"Whoa! Look at you, you're about to snatch my face!

　A liquid of a bad color snatches the side of your cheek.
　The dislodged liquid washed over a large tree that was growing there, and the tree sizzled and sizzled as its trunk instantly melted and rolled over to the earth.

　Wow ...... If it had hit me now, my face would have been a mudslide. .......

　--We were now frantically running away.

　Behind them is a group of ants, each one more than a medium sized dog.

　A ridiculously large number of ants, too numerous to count, are forming an army and chasing us from behind as if they were devouring the ground.
　Some of them seemed to be flying on the wings on their backs, and they were scurrying about, making me feel very uncomfortable.

　At first, there were only a few of them.
　Since they weren't particularly strong, I defeated them with the rebar, which was unexpectedly easy to use, just as I had done with the previous demons, and when it was time to go next, the ants appeared again out of nowhere, their numbers increasing slightly from the first.
　At that time, I defeated the ants that appeared without thinking that they were still there: .......

　--The problem is that the appearance of the ants didn't end there.

　The problem is that the ants didn't stop there.
　There was no end to the number of ants that appeared, and each time they were defeated, the number grew even higher - before I realized it, there was this much more.

　What's amazing is how fast they are.

　Even with me on top of them, I can't shake them off, even though Lil is running pretty seriously.
　It's true that lil is better in terms of instantaneous force and one step less in terms of endurance - but still, it's Fenrir. You can't even stand in line with most demons, but these guys are following you closely.

It's a good idea to get out of the car.

"Gruuuuut!

　There is no need for that! Lil' roaring as if to say, "Yeah, I'm not flying away because I'm faster than you.

　The reason I don't fly away is because Lil' is faster than I am.

　They have wings, so they too can fly, or rather, some of them actually do, and I would have been swarmed by those ants long ago, devoured all over my body and ended up in their bellies. Wow, I got goose bumps when I imagined it.

I got goose bumps. ...... Okay, then I'm ready to go!

　With that said, I changed my position on the lil and turned my body around to face the ants.
　If I sat backwards on top of a galloping horse, I would be shaken off as soon as possible, but I have the physical strength of a demon king, so I can hold out.

　But--what should I do?
　I'm sure you've already shot out the magic short gun and it's easy to fight if the rebar is stretched out like a ruyi-boo, but the one I have is an ordinary rebar that doesn't have such a strange function.

　If you want to know ...... magic.

　...... Yeah, yeah, let's go magic, magic. I haven't used it in real life yet, but yes, it's okay. Believe in yourself and you'll be fine, according to buster. I don't have a believer.

　I made that decision and immediately began to formulate my magic - the magic I've been practicing lately, I set it into motion.

　What appeared were three huge dragons made up of water.
　The shape is the so-called oriental dragons, with a long snake-like body.

　Yes, the water ...... that I mentioned before is still hot water, but well, anyway, the dragon made up of water is finally activated. My imagination has grown to the next level.

　...... is kind of disgusting when you think about it.

The best way to do it is to have a look at your own personal history.

　I manipulated the dragon I formed and let it run straight into the opponents' group.

　The water dragon runs through the sky like lightning--and then plunges into the midst of the ants, swallowing them up with its gag.

　The effect of this magic is simple.
　When the dragon rushes into the enemy and takes the opponent into its body, it instantly turns into a water prison that keeps the opponent from escaping.
　Moreover, the inside of the water prison is swirling with high speed water flow - in short, it looks like a water cutter, with sand produced by earth magic mixed in instead of abrasives, making it extremely deadly.

　Once captured, it is shredded, and even if not, the water flow is so violent inside that it is impossible to escape and drown.

　Also, there's no need for the water to be shaped like a dragon. It's just shaped that way because it's cool.

　I'll brag about this magic to Leffi next time.
　He even asked me to show him some new magic so he could evaluate it. I'm sure it'll be highly rated for artistry and romance.

　I'm sure that my magic has worked while I was thinking about it, and the enemy captured by the dragon was shredded as I had planned.

I'm sure you'll be able to find a way to make it work. --What? No, wait, I'm sorry, I'm sorry!

　The ants that have escaped from the water dragons are immediately subjected to a fierce counterattack--they fire from their mouths in a concentrated formic acid colored liquid that makes me unintentionally apologize.

I'm sure you'll be able to find a way to make the most of it.

　Quickly emerge the next hot water dragon and unleash it on the enemy behind you.

　...... This is not good.

　You'll be able to activate your magic to annihilate your opponent one after another, but you'll be biting your teeth inwardly.

　The magic is working ...... but there are still too many enemies.
　I'm sure my MP will be exhausted before I can eradicate these guys.

　I haven't practiced any other magic, so there's nothing else I can do for now: .......

　d*mn, I should have practiced other magic more often if I was going to do this. I've only been practicing water dragon magic lately: .......

　...... It's no use, but for now, let's stall for a while.

　I'm not going to be the only one who can do this, but I'm going to be the only one who can do it.

The next time you're in a hurry, just eat this!

　And then the ants tried to avoid the obstacles that were being thrown at them, and when they realized that it was the corpse of a demon, they immediately stopped chasing us and started swarming around the flesh and began to munch on it all together.

　...... Oh, that?

　I was just hoping for a little delay in the invasion: .......

......, okay, it's all planned! Get away, Lil!

　As I said that, as if I was right on target, Lil dexterously gave a wry smile as he ran, as if to say, "Oh dear," and quickly moved away from the scene.



　It's a good thing that you're able to have a good time with them.

Oh ...... I'm really tired. Good job, Lil, let's call it a day.

"Coo?

Yeah, well, it'd be nice if you could give me a lift to the dungeon. You'll stay in the dungeon today. ...... But that was a lot of stuff, though, earlier. It's traumatic.

Coo.



Well, maybe there was an anthill near there.

　Even the anthills I'd seen on TV in a past life were more than a man's height.
　If ants the size of those guys were roosting, then there should be an anthill as big as a mountain now.

　I escaped before I could, but if we could make that area a dungeon area, I bet we could expect a lot of DP.

　Well, I won't go near it again.

　It's not that I don't like bugs. ...... It's just that I have goosebumps. I feel like I'm going to have the motto "Bug Blast".

　I'm sure you've been chased by hordes of insects like Indiana Jones, but I'm surprised you didn't lose heart.

...... And yet...

　Rocking on the lil, I continue to think.

　I'm still lacking in weapons.

　Until now I could get by with just the Demon King's physical performance, but if they came in numbers like they did today, we were out of options.
　I'll be learning magic at the same time, but I need more ways to attack.

　We'll take a closer look at it to see if there's anything better.


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　--By the way, later on, after showing the example of the hot water dragon to Reffi.

"...... Yuki, does this need to be in the shape of a dragon?

"No, but?

...... You're a pretty curious guy. You're a pretty curious guy.

　There's no denying it.