After a long time of commotion in Karn Village, before leaving Karn Village, which had changed dramatically and was guarded by strange goblins, the Black Swords and their employer finally learned from the villagers and a beautiful young village girl, Annie Emmert, about the changes in Karn Village and the specific origin of the horrific battle marks that had taken place outside the village!

However, although they knew about the attack and massacre of the villagers by the Slen cult, the almost ambush and murder of the chief warrior of the kingdom, and the story of a powerful man named Anzi Urgon and a certain evil little girl spellcaster, they could not do much more, and after learning about it and taking a short rest, they hurried into the dense forest not far from Karn Village. And follow the markers left inside, prepare to go to the other three companions who entered the forest first, and pick some special herbs that only appear at this time.

However......

The Black Sword and their employer, Enfirea Barea, had not long groped their way into the woods before they had to stop again, and began to look with some embarrassment at the last mark carved into the trunk of a large tree.

'Really! ’

'Where the hell did Mr. Momo and Nabe, and Anne, and that little one run away, and why are they gone?' ’

'You say......'

'Could they be fighting again?' ’

‘！！ ’

"Probably not, although little Anne has been targeting Mo Mojun and Miss Nabei along the way, but she is not too hostile, and Mo Mojun has always tried to restrain herself, coupled with their assurances, I don't think they will fight, and on the way here, we have not found any traces of their fighting......

'Lucrote, did you find anything?' ’

'Of course! ’

'Come and see! Here, and here...... Mo Mojun and Miss Nabei's footprints went to the east, and Little Annie's footprints went to the north, their footprints were shallow, and there were no traces of a fight around, so I thought the same as the captain, they should have gone separately to explore, which is why the mark disappeared directly here! ’

'Hmm......'

That's right! I also agree with Lucrot! ’

'Then Peter, what are we going to do now, do we need to split up and go to them?' ’

'This ......'

'Forget it! Now it's not up to us to decide! Emferea, you're our employer now, what do you think? ’

The members of the Black Sword's team wandered around the place where the last sign appeared for a long time, but in the end they could not come up with a solution, so they turned to their employer, the genius apothecary Enferia Barea who had paid a lot of money to protect them and come here to pick herbs.

‘……’

'The reason why Karn Village has always been able to avoid being attacked by monsters and monsters is because this forest is the territory of the forest king, and because of its existence, ordinary monsters and monsters dare not come here. ’

'This forest should be safe, we just need to watch out for the forest king...... So, since Mo Mojun, Miss Nabe, and Little Anne have gone to explore other places without leaving a mark, we will simply pick herbs around here and wait for them to be ready. ’

"I just noticed, you see, there's a lot of red blood mist grass over there, it only grows at this time, it's the right time to pick it, and that's one of the purposes of my visit......

So, what do you all think? ’

It's not early now, and if they have to disperse their staff because of the three of them, he won't be able to pick herbs today, and at least he will be delayed for another day, which will not only worry his grandmother, but will also pay a lot of extra commissions, which is beyond his plan.

Moreover, Enfirea had just said that although this dense forest was relatively safe because of the 'Forest Wise King', once they penetrated into other areas, it would not be easy to say, and he didn't want to take that risk, because he didn't know how to fight, and he didn't want to die here.

'Hmm......'

'Oh well! ’

'Emferea, we'll start to set up a guard and guard for you now, Dyne is a priest of the forest, and he is also proficient in a lot of herbs, let him help you collect medicine, when you have enough, if you still have time, we will go to find the three of them again, what do you think of this arrangement?' ’

After hesitating for a while, Peter, the captain of the Dark Sword, was still a little uneasy about the three of them, and he was not ready to give up on his teammates easily, so he could only suggest the best of both worlds.

'Absolutely!' ’

'Then, Mr. Dyne Woodwanda, please do me a little favor, I need you to help me with the Blood Mist over there, and I must remember to bring roots and mud, or they will soon wither!' ’

'I need to go over there and see if there's any other herb I need?' ’

'Okay! ’

'Enfirea, don't worry, although I don't know how to make potions, I am very proficient in medicinal herbs! ’

'Hmmm! Then please! ’

‘……’

In the absence of a certain three guys who had obviously joined the escort team, but had dropped their chains and disappeared at the critical moment, the Pitch Black Sword team had no choice but to assign one person to help pick the goods, and the remaining three people were on guard and armed in this large area, guarding against dangerous animals, monsters, or the legendary terrible 'Forest Sage King' who had lived for hundreds of years, etc., in order to protect the safety of the employer when collecting medicine.

However......

It didn't take long, at most, when Enfirea and Dyne had only collected most of the boxes of medicinal herbs, Lucrot, who was the team's eyes and ears, was the first to notice that something was wrong.

‘！！ ’

'What's wrong, Lucrot? ’

'Peter, do you hear it, there seems to be a burst of heavy footsteps, and it is getting closer. ’

'Something!? ’

'Yes! And most likely the big picture! ’

‘！！ ’

'Quick! All of them! Be vigilant!! ’

'Dyne! Enfirea! Quick, come over here, don't pick it yet!! ’

'Niya! Prepare to cast spells! ’

'Rest assured! I know! ’

‘……’

Then, when the captain Peter heard the footsteps that were getting closer and more distinct, they quickly abandoned their original operation and gathered together, and began to stare at the place where there was movement somewhere in the dense forest, ready to fight or retreat at any time.

A few minutes later......

‘！！ ’

'Hello! ’

"Don't be nervous, let me introduce, this is the monster I just surrendered, that is, the legendary monster that has guarded this forest for hundreds of years - the Forest Sage King!!" ’

When the warrior Momo and his female companion Nabei appeared in front of the five people who were extremely nervous, and before the five of them could recover from their shock, the warrior Momo waved towards the dense forest, and then a huge one, as tall as two or three people, several people could not hold the cage, counting the huge cute thing whose tail might be twenty or thirty meters long, and a huge hamster appeared in front of everyone.

'Rest assured! ’

'It's been subdued by me, it's not going to mess around!' ’

Seeing everyone's expressions of disbelief, as if to reassure everyone, the warrior Momo also walked up to the head of the 'Forest Sage (Moe) King and patted the other party's furry head.

That's right! ’

As the Lord said, I have surrendered and promise not to cause you any trouble! ’

The Forest Moe King, oh no, it should be the 'Forest Sage King' At the signal of the warrior Momo, he directly nodded to the five people who were still in a state of shock and spoke.

‘！！ ’

'Really, really the Wise King of the Forest?!' ’

'It's incredible!! ’

'That's amazing! What an amazing beast this is......

'Hmm......'

Not only can he speak, but he also has a strong physique...... I also felt its great power and wisdom! ’

'Hah! ’

'Surrender the Virtuous King of the Forest, such a great feat, it is really worthy of a man who runs around with Nabe-chan, I can be regarded as completely convinced of you, Mo Mo-kun! ’

'Yes! If our pitch-black sword touches it, it will definitely kill it directly, right? It's worthy of Mo Mojun, we still underestimated you a little before! ’

'Awesome......

Finally, after confirming that a certain huge hamster monster was indeed subdued and would not hurt people, the four of the Dark Sword and the employer pharmacist Enfirea surrounded each other's side, and while they were amazed, they did their best to praise and clap Momo, a warrior who usually hides his head and tail and is unwilling to show his true face, and has always felt that he has little ability.

‘……’

'Nabei, what do you think?' ’

However, from the first glance, he didn't feel this kind of 'Kuranosuke', this kind of big cute thing like a hamster What is so powerful warrior Momo had no choice but to look at his companions for help, he felt that this subordinate who was different from those adventurers should give him a more appropriate evaluation?

'Mo Mo Da...... Mr! ’

'I don't care about its intensity, but I can feel its power from the fierce look in its eyes......

It's rare that the warrior 'Momo' found that Nabe-chan, who has always been an iceberg beauty and has never been pretended to be a color to outsiders and foreign objects other than himself, is so optimistic about this 'forest sage king' and this Warcraft hamster who can easily catch and surrender with his passive skills, and he also rarely showed a trace of a smile that made him a little distracted?

‘……’

'That's right......

The warrior 'Momo' still didn't understand, why he could only see the 'cute' meaning in the eyes of this big hamster, and he didn't feel the slightest bit of strength or fierceness at all?!

However, in view of the fact that the aesthetics of the otherworldly people may be different from his, although he was shocked and a little incredulous, he still did not show it easily, just nodded quietly, trying to maintain his majesty and image.

'Too powerful......

'Mo Mo-kun is really powerful, such a powerful and terrifying demonic beast can be subdued......

'Yes! ’

'If only I could submit one......

'Tsk! ’

'Nia, you better save it, don't think about your little strength! ’

'Hahaha! ’

The four of the Pitch Black Sword were still talking loudly over there, and they almost didn't pounce on the Forest Virtuous King to have a good understanding and experience.

‘……’

Terrible? Powerful?

Aziulgon, or rather, the warrior Momo didn't think the 'Forest Sage' was terrifying or powerful, because the other party was just a big hamster, nothing more......

‘！！ ’

'Mo Mo-kun, if you can ride it back, it will definitely cause a sensation, right?!' ’

Suddenly, Peter, the captain of the Dark Sword, excitedly suggested.

Because he felt that if the other party could ride this legendary forest sage king who had lived in the forest for hundreds of years back to Ye Lantil City, it would definitely greatly shake the entire city and the Adventurers' Association, and at that time, not only Mo Mojun and Nabei's team would quickly gain a level increase, but even their pitch-black sword would definitely be stained with a lot of benefits and evaluations.

‘！！ ’

'Ride, ride it back?!' ’

The warrior Momo was directly shocked!

He thinks that what kind of shy behavior is it to let his serious and mighty self ride a large cute thing through the market? I'm afraid that only those guys with thicker skin than the city walls can do it, right?

That's right! ’

'Peter, you're a genius! Mo Mo-kun, if you can ride this demonic beast back, your level will definitely increase several ranks in an instant, after all, the Forest Sage King also has a great reputation in Ye Lantil City! ’

Luclot is right, if Mr. Momo wants to move up to a level match your strength as soon as possible, then do so! ’

'Hmm...... I think that's a good idea too? ’

Luclote, Nia, and the forest priest Dyne, upon hearing their captain's advice, agreed and encouraged as well.

'This ......'

However, the warrior 'Momo' did not directly agree, but glanced at his companion in embarrassment.

Soon, after discovering that Nabe's eyes were also a little excited, he looked at the large cute thing...... However, in the end, he still did not speak or nod, neither agreed nor disagreed, and was obviously still hesitating.

'That's right! ’

'Mr. Momo, what about Anne's little one, did you see her?!' ’

'Yes! We haven't seen her since it just started. ’

'Mo Mo-kun? ’

In the end, the people of the Dark Sword, who had gradually recovered from the capture of the Virtuous King of the Forest and the strength of the warrior Momo, finally began to inquire about a little girl who had been missing for a long time and had not been seen back.

‘…..’

'I don't know ...... know'

We've been separated since we've been in the woods, but she says she's going to look further north so we can wait for her at the last campsite when we get back? ’

The warrior Momo first silently sensed the direction and distance of a little girl's movements, and after knowing that the other party had now run into the depths of the Angelician Mountains, he told the words that the other party had left when they were separated from him and Nabei.

He wasn't worried about the other party's safety, because he knew that the other party was stronger than anyone else here, including him Anzi Urgong! Or maybe even stronger than all of them in the room combined?

'But ......'

'We probably won't be camping at that campsite when we go back.....

'This ......'

'Alas! If she comes like this, the task must be regarded as a failure, and I'm afraid that the remuneration will no longer be her share! ’

'Not really, right? Peter, didn't she help fight those goblins and ogres before? ’

'Humph! Desertion is a big no-no for us adventurers! ’

‘……’

After a moment's discussion, the Black Sword team fell silent amid the worried rebuke of the captain, Peter. Because they also know that what their captain said is right, that little guy really shouldn't run around casually, after all, the other party is not like Mo Mojun, in order to fight against the Forest Sage King and eliminate the threat of that demonic beast to them, the other party left the team without permission and explored the depths of the forest, which is not within the scope of their mission.

A day later, the Black Sword team, the apothecary employer, Enferea, and some of the mighty warriors of the Forest, riding proudly on the back of the mighty Monster 'Forest King', some of the warriors who couldn't raise their heads, 'Momo', finally approached the northern gate of the city of Yar Lantil, and gradually approached the gate in the chaos and noise of the guards and residents.

'Huh? ’

'Enfirea, what's wrong with you, why do you look a little unhappy?' ’

'Nothing ......'

'I can see what the hell is wrong with you, is our action not going well this time, and on time?' ’

'I'...... I'm a little worried about Karn Village, you think, without the Forest Virtuous King, will Ann Li and them be attacked by monsters? ’

'Wouldn't it?' They've all built up the Shan Clan, and with so many goblins guarding them, nothing will happen! ’

‘……’

'I hope so! ’

Enfirea glanced at Momo, the warrior riding the Virtuous King of the Forest, and after thinking about it, she still didn't say anything.

'That's it! ’

'Instead of worrying about Karn Village and your Anne, you might as well worry about Anne's little one!' It's true, I don't know where she went, it's so unreassuring that such a little person dares to come to such a dangerous place! ’

'Luclot, didn't you go into the northern part of the jungle yesterday to investigate?' Did you really find nothing along the way? ’

'Nope! ’

'Her footprints were soon gone, and I don't know what was going on......

'Alas~! ’

'That's it! Luclot and Dyne, let's go into the city! That little guy is very clever and has great fire magic, and I'm sure she'll be fine! ’

'I hope so......

It's impossible not to worry about that, after all, that little guy was a teammate of their Dark Sword before, even temporarily!

However, they also knew that their Dark Sword was not capable of finding a little girl in that kind of dense forest, and even it was a little difficult for them to protect themselves, so Captain Peter resolutely ordered to exit the forest after Luclot detected the sudden disappearance of the other party's footprints, and after waiting in Karn Village for a night, he set off early the next morning to speed up and return to the city of Yerantir.

‘！！ ’

'Look! What's that guy riding over there?! ’

'Wow ......'

'What's that?' ’

'It's huge! What a terrible monster......

'You don't know, do you? I've heard, it's the Wise King of the Forest! ’

'Forest Virtuous King, won't you?!' ’

'Of course! Anyway, it was the people from the Adventurer's Guild who said it, and you see, that person still has the logo of the Adventurer's Guild on his neck! ’

'Bronze, bronze?! ’

"That's the warrior Momo, he is a newly registered adventurer, so the level is still very low, but it is said that his strength is very strong, at least the steel level, so he captured the forest sage king back on the first mission! ’

'Ahh ’

'That's so, that's amazing......

'Isn't it?' ’

‘……’

When everyone entered the city together, the residents of Ye Lantil City were no longer afraid, and they did not hesitate to express their admiration and sighs to a certain cute monster and the ironclad knight riding on the monster, and at the same time, the eyes of envy, jealousy, or fear kept throwing towards the warrior 'Momo'.

‘……’

This is...... What a shy, what a shameful PLAY......

'Uh......'

Damn it!

I really shouldn't have promised them to ride this 'Kurasuke' into the city before, if I tied each other's necks with a rope and led them, it should have caused the same sensational effect, right? Or is it the same as hacking each other to death and then dragging their tails?

In that case, he could at least walk in with his head held high now, instead of lying on the hamster's furry back like he thought, feeling only that infinite shame?

However.....

The shame and pride of Anzi Urgon, or rather, the warrior 'Momo', did not last long...... Because, while the people of Ye Lantil City were amazed and pointing, at this moment, a strange groan suddenly sounded in the sky, and at the same time, a large black shadow began to appear on the ground illuminated by the light of the setting sun, and almost instantly the whole city became a sensation, and even the alarm bell on the tower in the center of the city was instantly sounded, and the movement was countless times greater than when they first entered the city!

Clang! Clang! Clang! Clang~!

The rapid ringing of the bell continued, and the people screamed and stared at the sky in horror as fast as they could, returning to their homes or hiding in the nearest buildings, while the large numbers of the garrisons of the kingdom of Li Yestij were also alarmed by the sound of sirens and the movement in the sky, and rushed out of their barracks in neat ranks and armed weapons.

‘！！ ’

'Look! What is that?! ’

'Where?' ’

'In the air!' ’

'Oh~! Oh my God, that's ...... Run, Run!! ’

'What's wrong?' ’

'Yes! Is it a dragon?! ’

'Dragons? ’

'Not true! It's the Frost Dragon! The Frost Dragon is coming!! ’

‘！！ ’

'Everybody, run!! ’

However, the chaos among the inhabitants and soldiers of the city of Yah Lantil did not last long, as they soon saw:

That huge thing, that dragon quickly landed down on the fairly spacious North Gate Street?

At this moment, on the dragon's or the white frost dragon's arrogant head, a little girl wearing a small red dress, a small red hood, a stuffed toy bear in her hand, and a 'Brilliant Diamond' adventurer-level badge around her neck was showing a cute big smile and greeting some of her 'companions' who were frightened enough by her actions.

"Hi~!"

(*^▽^ฅ)

"Hello everyone, it seems that people are coming back late, but it's okay, I can be regarded as catching up with you!!"

☆⌒(*^- ゚)v hey hey!!

Get!

No, after seeing the little guy on the dragon's head, everyone finally knew what was going on.

However, when Anne landed so coldly, she immediately compared a certain knight who rode a hamster, Momo, to the other party's idea of riding a large mouse in the streets, and then made a name for himself suddenly fell to nothing!

‘！！ ’

'Giant, Dragon......'

What the hell is this?

Momo, or Aziulgon, was already scolding in his heart.

Obviously, he was extremely angry at a certain little girl who targeted herself everywhere, embarrassed herself everywhere, and even deliberately rode a dragon whose claws alone were bigger than her own Kurasuke to compare herself and humiliate herself nakedly.

If he had known that was the case, he should have caught a dragon himself, or simply gotten a dragon out of his Nansalik underground tomb! You know, dragons or something, they don't have them in the big underground tomb of Nasalik, and they don't necessarily be weaker or smaller than the other party's frost dragon!

‘？？ ’

'Annie? ’

‘！！ ’

'It's really Annie!!' ’

'But! ’

'Y-How did you do this, what's going on with this frost dragon?! ’

After the initial fright, when they saw that the dragon had no intention of attacking, and when they saw the little man on the dragon's head, they took a few steps closer in horror, and raised their heads to a little girl who was greeting them condescendingly.

"It's actually very simple!"

o(*¯︶¯*)o

"They ran north into the mountain, and they ran into them, and after knocking them all down, they generously agreed to be their mounts!"

๑乛◡乛๑

In fact, Anne didn't just defeat one or two dragons, she directly defeated an entire frost dragon clan, including the leader of the other party, that is, the white dragon king called Orasadadark Hellilar! Then, after showing off her power for a while, she hurriedly chose the young and beautiful female frost dragon to be her mount and rode back.

'Ah.....h

'W-Where's this easy?' ’

Everyone swallowed their saliva, and faintly felt that it seemed that the other party was really worthy of the 'Brilliant Diamond' adventurer rank that the other party had pressed on him? After all, even steel-level adventurers had never heard of anyone who could catch a dragon and use it as a mount, let alone win a group of dragons.

They heard it clearly, the other party had just used the word 'they', then, obviously, the other party must have won more than one frost dragon!

"Huh?"

∑(´△｀)？！

"Brother Momo, where did you catch this big rat you were riding?"

ꉂ(๑✪ꇴ✪)✧

Finally, after a few words with the former friends of the Black Sword, Anne finally spotted a warrior riding on the back of a cute (and delicious-looking) large hamster, and asked with some curiosity.

'I'll go first!' ’

'Goodbye guys!!' ’

However, it was okay for Anne not to ask, and when she asked, that warrior Momo still thought that she was deliberately humiliating him? Therefore, Anzi Ulgong, who had no face to stay and didn't want to continue to play in shame, or the warrior Momo, directly took his subordinate Nabei and his new pet 'Kurasuke' and left in a panic, and disappeared as soon as he slipped through the smoke......

“！！”

! (; ﾟoﾟ)o

"Really, what is he running, people just wanted to ask if his hamster sells or not......"

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