"Slow down!"

A large mouthful of looming Mad Salamander is beaten to the head with a single piece of paper.

I'm done.

Shortly after confirmation, a couple of the next ones came together.

Swing the stick across one letter and sweep away. Slip your body into the path you could.

Forward, forward, forward as soon as possible!

Hold one stick in your hand. Put one dark slime on top of your head. After defeating Mad Salamander, keep running and finally reach the front line of the defense line.

Now the metal and iron won't get involved!

"Please!"

The dark slime above my head responded to my thoughts.

The sun is already sky-high up from the east and bright around...... but feels so darkened. That's a sign that Darkslime unleashed Range Attack magic.

Widespread Attack Magic “Dark Mist”

The magic of the darkness created by magic spreading like fog to envelop the subject. The fog of darkness has the effect of taking health away from creatures, and the enclosed enemy is rapidly debilitated and eventually also takes life.

As proof of that, Mad Salamander's move up to the beach in his sight went bad.

I don't know if the pepperfish have knees, but I break my legs as if I no longer have the strength in my knees.

It even seems to have worked for individuals who were still underwater, with a large number of bodies floating on the water.

On the count of ten seconds, a swarm of Mad Salamanders continued to advance towards the processing plant was interrupted.

"Gentlemen, please!

"Ohh!!!!

All the unavailable fishermen and adventurers come across the slime defensive line at the same time to retrieve Mad Salamander's body.

... Defense operations using slime are effective. It worked, but just one thing. Unlike humans, Slime can't carry a defeated Mad Salamander, so it was necessary to pinch the task of retrieving it between them.

Unlike yesterday, the bodies that had been thrown away from the first stages gradually accumulated, and the subsequent Mad Salamander began to detour whether they mistake the pile of bodies for obstacles or something.

I didn't have a problem working with all the piers in Sikum that I immediately refrained from, because I was able to deal with it before the damage occurred, but it was still good to be prepared.

"Collect, hurry! The numbers are diminishing, so we're almost there!

"Ohh!!!

Reply to the leader's call and I run again with a body that was in the near field too.

The end of today's fishing and crusade was then an hour later.

"Good luck!

"Good day."

"Good luck"

If we get there perfectly until the end of the day, it's lunch time.

Speaking to everyone at the pier in Sikum, we head to the processing plant.

Then,

"Whoa! It's Niki Boy!

"You were right to let me work in yesterday's punishment."

"Work the acne."

"I know!

I heard you, Niki, with the men who went in first.

Apparently, the adults are making fun of you.

"Good luck"

"Ah! Slime's brother, is that lunch? I'll take it right away, sit down."

"Thanks. You're doing your best."

"Ha. You're the only one who can tell me that."

Niki, you make a face that you're sick of it, but you smile quickly.

Part of the communication, I guess.

Somehow feel safe, sit in the right seat and wait.

Well, what's for lunch today?

"Wait!

"Thanks -!?"

I was surprised to see what lunch I received as I said.

Although the staple foods are slightly round in grains, they are called colors and good aromas, complete “white rice".

The soup utensils are “tofu" no matter how you look at them.

It also has a small bowl of grilled fish and pickles, and is lined with Japanese breakfast items to say the same!

"What's wrong?

"This is rice, right? I heard it was expensive with imports."

"Really? Sometimes they come out in our village, but is rice expensive? Brothers."

Niki, I hear you didn't get it, and it was Mr. Singh who answered me instead.

"It seems that imported rice is expensive, but the lord has invited technicians to make this rice in this territory. It's not that high."

"That said, it's only been a few years since we've gotten to us, and it's a little extravagant. If it's Niki's generation, will it be normal food?"

"Sein, do you smell like an old man?

"Become!?

To Kay's word, Mr. Sayne is struck. You're still young, but you cared?

Not...

"That's why rice came out, right?"

I had heard a few words in advance about the lord here (Fatma territory), but I didn't know he was doing that.

"Rice is a recent food...... oh, because I still have work to do!

"Oh, yeah. Good luck!... Then I'll have it"

First of all, take a bite of rice… Is it the difference between varieties that you feel sticky close to mochi rice, like red rice? Normally delicious. When I get some soup, this one is still tofu. I miss it.

"You look happy."

"I haven't eaten in a long time...... by the way, can I buy one somewhere?

"Then why don't you ask Niki to show you around later?

He's the one who makes tofu in this village.

Oh, my God, I heard good things about that.

"I promise to talk to him later, so I'll ask him then"

"I like that. Oh, yeah."

? As Kai suddenly remembered something. And make a serious face.

"I remembered at Niki... I went looking for him yesterday and knocked him out in the woods Goblin. That was five of them, wasn't it?

"Yes. It should have been...... right?

Turning to his face, four other people besides Kai agreed with me. There will be no mistake.

"When I was cleaning up, I heard a cage (...) was found yesterday in the woods close to the neighboring village"

In a word, I felt a sense of crisis.

... but the five look more like fed up than a crisis.

"Um, guys? Isn't that more important?

It would be for catching something when it comes to cages, and from the flow of the story, the contents are goblins. The fact that such a thing can be found in the woods doesn't mean that someone released that goblin near the neighboring village,... doesn't it?

Thinking of it, says leader Singh.

"Lyoma, you're supposed to be right about your reaction, but the same thing happens a few times a year around here. So honestly, I feel like... again."

From what I've heard further, it seems likely that this issue is being done here by the nobles of the neighboring territories, in harassment of the lords of Fatma territory.

It is obvious that it is a crime at the hands of a person. But it leaves no evidence that it leads to the killer.

If you just put the cage down and run, it would be easy if there was one well-armed space wizard there.

"Are the lords here and the nobles of the neighboring realm unfamiliar?

"Which - and they're unilaterally hostile over there. I don't know the details, but the lord is a nice guy to be comfortable with. Same goes for the rice story earlier, but don't listen to me often saying that you're trying to make our lives better."

"Land around here is not for agriculture. So back in the day, lakes and natural graces were the lifeline... some children died of hunger in the years when the unfishing continued. Fortunately, we haven't had that much trouble... but I hear it's thanks to our predecessors and contemporary lords."

"Sometimes I hear that the lord of the neighboring realm looks great or is scattered all the time, but the lord over here doesn't."

"Sometimes in a city with a mansion, you walk on your own feet, you look for a delicious restaurant, you mix it up with the citizens and you eat... you don't feel very“ noble "."

I see...... apparently the lord here is a man admired by the inhabitants.

"Well, anyway, this is a common thing. We'll be in the Lord's ear in a while, and someone from the investigation will come, and we'll be careful around ourselves. That's the usual response."

"One way or the other, I'm worried about tomorrow's work."

"You're talking about getting some adventurers to move elsewhere. They're still consulting... but you can think of it as almost definitive."

"You heard it during the crusade, didn't you?

"Except when you recovered the body, you had a lot of room. If I don't get the right time to collect it, it looks like a smaller number of people will be fine... as for you, Lyoma?

"I agree with Kay, don't I? With Slime and the others, the damage to the processing plant is likely to be well prevented, and I think that would be a good workout."

Most of today's crusade (work) was left to slime, so I can focus on my training from now on. Carrying a corpse that needs a person's hand can be physical and muscle strength training if you repeat it over and over again, and it can be used to practice space magic.

Is this your job and hobby? Both!

That being said, for some reason, five people laugh out.

I asked him why he laughed, and he only answered, I thought it was serious.

Most importantly, I wonder why my gaze is raw and warm...... I don't know.

Well, it doesn't seem like it means anything bad, okay?

After that, we'll have the rest of the lunch while we talk about it properly.

"See you guys later"

Break up with five people at Sikum's pier and wait in the dining room for the end of your work, Niki.

Because I have a promise to talk to him about Slime... by the way, what do we talk about? He's interested in slime because of it, so I want him to enjoy it as much as possible. I don't know if it's too pushy... but it's hard to preach...

"Oh, yes, Lyoma. Keep it that way.... you hear me?

"Hmm, is it subtle? Well, you'll be back by dinner. I have a sister in the processing plant."

... Is that it? I thought Kai and Kai called you... are you out of your mind?

I look around, but the two of them, of course, were almost gone while they were eating, if I noticed.