âItâs been a long time since Iâve been walking on a well-maintained road⌠no, itâs probably the first time.â\n
My father laughs at my words.
âMost of my journey with Ivy is in the woods.Inside. â
âFufu, almost certainly deep in the woods.â
I decided to walk slowly on the village road until I rendezvous with Mr. Jinal.
If you go into the woods, maybe you wonât be able to join us.
Easy to walk.
I also like walking in the woods.
You can enjoy a variety of scenery.
Especially in the back of the forest, there are flowers that are only there.
However, it is very difficult to walk due to roots of trees or rocks that are jumping out of the ground.
Itâs easier to walk since you left Okanke Village!
Even though it is well maintained, it is easy to walk here even though the ground is just a little soft.
âI think itâs time to rendezvous with Dinar.â
Father nods to Fischerâs words.
He said he would come as soon as he was done.
Surpent nodded beside me, so Iâm sure heâll come aboard.
âWell, if you wanted to come aboard Mr. Serpent, you could have met me in the woods.â
In my words, Mr. Fischer shook his head sideways.
âThere is a big river between the villages of Okanke and Okanye, and it is difficult to cross the forest.â
Big river?
Speaking of which, there was a fairly large river on the map.
I thought it was a mistake because it was too big, but it really is.
âI thought the river on that map was wrong.â
âThe wider the river, the more you think so.To get from Okanke Village to Okankai Village, you have to walk through the woods around the village road Kamura Road. â
I recall the map again in Fischerâs words.
Indeed, only the village road and its surroundings cut off the river.
But I wonder where that enormous amount of water flows.
Is it going down the village road?
âWonder where the river water went?â
Nod to your fatherâs words.\n
âThe river seems to lead to a large underground cavity.Because of the momentum of the water, we can only see from the side, and we still donât seem to know whatâs going on in the cavity. â
Yes, it is.
The underground cavity where the water flows.
It sounds a little interesting, but it looks dangerous and I think we should stay away from it.
Oh, I forgot, but how was the investigation of the Okanke Village marks?
I bowed my head to Mr. Fischerâs words.
What is the investigation of the mark?
⌠oh, two kinds of flowering trees and a big rock?
I went to the village of Okanke, and I checked because the memories and maps of the ginals were different.
âIt was the village leader who took the money and removed it from the map.â
My father sighs.
âDelete?â
âOh, thereâs a place next to the second mark where expensive herbs grow.They erased it with gold in order to monopolize it.The adventurer will walk toward the sign, so as not to get lost?I suppose it was to keep you from doing that.I heard that the dead Gilmus had found out and the people involved had been disposed of. â
Was that so?
Mr. Fischer gave his father an astonishing look.
âSorry, let me find out whatâs bothering youâ
Father laughs at Mr. Fischerâs words.
âWhen I asked the villagers, they told me right away, so it wasnât too much trouble.I forgot to mention the results of the investigation, which is bad.I told the Adventurers Guild staff that the map was hard to understand.Maybe theyâll tie a string to one of the landmarks. â
If there are similar marks across the village road, it seems normal to tie strings and distinguish them.
Well, thank you.
Is that it?
Whatâs that noise?
I heard something⌠just nowâŚ
âAh, the sound of water!â
The sound of water flowing from the back of the forest is echoing.
You canât see the river at all.
Does that mean a lot of water is flowing?
âPupupupupu ~â
Hmm?
Looking at Soraâs slightly excited voice, she looked at Sowasuwa and the back of the forest.
This could be dangerous if you donât be careful. \nâSora, not today.â
Phew?
Sola makes a strange voice in my words.
âThe river nearby is very large.The water will flow fast, so I canât play as usual. â
If the river depicted on the map is the right size, it will be a big deal.
âThatâs right, Sola. If you play as usual, youâll be washed away.Even Sierra wonât be able to get us out, so letâs give it up. â
In his fatherâs words, Sola sees Sierra.
âHey, I donât want to check with Sierra.â
âPu ~â
Sola screams in disgust.
But this time, letâs give it up.
âDoes Sola like water?â
I bowed my head to Mr. Fischerâs words.
Is it water?
No, I didnât feel as excited as the river when I was at the lake.
The difference between a river and a lakeâŚ
âDo you like running water?â
Oh, I see.
âPupupupupu ~â
I agree with your father, Sola.
Sure, I thought it would be fun to roll down the river.
âItâs fun to leave you to the flow.â
âPupupupupu ~â
Fischer laughs happily and holds Sora up.
âBut the river nearby is dangerous.The amount of water is huge.If you leave it to yourself, you may be quickly washed away in a place you donât know, and you may not be able to see Ivy. â
â⌠puâ
Is that it?
I can see how Sora isâŚ
âAh, letâs find a river thatâs okay to wash away.â
âPupupupupu ~â
\nHmm?
What did Miss Fischer say just now?
Whatâs wrong with you?
âDid you say something?â
Mr Fischer shakes his head against my words.
Nyahn
As she turned her gaze to Sierraâs voice, she looked back at the way she walked.
Something bothering you?
âWhatâs wrong?â
Stop and stroke Silâs head while exploring the signs behind the forest.
A monster?
I guess so. Looks like heâs coming this way. â
Fischer pulls the sword out of his sheath and stands still.
When I saw your father, he was already facing the back of the forest.
âIvy, stay behind the tree.â
âYeah.â
Speak to Sola and hide in a nearby tree.
But there are some strange signs from the monster.
I mean⌠are you scared?
âSomethingâs wrong. Are you scared?Is there something in the woods⌠that you care about, a surpent? â
Spread the word of Fischer to explore the signs.
Far away from the monster, I definitely felt the signs of the Sarpents.
Theyâre like Sarpentos.
Mr. Ginal?
Heâs coming.
Turning to his words, the monsters were coming at him with great momentum.
But he passed by without shaking his side.
âLooks like youâre confused by the signs of the surpent.â
Mr. Fischer sheathes his sword.
âThis mess wonât come.If you donât get in the way of running, you wonât get hurt.What a mess. â
My father runs his sword and watches the monster come running.