Shinka no Mi, Vol 10








As I promised with Al, when I came in front of the [Tree of Peace], I felt deeply moved. “I don’t know what to say… I think I have returned when I came here.”

“That’s right… When we left this town, everyone came to see us off!” While agreeing with my words, Saria smiled gently.

As I was immersed in a little sentimentality, my sleeves are pulled suddenly. “…Seiichi-oniichan, shall we enter?”

“Eh? A, ah, sorry sorry. Let’s go.”


As I hold my hand with Olga-chan as it is with her momentum pulling my sleeve, Olga- chan laughed a little shyly.


“Ah! Then, I’ll connect with Olga-chan too!” “…whee.”

Saria also imitated me and held hands with Olga-chan on the other side of me. Rurune, who was looking at our figure in the back, mutters.

“…That’s nice.”


“? You’re not a child, are you?”


“Tha, that’s not the problem! Even if I’m with Milord…”


To Rurune who is overreacting to Luthia’s words behind us, Olga-chan glanced at Rurune for a moment.

“…Fuh”


“Whaaaaaaaaaaaaa!?”


O, Olga-chan? You laughed completely with your nose just now, didn’t you?


When I enter the inn while being pulled lightly by a dark Olga-chan, a cheerful voice was heard.


“Ah! Welcome!… Seiichi-san!?” “Mary-chan!”

“It’s been a while.”


At the end of our gaze, there was Mary working hard at Lyle-san’s dining room inside the inn.


Mary looks at us with her eyes wide, and she immediately return to sanity.


“Ha!? Okaa-san, Ohaha-saan! Seiichi-san, Seiichi-san and the others are back!” “Ehー?!”

Soon after, with a little panic, Fina-san, the landlady of the [Tree of Peace], and her

husband, Lyle-san, came under us.


“Seiichi-kun and Saria-chan! And to Olga-chan and Rurune-chan… It’s been a long time, everyone!”


“I’m glad you looked fine.”


“Hahaha… Well, there were many things, but I’m doing well.” I died once because I’ve been in the netherworld.

“So, what’s wrong? Certainly, you received a request to become a teacher at a school somewhere, right?”


“Ah… That’s right but, I got fired because of the recent situation or something…”

“Eh!?”


“Ah… is, that so…”


“You’re fired!? Seiichi-san, are you all right? Are you going to let Saria-san and the others get lost in the road?”


“No, I’m not that poor.”


Mary’s exaggerated surprise is, probably to change this dark atmosphere a little. As expected, this poster girl, doesn’t miss any changes in the air.

Besides, she’s rotten for money. Well, I don’t know the exact amount of money I have because Status-san left me. Right now, I live without any sense of money.


…If you just heard me here, I’m not a no-good person, right?


“Hmm! I heard something bad. So, you’re staying here for the night?” “Yes. Ah, about three more persons will come, but…”

“It has grown to… Eight of them. Seiichi-kun, you’ve become a big wig before I know it.” No, really.

Mary then grinned broadly and rubed me with her elbow.


“Well~, if it’s Seiichi-san~. You can really be a smooth operator when put in a corner! Aren’t you? You shouldn’t do a lot of naughty things here.”


“What are you talking about!?”


Even though Olga-chan is here, what are you saying!


To Mary, who is smiling like an old man, Saria became blank. “Naughty things?”

“You’re already in love! Look, you know, something like this and that!”




“Isn’t that sexual harassment too severe!?”


Hey, Fina-san and Lyle-san, will you not stop this child!? It’s bad for Olga-chan’s education!


Moreover, we’re not doing what Mary imagines. No, it’s not that I’m a wuss, but we don’t have such an opportunity or atmosphere so far, and above all I’m happy now just being with Saria and the others. Or rather, I don’t think I could afford to muse that way… That’s? Is there something wrong with me? Maybe this generation of student couples are more advanced?


Trembling at the fact that I might just be overwhelmingly late, Mary opened her eyes as she perceived from my appearance.


“Wait, wait a minute… it’s a lie, right!? You said that you were in school together, and most of all, when you were in this town, you were in the same room, but nothing happened!?”


“No, nothing?”


No, I don’t know. I’ve never been in a date before, and I haven’t even consulted anyone. I don’t know anything.


“An, an endangered species… There’s still a couple here who’s purely close to each other, like an endangered species…! The couples in this time will be disturbed!?”


“Where did that gossip c0me from?”


What is that, biased idea? What a chaotic world this is.


When I’m terribly surprised by such a remark, Fina-san held her head and poked Mary lightly.


“Ah, the heck.”


“Mary… you, I hope you grow older, and get to know a little more normal information and couples in general…”


“Eh?”

“…I may be disqualified as a father, but I hope Mary can have a boyfriend sooner at this point. If she does that, I think she’ll understand general couples…”


Even Lyle-san laughed tiredly and said that.


Nonetheless, Mary is a beautiful girl because she is a poster girl, and she’ll be able to have a boyfriend soon.


“…That’s fine. So, you’re talking about a room, but it’s impossible for everyone to have the same room. However, if you’ll have two three-person rooms and one room for two, they’re just empty, but… what will you do?”


“Then can I ask you for those three rooms?” “All right. How long are you going to stay?”

“Etto… I didn’t really think about it, but for the time being, give us a month’s worth of time.”


I immediately gave Fina-san a month’s worth of money for eight people, then Fina-san smiled.


“Yes, I certainly received it. But if that’s the case, if you’ll continue to work in this city, perhaps you should save money and either rent or buy a house?”


“Eh?”


“That’s right. As an inn man, I shouldn’t say this, but still, if you’re going to stay here for a long time, it’s cheaper to buy a house than to stay overnight.”


“I see…”


I’ve never thought about renting or buying a house.


However, the situation is as unstable as it is now, and considering that we’ll work based in Terviel, surely, it’s better to buy a house.


While thanking Lyle-san and Fina-san, we headed to each room to take a break before Al and the others came back.

I’m going to spend time in a three-person room with Saria and Al, but Mary’s words mentioned earlier didn’t left me, and I became strangely conscious of Saria. Well, it must be the same as before…


Then, Saria, who was quiet until a while ago, calls out to me unexpectedly. “Seiichi.”

“Nn?”


When I turn my gaze to Saria ――――. “Mating, su?”

――――There was Goria.


I told Saria in an instant with a clear heart. “I’ll refrain.”

“Sorry.”


Why, did you go out of your way to turn into a gorilla? And there are a lot of things I also want to say, such as whether Saria was conscious of Mary’s words, but thanks to Goria, I lost the strange feelings I have a little while ago. Yes, I’m in forced sage mode*. I’m enlightened now.


―――― However, as I imagined before, if I had a child with Saria, what kind of child would be born?


[Uho]


―――― Yeah, my genes would lose after all. No, I don’t know what will happen because it’s just my imagination.


I spent time in my room with Saria until Al and the others came back.





“It’s over safely.”


“To be honest, I wasn’t surprised.” “It was fun!”

After taking a room in the inn [Tree of Peace], and after chatting for a while, Al and the others came back.


It seems to have ended without any particular problem. “I was relieved that nothing happened.”

“No, it’s normal that nothing happened, you know?… It was terrible at Seiichi and the other’s time.”


“Ah, ahahaha…”


That’s true. It’s a request for beginners, but Al’s angry at me for demolishing a building, not finding any medicinal herbs, and after all that, the dungeon of Black Dragon God. No matter how I think about it, it’s not normal.


“…Seiichi-sensei, what the hell happened? Isn’t it really awful with that content?” “But, it’s normal to escape…”

“What’s normal to escape!?”


I’ve never been a normal person since I came to this world. It’s just a series of surprises and freshness.


“We, well I think it’s good! More than that, it’s Helen.”

“…Can you make me stronger?”


Helen looks at me with a serious expression.


“I honestly don’t know how strong you’re going to be, but… Gassur gave me a piece of information.”


“Ah? Information? What happened?”


“Ah. It seems that a dungeon appeared near this royal capital.” “Haa? Dungeon?”

Al has a suspicious expression on her face, but that can’t be helped.


Generally, dungeons don’t appear so often, but I heard information about the appearance of dungeons in quick succession like this.


…I don’t have any confirmation, but the <Demon God’s Cult> may have influenced these activities.


“So? Are you going to make me stronger in that dungeon? I’ll tell you, I’m not satisfied with ordinary dungeons, you know? I just have to be strong…”


“Ah, that’s okay. It seems that the level of monsters that appear there is about 500.” “Is she going to be okay!?”

A’re? Ye, yeah… is that right?


As I twisted my head involuntarily to Al’s Tsukkomi, I turned my eyes to Saria and the others.


“Eh? I’m not sure. The dungeon of the Black dragon God and the <Forest of Endless Love and Sorrow> were of similar levels!”


“I’m not interested in it in the first place…”


“…Altria-oneechan. I used to think it was a ridiculous level, but when I remember the dungeon where Zora-oneechan was, I’m not so surprised.”

“Certainly. The dungeon where Zora was has stronger monsters than this. To be honest, that level isn’t even much in the Demon Kingdom.”


“Tha, that dungeon was normal for me too, so I’m not sure…”


What’s amazing is that Saria and the others doesn’t appear to know anything. And thus, Al, who listened to everyone’s words, held her head.

“Ah… It’s impossible for me in the old days, and I said that you weren’t normal… When did I become unusual…”


“Do, don’t worry…?”


“…Well, thanks to that, the chances of me pulling Seiichi’s foot has decreased, so I’m glad it turned out that way.”


I couldn’t get my head raised to such Al without my cheeks dyeing a little red. I’m sorry, but everyone seems to have been separated from normal human beings because of me. Well, a gorilla and a donkey are mixed in.


When such an exchange is carried out, Helen, who was stuck in my words of level 500, came up to me in a panic.


“Wai, wait a minute! 500!? That’s not normal!”


“Eh? But, you can’t be satisfied with a normal dungeon, right?” “There’s a limit!”

Is it like that? Tha, that’s difficult.


“Well, that’s fine, isn’t it? The higher the opponent’s level, the stronger you’ll become. Let’s think positively!”


“Usually, it’s something that, rather than being positive, prepare for death upon…” This useless me. Really escaping normally. My senses have become numb.

“Can I ask you for a minute?”

“Nn?”


Then, while holding her head, Helen asked.


“Seiichi-sensei… How strong are you going to make me…?” “For now, I think you’ll become a [Transcendental].” “Being a [Transcendental] for now!?”

The people around me have all become [Transcendental], so I think that’s the lowest line for me.


Because I decided to make you stronger, I want to give you a level of a [Transcendental]. “No, not good… All the common sense inside me will collapse…”

“…Nn. When you are with Seiichi-oniichan, you don’t have to think. You feel.”








































Olga-chan? When did I become such a conceptual being?


With a reflexive smile on her face, suddenly, Helen slammed her cheeks. “He, Helen?”

“Fuu… I just changed my mind a little. I really need to be stronger… And yet, now the level of monsters, I can’t do anything if I’m afraid by the word [Transcendental]. Moreover, as Seiichi-sensei said, because my opponent are [Transcendental] … I must stand on that stage too…!”


Well, there would have been a lot of things to think about, but it seems that Helen finally had a good chance to decide.


“All right, then, in order to challenge it immediately tomorrow, let’s take a rest today.” This is how we went back to our respective rooms in preparation for tomorrow.

By the way, my room is a three-person room with Al and Saria, but… nothing in particular happened!


2


“―――― Fuun. This is the new dungeon…”


When Seiichi and the others were resting in preparation for the dungeon, a gray- haired, blue-eyed man was standing alone in front of the new dungeon as if he was going to challenge.


The man didn’t wear any weapons such as a sword, and his appearance was rough like the townspeople you can see everywhere.


However, the atmosphere that flows in his body is evil, and you can feel the horror of his terrifying killing intent on everything he touches.


“When this is over, I’ll destroy Terviel, too… I can feel some signs that seem to be troublesome.”


Contrary to his words, his expression seems to be in composure, and he stifles a yawn.

“Well, more than that… I have to go through this dungeon, and collect all the remarkable treasures. To be honest, I think that’s enough for me, but… in preparation for the big battle, the ≪Omnipresence≫ guy is noisy. Should I kill him too?”


” ―――― That’s a problem.” “A’re? Are you here?”

Then a new person soundlessly nears the man―――― Yutis, the [Deity(Kami to)] of the

<Demon God’s Cult> has appeared.


“What the? Do you want to help me capture this dungeon by any chance?” “No, I’m working in another case. I can’t help you.”

“Whaaaat, that’s boring. Then what are you doing here?”


“That’s, of course, to pierce a nail in you.” (TN: Something like giving info to someone.)


“What?”


Ignoring the moody frowning man, Yutis continued.


“Is that okay? No matter how powerful we, the [Deity(Kami to)] are, now that there are uncertainties, you should be prepared. And the preparation, is to increase the power of the <Demon God’s Cult>. That’s why we need powerful weapons that can easily strengthened us.”


“Isn’t it unnecessary if there’s such a protection from the Demon God-sama?”


“You can’t say that. In fact, here in Terviel, three [Apostles] have been defeated before.” “That doesn’t matter to me. You don’t want them to be weak, right?”

To the man who looked to be irresponsible, Yutis smiled bitterly.


“Well, don’t be rotten. In addition to you, they also capture dungeons, and they brought back a lot of arms from there. Besides, this dungeon seems to be much stronger than the other dungeons, so we’ll also anticipate the weapons you can get. That’s why you were chosen to capture this easily.”

“Well, it’s already good though. If this will benefit the Demon God-sama as a result.” The man sighed and said one thing that bothered him.

“By the way, you said uncertainties, but what happened?”


“…Exactly. That’s why even when the Demon God-sama says that we should gather when he calls…”


Unusually, Yutis’ smile disappeared, and he has frightening expression.


“Is this alright? As I said earlier, the [Apostles] were defeated, but… I couldn’t perceive the entity who defeated them.”


“…What?”


The man who knows Yutis’ abilities well, opened his eyes as if he couldn’t believe it.


“In addition, the [Apostles] who attacked the Barbador Magic Acedmy were also captured, and even the blessing of the Demon God who should have been given to those persons has disappeared. I looked into the memory of the head of the school, ≪Magic Saint ≫ Barnabas, to find out the cause, but… It’s almost impossible to get a clue.”


“…”


“However, the recovery of the [Apostles], which is one of my duties, and the planting of [Seed] on Barnabas were successful, so our strength will increase significantly.”


“I mean, are you still messing up as ever, or is it an oversight…” “I’d like you to say that I’m being careful.”

“You don’t have to worry so much, you know? I’m here anyway, and there are the [Deity(Kami to)] including you, that’s why the resurrection of the Demon God will not change no matter how you scratch your feet.”


The man shrugged at Yutis’ words.


“Well, that’s fine. I’m peeved, but as you said, I’ll capture this dungeon. When it’s done, I’ll go back to my usual work.”

“What are you aiming for next?”


“That is, there are places with lots of people nearby, right? I’m sure we’ll see a lot of despaired faces.”


The man couldn’t control his enthusiasm, and smiled wickedly.


“No, it’s a pitiful country that’s to be targeted by ≪Extinction(Zesshi)≫. What country is it?”


“It’s the Valsha Empire. It’s just going to be interesting because of their conflict with the Kaizer Empire. Well, I’m looking forward to it. We’ll collect a lot of negative emotions again.”


When the man who was called ≪Extinction(Zesshi)≫ says only that, he waves to Yutis and steps into the dungeon.


After seeing him off, Yutis murmured a little.


“…As that ≪Extinction(Zesshi)≫ says, I think too much. Well, there is no doubt that this dungeon will be captured, so I’ll do my job.”


And Yutis disappeared from the place soundlessly again.





The next day, we came to the dungeon instructed by Gassur and the others.


For the time being, we stopped by at the guild to tell him that we would challenge the dungeon, but as usual, the guild is full of perverts such as the nude flasher and the destruction demon, and Gassur finally sent us out with a smile.


The dungeon that appeared in this manner is in the mountains near Terviel, and the general public cannot visit it.


Perhaps because of that, there’s no reception or inspection of person before this special dungeon, and there was just a gaping hole in the ground that was greatly raised.


In front of such a dungeon, I called out cheerfully to everyone who was following me. “Well then, let’s capture this quickly.”

“Oh!”


“Aren’t you very lively!”


Saria was the only one who answered my voice, but Helen was holding her head.


“I’m going into a ridiculous dungeon this instant, right? What is this? This looseness. Isn’t this strange?”


There’s nothing wrong. This is normal.


Anyway, this is the dungeon, but not everyone will explore it.


Luthia headed over to join Lucius, and the demon army at once, and Rurune, Olga-chan, and Zora went to accompany her.


…Rurune insisted that she would follow me, but she was caught by Olga-chan, was

flicked by a meal, and consented easily to accompany her.


So, to help Helen’s level up this time, there were only the three of us, me, Saria, and Al, who was also a senior as an adventurer.


“Truly, we need two more people… I would like the party to have a recovery and a shield role, but…”


Al looks at me while muttering so. “…Haa…”

“What is that sigh for!?”


Al’s outright sigh made me want to complain. It’s like she’s sighing at a person’s face!


“What did I sigh for, you ask? While the adventurers in the world teamed up and form a party to capture it, you’re the only one who can do all the roles in the whole party.”


“That’s not true!?”


Regardless of whether I can really do all the roles in a party, in general, it seems that dungeons were captured by a party of six people.


“Well, that’s fine. Let’s enter anyway. The story starts from there.”


With a slightly unconvincing feeling, as soon as she stepped into the dungeon, Helen tightened her face.


“What are you so tense about?” “You got nervous!?”

Funny. No matter how much I look back on the past, I don’t remember being as nervous as Helen. Even when I was entirely lost in the <Forest of Endless Love and Sorrow>, I don’t think I’ve had the feeling of being nervous at that point. Well, at that time, I was just desperate to live before being tense, and I went around and got high.


“So? What would you do from here? Would you fight normally and raise your level?”

“What, then it’s not?”


“Of course, the higher your level, the higher your status, and if you can become a [Transcendental], that alone poses a threat… But sometimes combat experience and skill improvement overturn even the difference in status, you know? Of course, you want to raise your level, but I also want you to improve such techniques. To correspond to the Kaizer Empire, still, that might not be enough, so…”


Ooh, really… As for me, I thought that it was good if her level went up easily, but apparently, it isn’t enough for Helen.


“Then, why don’t I do this?” “Eh?”

When I was wondering what’s going on, Saria smiled as if she had come up with a good idea.


“Seiichi, can you walk there a little?” “Wha? Ah…… Woah!?”

The moment I walked to that position as prompted by Saria, a large number of spears from the ceiling came out, the ground became a pitfall, and arrows on the side of the wall assaulted all at once.


I evaded all of it in such a bad posture as to pull myself. “How about jumping into a trap with yourself like this!” “Are you stupid?”

Helen said so seriously. Sorry, Saria. I think so too.


“Or rather, you shouldn’t go into a trap by yourself!? What’s a trap for you!” “Eh? To use for training?”

“The dungeon is pitiful…!”

When Al, who was a person that has common sense, immediately tsukkomi’d, Saria has a strange look. No, it certainly seems to be training, but it’s really pitiful considering the feeling of the dungeon who prepared the trap!


“Mu… I thought it was a pretty good idea. Even in the dungeon where Zora-chan was, Seiichi was heading to most of the traps by himself, so I wondered if it was some kind of training, but…”


“…For the time being, I understood that no matter how far Seiichi-sensei goes, it’s nonsense. And, after all, I want to raise my level normally. I’m not that nonsensical.”


“My reputation got damaged way too much.”


Strange. Even though it’s not my intention, I’m going to cry about how you treat me as a nonsense.


Ignoring my appearance like that, Helen and the others head to the depths of the dungeon.


“……Eh, am I, going to be left in this state?”


I was still avoiding the trap in an unpleasant posture, and I was crying unknowingly while chasing after the three.


2


“――――Hah!”


In conclusion, because Helen’s purpose was to raise her level, even if it was a high level, we went along the road without helping in battle until it become dangerous. Instead, basically, so that Helen and a monster are in a one-on-one situation, the other monsters are I, Saria and the other’s opponents.


Even though it’s a one-on-one, I don’t know how far she could go, but when she actually fights, Helen tosses the monster with martial arts-like moves that she has mastered, and she’ll surely defeat it carefully.


Even now, the [Armor Mantis Lv:201], making full use of her two iron swords against the huge iron-colored mantis, they’re crossing each other.

And finally, when she flips back from the Armor Mantis’ sickle, she cuts off the head of Armor Mantis with that flow, and the Armor Mantis became particles of light and disappeared.


“Fuu… It seems that I have leveled up again.” “Oh! Congratulations!”

I grabbed the leg of the [Killer Hopper Lv: 411], a giant grasshopper that attacked me while Helen was fighting, and I lifted it up upside down.


But for some reason, Helen looks at me coldly.


“…Even though I’m fighting for hours here, can’t you stop being insane for the meantime?” “Where is the insane element here!?”

Isn’t that unreasonable? The grasshopper that attacked me was too large, and I just caught it because I was tickled by it as a kid involuntarily. When you were a child, didn’t you get excited when you found a big insect? I rise it up.


―――― As we go through the dungeon like this, Al stops suddenly. “Oi, stop for a moment.”

“Nn? What’s wrong?” “…Footprints.”

“Eh?”


Al crouches down on the spot and examines the ground.


I look at it in the same way, but I couldn’t see the footprints that Al said. “Ah, that’s true!”

“That’s right, it’s not from a monster, it’s from a human…”


Oops? Am I the only one who doesn’t know? Rather, why does everyone know? No matter

how I look at it, it’s just a stone ground, right?


Then Al, who noticed my appearance, asked me in an amazed state. “…Seiichi. You don’t understand?”

“Now, that’s not what it is, you know!? This is!?”


When I touch the ground appropriately so as not to be realized desperately, an unpleasant sound [Gakku] sounded, and the foothold suddenly disappeared.


“A trap agaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaain!?”


Again, I twist my body with a movement that pulls myself, and I avoid the trap with the air as a scaffold.


“Fu… I was saved.”


“No, why can you avoid such instant death traps even though you don’t know the footprints?”


“Rather, why do you know that these are footprints?”


Not only the footprints, but also the traps this time, no matter how I look at them, they’re just ground.


“Haa… should I say that I was relieved that there was something that I couldn’t do, or should I lament that I can’t do such a rudimentary thing even though I’m an adventurer…”


“Or rather, I feel like Seiichi-sensei is too different, but…”


“I used to refer to footprints and other things when I was searching for prey in the forest, so I’m just used to it!”


Saria’s familiarity is a little different because it’s the instinct and wisdom of wild animals no matter how you think about it, but it seems to be an essential skill of an adventurer to confirm the presence or absence of things like traps, and to find footprints.


Well, there are some adventurers who specialize in traps, so of course, those individuals have higher knowledge and skill to see through it, but still, a minimum level of

knowledge is required.


…When I think about it carefully, I’ve spent all my time without acquiring knowledge as a decent adventurer. I don’t know what footprints are.


Although this body of mine soar in various ways, I still don’t have enough skills to gain from that kind of experience.


When I found out a new issue, I asked Al again.


“So, why do you care about the footprints there? Gassur and the others may have been here at one time, and it’s not strange, right?”


“But these, footprints are relatively new. Besides, this dungeon was researched by Gassur and the others once, as Seiichi said, and they must have judged this to be dangerous. There was no special lookout near the entrance, but information will naturally be transmitted to the adventurers of Terviel, and it’s unlikely that those guys would visit here.”


“Eh? But… that destruction guy is there always! Isn’t it like a challenge for that someone who’s screaming?”


“Well… I think it’s possible in terms of his personality, but you saw him in the guild before you came here, didn’t you?”


“Come to think of it…”


When I stopped by at the guild, I certainly saw him laughing in high spirit while destroying a desk.


“And, there are no traces of this footprint turning back. That’s why, it follows that in this dungeon there still remains the owner of these footprints.”


“That’s… an average person might have strayed here, or maybe another adventurer is challenging this?”


“The line of an average person is hardly. It’s impossible to come here without encountering monsters, and above all, if they encounter the level of monster here, it’s over. And, even if it’s other adventurers, if they’ll challenge this, they must have a party of S class guys, but…”

Al glared at the footprints on the ground with a difficult face.


“…Well, I guess it’s no use thinking about it. As I said before, there’s no sign of this turning back, and maybe we can meet this guy in the dungeon.”


“Fuun… but do you often meet other people in dungeons?”


Since the games on earth are the first to float in me when it comes to dungeons, somehow, I have an image that it’s difficult to meet other members in the dungeon, but…


“That is, if you go to a popular dungeon, there’s even a fight for prey, too. Well, there are implicit rules, and it’s not like it’s such a lawless zone, but…”


“Then you’ll just have to say hello when you meet them!” Saria says so innocently, but Al had a difficult expression.

“Now then, I wonder if the guy who’s ahead of us is a good guy…” “Eh?”

“…It’s nothing. More than that, this is a valuable dungeon. Not only to increase Helen’s level, perhaps we can find a right item for you in a treasure chest?”


“Yes! Not only the level, equipment is also important. I’m demanding for too much power, that such a simple thing slips out of my mind…”


“Well, if you don’t have the ability, it’s useless to have a good weapon. Now then, while raising your level at this rate, let’s find some items.”


Helen, who nodded happily at Al’s words, chased after Al.



















“…I was originally her teacher, right?” “Cheer up!”

Saria’s kindness kept me from being in tears. (TN: Poor Seiichi)


2


“Fuaah~… I’m sleepy.”


When Seiichi and the others are successfully walking through the dungeon, the [Deity(Kami to)] of the <Demon God’s Cult>, Destra the ≪Extinction(Zesshi) ≫ was leisurely walking in the dungeon.


His appearance doesn’t look like a human who’s treading a dungeon, and despite being full of super powerful monsters, he was defenseless to the end.


“Oh, a treasure box righto.”


And even though a trap might have been set, Destra opened the treasure box without hesitation.


Then, purple smoke spews from the treasure box, and it covers Destra’s face. “Uwa, kehho kehho.”

Nevertheless, Destra lightly frowns, and nothing changed.


“Mo~! You don’t have to go out of your way to put lethal poisonous smoke in it.”


As Destra says, the trap that was set in the treasure box, was a powerful poisonous smoke that will kill you if you inhale it for a moment, and even if you hold your breath, it’ll invade the skin, a dangerous thing that can result in death.


“This totally cheeky dungeon ―――― let’s kill it?”


When Destra narrows his eyes and says so, while coughing a little, the whole dungeon suddenly trembled.


However, when Destra notices that there’s something in the box, the atmosphere he

had a while ago has scattered like a lie, and he checked the contents of the treasure box with a lively appearance.


“Oh, Lucky! It’s a proper weapon, not a shoddy item.”


Inside was a legendary weapon called [Sword of the Blood River (Ketsuga Tsurugi)]. The red streaks stretched like a blood vessel on the jet-black sword are eerily pulsing.

“Etto… Hee, the wound of the slashed opponent cannot be closed. It can also change freely by the owner’s will…”


Destra, who read the ability of the weapon using the [Appraisal] skill, has a complacent and evil smile.


“Yeah, yeah yeah! This is really nice! I really like it! What’s this doing here, this pretty good item!”


With Destra’s good mood, the shaking of the entire dungeon was also subsided.


Then, to Destra who was looking at the sword and frolicking, an [Assassin Spider Lv: 789], that erased its presence, which had been overlooking him and sticking to the ceiling until now, as it fall down behind Destra without a sound, and when it attacks as it is ――――


“Gi, gi!? Gi, gi…”


―――― The Assassin Spider died. “Nn?”

And Destra turns around, as if he just noticed the Assassin Spider.


“Oh, it looks like I’ve been targeted by something. Well, he was out of luck.”


As if he knows that everything that attacks him will naturally die without any feeling of it, Destra uttered so.


He ignored the corpse of the Assassin Spider who died without knowing why and tried proceed further, but Destra suddenly stopped.

“Nn~”


And then, looking at the end of the road that he has followed, he realized something.


“…Hee. I never thought that people would come to a place like this. It would be troublesome if they see me, and I can round them up here, but that would make Yutis angry. Then there’s only one option left~!”


Destra said so and held his palm towards the end of the road, and he tries to do something ――――


“―――― I dunno. I can just kill them from here, but I’d like to see their dying faces anyway♪”


As he says that, Destra begins to proceed again.


“Now then, what kind of people will come? I look forward to it.”


――――Thus, the encounter between Destra and Seiichi and the others was steadily nearing. And the fact that he approached them here and never left… For Destra, it was the end of everything.





“Nn? A’re…”


While Helen’s level is going up smoothly, as we go through the dungeon, we saw something lying on the way.


“…What the?”


Al and the others seem to have seen it, and when we approach it while being wary, a huge spider that’s about the same size as us humans, was upside down.


With a black body and sharp legs, and a vicious mouth, the spider, even though we’re getting closer to it, didn’t move.


“Wha, what’s going on?”


Helen says so, with a little powerful look on her face, but no one answers.


Then, as Al decided, she approached it, and when she examined the spider’s body, she opened her eyes.


“…It’s dead.” “””Eh!?”””

It’s dead? Now, now then, as we see it, it didn’t move at all, and I guess that’s because it was turned upside down, but…


But that wasn’t what surprised us. “Why, why is there a dead body left?”

Yes, in this world, first of all, when a monster is defeated, it becomes particles of light and disappears, and if you are lucky, it will leave a drop item.

…I haven’t seen it yet, so I don’t know, but I wonder if humans will also disappear as light particles…?


Anyway, the defeated monsters disappear as particles of light, then each of it becomes experience value, and it remains unchanged that they’ll sometimes leave items further.


But in front of us, there’s certainly a spider’s corpse.


“This is also my first time seeing a monster in this state. No matter how I think about it, it’s not normal.”


I originally lived on earth, and now I got used to the common sense of another world, but Saria, Al, and Helen, must have lived with the common sense that defeated monsters will always disappear as particles of light. That’s why they were more shocked and confused than I am.


When each of them was puzzled by the corpse of a spider in front of us, suddenly, the dungeon began to tremble greatly.


“Wha, what!?”


“The heck, what is happening…!”


We crouched down on the spot, and when we endured the shaking, the shaking eventually stopped before long.


“In this dungeon, what the heck is going on?”


“I don’t know… However, there’s a possibility that the owner of those footprints is the suspect. Just keep that in mind.”


As Al says, it’s not easy to connect it, but when these strange things happen up to this point, it just seemed like the owner of those footprints was involved.


After a certain amount of inspection, we went forward again.


2


From time to time on the way, corpses, similar to the spider earlier, were seen lying around, and we became more and more wary of the people who are ahead of us.

“Even though I’ve come here to raise my level, it’s been strange…”


“As one would expect, a phenomenon that a monster’s corpse remains is, I’ve never seen it. There’s nothing I can do about this.”


“I, have also lived in the forest, and some of the monsters there died due to old age, but they also disappeared, so this is also the first time I’ve ever seen this phenomenon…”


While Al and the others have a strong expression somewhere, I came to a certain idea. Since, there’s no drop item, in a sense, we can get all the materials left in it, right?

Of course, in this world where drop items are basic, it’s nothing but eerie, but it’s also a good deal in a way.


The question is, what kind of existence is the person involved in this phenomenon…


As I proceed while thinking about such things, we eventually came in front of a strangely luxurious door.


“The monsters that could raise Helen’s level no longer showed up halfway, so we came in front of the boss’ room, but…”


“By the way, what is Helen’s current level?” “Eh? Etto… It’s 488.”

“Ah… You haven’t reached yet the [Transcendental] huh.”


She came here with the intention of becoming a [Transcendental], but I felt sorry to her for not being able to achieve it.


There was no particular drop item that Helen could use, so after that, we could return and wait for the monsters to spring up again, or wait for her level to rise by defeating the boss that is behind this door…


Then Helen says in a bit of a hurry.


“No, but I was originally at level 203 and I’ve reached this level, and Seiichi-sensei made me strong enough.”

“But what will you do then? Just turn back like this, and continue to defeat monsters that’ll spring up?”


“Saria’s plan is fine, but…”


Al looks at the door while saying so.


“…Basically, only one party can participate in the boss’ room. That’s why, by the time this door opens, there’s the possibility that the owner of those footprints would either have defeated the boss or was defeated by it… I’m quite uneasy. If possible, I would like to gather the identity and information of the owner of those footprints that is the cause of the mysterious phenomenon of the monsters’ corpse on the way.”


“But by the time this door opens, you’ll almost hardly see that person, right?”


“I guess so. Whether he’s dead or alive, I don’t think we’ll meet anyway. But I can still get some information. If he can defeat the boss of this dungeon, then he has that much force, and if he’s dead… it’s cruel, but that only removes one factor to worry about.”


Al said that in a sigh, and looks at us again.


“That’s why, before I turn back, I want to inspect the inside of this Boss room once. Then I’ll turn back again, and let’s resume Helen’s leveling up, but… is that okay?”


“Of course, I’m fine with it!” “Yes, it’s alright for me too.”

“I have no objection either. Besides, it’s better to check the Boss room and then turn back and it’s possible that monsters may spawn up in the dungeon.”


We all agreed and decided to look inside the door in front of us once. “Well, then we’ll wait for a while until the door opens ―――― “

At the moment I said that, the door in front of us began to open slowly. “…It looks like, the battle inside is over.”

Once we look at each other, we tighten our minds and step into the door.

Then, a meadow spreads out inside the door, and like the time in Zora’s dungeon, even though we’re inside the dungeon, it was as bright as noon.


When I was surprised by the sudden changes in the environment because we’ve traveled on a cave-like road so far, Al called out to us in a tense voice.


“Hey… look at that…” “Eh? Tsu!?”

When Al prompted me, I turn my eyes in the same direction… “What, the hell, is that…”

“Scary…”


A part of the lush grassland has withered as if a gaping hole has opened, and there are huge grasshoppers, mantises, beetles and centipedes in the surrounding area, and all insect-type monsters scattered in upside down position.


And in the center of it, a man with a gray hair and blue eye, was standing unarmed, and alone.


“What the heck, Oi… Why did the door open, you’re still here…!?”


When Al asks so with maximum vigilance, the gray-haired man noticed us now. “Nn~? Ah, here here.”

Despite Al and Helen being wary of him, the gray-haired man approached us as if he was taking a walk.


“Sto, stop!”


When Al holds up her weapon and yells, the gray-haired man stops there. “It makes me sad that you’re so cautious.”

“…Are the fallen monsters and monsters on the way, your work?”

“Eh? Ah, that is. Yeah, that’s right.”


The man who admitted it with an “Aah’, never stops smiling.


“Then… why are you, the one who cleared this boss’ room, still here?”


As Al says, originally, only one party can challenge the boss room in the dungeon. That’s why it’s impossible to join other parties when they’re in the boss room, and if the party that challenged it first cleared it, the door cannot be opened if they didn’t go to the transition room ahead or got annihilated.


However, the man simply told us without specially hiding it. “That is, I killed the rules of the dungeon.”

“You killed, the rule?”


When I twist my head around his words that don’t make sense, the man deepened his smile and bowed to us politely.


“I’m Destra the [Extinction]. I am an existence called [Deity(Kami to)] in the <Demon God’s Cult>.”


And he turned a cold glance to us. “Now then ―――― will you die?”





“Now then ―――― will you die?”


The gray-haired man in front of us―――― in response to Destra’s words, we jumped out of the spot all at once.


And each of us holds a weapon, and we become warier of Destra than ever before. However, looking at us like that, Destra floated a bitter smile.

“No, it doesn’t matter even if you keep your distance. Wherever you run, even if it’s not in this world, you can’t get away from my ability.”


“Ability?”


When Al asks so with a stern expression, Destra smiles.


“Do you want to know? Then I’ll tell you. My ability is――――”


While saying so, Destra puts his hand over the nearby grass, and the grass suddenly withered.


“Fu fu, how is that?” “Ho, how…”

What? You mean the ability to kill grass? But if that was the case, that doesn’t explain the corpses of monsters that surrounds us… (TN: Apparently, Seiichi thinks it’s just killing grass…)


However, there might be some side effect by withering the grass. I’m not sure though.


Nevertheless, if it’s really the ability to kill grass――――

“Pla, plain…”


“Pla, plain you say!?”


Destra screamed with a red face in my reaction. No, my plain expression is not so good. I’m sorry.

“N, no, that seems to be useful for farmers! Such as, weed treatment and so on…” “Where are you looking at!?”

In response to my honest impression, Al tsukkomi’d. I’m sorry, I’m not familiar with it.


Speaking of what we know about Destra, he’s a [Deity(Kami to)] of the <Demon God’s cult> … Nn? Is he a [God(Shito)] rather than an [Apostle]? I don’t know more and more. The only thing that’s clear to me is that he’s an enemy.


With that thought, Destra smiled.


“We, weed treatment… Fufu, fufufu… This is the first time I’ve been ridiculed. Aah!?” “Tsu!?”

At that moment, I felt that something bad spurts out of Destra’s body.


On the other hand, I almost deflected it with <Fine Sword of Swirling Hatred(Black)> which I swung out.


Destra then opens his eyes slightly.


“Nnn? I thought I could’ve killed you by now…” “Kill…”

“Seiichi, this guy is dangerous! We’ll stop moving right now.”


As Al said, the presence of Destra, who laughs fearlessly in front of me, made me feel strangely uncomfortable.

“For the time being, let me knock you out!”


While activating the skill <Infinite Hell*>, I hit Destra at a level where he won’t die. (TN: Mugen Jigoku)


Of course, even though it’s a bit sloppy, my movement wasn’t at a speed that I could honestly recognize, and I easily dived into Destra’s bosom.


And, I delivered a blow in Destra’s belly while going easy on him. But――――.

“…Fufufu.” “…” Strange.

Destra, who I thought that would lose consciousness after receiving my blow, didn’t pass out, and stood unharmed.


“Fufufu… You’re surprised, right?” “…You, what are you?”

When I asked him while taking a distance, Destra says so with a sarcastic smile.


“I think you misunderstand me, but my ability is… the power to kill a target freely.” “What?”

“The future where I’ll die, on the contrary, I killed everything that would hurt me in the future.”


“Haa?”


What is, that foul ability! I too am, but not that much!…… Probably!


“That’s not all. My unusual power… <Extinction>, the tangible and intangible, phenomenon, concepts, and fate as I wish… I can kill it, even this world and God. And

even if I’m not aware of it, if there’s something hostile, harmful, murderous intent, or something that’s detrimental to me, even that can be killed by reflecting it. How about that? Isn’t it hopeless?”


No, it’s really absurd!?


Without joking, can I really win against, this guy!?


No, but, what if it’s a dead existence in the first place? Besides, if there’s a guy who can use such foul power, on the contrary, there must be a guy who has the power to revive, but…


Then, Destra smiles deeply, as he sees my expression.


“Now, you’re trying to find a weakness in my ability, right? You think it doesn’t work for dead beings… That’s not true. I can kill even dead ones. After all, I kill everything.” (TN: How can you even kill the dead. You mean zombies?)


“Haa!?”


This guy, is much more of a monster than me, a monster! I don’t know what it means to kill a dead entity! How do you even kill a dead person!?


Is it really possible for me to defeat him!? “So, die.”

“Die!?”


When I was surprised at his ability that flew too much, Destra puts his hand over me. “Hahahaha! You made a fool of me, die with regret!”

“Guaaaaaaahh! I, I’m going to dieeeeeee!” “Seiichiiiiiii!”

I held my chest reflexively, and Saria looked at me and cried.


[Skill <Evolution> has been activated. The body will adapt to this.]

……………


“I seem to be all right…”
































































”……… Heh!?”


Destra looked at me with a stunned expression and opened his eyes.


“Wha, why! <Extinction> didn’t work! There is such an existence, that not only from this world, but a multi-dimensional, multi-world, and even God didn’t know!”


“E, even if you say that… it seems that some skill has helped me…”


“Hah!? It’s just a system in this world, do you think that my power was prevented by such a skill?”


Destra shouts so, and immediately regains his cool.


“Fu, but knowing the seed, it doesn’t matter. If I kill that skill, then it’s over!” “Tsu!?”

Once again, the moment Destra held his hand over me, an announcement flowed in my brain once more.


[Adapted.]


“It looks like I’m fine…” “Whyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy!”

In my reaction, Destra held his head on the spot.


Not only me, but also Al and the others have confused expressions in his appearance that’s too defenseless, but at least as long as he has the power to kill instantly, Al, Saria, and Helen can’t move carelessly.


“Isn’t that strange!? There may be people like me in all universes and in multiple dimensions. But the strongest of them is me! My power didn’t get through!? I have the power to kill even the god who created the whole world, the universe, and everything!?”


No, it’s a really disturbing ability. Or rather, the scale of god in the whole universe, isn’t that strange?

With that in mind, I involuntarily asked what I was wondering.


“I mean, you’re, a man from the <Demon God’s Cult>, right? Is it okay for you to say that you’re such a person that can kill a God?”


“Haa? Do you really think that I’m under the Demon God?”


Destra stares at me as if I was a fool from the bottom of his heart. No, you don’t have to make me look stupid…


“Well, isn’t your power also a thing that came from the Demon God?”


“It’s different, you know? If this is a power given by the Demon God, then I won’t be able to kill the Demon God. This is my natural power. That’s why, I can kill the Demon God at any time. But it’s boring if I do that easily. The existence that they thought I had obeyed, will be killed by me at the height of pleasure! Ah, what kind, of expression do you think the Demon God would have at that time!? Just by imagining it, I’m already…!”


Not only me but everyone draws back at Destra who has an ecstatic look on his face. Yes, this guy is really…


Then again to us… No, he turned his eyes back at me, and glared.


“Thereby, why won’t you die!? My ability is absolute! Even if it’s an ability to invalidate instant death or a conceptual operation, it’s impossible to prevent it by any method!”


Destra says so, but what is it, announcer-san in my brain! I mean, in my body!


Even if I know that it won’t answer, when I involuntarily asked so in my mind, unexpectedly, brain announcer-san taught me emotionlessly.


[Invalidity is invalidity, things like concept, protection, absoluteness… and with that level, you’ll know what I’m saying. It doesn’t work because it doesn’t work. That’s all there is to it.]


The other party said that it’s complicated and difficult, but it’s ridiculously simple to me!


But I appreciate that simplicity. To be honest, I don’t understand 10% of what Destra was saying. What? An event or a concept. Simple is the best, right?

I mean, I didn’t expect an answer to come back! I usually only hear it when I level up or when my skills are activated, so it’s a little strange to be able to have a conversation with it like this.


“Impossible… it’s impossble…! This power of mine can’t be used to such a small fry that’s unfathomable in other worlds and relies on his skill such as stats and skills!? There’s no way that’s fine!”


“Even if you say that… Right?”


“No, why does Seiichi not have such tension!?”


I don’t really understand, but it doesn’t seem to work on me.


When such an exchange was carried out, Destra had a look as if he had come up with an idea.


“That’s right… Even if my power doesn’t work on you, what about the others!?”


While saying so, this time not to me, but Destra holds his hand towards Al, Saria and the others.


I don’t know what to do, but the moment I set up Black reflexively, an announcement in my brain flowed again.


[Skill <Synchronization> has been activated. By doing this, we will synchronize with the surroundings.]


Eh, synchronize?


Destra had an evil smile, and while Saria and the others were strengthening their faces, I was distracted by the announcement in my brain, and I had a stupid look on my face.


[The synchronization is complete. The synchronization content this time was, Seiichi- sama’s constitution as the main body of synchronization, and it will synchronize with the surroundings, the nearby Altria-sama, Saria-sama, and Helen-sama had been synchronized their nature to the same constitution.]


Al and the others have tense expressions on Destra laughing loudly.

When I saw that, I whispered.


“Etto… my skill seems to have helped Saria and the others as well.” “Thus, why is thaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat!?”

Destra collapses again. A’re? This guy, how will he fight if he doesn’t have the power?


Anyway, thanks to my skill, Saria and the others don’t have to worry about dying, and I wiped away my sweat.


“Fuu… I did it!”


“No no no, what did you do!?”


“Seiichi-sensei… After hearing about his abilities, I thought he was insane and nonsensical, but as I thought, Seiichi-sensei is even more insane and nonsensical…”


“Why!? No matter how you look at me, I’m a person with common sense! I’m normal!?” “Usually, it’s not easy to negate the ability of the opponent with absolute confidence!”

Al and Helen tsukkomi’d and somehow persuaded me that I wasn’t normal, and Saria was smiling as usual.


“I see… Thanks to Seiichi, we’re all right! Thank you!”


“O, oh? When you thank me… I mean, I’m not embarrassed, I just haven’t done anything…”


No, it’s good to say that it benefited Saria and the others in the end because they’re alive, but rather than what I said, it’s correct to say that my body moved on its own. It’s strange for me to be thankful of my body, but I’m really grateful to it. However, since I’m no longer sure what a <Human> is, I’d appreciate it if you could think about how much I feel right now.


To us who’ve lost our tension, Destra shook his head with an unbelievable expression. “Won’t accept… I won’t accept this…! It’s a lie, this is supposed to be a lie!”

The moment Destra screamed, I felt that something ominous had flowed out of him

again, but I left it because it doesn’t matter to us anymore.


I mean, it’s annoying… The ability itself is no longer effective, but it has an unpleasant atmosphere, and there’s an invisible thing called instant death on it…


[Adapted] “…”

Suddenly, I started seeing a black, smoky something in my field of view. Wait a minute. No way, did I really see it? Is this a lie?

Nevertheless, in my eyes, suddenly, a black mist became visible, and if I look closely, I can also see the black mist spouting from Destra’s body.


Apart from me who is surprised, it moves as if it had a will, and attacks us.


It headed not only to me but also to Saria and others, so I grabbed the mist with my hand.


“Eeh…? You can see and touch it, but…?”


“…Seiichi, what are you doing by reaching out suddenly to a place where there’s nothing?


When I was confused by the black mist that rages impatiently in my hand, I noticed that Al and Helen were looking at me suspiciously.


“Ah, wait! There’s a good reason for this! That’s why, don’t look at me like that!?” “Even if you ask me not to look at you like that…”

“If you suddenly move your hands in an empty air, you’ll attract such eyes, right?” Of course, it is!

However, only Saria seems different, and she twisted her head when she sees my hand.


“I’m not sure what it is, but I feel that there’s something that’s not good in Seiichi’s hand right now…”

“Ah? Can Saria see anything?”


“Hmm… do I see it, or is it just my wild intuition?”


Here it comes, her wild intuition. But it’s amazing because her intuition is absurd. “Why, why is it not, what are…!”

When we were talking peacefully, Destra was desperately holding his hands up to us, while dripping sweat as if to say that he’s not being recognized. Etto… is he not going to give up?


Anyway, I grab the black mist that came from Destra with my hands, and when I gather it, I made a mistake and crushed it.


“Ah, I can crush, this.” [――――]

I don’t know why, but the moment I muttered that, the black mist seemed to be screaming.


Nonetheless, I thought that I was collecting a black mist, but perhaps this black mist is that <Death> thing. I can’t give a concrete explanation either, but somehow it resembles the atmosphere of the netherworld.


As good as it was, I frowned at the black mist in my hand.


“If this thing is that <Death>, and is Destra’s ability… Honestly, it doesn’t feel good. It’s unreasonable to take the target’s life unconditionally.”


[!]


Saying such things while including some anger, the black hazy mist that settled in the palm of my hand hardened, and it suddenly turned into a pure white light.


“Eh, what what!? What’s going on!?”


“No, Seiichi. From me and Helen’s perspective, what have you been saying? That’s what I feel, but…”

It’s certainly unusual for me to react alone to something that no one can see!


“A’re? The thing in Seiichi’s hand, was not good until a while ago, but now it transformed into something really good, right?”


Then, although she couldn’t see it as clearly as I did, Saria, who perceived it sensuously, said so.


I was told so by Saria, and when I stared at the white light in my palm without panicking this time, contrary to what it was a while ago, it was kinda full of vitality, and become a force that gives life to the body.


And the light in my palm was [Ma, master! How about this!? Forgive me, I’ve already washed my feet from killing, and from now on, I’m going to heal!] that’s what its saying, but to send such intention to me. Eeh…?


In other words, that black mist… <Death> itself, for some reason, seems to have reversed into healing powers, such as <Recovery> and <Life Force>.


Moreover, not only the light in my palm, but for some reason, the light extends to Destra’s body, and until now, black mist gushed out from Destra’s body, but now, a white and warm light is overflowing from him.


“Why… why doesn’t my power work…”


Destra desperately tries to put effort into his hands while crying before I know it.


Then, a new white light which transformed from the black mist emerged and I intentionally received it.


Then my body shines for a moment, and I feel that my mood got better. “Oh, the energy in my body is overflowing.”

“””Eh?”””


Al and Helen, who can’t see the white light following the black mist, and Destra, the person who did that, turned their eyes to my reaction.


“Seiichi, I want to receive it too!”

“Oh, is that so? Then Destra-san. Your ability please.” “What?”

Destra has an expression like he doesn’t understand what I mean, but regardless of such Destra’s will, a white light flew to Saria.



























































“Nn~! It’s true! I’m feeling better!” “Isn’t it? Al and Helen can have it too.” “What are you talking about!?”

“…I don’t know. I have no idea where Seiichi-sensei is heading…”


I’m still wondering how can I explain this to Al and Helen, who don’t understand what is happening, but once again, the white light flew towards Al and Helen, regardless of Destra’s will.


“Tsu!? Thi, this is…!”


“Amazing… My mind which was tired because of Seiichi-sensei until a while ago is restored all at once…!”


“Wait a moment.”


Isn’t it terrible that your mind got tired because of me? Can I cry?


Anyway, now that they’ve experienced Destra’s power, it becomes a little easier to explain.


“As you’ve just experienced, He… Destra’s ability is <Extinction>, was it? It has changed from it to <Healing>.”


“I don’t understand what you mean!”


“What happened and how did that happen…?”


I don’t know it too. It turned out that his ability of <Extinction> had changed…


Then, Destra, who was listening to my remarks, stared at his hand with a stunned expression.


“My, my power… has turned into, healing…?”


While being stunned, the moment Destra put his hand over the dead grass nearby, the grass regained its fresh figure in an instant.

However, looking at the scene, Destra had an expression of despair on his face.


“I,it’s a lie. That is, a lie. I, want to make people miserable… I like the sight of despair… My ability should be able to do that…”


Destra desperately activates his ability not only to us but also on the surrounding grass, as if he was looking away from reality.


However, contrary to Destra’s desired result, we feel refreshed, and the grass also became verdant pleasantly.


“Ah, aah… Aaah… Aaaaaaaaaaaaaah!”


And when Destra collapses on the spot, he screams in despair.


Looking at him, Al approached behind Destra with a pitiful expression somewhere and――――.


“Now then, sleep for the time being.” “Guh!?”

――――she hit him as hard as she can.


Destra murmurs as he loses consciousness.


“M,my power… has changed, even in the future, where I shouldn’t get hurt…” And Destra completely fainted.





[Your level has risen]


The moment I defeated Destra, there was an announcement like that in my brain. Eh, did I level up again? That’s a lie, right?


I didn’t move enough to say that I beat him this time… “Hey, my level has gone up, but what’s going on…” Apparently, I’m not the only one who’s leveled up.

“Your level has only risen by one?”


“Eh? Etto…… that’s strange. My level is written as 609…”


When Saria asked while tilting her head, Helen rubbed her eyes several times as she checks her status.


Did I apparently defeat Destra? By this, Helen seems to have become a [Transcendental] which she wanted. No, I don’t really know why her level went up so much.


“We, well that’s fine! This means that Helen’s goal is achieved, right?”


“……That’s right. For the time being, I found out that if I was with Seiichi-sensei, I would run away from common sense without knowing it.”


“What is it to run away from common sense!?”


“Isn’t that what it means? Destra, the asshole who seemed so dangerous, I don’t understand him, and are we different from him? It was over without me noticing that he had changed.”


I collapsed on the spot to Al who said so in half open eyes.

That’s stupid… their common sense has run away because of me…


However, apart from me who is depressed, Saria opened her mouth as bright as usual.


“But it was alright! Thanks to the common sense that runs off from Seiichi, we’re safe, aren’t we? That’s why, thank you!”


“O, oh? Really? If that’s the case…”


As a result, if Saria and the others are safe, well, it’s okay for my common sense to run away!… A’re? Is that okay?


“Well, it seems that Helen’s level has risen, and it’s time to check her status while he’s fainted.”


“Ah, I’ll check my level, too.”


“How far are you going to be nonsensical?”


I don’t really want to be called nonsensical!?


When I open my status without being convinced somewhere… “Ah, my, status left me…”

“What, your status left!?”


Helen, who didn’t know my status, opened her eyes as she ask this. No, I don’t really understand either.


However, I can’t see my stratus, so to be honest, I can’t confirm my skills…


When I involuntarily think that way, the brain announcer-san who played an active role today spoke suddenly.


[Would you like to view the acquired new skills?] “Eh, you can do that!?”

[Yes. Then I will display it.]

That was resolved more easily than I thought, and when I felt that it was anticlimactic, I suddenly perceive some gazes.


Then Al and Helen look at me with suspicious looks. “…Seiichi. Who are you talking to?”

“Eh?… Brain announcement?” “As I thought, you’re weird.” “I don’t understand it.”

Helen also nodded to Al’s words, and took her eyes off of me as if to say [Ah, it’s Seiichi- sensei’s insane behavior again.]. Why!


When I was unsatisfied with the unexpected treatment, a semi-transparent window appeared in my field of view.


[That is, the race skill that had been acquired this time, is the <All is different, all is fine*>.]

(TN: minna chigatte, minna ii = A Japanese poem(haiku) by Misuzu Kaneko)


“What?”


Just now, what did it say? No matter what I asked, it felt like words that I couldn’t think of as a skill name popped out…


[It’s the <All is different, all is fine> ] “It’s not a mistake!?”

It’s not an ordinary skill name anymore, it’s a poem passage! I like that poem though!


Rather, what is its main effect? I can’t imagine it at all, but…


[All is different, all is fine] … You can acquire all kinds of techniques and skill systems, such as unique skills only for races, special skills by genes, skills found as a result of mutation, and unique skills engraved on the soul. The range isn’t limited to the star where Seiichi-sama currently exists, it extends to another star, world, dimensions, and Gods. Just thinking, “Ah, I think it’s nice”, you will learn greater than the same ability

in the state of it being controlled exclusively for Seiichi-sama’s use.] My body doesn’t really have self-restraint…!

By the way, before I knew it, it appeared as a proper noun even inside the explanation of the skill!?


What? To sum it up, I could only use the skills of this world until now, but that restriction was suddenly lifted? Even so, the way to unlock this is too ridiculous! I wonder if it’s possible to unlock this little by little!?


Rather than that, the fact that the content of the skill is far from its skill name…! It says that all is different and all is fine, but I don’t think I’ll take that personally!? Without anyone realizing, I tsukkomi’d about my own skills.

“Well, what should we do with this guy?”


With that kind of expression, Al looked confused in front of the fainted Destra.


“Isn’t it best to give him to Ranze-san? He’s the king, and he might want to get some information about the <Demon God’s Cult>.”


“Well that is reasonable. However, it’s troublesome if he did some strange action before we hand him over, so let’s confiscate all of his belongings.”


“Ah, I’ll do that. I don’t want anything to happen to Al, Saria and Helen.” “Is, is that so? If you… please.”

When Al blushes at my words, she pulled back.


Now then, I want to investigate immediately, but… considering that Destra is empty- handed, there’s a high possibility that he has put it in his item box.


If it’s inside the item box, then I can’t help it, but…


As I suddenly whispered so at his inventory, I heard the brain announcement again, which is a lot today.

[Skill <Evolution> has been activated. This allows you to interfere with the target’s item box.]


I’m tired of tsukkomi’ing with my body today so I’m going to go through with it.


I try to confirm it immediately, and even though it makes me feel that I have resolved it easily, but… what should I do to interfere with the target’s item box?


When I twisted my neck, a translucent window suddenly appeared in front of me, and as I look closely, it was a list of Destra’s item box.


When I pressed the [Flame Knife] on the list, a knife with a bright red blade appeared from thin air. Oh, amazing. I can really interfere with it.


I mean, the items on this list are, the ones which that guy got in the dungeon even if he was solo?


Even if we found a treasure box along the way, it was almost empty, and we haven’t had much success until now, but to be able to get it all together in one place like this… somehow, it seems like Destra appears in games and so on, like a bonus character that drops many items. It seems that he also gave a lot of experience points. I wonder if another person will come out? (TN: Seiichi demanding for more)


Looking at various things like that, some weapons and items were suitable for Helen. “Oh, Helen. Isn’t this perfect for Helen?”

“Eh?”


As I said so, I handed over to her two short swords named [Wind Blade (Fujin)] and [Lightning Blade (Raijin)].


Feeling some kind of Japanese design on it, the [Wind Blade (Fujin)] is a beautiful green blade, and the [Lightning Blade (Raijin)] is a beautiful yellow blade, and each is thinly wrapped with wind and thunder around it.


As for the effect, the [Wind Blade (Fujin)] enhances the agility of the owner, and moreover, the enemy’s projectile weapon… it has the effect of automatically deflecting bows and arrows and weakening magic, and the [Lightning Blade (Raijin)] has the same agility enhancement as [Wind Blade (Fujin)], and has the effect of paralyzing the

target that was slashed, and both of it is a Mythology class weapon.


It’s a mythology class, so it seems that this dungeon was of high difficulty.


Helen, who received the two short swords from me, stares at the dagger with a fascinated expression.


“Beautiful…”


“Can you use this as your weapon, Helen?”


“…Is it fine? This seems to be a ridiculous thing, but…” But for some reason, Helen suddenly said such a thing.

“I saw it in [Appraisal], but a Mythology class is a weapon that you wouldn’t normally see, and if anyone uses it, they can become strong, you know?”


“Eh? Does it look like I need it?” “Ah, yes…”

I meant it as a bit of a joke, but if I think about it carefully, I really don’t need it.


“None, nonetheless, if you sell it, you’ll get enough money to play and live for the rest of your life, you know?”


“Hmm… But I have so much money that I can’t use it…” “What is Seiichi-sensei really?”

It would be troublesome to hear such a philosophy. I don’t even know myself anymore. “Anyway, don’t hesitate to accept it. We originally came here for Helen’s training.” “Bu, but…”

“Helen-chan, it’s okay! I have my own weapons too!”


“Right right. It’s no use holding back here, you know? I don’t know why, but you need

strength, right? If so, receive it.”


Helen, who was told not only by me but also by Saria and Al, received both of them at the end.


I searched for other things that Helen could use, but I couldn’t find anything better than this.


Besides, the mythology class is the highest in terms of rarity here, and there was no Dream(fantasy) class.


However, since some weapons with disturbing effects came out, I’m really glad that I was able to beat Destra here. What, the wound of the other party who was slashed with it cannot be closed. That’s too scary.


As I think that if these were to be passed on to the members of the <Demon God’s Cult>, then it wouldn’t be funny at all. No, Destra looked down on the Demon God, and I don’t know if he’s actually going to give it.


In this way, when I scatter the items taken out of Destra’s item box like a blue raccoon dog*, I noticed a certain item. (TN: Doraemon)


It’s nothing unusual, it looks just like a transparent crystal, and for some reason it’s not in Destra’s item box, but on his pocket.


“A’re? This is…”


As I look closely, I tilt my head to the crystal which I feel like I’ve seen before somehow.


Well, even if I look at it, I won’t understand it, so I tried to immediately examine it with [Advanced Appraisal], and Saria spoke to me.


“Seiichi, what’s wrong?” “Eh? Ah ――――”

The moment I tried to turn around in response to her, the crystal slipped from my hand, and I try to grab it in a hurry, but even though I should have a status like a monster, the origin is too dull, so when I think that I grab it, I repeat the action of dropping it many times, and I finally dropped it.

Then the crystal that fell broke, and when smoke pops out from its inside and wraps my body ――――!?


“Eh?”


“Se, Seiichi!?” “Oiii!”

―――― I was standing in a strange forest.





I was standing inside a forest when I noticed it, and I had no choice but to be stunned. Where am I? Who am I?… This isn’t a situation to joke around.

“No, where am I really!? Saria! Al! Helen!”


I scream on the spot involuntarily, but I didn’t get a reply.


Even though I’m worried about that, I remember the effect of the [Necklace of Endless Love] that I wore around my neck, and I immediately tried to communicate with Saria and the others.


“Saria! Can you hear me!?”


[――――Ah, Seiichi! I can hear, I can hear you!]


I was relieved to hear the voice coming back from my necklace, and I exhaled.


When I went to the Netherworld, I more or less did it on my own will, so I didn’t have much anxiety, but as I was suddenly sent to a strange land, I’m a cowardly individual, so I became anxious and I can’t help it.


Besides, this time, unlike the time in the Netherworld, I can get in touch with them using the effect of the necklace, so it’s still fine.


[Oi, Seiichi! Where are you now!?]


I was relieved, but this time, I heard the voice of Al who was impatient. I usually get Al to work a tsukkomi, and I’m really sorry to worry her about this sort of situation.


“Wherever I am… To be honest, I don’t know either.”


After all, suddenly, there’s a dense forest spreading in front of me.

Even if I look in my surroundings, it is full of trees, that I can’t answer exactly.


However, since the effect of the necklace is working in this manner, there’s no doubt that I was sent somewhere on the same planet, so we should be able to join up somehow.


Then I heard the bright voice of Saria.


[That’s good! Even if I think that Seiichi will be okay, I’m still worried…] “Saria… I’m sorry.”

I’m really sorry that I’ve always worry even the innocent Saria.


[If its Seiichi, you can return from there with transition magic, right? Return quickly. We’re going to hand over this bastard, Destra, to the king, but… I want to see you fast.]


I could see the appearance of Al saying that while dyeing her cheeks red, and I remember that I can certainly get back quickly using transition magic, so I tried to use magic at once.


However―――― “A’re?”

[Seiichi, what happened?] “No, that’s…”

I tried to activate the transition magic many times, but for some reason, the transition magic didn’t activate at all.


“What the? Is this place the cause?”


Even so, if this place makes me unable to use transition magic, then it can’t overlook a body that doesn’t have restraint, but…


To me who is puzzled, the brain announcer-san who is very active today called out. [Seiichi-sama. This place seems to be a land where magic can’t be used.]

“Eh? If that’s the case, can’t <Evolution> be activated and used as usual?”


[Unfortunately… The reason you can’t use magic in this land is, not that this special land interferes with Seiichi-sama, but because it interferes with the magic itself, and along with that, the effect of <Evolution> won’t activate.]


What.


For the first time coming here, I had a glimpse of the weaknesses of <Evolution> or its hole.


If there’s something that effects or interferes with me, I’ll adapt to it without any question with <Evolution>, but it’s not effective except on my body.


If you ask me if this will weaken my physicality, to be honest, it’ll be “So what?” since it doesn’t change anything at my level, but… it’s only inconvenient at such a time.


After all, if I am involved, <Evolution> will activate itself, so in the end, it’s not a cheat but a bug. Still, I felt a little relief that <Evolution> is not perfect.


Anyway, I found out that I can’t go back right away, so I sighed, and told Saria and the others over the necklace.


“It looks like I can’t use magic in this place, so I’ll move to a place where I can use magic, and then I’ll return from there.”


[… Are you gonna be okay?]


Then I heard Al’s worried voice coming from my necklace, and I smiled bitterly.


“Well… I can’t say that I’m fine, but I’ll be right back. And I can get in touch with you like this, so I’ll call you back as soon as something happens.”


[… Nn. Then I’ll be waiting for you.]


“Ah, can you contact me as soon as something happens to you? That is ―――― I’ll return even if I have to blow this forest away.”


If this forest inhibits magic, then as a last resort, I came up with the idea that it would be no problem if I erased the forest itself, but I think my thoughts are gradually being

dragged by my body… Rather, I can’t say what I think I’ll be able to do even though that idea seems like a stupid one…


I don’t want to destroy the environment, but if something happens to Saria and the others, then I’ll ignore it.


“Now then, if there’s any further development.” [Yeah, be careful!]

In response to Saria’s words, we ended the communication at once.


“Now then… I don’t even know where this is, so I have no choice but to walk adequately.”


They say it’s dangerous to move around in the mountains, but the first place I fell in this different world was in a super dangerous forest, so I’ll be safer now than then, and I’ll be able to manage it.


“That’s why… let’s try my luck here.”


I picked up a tree branch that had fallen in the place and stood on the ground. “Now, in which direction will it fall?”

As soon as I let go of the tree branch, it fell to the right. “Oh, it’s right.”

I don’t know its exact number because my status is away from me now, but I should be lucky, so I’ll probably be fine…… No, when I thought about it, it wasn’t displayed even before it left me, so I wonder what it really is.


Anyway I, started to get lost in the forest which I don’t understand.


2


“Dammit, that Seiichi… why does he always gets into trouble?!”


―――― After the sudden disappearance of Seiichi, Saria and the others which are left in the dungeon contacted Seiichi.

And then, after it was confirmed that Seiichi is safe in a completely different place from the dungeon, they took a breather.


However, he should be able to return to them soon with the Transition magic as usual, but it seems that magic cannot be used in the place where Seiichi was sent, and he told them that he was going to explore the area for the time being.


“No way… May, maybe it’s because of my curse!? I thought it was okay now…!”


Suddenly, Al, who has suffered because of a curse until then, thought that she might’ve given Seiichi a hard time because of her curse.


“I’m sure Seiichi will be fine! And it’s not Al’s fault, you know?” “Bu, but…”

Al who still looks uneasy, was gently hug by Saria.


“It’s alright. Seiichi said he would come back, and even if Al’s curse was about to fall on Seiichi, the curse will escape from him immediately!”


“…What is, that… But, it’s funny that I can’t deny it…” Embraced by Saria, Al, who had calmed down, smiled wryly. “Thank you, Saria.”

“Yeah!”


Al, who returned to her usual self, turned to Destra, who’s still fainted.


“Now then… I don’t think there’s any danger from him anymore because Seiichi has collected all of his belongings, but…”


“…Ah, I remember! The crystal dropped by Seiichi, when Seiichi fought with the soldiers at the school before, isn’t it the same as that last guy used?”


“Ah, at that time, I couldn’t even call that a battle! I don’t know its detailed effect, but it appears that it can very much transfer you to any place, so the place where Seiichi is now, might be the place where that Destra was going to go next from here.”

“Anyway, let’s think about handing this person over to the soldiers of the country!” “That’s right.”

When Al carried Destra roughly, she suddenly realized that Helen’s appearance was strange.


“…”


“Ah? Oi, what’s wrong?”


“…Magic… a place you can’t use…? No, but…” “Helen-chan?”

“Tsu! Wha, what is it?”


When Saria stared into Helen’s face, Helen finally realized that Saria and Al was looking at her.


“What is it… because you looked strange.”


“…Nothing big. Well, if that guy has an executive-like position in the <Demon God’s Cult>, then he may have been transferred to their hideout…”


“Nn? I see… he may have been transferred to their hideout hah…”


Al frowned at the new possibility, but she immediately shook her head.


“It doesn’t matter which way we think. Anyway, I’m going to take this guy out of the dungeon. Is that fine?”


“Yes, it’s okay. I was able to achieve my target level increase…” “All right, then we’ll go back.”

When Seiichi started exploring the forest, Saria and the others returned to the Royal Capital.





―――― 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 came 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 time I was sent to the <Forest of Endless Love and Sorrow>, I had a lot of mental leeway this time, 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 meters long… hordes of [Berserk Caterpillar Lv:55] attacked me 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 mental strength of mine every time 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 meters 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 me with grudge on the cliff.


It seems that the caterpillars won’t chase me 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 something, I regain my mind, and turned my eyes back, and become 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 equipment 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 some 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 me again because I was searching for something that isn’t here.

2


“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, means that there might be something like a village if I follow it.


“For the time being, I’ll follow that something which is making sound.” Currently, it’ll be around noon. The sun is just above me.

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 came…!


“I reached iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiit!” “Heh!?”

“Heh?”


―――― There was, a woman with long purple hair and red eyes like blood, who was staring at me 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 me is naturally not wearing any clothes…


““…””


When we stare at each other, the atmosphere solidifies ――――




“――――Kyaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!” “――――Gyaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!” Me and the woman yelled at each other.

“Why are you screaming!?”


Then, the woman immediately hides her body with her hands and gazes at me. “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 me!


“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 movement feels similar to Louise, so perhaps her skills is the same as that of Louise.


However, I avoided such an attack in a position where I would feel bad for myself. “That creepy movement… as I thought, he’s an evil minion!”

“That’s a very abstract capricious decision, right!?”


What is an evil minion? You mean the <Demon God’s Cult>? Well, I don’t think my movement is unpleasant for any evil soul, though!


However, it’s also true that I came 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, somehow 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 me say it again.” “Hah…”

I’m not sure, but thanks to the woman in front of me, the woman in armor called Riel put her sword down.


But she didn’t forget to glare at me, and it’s just like she’s saying that if I make a strange move, she’ll immediately slash me. Eeh? I’m scared…


When I was drawing back too much, the woman in gorgeous clothes stared straight at me.

“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 some reason, Riel and the woman in front of me became somewhat less alert.


“Fumu… from the sound of his name, 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 me.


However, perhaps because Riel and the woman in luxurious clothes got used in this forest, they’re probably living near here, so I, who came here, will be a suspicious existence no matter how they see me.


“Etto… excuse me. Could you tell me one thing, too?” “What?”

She’s so dignified that she doesn’t seem to be the same as the person who was screaming earlier. Are they really the same 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 me who is a stranger.


To me 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 something 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 become 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 me, but the ninja-like person suddenly turned her eyes at me.

“By the way, Your Majesty. How about that person?”


“Leave him alone. We don’t have much time right now… No, wait.”


The woman who turned her back on me, tried to return with the both of them, but she stopped once, and she looked at me again.


“If you are an enemy, then it’s troublesome if we get hindered.”


Then, she looks at the trees nearby, and the moment the woman blew her breath, a flame lit on each of its tree trunks.


The flame is tender and seems to be pulsing for some reason. “Stay there.”

After telling that much, the women went away this time.


……


“Ha!? No, no, take me too ―――― “


As soon as I said that, the woman just breath out, and for some reason, the tree lit by the pulsing flame 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 me.


“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 name is displayed.


However, the tree in front of me is moving as if to stop me.


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 me?”

“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.





I was surprised at the tree that began to speak, with parts such as eyes, nose, and mouth suddenly appearing in front of me.


I mean, it’s not the result of the skill [All Language Comprehension], this is!? Because it has eyes and mouth!?


When I was confused because I don’t know how to deal with this existence that’s full to retort of, the tree seemed calm and spoked to me again.


“Well, are we gonna stand around and talk, why don’t we sit down?” “Ah, yes.”

…No no no, I replied normally, but I didn’t think that I’ll experience being recommended by a tree to sit down.


I sat down while thinking so, but I’ve witnessed phenomena that make no sense until now, so I think I’m getting used to it. I don’t like it. More peace is better.


Then the tree looked sorry as if he had noticed something.


“Hey there, I’m sorry. Even though I kept you here, I didn’t even serve a tea… That’s the last thing we trees could care for. Puh… Kukukuku”


“You are laughing with your own gag!?”


After all, this tree is variously strange. Maybe it won’t say anything strange like this if other trees can speak. I don’t know.


“Now now, I’ll prepare the tea… Oops, there’s no vessels. I’m sorry to trouble you, but please cut out my body and make a cup.”


“I don’t want to!?”

Scary Scary Scary. This tree isn’t just strange, it’s scary. Why is he trying to gouge out his own body? Doesn’t it hurt? Even if that’s the case, I don’t want to, you know?


“Then, let’s pull out the trees growing up there.”


“Wouldn’t it be better if we did that from the beginning?”


While my tsukkomi was ignored, I don’t know how it did that, but the tree dexterously cut out a cup-shaped container from the tree. Scary, I’m starting to feel like I’m talking myself.


Then the tree with its own head? When it reach for its overgrown leaves… “Nggii! Haa, haa… igiiii!”

“…”


With a painful and idiotic look as if to say it was about to die, it cut its leaves and put them in the cup.


“Oeeeeeeeeh!”


And when it opens its mouth, it put something like its saliva in the cup, and nodded satisfactorily.


“Fuu… now, by all means.” “Are you kidding me?”

Are you saying that I’ll drink this? Eh, an idiot?


I can see the spot where it was severed that seems to be so much painful, and in addition, tea made with saliva-like substance? Who wants to drink this? Is it because the sensitivity of a tree is different from a human being?


“Is that so… I’m sorry, but I’ll drink this tea later, so let’s go to the main subject first.”


When the tree puts the cup on the side, it says so with a serious look. I wanted you to get down to the main subject from the beginning, but if I say that, we’ll derail from the story again, so I’ll stay silent.

“Now, first of all, about my existence.”


“Well, a tree started to move all of a sudden, so it’s strange.”


Somehow, when the woman in luxurious clothes blew her breath, it started to move. “I am a pseudo-life form created by Her Majesty.”

“Yes? I mean, Riel-san also said that she was Her Majesty, but maybe…”


“Ah, it seems that Her Majesty didn’t name herself. As you imagined, Her Majesty is the

<Empress>.” “…”

Yes, I did it.


It’s the death penalty for me for encountering such a high-status person while she’s bathing!


“Well, it’s fine.”


“Taking it like that, it’s a matter of life and death for me!”


“You’ll be able to do something. I feel that way. I’m just a tree though.” “Every single one of it is annoying, that gag…!”

“Now now… well, the story got off the track, but I have been given life by the power of Her Majesty.”


“Is there such kind of skill or magic? No matter how I think about it, I think it’s God’s realm to give life…”


“That’s because Her Majesty’s power is neither a skill nor magic.” “Eh?”

It’s not a skill or magic… just recently, Destra said that sort of thing too.

“I can’t name Her Majesty’s power, but Her Majesty has the power to give <Fake life to a lifeless existence>. This life is the same as the so-called human beings has, thus my eyes and mouth appeared, and I was able to speak.”


“Is that so.”


It revealed the contents of that woman’s ability and I saw it, but it’s pretty absurd. “Are there any limits to her ability?”

“That’s right… It seems that it consumes mental strength along with magic power every time she uses it, and she becomes mentally exhausted, but if she recovers, she can use it again, so there’s no practical limit.”


“Then she can create a lot of beings like you?”


“That’s right. With the help of that, Her Majesty is still fighting against the enemy.” “Eh?”

The tree said so, and as it corrected its posture, it stared straight at me. “Seiichi-sama. Would you please lend her your power?”

“Etto…”


“As I said earlier, Her Majesty is fighting the enemy, by supplementing the troops with the power she used in creating me. But, the enemy is so powerful, and because of their large number, they are inevitably pushed.”


“Why do you know that?”


“That’s because I was created by Her Majesty. That’s why I can understand Her Majesty’s circumstances to some extent through her ability…”


“Then, what the heck is that enemy?”


There’s also the case that I had encountered the <Empress> during her bath which is my bad, and it’s strange to say the I’ve been forgiven, but if she’s in trouble, I want to lend a hand.

First of all, if I don’t sell a favor here, I’ll be in trouble if I’m told, [Of course, it’s the death penalty]!


“I’m sorry. As for the information of the enemy, because it’s not given to me, I can’t answer that.”


“Ah…”


Isn’t that the most important thing?


I don’t have any information about the enemy… No, it doesn’t matter if I have it or not…? “Now then, another question. Where am I?”

“Where, is it?”


“I was in a different place from this one, but I came here because of a little mistake. So, I wonder where is this place, and I don’t really have any idea what country is nearby.”


“I see, you are lost.”


“No, it depends on how you look at it, but…”


“I’m sorry, but I can’t answer all of your question. I know Her Majesty is the <Empress>, but I don’t know which place she governs.”


“I don’t know most of the information I want to acquire… That’s not good” “I don’t want you to demand too much from a tree.”

“I’m also unwilling to, but!?”


What’s so sad is that I have to talk to a tree. I’m doing it now, though.


To tell the truth, I really wanted someone who could answer my question properly, but my impression to the first guy I met at this place was the worst, stepping on me and kicking.


“Now now, please calm down. I don’t know which country Her Majesty governs, but I can tell you a little about this forest.”

“Oh, really?”


“Yes. Because this place can be said to be my birthplace…” “Is that so.”

It was given life in this mysterious place, and I don’t think it has any restriction there.


“Well, this place, Her Majesty seems to call it the <Forest of Sealed Magic*>.” (TN: can also mean “Forest of Sealed Demons”)


“<Forest of Sealed Magic*>…”


“Yes. As I can see from the actual experience of Seiichi-sama and from its name, magic can’t be used at all in this forest. It’s simple, since there’s no magic power around here.”


“No magic power at all? But why does that lead to the inability to use magic? To use magic, you use your own magic power instead of the surrounding magic power to activate it.”


“It’s a known thing in the country that Her Majesty governs, but magic can’t be activated by one’s own magic power alone.”


“Is that so!?”


I didn’t read that when I checked at the library in Terviel…


Well, even if I was told about magic power, I’ve never used magic while thinking about such theory straight up to now, so I just heard that this late.


“Of course, you consume your own magic power as a kicker to activate magic, but after that, the magic power that’s floating around becomes relevant. The reason for it is that in order to release the magic power of the invoker to the outside in the form of [Magic], it is necessary to propagate it to the magic power of the world. For example, it’s similar to the nature of sound. Sound is generated by vibrating air, but without that air, there would be no sound produced, right?”


“I, I see…”


“That’s why, magic can’t be used in this place… Well, if it’s Seiichi-sama, such a law

wouldn’t bother him.” “That’s not true!?”

I’m not fighting anything on the laws of the world… I think… But… I’m starting to lose confidence.


“No, but I’m in trouble because I can’t use it like this now, and I’m no use either.”


“It’s probably the result of the world’s sincere consideration, that you’re in a situation where you can’t use it, right?”


“What is it that the world considers?”


Rurune said the same thing before, but it doesn’t make sense. Why does the world care for me? It’s the world, right? Carry some self-confidence.


Also, I don’t understand why I can’t use magic because it has been considerate. That’s? Is it the same as when I went to the Netherworld as recommended by the transition magic? If so, then this situation would be really important, but…


“I’ll return to the story, but because it is such a special land, it has a unique ecosystem unlike any other.”


“I see, that’s why you’re weird.” “I’m normal, though?” “Apologize to normality.”

A’re? Do I have to apologize as well…?


“The monsters that live in this forest aren’t able to use magic, but they wear a wide variety of skills instead, and some of them aren’t divided into the same skills and magic as Her Majesty, there are also monsters with special skills. They generally have high physical abilities, and is resistant to magic and even skills, so a C-class monster on this place may be equivalent to an S-class in other lands.”


“It’s a good place for training.”

“Seiichi-sama doesn’t even need it.”


“That’s not true. I’m still an amateur on how to fight, and I can’t control my strength so I have a lot of things to do.”


“I see. Anyway, it’s about time, right?” “Nn? What?”

“Stall.”


“……………”


I stared involuntarily at the tree in front of me. “…Oi, you…”

“Oya, don’t look at me like that. You knew it right, Seiichi-sama? After all, you were watching Her Majesty in front of me asking me to stop you.”


“That’s right, but… that’s right, but! No, if I think carefully about it, it doesn’t matter if it’s such a strange tree, and wouldn’t it be nice if we were chasing after each other and not having a proper conversation! Being cheeky in spite of being a tree…!”


“I’m only a tree though?” “Shut up!?”

Ah, this guy. It smells like Hitsuji…!


“Now, it’s fine, but I wasn’t talking to Seiichi-sama for the sake of stopping you. I don’t have free time either.”


“Free time!? Trees don’t move on their spot!”


“It’s vexing. I do photosynthesis all day long and go to sleep… A’re? Free time…?” “No way, this tree is already ignoring me.”

It’s the same with Hitsuji, but I don’t go very well with this kind of character, me. No,

I’m bad in tsukkomi’ing at it one by one.


“Well, isn’t that good? As for me, because I was able to know the character of Seiichi- sama, it was meaningful. Besides, there’s no point in stopping you by way of combat, that’s why I thought that the means of dialogue was the most effective.”


“…As you say, I was foolishly stopped.”


I suddenly realized that I had lost the energy to tsukkomi at it. “Hey… then what will happen to you when you’re done?”

“Me, is it?… I… After carrying out my duties, will return to a tree like any other. The fulfillment of my duties is what Her Majesty gave me life for. I’m sorry. I had to stick to that order faithfully.”


“…Is that so.”


I felt a little lonely when I saw the tree said so.


Of course, I’m not good at the tree’s character which is like Hitsuji, but the tree that was speaking to me like this, and was created just to stop my feet, I felt lonely at it when this is over, and its consciousness would disappear.


“That’s… are you okay? I was able to talk to you and move like this, though…”


“It’s all well and good. Without Her Majesty in the first place, I wouldn’t be conscious like this, and I would live my life as a tree. In such a case, I had a valuable experience. If I live as a tree, I’ll never experience such a valuable experience…”


“…”


There’s no doubt about it because trees are like that.


But if it doesn’t have that kind of consciousness, then it wouldn’t have to disappear… that’s what I think.

“―――― That’s why, I’ll move at my own will at the end.” “Eh?”

The tree then begins to move, removing its tree roots from the ground. “I will guide Seiichi-sama to Her Majesty’s country from here on.”

“Eh? I,is it okay? You were ordered to stop me because they don’t want me to know their country, right?”


“Yes, but sooner or later you’ll arrive there, and it’s only a matter of time. And I want you to help Her Majesty. That’s why, this is not Her Majesty’s order, it’s my intention to guide you to the country.”


“You…”


The tree dexterously moved its roots and turned to face me.


“Come now, follow me. I’ll take responsibility for you and send you to Her Majesty’s country.”


―――― Thus, I was walking in the forest while being taken by a tree.


2


“Don’t be too far away! You’ll get killed if you’re isolated!” “Combat medic! Take the injured!”

“Shit… these guys, when are they going to give up…!”


When Seiichi was being stopped by a tree in the <Forest of Sealed Magic>, the country in the backwoods was being invaded by enemies.


“Fuun. It’s cheeky to think that small fries that aren’t even [Transcendentals] are going against us…”


“The opponent is a weak country. Crush them!” “Oraora, what wrong?! Run away like a small fish!”

These are soldiers in armor engraved with flags and emblems representing the Kaizer Empire.

The enemies who are attacking the country behind the <Forest of Sealed Magic>, were the soldiers of the Kaizer Empire.


The Kaizer Empire soldiers all became [Transcendentals] in a special way, and are incomparable to the country’s soldiers’ stats who are being invaded.


Originally, they should have been defeated without enduring even a few swords, but there was a reason why they were able to maintain their front in this manner.


“――――Go.”


When a woman dressed in a gorgeous military uniform with a mixture of black and red raised her voice, the stones and trees scattered around begin to move as if they were alive.


Their number exceeded one hundred, and they were all the same size as humans. “Protect my soldiers!”

The one who issued such an order, was the <Empress> of the Valsha Empire ―――― Amelia Flem Valsha.


The moment she raised her voice, the unarmed army attacked the Kaizer Empire’s soldiers all at once.


“Tsk. They’re coming again.”


“They’ll, protect the soldiers of the Valsha Empire…” “It’s annoying!”

However, they don’t pose a great threat to the soldiers of the Kaizer Empire who became [Transcendentals], and they were desperate to manage the war somehow.


“Kuh…”


“Your Majesty!”


―――― And the price for it strikes Amelia herself, who continues to activate her ability.

Amelia suddenly kneels with rough breathes and her aide, Riel, rushes up to her. “Your Majesty, please don’t overdo it! After that, we’re…!”

“We’re not…! Right now, if I don’t use my power, the soldiers will…!”


A black figure suddenly appeared without a sound at Amelia’s side as she tried to stand up desperately.


“―――― Riel, good news. For the time being, I was able to make the monsters in the vicinity strike the soldiers. This will push them back.”


“Suin, that’s great! Your Majesty, let’s return to the castle at once!”
















































“Uh…”


Upon receiving information from a person called Suin, Riel starts to move while lending her shoulder to Amelia, who distorts her face.


Amelia then finally faints on the spot, perhaps reaching her limit.


With such Amelia, the two managed to reach the castle while being vigilant.


There were many soldiers running around in a hurry, and the injured soldiers were in rest and being treated.


When Amelia was put to sleep in her bedroom with the help of a maid in the castle, finally, Riel and Suin took a break.


“Fuu… Suin. How’s the war going?”


“It’s not good. After all, their military strength is too different. Above all, the worst thing is that all the people of the Kaizer Empire are [Transcendentals].”


“…What the heck did they do to create such [Transcendentals] …”


“Now, because I managed to make the monsters attack them, the Kaizer Empire is pulling back. Why don’t you take a rest now without thinking about it?”


“That may also be for a brief time.”


As Suin says, the Kaizer Empire soldiers who were disturbed by the monsters inhabiting the <Forest of Sealed Magic>, had once retreated to reposition themselves.


If it’s the soldiers who became [Transcendentals], then they shouldn’t have a hard time with monsters as their opponent, but it’s the bad effect of having only the status of a [Transcendentals] while their original ability is low, so they were struggling with lower-level monsters.


In addition, no matter how much they became a [Transcendental], it doesn’t change the fact that they’re human being, and that they can’t keep fighting without a break, and this led to getting time to take a rest.


“Nonetheless, this is not good. Even now, we somehow still able to overcome them

with Her Majesty’s power. That’s, she’s also in her limit now. Reinforcement?”


“No, there’s none. Most other countries have fallen to the Kaizer Empire, and the Welmburg Kingdom, which is not yet ruled by the Kaizer Empire, is too far from here. You have to cross the sea to get to the eastern country. Well, if we cross over there, they won’t deal with us, but…”


“…No matter how I think about it, this is hopeless…”


“That’s right. Even if the Kingdom of Welmburg was near, the people of the Kaizer Empire who are currently in the <Forest of Sealed Magic> will not allow any help.”


“Shit! Why are we by those guys…!”


Riel left herself in anger with nowhere to go and hits the wall strongly.


Suin has no words to say to Riel, and she only had a stern expression on her face. Then Suin asked Riel, as she suddenly remembered.

“Come to think of it, what was that man you met in the forest?”


“Nn? Who knows. I don’t even know him. However, the crime of seeing the Empress’ bathing appearance didn’t disappear from me. That’s why I tried to kill him, but Her Majesty stopped me…”


“Her Majesty said that, he doesn’t seem to be a human from the Kaizer Empire, right?” “Ah. Besides, it seems that he’s not a member of that <Demon God’s Cult> either.” “…Speaking of which, I also had to deal with those bastards.”

Rather than leaving it carelessly, Suin dropped her voice in front of the reality that she didn’t want to face.


“More than anything, I wonder why they were attacking this country. We just want to be quiet. Don’t you think that it’s really unreasonable? Fanatics who use unidentified abilities in a large super nasty army of [Transcendentals]. And then, the monsters of the <Forest of Sealed Magic> who aren’t on our side… such irrational things are coming at us.”

“That’s what Her Majesty feels the most. What do we do, complain?” “…Well, that’s.”

When Suin smiled sadly, she looked up to the heavens involuntarily.


“Haa… That’s it for us, as well. If I could, I want to be like an ordinary girl, and I wanted to try to fall in love.”


“You? Fuh… All I can see is a future where you’ll burst into tears in front of a man and cling at me.”


“What’s that!? There’s not that kind of story, even if Riel has come up with!” “I’m good. Because I’m Her Majesty’s escort. I have no time like that.”

“If you say that, then I too am busy as a spy!”


They argued so, and when they looked at each other and laughed, they thought of a girl who jumped out a few years ago. (TN: This is Helen.)


“Come to think of it, I wonder if that girl is doing well.”


“Ah… she jumped out saying that she wanted to use magic, and she wanted to become stronger.”


“Fufu… that kind of recklessness is similar to Her Majesty.”


“Oi, that’s disrespectful… Well, even if it’s half, they have the same blood flowing.”


“That’s right. But, in a sense, maybe it was good. If she had been here, she would have leaped at the enemy before us.”


“…Her Majesty doesn’t say it, but in that sense, she must be relieved and reassured. Even if she dies, she can still leave her blood behind.”


“Oi oi, can you tell me that that’s not an omen?” “You must have said something similar.”

“A’re? Is that right?”


When they laugh once more, they put on a serious expression again. “―――― I can’t let this end so easily.”

“――――Excellent.”


―――― Thus, to the Valsha Empire, the [Unreasonableness] was gradually approaching.


























































“―――― Seiichi-sama.”


“Ah, there’s something out there.”


As I was taken by the tree and made my way through the forest, I suddenly felt a sign of life.


As for me, it’s fine as long as it’s not a horde of caterpillars, but what’s going on? Thinking that way, from that sign, I heard a human voice this time.

“――――!”


“――――Reach―――― this!” “――Hindrance―― Then――…!”

If I listen closely, it seems that they’re fighting with monsters, so I inadvertently looked at the tree.


“Oi, it sounds like they’re being attacked, but…”


“…These presences are not Her Majesty’s soldiers. It’s probably soldiers from the enemy country. So, we can leave it alone. Besides, they don’t seem to be in a crisis.”


As the tree says, there are a lot of shouts which can be heard faintly, but feelings such as impatience and fear aren’t transmitted with it. On the contrary, I felt an annoyed atmosphere and they even have composure.


“Well, if tree says that it’s good, I won’t move either… But, if it’s soldiers from the enemy country, then it’s better to check their fighting power, right?”


“…It’s true that those are important, but for me, I want you to go to Her Majesty’s country

as soon as possible.”


“I was stopped by that Her Majesty’s order.”


Her Majesty would never have thought that the existence she had created would bring me to her by its own will.


She wouldn’t want to bring such an insidious person into her own country. “And, perhaps, it’s no coincidence that they’re fighting against monsters.” “Eh?”

“In other words, it’s a strategy by His Majesty’s vassal. As I listen carefully, the soldiers of the enemy country are gradually moving away from the country, so it’s like a short break. However, there’s no time to rest because it’s just a very brief moment. Let’s hurry ahead.”


I didn’t have any particular complaints on the tree telling me that, and I just followed behind it.


Thus―――― “Here it is.” “Oh…!”

I finally arrived at our destination.


As the tree said, there really was a town in the middle of the forest.


It’s surrounded by walls as large as Terviel, and soldiers are busy moving in the wall. And the big castle that was visible from the other side of the wall was impressive.

I don’t know what to say… The castle of Terviel is a dream-like national castle, but the castle in this city has a Taj Mahal look.


Although I was impressed in front of such a town, I felt an impulsive atmosphere.

“It feels like, it has a tense atmosphere.”


They’re currently in a battle with the enemy country, so the town seems to be on edge somehow.


In fact, you can see some soldiers moving around at visible distances and rushing to carry the people who look like they’re injured.


“Etto… what should I do from here? As expected, I don’t think they’ll let me enter from the front, but…”


“? What are you saying? Let’s go from the front.” “Are you stupid?”

Eh, do you think that a man who doesn’t know what to do can be accepted head-on in such a frazzled place?


The tree laughed when I really thought so.


“Seiichi-sama… What do you think I’m here for? If I were here, then we’ll be able to get in.”


“O, oh. Is that so. You are an existence created by the <Empress>.”


“Yeah. Besides, there’s only one way to get in and that’s through the main gate. So, let’s go quickly.”


Prompted by the tree, I approached the main gate.


Thereupon, I realize that the main gate which gradually comes into view is not normal. “He, hey… if my eyes aren’t strange, it looks like the gate has eyes and mouth, but…”

“That’s because the main gate, like me, was created by Her Majesty. That gate prevents unauthorized entry and criminals from entering the country, and because it’s originally a gate, it doesn’t need to sleep, and we don’t have to hire people to open and close the gate, so it works as a perfect gatekeeper.”


“Oh…”

Indeed, if you give the gate a personality, it can do such a great thing hah.


As I approach the city while admiring the amazing feature, the soldier-sans on the wall noticed me.


“Oi, that’s――――” “No way――――”

“Excuse mee! I am――――”


The moment I was about to say that, arrows were shot all at once from the wall… Eh? “Ueeeeeeeeeeeeee!?”

All those arrows were shot at me, and I avoided the arrows in a bad posture, just as I did when I was caught in a dungeon trap.


“Wa, wait Tree-san!? It’s different from what you just said!? Wouldn’t it be fine if you were here!?”


As I raised my voice of protest against the tree in a terrible posture, the soldier-sans on the wall became even more alert when they saw me like that.


“Oi, he’s still alive!”


“Anyhow, shoot the arrows!”


“Don’t let him approach the city!” “Dieee!”

“Hiiiiiiiiiiiii!”


There is no sign of me being accepted at all!


As I desperately push the feeling of wanting to Tsukkomi while avoiding the arrows, strangely enough, I began to feel like the arrows are starting to avoid me.


…A’re? This phenomenon, is similar to the decline when I fought against Zakia-san and

the others…


With the arrows no longer hitting me, naturally, the soldier-sans on the wall also noticed it, and they frown.


“Hey, our attacks aren’t hitting!” “What are you doing! Aim firmly!”

“You know that we’re aiming at him!”


“What? Then it must be his power. I don’t know what kind of hand he used, but it won’t last forever. Now keep attacking!”


However, as the conclusion of the country’s soldier-sans, they thought that they weren’t hitting me now because of my power, and their attacks continued with the prediction that the end would come soon.


When I saw it, one uneasiness crossed my head.


―――― Is it okay for them to use arrows like this for me!? Isn’t this for the soldiers of the enemy country!?


“Oi, tree! Stop the attack somehow with your power!”


I have been avoiding it until now, but considering the consumption of arrows from the country, I’m collecting it while taking care not to break it as much as possible, and I told the tree so, but…


“…Seiichi-sama. Please don’t talk to me. If I talk to Seiichi-sama, I’ll be attacked too. I’m a tree. Just a tree. Sounds good?”


“I’m going to beat you, you bastaaaaaaaaaaaaaard!”


I told you! They’re wary, and I’m sure they won’t let me in!


The tree sighed while I was desperately collecting the arrows. “It can’t be helped. I’ll talk to them.”

“Do that from the beginning…!”


The tree approached the main gate and raised its voice as I was collecting a large number of arrows.


“Please open the gate. I’m not a suspicious tree!” “No, not a suspicious…”

“No wait. The trees that Her Majesty were manipulating in the current battle, should be marked properly! This guy doesn’t have that mark!”


“…Oya? This situation…” “――――Kill that guy!”

“It’s not goooooooooooooooooood!”


What kind of tree is not suspicious in the first place! You’re already suspicious when you move have eyes and mouth!


The tree got attacked together with me, and in addition, the waves of attack are getting stronger, and when I was really becoming worried about the stock of the country’s arrows, the main gate, which is a similar existence to the tree, opened its mouth.


“…Mu. Mumumu!? Everyone, please stop the attack! From that tree, I feel the same sign of power as me!”


“What!?”


“You mean that… Her Majesty used her ability in the forest?”


By the voice of the main gate, the soldier-sans who were on the wall stopped attacking at once, and thanks to that, I was finally able to take a breather.


“…Hey, they didn’t let us in at all.”


“That’s strange… I was a popular being in the forest. Only a group of ignorants were the ones who do not know me.”

“Who are you really!?”


There’s no popular existence or shit on trees. I don’t understand.


When I managed to somehow stack enough arrows that I can’t hold with both hands, some soldier-sans came to us on alert from the main gate.


And, when they look at the tower of arrows I’ve piled up, the soldier-sans open their eyes. “You, those arrows…”

“Ah, I’ll return this. Originally, these arrows are intended to the opponent who you’re fighting now, so I tried not to break it as much as possible, but…”


[――――]


In response to my words, the soldier-sans became speechless somewhere. A’re? Are they concern?


Then the first soldier-san in the center turned to us and looked at the tree standing next to me.


“The tree is…”


“Ah… what should I say… With a slight mistake, I met the <Empress> of this country in the forest? I met her, and at that time this tree was used to stop me from my tracks because I was suspicious.”


“Yeah. That was a really good choice. If it weren’t for me, it would’ve been impossible to stop him.”


“I can’t say anything because I was actually stopped…”


The soldier-sans who seemed more and more surprised by what I said and the tree, looked at each other’s faces, and they guide me to the area near the main gate? Or rather, I was taken.


And as expected, I wasn’t able to enter the gate yet, but somehow one of the soldier-sans who brought me to the main gate talked to the soldier-san who was waiting for him, and I had no choice but to watch as the soldier-san who was told so run off somewhere.

Apparently, the soldier who ran off headed to tell the higher-ups-san in the country about me.


Until the higher-ups-san contacted us, the tree and I were asked a lot of questions by the soldier-sans.


Where I came from, what country I belonged to, what my purpose was, I was a bit mentally tired of the soldier-sans trying to extract information from me, and I answered one by one without lying.


However, because the reason why I came to this country was originally due to the crystal that Destra of the <Demon God’s Cult> had, so when I told them that, the soldier-sans made their faces even steeper, and also, another soldier-san ran somewhere.


When I finish answering their questions like that, the tree and I had to wait outside the main gate while being watched until the higher-ups-sans came.


“Hey, you said that we could easily enter if you’re here, right?” “Yeah, that’s right.”

“Then what do you think of this situation?”


“What are you talking about? It would’ve been fine if I was alone. The problem is that Seiichi-sama is suspicious.”


“It’s hard to deny that… But I don’t think you could’ve been allowed to enter even if it was just you.”


“That’s not true. Right? Soldier-san?” “I wouldn’t let in a suspicious tree.” “What!?”

After all, there seems to be no way for us to enter normally from the beginning.


Well, as a result, I was able to bring it into a situation that I might be able to enter like this, so that’s good.

When I was having a light conversation with soldier-san, suddenly, a word mixed with hostility came from the main gate.


“――――You bastard!” “Eh?”

When I look towards that voice, there’s a woman in armor glaring at me… Riel-san was standing there.


However, it seems that Riel-san isn’t the only one who came here, and maybe she’s being wary of me, since I feel that there’s someone else weaving around and behind me while being invisible. It’s probably the black guy who had joined Riel-san and the others.


“What the hell are you doing here? Did you come all the way here to be killed by me?”


“No, no, no, why do I have to go and let myself be killed… I with the tree here want to see Her Majesty? I’ve been asked to help her. Right?”


I call out to the tree standing next to me for consent, but for some reason, the tree closed its eyes and remained silent.


“…Oi?”


“Seiichi-sama. Please don’t talk to me. If I think about it carefully, I’m kind of like ignoring orders. So now I’m just a tree.”


“No, I think that’s too late…”


In the first place, there’s no tree near the main gate, so it would be strange if there was only one tree right next to me.


“Oi, I certainly feel Her Majesty’s power from the tree. I think it was ordered by Her Majesty to stop him at that time, but… why did you bring such a suspicious man here?”


“Ah, did I get found out?”


“Did you really think that I won’t found out?”

This guy, I wonder if he’s smart or not. No, maybe I’m more stupid than this guy. Anyway, I’ve been stalled by the scheme of this guy.


Thinking that it couldn’t hide it anymore, the tree that tried to solve this plainly by camouflaging, stared straight at Riel-san.


“I was born because of Her Majesty and I think of Her Majesty first. And what can save Her Majesty’s crisis, is this Seiichi-sama is what I thought, so I’ve brought him all the way here.”


“What? Such a suspicious man will save Her Majesty? Don’t be stupid. No one can change the current situation. There’s nothing we can do anymore.”


When Riel-san said that, she had a sad expression on her face.


However, when she immediately change her expression to something steep, she glared at me again.


“So, what the hell are you, you bastard? I’ve heard you’re an adventurer…” “Etto…”

I explained briefly on how I came to the <Forest of Sealed Magic>.


Then, after listening to all my story, Riel-san, asks as if to confirm again.


“In other words, you are here because of a [Deity] from the <Demon God’s Cult>?” “Well, that’s what I want to say.”

“If so, then you aren’t a member of the <Demon God’s Cult>?” “I’m not. I don’t want to be in such an unknown group…”

No, I really don’t like them. I don’t even know that Demon God, and they’re rather annoying.


“Is that right… If so, are you a member of the Kaizer Empire?”


“Eh? Kaizer Empire? I don’t know why the Kaizer Empire came out there, but… No, I’m

not, you know?” “…”

When Riel-san heard my words, she gazed at me for a moment and she relaxed her vigilance somewhat.


“…It looks like it’s really irrelevant.” “Eh?”

“――――Okay, follow me”


While saying that, Riel-san turned to the main gate and gazed at me.


“I don’t know why the tree there called you, but… I’ll show you that you cannot help with anything.”


Saying that, she let me and the tree get inside the main gate.





“Oi, get out of the way! He’s injured!”


“Where’s the stockpile of recovery drugs!?” “It’s almost gone!”

“I can’t put him in the <Recovery Space> anymore!”


I managed to get through safely inside the main gate, and I was stunned by the sight unfolding in front of me.


Their whole body is full of scratches, a lot of soldiers were moving desperately while bleeding.


Even ordinary people and children move around to help them, and are helping here and there.


Everyone does what they can do now, and were struggling to survive.


Seeing me stunned, Riel-san laughs with her nose and took me around the city. It’s like she’s showing me that I can’t do anything, that was how we walked. “―――― How’s that? Do you understand? You said you could be useful.”

“…”


After walking around, Riel-san stopped in a place like a square, and said that in a tone like she’s ridiculing me.


In response to that, I――――


“It’s good, it looks like I’ll be useful, too.”

“Wha?”


For some reason, Riel-san opened her eyes and her mouth blankly.


But as soon as she tightens her face, she gazes at me with a terrible look.


“Are your eyes just decorations? When you look at this situation, do you think that you could be helpful? Look at those wounded soldiers. There’s no longer a stockpile of recovery drugs, and the <Recovery Space> are already full with many injured people. But the enemy won’t wait for us like that, and they’ll launch an attack. We don’t have time to heal our wounds. And even if you had a recovery drug right now. ――――”


“Is these recovery drugs enough?” “ ”

I took out all the best recovery drugs from my item box.


This recovery drug is made with the [Special Medicinal Plant] that I got in the <Forest of Endless Love and Sorrow>, and it was cultivated with the magic [Instant Farm] that I created, and I’ve been growing it up in parallel with the [Fruit of Evolution]. Why is that? Iya, since it’s a magic that I made with great care, it was a waste to do it just for the [Fruit of Evolution]. By the way, the [Fruit of Evolution] grew up smoothly, and a good number of them has been harvested, but I’m worried about where to use it.


Aside from that, I’m originally a weak-hearted person, so I had prepared a lot of recovery medicine in case anything happens. I’m glad that my preparation seems to be useful.


Riel-san, who was silently staring at the recovery drugs lined up in front of her, shook her head slowly.


“Tha, that strange. Did my eyes become decorations? There’s a recovery drug right in front of me… that’s also called the highest-grade recovery drug, and there were already a lot of legendary items here…”


“A’re? It’s not enough? I still have some ingredients, so why not I make one? One can be done in about three seconds, but…”


“Three seconds!?”

In front of Riel-san, who opened her mouth and said that as if her jaw might come off, I took out the special medicinal herbs and tools, and I activated my skill and made it in an instant. Ah, I don’t need three seconds.


“Yes, just like this. Ah, can you give me something like a container?” “What are you!?”

Riel-san suddenly grabbed my shoulder, and she began to shake me with great power.

My view is swaying around!





















































“Is it possible to instantly make such highest-grade recovery drug!? Are you a God, you’re a God, right!? Ah!?”


“Yoyoyoyoyoyoyou’re wrowrowrowrowrong!” “I don’t know what you’re talking about!”

“That’s unreasonableeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!”


I can’t speak properly because you grabbed my shoulder and is shaking it! The tree looked at me like that and laughed.

“Ooooooiiiiiiiii, treeeeeeee! Stop this persoooooooon!”


“Eh? It’s impossible. I’m just a tree. Besides, I’m wondering what will happen to Seiichi- sama if things go on like this. I’m just a tree.”


“Youuuuuuuuuu!”


I was shaken so hard that my brain got dizzy and I felt sick.


When I felt uncomfortable and about to vomit, the person who had been hiding from behind me until now rushed out in a hurry.


“Riel, stop stop! He’s going to vomit as it is!” “What!? Gross!”

“That’s really unreasonable!?”


I was released thanks to the person who jumped out, and I put my hand on the ground for a while to calm my swaying vision. Ah, it’s dangerous. That was almost the same as that tree and it was about to come out of my mouth…


When I finally got my sight set, I raised my face, and there’s a woman in black standing next to Riel-san.


Apparently, she’s the same as the person in black I have seen in the <Forest of Sealed Magic>, but I never thought she was a woman. I couldn’t understand her gender at

that time just by looking at her, but… is there any kind of technology that makes it difficult to understand one’s gender?


When I was observing the woman dressed in black while thinking like that, the person approached me with a wry smile and reached out to me.


I took that hand without knowing the reason, and when I stood up, the woman in black bowed her head.


“I’m sorry. Riel didn’t have ill will.”


“Fuun. You don’t have to get worried on such a suspicious man.”


“But this recovery drug is his, right? If that’s the case, don’t treat him so badly.”


After telling Riel-san so, the woman in black who turned back to me opens her mouth.


“I didn’t introduce myself at once, right? I’m Suin. For the meantime, I’m doing reconnaissance and espionage.”


“Tha, thank you. I am Hiiragi Seiichi, an adventurer.”


“Yup yup, nice to meet you, Seiichi-kun!… Look, Riel’s not gonna introduce herself!” “…… I’m Riel. I’m sorry for being upset a little while ago.”

The woman in black ―――― following Suin-san, Riel-san opened her mouth in a bad way.


“Now, we knew each other’s names, but Seiichi-kun. Can we get these recovery drugs?”


“Yes, of course. That’s why I put it out. As I told Riel-san, but if it’s not enough, I’ll still make some, you know?”


“Thank you! We’re saved! But, I just want to ask you one question, can Seiichi-kun use recovery magic?”


“Yes, I can.”


“Ah, I see I see! Then, the recovery drug is already good, so there is a place where I want you to come a little.”

“Oi, Suin! Are you going to bring this guy with you!?”


“Because it can’t be helped, you know? Besides, we have the highest-grade recovery drug, and his recovery magic might be amazing, too.”


“But, even if you don’t take him all the way to such a place, they can heal with just the recovery drug.”


“That takes too long. We don’t have time to give each person a drink. Compared to that, it’s only a moment depending on the type of recovery magic.”


“Guh…”


“Uhmm… what should I do after all?”


The story went on without me, so when I asked them so suddenly, Suin-san was in a panic.


“Ah, sorry sorry! I’ll explain it to Seiichi-kun. I want Seiichi-kun to use his recovery magic in a place called <Recovery Space>.”


“Eh? But, you can’t use magic in this country, right?”


“Yup, the <Forest of Sealed Magic> trees are sucking up the magic in their surroundings.” I looked at the tree involuntarily at Suin-san’s words.

“…Oi, perhaps it’s your fault.”


“Now now, isn’t that fine. It doesn’t make sense to get angry at a tree, you know?” “It’s a right argument, that’s why, I’m even more angry!”

Certainly, it’s no use getting angry at the forest or the trees. Because it might be such an ecology.


“Can I continue talking?” “Ah, sorry…”

“It’s fine, it’s fine! So, for Seiichi-kun’s question, there’s only one place in this country where magic can be used. And that’s the <Recovery Space>.”


“If so, can magic be used normally there?”


“However, there is only one type of magic that can be used in that special place. It’s just recovery magic. That’s why in this country, all magicians become healers.”


“I see…”


It’s a very limited place. However, I think it’s good that only recovery magic is all right and attack magic can’t be used. It will be helpful when you get injured.


Well, that’s fine, but…


“That… is it okay? I can’t say it to myself, but I think I’m quite suspicious.”


The tree that was listening to my words, looked at me as it opened its eyes as if it’s saying “You weren’t aware of it?”. No, I don’t think I’m as suspicious as you, you know?


“Can you take such a suspicious person to a place that seems important to this country?”


It’s the only place in the country where recovery magic can be used, and I don’t know how it works, but if I were an enemy, there’s a chance I’d mess it up.


Perhaps my suspicions are reasonable, since Riel-san still has a difficult look on her face, but Suin-san smiled cheerfully.


“I’m not worried about that. Actually, I’ve been looking behind your back since you and Riel were talking at the front gate. “


I knew that. I didn’t say anything because it’s going to be a little confusing.


“And I can tell it with my [Truth Eyes], which is a skill to know if the other person is lying or not. And I was activating it when you and Riel were having a conversation, but I didn’t get any results that you were lying. In fact, you don’t want to act hostile with us, right?”


“Of course!”

The instant I answered that, Suin-san’s eyes flashed blue for a moment. Perhaps that [Truth Eyes] was activated.


“Yup, the word you said just now wasn’t a lie. Well, like this, you’re not at least our enemy. So, now that there’s an overwhelming shortage of labor force, I really want you to lend us a hand. Is it okay?”


“If you’re fine with me…”


“Yeah, those words aren’t lies. Then, if you please.”


As Suin-san laughs while saying so, she started to guide us to the <Recovery Space>.


At that time, the recovery medicine I made was picked up by a soldier with few scratches and carried carefully as it was.


When I see him and started moving, I took a view at the surroundings again.


Various people are moving around, and I thought how hard this country was fighting at the last minute.


“Speaking of which, the other day, the Empress? She didn’t tell me when I met her, but where is this place?”


“Here, is it? This is ――――”


“Suin. Her Majesty didn’t answer. We can’t answer that.”


“…Because that seems to be so, I can’t seem to teach it to you. Sorry?” “Haa…”

I don’t think it’s necessary to keep it so secret.


“Then, I have another question, is this the so-called capital of the country?” “That’s right.”

“Etto… is this state of the capital, okay with the other cities?”

“Ah, that’s okay. There’s only one other way to get to other cities without passing through this capital. It’s not on land, but on the sea.”


“Eh? The, then is the sea outside of this <Forest of Sealed Magic>?”


“That’s what I said. In addition, there are many ocean currents and reefs in the sea, and a ship won’t get very close easily. That’s why we’re having a hard time with trade… Or rather, we’re almost isolated and self-sufficient.”


Apparently, this country seems to be a more special place than I think.


However, it would be the only relief to say that they don’t have to worry about anything other than this city for the time being. Well, I guess it also leads to the situation where they can’t even ask for help as a result.


As we walk while continuing such a conversation, I realize that we’re there. “Uhmm… Suin-san? By any chance, is this the <Recovery Space> …”

“Oh, did you notice? As you may have guessed, there’s a place for recovery in the

<Cagna Castle>, which is the symbol of this country.”


“…That’s why I didn’t want to bring this guy in recovery space.”


Riel-san says so grumpily, but you certainly don’t want to bring such a suspicious person to a place where empress-san lives. When I was in Terviel, I was taken away.


As it is, I arrived at that <Cagna Castle>, and when Suin-san calls out to the gatekeeper, I was able to get inside easily.


The castle building itself may not be much different from the castle in Terviel, but I feel that its style is of foreign country.


“Then, Seiichi-sama. I’ll be waiting at the garden there.” “Eh, you’re not coming?”

Then immediately after entering the castle, I was surprised that Tree began to say such a thing.

“I don’t know what Seiichi wants from me, but I’m originally just a tree, you know? My job is to photosynthesize and sleep.”


“Crap, I completely forgot because you don’t look like a normal tree any more…”


That’s right, it’s originally a tree. Well, trees don’t move, and don’t talk. As I thought, I was too poisoned.


Besides, certainly, the Tree will only guide me to this country, and it shouldn’t have any reason to follow me this far.


“…A’re? Then, when are you going to turn back into a normal tree?” “Come now? On my mood?”

“Mood!?”


Is that appropriate?… Well, there is no harm at it except for my mental fatigue, and it’s fine.


Aside from me who was surprised, the tree went to the garden at its own pace, and as it spreads its branches and leaves on the spot, it began to sunbathe pleasantly. This guy, is really at its own pace when its creator, the Empress, is in a difficult time. I can’t say anything because it has a different sensitivity from a human.


Suin-san and the others smiled bitterly, and since it’s only me who can actually use recovery magic, we left the tree in the garden and started moving again to the Recovery Space.


The <Cagna Castle>, which has a different style from Terviel’s castle, including the shape of each pillar and the paintings on the ceilings, I’ll never get tired of looking at it.


I’ve never been out of Japan when I was on Earth, so from my point of view, Terviel was fresh, but the castle in this country is also new to me, and I never get tired of looking here and there like a country bumpkin.


“You… you’re looking around the castle too much, you’re up to something, aren’t you?” “No no no! That’s not true!”

“Hahaha, Riel. You really care too much. Moreover, Seiichi’s answer now isn’t a lie, and I thinks he’s not really an enemy… Look, we’ve arrived.”


When Riel-san was getting suspicious, we came in front of a room closed by a heavy metal door.


A person who seems to be the gatekeeper stands in front of the door, and when Suin- san tells him something just like when we entered the castle, we got inside easily.


There ―――― “Uu… a…”

“Please… stay…”


“My eyes… I can’t see anything…” “Aaaaaaaaaaahh…”

Incomparable to the soldiers who were injured outside, it was full of people who were seriously injured.


Several of them, who wore white coats over their black military uniforms, were desperately trying to cast on them what seems to be recovery magic.


However, the number of people isn’t enough in the first place, and it doesn’t look like the injured individuals have completely healed.


Suin-san, who looks at the scene with a painful expression, explained.


“…Here is the place to heal the wounded soldiers who can’t be saved with the recovery medicine. However, there’s also a limit to recovery magic. If you lose your limbs, it’ll never come back. They are all heroes injured to protect this country. Seiichi-kun. I don’t know what your healing magic skill is. But, if you can still use your recovery magic even a little, so that even a little of the heroes here ――――”


“[Healing of the Virgin Lady]”


I activated the [Healing of the Virgin Lady] which is the highest-grade magic of light attribute.

Then, as Suin-san and the others said, it really looks like I can use recovery magic in this room, and the room was filled with my magic right away. No, on the contrary, beyond this room, the light of the [Healing of the Virgin Lady] ran throughout the city, and in the castle. Since there is no magic power in the city, my magic might not be able to reach it normally, but my magic really reached there. Once I activated it, it acted as I intended. In other words, it has no effect on the enemy at all, and it feels like it’s only trying to recover the soldiers and the people of this country


The number of injured in the Recovery Space was higher than expected, and the number of healing magicians didn’t seem to be enough at all, so I seriously used my magic. This way, they can all be healed, and by the way, I thought that the people in the town should recover, too. However, they’ll not use the recovery drug that I gave to them with great trouble, but well, it would be nice if they could put it to the country’s emergency storage in case something happens.


When I thought so, the other healing magicians were surprised by my magic, and everyone who is injured is stunned and checks their bodies.


“O, oi your. wounds…”


“Move… my hands, they’re moving…!”


“Ah…! I can see, I can see properly…! I thought I would never see again…!”


“Oi, even my old wound, which I was told that would never recover, got healed…” “A miracle, a miracle has happened…!”

“Kuku… Ua… aaaa… aaaahhhhh!”


At first, everyone was stunned by what happened to them, but as they gradually begin to accept reality, with tears in their eyes, they smiled at each other and rejoiced. Yup yup, I don’t like that dark atmosphere. After all, I like people’s expressions when they are happy.


For the time being, I completed the aid that Suin-san told me, and I turn my eyes to Suin-san and the others.


“Suin-san. Is this okay?”

““…””


“Ah, by the way, I managed to heal the wounds of the soldiers who were outside by my magic from here, so please make sure of it. Because of that, I think that the use of the recovery drugs that I gave you earlier has disappeared, but please put it in the emergency storage or as a fertilizer for your warehouse just in case. For the time being, since they have no expiration date, they can be stored forever.”


Well, they’ve been doing a good job for a long time, right?


Recently, they’ve been fighting and killing gruesomely, and I’m afraid that the world is paying attention to them, and it appears that I really am a mass of insaneness and absurdness, but if I do it this far, they won’t say that. There’s no element that they’ll said that to me because I help their people. Perfect…!


As I was convinced by myself, I think that something is strange to Suin-san and Riel- san who are still silent, so I looked into their faces ――――


““Haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!?”” “Uwa, I was surprised!?”

All of a sudden, they screamed together.


Then Riel-san grabs my shoulder like the time with the recovery medicine again, and starts shaking more than that time.


“What are you after all!? A God, or a deity!? That’s right, it must be. Say that it’s true!” “If that’s the case, then you’re being disrespectful, you knooooooooooow!?”

No, it’s fine because I’m not actually a God, but if I was a god, that statement is really disrespectful ―――― I’ll vomit.


Perhaps she sensed a disturbing sign from my stomach or my mouth, Riel-san thrusts me out as if she just touched a filth.


Ah, I was released fast ―――― that’s what I thought, but…


“Seseseseiichi-kun!? What was that just now!? And why are the bodies of the people

who lost their limbs got restored?!”


“Suuuuuuuuuuuin-sasasaaannnnn! Cacaca, calm down, calm doooooooooown!”


Just a minute, [Evolution] -san!? Shouldn’t you get adapted in this situation!? Otherwise, I’ll vomit and die!? Socially!


[Skill <Evolution> has been activated. This will adapt to your body.] “I adapted to this.”

That was just a joke, but apparently, the world and brain announcer-san seemed to be very smart, and the unpleasantness that had been beckoning me to social death until a while ago, completely disappeared cleanly that I felt relieved.


Still, she hasn’t stopped grabbing my shoulder and shaking it, and I answered Suin- san’s question with my head wobbling.


“And for the time being, since it was a hassle, I healed all of their injuries together.” “I don’t know what that means!?”

It doesn’t make any sense, but that’s what it means.


The influence of magic that extends beyond this space, and that my magic worked effectively because of it, I still don’t understand well, but I wonder if this world has given me a strange flexibility. No, did the world really showed its effect by being flexible?


“Ah, because of the healing magic, I probably cured old wounds and other areas at once, so I apologize if there’s someone who left scars on purpose. I wanted everyone to get well as soon as possible, and I didn’t think about it and activated my magic.”


Whether it’s convincing or not, I gave my own explanation properly, but both Riel-san and Suin-san were stunned and were shaking their heads.


“It’s strange. It’s strange after all. What? What’s going on? What the heck is this guy in front of us? We, we were in a crisis, weren’t we? What? I don’t know what it means by saying it myself, but what does it mean to be [were] in past tense?”


“Ri, Riel, calm down. No, it’s not a situation to be calm. But they are really healed, and

it’s beyond the scope of my understanding? What? That’s, who is he?” “I understand! Oi, you bastard! What does this mean?!”

“Isn’t that too vague!?”


No matter what that means, everything I’ve done in front of Riel-san and the others’ eyes were all right…


But if they insist, I’ll probably say something like I’ve been feeling strong recently. “Your normality has run off?”

“What’s normality has run off?!”


No, I don’t want to hear that. But I think so a lot recently, and I can’t help it. Why did it run off? Is it playing tag? Hide and seek? Come back because it isn’t okay for me to lose you…


While holding my head to answer her, Riel-san politely tells me one by one.


“Is it okay? First of all, the recovery drug. A typical recovery drug isn’t a highest-grade recovery drug. The recovery drugs, are good for those who needs to heal their cuts completely. You lined up such stupid things that could cure any wound of legendary class in an instant, you know?”


“Well, I thought it would be better if there were a lot of them.”


“Ah, actually, we were saved. And, you came here with recovery magic. What? Regeneration of loss part? And the whole city? Hahaha, I have no choice but to laugh.”


“Ha, haa…”


Riel-san, your eyes aren’t laughing.


“I only understand one thing. You bastard is ―――― a mass of absurdity.” “Whyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy!?”

Strange! I thought it was good, but their insane treatment is strange!

“No matter how I think about it, you’re weird… Within the scope of common sense, there are several recovery drugs on the market, and recovery magic can be used by one person at a time, or at most three at the same time. Moreover, it only alleviates the wounds of seriously injured people, and there can be no cure.”


“That’s right… well, thanks to Seiichi-kun being out of our common sense, everyone is smiling after that.”


“I’m going to cry because I was called absurd!”


This is enough! If my tears make everyone smile, then I’ll cry!


Looking at the soldiers rejoicing with tears involuntarily, someone came to the entrance of Recovery space.


“Seiichi-sama, is it over? Well done. There’s a magical wave up here, too. Also, that was just a mass of unreasonableness and insaneness… No, [Unreasonableness] and [Insaneness] would be too hefty of a load of words to describe Seiichi-sama.”


“Would you stop gouging my heart as soon as you came!?”


It was the tree that was supposed to be doing photosynthesis or something in the square. The tree came to this place where I’d just been almost mentally beat up.

What do you mean by [Unreasonableness] and [Insaneness] are too hefty to describe me!? In the first place, you don’t use [Unreasonable] when you describe a person in one word!? I’ve never even heard of that mass! Except for me!?


“Well, what are you doing here? Didn’t you wait in the square?” “I’m here because I’m free.”

“You’re originally just a tree!”


I don’t think you have any spare time. I think it’s the life of trees to grow roots and perform photosynthesis.


“Well, then, for the time being, the urgent problem in this city seems to have been cleared up, so let’s go to the next.”

“Wha? Next?”


What more am I going to do?


I frown at the words of the tree and I tilt my head.


“Yes. What I would like you to do next, Seiichi-sama, is――――” “―――― What the heck is going on here?”

[!?]


The one who blocked the words of the tree and appeared at the entrance of the recovery space, was the woman called <Empress>.





“Riel, Suin. What does this mean?” “That’s…”

“How do I say this…”


To the woman called the <Empress> who suddenly came after the tree, not to mention the soldiers who were happy in the Recovery Space, Riel-san and Suin-san looked at each other’s faces with expressions such as how to explain this.


When I looked at such soldiers, I suddenly felt a stare, so when I looked in that direction, she was looking at me and the tree with a suspicious look.


“You bastard… why are you here? Certainly, I breathe life into the tree in that place, and I should’ve ordered it to stop you, but… No, why is the tree here too? What happened to my order?”


“(I’m just a tree I’m just a tree I’m just a tree I’m just a tree…)” “…Oi. Who do you think created you? I can hear your thoughts.” “Nooooooooooooooooooo!?”

Due to the instant failure of the <Just Tree Plan> by tree, the tree screamed like never heard before… Amen amen.


“Why do you have a face that looks like you have nothing to do with it? It’s obvious that you did something, you know?”


“Uhh…”


Staring at me with a sharp glance, I inadvertently at a loss for words, but the Empress- san in front of me looks at me like she won’t let me go until I tell her what happened.

That said, since I wasn’t particularly bothered or guilty about being asked, I answered normally.


“Etto… first of all, when I was brought here, many people are seriously injured, and it seemed to be painful just to look at it, so I healed everyone.”


“He, healed everyone!?”


The empress-san who saw the soldiers again with a terrific appearance, staggered while being stunned.


“Wha, what’s going on… The Recovery Space, which was like hell, became heaven while I was sleeping a little…?”


“Ah, I gave the soldiers outside the highest-grade recovery drug, and I think that everyone’s wounds are healed, too.”


“What are you talking about!?” “Your Majesty, tone tone!”

Empress-san, who was pointed out by Suin-san, had a ha~ expression floating on her face, and cleared her throat.


“Nhnn!… By the way, I don’t know what happened here while I’m asleep so far… And as always, after using a lot of power, I got strangely tired, but even though I’m quite tired, I strangely feel in good shape now…”


“Ah… that’s, Her Majesty. This magic of Seiichi-kun is actually not limited to this recovery space, but in the castle… No, it was all over the city, I wonder if that’s its effect…”


“What exactly are you?!”


For some reason, I didn’t know what to say to the empress-san who screamed with tears in her eyes. No, I’m the one who wants to know. I wonder, what a [Human] really is…


As I have distant eyes involuntarily, the tree began to appeal to the empress-san.


“Your Majesty, Your Majesty! I’m the one, who brought this Seiichi-sama this far! How is that!? I was helpful!?”

“But it doesn’t change the fact that you violated my command, right?” “Oh…”

The tree dexterously hangs down with both hands on the ground. This guy is getting more and more human.


“Or rather, who are you really? Everyone was hurt because I didn’t fall to the Kaizer Empire, and I thought I’m going to die… Even though it was such a desperate situation, how did you solve everything as I slept and wake up in bed? Isn’t that strange?”


“Your Majesty… I think so too from the bottom of my heart…” “Isn’t that like really cruel!?”

Well, it’s fine because everyone became lively!


When the empress shook her head several times, with no hostility, she turned her eyes straight at me.


“―――― I must give you my gratitude. Your name… what was it?” “So, you’re going to start there?”

Even though I named myself in the <Forest of Sealed Magic>, it must’ve been awkward for the both of us at that time, and she was suspicious so she didn’t remember it properly.


So, I named myself again without any particular complaint.


“I am Hiiragi Seiichi, an adventurer. I’ve already explained my situation to Riel-san and Suin-san, but while capturing the dungeon that appeared in the vicinity of Terviel, the royal capital of the Welmburg Kingdom, we battled with a person who claimed himself to be a [Deity] of the <Demon God’s Cult>, and when I checked his belongings for dangerous things after defeating him, I came to this strange place with the power of the crystal that the [Deity] had.”


“I, I see. It’s harder than I expected, and that’s why I can’t understand it… Nn! I’m the ruler of the Valsha Empire, Amelia Flem Valsha.”


“Eh? Valsha Empire?”

Empress ―――― I was surprised at Amelia-sama’s words.


The Valsha Empire… right, Helen said that she’s going to be stronger and return here, so I guess that’s why she’s trying to capture the dungeon? Arere?


“Mu? What’s wrong?” “N, no, it’s okay. Yes.”

For the present, let’s just say that I’m in the Valsha Empire, and instead, responding to what’s happening here would be a priority.


“Then, Seiichi. I’m thankful to you. I can’t give you a formal gratitude yet, but please don’t expect something good… I wish you could go home safely.”


“Yes? What does that mean?”


When I asked for Amelia-sama’s disturbing remarks, Amelia-sama spoke with an expression that was about to give up.


“I think you already know, but currently, the Varsha Empire is under attack. The Kaizer Empire that’s trying to put this land under its control and… the second is the <Demon God’s Cult>.”


“Eh? Two!?”


What’s more, why are you being targeted by such troublesome two!? Neither of them is decent!


“You seem to have something to do with the <Demon God’s Cult> because of your personal connection, but…”


“It’s a personal connection, or rather, they appear wherever I go…”


I don’t want to go out of my way to have a relationship with those annoying people. I don’t really understand the Demon God.

“Anyway, this Varsha empire is confronting two enemies.” “Then, those wounded soldiers…”

“No, it’s the Kaiser Empire soldiers who were the cause of the overt attacks and injuries. What kind of hand they used, for all of their soldiers to become [Transcendentals]. And they have sent more than a thousand [Transcendentals] soldiers here.”


“…You’ve had it a lot.”


“We were saved by the <Forest of Sealed Magic>. Since they can’t use magic, they have no way of attacking a wide area. Besides, the forest is dense, and the scaffolding is also bad. It isn’t originally suitable for moving in large numbers. The rest… is not in our way, but the monsters which originally inhabits the forest attacked them as well, and we managed to get out of there.”


“So that’s it…”


“From the <Demon God’s Cult>, but this one is more troublesome. Even the current war between the Kaizer Empire and us seems to be just a useful event for them. They used some strange technique or drug on the monsters in the forest, and strengthened them. Even so, we can’t grasp the executor.”


“Etto… why was the <Demon God’s Cult> strengthened the monsters there? Certainly, they’ve done it, but…”


“It’s a simple story, because I’ve been hiding in my country for a long time, there are some similar cases. I tried to catch them many times, but there is no sign of them being caught. Moreover, I don’t know what their purpose is, but that seems about collecting people’s negative feelings and such. Recently, they haven’t moved, but they must have thought that this war would earn negative emotions. It looks like they’re starting to move again. It’s a task, but undoubtedly, negative emotion is widespread in our country today.”


“Your Majesty…”


Amelia-sama who tells so with regret, Riel-san and Suin-san stared worriedly at her.


But as soon as Amelia noticed something, she changed from the previous one, and she becomes expressionless.

“―――― Forget the expression I have left now. Good.” “Eh? Ye,yes.”

I don’t know what the problem was, but I was told to forget it, so I’ll forget it, but… since it doesn’t let go indeed, let’s just keep it to the extent that I’ll remember it.


“Well, let’s go back to the story, but… I was talking about whether we could formally thank you, right?”


“That’s right.”


“As I said, our country is in a desperate situation, even if our soldiers regain their strength with the healing medicines and magic you gave.”


“――――That’s not true!”


Then, one of the wounded soldiers who had been listening to us silently until now yelled so.


“We can still fight, Your Majesty!”


“That’s right! Next time, let’s completely repel the Kaizer Empire!” “It’s not hopeless yet!”

The soldiers said so to Amelia-sama that they can still fight with their mouths. But Amelia just shook her head.

“No, it’s impossible. Even with the extra hands, their number is overwhelming.” “Such a thing…”

“Are you saying we can’t? Our country can’t call for help anywhere, right? In comparison, they can call for help as much as they want. More soldiers will gather, and once they have captured the <Forest of Sealed Magic> with human-wave tactics, in an instant, our country will be destroyed.”


“That’s…”


“And that’s it. They can get supplies from other countries that’s under their control. This Varsha Empire is outside from the Welmburg Kingdom, and the country of the East. As we were constantly forced to fight in attrition, they will always attack us with

perfect condition.” “…”

The soldiers tried to say something back to Amelia-sama’s words, but in the end, they can’t find the words and silenced.


“…Their force is different from ours in the first place. I didn’t know that they were more than that… When the surrender recommendation was first issued, I thought I could win. With the land, my ability, and the strong soldiers. My country was the strongest. I’m trying to destroy the fools who attempt to destroy such a country… but, that kind of thing was just an illusion.”


As Amelia-sama quietly closes her eyes, she looks over at the soldiers as if she had made up her mind to do something.


“I’m sorry, everyone. My choice has engulfed everyone in a crisis. From here on, I will take responsibility.”


“Responsibility?… No way, Her Majesty!? You must not!”


Riel-san opened her eyes, and tries to stop Amelia-sama, but Amelia-sama shook her head.


“No, I’ve decided. From now on, the Valsha Empire ―――― No. Amelia Flem Valsha surrenders to the Kaizer Empire.”


Amelia-sama’s words that she said so completely put us in silence for a moment, but the soldiers immediately returned to themselves.


“Do, don’t do that, Your Majesty!” “We can still fight!”

“And Your Majesty is responsible for it!? We should be responsible for that too!” “Please think again!”

As Riel-san and other soldiers shouted so, only Suin-san was staring at Amelia with a complicated look.

“…I can’t let everyone get hurt anymore.” “But!”

“Fine. It’s fine. Besides, even if I die, my blood line is――――”


Amelia-sama said so far, and when I thought that she laughed momentarily while staring at somewhere far away, she tightened her expression again.


“Tomorrow, I will head to the base of the Kaizer Empire, and I’ll tell them that I surrender. Everyone, should be relieved. I’ll protect everyone with my life.”


[…]


Everyone has no choice but to silently listen to Amelia-sama’s words.


――――That’s, what I thought. “―――― I don’t like that!” “Riel?”

Riel-san stares at Amelia-sama with tears in her eyes, and said so clearly. “Riel, I have the command ――――”

“I can’t hear you! Only this… I won’t, listen to this…!”


At the end, Riel-san couldn’t stand it and yelled so while crying.


“I will be, with Your Majesty until the end! I won’t let you fight alone…!” “Your Majesty. I’ll also serve you until the end.”

“Riel, Suin…”


Kneeling on the spot, both of them stare straight at Amelia-sama with tears in their eyes. Then the other soldiers began to cry their thoughts one after another.

“Your Majesty, please don’t say such a sad thing!” “We are Your Majesty’s swords, and shields!”

“Until the time we all die! I swear my unchanging loyalty to you!” “Your Majesty…!”

[Your Majesty!!]


The soldiers kneeled all at once and hung their heads. Looking at their appearance, Amelia-sama wept.

“Everyone… is stupid. Really big idiots. If only I was the one who’s going to be sacrificed, everyone might be saved…”











































Her tone as the <Empress> has already collapsed, and Amelia-sama cried just like an ordinary girl.


Suin-san smiled at Amelia.


“Your Majesty. You’re out of your tone again, you know?” “Shu, shut up! I can’t help it!? It’s all your fault!”

Amelia wipes away her tears in order to misled us that she’s crying desperately.


And, her expression had already changed in which I felt a strong intention to look forward rather than the expression which had given up before at that time.


“Everyone… Thank you. Everyone’s loyalty, I’ll receive it. Let’s fight to the end together…!” “““Oooooooooooh”””

Far from the time they’ve been healed, the entire castle shook, with their large scream.


Raising the weapons in each of their hands high, they’re inspiring each other with a spirited attitude to dedicate victory to Amelia-sama.


“Hey… This country is amazing.”


“Yes, it is. It’s Milord proud country.”


Involuntarily, when I told the tree who was looking at the scene next to me, the tree smiled proudly somewhere.


“You… No, Seiichi-dono.” “Eh?”

As I watch everyone’s situation, and was impressed, Amelia-sama, whose tone and atmosphere softened, spoke to me.


“What will Seiichi-dono do?” “What will, I do?”

“Seiichi-dono is not originally a person in this country. On the contrary, you have come to this dangerous place by accident. That is why, Seiichi-dono has no obligation to participate in this battle.”


“That is…”


Indeed, as Amelia says, I’m not originally obligated to participate in a war of this country and I have no duty to help.


“In addition, Seiichi has already helped us with the recovery drug and healing magic. From here on out, it’s our problem.”


“Yes. And now that the Kaizer Empire is still withdrawing, it might be possible for only one person to leave. I asked the soldiers who were at the main gate, but it seems that the arrows didn’t work on you specially, and it isn’t a problem for you to escape with your ability, right?”


“Well…”


“As far as I hear from Seiichi-dono, there must be someone waiting for Seiichi-dono, right?”


“…”


When Amelia-sama said so, the faces of Saria and the others immediately came to my mind.


However…


“No ―――― I was asked by the tree there to help you.” “Eh?”

“That’s not all. That’s… look, our first encounter is like my own carelessness, and you can call it an apology of mine…”


“……!?”


She doesn’t know what it was for a moment, but Amelia, who twisted her neck, remembers our encounter at the <Forest of Sealed Magic>, and she turned her face red.

“Yoyoyou!? Forget about that time! Good!? Erase it right now!?” “Etto… I, I’ll make an effort.”

“Absolutely forget it, not just an effort! Otherwise, I’ll physically erase it!?” “Eh, scary.”

What’s physically erase it? Far from my memory, it seems that my head is going to be erased.


“That’s enough… If you say that you’re going to stay here, then I’ll lend you a room. It’s almost night, and fortunately, the Kaizer Empire thinks that if they take us seriously, they can destroy us at any time, and they’ll attack while gradually tormenting us, so there should be no night raids so you should be able to sleep, but… I don’t know if you can really take a break.”


If this is a war, it’s likely that there’s a night attack, but apparently, the Kaizer Empire doesn’t seem to have that indication so far. I’m sure that they’re really enjoying themselves tormenting them bit by bit. They have bad personality.


“Because the <Demon God’s Cult> also doesn’t aim directly, if they’re going to attack us, it’s going to be the same as the Kaizer Empire. That’s why, take a good rest now. All right. If there’s a night attack, the guard will contact me, and I’ll wake you up even if you’re sleeping like a log.”


“Tha, that’s scary right…”


It’s likely that I’ll have the memory of being whipped to rouse up.


I just noticed this, but…


“That… Amelia-sama? The tone of your voice has already returned to normal from a while ago, but…”


“……… Ah, it’s too much trouble! That’s why, I won’t use that tone for you anymore! That’s why, you don’t have to use honorifics to me either. You don’t need to attach a - sama on me. Our age is close and you can just throw it away.”


“Eh, Your Majesty!?”

When I was surprised by the sudden declaration of honorific removal, Amelia-sama… No, Amelia tells me not to.


“Because in this situation, it would be weird to ask someone who’ll help you to use honorifics, right? And we’re not on official business right now. It’s a waste of time to speak honorifics.”


“Tha, that may be so, but…”


“Anyway, it’s just for now. It’s fine right?” “Ha, haa…”

Unexpectedly replied, Amelia nodded with satisfaction. “Alright, then Suin? Show Seiichi to his room.”

“Understood.”


In this manner, Suin took me to my room.


2


“―――― It appears that, I’m going to join the battle between the Valsha and Kaizer Empires?”


[Why can’t you spend your time normally!?]


In the room where I was guided by Suin-san, when I use the necklace to tell Saria and the others what I had been up to until now, Al got so angry. No, I want to spend my time normally, you know?


“But I can’t afford to overlook it, I guess? When I see people fighting for death in front of me… I want to help even a little, so that even I can save one person’s life.”


[That is… Maybe that’s right, but…]


“Moreover, I don’t want to fight too. I’m scared.”


Until now, I’ve had various kinds of battles, such as the mock battle and the fight with

the <Demon God’s cult>, but I’m afraid of fighting in the first place. They’re all attacking me in dreadful appearance.


Thinking that way, I can hear Al’s big sigh over the necklace.


[Haa… I can’t help it if Seiichi has already decided. It’s just, you’re absolutely gonna be safe, right?]


“Definitely. I’ll return back without a scratch.” […No, if Seiichi says so, then I’m sure it’s fine.] [That’s right! But be careful, alright?]

“Ah, thank you.”


Saria also acknowledged my actions while being worried about me, making me smile involuntarily.


For the time being, when I tell them as much as possible where and what situation I’m in right now, I suddenly remembered.


“Come to think of it, what happened to Destra?” [We gave that person to Ranze-san!]

[…The king also had a headache in your actions. He doesn’t know what that means.] “I don’t know it either.”

Thus, why do I get into trouble wherever I go? I really hate it.


“Well, it would be okay even if you couldn’t hand him over to Ranze-san. In the first place, Destra’s ability has changed, and now he’s going to be harmless or useful.”


[I don’t understand what that means for me, including the king…] “After that, what happened to Helen? Is she near you?”

Yes, I know Helen was trying to be strong to help someone in the Valsha Empire, and

now that I’m here, I thought I could give her a little information.


However――――


[Ah… that’s right, after you left the dungeon, she immediately took off to the Valsha Empire.]


“Wha?”


[We stopped her, too, but she said she had already fulfilled her purpose.] “…”

I don’t know if I should be amazed with Helen’s ability to act, or should I praise her…

I felt like I couldn’t say anything.


Well, she seems to have an important person in the Valsha Empire, so it can’t be helped. “I thought it would be nice if I could convey some information to her.”

[As for me, I thought that Helen’s efforts will be in vain when you were there…] “What do you mean!?”

Why would Helen’s efforts be wasted if I were in the Valsha Empire? You say terrible things.


“Well, that’s fine. The battle will start again tomorrow, and I’m going to rest around here.” […Right.]

[Seiichi, be really careful, alright?] “Oh, now then, good night.”

When I greeted them and finished the communication, I fell down on the bed as it was. “…”

While staring at the ceiling, I involuntarily think hard.

If they fight normally tomorrow, everyone will get hurt. On the contrary, there’s a possibility that they could lose their lives.


If magic could be used here, I could’ve just aimed at only the Kaizer Empire’s soldiers using [Judgment], but for some reason, magic can’t be used at all, so I have no choice but to think of other ways.


…Well, like the tree said, maybe there’s a reason why I can’t use magic because of my body. Borrowing the words of Rurune, it must be the world’s motive… or not? I don’t think that’s the case. We haven’t communicated like with magic――――


……


No, I had a conversation with the world. All right, let’s stop this story.


Rather than that, tomorrow.


I’m being arrogant, but I’d like to neutralize them without hurting anyone if I can.


The moment I thought about that, I came to an idea… Far from that, I came up with something stupid. I’ve struck with an idea.


“No no no, as one would expect, that is…”


While excessively considering about it myself, I jumped too far, and I tried to deny that it’s impossible, but it feels like my body is contradicting that and is saying that [That’s no effort].


…No way, can I really do it? If I can do it…


Even if I try to deny this and that, I only have a hunch that I can do it. After that… it’s a problem with my feelings huh.

No, it’s not the time to say what I’m feeling right now.


When I got out of bed, I slapped myself on the cheek to regain my mind.


“Fuu… I think that all of this is normal, but my thinking circuit is becoming more and more unusual ―――― Well, maybe I’ll show them what a [Human(Monster)] really is!”

When I made up my mind to do so, I went into the futon in preparation for tomorrow.





In preparation for tomorrow, when Seiichi and the others started to take a rest, in the

<Forest of Sealed Magic>, the Kaizer Empire was laid out in the same way.


The soldiers of the Kaizer Empire, while preparing for each of their camp, took out sakes even though they’re near in the vicinity of the enemy country, and started eating like they’re in a feast without being alarmed.


“Captain, those guys are tenacious, right?” “Fuun, indeed.”

The commander of this expedition to the Valsha Empire was, Aurius Fencer, the captain of the first unit of the Kaizer Empire.


Unlike the 2nd unit, the 1st unit is composed of nobles, but everyone is still a [Transcendents].


“Nevertheless… Because of that bastard Zakia who can’t be used, we’ve come all the way to this remote region.”


“Seriously… I hate commoners because of this. Despite being an incompetent idiot, he’s a good talker.”


“They should just shut up and pay us money.”


The members of the first unit led by Aurius, only saw Zakia and the people of the Kaizer Empire as a source of money.


“Speaking of which, Captain. Don’t we have to launch an attack tonight?” “Ah? Let’s see… it’s a hassle, so it’s fine.”

“A, a hassle…”

Aurius drank the sake he had in his hand, and answered the words of his subordinates.


“Because, that’s right, isn’t it? We became [Transcendents] with His Majesty’s power. We can always crush them if we take them seriously.”


“Haa…”


“Oi oi, what are you worried about? Look at this.” Aurius stood up, and grabbed a nearby tree. “Fuun!”

And the moment Aurius put his strength into it, his fingers pierce the hard raw tree, and he pulled out the tree that had firmly rooted on the ground.


“Look, this power! It’s possible for all of us to do things that we haven’t been able to do before. It’s disgustingly bad, but we can’t use magic in this place. But what is it? We also have this power. Where’s the factor to worry about? Besides… oraa!”


Aurius was holding a tree in one hand, and as he stamps his feet at a distance away from the soldiers, the ground sank greatly and a crater was formed.


“Ahahahahaha! Incredible, this power! With this power, we can’t lose! Right!?” “That’s right… I was wrong.”

“Fuun, as long as you understand.”


Aurius randomly threw away the tree he had in his hand, with a smile sticking on his face.


“Besides, they can’t do anything anymore. Even if they call for help from another country? After all, almost all countries are controlled by us, the Kaizer Empire. From here on, slowly but steadily… let’s enjoy their screams.”


In Aurius’ words, the other soldiers also smile darkly.


Then one of the soldiers opened his mouth as he remembered.


“Which reminds me, Captain. After we defeated the Valsha Empire, are we going to be

rewarded?”


“Don’t worry. Helio-sama said that if we conquered this country, we can love* all the commoners there. Play as much as we want!”


“Hyafufu! As expected of <Phantom Demon> -sama!” “I’m going to have to work harder and harder!”

With vulgar smiles, each of them began to delusion about after invading the Valsha Empire.


“Kukuku… I’m looking forward to it, you know? Also, I’ve heard stories about the beautiful <Empress> of the Valsha Empire, and it’s said that there are a lot of good women who serve her side. I hope they can entertain me well, you know?”


“Captain! Is that okay? Even if we get the empress first… didn’t Helio-sama just said that we can only have the commoners?”


“You fool. Well, the noble children and the Empress will be wanted by His Majesty and Helio-sama. That’s why we’ll kill them after having fun. All we have to do is tell His Majesty and Helio-sama that they have committed suicide. It’s a situation that wouldn’t be strange. They can’t even confirm it if we kill them. I’ve come all the way to this remote region. Even if we played with high-ranking women, we wouldn’t be punished.”


Aurius, who was drinking and getting drunk, says such a thing.


If someone in another position is listening to this story, even Aurius wouldn’t be so carefree.


However, they’re the first division, which was originally composed of people with thinking circuits similar to Aurius, and now that everyone is drunk and their desire to solicit is unstoppable, no one will blamed them.


On the contrary, everyone was thinking about how to soil the Empress and her aides in the Valsha Empire.


“Iyaa… Until what time will they hold? Unexpectedly, you might say that they will soon surrender?”

In the near future, whispering to himself, Aurius licks with his tongue while hallucinating at the appearance of the Empress begging for mercy.


Even though they are in a war, they had no doubt that it’ll be their victory while drinking. They don’t even think there’ll be an attack from the Valsha Empire side this night.

In fact, there’s neither enough number of people nor room to attack the Kaizer Empire on the side of the Valsha Empire, though the ideas of Aurius and the others were correct, still, they were too incautious.


“We are the hunting side. Let’s take it easy and enjoy the other people’s suffering.”


――――That’s why, they’ll get attack by the [Unreasonableness] that they have never experienced before.


Even if they were to attack the Valsha Empire on this night, it was an unchanging future.


2


“Fuun… small fries. At that condition, I’m sure they’ll die soon.”


As Aurius and the others drink, and were completely relaxed, a person wearing a hood from a distance away looked at them while sighing.


“Truly… I was able to throw the Valsha empire into chaos a little while ago, but that Empress…”


When the person in the hood muttered so in abomination, he stared at the Valsha Empire.


“…Well, it’s fine. My mission in the Valsha Empire had failed, but now let’s take advantage of this war. If the Valsha Empire falls into the hands of the Kaizer Empire, I’ll be able to collect high-quality [Negative Emotions].”


On the back of the hand of the hooded person who laughs so, a mark, which is the proof of being an [Apostle] of the <Demon God’s Cult>, was engraved.


“The Kaizer Empire soldiers are stupid, so they won’t realize my existence, but the Valsha Empire is aware of my existence, and they’re being wary. Nonetheless, I’ll never show up. Even if I don’t appear, all I have to do is to strengthen the monsters and the

Kaizer Empire’s soldiers from behind. It’s a good way to fight while them being fully aware of me.”


The person in the hood was being wary of Riel and Suin, and although the [Apostle] is working on the sideline in the present war, Riel and the others are unable to capture that figure, and not just the Kaizer Empire, it’s necessary to pay attention to this [Apostle].


“Well, if they take their attention off of me, I’m going to kill them at that moment.”


And, as the hooded person said, if they took their attention off of him, and if they show this [Apostle] a gap even for a moment, he predicted that he’ll be able to kill them.


While watching the stupidity of the Kaizer Empire, and as he climbs and sit on a tree to rest himself, he suddenly remembered.


“By the way… it was said that Destra-sama would also come to this place, but what happened? If that person comes, then I don’t have to hide and act like I do now…”


The person in the hood who knew that Destra, one of the strongest in the <Demon God’s Cult>, will originally come here, twisted his neck about him not arriving here no matter how long it has been.


“…Well, he’s busy too. I’m sure that he may have been directly requested by the other [Deities]-sama and Demon God-sama. However, he’ll come sooner or later, so until then, I’ll keep stirring up this place.”


Destra won’t step on this ground anymore, but the person in the hood who didn’t know such a thing concluded so, and rested.


―――― And he, too, would experience the insaneness of the [Unreasonableness].


2


“――――Now then, Let’s try it, shall we?” Next day.

Early in the morning, when I got out of the main gate, I pulled out the <Fine Sword of Swirling Hatred (Black)> while doing a light exercise.

The soldiers are starting to prepare themselves, but I went out of the front gate by myself, so the soldiers and the gatekeepers are looking at me with suspicion. Well, I came out without saying a word to Amelia and the others.


“Which reminds me, the tree said so yesterday, but what did he want me to do?”


Originally, I came to help as requested by Tree, and yesterday, I was using my rear support powers such as recovery medicine and healing magic, but… Is there still a problem I don’t know yet? Well, I should ask it after this is over hah.


Despite feeling some glances, I started to do what I wanted to do. “First of all… where are the soldiers of the Kaizer Empire… tto…!”

When I jump up lightly on the spot, in a blink of an eye, I’ve reached the point where I can overlook the <Forest of Sealed Magic>.


And when I searched for the Kaizer Empire soldiers in the air, not far away, I found a group of soldiers dressed in armor different from the soldiers of the Valsha Empire. That would make them soldiers of the Kaizer Empire.


As I check them with my [World Eyes] skill to see if there are any other oversights, in the vicinity of the place where the soldiers of the Kaizer Empire gather, only one person’s reaction is there.


When I checked that guy with my skill [World Eyes], it turns out that this guy is an [Apostle] of <Demon God’s Cult>.


Fortunately, that guy and the soldiers of the Kaizer Empire’s position are close to each other, so this time it seems that I can solve all of the things in one go.


After confirming it, as I naturally fall to the position where I jumped up, I suddenly saw the gate keepers and the others looking at me in the sky with blank expressions.


[…]


Everyone opened their eyes and their mouths as if to say something, but to be honest, if they’re surprised by this, I’m wondering how will they react when they see what I’m about to do now.

Well, aside from that ―――― “I’ll finish them all at once!”

As I continued to fall naturally, I grasped black in my hand again, and once in the air, I jumped all the way to the back of the Kaizer Empire soldiers by making the air my foothold.


Although I moved to their backs in an instant, the soldiers are in a dense forest, and they can’t see me in the sky with the trees blocking.


When I confirmed that, I swung out Black at a distance that was a little far from the soldiers of the Kaizer Empire who were holding their positions in the <Forest of Sealed Magic>.


Then, a super huge slash appears from Black, and a big ditch behind the camp of the Kaizer Empire, or cut or rather, a boundary line was created. By the way, the slash attack that entered the ground was a little slant.


As expected, the size of the slash and the magnitude of the impact were noticed by them, and the location of the Kaizer Empire began to make a fuss.


However, the slash that came from me… No, they didn’t seem to expect that that was released from above, so they started looking in the wrong direction.


At this rate, each of them will begin to move, and they’ll interfere on my measure, so I continued my work.


“Fuh! Hah! Ha!”


Resuming from my first slash, I made a square with my slash marks so that the Kaizer Empire and the person of the <Demon God’s Cult> couldn’t escape. And all of the slash cuts are made a little slant.


I made a considerably large square cut, and when I arrive at the ground as it is, there’s a slash mark on one side of the square in front of me, and I put my hand in there.


“Now then, can I really do it?”


As I think that while half-doubting myself―――― I lifted the whole ground.

“Oi, seriously.”


I did it myself, but I never thought I could really do it.


――――What I was trying to do. Is to cut out a part of the <Forest of Sealed Magic>, then carry it somewhere as it is, and I don’t usually think about this, it was a strategy that can’t be called a strategy.


Because I lifted it up, the area cut out in front of me became completely hollowed out, and there’s no <Forest of Sealed Magic> in front of me.


By cutting it diagonally, the notched ground of the <Forest of Sealed Magic> has become a square pyramid, and the deepest part is likely to be several tens of meters.


“Etto… I don’t feel the weight, though…”


While holding out a part of such cut of <Forest of Sealed Magic>, I muttered so involuntarily.


I put the tip of the quadrangular pyramid on my right palm, but I don’t feel any weight.

Oi seriously.


Or rather, I don’t think it’s because the size is big, but it doesn’t seem heavy when I put it on my fingertips… When did this happen, my body?


[…]


As I was stunned by the way my body has soared, I felt line of sights towards me, so when I turn my face in that direction, the gatekeepers and the others, and the main gate opened their eyes and mouths with a *pokan*. That’s right, isn’t it! I’m in the same mental state!


However, since I can carry on as it is, I ask the gatekeepers loudly from the spot. “Excuse meee! I was told that there’s a sea near here, which way!?”

“…O, over there.”


“Thank you very muuuch!”

I am grateful to the soldiers of the Valsha Empire who pointed in a certain direction while being completely stunned, and I took the <Forest of Sealed Magic> that I cut out to the direction where I was told, and began to move.


2


[…]


Seiichi who is eager to leave with the <Forest of Sealed Magic> in his one hand, the gate keeper and the others, and the main gate of the Valsha Empire could only see him off dumbfoundedly.


Or rather, they can’t keep up with the phenomenon that happened in an instant in front of them.


Even though Seiichi’s figure can no longer be seen, they can see a part of the <Forest of Sealed Magic> that Seiichi has in the distance, and even now, he continues to move.


For a while, they were staring at the scene without knowing why, but one of the gatekeepers finally came back to his senses.


Moreover, because this person is one who’s lucky enough to put these gatekeepers together, he issues an order immediately.


“Ha!? O,oi! Run to the castle now! Riel-sama… No, tell this to Her Majesty!” “E, even if you say I tell her… What should I tell her!?”

“That is… I don’t know!” “Eeeh!?”

“Cause, that would be so!? What should we tell her!” “Then, the captain will tell her!”

“Don’t say absurd things! As I think that the person who became the guest in front of me suddenly jumped up, he instantaneously made a huge cut in front of us, then the guest lifts it up, and I can’t believe he carried it as it is… Umu, I don’t understand what I’m saying! All right, I’ll go to sleep now! It’s out of my hands!”

“Yo, you can’t sleep!? The Kaizer Empire soldiers ――――” “He’s carrying all of their soldiers.”

“…”


In the words of the captain-class soldier, when one of his subordinates silently saw Seiichi hollowed it out, certainly, they could not see the soldiers of the Kaizer Empire anymore.


“――――Let’s sleep!” “That would be so!”

The gatekeepers who have already abandoned their thoughts, left their work with a fresh feeling.


However, as expected, it’s bad for everyone to return, so there were some soldiers who remained with the main gate.


Still, the soldiers who packed most of the gate, felt mentally tired of the incredible events that happened in front of them, and they went home.


However, as their last responsibility, they don’t know how to convey this anymore, but the soldiers who decided to return started moving to the castle to inform Riel and the others about what had transpired earlier.


2


“Oh, it’s really the sea.”


I was taught by the gatekeepers, and I, who passed through the forest safely, saw the sea in front of me and whispered so.


“Okay, if they’ll float in a place far away from here, then they can’t come.”


As soon as I float in the sky with the effect of the [Sky King’s Boots], I lightly move to the other side of the sea. However, if I walk, I can’t go back no matter how much time has passed, so I was running lightly to an extent that it doesn’t affect the part of the

<Forest of Sealed Magic> which I have.

Then, as expected, I have physical abilities that I do not understand. The scenery changes when I just take a step, and if I turn around, I can’t see the land up to the Valsha Empire. Yeah, it’s too late now.


Still, I felt that it was not enough, and when I was running on the sea for a while, I came to the sea with a terrifying feeling.


There are so many huge whirlpools that I can see it, and for some reason, there’s a heavy rain and lightning only in the sky there.


Moreover, in the middle of the group of whirlpools, a quiet sea surface about the size of a part of the <Forest of Sealed Magic> which I just got as if it had been prepared from the beginning was there.


“Yup, how about over there?”


Because, it’s a spot that’s almost like telling me to leave the part of the <Forest of Sealed Magic> that I had in my hand in it as I see. No, I don’t think it was actually prepared for that, but that’s a great way to go.


When I slowly drop the part of <Forest of Sealed Magic> there, it fits in the center of the whirlpool group quite snugly.


“Oh, incredible.”


I was involuntarily impressed because it fit so neatly, that I could return to Amelia and the others right away, so I decided to go.


“Well, they can’t come to the Valsha Empire anymore from here, right?”


Finally, as I look at the part of the <Forest of Sealed Magic> again, from the whirlpool surrounding it, something like a giant dragon’s tail with a disturbing sign was there, and it’s not as much as the part of the <Forest of Sealed Magic> that I carried, but huge fish shadows approached it as I see from here and there.


“…Yup, let’s go back.”


I don’t know how they can get out of there, but I’m sure they’ll do their best. All the soldiers of the Kaizer Empire seem to be [Transcendents], and they can do something about it. There’s a lot of wood there, and I think they can make a ship.

“Well, now I can use magic from here, but…”


Right now, the <Forest of Sealed Magic> is no longer nearby, so it’s possible for me to return to Saria and the others by using transition magic, but…


“Well, I haven’t even greeted Amelia, and I’ll have to do something about the forest I’ve cut out.”


With such a reason, I decided to return to the Valsha Empire quietly.


However, I went out of the gate properly, and even if I come back suddenly and they got surprised, is it okay to for me move with transition magic immediately after exiting the <Forest of Sealed Magic> where the sea is visible?


As I decided so, I activate the transition magic immediately, and I safely returned to the place where I could see the sea and the <Forest of Sealed Magic>.





That was all of a sudden.


Aurius Fencer, captain of the first unit of the Kaizer Empire, was shocked by the sudden impact.


Drinking sake in a good mood last night, Aurius was sleeping well as it was, but it was such a shock that he leaped up in an instant, and it hit the soldiers of the Kaizer Empire.


Furthermore, the impact didn’t occur only once, twice then three times, and finally a slightly weak shock.


“Wha, what’s going on!?” “A, an enemy attack!?”

“Oi oi, it’s very early in the morning!”


Everyone desperately moved their bodies that became dull due to excessive drinking of sake, and start to take an action of collecting information.


However, their movement were disorganized, and at this rate, they’ll get more and more confused.


“Oi, calm down at once! Good, follow my instructions!”


Then, in such a situation, Aurius raised his voice, and the soldiers soon regained their calm.


“I don’t really understand, but you’ve all experienced the impact just now, have you? As expected, it’s not possible to proceed with the impact not long ago. From the 1st platoon to the 3rd platoon, go east, the 4th to 6th platoons head west, from the 7th platoon to the 9th platoon, to the north, and the rest, will explore the south! Let’s meet here two hours later!”

[Hah!]


The members of the first division who had just responded, were divided into platoons and started exploring in the direction indicated by Aurius.


Nonetheless, their movement is still lacking in vividness, and doesn’t look to be very intricate.


Still, there was nothing wrong with the present Aurius and the others.


“…Well, even if this impact was caused by a monster or soldiers of the Valsha Empire, we have power. That’s because even one [Transcendents] is dangerous and all of us is one. Anyway, find out now the true nature of the impact that was just made ―――― “


The moment he started to say that, as if the ground was being lifted, such a big shake hit the first unit.


“What the fuck, is this?!”


They crawl on the ground, and got wary of the previous shake, but it didn’t seem to shake again.


Even if they look around in that position, they can’t see anything strange either. “Shit… This wasn’t happening until yesterday!? What the hell is going on…!”

He managed to stand up and watch the surroundings around him, but there’s nothing there.


“I don’t understand what’s going on…”


When he says that, this time it’s not shaking, and suddenly, heavy rains and thunderbolts covered the sky.


“What’s happeniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiing!”


He suddenly got drenched, and tried to prepare a camping tent in a hurry, but the rain was too strong to secure visibility, and he can’t assemble a tent well.


“Damn it, damn it, damn it! Why me, why meeeeee!”

Aurius rolls into a tent that he desperately assembled while soaking wet, he took off his armor and clothes that got drenched and heavy.


“Uh… i,it’s cold…”


And partly because he got wet in the rain, but Aurius felt so cold that his body almost seemed to freeze.


So far at this time, Seiichi is already in the center of the group of whirlpools, and a part of the <Forest of Sealed Magic> where the first unit led by this Aurius, and the [Apostle] of the <Demon God’s Cult>, was floating on the sea.


And, Seiichi himself didn’t notice it at all, but actually, the climate around those whirlpools is extremely cold, and even if he was dressed normally, he won’t felt chilly.


Because he got soaked in such a place, Aurius’ body became very cold. “Wh,why do I look like this…”

Even though the fire was intense, the trees surrounding him got wet with rain, and he won’t even be able to light them properly.


On the contrary, due to the appearance of the <Forest of Sealed Magic>, there was almost no way for him to create a fire because magic could not be used.


He doesn’t understand the cause of the many events that are happening now, that he can only tremble and wait for his subordinates to come back, then a soldier return with a desperate look.


“Ca, captain!”


“What’s the matter, did you discover anything!?” “Tha, that is…”

Getting soaked in the same manner, his subordinate who seemed to be cold ignored that and reported as it was.


“For some reason… we are on the sea now!”

“Wha?”


Aurius didn’t understand the meaning of what his subordinate was saying.


“Sea… it’s the sea!? Don’t be stupid! We’re right in front of the Valsha Empire, and should have been in the <Forest of Sealed Magic>! There is no doubt that magic cannot be used here!”


“How, however, as soon as I leave the forest, a sea is spreading! That is, we’re also surrounded by powerful whirlpools!”


“Hah!?”


No matter how desperate his subordinate when he said that, Aurius couldn’t believe his words.


―――― However, that is only the case where one of his subordinates makes that statement.


“―――― Ca, captain!” “What!?”

In addition, one of the platoons who was exploring in a new different direction, reported in the same state of impatience while soaking wet.


“I, it’s the sea! We’re on the sea now!” “Wh, whyyyyyyyyyyyyyy!”

From the position where the soldiers of the Kaizer Empire were originally set up, an hour or two is not enough to go to the sea, even if they were called [Transcendents]. And especially when they come back and forth.


However, the soldiers returned there in less than two hours, and in this way, they report that there’s a sea.

Aurius didn’t know what it was anymore. “What’s going on?! What are you all saying!?”

No matter how hard he tries to find an answer, his subordinates who’ve returned only said that there’s a sea, and whirlpools.


Aurius, who was finally unable to endure such words, ordered the soldiers who came back.


“Le,let’s get away from here! Hey, get ready to return now! Okay, right now!” “Ye,yes!”

The ordered soldiers hurriedly packed their luggage, and at the same time, the rest of the soldiers also returned, and they carried each of their packed luggage on their backs.


“That’s right. I’ll return… I should be able to go back… If I do that, everything will be the same.”


Aurius, who lost his cool in the cold and incomprehensible situation, take the soldiers and start moving.


And―――― “It’s… a… lie…?”

He got down on his knees in the sea spreading in front of him.


He thought that he had left the forest, but there’s no sandy beach anymore, and there was a sight in front of him that he couldn’t understand because it was the sea.


There are no grasslands or roads that are supposed to be their way to return, and whirlpools are making violent sound.


“Ca, Captain, that!” “Eh?”

While being stunned, as one of his subordinates directs his gaze in the direction of where he was looking, it appears that the whirlpools don’t matter, since a certain monster appeared.


It’s so huge that you can lightly roll out the part of the <Forest of Sealed Magic> that

Seiichi had cut out, it was a bluish-white dragon. “Ah, aah…”

Moreover, the dragon is not only one. “Gururururu…”

“Gaaaaa!” “Guaaaaa!”

Their faces and the tails appeared from here and there in the sea where the whirlpool can be seen.


With his face turned blue, Aurius used [Appraisal] to the dragons in front of him.


Then ――――


[Sea Dragon King Lv: 1332] [――――]

Everyone can’t say anything, they just remained stunned.


Even Aurius, who was so strong that he thought he had no enemy, has a level that’s just a little over 500.


There are multiple monsters that boast more than twice of his level.


Moreover, it’s not known whether it is possible for them to even leave this island in the first place because of the violent whirlpool surrounding it.


But even if they leave, they’ll never be able return home unless they manage the dragons in front of them.


And, the transition magic which is also a means for return ―――― can’t be used in this place.


“A, aah… Aah aah…!”

In the reality that is too unreasonable, Aurius and the other soldiers, got their minds completely broken.


2


“Strange… it’s strange…! What the hell happened!?”


When the soldiers of the Kaizer Empire were investigating the cause of the shaking, similarly, the [Apostle] of the <Demon God’s Cult>, which was also near the base of the Kaizer Empire, was in a hurry for the same reason.


“Why, what and how did the sea spread in front of me!? I was not approaching the sea!”


Just like with Aurius and the others, to gather information, he was originally at the Varsha Empire, which would have been the opposite direction of the sea, but there’s a sea in front of him for some reason.


“Kuh! This is the worst… I haven’t brought a <Transfer Jewel>, and… transition magic cannot be used at this place…”


If only Destra had originally come, the hooded figure believed that they would surely knock down the Valsha Empire into turmoil and despair, so he didn’t bring any mobile items such as the <Transfer Jewel>.


“I can’t rely on Destra-sama with this…”


Moreover, because it doesn’t look like he was near the Valsha Empire today, even if Destra were to transfer now, it’s not in this place, since Seiichi has hollowed it out, he’ll transfer to a vacant place.


“…Well, that’s fine. If I can’t use the item, I’ll have to return on my own.”


The apostle decides to do so while he cannot secure his view due to the heavy rain.


In fact, no magic can be used, and now that he can’t even use his skills to move, the only way to get there is to swim and build a boat.

“That whirlpool is pretty nasty, but if only I can exceed that ――――” “Guoooooooooooo!”

To block the words of the apostle, the sea dragon king who swims a lot in the sea in front of his eyes, yelled.


“…”


Moreover, the number is not only one, but multiple bodies raise their voices in the form that follows a roar.


When the apostle sees such a scene in front of his eyes, it turned white.


“Wha? Wha, what’s going on? What the hell, is that monster? Why are there many of such monsters? Wha?”


In such an unreasonable reality, the Apostles finally began to escape.


“Thi, this is a dream. Yeah, it must be. Otherwise, such a legendary-class monster will not suddenly appear in the sea. Fuha, fuhaha. Ahahahahaha.”


When the apostle starts laughing like a madman, he closed his eyes so that he could turn away from reality on the spot.


2


“Oh, the gate is coming into view.”


I, who had thrown away a part of the <Forest of Sealed Magic> which I cut out to the sea, without especially being attacked by monsters, returned to the Valsha Empire safely.


“Oh, as I thought, when I look at it this way, I was able to gouge through a wide area when I did that.”


And looking in front of the Empire, which seems to have a gaping wide hole, I scratched my head.


“Yeah, as I thought, I have to restore it. Not all the trees in the <Forest of Sealed Magic> are gone, so can magic be used?”


I completely acted in random, so when I was still worried about that, the brain announcement answered.

[It’s a bit faint, but it’s fine because there’s magic in the air.] “Oh, is that so. If so, then it’s good.”

I’m already accustomed to speaking with brain announcer-san, so I headed to the main gate while being satisfied with its answer.


And then ――――


“What does this meaaaaaaaaan!” “Ye,yes!?”

As soon as I arrived at the main gate, the main gate suddenly opened before I called out to the gatekeeper, and Amelia grabbed my chest.


“Why! Right in front of us! The <Forest of Sealed Magic>! No way!?” “Eettoo…”

“No, you don’t have to say anything. I asked all the soldiers…! What the hell were you thinking for you to hollow out a part of the forest! Why did you go and gouge it!?”


“That’s because I was able to gouge it, but…”


“I’m saying that it doesn’t make senseeeeeeeeeeeeee!”


Amelia holds her head and shouts so. Somehow, I’m sorry about that.


Actually, I was thinking of restoring the forest while Amelia and the others were sleeping, but as expected, if I float up there in a flashy way, that is, the soldiers are going to report it.


Behind Amelia, desperately trying to handle the reality in front of them, Riel and Suin, who had dead eyes, were talking.


“…Suin. My common sense is gradually breaking down.” “…It’s strange. Mine too.”

“Did you hear that? He seems to have gouged it out because he can gouge it out.” “Yes, I heard it. Normally, you can’t gouge out a forest, though.”

“No, on the contrary, I wouldn’t think of gouging it out, normally…” “But he had done it.”

“…He is a mass of insaneness after all. Or rather, he’s a God. Yup, I decided to think so. If I don’t think so, I can’t keep up. It’s rude for you to say that you’re the same as us humans.”


“You don’t have to say that much!?”


It’s unavoidable for them to say that I’m just a mass of insaneness or something unusual this time, but I’m sorry for being rude to humans!? For the time being, my race is [Human]!? My!


When I tsukkomi’d with all my power, Amelia noticed something and grabs my chest again.


“I mean, why did you do that!? It could be said that the forest here was holding back the soldiers of the Kaizer Empire…! Why did you cut it out!?”


“Um… I didn’t cut it because I wanted to gouge out the <Forest of Sealed Magic> in the first place, as a result of my own thinking, I wonder if I could manage both the soldiers of the Kaizer Empire and the [Apostle] of the <Demon God’s Cult> at the same time, so when the two of them are there, I cut it out and throw them away into the sea…”


“What should I do. I don’t understand any of what you are saying.”


Finally, Amelia looked at me with dead eyes just like Riel-san and the others. “Eh, did you really think that way?”

“So, you’ve done that…” “Why?!”

No, as much as I want to hear. Really, I wonder why I did that. I somehow thought that

it would be cool, but when I actually try it, it feels like I want to hit myself. Well, the result was good, wasn’t it? They don’t have to fight anymore.

You see, a great swordsman on earth said this, “I won without fighting, this is a hands- free victory.” as he had left his opponent, you know? (TN: ‘tatakawazu shite katsu, kore ga mutekatsuryuo’ – one of the famous lines of Tsukahara Bokuden.)


“Strange… Eh, I’m not the one who’s strange, right? A’re? By any chance, everyone can cut out a part of the forest, and they can carry it? Ah, I’m starting to feel like I can do it!”


“Your Majestyyyyyyy! I’m sure you can’t…! It’s impossible, it’s impossible even for us! Rather, it is impossible for humankind to paw at the ground!”


“Ri, right? But you’re saying that Seiichi was able to do it? Yeah, are you unexpectedly wrong? Just because we couldn’t do it.”


“Your Majestyyyyyy! Kuh! You bastaaaaaaaard! Because of you… Her Majesty must have assumed that your insaneness was common senseeeeeee!”


“Iyaa, wasn’t it really cool?” “You think so!”

That’s right. I knew that.


Next to me and Riel-san who were doing such an exchange, it seems that Suin-san managed to get Amelia back to her senses, and she shook her head and called out to me again.


“Da,dangerous… When I’m with you, my common sense falls apart… I was surprised at your too unreasonable and insane behavior, but perhaps… we don’t have to deal with the Kaizer Empire and the <Demon God’s Cult> anymore…?”


““Ah””


In Amelia’s words, Riel-san and Suin-san. And the soldiers that’s surrounding us who were watching over the course, opened their eyes and solidified, and stared at me.


“Yes. That’s what I was saying.”

[…]


All of them became silent. A’re?


Then, the tree came from the main gate, and after seeing the sight in front of him, he began to laugh with a loud voice.


“Buh… Ahahahahaha! Se,Seiichi-sama! What the heck did you do to spread such a scene!?”


“Etto… both the Kaizer Empire and the <Demon God’s Cult> … and at the same time, the

<Forest of Sealed Magic> is too annoying, so I throw it all away into the sea…” “Ahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!”

Perhaps missing the key point of my explanation, the tree twisted its body and laughed a lot.


“A,amazing…! Wha, what I was going to ask for… I don’t understand this solution…! My, my stomach hurts… because I’m a tree, I don’t have a stomach exactly…”


“Ah, that’s right. I think, you were saying something yesterday, but what were you trying to say?”


Because I remembered it, I asked it before I forgot it, and the tree answers while still laughing.


“What I was trying to tell you to do is… please do something about the Kaizer Empire and the <Demon God’s Cult> … That’s what I was asking you.”


“Wha?”


“Because that’s right, isn’t it? Seiichi-sama have recovered the soldiers with recovery drugs and a single recovery magic. However, if we don’t do something to the Kaizer Empire which is the cause of the damage this time, the problem will not be solved. So, I tried to ask Seiichi-sama to do that in the same way, but… no way, before I even tell you… tha, that’s also… li,like this method… Ahahahahahahahaha!”


The tree that entered a laughing point again, and perhaps it couldn’t stand it at last, fell to the ground while laughing.

But as the Tree says, it’s a method that I myself thought about, so I can’t say anything back.


Then Amelia, who was silent, draws back her smile.


“A, a’re, in such a desperate situation, everyone made up their resolves, but… what does that resolve mean now…”


“I, told my lover that I might die…”


“I have, transferred all my fortune to my family as a personal arrangement…” “Stupid guy. I ―――― don’t have anyone like that…”

“““Oi, don’t say sad things!”””


When everyone was talking with an indescribable expression, Suin-san calls out to Amelia.


“Your Majesty, let’s rejoice for the time being!” “Eh?”

“Whatever the reason or method, we won while being unharmed like this… Nn? Victory? A, anyway! We didn’t have to fight, so we must be happy now!”


“Ri, right… that’s right!”


Amelia, who regained her eyes in the words of Suin, turns around and she raised her voice with force to reach the soldiers and the people beyond the gate.


“Everyoooooooooone! Now, it’s here! The war is over! It’s ours… the victoryyyyyyyyyy!” [Ooooooooooooooooooooooooo!]

Yells rose all at once.


Gradually, the soldiers begun to have tears in their eyes, and perhaps realizing the feeling of victory and being safe, they hugged each other and expressed the joy of being alive.

“Seiichi-dono.” “Nn?”

Looking at such soldier-sans, Amelia calls out to me in a renewed state.


“We wouldn’t have had such a happy ending without you this time. Really… Thank you so much…”


And then, Amelia bowed her head on the spot.


When I was nervous about that act, as I thought, Riel-san rushes to Amelia. “Eh, Your Majesty! You must not! Bowed your head down so easily ――――”

“Riel. If I don’t bow down here, then when am I going to lower it? If I don’t lower it, I don’t need this head.”


“That’s…”


“You’re the one who’s bothering Seiichi-dono, so apologize properly.” “…Yes.”

Then Riel-san turned towards me with an awkward look.


“That’s… I’m sorry to have mistreat you so much. To Seiichi-dono… you really saved us. Thank you.” (TN: She actually used words that are quite polite)


“Me too. In this way, the soldiers and her Majesty, and Riel, I can be with them, and I owe it to you. Thank you.”


Not only Riel-san, but also Suin-san bows to me. “““Seiichi-samaaaaaaaa!”””

“Eh!?”


Even though I was satisfied only by the correspondence of Amelia, Riel and the others, from there, I was called out further, and when I turn my face in that direction, A lot of

soldiers were watching me side by side.


“Thanks to you, we can meet our family again!” “I can, see my lover too!”

“I… don’t…”


“““Shut up for a while!”””


There’s about one person who was angry, but everyone bowed their heads all at once when they say so to me.


“““Really, thank you very muuuuuuuch!””” “…”

As for me, I can’t really watch them, nor I can’t overlook them, and I didn’t want them to thank me.


But, if they’re happy like this… I’m glad that I was able to be of good use, and that’s what I thought.


Amelia, who was watching our interaction like that, suddenly looks at the site that I gouged out as she remembers.


“Speaking of which… I wonder what should we do with this ground…” [Ah…]

Everyone, was reacting as if saying that it’s true, but I want them to feel relieved. “It’s fine. I’ll restore it properly.”

“Eh?”


“Well, even if I say that I’ll restore it back, it’s not going to be the same as the trees in the <Forest of Sealed Magic>, though…”


“Etto… what are you saying ――――”

I think it’s better to be fast, and I activated my earth magic for the time being.


Then, in the sky above the site that I had hollowed out, there’s a huge lump of soil… that’s the same amount of soil mass that I cut out.


I dropped it on the site as it is, and it’s beautifully leveled with magic. “And, here’s the plants.”

From there, I magically grow suitable plants, and I arranged it in a nice way. “…How about something like this?”

[………]


As I turned around, they opened their mouths so much that their jaws might come off.


And then ――――


[Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeehh!?]


“Ahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!” The screams of everyone and the laughter of the tree echoed.





“Hah! Hah!”


After Seiichi was sent to the Valsha Empire, and after handing Destra over to King Ranze with Saria and the others who remained, Helen left Terviel while rushing out.


At present, no horse-drawn carriages are moving around the countries, and there was nothing available except only those horse-drawn carriages that travel within the country.


The reason is still the Kaizer Empire, because the Kaizer Empire was invading the whole world.


Of course, before the Kaizer Empire launched a war, there was a transportation to the Varsha Empire.


However, it’s currently unusable, and above all, the movement speed of Helen herself who became a [Transcendent] was much more overwhelmingly faster than a carriage, so there’s no reason for her to use a carriage.


“Haa… haa… kuh…”


Still, it’s not a distance that can be reached originally in about a day or two, but at the time of handing Destra over, there’s a person that was able to use the transition magic, so at Ranze’s measure, she was brought to the vicinity of the Valsha Empire.


As expected, it was not possible to directly transfer to the Valsha Empire inside the

<Forest of Sealed Magic>, but there’s no doubt that it still saved a lot of time. Even if she continued to run from Terviel as it is, it’ll lightly take two weeks.


From the place where she was brought by the transition, normally, the distance is about five days to walk, and as Helen keeps running without a break, she was about to get there in a day.


And now, she finally arrived at the <Forest of Sealed Magic>, where the Valsha Empire

is located.


“Hah… hah…”


Helen, who stopped once in front of the forest, steadies her breath. “…Onee-chan.”

When she whispered lightly, Helen ran furiously again.


However, monsters attack one after another in front of Helen. “Bumoooooooooo!”

“Guruaaaaaaaa!” “Shaaaaaaaaaa!”

Boar-type monster, wolf-type monster, snake-type monster.


If it’s a long time ago, these opponents were the ones she had struggled a little, but now Helen never stopped.


“Don’t pester meeeeeeeeeeee!”


In the dungeon with Seiichi and others… Or rather, the two short swords which they robbed from Destra’s belongings, she swung the [Wind Blade] and the [Lightning Blade] and chopped them up in an instant.


“Haa, haa!”


She wants to return to her hometown as soon as possible.


Now that I’m stronger, I’m going to help my sister――――!


Helen, who runs through with all her heart, didn’t notice that normal trees were growing instead of <Forest of Sealed Magic> on the way.


And then ――――

“I’ve arrived…”


When she passes through the forest, she can see the main gate and the castle walls that she used to see, and she saw the Cagna Castle.


“Wait… Right now, I’m…”


The moment she tried to say that far and run again, she noticed that there were a lot of people near the main gate.


“No way!?”


Are you saying that the Kaizer Empire soldiers have already come all the way to the main gate!?


Such despair passes her head for a moment, and she starts running immediately.


…And, somehow, a different scene from the one Helen had imagined came in front of her.


“A… a’re…?”


As she gradually approached, the people near the main gate came into view, but no matter where she looks, she can’t see the Kaizer Empire.


On the contrary, for some reason, her sister that she adores, and her aides can be seen. “What, the heck, is going on?”

As she looks closely, everyone looks a little tired, but with a smile on their faces, they don’t seem to have any injured individuals.


When she got confused more and more since she doesn’t understand why, finally, one of the people who had gathered there, noticed Helen.


“Ah, oi! That!” “Nn?”

“Ah!”

“Helen!?”


Then, Helen’s older sister, who’s one of the people in the group―――― Amelia opened her eyes.


And, the only ones who opened their eyes wide were, not only Amelia, but Helen herself. “Se, Seiichi-sensei!?”

“Oh, Helen. How’s your first time in a dungeon?”


Seiichi didn’t look as surprised as Helen, and when he saw Helen, he greeted her normally.


“Fi, first time in dungeon, wait… why are you here!?”


When Helen came into contact with the group gathered near the main gate, with that momentum, she went close to Seiichi.


However, she was blocked by another being. “Helen! Why are you here!?”

“O, onee-chan!”


“Onee-chan!?”


At the words of Helen, Amelia clung to Helen vigorously, and Seiichi raised a surprised voice.


However, such Seiichi is not in their eyes, and they were just hugging each other. “Onee-chan… hurt? Are you hurt?”

“I’m fine, but… you, why are you here? You hadn’t returned since you jumped outside…” “Tha, that’s…”

Helen is at a loss for words on Amelia’s question.

Then Riel, who was watching them, suggested.


“Both of you. I know you’re happy to see each other again, but let’s go inside for the time being. Although there’s no threat of the Kaizer Empire nor the <Demon God’s Cult> any more, there are still monsters.”


“Yes, that’s right.”


“I, I understand… I don’t know why Seiichi-sensei is here!?” “No, I was surprised, too. Hahaha.”

As Seiichi laughs while scratching his head, Helen can’t say anything.


Just as Riel said, there’s no need for them to be outside, so once they entered inside except the gatekeeper, each of them went back to their own houses.


And then, Amelia, Riel and the others, as well as Seiichi and Helen were invited to the Cagna Castle, and along the way, Seiichi explained how he came to the Valsha Empire.


“In other words, the place where you were sent to by that crystal that got broken is in this Valsha Empire?”


“Well, that kinda happened.”


“What kind of relationship does Helen have with Seiichi-dono? You said something like sensei, but…”


“Ah, I was… that’s… a teacher from the school she attended.” “But it’s only for a little while, though.”

When Seiichi said that and laughed, Riel and the others looked impressed and whispered. “I see… if Seiichi-dono was a teacher, then it must be a great lecture.”

“That’s right. I wonder what kind of class he was doing.” “…What the hell, did you do?”

“What is that assumption that I did something!?”


When Seiichi was being stared at by Helen scornfully, he involuntarily tsukkomi’d.


While doing so, as they notice it, they have reached the castle of Cagna, and were invited to Amelia’s private room, and decided to have a detailed discussion.


Helen and Amelia sat side by side, with Seiichi sitting with the desk in between. And Riel and Suin were behind Amelia and the others.

“So? You’re going to explain it to me, right?”


“Etto… even if you said to explain, what should I explain?” “All of it, all!”

“Ah, yes.”


When Seiichi nodded obediently to the threatening attitude too much, he started talking about what happened after he was flown away for the time being.


“At first, I didn’t even know where I was transferred, and what’s more, as I think that it’s a troublesome place because I can’t use magic, I was attacked by a large army of gross caterpillars, and I fell down on a cliff while I was running away.”


“It’s not normal anymore, is it?”


Helen held her head to Seiichi, who suddenly encountered events that wouldn’t be normal.


“I heard the sound of a river from where I fell, so I went to that, but… that’s where I met, Amelia who’s taking a bath.”


“Hey, I told you to forget that!”


“I’m explaining it, so it can’t be helped!”


Next to Amelia and Seiichi who were talking a lot, Helen held her head again.

“Eh, why do you get into trouble so consecutively? Isn’t that weird?” “Helen-sama… Helen-sama also had a hard time…”

“Wh, why are you looking at me like that?”


Helen frowned because she doesn’t understand the strangely warm eyes of Riel and Suin.


From there, they further listened to Seiichi’s actions, his conversation with the tree and the trouble in the main gate. And, he also told the story where his recovery magic of lost part regeneration level was distributed to the whole country and the large amount of the highest-grade recovery drugs.


After listening to that point, Helen nods at one thing. “Yup. Seiichi-sensei is weird after all.”

“Why!? I just helped the people, you know!?”


“It was a great help, but it was beyond the scope of our common sense…”


Helen’s eyes become increasingly reproachful to Suin, who involuntarily looks far away. “…Did you still do strange things?”

“Still… I didn’t do anything so strange in the first place, right?” “Eh, are you seriously saying that?”

“It’s hard to look straight!”


Seiichi suddenly turned away from Helen, who silently asked that.


Finally, he explained why there were no Kaizer Empire soldiers and the [Apostle] of the <Demon God’s Cult>.


“That… there’s a war because the Kaizer Empire’s soldiers and the [Apostle] of the

<Demon God’s Cult> are here, so… I was wondering if I could solve it in my own way, and then, incidentally, the <Forest of Sealed Magic> is also in the way, so I gouge out the Kaizer Empire’s soldiers and the [Apostle] at their spot only, and I throw it away

in the sea…”


“I don’t know what you’re talking about.” Helen couldn’t understand it at all.

Or rather, no one can probably understand Seiichi’s idea. Rather, why did such an idea come up. No one knows about it except Seiichi.


Helen was so confused because Seiichi said things that soar too much, but she realized it soon.


“Eh? Well then… perhaps, there’s no enemy now?” “Well… you can say that?”

“…”


When Amelia answered Helen’s question, Helen stayed silent. “He, Helen?”

“…I mean I’ve become stronger…”


Unconsciously, when Amelia called out to her, Helen lies on the desk as she says so. “How worried I am, and what kind of feeling I have to become stronger…”

“I,I’m sorry…”


“Helen… you had the same feelings as me…” “Eh? You felt the same… too, onee-chan?”

“That’s right. You understand? All the soldiers were tattered, and seemed like they were about to die, but he was able cure them in an instant, but… I still thought that we would lose, so I tried to protect everyone in exchange for my life. But Riel and the others told me that they would fight together to the end…”


“Is that so…”

“…Well, that determination is also in vain, and as I noticed it, he says that all the enemies have been thrown into the sea? What kind of face should I have…”


“Seiichi-sensei…” “No, I’m really sorry.”

Seiichi bowed his head even though he couldn’t stand while being there. Then Helen and Amelia sighed.

“Haa… well, it’s wrong to get angry with Seiichi-dono, and I have nothing but gratitude for him.”


“Right… as far as I hear from the story, even if I could get here, I don’t think I would be able to defend this place… Seiichi-sensei, thank you very much.”


“O, oh? Do, don’t mention it?”


All of a sudden, Helen became grateful, and while feeling sorry, Seiichi, was glad that she didn’t cause any damage to him again.


And then ――――


“Helen. Speaking of which, you didn’t say that.” “Eh?”

Ignoring the surprised Helen, Amelia gently hugs her. “Welcome back, Helen.”

“…I’m home, onee-chan.”


Helen, too, gently embraced Amelia back.

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