76 Episode 74: The Beginning of Turbulence

"Is this the first time you have met since the duel between you and Lars? I missed it a lot, Sora."

Elgart Quiz, the top adventurer and first-class adventurer in the adventurer's Guildishka branch, smiled gently.

Stylish There is no separation between the words and the expression. It is called the fragrance of perfume that floats faintly, and the silver hair that is carefully stroked.

I responded coldly to Elgart.

"You want to share information about the Titis Forest. Is there any difference?"

Suddenly cut out the main subject. It is a statement that he does not intend to adapt.

Elgart's smile upon hearing that changed her smile.

Lider, who is waiting behind him, turns his gaze, but decides to ignore him with an unknown face.

Say what you need and hear what you need. That's all I need to do now.

"Oh, no, I'm worried about the monster runaway-stampeding out of the situation in the last few days."

Elgart replied in the same way as he did, and responded in a similar manner.

Kama: Then, as I'll say from the conclusion, the depths of Titis are almost as if they are spilling over.

In that case, the demon on the outer periphery overflows out of the forest to be pushed out.

Elgart nodded, saying, "Yes."

"It's only a matter of time before the overflowing monsters come to Ishka?"

"Yes, and it's only a matter of time before deep monsters follow."

Ishka will experience a monster raid of unprecedented magnitude-that's my conclusion of seeing the Titis Forest with this eye.

Monster Runaway-Stampede. The same conclusion as Elgart.

Elgart looked up at the ceiling somehow sad and muttered.

"... That's a nightmare again 20 years ago."

"Twenty years ago?"

When I responded, Ishka's guildmaster responded with a sigh.

"This country has undergone stampede in the past, roughly two decades ago, when I was younger than you now. No, it was Skim Mountain. ''

Elgart said many towns and villages were demoted in the stampede.

An adventurer at the time, Elgart, faced Stampede with a party and lost two friends.

The city of Ishka was inevitable. The fact that the current strong barriers have been circumvented is said to be a lesson.

I raise my eyebrows and ask.

"Is the cause known?"

`` It is speculated that the increased volcanic activity has caused a drastic change in the demonic ecosystem. ''

… Is it a natural whim?

It may be better than the fact that it was caused by someone's malice, but it's a story that can't be done anyway.

This is not the case, however, if you are thinking about the past.

The conclusion drawn from Elgart's story is that the Titis Forest is now experiencing an event similar to volcanic activity.

The question is what the incident is.

Bloody smoke I accepted the guild's invitation simply because I wanted this information. Information and connections. In these two respects, the sword is no match for the adventurer's guild. This was an admissible fact.

…… Well, if the guild were to find out what was wrong, I wouldn't have to bother listening to me, and I wouldn't be able to touch the heart in that sense.

However, I was convinced that there might be information that could lead to the elucidation of the incident.

Masagugue And this guess was proved in Elgart's words:

"I don't know if this has any direct implications, but there is one piece of information I'm interested in. It seems that the plague is coming back to life in a village on the upper reaches of the Kale River."

"Master !? That is information that has not been confirmed yet!"

Upon hearing Elgart's words, Liddell utters a surprise and impatience.

Elgart responded with a calm voice.

"I don't care, Liddell. That's what sharing information is like."

"Yes, I'm sorry.

Obviously disappointed, Liddell lowered his head and closed his mouth.

Mosquito net I was outside alone, but it was evident that the current act meant.

As I have said, the source of the Kale River is the Titis Forest. In other words, the village upstream of the Kale River is, in other words, "a village closer to the forest of Titis than the town of Ishka."

It is said that the plague has come back in the village.

Myths The plague here refers to the basilisks that appeared before and the sea rot that was created by the effects of demons.

That the plague, which should have been almost wiped out by antidote made with Jiraiao berries, came back to life--

"Do you mean that the antidote has stopped working?"

"Yes, I don't know if the poison became so powerful that the medicine did not work, or if the medicine had diminished. In fact, this information came to the guild this morning, , Officials are heading to the village to see what's going on. ''

"……So that's it"

"It goes without saying that this is useless, because the birth of an antidote would disturb the calm heart again."

I nodded at the words. I don't mean to say it. I didn't intend to chase the guild that way.

However, I could not help thinking about the meaning of this information.

There was no sign of a new humid sea going deeper with the sparrows. That is, it is unlikely that a new basilisk has emerged.

Nevertheless, the plague is coming back to life? Is there a level of poison that Jira ジ ox does not work for?

Moreover, the poison is a poison diluted by river water.

Inevitably, Omoto can be speculated to be a terrible poison.

If this Ishka catastrophe was caused by the poison ...

That was when I thought about it.

The door of the room was suddenly beaten violently, and the voice of a nervous woman jumped in from the outside.

"I'm sorry! Master, urgent report!"

"Enter"

As Elgart's voice ends or does not end, the door opens, and the reporter, Parfe, jumps into the room.

It was a different expression than when I just met, and it was a serious expression.

"I came up from the forest of Titis. The colors are white, black, and red!"

When I heard that, Elgart's eyes had a sharp glow like a blade. Liddell is also exaggerating his expression as if he was exposed to extreme tension.

Perhaps Elgart was watching the situation of Titis as an adventurer and staff.

Wolf Smoke I was contacted by the watchman.

It was clear from their expressions that this was the worst level of bad news.