Three days had passed since Lil Pop's order to start the operation to clean up the demonic beasts around the Old Frontier Village.
　In the meantime, the underground passage for drinking water that had been dug underground had been completed, and the water problem that had been a concern in the Old Frontier Village had been successfully resolved.
　Water drawn in from the river by the Corps of Engineers had been constructed to flow through the underground passage into the well, which had dried up, and thanks to this work, the well was ready for use again.

　Meanwhile, the cleanup operation by Lil Pop and the rest of the elite guardsmen continued every day from morning until nightfall.
　They would occasionally encounter a group of lions and other animals, which they would then destroy and bring back to base camp with their carcasses.
　What could be used for food was often sent to the food squads of the engineers' units, where it would end up on everyone's dinner table.
　In addition, tusks and skins that can be used as materials for armor and clothing are also being dismantled by the engineers' unit, and preparations are being made to distribute these materials to the relevant places where they can be processed once they return to the frontier city of Liberty Convey.

　In the middle of all this, Rillpop was in the operations tent in base camp, staring at the map with his arms folded.
'Captain Lil Pop, what's going on?'
　Then Vanvina, who had come back from defeating the demonic beast, came in.
　Lil Pop turned his gaze to Vanvina.
Good night, sir. Van Vina has searched this area, as I recall, right?
　He pointed to a corner of the map as he said this.
　Vanvina checked the tip of Lil Pop's finger and nodded once significantly.
'Yes, there it is.'
So, what was the situation?
Yeah, we haven't run into any hexenbiests today.
　As she said this, Vambina went on to surround Lil Pop's fingers with her own.

Hmm....
　Lil Pop overwrites the marks Vambina traces with her finger with a red pen.
　Then he looked down at the map again.
'Vambina, don't you think it's strange?'
Yes?
I'm here.
　Lilpop pointed to a corner of the map in front of Vanvina, who looked dubious.
　That was the area where Van Beena had gone to search today.
''If you look at the entire map, it seems that the demonic beasts appear all around the base camp, but in this one corner, there are very few of them.
　After being told by Lilpop, Van Beena also checks the map again.
　On the top of the map, the area that each unit had searched was filled out, with black dots scratched in the areas where they encountered demonic beasts, and underneath that, the type and number of demonic beasts they encountered were clearly written down.
　However, the area that Lilpop was pointing at.......within a radius of one kilometer, including the area that Van Vina had searched today, there was not a single black dot.

　At Van Vina's words, Lil Pop nodded as well.
''........There is something lurking in this area that even the demonic beasts are afraid of, and the demonic beasts are not approaching this area for fear of that something.......Can't you think of it that way?''
　At Lilpop's words, Vambina nodded widely.

　At Van Vina's words, Lil Pop nodded this time.
''Then tomorrow, we will focus on this area of the city.
　With that, Lil Pop walked towards the tent where the guards were waiting.

　The next morning, after finishing their meal, the guards left the base camp with Lilpop in the lead.
　They were headed for the forest a little north of the base camp.
　Despite the fact that the terrain is prone to the lurking of demonic beasts, there was no sign of creatures in that area.
''........It's strange, isn't it?''
　Lil Pop couldn't help but mutter while paying attention to his surroundings.
(If there's an ancient monster race or an equivalent big thing lurking in this area, it wouldn't be surprising if there was at least a little sign of it...)
　Frowning at the lack of much sign, Lilpop continued to advance through the forest.
　
　After that, Lilpop, who had reached almost the center of the point in question, continued to look around with his magic gun at the ready.
''........As I thought, there is no sign of them.......''
　
　And that was when it happened.

　Lilpop's eyes widened as he felt something looming ahead of him.
　But there was nothing but a forest, and there was no sign of anything else at all.
　The sound of the trees rubbing against each other was only slightly louder, and there was nothing else unusual to be seen.
''........No, it is there!
　Lilpop shouted and fired a series of magic guns forward.
　The magic gun, which is designed to shoot out Lilpop's magic power in the form of bullets, can theoretically continue to fire until Lilpop's magic power is exhausted, and the power of each shot can be adjusted by Lilpop's will.
　Lilpop will shoot out a magic bullet at the maximum output of the magic gun to the air in front of him.
　Then, countless impact marks were generated in the space in front of Lilpop, and fresh blood was splashed out.
''Eh?''
Why?
　At this scene, the guards who were standing behind Lil Pop involuntarily widened their eyes as they unfolded, relying on the blood trail created by Lil Pop's bullet holes to surround the area.
　Then, a monster beast as big as the ancient monster race suddenly appeared in front of everyone's eyes.
''You had its body surface assimilated into the surrounding landscape?
　Jalvin, who was in the background, spoke up.
'It would appear so, sir.
　Lil Pop circled around while continuing to fire his magic gun.
　The demonic beast tried to relentlessly chase such a lillpop.
　There, the guards that had been deployed around it all shot their bows at once.
　However, the demonic beast's skin was hard, and all of the bows that were shot were played off.
　Lil Pop's magic gun also didn't attack the demonic beast's skin to the point of stopping its movement, although it was wounding it.
(Well.........what shall we do.......)
　As Lil Pop fired his magic gun, he was pondering.
'Sister Lil Pop, you're leaving this to Jalvin~'
　Jalvin, who was standing behind everyone else, called out.
　Jalvin threw the capsule in his hand from its position.
'Miklasaurus, you're going!
　The capsule that Jalvin threw out glowed in the air.
　After a brief flash of light, another monster beast appeared in front of the monster beast.
　The big-headed demonic beast with two horns on its head confronted the demonic beast while swinging its arms around with a bramble.
''Mikrasaurus!　You're going to get that guy in any way you can!
When Jalvin raised his voice, Miklasaurus nodded once loudly and then rushed towards the demonic beast.
　In response, the demonic beast also growled and rushed straight at Miklasaurus.
　In front of the guards watching, the two demonic beasts grabbed each other crisply.
''Alright, Miklasaurus!　Just keep going back!
　Then, Jalvin extended his right hand towards Miklasaurus.
　At the same time, Miklasaurus' body began to glow, and even the bodies of the demonic beasts that Miklasaurus was holding on to began to glow.
　And in the next moment, the two demonic beasts disappeared from in front of all of them.