This time, I asked Mashiro to stay behind because I thought that relying on the Mikuron and Hyrou combo, which can fly, would give us an advantage in fighting the monsters.
“Don’t worry, Sousuke. I won’t make the same mistake again.” Serina says in a serious tone.
Right now, she is deploying a barrier around Mikuron and Hyrou’s surroundings. By setting the summon beast as the center of the barrier, the barrier will move along with them.
This way, the monsters won’t be able to see us, but we can see them.
By the way, I was in the front this time, with Senyuu riding right behind me. Getting pressed against her huge breasts every time is still thrilling, and a little bit exciting. Sad story of a man.
“Serina-chan, you change your character when Sousuke’s around, don’t you?” Momoe says with a mischievous grin.
It sounded like she was teasing her.
But Serina doesn’t take such things to heart.
“What’s wrong with being devoted to Sousuke and only Sousuke? Unlike you, who puts on a seductive voice for all men.”
“I’m not being seductive! I’m just charming them!” Momoe retorts.
Momoe is the one who’s flustered when she gets hit back.
“Charming someone and making them think they could do it too are two different things.”
「That’s terrible! I’m a pure girl!」
「If we ever go back to Earth, you can look up purity in the dictionary.」 「That’s so annoying!」
Hmm, no one’s trying to mediate, but is this more of a playful fight than an actual argument?
Boys can sometimes use violent language even when they’re close friends, so if this is the girl version of that, I don’t want to intervene.
「Hmm. There’s no need to be angry. Momoko is what you’d call a virgin bitch in fiction.」 「What’s with that awful word!」
「She’s wild about sex but inexperienced. She’s the crystallization of otaku fantasies. Momoko, you should be proud.」
「I don’t feel happy about that… Ah, but you’re an otaku too, right? So, would you be happy if I hadn’t done anything with anyone?」
Momoko gives me a playful smile. She’s targeting me now. 「…」 I don’t know how to respond.
「If you mess with Sousuke, I’ll kick you out of the base’s barrier.」
「Don’t say such scary things! I’m not messing with you! I’m just trying to be friends with Sousuke seriously!」
「Hehehe, your actions have lost my trust, so this is what happens. You’re hopeless, Momoko.」 「Stop being so noisy, Nene!」
Honestly, the noisy Momoko is more familiar than she was in class.
That time, because of her behavior that seemed to lead me on, I couldn’t tell what she really wanted.
Now, because her emotions are more direct, I find it easier to deal with her.
“We’re almost at the first water source.”
At Deep’s words, everyone becomes more alert. It’s the water source closest to our base.
It’s fairly spacious, but smaller than a school pool.
“Deep, cut down all the trees near the water source. Trent can fell them, and we can store the wood later.”
Trent is a human-faced tree that mimics trees, but it’s indistinguishable from a tree when it’s mimicking.
So, we’ll just chop down every tree we come across. “I understand!”
“Then, as for Arvanc, I’ll try to tame as many as possible.”
It seems that Trent’s taming ability has a limit to the number of creatures it can control at once. Also, there are unique monsters and behemoths that can’t be tamed.
However, like other abilities, it can grow with practice.
At first, it could only control three, but now it can control up to a dozen or so.
There are some left to defend the base, so I probably won’t be able to control too many, but they’re a reliable force.
“Wh-When I find a unique individual, I will attempt to capture or detain them.”
Even the sinister ‘ability to manipulate shadows’ is a powerful skill.
「If you run, I’ll chase after you. Trust me.」
Shippuu has the skill ‘Enhanced Leg Strength’. Not only is he faster, but the power of his kicks has also increased, so he’s apparently good at fighting.
「I’ll support everyone. Go ahead and fight however you like.」
Tokiha is the deputy leader of the Seiou party. She has the ability ‘Bow Technique Enhancement’ in the archery club.
Her arrows have enhanced penetration power, and come with a tracking function.
Considering only surviving on a desert island, it’s a pretty excellent ability, but at the moment it seems insufficient in attack power against powerful monsters.
She probably offered to be a support role because she’s aware of this. “Momo isn’t doing anything.”
“If anything happens, let Seiou know.”
Momo says she’s not doing anything, but through information sharing among her clones, she’s still able to communicate with her teammates even when they’re apart.
Besides, the person named Momoko, as far as I’ve seen, is someone who would use her clones as a decoy or to protect her comrades if necessary.
Chiyu is in charge of healing and strengthening, Sera is responsible for maintaining the barrier and providing support if possible, and Genjuu can transform into a phantom beast in emergencies.
I plan to give orders and contribute by attacking with falling rocks and other methods. “Alright, let’s begin.” “Arajin!!”
When Shinpo waved her staff, countless blades of wind descended upon the forest below, slicing through the trees.
It didn’t stop at mere deforestation; it also elicited muffled screams.
Those were the death throes of the Trents who had been hiding among the trees.
The water source suddenly became noisy, and the Aravanks began to show themselves on the ground.
“Here they are. Which one should I choose?”
When Inugai smiled, three or four Aravanks stopped moving, and in the next instant, their sharp claws pierced their kin. High-pitched animal cries echoed.
Hmm. They’re on our side, so they’re impressive, but it’s quite a vicious ability, taming.
“Wind blades… I see, then let me do this.”
A sinister shadow writhed and took the shape of a sword.
They stretched down to the ground and were then swung horizontally.
The bodies of the Arvancs split into upper and lower halves and disappeared after they died.
“Ha, Yumisen. My troops were taken out too.”
“Ah…! I-I’m sorry, I’m sorry!” “I’m just joking. I’m counting on you.” “Shut up…”!
Tekuha was riding Highrow while skillfully drawing her bow and shooting an Arvanc in the forehead.
The one who looks restless is Shippuu.
This strategy avoids the risk of going down to the ground, but conversely, it doesn’t allow the characters who can shine on the ground to do so.
I’ll have to wait for now, but I’ll rely on them when the time comes.
I was using the storage function to launch rock attacks on the Arvancs, and I kept collecting the trees that Shinpou was cutting down into my ‘Inventory’.
‘Wood’, ‘Wood’, ‘Wood’, ‘Trent Branch’, ‘Wood’—oh, wait.
I shouldn’t be celebrating now, but I got monster materials.
Shinpou cut off a Trent branch, and the storage function managed to catch it before the Trent died.
If you defeat them, the monster materials disappear, so in this chaotic situation, getting them is left to chance.
Crafting with monster materials is fun, but I should focus on the battle for now.
Just as I was thinking that,
countless spears shot out from the ground.
“Wait…! This is… roots, isn’t it?”
The countless things that were breaking through the ground and stretching towards us were actually sharp-ended tree roots, if you looked closely.
This isn’t normal Trent’s attack.
“Ugh…! Sousuke, this is bad!”
The tree roots were repelled by Yerina’s barrier, but they quickly regained momentum and attacked again.
“Oh, even though we should be invisible, you figured out we’re here by the attacks, didn’t you?”
As Inugai said, the enemy was targeting us, even though we should be invisible, and attacking.
“Yerina, can you tell how many times you can withstand this?”
「If you hit me with that attack three more times, the barrier will break. But it’s okay, this is a world without MP, so I can just keep sticking it back together.」 「Yeah, please do.」 But the real problem is what happens next.
「Sousuke, is this a unique individual?」 「Probably.」
If the barrier gets torn up by three attacks from a unique individual, then the base’s defenses can’t be considered perfect anymore.
While hoping that Serina’s ability will be further strengthened, it seems necessary to quickly deal with any additional unique individuals.
「I can’t see it. Trents shouldn’t be able to survive unless they’re near water.」 Shinbo says with puzzlement.
Indeed, the description of Trents did mention the need for water.
But since Shinbo shaved everything down, one would think that if there were Trents nearby, they’d be noticeable.
No… If it can stretch its roots out, then the main body doesn’t necessarily need to be near water to survive.
It can absorb water from far away through its roots.
If that’s the case, then it’s a hassle to look for it… No, let’s try it here.
「Yinmen! Hold one of its roots!」
「Byai! I’ll carry out Kouya-kun’s order!」
For some reason, she blushed, but she did her job properly.
Forming her shadow into a giant hand, she squeezed the roots tightly to stop their movement. “Deep Magic!” “Yes! ‘Wind Blade!’”
She responded without me having to explain anything.
The moment the tip of the roots was severed. “Storage!”
And I put it in my ‘Inventory.’ —‘Needle Demon Tree Trent’s Root.’
Good, I can get monster materials even from unique individuals.
Then, should I try to gather as much material as possible before defeating them?
There’s also the possibility that I won’t be able to get these materials again.
There are a lot of things I’m curious about, but I shouldn’t think about them now.
The important thing is that I got the material.
And my ability has a new function.
I can now intuitively understand where I can get the materials I’ve obtained.
So, I know where to get the ‘Needle Demon Tree Trent’s Root.’ ###
Right here, right now, and also from places far away, I can sense that it ‘exists.’ “Found it!” “Soo-kun, you look happy.” ###
“Yeah, I get it. Sou-suke is so cute when he’s doing craft-related stuff.” ###
Chiyu and Serina seemed to be getting along well. ###
“I found a unique Trent individual! Mikuron, fly in the direction I tell you to.” Black Dragon Mikuron nodded cheerfully. ###
“There don’t seem to be any unique Arvank individuals here, so we’ll follow you. Is that okay with you, Kite-ha-san?” “Yeah, is that fine with you, Kou-no?” “Yeah, let’s go.” Unique monster hunting. This is the 3/6 update.
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