「In the first place, what in the world is
that effect? And are they written in the same way in all the sections?」
「Yes, it seems so...」
「Krangal soldier. This is a waste of time...!」
Fatima is holding her head in her hands and
Alexis, as a member of the royal family, could not help but think, "I
think so too..."
「Unlike Sagrado people who are serious,
Krangal people are more entertaining... Well, I hope you can tolerate them a
little.」
「Of course I will, since Alexis-sama says so.」
Fransisca said softly. But Fatima, on the
other hand, said.
**a
「...Well, if it's for the sake of Alex's
face... I have no objection」
Even Sara said, "Yes, you're right. If
Alex-kun says so, then I guess I have no choice."
「Not only Your Highness-maiden but even you
guys have become much kinder to Alex. Still, I'm glad the mood of the party is
good.」
Lorenzo, who was the only one who did not
know the relationship between Alexis and the girls, nodded his head and said
so.
* * *
After that, they arrived at the front line
after checking the list of the crest stone.
As usual, after leaving the carriage with
the nearby soldiers, Alexis and the others entered the dungeon.
The new weapons and armor worked much better
than expected.
So, they are able to face the enemies on the
first level more easily than ever before, and they are able to continue their
attacl even after descending to the second layer.
「Finally, we can start exploring the dungeon
properly again.」
Alexis was relieved.
「But, I think it's time to take a break.」
Alexis concerned about his companions, who
are beginning to show signs of fatigue, and chose a place to rest in the middle
of the second layer.
But then, Lorenzo spotted a spring nearby
and immediately rushed over to it, saying, "Whoa!"
He dropped his bag down on the bank of the
spring and said, "Whew, I'm tired!". However, Sara was in a hurry as
she kneeled down beside the fountain.
「Lorenzo-kun, you shouldn't drink so easily!」
「That's very kind of you, Sara. You seem to
carefully look at poison every time, but until now, I've only ever faced fresh
water. Can't you put this trouble behind?」
As Lorenzo speaks, he saves the water from
the fountain with his palm, gulps it down, and grunts, "Puhhhha!"
「Kuuuuh, I'm coming back to life!」
Fransisca sees Lorenzo looking so
comfortable and mutters.
「He's right, I've checked the fountain many
times and so far I haven't come across anything suspicious. We may be a little
too cautious, since it will take time to search the dungeon, don't you think?」
「But, Your Highness...」
Sara was about to retort.
「Oh... Oh, ohhhhhhhhhhh...?!」
Lorenzo's voice is heard and they all turn
to look at Lorenzo.
「Lorenzo, what's wrong?」
Lorenzo looks back at Alexis who runs toward
him.
「No, my head is suddenly getting ticklish...
damn, it's itchy!」
Lorenzo reaches out his hand to his skinhead
and starts to scratch it. Every time he scratches it, the skin comes off in
little pieces.
「Hey, Lorenzo?!」
Alexis and the other three women are
startled.
「Lorenzo-kun, are you okay?!」
Sara rushes to the scene, thinking of
applying a healing spell anyway, but by the time she arrives, something has
grown out from under Lorenzo's scratched skin.
At this, Lorenzo exclaims, "What's
going on?!"
「Hey, hey, hey...」
Alexis also stunned to see it right in front
of his eyes.
On Lorenzo's head, a horn like a goat
sprouted out.
「L-Lorenzo-kun, that's...」
Sara, as dumbfounded as Alexis, pointed a
little toward the fountain and asked for a reflection.
「Yeah...?」
Lorenzo looked into the fountain to see his
own reflection, and the next moment he shouted, "What the hell is
this.....!?"
**b
「You've mutated...」
Fransisca mutters with a blank stare.
「Your Highness, it seems that this spring is
not for drinking and Lorenzo, be careful.」
Fatima said it with a straight face and
Lorenzo quickly retorted "It's already too late!"
「I told you, Avalon is a place where anything
can happen...」
Sara looks calm while shaking her head,
perhaps because her life is not in danger.
「-But in this case, even if you use a poison
tester, you may not be able to identify the poison, right?」
Alexis points out, and Sara claps her hands,
"That's true."
「How can we avoid such a case?」
Fransisca tilts her head, and Sara responds.
「Well, if this is the case, then someone has
to take the poison...」
「Who... who will?」
Fransisca's question made all the members
look at Lorenzo.
「What?! Why me!」
Lorenzo was startled, but Sara gave him a
vague smile and said, "Because, you know."
「Who was the one who willingly drank before I
could stop it and grew horns like that?」
Sara's point was harsh.
「Damn! That's right! But that doesn't mean!
Damn!」
Lorenzo is holding his horned head.
「Well, you seem fine... but I will check if
there are any other changes in your health, okay?」
Sara says and Lorenzo nodded.
In the end, Sara's break time is used to
check Lorenzo's physical condition.
