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One piece of good news for the Ranguin tribe.

The sudden footsteps of the outsiders abruptly changed direction, heading straight toward the sanctuary ‘Red Hat’s Hut.’

It was a close call where the Ranguin tribe’s mother ancestor, ‘Red Hat,’ and father ancestor, ‘Savage Wolf,’ almost saw the home where their love blossomed crumble.

Unlike the usual birth process of beastfolk.

There was a tale that the Ranguin tribe wasn’t born from beastkind, but rather, its progenitor was human-kind.

This was the reason the Ranguin tribe secretly took pride over the canines.

You got eaten, didn’t you?

We did!

One unfortunate piece of news for the prideful Ranguin tribe.

“…The wall has collapsed. My companion has vanished.”

Enya, the reigning queen of the Ranguin tribe, who has upheld the will of the progenitor, had directly selected a male from the outsiders and brought him with her, only for him to disappear.

It happened while she was preparing to enjoy a delicious meal.

Enya sniffed the air.

In her hand, she held an object.

The scent of the clothes she had obtained as loot from the captured male wafted up.

“…It’s to the west. Let’s pursue.”

“Yes, Your Majesty!”

Though not as keen as the canines, the Ranguin tribe also had a fairly developed sense of smell.

It was sufficient to track down the one male she had marked.

Of course, it would be wise to share the scent of her prized possession with the soldiers for tracking efficiency.

But sharing the scent of a mate chosen by the queen?

That was unthinkable.

“I will also prepare to set out. Have my Pocoron ready.”

Then, there was no choice but to head out herself.

* * *

The messenger’s teaching.

If there’s no path, then make one.

A hero party that faithfully executed that teaching leaped over the hills and, led by the human shredder Saha, broke through the cliff, resulting in them running straight ahead.

“Grrr!”

“It’s a portal… isn’t it?”

Every time they cleared a zone, they encountered the shimmering portal leading to the next area.

Originally, it was an exit that would open only when the messenger presented the Plate of Purification (a.k.a. the tablet, smartphone), but since the concept of the stairway and area itself was autonomous, the portal was cleanly open without any complicated procedures.

However, the hero party paused for a moment.

“It’s a bit unsettling. Isn’t it a trap?”

“I think so too.”

Saha and Yo-hena were suspicious of anything strange before moving forward.

“Grrr! Rather, it’s the scent of Ju-in that’s stronger in here!”

“Just like that!”

Lumi, advocating for an all-out advance, and Tynia, simply agreeing without thought.

Ari, as always, piped in.

“Eek!”

Truly embodying the boldness of a four-star general.

An impulsive act of a love-struck drinker, she threw herself into the portal first.

A good action that would take time, seem vain, and put an end to tedious, pedantic debates!

“Ari?!”

“Let’s follow!”

Eventually, everyone participated in a simple, private action that required no vast knowledge and would be over quickly.

For the brave action’s reward.

[Tower of Wishes 16th Floor – Great Forest: Clear of the Ranguin Tribe’s Outer District 1!]

[Tower of Wishes 16th Floor – Great Forest: Ranguin Tribe’s Outer District 2]

[★☆☆: Find the traces of the messenger.]

[★★☆: Complete the mission within an hour.]

[★★★: Complete the mission without harming the beastfolk.]

The hero party successfully broke through the first district and arrived at the second!

Zing──

“Whoa.”

Yo-hena hurriedly picked up the divine stone that appeared, tearing through the air.

It was a cause for celebration that they had cleanly passed through the area, but.

That situation starkly revealed the absence of the messenger.

Even the mission objective remained unchanged.

Find the traces of the messenger.

“Ju-in… this way!”

Once again enveloped by the constraints of not killing, Lumi took the lead.

But she hadn’t taken many steps before.

“Stop!”

“You cannot pass any further!”

“If you surrender now, we will consider your circumstances!”

Ranguin soldiers suddenly appeared from all directions.

They could not avoid a fight.

“Out of the way! You clueless fools!”

The suppressed super minion Tynia immediately unleashed her ultimate skill, and as the Ranguin tribe members began a catfight, no, a wolf fight by grabbing each other’s hair, the battle began anew.

* * *

“Here, put this on.”

“Thank you.”

I had a feeling of emptiness.

Without realizing it, I had removed my top and was putting on just a robe.

In modern terms, it resembled a criminal fashion akin to a flasher!

As I was about to stuff the upper garment that Renatel handed me onto my body.

“…?”

“What are you doing?”

“Uh, you should step outside when changing clothes.”

“Hmph. A male who is quite bashful.”

Only then did Renatel turn around and head out of the room.

“You get out too. Or close your eyes.”

“Hey, that’s too much.”

Even Elise was strictly eyeing.

Robe off, clothes on, robe back on!

Warmth began to fill my upper body, which had been trembling in the cold.

…It did smell a bit like dog fur, or rather, wolf fur here.

I couldn’t afford to be picky about cold or warm.

Once I finished changing and cast my eyes back to the smartphone.

The battle motions displayed were distinctly different from typical game scenarios.

Tynia gripping a Ranguin by the hair and yanking.

Saha, having put down her hammer, delivering a hearty punch to a Ranguin’s face.

Ari, embodying a swordmaster, swinging recklessly with the bow instead of an arrow.

I stuffed the smartphone back into my pocket.

I saw nothing.

“Have you changed yet?”

Renatel suddenly peeked in, confidently scanning me from head to toe.

“You look sharp. Go back out.”

“…? Where are you running off to again?”

“Hmph. This is the base of Darangdae. No matter how excellent a tracker you are, you will not be traced unless you remember every scent from head to toe.”

That.

It felt like you just planted a flag.

Typically when one says “absolutely never,” the occurrence of the absolute is the natural order of the universe, isn’t it?

“So stay here for a while without worrying. I shall guide you to the base.”

Well.

Even if it wasn’t exactly remembering every scent from head to toe, I believed Lumi might be able to find me.

I had that vague hope.

After all, Lumi is a keen-scented one.

With a sudden rush of nostalgia, I pulled out my smartphone and captured the sight of Lumi executing the high-level art of striking precisely at a Ranguin soldier’s solar plexus (3D modeling) before sealing it away again.

Then, I followed Renatel to the base of Darangdae.

I toured Darangkum Mountain.

“Who on earth named it Darangkum Mountain──”

“I did. Isn’t it a nice ring to it?”

My evaluation of the slightly off woman shifted to one that was entirely off her rocker.

According to the explanation I truly didn’t want to know.

Once again.

The Ranguin tribe would become great.

Sharing dreams together.

The warriors of the east.

If I ever return to reality one day.

I want to grab the director and the story writer and open their brains for a peek.

What kind of drug prompted such naming?

Anyway, I wasn’t sure about dreams and hopes but, as I took a quick tour of Darangkum Mountain where the scent of metal and hair was wafting about.

Surprisingly spacious.

Surprisingly well-fortified.

And surprisingly devoid of men.

“Males? It’s common sense for them to stay home with the children. And all our elite warriors here maintain their virginity with honor.”

Ah.

Is that so?

So there’s a reversed gender dynamic concept going on.

As I had gradually exhausted my allocation of brain cells for the day.

I nodded vaguely while taking in the sight of the various thongs hanging out to dry on the clotheslines.

Wow, leopard print.

* * *

While Ark was having his head spin from the open customs of Darangdae.

[Tower of Wishes 16th Floor – Great Forest: Ranguin Tribe’s Outer District 5]

[★☆☆: Capture the messenger.]

[★★☆: Complete the mission without harming the beastfolk.]

[★★★: Form a cooperative relationship with Darangdae.]

“Finally!”

“We’re almost there…!”

“It’s been a long fight.”

“Nyaa!”

“Alright, let’s go retrieve Ark!”

At that moment, a status window appeared before the hero party.

“Tynia, wait a moment!”

I handed over the mound of fur I had gathered, enough to make at least five padding jackets, to Tynia.

Ari dashed up the tree with vertical movement like a squirrel.

What came into Ari’s view was.

“Whoa…”

A fortress much larger than expected.

It seemed that over a long period, boulders had been stacked up; the surface was decorated with moss and vines, making it look challenging to destroy or climb.

Within the towering watchtowers, Ranguin archers wielding gigantic bows were on guard.

Having only stripped the pelts of scattered small tracking parties until now, it was a rather intimidating sight for the hero party.

“Hmm?”

Noticing something peculiar, Ari’s eyes brightened.

The edge of the fortress.

A vast plain stretched out, and above it, gigantic Kelpie were leisurely rolling around and grazing.

Setting aside the common knowledge of whether birds originally grazed.

Ari gently climbed down from the tree and shared her view with the heroes.

“Let’s raid the pasture!”

She shared a wicked plan to unleash the giant Kelpies, called Pocoron in the local tongue, causing chaos in the area.

When they come out to deal with it.

A plan to stealthily ride one of the super-sized Kelpies to infiltrate and steal back Ark!

Never mind about forming cooperative relations with Darangdae.

Clearing all three stars might be important, but that was a matter to think about after retrieving Ark.

Upon hearing that, the temporary leader of the hero party.

The mental pillar of the Hero City Celestia.

A saint of the Sweetie Goddess Church and a living conscience.

Yo-hena calmly declared.

“That’s really a good idea. Let’s do it right away.”

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