As the large man cut through the thick vegetation of the forest, he was surprised when suddenly he ran into...

"Deedee! Kahahaha, what a surprise running into you here!" Mr. Beast accepted the party invite with a wide smile. Ragline eagerly ran forward toward the girl, happily accepting the tomato before beginning to look around to try and find Kramer or Bomdee. "Though, I suppose it shouldn't be too much of a surprise. I imagine you also found got one of those keys inviting you to the island? I've only recently gotten here myself!"

Mr. Beast raised one of his arms up to the side, and the Dove that was guiding him came back over to perch on it. "There's a merchant back at the camp selling all sorts of wonderful creations, and wouldn't you know it, that's where I came across this two lovebirds!" The bird on his head scooted over to nuzzle up on the other dove as he spoke, before they both separated again to return to their tasks.

"As luck would have it, they seem to know their way through the forest. How glad I am to have crossed paths with them!" He put his hand to his chin in thought. "And if you're out here, that means... you're also trying to find a safe way through the path, yes? I'd really like to get through without bringing harm to any of the natives, and it seems like that just might be an option here!"

"Coocooo!"

The dove ahead of them chirped, changing its direction slightly to lead them down a different trek of forest. "And it looks like our friend knows just where to go!"

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"Eager as ever to make to friends I see!" Ragline looked disappointed that Kamer and Bomdee weren't around yet, but perked up once Mr. Beast gave him a pet on the head. The man laughed as he continued forward, chopping through the forest with the doves as his guide. "Right indeed, Miss DeeDee! I'm starting to get used to combat in this new world of ours Earth-chan blessed us with, but I'm always relieved to find a more pacifistic route."

As they traveled, DeeDee handed Mr. Beast a tomato, which the man delightfully chowed down on. "Glad to see you're still carrying snacks around! Tomatoes truly are the perfect adventuring fruit." The girl also summoned one of her own monsters to her side, much to Ragline's excitement. A star flew out that poofed into the form of BomDee, who saluted before joining Ragline's side where the cat high-fived him.

After a bit of traveling, the group would come across a divide in the land, a steep hill directly in front of them. While one of the Doves perched on a branch and pointed to the left, the other Dove hopped off of Ragline's head and pointed to the right. The two birds got all huffy and puffy, chirping at each other in argument before Mr. Beast himself stepped in.

"Now, now, my friends! I'm sure we can figure this out together." He held his hands out for the birds to hop onto, and while each did hop into a hand, they still seemed upset. "Well... it seems we have come to an impass. Perhaps we can find some sort of compromise, or another way to overcome this obstacle. Hmm..." Mr. Beast looked both to the left and the right, though each seemed to lead to similar areas of forest. Looking up the hill in front of them, while it was certainly steep, they might be able to simply climb over it with a bit of effort.

"What say you, Miss DeeDee? And suggestions on how we might solve this dilemma?"

"Aha, that seems like a very wise suggestion! With you and Kramer helping the others fly up there, I'm sure everyone could heave me up. I am a rather large man, haha!" Mr. Beast's muscles bulged as he spoke, threatening to burst out of his clothes. Investing in something more malleable to accommodate his size might be wise for the future, but for now it worked well enough. "Does that sound workable for you two? Here, we even have a tomato for your troubles!"

The man held DeeDee's tomato out for the Doves, who each looked rather doubtful of the suggestion. Sure, they could fly, but how were these other ones going to get up here? Still, with the offered snack, both of the Doves fluttered over to Mr. Beast's arms and began pecking away at the fruit. Though they each had their own thoughts and ideas about where to lead the group to, maybe it would be best here to listen to what the others had to say...

"Very good my friends! I'm glad to see we were able to come up with a solution! Once we get up there, I'm sure we'll be able to find our way forward once more." With their growing understanding and acceptance of help from others, Mr. Beast and both of the birds briefly lit up with a glowing light. For helping to raise and teach these Doves, his class' Core ability had activated, giving them both a chance at upgrading.

"Marvelous! Miss DeeDee, if you could get Ragline to the top along with you and your friends, I think I should be able to climb there with the added help of a rope per your suggestion. Ready, everyone?" The Doves both coo'd and flew up to the top of the hill as Ragline eagerly watched DeeDee, excited for her to summon Kramer once more.

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"Oho! Who's this one?" Ragline ran over to greet Kramer now that he was there, but was also excited to see a new Summon pop up- little red creature on DeeDee's head. More than that, DeeDee took out a scepter that Mr. Beast was sure he had seen her use before.. only this time, it was different. When DeeDee activated the item, Both Mr. Beast and Ragline were surprised to see the antennae sprout out of her and all of her summon's heads. "Ohh, and that's certainly new as well. Is this staff a new one?"

It's ability seemed to grant her Kramer's flight, and with that she was able to get herself, summons, and Ragline up to the top of the hill. With the rope down and ready to be grabbed onto, Mr. Beast took ahold of it once he got the OK message from DeeDee. He activated one of his class's abilities once this happened, using [Giga Load] to double Ragline's size and strength. The cat flexed in a similar manner to Mr. Beast himself before grabbing the rope to help pull. "You got this, Ragline! Alright, here we go!"

As Mr. Beast began climbing his way up the rope with the help from those up top, both of the two Doves flew down to try and lend a hand. They each grabbed one of his shoulders, and together tried to flutter him higher up into the air. While it wasn't exactly a successful maneuver, the man appreciated it all the same. "Thank you, thank you! With your help we'll all rise to the top!"

Once he finally made it to the top, Mr. Beast made sure to circle around and give a high-five to everyone that helped out- meaning, he offered a high-five to everyone! Taking a moment to stretch before glancing around, Deedee was right. They could see much more of the forest from here, the ocean in the distance, bits of the dangerous path, and even a bit of smoke in the distance from the main encampment everyone arrived at.

"My, what a view! I'm certain we can't be too much further now, can we?" Looking toward the Doves, they each fluttered a bit higher into the air, before floating back down to land on Mr. Beast. The pointed--both in the same direction this time--towards a rocky region near the beach. Taking his sword in hand, the man pointed ahead toward their new destination. "Looks like the end is in sight!"

As he finally got to the top, DeeDee gave an answer to Mr. Beast's questions. The fire ant here was Jimmy, and this staff was actually the same one from before! She had supposedly wandered her way into somewhere called a Forge, a place that let her combine and upgrade her items. "Nice to meet you, Jimmy! And oh, what fascinating knowledge! I wasn't aware such a place existed... Earth-chan is wonderful! I'm sure something like that would come in handy again in the future."

DeeDee sketched down some notes about the area, and once she gave the thumbs up, Mr. Beast was ready to head out again. Ragline remained in his larger form for now, with one of the Doves sitting on his head while the other flew a bit ahead of them, again guiding their path. With the Dove and DeeDee's map, Mr. Beast used his sword to chop away and forge a path of his own. Now that they had a more concrete idea of where they were headed, it didn't take long at all for the group to cut through through the thick forest and finally burst out into the rocky terrain by the beach.

"Oh my... this is it, isn't it? We've found a a new region! This is amazing!" Finally, Ragline shrunk back down to his regular self, and Mr. Beast picked the pet up to twirl him around in the air. he was ecstatic to have followed Earth-chan's mission and found a whole new part of the island to explore. Without using the hostile path that had been clearly marked for travel, maybe they'd even be able to parlay with the "Nagas" that supposed lived in the area.

"Thank you for traveling with us here, DeeDee. Without the help of you and your friends, I'm not sure that we would've made it through so easily!"