Do you see any slime?

　I ran out of the house and walked down a single street, looking around to see if there was any slime nearby.

　It's really a long and quiet natural area and there's nothing that looks like the shadow of a slime.

　Slime is a monster that can appear relatively anywhere.

　It can be found near rivers, in grasslands, and in the mountains. I don't know where it came from, but it can even be found in the residential areas and fields of Coriat village.

　That's why I don't know exactly where to go to meet them, but if I can use transference, I can search a large area.

　I'd like to see the area around the road that connects Kikka and the Avalonia Kingdom, where I was able to meet them on my journey.　I've caught many of them before with Aleusha and the others, and there might be a lot of slime there.

　I picture the road in my mind's eye in vivid detail.

　I could see the mountains in the distance and a clear view of the grasslands and the carriage just barely passing each other. And a road wide enough for a carriage to just barely pass me.

'Transition!'

　The light of magical power enveloped my body in an instant, and when I thought my body was struck with a floating sensation, the place I was at was not a single street in the mansion, but a road I had passed by in a carriage before.

　There were no people around at all. Only a grassy field and a curved dirt road went on and on.

　Looking up at the sky, white clouds drifted lazily, the shredded areas looking like white ink stretched out with a brush.

　In the distance, a brown bird-like creature was flying in the sky, making a "hurrah" sound.

　I didn't feel like walking right away, so I sat down on the ground, which was a slope off the road.

　A gentle breeze blew and ruffled my bangs. It's a different kind of tranquil plain than the surrounding area of the village of Colliat.

'This isn't so bad either,'

　I lie down on my back, muttering to myself about it.

　I fell onto my back with great force, but the grass on the ground absorbed it.

　I take a deep breath and it smells like earth, similar to Coriat Village.

　If you look at the grasses growing on the ground, they are the same kind of grasses as those in Coriat Village.

　The soil is similar to that of Coriat Village, and the grasses must be similar to that of Coriat Village.

It's nice to relax outside the village once in a while.

　The continent in this world is much larger than I thought it would be. With this level of civilization and the situation where demons exist, it would be quite difficult to build a city.

　That's why there are many rural villages and places rich in nature other than Coriat Village.

　It's not a bad idea to transfer to other places like this once in a while, since there's relocation magic.

　Thinking about that, I slowly meditate on it.

　When the wind blows, the grasses in the meadow sway and make a pleasant, silky leaf sound.

　I don't hear human voices, only the occasional animal or bird call.

　I feel as if I'm the only person in the world lying on this vast grassland.

"Hululuulu,

　It's nice to feel like a part of nature, even the sound of birds flying in the sky like this.

"Hullllllllll.

　Is the bird approaching?　The chirping is getting louder and louder.

　What kind of bird is this?

　When I hollowed out my eyes with such curiosity, I saw something that looked like a dull, glowing claw.

''Whoa!''

　As I rolled to the side in a hurry, its claws swiftly mowed past the grass where my head had been.

　I was horrified to see the grass slashed by what looked like a sharp cut.

　Then he looked up overhead and saw a brown bird with a sharp blade flying through the air.

　Could that be the slashhawk that Irvine and the others were wary of on the road?　I'd heard that they would swoop down from the sky and stick their blades up at me.

　I had even thought before that I wouldn't like it if it attacked me while I was basking in the sun or something, but I didn't think it would really attack me like this.

　While I was thinking that, a demon that looks like a slashhawk is swooping down on me with its leg claws.

　For now, I feel like I'll be attacked all the time if I leave it like this.

　If he swings at me from above my head like this, I won't be able to take a leisurely nap, and I won't be able to find the slime either.

　But that said, if you kill it with magic, blood and other things will come out, and I'll feel bad. The smell of blood might lure other demons to the scene, so let's turn them away quietly.

　Having decided that, I held my hand up and activated my wind magic.

　I'm going to put more magic power into it than my normal ventilation and create a gust of wind.

　The slashhawk, which was heading in a straight line towards me, was brutally gusted all over my body.

　Finally, it was defeated by the force of the wind and flew away in a surprisingly far away direction.

''Ooh, it's surreal how a bird flies against the wind.

　He muttered as he watched the slashhawk blow away.

　When the slashhawk was blown quite far away, it flapped its wings and managed to regain its position. Even so, the impact of being shaken all over, the wandering in the sky is somewhat unreliable.

　If it attacks again, I'll treat it to a tighter gust of wind, or if it's still coming at me, I'll have no choice but to blast it away.

　As I stared at it, the slashhawk staggered off into the distance, and I breathed a sigh of relief when I saw it.

　Seeing that, I puffed out my breath.

　I guess I shouldn't have been thinking the same way I was thinking about Colliat Village, where the demons were few and too peaceful.

　I'll have to carefully check my surroundings when I'm relaxing outside of Coriat Village.



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I can't find the slime.

　I'm walking along the road in the plain looking for slime, but I can't find it easily.

　It took me about an hour to find the slime.　

　The scenery around us has not changed much. The mountains in the distance are nowhere near as close as they could be.

　We continue on the endlessly stretching road, looking out over the endless plains.

　Why is it that when I'm not looking for something, I can't find it, but only when I'm looking for it? I get the same vibe as when I'm looking for something I've lost.

　The slime is afraid of the greed sensors emitted by me and is running away. I'm not sure if this is the case.

　I walked along the road in earnest, looking around as I thought about it.

　Then I found a large gouge in the plain.

　Craters have been created as if small meteorites had fallen, with web-like cracks running here and there.

　The ground was crumpled up as if to destroy the atmosphere of the quiet plains, which was very painful.

　I wondered what in the world had happened, but upon closer inspection, it looked very familiar.

''Well I see. This is the place where Roomba defeated Slashboa with a single blow.''

　This crater was made by a Roomba, wasn't it? No wonder it should look familiar.

　So this was the place from that time. I didn't know I'd come to this place when I was walking incessantly to find the slime.

　With deep emotion, I approach the small crater.

　Looking closer, I realize that the crater is deeper and bigger than I expected. So that's why the destructive power of the Roomba was so tremendous.

　He was still a man with ridiculous powers. How could he produce such power when he didn't even use magic to enhance his body? It's a complete mystery.

　It's not like this place isn't well maintained roads like in the previous life.

　I wouldn't even bother trying to fix a crater that had been created on this plain. There are dangerous demons called slashbores and slashhawks wandering around, and it's difficult to fix the terrain.

　But it's painful to see the soil gouged out only here when there's so much beautiful grass growing all over the place. I'll use a little earth magic to fill in the crater for you.

　As I was about to use my earth magic with that thought, I saw something pink in the center of the crater.

''Hmm?''

　When I looked into it, I found a pink flower bud. It would be on the verge of blooming soon.

　I don't know if the seeds of the flower were blown to me by the wind, or if they were attached to a creature such as a bird or demon.

　However, that single flower grew straight and undaunted by the harsh natural conditions.

''It's a beautiful flower.

　I muttered as I stared at the single flower bud in the center of the crater.

　Then I didn't fill the crater with earth magic, but used water magic to hydrate the flower.

　Hoping that this bud would bloom beautifully.