I Was a Small Fish When I Reincarnated, but It Seems That I Can Become a Dragon, so I Will Do My Best - Extra Chapter 36
2-22. Side – Uchikage – Request for Reinforcements
Uchikage generated a blob of slimy substance from his palm and dropped it at his feet. ‘Dark Medium’ gradually took shape, transforming into a figure identical to Uchikage. However, since its color was black, it was easy to distinguish which one was the original.
“Fine shade of dark.”
The skill Uchikage used, ‘Dark Medium,’ exerted more power the denser the darkness. Although the sun had already set, the brightness of the twilight still lingered in the sky. Nevertheless, the forest was dark. Many trees that had been knocked down by Amariaz’ ‘Air Pressure Sword’ attacks earlier made shadows everywhere.
Released from its power limit for the first time in a while, ‘Dark Medium’ disguised as Uchikage seemed somewhat delighted, rotating its arms. Just like the original, it lowered its posture and let its arms dangle freely. Creating claws with its arms, it lightly struck it against something, producing a sound.
Clang, clang, clang.
This seemed to be a signal, as both of them disappeared from the spot. They sprinted forward with all their might, using the hoes to cut through obstructive vegetation and approaching the monsters without losing momentum.
The first one to appear was Bayloader. It was a giant boar with short legs and a large body. It looked a bit goofy, but it’s ‘Flying Bash’ from that massive body was powerful. If it hit, even an Oni like Uchikage wouldn’t come out unscathed.
Next to it, Demol spread its wings and remained on alert. However, it seemed unable to react to Uchikage and ‘Dark Medium’s speed. Bayloader was the same, only recognizing the attack after being hit and attacked back.
Crash!
The rake’s claws struck the hard bone. The two passed through attacking from both sides, but there was no sign of any damage to Bayloader’s legs. It seemed that the legs had become extremely sturdy to support its gigantic body. Uchikage clicked his tongue, realizing he had chosen the wrong target to aim for initially.
At that moment, a high-pitched bird-like sound echoed from above. It was Mecchik. It was dangerous to enter its attack range, but if they stopped the pursuit now, those two might take some countermeasures. Usually, they would continue the assault, but if Mecchik noticed and attacked them, it would be a different story.
Uchikage immediately tried to distance himself, but Mecchik made a commotion.
“SCREE SCREE SCREEE!”
It seemed something had hit its body. It lost balance, hurriedly tried to regain it, and made some noise.
It was Amariaz’ ‘Air Bullet.’ Thanks to his ‘Spatial Awareness,’ he could snipe from this distance. Not knowing this, Uchikage sincerely admired, “Well done,” but it allowed them to concentrate on the current situation. Since Badevan had not yet appeared, they needed to deal with one of the two monsters in front of them.
Uchikage accelerated by kicking the ground again and swung the hoe to slash Bayloader’s abdomen from behind. At the same time, ‘Dark Medium’ leaped to slice its side vertically, kicked the air to fall rapidly. Both of them delivered slashing attacks almost simultaneously, then immediately retreated from the scene to check the outcome.
“HRGGGHHHngooooo…!”
“If you can’t see me, I’m not its enemy.”
Blood flowed heavily from the incision in Bayloader’s side. Some organs seemed to be protruding a bit, and it could be predicted that it would die if left alone. With this condition, its boastful ‘Flying Bash’ would likely be unusable.
However, at that moment, an anomaly occurred. Bayloader’s wound began closing up rapidly. It shouldn’t have had such a recovery rate, so it could be assumed that another entity was facilitating the healing. However, the location of that entity was unknown. The only one making noise was Demol, who kept barking incessantly.
“…Was that you?”
A faint magical force was directed from Demol’s barking mouth towards Bayloader. It seemed Uchikage had initially chosen the wrong opponent to defeat.
However, when Uchikage had fought Demol in the past, it had not used any recovery magic. Whether it was a special individual or obtained something through the process of evolution was unclear. Regardless, that recovery power was troublesome. Uchikage changed targets, prioritizing defeating Demol.
Nevertheless, the opponents weren’t fools. Bayloader glared at ‘Dark Medium’ and took a big step with its short legs.
Thud!!
A shockwave struck ‘Dark Medium,’ crashing into a tree. Since it was a skill, the damage wasn’t significant, but the power of the impact was dangerous. If the main body received that, it wouldn’t end well.
“Flying Bash… no, this one also possesses multiple magic skills.”
“??”
“You seem fine.”
The fleeing ‘Dark Medium’ nodded slightly in response to Uchikage’s words.
However, three small auras were rushing towards them. Most likely, it was Badevan, creating two illusions while the main force blended in among them. Also, Mecchik’s voice echoed from above, gracefully circling and waiting for the right moment to attack.
…Wait. What about Amariaz?
“Amariaz!!”
No response. With his focus on the battle, his mind was a bit slow to react to sudden events. He complained about not wanting to get older, but ‘Dark Medium’ then created a robed figure in its hands and showed it to Uchikage.
He had completely forgotten about that existence.
It was embarrassing, but he couldn’t handle these four on his own. It would be troublesome if ‘Dark Medium’ left now. He wanted to go rescue Amariaz, but he couldn’t let these four run wild.
“…Tsk, pathetic. No choice…! ‘Princess! Can you hear me!!'”
“Woah, surprised! What’s up, Uchikage~? I’m playing with Yuuzen-chan right now! Don’t disturb us! We can play from dusk till dawn on this new moon, you know!”
“‘Send Yuuzen here right now!'”
“Huh? What about the other four?”
“There are some complications, and they are delayed. More importantly, the fortune-teller you mentioned earlier has been abducted! We need the ‘Transmit Command’ that only you can receive, so we can’t act immediately without you…”
“Geez. What are you doing!!!”
A powerful scolding made Uchikage involuntarily cover his ears. It was physically and verbally painful.
“Aah, seriously! I was having so much fun! This idiot! Fine, coordinates!”
“Wherever is convenient for you!”
And so, they ended the conversation, refocusing on the approaching monsters. This looked troublesome, but there was no other choice, and for now, there was no intention to flee.
With a swatting motion, Uchikage readied himself again. Just as he did, white smoke erupted right next to him. When the wind blew it away, Yuuzen, looking puzzled, was sitting there.
Apparently, she had removed the blindfold. A good judgment from the princess.
“Wha…?”
“Yuuzen.”
“Huh?”
“I’m going to throw you now.”
“…?”