Shinka no Mi

"Kuh!"

Ole - - Altria Grem was fighting a demon wrapped around in a bandage like an injured man.

I've only been fighting myself from time to time, and there's nothing about it, but the guy in front of me was on a different level than the usual demons.

"Mummy Man LV: 233"

This is how the skill 'Appraisal' was activated.

... I've never seen a demon with more than 200 levels... I've never dealt with him before.

Even my level is 100. If you're an S-class adventurer, you may be fighting these guys from time to time, but it was my first experience.

If it's true, I don't fight opponents with so many power differences, but not now.

"I need to rendezvous with them soon...!

"Oooh!!"

But the mummy guy in front of me doesn't let me go ahead easily, and he unleashes one terrific attack after another.

The attack was just a sudden wave of arms, but every time the surrounding walls and so on were screaming.

"Huh!"

"Ooooooooo!!"

Continue to manage the attacks that are unleashed along with the creepy roar at the critical point.

But he couldn't keep avoiding it forever, took a sharp, heavy blow to the stomach, and was blown away.

"Damn!?"

Heavy pain strikes me enough that my consciousness is about to be taken in an instant.

As it was, I crashed into the wall, and a crack ran on it. Still, when I saw where the wall wouldn't be crushed, I thought it was a pretty sturdy wall, and I didn't care about that under these circumstances.

Away from the wall, I collapsed on the spot.

The consciousness becomes blurred.

But... but I can't lose consciousness here...

Whatever I do, I have to join Makichi and Salia...!

Two people who didn't even look at themselves and tried to help me...

That has never happened in my entire life.

It may be one of the reasons why you two don't know my secret, but I was honestly glad you still tried to help me out like this.

I whipped my painful body and drank it all at once as I removed the healing pills from the item box.

Since it is a healing drug that can be bought at the store there, the effect was known, but it could still be healed by the time it could be moved.

I'll never fall or die until I get them back safely.

So...

"Don't interrupt me! Get out of the way, yeah, yeah, yeah!!"

"Oops!?"

I wielded the legendary (Legendary) "Battle Axe of the Earth (Ground Axe)," a weapon of regular use and a size approaching my back length.

And keep it pointed at the mummy guy and activate his skills at all costs.

"[Power Slash] Huh!

I want to slap the big, swinging battle axe right in front of you with the mummy man!

"- Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa!

"Ooooooooo!!"

As it were, I let the momentum slash the mummy man.

"Ha... ha..."

With my skills, the mummy man becomes a particle of light as it is and disappears.

The level difference was only severe and I was anxious to be able to defeat him with a single blow, but he managed to push it off with the effect of doubling his physical abilities only in combat by 'Battle Axe of the Earth' and the effect of doubling his attacking power by [Power Slash] of his skills.

When I realized, the wall I crashed against was sometime free of cracks and existed again in beautiful condition.

... it really doesn't surprise me how the dungeon is structured. Whatever material you make will automatically get back to normal...

I quickly collect dropped items scattered around me, thinking that I don't care, and I run out again.

I fought many other demons on the road, but I buried everything I could.

Because I was dealing with only demons of a higher level than myself, the level has risen to 123 at some point.

Fighting a powerful demon has also improved my combat skills, but at the same time I have often been wounded, using up my hand recovery pills.

I had reached a certain place when I realized that.

"This place..."

What appeared in front of me was a giant gate.

The colour of the gate itself had strange colours, such as black but also gray and white.

There, various gems, such as red and blue, are embedded and sculpted with dragon shapes.

The sculpture was intimidating enough to make me feel dangerous to my instincts at the same time as it was artistic.

"Is there no other way out than here?

I looked around, but there was no other path that I could have followed.

I thought there might be a hidden door, and I touched the walls and floors with care.

"... you don't seem to be anywhere..."

I looked for it, but I couldn't find anything like a hidden door.

"That means..."

I put my gaze back on the door in front of me.

I didn't know if I had any more places to look because I followed various routes on the road.

Maybe there's a place I missed or a hidden door somewhere like what I just looked for, but I can't find it at all right now.

Given that there was no trick leading to the hidden door on the path I walked, it is unlikely that Makoto and I have reached the hidden room.

"I knew this was the only place..."

Doors in front of you that give you a dangerous atmosphere.

It is also possible that Makoto and I are inside this door.

Normally, you don't jump into a place where you can see at a glance that it's dangerous.

But only now is there someone I want to save, even if I risk my life.

When I took a deep breath, I was ready.

"... All right"

Gently touch the door in front of you.

Then, the jewels splashed across the door began to shine.

And the door right in front of me opens automatically without me pressing it with force.

I was surprised by the sudden events, but I pulled my mind together again and stepped into the room.

……

I tried to get into the room, but it was dark inside and I can't see anything.

I maximized my vigilance in a situation where my vision was untenable.

That was the time.

"Become!?"

The door to the entrance where I came in was closed.

I rushed over to the door quickly, but I didn't even freak out after how many times I tried to push it, and the fact that the door opened automatically seemed like a lie in itself. What the hell...

Sweat seeps into my forehead with tension and vigilance.

Then all of a sudden, the room was brighter than it had ever been dark.

"Huh!"

All of a sudden in the brightened room, I frown.

And I looked around, anticipating how used I was to the brightness.

"Eh -"

That's what popped into my eyes...

'If you wonder who's here... are you here to be eaten? Little girl......'

- It was a giant pitch-black dragon.

◆ ◇ ◆

……

"Hey, Makichi. Is that a human?

"You can't be human.... Different, right?

I, Seiichi, wandered in this uncertain labyrinth to join Mr. Altria with Salia.

And in front of us like that, there's a whole demon standing there like he's blocking his way.

"Sandman LV: 350"

It was a high level since the demons fought in [Endless Forest of Sad Love]. What is it? Wastefully high level, huh?

Such a sandman and the way they look is sand in the shape of a person. No eyes, no ears, no mouth. It was really just man-shaped sand.

... I don't think he's a human for sure, but if you look at him just in silhouette, he's no different from a human being at all.

Well, if it's a demon, we just need to knock it down, but for some reason, the Sandman in front of us doesn't move a thing while he's standing in front of us.

"You're alive...?

……

Sandman doesn't answer my words at all, which can be taken as questions or whines. The picture surface is very surreal.

When I had feelings that didn't matter, Salia gently pulled my cape.

"Hey, hey."

"Hmm?"

"If we'd stopped here, we wouldn't be able to go first forever, would we? Talk to me and make way for me."

"Talking!?"

I imagined. Talk to the sand doll. Look at me.

……

I'm a freak!... Looking back on what's happened so far, I've already realized that I'm weird enough. No, I noticed. I don't know why, but I'm gonna cry!

However, it is also true that I will not be able to rendezvous with Mr. Altria even when facing Sandman in front of me like this forever, and there is nothing else I can do, so I honestly followed Salia's advice and tried to talk to Sandman.

... Is that it? We should just ignore it, right? I thought so, but suddenly I'd have trouble getting attacked.

"Hello, hello?

"Hyo-hoo! Hyo-hoo!"

"Oh yeah!? You didn't move before, but suddenly you did!?"

Apparently, he was disturbed by Sandman. I guess I shouldn't have spoken in English? I thought it was a common language in the world...... Oh, is it just about the planet?

Than that, Sandman is perfectly fine!? Mecha, I'm showing off a beautiful athlete run!?

Where are you speaking from when you don't have a mouth in the first place!?

Anyway, Sandman, who didn't even know if he was dead or alive, seemed messy and cheerful and rushed towards us. You can't. You didn't have to ignore it. You came at me.

"Something is unreasonable!?"

"Makichi! He's alive! Good for you!

"Yeah, but instead they're coming to kill us!?"

And let's say it again. Sandman is not a person...... he is a demon!

"Makichi, what are you going to do?

"No, I don't care what they ask me..."

Ask me what Salia honestly thought.

Running away here will only reverse the path we have followed. I'm not going to do anything to waste my time like that, and we want to rendezvous with Mr. Altria soon.

Then it has been decided from the beginning.

"Oh, already! You're going to have to take it down!

When it comes to sand, being vulnerable to water is familiar with games and comics.

If so, then my means of attack will be water attribute magic too...

"[Water Laser]!

He put his right hand against Sandman and activated the [uoter laser] of water attribute magic.

Sand is a pretty cheap attribute if the liquid isn't the target.

Thinking that I don't care, compressed water erupted from the center of my right palm.

But I had a little [water laser]... no, I seemed quite mistaken.

In the first place, all I have in mind is information about the amount of magic consumed, and I don't know what effect it will have until I try to use it.

And I just thought it was like a water jet that existed on Earth.

But when you actually activate the magic...

Purn.... zdooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!

Flash from your palm. After a gleaming glimmer of light went past Sandman in the form of a vertical slash, I left it for a little while and, along with an awesome roar, turned it into two pieces per ground.

…………

"The power is yabe......!

You're lying!? Seriously, you're a laser! Besides, this power even though it doesn't consume that much magic... what do you mean!?

First of all, it's not the sound of the effects coming out of the water! What!? Zdo-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o! That sounds like an explosion!

Surprised by the unexpected power, he turns his gaze to Sandman.

"Wow... wow..."

Sandman was in two straight pieces and disappeared as it became a particle of light.

"Makoto"

……

"You disappeared."

".................. right"

It wasn't particularly emotional, and I wanted to cry about why, purely to Salia's words describing what had happened in front of me. Are you sure I'm human?

Well, it's a waste of time to be Uzi forever with what's done, so I decided to quickly collect the drop items.

The same was true when I knocked down the slime, but this time Sandman also had a sphere with status written on it, which became a ball of light and into me before I could confirm it.

Something like a skill card was sucked into my body with me, but I haven't confirmed it. I intend to make the overall confirmation after I rendezvous with Mr. Altria.

By the way, the level didn't go up, but I feel a step away from humans again. Ha.

And one fact came to light after reading "Sandman's Lifetime," where Sandman's previous experiences and more were written.

He didn't think anything of it.

Because the booklet that says "Sandman's Life" was thin and blank by the time it was unusual. Speaking of what I found out thanks to you, it was about that his favorite was well fattened sand. I didn't think it was a waste of information, so I tore it off on the spot.

However, booklets with experience are important, but drop items would also be important.

But Sandman's drop items were worse than "Sandman's Lifetime".

There was no such thing as a rare drop item, just a drop of gold and just one type of item.

That dropped item is -.

"Demon Breaking Sand (Not Yet)"... It has the effect of blocking magic and magic. However, it does not work at all in sandy conditions, and it is heated and glazed to produce a significant effect for the first time. But we can't prevent attack magic.

It's hard to handle! If you can't prevent attack magic, it's not a big deal!? In what situations do you use it?!? This!

... Well, I guess it means something. Let's think so. Otherwise, you're gonna do it!

I'm disappointed in Shobo Items for wasting my level. My status, I should have been lucky......

"Shisha. Now we can move on, let's just move on."

"Right!

It also meant changing my mind, and me and Salia walked out again.

On the road, proceeding without a single battle, other than that battle with Sandman, I reached a certain room.

There is no way to go first from that room, a complete end.

At the center of such a room was a black chest that emitted a somewhat disastrous atmosphere. Various creepy patterns have been engraved. I wonder why you don't want to open it when it's a chest. I thought appearance was important.

"Makichi, do you have something for me?

"Right. Let's ignore it."

"Ignore!?"

Because I don't like it. Open that chest. Something black, weird black smoke is leaking from inside... What's in there? I'm scared.

It was time to ignore the treasure chest where the dangerous scent pumped and try to find a new way back down the path we had come before.

Kata...... Kata Kata Kata Kata.

!?

Suddenly, the disastrous chest in front of me began to move. Nanicole, Cowaii.

"Something's moving."

"Oh, yeah, you are!

Why does Salia seem fine?!? I'm awesome. I'm scared!?

I'm not a horror system in the first place... What, a chest that moves in the labyrinth? Now if you hear anything from the chest...

"... whoa, whoa, whoa..."

"Ghaaaaaaaa! Shh, shh, shh!"

I'm scared, idiot! It's called slime, it's called sandman... you don't have a mouth, but you have a voice!?

"... temper..."

"Oh, I see, temper...................... Huh?

I didn't know whose voice I had just answered.

I know for sure it's not Saria's voice, and Mr. Altria is not here.

Then who am I talking to now...?

I can't stop the unpleasant sweat.

At the end of my gaze like that, there was just one disastrous chest.

…………

"Makoto, that's amazing! I can talk to that box!

Oh, my God, oh, my God!

Me, I had a conversation with the crate!? I didn't even feel uncomfortable at first!?... Ah, is it like Salia talking in gorilla condition?... No.

Anyway, I think I've had a conversation with the wretched chest in front of me. Am I getting too strong to finally communicate with demons? I want to believe you're not!

But if not, is there someone who can talk to that crate?

With that in mind, the chest in front of me again moves hard.

Gah! Gah! Gah!

No, he's in there. It's okay!? I'm shaking enough to worry about this one watching!?

The first fear I had disappeared at some point and I accidentally worried about the chest in front of me.

And when I thought I'd been shaking hard for a while, all of a sudden the movement stopped pitting.

"Hey, what?

"What's going on?

Me and Sarya are too rapidly unfolding to just twist their necks.

Then...

Nyoki. Nyoki, Nyoki, Nyoki.

From the chest in front of me grew human hands and feet.

…………

……

"What?"

I make an unexpected dumb voice.

But that won't help either. Suddenly human hands and feet grew out of the chest.

………………

YEAH YEAH YEAH YEAH YEAH YEAH YEAH! Isn't that crazy!? Tsukaki Kisho!?

My arms grew from the side of the chest, and from the bottom, everything grew from the base of the human foot!? I don't know!?

The crate rose normally and started walking.

"You're kind of cute!

"You're lying!?"

Mr. Salia, what do you mean, a cute crate with human hands and feet growing!? I'm not sure if it's a horror or a comedy. It just looks like a character! I'm scared, but it's surreal!

It's called Sandman... surreal guy is popular!?

"... pop..."

"No, you're not lighting up either!?"

The chest did the odd and extreme thing of dyeing the black box a little red, and it was in the light of Salia's words.

Too strange a creature...... is it? Anyway, I tried activating the skill 'Advanced Appraisal' because I'm not sure.

Crate LV: 900

"Metcha, yeah, yeah, yeah!

Level 900!? It's been a shock since Zeanos!? And it's a crate!?

The treasure chest in front of me, which was called appearance, level, and blown away, spinned words even though it had no mouth, as it had done when we first had our conversation.

"... die..."

"Why!?"

Awful!? We've just met, haven't we?!? First of all, why should I be told to die when I haven't even touched the chest!?

"... me, treasure chest...... Open it, I wanted it..."

"Sorry Nasai!"

That's right! It's a treasure chest, but it's hard to get through!

"... so kill..."

"Wouldn't that make it too polar!?"

……

"Ignored by the crate. Ahhhhhhhh!

The chest of my words and other cancer ignorance sticks straight into this one.

That was a beautiful athlete run, like Sandman. Yeah, does this labyrinth train even athletes?

"And anyway! I'm sorry I ignored you! The words make sense, and let's discuss it!

"... Question, no use..."

"I didn't even hear you. Hey, yeah, yeah, yeah!

"... ears, not from the beginning..."

"Then why can't you talk when you don't have a mouth!? First of all, you can hear me!

……

"Ignore it when it's not convenient!?"

"... die..."

"Let's play catch ball of words!?"

Too one-sided chest. I hate crates.

Even now that we're having these exchanges, the crate won't stop rushing.

"... because we can have a conversation, let's just calm down!

Sandman couldn't have a conversation, but this chest can understand humanities and have conversations.

Then that would be the best thing if you could solve it peacefully, without knocking it down to nagging.

I thought so, in order not to repeat the same mistakes as Sandman, I decided to cast the magic that consumes the lowest amount of magic, even among the water attribute magic.

"Stop! [Aqua Barrett]!

He said so with his right palm against the chest.

Then a small ball of compressed water appeared in the central part of his palm, like a [water laser], which he released towards Sandman, flying towards the crate.

Purn.

It was a moment.

My unleashed [Aqua Barrett] is the body of a crate? It was easy to penetrate the apparent part with tremendous speed.

…………

"... None... Read..."

The chest disappeared as it became a particle of light.

Silence dominates the neighborhood.

In the meantime, Salia, who had been watching a series of exchanges, left a little and opened her mouth.

"Makoto"

……

"You disappeared."

"Chick-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o!"

On the same line as Sandman's, I screamed on the spot.

And...

"Level Upgraded"

What an unreadable, inorganic voice struck my head.