A Very Proud Dirtbag Monster

You! Do you have no pride as a Proud Wolf? You are the servant of a human!

Oh, shut up! If you become one of Yujis underlings, you would know how nice it is!

Why, you

Wagh!? Mister Yuji, this guy is scary! Please just kill him already!

The Proud Wolf screeched as he remained firmly planted behind the tree.

The c.o.c.katrice looked at the Proud Wolfand said,

What a noisy wolf. However, I am in a good mood. After all, this seems to be my lucky day.

Lucky day? What happened?

Aye. I caught some very delicious looking prey without any effort.

Delicious prey?

Was he talking about the Eagle Wolf?

The meat was considered to be bad for humans, but monsters enjoyed it.

As I thought about thisthe c.o.c.katrice moved.

You dont know? Human meat is very tasty. Especiallyeating a human while they are kept alive by paralysis poison!

The c.o.c.katrice shouted. Then he spat out a stream of purple liquid.

I see.

So the delicious prey was me.

Physical Reflect Barrier!

I quickly chanted to raise the defense magic.

The barrier stopped the purple liquid, butit still spread out all around us.

The poison detection device started to vibrate violently.

Yesso its this guy after all.

Unfortunately, I couldnt tame a monster that had developed a taste for human flesh.

While it was a flying monster, there were too many problems with this one.

Well, at least he was also a jerk

Otherwise, it would be harder to have to kill him.

Not only that, but he had launched an attack without warning, so there was no need to hold back.

Fireball.

I unleashed the magic towards the c.o.c.katrice.

ButThe c.o.c.katrice quickly flapped his wings and dodged it.

The Fireball flew off and it exploded into a nearby tree.

Hes surprisingly fast

I muttered as I put out the fire with water magic.

As the thing was so big, I had a.s.sumed that it would be slowbut you couldnt judge monsters by appearances.

Whatwhat was with that magic! There is no way that human magic is that strong!

Oh, you shouldnt compare Mister Yuji with your average human! Even dragons are nothing against Mister Yuji!

I-I dont have time to deal with such a freak!

After hearing this, the c.o.c.katrice sounded very surprised and frantically tried to fly away.

ButI wasnt about to let a man-eating monster escape.

Besides, it was the target of a hunting quest.

Magic-Transfer Area Freeze: Medium!

This time, I used freezing magic so it would not be able to dodge it.

Whaimpossible!

The c.o.c.katrices wings were frozen, and it began to fall from the sky.

As it did, I followed up with more magic.

Fireball.

Gggggraaaagghhhh!! Aa mere human Merefoooooooood!

The wings were very flammable.

And so the fire magic spread immediatelyand the c.o.c.katrice soon breathed its last breath.

Nowthe hunt is finished. I guess the taming of a new monster will have to wait until next time.

I said as I began to walk away.

ButI thought I heard a slime say something, and so I stopped in my tracks.

Hmm? Did someone say something?

I didnt say anything?

Whats wrong, Yuji?

So, I guess it was just me.

It seemed to be the case, but I perked up my ears and listened, just as a precaution.

And thenI heard the voice again.