"Old Karen, what kind of monster is this? I've never even heard of it before."
"A Human-faced Tree Monster, it's said to be a fusion of a resentful Undead Spirit and a tree over a hundred years old. It can only form in places where the air of death is extremely dense. This place is cursed~ I have no idea why the prince chose this path. There are clearly better routes to take to the academy's rendezvous coordinates..."
"Brother Sean, you're well-informed, do you know something?"
"I do know a bit. But it's not something that can be discussed."
"..."
Leonard Churchill, of course, knew why they were taking this route.
It was because of the intelligence sold to Prince Salo by a fellow explorer, which included a map dug up by the Grave Diggers that "pointed to a mysterious treasure."
Leonard Churchill hadn't obtained that map.
But by traveling this way and making some deductions, he guessed the route the team was taking was likely the one indicated on the map.
