Transported to a hyper-realistic RPG.

What kind of people are Squad A?

"I don't know much about Troop A either. I know they're pretty strong, but many of them have never seen the same black dog."

Are you acting so thoroughly and covertly?

"That's unit A."

"That's incredible..."

“That's where our role lies. No, you'd better say that's all you can do. And if that's the only way, we have to do it.

In the first place, you shouldn't fail in your mission like I do. Failure of the mission means death as it is. For us, leaving alive without accomplishing our mission is nothing but shame. ”

…………………

For Efu, it seems that the fact that he is alive now is a shame and humiliating thing...

"You don't have to look like that." For me, telling about the Demon King is more important now than dying. You can't die yet. Even if you're ashamed, you have to go back to the demon world. "

It's a shame to be alive...

"You want to say something?"

"I don't think it's that embarrassing to go home alive." That said, I don't know what a black dog thinks, and I'm not going to deny it...

I told you before. They say it's a bad idea to spend your power in vain. Besides, in this case, it wasn't the Demon King himself, so I don't think it would be embarrassing. Rather, I think it's a shame that the people above me didn't realize it. "

"... but it's true that I failed my mission and lost one arm." The idea that it's good to just go home alive is an adventurer's idea.

All of our missions have important implications. If you fail, you will surely suffer a great deal of damage. We must not fail because it is our duty to stop it. ”

"I know what you're trying to say, but..."

"I don't want you to understand anything else. Even among the demons, I am aware that we black dogs have a peculiar way of living.

Still, I'm proud to be a black dog. ”

"... I see. It wasn't the outsiders talking." I feel so lonely being ashamed to live. I'm sorry. "

"You're a very sweet guy." It's a strange person to say that to me, who was originally an enemy and was trying to kill you. "

"Sure, they were enemies, and they almost got killed, but now they're allies."

"... he's a weirdo."

I've been told twice that he's weird, but Nil doesn't say anything about it.

Because behind those words, you can't feel the intention to beat me.

That's all I talked about with the Effe, and I didn't tell him much. Still, there was no doubt that Effe had become a mere companion to call his fellow companions.

Next day. Early morning.

“Good morning.”

”Fuah... good morning...”

Last night, Nil and I were on the lookout, and in the middle of the night, we took turns with Sura and Pilte. I slept in the middle of the night for about three hours. I'm a little sleepy, but I'm shocked to drink the morning tea that Nil wakes up before me.

Looks like the rain has stopped.

“Good morning.”

"Good morning, Cynthia."

Out of the tent, Pirte and Slatan, who had been watching, called out to me.

Is it okay if I can only sleep for about three hours?

"I'm used to sleeping all night long, and if I can sleep for three hours, it's great."

Cynthia seemed to be a pretty tough social worker too...

"I'm enjoying it all night now, so there's no problem." I'm going into the mountains today, so be ready.

It's slippery, but yesterday it will rain and the ground will be loose, so I'll be careful about landslides. "

“Roger. The avalanche and the collapse are not convincing.”

"I'll never forgive that feeling again."

"It's a mountainous area with lots of trees, so if it rains like that, I don't think the ground will loosen that much, but be careful, it won't hurt."

"That's right." How about Tetra? "

"I just checked, but the fever was completely relieved, the wound was quite blocked, and I was feeling better." She said she was getting hungry, too. "

"That's good."

When we talk like that, Heine comes out of the tent, supporting Tetra.

Tetra-san?!

It's okay, it's okay.

Tetra walks herself to the side of the bonfire, as Surakitan tries to rush into support.

"Phew..."

Somehow I sat down and took a breath.

It's not completely better yet, so there's no need to force it.

"I just heard your story, and I was told that if you can move, you can move..."

Well, I did say that...

“I want to help you recover a little sooner.”

"... I see. But you should move in consultation with your physical condition." Don't roll over and get hurt. ”

Yes.

You didn't expect to move immediately after talking, Surakutan was in a hurry, but apparently he was able to walk normally with support.

I was in bed for about two days, and it was only natural to say that I had the strength to walk. If you fall asleep, you will lose even your walking muscles, and it is a good thing to move within a range of motion. If you move, you'll become hungry and your strength will increase.

If he is willing, he should move to assist him. Heine also seemed to have figured it out and moved.

"Nil. Pilte. Breakfast, please."

Yes.

"Me and Slatan... no, Ef." I'll check the road a little further, so come with me. ”

Okay.

The Evans will follow my lead. I also told Heine and Pilte about last night, so I won't object.

"Heine, Sura Tan needs to get ready for departure."

I got it.

"Roger."

When you give everyone instructions, they will move individually. Tetra hasn't gotten on her feet yet, so she's standing by with a fire. Nil and Pilte are nearby, and they'll do well.

"The rain is making the ground muddy." If you don't choose the path, your legs will slip. "

Tetra starts talking as soon as Tetra and I go to see where we're going.

"The slope around here is not that steep, and there is no problem if we fall, but if the horse falls or the carriage slips, it will be a big deal. Worst of all, fire magic may be necessary to fly the moisture on the ground."

"I see... I don't think we need to dry all the ground on the boulders, but when we go through places that seem dangerous, we might have to do that."

"It would be better to let two or more people who examine the path advance." When you drive on a carriage, you turn around and go the other way, and that alone is going to take a lot of time. ”

"I see..."

Eff's knowledge is particularly helpful in this regard. Even if Heine or Pilte were brought, I think they would have said the same thing, but after all, Efu would be a professional along the way.

How about a landslide?

"Since the leaves of the trees hide the surface of the mountain and the surface is invisible, I can't say for sure, but perhaps it will be okay. Rather, it was the terrain itself that scared me. I can see a lot of cliffs, and it's really hard to get over a mountain.”

"It takes too long to bypass it."

"... me and Suratan...?" Let's go scout him first. I can't get away from him, can I? "

When the Effe changed, it was okay to take out the slime from the body, but I decided to wait and see how it went for a while. Whatever it is, it's a situation that I have to be careful about, and he's telling me that it's okay with him.

"... I see. Now, let's get Efraim, Sulatan, and Heine to go first."

"Heine..."

Can't you still get along well with Heine?

"I can't stand her."

Apparently, the relationship with Heine wasn't going to get any better because he became one of us. The intersection between the races feels different from the discrimination that existed in our world, and it is difficult for me and Surakitan to understand.

Since they are different races, I think it would be better if we recognized each other and worked together to produce better results... I don't think Suraktan or I have a fixed concept of races.

Well... if that's going to be a terrible thing, I'll stop it, but if it just ends up being a match, I'll leave it to myself. It's not like we're going to solve it out loud, and we're going to have to make a deal somewhere.

"Even if the warping does not match, if we do it in this party, we may act together. I won't tell you to get along, so get along with me.”

"That depends on the woman."

"Ef."

"... All right, I'll take care of it."

I can't help but sigh in response to my words, Efraim.

There are three of us who are ahead of us, and I'm sure they'll do something about it.

Me and Effe will look around for a while and then we'll all be back together.

After that, after finishing breakfast, tell the three of them to look beyond the road. As expected, Heine also showed some difficulty in acting with the FF, but she shook her head vertically according to my instructions.

Well then, let's go.

Yes.

Let Heine and the others go first, and we'll leave in the horse-drawn carriage.

From noon, I'll switch positions with Heine and the others.

Got it.

"I'm sorry I can't do anything..."

Tetra on the luggage carrier says she's sorry.

"This is our job." There is no need for Tetra to feel sorry.

More than that, it's going to be quite a shake from here on out. Hold on tight. "

"... I see."

“Now, let's go.”

Nil became the ruler and entered the mountainous area.

At first, there is no great danger in the topographical sense because the slope continues to be gentle. The only thing I had to watch out for was the presence of monsters.

There are trees on the slopes, and although it is gloomy, the occasional bumps and forests are interrupted, and there are many terrain that suddenly become cliffs, which is quite dangerous.

Surakitan, Heine, and Efu go ahead and examine the path, showing us the direction to go to the trees using the Patral fruit used for dyeing, so that we can see the path to be taken.

Patral's armor was actually thrown by a player named Leopard to dirty his hands.

Because it is something that I usually don't use most of the time, the number will be enough.

"If you hadn't seen this beforehand, the ground could have suddenly disappeared and turned upside down..."

Nil, who was the master, would freeze his spine every time he saw a cliff.

"Well, it's good to hear your advice."

The sign of the monster is also quite visible from the surroundings.

Through her five senses, Pilate was searching for the signs of monsters.

"Is it too far for us to know?"

"That's right. There's a lot of distance." However, there were many militant monsters. I just seem to be asking how things are going right now, but I think they will come at some point. "

Is there any sign of trouble?

“I think it's okay for now. There are a lot of small items, and I think I can deal with them sufficiently."

"Even so, I won't leave you alone." When the monsters arrive, Pilte and I will take care of them. Nil asked for a horse-drawn carriage. ”

Yes.

We're used to horse-drawn carriage journeys, and the monster attacks are a daily occurrence, so it's always the same as usual, but Tetra is not used to this kind of thing, so she seems pretty nervous.

There were many villages and towns south of here, and there were almost no monsters in the area where humans lived until the village of Tenoruto. It looks like Tetra was originally a child of an aristocrat, and she isn't really used to being a monster.

It's just that two hours have passed since we entered the mountains.

Oops!! Monsters are approaching!

Pilte growls his voice. Me and Pilte get out of the carriage and go into battle, and Nil pulls out the beeswax on the carriage. Tetra looks frightened and asks how we're doing from the loading platform.

"This feeling... the opponent is probably Mountain Lizard." One... two... four. "

The Mountain Lizard was a C-rank monster.

Among the monsters of the Lizard system, the monsters that settle in the mountains are almost identical to other monsters of the Lizard system.

A two-meter lizard with a grey back and sharp fangs. Attacks basically just bite. It has the characteristic that it can move without difficulty even on steep slopes.

The Kay Blizzard is three meters long and the Mountain Lizard is two meters long. The Mountain Lizard is smaller, but it moves faster.

That said... it wasn't a struggling opponent because of the strength of the C-rank.

While checking the comfort of using the Purple Phoenix Sword, it was a good opponent in terms of getting used to fighting in the mountains. Of course, neither Pilte nor Nil was in any hurry, and they looked calmly at the approaching Mountain Lizard.

"Piltee and I had two of them." Let's get this over with and move on. "

Got it.

The mountain lizard that runs on all fours is willing to eat us with its mouth wide open while flying mud.

“Let me try this on for you.”

Pilate equips his right hand with crimson claws from event rewards.

Basha!

Me and Pilate kick the ground almost simultaneously.

Because it's muddy, the power to step on it escapes, and you can't move as you wish. But I knew it from the beginning. In consideration of that, I kicked the ground hard, and I jumped in front of the mountain lizard that was always moving towards me.

Zan Zan!!

The Purple Phoenix Sword I shook lightly chopped off Mountain Lizard's head.

Slashing is slightly worse than a cherry blossom sword, but it is a class that can be said to be superior.

When the blade is pressed, it is a blade that feels slightly elastic. Rather than having a high durability value due to stiffness, I feel that it has a high durability value due to tenacity.

Shh, shh, shh, shh!

"W-Well, this is good."

Looking toward Piltee, the tip of the claw pierced the second one's head, pouring magic power into it.

Basha!

As Pilté pulled out his claws, the Mountain Lizard fell into the spot.

"I pierced the bone without any relation."

It was stated in the appraisal magic that the strength was there, but it was probably when other weapons were included, such as swords and straight swords. It was strong enough for use in battle.

"However, if force is applied from the side when it is stretched to the maximum, it is likely to break, so it seems to be necessary to pay attention to that."

"The stretched portion becomes thinner and the strength decreases."

But isn't that the same as shadow owls? "

"The shadow owl can bend its shape after stretching, so it can handle it, but this crimson claw has only two options: stretching or shrinking. So you have to use it more carefully than a shadow owl.

However, it still has a higher attack power than the Shadow Owl, so even if you attack a little harder, you will be able to pierce it. ”

"It would be nice if you were satisfied. I can't use a weapon called a claw, so I don't really know."

"Of course I'm satisfied!" It's impossible not to be satisfied! "

It seems that she is really satisfied and Pilate is nicking herself.

"I wish I had." Please use it well. "

Yes!

Pilte and I return to the carriage after a quick defeat of the Mountain Lizard. Keep the Mountain Lizard in your inventory and dismantle it all at once.

”Tsk... amazing... such a big monster in an instant...”

Tetra is surprised when Pilate and I return.

"It's a C-rank monster." If that's the case, that's fine. "

"The monsters around here are mostly monsters of this rank, so you don't have to worry about that."

"I knew you were strong, but... you're so strong..."

I'm an S-rank adventurer, so I can't do this.

Huh?! Are you S-rank?!

Huh? Didn't you say you were an adventurer?

"I've heard of adventurers... but I've never heard of S-ranks... I can't believe I can accompany S-ranked adventurers..."

Is that so surprising?

Master. When it comes to S-ranked adventurers, in general...

"Ah... that's right."

When you become an S-rank adventurer, you often receive requests from aristocratic entanglements and nomination requests from guilds, and the request fee increases considerably.

There are many people who work as adventurers, but when they become S-rank adventurers, they are ranked enough to stand in the position of envy.

Since the five Eagle Crows don't feel that way at all, they thought easily of themselves as S-rank adventurers, but as it should be, they would react like Tetra.

"Hah?! Wow, I... don't have any money at all... yet... I'm travelling with the S-ranked adventurers..."

Tetra's face turns pale.

If you hire an S-rank Adventurer party to escort you, you'll need a lot of money. I wonder if it turned blue after thinking about it.

"No, no, no. In this case, we took it out on our own, so you don't have to think about it."

So, but...

I don't care!

"Huh?! Huh, yes!"

Tetra was in a rush, but when I raised my voice a little, she stretched her spine and replied.

Hmm. Great!