335 - - 333 Compatibility

Sylphy encourages Belle and the others, and the Armor of Nature ver. 4 is completed. Even the Great Spirit of the Wind runs away from it. It seems that Belle and her friends have created something terrible.

"Shilfie, she won't come back! Yuta, why?

Belle tilts her head curiously.

"I wonder why?　Did he suddenly remember something he had to do?"

I can't tell the truth, so I mumble a few words and pretend I don't understand. I call out for Sylphy, but she doesn't come out, so I think about summoning her, but she seems to refuse, so I quietly enjoy my snack time. When the urge to laugh subsides, she will come out as usual.

"Ah, shirfi kita!"

After half an hour of playing with Belle and the others and discussing how to slay the dragon, Sylphy finally returned. He must have been in quite a fun spot. Sylphy is very good at fooling the Belles, who are swarming around asking where he's been. She looks at me with a stern stare for some reason, but I want to tell her that she deserves it.

"Well, Sylphy's back, so let's get going. I'm going to ask you for the armor of nature again. And the wind wall too..."

I'm afraid that something will be said if I don't do something, so I decide to leave quickly. Sylphy looks away from me as I put on my nature armor, but this time she doesn't pay attention to me. If she runs away again, I don't know when we will be able to leave.

Before jumping to the gravity stone, I try to jump on the spot to check the weight of the armor. Hmm?　It's my imagination, or maybe it's not. The fall is obviously slowing down.

"When I jumped and fell, the fall became slower, why?"

"Manto."

I asked a question, and Belle told me with a smug look on her face. I don't know what it is, but it's cute.

"It's the wind cloak Belle made. The cloak catches the wind and slows your fall. Maybe Yuta was having trouble landing on the stepping stones, so he did his best."

"So."

Sylphy elaborated, subtly averting her eyes. Belle says it's the same, and she's sure it's the effect of the wind cloak with its increased luster. I feel like I'm going to drown in the kindness of Belle and the others now that I have this new version of nature's armor. Nature's armor, I'll take good care of it. I hesitate to wear it in public. I'm going to praise the belles once more and leave.

"Yuta, against a green dragon, wouldn't a magic saw be better than a magic hammer?"

"Yeah?　I'm afraid of using a magic saw because I might accidentally cut the gravity stone."

A light hit with a hammer will just shatter the surface, but a saw will just go right through it.

"But it's hard to use a hammer against a green dragon when the foothold is unstable.

...... It is true that the green dragon is so big that it would take a long time to beat it down even if you hit it with a hammer on its hand or something. It might be easier to kill it by cutting it open and inducing blood loss. It might be easier to be careful not to cut the gravity stone.

"That's true, too. This time I'll use the magic saw."

I thank Sylphy for his advice and jump to the gravity stone in front of me, saw in hand. I thought about getting down on all fours, but thanks to the wind cloak, the fall is slow, so I have time to spare. I aim at the center of the gravity stone and land. The impact of the landing is small, so that the gravity stone does not shake too much.

We need to adjust our balance when we jump, but the difficulty of moving forward has been reduced by half. Bell and the others understand how well I can move based on their experience in the 96th and 97th layers, so they jump over the gravity stones with a leap. If I don't have to crawl on all fours, I don't have to move my body unnecessarily, so I can proceed very smoothly.

"Yuta, the Green Dragon has noticed you!"

Yes, it was. I was having a normal, athletic fun, but there's a dragon in the house. I brace myself and look in the direction where Sylphy is pointing. There is indeed a dragon swooping down toward us. Sylphy says that he is intelligent enough to call his friends in a pinch, so I want to take care of him quickly.

"Belle, if the green dragon comes straight at me as planned, use the wind to shift its course to my right. I'll clip its wings."

If that huge body were to ram directly into us, we would not be able to withstand it on the gravity stone. At the current rate, I might be able to avoid it by jumping to the next gravity stone just in time, but I think I should take a safety measure at first.

"Okay..."

I hold the magic saw at its maximum while watching the Green Dragon glide toward me. Oh, the green dragon has opened its mouth! It's ready to eat. He must have some intelligence, don't you think I'm strong or something?

"Wind!"

Bell's wind projectile hits the Green Dragon in the side, causing it to make a funny noise and veer off course. Whoa, its wings are bigger than I thought. I swing my magic saw to avoid the feathers, and the feathers snap off without a second thought.

The green dragon falls down with a shriek. It seems that even dragons cannot fly if one of their wings is missing. The enemy is now a dragon instead of a bird, and despite all our precautions, the result is no different from a village-eating bird. This means that we can beat them in the sky as long as we can disable their wings. In a way, it might be easier.

The only miscalculation is the sharpness of the magic saw. I had thought of cutting the feathers, but I assumed that the cut feathers would split into left and right on their own. In reality, however, the feathers were too sharp and did not separate from the main body until halfway through.

This time I was able to avoid it because it glided and attacked me from diagonally above, but depending on the course, the feathers after being cut might hit me or the gravity stone directly. If the wind wall can pop them, it's OK, but there is no chance that they can be broken because they are quite powerful and quite large.

The third great thief's friend who has a sword that can cut anything except konnyaku, after he cut his sword, it was separated into left and right parts, I wonder how it works?　Is it because it's a cartoon?

Either way, we have to consider the angle of the Green Dragon when it attacks us, or it will fly-away into the sky. We need to have a strategy meeting.

"Yuta, what about that Green Dragon?　I'm keeping him alive, in case you're wondering."

Sylphy seems to have kept the fallen Green Dragon. I look down and see it struggling, bleeding from its severed wings. It may seem strange to feel sympathy for a demon, but it's terrible.

"Well, thank you for getting me. If the monster down there is still alive, Sylphy should be the one to put an end to it.

"Okay."

Sylphy quickly puts a stop to it, and I have her move it to my hand and store it in my magic bag. Green dragon meat. I wonder what it tastes like?　The more food we have, the richer our table will be. If I can get home early enough to dismantle it, Mr. Toruku's sleepless nights are about to begin.

Well, we'll see what it tastes like later. Let's have a strategy meeting. Now that we know that even dragons can be defeated by attacking their wings, we should be able to manage it by adjusting the angle of their attacks. I've killed one by myself and I don't have to insist on killing it by myself.

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"If we cross five more gravity stones, Poison Dragon ...... will be easier than I thought. I heard that green dragons are stronger than assault dragons, but I think assault dragons are stronger.

"I must warn you, the green dragon is much more troublesome. It's hard enough for a normal person to tear out its wings. It's just that Yuta and I were the worst match."

Why is Sylphy speaking from the Green Dragon's point of view? I want him to say it was a good match for me there.

The surprise attack on the feather from Bell and the others. A cheat saw that can easily cut through a feather that should have been hard to cut through. Hooray for cheats! It's like a wyvern or a lizard with wings.

I'm tempted to get a little carried away, but I'm afraid I'll get into trouble if I try to challenge Poison Dragon in a frivolous mood. I should calm down and be ready for the challenge. I should summon Vita as a poison measure, not mentioning Sylphy, who for some reason is more like a green dragon.

"...... Yuta, right?"

I wonder how the first thing he says when he summons Vita is to check if she is a contractor or not?　Can't it be helped that my true face is hidden by a leaf face guard?　I explain the situation to Vita, who looks at me curiously, while she is fussing with the crowds of belles.

"I see, so you were summoned as a countermeasure against poison from poison dragons. I'm sure you'll be fine with the armor they made for you, but if anything should happen to you, you can leave it to me.

Vita, casually praising the armor of nature, undertakes to heal the patient. Belle and her friends are overjoyed at the praise for their natural armor. ...... I feel like I'm losing as a man. I wonder if that casualness is the secret of a man who is popular with the ladies?

"......Yes, please."

With Vita's approval, we have a strategy meeting for the Poison Dragon battle. Sylphy says that Poison Dragon is the same type as Assault Dragon, and its characteristic is to rampage around with its huge body while spreading poison.

"Hey, if it's a brainy type like Assault Dragon, if we wait at the edge of the island and avoid it when it charges at us, Poison Dragon can't stop suddenly and won't it self-destruct and fall off the island?"

The assault dragon we met at the volcano also ran away to the lower part of the volcano without stopping when we avoided its rush. Poison dragons, which can't fly here, would be flying headlong and have no chance of surviving.

"I'm not saying Yuta is wrong because it's important to win without taking risks, but is it really okay to win that way when you've reinforced your natural armor and even summoned Vita?"

......That's a tough question. It was Sylphy who encouraged the strengthening of the natural armor, but let's leave that aside for the moment. I think it's fine if we can win easily, but then we can rely on Sylphie and her friends. Bell and the others, who have reinforced their natural armor with anti-poison measures, will be more than happy to fight ...... honestly.

"Well, ...... I want to check the effectiveness of the nature armor too, so I'll fight normally this time."

As a contractor, I think I have to respond to Bell and his team for their hard work. I feel like I haven't been fighting properly lately, thinking only of the easy way out.

"Yuta, I'll do my best!""Queue""Dokutai sakubanzen""Kukoo""Rakusho daze""......"

When we decide to fight properly, Belle and the others cheer us on happily. Sylphy looks at me like I've said it right, and I guess I've made the right choice.

With my spirits up, I jump off the gravity stone and land on the huge gravity stone island where Poison Dragon is waiting for me. Wow, it's as big as an assault dragon. And its color is purple.

I like beautiful purple, but Poison Dragon's color is poisonous, or rather, I feel a sense of disaster like that of a loud poisonous mushroom that is dangerous to eat. You don't have to know what poison dragon is to know that it is poisonous.