73 Episode 72 Forests and Abuses (1/2)

I use my magic to blow away the nearest enemies, and start treating the adventurers, starting with those who seem to be seriously injured.

I want to save medicine as much as possible, so I'm going to treat them manually with magic.

Are you okay?

Oh, yeah. ...... Thank you. Who are you, anyway?

I'm a reinforcement from the Photoren Guild. My name is Kaede.

I'm from the Photoren Guild. My name is Kaede. ...... You're one of the adventurers who fought in the Decibatore?

Yes, I am. I've finished healing you, so can you help me defend the gate?　I'm going to go kill some demons.

Judging from the battle we just fought, I don't think we'll be able to add to our strength by fighting with the adventurers here.

I'll go kill some demons.

We'd love to join you, but we'd only be slowing you down. Sorry, but please.

The adventurers seemed to understand this, and left the outside to me.

Got it.

After watching the adventurers begin to move, I jumped up to a suitable height and began to fight the demon.

However, the battle itself is quite simple.

First of all, the demons are weak, and in the vicinity of the Decibatore, they can be used as a check, or if they are not, they can be killed easily by attacks that are not even a check.

The only annoying thing is the number of them, but even then, it's only about the level of Decibatore.

This can't even be called combat, it's just work.

As expected, the work of clearing out the demons that had accumulated in the city and elsewhere was done in less than half an hour by simply scattering small rock spears, being careful not to misfire.

As for the outside of the city, I went around the walls and rained down rock spears on them.

With this much reduction, the adventurers should be able to deal with them for the time being.

I'm worried about the demons coming out of the forest, so I'll ask the guild what to do.

We've already crushed most of the ones that gathered outside, so can we ask you to continue defending the area?　I'm out of time, so I'll go to the guild and see what they have to say.

As a result, the adventurers who had originally defended the town were now in a situation where it didn't make much difference whether they were there or not, but there was nothing we could do about it.

There are demons in the city, and we can't afford to slow down to match the pace of the normal adventurers.

Besides, it seemed that the attack was not limited to this city, so if it was going to be quick, it had to be quick.

When I entered the guild, the receptionist from earlier was still there, so I reported to her.

We've defeated most of the monsters in the city, and enough of the ones outside that we can defend ourselves for the time being with the strength we have here. But there are still demons coming out of the forest, what should we do?

I'm not sure what to do.　...... I'm afraid I can't judge, I'll go ask the branch manager.

The receptionist then retreated to the back.

Not long after, the receptionist came out with an old man.

From the flow of the conversation, I guessed it was the branch manager, but unlike the other guilds, he didn't seem to be able to fight at all.

He seems like a nice guy, though.

”Oh, I'm the head of the Forchma guild. Is the city safe?

”It's fine for now. But with the new demons coming out of the forest, the city's strength will be ......

Will it be tough without you?

Yes.

It's not as if you can just leave some restorative medicine behind.

”Even so, I can't keep you here indefinitely. We've got other cities to deal with.

There's been a string of attacks. ......

It would be nice if we could destroy the forest, but that's impossible under the current circumstances and in such a short time. The only thing we can do is to hope that we can get adventurers of D rank or higher from other towns, which is probably impossible.

Is it okay to destroy the forest?　It would be easier if we just set it on fire or something.

If I could do that, I would have done it already. But trees don't burn unless they're left alone for a while after they're cut down.

Is that so?

If you use firewood, you can start a fire, but you can't expect it to spread, so it's better to cut it down.

I didn't know that.

Apparently, there was no need to worry about forest fires when using fire magic.

”Is it safe to erase the forest?

It's common knowledge that demons come out of the forest.

As far as the mountains of Herrera are concerned, it should not be so difficult to cut them down, unlike the demon realm.

The fact that the forest has been left untouched in spite of this means that it needs to be left untouched for some reason.

It will affect the harvest of crops from next year. But it's better than having the whole city destroyed right now, if that's possible.

I could crush it with my magic if I wanted to, but if we're not in such a hurry, why don't I just stay here until the other reinforcements arrive?

”...... That's impossible. The guilds in the nearby towns can't afford to send adventurers.

What about the reinforcements from Fotolen?　It'll probably be a few days before anyone but me arrives.

It seems that Photoren has sent a lot more reinforcements than just me.

It will take some time, but I wouldn't be surprised if they come to this city.

I'm also prioritizing my city. I'd like to prioritize the city I'm in as well, but you're a C-ranked player with the greatest strength, and I can't keep you in this city alone forever.

C-rank is the most powerful?

I'm not sure what to do.

I'm not sure what to do.

”If you can, please. Are you sure about your magic power?

I can afford it. Then let's get going.

You can't lose magic.