Chapter 190 - Episode Sixteen - Live Fogg (6)

Finally, they were able to come to the point where the Levi Churchers had found the Live Fogg when they moved to the Pargas Village.

There was a three-p.r.o.nged spear symbol carved into the tree.

According to Augen, this is a sacred mark in Levi Church, indicating Levis spear.

Levi was once proclaimed to be the strongest of the four great G.o.ds of creation, thanks to the power of his spear that pierced even Kudor. When Levi appeared in the dreams of the High Priests, he was also holding that sacred spear in his hand. The G.o.d-like shape of the spear is solemnly claimed by Nelgliffe-sama that he remembers it every time he closes his eyes.

Heeeeh thats amazing.

The spear comes to his head more rather than his G.o.d

Well, I dont know how the Levi followers take it in that area, and I dont need to ask them carelessly.

You could step through a land mine.

Thats how important the spear is to the Levi Church.

Just as the myth goes, Levi, who had the strongest spear of the four most powerful creator G.o.ds drilled into Kudor, was swallowed up by Kudor right afterward. Well, I dare not go into it!.

Okay, this is where it gets really tough. We cant let another Ogre-sheep swarm come through here.

Kamlas body trembles.

It looks like he had it in a bad way before.

I decide to get off the Ortem, thinking that I wont need a mobile Ortem for a while.

I waved my staff and chanted the teleportation magic Transport and summoned the Ortem into my hand. [Note: I decided to change the chant carry to transport because its more fitting for the spell chant of teleportation magic.]

Alright, now all thats left to do is to let this Ortem follow a trail that seems to belong to Live Fogg.

Oh, that that wooden puppet, where did you get it from ?

Sophia asks me with a drawn-out face.

Earlier, she seemed to be dazed from walking tired and dazed, but after resting for a bit and slowly drinking water, she seemed to feel much better.

Oh, these are the ones I left in the Pargas village.

Its quite a distance away from the village of Pargas, but is that wooden puppet a magic tool with quite high magic conduction?

No, its just a guy made from those trees. The trees in the f.a.ge territory have decently higher than average magic power. The trees in my hometown had higher properties such as possessing magic power and magic conduction, though.

What is it? What do you want to talk about?

Kamla, who was watching from the side, was also suspicious of Sophias condition and called out to her.

Whats wrong with you, Sophia. Do you know anything about that wooden puppet?

No, teleportation magics magic power increases as the distance between them increases so at a distance of this magnitude, unless you have a tool that is a good conductor of magic, it wouldnt be easy to s.h.i.+ft An animal the size of a human should be able to move at least 50 meters, and an ordinary instrument shouldnt be more than a kilometer away.

Well, teleportation is not very fuel-efficient. Ive tweaked it a little bit from the basic formula to make it a little bit better, but even so, I dont want to use it too much.

Sophias face pales and she turns from me to Kamla and beckons him to join her.

Um, this is out of our control

She was saying something in a whisper, but I couldnt hear her well.

Kamla tried to listen, but stopped midway through, staring at Sofia with his mouth twisted up.

What, whats going on?

Sophia, Kamla, you need to moderate your stand-up talk and be aware of your surroundings! Because you never know when the Live Fogg will show up!

Oh, yeah, I guess so.

Kamla said quickly, moving away from Sophia and slightly ahead of the path.

Sophia smiled amiably as well as deceptively, and moved away to look for Live Fogg.

?

As I was wondering what they were doing, Augen laughed and tapped me on the shoulder and called out to me.

Actually, you know, those two guys are dating. Theyre both popular in the Church, so dont tell anyone.

What? Re-, really?

If you ask me, I think Ive seen a gesture like that before or not.

Mea whos been listening to the exchange between me and Augen, and looked at the two of them with suspicion as they hurriedly went ahead and looked for Live Fogg.

Well, you guys, too, get down to bra.s.s tacks and look for it. Once we find it, then we will form up and search for it. Theres a rumored formation thats easy to get caught in Live Foggs teleportation point

Hmmm but thats a way you have to keep looking for it for three days and three nights

Im sorry, but Im not very confident in the physical game.

I wave my wand and draw a magic circle as the World Trees Ortem follows the magic traces related to the teleportation magic.

Since I just used it, I left my magic crests out of the target so that they wouldnt become noise.

Puppet, Lead the way

As I chanted, Ortems eyes lit up and he bounced to the ground all by himself.

Then he began to scamper around and prowl the area.

Wha-, what?

Its like a universal magic detector.

If I could track it down with something like this Id have no trouble, but, well, try it.

I, along with Mea and Augen, followed the Ortems progress.

Sophia and Kamla are also within a short distance of where I can call out to them quickly and loudly.

When the Ortem reaches the halfway point, he stays, goes around in circles, and then searches for his next destination.

This is how they are chasing after the teleportation destination.

This is moving in a haphazard way

N-no, not at all! Hes going after it properly!

My, my bad But if you can easily pick up the magic traces of certain magical phenomena without any error at all, the magical societies of the world would be turned upside down

At the edge of a small cliff, Ortem stopped moving.

A river flowed gently beneath the cliff. Nearby was a modest cliff.

Hey, were a little too far away from Kamla and Sophia. Let me go get those two for once.

Yeah, I got it Oh

Along the river, there was a lone little fog.

It was a beautiful, slightly pale lapis lazuli color, and its slimy body surface reflected the light of the sun.

It was about the size of a bullfrog.

It had only three legs. One of them is squeezed like a tail, and it seems to grow out from the middle of its crotch.

So this is what the deformed fog is all about.

The three legs certainly do not remind me of the shape of Levis spear.

Whats the matter, brother?

But first, would you mind checking that? Um, that thing by the river

Hmm? Yeah, thats the Live Fogg. Then Ill go get those guys, just hold on.

I understand.

Augen turned his back to me and took two steps before he looked back at me vigorously.

Li-, Live Fogg!?

No, you said it yourself earlier

Ha, weve got to hurry and surround it. Brother, get down gently so as not to provoke them! Ill go get Kamla and Sophia right away! Were going into the formation I just described!

Ah, Okay

What? Tha-, that can really follow the traces of magical phenomena cleanly!?

Ive told you so many times.

Apparently, he didnt believe in the performance of the Ortem detector at all.

If you have one of these, itll be a lot easier to search again every time! If all goes well, we could really catch them today!

If it works, is it still today?

No. Wouldnt it be easy to catch it if you lured it inside after setting up an incomplete ward and then closed them up after making sure it is inside?

After setting up a larger ward, you can re-set the wards to make them narrower and narrower.

Its a bit of work, but this should be a sure thing in five hours.

Augen-san, I have a plan. When two of them get here, instead of the formation you had earlier, why dont you try to move as I say?

Mmm Its a decades-old common sense that this is the most likely way to catch Live Fogg

After saying that much, Augen looks to Ortem at my feet.

Well, that is what brother says. For once, well give it a try. Ill remind those two to follow brothers instructions.

Augen laughed modestly at the Live Fogg and ran towards where they were.

Its an odd shape Is that really edible?

Mea was making binoculars with her hand and looking towards where Live Fogg was.

I suppose its different from whether its good or not

If it was Abel, you could usually get it, couldnt you?

If we can catch them so easily, the Levi Church wont be ruined by a flock of demon sheep after three days of being attacked by them. As far as Im concerned, well just have to aim for the moment right after the teleportation. And Ive heard that theres no case of a sleeping Live Fogg being discovered.

But why dont you give it a try?

Im sure theyd be p.i.s.sed if I touched it carelessly and got away

I stretch my neck a little and bring the Live Fogg into view.

Live Fogg catches me with her glazed eyes.

Completely, the other side is aware of us.

Ive been told by Augen to get down appropriately, but in no way seems to be an opponent that can be tricked so easily.

It can be seen to be reasonably intelligent.

If not, though, it wouldnt be able to continue to play around with the Church as its opponent for three days.

it is weakened, even with the wards, it will be quite difficult once the other side realizes our intentions.

Veoh, Veoh.

As I was mumbling to myself, Live Fogg puffed out her cheeks and squealed as she mocked me.

I was annoyed.

Whats the point of being quiet either, if theyre aware of it anyway?

Lets give it a little scare.

I take out the Lapides Sword from my pocket and put some magic power into the hilt.

Light gathers on the extension of the hilt, and in the blink of an eye the blade is complete.

When I let go of it from hand as a reminder, the Lapides Sword floats softly in the air.

There, go.

When I point my finger at Live Fogg, the blade of the Lapides Sword s.h.i.+nes.

It spins around in place and then flies at an unnoticeable speed to the river where the Live Fogg is.

Ve-.

The Lapides Sword came to rest once in front of Live Fogg, then took aim and cut Live Fogg in both directions.

Live Fogg flew in two halves with its head turned upside down, and each one struck its body against a different tree, sticking to it.

Something like organs is dripping out from the body.

Geh

Huh, I didnt need a formation, warding, or time to hit it normally.

What was that Church doing for three days?

What, by any chance, am I the skipping steps?

Was there anything I had to do?

Or rather, I thought I wouldnt hit it, so I cut it in half as hard as I could.

Avoid it Eh, huh, thats bad by any chance?

For a moment, there is silence.

Hey mea, was it a good idea to kill it?

Well, lets see I also think Ive heard banging their head with a sword or some other dangerous thing as well, so its fine, right?

Some organs are showing, though Theyve been exposed to the greatest amount of air, though Didnt Nelgliffe say they were deteriorating fast? Ma-, maybe thats why Levi Church was having such a hard time not killing it to catch it

Modestly, three footsteps approached.

Turning around, it was the three Levi followers.

Hey, hey, is Live Fogg still here?

Kamla called out to me.

Its a voice full of antic.i.p.ation, something that drives me to feel guilty.

It-, its already gone far away. You know, in terms of distance of life.

What do you mean by that ?

Kamla put the Lapides Sword stuck in the ground into view, then slowly ran his eyes over the area, catching sight of the Live Foggs cruel form.

Wha- what Brother, so you messed with it. I guess I didnt explain myself well enough although I tried to tell you. Its said that Live Fogg, you know has set up a little thin warding, so that when the warding is impacted the teleportation magic will automatically trigger. In other words, the only way to do it is to attack before setting the warding back up immediately after the teleportation. Im sure youre confident in your magic, but being fast isnt enough for the Live Fogg huh?

Once again, an awkward silence overtook the scene.

The Levi Church trios gaze focused on the Live Fogg, who was cruelly split in two and stuck to a tree.

H-, huh by any chance, was that bad to do. Ill take it alive, if I find the next one.