Vermillion

Kay received a warm welcome from the men of the village of Vaak.

"Here comes the hero!

"The Big Bear Killer."

"The best hunter in the Principality. Huh!

"" Tired (Tiarez). "

"The best wood dust in the Principality. Huh!

There were two strange names mixed together.

"Kay!! You came!!

Ellidoor, the village chief, popped out with a horrible face. The eyebrows on the letter (c) on the charm point are still the same, but they are pretty much the same compared to the last time I saw them.

"Elidoor! Are you okay?"

"Oh, somehow. Theo did his job well. Arriving sooner than I thought, thank you."

Theo - I'm talking about the boy who came to the Cornwell Chamber of Commerce as a paycheck.

"Theo should be in the care of the Chamber of Commerce right now. We did everything we could, but I didn't think we'd make it..."

Kay looks around as she lowers her horse in the village.

The village of Vaak - a pioneering village surrounded by walls of Guru and Marutai. This fence will be sufficient to prevent humans and ordinary beasts, but it is not as helpful as a paperworker in the "Green Salamandel" opponent. If you get attacked, there won't be a single one. The women and children were evacuated, as we heard, and there were only men left in the village.

However.

Still, the village was (...) busy (...) and (...) (...).

Interestingly, there are tents and tents near the entrance and exit of the village and around the gate, where a large number of strangers spend their time. Ambition-burning rush and thought traffickers, how galloping and stuffed mercenaries are, amateurs who have been on board by themselves, hunters and wildfires dressed easily to blend into the woods, etc.

As the threat of the "forest lizard" loomed, Kay, who thought that only the men of the village were there, was surprised that he still had no orders to remain on the spot.

"Surprisingly, you have people."

When she leaks her candid thoughts, Elidoor nods with an indescribable face.

"Yeah. They're reliable. Don't worry about getting ready so you can escape at any time."

Ironic words, but there was no colour to blame.

Well, I know how you both feel.

There is only one entrance and exit gate in the village surrounded by this wall. If you get attacked where you are spending your time in the village, everyone will push over to the gate and panic greatly. A small number of them should be late to escape - the villagers have no choice but to spend time in the village because they have their own houses, but the strangers have no stepchildren to accompany them. Spending time outside the village is a natural choice.

Even as a villager, I know how that feels, but it would be a complicated mood because it's like being declared abandoned when it comes to having trouble.

... Honestly, I don't like Kay either and I don't want to be inside the wall. It is difficult for movement to be restricted in times of need.

"Why are they here?

Kay asked as he wiped Sasquatch's sweat.

"I'm looking for the grace of the woods."

"What do you mean?

"[Deep (Abyss)] animals are getting lost, or there's a bunch of rare herbs that don't usually grow, and now that forest..."

Trying to see the woods spreading across the wall, Elidoor said.

"Are they going into the woods under these circumstances?

Eileen sees the strangers in a stunned face. Several roughnecks raised their voices in sight of Eileen's beauty.

"…… you have no idea."

Mandel groans blushly. Kay totally agreed. Come and crusade, but don't mess with the Great Forest Lizard in the woods. You'll never get away with Kay's legs.

Naturally, explorers entering the woods - most of them amateur stuffed animals - didn't think they could come across monsters and go home alive.

"That's all, it's gonna be money... rumors are calling for rumors, rather more people in and out than before" The Great Forest Lizard "came out"

Elidoor laughs bitterly. I wouldn't even call it "the pioneer of Avis," but it seems that the forest is full of herbs and mushrooms traded at high prices, beautiful furry beasts, and such beings. Immediately after the advent of the "Forest Lizard", many escaped, but in the gap emerged a rigid man who made a lot of money by capturing a rare beast alive, and in the end many of the seekers who envied it returned.

Nowadays, the village is very busy with the unruly people dreaming of grabbing a thousand bucks and buying out those "goods" at a high price.

However, since most of the economic activities are carried out outside the village, the facilities in the village are also closed, and the village does not have much return of profits or anything.

Kay, who heard the conversation, had the feeling that "you've been standing there a long time". At the same time, I feared that by then the forest ecosystem was changing - not a very good trend.

"……… a" forest lizard "has not yet appeared in this neighborhood?

What bothers me more than anything is the trend of the Great Forest Lizard. If he gets' out 'near the boulder, the searchers, anyway, the merchants should be the first to escape.

"No... that's what I can't say for sure. I'm pretty sure his range of action is getting a little wider..."

Elidoor has such a troubled face.

"…… let's explain the situation in detail. Come here, please."

I also thought when entering the village, the area around the gate was chaotic.

It's like a bazaar. Colorful tents, merchants eagerly negotiating with the Seekers, simple stalls selling food and beverages, relaxed people cultivating English in one hand -

"Hey, is Killian here?"

When Elidoor spoke, the Seekers looked at each other.

"Killian, did you see that?

"I don't know, I didn't see it."

"Who the hell is Killian?

"If you put that out, wow, who are you first!

"You don't! Gahaha! I don't know. It's just my face."

"More importantly, Ellidoor, introduce us to Mr. Separate!

Someone screamed, "That's right, that's right!" and wild voices overlap.

Oh, no. To Eileen beside Kay, whistlers, lovers, skippers - no matter how busy this place is, there's zero women. I don't suppose there was a businesswoman coming out to such a dangerous pioneering village on a boulder. Men hungry for women because of you, like ants sucked into sugar candy, straw...

"Uh. No, I can't talk about it without me."

Me and Irene, with their heads on, sigh small.

"I'm going back to the village, Kay. Just listen to me."

"Okay."

I can't help it, Kay just nodded.

"Whoa, don't say that, I don't know if you could hang out with me for a minute, lady."

Saying something like that, a liquor-baked red-faced man tried to get involved - Irene kicks a ton of ground.

"To?"

From the red-faced man, it would have looked like Eileen had disappeared.

Eileen dancing lightly through the universe. He jumped right over the man's head.

As it was, he tried to avoid the crowded men, jumped a ton, attached to the round wall of wondering if there would be three meters, and disappeared straight to the other side. Even though there was a gate, I let him cross the wall on purpose.

…………

My friends are distracted.

"Elidoor... who is it?"

"He's a powerful helper."

Elidoor answers bittersweet smiles.

And one man came forward, as he slid through the midst of the loose ends.

"... I heard you were calling for Asi."

A man dressed in perfectly skinned clothes. Something like the late thirties? It is a skinhead shaved up on a knob, with a scratch on the head that looks like it was caught with a nail and several missing front teeth. He also looked a little dumb, but there was no gap in his standing behavior, which made him feel particularly stubborn about his legs. He has a mountain knife behind his back and a small crossbow on his back.

"Oh, Killian. Tell this man about the woods."

Elidoor shows Kay.

Apparently, this skinhead guy is called Killian. To find out, you're still one of those people who doesn't have orders to step into the woods?

"Who's this husband?

"I told you before, Kay the Big Bear Killer."

"Whew!"

Killian, staring at Kay barely, raises her voice like she was impressed.

"That again. Asi is easy to call Killian the drifter."

"It's Kay. I'm a hunter."

Nice to meet you both.

"The state of the forest, with. What am I gonna tell you?

"If possible, I'd like to know what's going on with the" Forest Lizard "……"

Kay asks without much anticipation.

"Hmm. For how much?"

Close your eyes and Killian laughs.

"It's easy with the information I picked up at my own risk."

I can't do this for free.

Kay was convinced that it was the best thing to do. But how much did you pay for it?

"... When this happens, how much is the market?

"No.... I am troubled if you ask…."

Suddenly Kay asks me, confused Mandel.

"I have no experience buying or selling this kind of information..."

"Is that so………"

…… However, I have heard that when the army hires local hunters and hunters as guides, like mountain hunting, a couple of small pieces of silver coins are the market price per day. … it won't be cheaper than that "

To the troubled Kay, Mandel also managed to follow his memory and gave me that advice.

"Well, that's it, then."

From a leather bag instead of a wallet, Kay takes a few pieces of silver coins and hands them to Killian. I turned it into a silver coin, not a small silver coin, because I didn't have a finer coin than this. There is no doubt that it is life-threatening information, so there is also the idea that you can pay more.

"Ho ho. This is this is……………………."

Killian perceived the amount solely by the feeling in his hand and hid the silver coin in his sassy pocket.

"Let's talk about it. I just want to change places."

Upon that request, the line moves into the nearby tent.

"Well, I didn't see Asi in person with the Mori Lizard either."

Killian picked up the stone and started drawing a huge mess of maps on the ground.

Says Killian is always exploring a distance of about thirty minutes from the village of Vaak. The purpose is to collect herbs and hunt. He thinks he has strayed from [deep (avis)], such as black, bright furry foxes and green deer-like animals, and says rare prey is on the horizon.

"So," Forest Lizard, "apparently, around here."

Killian draws a zazzling line outside his area of action.

"Walk about forty minutes from the village and stop wandering. Footprints, trees that were flashly defeated by this sight, after the passage of the" Great Forest Lizard "conspicuously defeated him. So I'm trying to turn around here to make sure Asi doesn't come across anything unexpected."

"…… I see."

Two of the Explorers were eaten near [Deep (Abyss)] space. Compared to then, the area of action appears to be a little wider.

"What's the terrain around here?

Showing the line Killian drew, Kay asked. I remember Kay walking from this village to [Deep (Abyss)] before, so the ups and downs on the road were thin. So I had an idea. For the reason that the "Great Lizard of the Forest" is wandering.

"This place is… a little bit more like a valley, where the terrain is dimpled."

"... Okay, thank you Killian. By the way, is this story to everyone?

To Kay's question, Killian shook his head.

"Honestly, not really. He wants me to pay Asi to ask him. Because it's easy for everyone to do it on their own. I've been luxuriously drunk and talked a little bit, but in so much detail, I haven't... at most talked to Eridore's husband."

Do you think Elidoor is one of the few "guests"?

"Hmm. Anyone else familiar with the woods about Killian?

"From what Asi has seen, I wonder if there are as few people as Asi who are used to walking in the woods."

Normally, if you're a forest expert with solid skills, you don't come to places like this to make money. Because if you knew the horrors of the forest, you wouldn't want to get anywhere near where there might be [deep] monsters.

Inevitably, all that was now in the woods were optimistic amateurs.

"Hmm. Eridore, I have one question: How many searchers don't come back once they're in the woods?

"What?"

Suddenly, Elidoor, pointing at the water, returns a voice of confusion.

"No... I don't get it. Anyway, that's the number. Intense entry and exit."

Elidoor indicates outside. Busy Seekers' Tent Village.

Thus, while Kay and the others were speaking, several groups of seekers returned and went into the woods in a different way. Some merchants are leaving after the deal, while others are new to the village. Not a single one of us knows how many loose ends we've heard of today. We don't have an organization that oversees things like the Adventurer Guild, we all do what we want.

Not to mention who went into the woods, who came back, etc...

"I see…………"

Approximately, Kay, who was able to grasp the situation, roared as he stroked his jaw.

"…… Is something wrong? Kay."

Elidoor is anxious.

"Not good, I mean...... Look, Eridore, when I got the news that the Great Forest Lizard was out, I honestly thought I might never make it again."

"……… What?

"It wasn't weird whenever they attacked me. In a land of such weak magic, the Great Forest Lizard must eat a creature with magic there in order to maintain its body. The head of it is man."

Compared to wildlife, humans are rich in magic. If you are also an individual, especially after midlife, you have more magic than a bad [deep (avis)] beast.

But still, the village of Vaak is safe.

It wasn't weird when a monster remembered a person's taste followed the smell and attacked him.

"You better thank the undefeated 'adventurers'. It's like they're keeping this village at their expense."

Probably - several pairs are eaten on the day.

Killian said the area around the Valley is a hunting ground (Killzone).

"According to my prediction, the" forest lizard "must have built a nest in that" valley ". They dig mountains and valley slopes and cement walls in yodales to make nesting holes. Flashly knocked down trees are not traces of passage, but claims of territory. And the best thing about the" Forest Lizard "is - ambush. He must be lurking near the nest hole to make sure he gets what he wants."

This forest is a native forest that no one has access to. Grass trees grow depressed and have poor vision. Even monsters over ten metres in length have as many ups and downs in bushes and terrain that can cause them to disappear if they do not wander still.

Also preconceived. The fierce "forest lizard" makes a sound and chases its prey around - many would mistake it that way. In fact, he kills the signs, dives in, and for the first time demonstrates his agility when his prey approaches the critical.

Killian cautioned against the "trail of passage" of the "Forest Lizard" and did not even approach it. That's probably why you didn't have to go into the forest lizard's exact kill zone.

But what if this is an amateur? What if it's just a pastime? If, over this period, the monster is a fool who mistakenly thinks he's more in the depths of the woods -?

Needless to say, the end of the road.

"I hope there's still plenty of 'bait' near the nest now."

The problem is, if this story comes to light.

"If the Seekers stop going into the woods - there's not enough food."

That way, what would the "Great Forest Lizard" do?

"Follow the smell, it's coming straight. In this village."

Kay told me and Elidoor's face caught on.

- It was not long after the Seeker returned that his companions had been eaten by the "Great Lizard of the Forest".