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　He came forward with great vigor, but there was not much he could do, having only been an adventurer for less than ten days.

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　In the end, all he could do was wave Carles off at the back.

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　We waited for twenty minutes, guiding people back to the outer gate with tired faces.

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　Finally, the lumberjacks from the south logging camp emerged one after another from the back of the forest road.

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　All of them had grim expressions on their sweaty faces.

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　One of the lumberjacks, who had seen the green plate around Sola's neck, gave us a warning, breathing hard.

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"Hahahaha ......, you girls get inside quickly."

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"Is something wrong?"

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"It's a big ...... boar. I thought I was going to ...... lose you."

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　After a little conversation, it seems that the delay in departure was due to the fact that the four adventurers who had come to warn us were not believed.

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　In the end, the hole in the circular shield and the fact that a warning had been sent from somewhere else were the deciding factors.

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　They left the logging camp in a hurry, but when they came to the outer wall, they were suddenly attacked by a big boar.

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　He escaped with his life while the four men who were escorting him attracted his attention.

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"So, what happened?"

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"I don't know. I passed the guard's brother, so I think I can handle it."

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"Oh, no.

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"Don't blame us. That's your job. Can we go now?

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　Sola watched the lumberjacks run into the gate, then turned around and looked into the face of the child sitting on the sled.

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　The purple eyes that looked up at her expressionlessly gave her no answer.

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　Frustrated, the girl gently stroked Moe's curly blonde hair.

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"It's so frustrating not being able to do anything, isn't it?

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"Moe is not like that. He's doing exactly what To-chan told him to do.

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"Yeah, yeah, you're good, Moo-chan. I didn't know you had a whirlpool here.

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　Sola grizzled a section of swirling hair, and Moo let out a strange moan.

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"What the hell is that?

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"Sorry, did it hurt?"

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"It doesn't hurt. It just feels weird!"

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"Mmm-hmm. Maybe it feels good?

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　When Sola again kneaded the whiskers with her fingertips, Moe's eyes widened and he made a strange noise in his throat.

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　Sola couldn't help but let out a chuckle at the funny look in his eyes.

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"You can do more!"

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"Yeah, yeah, I got it. Oh, there's a whirlpool over here, too. Hey, Moo-chan.

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"What?"

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"We're pretty good friends, aren't we?"

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"Yeah, I guess so..."

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"Well, I guess it's time for you to join us now, isn't it?"

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　Sora, who is still ostracized from Moo's , makes a request in a casual manner.

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"Look, if I can see Moo-chan's eyes, my will be even more effective!

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　The magic of is activated by sight.

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　Sola's assertion that the range of activation is increased by passing through a large number of vision is not necessarily wrong.

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　However, the child who had been in a good mood suddenly fell silent at Sola's sweet request.

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　Her glassy eyes begin to show a slight hint of uneasiness.

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"What's wrong?"

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"............ Sora-nee-chan, won't you hate Moo if we do this together?"

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"No, I don't!　Why?"

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"............ don't you get upset that you don't feel good?"

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　Sola was about to reply when she heard a scream from the other side of the path and looked up as if she had been shot.

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　She saw several figures coming toward her.

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　She also saw a huge beast approaching from behind them.

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　Sola lifts her staff just as she meets the fear-filled eyes and gaze of one of the figures at the head of the group.

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　The monster, chasing after the men's backs, quickly closes the distance between them, billowing up a cloud of dust with its six legs.　

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　Sola swallowed a small gulp of her drink as she saw the ugly face full of black bumps looming up ahead of her.

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　But the girl remains motionless with her cane at the ready.

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　Just as the boar catches up to the last man and is about to pounce on him...

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　--＜Reversal.

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　The monster tilts its head and tries to hook him with its tusks, its jaws instantly twisted at a funny angle.

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　The monster's huge body was caught by it and swayed at an angle.

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　The boar's body falls over, unable to withstand the sudden movement.

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　The monster, which had been knocked out of its position, slammed into a tree and came to a halt.

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　Sola, who had bought some time by brilliantly overturning the boar, shouted to the startled lumberjacks who had almost stopped in their tracks.

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Hurry up while you still can!

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Oh, oh!

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"Thanks!　Girl."

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　Returning a head-on lunge as it is will only reduce its power by half.

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　But the moment the boar attacks someone, the attack is off the midline.

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　Sola had unconsciously calculated all of this in the short time he had before he unleashed his magic.

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　As the monster struggled to get up, Sola hurriedly turned around.

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　She runs toward the gate at once.

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　She is worried about those who have not returned yet, but she knows what she is capable of.

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　Following behind the lumberjacks, Sola looks wide-eyed again.

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　The gate, the only way into the safety of the city, was about to close.

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"Hey, wait a little longer!　

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Run, run, run!　We're almost there!

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Hurry up!　They'll catch up with us."

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　Voices urging us to go on are echoing from inside the gate.

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　Sora hurries impatiently, but his speed does not increase much due to the fact that his sled has run out of magic stones before he knows it.

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　The men pulled her away from them, but she moved her legs as hard as she could.

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　But the opening of the gate was getting narrower and narrower.

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　At the same time, a violent rumbling of the earth approached from behind.

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　A few more steps.

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　Just a few seconds away.

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　With all her might, Sola kicked the ground.

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　Instantly, her body feels light as if it has been released from its weight.

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　Sola slides into the gap that is left just in time.

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　Behind the girl, the gate slammed completely shut, and the sound of a canuki being lowered rang out.

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　At about the same time, a loud crash rumbled from the nearby stone wall, shaking the gate.

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"Hah, hah! I've found it!"

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　Sola smiles with joy at being saved, as she rushes to take in air into her lungs.

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　Relaxing her shoulders, she looks back at the sled behind her.

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　She looks back to the sled behind her, her shoulders relaxed, to shake hands with Mu in triumph.

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　But there it is, an empty sled with no one on it.

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　Just a few moments earlier.

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　The young adventurers were fleeing through the trees.

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"Come on, come on!"

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　A red-haired rascal emerged from behind a trunk and threw a stone at the same time as a challenge.

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　The big boar let out a ferocious roar and rushed forward at once.

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　The sound of a violent collision resounded, and a thin tree was pushed down with its roots floating.

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　But the boy is already gone.

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　The boar sniffs in frustration at the loss of its prey, and arrows continue to fly into its torso.

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　The monster turns its head and runs in the direction from which the arrows came.

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"That's good! That's it."

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　Sisan, lurking in the shade of a tree on the other side, muttered to himself as he held up a stone he had picked up.

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　As Thor had taught me along the way, the armored boars in the swarm phase have more legs and their charging power is greatly increased.

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　However, it is said that this causes the boars to lose much of their natural ability to turn in small groups.

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　So, if they use an obstacle as a shield like this, they can lose their way with a surprisingly comfortable margin.

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　However, this would have been impossible for Sisan and the others until yesterday.

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　The boys, their fear having been shaken off by their near-death experience, went about their roles without a care in the world.

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　When Sisang sees that the tree in which Hink was hiding is knocked down, he gets up and throws a stone at the monster's buttocks.

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　The boy looks at the monster for a moment and then runs like a hare to find a new tree.

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　Of course, it is absolutely impossible to defeat the boar as it is now, since he has only inflicted a few scratches.

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　Their aim was to buy time for the lumberjacks to escape.

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　And one more thing...

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　Suddenly, someone stepped through the underbrush and appeared.

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　He is tall and slender, with a tight-fitting body wrapped in red leather armor.

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　He has soft blond hair, slightly droopy purple eyes, a high bridge of the nose, and is quite handsome.

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　The man thrusts his long, slender spears dexterously into the ground, puts his hands on his hips, and says

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"Hey, thanks for waiting, guys. I'll take care of the rest.

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　Next to her, a girl breathes on her shoulder and waves her hand.

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　It seems that they have managed to achieve their goal of staying alive until the arrival of Alethea, who went to call for help.

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　The boys breathed a deep sigh of relief at the appearance of a familiar face with a throwing spear.

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　The gate guard holds one of the spears propped up on the ground with one hand, and sits down lightly.

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　The slender diamond-shaped tip of the spear is too unreliable to face a huge monster.

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　However, Carles has a smile on his face.

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　The boar, perhaps noticing this, growls furiously, his anger flaring on his huge frame.

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　As the three men gasp for breath in the trees, the battle rages on.

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　It was Carles who made the first move.

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　Just before the boar made his move, his left foot stepped down hard, and his muscles, drawn from his bulging dorsal muscles, converged into a spear in his right hand.

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　The conical spear shot out with lightning speed, pierced through the knee of the boar's front leg, and sewn it to the ground.

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　Carles quickly pulls out a new spear, exhales lightly, and fires it again with great force.

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　The monster howled, drooling from the corners of its mouth as it was shot through both of its paws.

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　The third shot pierces the monster's mouth without mercy.

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　The boar, deeply damaged, stomped on its four remaining legs, and forcefully lifted its upper body.

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　Swinging its paw, still pierced by the spear, the monster closes the distance between it and Carles in a single breath.

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　But the gatekeeper, with the fourth spear in his hand, had already finished his preparations.

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　The heightened fighting spirit manifests itself as purple lightning, coiling around the conical spear like a snake and shaking the air.

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　Aiming at the boar's head that was approaching so close, he threw his all-out thrust.

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　The air deflects for a moment, and then the boar is pushed in all directions.

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　The conical spear, clad in intense electricity, pierces the monster's head with tremendous force, and immediately unleashes its power.

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　The top of the beast's head is blown off, and at the same time, a thick electric current runs through the boar's body surface.

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　The huge boar, which had lost its head, jerked and shuddered, and then slowly fell over on its side.

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　The smell of burning flesh and thin plumes of black smoke rise from everywhere on the boar's body.

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　The boys all cheer at the sight of the ex-high-ranked man who has killed the monster with only four blows.

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　However, the person himself muttered to himself with a frown on his face.

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"So the 'outbreak' wasn't a hoax. If we don't get back soon, we'll miss the festival.

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