We were able to reach the place where DaftWorms were said to have been roaming around.
Houen was very knowledgeable about monsters, so he didn’t need to do any special preliminary research.
Where in the world did he gather such information ……?
If one asks, it seems that he heard it all from the voice of the sky.
I heard that he had spent some time in the library, asking the voice of the sky a lot of questions.
Thanks to this, he has become extremely knowledgeable about monsters, and he has even climbed the ladder to A rank adventurer.
His skills are a cheat, and he had to be able to identify the enemy’s weaknesses because he would change his fighting style depending on whether he had information about the enemy or not.
It was a revealing story that showed that Houen was more studious than he appeared to be.
“So, what kind of ecology does the DaftWorm live in?”
“It hates fire. It doesn’t like warm places either. They tend to stay deep in the ground, but sometimes they come out to damp places in search of water. That’s basically where they go.”
The way to hunt DaftWorms is basically an ambush.
It seems that the general strategy is to wait until they come out.
It is not difficult to find them, as they appear several times a day, but you have to hit the ground with a powerful attack to scare them off.
Well, it is only natural since they are so big.
I have already proven that they have a very hard body, having smashed a prison cell in the past.
That shit hurts like hell.
So, to determine where the DaftWorm comes out is …….
“It’s easy. There’s a big hole, just look for it. Or just look for a rise in the ground. Follow it and you’ll know where it comes out.”
That’s what he said.
But now that I think about it, the DaftWorm must have had the ability to restore the land’s nutrients.
Which makes me wonder if it would have been so simple to kill them. ……
If v inhabit deep forests and restore the nutrition of the land, plants will grow well and monsters will come to enjoy them.
If nature becomes too rich and the number of things for the monsters to eat increases, the number of monsters will also increase, and if they are not thinned out from time to time, there is a possibility of a disaster.
So, if you find a DaftWorm in a forest that is not frequented by adventurers, it is better to take it down immediately.
Once we knew the proper reason for defeating it, we decided to look for that big hole.
‘Well then, that’s where I come in.”
I deployed my haze manipulation over a wide area and explored the terrain.
The terrain at this location is strange, as it seems to switch between being a forest and a plain.
The first thing I did was to look for a damp place to drink water, which I soon found, and from there it seemed to be a river.
After carefully searching around it, I found a large rise in the ground.
Following it a little further, I found a large hole near the water’s edge.
Perhaps this was the hole where the DaftWorms was entering and exiting the ground.
“I found it. Over there.”
“Oh, ……. I’m impressed with your detection ability. I have to fly to find it, so it takes me a while.”
“This skill is always helping me, though.”
It’s a really good skill.
It’s not a cheat, but it’s a great skill to be able to see if there’s a gap.
It’s one of my favorite skills.
Now that we knew where the place was, we slowly made our way to it.
On the way there, …… Houen starts glancing at us, fidgeting.
He seems to have something to ask us.
“What’s wrong?”
“……. No, it’s nothing serious, but …… something is bothering me.”
“What is it? Tell me.”
The two of us are not the only ones who are concerned about this.
Houen asked me with a mysterious look on his face.
I immediately understood what he meant and froze.
“…… you too ……?”
“Ouren, you too?”
Me and Houen then grabbed each other’s hands tightly.
Houen nodded his head as if to say that it wasn’t just him.
After a few moments of emotional reverie, me and Houen are looking at Reizen.
“……Eh? What the hell is wrong with you two? …… Eh?”
“”You F-ing traitor!!!””
We protested loudly to Reizen, who has a few things to say.
“How the F you have it!”
“The other way around, why don’t you have it? You are a man, aren’t you?”
“I’ve been asexual since I took human form, damn it!”
Houen is in turmoil.
Well, I can understand why you would want to go that far …….
“You have no idea! The sorrow of having one of your three greatest desires sealed away!”
“I have no idea!”
“I’ve walked past all kinds of brothels! I feel nothing! It’s too lonely!”
“How should I know!”
Houen grabbed Reizen’s shoulders and shook him roughly.
I’m in the same position as him, but I don’t know if it’s something to be that distraught about. ……
I’m fine with the fact that I can live a normal life without it. ……
I’m starting to feel sorry for Reizen, which is being blamed for the whole thing.
But how come?
Why is it that me and Houen don’t have it, but Reizen have it?