Is this really just an RPG? !

A brave man's journey is full of events.

Emily would often ask me questions like "how did E survive so many troubles when she was just lucky", and she didn't care about the maliciousness in her questions. In fact, I was also quite curious. Is it good luck or bad luck.

There are always various things.

These incidents can always be solved in an extremely unscientific way... Ah, it would be better to say that what will happen is already very unscientific!

When it comes to science, I once got a small prop for blasting from a goblin, but I have never really seen alchemy. Even though Lilith is an item-type witch and Emily is an alchemist who is good at making various potions, I haven't seen them make anything with my own eyes.

until now.

After dealing with a series of incidents on the Grace and getting enough information from Heywood, the former leader of the "William Pirates", we bid farewell to Captain Brown and returned to our room. Then Lilith suggested, "If you have nothing to do, just make something to pass the time." Emily agreed with this idea and added, "Let's do it together, maybe we can make something amazing." Qiuqiu, who is full of curiosity about strange things, pulled me and said, "Master, let's help too", which led to this scene.

I sat in a corner of the room, watching the two people and the elf stuffing all kinds of strange things into a cauldron.

"The feathers of the dodo, endowed with the property of [weight reduction]... Ah! Emily, give me the gravel on your right."

"this?"

"right."

"What's this?"

"The gravel that falls off from the stone monster can give the props [hardness] properties. Although it is not particularly good, it is not easy to be destroyed."

"Did it fall from a monster?"

"No, feed them rock corrosives, and they will fall off by themselves in a few days."

Inexplicably, it changed from making props to doing science popularization of some strange content.

I really don't know what they want to do.

"The stone monster is a monster that appears near the volcano. The body is a rock formed after the magma has cooled. The specific reason for its birth is not clear, but there is a record of 'if someone tries to destroy the volcano, a stone monster will appear'. It may be" Giving of will, right?"

"...Even if you ask me, I won't know. I've never been to a place like a volcano."

I answered Qiuqiu's question, and then handed her the eggshell on the table.

"The shell of a dodo's egg."

"Eh?"

"If feathers are for [weight reduction] and eggs are for [weight increase], then eggshells are for [cushioning]. After all, the dodo is not a magical creature, but a very common bird that can use The material it produces is simply to add a certain concept to the props... I don't know when it started, but no one has ever verified the saying that "holding the feathers of the dodo bird can float" has never been verified, it may be too much. Is it hard to catch?"

"It's true for ordinary people."

Lilith replied when she took the eggshell.

"Neil also knows some knowledge about prop making?"

"I have studied everything in the academy."

"It's just learning."

"Sister, shut up! Don't treat me as the kind of poor student who only knows how to dawdle every day!"

"do not you?"

"No, I swear as a brave man."

"The previous brave man was a poor student who only knew about treasure chests every day and was just dawdling in school."

"..."

So let's talk about how bad the previous brave man was.

I looked at the materials on the table, and then at the pot surrounded by Emily and Lilith. I really couldn't imagine the props they planned to make. To be precise, the act of throwing various materials into the pot and stirring them like this is really not like making some kind of magic props, but more like refining a strange potion.

"It's almost ready... Brave! Bring the piece of meat next to you."

"What's this?"

The soft and slippery pieces of meat make me feel nauseous even through the bag.

"Beth's tentacles were collected by chance."

"…………ha?"

How on earth did she do it? !

Don't say it so lightly!

"Is it strange? That's the tentacle meat of the sea monster, which can add [magic resistance] and [cold resistance] attributes."

"No, no, no, I wonder how you did it."

"Even if you ask like that... after the 'boom' smashed down, you got it."

"Eh?"

"Probably something like 'Qang, qang, qang, player Emily gets a share of Beth's tentacles'?"

"Ehhhh?!"

"It sounds weird, but I don't know how to describe it to you."

"Then forget it..."

It always feels like going on will involve some strange content that I don't want to know at all.

After handing the material to Emily, I stood up, greeted the two busy people, and then dragged Qiuqiu out of the room. Now that the matter has been resolved and the atmosphere on the ship has returned to when it was just sailing, I want to go to the deck to blow some air and change my mood a little. It's kind of bad to stay in the room and watch strange things all the time on a rare passenger ship.

"Ah, why did the master insist on dragging me out!"

"Is it not good?"

"But I want to see what Her Royal Highness Lilith and Miss Emily have made!"

"No, no, if you think about it this way, isn't it more exciting to see the result when you don't know anything?"

"It seems to be true...but this is not the reason why you pulled me out, master! Don't change the topic!"

"Tch, failed."

It is unbelievable that Qiuqiu has not been diverted from the topic by me.

I reluctantly set aside my head and began to think of new ways.

"Meow?"

"Ah...Roger."

I didn't realize until after I was bitten on my pant leg that Roger followed me out of the room.

"The previous incident didn't scare you, did it?"

"Meow."

"Hey! What does it mean to be 'like a mother who worries too much', even if it is, it should be 'father'!"

"Meow……"

"Don't turn your head away! Look at me squarely!"

"Master, you are always competing with a cat. Does it seem that you are relatively naive?"

"..."

Although he didn't want to admit it, what Qiuqiu said was indeed true.

There were only a few crew members working on the deck, and the passengers on board were probably in their own rooms or in the hall. I brought Qiuqiu and Roger to the deck, and I felt a sense of relief, as if I had returned to the It was the same as the time before meeting Lilith.

"Is the master not used to staying with His Royal Highness Lilith and the others?"

"No...it's just that I'm not used to being with people for a long time."

"How did the academy get here?"

"The red hair in the dormitory always said that I was too taciturn, and I don't know how his brain supported him to say this rather literary sentence."

"It's really a mockery in various senses."

"I do not deny."

Roger wanted to play, and I didn't restrict his movements. After telling him not to get too close to the guardrail, he let go of his hands and let the black cat run around on the deck. Qiuqiu sat on the armrest facing the setting sun, looking at a small island from afar, his face full of curiosity.

"Master, is there any treasure on that island!"

"Won't……"

"Hey! I really don't understand the heart of a girl."

"No, the premise of a girl's heart is a girl!"

"I'm already past the age of a girl, so I'm sorry!"

Qiuqiu suddenly became irritable.

Why on earth is she angry?

I can't think of an answer, could it be that I denied her girlish heart?

Even as a partner, I don't know much about Chu Qiu. All I know is that she's been with me as long as I can remember, my elf partner. I once asked her "Why is it my partner", but I only got the natural answer of "Because I am the master's partner, so it is like this".

Can't solve my doubts at all.

I can only guess, probably some kind of fate.

It was fate, just as Roger and I met.

Qiuqiu will definitely become the elf partner of the brave Neil in this timeline.

"Qiuqiu, are there many kinds of spirit partners?"

"yes."

"Then, a person tends to see at most one in a lifetime?"

"Yes, but the master is probably a special case!"

"Eh?"

"For an existence like a brave man, if you use human common sense to think about it, I always feel that it will not be too accurate."

"That's it..."

So humans are not human?

In a sense, there's nothing wrong with that.

"Today, the master seems to be very concerned about that behind-the-scenes?"

Suddenly the topic jumped to other aspects, and I couldn't get used to Qiuqiu's way of thinking.

But the body moves faster than the brain, and I have already answered before I finished thinking.

"I suspect it may have something to do with Warren."

"Why?"

"Intuition, intuition, and I think, as long as you follow Lilith and Emily, you can meet that organization again in the future."

"One side is the princess, and the other side is the former saint... No, it's nothing."

"Eh? One side is the predecessor?"

"No, no, nothing important."

"It always feels like you've done some kind of spoiler but you're trying to hide it by force in order not to let me know."

"Right, that is it."

"You actually admitted it openly!"

I suddenly felt that I underestimated this elf too much.

Her impudence has reached a level of common sense.

As if it was an inherent ability she possessed.

"It's useless to tell the master about you! It will only limit my authority in the endless library."

"Eh?"

I don't understand Chu Chu's logic at all.

She didn't seem to want to go on.

"You've been out for so long, you should go back, right?"

"Well... I still want to stay outside for a while."

"Then I'll go back first? Is it okay to leave the master alone?"

"No problem! And Roger... ah."

As soon as I finished speaking, I felt a cat's paw was slapped on the right side of my face.

Roger didn't know where he ran, and the black figure could not be seen on the entire deck.

"puff!"

"Ah, whatever, it's fine even if I'm left alone, after all, I'm going to be quiet."

"real?"

"real!"

"So I'm going back to my room?"

"Please go back to your room as you please!"

"So……"

Chuqiu circled around me and finally sat on my shoulder.

"I will, mercifully, stay with my poor master."

"Eh?"

"Tell me about your thoughts, master. Qiuqiu is also very curious about these three incidents."

"good……"

She diverted the subject again.

I feel a little helpless.

"Where should I start? Why not start with the dog leader first."

I watched the sunset approaching the horizon, and opened the topic casually.

"However, can you tell me what kind of strange race those dogs are?"

"Well, no problem, there are quite detailed materials in the library."

"please."

Looking at Qiuqiu who is full of confidence with his hands on his hips, I couldn't help laughing.

It's good to know her.

The history of dogs is longer than I thought. After listening to Qiuqiu's introduction, I subconsciously sighed a few words.

"It's really amazing history!"

"I always feel that the master didn't listen seriously at all."

"No, no, I listened well, but I was really scared by things like 'humanoid race', 'evolutionary trend', 'social composition', 'class level'... Although this kind of thing is not It’s unique to humans, but it’s scary when you put it on a group of cute creatures.”

"Thriller?"

"Hmm... Surprised?"

"Surprise."

"right."

Qiuqiu and I agree in a wonderful place.

"Evolved from a dog to a humanoid, with the ability to pretend to be a human being...I suddenly wonder if there are many humanoids mixed in human society?"

"It's quite possible."

In other words, if you meet a person on the road, is it possible that the other person is not human?

It's scary just thinking about it.

"Calm down! Calm down! No matter how you put it, it's only a small probability event! Although most humanoids have evolved to be similar to humans, they still retain many unique habits of their own race, and most of them are not close to humans, so It’s hard to find one or two in a big city.”

"Then on this ship?"

"Probably a special case."

Qiuqiu said so, and turned his head away.

It's hard to imagine that these dogs were once pirates, or are they used to getting along with humans? Or maybe life as a pirate was too hard, so you like life on this liner instead? Since there is no object that can be verified, I can only guess at will, but I can't come up with a more accurate answer.

"Why does the master care so much about this matter?"

"Oh, do you remember what Heywood said? He said 'they were not caught in prison', which means that the 'William Pirates' who were sent to prison and escaped were another group. Considering the escape The difficulty is that they should find someone to help them escape from prison, and the problem arises from the helper."

"Because this assistant may be the guy who turned the escaped 'William Pirates' into a bunch of ruins, right!"

"Well, then I suspect that this person should have something to do with Warren."

"reason?"

"……intuition."

I can only give this reason.

There is no conclusive evidence, just a guess purely based on a subtle feeling left over from the last time I dealt with Warren. This style of behavior can only remind me of Warren...Of course, it is also possible that I came into contact with it. There are too few organizations or people to think of more answers.

Even so, there are still reasons I must pay attention to.

Whether it's the last time or this time, Warren's actions have involved Lilith and Emily, and the former will make the incident more serious. In any case, Lilith was the only Royal Highness Princess of the Alexander Empire, and if she encountered any danger, it would bring the wrath of a country.

Nothing is impossible to cause a war.

Just like the incident on the Grace.

If it is said that Lilith died because of pirates or sea monsters, then the "William Pirates" must be involved, which will immediately cause disputes between humanoids and humans, and even cause battles between the royal family and nobles. The probability of a country splitting war It's not low, and wars are often snowballing, which will lead to the involvement of surrounding countries, which will grow bigger and bigger, and eventually develop into a battle for the entire Lindsay Continent.

Once a certain race is on the verge of extinction, it will lead to the impending fall of a certain race's god, followed by a war in the God Realm.

Some exaggeration, but I think it makes sense.

"If it's Warren, that's what we're looking forward to."

"There is no way to refute it. What the master said is very reasonable."

"Compared to pirates, the sea monster incident is simply unexpected!"

"Don't you think it's more likely to be expected?"

"Not everyone will come up with a way to 'throw these guys into the sea'!"

"However, to deal with the ruins, this is the simplest and most appropriate method without sufficient destructive power."

"You said that... I suddenly understood."

The ruins have super resistance and regenerative power. Without enough strength, it is impossible to destroy the core of their bodies, which means that they can continue to regenerate. Even if they are controlled, they will not last for too long. For the people on the Grace, the easiest way is to throw these ruins into the sea.

This side is what causes Beth to surface and attack the ship.

"However, how can the calculation be so accurate? It stands to reason that the ship's channel will not pass through these dangerous guys, right?"

"That's right... I really can't think of it. Could it be that the other party has the ability to control the sea monster? For example, if you lure the sea monster to a certain area, it can still be done."

I don't know why, Qiuqiu's conjecture made me feel more and more scary.

The mastermind who can even manipulate such a huge monster... Wait, Warren also got help from the Lord of Fire, Melville, in exchange for "unsealing the seal", so the sea monster in front of him is nothing! It was just a sea monster, and Lilith punched it back into the deep sea, not as troublesome as Melville.

"In short, we have to be more cautious after Iceland."

"is that useful?"

"At least don't have any big incidents."

"Beating a dragon isn't a big deal?"

"..."

Can't think of any words to refute.

I don't know what Dai Lilith was thinking, but she was suddenly ready to beat the dragon. Emily was just looking for materials to change her body shape back to normal, and ended up bringing along Lilith who wanted to beat the dragon, which immediately led to her own idea of ​​beating the dragon.

Then I was tied up inexplicably because of the requirements of the task.

It's really hard to explain.

"I hope that dragon's temper is a little better."

"Dragon's temper is not very good!"

"I mean it doesn't get spanked and run to mom and dad crying."

"..."

It was very difficult for Qiuqiu to miss my words.

Probably the default of my idea.

The tacit understanding as a partner is always reflected in strange places. I really don’t know if this is a good performance between me and Qiuqiu. The sun had sunk halfway before I knew it, and Roger, who was wandering around, came back to me with a small clean ball in his mouth. According to the description on the screen, "Your pet picked up a useless glass Beads", "The Brave Neil put the useless glass beads into the backpack", I did exactly that, then picked up Roger, and led Qiuqiu into the hall.

"Are you going back?"

"We can almost see the results of Lilith and Emily."

"...a sudden feeling of fear."

"Aren't you curious?"

"There is no contradiction between curiosity and fear, master, you should be able to understand."

"I don't want to understand."

Unknowingly, Qiuqiu and I came to the front of the room. Even with the walls with excellent sound insulation, I could still hear strange sounds coming from inside, like explosions, collisions, and some With an indescribably weird voice, I really can't imagine what strange props the two of them made.

After hesitating for a long time, I reached out and knocked on the door.

"Sister? Your Highness?"

"Oh oh brave! Come in, come in, we need your help!"

"What's wrong……"

I asked, and pushed open the door.

The moment I entered, a dark thing flew towards my face. I fell backward uncontrollably after receiving a violent blow to my face. The severe pain in my head made me confused, and I couldn't pay attention to what was going on. I just felt something was pressing on my chest, which made it difficult for me to breathe.

"Neil! Are you all right?"

"It's not good at all, I almost lost consciousness..."

Trying to sit up and rub my head, I replied like this.

What was pressing on my chest before also slid down my legs.

Then I saw a stick, jumping in front of me.

"Da da da!"

It seemed to want to say something, and circled around me.

"What's this?"

I looked up at Lilith and Emily.

Emily turned her head away, and she could tell from the shaking of her shoulders that she was snickering. Lilith looked at me very seriously, and after a long silence, she gave me an answer.

"I planned to make a spell-casting prop for Emily to suit her current appearance, but it turned out..."

"Make a conscious stick? It hurts!"

Originally, he just casually pointed at the overly active staff, but he was slapped hard.

This consciousness seems to be very strong. Besides being unable to speak, he knows a lot of things.

"Anyway, can you come in and explain?"

"Too."

Even if there is no one in this corridor, it is not a good thing to sit here for a long time in a daze. I stood up and patted my clothes, and returned to the room with Qiuqiu, and the stick followed me in. After closing the door, the annoying conscious stick called out again, and circled around me, as if hoping that I would give it something.

"What the hell is this?"

"My partner! Any questions?"

"But why is your partner chasing me?"

"Who knows, maybe there is something about you that interests him."

Emily hugged her hands, her face full of displeasure.

Maybe I stole something from her?

But as for the one who interested this first time meeting Tsuneko...it seems to be the only one!

"it is this?"

I took out the glass beads in the backpack.

Roger picked it up from nowhere, and because he wasn't sure what to do, he threw it into his backpack.

The moment I took it out, I saw the stick snatch the glass bead from my hand at a speed that my eyes couldn't keep up with, and then I heard a series of "click, click, click, click" sounds. Eat the glass beads.

Just like that, the annoying Zhangzi finally calmed down, and stayed obediently by Emily's side.

"Now, can you explain it to me? I'm still curious."

"no problem."

Lilith looked at Emily, and seemed to hope that the owner of the item would explain it. Unfortunately, Emily probably didn't want to talk to me for a while, and her attention was all on her new partner. Lily Ruth just smiled helplessly, then sat next to me, and began to tell me what happened after I took Qiuqiu and Roger away.