After the audience, it was nearing dusk, so the four of them decided to soothe their tired bodies at a bar for the first time in a while.

"Sorry, one more drink!"

"Yes, please wait a moment."

The bar was bustling, especially at that time of day.

"Oh, Belhardt, you're being too extravagant, even though you received your travel expenses."

"Even Karna ordered dessert for three people."

"It's been a while since we've been away from fighting, so let's relax for a bit." Only Elliot was sipping his drink. "By the way, isn't there a monster incident in the northeastern cave..."

"What's wrong, Elliot?"

"Hmm, I was just wondering what our priorities are."

"Priorities?"

Elliot put his fist to his mouth and thought for a while.

"Okay, let's go to the Forest of Reincarnation tomorrow."

"Eh!?"

Whis hadn't expected those words.

"Whis, you've always wanted to go there since you were little. In fact, for the past few days, I've been asking around the villagers about the Samsara Forest and monsters."

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Elliot had pretended to go out to buy potions, but he had gone to ask around the villagers about it.

"Elliot..."

Whis stood up from his chair and hugged Elliot, overcome with emotion.

"Thank you, Elliot. You did that for me! I love you!"

Whis's soft cheeks and chest stimulated Elliot. However, since Whis' words had been told to him many times since he was little, he felt nostalgia rather than joy.

"Yeah, I've been asking around about monsters appearing, but I've never heard of monsters appearing in the northeast. Let's head for Samsara Forest first."

With that, Elliot spread out the world map on the table. There was a cross mark on it to the west of the capital of Grace.

"This looks like the Forest of Samsara."

"You're going to the Forest of Samsara?!"

"Yes, there seems to be something important here. Several villagers have gone missing."

"I see... well, that can't be helped."

Elliot and the others' conversation had reached Trasteria's ears.

"The Forest of Samsara?! Where is that?"

Even on the map he had, there was no indication of the Forest of Samsara anywhere.

"Let's hurry back to the Kingdom of Graze and locate the Forest of Samsara!"

Hearing the words over the radio, Belhard purposely asked out loud.

"By the way, where is the Forest of Samsara?"

"It's about half a day's drive west from the capital of Graze."

"I see..."

Raniester was relieved, and gave instructions to the ninja and knights.

"Let's replenish our monster supplies and then head west."

Beside Elliot, who had had a few drinks and was snoring, Belhard plugged his radio into the charger and crawled into bed.

Looking at Elliot's expression, which still had a hint of innocence in it, he let out a sigh and smiled.

The monster supply team must be tough.

Belhard, satisfied with his first good drink in a while, quickly sank into a deep sleep.

The sound of metal rubbing woke Belhard.

"Good morning, Belhard."

"Ah, yeah. Good morning."

"By the way, Belhard, what is that square thing next to your pillow?"

Belhard woke up suddenly after showing the radio he had been charging. But he didn't show any signs of panic and kept his head in high gear.

"This... is a charm to ensure your journey goes smoothly."

"Really? It takes a whole day to get to Samsara Forest and back, so it's best to leave early."

"Okay, I get it. I'll get changed soon, too."

Belhard managed to hide his feelings, but his forehead was covered in sweat.