Chapter 120.1

Chapter 120.1. The March Is Going Smoothly

The power of the [Lost Forest] was meaningless. That’s because Agni, the Flame Giant, burned down the forest from one end to the other.

No matter how powerful the [Labyrinth Forest] was, it would lose its effectiveness if the forests that were meant to lead people astray were burned and the trees that formed the core of the forest were destroyed.

Once the forest is gone and the land is cleared, there is no element of getting lost, right? This is the dynamic strategy of [Lost Forest].

In the game, I do it by destroying the core tree to eliminate the effect of the [Lost Forest], but as expected, I could not proceed by burning the forest to the ground.

So, Uncle Enraku is great. Reality is wonderful.

Since we were advancing while fighting hordes of monsters, the march was slow, but it was still an army with physical reinforcement. We could make a lot of progress in about 2 hours.

“Is the anti-poison magic tool okay? Is it activated normally? Is communication with the Ima Hama Corps still uninterrupted? Are we running out of mana for the magic stone?”

It was going well, but about one of them was very nervous. Masatoshi is the nervous guy.

“Yes. The anti-poison magical stone is working without any problem. Ima Hama Squadron has reported they’re destroying the monsters without any problems. The mana of the monster stone is a military high-level monster stone with full mana that Ima Hama Corps prepared for us, so we still have plenty of mana to spare.”

“If there is something unusual, don’t just think it’s a misunderstanding on your own and keep quiet, but report it. Understood? Recon team, if you see anything strange, report it. I’m not going to keep quiet. If you get a prick in the neck or something like that, report it. Because it’s a prick, prick!”

“I understand you are nervous, Aguni Masatoshi-dono. Please leave the command to this Shinjo here.”

“I understand! I’m just checking in case. Tokyo is dangerous!”

Shinjo calls out with a wry smile, and Matsutoshi argues nervously. The two have been repeating the same exchange over and over since a while ago.

“Hey, how many times are you repeating that? It’s just a little annoying!”

“Well, …… I think Masatoshi is nervous too.”

Ninny’s irritating words are followed up by Sena with a wry smile. It’s probably because she’s a good friend of Masatoshi’s.

“You can’t do it, Ninny-chan. He’s Sena-chan’s lover~. She’s in love.”

“No, she’s still a candidate. But it’s a secret.”

At Tamamo’s words, which she teases happily, Sena puts her hand on her cheek and is embarrassed. A little bruised.

“Well, he’s the heir apparent of the duke family.”

“Rather than that, what’s going on? The march seems to have stopped.”

Yamiyo stares at Sena sternly, saying she can’t get through to the same girl. But not intimidated, she changes the subject, and Sena looks curiously ahead.

Agni has indeed stopped walking. What is going on?

The soldier who was scouting ahead is talking with Shinjo. What is it? Shinjo and Enraku are looking bitter.

I’d like to hear their conversation. Shall we use our inner hand?

Special skill Mii-chan ear is in effect.

Mii-chan’s ear is a technique to approach and casually eavesdrop on conversations that interest you. The trick is to approach with an innocent look, and they’ll say Mii-chan is a harmless mob.

“Explosion Flower and Fossil Ivy are thriving ahead.”

“Yes, the fire magic is dangerous beyond this point.”

Mii-chan approached them and stood by their side.

Without paying attention to Mii-chan, Enraku folds his arms and yells abhorrently, while the scout soldier awkwardly shrugs his shoulders.

“It’s not good. The remaining distance is about 5 kilometers, the [Lost Forest] effect is still in effect. What should we do?”

Shinjo also looks troubled. I know, I know. I didn’t want to know.

“Explosive Flower explodes when it receives flames, right? Fossil Ivy has magic crude oil in the ivy, and when it burns, the fire spreads very fast. It has a magical effect, so if you get wrapped up in those flames, our [Magic Barrier] is cut down.”

Ninny and the others, of course, are gathering around, using my beautiful girl ears. Magic crude oil, a nasty oil can’t be refined by machines.

This world is full of this stuff. If it weren’t for magic, mankind wouldn’t have progressed from cavemen. On the contrary, because there is magic, such monsters are born.

“So you’re the young lady from the Magic Tower. If it weren’t for the hostages, we’d just burn the place to the ground and move on, but they’ve taken care of that? I guess I’ll have to make Agni go away.”

“There’s a high possibility that they’ll use Agni against us in this terrain.”

With a click of his tongue, Enraku snapped his fingers, and Agni turned into fire sparks and vanished. Well, if someone throws Fossil Ivy or something like that. It’s going to be a big problem.

Incidentally, Fossil Ivy is a thorn-like ivy that turns its prey to stone with its petrifying poison by pricking it with its thorns. In this world, fossils are turned to stone by magic.

I didn’t need these elaborate settings, you original author.

“Yes, we have no choice, Father. We have no choice, so let’s withdraw.”

Enraku glares at his son, who is showing a rather feeble attitude.

“Can you do that? Can we return home in a few more minutes? There are numerous hostages ahead of us.”

“But we can’t use fire. We will only be a liability.”

Masatoshi defends himself against the intimidating Enraku, looking weak under pressure.

But I know that this would be unacceptable for Enraku. Aguni’s reputation would fall to the ground if they had to retreat because of the measures taken without any damage, even though they were so close to rescuing the royal family.

After all, Enraku is said to be a fierce general with a bold and open mind. He mustn’t want that reputation to be damaged.

“We will step forward! The Takano family is the wind family. So we will cut it off with a snap!”

Waving her slender arms, Mii-chan made her appeal. I’ll cut you open with the blade of the wind.

“Hm…… we have no choice. The speed of the march will be slower, but let’s go with it. Is that good, Duke Aguni?”

I don’t see any reason to oppose it. We’ll be on the alert with ordinary magic.”

Surprisingly, Enraku nodded at Shinjo’s words.

“Is the anti-poison magic equipment okay? Is it activated normally? The communication with the Ima Hama team is broken. It hurts.”

“That’s enough. You’ll be on guard right behind Countess Takano.”

Like a broken tape recorder, he repeats the same thing. Masatoshi follows as he hastily fixes his helmet. Sena shrewdly followed after Masatoshi. She’s a girl who always moves to a safer place.

“Now then, it’s our turn! Let’s cut down the trees in the [Lost Forest] and go on!”

“Ei-ei-ei-o!” I said, raising my hand. The branch members of Takano County step forward with a proud looks on their faces. They’re going to cut through the trees with their blades of wind.

But wait a minute. Mowing in vain will only take time.