The picturesque rice cakes are delicious today

... that's it.

We fell asleep and set out for the Old Gioren Realm the next day, hearing the details of Interria's position.

"I don't know what's there..."

"Well, I didn't think there was a place like that in Georen territory."

"I've never heard of it either."For now, I think I can find the second seal! "

Yeah. Whatever it is, it's a big step forward.

All we have to do is find a way to seal the Gioren Realm before the Kakikashi Fire King comes back to life.

I'm a little nostalgic!

"I see. When was the last time you went to the Amber Pond... oh, you stopped by once on your way out."

By the way, this time, Interlia-san and Carnelia-san were with us.I'm asking them for directions.... the reason is simple. Maybe there is a spirit in the [Amber Pond] and he likes the people who come.

According to Faye, there are still examples like that.

Sometimes the spirits, fairies, and sometimes monsters of that land use hallucinatory magic or something close to it, so that only certain people can enter their own land.In other words, only people who are liked by spirits can enter the Spirit Forest.

After being told, it is true that the spirit of the mountain of Gorda also made a path for me because I called. If I didn't call out, I might not have been able to see you.I see. It's done. Is that what this is all about...?

... by the way, the Red Gard Forest was also said to be so.It was said that... "if I stepped into the Spirit Forest, I would be killed".I think about half of that is a lie spoken by generations of Red Gard children to protect the forest... yes.

"Well... I think there are spirits who like Carnelia."Somehow there's such a sign.

I know. She's a bit of a fairy or something.That's why I think there are a lot of spirits who like her.

"Well, even if that's not the case, it's the spirits, so I think you'll let me in if you ask." If the opponent is a spirit

... yes.

Well, the problem is, if it wasn't the spirits... I'd like to figure it out.

"Hmm... I think it was here."

Eventually, we arrived at a place over the [Amber Pond] that seemed like we were guided by Interria who was riding a Tenma... but there was nothing.

I see something like a dry pond site in the mountains, but... I don't see any amber, and there's no water in the pond.

"No way, the pond has already withered...?"

"Ahh... yeah. Well, let's go from the ground up."

But Faye doesn't panic. He took control of the impatient Interria-san and proposed a temporary landing.

Maybe this is the place.

You're surrounded by cliffs on both sides, right here.

"Yeah. There was an amber pond after all this time..."

Eventually, we got down in front of the mountain.It was always the way Interlia and Carnelia used to come, but it was caught between the high cliffs on both sides, and there was some pressure.

"You can't go ahead with the Red Dragon from here."The road is narrow. Do you want to walk alone or...? "

Well, if you're already down here, you better fight right away.

So it's a short walk from here.Laocles led the way, followed by Interria.Then Carnelia, Faye, Lila, and you were Crore.

"It's been a while, so I'm looking forward to it... but I wonder if it's okay."I wonder if the pond is gone. "

Carnelia walked one step at a time with an anxious expression on her face.

... if I were the spirit here, I would definitely want to let you through, so I think it's okay.

If it's low-quality amber, it's falling around here, too.

After going a little further, Mr. Crore suddenly said that.

The pebbles I picked up were a little cloudy, but they were amber.The dull light was dyed in amber and cast a bright shadow over Crore's palm. Beautiful inside.

Is it low quality? It's beautiful......

So, I just said that.

"... no way. I'm used to seeing the gemstones that you're making..."

That's what Mr. Crore said, and he looked indescribable.

Um... yeah. I'm sorry.

"Oh, it's falling over here, too."

Apparently, Faye found the falling amber, bent over a bit, and picked up the amber.This one is bigger than Crore's, but it seems to be turbid and cloudy.

While fiddling with the palm-sized amber in his hand, Faye looked around for a moment... and laughed.

"After all, it looks like a hit." The atmosphere is different from around here. "

I don't know. Something's changed.When I think about Faye, I think she left something like the barrier here.

... and when I walked, my vision suddenly opened up.

"Oh, thank goodness!" It was still there! "

As Carnelia cheered, I was overwhelmed by the view.

It's not that big a place. A small land surrounded by mountains, with a small pond.That's all there was to it... but it was so beautiful.

The water in the pond is so deep that when I peek in, it's so clear that I'm scared.

And as it surrounded the pond, there was a large, large chunk of amber.

Amber is just a lump, a pillar, a lot of shapes, but all of them are even taller than Lao Cres's height.

Around here, it's filled with fine, rough, bright amber sand, but I'm sure it's crushed amber.

... amazing.

It's such a beautiful place.

"Hey, guys! Over here!" The water in the pond is cold and feels good! "

And this view is complete, including Carnelia, who is waving back at us in front of the amber pond, and Interria, who is happy to follow her.

Their hair spread by the wind shines through the sun and adds a strong, bright and vibrant color to the scenery.In the amber scenery, the orange and amber pair standing in front of the blue pond, it seems that if there were a spirit here, they would definitely like it.

... and I like this a lot too.

I want to draw!

"You're here soon." Well, I thought you were coming.It's about you. "

We need to paint this landscape! Let's paint it!

Draw Lila too!

"Well, it's a corner, let's draw it..."Carnelia and Interlia are so beautiful.This place is like a stage made for two people. "

Yeah. Yeah, I think so too!

So I drew it. I was very satisfied. [M]

Even though it's a lot of paint, it's still not enough to express the amber color that is so many, so I decided to add some new paint.The nearby amber was allowed to be my paint. [M]As a result, the amber color increased tremendously.Well, it's good to have more paint.

... I think paint is a practical product, and in fact, I've never thought about it so much because I use it so much, but... maybe I'm a collector.I feel joy at the increase in paint, and every time I put more paint in a box with paint in it, I get stuck somehow.

... Now.

Is there a seal?

Now that we've finished painting, we'll rendezvous with everyone else who was resting while we were painting.By the way, Carnelia and Interria are currently playing in the water.Crore is just soaking his legs and cooling off.Today's temperatures are not that high, but the sun is very warm, so it's not bad to play in the water.

And Faye and Laocles were peeking into the pond and talking about something, so they approached each other.

"Oh, look."

And the seal of the Tickle King was... so light that it was found.

Laocles peeked into the pond.Then he saw a familiar gemstone and its pedestal at the bottom of the crystal clear water.

"... I can see it, but that's a pretty good bone to do."

Yeah.

How deep is this pond?At least it's not deep enough for me to dive.

"Um, sorry, are you there, Spirit?"

In the meantime, I forgot to say hello, so I'll try to speak up.... but I haven't heard back.

Because it doesn't have to be a spirit, I tried to say, "Is there anyone there?", but there was no response.

... Damn it. I wonder if there really is no one here.Well, that's fine, because it's just a special barrier that was put in place to hide the seal.

"But then, I finally have to dive to the bottom of this pond..."

"... I wonder if I have to dive."

I'm sure we'll have to dive.

Laocles said that without changing his expression.Well, I guess we'll have to dive.Come on, I'm not that good at swimming, and when I dive, it's my first challenge.

"... if no one is good at swimming, I'll go."

I thought that Lao Cres had come forward as a snare.

After all, even a pond so deep that I can't really dive, it seems that I can become Laocres.

"Seriously! Laocles, this depth is going deep!"

Well, I'm confident that I can manage at this rate.

"Wow, the boulder is our plaster statue..."

"But is that okay?" I hope there's no problem with the seal even if you change the location. "

"Oh, I think it's okay to pull it up from the pond."From what I can see, Gorda's seal doesn't seem to mean that he has to soak in water. "

Laocles and Faye talked a little and confirmed that... Laocles exhaled quietly as if he was in a temper and began to take off his armor.

Oh, yeah. That's right.But even Laocles tends to sink because he has a lot of muscles, so don't you need any more intentions?It would be terrible if it sank into the bottom of the water and ran out of this.

Therefore, Lao Cres, who had taken off his armor, tried to dive."Yo, I'm going in the pond water from my feet..."

"...... nh"

I twitched my eyebrows.

What's the matter?

Laocles just entered the pond and stopped moving."I was worried and asked..."

"... my legs aren't moving"

Huh?

Eh, your legs are twitching?

"No..."

Lao Cres managed to get out of the water with the strength of her upper body, looking as if she had noticed something.

... and Carnelia and Interlia who were playing in the water, and Lila, who was immersed in water with only her legs and imitating her, began to take off her shoes.

"... if there were any spirits around here..."

Yep.

"He definitely... likes women, or hates men"

... yeah. Sheng Jing. That sounds like my horse?