We Live in Dragon’s Peak

"Whoa. Terru?"

"One cute life. My name is Terre. Elnea, I can smell you. Little girl. I forgive you for calling your name."

Priscia rejoiced when she saw Terru peeking some of her face through the gap in the mutilated space.

No, no, it's usually a scary place!

"And anyway! Terlu, you can't eat this Spirit of Light. And so is Priscia."

"I'm not really hungry. Elnea, I'll do you a favor."

"... or were you lurking in a forbidden territory, but you hadn't noticed the Spirit of Light until now?

I stared at the crack over my head and asked a lot of questions.

'Cause the embargo is Teru's territory, and illegal intruders and stayers who don't get the administrator's permission are Teru's food, right?

The Spirit of Light was suddenly hugging Priscia in surprise at the warcraft that appeared suddenly tearing apart the space of the lost forest.

This is the right reaction.

Ares, who is still cheeky with potatoes, and Priscia, who is pointing intriguing eyes at Terru, are abnormal.

"Lord of the lost forest. Ernea, you're really good with rare lives."

"Terru knew about this spirit, didn't he?"

"The crystals left behind by the Ear Long Clan. Cause and effect is exactly what the Ear Elder Little Kid discovers about it."

"Left by the Ear Elders... Could it be that there used to be an ear clan living here?

"The people dwell, the ear elders dwell, the Ariyi dwell, and the devils dwell. Witches said many species lived there."

"That's right..."

Perhaps the embargo was a paradise where many races lived amicably. I guess there are people who care about the land and protect it from being lost.

And this Spirit of Light may have protected the lost forest since that time.

But why?

The Lost Forest, and speaking of spirits, the Ear Elders, but I wonder where they left this Spirit and disappeared.

Yeah. It's not just the Ear Long Clan. I wonder what happened to the many races that lived in the forbidden territories.

"I don't know. When I came to my land, it was already a deserted world."

"If you're a witch or a giant demon king, you know."

If I ask, will you tell me?

If we ever meet again someday, I'd like to hear an old story about the embargo or something.

Forget that.

Staring at this one from behind the mutilated space, Terru seems to be observing with interest the ghastly pricias and frightened spirits of light.

I don't seem to see it as predatory, so let's introduce it properly here.

"Terlu. This ear elder girl is Priscia. He wants to get along."

"Friendly with me?

"You know what? Priscia makes a lot of friends. Terru's your friend, too!

Oh, my God.

With Priscia, it looks like you can build a friendship before you get their consent.

Terru seems a little surprised by Priscia's fearless personality and the strength of her push, too. Eight bright red eyes sparkled.

"Yes. From now on, we'll be friends."

And when I shook my throat and laughed when I was a funny guy's kid, I put only one long leg out of the crack in the space in front of Priscia.

"Shake your friend's hand. The Spirit is your friend."

"What?... Ha, ha!?

Priscia also forced the Spirit of Light, who was holding her, to wonder if she had touched without hesitation the black paw at the tip of her giant leg that came before her.

The Spirit of Light touched only a little at the tip of his nails as he made his eyes black and white.

"Friends all"

"Then I'm friends with the Spirit of Light, too!

I also took the Spirit's hand forcefully and shook it.

"Duck, duck, duck."

"Ares, what are you reporting!?

I didn't know you would have been an agent until Ares had you been relieved that Neemia wasn't here.

Don't be afraid, Mistral Empire.

"You know what? Priscia plays with Terre."

"What do you want to play with?

"Hilarious?"

"No, no, Telulu, if you mess around properly, you're in big trouble!

Decline Priscia's dangerous play and I suggest a walk.

Telulu is as big as a mountain if he looks like it. From there, the forbidden world has another beauty different from the landscape of flying.

Priscia accepted my suggestion.

So, Terru further opens the space gap and reveals the whole story.

"Whoa. Bigger than Grandpa?

Jumping on Terru's thousand hands and feet without even asking my answer as I ask the question. And he instantly climbed up using a spatial leap.

Not if you're climbing a tree, Teru.

Next to me, who smiled bitterly and dropped him off, was the Spirit of Light, who glanced up at the giant body covering the lost forest.

She is thin and thin and is likely to break when touched. But there's Mr. Spirit.

Fluffy, and when he floated away from the ground, he became several grains of light the next moment, chasing after Priscia.

Hmm.

I'd like to know a little more about Mr. Spirit of Light, but I guess I just have to give up now.

I also used a spatial leap, a thousand spider climbs, and moved over Terru's head, where Priscia and the others waited.

Terru's head is high enough to be close to the clouds. Views from there are energetic mountains, forests and lakes that precede the early summer.

To the east you can see Dragon Peak. This area is north of Dragon Peak, so the Dragons would be in that mountain range. You know, Grandpa and Grandma.

There was still thin snow in the rugged mountains breaking through the clouds seen behind Dragon Peak.

I wonder how Mr. Irie is.

I'd like to go see you again.

Looking west, I saw a spiritual mountain that slowly widened the hem.

Dragon Peak and Spiritual Mountain are surprisingly close.

The spiritual mountains are also covered in greenery, with the animals eating grass on the slopes.

I'm worried Teru won't aim as a prey.

There are signs of someone making a scene around an abandoned village on the edge of a spiritual mountain. I'm sure you're surprised Terru showed up.

Between Dragon Peak and Spiritual Mountain. And from there, heading north, countless large and small lakes dotted.

Known lake. There are only a few lakes you've been to, and you don't know them yet.

Every visible forbidden forest is deep, and from above we do not know from where to where it is a lost forest.

I'll have to keep an eye out for everyone when I get home. If you get lost, it's tough.

and looking at the view stretching under my eyes, Ares handed me a green treasure ball.

"Hmm?"

"Dinner."

This treasure ball was only cherished by the Spirit of Light, wasn't it?

I guess Ares, the Spirit of the Spirit Tree, gave it to me honestly because she received it, but I saw how she handed it to me, and the Spirit of Light looked just a little anxious.

Ares must be telling you to focus on this treasure ball. But I don't have the spiritual power, so I just have to let Ares through, right?

So I sit on Terru's head and put Ares on her lap. And I sent Dragon Qi to Ares.

When Ares receives the dragon qi, she turns it into the power of the Spirit and pours it into a green treasure ball.

"Priscia will sit too"

Priscia sat the Spirit of Light on her lap.

No more. The Spirit of Light is what Priscia says.

Well, it looks more like he's in service than a friend, then, doesn't it?

But the Spirit of Light following Priscia seemed kind of happy.

Terlu walks slowly with us on his head.

It's a relaxed atmosphere, but I'm sure it's a sight of fear if you look at it from somewhere else.

When I get home, I'm sure I'll be pissed off.

I don't blame you, Priscia, I'm the only one scolded...

"Wow!

Terru sounded surprised as she roared "Grunt" as she sent dragon qi to Ares.

I wonder, when I turned my consciousness out, at some point I couldn't see Dragon Peak and Spiritual Mountain.

Or you should have seen it just now, what do you mean?

"Faster than I thought?

"Chi. I got lost in that treasure ball."

"Yep!

I'm surprised at the unexpected.

"Also, maybe. Was this the jewel that was doing the stray trick!?

Apparently, it wasn't the work of the Spirit of Light.

The Spirit of Light took care of the treasure balls being lost.

Thanks to Ares, the power began to return to the treasure ball, and the Spirit of Light gave an even happier grin.

Thanks to the treasure balls with the technique of stray, the walk after this turns into a lost journey involving Teru.

A little further and you'll be on the mountain or in the woods. Soaking in hot springs.

Terru and Priscia are thrilled with this strange phenomenon. The Spirit of Light seems happy to have his powers back on the treasure balls as well. Ares is satisfied that I gave her dragon temper. [M]

But only I was full of anxiety about "can I go home?"

"So, you're late?

"Yes. I'm sorry"

And as expected, when the sun went down, we were scolded by Mistral.

Yeah, no. The only person who's pissed off is me as a guardian.

Priscia is in front of the bonfire, making Niemia, who just returned, sound like she enjoys today's adventure tan.

I was being made to sit on the sidelines.

"Mr. Elnea. That was Teru, wasn't it?

"That's right. It's huge."

"I suddenly showed up, so I was surprised!

"Oh, sorry"

"Dear Ernea, why didn't I invite you too!

"I'm sorry."

"Mr. Elnea, it's not good to just enjoy yourself."

"Mr. Elnea, it's not a good idea to spoil just Priscia."

"Oh, I'm sorry?

Why not?

I find it unreasonable how angry you are from a few names.

"Ernea, you've been moving too freely lately."

"Ugh."

"Suddenly you go on a journey or train alone. To quote, let Priscia take the liberty of contracting with the Spirit"

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

I can't say anything back.

But I never thought that Priscia would really sign with the Spirit of Light.

It seems, then, that the Spirit of Light focused too much on the treasure balls and was on the verge of disappearing.

For centuries, possibly more than a thousand years, he continued to infuse his spiritual powers into the treasure balls, and his life was running out.

He was the last servant of the Ear Elders, who lived in that forest in ancient times, bound to protect that treasure ball and the lost forest, and was taught by the Spirit of Light, who was enlivened by a proper covenant with Priscia.

Maybe it was fate to meet Priscia, the eldest of ears, when her life ran out.

The Spirit of Light didn't have to disappear when Priscia and I made a new contract so that she could receive spiritual power for lubrication.

Now he's disappearing because it means he's going to be a burden to Priscia, but he's the same as Spirit of the wind and dirt, and he manifests himself whenever you call him.

And the treasure balls dearly protected by the Spirit of Light are now kept by Ares in a mysterious space.

That's dangerous.

Even if it's not the woods, freeing up your powers will activate the art of stray anywhere.

It's good to have a pleasant stray walk thanks to the treasure balls, but you can't get mad at me like this.

I was pissed off in the front seat by Mistral before dinner. [M]

But I'm kind of happy.

It's been a long time since I've been mad at you like this.

"Elnea, you're angry, but you don't snort!

"Yes."

In the end, I was relaxed and I sat down during dinner.

Yeah, yeah.

After her walk, Terru, as usual, tore the space apart and sent us to the Mistrals waiting in the abandoned village.

For Terru, the art of straying doesn't make sense either.

Thinking about it, I guess I wasn't really going to eat the Spirit of Light who was behind the Lost Forest from the start.

Wherever you are, if you're in a restricted area, you can tear space apart and aim.

The Spirit of Light may have looked abandoned and watched.

The Guardians and Administrators of the Embargo knew Mr. Spirit of the Lost Forest and Light.

Because I knew, I was trying not to interrupt her duties.

Maintain the lost forest. That, in other words, confuses those who enter the woods. When someone enters the darkness, the treasure balls consume power to let them get lost. When you consume the power of a treasure ball, the Spirit of Light shreds his life and pours out his spiritual power.

That's why there were no animals in that forest.

Not because of the lost forest, but because someone else intentionally kept the animals away from the forest.

You can see the cares of the administrators there.

Maybe, but Micheira or the witch or giant demon king didn't touch the lost forest because if I didn't know anything, I wouldn't even have been able to enter that forest.

You should have gone to a lot of places scattered during the hunt, but you didn't get lost.

But the Lost Forest has reacted to Priscia the Ear Elder. So I guess we went into the lost forest today.

Thinking about it, that white rabbit might have been a hallucination inviting the ear elders who visited the land.

I don't know whose thoughts, but the lost forest has continued to survive by the Spirit of Light who tries to fulfill his mission and those who watch it warmly.

I wonder if it was a lost forest with no animals but didn't show any signs of evil because everyone was kind enough to watch.

Maybe if me or Priscia hadn't met, someone else would have helped.

What a delicious dinner I had while sitting in the front seat, convinced myself.