Chapter 19 – Monster Core….It’s Them!

「What should I do?」

I don’t think it’s possible to examine the whole forest to look for the source of that foreign substance.

Moreover, my companions are all looking at me.

If I use the magic I casted earlier again, I will be able to stop it from spreading.

However, even now, I’m sure that the minute foreign object is still being produced somewhere.

What should I do?.....

I can’t think of anything.

As I sipped my tea on the wood deck, I turned my gaze to the field.

The farming corps is working hard as usual.

Come to think of it, it seems like the harvest season for fruit bearing crops this early spring has already ended before I knew it.

I didn’t notice.

I feel like I’ve been in a flurry of emotions for the past month.

I know what the problem is but I don’t know how to solve it.

Well, I need to do something about it but what should I do….sigh.

While I’m worrying about that, my pants were pulled.

When I looked at who’s tugging my pants, I saw a farming corps member with a monster core on its body.

「What’s wrong?」

The farming corps member holds out something to me.

It was a transparent monster core.

It’s a stone that amplifies magic by accumulating magic power.

I don’t get what it’s trying to do but I received the monster core and after that, it went back to work as if satisfied.

….what was that?

On my hand is a transparent monster core.

A stone that increases magic power.

「AAAHHH! Using this, I can catch foreign objects without using too much magical power!」

I look at the monster core in my hand.

It’s transparent.

It’s a stone that I really don’t know what’s the use.

I’m not sure why the farming corps gave me this.

….does this mean that I need it now?

The rock dolls are so smart that I can’t believe I made them…..I’ll believe in them.

Okay, now that I’ve decided to believe them, let’s try it out.

First of all, let’s remember the power I felt from the foreign object.

….areh?

Where were the foreign objects collected?

Well, I gathered them but….come to think of it, I didn’t imagine any specific destination.

Perhaps it is underground?

I poured magical power to the ground.

When I did so, everyone around started to make noise but I said it was okay and continued what I was doing.

I’m sure I’ve wrapped it up so why can’t I find it?

…..there it is.

It’s very deep.

「Come」

I grabbed it and pulled in it, of course I’m imagining a hand grabbing it towards me.

It was bigger than I imagined it would be so I hurriedly held it with both hands.

It’s about the size of an ostrich egg and looks like an ink black stone.

I put it down, stroke it, and tap it.

Are the foreign objects gathered inside?

I let my magical power flow through the black stone-like thing to examine its inside.

「Ah!」

I felt the same barrier power that had trapped Koa and the other in the forest the moment I could clearly grasp the power that had been uncertain until now.

Comparing what I just felt now and the power of the barrier in my memory, they seemed to be the same.

「Seriously?」

God-sama said everything was over so I never considered the possibility that it’s them but, are those three idiots behind this?

It’s possible that they have done something to the forest, right?

I mean, what did god-sama find out earlier?

Did he miss something?

Haaa.

I lost my strength and sat down on the spot.

At that moment, my companions all panic.

「I’m okay.」

I pat Shuri, who was closest to me, on the head.

Don’t tell me I’m going to be pushed around by those three again?

My head hurts just thinking about what they are planning to do this time.

No, but didn’t god-sama say that they turned into insects or something in some other world?

Yeah, maybe they were pretty smart and put up some precautionary measures.

….No, if they were really smart, they wouldn’t make stupid mistakes in the first place.

Either way, I have to do something as soon as possible.

If it is related to those three….

When I leaned on Shuri’s head, my irritation cooled down and I felt better.

I looked over at Kuuhi and Usa, who looked worried.

「I’m fine, don’t worry.」

「Aymfa?」

「Yes, I’m fine.」

Kuuhi is learning Japanese quickly.

I still can’t understand a word in this world though!

I stroked their heads and their tails wagged.

They are expressing more and more emotions.

It’s those three idiot’s fault that these kids became slaves, right?

That really pisses me off.

Okay, I’m going to erase all their traces from this world!

「Thanks for worrying about me, I’m fine.」

I shouted a little louder so that everyone could hear me.

I stood up and stretched.

Now I know the cause of the problem, I will find it and I will destroy it.

I don’t care where they are hiding it but I’ll find it.

No matter which world they currently are, they made Koa like this.

No, not just her.

Somehow, all of my companions were affected.

I’ll repay that debt.

I remembered the power I had felt earlier.

That power, it’s not magic.

What is it then?

Well, whatever it is, I don’t care.

Anyway, all I need to do is to look for the power in the forest….should I gather them into the black stone like thing?

I held the monster core.

They are god apprentices, right?

Then, it’s divine power….right, if it’s divine power, that explains everything.

Gather all divine power that springs up in the forest and have the black stone like thing absorb them.

Imagination starts.

「Gather and absorb divine power」

The monster core in my hand suddenly becomes hot.

When I let it go because of surprise, it floated up into the air and disappeared into the forest at a great speed.

Eh?

What happened?

That’s completely different from my imagination. Why did that monster core move?

Suddenly, my pants were pulled again. It was a farming corps member with several monster cores.

I casted magic using monster cores until they’re satisfied but, is that okay?