Chapter 46 (1/2)

The White Gator bites me.

Its sharp fangs embed themselves and try to pierce my skin with a force similar to a nail trying to pierce wood.

I feel like I'm getting a lot of pressure points pinched.

It hurts a little.

”Toru-Dono!”

”Hm?”

”Why are you responding so casually!?”

Alusha's eyes expand to such an extent as if they were about to pop out of their sockets.

For someone who doesn't know my level, this scene must be a chilling spectacle.

Kaede and Frau are not worried at all, or they are just observing the minerals embedded in the walls.

They are not concerned about this situation.

After all, no one worries about being bitten by a kitten.

”Haaaaaa!”

”Gggghhh!”

”Toru-Dono?”

I entered the lizard's mouth and slid down its throat.

It's very narrow. This must be the stomach area.

I thrust my sword into the inner wall of the stomach and cut it from the inside.

I have nothing against you, but it is for the good of the elves.

And this will serve to make me a feast.

”Ugh, it reeks.”

I cut the flesh from the inside and crawled out.

Blood dripped down my body and I was covered in sticky lizard mucus.

I should have defeated him in a way that wasn't so pathetic.

This victory feels very hollow.

The white lizard was rolling over and shaking.

”Hey, Alusha, mind if I take a dip in here?”

”Sure...”

”Cool, thank you.”

I placed my sword in its sheath and took off my clothes.

Then I leapt into the pond.

Ooohhh, it's cold!

”Ha ha ha ha ha!”

”What is it?”

”You never cease to amaze me, Toru-Dono! This monster was the master of this place that has eaten and killed many elves! And then, just when I thought it was hard to kill, you come along and take it down so easily! And now it's lying dead in its own habitat!”

Alusha hits the floor and laughs out loud.

She must be under a lot of pressure trying to process all this.

Elves are so strange that they find this sort of thing amusing.

Poof, I'm going to dive to the bottom of the pond.

As long-lived as this monster may have been, it's hard to live in a place like this without food.

There must be food somewhere.

When I got to the bottom, I noticed a side hole.

A long tunnel led to the back of the cave.

When I reached the end of the tunnel, there was a very wide space.

Light was falling from above and the surface of the water glistened.

Aquatic plants covered the surroundings, and fish swam in front of me.

I see, so the cave pond is connected to this big lake.

I decided to go back to where my friends were.

”Is there a lake near here?”

”There is one. According to humans, you can catch a delicious type of fish there.”

So, this pond was the place where that monster slept.

I kept the lizard in the magic storage.

I would like to strip it down before arriving at the village.

Elves don't eat meat. So they have no experience in such things.

”What the heck is wrong with me!? My level went up too high!”

Alusha is surprised when she checks her stats.

”What level have you reached?”

”I should be level 44, but now I'm level 120!”

”That's probably my fault.”

Since I recognized Alusha as a partner, my experience UP skill affected her.

I will make an evaluation of our stats.

Me: 300 → 301

Kaede: 260 → 271

Frau: 220 → 243

Killing that monster was very beneficial with respect to experiences.

”I love my skills!

”No way.”