The picturesque rice cakes are delicious today

"I see, I see." Well then, that girl from the water said, "I don't need this place anymore!"I heard you say that and came back, maybe."

"Hmm... somehow, I remember this sign."It looks like the gaze you felt when you came here with Carnelia belonged to him. "

"Oh! Well, it's been a long time, then!"

... and then, Mr. Algae Clump was stroking Carnelia's lap properly, shaking the fluffy, wobbly algae and making her feel good.

Since the algal mass is an algal mass, I don't know where the face is.However, I know that the neck is around here, so it seems that the communication is good for the time being.

You're the spirit here, aren't you?

Speaking to him, Mr. Algae Clump leaned his neck.... hmm, I can see it's more like a fairy or less than a spirit. Subtle lines.

But I know it's not a bad thing, so I decided to leave it with Carnelia and the others.They seem to enjoy stroking the clumps of algae, and I can't concentrate on the painting if I tickle my legs, so the restoration of the amber pond will be delayed...

... so it was when I returned to work on the landscape painting again.

"Oh... oh!? Oh, my God!"

I heard Carnelia screaming.

"What the hell, I looked at you in a hurry..."

"I may have stroked too much algae clumps!"I'm bald! I'm bald! "

Carnelia said that, and she was in a hurry and was about to cry.

... when I saw Carnelia-chan's clump of algae, I saw it.

"... rather than being bald, I think I've peeled it off..."

The algae was peeling off, and behind it, there was a sparkling amber glow.

"What should we do!" I've heard that if you stroke a creature too much, you'll get tired and your hair will fall out!Isn't that the case with the rabbit? "

"No, calm down, calm down."

I calmed down Carnelia, who was in a hurry, and then looked at the algae clump again.

... if you think about it, if this creature is really an algae blotch, this state of dryness of the algae is dying.However, Mr. Algae Clump doesn't look like that in particular, but rather feels like fun and is fuzzy on Mr. Interlia's lap...

"... maybe the algae just stuck to it?"

Yes, I asked. At the same time, I said no to peel off the algae, and then I tried to peel off the algae a little bit more.

... yes.

"Hey, Carnelia. Maybe this creature... if it was impotent at the bottom of the pond, the algae would have grown... I think this creature has nothing to do with algae at all."

When I tried to peel the algae from the head-like part of the algae mass, there was a shimmering eye hidden beneath it... and he (although she may be) has a face like the algae peeling off and refreshing...

Because it's a corner, Carnelia and Interlia seem to have started to clean the algae mass properly.

"Oh! If you drop the algae, it will be so beautiful!"

"It looks like jewelry."Hmm... it's so beautiful. "

As the algae is peeled off, the algal mass is no longer an algal mass.What emerges from under the algae is a creature like a chicken made of amber and gold.

... but for a chicken, its tail is strange.The tail is a snake, this chicken.

Well, there are giant spiders, horses with horns and wings, so it's not strange that the tail is a snake chicken.

"It's beautiful..."

"This bird is as beautiful as Carnelian's Phoenix."

And the strange chicken was thoroughly cleaned by Carnelia and Interlia, and she looked in a good mood. That's good.

Then the picture I was drawing was successfully completed. [M]

Yo, when I add the last stroke, the landscape painting trembles, shrinks, flutters and spreads...

"All right, let's clean this up."

The Amber Pond was able to regain its beauty. Good.

After all, the amber here is beautiful, isn't it?

I wasn't sure if I could recover the beauty of the original amber.But since I painted it so hard, I think I've lost my magic power. Maybe.

Oh, my God, this pond is such an incredible pond.

If I was satisfied, I would be a little worried because Crore said that from the side with a troubled face.Couldn't I have done better? [M]

"Such a fine pond with such a giant magic stone, it's like an empty box of turtle cookies!"

Oh, that's what I'm talking about.

... um, it seems that this strange chicken is overjoyed, so can I make it okay...?

In the meantime, I let go of the strange chicken.

The strange chicken rumbles happily as it walks around the new amber pond.Drink the water of the pond and come again.

Finally, Carnelia came back to Interria and scraped them at their feet.I miss you so much. Well, I guess it was this weird chicken that originally liked these two.

Alright. Well, let's just do this here, and we'll go home.

Okay. So we're ready to retreat."I have to go to the next seal..."

... if I thought...

Well! You've fixed it so beautifully here!

A girl's voice, along with a squeaking voice.... oh, I forgot.

"After all, I'm going to live here!"

The girl who was made of water stood there and said that even though she had become a doll size.Next to it, Kelpie looked sorry... "

“No, wait. This pond is no good because it looks like this chicken is coming back to live in it.”

This chicken, it's a pity to be kicked out twice, so let me pinch his mouth against the boulder.

And then, as he grunted, the strange chicken stood up.Spreading its shimmering wings into its amber color, it was a threatening pose.

"... who is this guy? That's disrespectful."

"So are you. And this is Mr. Algae Clump."

"Huh?... Could it have been hidden under the algae?"

"Looks like it."

To explain, the water girl stares seriously at the strange chicken while saying, "Hmmm."

"Yes! Rejoice! You're beautiful, I'll keep you!"

That's what I said.

... at that moment.

A strange chicken crows.At the same time, the chicken's eyes glowed strongly.The strong amber light blocked our vision... and...

"... ahh"

In front of the strange chicken, an amber statue stood instead of a water girl.Well done sculpture.

... hn?

Ah, maybe this... the girl just turned into amber!?

"... ah, this one, is it a subspecies of the cocatris?"

Faye held up the strange chicken and said so, shaking it a little like, "Okay, okay."

What? What's a cocatrice?

"It's a monster that turns anything you stare at into stone."... but as my stature grows higher, I start turning my stare into gold and silver instead of stone.That's why, if you find a cocatris like that and you're familiar with it, you can get all-you-can-eat gold and silver, so it's a very popular demon beast. "

Huh. That's interesting. This chicken... it might be a bit annoying from a cocatrice's point of view.

"So, maybe this guy is a cocatrice who turns his stare into amber."

Cheng Cheng. Is that why it's 'subspecies'?

But if that's the case, I'll be satisfied.The amber around this pond must be the stone that this cocatrice has turned into amber.

... oh, wait a minute. That means we're in danger!

"Hey, Faye. Does that mean we're going to be amber too?"

"Ah, it's okay. The point is, the evil sight of the cocatris is a hostile gaze."This cocatrice seems to be friendly to us, so it's okay. Maybe. "

Oh, thank goodness. It seems that we won't be amber even...At least for as long as this cocatrice is friendly with us.

The water girl became an amber statue, but when Kelpie was squeaking and kicking the bass and amber statue, the amber cracked and water came out of it.Apparently, the only thing that turned out to be amber was the surface of this girl.I guess the cocatrice let him down.

"Oh, my God! This is awful!"I'm getting smaller again! "

Girls who have become even smaller start complaining again.

However, I was staring down at the bigger cocatris... and I ran away with my crawling body.

The leftover cockatrice and kelpie... stare at each other, and then puff, puff, puff, puff, puff.

I stared at each other again and then started rubbing against each other.... apparently, I like it here.

Yeah, I think so. Sharing a room with a horse and a chicken..."No, the pond share...?"

Therefore, after the peaceful amber pond, we decided to return to the forest once and for all.

Next time, Gorda's seal would be lifted... so I couldn't fail.You have to take it seriously.

"That jewel, it's the one that seals the Tickle King, right?"That's why if it breaks, it will unleash the ticking arson king that was sealed inside. "

On the way home, Faye's head was already filled with the next seal.

"I broke that jewel this time, so it wasn't a proper solution."So, it looks like the Kachikachi Fire King wasn't in tune either. "

"... if that wasn't the case, it would be quite troublesome."

"You know, I think so too."And next time, I'm going to come out even worse. "

... yes.

That's right. It was a mistake this time, but it was still a mistake.

The Tickling Fire King wasn't in tune, and since it was the second seal, it wasn't as powerful as it was before... but that much of it was burning.The Fire Essence and the Red Dragon protected me this time, but I don't know if I can protect them anymore.

And if we fail again with the next seal... then the Spirit Lord of Gorda might die.

... suddenly, I think.

Even if I fail, I'm not so depressed.

I don't know. I, quite, am the type to drag down a failure.That's why when there are exams for two days in a row, I definitely don't score myself...

... the answer was pretty easy to find.

Looking at Faye and the others who talked next to me about not being like this, I was immediately convinced.

Maybe it wasn't a one-man failure.Plus, if you fail, there's another place you'll have to work.And after you fail, there's a person next to you who can say goodbye to each other.

"... you've got a good best friend."

"Nh!? Tsk! Did you say something?!"

It's nothing!

Well, I don't say this because I don't really say it.But... I think I've got a good best friend, a good companion.

So, even if you fail, you can face it next.I think I'm going to do my best.