I was out of town with a knight girl.

After all, I decided to work on finding out the cause of the anomaly between her and the monster.

... no, I'm glad I'm alone.

But now it's even harder to refuse.

Above all, she is an important factor in fulfilling my purpose.

I couldn't afford to lose my mood here.

"... well. The first question is which way to go....."

That's what the Holy Knight Girl said, looking around.

Huh? Huh?

Did you come out without knowing where to go?

I stumbled upon the forest to the northeast.

"... that way."

…… You know what I mean?

"Ah... there were the most monsters... probably overflowing from that forest."

All right, let's go to the woods.

That's how we walk out into the woods.

As the forest approaches, the number of monsters increases.

I kicked them out and reached the forest.

... the truth is, if I let go of my magic, I'll run away on my own, so I don't have to fight either way.

However, if that happens, this knight girl may lose consciousness, so I'll stop.

Looking at the back of the forest, there was a shadow of a monster.

Apparently, the forest is full of more monsters.

"I see, there are certainly a lot of monsters..."

"... you sure you're okay?

"Don't worry."

A stubborn knight girl tried to go first, so I hurried over.

"What do you think you're doing?

"I'll... go ahead."

……

As a man, it's embarrassing to follow a younger girl.

Besides, I'm this body.

"Whatever happens... I won't die..."

As we defeated the monster we encountered, we went deep into the woods.

It's a vast forest.

I don't know how long it will take me to explore the dark clouds, but I don't think I have a clue of hate and place.

However, perhaps the closer you get to the source, the more monsters you can expect.

So we will have to rely on the area to proceed with the investigation.

"... if I succeed... it might take a few days..."

"Don't worry. Looking like this, I've been training for the boarding house many times."

……

I don't have to sleep or eat...

I don't know how to think about it, and I think it's easier on my own in many ways.

"... wait. Something's happening....."

Gruuuuuuuuuu!

You were lurking in the shadow of a tree, and suddenly a giant lion monster approached you.

When I look closely, my face looks like a human face and it's very disgusting.

"Manticore!? Watch out! There's a poison needle on the tip of his tail!

Manticore swings his long tail and attacks from the side of the Knight Girl's attention.

The tip was swollen like a tumor and it was covered with countless needles.

"Well, even if I told you..."

I'll take it with my right hand.

Manticore twisted his face and laughed.

"No, it won't work for me."

Catch a tumor.

The needle snapped and rolled to the ground.

Manticore's face twitches enormously.

The poison needle didn't work at all, so I turned my heel back and tried to escape.

Of course I won't let you escape.

Without holding the tail, the manticore could not move forward, no matter how desperately it moved its limbs.

If you pull and pull, the Manticore's giant body will be pulled.

"Ugh!?

As I kept going around, I turned around the manticore and threw it at the nearby tree.

Gotcha!

The manticore that collided from head to trunk stopped moving.

"... as usual, it's cod. Manticore is a monster that can be designated Disaster Class depending on the individual...."

Holy Knight Girl looks stunned.

"Besides... don't you hear my voice...?

"Voice?

A holy knight girl with her eyebrows raised in surprise.

Apparently she didn't hear you.

Well, my hearing is abnormal right now.

I'm sure it's a small sound that no normal person can hear.

"My child's... crying voice..."

"A kid? No way, in a forest like this...?

"... this way."

I rely on that voice to go through the woods.

"Uhh... uhh..."

The voice came closer and closer.

It is as if the child were sobbing.

"I can hear you... Even so, you can hear so much farther away...?

Apparently the Holy Knight Girl sounded like it too.

"Eh... is that it?"

Eventually we discovered a small shadow squatting in the grass.

The size of the body is about ten years old.

"Are you okay?

Holy Knight Girl rushes over.

On the other hand, I felt uncomfortable.

Even in distress, this is a forest full of monsters.

Is it safe for a child to get into such a deep place by himself?

And that kid, something's wrong.

Rather, I don't feel a sign.

Instead, if there are signs, on the ground...

"Wait, wait...! Stay away from me...!

As soon as it was possible, I hurried to stop the knight girl.

But by then, she was already right next to the child.

"Are you hurt? What?

When she tapped the child on the shoulder, that was all she rolled.

"This is...."

That's not a child.

Plant cymbals and roots are intertwined, mimicking human children.

"Uhh... uhh..."

The source of this crying sound is below.

Ha!

Shortly afterwards, the soil at the feet of the Knight Girl vanished and her body floated in space.

Seeing the dagger-like fangs... no, the thorns are waiting in the ground.

It's a plant monster that eats people.

It seemed to me that the child was a trap created to lure people.

Reminds me of a giant fly rigsa, a predatory leaf like a dragon's jaw, trying to eat a falling Knight Girl.

"Shit."

I was aggressively kicking the earth.

Gather a distance with one foot and grab the knight girl's arm at once.

But as it is, the predator leaf closes before pulling her up.

The next moment, I jumped myself into the hole.

At the same time as I hugged the Knight of the Holy Knight to shelter her, the predator leaves wrapped all over me.

Looking closely, there was also a small thorn on the inside of the leaves, which pierced the whole body.

In addition, poison or digestive fluids or lubricating liquids come out of nowhere.

"Are you okay...?

I mean, your face is so close!?

Immediately in front of me was a full-fledged face of a knight girl, and I was very wounded.

Even though force majeure is a force majeure, it is holding its body.

Instead, I'm not okay.

Of course, the body doesn't feel painful or itchy, but the mind is worse.

If this continues for a long time, I won't die, but I will.

If we don't get out of here as soon as possible...!

Boom!

When I hit him with my fist, the predator leaves bounced and flew much easier than I thought.

Kick the opposite leaf and jump out, throwing the knight girl.

"No, I usually throw!?

I think I heard such a protest, but it's not that bad.

"Anyway, thanks to you, I saved your life. Thank you."

"Don't worry about Kiki. Ahhhh."

"... are you okay?

"Whoa, I'm fine as it is, no problem at all!

I don't even know what I'm talking about.

And at that time.

Apparently, the digestive fluid was powerful in addition to what I thought.

It didn't work for my body as much as it did for me, but it seemed to have had a huge impact on the clothes, and the majority of the back side that had been properly exposed had melted.

Harari.

I managed to make the rest of the front fall to the ground because of my movements.

As a result, something ugly was exposed in front of the Holy Knight Girl.

"~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~!? What are you showing me!?