Running .

Huh ...... huh ......

　. incessantly.
　Feeding on the fear and grief in my heart.
　I move my legs, which can't move as they should, and wade through the plants and trees, moving forward.

　There is no destination.
　Just to escape.
　Just to escape from the despair that looms behind me.

Hey, this isn't good! That kid just walked into the "magical forest"!

"What do we do! We're the ones who get robbed when the goods are gone!

"We're going to die if we go in there, no matter what you say! I don't know why, but there have been a lot of reports of the Ancient Dragon being active these days!

"tch ...... f*cking kids ......!

　The conversation was inaudible.
　He just looks ahead and runs away deep into the forest.


　　　* * * *


"Phew--

　Guffaw!

"Ha--

　Betcha!

Sora--

　Nubchow!

"Ew, it's in my mouth, it's disgusting!

　After puking, he swung his sword to get rid of the pieces of flesh stuck to the cheap DP replacement sword. 　
　In front of me is a headless corpse whose neck has been blown off somewhere, and I'm not sure what kind of creature it was.

　The specs of this body were even more impressive than I had imagined.

　Most of our enemies would be sunk by a single blow. It's like this: pieces of flesh fly off like this to die.

　I want to slash them cleanly because they are using swords, but they all burst into blooming red flowers all over the place and die.
　It's pretty gruesome, and the SAN value is gorged down, so I really want you to stop.

　Well, that's probably because my skills are still inexperienced.

　When I brought out this cheap swordsman, I was imitating Kendo in high school class and before I knew it, I had mastered this kenjutsu skill, but since I'm still at skill level 1, I haven't been able to see the effects of it.
　Somehow, my movements are a little better? And I think to myself.

　I'm an amateur. I guess that's what skills and weaknesses are all about.
　When I try to do the gestures and stuff, I'm like, "Lord, is that some kind of new game? And it's so strange to be asked, "What's going on? It makes me want to cry.

　Also, my unique skill "magic eye", which had never been used before, finally showed its true value.

　With it, you can see the flow of your opponent's magic power.

　This is also a very useful thing. There was a guy who was going to cast a spell on the enemy, but before his magic was complete, I could see where the magic flowed, where it was concentrated and where it was going to be activated.
　Thanks to this eye, it is now possible to get around even against a guy who uses magic that looks like he's killing you for the first time, as if a spear of dirt is suddenly sprouting out from under your feet.

　Since you have such a useful eye, I should quit being a warrior and aim to be a wizard-type demon king.
　You can use magic to attack from a distance and when the enemy uses long distance magic, you can use your unique skills to avoid them.

　I'm not a fan of this kind of thing. The enemy's clothes are stained because of the enemy's flying off, and above all, it's gross.
　I'll practice swordsmanship, but I'll also practice more magic at the same time.

　By the way, about that magic, I can't use fire magic at all anymore.

　It's probably because the awareness that fire magic is dangerous has been ingrained in my head.

　The only thing I tried to use it on was a matchstick fire, a further step down from the lighter.

　That's okay. I seem to have a good aptitude for water and earth, so there's more and more work to be done there. The water temperature is well controlled.

　I'm not yet powerful enough to defeat the enemy, but from now on, I'll be using magic based on these two attributes.

　...... Okay, we've got a map around here.

　With that in mind, I continue working on the menu.

　Today, as always, I'm working on expanding the dungeon area. Doing battle is just a side note.
　I've decided that I should know my body's specs for a while now.

　As for the domain expansion work, it's going pretty well so far. We've been expanding in the past few days, moving downhill from that spot on the mountainside, and our total DP income has tripled compared to when we had just Lefi.

　The total DP is close to zero because I spend the accumulated DP on it from time to time, but I'm looking forward to seeing the results when I've expanded it all.

...... huh?

　Then, as I was repeating the expansion of the area, no longer in a streamlined manner - something strange moved into the corner of my vision.


　--At first, I didn't know what it was.


　It was lying motionless on the ground, among the plants and trees.

　There is a blood-red substance in places, which at first glance appears to be a corpse of some sort, but ...... the map shows the enemy's identification reaction because the place was already a dungeon area, but there is a reaction there.

　That means it's still alive.

　It's so elusive that I approached it with some caution - that's when I finally realized what it was.

　It's a bloody little girl (・・・・・・) lying on her face.

"...

　As soon as I realized this, I rushed over to the little girl to check on her condition.

　She's unconscious.

　She was probably attacked by these demons, and she had a deep laceration, as if she had been cut on her back with her fingernails or something.

　It looks like he's still alive, but he's ...... frankly, he's dying. If I'd found her a few minutes later, she might not be of this world anymore.

　Seeing the size of her wound, I immediately opened the item box and pulled out a small bottle from the crack in the void.

　Let's see, I'm pretty sure that ...... sprinkling it on will have an effect.

　I carefully sprinkle the liquid in the vial into her wound, making sure not a drop of it spills out.

Mmm ......

　A small moan escapes from the mouth of a young girl.



　The moment the liquid touched it, the wound was surprisingly, or rather, a little uncomfortably bound up and regenerated, and recovered in no time at all - eventually, about half of the contents were sprinkled on it, as if there had never been any wounds in the first place, as if it were a child's beautiful Soft skin appears.

　I'm sure you'll be able to see that the little girl, whose breathing was so shallow that it was mistaken for that of a dead person, is now firmly raising and lowering her chest, and I let out a deep breath I had been holding.

　Huw...... managed.

　I wiped my hands of the cold sweat I had been unknowingly shedding and released the tension that had been building up.

　The one I just used is called "Advanced Potion".

　The effects are just as you see now. Even if your arm is blown off, you can grow back a sprout just like Mr. Piro or recover the hole in your stomach in an instant, according to this world medicine.
　It's an amazing effect. You could do some real zombie fighting.

　This is what I told Leffy: "You're going to need one of these if you're going to be out there. You have a high ability value, but there are still many people who can't beat you." I thought that was right, and although it was a bit expensive, I traded one for a DP and put it in my item box.

　I never thought I would use it in this way ...... Sometimes a Lephi is useful. I'll give her some chocolate when I get home.

　--But you're still badly dressed.

　I'm sure you'll be able to find the right one.

　She is dressed in a raggedy headdress, and her beautiful golden hair is shabby.
　You'll find numerous scars on her skin as well, although you didn't notice them earlier because you were blinded by the scars on her back. This one is clearly not yesterday's scar.

　The devastation is such that you can tell at a glance what kind of situation she was in.

...... Whatever you do, you can't just leave it like that, can you?