We quickly get Elegast and before we can explain anything to him, Savel carries him along with the injured mother and those beastmen. They're wondering why we're looking so scared, and they're wondering why it's getting hotter and hotter.
I'm sure the weeping woman won't move from her spot, but the flame continues to spread, burning everything in its path. I tried to focus all my magic on the ears. Mirage magic to increase my sense of hearing along with wind magic to carry any sound from far away, and once again I can hear the forest crying, and with it, a weeping sound of the lady sobbing in pain. She keeps repeating an unfamiliar name, but since she kept saying my sons and daughters, I guess it's the name of her children.
"How dare you!" [Dana]
"Gahh..."
Dana suddenly used her Gungnir to impale the head of the snake beastman. This startled me greatly, and she quickly warned the rest of the beastman group that if they did anything funny, especially to me, she would show no mercy. The snake beastman, on his last breath, begs for mercy, but that doesn't stop Dana from killing him as the mother screams in terror. Savel and Elegast seem to know why, and the other seems to know the reason as well, but since I'm so focused on the weeping lady right now, I didn't know why Dana did that.
Knowing that I was lost, Dana explained that the Snake Beastman tried to grab me with the intention of taking me hostage. The snake noticed that I was focused on something else and decided to use me as a means to escape. Dana's explanation gives me goosebumps, I guess I am being careless again. I'm glad that Dana is here to protect me.
Dana apologizes to the mothers of the Dragonewt tribe for showing them a horrible sight when they are in a state of confusion themselves. They know it had to be done, so they accept it, even though they wish they hadn't seen something so terrible.
After we gained more distance, I noticed that the flame suddenly stopped catching up with us. I wanted to ask the forest, but considering how the Devil King's fire burned everything in its path, I'm sure the forest will be confused as to what happened. This is just the perfect opportunity for us to gain even more distance.
At the Dragonewt tribe, the one who's sensitive to heat has started to get heatstroke. They're panting to get rid of the excessive heat. Some used water magic, some used wind magic, and some used ice magic. Since one of the slots of my wand is equipped with a water stone given to me by the Sea Diamond Serpent, I simply cast it at them. Cold water that even makes me and Fie want to play with it. Well, the others and Fie are in the mood, but I can't help but wonder if I've done something wrong to the lady clad in the Devil King's Fire Mana.
"And that's the gist of it. There's no time to dawdle. Grab the important items and leave with us now, unless you want to be the fuel for the Devil King's fire" [Savel].
"By Goddess..."
"To think that something so sinister is at the doorstep of our land" [Elegast].
The others are clearly panicked when Mr. Savel tells them what happened. The Dragonewt tribe quickly packs up. Luckily for us, there's not much left to pack because they've already made preparations. Since there are quite a few things they need to bring, I offer them my item box magic as temporary storage. This way we can travel faster and more comfortably. They gladly accept the offer.
"You really don't know when to give up, do you..." [Dana]
Once again, the True Beastman group is trying to cause trouble, but this time, they're trying to escape one by one. I guess for some unusual beasts like Snake, Mantis, and others, ropes aren't much of a problem. Somehow they managed to untie themselves, so Mr. Elegast used a cocoon spell. It's a spell made of a sticky white thing that comes out of a tree, and it envelops them all, like a caterpillar before it becomes a butterfly. It smells disgusting, but it seems to be effective.
"Should have done that in the beginning..." [Dana]
"Believe me, this is a nasty spell for the trees... It is like asking you to drain your blood just to keep them in place" [Elegast].
"When you put it like that... it is indeed nasty" [Dana]
When everything is done, we leave for Amleth, and when we arrive at dusk, Mr. Savel takes them to the place that will be their new home. I've heard that it's near a river, a perfect place for them. I promise them that I will visit them soon, but for now I wanted to tell Master Merlin about what just happened as I quickly went to their house.
"I don't want to... Laziness..." [Merlin]
"Master Merlin, come now. All rest and no work makes the sloth happy. You don't want to be a sloth, do you? Poor your belly, it will grow and grow and grow because of the sloth in you, until Dr. Natasha thinks you're pregnant, just like the mother in Salin, when it's really just your fat. Oh Diana, Dana, wonderful time, can you help me carry Master Merlin. She is just too lazy to move" [Princess Siti].
"You really talk nonstop, don't you..." [Dana]
"And what do you mean, I am fat! Diana, I'm not fat, am I?" [Merlin]
"Congratulations, it's a burger in the shape of a baby boy. I hope he stays healthy all his life" [Diana]
"Hey!" [Merlin]