5 Chapter 0005



Despite the huge trees surrounding the building, for some reason the clear light of the morning shines in.The surrounding air was very clear because it was morning.If anyone wanted to bathe in the woods, this would be a great place.-- if I could come this far.
 Ray takes a step out of such a building with Seto and checks the surroundings.

"According to Zepyle's knowledge, this building should be surrounded by a boundary of about 100 meters in radius."
"Grull".

 Seto nods to Ray's words.

"And once you get out of that boundary, it's already a paradise of demons.Are you ready?"

 You can change the death size from your shoulder to your right hand so that you can use it anytime.

"Gurgling!"

 Seto utters a muffled groan of fighting spirit.One by one, thinking it's reliable, they move on.Then, after walking for about three minutes, I saw something like a thin membrane stuck to the laboratory.

"Is that the boundary?I'm nervous to come out, but... if I don't come out here, I'll starve to death."

 Yes, the ten days' worth of food had already run out of this morning's breakfast.Of course, it was Seto who was on guard next to Ray and always acted to protect him that he ate up 10 days' worth of food in just two meals.
 Originally Ray wanted to leave a few loaves of bread to eat in the forest, but because he was hungry and spoiled by Seto, who wanted bread with sad eyes, the last loaf was already in Seto's stomach.

"... well, that's all right.Considering the cost of food from now on, I have to get a job where I can make money as soon as possible.Is this an adventurer or something?"

 According to Zepyle's knowledge, the Adventurer's Guild exists, but it is neither too large nor too small a guild branch.In other words, in order to earn money for Seto and his own food, he must go through this forest and into a big city as soon as possible.

"If I were to think only of Seto's meal, I should knock down the devil and eat the meat.Fortunately, Seto, a magical creature, eats more than anyone else, but it converts everything into magic and absorbs it into your body, so you don't have to worry about going to the bathroom."

 However, in that case, there is also a question of what to do with Ray's living expenses.There is a way to sell horns, nails, and skins that the set doesn't eat, but the best way to get out of the forest and go to the city where the adventurer's guild is to act as an adventurer.and there is a possibility that he could receive a separate reward.
 Reining his determination, Ray takes a step outside the boundary with Seto.

"Oh, really?"

 As soon as I stepped out of the boundary, I felt the dense atmosphere of the overwhelming creatures.Before becoming Ray, Reiji lived in a rural town in the Tohoku region, and of course there were mountains and rivers nearby.It is not unusual to see animals such as rabbits, squirrels, deer, monkeys, foxes, raccoons and boars.If you go deep into the mountains, you will sometimes find even a bear, albeit from afield.However, the signs Ray felt were overwhelming compared to those.

"And it's a different world,"

 Plants such as trees and grass that surround the boundary.They were the first things Ray saw even when he lived in a mountainous neighborhood.
 They start walking in the woods with Seto, breathing in the fresh morning air.
 As expected, it has been left alone for hundreds of years, and there is no path like a road.There were many large trees growing up to look up, so it was not difficult to walk at all, but he seemed to feel a little too small for a set of over 2 meters, and he sometimes groaned frustratedly in his throat.

"Grull".

 She rubs her face against her while moving her wings lightly.They want to fly in the open air, not on the annoying ground.
 he muttered, scratching his head and saying,

"Calm down, as I told you yesterday, there are dragon species living in this forest.If you fly in the air, you'll have breakfast."
"Glu".

 She shrugs at Ray's words.He was big in figure, but he was only two days old, so he still lacked patience.
 It's been about 30 minutes since I left the boundary.Ray and Set, the Gryphon, who were wearing slapnil shoes that would speed up, were moving at great speed through the woods.while Ray looked a little further at a tree with what appeared to be a little fruit.Move to the front of the tree and reach out to pick up the fruit growing from the tree.

"Well, Seto, do you think we can eat this?"With a fist-sized red fruit in his hand that looks like an apple, he asks Seto.

"Glu?"

 But of course he would not be able to distinguish it and would just tilt his head.
 Ray gazes at the red fruit with Seto, but he smiles to see if he has come up with something.

"It's time to use Zepyle's knowledge,"

 We draw information about apple-like fruits in our hands from Zepyle's knowledge.
Clara fruit
 It is a kind of fruit in the forest.Its flesh is sweet and sour and delicious, but beware of its fruit because of its delicious taste.

 Ray's face twitches when he reads the explanation.

"d*mn it, Seto, let's leave here for now.This fruit..."
"Gururururling!

 Ray was about to leave the scene at once, but he seemed to be a little late, and he was groaning as if he were watching the right side of the forest.

"...was it too late?But if you say it can't be helped, it can't be helped.Will you be quiet enough to feed me and Set?"

 Feeling calm as if he had changed his mind in an instant, Ray puts the clara fruit he had in the mistling and then takes a death-size stance.
 At the time, he had no idea whatsoever, but there was no excessive fear or hesitation of battle in Ray's mind.

"Well, what will come out of it? I wish it were wild animals like wild boar, not demons."

 It was a hope that could not be called such a hope, but at first glance it looked like a bear about two meters long.However, bears with water on their fur are more magical than wild animals.

「……」
「……」
「……」

 For a few seconds, Ray and Sett stare silently at the bear in front of them.
 The size is less than 2 meters, but it feels bigger than the set because it is larger vertically.He was apparently well-built, and at the same time his fur was covered with water.In addition, sharp and long claws of about 30 cm grow from both hands, giving a feeling of misfortune.Ray was wondering why the water wouldn't fall over his fur, but it was a water bear (tentative name) in front of him that broke his silence.

"Oh my gosh!"

 and, with a reverberating cry all round, he crawled on his hands and knees and attacked Ray and Sett.

"Well, I have no choice but to do it.Let's do it!"
"Grunt!"

 With a sharp cry of approval, Seto steps forward to counterattack Mizukuma.Ray also has a death size and follows.

"Oh my gosh!"

 The water bear recognizing that the prey did not escape and headed towards him, and swung its sharp claws down to the set along with the speed at which it moved, while revealing its fangs of about 10 cm."Grunt!"

 Seto avoided the blow by jumping sideways.It kicks a tree growing at the tip of its jump and hits the body of a water bear with its sharp forefeet.
 Ray glances at the broken wood that Seto used as a scaffold, and while smiling bitterly at Seto's strength, he takes the death size...but not the blade, but the handle first.for there was little place in the forest where you could freely shake a scythe that was two meters long.Therefore, it seems that he decided to use the handle like a spear.

"Oops!"

 Suikuma, who received a blow that seemed to be cut off by Seto's claws, shakes it down again at Seto, crying angrily.
 He avoided the attack by jumping backward.Unattacked, Mizukuma loses his balance and staggers... as if to take advantage of the opportunity, Ray thrusts a death-size handle at Mizukuma's side!
 A death-size handle that makes a dull thud and penetrates the sides as if to ignore the water and fur surrounded by the water bear.

"Oh my gosh!"

 While frowning lightly at the feeling of penetrating the plump flesh, Ray, seeing the water bear's right claw swinging up, pulls out the death-size handle with all his might and distorts himself before the blow of his arm is shaken off.As soon as the handle is pulled out, the blood of the water bear spills off and falls on the grass growing around it, but the water bear swings down his vicious nails as if he didn't care about it.

"Oh my gosh!"

 The water bear barked with surprise and irritation, which was scarred like a small creature in front of him, but the scar was not small.However, considering the life force of a demon, it is not a fatal wound.
 Observing such a bear, Ray could not hide his surprise at his physical abilities.for it was only the handle of the scythe that had been thrust into it.Of course there were no cutlery there, and he did not think that the blow he had fired was powerful enough to penetrate the body of a water bear.

(This body's physical ability seems to be higher than expected.)

 While muttering inside, check the condition of the water bear.

"...what?"

 But now it was Ray's turn to be surprised.The water bear's flank, which was supposed to have been pierced by a handle, was regenerating at a rate that you can see when you think of it covered with water.In about 10 seconds, when Ray was frozen with surprise, the blood from the wound on the side of the bear stopped, and the wound itself disappeared.

"It's a devil, I suppose, that he has no time to recover, but to inflict great damage with one blow."

 I glanced at the blade of the death size, but then I realized.

(Oh, my God. I forgot that I had the ability to use magic to increase the power of death.I'm nervous because of the first battle... nervous?)

 After thinking that much, I finally realized how nervous I was.I was nervous, but I never felt so nervous that I couldn't move as many recruits and amateurs used to do in novels.

(Is this also the result of fusion?)

 Thinking this way, he sees Mizukuma wondering whether to attack Ray or Seto.

(The most aggressive card I have today is the Death Size card, but it is difficult because I don't have enough space to swing around freely in this forest. However, it is unskillful to use the magic of fire in the forest.)

 While Ray was thinking in his head, Seto, Mizukuma, and Ray were stuck in a state where they could not move carelessly.
 From the perspective of a water bear, if he attacks Seto, he gets caught in the gap, and on the other hand, if he attacks Ray, he gets caught in the gap.
 For Seto and Ray, it doesn't make sense to attack them unnecessarily because they completely recover from a blow that penetrates the side in about 10 seconds.
 In fact, even if the water bear was wearing water, it would exhaust its magical power if it was used for recovery as mentioned above, but Rei, who was the first player in the battle, did not notice it.If I had noticed that, I would still have taken many steps.

"Oh my gosh."
"Grull".

 Mizukuma and Seto growl as if to intimidate each other.Watching the situation, Ray was working his brain desperately.

(What do you do, try to do with a death-size magician, and shake it off with the scythe, perhaps with this body's ability, the surrounding trees should be able to cut down the bear with them?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Considering the size of this forest derived from knowledge, it may be a fire that is not fashionable....no, wait.Fire? Fire magic? Death-size pattern...?! I see!)The idea comes to mind, and in an instant Ray calls out to Seto, who is staring at Mizukuma.

"Seto, sorry, but please take care of that water bear again! Then I'll do something about it!"
"Grunt!"

 Seto, who sings high just to leave it to him, walks around him to concentrate his attention on the water bear's consciousness.

"Oh my gosh."

 Mizukuma may not have been able to leave the scene behind, but he gradually turns away from Ray and concentrates on Seto.
 How long did such a time last?For Ray, the confrontation lasted for a long time, but it was only a few minutes.The water bear barks high when it cannot stand the deadlock.

"Oh my gosh!"

 At the same time as the scream, the water that was attacking the fur of the water bear emerges and turns into three small water poloes in front of him.Then the water polo is shot at Seto in the next moment.

(Here!)

 Judging by the appearance of Mizukuma and Seto, this is the turning point of the game, Ray concentrates his attention and prepares to cast a spell whenever he wants, holding a death-size handle and watching the outcome of the game.
 The water polo released by the water bear as if it were tearing through the sky, and when it was confirmed, Seto would sew among the trees to shorten the distance from the water bear.

"Grunt!"

 One of the water polo hits a tree used as a shield by Seto and pokes the trunk of the tree.

"Gurgling!"

 A water polo that tried to pierce Seto's head fell to the ground in an instant and avoided it.The water polo that passes overhead hits the tree behind it and splashes water around it along with the trunk of the tree.

"Gurling!"

 From the state of lying down on the ground, he rushed forward with all the springs in his body.The distance is rapidly reduced toward the water bear.
 The scene is about to hit the water bear before the last water polo hits him.

"Oh my gosh!"

 ...as it was, it looked like a water bear.Mizukuma screams for victory.However

"Ringling!"

 A water polo that changed its course in the air and attacked Seto's torso directly above.The blow broke suddenly as if it had been blocked by something just before it hit Sett's body.

"Oh my gosh!"

 I don't know what happened.That's only natural.Mizukuma, a magical creature, does not know that one of Set's bracelets, Wind Manipulation bracelets, is only limited to once every 10 hours, but it invalidates all flying tools and offensive magic.That's why.

"Roll-roll-roll-roll!"

 Seto, who dives into Mizuma's pocket, scoops up Mizuma's feet with his right forefoot while screaming!

"Oh my gosh!"

 A water bear literally scooped up under its feet and falls on the spot.This was due to the increased force of the bracelet of strength, another bracelet worn by Seto.
 Believing in Seto, Ray, who is watching the development, begins to run toward the falling water bear, devoting a spell on the moment the water bear falls.'Flame, thyself is a snake.Therefore burn down the enemy as you wish.'

 The magical spell rewrites the world.As a result, flames are concentrated in Death Size, the magic engine.

"Huh!"
"Oh my gosh!"

 The last spell is completed by thrusting a death-size handle into the back of a fallen water bear.

"Dancing Flame Snake!"

 The moment the spell was completed, the snake, made of flames released from the death-size handle, went up from the back to the head of the water bear, burning the inside of the body...

"Oh my gosh!"

 with a scream of terror and pain at the burning of his brain, the water bear crumbled down to the spot.