One looks like a boy and one like a girl. I don't know if the word "child" is correct...

Girls have bright red, pinky, short, jumpy hair and bright red eyes. You look like you're in a strong mood. Except for the small ones, they are almost the same as the human race.

The boy has long bright blue hair and his front hair hides his left eye. With his pale blue eyes. You look kind.

They are both dressed in brown chocks, girls in red skirts and boys in pale blue trousers.

"Master... I'm a dwarf... I've never seen it before.

"Wow?!

A girl's dwarf who was shocked by Nil's voice jumped up and hid behind him with a shield.

"Me, me!

The boy pulls out a small sword from his waist and comes at us with a trembling hand.

"Wait, wait, wait. Because I don't take it and eat it. I just came to check it out because I heard an arguing voice.

……

They're watching Nil and me on Vigilance Max.

"I can't believe the dwarf is leaving the mycelium forest... what happened?

"Do you know us?

The boy relieves me of a little of my guard.

"I've only come in once in a long time. I remember it very well because it was a beautiful place.

I'm Sinya. This is Nil. I'm on my way to the Mycelium Forest to help the dwarves.

"... really?

"It's true.

When Nil answers softly, the boy nods slowly.

"Kara, it's probably okay. If you were going to kill us, you would have done it already.

"Uh-huh..."

A girl who comes out of the shadow of a boy. Are you still afraid of the boy's chocks?

"My name is Rye. This is Kara.

Nice to meet you. Why are you two here?

"We have a special assignment..."

"I heard that the Knights of the Holy Knights were coming, but is this such a pressing situation?

………

I don't know the details of the situation, but just the two of us get out of the woods and go to Delsmark.

It is conceivable that these two will go to Delsmark for backup. That would be it.

We cannot reveal such an important mission to the people we have just met. Is it natural to think that it led to the answer of silence?

"I'm not going to say anything about our mission, but if we go to Delsmark, we probably won't be able to get backup.

"What?!

The caller was surprised that her eyes were rounded.

"Delsmark and other cities have been attacked by the Holy Knights. There is almost no room for war in other cities.

"Oh no...."

"But doing nothing is not good in many ways. That's why I was moved as a token. I also have a letter from the King of the Beasts.

"Can I see your letter...?

"This is it.

If I hand it over as it is, it will be crushed, so I will open the letter and show it to Lye.

"... Rye?

"... definitely. This is a letter from the Beast King.

"Well then... really..."

If the letter is true, the previous words will also be true.

"Um... just the two of us...?

"I'm sorry... for now, it's just us. Even if we ask Delsmark for backup, we won't be able to count on the support of the army.

……

You two will be silent in my words.

"Kara, let's take Sinya and the others to the woods.

"Huh?! But!"

Kara is eyebrowing as she flickers at us. Too little time to trust...?

"Even the letter says that Sinya is hard to cover. I think it would be better to guide Sinya and the others than to go for Delsmark from here.

"That's right... Yeah, I think so.

Kara seems to be vulnerable to Rye's words. He nodded immediately.

"Mr. Sinya. Us..."

"Let's go. Let's get in the carriage.

Yeah!

I'm going to do that even if you don't ask me.

Put Kara and Rye on a carriage and drive the carriage towards the woods of mycelium.

"Wow! Fast! Fast!

Kara is walking out of the edge of the carriage.

"Kara! It's dangerous!!

"I'm fine. I'm fine! Wow?!

"That's why I said it was dangerous!

Li pulled his hand that was about to fall.

"Ahahah..."

"Sit tight!

It was Kara who was hiding behind Rye, but when she got used to it, she turned into a half-sister. Is it the usual thing? Rye is embarrassed by the sigh.

"Nil said he'd never seen a dwarf before.

"Yes, this is the first time I've seen it. It's really small, isn't it?

I can't forgive you for attacking such a small species...

Nil squeezes the rope tightly as he plays.

"Sure, they're small, but they have their own survival skills, so there's nothing to be pessimistic about.

"Survival?

"They are by no means a weak race.

... it looks like we need to survive before they do.

A big shadow emerges from the root of the thick tree.

"It's Auger!

"Please help us!

As Nil screamed, he jumped out of the carriage and jumped out in front of the auger.

The green body is nearly two meters long and the whole body is covered with thick muscles. There are big fangs growing up and down in your mouth and sharp nails on your hands. A monster named B Rank, with terrible physical attack power. In addition to that, I used magic.

Some people often perceive it as Goblin's masterpiece, but let me tell you, it's completely different. If you have such a sweet idea, you won't be able to see the pain in your eyes.

"Aug!?

"Why are you in such a place!?

"Master!

On the right hand of the sleigh and the walking auger, a stone pillar is gripped, whether it was picked up from somewhere or magically made.

Bright red blood drips from the mouth and flows from the throat to the chest.

Blood is not from Augusta, but from the corpse of the Beast clan held in his left hand. Are you an adventurer or a merchant... it's impossible to tell from the neck.

"I thought we weren't practicing enough yet. You're going to be a practice bench.

"Gah... gah!

I threw the hairline in my left hand with my face on it. I'm not an anpan man who gets better when his face changes!

Gujah!

There is a bad sound like watermelon crushing in the back.

Gah!

Boom, boom!

They beat me with stone pillars like I was swinging around with a wooden stick. However, you get used to fighting the Death Knight, and you feel slow in any of those attacks.

Shake the sword vertically, horizontally and sequentially, first the arm of the auger will fly, then the neck will fly.

It is said that it is difficult to refuse because the body of Augusta is covered with muscle, but it is not compared to Braunsnake.

Shake off the blood stuck to the sword and place it in the sheath.

"Watch out!!

With Kara's voice, I finally realized that Auga was not one.

Right behind me. A boulder flew straight from a distance. It seems to have used magic.

"Huh?!

Gah! Rattling!

A collision sounds and a boulder crushes.

"... this is..."

Despite the loud noise, there was no shock to my body. That should be it. The stone walls are formed vertically in front of me.

"I'll think about it later!

The remaining Augur is not a big opponent unless it's a surprise. I could only breathe for a few seconds.

"... you've managed. I didn't know there were two of them..."

"Master!

When I put my sword in, Nil ran right over. The expression is cloudy.

"Nil, thank you for saving me. I didn't know you could use magic. I wish you'd told me.

"But I'm sorry... I didn't have the time to tell you..."

"I've decided I can't use it without asking, and I'm sorry..."

Look at the stone walls that were half-destructed by the big rock.

Primary Earth Magic Stone Wall. If it's not hard magic, it's not unusual magic. There is no doubt that it can be used. However, it is unusual for a little girl to use it and have excess magic.

In this world, if you use magic, it will grow as much as you use it. It would be the player, it would be the NPC, but the settings should have been the same.

Unlike characters created by players, NPCs have a personal difference in how much or no magic is born. However, no matter how much magic there was, a girl at this age, who had been a slave for a long time, didn't use elementary magic to flirt.

The same goes for defensive magic, but it doesn't seem like a normal girl.

"... it's enough to know that Nil can use magic now. Let's stop asking questions.

I change the subject by looking at Nil's sorry face and being afraid of asking questions.

"Kara, Rye. I don't suppose there was any information about an auger coming out around here...?

"We basically don't come out of the woods of mycelium, so I don't know what the details are... but at least I've never heard of an auger appearing along the street.

"Me too.

Both Kara and Rei look like they don't know what's going on.

"When I came before, I was a C-ranked monster even when I came out along this road.

"... maybe... because the Knights of the Holy Order vandalized the mycelium forest, an orga appeared. There are some forests and woods just off the street.

"No, it's impossible for an orga to come out to the street with one or two roughs.

"... while we were here... there were some woods and forests... and villages... just traces..."

Rye's words were accompanied by a dark face.

"Just traces? What the hell is going on?

"The place that the Knights of the Holy Order had vandalized left only traces and became a beautiful place.

"Maybe... I think it burned out. There were some burn marks left..."

"What the hell did you do that for... No, when you think about the Death Knight, you don't think it's a decent way of thinking. It's no use trying to understand.

"Death Knight?

Ryan reacts to my words.

"One of the Holy Knights who attacked Delsmark. Some of them crushed him.

"Did you defeat the Holy Knight?!

"It was a piece of paper.

"... Rye! I knew you were right to take Sinya and the others!

"That's right. I didn't expect anyone to cross the Holy Knight.

Kara is delighted to jump.

"In that way, is one of the Holy Knights coming?

"It seems that one of his fellow scouts saw a black embroidered faithful dress.

Black embroidery...

"It was proof of the Holy Knight, wasn't it?

"That's right. I thought you might be here, but I didn't know there was another one so close...

Is that how much you value the power of the dwarves?

"The power of the dwarfs?

"Let's go ahead and talk about it.

Yes!

Afterwards, Nil, who was driving a carriage to the woods of mycelium, continued talking about the dwarfs.

"Dwarves are much less powerful, less magical, and less numerous than other species. However, there is a reason why they have remained as a race without being eliminated.

"Do you have any special powers?

"We don't have any special powers. Only experience and knowledge!

Rye pounding on her chest. It's cute when a dwarf does it.

"The dwarves have long lived in the woods of mycelium. How well does Nil know about mycelium?

"Mycelium... honestly, I don't know.

"Now, let's explain with arrogance!

In front of Nil, Kara and Rye, who jumped on the back of the horse, bowed heavily.

Their dwarfs basically don't come out of the woods of mycelium. For their small bodies, the outside world is too dangerous.

I don't go outside, but even if I recognize the system of slavery, I don't treat slaves as slaves. It is one of the few species in Japan that feels no different from me.

"Mycelium refers to the kind of thread that makes up molds and mushrooms. Mycelium, mycelium thread. It stays the same, right?"

"The thread of bacteria... what kind of bacteria are they?

"Invisibly small creatures that spoil things or cause disease. It's easy to understand if you think so!

"A small creature that causes illness... I'm scared..."

"Sure, I'm scared, but it's not all bad. There's a lot of useful stuff with bacteria.

For example, alcohol. It's made of alcohol as a result of the germs spoiling it.

"Does the fungus drink alcohol?

"That's right. When I say rot, I may only be able to make a bad image, but I can't drink without germs.

"We call it fermentation when it comes to rotting useful to people.

"Fermentation... bacteria are amazing. I had no idea that such a small, invisible creature could do such a thing.

"Am I right? We study a lot of germs that live in mycelium forests every day and help with a lot of things! Of course, we taught other species about alcohol!

Kara prides herself on speaking with a huge gesture.

"Our ancestors, to be precise...

"Amazing! I had no idea!

"As far as I know, there must have been a fungus called yeast in the bread. It should have been necessary to plump the bread.

Even for bread?!

"The results of the dwarf research are having a bigger impact on our lives than we thought.

"Heh heh! How about it!"

"Kara and Rai are amazing!

Nil slapped his hand and returned honestly to Kara's majestic face.

"Well, if you praise me so straight..."

Kara turned to her side embarrassed. Sounds like a pretty interesting personality.

"Isn't it eliminated because it's a species that produces useful things for people?

"There is, but that's not all.

They know the fungus better than anyone. Especially the mycelium forest.

All the useful and dangerous uses of germs.

"Dangerous..."

"It's an invisible creature. As Nil said at the beginning, if you change the way you use it, there's nothing to be afraid of.

Many mushrooms grow in the woods of mycelium and know all their characteristics. How terrible it is to sell fights to dwarf opponents in the woods of mycelium... If the Knights of the Holy Order are attacking, you know what's going on right now.

The sound of swallowing raw saliva can be heard from Nil's throat.

"Many races tried to steal their knowledge and technology, but none of them ever succeeded. That's why the Holy Knight is here.

"No, if it's stolen..."

"I don't want to think about it.

"Let's hurry!

Nil ran the horse when he realized the importance of the matter.

Now I have just digested half of the journey.

Kara and Rei are also behaving brightly, but inside, you're probably not feeling well. I don't know how much I can do... but we need to figure it out as soon as possible...

I'm in a hurry, but there's one more thing I need to check.

That night. After dinner, when Kara and Rye are asleep... they shout at Nil, who faces down in front of the fire.

"... Nil.

"Nh!!

It was the child who meditated vigorously and before being angry.

"I don't know what you're afraid of, but I don't want to be angry.

"... Huh?!

You can't hide your surprise by looking up at me.

"You look surprised.

"Yes, I... kept quiet that I could use magic..."

"Nil is much stronger than it looks. Is there a reason for that? Or did you really try to discredit me?

"I won't say no! Let's humiliate your husband!

The eyes were serious. I didn't suspect it from the beginning.

"I believe you. I don't think so. Is there a reason why you kept quiet?

"... a slave who can use magic... is precious..."

"... is that so? Nil with magic that cannot be harmed can use magic. Did you think I might sell it off to someone at a high price?

That's twice as much as when I bought it... no, it's worth more than three.

……

Nil turns down my words. It seems a little too mean.

"Don't look so dark. Because I don't want to sell Nil with fine dust.

"Really?!

"I'm not going to do anything that irresponsible since I decided to take Nil with me.

"... good..."

Your dark face turns brighter and more comfortable. Massacre (chickon noodles)....

"Nil."

"... yes.

"I came all the way without a party. The reason is... if you have a chance to talk again, I want to tell you this time...

If you have something to say, can you tell me anything?

"What I want to say....."

"It may be difficult for Nil to live as a slave, but I don't hate Nil, and I don't force him to tell me what he doesn't want to talk about. That's because we only act together for a short time, but we trust Nil. It has nothing to do with slavery or shackles.

"Master...."

"I will never be irresponsible to Nil. Can't you believe that?

If you're going to be a party, trust is more important than anything else.

So don't be afraid to say what you want to say. I want you to talk too much about our journey.

This time... magic is an important part of how we fight, so I talked about it, but I want you to tell me everything, not just that.

I'm hungry! I'm tired! Whatever.

"... I..."

Nil murmurs with a small voice. I make my ears clear so as not to miss it.

"I have lived by asking about the complexion of various people. Quiet, even breathe carefully... because that was the only thing needed for a slave to live.

How to behave uncomfortably towards others, and how to keep people out of sight. That's all I was thinking about.

………

"Nobody thought about me like your husband. Of course. That's what slaves are for.

I thought I would continue to behave like that for the rest of my life, and that's what slaves should look like.

But even I know how much I owe you for meeting your husband, eating so much and even beautiful clothes and shoes.

Besides, I'm not my own... slave, but even Nirvana.... "

"Of course. Nil is Nil. I've never seen him as a slave.

"Your husband should know that it's not normal. How unusual is it for a slave to give opinions to his master?

……

"Is it okay for me, the slave... to want so much..."

I don't know how far I can go... I wonder where that is.

"What I'm asking you to do...

The important thing... isn't that what you want, Nil doesn't like it?

"There's nothing wrong with that! Would you say it would be a waste to me..."

"Then do it. It's my wish.

"... I see. In accordance with your husband's wishes.

Nil smiles and looks me in the eye.

"Thank you.

Well then, hurry up, how much magic can Nil use? When I looked at it, it seemed like I could afford a magical amount of elementary magic once.

"If you choose to use it, there are several intermediate magic times.

"That's nice. In that case, we can also create a form of backward support.

"I would like to serve as a shield in front of my master..."

"Nil's body makes shielding harder... than that..."

Thus the evening came to talk about Nil's tactics with me.

After all, when you two are together, the range of tactics expands considerably.

Nil can also use magic. Even if it's beginner magic, it's a completely different story from what you can and can't use.

With Nil's backup, it should be easier than ever.

It soon became clear that the idea was correct the next day.

More monsters came out along the way, and I fought several times, but it was pretty easy to defeat. It's still a tight collaboration, but it will change if we do a few more.