I was taken by Zahr to the back of the woods where he said he had found the nucleus.
The forest is depressed and has almost blocked the light of day.
Because of this, the air clinging to my skin is strangely chilly.
"Len. Found it here, does that mean?
"Yes, when I came here thinking I heard a scream, that stone was falling"
"... Lasalles. What do you think about this?
"Whatever you think, it would be more impossible to consider the disappearance of the Nucleus and the boys as irrelevant in this situation."
Zahr nods to my words and then searches the ground.
But it will be difficult to find even one stone, either because of the dimness or because of the demonic nucleus.
That's when Zahr opened his mouth.
"... there are footprints. You're heading to the back of the woods."
"How big is it?
"It's too small to say adults, but it doesn't even belong to children. A woman...?
Stand by the words of Zahr.
The reason I'm a woman is because maybe... it indicates Dahlia.
If so, that tragedy may be repeated again.
"Let's go, Lazareth. Len, stay with us."
"Yes!
"Ren, if you think it's bad, you can run away."
"It's okay. I can fight."
I feel a little reluctant about Ren's intentions.
But it's also true that I want you to run away when it really sucks. If it's wiped out, there's no ex or kid.
We go straight in the direction that the footprints said as we tear apart the trees at our feet.
That's when the trees in the back made a noise and something moved this way.
And then Zahr flickers gently at us suddenly.
"... Demons?
Zahr spills words.
Sure, it was the same demon tribe that was there four years ago.
I look at the body and put up a dagger.
"Ren, you.... because you shouldn't look at this enemy sweetly."
"Huh? Oh, yes!
Ren sets up a broadsword to respond to my words.
But the setup isn't pretty enough to flatter, it's clear and full of gaps.
And more problematic than that......
"... Zar, you know what I mean?
"Oh. You're surrounded. But what about a few of them?
"I'll do the back, Zahr will ask for the front."
"It would be good. Len, keep an eye out for any runners."
"Yes!"
You made sure our conversation was over, and they're attacking us all at once.
Sure, there's no way I could beat three or four demons four years ago.
But I'm no longer weak four years ago.
I flash my daggers at the demons who follow me.
Of course, due to the nature of the weapon called a dagger, we can't deal with three or four together, but if it's about two, we can scratch our necks as they are.
And I keep spinning my body, and I don't even kill the momentum on the demon clan that calls me from behind, I stick it in my body.
And on one more neck about to retreat, he threw a dagger and hit him, as well as letting him die.
Zahr, it's over.
"Right. This one's already over."
It seems that Zahr is already finished as he put it, and he fell into a nearby tree and was looking at this one.
After I glance at him like that, I pull out the dagger that's stabbing him in the Devil's neck and wipe his blood with a cloth.
"If it was these guys who kidnapped the kids, they might still be here."
"Oh. Let's try to get Sophia to tell us what's going on and get the king to hang on to it so we don't let the citizens get anywhere near this city. In the meantime, we're going home for now."
Zahr pulls Ren's hand, which at some point was slipping his hips, and returns to his original path.
After a glimpse of the place, I decided to follow them.
After a while we keep walking, we reach Isel.
The streets of Isel were more surrounded by brown and red bricks than before, and its appearance, surrounded by white, had disappeared somewhere.
Then, business complaints turn into vibrant cities that fly during the day.
There were many people in the past, and I wondered how big a city this city was.
When I look at the streets like that, all of a sudden Zahr talks to me.
"We'll excuse ourselves here, but what about Lazareth?
"After touring the library again, I guess I'll go home. We can't just leave the house empty."
"Sophia...... you won't see Bettenburg? I'm sure you'll be happy."
"I don't want to see you anymore, but I don't have a job. How do you know I don't have to be in a low profile enough to see you?
"Right. Come to the Knights whenever you have trouble feeding. You're always welcome."
I wave to Zahr, smiling bitterly.
It's bad for him, but I'm not willing to join the Knights. But I'm eighteen, too. I have to find a job.
I can still afford to save up on the stopping fees and rewards from King Isel, but I have to feel in a hurry.
I'm walking in the opposite direction with Zahr and the others, heading towards the library.
So I was caught off guard or hit one hooded woman.
"... oops"
"Oh, excuse me. Are you all right, sir?
"I'm fine. Big Length, Bu..."
The woman I bumped into peeks into my face as if she could see something unusual.
While I find her rude like that, I get the impression that she's the face I met somewhere.
"Maybe it's Lasalles?
"Huh?"
"It's me, Alice. Look, I was with Aruba."
That said, when I took off my hood, there was a figure of Alice there that was almost the same as it used to be.