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 59
3-9. Favourite
The creature with an appearance resembling a giant pepper fish licks its lips and slowly approaches after showing clear hostility, but its target doesn’t seem to be us.
“Wha-what is that!? It’s not just unpleasant, it stinks! What is this smell!?”
“Couldn’t Amariaz sense it!?”
“I had no idea! Maybe Yuuzen-kun noticed… perhaps it has magic to erase its presence!”
“Is that so!?”
So, there’s magic to avoid Amariaz’ ‘Spatial Awareness’!
The magic to erase one’s presence…but why can I see it so clearly now?
Doesn’t it have any intention of hiding?
But even when it hid itself, I couldn’t tell… No, but after it started moving, I could sense its presence.
This guy might have a magic similar to Amariaz’s ‘Tree disguise’.
“Amariaz! What is that!?”
“Shorouwo! A bothersome creature with an unusually smelly mouth that controls animals! Probably why there were fewer animals and monsters around here! By the way, it loves Beddrock!”
“No way!”
Finally got my hands on it, and now it’s going to be eaten by that thing? I’ll definitely protect it!
” ? Pneumatic Barrier ? !”
I surround the basin containing Beddrock with an ‘Pneumatic Barrier’ to protect it. As long as I don’t release it, the creature shouldn’t be able to touch it. Good, I can deal with Shorouwo during this time!
It seems Amariaz is ready for battle too, already gripping an ‘Air Pressure Sword’ in one hand. This time, he made an axe. Probably focusing on smashing rather than slashing, considering Shorouwo’s thick skin.
… I wonder if physical attacks work on it. Amariaz mentioned it controls animals; are there any nearby? But I can’t sense their presence. Are they hidden by magic?
“For now, Beddrock should be safe with this!”
“We can’t keep fighting for too long; we need to change the water.”
“Yeah.”
I can’t let it become weak due to lack of fresh water. But defeating this thing seems like a daunting task.
“Amariaz, any effective attack methods?”
“Direct hits don’t work well, so Yuuzen-kun, use ‘Penetrating Hand.'”
“Got it. But are there any other animals around?”
“… Yuuzen-kun doesn’t sense them?”
“Huh?”
Amariaz points in a direction, and I follow it to see three deer staring at us.
Despite seeing them, I can’t sense their presence at all. A strange feeling overcomes me, and Amariaz explains that this is Shorouwo’s magic.
“Shorouwo dulls one of the target’s senses severely. Once you smell that stench, you’re done for. Probably, Yuuzen-kun’s ability to sense presence is almost completely blocked. By the way, mine is vision. I can’t see anything right now.”
“What!? Are you okay!?”
“My skills are still active, so I’m fine. ‘Spatial Awareness’ is my other eye, after all.”
Those words seem true, as the ‘Air Pressure Sword’ in his hand is firmly pointed at Shorouwo.
But this feels like all the training I’ve done has been nullified in an instant. Ugh, Shorouwo… annoying opponent, but as long as it’s visible, it’s not a problem! Let’s fight using the usual tactics.
“If it’s visible, then the usual tactics should work, right?”
“Yeah.”
“Alright, here we go!”
I kick the ground and dash towards Shorouwo. I don’t know what kind of attack it’ll use, but I should be able to endure anything.
“Glub…”
“Huh!?”
An incredibly long tongue falls out of its mouth onto the ground. It’s quickly lifted, swung around, and attacks me like a whip.
I manage to avoid it, but Amariaz is there. I thought, “Oh no,” but he’s really something. Quickly sensing the situation, he takes evasive action and delivers a slash with the ‘Air Pressure Sword’ he made.
However, the tongue is entirely made of muscles. It skillfully avoids the attack, drawing a strange trajectory, and comes back to attack me. Its speed is incredibly fast. It’s not impossible to dodge… but it’s gross and its movements are creepy!
“Ha!”
Amariaz creates several short ‘Air Pressure Swords’ and throws them towards the tongue. However, they all miss. Some knives stick into the ground and stop.
I kick the ground to retreat in that direction. Immediately, Shorouwo tries to catch me with its tongue, but at that moment, the ‘Air Pressure Swords’ explode.
Bang, bang, bang! The ‘Air Pressure Swords’ created this time seemed to use a lot of magical power; the explosive force was exceptionally high. The tongue that came at me from the top left and right exploded, and a meter from the tip was completely torn off.
Other parts had holes or large wounds, with blood dripping from them.
“Glurub..”
It retracts its drooping tongue into its mouth. However, it doesn’t seem to be in much pain. Does it not have a sense of pain?
While pondering that, it slams its tail onto the ground. I was on guard, wondering what magic it would use, but it doesn’t seem to be an attack spell.
So, what was that just now?
As I mutter that in my head, I hear a rustling sound from around. Amariaz shouts.
“Yuuzen-kun, ‘Substitution’!”
“Alright!”
Following Amariaz’ instructions, I quickly turn around and activate ‘Substitution.’ Somehow, I managed to do it in time, but at that moment, a huge deer with a massive body rams its horns into Amariaz. However, he remains completely unharmed. I felt a slight shock, but it’s nothing.
I tried to kick the ground to go help, but I heard a strange sound from behind. Quickly getting down, something grazes above my head. After immediately standing up and checking the rear, Shorouwo’s tongue is dregenerated and aimed at us.
“I- it recovered?”