When they got out the forest to the south, some plains appeared for a moment. They then further advanced for 30 more minutes. From there, the wagon was taken out and they advanced on the main road.
There were no particular events except for when Cuore was surprised at the speed of the wagon that Kagerou pulled.
Shin and his party finally arrived at Larua Grands Wood.
It was at the hill where Schnee and the others previously watched the duel between Shin and Girard, that they got off of the wagon.
“Amazing. Even after all of the flashy blows, this doesn’t look the right place.”
Shin, who looked at the forest while standing on top of the hill, was surprised about not seeing any traces of destruction. At the start of the fight with Girard, the exchange of skills from the【Cannon Wave】 had mowed down a lot of trees. Though boulders and big trees were blown away due to the after-effects of the fighting, damages were magnified as they were thrown onto the other trees on the ground. Shin had also caught a glimpse of the changes before.
However, now within the range of Shin’s field of vision, he couldn’t find any evidence of it.
“After seeing it, the vegetation from before and after the fight doesn’t change, huh? Rather than restored as before, I think that the rapid growing plants covered the scars or something like that.”
“Yeah. When I look at it closely, I can see a few young trees in several places.”
When Schnee explained the state of the forest, Tiera also had the same opinion. While pointing at a portion of the forest, Tiera said “That is the place where it is growing, around the original forest.” to Shin.
“It’s just like Larua Grand Woods. Unfortunately, I don’t understand it even if you tell me.”
Shin was staring hard at the direction Tiera pointed at, but he wasn’t able to distinguish the differences in the end.
To begin with, naturally other than the size, there was no distinction between the young and old trees.
“As one would expect from Schnee-dono and Tiera-dono. It took me about 10 years until I finally understood the differences.”
“It couldn’t be helped I guess, since the sense related to forests are prominently keen for elves and pixies. But to be able to tell the difference by yourself is a great thing.”
Schnee praised Cuore, while smiling. She seemed to have directly taught Cuore how to tell them apart before. She was probably happy that Cuore could master it properly.
“Thank you very much.”
Cuore replied with a smile. As if she couldn’t bear the joy of it, her tail was wagging left and right in a big way.
“And, what should we do after this? We are doing the investigation, right?”
Shin asked Cuore, because he didn’t know what kind of method the investigation was going to use.
“For the investigation about the regeneration of the trees, we check whether or not there are unnatural plants that shouldn’t grow in these surroundings. Because it’s indeed impossible to look all around, the range is divided roughly, and I decide some points based on that.”
As Cuore said that, she took out a card from her pocket and materialized it. In the next moment, a map of Larua Grands Woods appeared. There were big trees, like landmarks, and other peculiar characteristics and so on that were drawn.
“With this tree as a mark in the a middle, the forest is divided. Because these landmarks do not change after they have regenerated, we should not lose sight of them.”
If ordinary adventurers were here, they would have to be cautious about not going too deep into the forest, but she didn’t have to worry about that if it was Shin and his party.
“…I feel guilty for me asking to accompany you, since I don’t seem to be helpful.”
To begin with, differentiating between trees that have been restored couldn’t be assigned to Shin. Because he couldn’t understand it even if Tiera taught him.
“Then, how about going together with Tiera? Tiera can harvest any plants that are found, and Shin can put them into the Item Box, so it will be efficient.”
Looking at Shin, who was sulking and feeling bad, Schnee made a suggestion.
“…That’s right. I think it will be most suitable for you two to pair, because I and Schnee-dono are able to use the Item Box.”
Cuore also agreed.
As for Shin, he could only answer yes because that was at least the only way he could be useful. It was completely reasonable that an Item Box member would be essential.
And though it was heard just now, Cuore was also able to use the Item Box. As for the card she pulled out from her pocket not too long ago, it was actually her using the Item Box.
On that subject, he remembered that Tiera talked about royal families and elders having the Item Box.
Cuore was a daughter of the Beast King, in short, a royalty. It was understandable that she could use Item Box, if she inherited the abilities as Girard’s descendant.
“Then, let’s divide into three sides. Just to confirm, have any changes taken place except the unnatural plant that appeared so far?”