"Toya, have you forgotten?

"What?

"that I have a Walk on Air."

I can't fly, but if I walk a little over the water for a few dozen meters, I can.

If you think about the river width, you can handle it if you can maintain it for about ten seconds, and even if you fail, it's just a little wet, so it's not that hard.

"Crouch! Well, then, I'll be with you..."

"Oh, I can't do that. Toya, because it's heavy."

With Toya on his back, altitude is almost certainly not maintained.

Hopefully, we may be able to reach the other shore without getting too wet, but Toya is already half-naked and 'cold proof (Resist Cold)' is on, so let's have her cry here alone.

"Well, I'm going first. Oh, because I'll take your stuff. No, no, you don't need to thank me."

"Hey, hey!

When I quickly take charge of Toya's luggage, I run out with "Extinguish Fire" on the bonfire.

The burning fire that went out and comparing me for a little while, Toya runs after me too, but even I'm pretty fast on my feet.

"It's sloppy, Nao!

"Ha-ha-ha, it's called efficiency, Toya!

In fact, it would be much better for me to cross the river unharmed and dry only Toya than to put 'cold proof (Resist Cold)' and 'breathing underwater (Breath Water)' on myself and dry my body alone.

I'm never being mean to Toya.

... although I don't deny that I don't want to get wet.

"Ay, chan, hey! Not, uh-oh!

Me shaking off Toya and somehow calling and running down the water.

Of course, Aerial Walking (Walk On Air) is used.

But is it surface tension, buoyancy, or mass of water?

I'll finish crossing the river in just a few seconds, easier than walking in the air normally due to some influence.

And look back and scream.

"Toya! Before one foot sinks, put the other foot forward!

"Can you, asshole! Bo Bo!

It was Toya, who stuck in the river with the momentum he was chasing after me, but he would submerge in the water midway through the river.

... No, we're going pretty far, right?

That's the instantaneous power and muscle strength of the Beast Man.

By the way, I'm not worried about drowning because I'm breathing underwater.

And to wait. Often, a much wetter Toya came up from the river.

Thanks to the magic working, it doesn't look cold, but I shake my ears and tail and fly water uncomfortably.

"Damn, I'm wet again. I don't care if you don't carry me, you can give me a walk on the air..."

"I'm sorry, I'm short on strength."

When I honestly apologized to Toya, who bends her mouth to dissatisfaction, Toya waved at me uncomfortably.

"Oh, no, if you can't..."

"I didn't like to get tired"

"I can't!

"Shh, shh. Maybe we can do it super hard, but it's a little unrealistic."

I haven't fully mastered it yet. Magic Dead, I'll use it on myself, so finally.

Impossible to stabilise others.

And if you lose your magic, it's too dangerous to go into the forest for the first time from now on.

"If you can fall along the way, but that doesn't make sense, does it?

"That's right... I'm not convinced"

"I'll dry your clothes, give me a break"

My body isn't cold due to the magical effect, so I'll throw a towel at Toya and pick up my clothes instead and dry them.

"... Phew, refreshing"

"I'll get wet again when I get home, though. Toya is."

"Don't tell me. Nao, I just remembered that you said" Walk On Water "was ready for use before, or something? Was that a lie? Looking good, Nao. Was that you?

"Why should I look good on you? I can use it. I can use it..."

Toya said, "Walk on Water" is literally magic that allows you to walk on the water.

But this is really just 'walkable'.

If you put your hands on it, it sinks normally, and if you put your butt cake on it, your butt naturally sinks into the water.

Okay, my legs won't sink.

Simply put, it is upside down suspended in the water.

I was practicing this magic in the bathroom, but once I could turn it, I couldn't wake myself up and I panicked.

Unlock the magic and you can normally stand, but suddenly you can't turn your head that far.

If I had practiced alone, I could have been seriously life-threatening.

"And this feels like walking on a little soft mat. Even a bath can fall out of balance, but it's too dangerous on a river with streams and waves. Maybe it will change again if we improve...... When you leave, you want to give it a try?

Toya immediately shook her head at me, adding that it might be dangerous.

"Don't hesitate. Let's practice leisure even in the summer. We're going to dive into the fountain anyway. Give up. Or will Nao dive in for you?

"... I'll take care of the auxiliary magic and the drying of my clothes"

"Ha. No, well, that's fine given the safety....... hmm? No, wait."

That's what I said and sighed Toya, but you came to think of something, staring at me with a guillotine and sharp gaze.

"You had a metastasis! That would have crossed without getting wet!

"... oh, speaking of which"

To Toya's sharp point, I accidentally slap my hands on Pong.

I thought the river would cross, but I had metastatic magic.

Recently, only a transfer using a transfer point has been made, but if the destination can be seen, it is not as difficult as transporting Toya.

"I didn't need to get wet, did I!

"Hey, sorry, sorry. I totally lost it."

Long distance transfers sometimes consumed so much magic that I had to rest for a while, and it was completely out of consciousness to transfer right there or something.

Well, you can use it in situations like this, metamagic.

"Hold on, wizard"

"No, I knew there was a lot of awareness of dungeons and other combat-related objects. Watch out for the next one. - But can you point out Toya, too? You know the magic you can use.

Toya can't use magic, but she can read magic books herself.

I know I have a good eye for all the magic books in my hand.

"Ugh... when they say that. I didn't even think of it... well, no. Even if I just found out I wouldn't have to get wet on my way home. Let's go, shall we?

I snorted at Toya, stuck in words and smiled bitterly, and stepped into the woods.

The forest, which extends to the western side of the Petras River, was also a forest with a wider spacing of trees and a slightly brighter feel compared to the forest north of Lafan.

A serene environment that would seem nice to come to a picnic without this situation.

But we can't afford to enjoy it right now.

Mr. Ketra had only informed me that there was a fountain in this forest, but the location is unknown.

We can only walk around the woods ourselves and find a way.

It would be efficient if the two of us split up and looked for it, but given the dangers, that should be avoided.

There are no strong demonic reactions near the entrance, but they are not necessarily the same across the entire area.

And walking around the woods in lice crunch all day.

Around noon the next day, we were finally discovering the fountain of purpose.

The fountain, which existed in such a way that it was surrounded by trees and hidden, was so small that its diameter was less than ten meters.

It was not so far from the river at a distance, but it was inhibited by the trees and could not be seen from afar, and it was quite difficult to tell.

Unless this is another situation like this, it feels good to touch the harp line, but I wanted it to be an easy fountain to find regarding this one.

Sometimes, we were the ones who started looking right into the fountain only if we had some leisure to taste the joy...

"... I don't see it"

"Oh. This doesn't even make sense to dive"

The fountain, which was very transparent and had a tight surface, could easily be seen to the bottom just from the top.

Obnia blossoms red and seems to be quite noticeable, so there's probably nothing you're missing out on.

Besides, even the deepest part seems like it's only about a meter, so there's no need to dive in and check it out.

"I can't help but get wet, but I can't be happy with this. What are we gonna do...?

It can never be said that it is unlikely that new springs will be found if exploration continues, only in the larger forests that run further west to undeveloped lands.

But......

"No, let's go after the Hulkas. The odds are too low."

By probability we mean 'probability of being found', not 'probability of being found'.

It took me more than a day to find the fountain I knew there was.

If you are looking for a fountain in a dark cloud that you don't know if there is, how long will it take?

Given Al's strength, it would definitely be a pretty bad bet.

If so, it would make a lot more sense to help the Hulkas with a strong ally named Mr. Diola.

"I see. Nor do I differ. Then hurry."

"Ah. I hope we catch up..."

Even if the Hulkas are in the woods or something, it will be difficult to find them.

I want to catch up in the town of Raffan if possible.

As soon as we turned our heels back, we began to travel with all our might.