A giant Wyburn with red scales and golden horns, cracked like a boss in a swarm of Wyburns.

The huge face was right in front of Hikaru.

Instead of talking with your mouth open, it seemed like you were just making a sound.

However, Hikaru felt that there was no hostility to the words.

"... I'm Hikaru, an adventurer."

Then the red Wyburn exhaled from his nose.The dust rises and the hem of Hikaru's cloak flickers.

"The adventurers are finally here..."

"Are you Wyburn?"

"As you can see. I won't say anything bad, just get out of here."

"Is that because gold drives people crazy?"

"... do you know?"

"Because gold is releasing suspicious magic...."

Hikaru took the necklace out of his pocket.Magic is also released from the gold of this necklace.

"... is that from this settlement?"

"Ah, the surviving old man lives in the foot of the city.The old man asked me. "

"Really... did you survive?"

Fu, Wyburn narrowed his eyes.It was a relief, a quit, a strange expression.

(It's strange to be able to read Wyburn's expression....)

And Wyburn,

"Then you should go home. If it were so small, it wouldn't have much impact."

"No, wait a minute. What is this settlement?What happened? "

"If you had noticed the magic of gold, you would have imagined.It doesn't change much from there. "

Wyburn said tired.

"... then tell me about you"

"Us?"

"Why are you here? There should have been a Wyburn exclusion in this settlement."

"Hmm... a person who asks funny questions."

"Hikaru"

"That's right, Hikaru.... how much time do I have to talk to you? "

Finally, Hikaru left the word to Wyburn to speak.

"... we knew there was a settlement here, but we avoided instinctively approaching it.Hikaru is right, because magic was working to avoid us. "

Knowledgeable Wyburn - There are few individuals like this red Wyburn, but paired blue Wyburn can also handle words.

They also have an understanding of magic.

"People are stupid.It seems that the magic of gold attacked me and killed my clan.That's how the woman who was hiding from the battle survived... but she was sick.I lost so much, I died. "

Whether to say "still" or "unexpectedly", the Wyburns, who came here with their magic equipment destroyed, watched as only one woman, the last to survive, died.I watched the last fire in the settlement go out.

"But... Wyburn was also stupid.No, should I say that I was proud?As a result of staying here overconfident that they were okay, we were also possessed by the magic of gold. "

"And Wyburn?"

"Hmm... so we can't leave here.My heart is tied here. "

Now, young individuals who can still move are feeding us, but eventually they won't be able to move, Red Wyburn says.

Unlike humans, Wyburn was happy to be near gold, so he didn't seem to kill his clan.

"Why... is there magic in this gold?"

If the gold itself contains magic, it would be strange if the same phenomenon did not occur in the Gordon mine, which is supposed to produce the same gold.

But there's nothing wrong with the Gordon mine.

"Is there a problem with this place...?"

"Hmm. Why don't you just realize that?"

"Eh, do you know the answer?Why did gold possess magic? "

"Of course. Why do you think we didn't get close to this settlement?"

"It must be because of the magic equipment installed on all sides of the settlement at this entrance -- oh."

Hikaru expanded "Magic Detection," okay.

Placement of the building.

The building itself is a circuit that amplifies magic —— I don't know the details, it's magic I've never seen before.

"I can't believe it was magic using the settlement itself....."

"That's right. The key to magic activation was the broken magic equipment there."

If the magic equipment of the entrance pillar is broken, it will not be activated.

Even if there is a huge battery, if the switch is broken, the electrical product will not move.

"It was a magic trick.Even as I activated my magic, I captured the magic in the atmosphere.That must have accumulated magic in the gold... and the magic transformed it. Little by little.... "

That's why Hikaru fell into his heart.

The settlement should have collected gold over the years, but until then there had been no riots in the settlement.

Little by little, magic builds up in gold like a drop of water in a bucket —— eroding people's minds.

Finally, it collapsed and Old Hoya could have escaped just before the collapse.

"Hikaru, if you stay here too long, you will break your heart.Leave before that happens.In a hundred years, the magic will disappear... and you'll love whatever gold you want. "

"But then you guys...."

"... fools die. That's the rule of nature."

Wyburn said so and walked away.

…………

When the wind blew, Hikaru trembled over the moisture-free cold.

Soon my body was cold.

Then we went back to Lavia and talked.

The gold of the settlement.

What happened?

And about Wyburn.

We talked late at night - we came to one conclusion.

The next day, while rubbing his sleepy eyes, Hikaru and the others headed back to the settlement.

A lot of Wyburn was awake, and he turned his back on me as if he had lost interest immediately.

Previously —— the Lesser Wieburn we encountered in the Forestian Union was small once or twice, but fierce.

If you think about it, you can see the anomalies of these Wyburns.

They have more to do with catching prey than eating.

Just feel it.

Feeling the magic of gold.

Wyburn only seemed to be lying down and living lazily, but they were no longer addicted.

The fact that the Red Wieburn has given up means that it is no longer possible to leave the settlement.

"... this is amazing."

"... yes, if you relax, you're going to get conscious."

Ravia and Paula also shook up to 3 "Strength of Heart" through the soulboard.Both of you have unlocked the "Spiritual Strength" category, reducing by 3 points, Ravia has 17 points left, and Paula has 28 points left.

He noticed the Hikaru visitors, and a distressing red giant face appeared from the other side.

"... what are you doing here?I don't suppose you're saying that gold has been spared. "

Hikaru seemed suspicious that Hikaru had come again, and the red Wyburn made the traffic.

"I'm sure the gold has been spared.But that's not all. "

What?

"I want to try it a little bit...Paula, how are you? "

Paula, who was observing Wyburn, replied.

"Yes... I feel like I'm taking psychological damage, not drug addiction.It's not a physical reaction, so I wonder if it can be defeated by normal healing magic.... "

"No way, did you think you were going to cure us?"

Red Wyburn turns his throat.

"Bwahahahaha! This is delightful. It's not like human beings challenge what we couldn't do.Don't you think that's funny? He's a little man. "

"Am I embarrassing? Then I ask, because it's 'the law of nature', I give up 'because it's destiny' and accept death with my face... do you want to say that it's humble, prudent and wise?"

Hikaru realized that his words were standing slightly.

Maybe it's because the magic of gold is bad, or maybe it's because there's Ravier in the back, looking at herself.

When Hikaru, who once experienced "death", came to the world, he was caught in a situation where he would be killed or killed.The aftermath reached Ravia, who solemnly accepted her destiny.

I couldn't forgive that.

I can't allow fate to play with me.Fate opens the door.

It was also a Hikaru creed.

"What is the 'law of nature'? It's ridiculous.It's made by humans, this magic tool.In general, if it's a "law of nature," it should also be given the right to cheer. "

"--h!"

The eyes of the red Wyburn were opened.

Maybe there was something in Hikaru's words.

"We're ashamed. So just stay out of the way..."

That's how Hikaru turned his back on the red Wyburn.

The red Wyburn did nothing after that.

Spend the day lying awake and eating the animals carried by young individuals.Encourage and force individuals who do not want to eat trouble.I did about that. That's because it's the role of the herd's boss.

But the other boss, the blue Wyburn, smiled at the red Wyburn.He has long accepted that the herd will die like this and has long given up.I feel that there is nothing to live for.

The blue Wyburn, which moves less than the red Wyburn, was already buried in the sand.The magic of scale prevented dust from accumulating on the body surface.

"... you're going up?"

Hikaru and the others came to the settlement during the day to try something, and they departed for a while because they were able to live long, and they came again to try something.

Now that the sun is down, it looks like we're camping far away.

I wanted to get out of the village, but I didn't have the strength anymore.I just hear the settlers die one by one every day... and I can't stand it anymore.

The last remaining settlement woman.

I felt like I only heard the name once, but I couldn't remember.

--The * * * who locked me in the basement said there was going to be a big fight in the settlement today.I spent three days in the basement... and then I came out.Then we'd all be dead already.

When I talked that far, the woman coughed.

Wise Wyburn realized that she was not going to be bleeding for long with a terrible cough.

Run away, too.Trua and Elb... you have wings unlike me.To a place without such gold...

Oh, I remember.

Trua and Elves.

Old words in this settlement mean red (True) and blue (Elve).

That woman followed me.

I spent less than a month with her.

Maybe that's why I forgot.

"... it's too late."

Though I thought it was magic that only humans could hear, my companion Wyburn insisted on making the settlement a nest and tried to persuade me to leave, but after all, True was trapped by the magic.

"If she had been a healthy body, she would have been more attractive..."

Hikaru and the others arrived the next day, but the healing progress was poor.

The three of them gathered together and gazed up at Wyburn as he snored and slept.

"Hmm... it looks like magic poisoning, but it's not?In the first place, I neglected the magic of healing.... "

"I used all the healing magic I could think of, but would you like to try one of the other magic?"

"N.There is also the possibility of mixed magic (mixed).Do you want to try it because I remember a few things? "

"If you include it in the mix, it'll be a huge number... but that's all I have.One by one, I observe the magic in my body.How many days does it take... to analyze what's changing so much? "

"We're running out of food...."

Paula smiled bitterly, but her expression was bright.

Hikaru stuck his neck into the ridiculous idea of "treating Wyburn" behind these mountains.

Both Ravia and Paula are going out with it.

"Okay, let's try it."

I tried it for a day, but it didn't work.

At sunset, Hikaru and the others turn back.

…………

Trua was staring at it.

"For now, I think today is our last chance.There's no food on the way home. "

Hikaru nodded, as did Ravia and Paula.

But it was a little different that day.

When they arrived at the settlement, the red Wyburn was waiting for them.

"... heal me first.It would be easier to talk. "

"What kind of blowjob is that? And you have a big body--"

It's Trua.

Hmm?

"My name. Call me that."

Hikaru and the others looked at each other.

I didn't know what kind of mood change it would be, but the red Wyburn —— True will help.

Speaking to Trua on that day, I began again with the preliminary healing magic.They didn't make a fundamental recovery, but they still seem to be a lot easier for Trua.

It's not bad.

Trua smiled so hard - she smiled so fiercely.

"Really? But I'm sorry."

"Mm-hmm. What?"

"There's no more food. So we're going home today."

"If it's food, I'll split our stuff. Come on."

Hikaru and the others looked at each other.

"Seriously, what happened? You've changed too much."

"Never mind."

"You're curious."

"... I just want to make up for it."

What Trua brought was a deer in the woods at the foot.My torso is jagged with nails and my head is twisted.

But with meat, I think I can extend my stay for a few more days.

"Well, do humans have to bake meat?"

At night he was baking meat close to the settlement, and Trua, who did not want to leave the gold, watched Hikaru and the others in the distance, said.

"Speaking of which, were you with the last woman left?"

"Oh, I don't remember her name either...."

If you bite the roasted meat, the gravy will spill out.The meat of the deer tasted like iron, but it was soft, and the fresh meat that I ate for a long time was delicious.

To interrogate, Trua told her story.

There seemed to be no choice but to ask someone.

"That's why I was such a smart person.But sadly, she 's-- um, what's wrong?You look so stupid. "

"No... I noticed something."

Hikaru felt uncomfortable listening to what he was saying.

"Why was only that person (...) safe?"

"Hmm? That's why I told you. She was trapped in the basement."

"That's not true."

Hikaru lowered his stag and stared at Trua.

"I just heard that the woman was not possessed by the magic of gold.How was it? "



Trua's eyes are open.

"That's right... that's right.Why? Why was she safe? "

"Is there anything special in the ornament?"

"No, I don't know. We're careless about humans... yes, there's her grave."

Let me see.

Hikaru stood up.

"There may be a clue to the magic of gold."