With Urushi’s speed it takes 2 hours to the colony of Ghost Grass . Walking normally would take a day . We decided to move with Argen on a horse and Fran on Urushi .
Argen was quite surprised to see Urushi get big . Oh yeah, that’s right . He thought Urushi was a dog, and he turned out to be a Darkness Wolf . I will praise him for not running away .
However, Argen’s horse is terrified . It refused to get within 5 meters of Urushi while moving . It made Urushi a little depressed . Come on, you’re a predator! Don’t get down from a damn horse!!
「Urushi, good boy」
「Kuuu」
As Fran said that, we came back to a place I recognized . That rocky cliff, and that tree on the hill; we passed here yesterday as well . Over there’s where the colony was .
「In that forest」
「Hou, well done finding it」
It’s a small grove a bit away from the highway, which you’d normally not have any reason to enter when travelling . We could not have found it without Urushi’s nose .
「Thanks to Urushi」
「On～on!」
Urushi sticks out his chest as if bragging .
「Hee～ As expected of a threat level C monster」
「Urushi is amazing」
「Oon」
Don’t look so embarrassed! Because Urushi is so smart he really does have a lot of facial expressions .
「Well then, shall we go?」
「Nn . Here」
It’s nothing complicated getting this far . Though the colonies are in the middle of the forest .
『Hey, shall we ask a little about how to use Ghost Grass?』
I’m interested in magical catalysts .
「Um?」
「What is it?」
「Ghost Grass, how to use?」
「There are various uses, but if used as is it has a combined effect of poison and paralysis . It’s pretty dangerous if you eat it without knowing anything . Though I don’t think anyone would ever eat it by mistake」
「Other uses?」
「By making it into a potion . You can make a potion that only damages the undead, and sprinkling that on the ground can keep undead away temporarily」
So it’s like Holy Water?
「Also, it can be used as a catalyst to increase the effect of Ghost Magic . I’m an amateur when it comes to knowledge about Ghost Magic though, so it’s just something I’ve heard」
Hmm, there are a set amount of known uses it seems . It seems interesting to try out some experiments with it .
While we were walking and being taught about Ghost Grass, right before we entered the forest, Argen suddenly stopped .
「Argen?」
「Hey, are they really further up here?」
「Growing up there」
「Iya, understood…」
What? Did he suddenly become afraid? But why? There are no sign of enemies .
「?? Going?」
「Iya, but…」
「Urushi」
「On!」
「Uwawawa! Don’t push me!」
「On! On!」
「Uwaa!」
Arget got pushed by Urushi’s nose, fell forward and rolled forward into the forest .
Ah… Isn’t that too excessive? Arget crashed headfirst into a tree .
「Ouch! Ouch! Ouch!」
「All right?」
「Ah, yeah」
「Then, let’s go」
「I, I got it!」
Oh? Didn’t he say he’d return home already? Making him forcibly enter the forest if he doesn’t want to is a bit harsh, you know .
However, this time it was Fran who stopped and tightened her expression . Well, I’m the only one who can see that change in expression though . I also know the reason why Fran stopped .
『Something’s there』
「Nn . Probably a monster」
「Eh? There’s a monster?」
Raising the level of Sign Perception was worth it . It seems Argen doesn’t notice it . Well, his highest detection skill is Chrisis Perception at lvl 3 so it can’t be helped .
「Towards the colony」
「Is that so…」
I just feel a presense, so I don’t know any details . However, if it was a really strong monster we’d be able to feel it’s magical power all the way over here easily . It’s not an opponent we cannot beat .
「Then, let’s go carefully」
「Nn . Urushi」
「Oun!」
「So he can even do things like that huh」
Urushi gave out a quiet howl . Then, a thin layer of shadow covered Fran and Argen . It’s a barrier that blocks of their life-signs . It covers the body like like armor so you can move with it active . Furthermore, it even shrinks the body a little, a perfect covert mode .
「Going covertly」
「Ou」
「Got it」
We slowly approach the colony of Ghost Grass . When we’re approaching the center of the forest we can detect the magical power of the enemy . It’s a magical beast of about rank E .
Fran and Urushi won’t have any problems, but it might be a hard foe to Argen .
「You should crouch a little」
「Ah, ok」
「Guruu」
We proceeded while protecting Argen . Light is filtering in from ahead of us, from the clearing where the Ghost Grass grew .
「…there」
『Human?』
When we looked into the colony from the shadow of the trees, something was there . It was squatting down in the field of red and black Ghost Grass and doing something . It seems like it’s picking the grass .
However, I do not know if it’s a human or not . It’s wearing a big robe with a hood covering the head . Although it feels a bit too thin it is human-like in terms of physique .
『Let’s take a moment to observe』
（Nn）
「It is slow, it’s slow」
The moment when the robed person stood up, we saw it’s face . And Argen suddenly gave out a shout .
「Wa!!」
「Who!?」
Damn! We were noticed!
『Shit! Let’s go, Fran!』
「Nn!」
「Ouuuu!!」
Make fast decisions . Rough estimates are not good, you need to be decisive .
『Skeletons have their magic stone in the torso』
「Decide with a single blow」
So, the thing wasn’t human . Peeking out from the hood is a white skull .
It’s a skeleton . I don’t know why a monster is picking Ghost Grass, but since we’re noticed we’ll take care of it quickly .
「Fu!」
Fran makes a great leap while drawing me, and Urushi runs along the ground like a black wind .
The skeleton starts to move but, too late! We’ll make it no matter what!
But, the next action by the skeleton was completely unexpected .
The skeleton didn’t pull out a weapon nor chant magic, nor even show any intention to dodge, it just held it’s hands above it head .
「Hiyaaa!! Help!!」
『Wait a-! Fran! Urushi! Stop!』
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