Death March kara Hajimaru Isekai Kyusoukyoku (WN) - Volume 6 - Chapter 3

Chapter 3: 3

6-3 . Strengthening

If you fail, the materials disappear .

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On evening of that day, the "Guest" has came relatively close by as expected, so I get up off the bed and go to the place where Mia and Tama are doing night watch .

"Change?"

"Too early~?"

"The change is still a bit later . "

I ask Tama to teach me the way to do [Enemy Search] .

"Nyu~?"

She folds her short arms while looking troubled looking cute . I want to poke at the wrinkle on her forehead .

"Lots of sound, different sound . "

"Same view, different color . "

"Nice smell, normal smell, bad smell . "

"Lots of sameness, lots of differences . "

"So, you understand~?"

I listen attentively to her who's trying hard to convey .

The point is to detect the finer differences from numerous information . "Don't think, feel . ", like that?

"I'll go inside the forest for a bit to try it . I'll raise my voice if anything happen, if you hear it then wake Liza up for help . "

I tell the two so and make my way through the forest .

I've thought they would follow but it seems they're too sleepy for it .

I'm borrowing Liza's spear since I intend to acquire heavy blow skill when I come into the contact with the enemy . I've properly ask for permission before she went to sleep .

I've said to Tama that I would only go for a bit but the place is actually 3 kilometers away . It's around several hundred meters away from the enemy's location .

Basing from experience, I turn off all sort of indications OFF from the menu .

Next, I relax my body and sharpen my sense while musing over Tama's word .

While half-closing my eyes, I extend my focus .

Moonlight shines through the sparse shades . Ivies and bushes . Silhouette of sleeping birds at branches . Glowing eyes of small animals . Catching glimpse of a black shadow from the gaps between trees far away .

I listen carefully .

Lots of sounds . The sound of trees swaying from the winds . The sound of grasses stepped by small animals . Insects' sounds . The sound of claws of something hitting the hard ground .

I imagine every inch of my body uniting with nature .

The smell of grasses . The smell of soil . The faint smell of water . A different kind of creature's smell like paint dropped on a river .

My sense becomes quietly serene--

Kasa .

Ton .

Hyun .

I move my body matching the change on the flow of atmosphere . I had avoided something that attacked from a blind spot .

After avoiding it, I turn my consciousness toward the culprit, there's a black panther that has just landed slightly further away . That guy doesn't seem to think much of the failed surprise attack and gracefully turns toward me .

I make only the log be displayed .

>[Enemy Search Skill Acquired]

>[Danger Sensing Skill Acquired]

>[Space Grasp Skill Acquired]

>[Mind's Eye Skill Acquired]

I activate the abundance of new skills .

During that time, the black panther is attacking many times but since I can see it, avoiding isn't a problem .

I know that there's another one up on the tree, maybe it's thanks to enemy search skill .

Is it aiming for when I've became tired?

It's hard to use spear for close combat inside the woods but I could figure out the right angles thanks to space grasp skill and freely move as I imagine .

I prepare the heavy blow stance I've practiced this evening, and simultaneously drive heavy blow and thrusting to one of the animal . The quiet blow goes through the black panther's head without resistance .

>[Thrusting Skill Acquired]

>[Heavy Blow Skill Acquired]

>[Penetration Skill Acquired]

Matching the timing with my attack, the panther on the tree assaults me, I evade the danger as if I could see it .

I quickly activate the three new skills, and prepare to hit the panther that has just landed .

Since Liza seems to use magic when she demonstrates heavy blow, I try to put magic power into the spear .

The spear lets out red trace of light when it's feed with magic power .

Quite beautiful .

The spear pierces through the panther while drawing red track of light .

Immediately after the red light appears, I rotate my wrist in reverse rotation converging the spear tip on the panther, the panther's upper half and the tree behind it burst into small pieces .

It was good to do this away from the camp . I had almost disturbed everyone's sleep .

>[Magic Edge Skill Acquired]

>[Spiral Spear Attack Skill Acquired]

I didn't think there would be other techniques that could make red light appear like with Liza's technique . But I've acquired useful-looking skills so it's for the best . Of course, I also activate these two skills . The names are kinda chuunibyou-ish, but let's turn a blind eye on that .

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Since I've accidentally come into a wide open space suitable for practice, I decide to practice magic edge . The light seems to be different depending on the amount of magic power you put into .

I try putting 1 MP . Subtle light lines appear on the spear .

I try putting 10 MP . Clear red light lines appear on the spear .

I try putting 50 MP . Strong red light line repeatedly appear on the spear . This is usable for illumination .

I try putting 200 MP . Intense red light-- this is bad, the spear is vibrating strangely .

I have a feeling that the spear will explode if this is left alone .

Liza's sorrowful face flashes in my mind .

This is bad .

That's right .

If there's too much, then I can just absorb it .

The moment after I thought that, I extract the magic power on the spear by imagining absorption-- good, the vibration has stopped .

Fuh, I was flustered .

Let's experiment with black steel spear or something next time .

Even though I've absorbed the magic, Liza's spear retain its red light or rather, it has become a pattern . Can't be helped, when the morning comes, I'll apologize to Liza by doing dogeza .

I hope that at least it doesn't get weaker . . .

Confirming with the AR, the spear's name has became, [Magic Spear Douma] . If I'm not mistaken it was [Black Spear of Cricket] back then . I don't remember its exact offensive power before, but it's certain that it has been strengthened . It was already a bit stronger than the black steel spear before but now it's near three times that . It still doesn't match the dragon spear in my storage, but it has become about as strong as the other magic spears .

This is what they call weapon reinforcement I guess .

Although, it was probably one step away from failure judging from that feel . If it fail, it's easy to imagine that Liza's spear would have broke .

When I look at the log, I've gained several skills .

>[Magic Manipulation Skill Acquired]

But I've been putting magic power into magic tool and Nana up to now . . . .

I guess I have to not only insert but also absorb to meet the requirement .

>[Magic Bestowal Skill Acquired]

>[Weapon Reinforcement Skill Acquired]

In addition, I also acquired this title .

>Title [Magic Spear Blacksmith] Acquired .

Since they look useful, I activate the skills .

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I try putting magic into an ordinary dagger .

It's different .

In case of Liza's spear, it feels like pouring water on a shallow plate, while with this dagger, it's like pouring water into a coarse draining casket . Magic power that has been inserted immediately escapes feel .

Of course, it also isn't shining with red light .

This time I take out leg of a flying ant and try putting magic power into it .

It's better than with the dagger earlier, but it feels like a clogged up pipe with water draining out . The poured magic power feel stuck and drained, it's annoying .

Should I try to forcibly insert the magic power?

I try what I've just thought, and it burst scattering away . I guess Liza's spear was one step away from becoming this .

I test again with a new ant's leg . So it really explodes by pouring 10 MP .

Is Liza's spear special or is it because the difference in material?

I decide to try with material that looks more rugged .

I take out a dragon tooth and try it . Although I said tooth, it's 30 cm big .

When I put magic power into it, it feels like with the ant's leg . The difference is the magic endurance, it's fine even with 500 MP, but I stop there since the tooth becomes cracked .

Since I'd feel bad for Tama and Mia if I go back too late, I decide to finish for this evening . Without forgetting to set the menu, I go back .

The angelic figures of sleeping Tama and Mia greet me when I get back .

Tama wakes up when she hears the sound of me leaning Liza's spear on the wagon . Afterward, when she realizes the one who make the sound is me, she slovenly sprawls with "Gude~", but it seems that she isn't sleeping .

She sits beside me, attempts to climb up on my laps, and sleeps there while curling up .

I remember neko nabe seeing her figure, it's soothing . I decide to do the watch in place of the two until morning .