There was a troubled look Mr. Druid when he left the tent.
Tilt your neck to it.
âGood morning. Can I help you?
âIâm sorry early in the morning, can you follow me for a second?
Looks like something really happened.
âOkay. Can I have a moment, please? Iâll have it ready in a minute.â
âYou can take your time. Sorry.â
Arenât you in a hurry?
Return to the tent and tell Sora and Flem what Mr. Druid called you.
âWill you come with me?
To my inquiry, two of them gave me a puffy shake at each speed.
This meansâ fine â.
The two recently learned not to shake away their gaze if they didnât like it.
When they first did, I was surprised.
I wasnât quite in a hurry because I hadnât figured out what it meant yet.
âThank you for waitingâ
âSorry, early this morningâ
âBecause I was going to go find Mr. Druid when I finished dinner tooâ
âRight. Uh, did you hear what I said?
âI havenât heard the details. Itâs just that the three of them came back with more injuriesâŚâŚ is that true?
âYeah, but they treated me well, so Iâm fineâ
Iâm glad itâs okay, but was it still just the three of us?
âCan I get around here?
âWhat?â
I was here about Mr. Druid, so I hadnât checked the location.
Looking around, somewhere a little off the boulevard with no people around.
âGilmouth hasnât announced the details yet, because now everyone is listening. Unless you have a magic item, thereâs a good chance people will ask. Sorry, Ivy, are there any signs of people around here? âCause I canât get a sign.â
Are you saying you donât want to be heard?
The signs of peopleâŚâŚ\n
âThere seems to be no one around us because there are no signs.â
âThank you, three of you, but from what Gilmouth has heard, it looks like Ciel has helped.â
â⌠eh!
Iâm talking about Ciel, so you searched for a place where no people were.
Or did Ciel help you?
âReally?
âOh. Iâm badly injured, but my consciousness seems clear. Gilmouth told me that the three of them came back close to town but were surrounded by gurbars and chijicas.â
âChijica?â
âIâm a big, big demon of character with big fangs, but it seems to be getting ferociousâ
âReally?â
âLooks like they came in quite a crowd, and when they thought they couldnât do it anymore, a demon that looked terribly like Adandala suddenly appeared and said they had defeated Grubbal and Chijica who were thereâ
Knocked him out?
If it was really Ciel, it would have been pretty tough.
âThey took it all down, and they thought it was our turn next, and they carried their foot injured buddies on their backs, and they carried them to town.â
Youâd be a good kid if you were Ciel.
I have to compliment you.
âNow behind the woods, Gilmouth and his master, along with several adventurers, are going to confirm the carcasses of Gulbal and Chijicaâ
âUm, can we go to the woods? Iâd like to make sure itâs really Ciel.â
âGilmouth gave me permission. Do you know where he is? There may be a chance weâll go to Gilmouth and the others.â
âWhat do you think? I donât know what to do like Ciel in the woods. Is that Ciel hurt or something?
âAh, bad. I donât know about the injury because I didnât speak directly to the adventurer.â
âReally?â
Is it okay to deal with two kinds of fierce demons?
The medicine for the injury⌠is everything okay because Sola is here?
âShall we go to the woods?
âYes.â
The people of town gather on the boulevard to talk, but there is a lot of grief.
Until yesterday, there was still room for something.
âRumors are already spreading all over town.â \nâRight. The square was also quite rushed in the morning.â
âWhen the top adventurer gets hit, it hurts a lot. Whoever protects the town wonât have long to make a scene.â
âIs Mr. Gilmouth okay?
âMaster has a good idea.â
âAre you the master?
Why is your master here?
âHe was a well-known top adventurer. Heâs probably speaking to his former buddies, too.â
Was your master an amazing adventurer?
Ex-companions, are they from the team?
âIf the people in town make a scene, they should probably keep it down before they get on the table and riot. Use their names in full. Gilmouth will be easier to move if the masters deal with the people of the townâ
Was the master coming to town thinking about what if?
I donât know, thatâs amazing.
âHuh, you canât keep your head up foreverâ
âYouâre a wonderful masterâ
â⌠if I donât have a teasing habit, it would be better.â
Am I?
Because of that personality, I feel like a master.
âGood luckâ
âMr. Druid, are you sure you want to go to the woods? Take me to Ivy.â
âI want to be sure, because I really do. Please.â
The gatekeeper is a little confused.
Probably canât possibly take a kid to the woods in this situation.
But I need it, so please.
âHa, be really, really carefulâ
âOh, Iâll protect you if anything happens, Iâll be fineâ
â⌠be carefulâ
Did Mr. Gatekeeper give up, open the gate and let me out?
Youâre totally familiar with me.
âThank you. Iâm coming.â
\nHey, Doya. Facial Ciel.
Apparently definitely in Ciel.
âWas it Ciel after all? Thanks.â
Mr. Druid gently strokes Cielâs head.
âMr. Ciel, youâre smart. Wow. But I was worried you might be hurt. Was it okay?
I looked all over my body and thought it was fine, but I might be injured where I canât see it.
âNya-yay.â
Does that mean youâre okay?
Good.
Nevertheless.
âIt was tough, wasnât it? Itâs amazing how many Grubals and Chijicas there were.â
âNya-yay.â
Oh, I know Iâm in a great mood.
Eh, I hate to say itâŚâŚ but exactly.
âCiel, eh. Letâs keep our tails down a little bit.â
Tail that stops perfectly.
And Iâll put my ears to sleep a little bit, Ciel.
Ah, thatâs why I didnât want to tell you.
Absolutely, Ciel, itâs depressing.
âIâm not mad, and Iâm not in trouble. Itâs just a little dustyâŚâ
What are you talking about, IâŚ
The extra ciel depresses me.
âCiel, thank you for helping my fellow town. They said,â Thank God for your life. â
Thank you, Mr. Druid.
Cielâs tail shakes gently.
Good, now youâre adding and subtracting me.
âCool, Cielâ
My tail shakes violently twice in my words but quickly turns into a slow shake.