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Translator: Raizu
Editor: Shirayuki
Episode 122 : Signs
[That looks bad.]
[Yes… I can’t create anything other than chains.]
It’s been three days since then.
In the end, I couldn’t create anything other than chains.
In other words, my ability doesn’t seem to have the power to create anything else.
[And what about the other one?]
[I can’t do that either. No matter how many times I try, it won’t work.]
The other thing here is how I make the chain transparent.
I was told to make an invisible magic projectile and shoot it, but now matter how many times I tried, it wouldn’t work that way.
I wonder if the reason I haven’t tried it before is because I subconsciously knew I couldn’t do it.
[I don’t know much about magecraft…but is it really like this?]
[No… it’s pretty much mastering what one is good at, like magic. But I left Inhelm early on, so that part is vague.]
[I see. The fact that you were one of the demon king candidates might have been a big factor as well. You didn’t find any need to be stronger, which probably caused this.]
[I don’t think the fault lies in my position as a demon king candidate, but…it must be my conceit or something…]
[Well, that’s fine. But if it’s neither the power to create nor the power to make things transparent…then the chain itself gotta be the key.]
[Indeed perhaps. But…why is it a chain?]
[Well, the answer lies in you…hmm, do you have any tricks or thoughts when using the chain?]
[Now that you mention it…]
[Something comes to mind?]
What I think when I use my magecraft, maybe… there is indeed something.
[It’s terribly abstract, but I have an image of suppressing something…or confining it.]
[Confinement…huh? Certainly, chains are perfect for depriving the body of freedom… Alright, let’s go with that line.]
[Speaking of which… Should I imagine something other than chains that could also confine things?]
[There’s that, or adding abilities other than transparency to the chain…something like that.]
I see…hmm.
[Like confining the opponent’s power…?]
[That’ll do. Alright, feel free to try it on me.]
[Thank you. Then…!]
I felt like I could see a faint light.
All that’s left is special training…!
[…don’t get too excited yet.]
[Ah! Pardon me!]
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It’s been six days since then.
I was attacked by monsters many times, but thanks to the cooperation of the two, I was able to come this far safely.
By the way, we’re in the middle of a hunt right now.
I said that, but it’s actually Wood-san who does most of the work.
[…..it’s here.]
I whispered instructions to Wood-san from above its head so that our prey wouldn’t notice me.
The prey was slowly approaching us.
It’s a small herd. Probably came here to have a drink.
Damn… it’s a little too far.
But, Rock-san was in that direction.
Rock-san suddenly stood up and pretended to act violently, as if guessing what I was thinking.
Surprised by this, the deer herd broke apart and fled, and one of them came towards us.
[Woo-….!]
Before I could say a word, Wood-san’s vines had tied up the deer.
It’s desperately resisting, but Wood-san’s vines aren’t that easy to deal with.
The deer eventually stopped moving.
[Thank you, Wood-san. You got it.]
Wood-san thumped its trunk.
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Using a knife made of obsidian, the sun was starting to set when I finished dismantling the deer.
By the way, the obsidian was found by Rock-san.
I just wanted a knife, and Rock-san brought it to me without me saying anything in particular.
I shaped it with a stone and processed it so that it could be used somehow.
Well, come to think of it… it was the same when Wood-san gave me a nut on the first day.
When I thought I was hungry, it gave me a nut to eat…
Looking back, it may have happened quite often up until today.
And the situation just now… do they know without me having to say it verbally?
I tried to think of what I wanted the two of them to do while starting the fire, which I’m completely used to by now.
Then Rock-san collected dry branches, and Wood-san brought some cotton.
[Thank you, Wood-san. You know, by chance… Can you tell without me saying it?]
Wood-san nodded.
I see…the two of them couldn’t talk, so they could only communicate through gestures.
Is that why the two of them were able to convey what I was thinking without me saying it, and that’s why they were working for me?
This… could it be possible to apply this when using legendary armaments?
I may have been doing it unconsciously until now, but if I do it consciously, it will be smoother…
[…..I think I got it now. Thanks to you two.]
The two started dancing as usual.
No matter how many times I watched that dance, I never got tired of it.
[Yosh… Shall we grill the meat?]
It took a long time to start the fire on the first day, but now I can put it on in a few minutes.
The meat is stabbed into a tree branch and roasted over a fire.
Let’s take the leftovers home tomorrow.
Even so…..
[I don’t know… I’ll get used to it.]
Maybe it’s because I wasn’t alone.
Thanks to that, I was able to think about various things while staring at the bonfire at night.
About Materialization magic and that other “something”.
[You didn’t tell me after all…]
That “something” I was talking about.
The existence of incompetents… God’s power… Materialization magic…
What the hell am I getting involved in?
I wish we had the chance to talk again…
[Well, for now, tomorrow…]
It’s quite a fruitful trial.
This power has many more possibilities.
I spent my last night thinking about such things.
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The next morning, I took Wood-san and Rock-san to the place where Sieg-san left me.
The one week deadline is over and, while I’m happy, I’m a little sad to think that I will be saying goodbye to these two soon.
Perhaps because of that, their steps were rather heavy.
Oh, right… I could ask Sieg-san if I could take them closer to his house.
That way we can at least meet whenever I visit Sieg-san.
Then, Wood-san and Rock-san, seemingly noticed my feelings, suddenly became energetic and began to move forward.
[Both of you… I wish you all the best.]
The two dance around me as usual.
I’m glad that they’re pleased.
[Ah, this was where Wood-san used to sit.]
A gaping hole in the ground.
The tree that was Wood-san used to be here.
Then, I should be waking up…over there.
It shouldn’t have been that far from here to where I woke up.
We went down the mountain road and approached the destination.
[…..wait.]
Just a short distance away from that place, I felt a presence and held my breath.
After the battle with the Demon King, I was able to sense the presence of the living near me, but since I came here, I feel that the sense has become stronger.
Perhaps this is also the power of Materialization magic, but it may be that the reason why my power has increased since I came here is because it is a place where there is always the possibility of being attacked.
[Damn… it’s closing in…]
In the deep forest…..
I haven’t caught it in sight yet, but it’s definitely there.
A mighty presence, coming from the front right… No, this is…
[Below!]
A monster suddenly appeared from the ground and suddenly grabbed Wood-san.
This is…!
[Gruoo!]
[That’s a Tope Digger! In this timing…!]
Partly because it was underground, but the living presence was too big to ignore.
Rock-san immediately punched it, but it didn’t flinch even after receiving a literal rock fist.
Tope Diggers are monsters that usually live deep underground… their bodies are covered with steel-like fur to withstand the pressure.
It uses its huge claws as a weapon, and its size was not much different from Wood-san.
It has no eye, but it could detect its prey with the sensory organ on the tip of its nose.
That’s why its weakness should be…!
[Good job, Wood-san!]
Following my thoughts, Wood-san punched the tope digger right in the nose.
Wood-san also further tied up Tope digger’s body with vines to keep it in place.
[Rock-san!]
I climbed into Rock-san’s hand, which was already on standby, and jumped up with the stone ax in my hand.
I aimed at the tip of the Tope digger’s nose.
[Oraaaa!]
[Bau!?]
The stone ax crushed the tip of topedigger’s nose and reached between its eyebrows. The Topedigger stopped moving among Wood-san’s vines.
But, at that moment――――
[This is bad…!]
Explosive flames approached me while burning the trees in the forest.
I can’t move while in midair…!
[Kuh…!]
In an instant, Wood-san caught the explosion as if to protect me.
[Wood-san!]
Thisisbadthisisbadthisisbad!
Wood-san is burning…!
[Daaaaaamn it!]
The moment my feet touched the ground, I slipped through the flames and ran towards its owner.
Rock-san was also running.
It was there, right in the front.
[An Andragora dragon…!]
It has small wings, modest arms, and above all, a big mouth.
It’s definitely an Andragora dragon.
But, this size…!
[Try this!]
I threw a rock at it as hard as I could.
[Gooooo!?]
The Andragora dragon flinched as the rock hit it in the eye, stopping its fire breath as it shook its head violently.
It’s pretty big… a second class!?
Rock-san slammed its fist at the giant body. But the hard scales prevented it from taking damage.
At that moment, the tail of the Andragora dragon grabbed Rock-san’s body and shook it in the air while creating cracks all over its stone body.
[Rock-san!]
I know it’s not an opponent I can beat with just a stone ax.
But, I couldn’t afford to escape either.
If I turn my back, it’ll just breathe fire at me, and those two will…!
[Haaa!]
I slammed the stone ax into the dragon’s leg with all my might.
However, the stone ax couldn’t withstand the impact and broke from the base.
[Goooo!]
[Kuh…!]
I immediately grabbed the second stone ax and barely dodged the approaching tail.
The leg was only slightly scratched.
That’s fine… at least I must aim for the head!
The andragora dragon leaned back.
Is it going to use its breath attack again…? Then let’s slide under its belly…!
At that time, Wood-san, still wreathed in flame, passed me.
[Wood-san…!]
Wood-san bound the Andragora dragon while its body was still engulfed in flames.
Then, it glanced at me.
No way… I didn’t…!
Escape…you can’t do it anymore… Wood-san, no!
[Ha!?]
I heard the sound of something being hit, and when I turned around Rock-san was hitting the dragon’s body.
Before I noticed it, Wood-san’s vine slid around my hand, and tied me up to another tree.
[Rock-san…!]
I tried rushing over to Rock-san but found myself tied by the vine to another tree.
Rock-san’s body was in tatters and looked like it was going to collapse at any moment.
But, Rock-san thumped its body.
Trust me. I’m strong.
I pulled the vine as hard as I could.
Rock-san stood still in front of me, pushing me back to the tree I was tied to.
The look it gave me made me realize something and I stopped trying to free myself from the vine.
[…go, Rock-san!]
The moment it let go of its hand, Rock-san turned itself into a cannonball of rock and rushed towards the head of the Andragora dragon.
Wood-san held down the body of the raging Andragora and bent down just before it hit.
Then, Rock-san’s body smashed into the Andragora’s skull, pulverizing it… but at the same time… its stone body was also shattered.
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