Chapter 17: Living through being a living projectile might be even more unusual than getting summoned to another world.
Day 17 In front of the cave.
We already ate breakfast, so it's time for departure.
Well then, we will be taking a shortcut through the forest, so make sure to arm yourself?
Yeeeeah.
Everyone is in such high spirits since the morning, did they eat some bad mushroom? That's why I said so many times to have fish
The forest is filled mostly with gobs, and kobolds, no orcs. At this rate, we should be able to travel at a good speed.
Perhaps everyone became faster with the rise in Lv, but even fighting we are going pretty quick. Did everyone get more stamina?
Which reminds me, in the cave they were showing off their stomachs before each other. Like, look how thinner I got, look how toned I got. I wish they would be more aware of high school boys nearby.
Before noon we already crossed the point where we turned back yesterday. We should be able to cover a considerable distance like this.
For lunch, we munched on portable provisions, namely dried mushrooms, while walking. Though it's dull, we still have a long road ahead of us. I wonder if the geeks reached the place. If they decided to settle somewhere along the way, we might accidentally slay them.
I keep checking surroundings for food with Appraisal, but there is nothing but herbs. And almost all of them are poison remedy, is this a flag? Let's collect, just in case.
There is an antidote, but no poison, isn't this strange? If this is not a flag, then it's just a weed.
Surveying the surroundings with Farsight, the forest stretches as far as I can see, all of the presences around belong to kobolds, and the only thing we can pick up here are antidote herbs The tension from the morning is about to expire too. Time for a rest.
Let's rest. Juice, juice, very cheap!
Hey, buddy, one juice, I'll pay with my body.
No, thank you, just have it for free.
Looks like Im not Worth even one cup of juice?
Nudist Girl began drawing circles on the ground. I'd like to do the same, in the end, I didn't have time to create a cellar
Haruka-kun, please don't corner Fukunuki-san any further, she is on a verge of losing it.
Eh? Why is it always my fault? Even though I'm just giving away juice? Is this a form of psychological warfare?
Mental abuse?
We came quite far, but we definitely will have to camp for the night. Riverside? It's a bit far, but there is a sandbank?
I can barely pick it up with Farsight, so it should be pretty far. However, if the monsters are really avoiding the water, then it should be a safe location.
Should I scout ahead? I do have something I'd like to test after all.
You should be able to handle what awaits in the woods, so I'll scout ahead? Or something like that?
If only you didn't phrase it like a question Can I come with you?
No, please stay here, president. I'll just take a look, so I will be fine alone.
Having said that I separate from the leading party. While running, I buff myself by enveloping the body with Mana Wrapping, after which, I dash. For now, everything is just as usual. Then, I make my body lighter by using weight magic Woow This is pretty effective.
Even lighter Lighter Lighter
I run downstream, following the river. I tried to dash through the forest, but it's impossible. At this speed, trees keep coming at me at a scary speed. And there are a ton of them.
Not possible.
The riverside has little obstacles, and though the footing is bad, I can leap ahead, due to reduced body weight.
Can I actually fly with this? I'm light and fast. If I take an approach run, shouldn't it work? Probably need a straight path for that?
Oh, the path ahead is a straight line!
I'm sure I will be able to fly, I CAN Fuuuu Laaaaay WHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAAA!!!
Rather than flying, it's more like a super speed super long-range Air Walk? To think I'd experience being a bullet You never know what awaits you in life. It might be even more unusual than getting summoned to another world.
The river and the forest keep shrinking under me Exit, found The forest ends I tried to take a look at the other side of the forest, and turns out, using Farsight was a mistake
Flying high up into the air at a high speed, with an incredible air resistance Losing balance Means crashing.
GYAAAAAAaaaaAaAAaAAAAaAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA(CRASH!! THUD! DUMB!)
I fell. Hp is below half. Looks like the sky is more dangerous than monsters. And not paying attention is even more dangerous.
And what was the last sound? Is the ground making fun of me?
Shooting into the sky like a projectile and then plunging into the forest with a tailspin, it hurt pretty bad but was also fun. I'm glad that I wrapped myself in mana.
I got a good grasp of terrain by looking from above. Our path is curving to the right. It would be better if we take a shortcut by going straight through. Let's report it back.
I'm back, if we keep going, we should be able to leave the forest by night.
Eh? You scouted so far ahead?
No, I got launched and checked from above? Kind of?
Haruka-kun, yourReportInformConsultskill is totally not working! Why do you go to scout ahead and get launched?! Do you have Reconnaissance Satellite skill or something?! Why are you so trashed from scouting?!
Seems like I was wrong? Looks like my gray matter doesn't care at all.
Oh my, being on night watch while surrounded by celebrities, I'm so nervous?
Some celebrities! You don't even remember our names!!! Even though we are classmates!!!
I'm just Nudist Nudist girl nudist
Looks like Nudist Girl was pretty hurt. Is it a trauma from the attack by the boys?
No, look, I saw Nudist Girl on TV Eeeh That Mamma MiaPudding Of Girls swimming??
Mamma Mia Pudding? Must be tasty Pudding.
Hm, the wounds seem to be getting deeper? Is it a trauma from daily battles with monsters?
Just how do you have to mishear Mermaid Princess for it to become Mamma Mia Pudding?!
Ah, so I heard it wrong, misheard so to say.
Ugh, I'm sure you got mine wrong as well.
It's okay, at school, they had posters of Rhythmic Gymnastic Girl Febreze of Corridors Top? right? I saw it one morning.
Just who would post Febreze posters in school corridors?!
It said Fairy Dance on the Gym Floor!! Who the hell was spraying Febreze in the corridor?!
What a troublesome bunch, we are on the night watch, so we have to be quiet. And when I warned them about that, they got mad at me for some reason. So this is the so-called misplaced anger.
While keeping a bonfire I check the surroundings. Neither Detect Presence nor Search show anyone approaching. The Big Four of Athletic Meathead Girls seem to be dissatisfied.
Ah, yeah, the Meathead Girls must have the same level of intelligence as the Meathead Boys. None.
Would you like juice?
Yaaaay!
In the end, they are of the same species as the idiots or goblins. Easy-peasy.
Fruit juice. But didn't you say that there aren't many fruits around? Is it okay?
Yeah, I put the fruits into the water, and for some reason, the flavor kept getting stronger? Even when I tried to water it down, it gradually turned just as strong as before. A mysterious drink.
Ooh, another world's unlimited drink bar!!
I will share some with you when we part. Each group will get one bag?
Haruka-kun, are you really going back?
There are some things that you can't accept even if you understand that they are correct.
I long since noticed that there was something that the girls couldn't agree with.
But at the same time, they knew what it meant themselves.
If you were to participate in the international competition as a team, would you include someone in the team who sucks just because you were training together? Wouldn't that be a disaster for everyone involved?
No matter how they feel about it, as top athletes they should understand well enough what it means.
They are probably the only ones from our original world, who truly understand what level difference means.
Finally, our watch was over, and the Uniform Squad of the president came to replace us. I wonder who is the real vice president?
Let's sleep.
Day 17 Late at night, camp in the woods, inside the tent, girls assembly.
After ending their watch the athletic girls give their report.
They said that they didn't have much opportunity to talk with Haruka-kun and that they also wanted to thank him, so we arranged the shift so they will be together, but,
Sorry, we screwed up, it were us who got persuaded.
If he puts it like that There is nothing we can say back.
In the end, he dragged us into his own pace.
We couldnt say anything Even though we had a lot on our minds
Looks like it was impossible after all.
Every time Haruka-kun is about to be seriously thanked, he makes a mess out of the conversation.
Like a centrifugal machine, he mixes things so hard that they become a completely unrecognizable mess, making one lose not only the thread of conversation but the very idea of what they were talking about. And before one notices, instead of thanking him, they are getting angry at him?!
So, is there no other choice but find Oda-kun and others and ask for their advice?
Persuading him seems to be very difficult, after all, he won't even let us thank him.
Even though everyone is waiting for their turn to thank him He is extremely shy.
Day 17 Over.