The 《Kohigashi Forest》──
It was a forest that was to the east of Seplia Lake.
Going from Faltra City, it was located to the southeast.
The many trees that had dark emerald green leaves growing on them were thick and overgrown.
They cautiously continued on through that forest that gave such an eerie impression with Alicia’s guidance.
In the MMORPG Cross Reverie, this 《Kohigashi Forest》 should have been a place where monsters appear reasonably often.
He remembered it as if there were a lot of wild ferocious beasts.
In terms of the game, it was an area that could be entered while still in the opening.
The suitable level was around 40. It was a place where Players that were somehow able to reach Faltra City would earn experience points before going to the Demon King territory in the west.
However, there wasn’t any presence of animals in the surroundings.
Wild animals were much more attuned to danger than people of the Races. Most likely, they probably noticed the Elves and ran away.
It didn’t exist in this world, but in Cross Reverie, there was a radar on the screen that would display a map of the area and living creatures.
However, it wouldn’t display those that were hiding using Hide Skills.
The result of putting “presence” into a game-like representation was probably the radar.
It felt like the Elves were being concealed nearby, but they weren’t able to feel their presence.
Past noon, around the time they started to think that they should be having lunch──
Alicia suddenly came to a halt.
Fixedly, she gazed at the trunk of a tree that was standing in front of them.
Diablo followed her gaze.
He understood that a pattern was lightly drawn so that it wouldn’t stand out on the trunk of the standing tree.
Looking like it were scratched on with a knife, it was a pattern that combined a triangle and a single line.
Alicia turned her head, lowered her voice, and talked.
「It seems to be around here.」
Rem muttered.
「……What shall we do? Even if we try to trespass, if we get noticed by the Elves, I believe that it will be hard to go to where Shera is.」
Diablo snorted his nose.
「Hmph……You guys, what are you saying? In spite of only coming to visit Shera, why must we be so sneaky about it?」
「……However, do you think they will let us meet her?」
Rem was expecting the Elves to not let them meet with Shera.
Diablo was also of the same opinion.
However, in addition to Shera’s all too sudden change of mind, if the Elves were even say that they weren’t allowed to meet with her, it was already like saying that the Elves had manipulated Shera with magic.
It was a somewhat rough theory but──it was plenty for them to make a serious effort.
And then, they also didn’t have time.
The Elves were hidden with Hide Skills, but Diablo’s group didn’t have such skills.
Even if they were continue on while hiding themselves, they would be noticed eventually.
If that’s the case──
After taking in a deep breath, Diablo shouted.
「Oi! You Elves! I know that you’re here! If you don’t come out, I’ll burn you all away together with the forest!」
The many trees in the surroundings shook.