The World Is Overflowing with Monster, I’m Taking a Liking to This Life

The day after we met the Sea King, we came to the outer edge of the Safe Zone.

The members are me, Ichinose, the Nishino Group, former city hall members such as Fujita, and the Self-Defense Forces. There is also a group of Aiba. Quite a big time zone.

A little further away, Sola was there, and a mini red jellyfish was desperately stuck on top of her head.

Ah, and Mr. Fifty Arashi is hiding in my shadow.

Recently, you've been sitting in the shadows normally, she...

(Skillful... they're all higher-level...)

Members here can be said to be the main members of the "Safety Zone" in substance.

If so, I can predict the reason for the collection.

Once everyone is in place, Mr. Liberal will step forward.

"Thank you for getting together early in the morning. Nothing else came together today. I want to do real leveling for you guys."

Leveling - that is, raising the level.

"Shrum's cooperation is huge, but you still don't have enough power. I'll start hunting monsters more and more today."

"What? Aren't you fighting that monster? He's like a big, burning cow that Liberon summoned."

Libel shook his head to the side against Roppo, who raised his hand.

"I won't be using it for a while. I mean, if you guys can't beat this, then there's no point in training. First of all, at a minimum, I want you to raise your level so that you can beat my Ifleet.... or do you mean me?

"Ah, that means we're still weak. Ugh, I'm sorry... Ah, yes, how to call it, Liberty!... no?

"... no, well, I can't. I don't care how you call me...."

"Really! Wow, thanks, Liberty."

"Nh... no, you don't have to thank me anymore"

Rokubana-chan smiles a lot at Libel who scratches Polypoly and her cheeks.

Stream stones, community ghosts. I packed it with a good distance.

"Mmm...."

Yes, I don't bake grilled rice there.

I don't think Rokubana-chan was taken.

I silently forgive Ichinose for pulling the hem with a complicated expression.

"Well, is it good that the distance is shrinking..."

Fujita-san and the militia members have also recently had a rather shattered tone when talking to Liberty.

The mood will still be complicated, but the distance seems to be shrinking little by little.

Fujita-san raises his hand.

"Even if I say level up, what about the monsters that hunt? The monsters around here are almost gone, aren't they?

"Then don't worry. I used a Summon Monster to search for enemies during the night."

Driftstone, Mr. Liberal. I work fast.

She took the map out of her pocket and spread it out.

The map was marked with some marls and triangles.

Most of them are cities and towns, but for some reason there are double circles attached to the two places in the mountain.

"This is where the monsters are hardened. There are Aka-chan's coordinates (points) a little further away, so it shouldn't take long to get around."

"Almost all the towns... You didn't know what the town was like when you checked it out?

When asked that by Fujita-san, Libel-san has a slightly reluctant expression.

"... we're almost everywhere together. The outbreak of Trent left the city run-down, with most residents killed by monsters or evacuated to a suitable location. Identifiable Communities - There were four groups of more than a dozen people working together. That's the triangle mark. In the meantime, two of them were" safe zones ", just like here. The number of people was much smaller than here."

Everyone, including Fujita-san, had a sad look at the report.

"... you can't even look at the whole prefecture..."

"No, not just in the prefecture. Maybe even in Kanto, Kansai, Hokkaido and Kyushu...."

"Tens of thousands of lives have been lost in the last month...."

"It's not tens of thousands... Tens of millions... no, the whole world is hundreds of millions."

Exactly. It's not just Japan.

Libel said the same thing is happening all over the world.

An army of monsters that suddenly appeared without modern weapons or communications equipment.

An overwhelming disadvantage that does not allow us to take full advantage of the technology we have cultivated.

Fujita-san is right, if we succeed, hundreds of millions of people may have been sacrificed.

Once again, I feel the severity of the situation in which they were placed.

Under these extreme circumstances, I wonder if there are really very few factions like ourselves that have acquired the Safe Zone and are actively hunting monsters.

Because most of them go through the water and food stages.

Thanks to the emergence of people with productive professions and skills, we were able to secure some of them.... I still have the inventory in the item box when I need it, but now that the number of people has increased, it's burnt stone and water. It is not a fundamental solution.

"Well, probably, here and here."

Next, Mr. Liber points to two of the places marked on the map.

It is a double circle attached to the mountain. That's the one I was curious about.

"Maybe these two places have names."

"" Nh...!

Everyone breathes again at the speech.

"As far as I can tell, it's a monster of snakes. It's 40 melds long - oh, no. It's a big monster nearly 40 meters long. The other one is a spider monster. It's about two meters in size, but I've got a lot of men in the herd."

A monster of spiders and snakes...

Is Meld the unit of the world that Mr. Liberal was in?

I've never seen a snake monster before.

You're 40 meters long and you're going to be in the movies.

"Kyuu...."

When I heard it was a spider monster, the kiki trembled. Cute.

Well, it was a spider monster that fought when I first met Kiki.

Kiki was caught by a spider and happened to be saved by me and Fujita-san, and Kiki joined the group.

There were multiple spider monsters back then.

Are spider-shaped basically monsters fighting in swarms?

At that time, I suffered a lot from the thread, and it seems to be quite strong when it comes to the name.

"That's why I'm going to each member....."

Mr. Liberty looked at us once.

"--I think the snake goes to Fujita, and the spider goes to Tokawada's team."

"" "Become..." "

The members of the city hall and the militia speak up to the speech.

After all, you thought it would destroy monsters in other towns and make contact with the community.

"What are you surprised about? You didn't think you'd let the kids take charge of the named fish and they'd take charge of the fish?

"Nh... no, I didn't mean to..."

"There was, wasn't there? Because Kazuto and Rokubana are much stronger. Well, I'm not mistaken for fighting power alone. It has a much higher chance of winning. But what about as an adult? Especially as a self-defense officer defending the people?

"Nh...."

It's going to hurt.

Several members of the militia held their fists in remorse.

You must be ashamed of yourself for unconsciously choosing an easy person.

Then Mr. Tokawada stepped forward.

"... I'm sorry. But the way you say it is slightly flawed. Named monsters lurking in the mountains are certainly a threat, but the destruction of monsters wandering the city is no less important. They were never wrong about wanting to save more lives, and there was no blame."

"I see. But no one can be saved without power.... sometimes you prioritize your immediate life and end up taking it all away."

"... I felt so bad about it this past month. I don't know how many times I've cursed my helplessness because I have to leave everything to my children to protect."

"If that's what you think, you're doing great. That's why I want you to take charge of Named. If you survive this battle, you will be stronger than ever. Raise your level and evolve without being frustrated by helplessness. I apologize for the way I blamed you. Don't worry about the town. I want you to focus on raising the level."

"... I understand."

Thus, Fujita-san and Tokawada-san's group became in charge of the two named bodies.

I wonder if we'll be in charge of the town with Nishino's group?

To be honest, I don't think Ichinose-san and I are going to be that much higher now that we've defeated a few goblins and orcs...

Then Mr. Liberal saw us.

"Kazuto, nuts, Rokubana, and Nishino. And glasses in the shadows. You're on a special menu."

Hold on, Mr. Liberal invites us.

And I'm Mr. Fifty Arashi, who usually finds out I'm in the shadows. Call him by his name at least.

"Special menu?

"Yes, the town can handle it well with your people. I don't see any monsters for the first time, and the zombie kid, Iver, and Shrum's kid, Red Jellyfish? I'll put her on, and she'll be able to handle it."

Well, I certainly don't think they'll lose as much as the goblins, orcs, and zombies in town now.

If red jellyfish were added to Ono, who has unique skills, and Aiba, who is a stranger, it would never happen.

... for a moment, the presence of that intelligent zombie overwhelms my mind.

If anything, it's his interference...

"Don't worry. At least that zombie you told me about isn't in the town I'm going to take you to. Iver and Red Jellyfish also have emergency exit skills. You don't have to worry about it."

As if you had read my thoughts, Mr. Liberal would follow.

Well, if you say so.

"So, what are we gonna do? Going somewhere else with a strong monster?

"No. Well, that's fine, but I figured out a way to raise the level more efficiently with Shrum yesterday. It's going to be a real battle, but I'll do it."

A real battle...?

Are you going to fight the monsters you summoned?

Sure, that would be tougher than those names, but you've been doing it for a long time.

"Yeah, that's right. It's not the Summoners that fight."

Even so, Mr. Liberty shook his head sideways as if he had read my thoughts.

And, of course, he pointed to himself.

"--I 'm the one to fight."

"... eh?

Libel laughed deeply at us.

"Perhaps the next negotiations with the Wolf King will not be like Shrum's. It will definitely be a fight."

I guess so. He wants to settle with us.

It will undoubtedly be a lethal battle.

To be honest, I don't want to fight, but in this situation of impending war with a different world, he is far too big to leave as an element of uncertainty.

Whatever form it takes, it must be settled.

"That's why I'm here." The Dead King "Liber Lebenhertz, the world's highest magician. If you're in the corner of the same six kings, you'll be perfect for training - huh"

"Wow...!?"

The next moment, Mr Liberal released a terrible sense of intimidation.

I'm sure this is outrageous... Your body trembles and your cold sweat doesn't stop.

There will be no more suitable opponents to train in Schwartz.

"This is amazing. You have to try not to die before you fight Schwartz, Ichinose-san."

…………

…… Is that Ichinose-san?

I haven't heard back.

Looking back at what happened, Ichinose-san crawled on all fours and threw up, Rokubana-chan shivered with her buttocks, and Nishino-kun turned white and fainted.

... is this okay?

Anyway, the special training for the battle against Schwartz began.