Hey guys so here is the second half of chapter 12 . Since I was allready working on it I finished it.
I also sent an E-Mail to Re:translations. Better late than never
I will be away until the 23rd of december and I think until then I will know if I or Re:translations are going to work on MoM.
Just in case you can give me suggestions of other projects ( only stuff nobody is doing right now :) ) that I could translate in the comment section. I will take a look at them when I come back.
Have fun reading and keep it peaceful :)
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The tree branch bended and
hit the ground.
A blow as sharp as a whip,
that had enough power to leave a big gouge in the ground.
If that hit a car it would
most likely be wasted. If I ate that I would most likely turn into
just a stain on the ground.
Barely evading this
powerful strike boasting with blood thirst was one wooden doll, Rose.
"Shiii"
The second she landed Rose
pounced forward with a shrill scream, towards a huge and majestic
monster called Treant.
Describing his form in a
single word it would be "walking tree".
When she was a slime Lily
was pretty big too, but the Treants height easily surpassed 4 meter.
Accidental mowing down
trees while walking towards us this Treant had enough power to just
destroy a house.
But Rose wasn't scared at
all by his huge form and faced him properly.
While cutting down the
branches that came at her from all directions with her axe she evaded
a huge swipe.
"Hm?!"
While doing so one branch
followed her closely like a snake. She immediately repelled it with
the shield in her right hand.
Even though she succeeded
in defending her stance was broken. There the Treant went to attack
again, moving by wriggling his countless branches.
"Onee-sama!"
"Got it!"
While Rose had held the
Treant in one place, Lily had stayed in the back to prepare her
attack magic . Now she had finished and her hands started glowing.
Attribute: Wind
Property: Bullet
Magic power input: 3 steps
A power comparable with an
anti-tank rifle.
--- kiiiin
With a sound that felt
like it scratches your eardrum a part of the Treant exploded.
The tree trunk that was so
fat that two adults would not be able to touch hands if they hugged
it from either side was split perfectly in half so that one could
have a peek at the scenery behind.
Even a Treant could not
withstand an attack like that and his wave like attacks were stopped.
Rose did not miss that gap
and swung her axe widely.
"Shiiiiiiiii"
The finishing blow hit
right into the hole Lily drilled.
Creaking in agony the
Treant's huge body was perfectly split in two before he hit the
ground.
"Wow, you started to
become pretty synchronised when fighting"
I quietly muttered
I brushed away the branch
that stopped in front of my face. Usually Rose walks in front and
cleans the way for us to walk, but since she is shorter then me from
time to time there are annoying branches in my way.
"In our first battles
we were so bad I was prepared to die"
Lily who was walking next
to me responded to my muttering
"Me too. Especially
when Rose appeared my heart was about to stop"
"I'm sorry I scared
you back then"
"Don't worry in the
end we survived thanks to you. Today's battle as well, good job!"
"I'm grateful"
"Lily too good job"
"Ahaha. It was
somehow fun to me "
"What are you talking
about. If it wasn't for Lily-onesama I would not have been able to
fight safely on the front line. I'm very thankful for this role
splitting."
After our encounter with
the Treant ended we continued to advance thru the forest.
Direction wise we walked
towards the sun rising. That means now we conveniently walked towards
east.
More specifically we
walked further away from the location the colony was at.
Its supposed to be like
that. Probably.
A city child like me can't
really tell apart the forest scenery. I can't really feel it but we
should be pretty far away.
I can't really rely on my
sense of directions, but I left the guidance up to Rose so there
shouldn't be any problems.
In the woods you usually
can't even see the sky, but because of height differences in the
ground you can sometimes see quite far and in between the mountains
there is one which is especially big. Just like Mount Fuji it serves
as a landmark and apparently the Expedition Unit was marching towards
it.
At least that's what
Kato-san has heard. More precisely that was information that Takaya
who she was talking to had.
The reason why we are
walking in the same direction as them is to get far away from the
colony. In other words to get away from the vicinity of the cave.
Since we left the cave
already 5 days have passed.
I feel like by now we
should have walked a considerable distance already That is of course
only if we didn't walk in circles.
If we were only humans we
probably wouldn't have been able to advance thru the forest so
easily.
Only because Lily and
Rose, whose strength was no comparable to a human's , cleared the
road in front of us, us humans were able to walk on easily.
The weakest one among us
Kato-san also held on pretty well so far . If we are starting to
overdo it a little we have to be careful.
The biggest cause for
anxiety was camping out, but so far we haven't been attacked in our
sleep yet.
Furthermore Lily and Rose
don't need any sleep so they have been keeping watch over night.
It became normal that I
would sleep while hugging Lily and Kato-san would sleep close to
Rose who was making hands and feet.
"That's far enough
for today"
The night falls early in
the forest.
Humans can't see well at
night and when you are uncertain about where you are stepping the
danger of an accident rises quickly.
Like we have done the days
before we started to prepare the camp while there was still light.
Once we found a suitable
place for camping, first Lily changes back into her slime form and
melts the smaller plants. In doing so we can create some space in the
forest. Next Rose starts to prepare a camp fire.
Even though a fire poses a
risk because it stands out I determined that it is more dangerous for
the burdensome humans to not have any vision at all. Of course we are
always looking for a location were not much light can escape.
In times like these it is
really convenient that a forest provides so much shelter.
We went out to get food as
soon as possible.
With the crackling camp
fire in the middle we sit around it in a circle. This is how we
always had dinner.
By the way the tree Rose
cut is burning really well. Normally its hard to make a fire with a
fresh tree. I wonder if this is also an effect of magic power.
"All right, it's good
that we made it safely so far.. Let's not slack up!"
"That's right. Rather
from here on out the main act begins"
I answered Lily's
agreement with a nod.
"Most likely we will
soon leave the area where the Expedition Unit was active, so the
amount of monsters will increase as well"
Until now all the monsters
we encountered were alone. But that was only because the Expedition
Unit was hunting the monster and drastically reduced their
population.
Firstly one of the reasons
we were going in the same direction as the Expedition Unit was that
we had the expectation that the monster population would be a little
lower.
The second reason was of
course so that they could take over Kato-san
"As there is a
dangerous monster around the cave there is also to problem of how far
we have to run."
"We have been
proceeding more smoothly than expected. I also think we should search
for a place were we can relax soon."
"If we continued to
follow on the Expedition Units' trail won't we end up leaving the
forest?"
"If that is possible
that would also be great. But practically speaking that might be
difficult."
Thus, after walking for
days and days in the never changing scenery of the forest, instead of
tiredness a feeling of futility started weighting us down.
It didn't really affect
Lily and Rose, because they are monsters, but to us humans it was
emotionally hard.
Since our psyche started
to weaken the dangers on the way were increasing. Of course the
fatigue also accumulated
"Its only been 5 days
since we left the cave but soon we should start building a new base."
"If Master thinks so
then I will follow"
"At least we need to
rest for a bit before we continue further. To be honest I'm feeling a
little tired. I know I'm slowing you down but I don't want to commit
a fatal mistake."
Thus, after talking about
it we warmed up the smoked meat of lizards and monsters that we
brought with us over the camp fire.
I took one of the lizards
and took a big bite.
Oh Yeah, there is also the
problem of food.
While moving it is
difficult to guarantee a supply of food. Thinking about attacking
monster, for example you can eat Fire Fang meat but you can't eat
Treant.
After all we should first
find a place to stay, collect food, rest and recover our strength.
Finding a place like our previous cave would be the best though.
"Come to think of it"
Kato-san who was chewing
on a crispy baked a lizard spoke up.
She is fundamentally a
quiet person. I don't know if it has always been like that or if she
became like that, but usually she just listens to Lily and my
conversation.
Even Rose who went thru a
lot of trouble to get the ability to speak usually doesn't talk, so
on our journey it is mostly Lily and me who are talking.
"What is it?"
"What?"
Since it is such a rare
occasion Lily and I both looked at her at the same time.
"ahh... well..."
Kato-san was wrapped up
in a blanket hugging her knees and fidgeting, she seemed really
uncomfortable.
"Um, after hearing
about our future plans I've been thinking..."
"About what?"
"Senpai... don't you
ever think about returning to our previous world?"
That question hit like a
bomb.
Lily who was cuddling with
me started shivering a little.
Rose who was carving wood,
looked at us confused.
"I don't particularly
think about it"
But my answer was terribly
shallow.
Unexpectedly, Kato-san opened her eyes wide with surprise
"Is that so?"
"Yeah"
I bit of the lizards leg
and started chewing on it.
"That is, when we
just arrived in this world I thought all the time about when we will
be able to go home."
"In that case.."
"But right now, I
have these guys"
I gently brushed Lily's
head, who was sitting next to me.
"...Master"
Lily called me with a
restrained voice, which was rare for her.
"For us, if Master
wants to return, then ..."
"Ah, no... It's not
like that. My way of expressing it was wrong."
I pulled the frowning Lily
closer to me with my right arm.
"I want to be
together with you two"
"Master.."
"In the first place
the assumptions are wrong. If we should go home or not is something
we will only need to think about when we if we can go home. At the
moment we don't have a single clue, and surviving even one day longer
takes all our effort. We don't have any resources to spare on finding
a method of returning"
There is no way I'm not
thinking about my parents and siblings I left over there.
The think I want to tell
them the most is that I'm save.
But I also do not want to part with the important things I found
here.
It would be great if I could go home and take them with me.
If you think about it its quite the dilemma. But luckily right now
this is just a "what if" scenario.
Instead of aimlessly searching for a way to return, looking for a way
to survive in this world takes a higher priority.
But accepting that you have to live in this world and living in this
dangerous forest are two different things.
Saying it simply, there will be a limit.
Dying from a monster attack is one possibility, but there is also
the problem with the food supply. Right now we are barely surviving
with our food rations, but lately malnutrition has started to become
a problem. At the colony we could confirm that the berry of a tree
were edible, but in the long run there will be a shortage in
vitamins.
If we were to continue this lifestyle for too long we might also
destroy our physical condition... That is something that Miho
Mizushima complained about. I don't really know much about it, but
scurvy seems to be one horrible thing that might come up, so she
explained.
I don't know how the people of this world will react to someone like
me who travels around with monsters, but its seems like we will have
to leave this forest and set foot on human territory.
What happens afterwards I will decide when it is time.
Occasionally I become uneasy.
Will there be a place for us to live peacefully?
"Master"
At that moment, Rose who has kept quiet until know spoke out with a
quiet voice.
At the same time, Lily who was snuggled against me, became stiff and
raised her head. She sniffed around in order to get some information
about the situation, with the enhanced sense of smell which she
obtained from the Fire Fang that we beat the other day.
"Please be careful... we are surrounded"
"Understood"
After Rose's warning I got up immediately and picked up the big
shield that was placed nearby. I was wearing my armour even when
sleeping in order to be ready in case a fight breaks out.
Lily was holding her spear in both hands while beginning to prepare
a magic circle and Kato-san was quickly moving behind me. We are
already used to this kind of thing.
Several seconds after we finished our battle preparations:
"...uguruuuuu"
Two Fire Fangs appeared from within the forest.
"There is another one"
Rose was facing the opposite way from where the two Fire Fangs
appeared.
Rose really meant it when she said we were surrounded, as the shape
of another Fire Fang appeared to be lurking in a bush.
They had realized that their surprise attack failed.
Having said that, the wolves did not seem to want to withdraw.
That means that they judged that they are superior to us.
"3 of them is bad"
An encounter with more monster on their side than on ours.
We had fought Fire Fangs a few times before, but they were always
alone.
An now it is 3 of them.
I had thought of the possibility that this might happen one day, but
even though without actually getting surrounded the fear did not
register before.
"We should clean up one of them quickly if at all possible"
I muttered while I wetted my lips that were dry from the tension. I
stared at the wolves that started to walk around us.
They were looking for a good opportunity.
What are they aiming for? .. Shit! They are clearly looking at me and
Kato-san. The wolves probably sniffed out with their wild instincts
that we are the weak ones.
If that's the case that's bad. It is a conventional tactic to attack
the weak first in a fight.
I had to swallow.
In this kind of critical situation if it was only Lily and Rose they
could surely survive.
If we were not here anyway...
“It's all right Master”
“Please be at ease Master”
Lily and Rose who realized my uneasiness, due to our connection, said
together
“Because we will protect Master”
“Even if I have to be replaced, I will protect my master's life”
They managed to get rid of the uneasiness that I was bearing. They
both called out to me for that reason.
And I also understood what was in their heart. They decided to
absolutely protect me until the end, for that they are firmly
prepared to do anything.
After I received their feeling I managed to take control of my heart
and cast away my fear. In its place came the bravery to stand up in
this difficult fight.
“Lily, Rose...”
I clenched my shaking fist tightly to stop it, and forced my stiff
lips to bend. Instead of a fearless smile it turned out to be
awkward, but this is the least I could do to show some strength and
my only way to answer to their considerations.
“Don't be stupid. If we survive then it's all of us”
“Yes!”
“Agreed!”
We won't lose to anyone.
That is what I believe.
Because I believe that it should give theses two who are connected to
me strength
“Lily you will charge one of them. If possible defeat it as fast as
you can. Rose you will try to hold out against the other two while
protecting us. Kato-san don't leave my side.”
There was no more time to wait.
Because if the three of them aimed for me or Kato-san at the same
time we wouldn't be able to be protected.
Firstly the one with the biggest fire power, Lily, should attack at
full power and defeat one of them. In the meantime the one with the
best battle ability , Rose, should stall out time.
Afterwards we can only believe in them. That is all I can do.
“GO!”
I gave the order.
Lily pulled the hand were she had made a green glowing magic square
back and charged forward.
Rose stood there as our shield, not willing to butch even one step.
“Yaaaaa!!”
“Shiiii!”
“Guruuu”
The five monsters clash--
--- A moment before that a white something crossed my field of
vision.
“Gyan?!”
One of the wolves who was charging at us with the flame in his mouth
ready suddenly flew mid air in a unnatural pose.
I was looking at a unbelievable spectacle.
A wolf of two meters was flying horizontally through the air.
The concerned wolf also had no idea what was happening to him.
A huge tree was towering in the direction the wolf was blown to, and
he smashed into it head first like a bullet.
A sinister red flower was falling in the evening, and the tree that
received the blow fell down rumbling loudly.
Everything happened too quickly.
What happened? Nobody seemed to grasp the situation.
“Gururu??”
Everybody was dumbfounded and stopped moving. The two Fire Fang who
were charging at us looked at the body of the third wolf and then
recognized something in the sky so they looked up.
Too late.
“Gyaa!”
The wolf that was smashed by something that fell down let out a
shriek.
And he didn't move again.
“Wha.. What is happening?”
I exclaimed and what fell into my eyes was --- a white spider.
A huge spider with her whole body covered in white fur.
Eight legs with sharp talons on the front, one of which skewered the
head of the crushed Fire Fang.
“This is.. Don't tell me...”
The spider could span over three meters with stretched out legs, but
where her cephalothorax (TN: front part of the spider) should have
been there was something fantastic.
That is the upper body of a young woman. This girl with white thin
long hair, which was like spider webs, was looking at us with a
beautiful smile.
