There are many problems, but none of them can be solved immediately. York took his leave after dinner, apprehensive, and with a vague, unseemly jealousy—Naria's half-hearted meal was still so delicious that she could swallow her tongue...... Ed?? That guy from Singal was a little too lucky.

After he left, in silence, Tess involuntarily slowly shrunk her body, and a pair of amber eyes purred and turned, uneasy and vigilant, like a red squirrel that had exploded all over her body and would fly away without a trace at the slightest movement.

And on the table in front of her, the little mongoose crouched upright, guiltily drooping its two little paws, as if waiting for judgment.

Ed looked at Tess, then at Naria's back, silently and methodically packing her things, and then at Norvi, sympathetic and helpless.

Tess bared out a mouthful of small white fangs and glared at him fiercely, turning back to her innocent face as soon as Nalya turned around.

After the meal, a small snack was put on the table, and Naria sat down and tapped her fingertips on the table like Alan.

"Say it. She spoke calmly.

"What did you say?" Tess looked at the devil with round eyes and pretended to be stupid, "Demons? Seriously, that demon is even more disgusting than what we saw in that necromancer's lair in Anktann!

Ed opened his mouth and closed it again, not daring to echo it.

Naria half-tilted her head, her eyebrows raised, and she looked unpredictable, "Am I asking you?"

Tess was stunned. Ed gasped, a little panicked. Only Isis took a good time to look left and right, and shook his arms on the chair, gloating about whether to laugh or not.

Tates pursed her lips and lowered her head, nervously peeking at Naria out of the corner of her eye. When Nalya withdrew her gaze and stopped looking at her, the disappointment that flashed in her eyes made her make a decision in an instant.

"I say I say I say!" she cried with a sad face and raised her hands, "I'll tell you everything!"

The corners of Naria's tense mouth slackened, and a slight smile curled up.

"No, I don't have to. "You just have to tell me what you can tell me...... I don't have to know everything, Tess, I'm just a little worried...... I don't have the power to stop you from doing what you feel you need to do, but when you leave, you can at least say goodbye to me?"

Tess was silent for a moment, tears streaming down her face.

"I'm sorry!" she snorted and lunged at Naria, "Sweetheart, I miss you so much!

“...... Do you think about it when you're eating?"

"I want to do it all the time!"

Ed watched them huddle together, cautiously relieved. Ise glanced at him with disdain—did this guy think he could get away with it? The one who confessed first would be more likely to be forgiven, okay! Tess was much smarter than he was, with beastly instincts......

The petite and cute beast had already rubbed against Naria's side without a skin, huddled and chattered. She didn't say why they had to say goodbye, but she honestly explained their whereabouts and what happened to them. From the giant's ruins beneath the Kitts Mountains, to the heart of the mountains embedded in the dragon's bones, from the landslide that nearly killed her, to Scott's sudden appearance.

“...... He just gave you the Heart of the Mountains?" Naria was a little puzzled.

Tess nodded, "Just give it to me." Although it sounds a bit ill-intentioned...... But I don't think he actually had bad intentions. ”

Naria glanced at her, "...... I didn't think he had bad intentions. ”

Tess smiled wryly, and her eyes began to roll again: "Actually, I think he really has bad intentions......! Didn't that mean I just gave it to those dwarves!"

This "obvious" seems to be a bit tortuous.

"You gave it to the dwarf?" Nalya deliberately showed great suspicion, "You would give something that has already fallen into your hands to someone else?"

"I'm soft-hearted!" Tess wrinkled her nose aggrievedly, not blushing at all, "they're friends of Norvi." We were just stopping by to see our friends, who knows about the dwarves...... I'm crazy!"

Bolt Dwarves are notoriously irascible and notoriously dead-eyed. Of the three dwarves, they are the most difficult to distinguish between good and evil, but they are extremely sincere to those they regard as friends. Tess had been convinced that she was a friend of Norvi and was warmly welcomed by the dwarves, but they were met with nothing but unusually strong hostility.

"We felt something was wrong, so we had to sneak in and see what was going on. "The whole pit was like an ant's nest in water, and it was a mess everywhere, and all the dwarves were rushing around with straight eyes and roaring, and they would start digging in any place...... Guess why?"

"They lost something?" Naria guessed.

Tess shook her head and nodded, "Forget it...... They lost their talents. ”

Dwarves don't just have the talent of strength and tenacity. They are adept at finding gems and minerals in the ground and among rocks, just as camels can find precious water in the endless desert. The loss of such a talent is almost equivalent to the loss of life.

"No one knows what's going on. "It seemed to happen all of a sudden, and then, not a single dwarf could be found, as if their souls had been lost along with their talents." We managed to find a priest from the hole that threatened to collapse completely, and he was holding a hammer like his own egg, and he would rather hit his head than his hammer when fighting...... Although his head is as hard as a hammer. ”

Tess touched her belly with palpitations: "However, he is already the most sober one. After staying with us for a while, I became more sober. ”

“...... Because of the heart of the mountains?" asked Naria.

The gem is a legendary artifact that gives life and soul to dwarves, forged by Anduhe, the god of the mountains, with half of his heart and half blood, and is almost the most powerful artifact known in this world...... Even if all Tess gets is a fragment, its power is already impressive.

"That's right. Tess replied smugly, "I've hidden it well enough, but he's still found it...... Blame that hammer!"

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