741 Story 687. I'm not scared.

I touched the blackened part of the wooden monster with my hand.

I looked at the tree monster in that state, but it didn't seem particularly painful.

It seems that there is no pain, so it is good.

"Dad, when you look at this black part, don't you remember the monster from the black tree you saw before?"

That's right. Maybe if we clear the magic circle, it will affect the Tree Monster's body.

Does it have an impact?

At that time, the monster of the tree was completely black.

How many magic circles did you destroy to become that body?

No, it wasn't just the influence of the magic circle.

... but seeing this black part feels like the truth.

"Giggle"

"Nh?"

Looking at the voice of the tree monster, the branches were shaking cheerfully.

"Giggle."

Somehow they say, "It's okay."

"I see. Are you okay?"

I wonder if your father understood it the same as I did, stroking the monster of the pom pom and the tree.

Giggle, giggle, giggle

What's that?

Didn't you just sing in the middle of the way?

When I saw the wooden monster, I noticed that my gaze was facing the entrance to this space.

Oh, someone's coming!

I focused too much on the wooden monster.

I never noticed a sign until I got close.

What do we do?

There is no place for the monsters of the tree to hide...!

"Wait, you don't know this sign, do you?"

I followed Lilia's words and looked for signs again.

Oh, that's a sign I know.

"It looks like Abar-san's sign." But I don't know the other one. "

The signs of Abar-san, an ally in Okanko Village, were getting closer and closer.

That's fine, but is the sign in the back okay?

"Abal will be fine." Dealing with the others... it's a hassle, so let's throw the whole thing at Abar. "

My dad is terrible when I take it.

But, well, that's true.

It was Abar who brought me here.

Yeah, I'll leave it to Abar-san.

"Sometimes I feel scared of them."

Arielus and Tannis nodded at Leah's words.

Huh?

It must be in the right place.

When I nodded to my father's words, the three of them gave me a bitter smile.

"Druid, you're here!" Are you alright? There's an unidentified top monster around here, huh? Ahhh! What are you doing, get out of here! "

Wow, I'm in such a hurry.

But if you don't know anything, maybe it will?

After all, there was a little big tree monster in front of the wall, and Adandara was next to it.

Yes, Abar-san was right about the situation.

"Calm down, Abal. It's okay."

"What's all right?!" The wooden monsters would attack people. And Adandha... what? Adandala? "

Oh, I'm a little calm.

Instead, the person who came with Abar-san was pointing his sword at the Wooden Monster.

I'm scared, can you put the sword in the sheath?

It was a mistake to attack a tree monster.

Druid

What?

Abar-san, who had become a little more calm, pointed to the monster of the tree.

Aren't you going to attack me?

Oh, this tree monster won't attack me.

Abar-san's expression was puzzled by your father's response.

The person I came with also showed a confused look as if I didn't know how to deal with it.

"For now, put down that sword." Then calm down. I can't even talk. "

"Oh, excuse me. Um, do you mind, Druid?"

"That's right, Druid. Who are you?"

"Yes, this is Ranki, Abal's assistant." Um, are you sure you're not coming? "

Ranki alternated between Shell and the Wooden Monster.

"Yeah, I'm fine."

Ranki, who nodded to his father's words, seemed to be still alert, but he kept his sword in his sheath.

"Giggle"

"Heehee"

When Ranki jumped up to the sound of a tree monster, he sat down.

You're scared, aren't you?

Mr. Ranki will definitely look down on him in response to Mr. Abal's words.

"Because it's a tree monster, right?" That's horrible. That's... that's right in front of me! "

Ranki-san must be more of a normal reaction.

I also thought the Tree Monster was a terrible monster.

"I wonder what's the difference between a tree monster that attacks people and a tree monster that doesn't." Are there any parts that look different? "

Looking up at the tree monster, the tree monster bent its trunk.

I looked at it wonderingly and saw a transparent stone buried in the top of the wooden monster.

Is this a magic stone?

"Giggle, giggle"

The tree monster looks at Tron.

What, Tron's got one too?

"Giggle"

Tron moves to show me the top.

Just looking at it, it looks like there's nothing there... oh, I found it.

Certainly, a very small transparent magic stone was buried in the same place as the wooden monster.

It's just very small.

Differentiate it with this magic stone.

But if you don't get close to this, you won't be able to see it.

So it's impossible to distinguish from the distance?

When I saw my father, I was shrugged off.

I knew it.

Is it difficult to tell the difference?

"Oh, it's small. Maybe it's a child of a tree monster?"

Mr. Abar looks at Tron and tilts his neck.

"I'm not the child of this tree monster, but I'm sure it's the child of the tree monster." He's traveling with us. "

What's that?

Didn't you tell Mr. Ginar the details?

I thought you might be talking about something because you're someone who can help me.

Oh, can't you tell me the details because you have a contract?

How do you hear from Ginar?

"Eh?... I've only heard that there are rare monsters tamed, but there are no problems."

Abar replied to his father with a suspicious expression, looking at the tree monster and the adandala.

"Well, I have a contract." I'm telling you, Adandara is one of us, but I've never seen a tree monster in this cave before. ”

"What? You're not one of them?"

No.

In your father's words, Abal-san takes a little distance from the tree monster.

Even though it's okay.

"But why are you here?"

"Ah, there was a report of an abnormal spike in magic power in the cave." So they decided that something was wrong and instructed me to check. Actually, I knew the Druids had come to this cave, so I asked them to contact me if anything happened. There were anomalies in the two previous caves, so I thought maybe. I didn't expect to encounter a tree monster.

Abar-san's father smiles bitterly at his response.

Thanks for the thought, but it's a little complicated because it's not like we're having a problem in the cave.

That said, we're having trouble in this cave.

I can't say it's a coincidence.

"Giggle, giggle"

When I saw the monster of the tree, it was swaying and swaying on the branches.

Sora? What's wrong?

Approaching Sora, Sora's body enveloped the monster branch of the tree.

Huh?

From where I am, I can't see Sora, so I move a little.

"Oh, it was black here too."

When Sora came to the place where it was easy to see, she noticed that some of the wrapped branches were black.

Apparently, not only the trunk, but also the branches were blackened.

So, is Sora... perhaps in therapy?

What's the matter?

"Dad, it looks like Sora is treating a tree monster."

Mr. Abal, who came to see how things were with his father, looked at me with a puzzled expression.

Treatment?

“Yes, I think so.”

"Sorry, why does the Tree Monster need healing?"

Huh?

Oh, I haven't explained what happened here yet.

When I saw my father, he nodded to me, so I asked for an explanation.

Nevertheless, that black, unusual part.

The colour doesn't get very light.

Is Sora all right?