15 Episode 15 The situation was complicated.




When I observed the area around the ruyi pole from above, I immediately found the "someone" who had shot the arrow.
The girl who seemed to be the "someone" was right next to the ruyi-bar ...... and was curiously touching the tip of the ruyi-bar.

She was also equipped with a bow, so she couldn't be mistaken.

I thought I'd try to talk to the girl and lowered the altitude of the myotome.
But then, the ...... girl noticed me and aimed her bow at me.

...... Wait! I'm not going to hurt you!

I'm not going to harm you!" I told her using loudspeaker magic, raising my hands upwards to show that I had no intention of fighting.

But ......
Don't move!

The girl shouted at me, probably annoyed by the fact that I was still lowering the altitude of the myotrope.

I had no choice but to bring the cloud to a standstill.

...... Hmmm.
I'd like to take the reconciliation route somehow,......, but it doesn't look like we're going to get anywhere with this.

I'm sure you'll be able to figure out what's going on.
That's what I thought, so I said.

"I swear I won't come back to pick up Lunametal if you want me to. I'll also call on others not to pick up Lunar Metal. So, ...... in return, I want you to tell me why you target people who pick up Lunar Metal.

Then the ...... girl unholstered her bow and signaled me with her eyes, "Come down.

It looks like I made the right decision.


I'm not sure what to say.


When you ask someone's name, ask yourself first.
Remembering the saying, I decided to start by introducing myself.

My name is Valerius. I look like a wise man, but I'm actually a tamer. ...... Caucasus is my squire, and Belzebub is Caucasus' partner.

I see. I'm Artemis. Nice to meet you.

This girl, ...... Artemis, introduced herself quite succinctly.

You're a ...... hero, huh?

I asked her, tilting my head.
Artemis' hair color was red, but it was a darker shade of red than ...... Hero's natural hair, so I couldn't be sure.

"...... Hero? What are you talking about?

What are you talking about? ...... I'm talking about a person's professional aptitude. You know, red hair is for heroes, blond hair is for wise men, silver hair is for holy knights, and so on.

I don't know why I didn't understand the intent of the question, so I added that.
Then ...... Artemis clapped her hands in agreement and replied, "I'm not human.

I'm not human, you see.

Immediately after, Artemis made a bang and disappeared from the scene.
For a moment, I wondered where she had disappeared to, but when I took a closer look at ......, I saw that the bow Artemis was wearing had grown a size larger.

......What?
I'm not sure what to make of it.

It's a good idea to have a good idea of what you're looking for.

I'm sure you're right.

I'm not sure. You can also take human form, but ...... the bow is your true form.

As the conversation continued, ...... I came up with a question that seemed to get to the heart of the matter.

"Are you saying... I'm sure you're aware of that.

Artemis' expression became slightly grim and she began to speak.

"Yes. I'm not going to be able to live without absorbing power from the Lunar Metal around me.


"Once I was on the moon.



I was on the moon once.

When I asked her to explain from scratch, Artemis started to tell me.

It's a bit out of the ordinary, but ...... I just witnessed an irregularity.
At any rate, I'll take your word for it.

"The moon is made of lunar metal. When I was on the moon, I was much more powerful. I could have blown that whole area to bits with one arrow that hit you.

Artemis pointed in the direction where I had found Lunametal.
Artemis pointed in the direction where I had found the Lunametal, though the trees obscured my location.

But you know what? How long ago was it? ...... One day, a comet hit the moon. And I was blown off the moon.

I see.
So it fell in this neighborhood.

"When I fell to this planet, I desperately tried to protect the pieces of Lunar Metal that were blown with me by putting up a ward. If I didn't, the Lunametal would have burned up in the atmosphere.

Artemis looked sad as she said this.

...... I'm starting to understand.
I've never heard of lunametal in my previous life. ...... Perhaps lunametal is an ore found only on the moon.
And Artemis must have fallen after I was reincarnated.

I'm currently surviving on what little Lunametal I had left when I fell. If even that Lunametal keeps being picked up by others, ...... I'll eventually die. That's why I've been turning away people who come to pick up the Lunar Metal. ......

When she finished, Artemis sagged.




After listening to her, I had mixed feelings.

At this point, I don't care if I can't accomplish the request.


Compared to Artemis's life, the penalty for failing the request was a small price to pay.

But I began to think that it would be wrong to just say, "I'm going home without picking up any Lunar Metal.

Artemis said that when she was on the moon - when there was an abundance of Lunar Metal - it was more powerful.
In other words, Artemis is now very weak.

In short, "not picking up Lunar Metal" is far from a fundamental solution.

Isn't there some way to essentially save Artemis?

Before I knew it, ...... I was seriously thinking about whether or not I could send Artemis back to the moon.