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Ivy, I think there's more where that came from.

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Following the druid's gaze, the cave does indeed continue to the back.

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Moreover, a faint light can be seen.

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Are there people in there?"

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I hastily search for signs at the druid's words, but there is no sign of anyone.

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But this is a sign I know.

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I wonder who it was. ......

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Ah, it's Mr. Serpent's presence!

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Serpent?"　Shall we go?"

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Ppppp~"

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Nyaun."

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Before I can answer, Sora and Ciel happily go off to the back.

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I hurriedly follow them with the druid.

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Sora, Ciel, slow down.

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Since it is a cave, the footing is poor, and even if you hurry, you can't go very fast.

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Moreover, I have Flem in my arms.

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If I fall down, even Flem might get hurt.

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While I was advancing toward the back of the cave with a pounding heart, the weight of Flem suddenly disappeared from my arms.

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What?"

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It's dangerous, so I'll hold it. Can I take Flem too?"

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I look to my right side and see a druid holding up Flem.

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He is holding Flem in his arms.

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Apparently, he looked more dangerous than he thought he did.

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Thank you."

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I thanked him and he patted me on the head.

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I followed the two animals to the back of the house, where I found myself in a larger space than the one I had just left.

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Wow!

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In front of me was Mr. Serpent lying on his side.

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He was unconscious, not moving even a twitch.

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Is he dead?

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I got anxious and tried to get closer.

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P~p~"

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Sola?

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What's wrong?"

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Sola shouted loudly and jumped alternately at my feet and Mr. Druid's feet.

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This is Sola's warning that it is dangerous to go any further.

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This has saved my life many times when I was traveling alone.

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It means it's not safe to go any closer, right?"

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What?"

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Ppppp~"

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It seems I was right, and Sola jumps up and down happily.

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Thank you, Sola. It looks like it's not safe to approach, Mr. Druid."

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That's great," he said. Thanks, Sola."

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Ppppp~"

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Mr. Druid crouched down and patted Sola's head, which shook with a happy pull.

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'But why are you here?　Could it be this Serpent that opened that hole?"

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Mr. Druid stands up and checks Mr. Serpent with some distance open.

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If I touch his body, I can examine his warmth, but since I can't do that, I can only call out to him.

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Mr. Serpent!　Mr. Serpent!"

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My voice echoes through the cave.

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But it still did not move.

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Is it dead?

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'Ivy, the bottom part of your face!　It's moving."

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I looked in the direction the druid was pointing and sure enough, it was moving up and down.

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Is he alive?"

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Yeah, he's breathing steady, so he should be fine.

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"Good."

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But why can't he wake up?"

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Indeed, I am calling out to him from so close, but he shows no sign of waking up.

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I wonder what is happening to Mr. Serpent.

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Hmm?"

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Mr. Druid is looking back the way he just came.

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I've lost it," he said. It might have started to rain."

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What?"

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As I hurried to the entrance of the cave, I heard the patter-patter-patter of rain.

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And the sound was so loud that it seemed to be a large drop of rain.

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The wind that came in was incomparably colder than before.

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It's cold in here, let's go to the back.

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"Yeah."

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The Serpent's place is at the back of the cave, so he should be able to survive the cold.

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As long as it doesn't keep raining, we should be fine.

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If it continues to rain, we need to return to the village, even if we have to push ourselves.

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My body shivered at the thought of being hit by that cold rain.

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I thought to myself, "There's no point in being in a hurry, let's have a cup of tea and take a break."

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Yeah, let's do that."

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Let's calm down for now.

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Find a stable place and prepare a cup.

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Turn the water from the pot into hot water with the red magic stone.

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Unfortunately, my magic power level is too low to activate the magic stone, so I have to ask the druid to do it for me.

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Someday, I wonder if the amount of magic power will increase?

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Put the tea leaves in hot water, let it sit for a bit, strain the tea through a tea strainer, and you're done.

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Here you go, Mr. Druid.

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Thank you."

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How was it?"

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While the tea was brewing, Mr. Druid was checking on Mr. Serpent's entire body.

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I didn't see anything out of the ordinary, and he didn't appear to be injured."

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No injuries, that's good to know.

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The only thing that worries me is that I can't wake up.

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I have a bad feeling about this.

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What do you think could be the cause of Serpent's condition?

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'Well, not injured, but sick. Or it could be that someone is putting me to sleep.

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Sleeping?

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That's kind of scary, isn't it?

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I calm my uneasy feelings by drinking tea slowly.

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Hmm?"　Isn't it funny how sick you are?"

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I know," he said. If he was sick, I don't understand why Sola stopped him from approaching. Maybe he's trying to tell me that if I touch him, I'll transfer the disease, but Flem is there. I don't think there's any disease that can't be cured with Flem's potion."

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Does this mean that it is likely that someone else's power has put them to sleep?

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An adventurer with the power to put a demon as powerful as Mr. Serpent to sleep?

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But I don't see the point of keeping anyone from getting close.

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Or maybe the people who have the trick can get close to them?

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'Mr. Druid, is there any magic that would allow only the person who put Mr. Serpent to sleep to get close to him?

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Hmm?"　Ah, I see. There is indeed, but I believe that was a spell that required a magic circle."

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Magic circle?

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I look around Mr. Serpent, but cannot find any magic circle on the ground.

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Is it possible that it is under Mr. Serpent because of his large body?

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Is it possible to be Mr. Serpent and not see the magic circle?

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No, it doesn't. Because the magic circle has to be bigger than the thing you want to enchant."

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I see.

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Then there is no hiding.

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I looked around Mr. Serpent again, but could not find anything that looked like a magic circle.

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I can't figure out what's causing it.

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Oh, I'd love to talk to someone about it, but ......

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Mr. Serpent is the guardian god of this village, probably.

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But if he is wrong, he could be hunted.

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If he were a guardian god, that would be a lot of work.

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What shall we do?"

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Mr. Druid also looks puzzled and thoughtful.

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'Ppppp~'

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Looking in the direction of Sola's cry, I see Sola and Flem playing with a black sphere.

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They are good friends.

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Huh?

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I look around the cave, noticing that Ciel is not there.

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Then he was in front of Mr. Serpent's face.

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'...... Ciel?"

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Huh?"

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The druid also noticed and stared at Ciel.

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'You're getting too close, aren't you?'

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Ah."

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I saw Ciel put his nose to Mr. Serpent's nose with a ding.

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The next moment, an eerie magic power softly erupts from the ground.

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Ciel!"

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The moment the magic erupts, Ciel flies backwards.

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It seems that, just by a hair's breadth, she was able to avoid being caught in the eerie magic.

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Thank God.

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But what is it?

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This magical power makes my skin tingle and ache even though I haven't touched it.

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