As Long as You Have the [Shop] Skill, the Dungeonized World Is a Breeze ~The Bullied Youth’s Payback Lifestyle~ - Chapter 235

Chapter 235 – The Avatar of the Tree of Gluttony

“Hmm… Nevertheless, I can very, very faintly detect Oremia’s presence in that direction.” (Belzedor)
In terms of direction, it was southwest.

“But it is strange. I can faintly sense Oremia’s presence, but Oremia should also be able to as well. Yet why is Oremia not coming back to me?” (Belzedor)
Belzedor didn’t seem to know the reason. If Oremia was closer, they would be able to share their senses with each other.

In other words, Oremia was sent somewhere very far from here. Fortunately, Oremia was also in this world.

If he had been stranded in the other world, I would have had no choice but to kill Belzedor somehow. No, I hadn’t even finished confirming the most important thing yet.

“Belzedor, if I find Oremia and bring him here, could you tell him to stop the encroachment?” (Bouchi)
“…I suppose so. I don’t have the same temperament as before. If you really do bring Oremia here, I will grant your wish.” (Belzedor)
Alright, now we had his confirmation. I didn’t know if he would really stand by it in the end, but it was much more preferable to duking it out.

“Alright. Then I’ll go search for Oremia right away. Please keep your promise.” (Bouchi)
“Huron… No, human. A promise with a human, huh? How nostalgic.” (Belzedor)
“…By the way, may I ask what kind of bird Oremia is?” (Bouchi)
In order to find him, I needed more information. I proceeded to ask Belzedor about his appearance and personality.

After speaking with Belzedor, I flew back to Joysprout Island on the [Jet Book]. While flying, I spoke with Izu about what had happened and the result of our discussion.

“―That’s relieving to hear. At least it didn’t result in a toe-to-toe clash.” (Izu)
“Yeah, sorry to worry you. But we probably can’t delay too long.” (Bouchi)
“Why is that? Belzedor didn’t tell you to hurry or anything, did he?” (Izu)
“That’s true, but there’s no guarantee that humans won’t attack him. If they incur his wrath, anything we do may be pointless.” (Bouchi)
For the time being, I told Otaka and the others through the [Writing Mirror] not to do anything to Belzedor. But I had to wonder how long that would last.

Putting Otaka and Kuzuhara aside, it might be difficult to keep holding Sayuri and the others back. If the expansion of the jungle continued, the next place to be swallowed up would be the church, the base of the Maiden’s Rebirth Order.

Considering the speed of encroachment, it might not take even 5 days…

Sayuri and the followers might try to defeat Belzedor to protect their base. If that happened, the religious order would surely be destroyed, and Belzedor might become so angry that he could even renege on his promise to me. That had to be avoided at all costs.

I would have to go as Torimoto to warn Sayuri and the others not to act against Belzedor at all costs. I didn’t have time to waste leisurely looking around for Oremia.

I decided to use [Search Paper], which I had used in the past. After writing the details about Oremia on it, I sent them out. I used 10 sheets for now, since I didn’t want to have to worry about something happening to one sheet.

It had produced good results in the past, finding Ior immediately. I was pretty certain that it would find Oremia quickly too.

When I returned to Joysprout Island, I was greeted by Izu, Yofel, and the others. It seemed that Yofel and Ior had already been briefed on the details by Izu.

“Hiro-sama, is there anything I can do to help…?” (Ior)
Ior tugged on the hem of my shirt as he looked up at me with cute eyes. I patted him on the head.

“Thanks. At the moment, there isn’t much.” (Bouchi)
“…I see.” (Ior)

He looked a bit sad. I was glad to see how considerate he was and how much he wanted to help me.

“At the moment, we just have to wait for the [Search Paper] to find Oremia. Hopefully it’ll find him today or tomorrow.” (Bouchi)
The [Search Papers] could fly at Mach 3, so they would find Oremia very soon. However, if Oremia was hiding somewhere, it would be a big problem.

The [Search Papers] would analyze the information and search for the target, but if Oremia was hiding somewhere where no one could find him, it would be troublesome.

It was established that he was in the southwest direction, but the search still had to be done based on that information.

But on the other hand, if Oremia was flying in the air, the [Search Papers] would easily find him. I could only hope that things turned out like that.

“The forest spirit bird, Oremia, huh…? I had no idea that such a being existed.” (Izu)
“Same as Izu, I also didn’t know. I wasn’t aware of the existence of the Tree of Gluttony.” (Yofel)
Not only Izu and Yofel, even Shiki and Kaza had never heard of Oremia before.

“I was surprised when I learned that the Tree of Gluttony had two bodies. Master, even if we found Oremia, would he even listen to you and do as you say?” (Izu)

“I heard from Belzedor that his personality is quite… wild.” (Bouchi)
“Is that so?” (Izu)
“Yeah, and… he doesn’t seem to have a great impression towards humans… hurons.” (Bouchi)
“About that… when you approach him, would you have to change your form?” (Izu)
“…No, I heard from Belzedor that he had an ability somewhat like the Eye of Authenticity. Even if I tried to hide my true form, he would be able to see right through it.” (Bouchi)
“My… that’s troublesome.” (Izu)
Exactly. That was why I felt like it was better if Yofel was the one to approach Oremia and explain things.

“Me?” (Yofel)
“Yeah, I thought maybe Oremia would listen to you more since you’re an elf.” (Bouchi)
“If I may be of use to Master, then by all means, but… I think that Master, you would do just fine.” (Yofel)
The others nodded in agreement with Yofel’s words.

“How come?” (Bouchi)
I didn’t know why they all thought this, so I had to ask.