"Huh? That guy isn't there? ”

It seems to have a slightly disappointed tone, and the woman with short reddish-brown hair is dissatisfied, crossing her legs and supporting her chin with one hand, and she is a little anxious.

Seeing her like this, Lloyd could only laugh. It was as if he had done something wrong himself.

This man was none other than Noelle Shika, who had returned to the garrison.

At this time, she had taken off the dark green jacket she was used to wearing, and put on the black clothes that symbolized the garrison again.

Shortly after You Jun fainted, Lloyd received a personal communication from Sergeant Noelle, who seemed to have a mission request.

Judging that she should not have issued the commission for no reason, everyone immediately rushed back to the support department.

I don't know why I didn't know why I was not there, but Noelle seemed to show a strange expression.

"Wait a minute, I didn't think I couldn't do it without that guy or anything. It's just that the task I want to entrust this time is an investigation, so I just want to hear his opinion. ”

Wanting to replenish it, Noelle picked up the lemon juice on the table and sipped it.

Who, no one said anything.

Sergeant Noelle was tasked with surveying the ruins near the Mainz Mountain Trail.

Because of the example of the Tower of Vision, Sergeant Noelle carefully searched the nearby ruins and found that there were many ruins that were buried in this way under the command of the mediocre commander.

The Monastery of the Moon is one of them.

There was no investigation into its value at all, it was just a hasty blockade.

Moreover, there have been rumors of strange voices coming out recently.

"Oh? Strange, could it be a ghost or something, 'oh oh oh~~~' or something? ”

Randy's mouth simulates the voice of a ghost, making Kia laugh beside him.

"Hmm."

"Haha, I'll just say it's impossible—huh? It's true?! ”

Randy's smile froze on his face.

Ellie, who was beside her, trembled unconsciously.

"To be exact, the voice that was heard was 'very loud, very loud, very loud,' and it was not explicitly identified as a ghost. But when we went to investigate two days ago, strange monsters that resembled ghosts did appear inside, and the team members were very frightened...... Girls now......"

Noelle said, sighing like a male old-timer, completely forgetting that she was also a "girl now".

"Aha...... W-Isn't it for us to banish the ghosts? Well, that kind of thing, in general, should be asked to the church, right? ”

Ellie said with a smile, but her pale face was not at all calm.

"No, no, I want to entrust you with a thorough investigation of the ruins to see if there is any value in cleaning up. After all......"

Somewhat embarrassed, Noelle embarrassedly pressed his hat down to cover his face.

If it's not worth enough, I'm afraid that the ostrich-like commander won't take care of it. (Note: When an ostrich encounters a strong enemy, it will bury its head in the soil, thinking that the enemy will not be able to see it.) Metaphor for self-deception. ）

"I see. Find out what value is enough to impress that two-goal commander? ”

Coming from the same garrison background, Randy didn't have any affection for the commander, and casually added appropriate adjectives to him.

"It's a bit wrong with the wording, but that's probably ......"

Noelle admitted with some embarrassment.

"Hey, this, that's it, but, actually, as long as it's blocked, the ghost can't get out, right?"

Ellie suggested with trepidation, and in order to increase the persuasiveness, she immediately added: "You see, we haven't worked for so long, we must have accumulated a lot of work, shouldn't we do such a time-consuming thing??" ”

"Yes...... As Miss Ellie said......"

Noelle's words gave Ellie a long sigh of relief.

"But—"

"But?!"

"It is said that the sound coming from inside was very loud, and some people described it as the sound of gunfire and bomb explosions. Because explosives are often used to dig caves in the town of Mainz mines, I judge that their testimony is somewhat reliable. In particular......"

"Especially the Karumon guys, huh?"

Randy uttered the name with contempt on his face.

As long as one of these names is related, it will definitely not be good.

Lloyd also thought about it seriously for a moment, and added, "Perhaps, in order to obtain the minerals for casting guns, will they plot to attack the town of Mainz Mine there?" ”

"Yes, Officer Lloyd. That's it. ”

"Then, this task, we should take it."

"(whispering) You'd better give it a go......"

Ellie hung down a little weakly, and retorted to Lloyd's words in a low voice.

"Ellie, did you say anything?"

Lloyd immediately sensed that something was wrong with his companion.

"No, no?"

"Ellie-senpai...... Are you supposed to be ...... Scared of ghosts, right? ”

At this time, Theo, who had been listening quietly and did not speak, made a cold and cruel opinion.

“！！ Hey, how could it be~ Who would be afraid of that kind of non-scientific thing. Okay, let's go together, whether he's a ghost or a wanderer, I'll send them all flying! ”

In the bluff too.

Theo silently took to heart the fact that Ellie's senpai was afraid of ghosts. Maybe you'll be able to use it sometime.

There was no objection, so the group set off in the light armored vehicles of the garrison driven by Sergeant Noelle.

The destination is the Monastery of the Moon. After a long hike from the north of the city, you will find a fork in the mountain tunnel. Heading towards the top of the hill will take you to the mining town of Mainz. The path down leads to the Moon Temple.

As its name suggests, the ruins look like a huge temple-like building, and before they even enter, everyone feels a suspicious smell.

Theo opened his wand and nodded.

"Well, I'm sure, just like the Tower of Stars, the high-level attributes (time, space, and illusion) are running here."

Is that so......

Just when everyone was wondering......

"Boom!"

Suddenly, there was a loud bell.

The sound is crisp and loud.

Almost at the same time, the explosion of explosives and the sound of gunfire could be heard inside.

"Wow, what a hilarious ghost......"

Randy sighed with a frown.

"No...... I don't think this is a ghost at all, right? ”

Ellie also smiled, finally relieved.

can use weapons, which means that at least it's not a ghost~~

And just when everyone can't figure out the situation......

"Knock-knock-"

The bell rang quickly, as if it was playing a rhythm, but it was so inaccurate that it was impossible to guess what the melody was.

However, for some reason, everyone seems to already know who did it.

Well, murderer, that's you! Lancet!

Someone who can use bells as a musical instrument! Only you're a nervous pervert would do it!

Sure enough, with the sound of the bell, a loud roar came from inside the building.

"Ranster—you're going to die!"

Sure enough, is this ghost case inseparable from the Karuman consortium?