Chapter 106 Two Crises
I, Leaf Chemist, arrived at the hideout of a faceless monster.
After comforting the depressed S-rank adventurer, Aerial-san.
Tai-chan warned that something was coming.
I was led by her and came out to a slightly wider area. There...
""Roooooaaaarrrrrrrrrrrrr!!!""
"Two... dragons?"
Two huge dragons with exactly the same appearance were fighting.
It was like a mirror image.
"What was the situation, Tai-chan?"
"Well. One dragon noticed me and tried to approach, but then the faceless monster transformed into this dragon and interfered."
So, one of them turned into a fake dragon.
I don't know the true identity of the dragon. But, I don't sense any malice.
"Which one is the faceless monster..."
"That's right!"
I made a highly effective medicine for the faceless monster and threw it towards one side.
When the bottle hit the wall and broke, its contents spilled out.
"GAAAAHHH!"
"Oh, right. You can tell by the smell, can't you..."
Aerial-san said with a calm expression.
It seems I have a keen sense of smell. The faceless monster doesn't have any scent at all. So, I can immediately tell who is disguised.
One side quickly withered away and disappeared into a puddle.
The other big dragon made a popping sound...
"Oh, wait... You're Niina-san's pet dragon!"
Our guild, [Divine Gemstone]. There was a young dragon perched on the shoulder of the receptionist Niina-san there.
The dragon approached and landed on the palm of my hand.
It opened its mouth with a snap.
'Leaf! Good, we've connected!'
"Huh, Henrietta-san?"
The voice of our Guild Master, Henrietta-san, came from this hand-sized dragon.
'You need to head to the capital city together. I'm sending you with Niina's servant, this Weiss.'
Servant. It probably means familiar.
I see, Aerial-san nodded.
"If it's a servant, your five senses are shared. Even if you're far away, you can still communicate, Guild Master."
'That's right, Aerial. Listen, both of you. The capital city is about to face a serious situation.'
"!? The capital city...? It's in a serious situation, you say!"
Aerial was surprised. I was more curious about the phrase "[is about to]."
"Does this mean the current situation is not good?"
'Yes. I saw a vision of the near future.'
"A vision of the future?"
What does that mean...?
Aerial explained.
"The Guild Master has the ability to foresee the near future."
"Wow! Future sight!"
'Haha, impressive, right?'
"Well, even the grannies in the countryside could do it, so it feels nostalgic."
'A grannies in your village who can see the future? No way!'
It exists, though.
Well, setting that aside.
"What kind of serious situation is going to happen?"
'It seems that the residents in the capital city will turn into a mob and cause riots in groups.'
It's hard to believe that the people in the capital city would do such a thing.
Aerial-san also agreed, nodding.
"Could it be the work of a faceless monster?"
'Huh? What do you mean?'
Aerial-san tells us what we saw.
"I see," the Guild Master said, looking satisfied.
'It came to me too. A monster with the power of transformation.'
"Oh, that's right."
'I see... Aerial, I understand now. It's likely that the monster with that transformation ability will swap with the people in the capital city and cause a riot there.'
That's how we saw the future where a riot would happen in the capital city.
'We need some help. Can you return quickly?'
"No... we're currently infiltrating the monster's hideout."
'Oh no... That's troublesome.'
And then, at that moment.
"Pant! Pant! H-Help me!"
A familiar face comes running into our room.
It was...
"Delka-san!"
Recently, Delka-san became our friend and started living together with Mercury-san.
She said with a lot of sweat,
"It's bad! Mercury-san got caught!"
"! What do you mean!?"
I couldn't help but grab Delka-san's shoulder and shake her.
"Delka-san! Mercury-san got caught!? And why are you here!?"
"Calm down, Leaf-kun."
Right! I need to stay calm.
Old man always said you can't save anyone if you're not calm.
I drank an Elixir to calm my nerves. "Drinking such a rare item like it's some kind of calming potion..." Tai-chan said something, but it doesn't matter.
"Actually..."
I listened to Delka-san's report. It seems they came from the ruins of the capital city to this underground space.
There, she was captured by the approaching wall of flesh.
"Why are you okay?"
"...Mercury helped me escape. She risked herself."
"That's it..."
For helping others, did she sacrifice herself?
She is like that kind person... But, damn!
"I want to help Mercury-san!"
"But, there's going to be a riot on the surface soon."
...Stay calm.
This is a crossroads.
I have to help Mercury.
But I also have to help the people on the surface.
What should I do, which way to go... no, the answer is clear.
"Aerial-san."
I bow my head suddenly.
"Please help Mercury-san!"
"! Is that okay... Mercury is an important person to you, right?"
Yes, an important person. But...
"To defeat the large number of monsters overflowing on the surface, I need a lot of the medicine I make. Also, a nose that can distinguish them."
'Ah, I see... Both of those are unique skills only Leaf Chemist possesses. However, if we're just rescuing Mercury, we don't need special skills.'
Of course, there might be battles...
"But, I'm not sure if I..."
"It's okay, Aerial-san, it'll be okay!"
She's strong, this person.
"You're the same S-Rank as me. You're strong enough to overcome any difficulty!"
"Leaf-kun..."
"Right!"
I know. She was worried, but she's strong!
She tries to hold back her tears.
But then, she wipes her eyes.
"Yeah! Leave Mercury to me!"
"Please! Tai-chan and I will head to the surface."
Delka-san, along with Aerial-san, heads to rescue Mercury.
"Aerial-san. Take this."
I take a small box out of my magic bag.
"What's this?"
"I'm sure it will be useful. Take it."
"...Got it. Thanks."
The roles have been assigned. I, Tai-chan, will go to the surface.
Delka-san and Aerial-san will go to Mercury-san, who is trapped underground.
'Well then, let's start our mission!'
"""Roger!"""
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