Chapter 104

I decided to bury the Asura 5000 I made from Evil Bound in the forest near the city .

If I brought it back poorly, there would be a big mess, and I didnt want people to know that I had subjugated it .

If I had a big black Ortem with me, Allen from the survey team would know at a glance that it was the monster from that time .

Its not just the color and size, but also the face that Ive politely made look like .

Besides, even if you put it in the city, it would be difficult to find a place to store it .

With the magic power of this tree, it can be made to deal with teleportation magic, so as long as its near the city, its no problem .

With this distance, I should be able to call it in quickly when Im in the city or the forest .

Ill use my sorcery to put a large hole in the forest and control the Asura 5000 to dive underground .

Then I moved the soil again to fill the hole and used magic to make the soil enhanced .

This would make it unlikely that an outsider would dig it out .

Ill call you out again . By then, youll have to help me .

I shut my eyes and cut a cross with my arms in a squeezing motion .

I bet they didnt think that the demon that beat them up was rebuilt and buried in the ground .

Mea spilled this as he looked at the discolored ground .

Well then, the next step is to see how much this thing can be redeemed for . Ill rely on you regarding the report on the subjugation of Evil Bound again, Mea .

Ill take care of it! Ive been itching for an armful since I read Wegener-sans book the other day

So, finally, Wegener is attached with -san now for Mea .

I feel like Im about to sink to the bottom of the pyramid, but lets not say anything else .

I washed the roots of Evil Bound with water magic to remove the soil and cut it into five pieces .

I use magic analysis to leave the part of the body that has accumulated magic power and bury the rest in the soil and pass it to Mea .

The root of the Evil Bound that Mea received is wrapped in a cloth and put away .

But youre going to give this to Gaston too? Mea thinks thats enough . Im sure hell be found out one day, and it wont last long .

Hmmmmm For me, I intend to return to the Marren tribes village after a few years, so I dont plan to continue it that long, and I think itll last somehow .

I definitely dont want to have to bring the trouble with the nobles to the village when I go back

Ive also got the Gordon brothers as a deterrent to prevent Gaston from doing anything extra, and I want to keep going somehow until just before the collapse .

So we have the option of setting up shop once weve accumulated enough money .

After burying the Asura 5000, we headed back to the city of Lomarn .

We managed to get back, even though we had to stop for a break and hang up our feet on the way .

The atmosphere in the city of Lomarn was a bit more stuffy than when we left .

There was an odd number of people leaving the city, and everyone was uniformly gloomy .

I could hear two men passing by talking about the lords private army, rumoring that they had returned in tatters .

It seemed that word was already spreading about the demon . Anyone with good instincts would be starting to get the full story .

I have to get Evil Bounds roots to the Adventurers Support Center via Gaston as soon as possible and reassure everyone in town .

But before that, well have a little rest .

I sit on the edge of the fountain near the north gate and rub my shins while catching my breath .

Abel, are you okay? Somehow, um, your leg is vibrating weirdly, but

Yeah, Im fine .

Mea looks at my bare feet with the hem of my pants rolled up, then slowly moves her hand closer and flattens it .

Then she digs into her bag and pulls out a bunch of drugged Issa weed .

Issa weed is a type of medicinal herb that helps to heal muscle fatigue .

Its like a poultice . Its my travel companion .

Mea carefully wraps it around my leg .

After wrapping it around my right leg, she wraps it around my left leg .

Whooo I think its starting to soften a bit . Sorry, Mea .

No, no! I feel like just helping Abel even a little in any way, Mea is very happy .

Mea says while smirking .

Ah, yeah

Im glad to hear you say that much, but I feel a kind of bottomless anxiety .

Its kind of hard to see the vision of Mea being happy ten or twenty years from now .

I cant help but feel that shes going to be hooked up with a guy who is a total jerk .

But today, with my curiosity taking me deeper and deeper, it was hell while going home .

I was thinking rather seriously about throwing my pride and everything else away and having Mea carry me on her back .

Maybe its because Ive been walking too much, or maybe its just a weird headache .

Damn you, Evil Bound .

Abel, are you sure its only your calf? maybe your thighs too, for example

Oh, maybe I could wrap it up that way no, not here, indeed . Ill wrap it up myself when we get back to the inn .

By yourself Is, Is that so

If you are disappointed there

Ah! Yes, thats right! Jeez, actually, the owner of Chimeras Tail taught Mea how to massage my shins! Ill do it for you when we get back to the inn!

Mea suddenly stands up and says in a slightly louder voice .

When I look up at her face to see whats going on suddenly, her expression is stiff while shes looking into my eyes anxiously .

You cant refuse this guy .

Oh, yeah, yes . Then Ill ask you later

Ah, yes! Leave it to me! Its absolutely a one-hit to the sore muscles! Absolutely!

After Mea said on and on, I let out a relieved breath of relief .

But when and where did the subject of a massage of the calves come up?

Ive been thinking about that witch hat shop owner, and lately, I have the feeling that Mea often talks about him .

Im sure it was an opportunity to deepen their friendship without me knowing, but did that shopkeeper really start targeting Meas horns?

When the horns are gone from Meas head, the first one Ill head into is the Chimeras Tail .

Mea puts my pants back on .

Thats the least I can do . Its a bit embarrassing .

Well then .

Lets see if we can find Gaston before we get back to the inn .

It seems that a few people are fleeing the city, so Id like to let them know immediately .

In case I cant find Gaston, it might be a good idea to spread the rumor that Gaston seems to have defeated it .

When I got up, I wavered a bit .

Mea hurriedly put her hands on my waist to support me .

Maybe you should take a little more time to rest?

Well, you know, I was thinking on the way home today .

When I begin to speak, Mea closes her mouth .

Dont you think lately Ive been gaining a lot of strength? I mean, Ive gone out a lot and today, Ive gone out a lot farther . Hey, dont you think so?

When I spoke excitedly, Mea blatantly looked away from me .

I, I, I guess you could be right Mea feels like that, too .

You dont have to react so obviously

Oh, Ahhh, yeah