After separating from Jairo-kun and the others, me and Liliella-san decided to go purify the opposite direction.
''Speaking of which, is Aydra-sama okay while moving the golem around? Isn't that dangerous because you can't see your surroundings while you're moving the golem around?

　And Liliera-san shows a sign of concern for Aydra-sama.
　Yeah, the weakness of a maneuvering golem is the main body that is now defenseless.

''It's okay. The golem's control device has a function that activates a powerful ward to protect the user while in use. So it's safe while the golem is in motion, and incidentally, the warding is sustained for a little while after you finish controlling the golem with time to spare. It's designed for everyday use, so it can be used as a self-defense item as well.

It's like I made another little useful trinket... well, as long as Lady Aydra is safe, that's fine.

　Finding out that Aydra-sama is safe while piloting the golem, Liliella-san shouts in agreement.

''What's that?　Did you notice that, Liliella?

　I'm surprised that Liliella-san was aware of Dora's identity.

'That's right, if you go to deliver a golem and suddenly come in with a girl you don't know, you'll realize that's what it's all about.

　Oh, you're very good, Liliella. You're not a typical A-ranked adventurer.
　You have an excellent eye for detail and good judgment.

Then shall we begin the purification process?

　I stand still in the air and begin to prepare to cleanse the corroded earth.

'But you've gotten pretty far inside. Wouldn't it have been better to cleanse it from the edge?

　Liliera was right, we had penetrated deep into the corroded earth.
　Even if we looked around, there was no normal earth to be found, it was a swamp of poison as far as the eye could see.

''Yes, since we want to purify it efficiently if we're going to do so.

"Efficiency?

　Nodding at Liliera-san's questioning voice, I focus my magic power to activate the magic.

''The magic I'm going to use from now on is on a larger scale than my usual purification magic. It's better to go in as deep as possible so you can purify it to the very edge.

What do you mean, on a scale of...

Grand Area Purification Ministry.

　A light is born from the hand I hold up, and that light fills the surroundings at once.

''Kyaaaaaah!''

　The light spreads to the ends of the earth in an instant, purifying the rotten earth.

''Ggaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!

Gboaaaaaaaaa!

"I'll have to take a look at the...

　The screams of the demons are coming from all directions of the corroded earth.
　This is the sound of demons in the swamp being purified.

What is happening here?

　Liliera-san, who was dazzled by the light, was upset by the demons' screams while hiding her eyes with her hands.

''The demons who ate the purification magic are just suffering, so you don't have to worry about them.

There are a lot of screams coming from all directions.

　Oh, even if you're meditating, you're roughly judging where the enemy is from the demons' screams.
　As expected of Liliera-san, even though she's surprised by the unknown magic, she's still trying to calmly grasp the situation.

《Gaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!

　And at the end of the day, the screams of the demons' decapitated screams combined to make it sound like one giant demon.

　And so when the light subsided, the poisonous swamp as far as the eye could see had disappeared, and the corroded earth had returned to its original earth and rock.

'It's all right now, Liliella,'

.....

　Fearfully, Liliera-san lets go of her hand and opens her eyes.
　Next, she scurries around to check the situation.

''........''

..........

　And Liliella, who seemed to have accurately assessed the situation, widened her eyes.

'What is this?

It's a high-level purification spell, Grand Area Purification, that purifies a wide area. The usual High Area Purification has a very limited purification area, so I've purified a large area at once with my higher level purification magic.

A wide area... This is all here...

Yes, all of them.

　Grand Area Purification is a magic I created in a previous life.
　A group of wizards in a certain country were developing a new strategic spell, when they failed spectacularly and contaminated a ridiculous area of land.

　I've been asked to do something about it, because not only will the contaminated land be uninhabitable, but it will also contaminate the surrounding areas.

　But ordinary area purification magic can't purify such a huge amount of land.
　That's because the remaining land will be contaminated from the edge of the purification process.
　Then I thought we should just purify the whole area, and that's what we did with this magic.

This magic is a magic that cleanses the surroundings around the sorcerer, and although the scale of the magic depends on the sorcerer's ability, it's enough to purify an area of about a small country. So we won't have to worry about the town being invaded by the land of corrosion for a while.

Well, it's a small country... right?

　For some reason, Liliera-san is acting strange.
　It's just a cleansing spell that just expanded the area of effect.

''........I thought I had gotten used to Lex-san quite a bit, but it's still Lex-san. If I'm not careful, my heart will almost stop beating.

　Liliella is muttering something small, but what did she say?

'And anyway, let's move on, shall we? You're going to cleanse a lot more places, aren't you? That's about as good as purifying the entire corroded earth.

'Huh?　Did you notice that?

'I understand. You've been looking out for me, haven't you?

　Liliera-san turns her gaze to the far side.
　Beyond that is the direction in which Liliela-san's hometown is located.

''You saw that village that was about to be swallowed by the corrosive earth, and you thought that it was the same as the forest of demonic beasts that swallowed my hometown, didn't you?

　Oh my God, they know all about it.



'What?　Is that so?

'Yeah, I learned about it from the Adventurer's Guild. The guild said it was probably because the Ancient Plant, which was the master of the Forest of Demonic Beasts, was defeated. And both the Trap Plant and the Killer Plant that was expanding the forest were the same plant-based demons.

　I see, the ancient plant was the dominant force behind all the other plant-based monsters, which is why the Forest of Monsters has been growing at an extraordinary rate.

　In my previous life, the Ancient Plants would hunt them as soon as they were found or cultivate them in special plantation areas, so I didn't even notice that they had such characteristics.

''Well thank you, Mr. Lex.

No, you're welcome.

　Liliella is my party companion, you know.
　I don't want you to feel bad about it.

''Then let's continue the cleansing!

Ew!

　Gyro

　It was a sudden event.
　Suddenly, a light rushed in from far away, and in the next moment, all of the surrounding swamps had returned to normal ground as far as the eye could see.

''This is........''

　I can only think of one cause, even though I said it myself.

'It's Lex, I swear........'

...right?

　Yeah, there's no one else who can do this but my brother.

I don't see Lex and his friends anywhere, how far away did you purify them from...

....

　I shake uncontrollably.
　It's not because I'm scared. It's because I can't stop shaking.
　I knew my brother was awesome, but he always surprised me.
　I couldn't see the bottom of his amazingness.

　And this is the light.
　We're not going to be able to get rid of it.
　It's not something that can hurt us, but still, from that magic power, I could feel some of your power in my skin.

　So I understood.
　I know that I'm not even close to my brother's current level of power.
　I have no idea how much stronger I need to be to be able to see where my brother is.

　But even as I realized that, I was still excited.
　You're unbelievably strong! A dragon is more powerful than an eye, and more importantly, it's definitely more powerful than those demons my brother told me about!
　I want to catch up with my brother! Climb to the top of the strength!

Um...

　When I was thinking about that, Dora called out to me apologetically.

'Maybe this wasn't the point of my cleansing, was it?

"...and...

　Me and Mina looked at each other and then turned to Dora and said.

''Don't my,''