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h their companions who had regained consciousness by that time, followed the merchant.

 

When the merchant's back was out of sight, Caro slowly opened her mouth with a hard expression.

 

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“……
What was that all about?”

 

Caro, who had been silently watching the situation, did not believe that the man's words were entirely true, and kept wondering what his real purpose was.

 

“The man may have been a good judge of character.
When I went to greet him, I had the feeling that he was inspecting my abilities.
I don't know if he has that kind of ability, or if it's just a longstanding intuition.
……”

 

When Caro heard that, she remembered that time, and she also had an idea.

 

“Yes ……
I had a weird feeling when he was just staring at us.”

 

“Maybe there's something to it.
……
Whatever it is, we should be careful.”

 

There was a feeling of uneasiness in their hearts regarding something unknown, but they shook it off as they entered the tent and fell asleep for a while.

 

 

 

 

The next morning

 

 

When Ataru and Caro packed up their belongings and returned to the front of the forest by carriage, the merchants were already gone.

 

“It looks like they've all gone on their way.
……”

 

There were still traces of the bonfire, indicating that they must have remained here afterwards.

 

“They may have gone on, or they may have gone off …….
Considering that they were camping here to look for their next move, it's possible that they couldn't play us and went back to their home base.”

 

Ataru predicted, as he looked around but saw nothing new among the wheels heading into the forest.

 

“Well, either way, let's get on with our objective.”

 

'I guess so.
But let's keep our guard up.”

 

Ataru, who reminded himself that there was no point in worrying about them any more, was thinking the same thing as Caro, so he nodded his head in agreement.

 

“I didn't know there was such a thing as a black market …….
Well, no matter.
If they stand in our way, we will defeat them.”

 

He said this to no one in particular and slowly drove the carriage into the forest.

 

The forest was thick with trees, and somehow it was quieter than it had been on the way there.

 

“There's no sign of monsters.”

 

“It's a nice, quiet forest.
The only thing that bothers me is that there is no sign of animals either.
……”

 

It was a good thing that there were no monsters in the forest, but Caro felt uncomfortable because there were no signs of wildlife or birds singing, which she had always heard.

 

“Did those guys set something up?”

 

“Oh no, something that could affect the entire forest? ……?”

 

Normally, Caro wouldn't have said anything to contradict Ataru's words, but she couldn't believe that a mere person could make such a change.
This made her more cautious.

 

“I hope nothing happens to you before we get through the forest.
……”[1]

 

“Yes, …….”

 

The two of them tightened their expressions in the still forest and looked at the road ahead of them, pondering what might be waiting for them on the way.

 

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Translator’s notes:

[1] That’s a flag!