Chapter 62
Chapter 62 - Search for the Hot Spring
Zinray himself did not know the exact path to the hot springs, so Kazane and the others decided to first stop in Conrad Town to gather information on the location of the hot springs .
◎ Conrad Town, The Cookpot - Night
「Oh, that? Yeah, I know of it . 」
That was said by the innkeeper Rinrie .
「Really?」
Kazane inquired into the unexpectedly quick answer .
「Yeah, I know of it . A while ago there was a plan to follow Tsuvara’s example and build a similar hot spring town . I remember it well and can a map for you . 」
「Okay, may I ask for that favor?」
Kazane took out a parchment for Rinrie to use to draw a map . Rinrie said 「Sure」 and filled in the hot spring’s location .
「Will you also be buying some soup today?」
「Yeah, even without this I would buy it . It was popular among my companions . 」
Is that so, is that so, Rinrie said while stirring the soup .
「By the way Rinrie . 」
「What is it?」
Rinrie put the soup in a metal container as she listened .
「You said they were planning to make a similar hot spring town but did not make it after all . Why?」
After thinking for a bit Rinrie responded .
「Because it happened a while ago I don’t remember exactly, but I heard monkey monsters or something like that annihilated the investigation party . If I’m not mistaken I heard that some splendid adventurers were called to subjugate the group’s boss . 」
「Oh, it is something like that . 」
(Monkey monsters, huh . That seemed pretty quick . )
Kazane took notes so she could hear Zinray’s thoughts later .
◎ Near Conrad Town, Golem Cottage
After she finished learning the hot spring’s location and received the soup from Rinrie, Kazane paid the price and left the inn . Then she headed for the cottage she had previously set up that they decided would be their meeting place .
They thought about staying at the inn, but although they would only need 1 more bed for their party since Kazane and Tiara slept in the same bed, there was a large line to enter the town, so based on that it was likely there wouldn’t be enough vacancies . And since there was nothing to criticize about the environment in Kazane’s Cottage, they decided to rest inside it that night .
「Mortal Monkey . That’s what it is . 」
After everyone gathered Kazane revealed the information she got from Rinrie and received that answer from Zinray .
「I did not participate, but a boss Immortal Monkey was subjugated about twenty years ago . 」
Sometimes a high level monster called a boss would appear from a group of monsters and lead them . It was like the Berserk Ogre they defeated one month ago .
「Are they strong?」
「Individually they’re not that powerful, but they’re the type to attack in numbers . They also move quickly and their subjugation is considered fairly high rank . Conrad doesn’t attract adventurers of a high level so there could have been a lot of damage if they ignored it . There haven’t been any reports of another Immortal Monkey after the subjugation so we shouldn’t have to worry about that for now . 」
「The large groups you spoke of seem scary . 」
Yumika said anxiously .
「I dislike melee battles . My specialty is supporting from range with my lightning attacks . 」
「Louise-nee and the rest won’t need to go into melee range . Mortal Monkies are beasts so Kazane should notice them before they get close . 」
Zinray said, then looked at Kazane .
「Well, I have no experience in group battles, so I am a little anxious about that . 」
Should I have been learning ranged magic . . . Kazane thought with a little regret .
「Fortunately there are a lot of us . Yukko-nee, was it? That Elder Cat should be perfect for monkey extermination . 」
「That’s true . We also have Tatsuyoshi-kun . 」
It wouldn’t be fast but Tatsuyoshi-kun could do something like throw stones for a long-range attack .
Since they now had the location of the hot springs and Zinray could guide them to the general area, they decided to go to bed in preparation for tomorrow .
◎ Argo Mountain Range, Hot Spring Area - The Following Noon
「Yosh, that should be good . 」
Kazane closed the Golem Maker Creator Mode .
They were in a rocky area halfway up the Argo Mountain Range . Zinray guided them at first, but Kazane smelled sulfur on the way and led them here . Kazane reached the source in an almost straight line, and it wasn’t very time-consuming at all . It was a very convenient nose .
Kazane and the others also found a group of Gray Golems on the way . Kazane successfully surprise attacked and captured the Gray Golems with Tebasaki-san and Tatsuyoshi-kun flawlessly succeeded in removing the Core Stones . In total they obtained six Core Stones .
「Kazane, we’re OK here . 」
Yumika's voice arrived from a little further up the mountain . Yumika and Zinray asked her to use Tatsuyoshi-kun to connect some of the nearby river’s water to the hot spring . Because the temperature of the source was high, it did not seem to possible to enter as it was .
「Roger, I will prepare it . 」
That said, Kazane activated Golem Maker .
It was mostly the same as the usual cottage, but this time part of the interior was changed to resemble an outdoor bath . Then she prepared a water passage from the source and the river and used Tebasaki-san to adjust the flow to the appropriate levels .
「Really convenient . 」
Louise admired as usual .
(Being able to use Insight for adjustments is nice)
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