The Cave King will live a Paradise Life -Becoming the strongest with the mining skill?-

Suddenly, an armor-piercing sound resounded.

When the turnip that Mappa pulled was heard, I tried to unfold the shield.

But Barris was quicker to react.

He cast water magic around us and on Mappa's face, reducing the noise.

Looking ──closely at the white turnip on the other side, the limbs grew on the whole body, and it ran away in a flash.

"Wait! We're not going to── fight!"

Many pillars of light appear around us.

At the same time, roots of trees and grasshoppers stretched from the ground, creating something like a wall.

By the time the turnip stopped and looked back, we were surrounded not only by a lot of turnip... but also by people with long ears and tree giants.

Until now, I couldn't feel the magic response. They must have been lurking in the trees and the woods. I'm glad you noticed Mappa.....

Eventually, a woman with long ears, brown skin, and gray hair wrapped in clothes with── leaves of trees, stood with a bow.

“Put your hands up! Are you the one with the vader?!"

Thanks to the translation stone I owned, I could understand what women were talking about.

"No, we're from an island called Sheol."

"...... Sheol?"

The woman with the long ears made a strange face and repeated it.

You don't know where it is, do you?

But I immediately asked this question.

"There is no sea near here!" This is the middle of the Farion continent, surrounded by mountains! ”

Farion Continent.

My homeland, the Kingdom of Sanfares, is the continent of Baleon, the continent that floats far east.

It was said that the Vader Dragon Kingdom, which the Dragon Man ruled, was in the middle of the Farion continent. In this case, this is definitely the Farion continent, and the Lindblum people who appeared earlier must be the Vaders.

But they don't seem to be Vaders. It can be seen that there is no good relationship with Vader when one asks if he is the master of the Vader.

This is what I say.

“I think the Vader had ears like a watering hole. Is there such a thing among us?"

There is no such person.

But they wouldn't let their guard down.

If you look closely... everyone is aiming at Barris, who stands next to me.

Barris says he's a little lonely, realizing it.

Hmmm... maybe I should have left you alone.

Mappa pounded Barris's foot as she muttered.

Everyone seems to be scared of Barris.

Well, the big wings on my musculoskeletal body... there might be parts close to the dragon. It felt more intimidating than that. They are most alarmed.

In the meantime, Riena puts down the basket containing the harvested product.

"I apologize for entering the forest on my own and for taking the grasshopper." I didn't know it was your home, so I stepped in. I'll be out as soon as I can. ”

Riena and the Berdans used to move through the forests and mountains of Baleon before coming to Sheol.

At such a time, I thought it would be better to deal with it like this.

The woman and those around her begin to whisper in secret.

It sounds like you're not a Vader or you have an unusual Kobolt. "I wonder if Mappa's old man can live with a good-looking vader..." Apparently, I was struggling to deal with it.

I have to think about how to deal with it.

But before that, who the hell are they?

The first turnip that screamed... it could be a kind of monster called a mandragon.

And the tree giant looks like the legendary monster Trent, who once lived in Bareon.

Those with long ears... they resemble humans, but they don't seem to be dragons. Everyone has long limbs and a straight face. The beauty of being apart. An ancient elf?

In addition, there were giant flowers that drove themselves and green slimes.

Diverse races... do we live together in this forest?

Eventually a woman asked me this.

"... you came down from the mountain in the south, didn't you?" Surrounded by mountains and trees, it takes more than a week to walk to a nearby hideaway. Was it carried by the Vader Dragons who were flying in the sky earlier? "

They may have been sentenced to death or sent to investigate.

They have nothing to do with the Vader, and they're keeping an eye out for outsiders in the woods... If we tell the truth here, it won't leak to the Vader.

I decided to answer honestly.

“We came from an island called Sheol, which I mentioned earlier, through a magical gate at the top of the mountain.”

The word begins to stir up in the surroundings again.

The woman said quietly to the surroundings and asked:

"Where is this Sheol...?"

"If this is Farion, it's an island in the far southwest ocean." And he used the gate of the island, and went out to the gate of the south mountain.

The woman who heard it fell silent.

The others start talking to those around them.

Is there really an entrance to Sheol?

"After all, your ancestors were right."

"Wait, don't take my word for it!"

“Yeah, maybe the Vader's trying to wipe us out.”

Do they know Sheol?

Do they have a prophecy, too?

After thinking for a while, the woman continued.

"... do you know where the entrance is?"

Of course.

“Really? The end of the world, but still a paradise for grasshoppers, Sheol?”

Riena and I looked at each other in the face.

Sheol survives the end of the world. It's a prophecy my father spoke.

Do they know the same prophecy?

However, there is a part that is different in one respect.

"Unfortunately... there are world trees growing in Sheol, but it's still a paradise for grasshoppers..."

"World Tree!? World Tree... World Tree!?"

The woman repeated loudly.

The people around him also raise their voices.

I say that to them.

"Oh, yeah. It's still small... but there are trees in the world." Would you like to come and take a look? "

In response to the words, the women began to talk again.

"Well, if it's true... what do we do?"

But humans live here, don't they?

"Besides, there's no longer any possibility of being the Vader's hand..."

Looks like we're not going to be able to take our guard off. However, their hearts seem to be shaken by the word "world tree".

Like the ancient people of Arancia and the people of Zenrada, they may hold the world's trees sacred.

Eventually, the brown-skinned woman shook her head vertically to make up her mind to those around her, and turned her face to me.

"...... I'm not just saying that. Will you let me see the world tree once?"

"Well, for the time being... will you admit that we are not willing to fight you?" And will you promise not to attack me, too? "

“Let's make a promise. I will accompany you to the mountain alone."

But those around them say, "Be impatient."

"Princess Beluna! I won't be!"

Yes, that's right! After getting permission from your father and the Tree Kings!

Let's go through the Tree King meeting once!

Apparently, this woman is a princess by the name of Beluna.

But the Tree Kings, or... more than one king?

But the Princess of Beluna clouds her face. He wants to accompany us.

I would like to enter into a good relationship if I can. Sheol still lacks plants, so it would be greatly appreciated if you could share the flowers from this forest. I want information about their prophecies and their black guts.

I told him I wouldn't miss this opportunity.

“We're always welcome. You can go back to the mountains and wait for the results of the meeting."

Beluna looks surprised at the words.

Is that okay?

“Yeah, there's going to be a lot of things going on. Anyway, I'd be happy to know that we're not hostile.”

"Thank you... thank you. I don't know if I'll be able to thank you for that, but please take home what you collected today." If you need anything else, you can take it. ”

“I appreciate that, then I'll let you do it.”

Beluna nods her head.

Hostilities have been avoided. Everyone around is lowering their weapons.

"Well then, we'll go home." I will always keep a watch on the mountain. "

“Okay, I'll be sure to get back to you by tomorrow.”

We nod to Beluna's voice.

But with that, Heinez turned her nose to the sky with a strange face.

Heines? What's wrong?

Have you noticed what the Belunas are up to?

But Heinez said this.

"No... the scorching smell is really about my nose"

Barris leans over to Heinz's voice.

"Isn't someone doing the cooking?"

That's what Barris says, but Beluna answers:

"Cooking... we don't use fire in the forest." Are you sure it smells scorching? "

"Oh, I'm sure... if it wasn't the cooking, wouldn't the lightning strike the tree?"

But there was no thunder.

Beluna immediately puts her hand on the nearby tree.

And the tree swayed, and the neighboring tree, and the neighboring tree, and the neighboring tree, and the neighboring tree, swayed.

Eventually, the tree giant opens his mouth.

"... north... the trees are burning! Bad!"

"What, what!? Who started the fire!?"

"It seems that the wrong guy attacked the Vader scout earlier... maybe he was attacked back."

"Well, did you do it again!?" You can't beat them! "

"Anyway, put out the fire quickly!" Before it spreads! "

The others rush north.

Riena asks me.

What shall we do, Heel Master?

"If the fire spreads, their dwellings may be in danger... we can use water magic"

If you help us, we may be able to ease our vigilance.

This is what Barris replies.

"I wonder if that's okay." First of all, I'll go first and erase it with water magic. "

"Oh, please, we're on our way."

In my words, Barris flew into the sky.

Meanwhile, Heinez says, crawling on all fours.

"Heeled husband, get on me." Riena-san was on the fifteenth. "

According to the words of Heiness, the fifteenth number transforms the body-covering ryukyu into a horse shape.

"I'm sorry, Hinness. Now then, let's all go."

We had to get to the scene of the fire.