Stonehenge slowly dives underground.

Mercury rose from the ground and sat down on the broken stone slab.

He snapped his fingers very loudly, and the torches on the stone wall lit up again.

"I didn't expect this to be the result, little man."

He blinked one-eyed: "You have earned yourself the fate of a hero!" Everyone knows that a hero has to prove himself against creatures much bigger than him, from Fergus to Hercules. ”

Li Wu felt that as a creature who often acted as a villain who was killed in such stories, he had the humorous effect of a hellish joke when he told it.

Hoshikawa Aoi withdrew the protective technique and ran over with five fingers open: "Classmate Li Wu, you have defeated a giant!" ”

Although he felt a little ashamed to make such a gesture as a high-five in reality, he still raised his hand.

When she ran in front of her, the girl put down her hand and patted Li Wu's shoulder: "Why did you suddenly raise your hand?" Do you want Hoshikawa-sensei's praise so much? ”

"You're deliberately finding fault!"

Almost got into infighting after successfully challenging the giants.

Feeling neglected, Mercury coughed and set off a gust of wind: "I will keep my promise and never walk in the fields of the villains around me." ”

He looked at the Snow Maiden who came over and nodded: "I won't mention the marriage proposal again." ”

The proprietress was visibly relieved.

"So, the matter is settled?"

Li Wu shook his arm, which was still a little sore, and the trick that finally played a role in fixing the tripod was used for the first time, or it left a certain sequelae, and he probably needed to rest for a while to recover.

"Wait a minute."

Mercury spoke up: "As I said, you have won the fate of a hero, and this is no joke. ”

"Those who have carried fire and steel since ancient times, conquered dragons, snakes and monsters, and you have done the same feat as they have done to defeat me, then I must give a gift, just as Bolseus received her head from Medusa."

"I don't want your head!"

Li Wu immediately strongly denied.

He can't wait until he leaves Tokamachi with a giant's head in tow, what do you say? I took time out here to do a hunting mission, and this is the material to be stripped of?

“…… Also, you don't have to resist so much, right? Although I have no intention of giving up my life. ”

The giant stood up, easily reached for the top of the towering cave, and carefully dug into a hollow.

He leaned down and spread out his palm, on which rolled a round object the size of a normal human eyeball, which looked like a grain of millet in Mercury's palm, radiating a ruby sheen.

"What is this?"

Li Wu took the gem-like object that rolled down and asked.

"The eyes of my king—a copy of it, of course."

Just listening to the first half of the sentence, Li Wu almost threw out the things in his hand.

As mentioned earlier, King Balor of the Fermorians has a magic eye that directs everything he looks at to death, and if it's genuine, it's at least a legendary piece of equipment with plus fifteen and curse entries.

"It doesn't have the power to kill everything, it only serves as a restraint, and it works best for ordinary mortals, but it is possible for people like you to resist its effects," Mercury said. ”

It seemed like a pretty frustrating prop just to hear from this description, but Li Wu still put away the ruby eye - because of the resemblance, he decided to call it that for the time being.

"So we're going to take our leave, stupid big guy?"

Snow Maiden, who didn't want to stay any longer, said goodbye, and the three of them prepared to go out of the tunnel where they came.

"Well, the villain over there! Where are you going? ”

When he was about to walk out, the giant called Li Wu as if he remembered something.

"You're not the little people who live here, are you?"

"If you want to go anywhere, haven't the giants also heard the name of Longdu Island?"

Li Wu originally just asked jokingly, but he didn't expect to get an unexpected response.

"Ah, I guessed correctly."

He stroked the little beard he had left: "That place is the first stop for guys like me who moved here from their hometown, and I really miss the scenery there." ”

Li Wu remembered the goblins he had seen on the train before, and asked, "I witnessed Mei Luxin's cluster nearby before, did they also relocate here in this way?" ”

"That's right, and that's not all."

The giant stood up: "On that island, there is still a treasure buried in the dragon—that's what I heard. If it were you, maybe you would find it? ”

"Did Arisa also tell the rumors of the treasure?"

Hoshikawa Aoi whispered behind her back that she was watching the excitement by the window when they were discussing where they wanted to go on a school trip that day, but when it was decided to go to Ryudo Island, Airisa talked about it again in the activity room of the club.

"I don't know if it's the same thing."

Although he didn't understand what the so-called dragon treasure meant and whether it was true or not, Li Wu decided to write down this information in his notebook when he returned.

As they came out of the deep and winding tunnel, the three of them were greeted by a sudden light of daylight.

Then I was almost startled by the cheers.

The crowd that had gathered together greeted him in a mess, and the [farmer] led by him rubbed his hands excitedly: "Master! It's amazing! That pit...... Suddenly it started raining......"

Even the light of them crowded at the back of the crowd.

He didn't seem to be able to organize the language well, but Li Wu had already seen the changes taking place in front of him.

A layer of white mist shrouded the fish-scale terraces, and a comfortable drizzle continued to fall, and most importantly, the depression in the middle of the field had become smooth at some point.

The Seshido Rice Terraces under the rain curtain are the most famous scenery here.

This was the last gift from the giants.

Accepting the gratitude of the local residents, the [farmer] led by him must be rewarded, but now Li Wu, who has a pile of gold in both paper money and hard currency, refuses.

In the end, Uncle [Farmer], who really had no choice, said to gather some local souvenirs and send them over.

Then dealing with the trio that they didn't bring with them, Shiratori Mao mainly didn't understand what they were doing, and the remaining two expressed a certain amount of resentment to Li Wu for only bringing Hoshikawa Aoi.

After descending from the mountain road, the Snow Maiden sent them directly to the meeting place.

"Thank you for your help."

She bowed deeply, "I'll talk to my sister over there about this, too." ”

There were already two and three students from Inaba High School who came to the meeting place, looking at the beautiful looking proprietress frequently.

"Can I have a free hot spring bath?"

Hoshikawa Aoi grabbed her hand, her eyes lit up.

"Of course, I'll tell her."

"Yay!" Hoshikawa Aoi turned to Li Wu and smiled like a flower, "Last time, Arisa said that everyone wanted to take a hot spring at a time, so let's go back?" ”

"What a counselor! Xiao Wu, you have to stay away from such a terrible Miss Xingchuan. ”

Bare stood on tiptoe and whispered.

"The second disease over there! I hear it all! ”

In the midst of the usual quarrels, the people gradually gathered and boarded the train to Niigata Port.

There, they will cross the ocean and land on an island that is said to hold the treasure of the dragon.

Thank you for your good luck, book friend 20220407023902531, drunk breeze 12, long white, and dusty reward

(End of chapter)