The wife of the villains, returning to death to change her mind.

"... it looks like a lot of monsters are moving around. It's too quiet."

Nicolai murmured as he gazed at the land from the tip of the boat.

I looked across from the deck at Clemen Farrence, but as Nicolai said, there was no sign of him. [M]

"It seems that there are few ghostfish" Auga Fish "around here. After all, it seems to me that most of them were moving near the harbor."

Yoran, the captain of the Sophie, said so to agree with Nicolai.

Why is Count Okrus, Nicolai, aboard our ship? First of all, Count Okrus was aboard a ship owned by the Earl's family, but he was attacked several times along the way by a demon fish.

Among them, the Earl's ship was damaged and had to return to port.

Normally, we should all return to port at that point, but Nicolai didn't tell us.

The demon fish targeting my daughter are going to be baked fish.

In fact, we no longer know what species of demon fish attacked his daughter Irina.

That's why I can't help avenging you, but I think I'd like to disturb you with other demon fish.

Speaking of monsters, it is not good to take the life of a creature at random, but in view of the current state of the harbor, it is right that danger should be avoided to some extent.

Therefore, I respected Nicolai's idea of not returning yet, and for the time being, I decided to see what was happening on the other side of the harbor, which was the original purpose.

So Nicolai got aboard the Sophie with several warriors and magicians.

"In the meantime, I think we've achieved our goal of seeing what happens here... Nicolai, what do we do?

When I asked, Nicolai looked dissatisfied.

"No, not yet, right? I could only confirm that there were no monsters in the lake, and the cause is probably in the mountains, right? Why don't you come down and take a look?

That's what you say.

Astelle has a relatively calm landscape and no monsters are so dangerous.

That's why so many nobles love it as a vacation home, and from there it's no problem to slightly enter the mountain.

Still, as a high-ranking nobleman, you should stop entering the woods without a great escort...

"... that's right. Shall I take a look at it for a while? Magic Shield Magic Tool Shield is also available, so it won't be dangerous. The guards are here today."

There is no big escort, but that's just a few things.

There are three of my guards and three of Nicolai's guards, both of whom are quite clever.

My guards are chosen from the Shadows of the Farren, and Nicolai's is the Knights of the Okrus, the Knights' elite he usually trains.

Even if a few dozen bandits and a few monsters appeared, it would be enough to be slaughtered without a problem.

That's why you'll be fine...

That's how we stepped into the woods.

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"... Nicolai! I went that way!

"I know!

To my words, Nicolai lays down his big sword in his hand and answers. [M]

After the sword ran, the only thing left was Minotaur, a bull demon whose upper body and lower body were cut in half.

There are several other monsters around us, but they are gradually decreasing with our guards.

Then, after defeating everything, I pulled out the magic stones from the monsters and left the scene behind.

If you stay in that place where the smell of blood returns, you'll call the other monsters.

I will consult with you again after a short distance.

"Hey, looks like there's a lot of noise going on around here."

Nicolai said so.

"I see. I've been around here for a while... but there were a few of them. And I think he was working with other monsters."

"Oh, and you didn't have a strange rush?

"It certainly was... I felt like I was running away from something rather than attacking us..."

"You too, after all? But bull demons are fierce monsters. No matter how powerful monsters appear, they tend to defend themselves with their own lives if they are in their own territory. And yet..."

"You mean something horrible has appeared?

"I don't want to think about it, but it's possible. Well, it's probably because of your mind."

That's all I've talked about.

"... My lord"

And the man who quietly signaled from behind me spoke to me.

He is one of the Farrens' Shadows and a man of great repentance.

Of course, you're only acting as a guard right now.

"What's wrong? Did you find anything?"

When I'm asked that, the man gives me something wrapped in cloth. [M]

"Mm, what's that?

Nicolai asked me to open the cloth in front of him. [M]

The scornful man went out of his way to make Nicolai hear you, so decide if it's okay to show it or if it's something to show.

But when I actually opened it, I was a little surprised. [M]

"This is... no way"

What was there was like a hard plate.

If you look slightly curved and look even further, you can see something like a fine lizard.

As far as I'm concerned, the average person will not know what it is.

Except for a noble man like me and Nicolai.

Nicolai says.

"... definitely. These are dragon scales."

Yes, dyed in a clear, beautiful shade of blue, this is undoubtedly a dragon scale.

Of course, there are many dragons.

Starting with a dragon horse that is used by people, it can be anything from a legendary dragon to a Tenryu.

I don't know which one of these scales came off, but I know from the boulder that it seems that it is not a low-grade one.

Because I feel the dragon materials I've seen in auctions before, the beauty and magic comparable to them.

"Looks like this mountain is pretty dangerous right now..."

My voice echoed spookily in the mountain. [M]