Kenya, Gale, Ryota, Alice and Chloe took the initiative to find Hinata Sakaguchi that day.
"You want me to continue to be the guardian?" Hinata was a little surprised by the five children's small request.
Although she has great self-esteem, she is still self-aware of how she behaved when she took care of her children last time.
"Yes, this is a requirement for going out. The teachers always treat us as children, pfft." Kenya said with his hands, his tone seemed to reveal some dissatisfaction.
"Although we are stronger than ordinary adventurers, we are still children. There is nothing wrong with being cautious when going out." Gale said seriously.
"Originally, I wanted to go see Mr. Masayuki, but he seemed to be avoiding us. Could it be that he was shy when he saw me?" Alice said.
"Definitely not. He taught me two tricks last time, but he still doesn't want to take us with him. And he seems to be in love. If you say anything to prevent others from falling in love, will you get kicked by the donkey?" Jianye said again.
"We won't feel anything even if we get kicked by a donkey, right?" Ryota asked.
"But maybe there will be very powerful donkeys in this world?" Gale thought that there might be such monsters. After all, even the tiny lizards and snakes in his hometown would appear in this world as large as buildings.
"That's not the problem, right?" Jian also complained.
"The king and the princess won't take you with them?" Hinata asked awkwardly. No matter how busy those two are, they should spend some time playing with their children.
It's unlikely that he needs a protector. Although it wasn't long that Chloe could use Chronoa without going berserk, there was almost no one he could afford to offend.
Then, most of the time, she either really hopes that the children will stop running around, or they are deliberately causing trouble for her. But the latter is unlikely. Those few are not so boring. If they still want to give her little shoes,
There should be a better way at home.
"...Okay, wherever you want to go, I will go with you." Hinata, who is still soft-spoken when dealing with children, finally agreed.
If there is a trick, we can settle the accounts later.
"This is my first adventure with Hinata-san, please give me some advice." x 5
The children have already become familiar with the entire process when going out to fight wild monsters. Starting from the preparations, they are more proficient than many adventurers.
After obtaining Hinata's consent, we set out early the next day.
The consumption required to move forward is not great. Gale summoned a huge earth beast spirit to carry everyone together, and Alice released dolls to guard the surroundings. There is no need to consume physical strength or tense nerves.
If ordinary adventurers do this, their magic power will probably be drained out quickly, but for children, as long as they don't fight, the cost of maintaining this state cannot keep up with the recovery speed.
Hinata had absolutely no room for intervention. After preparations were made, she set off, leaving the protection of the Demon City Rimuru and entering the jungle.
Following behind, Hinata raised the corners of her mouth slightly as she watched the children kill monsters and dispose of corpses and materials with ease.
"Maybe if I take the initiative to help them, I will make them unhappy. Hmm... Is this the reason why they don't come?" she thought.
Rimuru and Crounpis have more or less the magic of Storm Dragon Veldora. Veldora is the patron saint here, so they usually emit the magic that seems to be quite peaceful, just to have some influence in the country.
The aura that is easy to identify is enough to make all the monsters in this forest lower their heads and not dare to resist.
Although she was completely wrong.
As they continued to advance, Hinata quickly identified the direction and asked, "Is this direction the cave that was originally used to seal Veldora? I heard that there are important facilities of the country over there, and no one is allowed to enter, right?"
If the church ordered her to go to the cave to investigate, that would be another matter, but if the children were going to have this kind of adventure, she would stop it at all costs.
"No, Sister Hinata, we have to climb a mountain." Alice pointed happily at the towering mountain where the cave is located.
Jian Ye said: "Girls just want to pick flowers. I heard that there are giant snakes with arms, legs and wings on that mountain. When it comes to snakes with arms and legs, they are lizards, and when it comes to lizards with wings, they are lizards.
It’s a dragon. Maybe we can get the title of dragon slayer soon.”
"Don't be too relaxed, Xiaojian." Gale said calmly, "We don't know if it is a dragon yet. If it is, it will be an extremely powerful enemy for us. If it is a dragon above the prime of life, perhaps only Sister Hinata can take action.
What are the odds of winning?"
Kenya: "But a dragon that can still look like a snake can only be a baby dragon, right?"
Ryota: "But it could also be a new type of dragon, or other magical beasts. I just misjudged it."
Jian Ye: "No matter what, it's a worthwhile trip to see other dragon-like monsters."
The earth beast elves were not moving slowly, but the forest was not small. Seeing that the sun was directly above them, they arrived at the foot of the mountain where there was a path into the mountain.
"The air ahead is very strange. Even the earth elves feel confused and uneasy. Let's move forward cautiously from now on." Gale took the lead in jumping off the earth beast and said seriously.
Everyone felt it and jumped down one after another, moving forward in a formation common to adventurers. Gale, who held a shield as a weapon, and Jian, who used a two-handed sword, also walked in front. Ryota, who was responsible for the long-range station, had enough to protect himself.
Alice and Chloe, who are powerful enough to control the situation, came to the rear. Alice also put away a bunch of small dolls and called out Princess Annes.
Not long after, rustling sounds came from the surroundings, and the ground seemed to be shaking slightly.
Gale suddenly shouted nervously: "Danger behind, catch up - [Wall of the Earth]!"
He inserted the sword into the ground, extending deep into the underground wall to the feet of Alice and Chloe in the last row, and then sent out a strong vibration that almost made the children fall.
Alice asked Princess Annes to pick her up, and she and Chloe escaped from the place.
Less than two seconds later, the monster's bloody mouth broke through the ground and rushed out.
"A-level Arashi Snake!"
"coming!"
"No, it's not over yet! Be careful!"
Immediately afterwards, the second and third snakes' heads sprang out from the feet of the other boys with their mouths wide open, with the obvious intention of eating them.
The children, who were on alert, avoided it one after another, and soon all the snakes came to the surface, which surprised the children.
It turned out that it was not a mist snake, but a giant snake with three heads, and each head was very similar to a mist snake. The entire snake body was naturally several times larger than the mist snake.
"Trouble." Alice frowned. If the other party could crawl around like this on the surface and underground, she, who has the lowest mobility, would have to let Princess Annes, the strongest among her dolls, hold her at all times.
Prepare to break out and evade, which extremely limits her own performance.