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

Use Momo's "Shadow Crossing" and rendezvous with Ichinose.

When we arrived on top of the building, for some reason, Mr. Ichinose greeted us with a fudge.

"... Ichinose-san?

"... what is it -?

"Why do you look so grumpy?

"... nothing. -

I guess it's nothing.

Mr. Ichinose, kicking the stone at his feet and pointing his lips, looks grumpy no matter how he sees it.

I wonder why?

Think often, and come to think of it.

"... maybe we weren't unhappy we couldn't fight together earlier, or something, right?

Like you didn't like it when you didn't show up to be active?

No, no, that won't be there only for Mr. Ichinose on the boulder.

I was just joking about the conversation.

"…///" pu

Mr. Ichinose dyed his cheeks and missed his face uncomfortably.

It's a star!

"Huh... are you serious?

……

"Ku..."

Ichinose-san does not answer.

Instead, for some reason, Momo was rubbing his body against Ichinose, "I can tell."

How does Momo know how Ichinose feels?

It is a mystery......

gossip.

"Well, the power of Aka has returned, and we shall return."

"Right.... By the way, Kudo, what is Aka's new skill? I haven't even heard it yet, have I?

"Oh, so you hadn't even told Ichinose yet."

There's a lot going on and I'm late to explain.

"Aka, can you use that skill?

"... (sighs)"

Aka shivers her body "warm".

Then the body of the crisp and the acorn hardens.

A few seconds later, Aka sat down on the spot making a grossly dull noise.

"Is this... 'stone'?

"Yes, this is Aka's new skill, Petrification."

New skills acquired by Aka who ate Titan's Demon Stone (Large).

That's petrification.

Skills that completely change into 'stone' itself, both in weight and texture.

"... you don't move at all, do you?

"That's stone. You can't move an acne in this state."

"Is...?

Mr. Ichinose, who is pompous.

I'll explain it again.

"Acorns in this state cannot move, nor can they use other skills. It's just a stone that's solidifying there."

"Oh, hey, wait a minute! What is that skill......? What the hell does that mean?

"Well, look at that"

Calm the confused Mr. Ichinose down and I'll take the 'Hammer' out of the item box.

I shook it down as much as I wanted.

"Hey - Mr. Kudo, what...?

Ichinose rushes to stop me, but it's already too late.

Gahhhh!! and a damned noise echoed around me.

"K, Mr. Kudo!? Oh, my God."

"Take a good look. Aka doesn't have a scratch."

"Heh?... Oh, it's true"

The petrified acorn is not scratched one.

On the contrary, I hit him. My hands are so much more paralyzed.

It hurts plain.

"The hardness of a 'petrified' acorn is quite a thing. Perhaps it would be impossible to hurt him if it wasn't for the destructive power of the" Pile Bunker "or" Ichinose Special "class."

It looks stone, but its hardness is far stronger than iron.

It also has strong resistance to 'fire', which is more of a weakness of the entire slime than to aca.

I can't dissolve a petrified acne unless it's too hot.

"... (sighs)"

Aka undoes the 'petrification' and goes back to normal.

He stretched his body as it was and 'petrified' again as it was.

Strange shaped stones have been formed that are likely to be found in stone circles.

"... Could this' petrification 'even be used in a state where my body has swelled or changed like a membrane?

"Yeah, you're right."

"... no way. Divided individuals too?

"Yeah, sure."

"... Awesome"

Mr. Ichinose glanced at him as impressed.

I guess I understood its value.

Aka's defensive ability to help us more than once.

Until now, it was only defense as a soft buffer, but there was added a literal 'iron wall' with increased hardness.

Rigid and soft double defense.

There will be no further qualifications as a 'Wall Role'.

- But that's not the only defense of Aka's petrification.

"Huh?"

Yes, Aka's "petrification" boasts no more performance as a defense, but there are more tremendous benefits than that.

"What the hell is that...?

I'll leave a lot of time and explain the truth to Ichinose.

"Actually, it's this' petrification 'skill... there's no time limit"

"Huh!? Is that true?

"Yeah, it's true"

I'm not lying.

Aka can do "petrification" for hours, tens of hours, and hundreds of hours.

That's the same for the body as well as the acne body.

The body disappears after a certain amount of time for normal minutes.

However, if it is' petrified ', it can remain so for as long as it does not release' petrified '.

Skills that just become stone on the spot.

But that's all this skill is' best skill 'for us.

Mr. Ichinose puts his hand on his chin and thinks, and he is hacked.

"Huh - no way!?"

"That's right. This skill goes perfectly with Momo's Shadow Crossing."

Momo's "Shadow Crossing" can move from the shadow to the shadow of a party member.

It is new to my memory that in the game against the Titans, I designated the split Aka as' Coordinates (Points) 'and wielded fierceness in the hit-and-away method of one-shot exit.

And this combo is very effective not only in combat, but also in 'exploration'.

The acorn in the petrified state - so to speak - is an indelible 'coordinate (savepoint)'.

Momo's "Shadow Crossing" has a maximum distance of 100 meters.

I can't move to my buddy's 'shadow' a kilometer away.

But what if there's a 'midpoint' there?

From point A a hundred meters away to point B a hundred meters further away.

If we do that repeatedly, we can consequently travel a distance of one kilometre almost instantaneously.

"Huh..."

Sakuri, Ichinose-san rings her throat.

I guess I understood what that meant.

"Saving Travel Time"

The benefits it brings are enormous.

Information gathering, food procurement and monster crusades will all be much more efficient than they are now.

"Nishino, I need you to help me set up a body at regular intervals for the petrified Aka. That way, we can dramatically expand our scope of action."

"Yeah, that's right"

The problem is that you can't use Shadow Crossing other than Momo, but there is already a solution to this.

Come on, let's try to get back what we've never been able to move.

We followed the scene to rendezvous with you Nishino.

Around that time, on the other hand, Nishino had concluded discussions with the Fujita and had returned home.

(In the end, you don't know the information about the neighboring town...)

The militiamen, still starting with Towada, do not tell the truth.

What do you mean, "what" is in the next town?

What makes you say it's so horrible?

(I don't know, but if I have to, let me talk in 'orders'...)

If it is not an act of self-harm but just a confession, there is a high probability that the 'order' will be fulfilled.

But this could cause a subsequent relationship to twist.

I'd like to keep it as a last resort if I could.

(And that's where the residents are going to level up...)

Shimizu, Goshokawahara are leading the way, and the number of skill holders is increasing.

Those who caused a sense of crisis, those who aroused themselves to do something.

Little by little, this city hall is gaining strength.

But it is also true that there are still those who do not stand up.

What to do with those people will be a challenge in the future.

(I need to get my level up soon too...)

While we were discussing it, I got an email from Roppo.

They raised one level again in the morning exploration.

If things go well like this, it will be only a matter of time before she becomes LV30.

That's why Nishino can't lose either.

Tell your people who will follow their leader.

His pride wouldn't allow that.

"I'll be exploring in the afternoon too... hmm?

Back at the base, there were signs of people coming from inside the house.

"... are you back yet?

Much earlier than planned.

No, could it be Mr. Kudo's?

Nishino opens the door and turns to those who show signs.

As she entered the living room, the person looked at herself and grinned.

"Good day, Nishino. You're letting me go up there on my own, aren't you?

It was someone he knew who was there.

And he was also the last person I wanted to see.

"Fifty Storms... Student Chairman..."

To unexpected visitors, Nishino made his face stretch.