Oh.

　I was relaxing at Shero's house after finishing my daily training, when Deanna suddenly stood up.
　

　What is this?　Alarms?　Did I leave my cell phone on?

What?　That sound.
This one.

　Rebecca stood up and placed the ball in the window?　The sound disappeared when he touched the

'You never sounded when Jirou was around. Monster alarm.

　Monster alarm!　That's one of those things!
　I mean, I remember Rebecca saying that before. It's high tech in places, this other world.

　If the monster alarm went off, that means the monsters have sprung up. ......
　Okay, .......

Good call. Jiro, let's give it a try.

　Before I could tell him to let me fight, Mr. Shero beat me to it.
　Yes, fighting a monster. I've always wanted to try it.

　As expected, before I did the shigoki called training with Shero-san and Rebecca-san, I thought fighting monsters was a bit ......, but now I feel like I can handle at least the skeleton I saw before.
　Most importantly, it's a real battle experience and how much easier it is compared to fighting against humans.
　After all, there's also the guidance of "let's try to defeat the monster". Marina said the same "let's try to defeat the monster" guidance is coming out, and I could have Marina fight it instead of me, but this time I want to do it as a test to see how well I can fight it myself.
　Marina is glancing at me, but I'll let my master follow me here.

''Marina, this is your chance to achieve your guidance, but give it to me this time. I want to see for myself.

Uh~. I understand. Marina is looking forward to the next one.

They say it's getting more frequent, and soon, I'm sure.

　I'm somewhat disapproving, but I can't help but think that Marina has a stinking image.
　And I want to make sure it's something that even Marina can take down with room to spare.


　Prepare yourself and go to the front.
　I was going to use the magic sword as a weapon, but without a second thought, Shero-san gave me a to-hand sword.

''Jirou, we're training!''

Well, yes. Let's see, we can beat it, right?　Monster out.

Eventually. Oh well, it depends on the one that springs up, and I'll give you instructions.

　............?
　I think we should just take it down.

　The monster that came out of the forest was the same skeleton we saw last time. It was the same one I saw last time, the same one that had been cut down by Shero-san's great sword.
　It had a ragged sword and shield and was coming at me with an unnatural movement like a make-believe puppet.

　Hiccup hiccup hiccup hiccup.
　crunchy crunchy

　A skeleton coming at me in a straight line.

　...... Huh?　This is scarier than I expected.

　Honestly, I thought I could afford it, but it's not creepy or skin-cracking or anything like that: ....... I've never seen such a realistic bone before, and it's a horror story to see such a bone coming at you with a sword. It's a good thing it's daytime, because it's manageable, but if it's nighttime, you're going to be incontinent.
　...... Anyway, let's not let our guard down. Keep your mind on the right: ....... But keep calm .......

　The skeleton is coming towards me without wandering.
　It's the nature of the monster to come towards the magical force, which is like a homing bullet that kills a human being, and the Shero family attracts and kills...... that's how they make their money, and that's why the homing bullet is now coming at me. That's why .......

　There's no emotion in Skelton's empty eye sockets. There is no murderous or hostile intent towards me, no hostile intent at all. It's a good idea to have a homing bullet, although I'm speaking for myself.
　I grabbed both swords to intercept them.

　Shero is standing behind me, ready to respond in case of an emergency.

That bone is the most common monster that can be found around here. In other words, it's the weakest one. If it were a normal fight, Jirou would have no problem with it. But this is no training at all if you just defeat him. It's a monster, so let's put it to good use.

　Skeletons are coming toward us even as Mr. Shero speaks. 'What do you want me to do?

'Well ....... Try to deal with them at random first. But without attacking them.

What's that?

There he is.

　A skeleton looms in front of me.
　He doesn't hesitate to thrust a long sword about a meter long, cracked blade.
　I flicked it with my sword, but the skeleton didn't even lose its stance as it struck with two or three blows.

''What is this ......?''

　The attacks aren't particularly heavy or slow in sword speed, but what an unsettling move .......
　Yes. Skeletons have no concept of gravity and attack with a fluffy movement, which is completely different from their human counterparts. It's kind of like a movement that transcends the laws of physics .......
　Well, a full-body skeleton that springs up from nothing and moves around doesn't have any laws of physics to begin with.

'Wahaha. You're not on your own, are you?　Monsters. If you do this with the same intention as humans, they will always retaliate. And they will attack you from any position.

Shit, I understand that, but how long do I have to do this?

　Skeletons attacking me while I'm talking. Well, the attacks themselves are monotonous, with nothing but sword-based attacks.
　From training with a warrior like Shero-san, a warrior of a hundred battles who comes up to martial arts and battlefield subterfuge in addition to swordsmanship, it's a rather boring thing.

　Kang!　Kung!　Kung!　Boom!

　Did they continue their sword fights like that for about 30 minutes?
　The skeleton is undead, so it won't stop attacking until it defeats its opponent with its infinite physical strength - I thought, but the skeleton's movements are getting worse and worse.

'Alright, Jiro. Flick that guy's sword away.

　He was waiting for the skeleton's movement to slow down, and then the next instruction is given.
　Thinking that I shouldn't attack the main body yet ......, I swing the skeleton's long sword as hard as I can from the base of the sword blade, while avoiding it, and flick it off.

　It is a very good idea to be able to have a good idea of what you are looking for.

　And the skeleton that lost its weapon suddenly stood bonelessly and stopped moving.

''Hmm?　...... Why is this guy so cranky all of a sudden?　The sword is gone too.

This is what happens to monsters when they lose their weapons. Well, it's a monster trait. Do you have a better understanding of the other characteristics?

　Other characteristics would be 'monotonous attacks with weapons', 'movement against the laws of physics' and 'movement becomes worse with time'.

In the end, I'm going to put the finishing touches to that bone, but every monster has a weakness. Do you know where it is?

　Weaknesses ......?　Skeletons have almost no parts, and I can't think of anything but a head.

'The skull?　It's too normal to have a weakness in your head.

'The head. Well, in the case of skeletons, even if you destroy their heads, they disappear, but when it comes to weaknesses, it's a little different. Look closely at the chest.

　Breasts?　The only thing I can think of when I look at the bony chest is, "Wow, that's a lot of ribs. ...... It's not that I don't like Marina's chest, it's just that it's my weakness.

It's a good thing that you're not going to be able to get a good look at ......?　There's something about it, a tiny, black thing. ...... this deliberately weak-smelling object that smells like ......?

That's right. That's right, the monster's energy source, the magical core. If the core is destroyed or extracted, the monster will not be able to sustain its form. Do it.

　Try it: .......
　You're supposed to pull out this magic nucleus, but it's surprisingly small, about the size of a quail egg. It sits deep in the ribs, or ...... in short, in the place of the heart. Groom it from below and get it!　I guess I should do it: .......

　Pull out the magic core from the heart part of the skeleton that stands bonkers. Somehow, it's weird to see eye to eye with the skeleton.

...................

　Don't look at me like that ....... I don't have eyeballs, though, .......

　As soon as the magic core was pulled out, the skeleton disappeared.
　The core remained intact. This is the first time I've completed exterminating a monster.


　Suddenly, my vocation board shines forth.
　With a clunking sound, the Tenshoku-board turned into a palm-sized fairy.

　It's been a while, hasn't it?

"Hey, hey, hey!　It's been a long time since we've been together. If you're not guiding them, they'll revoke your blessing. From now on, it's time to change your mind and do your best for the sake of the world and the spirits.

　Pomp.

　You're still talking out of your mouth. I mean, how can you ever get your blessing revoked: ......?　Maybe I should pay attention to the guidance as much as possible from now on, so that I could clear the guidance as well.

　And I was left with the monster's black magic core and a new black spirit stone.

　A black spirit stone.
　This is ...... obsidian or ....... Personally, I like the stone, but it's a huge disappointment in terms of value .......
　No, I think the more solidly colored ones are worth more in this world. Then maybe it's just a good one.

　After that, we had a party until morning to celebrate the achievement of the guidance & the graduation of the monster virgin.
　The store took a break.






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　I heard that the magic core I got from the monster is the so-called magic crystal. I heard that the best way to get the magic crystal is to disable it and then rip it out (・・・・) rather than defeating it normally.
　However, it seems that the magic crystal of a monster like a skeleton is not that valuable (but still worth about two silver coins), and this time it seems to have been just for practice.

　I was curious about it, so I asked Rebecca about the magic crystal, and her answer is as follows.

　Demon crystals are the core of a monster and the power source of the monster, so if you defeat it after weakening it, like the skeleton in this case, the crystal will become smaller and its value will decrease. It's better to defeat them as soon as they come out, like Shero-san.

　This time, I ripped it off after incapacitating it, but if I left the monster in that state, it would eventually run out of energy and disappear. In that case, the Demon Crystal would also disappear.

　In other words, the Demon Crystal is the energy of the monster itself (although the state inside the monster is called the Demon Core, which is clearly distinguishable). The bigger these crystals are, the more powerful the monster will be, but after they manifest, they will continue to consume energy little by little, so they will eventually run out of energy and disappear. In other words, even if there is no one to oppose the monster, if it rampages until it runs out of energy, it will naturally disappear. In this world, it is not wrong to call them a type of natural disaster.

　Monsters spring up from magnesium pools. The density of the magic element in the atmosphere and the density of the spirit power are always inversely proportional to each other.
　Conversely, in the Empire, powerful monsters only spring up during the Hitotsutsuzuki.

　Therefore, in other countries, the magical crystals tend to be more valuable than spirit stones, and there are merchants who buy spirit stones from other countries. However, in other countries, there are not many people who have received the "Great Spirit Blessing" due to their different religions, so there are not enough spirit stones available for them to be able to specialize in the business. There are also few people who give them away.

　There are other races in other countries that are skilled in dealing with magic elements, just as there are high elves and elves as a race loved by the spirits.
　The gods who bestow blessings are also said to be different, and the Great Spirit Le Baraka is not the only being who bestows blessings (that is, the concept of vocation is universal).

　The country with the highest percentage of magnesium in the atmosphere (technically, it is an autonomous territory), commonly known as "The Mountain," contains almost all of the magnesium in the atmosphere, and many powerful monsters also spring up there.
　However, because there are also monsters and dragons that eat magical elements, the monsters by their nature head in the direction of the greater magical power, or in other words, the direction of the monsters and dragons, and although it's not a place where humans can live, they are able to live in an environment that is surprisingly comfortable (because the monsters don't look at humans).
　The best part is that the monsters will only leave the monsters and dragons behind after they are defeated, so humans can gain great wealth from them by simply hyenaing them or using the materials from the monsters and dragons. It seems that hyenaing is the job of the poor slaves who have been bought from the surrounding countries, though.
　Incidentally, Marina would have been sent to the 'mountains' if I hadn't bought her. I don't mean to imply that I'm in your debt, but I'm simply glad that I was able to help you.

　A quiet moment.

　I successfully cleared the "Let's try to defeat the monster" instruction and got a new spirit stone. I used one of them to fix Orica's eye the other day, so I now have two spirit stones on hand. Lapis Lazuli and Obsidian.

　I got some magical crystals from defeating the monsters, so I also got one magical crystal. The Demon Crystal is a black, shiny stone similar to obsidian, and its size is about the size of a ping-pong ball. Its diameter is less than two centimeters.

''It's tiny. The spirit stone is the size of a knob, so it feels even smaller.

The skeleton seems to be the weakest of all monsters, and it can't be helped. The magical core of the monsters that spring up from the human crane is said to be as big as a human head, master.

It's like the difference between a moped engine and an American car engine. Like 100 times the displacement difference .......

Ameisha?

No, I'm just saying.

　Now Deanna and I are on store duty together. Marina and Etowah have gone to buy lunch. Most of the time, they have a pattern of getting take-out for lunch. There are some cases where they take turns going to eat at restaurants, but for the convenience of not being able to vacate the store, someone has to stay behind.
　Besides, it's only a market, and there's plenty of good take-out to go around.
　And since I hired Etoi, I've been getting more and more information about the best restaurants, which has enriched my diet. After all, locals know a lot about good restaurants.
　I'm waiting for him to bring me something good to eat.


　Business is going well, and we've hired some staff.
　My training is going well, I've defeated some monsters, I even got some magical crystals.
　We have a nice house, a maid and a horse.
　We eat good food every day, and the relationship between Deanna and Marina is good (although there's no progress).

　Well, it's so smooth sailing in the other world life that I think I'm going to drop out of the earth!
　If I didn't have to stock up, I'd just as soon live in another world forever!

　I love other worlds!