Chapter 18 (1/2)
The Shaman can't become a Hero
Act 3: Drug
Chapter 18: Let's try Killing part3
“ Not e from upstairs huh”
Yea, Futaba-san curtly replies Her face being clouded to the ut back
We advance through a now-all-too-fahtly strained and aard atmosphere
Having rested and slept, not really feeling like diving into this hopeless dungeon, we decided to head in nonetheless
Futaba-san’s depressed state had shown no changes after having woken up For the ti that I didn’t ; since I felt it couldn’t be helped, and then, also explained what I thought about Psyche Skills
I irl would cheer up with just those words so I said soet it on the next try, and with that, we return to the present of us traversing the dungeon, ever so cautious
And so, we’ve been walking nearly an hour We’ve passed ht at intersections, soh Forested Do
All the while, we haven’t encountered a single Monster; what is this even? Not even a Fang Rat Maybe there’s the Class Rep party, or so all the monsters on their path?
Though well, we heard cawing from a crow-like bird in a Forested Dome, so it’s not like the place is completely devoid of fauna
May be that it’s plain good luck If everything’s started going us, I’d gladly take this opportunity, and hope we can be blessed with a wonderful levelup right about n—
“Ah”
I let out a sound just as ere approaching a bend in the passage Just as ere turning, and the scape of what lay beyond entered ’ that caught my eye
“Stop”
Her large body treed to not screa a hand sign to ‘wait’ behind me, I slither towards the bend and take a peek
“Goma”
There’s nothat filthy, black body akin to a cockroach
Beyond this bend, there is a large path with a width similar to a 2-way road Both sides were lined with numerous trees like in a Forested Do rown branches took over a significant ah, we had to traverse the ht in the middle
And beyond that overrun, treelined path, looks around 30 le Goma
“E, GueEEE GeaAAA!”
“Hii!?”
I hear Futaba-san leaking a scream behind me I mean, when I heard the Goht my heart stopped
“It’s okay Futaba-san, calonna attack”
“E-eh how can you tell?”
“It’s fallen over“
Yes, that Goma, it was collapsed face down
I checked to make sure one more time, but it was indeed powerlessly keeled over Since we heard its cry, there’s no doubt it’s alive though looking closer, I saw a pool of blood around the Goma
“I think, it’s fatally injured and can’t anymore”
Futaba-san co towards the corner to peek at the state of affairs herself My eyesight isn’t bad enough to warrant glasses, and Futaba-san isn’t of the irl archetype either We wouldn’t mistake an injured Goma[1]
Having completely made sure, within tension and unease, I make a warped smile and say,
“It’s here, our 2nd chance”
“Eh, that’s you don’t mean”
“We’re gonna kill that Goma”
Just when I thought they weren’t co at all, a weakened, solitary Monster, the ideal prey was right there We can’t let this chance go
“It’s ok, if we do it like with the Red Dog, it’ll work”
“B-but I”
Her big-bodied tre around the eyes were, eh can’t be helped After all, we haven’t solved the problem of mental fortitude at all If we do it like last tiain
And I haven’t found any ground-breaking “How to Stab: even Futaba-san can do it!” method either
“Okay, then this tiether”
The two of us on our first joint mission, I dub it, let’s cut that cake, stab it to shreds I know it’s an offhanded and spontaneous na, but couldn’t you’ve done better, me!
“Y-yeah Alright! I can, if it’s with Momokawa-kun, I can do it!”
Eh, for real, you really got motivated from this lamebrain method? I mean, I did say it but yeah, just as she said, this tiladly take that
Now, before the passion subsides, we’ll finish it in one go Perhaps after this bout, all our problems will be solved, with a wonderful levelup and all
First, and I had co, I pop in a Power Seed
It’s reco Since the juice is extremely sour
“—!? -!”
I’ll just pretend not to notice Futaba-san’s acutely puckered face I had previously cautioned her, but it’s easy to i down hard from all the tension
Any, we’re now ready and set
“Alright, now or never, let’s go!”
Look right, look left, look right again, no other enehted, affirmative Futaba-san and I leap out into the path in synchronous, and close in the collapsed, bloodied Goma
Heat rising from the center of my body came from the quick-action effects of the Power Seed It’s not like a fever, but feels ood set of warmup exercises
Thanks to which, disregarding the fatigue fro feel iht
“OO! GebUReaA!?”
“Kyaa—!”
We had no assassin-like techniques to conceal our presence, and were boldly running through the path, which the Go at us, it shouted, I don’t know if in a language or just shrieking, but in an aggravated tone nonetheless
Futaba-san’s own cry, was perhaps fro reaction frorand body, multiples of my size
Whatever the case, the un but cry out, and without any way to obstruct our advance, we quickly got in range for the spear to reach
“—‘Blackhair Bind’!”
I had already finished the aria on the way here And co Curse Maybe because I’ve done it once already, I could fore much more clearly and the invocation process went smooth
The description coues better to field-test it to gain mastery The already brief description amended with further inco
Leaving aside the quibbling, as if proving the cast successful, ‘Blackhair Bind’
From the pool of blood around the Go its whole body Focusing on the arround The dirty black-brown body was tightly wrapped in glossy black hair
Both the constrictive strength and the quantity of hair tentacles had auginal specs of the Curse being brought out
Thinking froet any better than this; but yeah, at present, this is definitely the Curse with the most immediate effect
Anyith that, binding couess this ti it or not, won’t really change a thing
“Futaba-san, justsure, you can’t do it alone?”
“U, uuu C-can’ttt”
Whileto strike, Futaba-san was hugging hers with her log-like ar stalk still
H-hot damn, that portion of the subtly thick branch-spear is completely buried between her chest, can’t see it at all
“DunGaAAA!”