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Looks like this is the last of them."

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The sixth site, a carillo flower field, was finished being processed.

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This space also had a door leading to the next door, but there was no carillo flower field and a large pile of dried roots.

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The moment I saw the expressions on the faces of Mr. Zinal and Mr. Fiescher disappear in an instant when they saw this, I felt a tremendous chill.

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There was no paperwork on any of the people involved. Too bad."

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Mr. Fiescher had found some documents in the box and was looking for clues, but there didn't seem to be any.

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I was hoping there might be a little something.

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Are those involved in Carrillo's flower garden smart?

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'I'm curious about the lack of a lookout.'

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Oh, that was my concern too.

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How is it possible that there are so many flower gardens in Carrillo and no guards?

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Even if the cave is out of season and few people come, this is strange.

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Jinaru-san nodded at his father's words, so I guess everyone else had the same question.

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'That's right. There were signs of people where the roots used to be.

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Signs of human presence?

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There was such a thing.

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The space where that root was located smelled funny, so we went right back to the carillo flower field.

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Unlike the sweet smell of the carillo flowers, it was ...... like the grass had been boiled and concentrated and then turned sour.

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It was a very, very complex stinky smell.

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And the fathers told us to leave right away.

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Perhaps it was the smell of a narcotic extracted from the roots of the carillo?

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We found a small room next to the space where the roots had been, but it too was empty.

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A small room?

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I looked at the space where the dried roots were located.

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There were signs of life in the room, so there must have been several guards there.

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There are guards, after all.

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But then, where are they now?

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It is difficult to read signs in a cave.

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But it's not completely unreadable, so we can find them if we look hard enough.

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After all, there was no way that Mr. Zinal and the others could have missed him.

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Geez!

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I saw Tron crawling out of the ground.

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Thank God, this time.

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If we had found Carrillo's flower garden without Tron, we would have been at a loss.

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Thank you, Tron."

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Mr. Zinal picked up Tron, who had just emerged from the soil.

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"Geez?"

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Huh?

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Tron's roots seem to have thickened, if only slightly.

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Thank you," he said. I really appreciate your help. If it hadn't been for Tron, I would have pretended I didn't see it."

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I don't think that would have happened, but I'm sure it must have been extremely difficult for you.

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What are we going to do now?"

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Dad stroked Tron's leaf, which Zinal was holding in his arms.

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I think we should go to the village of Ocany to see what's going on. I think we should go to the village of Okanui to see what's going on, and then report back to the Adventurers' Guild. Since we don't know who is involved in this place, we have to be aware of the possibility that our lives will be threatened the moment we report it.

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Is that a possibility?

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I'd forgotten about that.

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And from what the adventurers said earlier, I doubt we can trust Guilmouth either. I'd like to ignore it, but I don't think that's a good idea. Oh, and first we have to burn the roots.

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Sure, it's Guilmouth who instructed us to leave the garbage behind.

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Maybe we can't trust him.

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But, as Mr. Ginal said, as long as we found a field of carillo flowers, we definitely need to report it.

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The church was involved in the carillo flower garden we found before, wasn't it?

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The church was able to escape by letting Carrillo's flower garden wither, wasn't it?

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'That's right. ...... this time too?"

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I nod my head at my father's words.

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I don't know about that.

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But there might be a possibility.

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The church, huh? Might be a little tricky.

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Yes, it could be. Many of the people in this village of Okanui are infatuated with the church.

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I nodded my head at the words of Mr. Fiesche and Mr. Zinal.

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"Church-obsessed?

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Okanui village is so close to the royal capital.

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Still?"

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'I don't know about that. Has a druid ever been to this village?

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Yes, about 14 years ago, for about five days. Certainly, their attitude toward the church was different from the others.

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Mr. Zinal nodded.

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About 80 years ago, the village of Ocany was attacked by a group of runaway demons. More than half of the villagers were affected, and they were in a lot of trouble. At that time, it is said that the church members gave out free medical care and food for the wounded. Since then, the church has become a special presence in the village. And it continues to this day."

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That's quite different from the church I know.

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Eighty years ago.

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Is that true?

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'Oh, a man I met 14 years ago from Ocanyi Village said something strange. He said, 'The church my grandfather told me about is not that one,' or, 'The real church is different,' or something like that. I didn't have good feelings about the church, so I didn't listen to him. Sure, that's what he said."

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Not the church my grandfather told me about?

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The real church?

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I've heard that rumor, too. I only heard it about seven years ago.

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Not only did your father hear it, but so did Mr. Zinal.

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Not only your father heard it, but also Mr. Zinal and his family heard it 14 years ago and 7 years ago.

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Oh, so your father heard it directly from the villagers, not from a rumor.

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The fact that it became a rumor and remained, I wonder if it is because there were many people who thought so.

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But still, you say that it wasn't that one, or that there is a separate church, as if the current church is a fake.

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You say, "Well, I don't know what we're talking about here. There are no guards here now, but they could be coming in the future. Now that Carrillo has been dealt with, let's take all the roots and leave this cave. Ciel, what are you going to do now?"

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Mr. Zinal looked at Ciel, and Ciel wagged his tail happily.

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Then, according to the cave wall, he moves along the wall as if he is checking something by smelling it.

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After moving for a while, he stopped and looked at us.

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What are you going to do?"

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Ciel gives a small cry to Zinal, who tilts his head.

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And then, ......

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Bakko.

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How many times have I heard this sound today?

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Part of the cave wall is falling apart under the force of Ciel's tail.

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The hole is much bigger than the air passage that was made a while ago.

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Ciel looks satisfied, so I guess the hole was made just as he wished.

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He said, "As expected. Huh?"

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'That stinky ......'

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Zinal and his father stared out of the hole with their swords.

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The two of them moved to a position out of the way to see what was going on.

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There is no sign of anything coming in from the hole.

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However, there is a faint smell.

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This is .......

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It definitely smells like blood.

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Oh, it's disgusting.

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I knew it was the smell of blood.

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Ginal and his father nodded at each other with grim expressions.

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'Ivy and Feiche, stay here.

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Okay."

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Feiche and I nodded in agreement.

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After confirming this, father and Zinal walk out of the hole.

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"Be careful.

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I hope nothing happens to you.

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Huh?

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I look at Mr. Fiesche standing next to me.

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I tilt my head to look at his attitude as he stares out of the hole.

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I feel something different from usual.

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I wonder if he noticed my gaze, and he smiles wryly.

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I ask him, "You were in a room with a lot of dried roots just now, weren't you?"

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Yes, Mr. Fiesche had been in that space for quite a long time to check the documents.

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That's why I'm feeling a little tired.

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What?　Please sit down.

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If you are tired, it must be hard to just stand.

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I looked for a good place to sit down.

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The carillo flower garden occupied the entire cave, and there were few places to sit down and relax.

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I'll be fine.

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But ......"

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Was it that smell?

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Was that the smell of drugs?

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Was it that smell?"

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'Yes. It's a mixture of a little bit of the poisonous ingredient in the root of the carillo plant.

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Poisonous ingredients?

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Not narcotics?

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Narcotic?　Yes, if you want to use it as a narcotic, you have to extract the narcotic component from the poison. Drying the roots is not a problem. No, but the poison component is a problem.

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Carillo has a strong odor in its flowers, poison in its roots, and narcotics when extracted.

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It's an amazing plant, isn't it?

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"Oh, is it safe to burn it if it's poisonous?"

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If you burn it all at once, it's fine. If you burn it slowly, it's not okay.

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It's not good if you burn it slowly.

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It's a bit troublesome.

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