It's Sudden, But I'm Coming To Another World! I Wish To Live With Peace

Chapter 17: For Now, I'm In A Dreadful State - 2

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This is the beginning of my adventure.

According to Mr. Ban, there was an area where dangerous beasts did not appear in the surroundings.

When I checked it on the map, there was probably one cave there.

I decided to walk to save money.

Hmm, this high motivation despite being sore muscles, is an activity that I want to imitate by myself in Japan.

I left the castle while greeting the gatekeeper.

Oh, and Mr. Ban is also next to me.

I said I wanted to see it for myself, and then he lent me a horse.

I grievously told him that I could not ride a horse.

“Hmm.. Okay, let me come too. I want to do an adventure after so long!”

He said that it seems that the soul button of his adventure is now on.

But, Hey, you're the owner of a trading company, is that okay?

We continued our journey towards the mine in a different direction from the previous direction.

And after we traveled about an hour, we got off the horse and entered the forest, the remaining 30% to the mine, we had to walk.

"This horse doesn't attack passers-by right?"

“This horse is trained to return to the Kingdom in case something happens, so don't worry.”

That nice.

Grandpa Kara's horse had a rough temper, and I remember being almost bitten on the way home.

Compared to Grandpa Kara's horse, this horse's eye gaze was better.

We parted ways with the horse and continued our journey through the forest.

As expected of a former adventurer, his walking speed was not inferior to the knights or Grandpa Kara.

No, it's more than just walking speed.

Besides, he noticed me to make it easier to follow.

This position looks like a scout, is this his position when he became an adventurer?

I have no doubts about the direction of the trip he chose.

"You're used to this, yeah."

"of course. I can't fight, but this is a reconnaissance duty. Since I'm young, I can still do it.”

"As long as you're reliable, I don't mind."

We passed through the forest, and the number of trees was decreasing.

The surface of the rocks began to be seen, then the road began to change from a flat road into a mountain road including uphill.

While I kept panting to catch up, we arrived safely at our destination.

Unlike the cave I found earlier, this area around it is full of rocks. It's more like a crack than an entrance to a cave.

From here to the top, many rocks could be seen, what a rocky mountain!

There is no further information about this base on the Dokora map.

This point was probably the limit to make him a hidden base candidate.

"All right, let's go in!"

We both held torches and entered the cave.

There's a narrow passageway inside.

It is easy to walk a straight path, but on the surface of the rock right and left there is nothing new.

I wish there was a path that led down a little more.

"It's like a road."

“True... Hm? I thought it was a dead end?

Damnit damnit! Is this serious just a dead end.

I found a room the size of a small room, where the road was cut off.

The first investigation seems to have ended as a failure.

“Hm, what a pity. It may not be used as a hiding place because it is narrow and long.”

“Yes, I think so.. the story will be different if you can see ores or crystals on the surface of the stone..”.

“But, I can't see something like that around here... hmm? wait." wait."

It seemed that Mr. Ban noticed something while observing the wall.

"Is there something?"

"It... This part... This wall was made with magic."

Is there such a thing? While thinking that, I looked at the pointed wall.

But I don't know what the difference is with other walls.

Even the materials, they all look the same.

"Thul? It looks the same to me, though.”.

“Hahaha, of course. But if you're a professional in finding your way, you probably know."

With that said, Mr. Ban took out something like a crooked pole that would catch something in his head.

It reminds me of the pegs used when setting up the tent.

"I think this wall is made of earth magic that utilizes the ore around it... Hmmm!"

He excitedly pushed the pole against the wall.

And then he took out another item, It was a hammer with a pretty decoration.

Mr. Ban asked me to hold his bag and face the pole again.

"Please step aside for a minute, this is dangerous."

I quietly kept my distance.

Then the wall shattered with a roaring sound.

"What..what is it?"

“The charm hammer that increased its impact tens of times. It is useful for crushing walls.”

"There are useful things like that too yes"

“But, it consumes a lot of Mana, and there is a problem, you can't use it if you bring the Magic Sealing Stone.”

Oh, so fill that suitcase you brought?

But it seemed like it could not be used by the Japanese who had a bit of Mana.

Tsk, and here I was thinking if it was a weapon with magic, can't I fight using magic as well, but!

There was another room outside the collapsed wall.

“This, hmm..”

I can understand why Mr. Ban thinks.

Now we're here to look for resources.

But what we found was a deliberately hidden passageway.

And somehow, it smells.

Maybe the bandits turned around because of this smell.

"Well, let's go!"

Oh, Mr. Ban's eyes are in adventurous fashion.

I'm sure he wanted to satisfy his curiosity rather than end up with a disappointing result.

It's the same here, I continued, nodding.

After a while, I saw the light ahead.

I can see the forest ahead.

Compared to the forest that I have seen so far, the bushes of plants and trees in this forest give the impression of desolation.

Hmm, what emptiness is this.

That road, was it used in the past?

“So, is this the end?”

"No…. Please wait a minute."

With that said, Mr. Ban went into the forest.

I couldn't let him leave me, so I followed along too.

Mr. Ban seems to be exploring the forest rather than following the path.

And nodded many times with interest.

"It seems we've made an important discovery."

Of course, I bent my neck to the side.

“Please view this map.”

He pulled out a large map.

Unlike Dokora's map, it was a map that showed the topography of the entire Tiez region without detailed information.

“We leave from here. And considering the time we used to walk, we're around here now.”

The place he was pointing at, it was a mountain range.

“So, we're in the mountains. I get it."

“Ya, in other words, this forest is a hidden forest surrounded by mountains.”

I see, there is space in the great mountains, and there is a forest there.

“Couldn't anyone realize there's a strange forest near here?”

"No, I checked the plants around this area, this is different from the ones in the Tiez region."

I observed the trees and plants around him again.

Yeah, it feels different to the forest I've been living in these few days.

Oh, and it's more like that place.

"The shape of the plant, similar to the one in 'The Black Demon King Killer Mountain'."

"Oh, you know good information."

"Right, I was attacked by Slime there a few days ago."

"What's!? I can't believe you're not dead!?”

I miss this reaction.

But it's true.

The trees here are not transparent and do not emit light.

But, the plants that shone on my feet back then were similar to this.

"Hmm, Dad, I guess I'm just lucky."

“I think the place doesn't care if you're lucky or not.. Anyway, this plant lives in soil with high mana. It is estimated that there is no place in Tiez other than that mountain where the land has a lot of Mana in it.”

"In other words, is it possible that we found a rare plant here?"

“Yes, this may be a new business opportunity!”

Mr. Ban is very happy.

Ah, then I started looking around.

Although it is not salt, If you can get herbs and other valuable food ingredients here, it becomes a great advantage as well.

Getting an unexpected jackpot in an exploration that once felt like a failure, it feels good!

While nodding, I tried to head towards Mr. Ban, who started to disappear from sight.

Suddenly, I lost consciousness from the sudden impact.