Death March kara Hajimaru Isekai Kyusoukyoku (WN) - Volume 9 - Chapter 13

Chapter 13: 13

9-13 . Bornean Forest (2)

However, in a different world with long life species, it seems to be a relatively common scene .

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"■■　■……■　■　■　■■■■■ Forest Maiden Summon (Summon Dryad)"

Mia father sure is fluent when he's chanting .

His summon calls out a little girl with bare skin and long green hair that appears from the trunk of a tree . She looks exactly like the dryad near the maze of Trazayuya . Since she's level 30, she's probably a different one .

However, the dryad talks to me candidly when our eyes meet .

"Boy! It's been awhile . "

"Are you perhaps the dryad I've met on the withered mountain?"

If that's true, she's leveled up very fast .

"I guess you could say that, or not like that at all . This body's status will change depending on the tree used as the cost, but the inside is the same . "

Is it something similar to how the running software is the same even though the PCs are different?

"Dryad . "

"Wait a minute . "

Mia's father calls the dryad, but she treats him irresponsibly, and gives priority to talking with me . Oh?　She can defy her summoner huh .

The dryad floats a bit above the ground, clings her arms on my neck, and presses her body . Your face is close . Close I said .

I push back the body of the dryad who's being overly close .

"That time was delicious . I want to taste it again . "

"W, wait, are you cheating? You're cheating right!"

"M, master . "

"Mwuu . "

The dryad most likely deliberately leaves out the word, "Mana", and Arisa who's heard it approaches me while howling, "Ugaa . "

Even though it's groundless, Lulu looks at me while looking very sad, and Mia who's hiding behind is scratching my back .

That dryad goes under my armpit as if peeking to see Mia's face .

"Oh~? Oh oh oh~?　The one over there is baby-chan right?"

"You're mistaken . "

"I'm not you know~? It's about time you pay the compensation I wonder~?"

The dryad chases Mia like a cat who has found the rat . Please stop running in circle around me you two . You'll soon become like melted butter y'know?

Even Mia's parent begin to question her when they heard 'compensation' word from Dryad .

"Mia!"

"Wait, Mia! Don't tell me you asked something from dryad?　You did didn't you?　Even though I've warned you so much!　I've warned you right?　--"

"Mwuu, emergency . "

While Mia's mother is having a long talk, Liza is supplementing, and it seems that Mia had borrowed the dryad's power for making a shortcut on the forest during the Muno city incident . Mia's mother tries to negotiate with the dryad, but it seem they're not reaching an agreement .

As it is now, the dryad will suck Mia's mana and life force, turning her dry . I don't want to see that .

"Dryad, is mana fine as the compensation?"

"Of course, it's alright~ I'm only going to drain the stamina since the mana isn't enough . If it's the boy's mana, I will gladly take it . "

"I understand . Then you can absorb it . "

When the dryad is coming for my lips, the voices of Mia's parents and Arisa stop her .

"Wait . "

"That's right, wait Satou-san . Dryad is a glutton, she can eat no matter how much you know?　She will absorb, sip sip . 　Do you want to become dried thing even though you're so young?　You don't do you--"

"Gyaa, nonono! Those lips are mineee~~~"

"Mwuu . "

My lips are mine .

Mia thrusts herself between the dryad and me . It looks like she's trying to protect me, but looking at her trembling body, she seems to fear the dryad's going to drain her .

I ask the dryad a question while slowly avoiding Mia's side .

"Dryad, can you absorb besides from the lips?"

"I can you know?　You like the lewd one better?"

The instant Arisa hears dryad's "lewd", she's boiling . Since the talk didn't progress, I quickly blocked her mouth with my hand .

"Without the lewd one . "

"Then, how about I drain it by kissing on above your heart?"

When I picture it, it looks like a crime, but it's alright if it's just that I guess .

I take off the knight-style coat and my shirt . I feel that Arisa and Lulu are staring at me, but it's probably just my imagination . Why would they look now when I've always changed clothes beside them .

Since Mia's parents are worried, I tell them that I've transfered my mana to the dryad once before, putting them at ease .

"Then, thanks for the me~al . "

Mia's parents are right to describe her as a [Glutton] .

My mana are being drained at an amazing rate . Due to me having mana sensing now unlike before, I understand the flow of mana . Moreover, since I've grown accustomed with mana operation, I understand that the dryad is adjusting the flow of the flowing mana to eliminate the waste . In fact, I feel that the efficiency of the dryad's absorption has improved compared to when she started to drain .

It seems the mana that the dryad has drained go toward the forest, it's spreading through the roots of all kinds of trees .

However, just how much she's going to drain .

I feel that she'll really drain it all if I leave her alone, so I stop her when she's drained 1500MP in total .

"Aahn, more . "

"Stuff it . "

All the trees around the surrounding have become in full bloom . Depending on the type of the trees, there are also some which have its branches bending due to the fruits that have ripened . They shouldn't have been there just now . There are no overgrown weeds, I wonder if the dryad has controlled it .

"Well~ It's been awhile since I eat this much . Just say if you want some helps in the forest . I'll save you 2-3 times for free . "

"Thanks for that . "

I'd have liked her help with the weeds highway .

>Title [Guest of the Forest] Acquired

>Title [Lover of the Forest Maiden] Acquired

Who's the lover of whom .

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I leave Lulu to wipe my breast with a wet towel, though it's not like it's dirty . You don't have to rub it so strongly you know? Although I think so, I'm not saying anything since I'm overawed by Lulu's serious expression .

Nana was going to imitate the dryad, but Arisa stopped her . That's rare, usually it's Arisa who would to try to imitate such thing .

Looks like Mia's and Mia's parent's surprised expressions have settled when I've finished wearing clothes .

I thought Pochi and Tama were quiet since a while ago, turned out they were being held on Liza's armpits while she put her hands on their mouths . Since they ask for help with their glances, I tell Liza to release them .

"The gate . "

"Right, right, I've forgotten haven't I . It's only for a bit you know? You've called the dryad in order to create the road to Bornean hometown . Isn't it?"

"That's right . "

"Understoo~d . Forest Lead (Alf Road) . "

With Mia's father's urge, the dryad uses a magic .

A road has opened between the forest, countless firefly lights appear from the ground, and the space is dyed with the golden color from it .

It's quite beautiful .

"Now, go~ It won't open for long . "

"Let's go . "

We tread upon the golden road with the guidance of Mia's father .

>[Forest Magic Skill Acquired]

Looks like it's a road made in subspace as the map only shows, [Area without Map] .

"You can't look back okay~ you would become a lost child . "

Please don't say such thing from behind . Pochi and Tama catch my hands, looking uneasy . Forbidden from looking behind, it's like Orpheus' and Izanagi's road to hell huh .

Later, I learned that looking behind was no problem . However, you could stray off the path if you do, thus they warned so .

When we come out of the road, we are near the center of Bornean forest .

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"Fuhaaa, TRU-LY, a town where elf lives right!"

Usually I would have stopped Arisa's shrieks, but it's impossible this time .

Houses where people lives made in the interior of gigantic trees are spread in front of our eyes . There's a fountain made from blue crystal in geometrical shape at the center of the open space, and around that fountain, small palm-sized fairies, and pixies are flying .

Since Nana has begun to walk there unsteadily when she sees the pixies, I exchange looks with Liza and pin her together from both sides .

The tree houses are built around the water fountain as the center . One of the houses can be as big as a 20-story building . Passages made from ivies and leaves are hung between the tree houses, connecting them .

I can see a super gigantic tree veiled between clouds behind those houses .

That is the world tree .

The bottom of the tree is properly of trees and shrubs . I'm glad, it's not really something like an orbital elevator .

The elves who are appearing from the tree houses are calling Mia's name while waving their hands . Mia waves her hand back while she faithfully calls each of their names . The corners of her eyes have become slightly moist .

Welcome home, Mia .