Translator: Jei
Proofreader: DarkKnight
We inquired the location from Exeter,
「Onii-chan.
「Umu, I’ll decide after I confirm the situation.
It may only be a different creature of the same name.」
「Seiji-sama,
for you and the others?」
「Hm?
It’s an endangered species
When we advanced through the forest while having such talk, a surprising view spread out.
「Toki!」
A marshland which was about as wide as one dome spread out.
There, a large number of elegant toki were passing the time.
There seem to be around a thousand of them.
No matter how you look at it, it’s the same as an ordinary toki in Japan.
「It’s a toki.」
「It’s a toki.」
「I mean, it’s not a monster, isn’t it!?」
「Then, we’re not going to subjugate it?」
「It’s a genuine toki, we can’t subjugate it as expected.」
「Good~.」
However, what kind of victims appear with this?
One toki descended from the sky.
「Uwa, what’s that!?」
It’s no wonder that Aya is surprised.
The toki which went down was an enormous toki around 5m.
And, the toki descended to the ground a little further from us.
Aya and the others promptly took a fighting stance.
「Wait! It’s not an enemy.」
The【Vigilance】magic had indicated that it’s not an enemy.
『Human, what did you come here for?』
I-, It talked-!
「Uhh, do you understand human language?」
「Onii-chan, why are you talking to yourself?」
「Eh? Do you not hear the words of this fellow, Aya?」
Does this fellow talk about something?
I didn’t hear anything, though?」
Elena and Hilda shake their heads too.
Can it only be heard by me?
「Ah!
Are you by any chance a『spirit』?」
『That’s right,
Seriously!!!?
What did you come here for?』
「We’ve been asked to subjugate toki.」
「Wai-! Onii-chan, if you say such a thing-!」
「No.
Somehow or other, there seems to be a mistake in the information we’ve been told.」
『Is that right? Then please leave immediately.』
『What is that thing you’d like the ask?』
「What do you have to do with the humans who live near here?」
The toki talked about how things got this way.
・The humans come to kill the toki.
・The enormous toki repelled the humans who attacked in order to protect its fellow toki.
It seems to be like this.
I don’t think that the enormous toki which is a spirit is lying,
「Understood, since I will kidna…bring someone from the human side, please talk to him personally.」
『Umu, thank you.』
***
I had Aya and the others to wait,
「Uwa! What are you!?
You’ve suddenly appeared!」
「Since the toki seem to want to talk, please come with me for a bit.」
「Wa? What are you saying?
If I’m not mistaken, you’re the one with Princess Elena……」
「Stop complaining, come!」
***
「Gyaa——-!!!」
Exeter trembled with fear seeing the enormous toki.
「What are you doing? Attack that toki quickly!」
「Don’t attack it, please calm down.」
「What did you say!?」
「Look, it’s only you who is confused.」
there was the enormous toki’s face in front of Exeter’s face.
「Hiii!!」
「Exeter-san, did you lie to us?」
「I-, I lied, you say!?
I-, I don’t know what you are talking about.」
「It’s you guys’ side who started meddling with the toki, isn’t it?
Is it wrong?」
「Who said such a thing?」
「I personally heard it from the toki.」
「It’s impossible for a monster to speak human language!!」
「That’s wrong.」
「What did I say wrong!?」
「The toki is not a monster, but a『spirit』.」
「……What..did you say!?」
Well, it’s only the enormous toki who is a spirit,
「As expected, you were mistaken, huh.
Please don’t attack the toki anymore, okay?」
「……T-, That’s not possible.」
「Why is it!?
「The【magic stone of toki】is needed for the『divination』to be used.
If there’s no『divination』……」
「Do you plan to slaughter a lot of spirits just for the sake of『divination』?」
「The magic stone can be duplicated if you ask the magic stone dealer.」
A disposable magic stone can’t be duplicated.」
Is that so!?
「Then, you better not perform a『divination』anymore.
Does Elena think so too?」
「Yes,
Exeter-sama, please promise me that you won’t attack the toki anymore.」
I promise that I won’t attack the toki anymore……」
……it isn’t!!
We came here to have you perform a『divination』!!
———-
『Seiji of the humans, I’m thankful to you for this time’s matter.』
The enormous toki called out to me.
『As thanks……』
Oh, are you giving me something as thanks!?
『Let’s perform a【spirit contract】.』
Eh?
『The【Space-time magic】became level 6.』
Ehh—-!!!