“Fragments?”

I heard the Dryad’s voice and looked towards the fragments that surrounded me .

And then–I could see little dark pieces of something gathering together .

They were slowly starting to take a shape–black monsters .

It wasn’t just ten or even twenty .

Each fragment was turning into a monster . So there were hundreds of them .

“Are you kidding me… Don’t you think that’s overdoing it a little?”

I said as I escaped the barrier . Then I looked around me .

Thanks to the barrier, it seemed like the monsters were currently sealed away from us .

However, due to the effects of h.e.l.lfire of Obliteration, the barrier was weakened . It would shudder and shake dangerously .

It would probably break if I didn’t make a new one .

The slimes…were maintaining their positions around it .

It seemed like I would be able to do it just fine .

“I’m going to use Magic Transfer! Keep your positions!”

‘Okay!’

I made sure that they were before activating the magic .

“Magic Transfer—Anti-physical Barrier!”

First I would use an Anti-physical Barrier to securely trap the monster inside .

“Magic Transfer—Anti-Magic Barrier!”

At the same time, I added an Anti-magic Barrier .

And–

“h.e.l.lfire of Obliteration!”

Incinerate .

It hadn’t worked against the magic stone, but this time it was monsters within a barrier .

‘h.e.l.lfire of Obliteration’ used a lot of MP, but it seemed like it would be the most effective for killing these monsters .

–After some time pa.s.sed, the smoke finally cleared .

There were no traces of the monsters now . And all that remained was the now white, magic stone .

I couldn’t see any more monsters coming out either .

‘You-you killed all of them in a second…’

“Nice combo, huh? …Well, it does use a lot of MP, though . ”

I said as I checked my status .

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Job: Tamer, Sage

Skills: Taming, Light Magic, Shadow Magic, Fire Magic, Water Magic, Earth Magic, Thunder Magic, Wind Magic, Time-s.p.a.ce Magic, Special Magic, Great Magic, Familiar Magic, Support Magic, Altering Magic, Ultra Combat Arts .

Attributes: None

HP: 320/321

MP: -1740/1856

Abnormality: Overuse of magic

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My MP was had dropped quite a bit below 0 .

But my HP was fine, so perhaps it wasn’t a big problem .

My MP had gone to minus 200,000 when I used h.e.l.lfire of Death, and yet I didn’t die or suffer any permanent after-effects .

…Well, it was still not very normal for it to drop like that, so I should avoid it when I could .

“In any case, I guess that’s it as far as dealing with the magic stone . The area around is destroyed pretty bad… Uh, should I fix this?”

I said as I looked at the barrier .

Everything outside of it was peace itself, but inside, it was either gla.s.s or melted rock . It looked horrible .

I tried pouring water over it to cool it off, but I doubted trees would grow here for a long time .

Somehow, I felt the Dryad would not be happy about that .

Oh, it’s perfectly fine since it’s a small area! As long as that stone is gone, trees will grow here eventually . I think?’

‘Yes!’

…It seemed like it was actually fine .

Well, it was a big forest .

As long as the magic stone was not there .

“That’s good . ”

As we talked about this–I suddenly remembered my original reason for being here .

I had come to collect these Dria flowers .

If they really weren’t around, then there was nothing I could do . But perhaps she could tell me something .

“Hey, do you know about the Dria flowers?”

‘I do! Those flowers grow all over the Dryad territories . …What about them?’

I see . So they were all over the place .

Maybe they weren’t growing when I came because the Dryad wasn’t feeling well .

In that case, there weren’t likely to be any now .

“I originally came to this forest on a quest to gather those flowers . But I heard that there aren’t any more now…”

‘Ah, that’s what you mean! Alright . I’ll give it a try . ’

Replied the Dryad .

“Give it a try?”

‘Yes . They aren’t used for anything, so I never tried to grow them before…’

The Dryad said as she closed her eyes .

Then—

‘Oomph!’

She raised her voice . Then lots of gra.s.s started to grow from the ground .

It grew incredibly quickly–and then, flowers started to bloom before even a minute had pa.s.sed .

The flowers looked familiar . Like the ones that I had seen at the guild .

“It’s Dria flowers! …Can I gather these?”

The Dryad nodded .

‘Sure! You saved my life, Yuji . I can grow as much as you need!’

The Dryad said as she made more and more of them grow .

And so the quest I had thought that I had failed turned out to be a great success .