93 Circumstances of heroes (2/2)

It's not unreasonable, our most powerful rage has been ripped off. With the exception of Sirone, I would be cautious about going to Nargol.

That's one of the reasons why we're not going to Nargol to build our country.

'But, Sirone. Shirone-san's childhood friend is very strong. Rage was no match for him either. Aren't we supposed to be cautious here?

Reno says anxiously.

And then Rage beside me at the ”I was no match for you” part, ”Ugh! He grunted.

Apparently, he remembered that he had lost a ragged battle.

Normally he pretends to be calm, but he clearly hasn't recovered from his defeat.

Normally, she would take the initiative, but she's quiet.

'Reno-chan!　Kuroki is not the enemy!　It's that girl with the silvery white hair that's to blame!

Syrone's cheeks puffed up.

'You are indeed a good man, Kroki-san. I can't see him as an enemy.

Kyouka agrees with Shirone.

I don't know what it is, but Kyouka thinks highly of Shirone's childhood friend.

'But you know what, Shirone. Even if we wanted to deal with the Silver Witch alone, she's in Nargol, which is enemy territory. You can't take on her alone.

I shake my head.

'Chiyuki-san. That's the thing, but it seems that the Silver White Witch isn't in Nargol.

They all look at Nao.

'What's going on?　Nao?

The thing is, Reiji-senpai. The other day I went to check on you near Nargol.

'They went to see ....... Nao-san, such a dangerous thing: .......

It's dangerous to go and see them alone.

What is Nao doing there when I told her not to act dangerously?

'Duh! It's okay!　Mr. Chiyuki!　I'm not in Nargol!　I just went up to the neighborhood to see what's going on!　However, on the way there, in the blue forest, we found the castle of sweets that Shirone had mentioned in her story!

Nao, who was about to be scolded by me, hurriedly explains.

The Castle of Sweets is the residence of the White Silver Witch that Shirone had talked about before.

It seems that it can be moved by having Myrmidon carry it.

And the Blue Forest is a forest that extends just south of the Acheron Mountains, which is the border of Nargol.

In other words, the Castle of Sweets would be outside of Nargol.

''What does that mean!　Nao!

Cyrone closes in on Nao.

That's all I can say. As you might expect, it's dangerous to get close to ....... But I saw a girl who looked like a silvery white witch from a distance.

They all look at each other at those words.

'Maybe we should go check on them. ......

Everyone nodded at those words.

◆Dark Knight Kroki.

The Blue Forest is a forest that stretches south of the Acheron Mountains.

The forest is large and adjoins a number of human countries.

It's not just a matter of time before you find yourself in the middle of a battle.

Until recently, this forest was ruled by Kuzig, an Ogre witch.

However, that Kuzig is no longer with us.

The forest is now in the hands of a new queen.

After returning from the Demon King's Castle, I took a short walk through the forest.

''What can I say ....... Isn't this forest getting closer to the Dark Forest of Nargol?

When you walk through the forest, you can see the demons that live in Nargol.

Looking at the demons, I can't help but wonder if this is the right thing to do.

I continue to walk on.

Then the sweet scent becomes stronger.

The center of the blue forest. The peach-colored fog makes it difficult to see.

The one generating that fog is the Castle of Sweets, located in the center of the Blue Forest.

The Ogre Kuzig used this sweet scent to lure and prey on his prey.

This fog still occurs even now that Kuzig is gone, and when this castle was in Nargol, a number of Orcs were captivated by it.

Of course, the orc kings (lords) complained about it.

Therefore, it was necessary to move the castle out of Nargol.

Humans are less nosy than Orcs, so it seems that no damage has been done so far. However, I'm not sure if I should leave it as it is.

We reached the castle of sweets and entered the castle.

Then the soldiers of the Myrmidons hold their spears high and salute you.

I raise my hand in salute and walk past them.

You walk up the sugarwork stairs to the lord's bedroom.

On the way to the castle, I passed some of the Gold Beetle Fighters.

The Gold Beetle Fighter is one of the strongest of all the mushrooms in the Dark Forest.

It is about two meters long and looks like a golden beetle standing upright.

With weapons on each of their four arms and wrapped in an exoskeleton as hard as iron, they are born to be strong warriors.

They are also the guardians of Kuna, who have gained the ability to use bugs.

I'm home~. Kuna. Have you been a good boy?

When I entered the room, the new Queen of the Forest, Kuna, was sprawled out on a cotton candy couch.

'Welcome home Kroki,'

When Kuna sees her, she jumps up and hugs her.

'Good, good, did you find anything unusual, Kuna?'

He pats Coona's head.

'Nope. There wasn't anything unusual about it, just .......

Coona turns her head in the direction of the room.

I get caught up and look in that direction myself.

The moment you see it. I feel my expression harden.

It's because there was someone there who shouldn't have been in this room.

''It's been a long time. ''Your Excellency. Gufufufufu.''

A cold sweat runs down his spine as he smiles at me.

'Um. Why are you here?

Hmm. I figured he'd run the castle while Kuna was away. He's here.

'Oh ....... Yes, .......

I manage to produce a smile.

But from the outside, you can see that he's pulling back.

''Yes. While Lady Coona is away, you can leave it to this Datier.''

Then the goblin queen, Datier, laughed, ”Guffaw.