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'Ooh-oh! My God!

There! Quick Arrow.

”Get down now! Aerial burst.

Three attacks released at the same time.

The Tumor's Quick Arrow is a technique that dramatically increases the rate of fire of the arrows, so it reaches them faster than the two attacks.

The Quick Arrow is shot into a crack in the Jewel Tree, creating a further crack behind the crack.

There, the Impulse Slash, which delivers an impact immediately after the slash, and the Aerial Burst, which scatters impact damage to the surrounding area when it lands, are decided at the same time.

”Ku...kii...kii...kii...

The crack reached deep into his body, and the Jewel Tree, unable to withstand the impact, grunted weakly, and then stopped its life activities.

''I did... right?''

Kama, who seems to have felt a response, asks her friends with an expression of disbelief.

It's not a good idea. The trunk is tattered, and I can't feel any life force or magic power. It is definitely dead. We've won.

Just in case, Tumor, who had been carefully monitoring the fallen Jewel Tree, told them of their victory.

'There's not a single scratch on the fruit! And three!

Wow.... I can't even imagine how much they're worth.

Kama and the others collecting the fruit of the Jewel Tree with a mixed expression of joy, surprise and accomplishment.

There were three Jewel Tree fruits that were sold for 20% of the national budget.

Even if we sold them at a discarded price and divided them up among the four of us, we would still get enough money to play and live for the rest of our lives.

''There's no need to take any more risks. Let's retreat quickly and report back to the guild.''

'Yes. And it doesn't necessarily mean that powerful demons won't come out.

It was only natural that they chose to retreat, having obtained an enormous achievement, the Jewel Tree Fruit.

The four of them quickly arranged their equipment and luggage, and then quickly left the place ━━

”...wait a minute.

Just before I'm about to leave, I get a wait from Tumor.

He puts his index finger over his mouth and tells the members to be quiet, and tells them with his other hand that something is approaching.

As expected of a veteran adventurer's party, I guess.

The buoyant atmosphere from a while ago dissipates, and you prepare yourself to immediately move on to battle.

I'm not going to be able to get it right. You have good instincts.

The voice emanated from just behind Tumor.

''What?!''

Tumor leaps back from the spot in surprise.

The other three followed Tumor, who was slightly behind.

The reaction is good,” he said. It doesn't look like it's Magre that got us this far.

The owner of the voice is nodding in admiration to Kama and the others who are already in a fighting stance.

The four of them, who saw the owner of the voice, were in disbelief.

In his age, he was probably around 15 years old.

A neat-faced but sharp-eyed young man was standing there.

His upper and lower garments, which were probably made of cloth, did not seem to function as protective gear.

At best, they are probably just a bit sturdy, the kind of thing that a fledgling adventurer would wear when heading out on a harvesting type request.

Furthermore, they don't even have any weapons.

It's not the kind of equipment you would expect to find in this forest, where dangerous demons roam.

But the most worrisome thing is his black eyes and his black hair.

”I'm an abomination...?

Dark eyes, dark hair... you can't go wrong.

'But they say that abominations always disappear in the first year of life, and maybe they just dye their hair for some reason?

'Either way, he's coming into this dangerous forest in such a light outfit. That's not normal.

Kama and the others are alarmed, but the young man doesn't care about it and starts inspecting the Jewel Tree.

Hmm. I'm not sure how many times I've seen it. You can't defeat this thing without considerable accuracy and power.

After completing his inspection, the young man turns to Kama and the others and opens his mouth.

''I see that you guys are the highest-ranking people among the adventurers, am I right?

Yeah. We're the A-ranked party, the Will-Free Magic Sword. That Jewel Tree was defeated just now. But what about it?

Kama answers the young man's questions, but his eyes are not careless.

If the young man makes any suspicious movements, he's in a position to cut you down immediately.

''This area is my domain (territory). When you have influence over other adventurers, when you bring back that fruit, other adventurers will come rushing in to find it, right? I can't be bothered. I can't have this place trolled.

The eyes of Kama and the other four become even more severe.

You'll be able to get a good idea of what you're looking for.

I'm sure you'll be able to find it. I'm sure you'll be able to get away with it.