Chapter 144
「「N~ there~?」」
Because of the Battle Eagle chick’s rescue request, we searched for place of battle of its parents .
They apparently fought the enemy while moving away from the nests, so they weren’t close to them .
Allen and Elena are looking too, but they cannot find the place at all because I am not the target .
「Yeah . My【Detection】gives a big reaction from over there」
I tried searching the vicinity with【Detection】as well, but because monsters are in all directions, I couldn’t clearly tell that “this is the place” . However, a.s.suming that the adult eagles are in a group, I can reduce the list .
The direction I felt was the same Allen and Elena pointed at, so there’s surely no mistake .
『Pii』
《This child is saying that it’s that way》
When we decided on the destination, the eaglet was in agreement .
It would be troublesome if the adults thought we were enemies when we approach the battle, so the eaglet that fell out of the nest had to be brought along .
But well, there’s a possibility that they would think we are kidnappers and attack us anyway~ The eaglet will have to do its best explaining then .
《Oniichan, there are traces of fighting》
Although we have decided on the direction, I decided to search the vicinity for some clues, and Joule has apparently found traces of fighting .
「Oh, you are right . Rather, it seems that there was quite a struggle, but…… I heard no noise?」
I looked at the place that opened out, but there were traces of trees forcibly pushed down .
Moreover, the place was dotted with the same feathers we found before . Unfortunately, most of the feathers here are damaged .
《N~ seems that the Battle Eagles are fighting a higher ranked monster》
《There are scales! It’s surely a snake!》
Feat and Mile who surveyed the surroundings informed me what they found .
《Aniue, it’s serious!》
「What’s the matter, Bolt?」
《The adults apparently had not returned since yesterday》
「Eh! Y, yesterday!?」
《…… Yes》
『…… Pii』
I was shocked by the new information .
There’s no doubt that a fierce fight happened here, yet we didn’t hear any noise . I found it weird…… I found it weird!
「…… Then, the fight here took place yesterday? Of course, we wouldn’t hear the sounds of a battle……」
I don’t understand the present situation, so there’s nothing I can say . But, it’s certain that we should speed up .
「There’s no problem if they guided it away safely, but……」
『Pii, pii』
As if trying to say something, the eaglet jumped up on my head and tapped it .
When I sent a look to Bolt, he immediately interpreted for me .
《『If it’s Tousan and Kaasan then they will be fine』is what it is saying》
Ah~…… my words must have rubbed the eaglet the wrong way or possibly fanned it’s anxiety .
That’s most likely why the eaglet is saying that its parents will be fine .
「Yeah, indeed . When we meet them, you can complain『You are late!』to them」
『Pii!』
When I half-jokingly said that to the eaglet, it gave a cheerful reply .
「First of all, let’s hastily look for them! Joule, Feat, let us get on please . Bolt, you check the surroundings」
《Got it~ Allen, Elena, come here》
「「Un」」
《Niisama is on me then》
《I am off!》
After giving the instructions, the children began moving quickly .
Allen and Elena got on Joule, while I got on Feat’s back . Mile too, tightly held onto Vector’s mane, and we were ready to go .
「We will increase the speed, so make sure to hold on properly, okay?」
『Pii!』
When I cautioned the eaglet not to fall, it gave a cheerful reply once again .
I felt my hair being pulled on a little, so the eaglet must be holding on properly .
Confirming that everything’s all right, Joule, Feat, and Vector broke into a run .
《Aniue, I found them! Straight ahead, about six to seven kilometers》
「Good job, Bolt!」
Bolt who confirmed the surroundings from the skies as usual returned . It seems he safely found the adults…… still, they seem to be quite the distance away .
「You seemed to be up for quite a long time, is your body all right?」
《I’m fine . Also, Aniue, I am not 100% certain, but the opponent seemed to be a Silver Python, the adults still seem to be guiding it away》
Silver Python, huh . Err…… as the name suggests, it’s about a ten-meter silver snake of a B rank .
It’s smaller than Evil Viper and possesses no venom, but its muscly body will strangle you to death if you get caught .
Battle Eagle who is C-rank wouldn’t stand a chance if alone, but they are a group . They have sufficient forces to fight .
『Pii!』
「I know . Everyone, let’s hurry up!」
『Pii!』
Although I said that, I cannot feel completely at ease .
The eaglet also urged to hurry .
《…… Aniue, you seem to be having a conversation with the eaglet…… have you come to understand its words?》
It was a coincidence, but it seems the eaglet and I held a proper conversation .
「…… No, I just had a hunch」
It’s not like I understood precisely what the eaglet was saying . I truly just had a hunch . However, I felt that it was saying「Hurry!」!
「「Onii~chan, ama~zing!」」
「Ugh……」
It was just a coincidence, okay…… Allen, Elena, don’t look at me with such sparkly eyes, alright?