51 - suspicious visitor

A red dorsal fin pokes out of the surf for a brief moment.

Thor, who had been trying to wipe out the sleeping monsters, quickly pulls back his right leg and flips his cloak halfway across his body.

The next moment, a large fish leaps from the water with a splash.

Twisting in mid-air, the monster pointed the tip of its pointed mouth toward the shore.

And then, it shot out a mass of bright red water with a tremendous force.

Thor dodges one of the fist-sized water bombs, catching it with his cloak.

He then slashes another one, aimed at Sora and the others, from directly below to change its trajectory.

The last one, however, does not arrive in time and hits the ground in front of them.

The last one, however, does not strike the ground in time and strikes the ground in front of him, sending droplets of water splashing down on the frogs that had been sleeping around Thor.

The monsters wake up instantly and start to move with a deafening cry.

"Fog, block it up!

At the sound of Yuril's familiar voice, Thor runs away, kicking the gravel under his feet.

The frozen air hit the red poison frogs, who had stopped moving for a moment when they were hit by flying stone fragments.

With a crunching sound, the monster's body surface rapidly loses moisture.

The power of the cryocrystal is far greater than anything Thor has ever seen before.

It seems that the ice technique had a powerful effect on the frogs whose skin was covered with poisonous mucus.

Thor closes the distance to one of the frogs, which immediately slows down, and slices off its head.

But just as he turns to work on the second one, the remaining frogs leap at once with all their might.

Not to Thor, but to where they had been.

Half frozen, the frogs ran into the river behind them one after another.

The sound of the water rises and the monster herd disappears into the reddish-black river.

As Thor tried to catch up with them, another red dorsal fin appeared out of the water and sprayed water bullets.

Thor flicks one with his cloak and deflects the other by striking it with the belly of his sword.

Leaving the last one to Sora, Thor turned his attention back to the river, but the monsters had already disappeared.

"Oh no, they've escaped again!

"That's too bad. Maybe we should have dried them out more thoroughly."

"Geko Geko, you ran away because you were afraid of Moo!"

The first hunt went smoothly, but in the three battles since then, only the current one has been properly defeated.

Thor let out a small breath as he picked up the dead frog on the ground.

This poisonous monster is, of course, not suitable for eating.

He cuts off the tongue and places it on a large stone, and throws the body part next to it and piles it up.

Thor, having his poisoned knife and gloves, calls out to his companions.

"Well, let's take a break. Yuril-san, could you make us some tea?"

The new hunting ground seems to be a more difficult place than I had expected.

This is the current feeling of Thor and his friends.

The first drawback is that there are too few monsters.

Two packs per hour is the average for this place.

It is certainly better than in the days of the horned mole, but even if the prey is scarce, walking around in the forest is a good distraction.

Here, however, we are forced to wait endlessly on the dreary riverbanks with their rolling red and black stones.

The only one who is in a good mood is Moe, who is enjoying the masonry.

The second drawback is that monsters are troublesome.

The name of the monster that appeared out of the blue just now was a blood-spewing fish.

Its length is about the length of Thor's arm, and its body covered with red scales is an elongated triangle when viewed from the side.

And it is a very nasty monster that only shoots water bullets from the river.

Moreover, they help other monsters, as if they are friends even though they are a fish and a frog.

The red poison frog is a nuisance even after it dies.

Its sticky toxic liquid remains even after death, and its poison soaks into your clothes if you touch it.

So every time I clean up, the number of times I can use decreases.

Thor receives a cup of lightly steaming water and sits down on a chair.

Moo immediately rushes over to him and hugs him from behind.

Sora sees this and smiles happily, pulling her chair over and leaning on Thor's arm.

"Oh my, you are such a good friend."

"Yes. If you get frustrated, just stick to Thor and that's the solution. How about you, Yuril?

"That's a good idea. Well, I'll be happy to join you.

The silver-haired beauty imitates Sola and leans back as I pull up a chair on the other side.

Thor silently sipped the contents of his cup between the sweet aroma and the soft touch.　

"Tor-chan, your eyebrows just went down a little bit. Why is that?"

"Don't worry about it. That's how men are."

"Well, maybe it's because Moo is cute?"

Thor thinks of a way out of the situation while relaxing with a cup of sweet herbal tea.

"It seems difficult to change the hunting ground now, doesn't it?"

"Yes, I'm sure everyone else is using the good parts."

"That fish is so peculiar. It's too long to reach."

"I can deal with the attack itself, but if it wakes up the frog. ......"

"Oh, if he wakes up, can't we just put him back to sleep again?"

"That's a pretty hard story to tell."

If you get hooked on it, it can be very powerful, but it also has some unexpected weak points.

If you try to apply it to the same person several times in a short period of time, the success rate will drop considerably.

It is said that this may be due to some kind of resistance force inside the monster that has learned from danger.

"Shall Moo jump into that water and take them down a little bit?　Tor-chan."

"I'll ask him to do that when he's a better swimmer."

"It's not safe yet, Moo-chan. You need to practice more in the bathtub!"

"I see... I have to clean up..."

I threw some stones into the river and measured the approximate depth of the river, which was as deep as Thor's chest at the shallowest point.

The reddish water would make the visibility worse.

Thor and the others decided that getting into the water was not an option.

The situation was a bit of a deadlock, but the faces of all the participants did not seem to be clouded in the slightest.

For Thor, who is used to adversity, this is not a problem.

In fact, he even enjoyed it.

The same was true for Yuril.

The woman was truly enjoying the comfort of unleashing her magic in a real battle for the first time in a while.

And for a woman who has been facing strong opponents for a long time, a little bug is nothing to worry about.

In fact, if they really tried, they might be able to handle it, but they secretly held back, thinking that the growth of Thor and the others should be their priority.

Sola, on the other hand, was looking at the situation positively.

She thought that she might be able to do something at this time when Thor and Yuril were in trouble.

The girl was beginning to be secretly absorbed in finding out what she could do.

Moe was not thinking.

The child's main concern is only today's snack and dinner menu.

Carefree and yawning, Moo nestled down on the back of his favorite, Thor.

They snuggled up against each other, feeling each other's warmth as the rest period passed.

Soon the cup was empty, but for some reason Thor remained seated and did not move.

Sola wondered if he did not want to leave her, when suddenly Thor spoke to someone.　

"By the way, how long are you going to keep peeping on us?

The people behind the tent, on the other side of the bank, responded to this question.

In a panic, the three blonde heads that had been peering at Thor and the others pulled back.

The men, who had lowered themselves, began to whisper to each other from their hiding places.

"d*mn, I knew you'd figure it out!

"My brother sticks his head out too far!"

"Because I was wondering when I was going to pull the trigger."

"Yeah, well, that's just the way it is. I've never seen such a pretty face before."

"I prefer the cute ones. I'm more protective of them.

"No, no, no, the most important thing is the all-encompassing adult charm!

"What the hell, man!　Don't you see the beauty of modest breasts?

"Oh, don't listen to him!　What's important is the flesh of your ass."

At first the voice was a whisper, but it grew louder and louder as if excited.

Eventually, the sound of blows and a few small curses began to echo, but after a short while, it became quiet.

Then, as Thor and the four others look on, one of them, with a blue bruise around his eye, peeks out from the bank.

The purple-eyed man with an embarrassed smile spoke to us as if nothing had happened.

"I'm sorry for interrupting you. Now, please continue."

"I will!"