"It's this!"
Holding the seed high in his hand, the Spear Hero could not help but shout.
"Next, as long as we take this back to the village, the problem will be solved!"
"As expected of Lord Motoyasu!"
"Lord Motoyasu is simply amazing!!"
At the same time, Woman 1 and Woman 2, who had been following the Spear Hero, immediately stepped forward to praise him. Although they had done nothing along the way, following the Spear Hero around and flattering him was practically their main job.
"Hahaha, right, right... Hm?"
Only then did the Spear Hero seem to realize that something was wrong. He turned around and looked behind him. Seeing the empty passageway, he froze.
"Where's Myne?"
"Th-this..."
"She was still behind us just now. Could she have gotten lost?"
"What's going on? Is this some kind of joke?"
The Spear Hero frowned. He put the seed back into his pocket and strode back the way they had come.
"Hey! Myne!"
"Can you hear me? Where are you?!"
As he walked back, the Spear Hero shouted loudly, but received no response. His other two companions began to grow nervous as well.
"What's going on? Could there be some dangerous monster hiding here?"
"You've got to be kidding..."
"How could that be!"
Listening to the two women whispering, the Spear Hero frowned. He knew this ruin inside and out. In the game, he had come here more than once to grind quests. There were no powerful enemies here at all—only a bunch of weak goblins. And he had already killed most of those weak goblins earlier.
Right. If he remembered correctly, there seemed to be a goblin nest deep inside the ruins.
Could she have gone there?
Probably not.
Still, he should go take a look first.
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