Monster no Goshujin-sama

25.

The encounter with the monster occurred when he was forced to transfer and finally grasped the situation.

"Senior! Something's coming from the other side......!

Mr. Kato gave him a voice that pushed him to death.

At the end of her gaze, there was something shadowy.

For being across the dim aisle, I thought it was human at first.

But for that, the movement of the hands and feet was unnatural.

"... a puppet-type monster"

It's a monster with an inorganic figure.

Most importantly, unlike the magical puppet that was deep in the tree sea, the body of the puppet that appeared consisted of a similar material to this passage.

I frowned unexpectedly.

This is it right after I'm relieved the enemy seems to be turning back.

I didn't think there was a monster.

The enemy who forced us to fly apparently chose a very dangerous place.

There were three pappets who showed up.

I guess you recognized this one.

There's nothing to hide from. It's coming from across the aisle.

"Shh, seniors!

Mr. Kato called me in looking stuffed with cut feathers.

"Do not worry about me and run away!

On this occasion, you must have decided that you were a stepping stone.

She immediately told him so.

Certainly, as things stand, there are no companions to rely on.

Even in numbers, this one is at a disadvantage.

I don't want to admit it.

... Nevertheless, abandoning Kato here and fleeing could not have meant many things.

"Wait a minute, Mr. Kato"

I pulled away her shoulder, which I tried to get out of front of at least.

"Let, seniors?

"You don't have to."

This situation cannot be described as a good one.

But it wasn't even an occasion where we needed to be prepared for such a tragic event.

Now, no more.

I can fight monsters already.

Though... the load wins a little too much at the same time while sheltering Kato, but that's something to do.

"I'm sorry, but just be patient with me"

There's just not enough leeway for a monster to be on the verge of explaining it in a long time.

After apologizing in advance, I held Kato's body up a bit.

I want to keep one hand open so I can hold it with one right arm.

Close to when lifting a young child.

Come on, Kato is pretty small for a woman, so if you're careful, you won't even strain your legs.

With my current physical enhancement, I was easily lifted with one arm.

Most of all, unlike holding it sideways with both arms, my body really snuggles, but I just have to have patience there.

"Wow, hiccup, seniors!?

To the clap held up, the voice Mr. Kato gave was close to his ear.

A little embarrassed.

Although, it's not like I'm thinking about it right now.

"Turn your arms around your neck and hold on tight!

Shortly after I told him, a papet attacked me.

Take the distance first.

I kicked hard on the ground and jumped backwards.

At the same time, Mr. Kato has honestly followed the instructions and turned his arms around his neck.

A papet chases the stick of a weapon into his hand as he hugs us, turns into one, and retreats.

But I won't let you get close that easily.

As I moved backwards, I pointed my left hand at the chasing puppets, wearing caged hands.

Previously given by Rose along with "The Rose's Sword," this "Asalina's Cage Hand" has always been in a magic tool bag and I always carry it with me.

As soon as I was flown here, I was equipped with a cage hand.

This cage hand is a magic tool that Rose made to protect me.

If you shed magic, you can form bullets of various attributes.

"Eat!"

I formed a bullet in the wind, and I shot at the whole thing coming in this way.

The aim was centered, the wind bullet was eaten to the head, and the doll fell down more and more.

I didn't knock him down, but the clasp succeeds.

But in the meantime, the other two come packing the distance.

Thereupon, a crawl sprang forth from the back of my left hand, stretched out by me, and struck me like a whip.

"Samaah!"

Asalina tangles up the whole papet thing.

It wasn't completely sealed off the movement, but it was able to interfere with the movement somewhat.

As a result, the rest of the unity protruded.

Right on target.

So I came forward for the first time.

Even if you keep running away like this, you won't be able to tell.

If you encounter a newbie before he spreads it, it can be a hassle to increase the number of enemies you deal with.

So here, take them down one by one.

On his left arm, the body of Asalina's spreading is already wrapped around him to work as a reinforced exoskeleton.

After being parasitized by Asalina, the roots are deeply stretched left arms as they are stretched over and over again.

At the price of that, my fingertips couldn't move cleverly, and these days I've only been able to grab things enough for a lot of mess anymore.

But what I got instead is huge.

Just be sturdy for the loss of delicacy.

so that it can withstand even if it has just enough output to match it.

Let the magic pass and the power of the white spider atrocity to reproduce is 40% real.

That won't be a huge burden anymore.

He uses his caged hand to flush down the stick and wields his arm.

"Shatter it."

A fist wrapped in a cage hand crushed the body of a puppet.

Are you hurt?

"... Yes"

After bringing her into a one-on-one battle and defeating the three puppets, she pounded and spilled her voice as she lowered the Kato she held onto the ground.

"Surprised."

He had a rare and decent look.

"Senior, you were getting so strong. I can't believe you took a bunch of monsters at the same time and took them down, keeping me sheltered too..."

"Speaking of which, have you ever fought a monster in front of Kato?"

I have been to many crusades of monsters around the village in Akel, but I have not been accompanied by Mr. Kato in doing so.

During the journey, when I encountered monsters, most of them were fighting around Lily or Gabella.

With that in mind, maybe it's impossible to react like this.

"I can handle it if that's about it. Besides, the enemy wasn't very strong."

At best, it was the level of the tree sea surface.

If that was a deep monster, he might have struggled a little.

"It's just..."

"Just?"

"No. Nothing"

One concern came to mind, but I swallowed it.

Because it was something I couldn't help but say, and there's nothing I can do about it in this place more than make you anxious.

"Anyway, I can cross with monsters right now. It's not a big deal to have Kato around."

Instead I said with a little tone.

"So stop telling me to put myself down and run"

"That's... yes. Okay."

Honestly, Kato nodded at me.

Nevertheless, it would be subtle when it comes to whether you really figured it out.

"Excuse me. You didn't have to run away. Because seniors are strong."

"... no. Even if I'm not strong enough, there's no way I'm going to run away without Kato."

When I said it, Kato smiled favourably after blinking.

"Seniors are companion thoughts. Thank you."

……

That's not what I meant.

Nevertheless, it would be a little different to share your thoughts here.

In the first place, that's not the case right now.

"Well, let's get moving."

The words I was about to tell you before the forced transfer, as I would tell you since I left here, let's just say that I could now convince her not to go into self-sacrificing behavior like she did earlier.

So I decided, and I suggested moving.

"It was unexpected to have a monster, but it doesn't change what we do. We need to rendezvous with everyone while the enemy is behind us."

"Right."

"So I'm sorry, Mr. Kato. Again, hold it."

"Yes.... yes?

I lifted Kato with my eyes round again.

Now that we're holding each other sideways, we won't snuggle like we just did, but instead we'll face each other close.

"Let, seniors? What..."

Mr. Kato was red enough to tell even in the dim passage.

I think you're cute.

Now I didn't mean to mislead my feelings.

"When something suddenly happens, you won't be able to react if it's Mr. Kato. I'm not as strong as Lily and the others, so I don't know if I can protect you from that kind of situation."

"... you mean unintentional measures?

Even if you're shy, there's a clever Kato.

Her face remained red and she showed herself how to conceive.

"But don't seniors have the magic of 'Misty Vault'"

"Oh. Kato's right."

As I nodded, I frowned a little.

The magic "Misty Vault" has the ability to recognize the space wrapped in mist.

If you expand that extensively, you're unlikely to be stuck by surprise.

Originally.

"As a matter of fact, I've been expanding the" Misty Vault "since just now... thanks for not working so well on spatial recognition. I can handle it nearby, but not far away."

"Huh? What does that mean?"

"... I don't know"

I shook my head to the side and added:

"Just for once, it could be a trait of this place"

As I said, I looked around.

In my knowledge, is there a concrete tunnel nearby on the subway?

Wide rectangular passages continue everywhere as long as they are in sight, occasionally branching out.

The smooth stone walls are thinly lit.

It's a quiet, clean, somewhat mysterious sight.

It was clear that the magical powers were working.

This is not surprising if it helps to inhibit the perception of the magic 'Misty Vault'.

"... I wonder what it is, here. It's a strange place."

"Right."

Kato agreed and narrowed his eyes.

"It looks the same, but it's also odd that it doesn't feel dusty even though it's this big a place"

"Speaking of which..."

If you ask me, the air never sounds dusty or moldy.

There's no way there's anyone around cleaning the place where the monsters live.

Is this some kind of magical action, too?

After a little thought, I shook it for the first time.

"... well, rendezvous and escape are prerequisites at any rate"

You can think after that.

The question was shelved first, and I walked out.

"You've never walked with someone like this before."

On the contrary, things like being able to hold it or riding something have often happened.

It's a little hard to balance.

"Kato, I'm sorry, but can you keep your hands around my neck?"

"Yes, sir"

Kato in his arms was submissive.

He turns his arm around his neck with a snack, making sure it folds properly in front of his chest.

Balancing herself made it a lot easier to walk.

"Thanks. I'll be fine with this"

"You're welcome..."

This makes it easy to transition to holding them with one hand, as you did just now.

Besides, this place seems to have a dungeon-plated structure, and it'll take a lot of time to rendezvous.

Even in the sense of reducing Kato's wear and tear, this is the best choice.

Well, I'm a little embarrassed.

With his literal eyes and nostrils, Kato flashed his mouth.

"... seniors. Am I not heavy?"

"Not at all. It's light."

I'm working out, and this is as easy as walking in a hug, even with the power of vegetables.

Now that he was significantly strengthening his physical abilities with magic, there was no obstacle at all.

The girl's body in her arms is thin, small, soft and warm.

I knew very well how Rose used to say about Kato that if I touched him, it was going to break, but this is what I was doing.

When I had just met Kato, we were both protected by Lily and the others.

But now there are no Lillies, and instead I have the power to fight.

I had to protect it.

Whatever happens.

So again I consolidated my resolve, and I concentrated my consciousness on the path.

How do we move to rendezvous with our people?

The information on the path can be obtained in the most detail, and the positional relationship is generally understood.

The nearest one is...

- Rose and Robbia are relatively close.

"Ah. There's Mr. Rose, isn't there? And Robbie too."

Kato looked a little happy.

I guess I'm comfortable rendezvous with my best friend Rose.

"Looks like they're both trying to get closer."

"Really?... Senior? What's wrong, sir?

Kato asked because I looked a little difficult.

"No. Robbie was right after Okazaki. Think I'm a little worried."

I was taking my time until I stabilized, and I wasn't going to keep an eye out for it.

I was really worried because I didn't think this was going to happen.

"Right. Robbie's solid, but there's a place for the year."

"We need to rendezvous quickly and reassure him."

I nodded to Kato, who clouded my brows, and I proceeded to walk towards rendezvous.