Jean, the face actor, brought the work to Aldis. Out of his mouth was the name of the four-bladed monster once defeated by Aldis.
"What's more about that island right now? I heard from Cesare, isn't that a plain island in itself?"
Aldis speaks out what he feels.
"Oh, yes. There's no use for the island itself. The problem is that there's another story about witnessing a large monster on that island. Despite Aldis's defeating four feathers, What? "
"I guess it's true ... I guess I've been suspicious that I've defeated the four blades."
"I'm relieved. It seems that there are a few people who have such voices, but most are different. It seems that there is a predominant opinion that a large monster came and settled from another place on the island where Nushi did not exist. But don't you know what it really is until you check it out? "
"So you asked for a survey?"
"That's what it would be like to send a Royal soldier to investigate, but it's an island with four feathers. If there is a monster comparable to that, waste the soldier. It just kills me. "
Nevertheless, fifty gold coins are exceptional as a reward for a survey request.
"Isn't this a request with something behind it?"
"Isn't it more unusual for a request to be sent from the country to a mercenary? First, Aldis isn't that kind of mind?"
Jean shrugs and tells her.
"Well, according to the officer in charge, it seems that if you go to the investigation, it is highly likely that you will be in combat. Isn't it just enough to be defeated in the meantime? Isn't that extraordinarily expensive if you think of fifty gold coins? "
Certainly, as Jean says, encountering a demon will result in a fight that is likely to take place. Either subjugating or escaping, the level of difficulty will jump dramatically on an isolated island where no assistance can be expected. Unlike Aldis, who can fly, ordinary mercenaries can only go by boat. Fifty gold coins may be the amount that incorporates it.
"If it's fifty gold coins after defeating ... I guess it's an unknown amount"
"Well, Aldis is the only mercenary in the royal capital that can do this job right now. The other guys are a little overloaded."
Certainly, it would be difficult for an average mercenary to arrange a ship and go to the island to find out the identity of the demon and return.
I don't think I can find a shipowner who will leave the ship in the first place. Even though we know they have been subjugated, the dreadfulness of a four-bladed wing is not easily forgotten by humans living in the sea.
With Aldis, you don't have to arrange a boat, and you can escape by yourself when you need it.
"Ok, I thought I would earn somehow by defeating something. Let's take that story."
After a few seconds of thoughtful thoughts, Aldis decided to ask.
He listens to the details of the request from Jean while touching the meal that has been brought in detail. After finishing the talk, Jean left the inn, raising his hand lightly, saying, "Never ask."
"I'm asking you to defeat him, Rona. I don't know if it's strong, but at least he seems to get the reward off."
Reply "I wish I was a little bit of an opponent. How strong were the four blades?"
"How is it? It's not very impressive. I think it was weaker than Nedulo."
"Well, that's how much?
Rona returns to the continuation of the meal, uttering annoying things. More than half of the meals for five people had already disappeared.
"That's you ... there's no reward if the country is destroyed, and there's no way you can shop at the stalls or have the money if there are no more people to sell."
"Okay, it's okay. A hundred or so will take two or three minutes to clear."
"That's not the problem ..."
Aldis sighed involuntarily.
The next morning, Aldis and Rona have breakfast at Seseragi-tei and walk on foot to the secluded coastline. He lifted his body from there, took altitude, and flew south, watching the fishing boat returning from fishing.
A few minutes to overtake the wind. Arrive at a small island in the south where four feathers once lived.
"Is this the island?"
"That's it"
Lona is looking down on an island where Aldis had previously visited for four-bladed feathers. It is a small land that takes less than half a day to walk along the coastline, but the whole island is covered with green trees and full of life.
Appearance Nothing has changed since then. The disappearance of the demon known as Nushi does not mean that the island will change immediately.
"Hey Al, are you aware?"
"Oh, this was a bit unexpected."
The request itself is an island survey. If a new monster has settled in, it is required to find out its identity and danger and report it to the country. If it's a dangerous monster, just kill it. Aldis came with such a light feeling.
However, it seems that the opponent was not something that was easy to clear up.
"Where did it come from? A guy with such a strong magical power"
A powerful magical force that can be felt even from the sky, comparable to four blades.
"Hey.
Reminder Rona comes as if she can't wait. The shaking of Mohmov's tail is probably not due to the wind.
"Why is deduction a prerequisite, because the request I received is an investigation. If you don't have to fight, that's fine."
"Well, it's boring."
Aldis approaches the source of the magical power, keeping Rona under control.
If it was a monster with about four blades, it would have been good to clear it up after the investigation, but the magical power that I feel right now is not something that I can manage with the incident. To keep a close eye on the situation, Aldis and Rona descend on the island's shore and begin to reduce their distance on foot. In a small island. Aldis thought that he would be able to reach the target demons if he advanced 30 minutes.
However, one hour has passed since then.
"that's strange"
While walking, Aldis tilts her head. Despite walking straight down to the target's magical power after landing on the island, he had not yet reached the source of the magical power.
The opponent is not moving at high speed, but the distance does not shrink. If they try to turn from the right, they will turn to the left, and if they try to turn from the left, they will turn to the right, so they will not be able to get closer from a certain distance. The magical powers of the target move in distance in response to Aldis's movement, and move around the island as if they were ignorant.
"Maybe you know where you are ...?"
As expected, if this continues over and over, Aldis has to think about it. Like Aldis, they also have the ability to detect magical powers and avoid dangerous enemies, in this case Aldis and Rona. Walking slowly so that he doesn't irritate the subject is one of the reasons that his distance does not decrease.
If the number is large, you can set up a net and narrow the siege, but unfortunately there are only Aldis and Rona. In this state, only time is wasted. Should we approach it a little forcibly? It was almost at the same time that Aldis began to think and Rona's patience reached its limit.
"Oh, already! It's troublesome! Don't run around forever!"
She shouted and rushed towards the target's magic.
"Oh, Photoshop! Wait, Rona!"
Aldis chases in a hurry. The magical power that seems to be a demon suddenly surprised at the approaching Rona, accelerated rapidly and began to escape.
But its speed is slower than a serious Rona. And despite its modest size, this is an isolated island separated by the sea. You cannot escape anywhere. Even if you hide somewhere, you will not be able to escape from Rona who senses its location with magic.
While chasing Rona's back, Aldis approaches the demon.
"Even this is good!"
The ears, covered with golden hair, wiggle, and Rona magically forms a colorless blade.
Two of them were formed with emphasis on power. He flew straight through the woods with a storm. The blade goes to the place where the demon is, while cutting down the trees that are standing on the way and cutting the roots with little decrease in power.
Its power cannot be prevented by ordinary demons. If it is about four blades, it can be changed to a piece of meat without trace.
"Hey! Survey!"
This work is just a survey. That's okay if you end up defeating it, but it's a problem to erase it without a trace from seeing your opponent. In "Defeated but I do not know who the other party is", the client country should not be convinced.
Please leave at least your neck. Aldis's wish was fulfilled in another sense.
Just before Rona hits the magical slash. If you think that the magical power of the demon has expanded rapidly, a strong magic barrier is formed around it. Then, Rona's blade, which was so powerful, hit the barrier and scattered.
"Huh? Lie?"
Rodi's confused voice was heard by Aldis.
Perhaps Rona wasn't full. But Rona's shots are still insane. He wouldn't know if he had the technology to pass through barriers like Nere, and wouldn't have thought that it could be prevented by a straightforward comparison of forces.
Instantly, Aldis raised his alert level. The monster's magical powers didn't seem so great, but they seemed to be an incomparable opponent. Judging by the apparent magic alone, you will have a painful tail.
"Mmm. Then how about this!"
Rona, whose first shot was prevented, fires in rapid succession. A swarm of blades that could be described as a barrage was poured towards the point where the demon was.
Even though Aldis was the target of the attack, the density and power seemed to be painstaking to judge. Attack that the monsters couldn't possibly prevent evoke an unexpected response after pruning off the surrounding trees.
"No, stop it! It's painful!"
A faint voice coming from the center of the damage. Subsequently, the sound of the blade bounced off the magic barrier echoed in rapid succession.
"What?"
Rona, who launched the attack, also glared at the unexpected reaction.
Eventually, as the obscured view of the dust and scattered leaves recovers over time, the Lord of Voices finally appears.
There was a four-legged beast whose body was covered with black hair. The carnivorous features and body skeleton give the impression of a wolf, but the size is clearly different. He is about 7 meters long. His jaws were large enough to be able to bite humans.
"Oh, please ... don't kill me ... please help me ..."
Emanating from its mouth with sharp fangs, the quivering words of a quivering voice. Contrary to the strong man's sign of the great magic, the appearance of begging for life with his tail crotch was very sad.