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　Follow the river that extends from the water where you picked up the white lizard.

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　On the way, there is a place where it seems to have been obviously touched by human hands, and the path turns there.

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　It looks somewhat like a road. Large stones have been removed, and the earth is marked with the marks of people and carts that have passed through many times.

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I stretch up on the saddle of the hippopotamus and look ahead.

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　From a distance, it looks like a military camp.

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　I slow Hippopo down and move closer, being careful not to provoke him.

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　Hippopo stops just a few feet away from the encampment.

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"Hippopo?"

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Hippopotamus answered, "Bumomo.

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　I hear this, and I dismount from Hippopo right then and there, and gently place the unconscious white lizard in the baggage pouch attached to the side of Hippopo's saddle.

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　When I see that he does not fall, I take out a medallion from my pocket and hold it high in the air. Then he raised his voice.

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My name is Rust. I am an alchemist and have attained the rank of Master. I belong to a school of alchemists, a group of people who pursue truth as their foundation. I am here at the behest of the knight Kaline. I am looking for an intermediary!

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　Just as I finish saying my name, the ground a few meters in front of me rises in two places.

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　Sand falls. There were two figures with spears in their hands, about to rise from the ground.

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"Master Rust, welcome to our camp. There are monsters that mimic people in the frontier. I am sorry to greet you like this," said a figure who seemed to have been hiding on the ground before.

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　It seems to be a woman from the sound of her voice.

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　She is wearing a gray cloth wrapped around her entire body. Her face is also hidden by the cloth, with one large red eye painted on it.

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　This is what Hippopo was telling me. If you get any closer, you will be in their attack range.

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"No, that was a great way to hide your figure. Is that eye cloth a wrought magical tool?

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"You who so easily recognized us in our hiding place. No wonder Monsieur Kalin boasted that he was no ordinary man! And this is just a piece of cloth," replies the red one. The other interrupts.

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　This one has a cloth covering his face with large blue eyes.

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The blue one thrusts a spear into Hippopo's baggage bag and says, "Isn't that a monster on the back of that cavalryman? A sparkle of magical element shimmers on the tip of his spear. I brace myself for a serious attack.

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"Will you stop it, Loa?" says the red one.

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"But, Sister Ary!" The woman in blue called Loa.

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"We are no match for your cavalry, let alone Master Rust," said Ary.

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"Oh... Is that so? ....... I understand, sister." Lois pulls back her spear, letting the magical energy dissipate from it.

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Ary bows his head and says, "Master Lust, my sister begs your pardon.

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　I am relieved to know that there will be no unnecessary conflict. I don't want any trouble at the beginning of my new job.

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　The two women, if they don't use magic tools, they must have some kind of vision ability. The younger one is probably more farsighted. She must have seen us approaching. The older sister might be able to see our strength. I heard that there's a family in the west that has a tendency to develop the evil eye. I'm sure this white lizard will be feared. It's a monster.

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　I think about this and decide to remind them.

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I understand. I will take responsibility for this white lizard with this medallion," I tell them, indicating the medallion still in my hand. He shows them that if the need arises, he will not only end the lizard's life, but will also make up for all the damage.

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"Thank you for your kind words. Come this way. I will take you to Master Kalin," said Aryeh.

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　I put my hand on Hippopo's neck as they lead me away. And so we entered our new work encampment.

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