' Create Rock Servant'.

When I cast the spell, a portion of the rock I was holding onto took on magical power.
Then that part of the rock became a lump of rock about a meter in diameter and rolled down.

The lump of rock changed shape.
An arm is formed, a leg is formed, a head is formed, and the rest becomes a body.

A few seconds later, the rock had transformed into a stocky human shape.

'Huh, ......? Will, what is this? A ...... human made of rock?

Satsuki was surprised.
Mee's eyes were round, too.
I'll explain it to them.

'A rock servant - think of it as a kind of golem. I'm going to send it to measure Mother Rockworm's strength. Satsuki, I want you to observe carefully and see how strong this monster is.

'Oh, okay.

Satsuki nodded.
I give an additional explanation.

'And for that, Satsuki will need to experience firsthand how strong this rock servant is.

'Hmm, well, that might be easier to understand. But how do we do that?

Satsuki tilted her head.
In response, I point at Satsuki and give the order in rune language to the squire I created.

'Rock Servant, attack her.

The rock servant then made the part of its eyes glow with magical light.
Then he took a step or two toward Satsuki.

'Heh, ......? Whoa...'

Satsuki jumped to avoid the fist that the rock follower swung down.
Then the rock follower turned to Satsuki, who had just dodged it, and glanced at her again.

'Hey, ......! Will, what are you doing ......?

The rock followers continue to attack, but Satsuki evades them with quick movements.
I turned to Satsuki and gave her an explanation.

'As you can see, the Rock Servant's movements are not very fast. If it's Satsuki, she won't take a direct hit even in a small place like this. But...'

'Goo......!

Satsuki's hands caught both the rock followers' hands as they tried to grab her.
The rock-servant's burly hands and Satsuki's slender-looking hands came together, and the rock-servant tried to push Satsuki into him.

'Ngggg ......! No way. ......? He's so stupid ......!

Satsuki is pushed into the ground and falls to one knee.


However, Satsuki seemed to have a sense of pride as well...

'Geez,......, don't be a jerk,......! Nyaroooooooooooo!

Satsuki has a strong aura around her body and pushes back the rock followers.
The two of them came to a standstill in the same position where they had first met.

As you can see, the Rock Servant is a man of considerable strength. The Rock Servant also has a high level of defense due to its rock body, and although its movements are slow, its overall combat power is rated equivalent to Monster Rank E. Even so, it may be insufficient to accurately measure the enemy's strength, but...''

''All right! I understand, so hurry up and stop this thing!

As I continued to explain, Satsuki whined to me.
Well, I guess we've had enough.

All right. Rock Servant, release the order.

The Rock Servant stops moving when I give the order in magical language.
Satsuki, who was released, was breathing heavily with her hands on her knees.

When Mee saw her, she asked with a slightly reluctant look.

'William, did you really need to do that?

'Yes. Satsuki is a sensory person. It's faster and more accurate to have her experience it than to explain it in words.

'...... It's hard being a sensory person. I want to be a theoretical person.

Mee looked at Satsuki with some pity in her eyes.

Now, after the demonstration of the rock followers and the explanation of their strength, and after Satsuki took a break, they decided to move on to the practical action.
I will again give instructions to the stationary rock follower in magical language.

''Rock Servant, attack those rockworm larvae. However, if you are attacked by someone, switch your attack target to that person.

At my command, the rock servant's eyes light up again.
Then the rock follower left the tunnel we were in and ran down the mortar-shaped underground space at a speed not too fast.

'Now, Satsuki, Mee, watch me carefully.

'All right!

'Yes, sir.'

Me, Satsuki, and Mee looked at each other from the exit of the tunnel with only our faces slightly exposed.

I turned around to check on Cyril's movements, but when her eyes met mine, she shook her head with tears in her eyes.
Cyril's expression and gestures had become like a child's, and the gap between his appearance and hers was somewhat cute, but...
I decided to not worry about her anymore today.

Well, anyway.
The rock squire lumbered down the grated slope and approached the rockworm larvae.

Eventually, the larvae seemed to notice the rock follower's presence.
A large number of large larvae turned toward the rock followers one after another.

It would be impossible for a single rock follower to defeat that group of larvae.
One on one, or even against such a large number of them, they would be devoured in no time.

If that were to happen, this experiment would be nothing more than a mere waste of mana.
To prevent that from happening, I waited for the attack as if I were half praying.

And after a few seconds of waiting...
Just as I had hoped, the moment arrived.

It was when the rock-servant approached the larvae to within twenty paces of them.
From a large tunnel near the larvae, several tentacles extended toward the rock followers.

The tentacles wrapped around the rock followers' arms, legs, bodies, and necks one after another without giving them any room to evade.

The fact that there was no room for evasion meant that the rock followers' sluggish movements made it impossible for them to avoid the tentacles, and it was not clear to me how Satsuki, for example, would fare.
But Satsuki herself told me about this point.

'It's not recklessly fast, but that many tentacles is troublesome. I don't know if I can handle them... I'm not too sure. How about you, Mee?

'I can't do that either. And if I get caught, I'll be made to look like an enpon. I don't want to jeopardize my chastity.



'...... No, no, no. No, no, no. It's a rockworm, right? If they catch you, they'll eat you and that's it, right?'

'Maybe so. But I don't want either of them.

'There's a difference.

As the two of them were talking about this... things got even more complicated.

The rock follower was bound by the tentacles, but at first his strength was equal to or greater than that of the tentacles, and he was trying to get out of the tentacle restraints by pulling hard on the tentacles that were entangled in him.

But then, from the same tunnel, several more tentacles extended, and even they were attached to the rock follower.

The rock follower, wrapped around by two or three more tentacles than the first, was finally overpowered and dragged helplessly along.

Eventually, the rock follower was dragged into the tunnel where the tentacles extended.

No word from him since.
At this point, we should assume that the rock follower had been killed.

Seeing this, we started a strategy meeting, starting with Satsuki.

'Well, ......, isn't it the end of the world once you're attached to a tentacle? Isn't that bad?

I'm not sure what to make of that, but I'm sure it's a good idea. If that's the territory, it's going to be difficult to attack even with William's magic?

'Yeah. The range of that tentacle's attack is probably about the same as the range of my attack spell. I'm not sure what to do, but I'm sure you'll be able to figure it out. By the way, Satsuki, what kind of strength do you consider that monster to be?

When I asked again, Satsuki pondered a bit.
Then, with some caution, she expressed her opinion.

I'm not sure what to make of it. But... if I can use that technique that my master taught me, I might be able to ....... I have a feeling that I might be able to catch it,.......

Satsuki said, and slowly began to make movements like a demonstration.
She swung her sword without hands, flipped her body, cut back...
It was as if he was trying to project some image in his mind onto his body.

But that's beside the point.
From what Satsuki said, it seemed that she expected her opponent to be a rank higher than her current self, i.e. a B-rank monster.

On the other hand, I, too, felt that even if I wasn't as perceptive as Satsuki, it was probably not an A-rank or higher monster.
Of course, there is a possibility that it will be rated higher than that due to factors that are yet to be seen. .......

'By the way, Satsuki, what do you think now, do you take into account my magical support (buff)?'

'Oh, I didn't take that into account. I mean, I don't even know what kind of support (buff) I can get.

'That's true too.

I nodded in agreement.

If that's the case, then we should fill in the gap in strength between Satsuki and Mother Rockworm, and make it possible for them to surpass us.

Then, let's get to it. Satsuki, relax your whole body, surrender to my magic, and accept it.

'Oh, oh. ...... is not erotic, it's not erotic!

I point my wand at Satsuki and start chanting a spell.
I decided to leave Satsuki, who was still saying unintelligible things, alone.