CH 284

Incompetent Explorer Chapter 284

Episode 284: Fairies

"We should have been at Stonehenge until just a moment ago, where exactly is this?"

"Maybe Stonehenge is something called a teleportation device or a gate or something like that?"

In response to my muttering, Nanami crosses her arms thoughtfully and explains her own reasoning.

It would make sense if the reason why we moved to a completely different place was because of Stonehenge's teleport function. But then, another problem arises.

"Eh? So that kind of fantasy existed before the dungeon was created?"

Yes, just as Amane says, did such a paranormal device exist before the dungeons were created.

Occult stories have been told in various places for a long time. We haven't been able to prove that there are or exist occult entities outside of dungeons, but we haven't been able to prove that they don't exist either.

In other words, it wouldn't be funny if such an existence existed in the first place. Considering the paranormal phenomenon that dungeons suddenly appeared in this world, it's quite possible.

"Isn't that possible? Mysterious structures like dungeons have also appeared."

"If you say it like that, that's true."

Rei tells us what I was thinking instead, and Amane reconsiders after hearing those words.

Speaking of which, I wonder if we can escape from here to somewhere else.

"Luck, do you think you can use Shadow Transfer?"

"Wowon."

After confirming that Luck can cast a shadow, after looking around the area for a bit, Luck weakly shakes its head.

"I see, is that so."

"Eh!? We can't transfer!?"

Nanami is surprised at my muttering and asks me.

"Ah, it seems that this place is a space isolated from the outside like a dungeon, or a place with a barrier that hinders the transfer system's abilities."

"Well, then we might not be able to go home soon ... I'm sorry, it's my fault ..."

When I answer, Nanami replies with an apologetic look. Apparently, she seems to be reflecting on the fact that she poured too much magic power into it.

If she's reflecting, there's nothing more to say.

"Don't worry about it so much. Just be careful next time."

"Nn. Leave it to Fuu-kun."

"Right, right. Fuhito-kun will do something anyway."

"Yeah. Don't mind, let's go. This is also a valuable experience."

"Yup, I'll be careful."

We encourage the depressed Nanami.

But, it's certainly true what Nanami said.

I don't even know where this place is. I don't even know how to get out. I don't even know if we can leave in the first place.

However, we can't just sit back and do nothing.

"We can't help what's to come, so for the time being we don't know what's going on, so let's brace ourselves and search for an exit. The line up is as usual. For the time being, I feel like there's something over there, so let's go over there."

""Roger.""

I follow my intuition and begin exploring the forest to find an exit.

We first place an easy-to-understand marker at the location where we were before we start moving. Even if we get lost, we'll know as long as we know the first location.

[ Fufufufuu ... ]

[ Oh, it's humans ... ]

[ It's true ... ]

[ Long time no see, huh ... ]

As we are heading towards the direction where something seems likely, I hear whispers, although no hostile creatures such as monsters appear.

Signs are gathering more and more around me.

At first, there are only a few of them, but they gradually increase, and now I can feel the presence of about 30 of them.

"Fairies?"

"It seems so."

"Eh? Eh? Is something there?"

"Nn. Can't see."

Nanami and Rei can see them, but Amane and Shia can't. I wonder if depends on whether your eyes can see magic or Qigong or not.

By the way, I can see them too.

"Unfair."

"Really. I want to see them too."

Shia and Amane look at us enviously.

What I see are small beautiful girls with dragonfly-like transparent wings on their backs. The fairies that look like something out of a so-called fantasy stare at us and smile.

"What do you want?"

I speak to the fairies that have gathered.

[ Can you see us? ]

[ Is that so ... ]

[ Make them lost? ]

[ Agreed!! ]

After the fairies frantically look at each other, they run away from us, and fog begins to fill the forest.

"I can't see anything around me."

"Right, I can't even see a few meters ahead."

At first, it is a thin fog, but it gets thicker and thicker, and I could lose track of people just a short distance away.

"Let's stop and check everyone before moving."

""Roger.""

Due to Rei's calm judgment, we immediately stop and approach a position where we can see each other.

I can finally see everyone's faces clearly when they are only one meter away.

"It looks like everyone's here."

"That's right."

"Satou-kun, do you know which direction we were heading?"

"Over there."

"Then, let's move on."

After confirming that the five of us are definitely there, we begin to move in the direction we had been traveling before without hesitation.