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　The time he was stunned was probably less than ten seconds.

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　Thor managed to pull himself back to consciousness when he felt his body suddenly tilt to the side.

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　Garudo, who was sitting next to him, seemed to be in the same state and shouted in a panicked voice.

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"Oops!　Hey, are you okay?"

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"Sorry~, I'll fall if I get caught in the fog~. Just hold on a little longer.

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　With a slight apology from the rider, the load was now pushed strongly downward.

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　It seemed that the flying dragon had begun to soar.

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　Thor and the others, who no longer had time to look out of the boat, got down and clung to the floor, holding each other's hands.

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　Their bodies were shaken up and down and from side to side, and their ears were filled only with the sound of the dragon's heavy breathing and sharply cutting wind.

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　This time it lasted for about 30 seconds.

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　Suddenly, the force that had been shaking my body disappears, and the sound of the wind becomes calm.

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　Thor wakes up and breathes a silent sigh of relief while hugging Moo, who is still clinging tightly to his chest.

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"Wow, that's amazing!

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　Thor and the others turned at the sound of Sola's voice and gaped at the view behind them.

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　The land, which had been nothing but black mud, was now covered in a magnificent white mist.

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　In a very short time, the colors have completely changed.

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　Thor gazed at the scene from his flying dragon boat as it moved away from him, as if he was simply overwhelmed.

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　The flying dragon returns to the ruins of the fort and slides down to the solid ground.

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　As Thor stepped on the ground, he felt the firmness of his feet and once again let out a deep breath.

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　The journey in the sky, which lasted less than ten minutes, was too much of a shock.

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　Perhaps it was too much for the child, who was still crying in Thor's arms.

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"Mumu, this way please."

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　Moe looked up at Ulil, who held out his hand to her, as if sensing something, and she jumped on him, sniffing and sniffling.

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　Thor finally realized why his leather armor was warm and damp.

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　Apparently, the child had wet himself.

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　Accompanied by Thora, who had rushed to the scene, Moe was taken to the carriage to change.

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　I Thor's wet armor, but there was nothing I could do about the underwear that had nothing to do with the monster.

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　I could have gone to erase the result, but the possible time had already passed.

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　Unaware of Moe's condition, Thor could only scratch under his chin in silence.

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　Then Garudo comes to him and puts his hand gently on his shoulder.

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"It's better for male parents to be a little insensitive. Don't worry about it.

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"She's not my daughter, though."

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　Thor smiles wryly at his old friend who distracts him.

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　Garudo deftly lifts the corner of his lips, but then suddenly confirms it in a hushed voice.

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"Hey, is that,...... that, that thing?"

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"...... yeah, I'm sure that's it."

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　Thor, covering the corner of his forehead with his hand, replied to Garudo's words in a muffled manner.

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　The words that he had uttered so casually until now had a completely different weight when they actually existed.

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　However, the woman who jumped down from above his head easily said it out loud.

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"How was it?　Witch."

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"............After all, that's what they call a witch?"

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"I don't need to be told, they look just like each other. But, you really are here. ......"

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　Thor frankly questioned Chita, who shook the feather on his head in a proud manner.

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"I'm well aware that there's a monster deep in the swamp that produces a miasma. But what does this have to do with your brother's story?

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"Well, let's see...if you defeat the giant, the fog will be even worse than it is now."

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"You've picked so many I have no idea what you're talking about. What do witches and giants have to do with it?"

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"Yes, they are all children of witches!"

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　Thor felt that his answer had cleared up a question that had been secretly nagging at him.

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　A spirit monster is a natural phenomenon that has been infected with a miasma.

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　However, after entering the swamp, the only phenomenon that seemed to be related to the mud was a thick fog.

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　This place is far from the kind of environment where evil spirits and giants occur in such large numbers.

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"I thought the miasma was too thick to be easily generated, but ......"

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"Have you seen the witch's head?"

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"There was something that looked like hair. ...... could that be it?"

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　Thor recalls how the long, slender mud extending from the witch's head hung down to the ground and assimilated with the swamp.

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　Then he noticed that they were much shorter but very similar to the evil spirit of the sorcerer's mud that he had just defeated yesterday.

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"That's right~. They are all born of witches.

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"A monster that spawns monsters. A real monster.

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"I don't mind the hair that falls out, just like people do, but when the hair gathers together to form a giant, I seem to get attached to it~."

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　Specifically, when the mud-poison giant is defeated, it is said to sigh mournfully and repeatedly with a miasma sigh.

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　However, it is said that the direction of the wind and humidity conditions determine whether the mist drifts to this side of the swamp or not.

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　Also, the interval between spitting out the fog is getting shorter and shorter as the number of giants defeated increases.

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　Even if we wanted to fight, we couldn't.

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　It was here that Thor finally realized the true meaning of Razzel's words.

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"If that's the case, what does Chiru propose?"

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"The fog won't get inside the prison, you know..."

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"I see. As long as we get up to the Kongo class quickly, it doesn't matter what happens after that."

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　It may be strategically correct in that it can obstruct the following shipments.

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　With , we can read the extent of the spread of the troublesome noxious fog, so we can pick a safe day and head for the dungeon.

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"That's a crazy story, isn't it? The Adventurer's Bureau must know something about that. If that's the case, why don't they change the conditions for promotion?

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　Thor shook his head at Garudo's angry tone.

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"It's going to cost us a lot of money to get more A-level adventurers," he said. Besides..."

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"Oh, that thing you were talking about."

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　He must have remembered the story of the relics we had talked about in the airship.

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　Frowing his eyebrows, the bearded shieldman continued his words as if to spit them out.

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"So adventurers are treated as pawns after all. What a stupid way to play!"

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　Thor nodded his head and asked Chita a question.

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"I understand what's going on, but why did you tell us about it?"

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　It was an act of near betrayal to her own people, but the maiden horsewoman quickly gave her reasons.

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"I'm happy just to ride her and fly in the sky. I also want to thank you for making me stronger the other day.

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"Well, that's just the way it is."

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　It seems to be a hearty counterattack by the younger sister, who has been included in the fixed dungeon search by her brother.

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　At Thor's words, Chita smiles and pats the flying dragon's leg.

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"Actually, there is one more thing, but it is still a secret. And for more information about witches, just tell them you saw that thing in the swamp at the bureau counter.

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