Here! Here!’

One of the slimes led the way through the mountain .

It was a complicated path that was hard to see .

When we finally arrived, there was what looked like a cave under the roots of a tree that was surrounded by plants .

I didn’t think that I would have been able to find it without a guide .

And there was–a girl inside .

She appeared to be about fifteen .

She looked delicate and pretty, but…her face seemed very sickly .

Not only that, but there was something about her that did not seem quite human .

Even her clothes did not look like they were manmade .

What if she was a monster that was in the shape of a human?

‘Miss Dryad? Are you alive?’

‘Yes…somehow…’

The girl replied weakly to the slime’s voice .

It wasn’t the voice of a human, but as I was still using ‘Monster Mutal Understanding’, I could understand what she was saying .

So it wasn’t just me . Her face really did look sickly .

‘Still, it’s rare for you to come here . Did something happen?’

‘Yes . I brought someone who might help you!’

‘It’s Yuji!’

The slimes said as they looked at me .

They wanted me to go in .

And so I stepped into the cave where the girl was .

‘Eee…it’s a human!?’

She looked at me with horror and recoiled .

It seemed that she feared humans .

‘But this one isn’t scary! He’s a nice person . ’

‘He’s very strong and protects us . ’

‘And he can understand us!’

The slimes tried to persuade the scared girl .

I…decided that it was best to stay quiet .

And so I did for the next few minutes .

‘Uhhh…mister human? Are you going to help me?’

She asked me hesitantly .

I guess she finally stopped seeing me as a scary person .

“Uh…well, I don’t really know what’s happening…”

I had just come here to gather Dria flowers .

So even if someone asked for help, I didn’t know what to do .

As I was thinking this, the slime started to talk to me .

‘Some bad people left something strange in the forest, and now the forest is sick . Dryad is a fairy of the forest, and so she lost her magic and is weak…’

The girl nodded at the slime’s words .

…I see .

This girl(called a Dryad), was a forest fairy .

I had been looking at the ground the whole time in search of the flowers, but now that I think about it…yes, the trees did seem kind of unwell .

“In other words, you want me to break or remove this ‘strange’ thing? Also, if you could regain your magic somehow…”

After saying this, I looked through the magic I had acquired .

And then I found something called ‘Energy Transfer’ that sounded like it was exactly what I was looking for .

It seemed like it would allow me to send magic energy to someone I was touching .

Still, that might frighten her if I did it directly .

“Hey, could you touch the Dryad for a second . ”

‘Okay . ’

One of the slimes touched her .

And then I activated the magic .

‘Magic Transfer–Energy Transfer . ’

Just as the magic activated, the magic energy in my status started to decrease .

After some time, my energy dropped to about half and then stopped .

Then the Dryad tilted her head .

‘I, I feel lighter now…Mister Human, you said energy transfer…did you mean…’

“Yeah . They said you didn’t have enough energy, so I used the slime to send you some . …Do you feel better now?”

‘Yes! Thank you!’

Dryad said with a laugh .

So it did go well .

“Alright, I’m going to go to this place where ‘the bad people left something . ’ I’m a.s.suming something has to be done about it?”

‘Yes?’

And then the Dryad rushed pa.s.sed me and left the cave .

It seemed that she was less cautious after the ‘Energy Transfer . ’

After that, I arrived at a corner of the forest where the damage was especially bad .

No, it wasn’t exactly a forest .

This was because all of the trees and plants in the area had died, and it was a wasteland .

In the center–was something that looked like a big, black magic stone .

So I just had to throw it away somewhere or destroy it .

That’s what I thought as I walked up to it and picked it up .

‘Ah, wait!’

“Hmm?”

The Dryad called out just as I picked it up .

…Was there a problem?

As I wondered this…the Dryad looked at the magic stone I was holding and then muttered in confusion .

‘Wh-why are you able to touch it…?’