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 67
3-17. Difficult Training
A day has passed since then.
Beddrock placed the captured Maletanago fishes in one of their hideouts and is now waiting for their numbers to decrease.
Once a certain number has diminished, we plan to move on to other locations, steadily weakening Malatanago’s influence.
Today, the oni are likely searching for more Malatanago hideouts.
The water wheel has been decided to be rebuilt, and the carpenters are cutting wood in the mountains. While they plan to use the available wood, there seems to be a shortage of materials due to the complete reconstruction of all the water wheels.
They intend to leave the water wheels as they are until the new ones are completed and do their best in the meantime.
There are already some water wheels making distressing noises, but they should endure until the new ones are ready.
As for us, we continue our usual training led by Uchikage-Ojichan.
Today, as well, the training won’t end until we destroy the unnaturally tough body of the ‘Dark Medium.’
“Hya! Ha! Yah!”
…
We continue to unleash the fastest strikes of the Oni Dance barehand style, countering the ‘Dark Medium’ on equal terms.
Placing our feet firmly on the ground, we utilize the earth as an ally, bringing the attack into the next moment as we dance.
As this martial art was devised by an oni, countermeasures have been completely developed against it. However, Uchikage-Ojichan’s ‘Dark Medium’ isn’t particularly skilled in hand-to-hand combat.
So, when I incorporate ‘Explosive Fist,’ it easily gets blown away.
This is the strength of my martial arts.
Being able to use ‘Explosive Fist’ at any time allows easy coordination with Amariaz. I throw a hook punch, and the moment it’s blocked, I use ‘Explosive Fist,’ sending the ‘Dark Medium’ flying horizontally.
Waiting in anticipation is Amariaz with his ‘Air Compression.’
The moment the ‘Dark Medium’ touches the translucent sphere, there’s a loud explosion, and the ground is gouged out.
As it was a direct hit, the ‘Dark Medium’ is sent flying far away, rolling on the ground before melting.
“Huh?”
“This time was quick. I wonder why.”
We haven’t been fighting for an hour yet…
Well, it’s good that we defeated it quickly, but it feels a bit strange.
Could it be… a new magic from the ‘Dark Medium’!?
I need to be careful; an attack might come from a different direction!
Yeah, I shouldn’t let my guard down!
Then, from the depths of the forest, Uchikage-Ojichan appears, clapping his hands.
This is the signal that the battle is over.
“Well done.”
“…Huh? It’s over?”
“Yeah. When did you guys become such monsters? ‘Dark Medium’ usually doesn’t break so quickly, given its resistance.”
“…Oh!”
Come to think of it, we defeated Shorouwo!
Right, we must have gained experience points from that.
Thanks to that, the firepower of our skills has increased… Is that how it works?
Even so, this ‘Dark Medium’ felt weaker this time…
I don’t think defeating Shorouwo alone would give such a significant boost in attack power.
“Well, Yuuzen. Shorouou is like an A-rank monster in adventurer terms.”
“…Huh?”
It completely blocks the senses of the target through its smell. Additionally, it can command other monsters and animals. Furthermore, it’s a long-range attacker and can self-heal. It’s a pretty threatening monster.
“…Now that you mention it…”
When I defeated it, I pushed through quite forcefully…
It can’t be helped, but still…
So, we received a considerable amount of experience points!
But our skills didn’t increase… too bad.
Then, Kyuuri appears from behind Uchikage-Ojichan.
It seems she has become attached to him.
I wave at her, but Amariaz seems displeased.
“Amariaz, it shows on your face.”
“Yeah… sigh… I’m not good at keeping a poker face. Besides, it’s hard to train with someone who gets caught by my ‘Spatial Awareness.'”
“Just a little more lenient. We helped her, so we need to take care of her until the end.”
“That’s true, but…”
He’s a bit stubborn…
Seeing this, Uchikage-Ojichan chuckles softly.
“Fufu, having doubts is a good thing. Well then, training is over. Next, let’s explore the mountains to help Kyuuri regain her memories.”
“Understood!”
“Eeh…”
Enough with the ‘eeh’!
Come on, let’s go!