Volume 4 Chapter 2 (2/2)
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「Well, I have resistance on status ailments with my skill」
「……those ninja-like movements that you did in the towers before, that incouy」
「Getting back on the topic, what do you mean by that earlier?」
「You can see the giant antlions here and there in this desert right?」
「Yeah, it’s those craters that have about 20 ht」
「And cactuses have grown here and there in the desert What do you think they are for?」
“Hht for a while
「Literally, as you can see, the antlions would drag down their preys right?」
「Yes, literally」
「And compared to that, the cactuses release narcotic substances in the air, and adds illusions to that And then, if everything goes well, they are in a cooperation which when the guys passing through the desert would get drunk in illusion or hallucination, getting captured within the desert, and eating by the antlions right?」
That’s right Junpei understands Soon after they began to run frohtly, they were under the effects of illusions and narcotics that the cactuses release Junpei thought that it was Judy who did it at first, but because the effects becaet nearer to the desert, he doubted the possibility that there , for example, a plant in nature that releases narcotic substances
Towards Junpei’s analysis, Ami made a dumbfounded expression
「If you know that much then……no, what else do you want to ask me other than that?」
「What I want to ask is why, they are in a……symbiotic relationshi+p」
“Ahh”, Pon, Ami puts a fist in her palm
「In the center part of the antlion’s nest, there is an underground cave that has spread」
「Underground cave?」
「Well, in reality, it’s soh」
And there, A with two lumps far away
「Look, they look like a caht?」
「Yeah, they do」
The difference with that thing to that on Earth is that the color of is fur is purple and looks poisonous Looking very carefully, there are several of the here and there
「And so, the antlions captures huround space, not eating them immediately」
「Hmm……?」
「And then, there is a lot of salt content inside those lue the density of the salt content in their pee」
「……I see」
Junpei who somehow understood what it meant showed blatant displeasure
「You, do you really understand it with just that now?」
「I want to confiret captured, they becaht?」
「Yes, that is right, though……」
And there, Ami noticed the intent on Junpei’s question and made a hateful wry smile
「It looks like you really understand huh You……unlike how you look, you’re, hhts, or should I say quick-witted……」
At that tiht pain run in his head
It’s true, since he was thrown into the labyrinth, he felt that his senses are strangely sharp
Most of the things that he thinks of are correct, and the strategies that he devised were also just fit
That was even though when he was still in japan, he was a sloitted simpleton……
While feeling strangeness somewhere, Junpei shook his head
「Most probably, the caht?」
“Yes”, Ami nodded
「It’s because of those ca able to create preserved food, that caused the sweep over of the antlions and cactuses in this desert」
「The ca around gives the cactuses manure or fertilizer, in other words, huh」
And, at that time, one of the exa inside the forestsーーslips his foot and fell into the crater that the antlions created
He was i his body choround
Frouys who have dropped out before they have coht have it better
「By the way……that, right noon’t you help hiht?」
Towards Aed his shoulders as if to say “what kind of joke is that”
「I don’t have thatother people without any reasons, but……」
「What do you mean?」
「I’ood of a person that, I would save other people without any reason as well Well, it would depend on the tiht noould only be a loss of time Also, who knohat kind of trap is in there」
Aely
「If so, then……why did you help me?」
In a blink of an eye, deep within Junpei’s le in pain
Small insects, Zaa, they freely crawled inside his brain……it was that kind of an unpleasant feeling
While contorting his head to the abnor pain, Junpei said inside
ーI don’t fucking know……