088. Spiritual Vein
「...... Haa~. Even so, I can't believe you got "Water Spirit (Lorelei's) Blessing".」
Osada-kun, who learned about the situation, seemed impressed, but I had mixed feelings.
「Water spirits are high-ranking spirits that are connected to the four major elements―[Earth, Water, Fire, and Wind], and only a limited number of people can obtain their blessings in the first place. The effect is great, and since being taught the "true name," which is the soul of a spirit, is literally equivalent to being given the right of their life and death, so they will never betray you. What on earth did you do?」
「...... no comment.」
I can't say "I raped her in a fit of rage and somehow she liked me", no matter how much I want to, and now Nemuris - Nemu is a doll-like figure about 15 cm tall, floating in the air.
I am told that the spirits usually stay by my side in the form of possessing me, but they can appear at the command of a single command. In addition to being able to change their appearance at will, they will also be able to facilitate reconnaissance and underwater activities.
In fact, when I ordered Nemu to "reconnoiter the area 100 meters away," Nemu bowed her head and said, "As you wish. Yuuto-sama" and flew away―
「......Muh」
When I closed my eyes, the scene Nemu would be seeing came vividly to my mind.
「If you can change your shape, that means you can become a tiny drop of water so that your enemies can't find you, right?」
I mutter in my brain, and Nemu's will to affirm comes back to me. Furthermore.
『Since my main body is inside Yuuto-sama, even if I were to be attacked and my body were to disappear, the loss of force would not have a significant effect on me.』
I could hear this explanation in my brain.
In other words, depending on how she is used, she could be used to create a partial body that could support crafting activities or combat, etc.
「Could it be―it is possible you can do such a thing?」
When I mentioned the idea that came to my mind, she said, "There will be some restrictions, but it is possible," and I was absolutely stunned.
(No matter how you look at it, isn't it too crazy?)
Depending on how you use it, it means that you can now easily do various things that were previously impossible.
She can be used to guard the surroundings while sleeping, activate effects like [Barrier], makes her look like me, show illusions, or make her act―just to name a few, there's a lot more room for ingenuity.
「At any rate, we are lucky to have a reassuring ally♪」
Osada-kun said happily, but all I could do was to scowl at my sudden good fortune.
「――Well, that's okay. Nemu. I have a few questions.」
「Sure. Please feel free to ask me anything. Yuuto-sama」
「As I said before, we came here looking for someone ― do you have any idea about a woman general named Jean?」
I ask, picturing Jean in my mind.
「――Yes, about a week ago, I suppose? She led her army into battle with a large army of demonic beasts.」
「A week ago?」
If I quickly calculate it in my brain, it would be right after I finished my training with the old man Iru?
「In the Great Sea of Trees, which had been in a stalemate for some time, a large-scale battle took place for the first time in a long time―during such a battle, a female general with ash blonde hair was seen commanding the army as if they were her limb.」
「And what happened after thatー?」
「...... Suddenly, a person clad in red robes of great power summoned a succession of demonic beasts and goblins never before seen in this forest―I remember the part where the female generals ordered the man with the eye patch to retreat while she responded alone, but..」
「You don't know what happened after that? But why?」
「I am a little far away... but if you come this way, you'll understand.」
I followed Nemu, who led the way, and we moved for a while...
「Geh. What the hell is thisー!?」
A crater suddenly appeared in the forest ―― it looked as if it had been gouged out with a spoon or something, the ground was completely gone, and some of the trees around it were broken or bent in strange directions.
「My apologies. Due to the collision of the mighty force――I have lost sight of them.」
She says it with a dejected look, but as expected, that can't be helped
(As far as I can tell, it matches Barbara's story and the contents of Luia's letter. There is no problem in terms of time. Besides...)
The "person with a red robe" mentioned by Nemu is almost certainly a dark elf named Leige.
If they had been enemies for some time, it would make sense why Luia had us search for the elf before, but―
(No, that's strange)
The conversation was subtle and off-topic.
Now that I think about it, the elven subject that Luia asked us to search for was probably Philly and the others.
It must not be about Leige, and if they were looking for her by any chance, what would be the reason or purpose? is one point of reference. However.
「No, I can't. Stop it」
I've got a bad habit of doing that before I know it.
「There are other things I'm concerned about and so on, but my objective is 'to locate and rescue Jean'.」
To be frank, I don't care about anything else.
You're a dumb guy, and you think you're a detective, too? I chuckled to myself.
「In the meantime, I guess we'd better start looking for Luia.」
Considering the man's character, he would never send a letter unless he had a good reason to.
It is, in other words, because "something terrible happened" that he contacted Jean's sister, Barbara, with a "bird" or some such method.
(Though I have ordered Ranier and Dora to gather information in and around the base.)
I hope something good came out of this, but―It was when I decided to go back for the time being...
「Hey-, hey-. Can I ask you something too-?」
It was unusual for Osada-kun to say such a thing.
「I want to ask you something, Nemu-chan. Why were you singing alone in a place like this-?」
「Oh?」
Osada-kun's question was unexpected.
I was only thinking about Jean, so I didn't pay attention to it, but then Nemu said,
「I was adjusting the "Spiritual Vein".」
She told him simply
「Spiritual veins? Now that you mention it, did you say something about 'humans have been tearing the "spiritual veins" in various places recently?」
「Indeed. The effect was felt throughout the continent of Hanaria, and it was deemed too dangerous to be left unchecked, so adjustments were made by "singing". Although, the effect was only a drop in the bucket.」
「Hmmm ......, wait? One more thing. I'm pretty sure you said 'again' when you saw me, didn't you? That means...」
「Yes. I assumed that you were here to stop my "song".」
「The reason you attacked us was because you thought we were the same as those who came before?」
Yes――I saw Nemu's affirmation.
「Maybe― It was the Hanaria soldiers who came to a stop you?」
After confirming this, Nemu affirmed, "Yes, it is as you say". And,...
「As expected from my partner♪ Nice!」
I slapped him on the back, and Osada-kun complained, "Wh-What the hell are you doing!?"
「I see. I should have thought of it more simply.」
Thinking about it, when I met General Jean for the first time. Why did she visit Karguri with a large force?
In the situation at the time, she would not have been able to get proper information because of Rodl.
And why did she go to the trouble of sending her men to gather information――?
(Even taking into account her serious and honorable character, it is easier to come to that conclusion――that is)
And I, with a smile on my face.
「Nemu. Where is the concentration point of the veins around here... Of course, you can show me around, right?」
Nemu nodded her head and said, "Of course," so we decided to go straight to our destination.
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