About three days have passed since I stepped into the realm of monsters.
It takes time to travel while exploring, but I am still under attack from monsters more often.
After all, I chose a place not to be attacked during the night shift to rest, but I was attacked several times in the dark.
Well, even then, Vena and I, who had magic sense, and one of Amako and Nagi, who had predictive magic, were watching, so we were able to deal with it without difficulty... but that's how hard the monster realm was.
"" "Gah!!" "
And now we're being chased by a herd of monsters.
A large monster resembling a green furry monkey.
The countless monsters ran through the earth and sighed once more as they flew through the trees.
Venom Monkey, that's a nostalgic monster.
I remember falling into the woods with my senpai.
I'm chasing you now because you're much more violent and gorilla-like than you were then.
I wondered what was going on, and Amako, who was walking next door, called out.
"Rabbit, what are we gonna do? If we take that down, the other monsters will come in."
"I see. It's a great sign here."
"Uh-usat-kun! Ah, that poisonous mucus is coming this way!?"
Hannah, who was carrying her back, pointed at her back and shouted.
"El-san!!"
"I know!!"
Elle, who was following my voice, activated the magic of the wind and dropped the poison. [M]
I'll be in trouble if the others get poisoned. [M]
"You can slip with Nono-san's water magic."
"Well, I don't think it makes any sense.The monster seems to be able to climb trees. "
Defeat the opponent for sure.
But it's troublesome considering that I have to deal with other monsters as well.
We're not here to destroy the environment, and if we can avoid a fight, we'd better. [M]
"Alright, this is... koga! Give me a double!!"
What are you going to do?
Ah!
Let's go with Operation Pigeon.
Koga quickly creates a double because he talks in advance.
It looks like a black doppelganger in the shape of a koga.
Nea, the curse of restraint.
"Yes, let's go."
"Thank you."
... okay, we're ready too.
I took my gaze off my palm, touched the shoulders of Koga's counterpart, and then grabbed his arm.
"Hmm? What are you hooking up to now?"
"Well, here's to it!!"
He swings his grabbed arm wide and throws it at the monster coming after him from behind.
A monster who mistook himself for the late runner starts to flock to Koga's counterpart.
"It works well as a muzzle.It's so complicated. "
The moment Koga murmured with a blue face as he looked back--- green flashes and shock waves exploded where the monsters flocked and the monster's mountain blew up.
"... what?"
"Okay."
Me, Nea, and everyone other than Amako are turning around in a stunned manner, but I'm glad we succeeded in the first place.
"I had a healing bomb stuck to it before I threw it.You won't be chasing me now. "
"Do you have any idea how much you've just done...? Even if you stuck a bomb to my shaped counterpart...?"
"It's healing magic. It's okay."
"Don't ever think healing magic will be a symbol of impunity...!"
It's tactically effective, and above all, it won't hurt us.
Well, I don't know if it's humane.
"This is Koga's friendship tagging trick.It's a healing doppelganger. "
"Hey, can I beat you up!?"
In the meantime, we have separated the monster herd, so let's find out where we are somewhere safe.
"Rabbit, koga, I see something in front of me"
Nh?
Look in front of Nagi's voice.
I saw an artificial structure that was clearly different from the view of the monster realm, where only trees had ever been visible.
"... Nagi-san"
"It looks like ruins. I don't think people have lived here for a long time."
It seems pretty old to come near.
A robust building for building rocks, but too small for ruins.
"Hannah, should we investigate here?"
"... yeah, maybe we can camp here in time?"
Around the time it gets dark.
I nodded at Hannah's words and looked at Koga.
"Hey, guys, make sure there's no monsters around."
"Roger, Lieutenant!"
"No, I'm the captain, right?"
I'll leave it up to my men to watch out for the surroundings.
Hannah and Nea have already observed the ruins.
I'd like to investigate... but first...
Let's get the camp stuff out of here.
Yes!
When you open your cape, tents and sleeping bags pop out from the inside.
That's it.
"I wish there was a water field afterwards...."
"I can hear the river flowing nearby."
If Amako has a good ear, I'm sure she has one.
Well, let's check the location of the water field while we still can.
"Nagi-san, Koga, I'm going to check the water field with Amako, so I need you here."
Wow.
"Yeah, I got it."
Hannah and Nea would be fine with us.
I move on to the direction where the river sounds with Amako on her back.
"The fact that there is a river near that ruin is a place that was originally meant to be inhabited by someone... is that okay?"
"I think so. That size doesn't make it a ruin."
Isn't it a little harsh to live in the realm of monsters?
I think it's hard to live a decent life, at least not while I'm busy exploring.
"Intellectual creatures living in such an environment...."
"Isn't she gone?"
I don't think anyone lives in that building anymore.
But I'm sure that there was a building here that somebody lived in.
Though plain to see, that ruin didn't feel like a building hundreds of years ago.
"It depends on what Nea and Hannah think.I think it changes a lot depending on how long ago the building was. "
"Yes, Nea will find something, and I'll leave it to him."
Nea's excellence is well known to me and Amako.
Some of them are missing, but she never fails when it matters.
"... while we were talking.I can see the river. "
I can hear the sound of the river in my ears... and the sound of falling waterfalls echoing from close by.
Walk through the trees and find a vast waterfall.
"Oh, it's quite a big place."
"Yeah, the water is beautiful, and it's not that deep, so I think I can bathe in it."
If you boil it, you can get drinking water, and it's pretty good to have water here.
Then Brulin, who was riding Amako, started drinking with his mouth on the water.
"Brulin, can I have a drink?"
"Gwah!"
"... you look fine."
As she nodded to the cheerful burline, Keira also stepped out of her cape and peered into the water.
"Beautiful water. There are a lot of fish."
"The abundance of nature is different from the Devil's Land."
That's what I knew on my way here.
But now that the power of the Demon King has been removed, the land of the Demon King will eventually return to normal as any other.
Well, it's nature, and you don't know how many years it'll be.
Well, I also checked the water field, so shall we go back for now?If you stay too long, you might have a pot of water with the monster who came to drink it. "
"Yes"
That's true, too.
Keira nodded at my words and entered the cape, and Amako rode on Brulin's back.
When I get back, I'll ask Nea and Hannah how things are going... and then...
"... hmm?"
Turn your back to a tingling sensation.
I feel like I'm being seen by something...
It's not a monster...
"Usato?"
Mr Usato?
"Something's watching me. Amako, be vigilant with your predictions."
"! Yeah"
My skin is rough, or bothered by the strange sensation of being observed, I float multiple magic bullets in my palm.
I don't know if they're attacking us, but we'll have to find out first.
"Healing Magic Bomb/Applied Edition"
Wrap ——— in the healing explosive guidelines.
Confirming that there are multiple magic bullets packed in the semi-transparent magic bullets, I shake the magic bullets as big as a volleyball.
"Healing Spread Bullet!!"
Meditating his eyes, he threw a magic bullet at him.
A magic bullet that flies diagonally up after Keela's surprised voice.
The magic bullets that flew into the mountains for a few seconds burst in the air - the healing magic bullets that jumped out of the air fell so that they could hit the ground.
The healing magic particles that fell to the ground acted on the creatures on the spot, transmitting the feeling to me.
"... people?"
Obviously heterogeneous in some reactions.
It was a human form that was different from a monster, trying to run in a hurry.
I can tell if it's subhuman or something, but suddenly the person's shape changes.
"... what? The devil? Or something else?"
You can see that the appearance of "something” touching the healing magic particles thrown swells up and runs away from the scene with animal-like movements.
"The speed with which humans are separated.Comparable to the mighty. "
"Hey, Usato. Strong people...."
I spend time thinking through Amako's comic books.
"... do you want to chase?"
Open your cape and put your strength in your feet.
I know where you are and where you fled.
My legs and Keela's magic will catch up...
"... no"
We shouldn't be chasing here.
I can't leave Amako and Brulin alone, and above all, I can't act alone.
It's not good to deviate from a land where you don't even know right or left.
"Rabbit, did you find anything?"
"Something was looking at us.It's useless to follow them because they're already out of range. "
"... there's going to be a wave of chaos here."
Hey, why are you looking at me so far away?
Sure, it's not my fault you're expecting trouble, is it?
"Shea, is that you?"
If she finds out about us, she'll be in touch soon... or is it too dangerous for us to tolerate?
That explains it, but her magic isn't supposed to change herself with light magic.
... the mystery is only deepening.