*

This dodge made Sophia very uncomfortable, and she must have been very uncomfortable when she fell from a high altitude.

"Hahaha, Sophia-chan, you're a little unreliable."

"I want you to be verbose......"

"Let me end its life!"

Hinako rushed to the griffon, ready to deliver the final blow to the griffon, who was in a state of weakness.

"Abominable ......"

The unwilling Sophia still wanted to do something, but when she saw the scroll in Hinako's hand, she would only retreat.

"Burst of flame!"

The raging flames consumed the griffin in an instant.

It was burned to ashes before it could even make a wail.

"Victory!"

Hinako turned around and made a triumphant gesture to Suzuki.

"Whew...... I'll just praise you a little. ”

"Hmph, I'm pretty good!"

"Yes, yes, yes, we all know that."

"Captain, what do you mean by that perfunctory attitude?"

"Ahem...... Sophia, should you explain to me what happened to you just now? ”

Suzuki chose to ignore Hinako's noise and turned to look at Sophia, who had turned back into her human nature.

“…… It's nothing. ”

"Why ignore me? Whew, Captain! ”

Wouldn't this be a little quieter......

"Silence!"

After using the silence magic, Suzuki felt like the whole world was quiet.

“……”

Hinako cried and threw herself at Suzuki.

However, he was dodged sideways by Suzuki in a dashing manner.

"Harina, catch this mad dog."

Suzuki snapped his fingers and said.

"Oh......"

Harina obediently grabbed Hinako, and no matter how Hinako struggled, Harina didn't mean to let go of her.

"Very good...... Sophia, I command you by contract to tell me the answer. ”

“…… Cut. It's just a little thing in our clan, it's not a big deal......"

"Really...... Then please follow my command next time. ”

"Got it."

Very perfunctory feeling.

Presumably next time she will go her own way.

"Okay, this guy is also solved, let's hurry up and find some prey, it's already dark."

"Miss Suzuki, do you want me to go and get Miss Nao and Nana back?"

"Well, please."

Nana and Hoshino are resting where they were before, and if they can hunt later...... The two of them don't have to go.

"Hinako, I'll see the prey later, but don't do it like before, or I'll eat your meat tonight."

With that, Suzuki lifted the silence magic on Hinako's body.

"Huh? Want to eat me? Are you serious, Captain? ”

"Of course, whoever tells you to do you every time will only do you a favor."

"Huh? Didn't I defeat the griffin just now? Captain, I have to reason with you today! ”

Hawkers,I have to admit,Sometimes Hinako is still quite useful......

"Just kidding, Miss Hinako, I know you're the best."

Suzuki said flatteringly.

"Captain ———, I didn't expect you to have such a disgusting side......"

"You...... Isn't that a bit too much? ”

Suzuki smiled and stretched out his hands to choke Hinako, but she dodged him.

"I'm sorry, I knew it was wrong!"

Seeing that the situation was not good, Hinako immediately admitted her mistake sincerely.

"Sophia, do you smell any prey?"

"Do you really think I'm a dog?"

“…… I didn't mean that. ”

"Then why don't you look at me and talk?"

"Uh-hee-......"

……

Somewhere in the forest.

A team of adventurers, dressed in very formal clothes, was advancing.

"What's going on? How did the temperature in the neighborhood suddenly drop? ”

"There are strong magicians nearby......"

"Have the people of the kingdom finally noticed this?"

"Cut...... Trouble is dead......"

"No problem, we have a secret weapon here."

“……”

"Saito, haven't you reached your destination yet?"

“…… It should be almost there. ”

"What if we meet that group of adventurers?"

"Do you need to talk about that? Killed, of course. ”

"I feel a little sympathetic to them......"

“……”

……

"Hoshino, is there anything wrong with your body?"

Suzuki and Hoshino successfully completed the rendezvous.

"Well, it's okay."

"Then let's go and see if there's anything else to eat."

"Understood."

"Hoshino, stay here with Nana. We're here tonight to make do with a night's rest. ”

It's not an ideal camping spot, but you can't find a better place.

"Nana wants to go too!"

“…… Nana stays here to protect Hoshino and will take you there next time. ”

"But ......"

"Obedient."

"Good ......"

It could be seen that Nana also wanted to go hunting, but she didn't want to disobey Suzuki.

"Can I get the stupid Hinako to stay with me?"

"Huh? Why am I staying here with you? I only went as the main character of the hunt. ”

Hinako clearly distanced herself from Nana and stood behind Suzuki to hide.

"No problem, Hinako, you stay here too."

"Did you hear that? The captain said let me ...... Ha? Captain, did I hear me wrong? Are you sure you're going to leave me here? ”

"Sure, and sure."

"No, I don't want to...... What are you doing, Nana? Don't pull me! I'm staying, staying! ”

Hinako succumbed to Nana's violence.

"Then I'll go with Harina, and Sophia, and the three of you stay here."

"Hmm."

"Understood."

"Let's go!"

The three of them headed for the forest again.

The forest looks particularly eerie at night.

However, Harina and Sophia don't seem to be scared at all, it seems that Suzuki is too worried.

Coo-coo.

"Wow!"

What is the sound?

Suzuki was startled by the voice.

But Haruna and Sophia didn't seem to be affected in any way, and continued to walk forward.

Is it a hallucination......

Coo-coo.

Here it is again, and it is really not an illusion!

"Hey, do you hear any strange noises?"

Finally, Suzuki couldn't help but ask.

"Strange sounds? No, I don't. ”

"What? Human, do you say you're afraid of the night? ”

"Not really! It's a very strange sound! ”

Coo-coo.

"Listen! It's here again! ”

"Miss Suzuki was talking about this voice......"

"Does Harina know?"

"It's a bird, it doesn't hurt people, and by the way, they only show up at night."

"That's a strange bird...... Can you take me to see it? ”

Suzuki immediately became interested in this strange bird and wanted to find out.

"Hmm...... No problem, let's go find out. ”

……