Side Story 27: Training in the Belzac Forest.
So, have you two asked Yorshka why were still going into this forest? If you ask , the first thing we should be doing is reuniting with Sensei. From a survival aspect, if Sensei really did get reincarnated like in a power fantasy isekai novel, we should be staying around her to stay safe.
Shush! Shut up, idiot, I tried to quiet Daichi with a whisper, but his constant complaints ended up making speak louder than I wanted. We were currently inside the Belzac forest where invisible giant chaleons could ambush you; the last thing we needed was to have our positions exposed so easily. We arent your errand boys, Daichi. You want more details, you ask her yourself.
Huh? You arent even a little bit curious, Tatsuya? Co on, Tamae-san and the others just got back from their trip to Cederaille, and what was the first thing they did when they returned? They dropped the second information nuke on us since that bastard of a Pope summoned us to this world.
Damn this fucking whiner!
Unable to keep my cool, my head snapped around and I pressed my finger on my lips, shushing at him while narrowing my eyes into a glare. Daichi was our partys mage, who dressed accordingly to a standard mage with his travel robes and catalyst. As the two of us were about to argue, sobody grabbed our shoulders and pulled us away from each other.
Haruka-chan is scouting ahead, the least we can do is keep quiet. Leave this argunt for when were in a friendly environnt, deal? It was my best friend Kyouya, clad in full armor of C rank materials that wed fard back in Lecartiglio Duchy.
Tch, sure, got it, Kyouya-kun. Daichi agreed. He always seed more diplomatic when Kyouya spoke with him.
With the issue settled, I sighed and went back to my post to keep a watch out for any enemies. Leaning my spear on my shoulder, I took out a leaf from my pouch and held it close to my nose before inhaling its aroma.
Oooh, it isnt as aromatic as coffee beans, but it is undoubtedly similar.
Tatsuya Coffee Boy Nagata. Ever since Id finally managed to buy a bag of fulinoe leaves from a vendor in Firwood, everybody from my party has started to call that, simply because they thought I was addicted to coffee. Sure, its been over a year since I last had a cup of that brown ambrosia, but I managed to hold the trembling in until Id acquired these leaves. An addict wouldnt be able to do that.
Fulinoe leaves were primarily used to help mages alleviate symptoms of arcane corruption. To a spearman like , it was rather wasteful for to drink them all the ti, but the taste of a fulinoe tea was too similar to coffee. How glad I was when Tamae and the Magical Biscuits ca back and brought a pile of those leaves just for .
I really could have fallen for our class prez at that mont, but Nishio probably would have burned alive if I tried. Still it's not like that information was the most important part.
The information nuke Daichi ntioned was sothing I never would have guessed our high school horoom teacher Saori Segawa had been transported into this world. In addition, everyone in my party, the Misfits, learned that Segawa-Sensei sohow died on Earth and was reborn into this world as a garm, a wolf-type monster, and that she was currently a B rank [Young Stygian-Scaled Fenrir].
Sensei declined to join us, because she is currently traveling with her benefactor. Dont freak out; her na is Hestia Atsuko Kargryxmor, and shes not only a dragon princess of Kargryx but also another reincarnator from Earth, Tamae inford us all. It ca as a shock to Kyouya, Haruka, Daichi, and when we heard not only that was Sensei here, but also that she wasnt coming to see us.
Da Yorshka, the Magical Biscuits guardian knight assigned to them by the church who kidnapped us to Peolynca, also revealed she was a dragonewt and that she was the niece of this Hestia. Seeing her human body transform into a winged lizardman was a real eye-opener of how much shes been hiding from us.
Since weve been harboring a mistrust for the church of Aurena, sothing Yorshka was aware of, she made an effort to build what she called a healthy trust with us by revealing so of her past and her actual reason for joining the Knights of Aurena, the churchs knight order. I also made a drunken promise with Saori to protect you all when we were out drinking together with Nishio, she said with a hearty laugh.
Also, that guy who appeared in that alleyway that ti was apparently Yorshkas acquaintance. That guy is an absolute troll for ntioning Senseis na without explaining himself.
After learning this, Yorshka still insisted on following our previous plan to enter the Belzac forest instead of eting up with Sensei. Sensei said she couldnt accompany us, but that didnt an we couldnt et up with her. Considering that Yorshka had inford us that the Goddess of Light, Aurena, hadnt summoned us to this world, contrary to what her church had said, we needed to be with people we could trust.
As I continued sniffing the fulinoe leaf, sothing suddenly slapped the arm. Surprised to see sobody slipping through my detection skills, I went into a combat pose and was about to ready my pose, only to be surprised to see who tapped . H-Haruka-chan? Why did you have to surprise like that?
Standing before was a petite girl with dark brown hair mostly hidden under a hood. She pulled it down, revealing two fox-like ears before smiling mischievously, showing off her two fangs. Sorry, Tatsuya-kun, I was too excited. My [Stealth] and [Presence Killer] both just reached level ten! They evolved into [Silence] and [Odorless], respectively! If you couldnt detect despite how close I was, then I supposed they worked out pretty well!
Haruka Sakamoto, our partys scout. She was also from Earth and my classmate but after Kazumi, a mber of Tamaes party, returned cosplayer-like cat ears and a tail, she prompted Haruka to follow the animal ear trend. By buying [Beastialization], you could transform yourself into a beastman or even a monster outright.
Since [Beastialization] gave the user the features and abilities of the associated beastman form, Haruka bought it with SP without hesitation. With how excited she was with upgrading her skills, her twitching fox ears really made her cute. Too cute, in fact.
D-Dammit, kemonomimi! Rember the bro code, Nagata Tatsuya! Kyouya, dont you worry, man!
Okay, anyway. There are a couple of monsters on the way. A lot of them were stealthy monsters, but I guess that is what you would expect from a forest full of experienced hunters. Only a few were the brute force kind. C rank. Haruka was mostly a pacifist, as strange as that was to say considering our predicant in this world. She vehently disliked the feeling of guilt after ending the life of sothing; on the other hand, her stealth skills have gotten good enough for her to seem like a ninja.
After going to Kyouya and Daichi and repeating what she had just told , Haruka looked around in confusion. Where are Asa-chan and Sir Elrick? Shouldn't we be sticking together to scout out the place until the others are ready?
Asaka? Well, she and Elrick went to
Hey, hey, Im back! You dont need to tell her stuff, dude! Interrupting from saying anything, Asaka suddenly sprinted over to us, waving her hand around in a panic. With an uneasy smile, she greeted Haruka. Haruka-chan, I hope the scouting trip went well.
Lady Asaka! sobody shouted from the direction Asaka ran from. Looking over, a knight in full armor was running over to us in a fluster it was our partys guardian knight, Elrick. Lady Asaka, please, dont run ahead from ! This forest is filled with threats! I cannot do my duty to protect you if you leave my side like that!
Elrick, it was just a short distance. We were so close, we could have called for help if necessary. Besides, you know full well that I can protect myself, so stop being so restrictive, Asaka retorted. She wasnt the most patient.
After letting those two calm down, our party moved back to camp, where we t up with our five other classmates the Magical Biscuits. Yorshka was there too, telling our alchemist Tamae about the local flora. She was in her fully human form cause of Elrick, since we still had no idea if we could trust him with the information Sensei and her companions had given us.
After Haruka gave her the scouting report, Yorshka nodded to us and inford us we would be going deeper into the forest after our group had hunted down a few of the local monsters. She told us to divide into our respective parties and that she and Elrick wouldnt be helping us.
Why? Daichi suddenly asked. It seed like hed taken my advice to heart.
What do you an, Why? Yorshka responded.
I an, why are we still inside this forest? If you have already forgotten, Da Yorshka, weve fought tons of monsters while you were away with Tamae-san and the others. Weve been training a lot. In fact, the only reason why we even decided to go to the Belzac forest in the first place was because of Coffee Boy here, who couldnt get rid of his addiction to fulinoe leaves. But, now we have a ton! Daichi usually was a serious asskisser, but he also had an extrely fiery temper, making it rather fitting that he beca a fire mage after we ca to Peolynca.
Asaka nodded, agreeing with him. Not like I want to agree with the fire slinger, and just casually hunting is far better than doing the shitty saint candidate work in town, but do we really need to stay around here, Da Yorshka? I an, after all, shouldnt we be joining up with you know who? Like our classmates and other people we can trust, I guess?
My party was obviously more inclined than the Magical Biscuits to ask this question of Yorshka, since we hadnt t Segawa-sensei yet. It was surprising to hear this from Asaka, though, since she was the only one of the ten of us who hated Sensei. While us Misfits wanted Yorshka to explain herself, the Magical Biscuits were smiling wryly.
Because you five still need practice. You all suck as a party, Yorshka said bluntly, causing to flinch back. I didnt agree with her statent. Dont look at like that Tatsuya, I am not talking about your individual skills. You are a good spearman, and you even learned [Dragoon Jump] from , but the five of you have no idea how to fight alongside each other as a party.
She then stretched out her left hand, showing us her five outstretched fingers, and began pointing at us Misfits. Tatsuya, you can only work well with Kyouya, but you rarely match your attacks with the other three. Haruka, you are a good scout but your fear of blood and fighting makes you a liability in battle, even against animals and monsters. Lady Asaka, you panic under pressure far too often, even though I must admit that so of it is from how disorderly your teammates are in combat; still, you need to adapt to it. Daichi OOoooh, Daichi. I know a girl far younger than you who can produce stronger flas while keeping them under control without causing collateral damage. Kyouya youre good.
Her criticism ca out of nowhere. A part of wanted to rebuke her, but another part, the part that had been fighting with these guys for almost a year now, doesnt. Our party did not et on common ground at the start and even after we agreed to work together, we havent exactly gotten better with the whole teamwork part.
Individually, I thought we were pretty good, but actions speak louder than words. Whenever Tamae or Nishio took command, our parties were a well-oiled machine built over a year of rapport. If the Misfits worked alone, Daichi and I would only squabble, and Asaka would ignore us.
I originally thought of doing this training session in a dungeon, but I was planning to investigate the Belzac forest for a bit. Sir Elrick had already agreed to my plan, and since we are responsible for teaching you how to survive until you have fulfilled the churchs orders and can return ho, I would ask for your understanding. I am doing this for your own benefit.
And with that, we departed. Divided into our two teams, we ventured deeper into the forest. We didnt move too far from each other and Yorshka made sure to keep a telepathic connection with us through [Telepathy]. We were just far enough from each other to fight our own battles.
Because of a title this Hestia person gave to them, Tamae and her party could level their skills faster and gain more experience. It sounded a bit broken to , especially when they outleveled us by quite a bit.
Speaking of fighting and leveling, our own party was having so trouble with it.
Hey, dont attack it when Im ready to cast my spell, you dumbass! Do you want to cause a forest fire?! Daichi shouted at as I pierced a [Rock-Skin Horned Grizzly] tough fur. As blood sprayed out of the wound as I retracted my spear, I shouted back at the annoying fire slinger.
Yeah?! Then how about you cast your spells faster! I told you, Kyouya and I will keep the bear from coming closer while you just shoot it down with fire spells! However, we cant fucking hold it back for that long without hitting it! I shouted back.
Fuck you. Im trying to aim here, or do you wish to turn into BBQ, huh?!
Shut up! Sacred Smite! A shot of white light slamd against the bears face, dazing it long enough for Daichi to scorch its fur away with an [Inferno Blast]. With its defensive coat mostly gone, Kyouya slashed its throat with his sword while I activated [Dragoon Jump] and [Heartpiercer], drilling the bears heart out from its body.
This grizzly was a C rank monster while our party was technically D rank. The hunters guild wouldnt recomnd us to fight against this thing, but we werent ordinary adventurers. Since we were [Otherworldly Visitor]s, we had access to the SP system, which really accelerated our growth. Plus, we were trained by the A rank adventurer, the White-Winged Dragoon, Yorshka.
Experience has reached multiple breaking points. [Human, Tatsuya Nagata] has risen from [Level 49] to [Level 50]
Attributes have increased due to level up
Acquired 600 skill points
Experience has reached multiple breaking points. [Human, Tatsuya Nagata]s Job [Berserker Spearman] has risen from [Level 17] to [Level 20]
Attributes have increased due to level up
Max level of Job [Berserker Spearman] has been reached
We couldnt work well together but at least we werent incompetent.
Experience has reached multiple breaking points. [Human, Tatsuya Nagata] has risen from [Level 50] to [Level 51]
Attributes have increased due to level up
Acquired 600 skill points
We spent a week in the forest, moving further and further away from civilization. Although we did find lakes on our way, we had to rely on Nishios water magic to keep up with our hygiene since spring and Amazon-like forests weren't the best combination. With how often we had to fight, body odor and toiletries were quickly becoming a problem.
Eh?! Are you kidding , this Hestia girl is that good of a mage?! Daichi said with a surprised face. Ah, then again, shes been reborn as a dragon, right? Damn, what a cheat. Gets reincarnated as a dragon and has all these EXP boosters from her divine blessings. Shouldnt we be the damn main protagonists?
Yorshka and Elrick were out discussing sothing while we ten stayed at camp, cozying around the campfire to ward off the cold night. While having dinner, my party asked about Sensei and her companions, since we were too surprised to ask about it when they returned.
You know this isnt another light novel story, right, Daichi-san? With what she told us, Hestia-san and Sensei experienced near-death fights quite a few tis before they returned from the Belzac forest. Reality isnt nearly as kind as most feel-good novels, Nishio replied, adjusting his eyeglasses, reflecting the fires light with it.
As we contemplated this fact compared to our own situation, Haruka suddenly ntioned sothing, Co to think about it, Da Yorshka wanted to investigate sothing in the Belzac forest, right? This place is Hestia-sans birthplace. Maybe are we going to go where she was born?
It was a plausible guess, since Yorshka seed pretty happy whenever we ntioned anything Hestia-related. However, Kohaku from Tamaes party shook her head. Nah, Hesti-chan was born sowhere in the mountains. Uhm, I think it should be in the northwest of the Belzac forest, if I can still rember the map. We arent getting closer to the northern swamp, so we must be going southwest.
Hmm, then where is Da Yorshka bringing us then? If she isnt going to where Hesti-chans egg was lost, then where are we going nyow? Kazumis cat ears twitched as she mimicked a cats ow. She really was acting more and more like a catgirl Not that I minded it too much.
Still, that question stayed with as my mind lted into the night.
Experience has reached multiple breaking points. [Human, Tatsuya Nagata] has risen from [Level 51] to [Level 52]
Attributes have increased due to level up
Acquired 600 skill points
After four more days, we ca upon an area with less densely packed trees and shrubs. Looking around, we found a mid-sized nest with a couple of bones inside it but no hints of any monsters recently inhabiting it. The bones were too old.
As I wondered about this, I was reminded of the number of monsters we've been eting since we entered this forest. Considering that Sensei and her companions were moving through this place for the first few months of their lives, they probably contaminated the whole area with a lot of their mana. Monster-infested areas like the Belzac forest usually regulated the mana inside with their plants, but a higher rate of monster spawning could happen if a single monster went wild.
Which really made it weird to how not a single monster was in the vicinity. I could detect any with my [Enhanced Enemy Sense]. What was this place? I asked myself. Regardless, since it was so quiet, we took a break here and made sure Tamaes party was still around.
This should be enough of a break. Captain Yorshka is still moving, so we should keep up, Elrick decided, prompting us all to continue moving after we finished our snacks.
This rather peaceful area was pretty calming, unlike how stressful so of our fights up until now could have been. Getting ambushed by a bunch of giant chaleons and insects really gave a heartache. Still, considering how even Haruka couldnt detect any monsters, it sohow made the situation even eerier.
Daichi clicked his tongues, acting a bit too paranoid. Dammit, why is it so fucking quiet around here? I would rather shoot som
[Humans. No co here. Bad. Go away.] We instantly assud battle stance and formation. Elrick was hanging around in the back, intending to avoid fighting and let us get all the experience, but even he unsheathed his sword. This was not Yorshka's voice.
[Bad. Bad. Humans. No go. Bad. Hide!] It sounded like a young kid who still had trouble speaking. The voice sounded scared to , but, considering that we had no idea where it ca from, we were more unsettled by it.
Haruka? I spoke, omitting the honorifics for now.
She nodded and pointed in a direction. Three signals coming from around there, but I cant pinpoint them accurately. They are moving and they have decent enough stealth skills to overco my [Detection Sensor]!
We gotta move in! Daichi made the split-second decision to move forward, towards the target. Due to the lack of information, we didnt know if we could trust this voice or not. Were they sending us into a trap by telling us to go away, or were they really warning us from sothing? If this voice actually was scared and not hostile, we needed to confirm it.
However, to , his idea just sounded irrational.
Are you crazy?! Why should we charge towards the enemy when we dont have a clue who they are! We need to take it slow and assess the situation, dumbass! Our party was not harmonious enough to decide on these mont-to-mont decisions efficiently. I did not trust Daichis orders.
Can't you hear it, Tatsuya?! That isnt the voice of a confident hunter! Even then, think about it, if we hide or retreat for now, what if the enemy is trying to encircle us at this very instance! If this is the worst-case scenario, then we need to move beforehand and pierce through! Ill prepare the signal flare spell just in case we need Da Yorshkas help!
Shut up! You are leading us into a trap! Do you want to get us killed just because you havent gotten any action for the last hour or whatever?! We are retreating, Daichi!
This was our party. Without sobody to act as the leader, Daichi and I were the loudest voices in our party. Our tendency to shotcall while playing video gas in Japan was affecting us, in addition to the fact that we hated each others guts.
Shut up! The only way for this discussion to end was for sobody to step in. And the one to do so was The Misfits official leader. We have no idea whats about to happen but cant the two of you stop arguing for once?! Are you two ntally retarded or just so in love with each other that you cant stop hearing each others voices, huh?! Dumbasses, we are retreating, now!
I was relieved to hear Asaka understood reason, but unfortunately, Daichi didnt.What?! Are you fucking with , Asaka! You handed over your right to lead the party when we made that deal! I thought you fucking hated having responsibilities but when the mont cos, youre gonna side with Tatsuya like that? Get the hell out of here!
Shut it, you slimy snail! I am intruding into this because you two are too incompetent to fucking decide on anyth
As this discussion saw no end to it, the sudden appearance of a white bolt crashing onto the ground, agitated everybody to focus on the issue at hand. Without anybody ordering us, we quickly resud our combat position.
Thats [Smite]! Asaka shouted to inform us the mont three shadows descended from the trees, revealing three large green jaguars with white stripes on them. The one in the middle had a large crescent moon-like marking on it. As they roared out to intimidate us, the childish voice appeared once again.
[Danger! Bad! Bad! Humans, go away! Hide!]
Wait, did the [Telepathy] co from them?! Were they who shot that holy spell at us?
Wait, are you As I was about to ask it, my [Prediction] roared for to dodge. Windwheel! I spun my spear around like a windwheel, shooting out a gust of wind to blow everybody behind backward, while I ducked the incoming attack. An arrow shot right above , cutting off so of my hair before sticking onto the tree to my side.
Signals! A lot of them are coming! Haruka, preoccupied with these jaguars, wasn't able to detect the third party in ti. As she pointed in their direction, a pack of kobolds, no, echikobolds appeared on the back of wargs. As they stood in front of us with their bows aid at us, a group of hobgoblin spearn and armored orcs appeared from behind.
Shit!
[Warning! Danger! Humans! Run, now!] As the voice warned us, a magic circle appeared in front of the jaguars head and shot out a blinding light at the grimgarians. While they groaned in pain from being blinded, the echikobolds still shot their arrows at us, however, Kyouya stood in front of us and activated his [Defensive Rune: Pavise] to protect us from them.
Lord Daichi! Elrick shouted as we began to run away.
I got it! A spell appeared on his staff before he aid it upwards, shooting out a flare-like spell up the air where it exploded. This was our signal to call over help from the others.
While running towards the last location we heard Yorshkas voice, we noticed the green jaguars following us. [Danger! Human, no listen? Why?] The childlike voice was like a kick into my gut as I reflected on the embarrassing argunt I had with Daichi. I might hate him, but I forgot how Yorshka always emphasized for us to focus on the bigger picture in enemy territory. Dammit!
Everybody! We are outnumbered here! Allow to protect you! Elrick announced as he began buffing himself, preparing for the fight to co. After all, it was impossible to avoid it now.
Shariyk! Ggugniak! the echikobolds shouted. They had caught up to us on their warg mounts.
Begone damnable monsters! You face a knight of the Goddess! I pray to the light, may my faith in the Goddess protect from the darkness! Smite! Shield Charge! Shooting out a light spell and charging into the fight, Elrick intercepted two echikobold riders, knocking both of them off their mounts. Run! Get Captain Yorshka!
With how many enemies the grimgarians probably had, it would be foolish to face them head-on, but having Elrick defend our retreat path was just stupid! It was suicidal. As Daichi was about to run away, I wanted to tell him to charge in with , to protect Elrick. Even if he was the churchs pawn, he still was our ally.
But while I was hesitating and looking at Kyouya and Haruka, Asaka ran forward and shot a [Sacred Smite] at the warg who was about to attack Elricks flank. Idiot! As your saint candidate, I order you to follow us now!
Lady Asaka, your life is more valuable! I can endure so hits. You must rendezvous with Captain Yorshka! Elrick rebuked after cutting the warg in front of him down.
She will get here in ti! Shes fast! However, you arent unstoppable! Daichi, you bastard, get over here and set the forest on fire! We need to es As Asaka suddenly felt the urge to act as the leader, my [Prediction] suddenly activated once again, telling another arrow was coming. But this ti, it wasnt for , it was for Asaka.
Proficiency requirent fulfilled. [Prediction Lv. 9] evolved into [Prediction Lv. 10]
Skill requirent fulfilled. [Prediction Lv. 10] evolved into [Foresight Lv. 1]
As she was about to end her sentence, I dashed over and leaped towards her. Pushing her body with my montum, I managed to shove her to the side, but a sudden feeling of sothing stinging my back appeared before it sliced across it and I could feel my blood spray out.
[Poisoned (Moderate)] inflicted on [Human, Tatsuya Nagata]
I-It pierced through my brigandine and chainmail?!
Argh! As I groaned, Asaka and I crashed against a tree. When I assud we would land on the hard ground, my expectations were broken when the ground suddenly caved in, causing the two of us to fall down a deep hole. Air was knocked out from our lungs as we crashed against the tough earth.
After a long trip down, we finally crashed onto the end of the hole. As my body was adapting to the pain, the soft feeling my face was feeling suddenly caused a stream of mories of the ton of otaku dia Ive experienced in my life. My eyes shot right open and I pushed my hands on the ground to pull my head away, having so trouble seeing anything in the dusk. When my eyes adapted to the darkness, I sighed in relief that Id only landed on her stomach.
Whew, thankfully it wasnt a cliche mont where I landed on her brea- ARGH!
ARGH! A terrible pain spread from my back throughout my body, making feel sickly and weak.
Urgh, Asaka groaned as she clutched her head, opening her eyes as I squird in front of her. What is th Huh, Tatsuya! I ask for the Goddesss light, for it to shine on the world before ! Light! A bright iridescent light illuminated the darkness, revealing we were inside a cave. However, due to the pain surging through my body, I couldnt take a good look.
W-Whats wrong with you?! Asaka asked , worry clearly to see on her sweaty and dirty face. As she was about to check her party bracelet for my problem, I expedited it by telling her myself.
P-Poison! That arrow was poisoned! Moderate! I told her, suppressing my urge to punch sothing right now.
Moderate? Oh, shit, you had worried. The worry quickly dissipated from her face, looking as if it wasnt a problem at all. Oi, I was hurting here, woman! By the light, I call upon the Goddesss rcy. Heal the sickness of the world, Cure! Ack! I call upon the Goddesss rcy, Minor Heal.
After getting rid of the poison in my body, Asaka groaned a bit and touched the back of her side. Seeing blood there, she quickly patched herself up with a healing spell. After I checked myself, I told her I was fine and the both of us stood up.
Damn, we fell down pretty deeply. I cant even see the light up there, but I can still hear so action. It looks like the others are still fighting. Fuck! Asaka, we should huh? I was about to suggest we try to find a way back up, but I saw Asaka scratching the back of her head with a bright red face.
Huh, is she still hur No wait! Did she see land on her stomach, or, even worse! Did I accidentally touch her boobs while we were falling like in a harem or fan-service manga! Dammit, any girl, just not Asaka!
Uhm. I stood up straight, my body froze as I was anticipating a lecture from this blue-haired girl. T-Thank you, Tatsuya. I saw that arrow at the last mont there. Uhm, well, for saving my life I an. Yeah.
Huh? Shes bashful? Since when can this punk look cute?
As I continued staring at her with disbelief, her timidness broke and she scowled at , flicking my forehead. Dammit, stop looking at like that, you ass! Yes, I can say thank you, wow, amazing! I said it a ton of tis already. I can be thankful, despite how I usually act! Im not a complete dickhead. Now, how about we find a way up before our party has to dig us up?
She was in no rush. She walked slowly forward as she kept her hand up, to continue lighting the way with [Light]. As I rushed over to her, I frantically asked her, Hey, hey, shouldnt we hurry up? The others are missing two of their mbers and need to fight that whole party of those things!
Oh, shush, Tatsuya. Not like we can do anything down here. Or, do you want us to climb up that hole? It was quite steep and I dont know how to climb, so are you gonna push my butt up with your hands? I shook my head. Yeah, exactly. Not to ntion, as long as Yorshka is true to her promise of protecting us, then the others should be safe. Not like most monsters can face an A rank adventurer like her. Hmph. The first good thing that bitch did for . The last part was a murmur but, with my ears, it was no problem to hear. That bitch she referred to was most likely Sensei, since the two of them had a terrible relationship.
Moving forward, an awkward silence was created between us. As I was conscious of that fact, I slowly turned my head around, only to see Asaka barely annoyed by it. It almost seed like she was used to it.
Bones, she ntioned as she pointed at a pile of large bones. It had a canine skull, so I guessed those were wargs or garms.
As we continued, the tunnel felt as if it was getting darker and darker. Even after Asaka cast another [Light], the darkness wouldnt disappear. We were suspicious but we had no way to go but forward, so we had to move forward with caution.
Can you feel it? Asaka asked , uneasiness in her voice.
I nodded. Yeah. A presence, but I cant detect the signal. Its almost as if they want us to notice them. Stay closer to , Asaka.
Got it. Ill prepare so spells.
Upon reaching the end of the tunnel, we entered a dium-sized cavern. The room was so dark, it was impossible to illuminate with any light source, leading us to assu that it had been created with dark magic. As we looked around for an exit, the darkness suddenly retreated back towards the middle of the room.
There were skeletons of humans and beastn sitting on the ground, as though theyd died in that pose. A few of the skeletons in the middle looked like they were praying, and from what I could see, each and every one of them had an amulet of Marsven around their neck. Once the darkness was completely gone, we saw it forming the shadow underneath a giant statue of a wolf with three eyes. Before it lay the skeletal remains of a large wolf, far larger than England's double-decker busses.
And then, we heard a voice.
[You enter my shrine, children of n, linked in fate with my true descendant.] Our bodies shivered at the voice of this creature, unwilling to listen to our orders. It felt as if an invisible pressure was surrounding our bodies.
W-What is this?!
[I will make my introduction, children. Listen. I am the forr ruler of this forest. I am the Harbinger of Grim, nad by the elven children, Belzac.]
At that mont, I rembered. Sensei was also reincarnated in the Belzac forest.
My na is Anghum Wallbreaker! I am the nephew of my honorable uncle, Vulgrim Beastslaughterer! I have co to this land to seek vengeance in the na of our God Mother, Kronnaz, on the one who slew my kin! Bring him out! Bring that filth out and let break their bones!
A towering beast clad full in armor, wielding a giant hamr. Behind him stood a small platoon of orcs, hobgoblins, and echikobolds. Using [Identify], I could see that this monster was a B rank High Ogre. A monster at the sa rank as the rachonoid queen my party fought in Cedaraille.
Tama-chan! We need to move! Kohaku spoke to , rustling my arm. Yorshka gave us the order to retreat and take out the other grimgarians. We need to get far away before the battle begins!
Y-Yeah, got it, but what about Yorshka? I asked. As the leader of the Magical Biscuits, I had to know before I could coordinate everybody.
What do you think? Of course, boss killing!
As I called over to the remaining mbers of the Misfits, I noticed four green big cats helping us out. Three of them looked like jaguars while the one whod accompanied us here resembled a large tiger. I suppose I should feel threatened by them, but sohow, there was a bond I could feel between us. As if we could trust each other.
As I was giving people orders, my attention was quickly pulled over by the clashing auras of the two battle titans.
I know, you want to know who it was, Anghum? A white-haired human woman in white scaled armor stood before the ogre calmly, who towered over her three tis her height.
He pointed his warhamr at her, and his voice shook the air around him. Then speak, wench. My vengeance does not include you. Speak and I shall show rcy to you and your companions, otherwise
Otherwise, what? You will kill us? Hahahahaha! she roared out in laughter, showing no signs of fear of the monsters threats. Well, sadly, you will have to kill if you want the answer. After all She twirled her spear around, assuming a combat pose. I know what you grimgarians are planning. You cannot be satisfied with simply living in the lands neither humans nor levianewts wish to inhabit. The cliffs are too high for levianewts and the area is too perilous for humans. It is perfect for a warrior race like you grimgarians.
The ogre readied his hamr, understanding where all of this was leading. A terrifying aura began exuding from the woman, causing the ogre to take a step backward.
My na is Yorshka Nordor, and my ho is the human kingdom Artorias. I am not the perfect knight nor am I a good housewife for my dear family. However,her body tensedI have heard you grimgarians are trying to invade my ho kingdom. You are threatening my poor stressed-out husband, my little girl, and my young aunt. I work to support my family, and while I am still alive, you will not threaten any of them! Your appointnt with Ilsaphone is due, ogre!
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Coffee boy is back! Intermission ti, people. Also, more screen ti for Yorshka to act like the badass niece that she is.
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