The Identity of the Silver-Haired Man  銀髪男の正体 In the middle of this vast plain, there was a decaying ruin. A building that has become stained and discolored by years of exposure. Cobblestones covered with moss and grass. From the sky above, we can see a circular plaza is surrounded by buildings at equal intervals, which I am not sure for what purpose they were built. 「Is that the pedestal Master was talking about?」 『No, I mean, yes, but it's not the same.....』 「What do you mean?」 『The pedestal had disappeared』 That's right. When I woke up, the pedestal that had housed me had disappeared. Fran pointed to the entire ruin and asked if it was a pedestal. But for some reason, the thing I call a pedestal, which should have been in its center, was not there. The only remnant of this is a square space in the center of the plaza where there is almost no grass. It was obvious that something had been placed there a while ago, and that it had been removed. A few months had passed since the...

Even the Sky is Absorbing! 空でも吸われる！ Once we escaped into the sky, we felt the pressure from the Wight King weakened. It seems that it is difficult to attack us when we are flying. No, Wight King's magic was quite accurate. Moreover, it has a good eyesight. However, the Wight High Wizards under his command did not have that level of ability. 「Keep going up」 『Okay』 「Woof!」 We continued to gain altitude as Fran had instructed. We must have already climbed more than 100 meters. 『Now if we can just shake off the ghast――Oh?』 「It run away?」 「Woof!」 The Greater Venom Ghast that had been following us suddenly stopped moving. Apparently, it has reached its limit huh? 『We should have went up to the sky from the start huh』 「Nn」 「Ofu」 When I thought "Shall we continue to gain a little more altitude and head to the center" 「Eh?」 『Th-this is....! Dangerous!』 「Wo-woof!」 We suddenly lose our balance and begin to lose altitude rapidly like a paper airplane that has lost its buoyancy, and F...

Super Inazu〇 Kick スーパーイナズ〇キック Beyond our line of sight, there's a white smoke figure approaching us while wriggling in the sky. It was the Greater Venom Ghast. In addition to the Wight King, Invisible Death was still alive. We were surrounded by three magic beasts with a threat level of B. One of the criteria to raise into a rank A, adventurers should have been to be able to defeat one magic beast with a threat level of B in solo. In other words, there were three opponents that Amanda and Forrund would have to fight one-on-one with all their might in front of us. 『This is bad』 Shall we continue to fight? Invisible Death is still pretty banged up, and Ghast is troublesome but it's not very aggressive. It's not impossible for us to fight them all though..... (Master, where's the magic stone of that smoke?) 『I can't detect it! How about you guys?』 (No good) (Woof....) Does that mean, its magic stone is hidden somewhere around, so it can still reach this far? Or does it...

Fierce Battle Against the Magic Beast 魔獣との激戦 Invisible Death was badly injured by our magic, but even we didn't know what it would do next. 「Muh? What?」 『Not only it has an Ankylosaurus-like body part, but also an Armadillo-like body part too huh!』 To my surprise, it shrunk and curled up as if it was holding its head and limbs. Moreover, the crystal scales regenerated and enlarged all at once, as if a huge lump of crystal had been placed on the ground. Moreover, I can see magical power growing inside its body. It must be a form of defensive fortification while preparing for an attack. 「....What should we do?」 『Let's just throw some magic at it for now. Just be careful with its counter attack』 「Understood. I'll leave the magic to Master」 The opponent had stopped moving. It's too dumb to follow suit and just watch. I cast my magic once again. However, Invisible Death didn't just simply curl up its body. It seemed to have increased its defense against magic, and this t...

Sea Dragon[Before] 海龍[前] When dealing with mages or a demon beast, there are a few things you need to do to ensure your survival. First of all, you will need an item that has resistance against your opponent. You'll be dead if you make the first move. If you are unarmed against a mage, you are as good as dead from the start. This is why taking on a magic knight is especially tricky. And never look them in the eye, even if you have a resistance item in your possession. One last thing. If you feel somewhat attracted to their voices, hurt yourself. You may already be enchanted. ―――That was the guidelines for training new knights, in the Unified Nation of Ishtalica. 「Haah....Haah.....Excuse me for disrupting your meeting, this is an emergency! Is Lloyd-sama here?」 At the sound of this voice, the members in the main conference room looked at the door that had opened with a loud bang. There was a knight who was looking for Lloyd while trying to catch his breath, which had become disorder...

Close Combat 接近戦 The magic beast that had disguised itself with optical camouflage was a threat level B magic beast called Invisible Death. It was said that an army had once invaded its territory and annihilated without being able to find it. Well, an ordinary soldier won't be able to handle sniper's shoot of that power from over a kilometer away. Not only it has its high status, but it also has magic skills such as light magic, thunder magic, and fire magic. In addition, the crystal-like outer shell that surrounds its body is a tricky thing, it seems to have the property of disrupting magic power. In addition to this, it has a wide variant of covert skills. And if it used its optical camouflage, it could be right in front of us without us noticing it. What I hate about this guy is that it can make a tactical decision, he's probably intelligent enough to stop attacking when we get closer to it. In this world, the more powerful a being is, the more capable they are of sensin...

Invisible Sniper 見えない狙撃手 We escaped from the troublesome magic beast and retreated to the Forest of Exhaustion; we were discussing countermeasures as we moved. 『As expected, that Ghast won't follow us to this Forest of Exhaustion』 「Nn」 Apparently, due to its smoke body structure that uses magic power to move, it cannot live in the forest of exhaustion. The being who sniped us with the crystal scales didn't attack us in the forest of exhaustion either. No, it might just be that it can't aim at us because it can't use its magic to search for us in here. 「What should we do?」 『We can bypass the area where the ghast live, and go through it all at once』 The more we go to the center of the Plains of the Demon Wolf, the weaker the enemies become. The reason for this was not clarified even in the archives of the Adventurer's Guild yet. There was also a theory stated that Fenrir's magical power was affecting it, but that seems to be just a speculation without any basis. T...

Smoke Beast 煙の魔獣 『Fuhahaha! It's the plains! I came back!』 「?」 『Sorry, don't mind it. More importantly, can you feel the presence around us?』 「....Is something's wrong?」 After passing through the Forest of Exhaustion, we had stepped about a dozen meters into the Plains of the Demon Wolf. In terms of location, it would be in the northeast area of the Plains of the Demon Wolf. There is definitely something out there. I know that, but I couldn't find out the exact location of the presence. There was a tense feeling around me, and the flow of magic was somewhat unnatural. 『How about you, Urushi?』 「woof....」 『You can't feel it too huh』 Does it have stealth level that can even fool Urushi's noses, or is it a type of magic beast that has no scent at all? 「Stay alert, let's go」 『Yeah』 「Woof!」 We proceeded like that for a few minutes, using our exploration skills to the fullest. Well, we didn't gain much distance. Would it have been quicker to go through it at fu...

A Walk in the Forest of Exhaustion 枯渇の森散歩 After parting ways with Alistair. We went to the Forest of Exhaustion. I was a little nervous going in, but that was about it. Apparently, I was less traumatized by this forest than I thought I was. Well, maybe, because it was also the place where I met Fran. 『How is it, Fran?』 「Nnn....Feels weird」 Although it can't absorb magical power in our body, but we can't recover our magical power in here. In addition, skills such as presence detection doesn't work well. It also feels different from before, and it feel strange. When she met me in here, she couldn't control her magic power yet. So, she must not have been able to sense the abnormalities in this forest before. 『It would be difficult to use our magic and skill in this Forest of Exhaustion. Be careful』 「Nn」 『How about you, Urushi?』 「woof....」  Urushi, who was currently walking slowly in his original huge size, let out a pitiful whine. In Urushi's case, it must have been mo...

Krone & Graff [Before]  クローネ＆グラーフ[前] 「Ladies and gentlemen. We have just entered the waters around the continent of Ishtalica」 It was the first shipment carrying the sea crystals from Euro. On the ship were people from the Augusto family, including Graf, who were heading for Ishtalica. More sea crystals were mined from there than in Ishtalica, this ship was filled with it and proceeding smoothly through the sea. 「I've heard of it before. But this ship was really fast huh」 「I used to ride on the outbound route only. However, the speed seems to have increased a lot since then」 「Yes. The last time Graf-sama was on board was three generations ago. Compared to the ships of that time, the stability, speed, and basic performance have all been improved」 The person who was showing Graf and the others around was a civil servant of Ishtalica, who was a direct subordinate of Prime Minister Warren. A salon was set up in the room for the nobles, and they gathered there to drink tea and recei...