I took Angier and followed him, relying on the magic of the chase, into the mountains.
　Originally, Zealhose was a hot spring area in the mountains, and after a short distance away from the place where it was carved out and turned into a hot spring town, the rest was just ordinary wilderness.

　We followed the mountain and found a cave on an inconspicuous mountain road.

"Look, Master Alec, a cave!
Yeah, I guess so. It's big enough to fit an adult and looks pretty deep .......
Will this be in
"Yes.

　Nodding, he shows Angel a radar display with tracking magic.

"The missing yukata is definitely in the back here.
"Then let's go in!
"Yes, .................. no.
"Huh?
I'll go in first, Angie, you follow behind.
I understand.

　Angier obeyed my words honestly.

　I stepped inside, my hand on the wise man's sword at my back.
　He came into the cave a few seconds later, as well, and said.

"Huh?
"What's up Angel?
"I just had a funny feeling.
Yeah. That's because I put up wards.
"Warding?　Why is that, Mr. Alec?
You never know what you'll find. I don't want to miss what's inside ...... and to make sure that people in the spa town don't wander in by accident. Until this is resolved.
"I see!　That's great, Mr. Alec.

　I took the convinced Angel and went deeper.
　It was very dark in the cave, so I made a magic ball of light to light the way.

Mm, stop, Angel.
What's going on?
"Can you see that?
"Let's see, ...... is that sludgy stuff?
Yes, it's poisonous.
"What?　What do we do, Mr. Alec?
"Do you have that hairpiece?
"Of course!　It was given to me by Mr. Alec.
Put it lightly to your mouth.
Why?
Its physical construction is partly based on the Philosopher's Stone, which can nullify any poison while in the mouth.
"So it was!　I understand!　Oh, but Mr. Alec?
"I told you the Philosopher's Stone,

　I smiled as I touched the Philosopher's Sword - the original Philosopher's Stone.
　Seeing this, Angier huffed and chuckled, "Teh-heh!

That was it!
"Then I'll go on.
"Yes!

　Go further into the cave, neutralizing the poison that is in the air.
　Feel the hairpiece (、、、、、、、) as you proceed through the cave, always keeping an eye on Angel's condition.

Angel close your eyes!
"--Yes!

　Beside me, I found Angel closed his eyes tightly.
　I looked forward again.
　Out of the gloom emerged a curious, bipedal monster.

"What is it, Master Alec?
"It's a chicken body and a snake tail ...... basilisk
"Is a basilisk ...... that terribly poisonous monster?　Oh, I see, I'll turn to stone if I look at your eyes. ......
"You know, Angel, you're right. The poison in the cave must be his doing.
What should I do? A basilisk is a monster of the hexenbiest class, if I recall.
"It's okay.

　Draw the sword of the wise man, take a mid-arm position, and lunge!
　I was able to close the distance in an instant and pierce the basilisk with my sword.
　He was of the hexenbiest class, so he didn't die from the sword's penetration.

　Rather, they were upset, and they stood up and tried to attack you.

The Philosopher's Stone.
(Pause)

　The Philosopher's Stone whose will has been strengthened since it became a sword.
　A simple will can now be articulated.

　Immediately after his reply, the basilisk swelled up from within, and in an instant, like a balloon - it burst.
　In the aftermath, a fishy smell spread throughout the area.

"What, what?　What's up?


It's okay, you can open your eyes now.
"Yes ...... wow, the monster is popping
"The power of the Philosopher's Stone is released from within. I'm vulnerable to the power of life, Basilisk.
"I see!　That's what I'm talking about, Alec!

"Gulp, I've been waiting, I've been waiting for this moment
"That's who!

　Suddenly, a mysterious laugh is heard.
　Angier reacted and whirled around in a panic.

　The laughter echoed for a while, and then someone emerged from the gloom.

"A human body on a cow's head...... me, a minotaur!
I guess so.

　What appeared was a red-copper-colored monster with a bull's head and muscular human flesh all over, just like Angier had told us.
　It was a minotaur!

　It was also quite strong, a monster of the hexenbiest class.
　The shredded yukata is lying at its feet.

"Geez...it was just a kid. I thought it was either an idiot with a misguided sense of justice or a scared child who would bite it, and you've hit the jackpot.
So, a lot of things happened in Zeahorse that were your fault.
"Geez, yeah. What do you think a man like me is doing in a place like this?　That's because they're sealed in these wards. It can't be broken from the inside because of a joke of a warding that only reacts to strong forces.
"Did you have the prankster do an errand boy or something?
Yeah, when a human gets in here, the wards dissolve. I had to do a lot of things to get them to come here.
I see.
All we have to do is kill you and get out of here.
"...... oh

　I heard Angel raise his voice behind me.
　It sounded like he suddenly remembered something.

"Maybe it's Alec. ......
"Peenpone, you've hit the jackpot, Angel.
"Wow. ...... Wow, that's great, Master Alec. So that's what it is.
"Because the moment I walked in, I felt the warding break. A warding is a bad idea to leave it open.
"Yes!　I see, that's why you went in ahead of me for a moment thinking about something,
That kind of thing.

　Angel, who was watching my behavior more closely than I expected.
　I felt her feelings there, and I was a little bit happy.

"What are you talking about, kids!
It's not a big deal, just

　He looked the minotaur straight in the eye and said, "I just put up a new, stronger ward when it comes in.

'I just put up a new, stronger ward when it came in.
".......

　The raptured minotaur.
　I never thought that would happen.

　But then you come to yourself.

"Well, I'll just have to hurt you to get you to release it. That's just your luck coming in.
"Nope.

　I shook my head.

"That's what came in here.
"Huh. ------ eh.

　The next thing I knew, the minotaur's head was flying through the air.
　I stepped in faster than it could react, and I drew my wise man's sword and cut it down.

I thought, "I can beat a monster like this.

　In the same way that I could tell what condition Angier was in.
　I had some idea of the battle power of the minotaur who had touched the bathrobe.