Chapter 169

CHAPTER 169: SEIICHI AND THE OTHERS WHO NEVER CHANGE

(TN: Another chapter as thanks for the Patrons! (**))

Even so its farther than I expected .

Nn?

About three days after we left Terviel, I suddenly said so .

Then, Saria who seemed to feel the same way as me, nodded .

Come to think of it, weve certainly walked quite a bit!

Thats right

But, isnt that because theres no people or monsters around us?

Ah, indeed

As Saria says, from our encounter with that Rakudaruma, we havent met any monsters .

Far from a living thing, not even a single plant is growing here .

It has no particular effect on me, but when I look at the sweat flowing from Al and Saria, after all, it can be seen that this place is hot . No, isnt it because of my equipment that I dont feel the heat? Al is taking off hers because its hot as I look at her, right? But its not so hot, thus, I cant do anything about it . Basically, Ive already quitted being human .

Even though Im walking under the shining sun, I wasnt sweating .

As I think about it more, itll do no good for my mental health, so Ill leave it as it is, but as Saria said, one of the main reasons why the time feels so long was because theres nothing around us .

Then Al, who was listening to the conversation between me and Saria, says while being stunned .

I heard that weve walked quite a bit, but not so in terms of progress within the day . As Saria said, theres nothing around us, so it feels like weve been experiencing this for a long time .

Is that so? But so far, such a long period of time moving, I only remember it at the time we went to Barbador Magic Academy

Youre always soaring too much, so I forgot it, but Seiichi has no experience in long-term expedition itself .

Im always soaring!?

As Al said, Im soaring in terms of combat power, but Im just an amateur when it comes to other experiences . When I think about it again, Im quite a mismatch .

Al turned her eyes to me, who was stunned by Als words .

You must be surprised as you think back on your actions .

Arent I normal?

Youre not normal!

Weird . Even though theres no such thing as average person representative so far .

Well, it doesnt matter if youre normal or not

I,it doesnt matter

Remember one thing . Firstly, when you go on an expedition like this, you stay overnight on the spot . So, what did we do?

Etto we went back to Terviel with transition magic, slept in the inns bed, and we start from yesterdays spot, right? (TN: *Facepalm)

You can see that its already not normal at this point .

Why is that .

When I chose comfort, it seems that I became out of ordinary before I knew it . I have no intention of doing that at all

But certainly, I didnt think that we would spend a long time outside like this, so I havent made any preparations to stay in a camp .

Al, on the other hand, always has a set for camping in her item box .

This is the difference between a human who has been an adventurer for many years and an utterly ordinary man .

Still, I didnt expect that we were going to be camping, so we just returned using my transition magic, and the next day, when I told her that we should start again from the same spot we left, Als face had reached a point of nothingness, and Ill never forget it in the future .

Because its better to be comfortable . If you can sleep in bed, then thats better . Ill do that .

Well, Luthia and the others which left earlier, I wonder if theyre preparing a camp like Al said . Zora, who grew up in the dungeon, doesnt have that knowledge, and Rurune is out of the question Im doubtful of Luthia because it feels like shes a sheltered girl, but if they were with the Demon Kings army halfway through, then the Demon Kings army would have taught them that, and above all, they have Olga-chan who seems to be the most accustomed to traveling alone, so theyre going to be okay around that area .

Anyway isnt the ground, full of holes around here?

Thats right . If youre not careful, youre going to fall down .

Thats right . Besides, I dont see any creatures here, but I can see the evidence that they were here .

At first, it was only the dry land, but the place where we are right now is full of dents as if our feet were being pierced by something, and as Al said, bones of some creatures have fallen, and it can be seen that there was a living thing in this place as well .

When I was walking while having such a conversation, suddenly, a huge plant-like creature jumped into our eyes .

Nn? What is that?

Hmm?

Well, I havent seen any plants so far, but its so obvious Moreover, if theres a huge plant here, everyone will be wary .

As Al said, if we havent seen a single plant so far and it suddenly appeared in front of us, then its natural to be wary of it .

Moreover, as it approached, I could see the whole physique of the plant, the part that corresponds to the flower of the plant was, shaped like a cannon, and it looks like its going to shoot something . (TN: Pea shooter from plant vs zombies)

Ah I think that youre thinking the same thing as me, but thats, we should avoid that .

Thats right .

Al nods as I say so while twitching her cheeks .

No, no matter how I think about it, its the one who made these holes at our foot . That guy is the cause .

When I tried to leave the place in a hurry, the giant plant suddenly turned its flower towards us

!? Avoid that!

In Als word, when we hurriedly rushed out of the spot, where we used to stand, something penetrated at a tremendous speed .

Looking at the terrifyingly perforated position, something that looks like a human head is buried while raising smoke .

I,I was surprised .

Ah anyway, lets avoid that plant

The moment I started to say that, the seed buried in the ground cracked, it grows up in front of us who are stunned, and finally, the exact same plant that shot the cannonball-like seed earlier, was newly grown .

Su,such an ant

Al is twitching her cheeks like that, but I think so too .

Then, including the newly grown plant, theyve fired cannonball-like seeds at us again!

Uoooooo!?

Thi,this, what should we do!?

Al was desperately avoiding it and shouted so .

Every time we avoid a seed shell, one grows anew, and the number of attacks is increasing steadily!

This ei!

To the seed that looks like a cannonball, Saria turned her face into a gorilla, and in accordance to the shell that flew, she released her fire magic .

Then, the seed that received the flame popped, and fine seeds attacked us again from its inside!

Wawawa!

Saria!?

Im all right!

Sarria was attacked by the seeds at close range, but apparently, she evaded it well .

That said, this plant is too much of a pain in the ass!

When a seed-like cannonball flies, if you try to burn it, fine seeds will shoot like a shotgun

Then, Al said while flicking the seeds with the ax she had in her hand .

This kind will pop if you burn it, but you can prevent it by attacking with ordinary weapons!

U,understood!

Or rather, did Rurune and the others really passed through this place where there are such dangerous plants? If they were able to pass, they must be fine, right? Theres no punch line that Olga-chan and the others are that fallen bones, right? Theyre okay, right!?

I imagine that it wouldnt be somewhat the pun, and shook my head . Lets stop thinking that its a bad omen

In the first place, what is this plant?

As I activate Advanced Appraisal while avoiding its attacks .

???Lv: ???

I dont understand anything!

Both its level and name are ? ?

Is this, also an enemy that can appear along the way? No matter how you look at it, it looks like a Last Boss, right?

I cant get close to it using my skills because of the storm of shells, and if I avoid it, its number will increase and the number of bombardments will also increase .

Well, I guess its okay to hit it, but I dont want to think about if its really okay hit it because I felt that Ill be farther away from being human!

God dammit, if we dont get close, we cant fight back!

Seeing that Al was flicking the shells, I decided to try something that came to my mind .

That is

Take this!

Seiichi!?

I hit back the flying shell with the sword part of the Fine Sword of Swirling Hatred (Black) like Im batting .

Then, like returning it to the pitcher, I accurately hit the flower part of the plant that shot it .

Whats more, being accompanied by my actions? The plants werent expecting that they would be killed, and I dont know if plants have feelings, but the other plants stop moving in bewilderment .

While ignoring the state of such plants, I saw off the seed flying farther than I thought, with my hand like a visor, and Im impressed .

Ah, Ill give it a try .

When youre here, its useless to worry about this kind of thing .

Al sighed as if to say that she was tired . Eh, that is a praise, right?

When I was swinging the Fine Sword of Swirling Hatred (Black) while wondering if it would fly the seeds again, Saria, who was making a hand visor and seeing off the seeds like me, said as if she had noticed something .

Oh Are? Seiichi .

Nn?

Youve been flying the seed to somewhere, is that okay?

Eh?

Because when that kind of thing is struck into the ground, a new monster will be born, right? Its starting to come out, you know?

Ah .

I didnt arrive at that possibility until Saria told me .

A,are? Is it my fault?

Then, the plants that had stopped moving, started to move as if it remembered suddenly, and it aimed at us again and resumed its attacks .

Moreover, their attack is more powerful than the beginning, and they look angry .

Look, Seiichi! They got angry because you beat them in a strange way!

They got angry for that reason!?

Besides, calling it strange is rude .

Or rather, Im angry because my companions may have been defeated .

More than that, I was a little worried, that even though the plant that I hit back a little while ago disappeared as particles of light as usual, it didnt leave any items .

Last time, I heard that drop items arent always obtainable in Zoras dungeon, but even so, the monsters Ive defeated have always left drop items .

Perhaps, this plant isnt a monster? As I think about it, there was even an UMA at the monster store where Rurune was .

I want to think calmly, but the plants dont loosen their handful of attacks, so first of all, I will annihilate the plants here .

Hey, Al .

Ah!? What is it! This here Im desperately, avoiding, as well!

I,Im sorry . Thats, theres no human habitation around here, right?

Does it look like there is!? We havent even seen a decent creature, let alone a human village, until we get here!

Certainly .

Then, its fine for me to have defeated it earlier huh .

I wonder if I can grill it with fire magic, but if I dont burn it out properly, the seeds will pop and itll be disastrous, and above all, from Al and Sarias point of view, this place is hot . I dont have to go out of my way to increase the heat . (TN: So, you dont feel hot?)

Moreover, if theres no people around, its okay for them grow up on their own in another place, not here . You see, its such a dry land, and its better if its green, right?

Thats why, batter Seiichi, coming up .

Take this seriously!

Yes .

Even though I was scolded, I strike back the seeds that fly to me one after another, and eventually, I wiped out the surrounding plants .