CH 109

The “fall off the white line and you lose” game is well received by children in their early elementary school years.

Cain, who in a previous life had been a salaryman for educational toys, saw Gianluca enjoying himself, and he popped his guts out in his heart.

They hooked their legs, body-slammed each other with their shoulders, and came to the edge of the magic circle, clinging to each other’s waists to keep from falling off.

The white line, which forms a circle around the magic circle, meets the straight line that we have been walking along. The white line in front of us appeared to be straight because of the large circle, but if we looked at the far end of the white line, we could see that it was gently curved.

Although it was said that no grass grows above the magic circle, there was no grass growing from just outside the white line at the edge of the magic circle.

The grass began to grow a meter or so beyond the white line, gradually increasing in density, and as one went further back, taller grass increased, and eventually trees began to grow.

“No magical beasts appear above this magic circle, right?”

“Mmhmm. Since we started our investigation, no magical beasts have appeared above the magic circle. Nor have there been any that have come out of the forest and come in.”

“What about the magical beasts in the surrounding forest? Are there many of them in general? Are there fewer of them?”

In the “Demon Forest” event of the Holy Knight route of de Magic Studies that Cain played in his previous life, the battle with the demonic beasts occurred in an encountered manner. Since Chris, the knight apprentice, is reasonably strong, the battle is not too hard, but if the hero’s level of holy magic is not raised, his recovery will not be able to keep up, and the boss, the Demon King, will be hard to fight.

Ah!”

Julien, who was about to answer about the number of magical beasts, looked doubtful as Cain suddenly raised his voice. Noticing this, Cain lightly shook his head and apologized, saying, “I apologize,” and urged Julien to go on with his words with his hand.

“Kohon. The forests around this land have more magical beasts than others. They are not very strong, but they are strong enough that an ordinary person without combat training would have no chance if attacked.”

“I see.”

The encounter rate was not that high in the forest of demons in the route of the holy knight of the magic school.  However, when I went diving lightly with Gianluca yesterday, the number of encounters with demonic beasts was high. Although it was just a feeling, we encountered far more than the number of battles in the Demon Forest event. Since there were some small magical beasts like rabbits and raccoons that we missed, the number of magical beasts itself must be quite large.

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“If you have an idea, let me know. I won’t make a decision on adoption or non-adoption right away.”

Julien nodded at Cain’s offer. Cain held his left hand loosely in the shape of a cylinder and held it out lightly to the two princes.

“Suppose this is indeed a cursed land, a place where something bad, a curse or a stain, has accumulated.”

He points with his right index finger at the inside of the tube in his left hand, indicating that it simulates the hole from which the curse of this land springs.

“This magic circle would serve as a lid to that curse, wouldn’t it?”

Cain said, flattening his right palm and popping it on top of the tube in his left hand to cover it.

“It’s a magic circle to seal out bad things, so no magical beasts can arise on top of it, nor can they enter from the outside. However, after a long time, bad things have overflowed through the gaps in the lid. That is my hypothesis that this is the cause of the large number of magical beasts around the magic circle…”

Finally, Cain tried to describe the bad stuff leaking out by spreading his hands apart while wriggling the fingers of each hand like a sea anemone.

“Hmmm, I see. If that’s the case, then this magic circle is a good thing. If that is the case, then it would not be a problem to build a castle on it.

“Brother. If that is the case, then bad things will leak out from around the castle. The people will not be able to live safely in the castle town.”

“That is the point. The magic circle should have been ten times larger than it is now. The grass wouldn’t grow, and it wouldn’t cost so much to clear the land.”

“Well, it’s just a theory, I don’t really know.”

Julian nodded at Cain’s words, but looked out of the magic circle and looked at the forest intently. The land is large enough to build a tent and run inside. However, it is too small to build a castle for the king to live in, a royal residence for the nobles who run the country, residences and stores for the people who support them, and various other public facilities to create a royal city. The size of this magic circle is probably the size of a witch’s village that once existed. It is only large enough to build a castle on it.

“Demonic beasts can be defeated by a team of knights or even a group of civilian soldiers, and they can also be used for food. If they are so common and abundant, we should have no trouble finding food. If you think about it, it might not be such a bad thing.”

“Brother, we also need to eat vegetables. We can’t cultivate the fields if there are too many magical beasts.”

“Julien. Even if the meat is good with magical beasts, we can’t raise livestock for eggs and milk without dealing with magical beasts.”

The actuality of the fact that they had been “looking for the best”, Julian’s mouth turned up at Cain and Gianluca, who were making a realistic comment.

“We can’t afford to be so pessimistic,” Julien said. “I guess we should try to see if we can grow vegetables in this magic circle on our next visit. It is a land where not even grass grows, but if it is planted later, it might grow.”

“Brother. If you turn this into a field, you’ll be building a castle in a forest full of magical beasts.”

“But if the castle is made of stone and solid, the monsters may not be able to enter, and they can be defeated if the knights are on patrol. It might be a good idea to give the magic circle to vegetables and livestock that have no way to protect themselves.”

Cain’s only guess is that the magic circle is a good, harmless thing, but based on that, he discusses this and that and other random fantasies for the creation of the royal city.

“Well, since we’ve come all this way, let’s go home with a bit of an expanded map. Cain, can’t we use magic to cut down the trees in the forests around here? They say that magical beasts don’t like the sunlight. If the forest disappears, they may disappear.”

“Don’t be absurd. If you want to burn the forest, I can start a big fire and let the forest burn down, but you are leaving tomorrow, right?”

“I have no choice. Next time, I will have the knights bring the axe.”

The sun was just about to rise. The three of them decided to return to their tents for a lunch break