder.

"When the owner goes out on his own, the staff will also be allocated for guidance and entertainment. That's why I'm trying to prevent you from doing that."

"Er...."

That's Hermes.

Sofia is convinced by herself and moved by herself.

Honestly, I didn't think about that at all.

I just moved on my own to make sure it didn't smell like trouble.

Sofia convinced me of that.

No, no, no. Why would that happen?

After that, I came to Florina with Sofia.

"What are you doing here...."

Sofia, who stood at the entrance to the town, said nothing.

I know that, even if I just stood here.

The town... was dead.

I know it's a quiet town from normal times, but it was unnatural, and there was no one outside.

All the buildings are closed and there are no passers-by.

Most store-like buildings are closed.

"This isn't a town... right?"

"Oh, it's usually a little more lively."

"What the hell...."

"I'm here to check it out. Let's go."

Uh-huh.

I walked out first and Sofia followed me.

I was glad to come and see for myself.

Florina's situation was far worse than I had heard.

After walking around the town like an unmanned, I finally found a tavern open like this.

The first thing I did was gather information, so I looked at Sofia and went into the tavern.

I got attention as I went inside.

As in the whole town, the tavern, which was supposed to be as vibrant as it was supposed to be, was surrounded by more and more air.

There are only a few guests, sitting at a distance between tables as if they were avoiding each other.

And it feels like they're all alone, and they're stirring up burnt wine with their drinks.

Sophia and I sat in the right place, and the people from the shop came.

"Welcome, what can I get you?

"Drink and eat properly. - Where's Sofia?

"That's okay."

Well then, in private.

"Okay."

The person at the store who took the order and pulled it down once.

I brought the food right away.

There were about four times as many dishes arranged one after the other at the table, even if they were lightly quoted.

"I ordered two."

"It's okay, we don't have a lot of customers, so it just rots. Eat as much as you can."

The owner of the store felt burnt.

I can see that even this short exchange is in the middle of something.

"What the hell happened? It's not just how the town looks."

"You're a traveler, customer. Is this your first time here?

Ah.

"You didn't hear anything? There are a lot of rumors along the way."

The shopkeeper is right, with the travelers who passed each other on the way, and the people in the town where they live.

There were a lot of rumors about Florina.

That's why I buy information - I don't need to say that.

I pretended to be completely ignorant because I wanted to hear the inhabitants' raw voices.

"I don't know what happened, but I barely heard about it."

Oh, I see.

The owner nodded and was convinced.

"I've been getting weird fog for a while now."

"Weird fog?

"Oh, if you inhale that fog, you'll fall down."

"Really!?

I was surprised to see it.

"I don't know what time it is, and when I suddenly come out and accidentally inhale it, I fall down, so nobody drags him home."

"... is that so?"

"You don't have to stay in this town for long, so you should leave the town and move on in the light."

The owner pulled into the back of the shop, leaving the gentleness behind.

After the two of them were alone, Sofia approached and whispered.

"That fog must have caused it."

"Looks like it."

"I told you everybody was pulling me home because I'm leaving suddenly, but you're not going inside."

"That's not how it works."

Does that mean it's natural?

At this time, the cause varies greatly depending on whether it is natural or human.

Even so-called poisonous fog like this one, if it is natural, it can only come out outdoors, and if it is artificial, it can occur indoors.

If that's not the case at all and it's just outdoors, it's definitely natural.

I was a little relieved.

If it's natural, there's a clear reduction in the number of annoying elements.

I was relieved that it was not artificial.

"There's a fog!

"" Ahh!

All of a sudden, Sofia and I stared at each other in surprise at the screams we heard from outside the store.

I jumped out of the store first.

Sofia came a little late.

"Mmm."

When I went out, I saw such a man screaming out loud, like a soldier.

Probably one of Miss's men.

"You guys!

The man approached me.

"There was fog! Evacuate the building."

"Okay."

As I nodded, the man ran away and shouted to the whole town for attention.

I turned around and went to Sofia.

Sofia, stay inside.

"Heh, where's Hermes?

I'll be fine.

I spared no time asking questions, and I pushed Sofia back into the shop and ran into the alley.

And he made it invisible to nobody and jumped out of the alley into the sky.

I flew through the sky with flying magic, overlooking the town of Florina.

There it is.

As you can see from the sky, the fog was gradually rising around one point.

Since it is gradually spreading in nature, its center will definitely be the source.

I went there.

It slipped straight from the sky toward the source.

Center of Fog - When landing at the source, the ground was slightly cracked and fog was seen leaking out of it.

"I see... this is tough for the average person."

I dared to take the fog and analyze it with my senses.

Indeed, it was a kind of poisonous mist, and its toxicity was largely known.

I closed my eyes and reduced my resistance to poison.

At the moment - it came to my head.

My eyes felt a little tingling when I was struck by a hammer from the side.

The poison caused a seizure in the body.

While feeling it, this time it returns its Immunity.

With my natural immunity, I'll kick out the poison.

While doing so, remove the glass bottle from your pocket and open the lid.

Cut the belly of your finger with your nails and drain a few drops of blood into the bottle.

When I close the lid...

"Hermes!

I heard Sofia calling me.

Sofia is peeking out of the fog.

He looks worried about me in the fog.

"Are you okay, Hermes?!

Don't move. Just wait a minute.

That's what I told Sofia, and I gave him a hand.

Magically causes a small tornado to roll up the poison mist.

Apparently it was a lighter type of poison mist than air, so I wrapped it with a tornado and flew it into the air.

The poisonous fog is flying into the air in one piece, and it shouldn't fall off at that rate.

Sophia came closer as the fog was cleared and the surroundings were clean.

Hermes, what is that?

Sofia looked at the bottle I had and asked.

It's an antibody.

"You want to do this?

"It's like medicine. You know you get immunity after you've recovered from a few diseases? I took it from my body and made it immune."

"Can you do that?

"I don't really want to do it because it's tough."

I smiled bitterly.

"With this, we can make medicine. It's supposed to be symptomatic."

"I see... that's amazing, Hermes."

Sofia was impressed.

"But that doesn't solve the fog problem. If the fog stays on, isn't this city going to catch everyone?

That's true, too.

I saw the ground.

The cracked ground is still cracked, but it is winding up in a tornado to prevent it from spreading.

Seeing that, I somehow overheard the word "meteorite".

With the word meteorite on his head, he picked up a pebble from the ground and threw it on the cracked ground.

As if the meteorite had fallen there.

But I immediately thought, "No."

Meteorites that have been intertwined since I became the main player.

The meteorite caused the poisonous fog, so I tried to come alone.

But it wouldn't look like this.

It doesn't seem to be caused by the meteorite, and if so, there must be a report that Miss said, "It may have something to do with the meteorite falling."

It wouldn't be the same without it, and I was a little relieved.

"Ah!?

Suddenly Sofia was surprised and pointed to the tornado.

Look at that.

Hmm?

Sophia told me to watch the tornado.

The tornado is now poisonous.

In the poison tornado, the pebble thrown earlier is circling around.

As he circled around, the pebble was polished.

Polished by a swirling fog of poison, it emitted an unusual light.

I stuck my hand in the tornado and took out the pebble.

"This is... Petradito."

"Huh? Petradite, you know?

Ah.

I nodded, and Sofia was surprised.

Well, is Sofia familiar with magic?

Yeah, speaking of petradites, magic conduction is not the best gem.

Ah.

It is always used for all kinds of magic equipment, including magic wands.

I grabbed the Petradite, gripped it, and put my magic into it.

Then the red light is emitted first, and then it settles with orange, yellow, and green over time, and eventually the light is cut off.

It's true. It's Petradito.

Ah.

"How could something so precious have fallen?

"... maybe not."

Huh?

I looked around.

The stone fell on the ground, so he picked it up and threw it back into the poison tornado.

Then manipulate the tornado.

It was a bigger stone than before, so I increased the momentum of the tornado proportionately.

The stone was "polished" in the tornado.

You can see it gradually turning from a mere stone into a jewel and into a petradite.

"S, wow... you mean the stones turned into petradites?

Ah, it's gonna be an artifact...

I grabbed the good Petradite and stared seriously.

"I'm sure it's not that different from natural things."

"... wait a minute, Hermes."

Hmm?

I wonder what I'm going to do and look at Sofia.

Sofia picked up the stone like me and threw it into a poison tornado.

Then take over from me and magically control the tornado.

Sophia, who is good at magic, easily controls the tornado, polishes the stone, and creates artificial petradites.

"Hermes! It looks like even a normal wizard could produce it."

That's right.

"Wow, Hermes, I can't believe you're staring at this. Helmets are amazing!

"To...?

Looks like the way I found it in Sofia.

No, that's right... that's right.

"Ooh...."

Why would that happen? It was me who came a little crazy.