The Strongest Wingless Gargoyle

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Getting to the swamp, I keep quietly picking up Cocatrice egg shells with the Lizardmans.

The shell is so heavy... it looks like you have a stone.

The Lizardmans prepared the sturdy bags for shelling in advance.

This is very helpful because I don't have the money.

Besides, my bag is full of poison grass.

I don't know. I don't even want to bother researching poisonous dishes.

I couldn't help but have no trouble eating because I was on my way to the city and there was Reese.

Well, in that... in that.

"Uh-huh, that's less than I thought, I had some more last year when I got the same request..."

Lew groans just a little too bad.

"Really?

"Oh, I thought I'd collect the bags until they were full by appointment"

That's what I said, Lew peeking into the contents of the bag.

They were going to go back to the city of Farah once the bags they had prepared had been filled with three initially scheduled bags.

An hour has passed since the shell was collected, but it has only been filled with one bag.

If I don't return to the city in another hour or so, it will be night.

"What line says Cocatrice originally had fewer spawns?

"It's possible. I can't figure out exactly how many guilds I'm investigating."

"Is that okay... the guild"

"I don't know, but this one's not that dangerous of a job. I'm not fighting Cockatrice directly, and I'm asking you to go out and investigate the top demon crusade."

"Huh."

Fly into the swamp around the early summer and eat the latent serpentine demons around the swamp to store nutrition for spawning.

And after laying the eggs, they fly to another place.

According to Lew's story, Cocatrice is vulnerable to the cold... well, this can be a lot of birds, demons, and demons in general.

Cocatrice eggs also hatch and fly to warm areas before a harsh winter arrives.

It's early winter this season... we don't have to worry about fighting Cockatrice because all the eggs will already be hatched.

Conversely, from early summer to early winter, the city's inhabitants are not close to this swamp...

For your information, the armor of the Lizardmans is also equipped with granting magic for cold resistance.

He was granted it by a magician before he left the city.

The effect seems to be temporary and will only last a day, but if it is always cold resistant, it will be expensive, so this is enough.

Well, it's not all winter.

"Ooh, Alberto!! Leader!! Come here!!

Lew and I were picking up egg shells a little further away from the swamp, and the twin Lizardmans are calling us boom-boom.

"What's up?

Lew, who came to the side, talks to the twins.

When I got to the twins, there was an egg there... with a potpound.

Be careful, the egg itself, not the egg shell.

"... why do you still have eggs? By this time of year (early winter), we've been talking about hatching eggs."

"Oh, I bet... what the hell."

Lew gives a bewildered look with his neck tilted.

"Are you sure this is a cocatrice egg?

I'll make sure.

Because I've never seen the real thing before, either, maybe not.

"Oh...... I bet it's a gray hue, smooth texture with no irregularities, temperatures close to human skin, and about a meter in size and a cocatrice egg"

"Ho."

I see... it's still a cocatrice egg, but...

Something creepy. (Lew)

Well, no, let's move on.

I guess it doesn't make any particular deep sense.

"Why? Why do you still have eggs?"

"Well..."

Lew gets stuck in words.

"It's warm this year, maybe that's what's causing it?

"I have a point, just Ichi..."

Twins give their opinion, one crack is not serious...

Probably just wanted to say.

But...

"Is that why it feels so fuzzy and proper?

"Maybe I shouldn't have made a mistake. Look at this place. It looks like it's sunny."

Lew agrees with Ichi.

Observe carefully and you will see that it is flickering from the position of the egg towards the south side and is a place of sufficient sunshine.

"Seriously..."

"But if you keep it in a place like this, it's like the guy who came to collect the shells before can find it."

"I'm sure you do."

It's possible that I left it even if I found it...

Either way, the Alliance should have a report, maybe.

"We had a storm a few weeks ago, so we moved in the wind then, didn't we?

Everyone else shows satisfaction with Lew's words.

I wasn't in Farah at the time, so there's no reason to know.

It's not strange to move because it's not rooted in the ground with a sphere...?

"Well no... so? What are we gonna do about this egg?

"What are you gonna do... I don't know about Cocatrice..."

Lew with a reluctant face to my question.

"Can you sell Cocatrice meat because of that?

Wouldn't a cocatrice be worth anything but a shell?

If I could sell it, I'd be happy to.

"I can't sell it..., the meat is hard and I didn't eat it, because it's Cocatrice who has no taste in defeating it to a highly combative habit, all I need is a shell"

"Well... I'm sorry to hear that"

I'm a little disappointed... I thought I'd get more rewards.

Drop Shovon and shoulders.

"Don't look like that!! You're working for me, and I'll split the reward a little bit more, so leave the eggs and find another place."

Lew pounds my shoulder gently.

Are you comforting me? Isn't that sweet?

Maybe this is what the guild clerk said he really was... very different from earlier.

I'm not even as depressed as I say... not at a time when I couldn't find a job.

(But well, thanks...)

I have an hour left to get away from the eggs and collect the shells again......

An hour went by, and the bags were filled with about two.

Now I can take today's meal and inn......?

I can't say anything because I don't know the price of the inn.

Either way, it's time to go back, it gets harder to travel when it gets dark.

"Well...... and then we'll cut up our shell collections and head back to the city!! Oh man... I never forgot!

"Aye!

"Oh, my God!

Lew signals everyone to leave.

Hmm? Forgotten stuff?

"Wait you guys...... I forgot about you!!

You can't!!

You're forgetting the key thing.

"Am I?"

If I forget the array, I'll get paid less for it.

That's how I leave the place to take my things.

I hear the Lizardmans from behind.

Just give me a minute... I'll get it right away.

"Come quick Alberto!! You're coming. You won't be able to defeat me!

I hurry back to Lew and the others with Doshidoshi.

Lew, who confirmed my return in the distance, turns toward the city.

"Whirlpool...... please wait!! All right, let's go!!

"Damn...... if we don't hurry, it's gonna be night!

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"Hmm? What's up, ladies?

I'm gonna point my finger at the twins as they tremble towards me.

Don't point your finger at me... you're rude guys.

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"Li, leader, a... Alberto..."

Lew also realizes something is wrong with the twins and looks back at me.

"Am I? What the hell? What a surprise... oh, my... eh"

"Totally... I forgot something. What a waste, I'm really glad I noticed, thank you."

Did you have too much to do, Lew opens his mouth wide as a pocan?

"Oh my God... I brought it..."

Their gaze concentrates...

On an object I held so dear to Gassili on both sides...

on cocatrice eggs that have not hatched...