Envoy

"Awrooo—"

A clear wolf howl rang out from afar, instantly shattering Nokron's silence.

No matter what, the combination of a night sky and a wolf howl really did have an inexplicable sense of compatibility, as if they had been made for each other.

Normally, whenever adventurers heard a sound that was clearly not human, they would assume the owner of that wolf howl was the final enemy they were about to face, and that the sound announced its imminent arrival.

But Leon merely blinked and said, "Don't you think that voice sounds kind of familiar?"

Hearing that, Maru and the others nodded as well, their faces full of suspicion. "Only a real wolf could make a howl far more authentic than Darl's. In other words..."

"That's right, I think so too. In other words..." Leon picked up the thread.

"Stop deducing. It's the Half-Wolf who appeared at the Combat Festival."

Gapar ended the conversation with a single sentence.

After all, his memory was far better than anyone else present. How could he possibly forget such a distinctive voice?

Leon looked at his teacher reproachfully. It was not as though they did not know the answer.

But piecing together clues during an adventure and arriving at the correct answer was one of the Strategy Group's favorite activities! Gapar had ruined the atmosphere they had worked so hard to create with one sentence!

"Teacher." Leon patted his shoulder and sighed. "When it comes to adventure, sometimes you have to learn to add a little drama for yourself before it becomes... more fun, don't you think?"

Gapar nodded without really understanding. He had not understood.

"Ah, forget it. Let's keep an eye out for Blaidd while we explore." Leon shrugged.

A great many phantoms had appeared in Sain Underground City recently, so