"This is what Nil really looks like.

"I was surprised....? Nil. Is that thing... tail...?

"Dear Yanashiri, I'm... a demon.

"Demon race?!

"Calm down. Yanashiri."

………

"I know the rumors Yanashiri heard. But it's just prejudice.

The Demons were trapped by the Holy Knights.

"... Phew. All right, let's talk.

"Thank you very much.

Tell Yanashiri everything he knows about the demon race.

"So the Holy Knights spread lies to persecute the demons?

"That's what it is. I only know Nil, so I don't even know what other demons look like... but it's the same for any species. Hundreds of people each.

"... Sinya is right. It is not good to conclude that the whole race is evil just by rumor.

"Don't take it easy on me, okay?

"Really? I've been seeing Nil for the past month. I just decided I deserved to be trusted.

"I'm glad you made that decision.

According to Nil, the Demons were originally as powerful as the Holy Knights. Even if the Knights of the Holy Order had started attacking the Demons, there would still be room.

"That's true, but you don't have to go out of your way to help us even though you have the power?

"No, I don't think so.

The Knights of the Holy Order are moving around to capture other species. The Demons have already been persecuted and cannot increase their allies in the same way. The difference in power will be decisive as it is.

"... I see. Is that where Sinya comes in?

"That's right. If I take the letters I received from the three kings, it will be possible for the Demons to form alliances with the three tribes at once.

"As a demon tribe, I'm sure you want to tie hands.

"Nil, the same demon tribe, would probably be able to talk.

"... that's possible..."

"When I look at the current situation in Amazonas, I think it is the only one.

Yanashiri. Does anyone know how to get to the Magic Realm?

"... I know how to get to the magical world. Even if you say how to get there, the magic world is in the inheritance, so let's go in normally.

"How long does it take to get here?

"... three days after I left the wasteland... no, I should be able to enter the magical world in two days.

"So close?!

"It's not close. As you went, this wasteland is vast. The place where we are now is the southeast of the wilderness of Manitoba. The nearest edge of the wilderness to enter the magical world is to the west.

No matter how fast you move, it will take five days.

"Five days... Yanashiri. Nil and I are going to the Magic Realm. So Amazones has two paths. One was me and Nil heading to the demonic realm, persuading the demons to endure running from the Knights of the Holy Order until they came back here.

The other one... "

"We're going to the magical world together...?

"Naturally, when we come together, there are many risks. The Knights of the Holy Order will arrive, so they will flee in battle. Plus, we'll be forced to break through the sights placed around the wasteland, and then we won't be able to come back here.

"Speaking of risk, neither of us would change much if we were Amazones. Instead, Shinya and the others...."

"Don't think about us. Either way, when you help Amazonas, you'll take the risk. But Nil and I don't like abandoning everybody more than that risk.

"What a lovely guy.

"It's not bad, is it?

"Ahahah! I feel like crying and thanking!

"One more thing. I have something to tell you about me.

"Don't say anything about the demons in Sinya.

"That's not true, but I'm a handler. You can use the magic of Inventory.

"It's a word I've heard several times before the Holy Knights started moving, but what is that inventory actually like?

"Simply put, you can magically store your luggage somewhere else and pick it up at any time.

"Is there such a convenient magic..."

"It seems to be magic that can only be used by Watanabe. If we go together, I'll take all the luggage.

"You're exhausted..."

"... from here on, Yanashiri, the king of the clan, will decide.

"... okay. Sinya and the others did everything they could. It would be courtesy for us to do everything we can to survive.

Sinya. Nil. Go with us to the Magic Realm.

"All right! It's settled!

"Before I finish, I need you to promise me one thing.

"What?

"Whatever happens, when I tell you to run, leave us alone and run. Please."

"... okay. I promise.

"Thank you.

Pickup!

Event Occurred! … work with Amazonas to reach the demonic realm.

Time limit… 10 days

Achievements… Reach the Magic Realm

Reward... Fireworks (Ohaabe) [Dagger]

Accept?

Yes, no.

Pickup!

[Event accepted.

Immediately afterwards, there was a call from Yanashiri, and a plan to escape to the magical world was formulated.

Now that the Knights are approaching from the north, we've decided to head west.

It seems that there is a monster called Hungry Mantis in the southern part of the Manitoba wilderness.

It seems to be a giant Kamakiri type monster that lives only in the wilderness of Manitoba. It seems like a monster that is very aggressive and miscellaneous, and sees things moving and gets attacked.

I've never been to the wilderness, Manité. I certainly haven't seen it. In addition, there is basically no request from the Adventurers Guild for Manitoba Wilderness, so there is no information on the rank of the Hungry Mantis.

As far as I can hear, it seems to be about the strength of B rank, but I don't really want to get involved with Amazonas.

I plan to hit this Hungry Mantis and the Knights of the Holy Knights successfully and move northwest into that gap.

As he reached the edge of the wilderness, he ignored all the sights and forced his way to the demonic realm.

It is a simple and clear operation, but this much difference in combat power can be wiped out in a few minutes even with elaborate plans. A plan as big and bold as this would be better.

"All right, everybody's here.

"" "" Yes!

"One and a half days to where the Hungry Mantis live. I will not tolerate weak noises at all. I will definitely escape alive for the Sinyas who drew up this plan. Is that good?"

"" "" Yes!

"Now, let's get in line as planned.

At a time when the sun is still going to rise, the Amazonians march into the wilderness.

Yanashiri, Chikuru, Atani at the beginning. At the end of the line are Nanahi, Inaya, and me and Nir.

This was what Nil and I wanted.

If the Knights of the Holy Order were to come, they would come from behind. The idea is that Nil and I, who can use magic, can deal with it first.

I can only hear the rattling footsteps.

The moonlight illuminates the ground, and occasionally small reptiles run along the edge of their vision.

"Quiet...

Nanahi, who grasped the pattern of the dagger, spoke.

"There's still a long way to go. If you stay too nervous, you'll get tired. I know how it feels to have a few opponents.

"Sinya is amazing..."

"Just getting used to it. Though I've never seen a thousand before, I went to the dungeon and took on hundreds of monsters by myself.

"Alone... hundreds..."

"Still alive like this. I can't help it.

"Ahahah. When Sinya says it, I really feel like I can handle it.

"There's no mistake in what your husband says.

"Ahahaha. Nil is as good as ever.

"I'm glad you believe me, but it's too much to say that there's no mistake.

"That's not true!

"Don't shout too loud. Nil."

"Ugh... I'm sorry..."

"Ahahah! Nil's funny!

Not only Nanahi, but everyone in Amazonas will be very nervous. It's only natural that we know that thousands of Knights of the Holy Order are in the same wasteland and are targeting us.

If you walk like that, you'll get tired in less than half a day. By the time the sun climbed directly above, the fatigue of the Amazonians had peaked.

"Take a break here.

Gather in the shadow of a great earth mountain, and drop everyone or their hips in the words of Yanashiri.

"Yanashiri."

"Shinya... everyone's more tired than I thought.

"It's so hot. How far is it to your destination?

"If I go at the pace I've always been, I'll be there in a day..."

"If we go at the current pace, we'll have some people down by the time we get there.

"The only way to slow down..."

"It's so hot.

"Okay. Let's slow down a little bit and move on.

Yanashiri is persevering, but the sweat is seeping from her forehead. It would be the same if you were tired.

Returning to where Nil was resting, he sat in the shade and meditated.

"Nil, are you okay?

"Ah, yes! It's still okay!

"Don't get so excited, get some rest. It's just that my body is small. Keep hydrating.

"Yes, thank you.

It is so hot that I think it is so different just because there are no plants and trees. Sweat flows from one to the next and doesn't stop.

"I wish I had another carriage..."

"I have your master's carriage, but we can't all ride it..."

"You can only use it by turning it around to children and people who are not feeling well.

"If it's too hot, the horses will get buttered up..."

"You've been living in a really harsh environment..."

"When I was pushed into a place like this, no one reached out to me... it reminds me of when I was in a cage..."

"Then we'll have to get everyone out of the cage, too, Amazonas?

Yes!

After a short break, slow down and head west.

Then, when the second night came, I finally arrived at my destination.

"It's a wonderful place.

There are many things like giant anthills all over the flat ground. They are all five meters in diameter, with animals or bones scattered around them.

"That's the Hungry Mantis nest. There's a two-meter Hungry Mantis in there.

"Well, imagine it's creepy..."

"I don't really want to fight either.

When I was in Japan, I saw a scene where a child of the sea lion jumped out of an egg, but once I saw it, it stuck to my brain and I couldn't take it off.

"... that's the Hungry Mantis.

You can see a moving shadow near the nest.

It is a big clay-colored camelid with three camelid shaped arms to the left and right. There are six bottles in total.

It is two meters long and walks on the ground with six legs bent into a kuno-shape.

I can't see the wings and it seems like I can't fly, but I get chilly when I see a triangular face, big eyes, and a clattering mouth.

"My arms are jagged and like a saw..."

"Stiff and sharp enough to be used as a weapon. Attacks are terribly fast, and they are fierce when they see things moving.

It seems like a good monster. I'll do the rest with Nil, so go ahead and bypass. We'll follow you as soon as we're done.

"I'm sorry about everything..."

"Never mind. Go before time runs out.

Break up with Yanashiri for a while and prepare a trap for the Knights of the Holy Knights with me and Nir.

The Holy Knights must be following our trail. I mean, if we leave that trail behind, it's not that hard to get them here.

I just induced them, and naturally I didn't bump into the Hungry Mantis.

So I asked Yanashiri and the others to bypass the Hungry Mantis nest to the south and head northwest from where they left off. Now the Knights of the Holy Order are going to bypass the Hungry Mantis nest from the south. If we can pull this far, if anything happens, we won't be able to detour from the north.

If we can pull it in, it's time for a trap. Make sure the Holy Knights catch us when we reach the south side of the nest.

What we use here are mushrooms and mold items that Nil and I desperately created.

Only two types of balls are used: balls that emit explosive sound and balls of yellow mold that emit light, which are basically made of green mold.

They're not lethal because they didn't kill the Hungry Mantis by mistake. They must be able to fight the Holy Knights.

Dig and embed the two types of balls lightly into the ground. And you can just cover the soil lightly.

It may seem too simple to call a trap, but that's fine.

There is magic in this world and it involves all kinds of situations. That's the same thing about traps.

Because of the magic of the trap system, the only thing I'm basically alert to is magic traps. Even if you don't bother to set it up one by one, if it's magic, you can easily set it up just by drawing a magical team. Inside, there is even magic where you can set up multiple traps just once.

I don't do that because if I use the magic of the trap system, I will be discovered by the magic of the sensing system, which is the counter. Of course, the Knights of the Holy Order should be watching for traps and always checking for them with the magic of the sensing system.

However, if you set things up like this, you won't get caught by sensing magic. If the Knights of the Holy Knights who want to catch up with Amazonas know that there is no trap magic, they will continue without confirming it.

"Alright, that should do it.

"Yes."

"Huh?!

There are signs of people coming from behind. The opponent's scolding.

"Nil."

When I called Nil with a small voice, he immediately figured out what was going on, or he turned down and walked into the place where I was hiding.

"It's not good if it gets caught..."

"Do you want to take them down before you enter the zone you set them up?

"No, let's see how it goes.

Three reproaches appeared from behind.

A black robe is shaking in the wind to be mistaken for darkness.

Nil and I are hiding about a meter away, but we haven't noticed yet.

The three scolds are tracking the trail at a certain distance.

Our traps aren't that wide, and we'd rather get through them than fight them badly. There is no point in being noticed by the main squad.

One of the three walks to the ground around where they set the trap. It would have already been activated if it had been heavily planted.

I can hear a rattling sound on the ground, but I'm fine for now. I wish you could just walk right through...

When they were drinking hard saliva with Nil, they stopped and looked at this side.

I was surprised and hid to stick to the step, but I might have seen it.

Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!

The footsteps are slowly approaching us.

The trap doesn't seem to be active, but it doesn't make sense if we find ourselves. The magic equipment will contact the main squad in an instant.

Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!

Attach your hand to the handle of the cut knife placed on your waist.

Nil is also attached to the handle of the dagger. If they find us, if we get rid of them immediately, it's still possible.

Ha ha.....

The footsteps stop as soon as we're hiding.

I'm still trying not to make any noise, but I'm worried that I won't hear my heart.

Ha ha...

A hooded shadow appears on top of the steps we're hiding.

I'm about to pull out the slasher blade, but it feels good.

After moving your head to the right and left and stopping for a few seconds.....

Tap, tap, and the Amazonians run lightly towards each other.

Even after the footsteps disappeared, he couldn't move a bit, but he managed not to expose the plan.

"Hahhhh..."

At the same time as Nil, you exhale a long accumulation of breath and relax your shoulders.

"That was close..."

"I thought you might have found it.

"We passed the scourge, so we just wait for it to catch us later.

"Let's see how it goes a little further. Worst case, if the trap doesn't trigger, I will force it to trigger even if it finds out where it is.

"If they find out where I am, it's going to be a big deal...?

"Get ready to run.

"Ha, yes!

As you change your position and watch for a while, you'll see a faint light. The main unit has arrived. According to the report, there are a thousand.

Hungry Mantis seems to have noticed already and is moving quietly to keep quiet.

"It's about time.

"... yes.

Arrive around where the leader has set a trap.

Whoa, whoa!

Explosive noises and flashes occur, and for a moment the area becomes bright as daylight.

"What was that?!

"Hostile attack?!

The Knights of the Corps are looking around in alarm.

But the direction of vigilance is different.

"Ghhhh!!

Someone's arm flew in with the scream and fell to the ground.

It's a monster! Ready!

If they make a scene right next to the nest, the Hangle Mantis will naturally pop out of the nest and attack them. From the nest, which can be seen from this position, a lot of big buzzards emerge.

"Come on, it's disgusting..."

"The operation was a success. Let's go.

I see.

The Hungry Mantis will not hunt down the Holy Knights. The number is too different. It's just a stumbling block. I hope that the battle will last as long as possible and aim to join the Amazonians.

"Nil, I'll get rid of the scorn.

"I see. There were three of them.

It's time for sunrise. The brighter you become, the more likely you are to discover a group of Amazonians. I want to get rid of it before then.

I ran with Nil for a while, and the sky began to whiten slightly. I finally saw the reproach.

It took me a long time to catch up to the scorn that was continuing to follow the trail.

If a group of Amazonians had been going on like that, it wouldn't be strange to see them.