I Can Speak with Animals and Demons

I'm hungry, do you eat insects?』

『I hate them. I’m not good making them drop.』

『Well, if you bake them, they’re crispy and delicious right?』

『I’m not feeling like insects today. I want to eat golden nuts.』

『What a selfish princess!? Do you want to die!? You can’t go where there are many dangerous monsters.』

『Hey, unreliable male…』

I can’t see them on my left, but I can hear something.

Many voices are coming out of nowhere, probably because they are deep in the forest.

I’ll only check on the voices to see if anyone is hostile towards us.

Nobody seems to be so far.

Many voices are mixed in, but I can understand that.

Maybe Honey is just guiding me on a relatively safe route.

Honey mutters as the straight road becomes narrower and winding.

『It’s almost time. There must be a tree with some golden nuts here.』

“Okay, Honey.”

『………………』

“What’s wrong?”

『……Nothing.』

He’s a weird guy. I sigh abruptly.

Regardless of the tired Honey, I slash the bushes.

It is full of lush plants that have colorful fruit.

Only here, there are no tall trees that block out the sunlight, so the sun is shining well and it feels good.

I start walking while feeling spry at the sight of the forest.

“Huh? This looks like a medicinal herb.”

Under a tree with red fruit, is a plant shaped like one of the medicinal plants on the bulletin board.

Isn’t this a herb?

When I sit down and check it, I feel it’s different from herbs.

『Don’t you know adventurer’s habits? It is a medicinal herb. It is more effective than normal herbs.』

That’s it, dude.

“Because I’m a runaway adventurer… I will get rewarded if I bring this back to the guild. Let’s pick it.”

I pack the growing medicinal herb into my pouch.

I’ve heard that it’s not good to take all of it, so I’ll leave a some.

How much can this sell for?

While I’m picking the medicinal herb, I hear a stunned voice from behind.

『Wasn’t your aim the golden tree? I can’t go on forever.』

“Huh, I totally forgot.”

『The fruit your aiming for is a little further. let’s go.』

Honey is flying ahead of me as if to speed things up.

I follow him in a hurry.

There is a big tree in front of similar trees.

There is a golden shining tree with pear-shaped nuts.

It glows with golden light, emitting a mysterious glow while illuminating the surrounding trees.

There is a big bear in front of the tree.

“…………”

『Ah… human…』