Zaza zaza zaza
Because we have completely lost sight of Virgo, En-san is tracking him with magical power detection ability.
「En-san, how is it? Any reaction?」
「???」
「R, really? Is that really true?」
En-san himself looks surprised.
Among us, Aisha is the most surprised.
Maa, she’s finds it that serious.
Rather, huh?
That means…
What are we running towards now…
「En-san?」
「Strange deshu ne~」
She’s wagging even while running.
「But, be relieved. I still remember the position where he vanished at」
That’s good~
It seems we are not running aimlessly.
「Nu, right, we may find something. This way」
Zaza zaza zaza
The puddles of sap on the ground and spurting sap from the walls filled the surroundings with a sweet scent.
Zaza zaza zaza
「This is it」
Shushu~ pita
Hearing En-san, Ado stops.
Uo!
I grasp Ado’s fur and balance, avoiding falling down.
That was close~
With just a bit more inertia, I would get thrown forward.
So.
Fumufumu.
It looks like we have arrived at the same place as before.
「En-san, Virgo’s presence got cut off here?」
「Nothing’s here deshu ne~」
Ado looks around restlessly.
I’m the same.
Magical power is also not floating here for some reason.
U~n.
Did Virgo really disappear here…
In that case.
「Deshu ne~」
「Nu, leave it to me」
We have decided to split up and search.
I got down from Ado, and stroll around~
The sweet scent hangs over.
But… there’s nothing special besides that.
Since there’s nothing suspicious, I get the sap on my hands and lick.
Un… delicious.
It’s wasteful to let all of this sweet liquid leak out.
「?」
Where is this sap coming from?
How does it move around this huge tree?
Given that most of the water is being drawn from the roots, I wonder how the water is pushed several hundred meters up.
Zubo
I had done something similar in El Jiisan’s garden and at the wyvern’s huge tree.
In other words, searching around with th
e flow of the sap.
I concentrate and pour magical power into the sap.
I pour more magical power, searching further ahead.
There seems to be a constant flow or a momentum.
I pour down, feeling around the downstream.
Zuun zuun zuun
This is… umm… I wonder what?
It may be a place that temporarily stores the sap.
Zuun zuun zuun
Un?
No, it seems like accumulated mana.
Should I call it mana pool?
Zuun zuun zuun
The mana flows around the room, but one part opposes it.
There’s an outward flow of mana.
Zuun zuun zuun
It leads to a certain room.
This presence.
Probably… Virgo…
Perhaps…
Virgo’s whereabouts.
I turn my head while keeping my hand on the wall.
I look at my companions.
「Ado, En-san, Aisha! Over here! Come here!」
When I shout.
Everyone gathers.
「What?」
Jii~
Jii~
That’s only natural.
It’s no different from any other place in the huge tree.
From an objective point of view, I’m just thrusting my hand into sap.
But, it’s actually different.
「I might have found Virgo’s whereabouts」
「As expected of lord」
Aisha gets excited.
Perhaps they take it for granted.
「Yes. I felt around the flow of sap, discovered a mana pool and found a questionable mana flow. I will convey the place I found to En-san with magical power. Virgo seems to be there. I want En-san to make sure. The place is…」
Peta
He’s looking for presences.
Several seconds later.
As expected… I was right.
「But, it’s strange」
「What deshu ka?」
「The room that fellow is in, I can detect the location, but there’s no path leading there」
I didn’t expect that.
I only followed the flow of mana.
Zuun zuun zuun
It’s true…
Rather, I don’t feel anything in the vicinity, just mana.
A strange space.
「As En-san said, there’s nothing around」
「Nu, no idea」
「A pathless room… It sounds like the rumors about the huge trees」
She might have remembered something.
「Aisha, what rumor?」
「Yes, it’s just a simple rumor. The rumor states that there are many mysterious rooms in the huge trees. When you enter the room, you will be shown some projection, and you may even receive a present」
Ah.
tte.
Wait, wait.
At night, I was brought to such room by Pink Usagi-san, and projection was shown to me.
Is Virgo perhaps in the same room?
「But, if you know the place, couldn’t we just destroy the walls and go?」
「Deshu? Why deshu?」
「Then… It may be difficult even for En-san to destroy it?」
「Deshu ne~ Ado will punch too~」
She’s full of vigor.
The air「Shu」「Shu」sway with Ado’s punches.
「It’s decided then. Why don’t we go to the place closest to the presence first?」
「Deshu~」
Ado transforms to dog mode once again.
Zaza zaza zaza
We move out.