Jujutsushi Wa Yuusha Ni Narenai

If I had noticed, it would have been dark.

Escaped the tower, and we fled the woods in a state of selflessness.Should we say that we are lucky that we managed to escape together?

As a precaution, it would have been good to have a way out of the tower, such as a window upstairs.I was able to take it off quickly, and it was only a short time since I was fighting Zagan in the hall.Even for a short while, I felt his power to the point where I hated it.

And the smokescreen that deceived their eyes helped them escape.

It's an item made by the Peach River, which I used to call smoke balls.It was unnecessary in the Yamata Noorochi battle, but in the future, there will be a long escape from monsters.That being said, he was also making a trick of this kind.

Even such an authentic effort would have been an act to deceive us.

However, the performance of the smoke balls he made is real.If you throw it, a white smoke stops in and blocks your vision.

It was thanks to the smoke balls that they managed to escape the tower smoothly and set off their pursuit early.

Then we shake off the chasers of the Goma and keep moving away from them even slightly in the high sun - eventually reaching a cave open on a cut cliff.

It was a steep mountain with prominent cliffs and steep slopes, where caves were found unnaturally abundant.We lurked in one of them and decided to reveal the night here today.

"You're hungry.We have to make dinner soon. "

Futaba-san's noble voice echoes vaguely in the cave.For now, I envied her for losing my mind and not being able to recognize the status quo.

"Um, Aoi Makoto...."

"Sorry, Himeno-san.I wonder if you can help me with Futaba-san. "

"Okay. Either way, I have to cook dinner."

Ahahah, with a bitter smile, Himeno-san snapped at Futaba-san's hand and walked away from us.

Fortunately, this cave is large.A little further away, we could cook the ingredients by setting the fire.

"Ah, I'll keep an eye on the outside!

"Yes, please, Minami.I'll let you know when I've finished eating, until then, please. "

Yeah, I got it.

I can't believe Natsukawa-san bought me a watchman and started noticing the need for watching.Something's wrong. No, I can't think of it like a tomato.I'm just pretending to be calm.

It's painful. I can't stand it.Something's going to happen.

"... uhh, uhh..."

A small groan rose in the cave filled with dark silence.

Juli, are you awake?Stay with me!

"Yoshizaki-san, don't get too irritated.Nonomiya-san, are you okay?Do you understand me?

A sleeping bag was laid on the floor of the cave, on top of which was a seriously wounded Nonomiya.

When she woke up, Yoshizaki looked first at her, and then the cherry blossoms gently shouted.

Having lost both arms and sustained deep wounds on her chest, she cannot walk on her own.I was able to carry him this far, but....

"Ah, it hurts... it hurts..."

"Hey, Azuma!Heal, magic!

"I've cured you as much as I can.The bleeding has stopped and the wound is blocked.I can't help it any more. "

I can't stand to hear it.

The feeling of Yoshizaki who was disturbed, the feeling of the cherry blossoms who realized that no matter how healing magic was applied, it could not be completely healed.How painful and painful it is.

And there's nothing I can do about it when they have such painful feelings.

Yes, I'm way past the stage where I can do something about it.

"... Mari, are you...?

"I'm here, Juli!I'm here!

"It's kind of cold... hey, Mari, hold my hand..."

"Ah, ah, ahh..."

With vain eyes, Nonomiya-san snapped like a rumor.It's too sad and cruel to ask you to hold my hand.

I can't even give Yoshizaki such a simple request to shake hands.

Because her hands are nowhere to be found.

"Yoshizaki-san, put your hand on your shoulder.Please touch her. "

"Ah, ah... Juli, it's me, you know?

Following the advice of the cherry blossoms, Yoshizaki gently touched the shoulders of Mr. Nonomiya with no tears.

"It's cold... hah, it's cold... Dad, Mom, where are you... it's dark and cold here..."

"Juli! Oh, no, come on!

A desperate scream. However, no matter how much you scream, you won't be able to reach Nonomiya-san.

Her dark eyes no longer show even the face of her friend in front of her.

"... Juli? Hey, come on, wake up."

"Yoshizaki-san, unfortunately, Nonomiya-san is already..."

"Ugh! That's a lie. That's a lie!I mean, like this... Juli, ahhhh!

After that, Yoshizaki was crying for a while.Stay with your painful friend.

I couldn't help it.No matter how many cherry blossom healing magics were stacked, it was a deadly wound that could not be inflicted by hand.

The truth is, I knew it from the beginning.Without help, I could understand at a glance.

Until now, Nonomiya-san didn't die because he was a natural Knight.Perhaps that high vitality made her suffer an extra end.

So, if you make it easy, who can make mistakes?Oh, Momokawa, maybe you can do that.

"I'll let you sleep quietly in Nonomiya-san.Yoshizaki-san, come here. "

"Uhh, uhh...."

The cherry blossoms held Yosaki-san's shoulder as tears dried up, slowly leaving the scene.

"Yamada-kun, Nakajima-kun, Nonomiya-san, can you help me get them over there?Tomorrow, at dawn, I'll bury you. "

"Oh, yeah."

"Yes, I understand, Chairman."

At the hands of Yamada and Nakajima, Nonomiya-san's body was transported.The chairman is right, we can't dig a grave in the middle of the night.

Then the three returned soon, and a little later, the cherry blossoms returned.

Heavy, too heavy silence dominates this scene.

No one can say anything.Say what? What can I say?At a time like this, when my dear friend just died.

"... listen up, everyone.This cave is never safe. "

Oh, Mr. Chairman, it's a boulder.After all, she was the first one to open her mouth.

And now that I've said that, I'll have to face reality too.

"Oh, I see... I have to think about what I'm going to do now."

"What are you going to do?"

It was Ueda who said the tricky thing.

"What's going on... Nakai, he's dead... Shimogawa is gone"

I just saw Nonomiya-san's sad end.Still, she was still happy when everyone took care of her.

Nakai, whose body was cut in half by Zagan's strike, could not afford to recover his body.First of all, his body will undoubtedly be eaten by the ghosts.

It was better to die instantly without suffering than to be eaten alive.If you don't think so, you can't do it.

"... I'm going to look for Shimogawa tomorrow."

"Hey, Ueda, don't be rude.We're being hunted down by a ghost. "

"Fuck you, find it!Shimogawa is still alive!That's right, he just slipped out a little sometimes. "

"Ueda-kun, please.Don't just imitate going out looking for it by yourself.I can't let another one die. "

That's what I've always thought.

When Hiroki died, or when she saw Reina die.Still, I was gonna get over it.

Oh, yeah, I'm sure it was just a "plan" after all.Those two deaths all happened because of my absence.

But not this time. I was there.I was in front of you, and I couldn't protect you.

They're dead because of me.I can't blame Momokawa anymore.

"Let's find it, hey, we're all alive... Shimogawa's still alive, and we're not abandoning our people, right?

"... unfortunately, Shimogawa-kun's survival is hopeless.Even if he had fled alive, we can't find him right now.Ueda-kun, you know the truth. "

Ueda raised her eyebrows and looked angry at the Chairman's words, which could be described as ruthless, but... she tried to scream something, but at last she didn't get angry.

"Goddamn it... why did this happen..."

As the chairman said, Ueda was really aware of reality.You can't scatter your anger by running away from reality, just being overwhelmed by the fact that you're losing two friends in just one day.

No one could find a word to say to Ueda, who sat on the spot and started sobbing.

"Ueda-kun, if it's tough, you should rest now."

"Okay, don't worry about me... keep talking."

I think Ueda, who was answered that way, has become a man.

I don't know what it is, but I'd appreciate it now.Whatever it is, we can't afford to just mourn the loss of our people.

We need to find a place to hide from them.

"Yes. Luckily, this area is huge.You can still run away. "

If we don't get a bed, we'll die in the wilderness without fighting.We'll need a base anyway.

And the food problem.Now they still have preserved food, so I have it for a few days.There is no Shimokawa, a water magician, but I have a magic item that drains water.There is no trouble with drinking water.

"We need to find a safe house while we have food."

That's all I have now.

I have no objection.In this situation, no one can cry out for revenge without thinking about it later.

We defeated that Yamatano Orochi and came here.I was confident. No more monsters in any dungeon.Together, we can overcome it.

But in an instant, we lost both of them.Including Shimogawa, there are three of them.

We lost three of our people without a clue.Ueda's feelings are painfully clear to me.Until yesterday, we were together as usual.

That's how we must have remembered.This is a dungeon. The constant danger of death is like the hell next door.

It's pure fear.Simply put, it is an absolute fear that you and your loved ones will all die.

But we cannot succumb to that fear.You have to accept the harsh reality in front of you and think about what to do now.We're still alive.I'll make sure you survive.

"Hey, Yudo.It's about that giant gove. "

That asked me tomorrow.I'm sure everyone else is worried.

The subordinate who killed his companions.The power of a terribly powerful goma.

It's Zagan.

"What do you mean?

"Gila Gogma's Zagan, he was named."

Perhaps he's usually a gove, but he's called "Gila Gogma," because he has the ability to expand beyond a gogma.

Gogmas are the most powerful monsters that can lead a large number of gommals.On top of that, he would be the highest rank in the Goma army, or close to it.

Then it's no wonder you have the personal name "Zagan".

Maybe Goma has a name, too.Still, there's no doubt he's special enough to call himself Zagan.

"I don't think I can defeat him alone.It was much stronger than a four-arm sesame.It's not just big and powerful.I also have certain swordsmanship skills. "

"Then, if Zagan comes again,"

"If you challenge them all, you will have an eye to defeat.But he's not the boss monster in the boss room.If they attack, they will lead many more. "

"The Zagan and Goma armies must be prepared for both....."

This is a very difficult way for us to fight.All I can say is that there are a lot of powerless people.

Or maybe when we first met, we had a chance to break Zagan up and take him down.

No. Either way, if we keep fighting, we won't be able to defeat them unless we make more sacrifices.

"I have to be strong.We have to be stronger to survive. "

I thought we were strong enough, but not enough.

If I had more power, this wouldn't have happened.I lost because I was weak. It's a simple conclusion.

"Maybe Gila Gogma isn't the only Zagan.If two or three of them show up, we'll be ravaged. "

"Yes, the power of the Kingdom of Goma is still unknown.There could be more goma than Zagan.If there's really no escape from this bottom layer... there's only one way we can get stronger and break through. "

"... that's a tough road.It will be a tougher battle than defeating Yamatano Orochi. "

You're right about that tomorrow.I thought I had crossed the biggest test, but there was only a bigger one waiting.

But we can't give up.I've never survived a dungeon to die here.

"Anyway, now it's time to run away from Goma.Without it, it's hard to find a way to escape from the bottom, or fight to be stronger.Tomorrow we'll be traveling for a long time in preparation for the raid.You'd better set the watch and get some rest. "

We can't think of any great breakthroughs, and, as the chairman said, we can only get some rest for tomorrow.

In fact, as soon as I thought I could rest and sleep today, I felt tired.At the same time, I feel hungry.

I'm hungry.

"Yeah, well, I haven't eaten anything since morning."

I agree with Yamada wholeheartedly that rice is still available.Nakajima was right, it wasn't time for dinner.

Oh, at least after breakfast, if you'd attacked me, I'd still be a little better off. Oh, my God, it was then.

"Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

There was a scream from the back of the cave.It belongs to Mr. Bird Yu.

No way, a hostile attack!?

That's where Futaba-san prepared the dishes and then took Yoshizaki, whose cherry blossoms broke down.It's not supposed to be an intrusive terrain... but it could be a monster lurking in the cave.

Anyway, I rebuilt the broken thread of tension and quickly got up and ran away.

Please, I rushed through a very short distance in an instant, hoping that you would make it.

"What happened? What happened?!

Jump into their hands with swords.

As far as I can tell... there is no enemy shadow.

Kotoyu, the person who screamed, is hugging the cherry blossoms.Immediately beside them were Yoshizaki, whose eyes were bright red, Futaba-san and Himeno-san, who stood blurry in front of a simple stone bowl.

As long as I'm in my sight, I don't see any enemies, and I don't see any anomalies like this.

"Really, what's going on?I don't suppose there are insects out there. "

"Niisan... please take a good look at Himeno-san."

What?

Is something wrong with her?No, something's wrong.In fact, all their gaze was directed at Himeno-san.

With that recognition, I finally watched Himeno-san.

"Eh, what is that... horn?

"Chi, no! This isn't it, Aoi Makoto!

Himeno shouted so desperately, but there were horns growing from her head.

There are two horns around your forehead, like a demon.