Day of departure.
After I had Burlin carry food and other items of luggage, I said my first goodbye to Olga, Uluru, and Nak, who had gathered at the lifeguard base.
"Mr. Usato, I've heard you've come to another difficult mission."
"Is Olga okay with her health?"
I wake up this morning and care for Mr. Olga for dropping me off.
... I guess physical fatigue is healing, but his heart has healed more people than anyone else is exhausted.
Mr. Olga smiles powerlessly at my words of care.
"It'll be fine if it moves a little bit."
"As far as I'm concerned, Usat, you and your brother are worried... Usato, I know how you feel about dropping me off, but don't push me too hard."
"Ha, ha, sorry to worry"
Mr. Uluru grumbled like an infidel.
Then, from behind her, the strong faces that wrapped up the hot and bitter atmosphere gave Eri a grin.
"Whatever Olga is, I don't think this guy's worried."
"Oh, here we are again on the battlefield."
"Well, it wasn't weird to be called a demon. The sky was flying."
He was more of a monster than me.
"In fact, the demons and monsters were freaking out."
It's no different at a time like this, you bastard.
Maybe he saw me several times as he was running around the battlefield. I could see the black clothes moving, too.
Thong's words first, one after the other. Both the humanoid monsters who utter virtually groundless rhetoric to me, secretly hold their fists and keep their laughs.
"I can't help it if they say so."
"Exactly"
"It's Usat, isn't it? I can't help it."
"Gru."
Huh, don't I have an ally...?
Nair, Fermu, Amako, and just in the order of Burlin are agreed to wander.
"But, well"
Shouldn't this be a blow to the culprit Thong after he says something? Thinking about it, he keeps trying to talk about something.
"You shouldn't. I don't like it. I'm a fucking kid, but when I'm gone, I'll be gone. Then there's no tension. I'm not even worried about the shards, but just come clean up and come home, Legion Leader or Demon King."
When Tong says yes, the others have a vicious smile that even adults are likely to cry out.
That hasn't changed since I first came to the lifeguard - it was a traumatic smile, but at the same time it was more familiar to me than anything else.
"Ku, haha"
I can't hold up the grin that squeezes up, and I lift my hair with my hands that hold my eyes.
Faces other than the strong ones look at me and blur my face, but face the thongs without worrying about it.
"Be prepared when I get home. I'll put you in training hell with superior privilege."
"Ha, he's superior. This creature."
Speak to each other with a deeper grin.
If I don't need any more words, I cut off the conversation and then move my gaze to Nak, who is still blue-faced.
"Nack."
"Hih, ah, eh..."
Oh, what's that “fear not, but fear by instinct” kind of face?
Neighbor Amako pulled my clothes sleeve as she leaned her neck against a knuckle that reacted like her will and body were moving the other way.
"Usato, the face and the atmosphere are in trouble."
"It doesn't feel like Rose anymore, it feels like Usat..."
What do you mean, I'm alone?
Although I am certainly not aware of Rose.
In the meantime, rub both cheeks with your hands and look? undo.
To be sure, turn to Amako.
"Back?"
"Yeah. Usat the usual. The orga rate's dropping."
What is the Auga Rate? Is that really quantifiable?
In doubt, he recollects his mind and speaks to Knack.
"Nack, you asked me to be away."
"Yes! I will do my training hard too!!"
Nack stretches his spine and responds loudly.
"Me, healing punches and healing magic bullets like moves still can't be done by me, but I still have a heap of things to teach Usato to find my, my only“ healing magic ”!!"
"Usato?"
"All right! Nack, I will definitely be back even if I want to, so good luck to you too!! Grow up with each other and see you again!!"
"Huh, yes!"
I shook my shoulders unintentionally in a low Nair voice I can't even imagine from time to time.
And, Shit...! I found out that I taught Nah my moves in secret to Nah...! I'm glad from the bottom of my heart that I found my goal and his intent words when I found my way to go, but my voice turns away unexpectedly at the signs of Nah I feel from behind.
Afterwards, without tightening inside, the greeting ended.
But maybe that's fine with me.
Because I thought it would be more like me to spare my goodbyes and renew my determination to go home laughing rather than grieving.
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The journey to a place on the Great River became a journey by horse.
The members of the journey, including me, Mr. Siggles and the two knights who came to see me off, and Rose, were to be on their way, but only I was to run as well as yesterday.
I now realize that I had the idea of riding a brulin, but today I could only ride Amako in space because of the luggage on his back for the trip.
Rose had a shoulder wound, so she was normally on a horse... but she looked at me running, and she groaned "I'll tell you how to ride a horse when I get home" with a rare head in her arms.
"Is the end of this river Demon King territory? As I heard you say, you can hear the sound of demons everywhere."
"When you cross, you have to be careful"
Reply to a senior looking across the shore.
From that side, I feel the same signs of demons there as I did yesterday.
"Okay, Usat. Bridge it up quickly."
"Yes. Bye, Nair, Ferm"
"Yes."
"Okay, I get it."
Ferms nodding at my words are swallowed by black magic as they sink into their own shadows and assimilate into my body.
Nair turns into an owl and jumps on my shoulder.
I look at my legs and tilt my neck when they are transformed into deformed, fast, and capable of an outburst of magic from all over my body.
"Hmm."
"What's wrong?"
"No, you can put your feet back in their normal shape. It's a little inconvenient when you run on the back of your leg because it sounds chaotic."
'... I think this one's cooler, but if you say so, I'll just put the shape back'
When the ferm inside me says so, the leg armor becomes deformed and turns into a black boot.
As I was tapping the ground with my toes to see how I was doing, Rose, who dropped me off, put her right hand on her chin and looked at me, assimilated to Fermu intriguingly.
"Well, that's what he said."
"Yep. This guy assimilates to Ferm's dark magic, and he doesn't have any direct offense, but he can do a lot more... Feels like it"
"Really, you're going to grow apart from my assumptions."
"My master is my master. The disciple looks like a master."
"Ha, ho"
While Rose and I spoke lightly, I spoke to Mr. Leona, who had Farga-like spears.
"Mr. Leona, we're ready for you."
"Mm, okay. Then let's build a bridge of rapid construction with my magic as we should. Everybody stay away from the river."
Mr. Leona, who lowered his attention to us, creates eight ice spears that wield a single-handed spear.
"-- System Enhancement"
When Mr. Leona squeals so, the eight ice spears begin to wrap up intense cold air.
They move according to her will and line up opposite shores located diagonally to where we are.
Confirming that the ice spear had moved into position, she dropped the ice spear straight into the river.
"Freeze the ice!"
He pointed a spear tip at the river, and the next moment she screamed so - eight ice columns protruded from the great river.
Did you activate the system enhancement enclosed in the ice spear in the water to create a bridge?
Understandable with his head, but overwhelmed by the tremendous skill and strength of system enhancement, he realizes that Leona, who wrapped his magic around the spear blade he possesses, is moving into a sweeping position.
"Go on, do it again!!"
Immediately toward the eight struts, unleash the magic of ice forward with the tweezers.
The magic blows, so much so that I mistakenly see it as a snowstorm across the shore as trembling the atmosphere.
When the white clay created by magic cleared, there was an ice bridge there supported by eight struts.
"That's right, you're a Miarak brave man"
……
Apart from Rose, who is normally impressed, not many surprised people can speak up.
Somehow, I'm really glad Mr. Leona is on my side...... yeah.
The ice bridge is about three meters wide and seems strong enough for even a burlin to ride easily.
Leona, with her palm on the bridge, turned to me as she poured her magic into it.
"Usato! Please!!"
"Oh, yeah! Ferm, Nair, let's do it!"
Kneeling next to Ms. Leona and placing her hand on the ice bridge as she did, Fermu applied the black belt to reinforce the bridge, the magic of Nair's resistance to “shock” on the ice bridge.
I nodded to Mr. Leona and told the seniors behind me that the bridge was ready to cross as I stretched black magic over the bridge's walking area to prevent slipping.
"If it's about to break, it's the worst I can do with my strength. Two of them are desirable, so the first thing you can do is intimidate Burlin against the demons... earlier... no, Kazuki. Amako and senior after that. Next, Mr. Leona. Let's go in our turn at the end."
"Hey, Mr. Usato? Now you've avoided letting me and Burlin cross, haven't you? Why not?"
Shift your eyes away from the seniors staring at you with a jito eye.
With such a bitter smile at us, Kazuki approaches Burlin.
"Bye, Burlin. Let's go."
"Gru."
"Oh, you're motivated. Ha ha."
Fusu, and Kazuki grinned refreshingly at the nosy burlin.
It's a rare combination, I think, so I can move black magic in case it ever happens.
"Well, I'll be there first. Usato"
"Grrr!"
"Yeah. Be careful not to fall"
Kazuki and Burlin carefully cross the strewn ice bridge of black magic.
But even with the big burlin on board, the bridge won't be frightened.
Kazuki, who safely crossed to the opposite shore, walked out to the bridge with Amako, who confirmed that he waved over here.
"Amako, if you're scared... can you grab it? Would you rather I hug you?"
"Don't even say it in a cool voice. Let's go, Suzune."
"Ugh, Amako is cold..."
And Senior and Amako will safely cross the bridge as well.
The only ones left are me, Nair and Ferm, and Mr. Leona, who maintain the bridge.
"Bye, Mr. Leona. I'll take care of it later."
"Oh. Looks like it's okay to cross normally to see the strength of the bridge"
Mr. Leona, who stood up with his hands off the bridge, also crosses the bridge.
Even as she leaves her hand, the bridge created by the ice of lineage strengthening continues to exist.
"Well, we're next."
"Well, if the bridge sucks, you'll be fine."
"Rather, you're going to swim normally and go across the shore"
"I can't, but I've never been safer."
I'll be ready to cross the bridge, too, answering that to Nair on the shoulder and the inner ferm.
The spell of resistance remains, but the black magic will be removed, so I'll make a spike with magic on the back of my leg so it doesn't slip here.
"Usato"
Trying to cross, Rose called from behind.
"Yes, Captain."
"I tried to drop you off, but besides my thoughts, you don't seem to need words."
Rose is passing her left arm through a cloth suspended from her neck.
She looked at me all over again and smiled.
"On this journey, you will be forced to make choices that will shape the future."
"Shaping the future...?"
"I don't know that. But I'm sure it'll be important to you."
"... Yes"
Nodding at that word of Rose.
Given the journey ahead and its purpose, it's not surprising that such an option is imminent.
"What should I do then?"
"Do what you want. You can also choose who you think is right. You can choose all the choices you've been given, and you can choose whatever you want."
"Yep..."
Rose stroked my head hard with her right hand when she laughed at me, making a delicate face.
"Don't narrow your possibilities, Usat. Not the answer you gave him, but the ideals you thought and derived, and believe the answer and act."
"... Yikes!"
"Nair, Ferm. Temeh and the others, too?"
"Yeah..."
"Yes, sir."
The ideals and answers I thought and derived.
Now once, I make Rose's words rumble in my chest.
"Come on, Usato"
"I'm coming!"
That's how I replied to Rose, turning back forward, and I move forward firmly on the ice ground.
Journey to the Demon King's Land.
There was fear and anxiety, but in Rose's words it all blew up.
Without being confused by anyone's words, I look at the demon kingdoms and demons with these eyes and derive my own answers.
I don't know what's waiting for me, but I have people I can count on.
That's all there is to it, something called courage.