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"Dad, is that okay?　Isn't that dangerous?"

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"Puh-uh!"

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Phew!

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......

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Ahead of us, we see three slimes and a moving tree root.

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At first glance, it looks as if the tree roots crawling with them are attacking Sora and the others, but in fact they are playing with them.

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Ciel is not particularly alarmed and just stares at them playing.

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Since they are not trying to help, I am sure they are fine.

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But I am a little scared of the tree demons because I have experienced being attacked by them.

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"Oh, it's a tree demon that crawls around in the cave. ...... I've never seen him like that before. What's going on?"

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P~!"

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"......

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"Ryu~!"

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Sliding down and climbing up the crawling tree roots.

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I can see that they are having a lot of fun ...... catching the moving roots and being rolled around by them.

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Oh yeah."

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Even your father doesn't know that...... well, from the looks of Sola and the others, I'm sure they'll be fine.

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Does that mean the tree monster that attacked us and the tree monster in the cave are two different species?

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What's wrong?"

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'Before. I've been attacked by a tree monster before and was seriously injured, so I'm a little ......

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I think it's okay to see Sola and the others playing, but I can't get close to it.

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Have you ever been attacked?

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'Yes, I have. If it weren't for Sola, I'd be dead.

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'That badly hurt?'

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Dad looks at me with a rather surprised expression.

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He looked at me with a rather surprised look on his face. That's when I first learned about her abilities.

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Since that day, my feelings toward Sola have changed in many ways.

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The first thing to do is to make sure that you have a good idea of what you're doing.

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But from that day on, it was different.

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I felt that we were mutually protective of each other.

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Now I feel protected.

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The warmth of the warmth on my head brings a smile to my face.

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Yes," he said. Is there a difference between the tree monsters in the cave and the ones outside?"

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Well, they don't attack me, so I guess they're different.

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They must be the same."

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Right, together ......?

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Are they the same?　What?　But."

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Ahead of me, more tree roots are playing with Sola and the others.

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"There are more."

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'Yes, they are. They say there is only one kind of tree monster, so the tree monster that attacked Ivy and the tree monster that is playing with Sora and the others must be the same kind.

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Are you saying they changed because they are in a cave?"

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No, one type of demon that is on alert in caves is a tree demon. They are famous for approaching and attacking without making a sound.

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The two of us quietly check behind us.

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We both chuckled when our eyes met with his, who had done the same thing.

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He's not here.

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You weren't there.

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Thank goodness.

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'Phew~'

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'Pfff~'

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Sola and Sol were wrapped around the end of a tree root and tossed away.

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When they landed neatly, they seemed to enjoy it and immediately approached the tree demon, shaking and appealing to it with pulls and shivers.

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When the tree root noticed this, it wrapped Sora and the others again with the tip of the tree root.

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'A caring tree demon, huh?

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'Yes, it is. Oh, there he goes again. If it likes me, it will make me do it over and over again, okay?"

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I wonder if the tree monster will get angry on the way?

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I'm still a little nervous, so I'll make sure I can move quickly.

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I'm still a little nervous, so I'll make sure I can move quickly. There are so many guardian stones all over the rocks.

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The father's gaze fell on a special stone with a protective magic power in its gem.

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They are guardian stones that are sometimes found in caves, and there were many of them in this cave where the tree roots were.

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There were many of them in the area where the tree roots were.

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I didn't know there were so many different colors. Oh, it's gold. This one is purple. Some are mixed colors.

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As I pointed at the guardian stones, my father's gaze followed each one in turn.

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It is rare to see mixed colors.

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I see.

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'P~p~'

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Sora's voice was a little loud.

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I hurriedly turned my gaze and saw the face of a wooden demon, although it was a little unclear whether it would be the main body of the wooden demon, emerge from the rocks of the cave.

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I've never seen the main body of a wooden demon in a cave before."

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Dad is a little wary and puts his hand on his sword.

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Seeing this makes me a little more nervous.

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'............ are you alright?

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Seems so."

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Out of the corner of his eye, Sola and Flem jump onto the main body of the tree demon.

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Sol tried to jump on it and hit a branch of the main body and fell to the ground.

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It's the first time that Sol has failed.

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Sol is a master at everything he does," said Flem. Sol seems to be able to handle everything with ease.

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Since the tame moment, I feel Sol's presence closer to me than before.

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It's a great feeling, but at the same time, it's a feeling that I'm missing out on more.

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I wonder why?

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"Hmm?　Isn't he getting closer to us?"

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The wooden monster in front of my father's eyes is coming much closer to us.

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I repeatedly check with Sora and the others to make sure they're okay, but I'm still a little scared.

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Gyau!

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The wooden monster tilts its body to the right in a small, twisting motion.

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............."

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For some reason, I felt like I was being greeted, so I bowed lightly.

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Then the tree monster in front of me moves its body up and down.

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It seemed to be happy to see me, but every time it moved up and down, the cave would make a creaking sound that sent a chill down my back.

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Dad, the cave isn't going to collapse, is it?"

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I am somewhat polite.

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"Probably not.

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"Gee whiz?"

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Hmm?

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He seemed to have some doubts, but I couldn't tell.

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I'm sorry. I don't know what you are trying to tell me.

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Somehow, the wooden monster in front of me is starting to look cute.

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It's funny.

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I had a strong impression that it was scary until a while ago. ......

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Geez."

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The tree monster quickly brought a branch in front of me, so I quickly grabbed it.

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"Ah!"

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I grabbed it because it was a spur-of-the-moment thing, but I wondered if it would be all right.

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I looked at the tree monster in front of me and saw it wiggling.

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It's funny.

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'Yeah. It kind of looked cute.

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That's not true."

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For some reason, my father denied it right away.

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I think it's cute.

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The wooden monster that still wiggles around.

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"Gee!

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The tree monster stopped dead in its tracks, and then it reached out with its branch toward the stone and snatched it from the rock with a snap.

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Then it brought it to me and my father.

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Gee!"

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The multicolored guardian stones were right in front of us.

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The wooden monster brought it in front of us as if to say, "Here you go.

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"Well, I'm sorry, it's okay."

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I tried to refrain from taking it, but the branch came closer to my body.

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I wonder if it is like it will never give up if I don't take it.

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Thank you."

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I heard my father thanking me next to him.

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I looked at him and saw that he was getting a guardian stone from a branch.

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Ivy, since you're here, I'll take it. There is still room in the magic box.

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Oh, so it's going in the magic box after all.

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Thank you.

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I receive the stone from the branch.

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I looked at the stones I received and found that they were all different colors, and some of them had three different colors mixed in.

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It was definitely going to the magic box.

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Gya!　Gya!"

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The branch, once lowered, now comes in front of me carrying a nut.

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I look at the tree demon, and it is staring at me intently.

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Is this expected of me?

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Thank you."

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Gently I receive the nut from the branch.

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When I bring it to eye level, I observe the nuts.

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It is an ordinary nut, nothing special.

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"Dad, do you know what this is?"

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"Hmm?　No, I have no idea.

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He and his father stare at the nuts.

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As you look at it, the nut rolls around in your hand.

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"What?　What?"

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I don't know what's going to happen, but I can't take my eyes off the nut in my hand.

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Gee!

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The tree monster in front of you is squealing, but you can't look at it.

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Rolling.

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Roll, roll, roll.

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Roll, roll, roll.

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"Pish-pish-pish.

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"Pish-pish?"

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A crack appears in the nut, and it gets bigger and bigger, so I stretch out my arm and move the nut as far away from me as I can.

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"Pish-pish-pish.

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Pang.

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I can feel the nut cracking in my palm.

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Gently I look inside my hand.

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...... the child of the tree demon?

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