In the dim hollow of the tree, the sleeping Kenya opened his eyes.

The flame in the fire in front of him was about to be extinguished, so he put some rotten but dry sawdust on it, and put a few more planks, and the edge of the fire became very strong in an instant, illuminating the whole hollow of the tree.

The grease on the surface of the snake meat in the crockpot has become slightly boiling, and when you look inside, you can already see the crystal jelly-like snake meat slowly shrinking under the action of the crockpot heating, and the fat from the snakeskin is also mixed with the dew on the lichen to become delicious, this situation is like the top layer of white condensed after the fish soup is cooled.

Kenya stuffed the meat sent by the little girl into it and slowly roasted it together.

"Eh, I think those things that grow on the ground can make such a fragrant smell. 」

"Well, just wait a little longer. 」

The little girl's name is Lumia, and she claims to be a youkai from the other side of the forest.

When she heard her claim to be a youkai, unexpectedly, Kenya's body didn't feel too much stunned.

As for whether the other party's cute appearance makes it difficult for him to be hostile, or whether this body has been accustomed to the existence of youkai before this.

I don't know, it's not something that can be figured out for a while.

However, even so, the other party's bloody aura and murderous aura really made it difficult for him to let down his guard.

Watching Kenya's movements carefully, he narrowed his eyes, like a cheetah preparing to hunt and stared at Kenya's eyes tightly.

"Big brother, can you eat?"

"No, you can't. 」

"Huh, huh?"

The girl tilted her head.

Just when he thought he was going to have a fight.

The girl looked at Kenya and looked at him for three seconds before finally smiling.

"Forget it. 」

After such strange conversations and encounters, in exchange for non-aggression, Kenya is responsible for burning food that satisfies Lumia, otherwise something bad will happen.

Thankfully, the other party is just a relatively young girl. Judging from the fact that he doesn't even know Di'er, it seems that he is not the type who is proficient in delicatessen, but if a few cooked meals can avoid a battle, then it is the best thing for Kenya, who has not yet healed from his injuries.

Lumia looked directly into Kenya's eyes and raised an eyebrow.

"I always feel like you're thinking about something rude, big brother. 」

"Can you see that?"

"Well, it's all clearly written on my face. 」

The self-proclaimed powerful youkai said while shaking his little hand to warm up the fire, looking into Kenya's eyes.

"I made an appointment with Qiluno to go to her house to play today, and that kid doesn't like the way I look covered in blood, so now I won't do anything to you, big brother. And ......"

Her scarlet eyes turned to Kenya's injured right hand.

"If the big brother wants to do it now, I won't show mercy here. 」

"Thank you so much. 」

After the meat of the water snake is cooked, it does have a special atmosphere. In particular, the ground fungus plays a good role in seasoning, and can also play a role in replacing salt to flavor while removing the fish.

It seems that because the ear has a similar composition to kelp, and because of this ingredient, it is easy to collect and the kelp in larger content will be processed into condiments by humans.

Kindness...... This is the knowledge that remains in this body.

"Hmmm, this is for Lord Lumia, who spared my life. 」

Kenya pretended to be humble and handed the meat skewer to Rumia, who took Kenya's meat skewer with a gesture of 'you know it very well', and then began to taste it carefully.

"Uh-huh, it tastes okay. A little worse than Mistia's craftsmanship. 」

"Mystia?"

"It's the owner of a snack bar on the other side of the forest, and he's quite famous, don't you know?"

"No, it's the first time I've heard of it. 」

Is it possible to open a snack bar in such a forest full of beasts and monsters?

"Well, because of the heavy rain these days, judging from that guy's meticulous pursuit of food, I wonder if he is now drinking beer and slapping the table and telling the sad and angry story of his life to the ingredients that can't be sold. 」

Just listening to it, it's very graphic, and people can't help but feel sympathy......

"Well, that's a common occurrence anyway. 」

After eating the ear in the crockpot in one go, and grabbing a pound or two of cooked snake meat and eating it, Lumia happily patted her stomach and burped.

"Well, before we go to Kiruno's house, let's make do with it for the time being. And then, where is the big brother going? It's a long way from the world. 」

"No, I didn't plan to go too far. 」

After briefly describing her situation to Lumia, Luminia began to look him up and down with an indescribable expression.

"It's a rarity to come from outside. 」

"En...... rare?"

"No, don't worry, that's not something you need to know, big brother. 」

Maybe it's Kenya's delusion, but compared to when they first met, Rumia's tone and expression have subtly changed a little. If anything, he could hardly describe in words.

"If you live in a nearby human habit...... It's just Sister Alice and the fool Marisa, and the white-haired uncle seems to be a little too far away. 」

"Which one is the girl?"

"Girl...... If you have to say it, both of them can be counted. 」

"Who loves mushrooms?"

"Marisa. 」

"She's the more careless?"

"Well, that's what everybody says about her. 」

Well...... It seems more reliable to say that it is more reliable to go to Miss Alice.

"But I haven't seen a man enter Sister Alice's house until now, so it's better for you to go to Marisa's house, big brother. 」

Speaking of this, Lumia suddenly tilted her head back, and said with a disdainful gaze into Kenya's eyes.

"But I'll be right ahead, Marisa, while she's unreliable and stupid, she's a magician. If the big brother has any crooked brains now, it's better to stop it immediately. 」

"I don't have any thoughts on that, so please rest assured, Lord Rumia. 」

"Uh-huh? I thought the big brother thought so. 」

"How could it be ......?"

The memories of the past are like a blank sheet of paper, and they can't recall any information at all except for the skill of the sword and their own name. Like a traveler who saw a mirage in the desert, Kenya was already doing his best just to move towards the phantom, how could he have the leisure to think about such a thing.

Suddenly, Lumia jumped off the tree stump with her smaller feet and pointed in one direction to Kenya.

"Big brother, if you go straight in this direction, you'll see a moldy, dilapidated tree house crawling with vines, and that's Marisa's house. 」

「…… Suddenly worried about the path of his life. 」

"What really matters in life is not what happens to you, but what you remember and how you remember it. 」

Lumia's scarlet eyes stood out in the light of the shaking campfire.

"That's what an old friend of mine once said to me. Big brother can take it to heart. 」

「…… It always feels like Lumia is not as childlike as she looks. 」

"What a stupid thing to say, I'm a monster. You'd better get out of here before I change my mind. Otherwise, I'm going to eat you later. 」

"Okay, okay, I see. 」

Kenya raised his hands in a gesture of surrender.

The physical strength consumed by the long journey has recovered a little, and the stomach is half full, and the tense spirit has been relieved to a certain extent after knowing the direction of progress. All you need to do is go in the direction of Marisa's house.

"I'll see you later, Lumia. 」

After saying this, Kenya left the tree hole alone, ignoring the crockpot that was still burning snake flesh and the charcoal fire that was still burning, and never looked back.

And the little monster in front of the fire just watched him away so quietly.

……

……

"Good luck guy. 」

After Kenya's figure completely disappeared from view, Rumia said so.

Then he slowly raised his head and looked at the cloudy sky outside the tree hollow.

"New moon, no wonder you're so sober. And ......"

She tinkered with a twig on the clay pot a little away, and picked up a piece of the ear inside, the surface of which was stained with grease and only a hint of reddish that was not visible to the naked eye.

However, the man-eating monster could tell that it was the color of blood.

"I was originally attracted by this guy's blood, but I didn't expect it to be unexpectedly interesting. 」

Lumia, who had been to Cirno's house, was rerouted because she smelled this strange fragrance from afar.

This taste is not like the murky smell of blood of ordinary humans, and has a very pure fragrance.

And.

"Eyes, sort of. 」

Maybe it's because of the New Moon, or maybe it's because of the blood that has accidentally stuck to the ears of the cleaner. Looking at the other party's clear eyes at that time, Lumia suddenly remembered a friend in the past, and then gradually suppressed the killing intent in her heart.

That's why she said the boy was a lucky guy.

"Ah, I forgot to ask his name...... Never mind. 」

Humans with that special smell, even if they don't deliberately look for it, will get involved in all kinds of troubles in the future.

When the time comes, maybe we will meet again.

While thinking like this, Lumia suddenly stood up and walked slowly in the opposite direction of Kenya.

At the same time, the pitch-black jungle around the tree hole suddenly became brighter

Rows of demon beasts with glowing green eyes were baring their teeth and drooling as they stared intently in the direction where Kenya had left.

At the moment when Rumia withdrew her ability, the demon beast that was originally forced by Lumia's momentum and did not dare to move in the distance finally couldn't resist its most primitive predatory impulse and pounced in the direction where Kenya left.

In the process, Lumia did not stop it, she didn't care about the demon beast that was about to pounce on her.

Until the monster was about to cross his shoulder.

She held out her hand.

And then.

"Smack!"

The sound of flesh tearing and falling came out almost simultaneously.

Five fingers passed through the opponent's head, and even as it fell heavily to the ground like a weighing stone, the demon beast was writhing its body wildly. Poor it wanted to howl miserably, but was stopped by Lumia, who was pounding her head.

An indescribable frenzy began to appear on Rumia's face, and her scarlet eyes shone brighter than a campfire.

She grinned and laughed.

He can't be killed.

"But...... You're not. 」