Chapter 154: Encounter in the Forest
―――― Dear mom and dad. And Saria and the others. How are you?
Right now, I’m――――
“―――― Being chased by caterpillaaaaaaaaaaaaars!”
“““Pugyurururururururu!”””
Due to the crystal that ca out of Destra’s belongings, I was sent into a strange forest where magic can’t be used in this manner, and I continue wandering afterwards, then it’s dawn when I noticed it.
I don’t feel sleepy or hungry, probably because of my body that doesn’t have any restrain, and I continued to explore through the night, but I couldn’t find traces of people. No, I don’t need to sleep, and I’m not hungry so I think I’ve really quitted from being human.
At any rate, compared to the first ti I was sent to the 【Forest of Endless Love and Sorrow】, I had a lot of ntal leeway this ti, because of my ability, and the situation where I could get in touch with Saria and the others through communication.
However, when I defeated a 『Berserk Papillon Lv:78』 which looks like a giant swallowtail butterfly that attacked while I’m exploring the forest, a green soft and flabby caterpillar that was around 5 ters long…… hordes of 『Berserk Caterpillar Lv:55』 attacked in an angry state.
Moreover, their number is unusual, and it looks like there are hundreds of them.
“If it’s grasshoppers, butterflies, or adult insects then I’m fine with it, but caterpillars are really groooooooooooooosss!”
“Pugyurururururururu!”
While receiving a squealing voice on the back that makes you want to ask if they really sound like that, I was performing a desperate escape.
Certainly, there’s no doubt that if I run with all my power, I’ll be able to escape, but if I do that, the forest will be blown away, or the nature will get destroyed which isn’t my intention!
However, there’s no doubt that it’s going to get worse at this rate.
I hate it, but …… I hate it, but I have no choice but to defeat it……!
When I make up my mind, I moved and turned around to the horde of caterpillars while pulling out the 『Fine Sword of Swirling Hatred (black) 』.
And then ――――
“Take this half-baked strike!”
When I swung Black while paying attention to the surrounding forest so as not to affect it as much as possible, I cut the caterpillar at the head of the horde into two, and the slash didn’t stop and continued to cut through the caterpillars until in the middle of the horde.
As a result ――――
“““Pu,pugyurururaaaaaa!”””
Green sloppy body fluid spilled all the way here.
“…………”
I looked at it silently, then I turn back to the caterpillars again.
“It’s so groooooooooooooosss!”
Impossible impossible impossible impossible! It’s not about fighting power, it’s physiologically impossible! How about this ntal strength of mine every ti I kill it!?
When I started running away again, I had gone through a cliff without realizing it.
“…………Nn? A’reeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!?”
I’m too desperate to escape, and too stupid to not notice the cliff!?
I was surprised that the ground suddenly disappeared, and I fell more than 30 ters from the cliff to the ground without taking any precautions.
“Fuugetu”
I landed on the ground with my face first, but I don’t feel any pain, and I don’t even have a nosebleed.
When I got up and looked up at the cliff, I saw the caterpillars looking at with grudge on the cliff.
It seems that the caterpillars won’t chase unless they jump down this cliff, so they left as it is.
……No, I was wearing the 『Sky King’s Boots』 but I couldn’t afford to activate it. Then I didn’t have to make such a stupid fall……
Even though I think I’m really too impatient that I missed sothing, I regain my mind, and turned my eyes back, and beco exhausted again.
“Eeh…… this forest, how vast is this……?”
The place where I fell from the cliff is also a forest, and again, I can’t use magic here either.
I used the 『Sky King’s Boots』 as a trial to move to the sky, and try to use magic, but still, it didn’t activate. It appears like it’s one space including the sky.
Even so, the effect of equipnt seems to be different from magic, that’s why my necklace seems to be fine and the boot’s effect is also exerting properly. I wish I had so kind of transition tool.
“Well, it’s no use saying that. Anyway, I have to get to a place where I can use magic.”
I stepped into the forest in front of again because I was searching for sothing that isn’t here.
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“Nn?”
After walking for a while, I suddenly heard the sound of flowing water in my ears.
“Is this …… a river?”
The fact that there’s a river, ans that there might be sothing like a village if I follow it.
“For the ti being, I’ll follow that sothing which is making sound.”
Currently, it’ll be around noon. The sun is just above .
And I’ve been walking all night since yesterday, and I’m not even tired, but my body feels a little dusty. If the river is clean, even if I don’t have to take a full-body bath, I want to wash my face at least.
After the hordes of caterpillars, when I proceed smoothly without being attacked by monsters, I finally arrived at the place where the sound of water ca……!
“I reached iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiit!”
“Heh!?”
“Heh?”
―――― There was, a woman with long purple hair and red eyes like blood, who was staring at with her eyes wide open.
It looks like she was just in the middle of a bath, and her purple hair and skin are dripping with water.
And since she’s in the middle of a bath, the woman in front of is naturally not wearing any clothes……
““……””
When we stare at each other, the atmosphere solidifies ――――
“――――Kyaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!”
“――――Gyaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!”
and the woman yelled at each other.
“Why are you screaming!?”
Then, the woman imdiately hides her body with her hands and gazes at .
“This, to be naked outside like this…… it’s a pervert!”
“Wai, isn’t that strange!? This is the scene where I’ll demand an explanation, you know!?”
“Ce, certainly……”
“What the heck, you!?”
“―――― What’s going on, Your Majesty!”
When I nodded involuntarily at the woman’s precise point, a tall woman dressed in heavy armor appeared from behind.
A woman in armor who puts her long white hair into a braid, and lets it hang on her shoulder appeared.
When such a woman sees my figure, she sharpened her eyes, and suddenly started slashing at !
“Wha!? This…… bandit!”
“Wait, have a room for excuse……”
“Die!”
“The people in this world is scary!”
No matter how much I try to speak out, I’m just going to get attacked while being ignored unilaterally!
The sharpness of her movent feels similar to Louise, so perhaps her skills is the sa as that of Louise.
However, I avoided such an attack in a position where I would feel bad for myself.
“That creepy movent…… as I thought, he’s an evil minion!”
“That’s a very abstract capricious decision, right!?”
What is an evil minion? You an the 【Demon God’s Cult】? Well, I don’t think my movent is unpleasant for any evil soul, though!
However, it’s also true that I ca to the river without checking it properly, and I couldn’t attack a woman, so I continue to avoid her attacks.
Now then, how to solve this misunderstanding――――.
“―――― Stop it, Riel.”
Then, the woman who was bathing a little while ago, sohow changed clothes before I noticed it and was wearing gorgeous clothes, told them so in a strangely dignified atmosphere. No, not just her atmosphere, but her tone also changed……?
“Tsu! But, Your Majesty……!”
“I told you to stop. Don’t make say it again.”
“Hah……”
I’m not sure, but thanks to the woman in front of , the woman in armor called Riel put her sword down.
But she didn’t forget to glare at , and it’s just like she’s saying that if I make a strange move, she’ll imdiately slash . Eeh? I’m scared……
When I was drawing back too much, the woman in gorgeous clothes stared straight at .
“You bastard, who are you?”
“Eh? Who am I …… I’m Seiichi, an adventurer?”
Is that right? But there’s nothing else I can answer……
When I was wondering if my response was really good, for so reason, Riel and the woman in front of beca sowhat less alert.
“Fumu…… from the sound of his na, he doesn’t seem to be a spy from the Kaizer Empire……”
“However, there is also the possibility of him being a hero summoned from another world.”
“That wouldn’t be so. He doesn’t even have a collar or a bracelet. I don’t think that country would let a hero go without a collar or a bracelet.”
“Then, from the cult?”
“That would be thin. Either way, if he’s an enemy, we’ll be attacking him at one point.”
Two people speak with each other in a voice that I can hear. Ummm? I don’t think it’s a good idea to talk right in front of .
However, perhaps because Riel and the woman in luxurious clothes got used in this forest, they’re probably living near here, so I, who ca here, will be a suspicious existence no matter how they see .
“Etto…… excuse . Could you tell one thing, too?”
“What?”
She’s so dignified that she doesn’t seem to be the sa as the person who was screaming earlier. Are they really the sa person?
“Is there a place around here where I can use magic?”
“If there was, you think I’m going to tell you that?”
“Eeh……”
No, she certainly has no obligation to teach it to who is a stranger.
To who is exhausted involuntarily, Riel-san raised the corner of her eyes.
“You bastard…… putting on such a search, what are you going to do?”
“What is it…… I want to return with transition magic, so I just want to move to a place where I can use magic……”
“Transition magic…… Fumu. He doesn’t seem to be an enemy, but it’s dangerous to leave him alone.”
The woman whispers sothing disturbing.
Then a new person jumped out of the trees to us like that, and kneeled in front of the woman.
“――――Your Majesty.”
“Nn? What happened?”
The person is wearing plain black clothes with a slightly different design from Olga-chan, and words like emissary, spy, and secret ninja seems to suit that person.
The face and parts other than the eyes are hidden by a black cloth, and the gender is unknown. No, I think I’ll know it if I use 『Advanced Appraisal』, but…… it’ll be a problem if I move badly and they’ll beco extra vigilant.
The ninja-like person knelt down and told the woman with a calm voice.
“The enemies are heading to the Imperial Capital again.”
“Tsk…… that’s irritating. Let’s go back right now.”
““Hah!””
I’m a complete outsider, and all I could do was look at the interaction in front of , but the ninja-like person suddenly turned her eyes at .
“By the way, Your Majesty. How about that person?”
“Leave him alone. We don’t have much ti right now. …… No, wait.”
The woman who turned her back on , tried to return with the both of them, but she stopped once, and she looked at again.
“If you are an enemy, then it’s troubleso if we get hindered.”
Then, she looks at the trees nearby, and the mont the woman blew her breath, a fla lit on each of its tree trunks.
The fla is tender and seems to be pulsing for so reason.
“Stay there.”
After telling that much, the won went away this ti.
…………
“Ha!? No, no, take too ―――― “
As soon as I said that, the woman just breath out, and for so reason, the tree lit by the pulsing fla on its tree trunk began to move, it took out its tree roots from the ground, and as it uses its tree roots dexterously to walk like a person, it stood before .
“Eeeeeeeh!? The tree walked!?”
Even if I use the 『Advanced appraisal』 involuntarily, it doesn’t seem to be a monster, and neither its level nor its na is displayed.
However, the tree in front of is moving as if to stop .
Etto…… can I beat this? Is it no good?
But if I get stopped here, I’ll get lost in the forest again……
When I was really confused, the tree suddenly opened its mouth.
“I, can you hear ?”
“Eh? Ye, yes ………… Yes?”
I stare at the tree seriously.
Then, before I knew it, the tree had eyes and mouth.
…………
“The tree spokeeeeeeeeeeeee!?”
My scream echoed throughout the forest.
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