In a deep forest, dense with trees and only a faint light shining through the trees.

"- Lil, you know where Leffi is, don't you?

Coo.

All right, we'll hit a jackpot and run for it in a heartbeat.

　Under a tree with a girth that five adults couldn't reach even if they reached out, Lil and I were now crouched behind thick roots, hiding ourselves, peering ahead.

　I had invoked my covert skill to make my presence almost nonexistent, and Lil had also shrunk in size, down to the size of a normal wolf.

　And right in front of us in hiding, a bear with the lower body of a scorpion, gobbling up some corpse with a bright red mouth.

Let's do it.

　After whispering to Lil next to me, I kneaded the magic inside my body and made several water dragons appear, and then immediately released them towards them.

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

You'll be able to find out what's going on.

　I'm sure you'll be able to find out more about this in the future.

　I'm sure you'll be able to find out what's going on in the world, and I'm sure you'll be able to find out what's going on in the world, and I'm sure you'll be able to find out what's going on in the world, and I'm sure you'll be able to find out what's going on in the world. Roaring .

　It is Lil's, 'lightning magic' .

"Gigiu ......!

　The wet body of the Bear Scorpion was struck by lightning, and this time it seems to have taken effect, and when it let out a cry of pain, it slowly turns towards us with a murderous gleam in its eye.

I've got one! Get away, Lil'!

"Gah!

　In an instant, my pet became huge and returned to its original size, and at the same time jumped on the back of my pet, and at the same time, Lil ran out of the forest with a momentum as if it were going to explode.

Giaaaaah!

　I'm sure you'll be able to hear the scream from behind you, spreading through the forest.

　When you turn around and look back, an angry-looking bear scorpion is chasing after you with its scorpion-shaped body moving at high speed, knocking down trees in the forest.

Oh, scary, scary! Lil, remember when you fought that f*cking beast sometime!

"Gruuuuut!

　Lil said, "That's true, but for now, get serious! But it's okay.

　I already know that the monster is a slow and brainless monster that has high attack power but no magic.

　That's why I targeted those demons when I fished for them.

　You will be able to shake it off with Lil's speed, and it's easy to escape if you're not careful.

　...... No, well, I'm sure Lil wanted to tell me "don't let your guard down".

　The problem is how to defeat it,...... but that's not a problem when it comes to this one.

　--It's a good idea to have a good idea of what you're going to do with it.

　Eventually we arrived at a slightly open area in the forest where a two-horned girl with beautiful silver hair was waiting for us.

"Lefi!

"Mm.

　As soon as I signaled her, the waiting Rephi spread her arms wide apart and closed them straight in front of her body with a snap.



　--At the same time, the head of the Bear Scorpion, which had been following behind us, explodes with a clatter.



　The body that lost its head crumbled down as if the strings of a puppet had been broken, sliding down the ground with a rattling sound, and then stopped.

"...... You're good... You're going to strike this guy a blow?

　It's not just a matter of time before you get to the point where you'll be able to get a good idea of what you're looking for.

　That bear scorpion, a demon with a very hard skin, completely magic-proof and blade-proof, was the one who once ran back with Lil. .......

"Well, it's about this guy.

　It's not a problem, but it's a problem that can be solved with a single hand.

　I'm sure it's actually a strong opponent that she can get away with in one hand.

　It's a good thing that you're able to have a good time with your friends and family.

　Really, Leffi's strength is unfathomable.

　If I were to do the same thing, my MP would be cut by at least 20% with a single activation, and more importantly, I wouldn't be able to maintain a magic density high enough to crush the enemy.

　This is a technique that can only be performed with an overwhelming amount of magic.
　And Refi's guy does this a lot.

I'm sure you'll be able to do this easily in another hundred years.

"Okay.

　...... When I heard about a hundred years of history, I thought, "Oh, it's possible to do that?



　--It's not an outlandish thing to do, even though it's a countermeasure against DPs who have brought Lephi with them.

　The basic idea is the same as before, hunt monsters in the dungeon area to obtain two types of DPs: DPs generated by hunting and DPs obtained by converting corpses.

　This is the same as the usual monster hunt, but this time, our opponent is not the same as before.

　Currently, we're dealing with the demons in the west area where the most capable ones in the forest of the demon world live in abundance.

　They are much stronger than the monsters we usually hunt, so the incoming DPs are also orders of magnitude different, which is more than enough to be effective as a temporary measure.

　It's not just a matter of time before you'll be able to get your hands on a new one.

　We are now accompanied by our strongest ally, Lephi, who is the strongest even in this magical forest.

　The basic strategy is to split up myself, lil and four other pets and lure the target demon to a location that is incorporated as a dungeon area.
　Once we've successfully caught them, it's time to hand over to Leffy, who was waiting for us to unleash the power of the dragon to finish off the enemy.

　In her normal dragon form, the enemy would be too scared of the overwhelming power leaking out of her to run away, or they would be more cautious and take more time to defeat her, but now Leffy is still in her girl form.

　I've asked them to cut off their spirits, so no ordinary demon can see the threat she poses, and they'll catch her and kill her.

　In fact, none of the demons we caught sensed the threat of Leffi and fled, so I'd say the strategy was a success for now. 　

　Long live Horyu-sama!
　Seriously, if it weren't for Reffi, I'd be dead by now.

　I feel like you don't need me, but you know, I'm the leader.

　I'm the only one who can give orders to my pets, so I shouldn't be unwanted. Yeah.

　--I didn't bring a heavy en with me this time because I'm more concerned with getting away from the fight and messing around.

　I'm not empty-handed and have brought weapons with me, but I am equipped with a rebar that I used for a little while in the early days, not a large sword.

　A weapon of the smashing system, it's still easy to use: .......

　It's not just a rebar, it's a rare metal of this world, adamantite, which is used as the main material, and it also incorporates a magic circuit that was extracted from the collar around Lil's neck, which was analyzed by Leila for her to extract the "elasticity" of the collar, so that it can be stretched as far as it wants to be, just like a nyoi-bar. It's possible.

　In addition, to make it easier to activate magic, it also incorporates a magic circuit with "magic effect increase: maximum" and "magic power conductivity: maximum" that Leila knew about, so the activation of magic will also be heavily compensated.

　It's a high-tech rebar that can do anything with this one.

　The killing power itself is not far behind En, but it can be said that its usability is very good.

　...... I was wondering if the adamantine rebar is really good to be called rebar.

　...... adamantite muscle, it's just a matter of time before it's rebar.

The other pets have grown up a lot since they came in a while ago. They're a lot smarter than they used to be.

"Hehehe, right?　My pets are just as good as the Lord.



"Excellent like Lil'," is the wrong word.

　Well, yes.
　That's right.

　When it comes to educating my pets, all I do is flirt and joke with them, so all I do is get in their way.

　Heh.


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"Phew ...... saved, saved, saved

　I stretched out as far as I could and fell into Lil's body, which was lying on the ground behind me.

　The fluffy, smooth texture of my body hair wraps around me, and I can feel the warmth of Lil's skin.

　As it is, I lean back against her and sit down on the ground.

Oh, a good chair.

"Whoa!

　This time, Refi saw it and sat down on my lap as if she had found a good chair.

I'm a little tired. After all this cooperation, shall I ask you to offer me some of my sweets when I return?

Of course it's fine, Your Highness. I hope you will continue to be a patron of mine, okay?

"...... What's with the flirtatious tone,

　Leffy looks down at me with a creepy look as she suddenly starts talking in a villainous tone.

　I laugh at her and then continue.

I want to take a hot bath when I get home. I'd like to have a drink after my bath and fall under the covers.

Oh, that's a good idea. Now that you've told me, of course you'll have some for me, won't you?

Haha, if you'd like to join me for a drink, I'll be happy to serve you as much as you like.

　Thanks to Reffi, I was able to secure enough DP for that kind of wasteful spending today, and I also got five barrels of sake from the king of the demon world as a reward.

　With this much, I should be able to last for two months.

　I hope we can get the others involved and have a party soon.

　But in that case, it'll be juice for the girls.

Okay, it's settled. Then we'll be on our way home, Yuki. There's pastries, food, baths, and wine waiting for me.

Oh, you have a lot of things to wait for.

　With a pop, she gets up on top of me, and I get up, too, away from Lil.

Well, let's go home. --Thanks, guys. I'll be over there again soon and we'll go for a walk.

　Each of my pets respond to my words with a cry.

　I patted each of these cute pets and thanked them for their work, and then went home with Reffi.