Hmm, it's a frogman.

What's the matter with you, brother?

　We are leaving Sting and heading for the marshes where the frogmen live.
　The place seems to be a bit far away, and we're riding a magic carpet along the road leading from Sting.
　As for the road, we managed to get a handwritten guide from Widge.
　It's a simple thing, though, that she wrote the direction of the forked path: right, left, straight, etc. She's got a good memory.

Yeah, I guess so. I don't know, I just have a bad feeling about the name.

Isn't Frogman a nasty name for you, sir?

　Frogman this is a humanoid frog that walks on two legs in my imagination.
　If they weren't in this world, I'd have the confidence to run away from them the moment I saw them.
　It's like something out of a B-horror movie.

I mean, it's a frog.　Well, don't tell me you.......you're not going to say that even frogs are cute!

'What?　........Well, no way~. That's not true, sir.

I wonder if it's true.

　If it was a normal sized frog, it would still make sense. But it's this world, so it's probably over a meter anyway.
　When you think about it, it's very, very cute....
　Noor gave a voice that was turned inside out, perhaps because he was a figurehead. He says that's not true, but Esther is also looking at him suspiciously.
　You're a creepy lover, aren't you? It's a pity to play with her any longer, so let's just leave her alone.

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So this is where the Frogman lives.

Mmm, I hate this place, it's filthy.

Is it a pond?

　It took us a few hours to get there by stretching the carpet. That's pretty far if you were on foot.
　The place where we arrived was a pond of muddy water, with dead trees falling down. It kind of smells like a ditch river.
　There is also some grass on the land, but it looks dirty underneath if you run in the mud.
　I don't like the idea of getting mud on my new holy skeleton cloth.

"Ha, yes~!

What's the rush...

'What?　No, no, I'm not swooning over it, you know?

　Looking towards the pond, I could see countless tadpoles swimming around, over a meter in length.
　Wow.....they were huge after all. It's a good thing they weren't frogs, but it's still a bit spooky.
　When the tadpole shows its face, Nolu next to it makes a swooning sound.

''Oh, you're a surprisingly cute demon,''

Isn't that right?　Right?

Oh, yeah?

　Even Estelle started to say that she was cute.
　I wonder if she is.............................round black body, tail, dull eyes. I think she might be starting to look cute for sure.
　No, I don't care about that, let's just look at the status.

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Species:Tadpole
　Level: 1
　HP: 200
　MP:0
　Attack Power:50
　Defensive Power:50
　Agility:20
　Spell resistance:0
　No Unique Ability
　No skills.
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　What's that?　This is a very weak monster. Even if you defeat it, you won't get any experience at all.

But that's okay. But still, what should we do? I don't really want to go into the pond. It's probably too dangerous.

Well can we freeze it?

No, that would prevent the demons from coming out. What do we do...

　If I go in, it's hard to move, and if I'm not good at it, the bottom might be deep in some places.
　If I could, I'd like to defeat the Frogman without going in...
　If I don't see any, then the Frogman is a rare species, right?

'Alright, let's only collect the Frogman as a drop item. Estelle, bomb this pond for me.

"Hmm, I get it. You're kind of tinkling.

　Let's give up on the tadpole drop items and just eradicate them and let them spring up.
　When I ask Esther to bombard me, she takes out a Grimoire from her bag.
　.......It's kind of lively, but is it okay?

Then we're off. Ei, ai, ai, ai, ai!

　She cheerfully shouted and waved her wand. Every time she said "ei", a huge fireball appeared in the sky.
　One after another, they landed in the pond and exploded, evaporating the water and mud. The lads who were involved are swallowed up by the explosion without any means.
　The ground of the pond into which many rounds were thrown is exposed and partially melted like lava.

'Huh, that's neat. This book is awesome.'

It's like the end of the world, isn't it?

This won't make you angry...

　The pond is no longer in its original form when I first arrived. Nearly half of it has disappeared.
　Oh, no. This is completely overkill.....

　After a while, lads begin to spring up one after another in the direction of the half-remnant pond.
　And mixed in with them, a human-sized green demon also gushed out.
　The large black eyes and slender limbs, the way it opened its mouth and extended its tongue was creepy. It doesn't even have a trace of the lad's cuteness.
　For now, let's take a look at the status.

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Frogman Race: Frog
　Level: 25
　HP: 6000
　MP:0
　Attack Power:350
　Defensive Power:50
　Agility:150
　Magic Resistance:50
　Unique Ability: Poisonous Fog
　Skills Leap
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　He's getting stronger all of a sudden. The lad is too weak to be taken off guard, and this one comes in, some parties are going to have a hard time with it.
　It's poisonous, but I've got the holy grail cloth, I'm resistant, and I have the knolls, so I'm fine.

''Ugh ... just as I expected, huh?

That was a little tougher than I expected.

You gonna kill him anyway?

Keep it down. The pond will be gone by then.

　His limbs are thin and his body is disproportionate to his torso, which is eerie. Even Nol, as expected, is pulling back.
　Estelle said something plainly boisterous and started shooting out magic. This guy is in great shape today. Is the new equipment in good shape?

　For a while she's been shooting all sorts of magic at the Frogman, but she gets away with it easily by diving into the pond and doing leaps and bounds.
　I feel sorry for her as her lads are blown up one by one by that hit.
　But still, that guy is amazing........he's brilliant, even for a demon.

"Ugh, if you move, you can't hit it.

No, that's avoidable.

I feel sorry for you...

　Esther is frustrated that it's not hitting her easily.
　It's as if she's being taught the fear of being attacked unilaterally. I'm starting to feel sorry for you, just as I did for Noor.

"Okay, Estelle. "Okay, Esther, the next time he jumps, we're gonna freeze the pond. Me and Noll will take care of it.

Mmm, okay.

　I decided to take it out with my melee, as it was going to obliterate even half the remaining pond at this rate.

''Let's go Nole!''

Yes, sir!

　Just as the Frogman jumps, he lets Esther freeze the pond and we start running.
　The Frogman is surprised when he lands on the frozen pond, but he soon notices us and looks at us.

　The equipment-enhanced Noll is even faster, and he approaches the Frogman before I do, swinging his sword at him.
　But it didn't hit the bouncing Frogman.
　I caught up with him and attacked him, but his attack didn't hit at all as he bounced around.
　When an attack is about to hit, it spits out a purple poisonous fog, and when it disappears from sight and clears, it hops around in the distance. And it smells.

''d*mn it, d*mn it!

Hopping, hopping, hopping, hopping!

　You're not going to learn your lesson, are you? Would you rather have Estelle blow it all up?
　It's already half blown up and it won't change... no, I'm still afraid of the rest.

　I was getting pissed off at being so evasive, so I threw the crowbar at the frog, which jumped with all my might.
　Then the crowbar hits the frog in the buttocks and it falls down and twitches, unable to land.

'Yes!　Do it Noll!

Yes, sir!

　Nol thrust his sword into the falling frog a few times and the frog turned into a particle of light and turned into a drop item.
　The item that fell was a slightly long tongue I don't want to touch this one.

''Huh, you managed to defeat it... for a demon with a D-rank or so, you've given it a lot of trouble.

How do you think ordinary adventurers defeat them?

Maybe they'll go into the pond or lure him down.

　Hmmm, is this a test of how to defeat a demon in an environment that is inherently difficult to defeat?
　I've completely gorged myself on it and defeated it.

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　When we returned, we quickly came to the Adventurer's Association to hand over the certificate of defeat.
　It's only a moment since we had a beacon set up on the way back. Beacons are the best item.
　The pond was put back together by Esther to melt the ice. We won't have to worry about getting angry with that... maybe.

'Oh, Okura-san?　What's going on?

Well, we took down the frogman and I have the proof of defeat.

What ... ho, did you really beat him?

Yes?　I've beaten you to it.

　When Widge, who was at the reception desk, spotted us, she called out to us curiously.
　And she's surprised when we tell her we've already finished our request. Why?

It should take me about two days to get there and back...

Oh, you know, I just took a run for it.

　Oh man ... yeah, I know. It's weird to finish and come back so early when it's so remote.
　I'm so used to scorpion hunting that I didn't think about that area at all........
　I quickly excused myself, but there's no way I'm going to be convinced by this. This isn't good.

'Ah, well, it's Okura-san and the others, right? Well then, please hand me the defeat certificate and plate.

Uh....oh, yes.

　Huh?　I was convinced something was going on.... I was lightly swept away.
　I was saved, but something about it didn't make sense to me. What kind of recognition do we have in this girl's mind?

''Yes, now Okura-san and the others have been ranked D. Congratulations on your promotion.

　I received the returned plate from Widgey.
　The plate changes from blue to red and we are now D-ranked adventurers.