Chapter 60

“Monster food is becoming popular, but the master is not the food provider.”

With a light smile, Vanalen took a seat in the office.

After sweating from the fight, he now changed from armor to office clothes. A white shirt with a loose red jacket and silver buttons. He also wore white trousers.

Wearing a fine woven fabric with gold thread makes him feel like a prince. When I saw the body, which was big and had already been completed, I couldn’t see it one year younger than me, though not very much.

“Hmm? What’s wrong, Pamela?”

“Eh … oh no … Vanalen was really a prince.”

Pamela, who fell in love with her red face next to me, returns to me.

“Oh my god … Pamela-chan, maybe the flag to switch from Zelet to me?”

Vanalen leans out of his desk and tries to reach out.

Bite!

“Fugya ah ah ah ah !!”

I was bitten by Rir again for some reason and hurriedly withdrew his hand.

“Already! Rir! What are you doing !!”

With tears in his eyes, Vanalen again blows “huh. Huh”.

“Because you made a strange guess. It has nothing to do with Zelet.”

“Hmm. Are you really saying that?”

Vanalen turned around and muttered meaningfully, and Pamela touched her ahoge.

“… That’s it.”

In addition, her face turns bright red, making the body moody.

“Hey. Let’s get back to the topic. I don’t have much time here either.”

”Stardust milk” was once deposited in a culinary guild in the Kingdom of Carneria, but the ingredients are still fresh.

If possible, I would like to bring it back to the Kingdom of Vanahia as soon as possible.

However, the next Kerunea is a troublesome ingredient that has both habits and habits.

Although it is a monster, Kerunea is revered as a “messenger of God” in the Kingdom of Carneria, but its belief is surprisingly shallow, dating back 50 years.

It is said that its body is one size larger than a stag, its horns shine golden, and its hooves are made of bronze.

Although the rank is B, it is a relatively quiet animal, and it is a monster that mainly lives in the highlands and forests.

The reason why this Kerunea became a “messenger of God” goes back 50 years.

At that time, a large number of hunters rushed into the Kingdom of Carneria in search of the golden horns of Gallehea and the bronze hooves.

They defeat the Kerunea, not the ordinary wild animals. For the neighbors, the hunters were all sages, no matter what their motives were.

However, it becomes remarkable with the decrease of kerunea. The growth of magical herbs and medicinal herbs in the forest has become extremely slow.

The cause was Kerunea’s feces and saliva. Studies have shown that Kerunea’s body fluid is a very dense mass of magical power that, when discharged outwards, mixes with the soil and becomes a fertile land.

Knowing that Kerunea was an integral part of the forests of the Kingdom of Carneria, the Kingdom turned around and issued a ban on hunting for Kerunea to the Kingdom Parliament.

He took out old literature and sought to gain the public’s understanding by claiming that Kerunea was once a “messenger of God.” There was a backlash at first, but with the help of repeated bad manners of hunters, the hunting ban was finally officially enforced.

Since then, the Kingdom of Carneria and its people have strictly adhered to the law and protected Kerunea.

When I lived in the Kingdom of Carneria, my parents said, “Kerunea protects the forest. Please take good care of yourself, “both me and Pamela have been advised.

Using that kerunea as an ingredient, we are going to hunt from now on.

“That’s ok”

Vanalen easily agreed.

“As you know, the hunting of kerunea was lifted six years ago. We limit the number of animals and ban hunting for material purposes, but if you follow those rules, hunt kerunea. I don’t mind “

Six years ago, kerunea hunting was finally lifted.

There is one reason. After 50 years, the number of kerunea has increased too much, and on the contrary, they have eaten up the magical grasses and wild grasses in the forest.

“It seems that the petition has been coming from about 10 years ago, but the ban was finally lifted 6 years ago, but there is already an unmanageable kerunea in the mountains. It also affects the village where the crops are grown. It’s out. Now it’s an urgent task to get rid of Kerunea. “

Vanalen laughed at the sloppy management of the country so far.

“But it doesn’t seem to be as advanced as I expected.”

“Really?”

“As Zelet says, Pamela-chan, because of the Kerunea religion.”

Unusually Vanalen nodded seriously.

Kerunea is a new religion that has grown shortly after the hunting ban 50 years ago.

Even before the country insisted on Kerunea, they worshiped it as a “messenger of God” and appealed for protection. At first, it was an organization of a few people, but after the ban came into effect, 5,000 became believers, and at its peak it exceeded 20,000.

The country seems to have been threatened by this Kerunea religion from the beginning. However, it is true that the slightly radical protection methods of the Kerunea religion made poaching hunters tremble. It was an undeniable fact that Kerunea had successfully recovered their population due to this method.

“Since the ban was lifted, the number of believers has decreased rapidly due to public opinion. Now it is about one-tenth of the peak. The problem is that they are illegal in the forest where Kerunea lives. It was a fortress that even hunters couldn’t step on. “

“I’m no longer a terrorist …”

“Oh … we want to move the Knights, but the opinions of the upper management of the country are divided. So far, the aristocrats who have supported the country and appealed for the protection of Kerunea oppose the force. It seems that the king has been struggling, and now he is in bed. “

“That’s why it wasn’t a domestic issue, but the Knights were dispatched to investigate Stardust Oaks. I had a lot of spare time.”

“It was worth it because I was able to catch a big fish called Zelet Winter.”

I sigh.

Then Vanalen corrected his posture and looked at me sharply.

“Zelet … No, Master. You are a person from another country. If you fail, some problems may ignite in the Kingdom of Vanahia.”

“I’ll leave that political part to you.”

“Really … is it okay?”

Fearfully Vanalen asks a question.

“My disciple is in trouble. As a master, it is natural to reach out.”

Vanalen’s body quivered for a moment. He looks up to the heavens and wipes his eyes a little.

I realize again that he’s still a child prince just because he has a big body.

Vanalen calmed down a little and then said:

“I was really wondering if you could help me.”

“It’s not just for you. This is my hometown. No matter what the past, it’s an unmistakable fact … “

If you’re illegally occupying the forest and annoying my disciple, it’s harder to find a reason not to do it.

“Thank you, Master. I can’t put out the Knights, but let’s talk to the hunters. If they hear that you are former S-class hunters …”

“No, no. I have enough strength.”

I look back.

Rir, Prim, and Pamela stood up.

Prim was once again angry.

“If the disciple is in trouble, I’ll do my best too. Leave it to me, junior”

Hey, Prim. Don’t be like that. Vanalen is more depressed than before.

“Gohon. Pu-Aside from brothers and sisters, to Pamela-chan”

“Carneria is also my hometown. Let me help you.”

“Pamela is an Elemental. Great for fighting in the forest. ……. “

Do you think you need more strength than I do?

Vanalen sits deep in the chair once.

There is no sentimental expression as before. All I had to do was point my honey-sweet mask at me.

“That’s right”

I muttered a word.

In this way, we headed for the subjugation of Kerunea and the forest where the believers who worshiped the demon stood.