ăOi Rock! Whatâs the result of the analysis? That guyâs the Demon Lord right?ă
ăY-yeah. He certainly is a Demon Lord but his level is low. He also has a lot of ridiculous titles. The first one that shows up is ăIslandâs Sweets-making craftsmană followed by ăDemon Lordă then ăPioneerăă
ăWhatâs with that? A Demon Lord making sweets? Donât make me laughă
ăItâs true! It says that heâs a sweets-making craftsman firstă
ăThat doesnât matter! Hurry after him!ă
ăShit! I canât hit him with my bow because of his weird movement!ă
ăHeâs not wearing any armor so he can move quicker than us! Heâs about to enter the forest!ă
ăEven if his level is low, his magic is high! He specializes in water, wind, and earth. Moreover, heâs clever and can use recovery magic. Thisâll be a long battle!ă
What does ăâ â â â personămean? Itâs my first time seeing it. Moreover, I canât read the whole thing. Well, that doesnât matter right now. It looks like his MP, MAG, and DEX are higher than the rest of his stats. He also seems to be pretty lucky too. Heâs resistant to poison, fainting, and charm and he can withstand damage too.
I havenât seen anyone with resistances that high even among the heroes and other summoned ones. Does he get poisoned and charmed on a regular basis? I mean, even I only have pain resistance so I can tolerate a certain amount of it.
He specializes in water, wind, and earth magic as well. He also has a skill that amplifies magic.
I absolutely have no idea how to approach this. Iâve defeated one thatâs called a Demon Lord on this island before but that guy was weaker than me. Even without the help of my comrades, I would have been able to manage him somehow.
Based on his stats, he seems to specialize in magic but why does he have throwing, physical enhancement, and damage resistance? What kind of training did he do to get all that? He even has an unknown godâs protection as well.4
And what kind of joke is this? Why does he have a confectioner and pioneer for his occupation apart from the Demon Lord?
His entire existence is ridiculous.
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Crap! I sure made the four of them mad. HyaăŒ, the arrows keep coming. Scary, scary! Itâs not far till I reach the forest so do your best, me!
The moment I entered the forest, I turned around, estimated the distance between us, then cast ăFlashbangă. After making sure that they were all blinded, I went deeper into the forest then immediately made an impromptu ghillie suit by covering myself in ăMucusă and rolling around some tall grass that I cut with ăWind Cutteră. I intentionally left my shovel around that area, went even deeper into the forest then waited.
They should arrive soon.
ăOiăŒ! Iâll get mad if you hurt the islanders, you got thatăŒ! That includes the other demonkin of courseăŒ! Iâm your target rightăŒ? You need to beat me first before you can get to themăŒ! I want to talk it out with you if possible thoughăŒ! If thatâs fine with you then give me a replyăŒ!ă
Alright, I should hide. Itâs an adultâs game of hide and seek! It would be great if they could reach the place where I left my shovel.
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ăGah! My eyes and ears! Is everyone alright!?ă
ăMy eyes! I also canât hear anything! Are you guys alright!?ă
ăGuu, we need to watch out for this type of magică
ăI canât see a thing! Oi Rock! Why didnât you tell us that he also specialized in light magic!ă
We were all deafened by that attack just now so we were all disoriented. By the time we recovered, the Demon Lord was already gone.
ăJust what the heck was with that ruthless magică
ăI feel the same but letâs talk about that later. Heâs getting away you know?ă
ăIt would have ended badly if we had gotten attacked just nowă
ăAh, thatâs true. Itâs great that everyoneâs fine. Rather, itâs more troublesome now that heâs escaped to the forestă
ăOiăŒ! Iâll get mad if you hurt the islanders you got thatăŒ! That includes the other demonkin of courseăŒ! Iâm your target rightăŒ! You need to beat me first before you can get to themăŒ! I want to talk it out with you if possible thoughăŒ! If thatâs fine with you then give me a replyăŒ!ă
ăâŠâŠdid you hear that?ă
ăYepă
ăHeâs looking down on us, isnât he?ă
ăHeâs not a muscle head then. Heâs even provoking us. This is really troublesome. The forest is pretty dense as well. It would be better if we all stick together and be cautious of our surroundingsă
ăThatâs trueăăUnderstoodă
ăHe has level 3 of concealment when I analyzed him earlier so be carefulă
After a while, we arrived at a weird place where the grass was randomly cut for some reason.
ăWhatâs this?ă
ăWho knows. Anyway, donât lower your guardă
ăAh, there! Isnât that the shovel he was carrying?ă
We noticed that he just left his shovel there.
ăDid he drop his weapon?ă
ăItâs big so he might have thought he couldnât use it in this forest. Thereâs no need to pay attention to that. We need to look for him. Gah!ă
After letting out that short scream, Jackson fell.
ăWhat happened!?ă
ăItâs my thigh! Iâm going to cast recovery magic on it so stay alert of our surroundingsă
As he said that, he put his hand over his thigh then a pale light shined around his hand which caused the wound to close up and get healed.
ăGah!ă
When I looked back, this time, there was blood pouring out of his left shoulder. He tried to cast recovery magic on it again but nothing was happening. Maybe itâs because he couldnât concentrate due to the pain.
ăGiyaaa!ă
Now there was blood coming out from his right shoulder.
ăPotion! We should have one!ă
After saying that, Sofia took out a portion from the pouch on her waist but it was also hit, shattering the glass container and spilling the contents.
ăWhat!? Just what in the world is happening!?ă
ăCalm down! We should find the Demon Lord first!ă
ăWhere are you, you cowardly5! Come out!ă
As I said that, a voice that seemed to come from all directions replied.
ăSorry. Itâs scary to deal with all four of you at the same time so I can only attack while hiding. I wanted to take out the troublesome magician first and it looks like my guess was right. Also, ganging up on someone or attacking while hidden, Which of the two do you think is cowardly? If you ask me, I think theyâre the sameă
ăShit! Come out and fight fair and square!ă
ăI donât know if Iâll ever feel like fighting fair and square since I left that sentiment back at home on a shelf covered with a wet towel to avoid it drying out. In the meantime, my goal is to talk with the hero so those who are afraid are free to leave. Until then, Iâll remain hidden from you guysâ sightă
ăDamn it. What should we do?ă
ăHe wonât be able to keep track of all of us if we split up, would he?ă
ăWeâll just be doing what he wants if we do that since weâll be isolated and he can just take us out one by one. And besides, that light magic he used last time, I donât know why but it was just like one of the weapons from my worldă
ăHah?ă
ăWas that guy summoned too?ă
ăI used analysis on him but I canât be sure whether or not he was summoned since I couldnât read it allă
ăI donât really care but that magician is bleeding too much and will probably die of shock. You wouldnât want him do die, would you?ă
ăDamn it!ă
ăWait! Mason!ă
After cursing, Mason ran deeper into the forest.
Jackson wasnât looking so good but we also have to hurry.
ăW-what are we going to do?ă
ăI donât want to talk to someone I canât see. I feel bad for Jackson but letâs go after Mason. That way, weâre more likely to surviveă
ăU-ună
(Are there any potions left?)
(Yeah)
(Find an opportunity to pour it over him)
(Got it)
ăLetâs moveă
ăUnă
We pretended to walk away for a moment then Sofia immediately turned back, took out the already opened potion bottle from her pouch, and sprinkled it all over Jackson.
ăHe wonât die with this, will he?ă
ăI would have been troubled if he did so consider that as a freebie. I just broke the potion bottle earlier to make you become impatient. As a result of that, one of your comrades ran off to somewhereă
After saying that, he broke the empty bottle Sofia was holding.
ăWell then, Iâll go look for Mason-san but Iâll try to scare you guys once in a while. Tread carefully okay?ă