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“Uhyohyohyohyo! Delightful, delightful! This is truly delightful indeed!”
“Nosori, you seem to be in quite a good mood. Did something pleasant happen?”
“What are you talking about, Morris? To think we’re standing in such a magnificent place! Have you finally gone senile?!”
“Y-You fool! I’m not senile! You’re just getting carried away by all the Demonic Beasts showing up one after another!”
“Exactly! Exactly so! This place is absolutely incredible!”

“What’s going on here? You two seem awfully lively.”
“Oh! Isn’t that Seiwashi’s assistant! Please do something about this! Nosori is making such a racket that I can hardly stand it!”
“Ahh… even if you say that… What exactly happened, Professor Nosori?”

“Have you not been paying attention to what we’ve seen so far?! This place is a treasure trove of mana-born creatures, that is, Demonic Beasts born from mana that has turned into miasma! In the shallower parts of the forest, there were still some mana-mutated creatures, beasts that were once ordinary animals but transformed by miasma. But the deeper we go, it will probably be nothing but born creatures! To encounter so many mana-born organisms at such close range… this is impossible back in the royal capital! How could anyone not be excited?!”

“Ah… I see… Well, please calm down, Professor Nosori. Your blood pressure is going to become a serious problem.”
“Hm? Is something the matter, Joseline?”
“Ah, Professor Seiwashi! Professor Nosori is getting a bit out of hand.”
“Hm. I can quite understand why Nosori would be excited.”
“Oh? Really?”
“Yes. The amount of mana in this region, and the way it flows, is extraordinary.”

“Hmm! Now even Seiwashi sounds excited!”
“Well, it’s as though mana from across the world is gathering here. The deeper we go, the denser the mana becomes. With such a powerful flow of mana, the stagnation it produces must also be considerable. It’s only natural that powerful Demonic Beasts would be born in a place like this.”

“Ahh… Professor Seiwashi is quietly getting worked up, too.”
“He is, isn’t he? But Seiwashi… in a place with mana this dense, are ordinary humans really going to be alright?”
“You mean those clerks over there? Well, around this depth, they should still be fine. However, once we go another four or five kilometers deeper, anyone who isn’t skilled in handling mana, like the knights or us, won’t come out of it unharmed.”

“What?! That’s a problem, isn’t it? Those people are going to get crushed by the mana pressure!”
“Joseline, things always seem to lose their urgency when you speak of them. In any case, it shouldn’t be a problem. The anti-magic equipment I lent them should withstand it well enough.”
“Ahh, you mean those cloaks.”
“I see! In that case, there’s nothing to worry about!”

“Yes, they should hold up for another thirty or forty kilometers or so. Even we ourselves wouldn’t last much farther than fifty kilometers without proper countermeasures.”
“I see, I see. That is serious indeed! Though right now… my interest lies more with the structure beneath our feet!”
“You mean the underground structure Henry mentioned back in the village? It certainly is intriguing.”
“What in the world is it made of? Where was the material quarried? How was it processed and transported here?”

“Hm. The mana density here alone is noticeably thinner, and the flow is unusually calm. It wouldn’t be strange to assume a connection with the underground structure. Yes… It’s certainly worth investigating.”
“Exactly! Exactly! Do you think we could study it? Perhaps dig it up a little?”
“Please don’t! Both of you! If you start doing that, you’ll cause trouble for the villagers!”

“Hm… you may be right. It would also be difficult to face Henry after he told us about it.”
“Indeed… Henry was the one researching this place. We can’t very well dig it up without permission.”
“That’s right, that’s right! I’m surprised you all know the High Priest in the Temple here.”

“Hm? You didn’t know, Joseline? Henry used to teach at the university.”
“That was ten years ago. Our young assistant probably wouldn’t know.”
“Ohhh, really? That’s news to me.”
“He was as serious as ever, that fellow.”

“Whoa! Nosori, you’re still alive?!”
“Of course I’m alive! Don’t go killing people off on your own, Morris!”
“I thought for sure a blood vessel in your head had burst, but it seems you’re still fine, unfortunately.”
“What do you mean by ‘unfortunately’?!”
“Professor Nosori, Professor Nosori, your blood vessels really are about to burst, so please calm down.”

“Joseline, you truly lack any sense of tension, don’t you? In any case, about Henry… I thought he might have loosened up a bit after getting married, but it seems he’s still the same.”
“Uhyohyohyo! After all, he ended up marrying one of his own students.”
“Whaaat?! Seriously? That serious-looking man made a move on his student?!”
“Well, apparently, she chased after him herself. After Henry left for the village, she followed him there and settled in.”

“Huh… either way, that’s surprising. Oh, everyone! The tents seem to be finished. Please move your luggage quickly. Come on, hurry along!”
“Hey! I’ll walk without you pushing me! Seiwashi! Your assistant still shows us no respect at all!”
“Well, Joseline has never really possessed a sense of reverence toward us.”
“Yes, yes, keep moving, please.”
“Honestly, this is quite deplorable, whoa! Don’t pull me! I can walk on my own!”