Calm down, calm down, my barrier is still on. Ah, I should use my time to observe the situation.


    Are we going to abandon Maiden...? Is that the best decision? Is she still alive? Damn... If I paid more attention to the ground, I could have warned everyone on time. This is my fault. This is all my fault.


    D-did it just spoke?


    It was a fox, a tree, a mountain, they would say. The appearance or treats of the forest guardian always differed from story to story, but there was at least one resemblance—it could communicate with people."


    Ah, I did felt it was something like that. Before Ayuki could respond, Yuu laid his arm around Ryuzo''s neck. "Come on, remember what Austin said? Not getting caught by the enemy is a good achievement by itself. You did a good job staying safe, and so did I, hahaha."