Chapter 63

I asked the baby spiders and ants to show me the tree with the fruit and guide me to it.

Shion and Crow, accompanied by Sasa, ran through the forest.

It’s convenient to be fast.

Just don’t trip.

Tree roots are such a nuisance.

Hmm~ Indeed, the trees with the desired fruit are densely packed.

However, most of them are outside the barrier.

I see, most of them are in the area with the curse.

What should I do?

When I tried to expand the barrier, the cores opposed me.

The reason is unknown.

We haven’t communicated that well yet.

But they shook their heads, indicating strong opposition.

However, the things I want are right in front of me.

So I’ll apologize later.

One deep breath.

I closed my eyes and felt the barrier with my whole body.

I created an image of looking down at the barrier and executed it with magic.

...It worked well.

From there, I created an image of expanding the barrier.

How far should I expand it?

Twice as much... a bit more, about three times the current size... Ah!

I noticed a plant that caught my attention when looking from above.

It’s hard to see due to the curse’s shadow, but it might be something.

With that in mind, I expanded the barrier five times.

I imagined a temporary barrier and “purified” everything inside.

I strengthened the purified things by about two times and “returned” them.

The best thing to do is to return what is not needed to their owners.

I gradually expanded the barrier into the soil.

I extended the barrier downward to the same level as the initial one and “purified” it.

Then I “returned” it.

I activated the “barrier” fully and “strengthened” it.

I checked each river and lake from above.

I “absorbed” the curse in the water and “returned” it.

I removed the old barrier and “purified” the new barrier area again.

I cleaned everything from the roots of the trees to the tips of the leaves within the barrier.

Finally, I “returned” everything.

Very satisfied!

In front of me is a lush forest with vibrant trees.

There’s no sign of the curse’s shadow.

I can’t help but smile at the level of my purification skills.

When I looked at Shion, Crow, and Sasa, they were looking around.

Well, let’s harvest the seeds for our original purpose and head back.

On the way back, some prey appeared, but Shion intimidated it and Sasa finished it off easily.

The dog that joined us seems really strong.

Reliable, maybe I should train more too.

...

When I got home, everyone was gathered for some reason.

They look a bit anxious, did something happen?

I looked around, but the scenery was the same as usual.

It doesn’t seem like anything attacked.

Core approached me.

When I petted his head, he looked at me intently, and after a while, he started wagging his tail.

The tension disappeared.

Maybe they were angry because I expanded the barrier, which was forbidden?

“Sorry, I caused you worry. It’s okay, the barrier worked well.”

Did I cause you worry?

But it was necessary, so please forgive me.