-Entor Kingdom’s Knight Commander’s POV-
Perhaps it’s because of the excitent of seeing the phoenix, the sense of danger among the knights was sowhat diminished.
If we continue our investigation like this, there’s a chance that it would only lead to injuries.
We know an open space and we just have to rest there.
Given enough ti, the knights will calm down.
「Stop. We’re going to rest here today.」
We traveled a lot but I didn’t feel tired because of excitent.
Like everyone else, I need to calm down too.
「Vice commander and adjutant, co we as I look around!」
「「Yes」」
Given their replies, they’re in good condition, aren’t they?
The vice commander is soone who runs out of control imdiately while the adjutant is a little airhead.
I wonder why I chose these two.
「A lot has changed in the past month.」
「…ah, right, you participated with the investigation a month ago.」
「…commander, how can you forget the actions of your own n?」
「Of course not….」
My vice commander’s gaze kind of hurts.
If you look around, you can see many rivers among the trees.
If you look in the river, you’ll notice sothing transparent.
They are basically invisible but they are called spirits.
「There’s sothing there, isn’t it?」
I heard that if your magical power is high enough, you’ll be able to see them more clearly.
It’s impossible for the current to see them.
I would like to see them even once.
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As the wind blows, I notice sothing approaching.
My vice commander and I equipped our swords and looked around.
Sothing is approaching us.
And there’s a lot of them that I can’t even count.
The influence of the evil eye has faded but it is still difficult to read magic power here.
This makes it impossible to determine whether those approaching are demon beasts, monsters, or the kings of the forest’s family.
I heard that the family of the kings of the forest doesn’t move in large groups.
That ans they are either a horde of monsters or demon beasts.
My adjutant is already pulling his bow.
They are getting closer.
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As the rattling sound gets louder, my heart beats faster.
Sothing jumped out from behind a tree and my adjutant released his arrow at the sa ti.
My adjutant’s face turned pale after.
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What jumped from behind the tree was a beastkin child.
I tried to block the arrow with magic but it won’t make it in ti!
I’m already prepared for the worst but the beastkin child got enveloped in white light and the arrow deflected from him.
「Great」
I heard my adjutant’s voice.
My vice commander also sighed.
However, I couldn’t take my eyes off what’s happening in front of .
….beastkin children appeared one after another and they ca from the depths of the forest.
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—Scene Change—
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「I’m tired.」
There were 198 children.
All of the children are either five or six years old and all of them are slaves.
If it hadn’t been for the forr slave that was with us, the children won’t co with us.
It was ironing that ordering the slaves ans nothing this ti.
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Several hours have passed since then.
The morning sun is starting to show up.
We were up all night…hah.
「Excuse .」
The person who ca to was the forr slave nad Kaju.
He cald down the children since they only listened to him.
「Thank you. I’m glad you ca with us, Kaju.」
Kaju smiled happily.
The children were identified as forr slaves of Emperors given the slave crest on their backs.
Forr because the mages confird that all slave crests were no longer in effect just like Kaju.
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However, there was a big difference between these children and Kaju’s group.
That is, they are being protected.
That power showed up when my adjutant shot them.
Who is protecting them?
It was a white light and the mages were quite motivated to find out.
I hope the children are not scared.
「….Ha?」
What did you just say?
Monsters brought them food?
Ehto?….according to the children, the monsters were carrying food.
….is that possible?
「E-excuse !」
One of the mages rushes into my tent with much excitent.
「The one that’s protecting the children! Ah, it has the sa magical power as the magical power flowing in the forest!」
What?
Are you okay?
「….calm down. Say it slowly.」
「E-e-ehto….fuh… The magic that protects the children and the magic flowing in the forest are similar, no, they should be the sa!」
Which is it?
「Are they the sa? Or are they similar?」
「They are indistinguishable!…No, I’d say they are the sa but…」
…it’s impossible to co up with a calm judgnt if he’s this excited.
Magical power flowing in the forest?
According to the ancient text, it was written that the magical power flowing through the forest is the power of the world tree.
…Hnn?
Eh….in other words, the magical power of the world tree is protecting the children?
No, it could just be a resemblance.
What kind of magical power is similar to the magical power of the world tree…the kings of the forest?
…….
「Let’s get back to the country!」
This is sothing out of my league!
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