The next day, Domorte went to Margrethe early in the morning to learn crystal warding. It is not something that can be learned overnight, but it would be good if he could learn a little while he is here.



　After Domorte left, I waited for a while, and then And came in.



"Good morning, Mr. Locke. Did you sleep well last night?"

"Good morning. "Yes, the hot spring felt really good."



I'm glad to hear that. The chief wanted me to show you where the snow stone was mined, so I'll show you there.



I'm surprised the chief allowed you to go.

"He said it was better than going without permission.

　Ando seems to have a pretty straightforward personality.



　Ando took me to the place where the snow stone was mined.

　It was a cave a short distance away from the cave where the dragon had been sealed.



"Isn't this a bad place for this village to be known?"

"Yes, it is. It is not often shown to outsiders. But I think the village chief is grateful to Mr. Locke for what he's doing. This village is what it is because of the dragons.



　We entered the cave and found that it was brighter than we had expected, and the path had been leveled.



"What?　That's strange. Usually at this time of the day, work would have started by now, but I didn't hear any sound at all.

　As I went deeper into the room, I found men with pickaxes staring at the wall, discussing something.



"What's going on?"

"Oh, and how unusual for you to show your face.



"Oh, it's unusual for you to show your face here. But aren't you going to do it today?

"No. But you know... there's a magic wind tunnel at the digging site... whereas yesterday it was fine.



　The man took one look at me and continued talking without looking at me.

　A small black tornado had formed near the wall, and a few men were hitting it with pickaxes, but they were successfully repelled.



"I guess we'll have to call Mr. Margrethe again, won't we?"

"You're busy with the dragon right now. Besides, you made me use extra magic power to deal with this last time too.



How do I get rid of this thing?

"Uh huh?　You're an outsider, shut your mouth.



Mr. Guitin, please calm down. I'm sorry, Mr. Locke. The magic wind hole is like a whirlwind caused by the retention of magic power. It disappears when the magic power is dispersed by strong wind magic.

"Does it disappear when you hit it with a pickaxe?"



No, it's ...... mostly effective.

Shut up, outsider!



I've got a follower who can use wind magic, should I call him?

"Oh?　A frail little guy like you can't do much with a follower like you. I'm taking the rest of the day off until the wind demon hole subsides, so please go home.



　I don't mind people saying bad things about me, but I'm not going to let them make fun of my little followers, too.

"Lucky!"

--Aiyo--



"What the hell, that hexenbiest is ......!"



　Lucky came out of my bracelet, and Guichin sat up.

--Wooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!

　Lucky shot wind magic at the wall, and the wall exploded, along with the magical wind holes that had been swirling there.



"Lucky...... holding back......"

--Buff? ----

"Only at times like this do you pretend to be a dog."



"What the hell is wrong with you ......?"

　Guichin manages to stand up, his legs shaking.



"We're just adventurers who brought the magic stone.

No outside adventurer I know has such a ferocious follower.



Lucky is a good boy. He doesn't say bad things about people he doesn't know.

--Whoa!　　

　Lucky gives a big sigh and acts normal as if nothing is wrong.



"Wow. ...... I'm sorry. We don't have a habit of making friends with outsiders in this village. I'm Guitin. I'm in charge of snow stone mining."

"I'm Rock. I'm Rock. And this is my follower, Lucky.



"Appearances can be deceiving. ...... Thank you for dispersing the magic. You've been a big help.

No problem, if I can be of any help.



　At that moment, I felt another tremor in my step. It was only for a few seconds, but I guessed that the dragon was on the rampage again. The walls are not collapsing, but I'm worried about ...... Domorte and the others.



"Mr. Guitin!　We are in trouble!　Come here!

　Just at the spot where Lucky had broken the wall, the men were in a panic.



"Mr. Locke, let's go take a look too!




　I followed Ando's lead and found many sparkling snow crystals.



"With all these crystals, this village will be safe for the time being!

　Lucky's wind magic had found something extraordinary.