I was able to climb up to the top with Uchikage holding me up.
From here, I could see the inside of the Vulpan Kingdom clearly.
However, I could not see much beyond the third wall.
It seems that the land gets higher as you go to the center.
In the meantime, I decided to investigate this area.
It may not make much sense, but it was our first time here, so we had no choice but to search from one end to the other.
We still have some time left, so we will search slowly and carefully.
First, Uchikage concentrates on following the presence, and he points to a building.
I nodded and deployed my haze to search all over the inside of the building.
It was a small hut.
There are many houses in the vicinity, but nothing unusual at all.
There are various tools inside the hut.
Agricultural tools, cooking utensils, …… weapons, etc. seem to be there.
I don’t know why so many of these things are placed in such a small hut,…… but there seemed to be nothing else here.
I gave a small shake of my head and told him that I hadn’t found anything.
However, Uchikage nodded his head in acknowledgement.
He crossed his arms and began to think about something.
“…… that’s odd.”
“Oh, we can talk now?”
“Well, there doesn’t seem to be anything around here. Ouren-sama, are you sure nothing suspicious was found here?”
“Yep. There were only some farming tools, weapons, and cooking utensils. No one was around.”
“…… this might be a little tricky.”
“And what do you mean?”
Uchikage took off his blindfold and stared off into the distance.
“I’ve evolved into a Kijin, and I can sense their presence very intensely now. So there is no way I could have mistaken the presence I sensed earlier. Prince Kreis was certainly in that place,…….”
“But …… there was nobody in there?”
“Yes. So, I searched again. Then I felt the presence of Reizen-dono over there.”
“What ……? Reizen ……?”
“Yes, ……. Perhaps the presence of …… Reizen-dono is lingering at that spot.”
“Hmm?”
I’m not sure what’s going on here.
What is it that makes he think he was there”
“But if what Uchikage is saying is correct, it means that they are using some kind of skill to disperse tracking.”
Is there such a thing?
……No, I’m sure there is.
Because that’s what skills are for.
Anything is possible, so you have to assume that some things that you think are impossible are possible.
…… Oh, wait a minute?
How come Uchikage says there’s a sign of Reizen there?
“Hmm? Well then, Uchikage. Did you see any sign of Zero Tolerance on the way we came?”
“…… No, I don’t think so.”
“But is it still around here?”
“……, yes. That would be …….”
“Ah, …….”
It took us five days to get here.
Eight days if you include the day of the raid.
But Reizen left the Kingdom of Salettana eight days ago.
It takes 20 days from the Kingdom of Salettana to the Vulpan Kingdom. ……
So, normally, we would have arrived here in the form of passing the carriage that Reizen and the others would have been riding in.
On the other hand, if Reizen was in the Vulpan Kingdom before us,……
“It could be a mobility skill, possibly warp, or …….”
“I’d overlooked that possibility. I should have known when I felt a presence.”
“Either way, it doesn’t matter, as long as we get some answers. I’m not sure if …… he’s here too ……. This is going to get nasty.”
“That’s right. ……”
No matter what, the only thing to do now is to follow the trail of presence and find Prince Kreis.
I think it’s probably the work of a noble, so I want to quickly investigate the royal castle.
But for now, let’s give priority to the presence that Uchikage senses.