The Book Of Flowers

Forest Spirit

--- Five hours later, the Western Continent Goeitias---

Hm... Welt's position I haven't felt around here yet

We have to wait a little longer

"Verdea is better?" I asked

"Silent. We're drying him now with magic"

Luxor and Remina combined fire and wind magic to dry Verdea, it was quite creative. Luxor used the fire as a heater for the wind magic, then Remina blew it slowly towards Verdea so that the fire did not fly. Basic level magic was indeed practical for everyday affairs

Verdea sitting quietly while Remina was nearby was quite rare as well. Usually they will be noisy, unless there is a serious problem

"I've made sure. There is nothing less than the equipment we carry" Ordelia said

That means we can relax now, while we wait

I took a comfortable seat on the ground, along with Ordelia beside me

The powder effect is over. Maybe it was the sea breeze that blew everything out of our clothes. Luxor was almost dropped to the ground because the powder attached to it was almost exhausted. Ordelia even got so busy to sprinkle more powder on us

At least everything is safe. We were lucky enough that the powder was enough for us to move from Hortensia to Goeitias quickly

"Everything is gone. We really have to rely on Welt now"

"Just calm down.I've also asked Welt to bring some Fae"

And I hope he brings a lot

"Vain's. How long will it take us to get to Miralius?" Verdea asked

"Depending on Welt, maybe 2 hours away"

"2 hours? Even though we're darting?"

"You're just thinking about going off. What about his stuff?"

"All right, all right"

...

He might be bored. Should I take them for a walk while reducing our distance to Welt?

Hm...

Ah, I can take them. All looking for 'him'

I got up from my seat, then started walking towards the northeast

"Where are you going, Vainzel?"

"Walk to find a lake. I want to drink water there"

"Sheep?!" Verdea cried out enthusiastically

"Woy! Don't move around!" Luxor scolded him

"So, you want to go for a walk without us?!" Verdea continued, ignoring the grumbling Luxor and Remina

"I'm not forbidding you from coming, am I? Come"

Verdea's eyes instantly shone. It didn't take long for him to go follow me half-run

Ordelia and Luxor looked at each other, then started to smile and follow us from behind, inviting Remina

"But, Vainzel. Isn't this area a little dangerous?"

"Indeed right. Most of the monsters in Goeitias always make nests near water sources. But, if the water is still clean and there are no traces of monster existence, we will be safe"

"The existence of monsters?"

I would teach him something like this once in a while

The existence of monsters in Goeitias is actually quite easy to recognize when the sun is still in the sky. Mainly because monsters always hunt for food at night

Their former existence can be characterized by 3 things. Scattered food scraps, dirt, and footprints. At least if they were close to a water source, one of the three traces would definitely be left behind

Those monsters would not bother to clean up their former existence. It was because they marked their territory with traces of it to scare away other monsters passing by

The more they make, the better for them. Because the trail can serve as a warning to bullies

Then, we get into the water monsters that live in Goeitias. There are many

All the freshwater monsters are here. Most of it is filled by the incarnation of the devil who has the form of a crocodile. They're pretty dangerous

But, if they were to nest in that area of water, the water would definitely be dirty. It is so dirty that you can see some black spots in the water creeping everywhere

The area would only be clean if they had already left, and that too if there was rain or people who were willing to laboriously clean it up

But, there is one more thing that keeps some of the water areas in Goeitias clean

Monster village. Distinguish it by the name of a monster's nest

The name of the monster race was made to distinguish them from other races that looked exactly the same. They are usually very aggressive towards other creatures, and if they are not, they sometimes cannot communicate with other creatures

And generally, that monster race was not much different from the other races

Monsters can understand what other races say through some sign language, even they can act like the race even though sometimes there is less or even excessive

Back about the village, there are some that stand all over the continent of Goeitias. For example, the village of giants. But, they all lived in the south, in a cool place or near the mountains

And for the monsters that make up the village in this area...

"The jungle"

They can be called spirits or Elves. They are bound by their habits to protect animals and nature. But, they were very grumpy if anyone were to damage the forest area, unlike the spirits who would normally not flinch unless given an order

Also, spirits in general used to live close to humans, and did not make their own settlements. It was because they were invisible if they did not want someone to see his form. But, the spirit of the forest itself could be seen with the naked eye as they did intend to threaten the intruder or any foreign existence around

Mostly because they are forgetful. They hate to remember something in the long run if it is not around them anymore

Forest spirits cannot speak human language, whereas Elves and spirits use human language for everyday life. Generally ancient and forgotten by humans themselves

"The forest spirits usually live on trees. They won't attack if we don't be aggressive first. So don't try to be disrespectful"

"understand"

I nodded, knowing Verdea would understand and would obey. And also...

There should be a lake near here...

Ah, that's her-that's

...!

"Hello...?"

We had just wanted to get out of the forest to get to the lake, and a forest spirit had already pointed its spear at me

"Wow?! That's the spirit of the forest?!" Verdea exclaimed in admiration

"Don't move. Let him talk first"

Verdea immediately closed her mouth so that nothing happened, as well as the others

The forest spirit began to speak. They use language I never heard. Sounds like a mixed-up word, but I know he intends to find out why we came here

How does he understand yes...?

Oh, ja. I can draw on the ground so he understands

I crouched down to the ground and started drawing. The forest spirit was curious and crouched down

By drawing like this, I'm sure he can understand that we want to drink water in the lake

He sounded like he was asking me again. But, since I didn't understand, I also drew a question mark on the ground

Therefore, the spirit of the forest also drew on the ground so that I could understand

"'You're Oberon'... You said?"

I'm sure that means

I drew again to tell him that I was indeed an Elf by encircling the picture of the crowned fairy he made

He then nodded, gave me a respectful greeting, and started whistling

Before long, several heads started poking out from behind the tree, making Verdea even more visibly amazed by what she saw

The spirits came down from under the tree, apparently to greet us. Some of them even sounded happy and started greeting my friends after greeting them

Even Remina and Verdea returned their greetings, making them even more happy with the two

Looks like we're not going to be anything...

One more thing to watch out for from the forest spirit is, they can tell if someone is lying or not. They can also easily find out if the person is bad or not

"Ahaha... There's someone I didn't expect to come here. The news from the forest spirits shocked me"

...

Because he is the reason our people are not so different

I turned to welcome the arrival of the giant horned deer-shaped creature that had somehow appeared from where it was

"How are you, Leshy. I see you're still alive after a few years have passed"

"Ohohoho~ I am a creature assigned by Oberon Tibor to guard the forest in the area of Goeitias yes. Of course I'm not easily defeated huh

But... That's what makes me unable to protect you from the attacks of those bastards huh..."

...

This creature has been alive since the time of the third Oberon, more precisely right after the five sons of Ayahanda are gone

Instead, he may have been one of the first monsters God created, but only showed himself in the time of Oberon Tibor. The reason why I believe that theory is because he can speak human language telepathically

Her... Very aggressive. No one would believe if he saw his form and friendly attitude, but he was really aggressive to the point of making an Oberon just did not want wrong behavior in front of him, not least me

Leshy is a monster. He is responsible for taking care of these monsters called forest spirits. A people formed by Oberon Tibor to guard the Goeitias region from intruders

"Welcome then, my friend. Sorry I just showed myself in front of you"

At least, he was very friendly to people he thought were good. We don't have to worry too much