We went back to the stone house where Emma lived once.

　While having hot tea brewed and drinking it to warm our cold bodies, the four of us also told everyone what the gods had told us.

　...........

''Hmm. This is indeed a very valuable story He told us.

　After listening to everything, Mr. Kilt folded his arms and groaned.

　Several people nodded as well.

　Solstice leaned back in her chair and exhaled heavily.

'I can't keep up with the magnitude of what we're talking about...'

　Haha.....

(I kind of know the feeling.)

　Because God's descent - I mean, it's the beginning of the second divine and demonic war.

　Mr. Illtimina made it difficult for her to look good.

But gather the seven divine spirit stones, right?

　I muttered.

　Frederica-san took out that large map of the world from her luggage.

''Maar-dono, Rapt-dono, Lectoris-dono, and Nagaia-dono, I want you to note the location while you still remember it.
Uh-huh.
Don't.
Okay.
.......................

　The four of us nodded.

　We placed our little fingers on the map to the seven places that Lady Moa, the goddess of love, had taught us.

'That was around here, wasn't it?'
Yeah.
I think I'll be okay.
.......................

　The four of us check it out and indicate the locations one by one.

　Frederica circles them with red ink.

　The process takes less than five minutes.

　Then, everyone checked the map again.

"Hmmm, that's a pretty big area.

　Mr. Gelfonberg sounds a bit dumbfounded.

　Yeah, that's right.

　After all, there are more than three countries, and that's across the continent.

(Ah, yes.)

　I huffed and pulled out a piece of paper, a brush, and some black ink from my pack.

　Before I forget.

　Shuffling.

　I run my brush across the paper.

'....Ho?　It's magnificent, that it is.

　Mr. Garun, who had been looking in, said with admiration.

　What I ended up with was a landscape painting," he said, "I tried as much as I could to put the image I had sent into my head on paper.

　I took the image that was sent into my mind at the time and tried to put it on paper as best I could.

　The Kerala Desert.

　Lake Shumuria.

　A ghost castle.

　A sea of trees.

　A cave on a cliff.

　A castle in the land of the elves.

　And a dark continent that is all black.

　I glued each of the seven pictures to the corresponding red circle on the map.

'This one is easy to understand.'

　Frederica says, surprised.

'Mmm,'
That's Merle.
Hey, you're good.

　Kilt-san, Illtimina-san and Solstice also praise me.

　Ehehe.........

　I'm glad if I was able to be of some help.

''I'm a good painter, too,'' said Rapt, poking me with his elbow and laughing.

　The black knight's sister nodded.

I'm sure you'll be able to find out more about this in a minute. I will advise His Majesty the Emperor and have him form a survey team to investigate the three locations in Arun at once.

　And a reliable statement.

　Mr. Kilt also looked at the map.

As for Shumuria, we know where it is. Tell Princess LeClear and she'll have a team ready to investigate as well.

　I nodded.

　Iltimina touched the red circle on the map with her white finger.

'But will we find it?'

(Huh?)

'We don't even know the shape of a 'divine spirit stone'. Wouldn't it be like grabbing a cloud to find something we've never seen before, in the middle of a vast desert, or at the bottom of a lake?

　Ah.....

(If you ask me, that's true.)

　Recto Alice interrupted.

''I've never seen a 'divine spirit stone' either. But it's because the gods have passed through it that a large amount of 'divine energy' must be in it. If we can detect it, I think we can manage it.

　Oh, I see.

But how do we detect it?
Merle and the rest of us will know.

　Yeah, I know.

I know the straw.

　Kilt-san stretched out his chest.

　

　Rapt looks at Kirt-san, stunned.

''........I'm still a monster. I've never heard of such a person before.''
........................

　Poe nods.

　Kilt-san is angry, "Monster, don't tell me.

　Haha.........

''If you want other humans to detect it, I'll prepare a magic stone that reacts to the 'divine Qi' and glows in response to the 'divine Qi' by giving it 'divine magic'.

　Recto Alice added with a chuckle.

　Frederica nodded and asked her to please do so.

　Everyone laughed too.

　Gelfonberg-san then looked at the map again.

''With this, I guess we can handle Arun and Shumria. Then that leaves the Elven Nation and the Dark Continent.''
"Hmm.

　Mr. Kilt groans.

　The land of the elves is said to be in an exclusive state of isolation.

　The Dark Continent is a mysterious continent that no one has returned to for 50 years so far.

　Neither of them are straightforward.

"As for the Dark Continent, Shumuria's side will take care of it. We've been preparing to head there for a year now.
All right. I'll leave it to you.

　Frederica nodded.

　Then.

All that's left is the land of the elves.

　Kilt-san muttered with a difficult expression.

　In a way, interacting with exclusive people is probably more difficult than adventuring to an unknown continent.......

　Everyone is silent as well.

''Arun, can't we approach them from both Shumuria countries?
The countries to the west of the dollar continent are...

　Mr. Kilt, Frederica speaks as if he is troubled.

　And.

I'm going to go.

　Mr. Columbudo raised one small hand with a sleepy look on his face.

　Huh?

Colon?
I've got a courier for you. I'll do my best.

　Mr. High Elf said.

　........I was surprised.

　Mr. Colon-Tude, who had no interest in anything other than that research, said that he would 'do his best' for everything else.

(Ah.........)

　Mr. Colontude's jade-green eyes gently stare at the little girl next to him.

(I see.)

　It's for her sake.........

　Mr. Kilt and the others were stunned, but

Yes, please.

　I laughed and called out to him.

"....hmm. He asked me to do you a favor.

　cough

　She nodded firmly.

　Besides, Natalia, the traveling elf, told me that Mr. Colontude was one of the three great elders of the elven lands, and I'd heard that.

(Yeah, I'll believe it.)

　Mr. Kilt still looked quizzical, but

Well, all right.

　He seemed to have decided to leave it to the unusually motivated High Elf.


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In the meantime, let's just go back to the Kingdom of Shumuria.

　Mr. Kilt looks at us.

'Report to Princess Reclear, and then give her instructions. Probably two separate teams will be sent to two different parts of the country, and the warriors will be sent to the Dark Continent.

　I continued.

　Me, Illtimina-san, Solstice nodded.

(The Dark Continent...)

　It's a mysterious continent that has been wiped out four times by pioneering groups so far.

　To be honest, I'm a little scared.

　But I can't run away from it.

　Geez.

　I clench my little fists.

"Colon, when you return home, you will be on your way to the Elven lands again, via Vega country.
Hmmm.
We'll take care of Poe in that case. Don't worry about him.
Okay, okay. You're in good hands.

At the words of 『Golden Seal Demon Hunter』, 『Golden Seal Demonologist』 nodded.

　Looking up at Poe's blonde hair, Colon-Tude's white hand gently strokes it.

''........Be a good boy while I'm gone.
.......................

　Poe nodded.

　Miss Frederica looked around at the people of Arun, too.

We'll return to the God Emperor's City of Astilio once more. There, we'll once again organize a survey team to each location.
Oh.
Okay.
Yes, sir.
Yes, sir.　

　Everyone nodded.

　It occurred to me.

'Will other 'Gold Markers' join that survey team?

　I asked.

　Because I heard that the Arun Divine Kingdom has about 20 'Golden Seal Adventurers', unlike the Kingdom of Shumuria.

　I thought it would be great if those people cooperated with us.

　But.

That might be difficult.

　Arun's 'Golden Seal True Treasure Family' laughed as if he was so troubled.

　Eh..........?

　Miss Frederica had a hard time saying it.

''We also asked for help from the 'Golden Mark Adventurers' when it came time to find new divine Armor, but only these two responded.

(Oh, really?)

　Why?

Because of what happened in the Great Maze.

　The Great Maze.........

　Gelfonberg-san says, with his eyes down.

''Didn't the 300 elite members of Arun's army get wiped out?

(Oh...)

'That fact was a big deal. It made people distrust the military's plans so much. So when they called the call to arms, people were very wary of it.

　Yes, what.

　I'm a bit out of words to return it, too.

　Instead, Kirt asks.

"Then why are you here?

　He laughed.

'That's because Fiddy was there.'
..........
The beautiful, pretty flower needs help. It wouldn't be a man not to respond to it.

　Crackle wink.

　Frederica-san's face is indescribable when it's pointed at her.

　Kirt-san is dumbfounded.

And you?

　He turned his gaze to Mr. Garun.

'Isn't it natural for a warrior to go to the land of the dead to train himself up?

　He replied as a matter of course.

　.............

　A warrior is amazing.........

　Although Kirt-san nodded "I see," as if he could understand that feeling.

　And.

In any case, we've decided on a policy for the seven divine spirit stones.

　And exhaled.

　Then he looked up and said.

"The next question is what happens to that Son of Darkness," he said.