“Well, if the information is correct, the King of Admos and the Lindor Kingdom’s royal party should be showing up here soon…”
“Ah, isn’t that them over there?”
I looked in the direction Nara-kun pointed and used my magic to sense their presence.
“That’s probably them. There’s no way that many people would be in such a remote place.”
“So, we’re going ahead with the plan?”
Ivern was the one who responded to my words.
Ivern came with us today.
Where we are now is near the ruins with the Summoning Magic Circle in the Lindor Kingdom.
Based on the information from Mona, we learned the departure date of the Admos King and his party. From there, we calculated the day they would appear here and came to interfere with the summoning.
Mona didn’t come with us today because she had things to take care of at home.
Instead, Ivern came along.
However, since we didn’t know the exact day they would arrive, we’ve been camping here for several days.
Ivern, being a former explorer, is used to this kind of camping.
When I was fighting with the Demon Tribe Nation as a Summoner, the army did everything for me, so I don’t have that skill.
Nara-kun is the same.
So, we relied on Ivern, who is used to it.
Ivern also readily agreed, as it was a rare chance for an overnight stay with just the guys.
Well, sometimes you need a break like this.
Ivern is starting to pack up the tent now that the royal party is in sight.
“By the way, Maya-san, don’t you have any magic like an inventory or item box? It would make camping so much easier.”
Oh, Nara-kun is surprisingly knowledgeable about that kind of culture.
“Yeah, I tried it myself.”
“…And the fact that you’re not using it now means it didn’t work?”
“It’s not that it didn’t work, but I opened some kind of strange space. But the things I put in there went missing.”
Nara-kun shuddered when I said that.
“N-No way… in the dimensional gap…”
“Since Otherworld Summoning is a real thing, that theory is likely.”
By the way, what I tried at that time was a stone that was lying around, so there was no problem, but if it had been something important, it would have been a disaster.
So, I can’t use that kind of magic.
“Well, it’s useful when you want to hide something.”
When I said that, Nara-kun and Ivern looked at each other.
“I’m going to pretend I didn’t hear that.”
“…I see. So, those guys went to such a place…”
Hey, you guys are too perceptive.
More importantly, there was something I was very curious about.
“Do that. By the way… hey, Nara-kun.”
“Yes? What is it?”
“I’ve been wanting to ask you this since we got here.”
“Yes?”
“Do you remember when you were summoned?”
When I asked that, Nara-kun looked away awkwardly.
“…I’m sorry. Honestly, I don’t remember much.”
“It’s natural since you were just summoned. But, don’t you think the atmosphere is different?”
“…Do you think so?”
“Yeah. It’s been four years for me, so my memory is hazy, but I can still say it with certainty.”
I said, looking around.
“…It wasn’t a barren wasteland with no grass like this.”
When I said that, Nara-kun looked surprised.
“Come to think of it… the scenery I remember isn’t like this! There should have been more greenery!”
“I knew it.”
I looked around the ruins and pondered.
I was in a state of utter confusion when I was summoned, and I was immediately put on a carriage, so my memory is quite vague, but it wasn’t like this.
There used to be more trees and plants.
They disappeared in the last few years, turning into a desolate wasteland.
What that means is…
“!!??”
A certain hypothesis that I didn’t understand when I was summoned flashed through my mind.
When I came to that idea, I instinctively constructed a Magic Formula.
The royal party is approaching, but I don’t care about that!
I completed the Magic Formula and unleashed the magic without hesitation towards the ruins.
The released magic passed through the entrance of the ruins and landed inside.
Immediately after, a huge explosion occurred.
“Whoaah!!??”
“Whaaa!? What are you doing, Maya-san!?”
“Hey Ivern! Have you finished collecting the tent!?”
“Y-Yeah!! It’s okay!”
“Then grab the luggage! Let’s get out of here!!”
When I said that, Ivern reflexively grabbed the luggage and grabbed my arm, and Nara-kun also grabbed my arm.
Immediately after, while the flames were still rising from the ruins, I teleported back home.
“Oh? Welcome back… what’s wrong?”
When we appeared at home by teleportation, Meileen was there to greet us, but she tilted her head at our breathless appearance.
Then, Nara-kun, looking confused, questioned me.
“Seriously, Maya-san! Why did you suddenly do that!?”
“That’s right, Kenta. Explain it to us.”
I was questioned by Nara-kun and Ivern, so I organized my thoughts a bit before speaking.
“This is just my hypothesis, but… I think I’m probably right.”
When I said that, not only Meileen, but also Eva, Mona, and Yulia appeared in front of us, and everyone was listening to my story.
“Around those ruins, when I was summoned, there was a lot more greenery. There should have even been a forest.”
” “!!??” ”
” ” ” ” ” ” ?” ” ” “
The reactions were clearly different between the men who saw the scene and the women who didn’t.
The two who actually saw it seemed to have noticed the abnormality.
“Wait a minute… you were summoned four years ago, right?”
“That’s right.”
“Eh… wait a minute. Even with a hazy memory, I can tell that much. When we were summoned, there was no forest around us.”
Nara-kun’s words confirmed it.
This is not just an imagination, but a hypothesis that is very close to the truth.
“It seems like Ivern and Nara-kun understand. Maybe, that magic circle… is activating by absorbing the surrounding Magic Power? The people of the past knew that, so they only summoned once every few decades. But…”
“Because they summoned twice in this short period…”
“The Magic Power has been lost from the surroundings…”
Nara-kun said that much and seemed to have realized it himself.
“I see. If a third Otherworld Summoning is done, we don’t know what will happen to the surrounding area…”
“So, you blew up the ruins to prevent that.”
Ivern also seemed to understand and took over Nara-kun’s words.
“That’s right. Do I look like the kind of person who would suddenly blow up ruins?”
” “…” “
Apparently, I do.
The women also seemed to understand the seriousness of the situation after hearing our story.
“My, my…”
“S-So!? What happened to that magic circle and the summoning!?”
Meileen looked dumbfounded, but Eva seemed concerned about the magic circle that was the root of the problem.
“I don’t know. I just unleashed magic that was enough to blow up the ruins, but I don’t know what happened to the magic circle. I thought our presence would be discovered if we stayed there, so I teleported here right away.”
“That’s why you were in such a hurry.”
Meileen looked puzzled when she saw us out of breath.
“That’s why I didn’t properly look at the surroundings. This… might require some investigation.”
When I said that while looking at Mona, she lowered her head.
It seems she understood.
I was thinking of checking the situation around there, when Yulia asked a question.
“Hey, hey, come to think of it, the King of Admos and Lindor were coming today, right? What happened to them? Did you blow them up with the ruins?”
“…Ah.”
Come to think of it, I haven’t checked on their safety either.
“!!??”
Even though she had unilaterally broken off relations with her father, the King of Admos, he was still Eva’s real father.
She looked genuinely shocked.
“No, I didn’t blow them up with it. They were still quite far from the ruins…”
Nara-kun, who had been watching the royal party, was talking to Eva to reassure her, but isn’t it bad to cut it off there?
I thought so, but Eva was shocked for a while, but she quickly recovered and turned to me.
“Maya-sama. Please don’t worry about it. I had originally intended not to see my father for the rest of my life, and I felt that he was leading the Human Tribe in the wrong direction. Such a father may be better off leaving this world.”
Eva said that with strength in her eyes.
“Well, we’ll get information soon enough. Don’t worry about it.”
When I said that to Eva, Nara-kun gave me a glare.
“No, that’s Eva’s line…”
“Is it? Well, too bad?”
“That’s not it either…”
What is it?
It’s such a pain.
More importantly, I need to investigate the area around Lindor quickly.
Things might be getting bad.