The glowing giant spoke to me, its mouth twisted wide with happiness.

''........A human?''

　It's low.
　It's like a bass sound falling into my stomach from the huge speakers.

　Fujiyan is still mumbling and holding his head in his hands
　Nina is poised with her back to Fujiyan.
　Lucy's blue face is pale and gloomy.
　I pull Lucy's hand and move close enough to touch her shoulders to Fujiyan and Nina-san.　

The 'clearing water' skill is keeping me calm.
　Fujiyan is holding a return item from the dungeon.
　It may seem confusing right now, but it's a surefire way to get everyone out of here safely.
　It's best to stay in one place as much as possible.

　We'll just have to wait and see.
This thing's not responding too well to our "danger zone" skills.
　Maybe it's not a bad one, an optimistic thought crosses my mind.

"Thank you. Thanks to you guys, the seal was broken.

　What did we do?
　I can't help but look at Lucy.

?
　Lucy shakes her head, buzzing.
　'Wrong!　Didn't I touch the magic stone earlier?
　Lucy did it, didn't she?　But this time it was different.

''It's me......... I shouldn't have 'appraised' the magic stone........
　Fujiyan replied in a trembling voice.

''I was defeated in the war and the seal of petrification was placed on me. ........Even though that seal had weakened, it could not be broken on its own. I had to have someone else recognize me.
Huh, so that's one thing.
　But then, it doesn't seem to be Fujiyan's fault.

''Everyone would appraise a huge magical stone like that, it can't be helped.
　Fujiyan is depressed, but he's not to blame.

"....no ordinary eye can penetrate the seal that is placed on me. ....unless you have a 'divine eye' that can see through a god's disguise.
God's Eye...
　Did Fujiyan have those skills too?
　No, she said she did an 'appraisal' and her 'appraisal' skills were of the god grade.

"My appraisal is not God-grade...
　Fujiyan denies my prediction.
I don't know about that. But my seal is now broken. So be it.

　Anyway, we saved this giant, didn't we?
　I can speak the language, and it doesn't look like I'm going to be attacked.
　That's what I was thinking.


''Well I'm hungry.


　Until he said that.

　The giant's eyes stare at us, intently.
　Hey, hey, aren't we the benefactors?
　Don't look at me like that.

　I felt ice water running down my back.

We're back!

　Nina takes the item from Fujiyan and activates it.
　Thank God!　I didn't know how to use it.
　The four of us were standing in front of the cave we'd entered when the light went out, surrounded by light.

　Thank God.
　No, not yet.　
Let's get out of here.
　It's not safe here.

Oh, can we just leave it there?
　Lucy asks in a frightened voice.
'Let's go back and report to the guild!
　Nina is right.
....
　Fujiyan is still depressed.

'Guys, let's get back to the city. I think that guy from earlier might be after us.
　They all gave a small nod and tried to go back the way they had come.


--a blur.

　The ground in front of us rose up.
　In no time at all, the earth began to take the shape of a human being.
　Then it began to glow dully.　

"....where are we going?

　Holy shit.
　Oh, man.
　I can't get away from it.

"Master!　Please run!
　Nina headed towards the giant.

'I-I can't do that!　Don't you dare touch it!
　Fujiyan yelled out, as if in a hurry, but it was too late.
　Nina's kick nearly caught the giant's head.

　Gohun, a sound like a dull bell being struck.
　The giant was just waiting patiently for his own kick.
　Could it be that it was dull?

''........Mate.''
　The giant's right hand reaches out.
'Huh?'
　Nina must have been planning on attacking and moving away quickly.
　She kicked and tried to get some distance between them.
　The movement was quick and the giant didn't seem to be able to react.

　The giant's movements seemed to be slow and relaxed.
　I noticed that the giant's fingertips seemed to touch Nina-san a little.

-- Nina-san was blown away.

''Gah, haha!
　With a thud, he hit a tree in the distance and fell down.
　Seriously!　Nina-san has a silver rank.
　A blow to that........

'Fujinan!　What the hell is he?!
''An evil giant god who was sealed in stone due to the wrath of the Holy God....... My appraisal revealed that the seal has been broken.... That's all I knew.
　Evil giant god.....
　It's true, the writing looks bad.

'Fujiyan, let Nina-san recover with the items. Me and Lucy will buy you some time.
'I understand!　Don't take it easy.
　Fujiyan is thudding away.

　Next to her, Lucy is chanting a spell.
　Normally you wouldn't be able to make it in time, but the giants are basically moving slowly.
　However, I can't read it because it makes a riddle move like when it attacked Nina-san earlier.

''Huh, Flame Storm (Firestorm).
　This time I made it in time.
　A tornado of flames, even bigger than the one that defeated the griffon, blazed around the giant.

''Great, Lucy!　Isn't that advanced magic?
About one out of ten times, it works!
　You drew 10%.
　Don't cross a dangerous bridge, I thought, but I don't think an attack would pass through that giant with comparable magic.
　The tornado of flames continued to burn, scorching the sky.

'Alright, as expected, some damage has passed. Let's run away with Nina-san and Fujiyan.
Well, wait. I'm not used to advanced magic, so I might have gotten a little spell sick.
　For someone like me, who has little magic power, I've never heard of this, but it seems that a guy with high magic power like Lucy, right after using powerful magic, the magic power in his body is activated and he sometimes feels like he's drunk on alcohol.

　I pulled Lucy's hand away and walked towards Nina and Fujiyan.
　Fujiyan is using a recovery item for Nina-san.
　Okay, that's it.

--The ground trembled.

　All the birds in the forest flew away at once.
　I can hear the frightened voices of the beasts in the distance.
　Perhaps it was the voice of a demon.

　Fearfully, I turned around and saw a giant slithering out of the tornado of flames.

''........Unharmed?''
　Lucy's voice is trembling.
　If it wasn't for the 'Clear Water' skill, I would have broken my heart too.
　An enemy for which Lucy's advanced magic is ineffective.
　We'll never be able to handle it.
　I want to run away, but the enemy uses a strange movement method.

"Lucy, run away with Fujiyantsachi.
　I whispered.
'Well, Makoto?'
"Buying time.

"water magic and mist.

　The water generated by the spirit magic is turned into mist.
　In an instant, the surrounding area is filled with fog.

''........Spiritual magic?''
　I heard a low voice.
　An erudite giant.
　Will I get through?　More anxiety.

'Go Lucy,'
But!
Fujiyan is a dear friend of mine. Please.
You're not going to die.
Yeah.
　You say the same thing as the Goddess.
　But unusually, the goddess hasn't said anything to me.
　Please give me some advice.

--A thumping sound could be heard.

　The fog is so thick that it's all white in front of me, but the giant seems to be heading this way.
　Lucy ran towards Fujiyan.
　Visibility is zero, but Lucy has good hearing.
　We should be able to meet up with them.
　Okay, let's do it.

--'Covert'.

　Activate the skill.

　The plan is simple.
　Use the fog to take away the opponent's vision and cut them down with the Goddess's dagger while taking away their vision, and then hide in secrecy again.
　It's a messy strategy that I'm sure my opponent will stop at the enemy who doesn't know where he is.
　Nina's kick and Lucy's magic didn't work on the giant.
　It's like it's a given that my magic doesn't work, but if it's Goddess-sama's dagger, or.

　　
　I killed my breath and waited for the giant to pass by.
　I was going to aim behind it, preferably at its ankles.
　If I did that, the steps should stop.

"...What are you cite?
!
　A Titan's hand is reaching out towards us.
　Why? !
　Isn't that covert?

　Oh no!　We're trapped!
　If that happens, there's no escape!
　No. Eaten?

"Averted.
　I swung my dagger around like a mess while activating my skills, even though the giant's hand was hopelessly close to me at a distance.
　It wasn't a tough one.
　Luckily, I was able to escape from the giant's hands.
　I was saved.

''What the cita!''

　Suddenly, the giant made an angry noise.

'Xama,'

　The voice that seemed mild-mannered was laced with anger.
　The ground shook and a gust of wind cleared the fog.

'Huh?'
　The finger on the giant's hand ... is one of the fingers ... missing?
　Did I do that?
　I can't get a handle on it.

That dagger... where did you get it?

　Hmmm, should I honestly say that the Goddess gave it to me?

'It's too much for a human...'
What?
　The next thing I knew, there was a giant in front of me.
　Before I could avoid it, it grabbed me by the body.
　I can't escape.

　With my body bound by the giant's hands, the giant's face approached me.
　Giant eyes as big as my head are staring at me.

　Ku, I'm going to be eaten!
　Yeah, my adventure is over here....


'Wait!'

　It was the voice of the Goddess that echoed from the heavens.