157 7. Undercover investigation in the Kingdom of Ellie

No one has ever taken a strong attitude toward themselves, and the first time I touched Keith's self, Silf - quickly fell in love.

Everyone loses their words in unexpected surges.

I've known Gnome for a long time, and I can't raise food without him! I don't know why I took Lucia Arrows away, because he's just a blacksmith. "

Sylf didn't know Norm did that in the first place.

'Well, I don't think Norm would do that.... did something happen? "

Sylf thinks we need to look into this.

Let's go first. It's already night. What do we do? I'll always be fine.

I said I can do it now or tomorrow.

Honestly, I don't think it's dangerous to go in the dark, but it's a precondition to go under the Lucian Arrows.

"I want to go right away! Please, Master Sylf."

"... okay, get ready."

When Tiararose answered in a cannibalistic tone, Silf nodded.

This way, Mr. Keith.

Don't stick around. Get away.

Ah

Sylph smiles and guides me, but Keith is bothering me.

Tiararose looked at it from behind and smiled bitterly. At the rear are Elliot and Talmo.

"Even so, there was a path to the kingdom of Norm... to the Kingdom of Ellie."

"... yes. But please keep it a secret. They just want to blacksmith and live quietly."

"Of course."

The current location is at the foot of a mountain near the Philadelphia capital. Running on a horse doesn't take 30 minutes, so it's pretty close.

The back of the clock cave in the mountain is said to be a sip to the Kingdom of Ellie.

It has been about an hour since I walked carefully at my feet.

I saw a big door and two guarded knights. Looks like Ellie's kingdom is beyond this door.

The knights who noticed the Tiararoses immediately said, "Who are you?" and pull out the sword with a rough voice. But Emerald stood up to control it.

It's me.

"Dear Emerald!?"

"Why in the middle of the night..."

The knights quickly retract their swords, but show confused colors.

But that can't be helped either. I've never seen anything but Emerald before, and it's midnight. Were you involved in some kind of suspicious incident? I can't help thinking about it.

Emerald smiles to reassure the knights.

"Sometimes we need to check as soon as possible. These are my valued guests."

"Excuse me."

"Open the door."

The knights put their hands on the door and opened it - but it's hard to open it.

"... hmm?

"What do you mean, you always open it?"

To the knights who couldn't hide their confusion, Emerald said, "What happened?".

"I'm sorry, I don't know why... but the door won't open. It usually opens at night."

"We have no contact from the dwarves."

If we don't know why, the soldiers seem to be up to speed.

"Is that what happened?

I'll try.

As soon as Keith wondered, Silf put his hand on the door. Even if it cannot be opened by humans, it may be opened by spirits.

Ngugugugu

But I tried to pull the door as hard as I could, but it didn't open. I tried to push it, but it didn't tickle.

Silf tried desperately to open the door, but it seems impossible.

No, it won't open at all! Gnomes are good at defensive magic, so it's hard to break them. "

"Oh no...."

According to Silf, Tiararose blues his face.

It's like saying there's a door that doesn't open at this time, even though you're usually free to go in and out.

"Sylf, is there any way to get to the Kingdom of Ellie!?"

"... not necessarily, but I have to get down from the cave in the middle of this mountain, so it's hard.

"Inside this mountain....."

When Tiararose looked up, the wind blew.

A rocky mountain with a very small proportion of trees. At first glance, you can see that it is quite difficult to reach the middle of the mountain in Tiararose, where there is little mountaineering experience.

- Well, I just have a hunch that it's going to be tight.

To be a mother, you also needed physical strength.

However, if it's for my daughter's sake, I can't put on such a weak voice. When I was thinking about it, I had Aquastead's hands on my head.

When you look at it, all of Tiararose's thoughts are smiles at you for foresight.

"I'm going with Keith, and Tiara is waiting with Princess Emerald."

"But... I'm also looking for Lucia..."

I know that my feet and hands are tight.

Tiararose tried to tell him that she wanted him to take him, but Aquastead hugged him gently.

"I know how Tiara feels. But this time, I'll leave it to my father. Tiara always does her best, so let me dress up occasionally."

"Aqua...."

I promise I'll bring him home.

As Aquastead stroked Tiararose's back, Keith also came and stroked Tiararose's head.

"I'll protect Aqua and Lucia together. Don't worry, you'll have to wait for your grand return."

"When I get back, I want to eat tea treats."

That's good.

The smiles spilled on Tiararose's face when she saw the two laughing.

"... hah. Lucia, please, Aqua, Keith."

Without getting ready to equip, the three of Aquastead, Keith and Silf began to climb the mountain.

Keith grabbed my arm when I thought Aquastead might be a long way away - the next moment, I was in the middle of the mountain.

"... thank you"

Oh.

Keith looked around, thinking it was mostly against the rules.

A few plants on a bare rocky mountain. There would have been a lot of cliffs and it would have been pretty tough for Tiararose to climb.

"Hey, don't leave me alone!

"It's late, Sylf. Get me to the entrance."

I can't help it......

Silf, who had metastasized late, walked out of the room.

The entrance here is enchanted, so ordinary people don't know. Other than me, it's about the gnome. "

Silf stopped after walking for about five minutes.

It's just a rock, but it doesn't look like a cave, though it's very small.

"... it seems quite clever magic. If I were alone, I might not have noticed."

When Aquastead says so, Silf gets a little better.

Yes, the gnomes are amazing!

"That awesome gnome is a crowd."

"Ah, that's... I'll go check with Gnome right away!

When Sylf used his magic, he saw the entrance to the cave in the eyes of the Aquasteads.

Let's go. Let's go.

In the dark cave, the Aquasteads stepped in.

Then we arrived at the kingdom of Ellie, the gnome we were looking for.

The kingdom of Ellie was very lively and feverish.

Even though it's midnight, you can see that Khan, the sound of hitting an ore called Khan sounds, and he works day and night.

Keith, who saw the dwarf, was surprised to see how alive he was.

"The dwarves and we are too different in our system... are we going to be okay like this?

It's okay. The dwarves are familiar with the people of Philadelphia, so they won't be on alert. "

At least it was an Aqua Steed that I thought was like a jacket, but it doesn't seem to be a problem.

Besides, let's go to Norm. They must be in the castle.

"Yes, I'd like you to show me."

Leave it to me. Master Keith, I'm very useful!?

Silf approached Keith while walking majestically down the boulevard. Straight ahead, you'll reach the Ore Castle where Norm lives.

Aquastead, who thought he'd use a way out or something, wants to hold his head and wonder if he's really okay... but this is certainly the fastest.

And even as you go to the Ore Castle, you can see the sword being sold and exhibited.

All of them are weapons and armor for the industry, and Aquastead can't hide his surprise. Marine Forest has become a national treasure.

However, more than that, there are a variety of agricultural tools and cooking utensils.

Aquastead thinks the tension would increase if Tiararose were with him.

"As Sylph said, the dwarves don't seem to care about us."

Well. Some say they don't care so much except for blacksmithing..... "

"I see.... hmm?

Suddenly, the voices of the dwarves came into my ears.

"The firepower in our workshop has weakened. How about yours?

"What, you too!? Me too. Well then, it's not a job!

- Fire?

Aquastead and Keith instantly realize it might be the reason they took Lucia Rose.

With regard to the magic of fire, there is nothing to the right of Lucia Arrows.

"I think we should check this out a little."

"Oh, so you don't know anything about Sylf?

Eh!? When I say fire used by dwarves... I wonder if it means flame spirit. The flames of this country are like the source of fire used by gnomes and dwarves. I can't put this on a blacksmith. "

After hearing Silf's explanation, Aquastead nodded.

"It is highly likely that the flame spirit, weakened for some reason, is about to be revived with Lucia's power."

"I'm sure that's true. Nothing is more suitable for blacksmithing than the flames of salamanders."

Eh, does Lucia Rose mean Salamander!?

"It's similar. Let's hurry!

While rushing back to Keith, Silf found out something terrible was going on and ran toward the Ore Castle.

There was a Dwarf soldier guarding the gates of the Ore Castle. --But that's all that matters.

I can't afford it.

"Nah, what are you guys doing!!"

"Stop, this is Norm's..."

Keith took a fan from his hips and hit the wind.

I stunned the soldiers and magically destroyed the door. Keith is more violent than usual, but I'm not going to stop him at all.

Rather, Aquastead would have done it if Keith hadn't done it.

Lucia's up there.

"I'll get it back now!

When I stepped into the Ore Castle, there were many dwarves, including maids and servants. Everyone is surprised what happened, but they rush up the stairs without worrying.

"Silf, you're in charge!

Eh, am I?!

The crowd of dwarves are asking me, "What do you mean, Sylf!!" I'm sure you'll explain this to me.

In that gap, the Aquasteads found a room with signs of Lucian Rose's magic and opened the door.

"Lucia!!"

As soon as Aquastead called out his name, he heard a cheerful laugh.

"Ahhhhhhhh!"

"I'm fine..."

He went under Lucia Rose, reaching out to us with a smile, and Aquastead embraced the little treasure.