73 Episode 72 Forests and Abuses (2/2)

Yeah, just take it easy and hurry up.

All right. I'm off.

After we left the guild, we gained altitude and saw the forest.

I wanted to see if there were any people, so I approached the forest, but there were demons everywhere, and it didn't look like there were any people.

I have an explosive spell on standby, along with a magic armor to use in case something happens, so I just need to use it.

I haven't tried it in an ordinary forest though.

I'll need to adjust the power, but the trees in Desibatore are strong, and I'll probably only need half the power of a normal tree.

So I released it with about half the density of the Decibatore.

A moment after it landed, the spell blew the trees away with an explosion, sending pieces of wood and tree trunks high into the sky.

Clearly overkill.

...... In the first place, it was a mistake to equate trees that could not be cut down at a decent speed without bringing out a magic sword with ordinary trees that grow everywhere.

Having reflected on my mistake, I lowered the power to about one-tenth that of the Decibatore and tried again.

The sound was still the same, but the trees were still living, just jumping around a little.

It seems to have worked.

It may have been a little too strong, but I figured it was better than having leftovers, so I went with it.

If you go straight from the city to the depths of the forest and spread out your explosion magic, the forest will break up a little further on.

The forest seems to end here.

It's so easy that it's a bit of a letdown, but there's nothing wrong with finishing early.

When I returned to the guild, the branch manager was still near the counter, so I reported directly to him.

It seems that the safety of the city has not yet been confirmed, and the evacuees are staying in the guild.

We've blown up most of the nearby forest, sir. I don't think they'll be coming out of the woods any time soon.

”Shall we go to ......?　Isn't that too soon?

That's about right. It's a much softer tree than the Desibatore and it's not as big.

I don't care how many wizards from Desibatore you are, it's still not right. ......

Technology advances, you know. Thanks to this, we were able to push the battle line back to Brokens.

In fact, it was mostly magic and INT.

”...... is a world I can't imagine. I'm not really familiar with Decibatore, so if you're from there and you say so, I guess you're right.

”That's right. By the way, what should I do next?

Move to another city?

If this city is safe, ...... I can't say for sure because I don't know what's going on, but Forthema is probably the most dangerous. You'll have to go there tomorrow, and we'll get you a place to stay for the day.

I'm not sure what to do.　Are you sure you want to sleep?

It's nighttime. You can't move around. Besides, even adventurers need to rest.

That's funny. ......

Most adventurers I know would stay up and fight for at least a few days if there was an emergency.

They can cover a half-day's distance on foot in about two hours, and they can run through a forest at night as well.

That's what an adventurer is.

By Decibatore standards.

”No, I'm fine. These nights are much safer than Desibatore's days, and I'm not so tired that I need to sleep yet.

If you're young, but still a Desibatore adventurer, you're still a monster. ...... If your magic is good, I'd like you to move now.

I'm not a monster.

If I had been on Earth and seen me now, I probably would have felt the same way.

”All right. Which way do you want me to go?

”Go straight left out of the guild and you'll see a gate. The door is closed. ...... Shall I have someone take the key and show you the way?

”No, I can jump over the gate. Is it straight out of the gate?

Yeah, go straight down that road and the first thing you'll see is a forte.

Okay, I'll go now.

We leave the guild again, this time going out the gate.

I'm busy, but the city is dying even while I'm taking my time.

I'm not in the mood to rest.

I flew along the road, but the distance of half a day on foot was much closer than I expected.

I think it took less than ten minutes.

The town of Fortamer is similar to that of Fortima.

I took a quick look around ...... and found that the situation was much the same as in Forcima.

It seems that demons have entered the city, but the places where people are holed up are probably safe.

I guess the reason I was sent to Forcima in the first place was because of the urgency of the situation, but it might have been dangerous if I hadn't been asleep.

When I went to the guild, they asked me to do the same thing as in Forcima, so I just dealt with it.

The quality of the adventurers was much the same as in Forthema, and the demons were similar.

In the end, I ended up blowing up the forest, and they were worried about my magic power.

I wonder if there's a manual for this, as they recommended lodging and treated me like a monster.

My work here was over in about two and a half hours, and I took off for the next city.

At this rate, I'll be saving nearly ten cities a day.

Incidentally, the next city is called Fortate.

That's confusing.