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Oh, I see a way."

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It was the seventh day since we left the cave that was deep in the forest.

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We were finally able to come to a place where we could see the village road.

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The druid seemed quite happy.

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Was he that uneasy in the forest?

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For now, we need to see where we are.

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Mr. Druid takes out a map from his magic bag.

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I'll look for any landmarks.

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Oh, please.

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In order to determine the location on the map, it is necessary to look for landmarks.

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Ideally, a large, distinctive rock, a river, or a lake.

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Other landmarks include large trees that bear rare flowers and berries.

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Find a place with good visibility and check the surroundings.

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Move from place to place several times to try, but cannot find it.

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Could it be that there is nothing there?

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I don't see anything, Mr. Druid.

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I see."

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I nod my head at the druid's reply.

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I don't think I can locate the place with the information I have now, but I don't get the sense that he is in any particular hurry or in trouble.

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What are we going to do?

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'Here or here?　No, it's too far away to be here?"

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Great, you have narrowed down the location to a few places with my information.

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Looking at the map, the druid's finger points to three places in turn.

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Then he mumbles something.

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Hmmm...too small to hear.

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When I look at the places he points to, none of them seem to be anywhere on the map.

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There is no information about any landmark stone or river written on the map.

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I see, you searched for places with no landmarks.

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I've narrowed it down to two places, but I don't know which one."

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How did they narrow it down to these two places?

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I think it's probably the one on the village road near Alltown," he said. I have a feeling the farther location would be more difficult given the distance."

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Check the map for the town of Orr and confirm the two locations indicated by Mr. Druid.

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The village road near All Town is probably a comfortable location to come to.

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The other village road he pointed out is a little too far, considering the number of days since we left the town.

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Both roads seem to be well marked after a short walk.

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The closer village road is said to have a river, while the farther one has a huge tree with mysterious flowers blooming all year round.

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Shall we walk along the village road and look for landmarks anyway?"

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I'd like to make sure I know where it is, so let's do that, shall we?"

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Mr. Druid puts the map away in his bag.

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Then let's go."

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At the druid's words, Ciel changes from his adandara form to a slime.

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I asked her to do this in case she was seen while walking along the village road.

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Thank you."

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Nyaun."

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Adandara's cute voice from the slime.

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Still sounds a little uncomfortable, doesn't it?

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I search for signs of people around me.

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There are faint signs of demons, but no sign of people at all.

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If this is the case, there is no need to put Sora and the others in the bag.

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After calling out to Sora and Ciel, I head for the village road with the druid.

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When we reach the village road, we check the surroundings once again.

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After all, there were no landmarks.

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We walked toward the village of Hatau.

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The well-maintained path was easy to walk on.

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Sora and Ciel seemed to jump up and down easily and played with each other all the time.

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I tried to wake up Flem, but he yawned a few times and went back to sleep.

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I wondered if Flem would get sick from lack of exercise.

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I am a little worried.

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About three hours after we started walking along the village road, it was time for it to start getting dark little by little.

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There is a huge tree in front of us.

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And there are flowers that I have never seen before.

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'...... It's not a river, it's a flower.'

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'Oh, when did you travel that distance?'

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I was thinking of 25 itineraries with a side trip from All Town to this giant tree with flowers.

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Today is the 18th day since I left town.

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Well, at least we have confirmation of where we are."

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Yes, I do.

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This location is exactly halfway between the town of Aur and the village of Hatau.

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We are halfway through our trip.

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Now, it's time to find a place to sleep.

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The druid's words made the sola on his head sway happily.

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Sola, don't get out of control. It's dangerous.

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Sola stopped rocking at the druid's words and jumped down with a jerk.

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She jumped down with a jump and continued to jump around us.

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She is in a very good mood.

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"Sola, can I ask you to find a place for me to sleep?"

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"P-p-p-please!"

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Sola starts looking for a place to sleep while in a good mood.

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As usual, he has no hesitation.

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Now, let's go before we lose him.

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Yes, sir.

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I follow after Sola, who is in a good mood and jumps around more than usual.

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Sometimes she jumps so much that she crashes into a tree, but is she all right?

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Hmm?　Sola wait!　There's a dumping ground."

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At the druid's words, my gaze shifts from Sola to the direction the druid is looking.

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There is indeed a fairly large dumping ground.

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It's a dumping ground for adventurers. Who would be stupid enough to build it in a place like this?

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Mr. Druid sighs loudly.

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'I've seen quite a few dumps in the woods, no?

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Well, I guess you can't because you're dumping without permission. ......

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'No. Dumping sites should be built as close to towns and villages as possible. It's important."

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Come to think of it, many of the dumping sites created by adventurers were also near villages and towns.

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Some were in completely different locations.

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You can throw a lot of things away at these dumps, can't you?"

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Yes.

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I walked up to the dumping ground and looked at the discarded items.

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Indeed, there are a wide variety of things being thrown away.

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Well, since it is far away from towns and villages, the majority of the garbage is from adventurers.

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Can you see that?

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I look in the direction the druid points.

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A torn magic bag is thrown away.

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It's a magic bag, isn't it?

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That's right. It has a small amount of magic woven into the threads.

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The power that moves magic items is magical power.

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That is one of the pieces of information you are bound to hear if you are traveling.

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Yes," he said. I know.

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Even though it's torn, the magic is still there."

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If it's woven into the thread, so be it.

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There are demons that absorb that magic.

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What does it mean to be a demon that absorbs magical power?

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Don't all demons absorb magic?

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Hmm?"　Yeah, like Grubal?"

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Yes.

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Because there was so much magic in the overflow, it could have been absorbed by any demon. If there is not much magic left, normal demons cannot absorb it.

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I see.

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There's still a lot we don't know.

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If it only absorbs magic power, it's not a problem, but it can go berserk or mutate.

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Like Grubal?　And mutation?"

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That's scary.

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'Oh, what's especially scary is mutation. It's a monster that you know what it looks like, but its power has doubled, the magic it can use has changed, and it can take a long time to deal with it."

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A trashed magic bag has that kind of power ......."

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'That said, the magic in one bag like that won't mutate you, but it will gather garbage.

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Will it take a lot of magic power to both go berserk and mutate?

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That's why uncontrolled dumps like here are so dangerous."

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Indeed, there is quite a bit of trash in this dump.

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If all of it contained a small amount of magic and all of it could be absorbed, it would be quite a lot of magic.

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How much magic power would have to be gathered before it would mutate?"

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I've heard that many people are working on it, but we don't know all the details yet," he said. So even the guild is wary of the dumping ground. A few years ago, a village was destroyed in one day by a mutated demon.

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Has that ever happened to you?

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I'm sure I got the full explanation when I registered with the Adventurers' Guild. Huh."

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Sometimes people choose the easy way out when they think no one is watching.

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So here's a dumping ground.

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Even though I didn't know it, I too have dumped trash in a dumping ground built by adventurers.

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I'll be careful from now on.

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Ivy, do you have any landmarks?　I want to report to the guild in the village of Hatau."

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We looked around and found a river a short distance away.

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Mr. Druid writes information about the dumping ground on the map.

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'Looks like there is a river a short distance away.

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Thank you." Hm?　Looks like Sola is trying to solve the dumping ground problem."

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I follow the druid's gaze and see Sola happily eating her sword.

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As usual, he eats in a way that makes it look like he has a sword stuck in his head.

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'Okay, I've written it down. Let's get some food for Sola and the others for now."

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Yes."

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