We took the pervert and once again arrived at the forest where the Lunar Magic Grass was blooming. Soon after, the forest witch appeared before us, gave us a cold look, and hurled harsh words at Anna.

“What have you come to do? The Powerless Saint”

She must be suspicious of our return and is probably planning to eliminate us, but we can’t back down.

“The situation has changed. We would like to receive the seed of the Lunar Magic Grass. With it, we may be able to achieve our goal and the goal of saving Mary-chan!”
“…… No matter how many seeds of Lunar Magic Grass you use, you will never be able to free Mary if you have neglected your training as a saint. I will not rely on anyone. Go away.”
“But!”
“You’re annoying me. Go away. Or else……”

The forest witch’s aura has changed. It is likely due to the gathering of magical power. She radiates a tremendous sense of intimidation.

“Please calm down. You shouldn’t use your magic now.”

The pervert stepped forward and called out to the forest witch.

“You…..!”

The forest witch looked at the pervert with a look of obvious anger on her face.

“I came here to free Mary. Now I can finally keep my promise.”
“….Is that so? To that extent…..”

I’m not sure, but there must be some kind of relation between the forest witch and the pervert.

“If we work together, we can free Mary-chan and put an end to this.”
“…..I see. I understand.”

The forest witch softened her expression as she said this.

“Now, let’s go get some Lunar Magic Grass seeds.”

Following the forest witch who said this with a serious expression, we headed deeper into the forest.

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We arrived at the side of the spring where the Lunar Magic Grass grew, and patiently waited for the night to come.

Miryl-chan was already asleep, and for some reason, a cardboard box had been placed over her. It must have been the pervert who did this, but it seems that she is safe inside.

To be honest, I have no idea what he’s talking about, but since he says so confidently, he must be right.

After all, this guy is the spirit of light, even if he is a degenerate and the former Wise Sage inside. Surely, he used some kind of magic on her.

Still, this is the first time I’ve seen cardboard in this world, so how does this guy know about this?

Meanwhile, the Lunar Magic Grass has buds that appear to be on the verge of blooming at any moment. Since tonight is a new moon, we can expect them to bloom.

“Allen. Anastasia. Are you ready for the battle?”

The pervert confirmed this to us.

“Yes.”
“Yes, I have my gun, but……”
“Yes. That would be good if the other party understands.”
“Is something that powerful coming?”
“I don’t know.”
“You don’t know?”
“That’s right. However, the seeds of the Lunar Magic Grass are necessary for powerful monsters to gain even more power and longevity. Therefore, it is likely that mighty monsters will come looking for those seeds. When I came here before, I ended up fighting a gryphon.”
“Gryphon?!”

Speaking of, Gryphons, they are legendary monsters. In the otome game, they are secret bosses that only appear in hard mode, and are so terrifying that you can only defeat them if you train your character to the max level.

“Did Rho-sama even manage to fend off a gryphon?”
“No. I was powerless at the time. It is because of that incident that I am here today.”
“…..Is that so.”

I see. It seems the pervert has some sort of connection to this forest after all. And judging from the behaviour of the forest witch and the pervert earlier, it must be something to do with Mary-chan.

Huh? Does that mean the pervert met Mary-chan, who died five hundred years ago?

No, no way that can’t be true…..

While thinking about such things, I waited near the Lunar Magic Grass, and as the sun set, night slowly descended upon the forest.

Then, after a while, when it became completely dark, the buds that had been about to bloom slowly began to open.

“Allen, the buds!”
“Yes, they’re blooming.”
“Beautiful……”

Anna has a mesmerised look on her face as she witnesses the mystical sight of the flowers blooming.

And after watching for a while, the bud of the Lunar Magic Grass opened completely and bloomed into a small flower.

“The rest is to protect this flower overnight. Various monsters will come looking for the seeds of this flower.”
“Grrrrr”

At the same time as the pervert warned, a growl was heard from deep within the forest.

“What’s that?”
“It’s a great wolf. It’s a monster that can often be seen in this forest, and is a typical monster that targets the Lunar Magic Grass.”

The forest witch answered my question succinctly.

I see. So that’s the Great Wolf. But if it’s a Great Wolf, it should be easier than defeating a Wyvern.

“I’ll do it.”

I readied my Kalashi to aim at the Great Wolf that had just emerged from the bushes, then pulled the trigger.

Bang~

The sound of gunfire echoed through the night forest.