The picturesque rice cakes are delicious today

Lots of fairies came. Well, the forest is wide, so I don't think it's a problem to live in. Please feel free to live wherever you like. Welcome.

When I told them that I would accept the fairies, they burst into flames. [M]... I don't know what the fairies say, but their voices sound small and small.

It seems that the fairies are making some noise at once, and I heard several sounds in my ears, such as the sound of leaf rubbing in the forest trees, and the sound of thinly shredded shells touching each other.

"That's good. You can live here!

I wonder if Ange can hear them properly. I smiled, saying it was good for the fairies.... I'm a little envious of the fairy's words.

"Even so, there have been a lot of them... but what do you mean the spiritual pulse has been stopped?"

If I ask the fairy a little bit, he'll tell me what the fairy is... or maybe he's telling me...

I'm sorry, I don't understand fairy language...

Ange then listened very hard to the fairy's words and translated them.

... but when I listen through Ange, who is small and doesn't yet have a lot of vocabulary, there are a lot of unclear parts.

But I know something about it.

Apparently, the whole area of land around here is a little dangerous if it stays like this.

I called Faye in a hurry. I had the phoenix fly me and carry the reward, and then Fei came in about two hours.

"What is it!? What do you mean the Red Gard Territory is in trouble because of the fairy move!?

... I wrote a letter in a bit of a hurry, so Faye was confused. I'm sorry about that.

Again, Faye will also be described.

The fact that a large number of fairies have taken refuge. Why did you evacuate? Because the spiritual pulse and the weir were stopped, it seems that you came to the most magical place in the vicinity. And since the spiritual pulse and the weir have been stopped, it is also said that the land in this area is a little dangerous.

... when I was talking about it, Fay's expression was getting steeper.

"... I see."

After listening to the story, Fay starts worrying with his arms tied together.

"... hey, Corn"

And then he asked me.

"Can you do something about this?

... um.

"I don't really know what's going on in the first place....."

Maybe I'm the only one left behind!

"For now, how far do you know?

"Well, for now, it's just that something's tough."

When I answered, Faye laughed sharply. [M] No, it's not funny. I have no idea. Me.

So, from the explanation of the spiritual pulse?

"Yeah, I heard that from Lian. A river with magic flowing through it."

I see. That's generally fine. The magical lines flowing through the land are spiritual pulses. Of course, because it's a land where magic flows, it's said to be rich... and inhabited by spirits. Of course it's flowing into our territory. It seems that this forest lies directly above its spiritual veins. "

... yeah. Spirits, they live here. Thank you for your help.

"Land with a lot of magic grows more crops and creatures are easier to spend. Naturally, that's where humans want to live, so major cities are often built especially on spiritual veins. For example, King's Capital is where multiple spiritual pulses meet."

Really? I mean, King's City grows a lot of crops, and creatures spend a lot of time...

Ah, that's probably why there were so many fairies in King's Landing. Somehow, in my image, there weren't many fairies in the city... but I'm convinced of that.

"... that's why the spiritual pulse can be stopped. Magic stopped flowing. The spiritual veins under the Redgard realm were weighed down, which means something happened upstream."

"Well, what happens if the magic doesn't flow?

"It's winter now, so it's not much of an impact, but if it stays this way, it won't work again next year. That means taxes can't be that easy, and honestly, they're pretty tough. We still have storage, but if the spiritual pulse doesn't come back forever, if you don't think about something, you won't be able to give it to the country next year."

... the point is, is it a disaster? As a result, it seems that the crops are not cropped and it is difficult to operate the territory.

And if this goes on, Faye's house will be in danger.... I don't like that.

"Besides, the fairies definitely escaped because they can't live without magic."

Eh?

"Magic beasts, fairies, and so on are so powerful and smart, right? That's why I can't live without magic."

That's... that's tough! All the creatures in this forest are smart, but that means that if the spiritual veins are stopped by the weir, the creatures in this forest will also die. Horses and birds.

"Well, the fact that fairies have taken refuge in this forest means there's a lot of magic here. Maybe thanks to you!

... I'm glad. Horses, birds, fairies, for now.

But... this forest isn't the only problem. The fact that the entire Redgard territory is untouched and all creatures are in trouble, hmm...

"Well, no. For now, I can't help it. I'll be right back. I'll talk to my father and brother."

That's what Faye said and jumped on the red dragon.

"Thank you! Thanks to you, I can take action quickly!

I mean, thanks to the fairies and Ange...

... yeah. Perhaps it was fortunate that you realized earlier that you were still in misery. If the fairies hadn't moved in, they might not have known that their spiritual pulse was still stopped.

Faye rode back on the red dragon.... I hope something good comes to mind.

"Spirit pulse, hey... is someone trying to use some massive magic?

After Faye left, I also consulted with Claire and Laocles. That's what Mr Crowe said.

"Massive magic?

"Yes, if you gather a bunch of magicians and use magic, you can borrow magic from the land. There is also a way to temporarily weigh the spiritual pulse and store magic before using it to store the magic you use at that time."

... I still don't understand the magic of this world. I know that there are various magic tricks, and I've seen Claire use the magic of glamour and Lian use the magic of ice, and I guess I use the magic to make the painting a reality myself... hmm. Can you store magic like a beaver living in a river?

Oh, is it possible that this forest, the so-called "land with a lot of magic", is like a beaver nest or a dam where magic is stopped and turned into a magical pond?... I may be a beaver living in this forest.

"... is the spiritual vein artificially stopped?

And then Laocles said that.

Certainly, as Claire said, if you can weigh the spiritual veins with a situation like 'Gather a few magicians and use magic', it is possible that someone did it intentionally.

Argent?

"I don't know, but... even if it was the Argents, it might be difficult to prove it. I don't think he did anything just to harass us, and, in general, if the Argents were really involved, they would complain quite extensively."

... I wonder what that means. As I leaned my neck inside, Mr Crowe drew a simple map on paper with a pen.

"This is King's Landing. The heart of this country. It's where the spiritual pulse is most concentrated, or it's the beginning of the spiritual pulse."

In other words, a lake with various rivers flowing in, or a source spring. All right, all right.

So, this is the Argent house.

Ms. Crowe then drew the Argent house sign next to the King's City, which she wrote on paper.

Um, Argent territory, maybe.

"... big"

"That's right. It's the next biggest house after the royal family."

Argent territory is large. If you draw a large circle around King's Landing and make a fan shape that accounts for about a third of it, it will be roughly Argent territory. Mm-hmm.

"So... Red Gard territory is this way."

And Mr. Crowe paints another mark on the paper.

... around King's Landing, from 9 o'clock to about 1 o'clock.

And the Redgard realm is about five o'clock.... yeah.

"Complete"

"Do you understand? In other words, the spiritual veins flowing through the Argent realm and into the Red Gard realm... will be doing this way."

Mr. Crowe pulls two lines.

One is the line from Argent territory to Redgard territory through King's Landing.

The other one is a curve that circles from Argent to Red Gard territory.

"If we stop the spiritual veins passing through King's Landing, it will also affect King's Landing. Since there are other spiritual veins in King's Landing, it may not be that fatal... but it will be the head of something I don't want to do as an Argent. I don't think King's Landing wants any enemies."

"Yeah."

"But I don't think I'm going to stop weighing people around. Because if you do that, you'll get complaints not only from the Red Gard, but from many other territories."

The curve not only runs through Red Gard territory, but also through Saphir's Oscar territory. Yeah. Too much harassment for me or Faye.

"So if you're doing something, you think it's King's Landing. Of course, the biggest thing you can do is the royal family."

"Argent has a lot of power. If you want to do something, you can do it."

"I see. Maybe Argent's doing it.... but I'm sure the royal family is involved. It's likely that the royal family is renting Argent's premises and spiritual veins."

"... do you really need to do something outside King's Landing?

"Yes, because if you do a massive magic trick on a spiritual kingdom, it's going to be a big deal. This country could change a lot."

Really? Well, I mean, it's hard to imagine that you did something in King's Landing, but it's unlikely that Argent did it just for harassment.

"... if someone is doing something, is there no way to stop it?"

I don't think so.

But that's what Mr Crowe said and shook his shoulders.

"Whatever you're doing, you're secretly doing it in the basement, right? It's a little hard for me to find it and slap it. If you're doing something on such a large scale, it's not like a detective would be looking for you."

I see. If the pro says so, I have to give up.

"Well, someone might have done something, but it could be just a disaster in the first place, right?

"I see. That's why they can get away with as much as they want. I find it difficult to question."

Hmm... it's better to know the cause, but somehow, I don't think someone did something, it's just a disaster.

It's easier that way.... this kind of thinking may not be good.

Then the next day. Faye is back in the woods.

Hey.

"Fay, how was it?

Running toward Fai, who looked a little tired, Fai sighed deeply.

"... I was just asking. It seems to be affecting Mr. Safir's house as well. Saphir's wife said that the fairies who moved into the garden were distracted."

Really?...... Does that mean that the spiritual pulse passing through Saphir's house is also blocked?

"There are two main spiritual pulses passing through our territory, one coming from the Oscar realm. The other one came straight from House Argent through King's Landing."

"Yeah, Claire told me."

This is it, and when Claire shows me the drawing, Faye nods.

"Oops... if you add the spirit veins of the Oscar domain here, this is how it looks."

Another line is drawn on the map. This is the line that passes around Safir's house to King's Landing.

"Perhaps as far as Safir's house and surrounding land are concerned, I didn't think the spiritual pulse would be so strong. At least it's better than ours. The Red Dragon says," No doubt. "

As Fay stroked the red dragon, the red dragon bragged. Oh, you know what Red Dragons are like?

"... that means that both of the two great spiritual veins through Red Gard's territory are being weighed down?

"That's what happens. My father and brother also checked it out, but we were downstream, but nothing else seemed to have happened."

I see. That means that the spirit veins are being weighed down just like they were shot at in Red Gard territory.

... that means...

"I mean, artificial?

When I heard that, Fay nodded with a sharp expression. [M]

"Ah... here's what we expected."

"The royal family is dying of our spiritual veins. And even if Argent didn't do it directly, he gave me permission. That's how we see it."