Looking at Pictures While Traveling

"Shiratsuki, are there any enemies approaching us?"

'No enemies are within radar range.'

"Thank you. But be especially careful when passing over the 'Temptation Dark Forest.' It would be too soon for us to fight a monster that has existed since ancient times."

'Understood.'

Soon after we began flying, I warned Shiratsuki to be cautious. We had no idea what enemies might be in the air, and, more importantly, we would be passing over the Planshell Emperor Centipede in the Temptation Dark Forest. It was better to be overly cautious.

After giving Shiratsuki its orders, I leaned back in the captain's chair and watched Shiratsuki's monitor. We were currently maintaining an altitude midway between the giant black clouds covering the Timbrica Continent and the continent itself.

At this distance, it was unlikely that anything on the ground could do anything to us, and we would be able to respond even if something came from above the black clouds. I knew I was being almost cowardishly cautious, but that was simply my nature, so it couldn't be helped.

"Hey, that Planshell Emperor Centipede in the Temptation Dark Forest... Is it really that strong?"

"I haven't fought it, so I don't know its exact strength. But there's no way something that huge is weak. More importantly, it's a genuine monster—the Dark Elves call it the god of the forest, and its Job is Land God. At the very least, I don't think our clan alone could defeat it. Not then, and not now."

With Shiratsuki on autopilot, Shiitake had gotten bored and asked me about that monster. I answered honestly...