5 5. Temporary Boy Meets Girl.txt (1/2)

The 'poison', which is a state defect, was draining my strength.

About fifteen minutes after I began using Dimension, a battle with a rank 1 monster occurred.

I had been avoiding the monster the whole time, but by chance I found a monster that wasn't moving. The enemy was a rank 1, and from the looks of it, it only seemed to be sleeping.

A larger frog that didn't move slightly under the rubble, which I wouldn't have been able to recognize if I hadn't used Dimension. Since its name was also simple as Big Frog, he used his sword to crush it, thinking that he could gain the experience of the example without any danger.

And when he crushed it, its body fluids splashed out.

That blow killed the Big Frog itself, but the body fluid ended up on my body.

The important thing here is that my body was now a wreck, and wounds were everywhere on my body. Thus, the fluid that entered my wounds caused me to fall into the poisoning of my abnormal status.

After confirming the poison from my status, I paled and immediately used the antidote from my tools.

But the poison is not lifted.

Checking the details of the remaining antidote, I realize the seriousness of the situation.

[Antidote]

A common antidote that is available over the counter. Formulated against Poison Bee's poisonous attacks.

For all other poisons, there's a 5% chance of successful detoxification.

Suddenly it's hard to breathe.

If the indications are correct, there are different kinds of antidotes.

In other words, I now have only 5% of this poison to get rid of. Sure enough, I didn't hit that 5%, and I used up all of the antidote.

”--no, no, no. Oh, no, no, no.

I could no longer afford it.

I was sweating profusely and my strength was diminishing.

Although I put the magic 《ice》 ice in my mouth and rehydrate myself, there is no way to recover my HP on the system.

Unbearably, I check my status.

【Status】

Name: Aikawa Uzumi HP17/51 MP61/72

Level 1.

Strength 1.12 Strength 1.01 Skill 1.03 Speed 2.02 Wisdom 4.00 Magic 2.01 Element 7.00

State: confusion 1.09 blood loss 0.21 poison 1.00

HP 17/51.

HP, which at one point had recovered naturally to nearly 30, is now 17.

The poison, which is decreasing by 1 every few minutes, is not only reducing my realistic physical strength, but also my spirit through frustration.

''Haha, haha, haha--!

My breath is ragged and my consciousness is blurring.

I'm going to die if I don't.

In the corner of my head, I ponder a solution.

I have several ideas, but the probability of success is low for all of them.

I choose some of them - I decide to sacrifice the extra MP and layer Dimension on top of it to make it stronger.

This is the method I confirmed when I was rehydrating with Ice, and even if it's the same magic, the effect seems to be different depending on the conditions, and the strength of the power you put in and the amount of MP consumed seems to strengthen the effect.

''--Di, Dimension!

The range of perceptions swells many times over.

Amidst the abundance of characteristic monsters, I devote my attention to only those that lead to a solution.

Then, when the perceptual range had expanded to about fifty times, I found a major difference in the corridor.

The corridor was well maintained.

To some extent, the floor was even and coated with some other mineral.

There are lights at regular intervals, like an artificial path.

This is the center of the path, which further widens our senses.

Then, I realized that several pairs of people were walking on that well-maintained path.

I immediately terminate the 《Dimension》.

My remaining MP was depleted to single digits.

[Status]

HP 16/51 MP 9/72

”Pffft!　Ha, ha, ha: ......

I found people.

And those people weren't in trouble when they passed another group of people.

I'm sure you'll be able to find a way to make the most out of your time with us.

I remember the content of the conversation I had when I was attacked. I'm sure you'll be able to find a way to get the best out of it. In other words, the path I'm on now is outside of the controlled area, so a conflict will occur, and because that path is within the controlled area, no conflict will occur. I predict that there is a good chance of that happening. Rather, I can only bet on that possibility.

With a minimum of 《dimensioning》, we'll go all the way to that place ......!

I walk as fast as I can towards the well-worn path.

I stop checking my dwindling HP and just walk around looking for people.

I get the antidote from the corpse.

Whether I get it or not, I can't start talking about it until I meet the person first.

My eyes bleed and I try not to let go of my consciousness and keep moving my feet.

And then--

◆◆◆◆◆

Shall we go up to the 10th level today?

Good. You've been on a roll lately. You should be making a lot of money going that far.

I'm with you.

He eavesdropped on the men's conversation from the shadows.

From the content of the conversation, it seemed that these three men were making a living in the labyrinth.

However, none of the three men looked like hard-hearted people in their appearance.

If it were my world, they would be cocky men who would be yakuza.

It was the right decision to use what MP I didn't have and pick up the conversation first with a stronger Dimension.

By the way, I now had 4 MP left.

I continued to think in the shadows near the well-maintained path.

For me, one-on-one dialogue is preferable. Furthermore, I prefer someone younger, female, or good-natured looking - someone who fits one of these criteria. But we can't have high hopes. Even now, I'm still losing HP from the poison.

......-- Magic Dimension

I use my last MP (but I'm afraid to reduce my MP to 0, so I keep 1) and start looking for someone who is close to the condition with Dimension.

I scouted out a roughly 200 meter perimeter and found four parties.

First, the three men from earlier. Next, a group of five men and women dressed in mixed gender disparate attire and a group of four men and women dressed in mixed gender silver armor. Finally, a pair of women.

A quick decision is made, and we decide on the female duo.

Since they seemed to be quiet and kind, they might be able to help us depending on what we discussed.

However, since we have a group of five people and a group of silver armor between us on the way, we decide to pass it off in the shadows.

I decided to hold my breath and let it pass as it was - I was ......, but

Hey. Whoever is hiding in there, come out.

A group of silver armor detects that I'm hiding in a group of silver armor.

The five men in disparate outfits didn't find me, but somehow this group seems to recognize me in their blind spot.

My heart leaps out of my chest.

However, this was the group that was second in priority. I regain my composure and assemble the conversation in my head.

Then I put my one-handed sword in the shadows and slowly make my way out onto the well-maintained path.

'Hmm. Just stealing things?

One of the men in silver armor asks me as if it's nothing.

The four men in silver armor looked very wealthy, unlike the humans they had met before.

However, only one of the four was a girl, and that caught my attention horribly.

She was about the same age as me and close to my height. And horribly - yes, horrible is the right word - beautiful. She has long hair that looks as if gold sand is flowing through it, and a well-made face that even a doll can't seem to reproduce.

I immediately turn away from the girl.

The girl has a sense of unreality on her body, and she is robbing me of my sense of reality.

I have no choice but to turn to the tallest and most sincere-looking man I can find and talk to him.

'Well, I'm not a thief ....... I wasn't feeling well, so I was taking a break.

'Then why don't you rest on the 'righteous path'? Don't tell a lie you'll soon find out.

Immediately my story is denied by the man.

I also feel a little bit of anger there.

Apparently, this well-maintained path is called the ”positive path” and is suitable for resting. The fact that we were so vigilant that we didn't go into a well-developed path has turned out to be our revenge.

I made a mistake in my first move, and my blood was starting to run cold.

''There was a reason why I couldn't rest on the 'right-of-way' ....... There is no harm in it. Trust me.

I decide that lying is counterproductive and decide to make a sincere appeal.

In front of me, he looks angry that I lied to him.