Semi-retired Adventurer Lives Leisurely

tain that they saw me drop a huge Spell and decided to avoid us!”

 

And Cyril takes a weird victory pose.
Sometimes, I really can’t follow this girl’s body language.

 

Henry: “The Demonic Monkeys are very aggressive and territorial Creatures, so I can’t imagine that being the case……..but maybe the Demonic Monkeys in this region are different? There is always that possibility.”

 

Cyril: “I see.
I think I remember hearing something similar in the past.” Henry: “The Killer Dogs appear in a lot of regions, so it’s easier to see the differences.”

 

Though they always form packs, the number in their packs and fighting strategy would be different depending on the region.
In a rare instance, some would try to guide their prey into a trap hole they dug inside the ground.

 

Ferris: “Hmmm, that is interesting.
Mr.
Henry, how are they in Ligaleo?” Henry: “There, there’s really not any unique Demonic Creatures that act outside the norms.
Over there, their behavior is pretty standard.”

 

Instead, we get EVERYTHING from the Lowest to the Highest Tier though!

 

………no, really.
Everything except those Creatures who can’t live outside of water will appear there.
The Corrupted Magic Types are all intermingled into camouflage-like patterns, and constantly change.
In that town, if you can’t adapt, you die.

 

But as far as our Party is concerned, we’re doing well for this being our very first time inside these mountains, so we should be fine in Ligaleo.
If we get Ageha into our Party temporarily, we can avoid most disastrous situations.

 

Now that Ligaleo is coming up in the near future, there’s a lot of things I’ve been thinking about.

 

……and I discuss this and that with Ferris as I think through the information.
Cyril is also curiously listening, and Jend and Teo who are on watch are turning one curious ear in our direction.

 

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Ferris: “I see.
Thank you.
It looks like we’ll really have to be on our guard when we get there.”

 

Henry: “Yeah.
I’m sure there are going to be many times we’ll get injured too, so we’ll be counting on you then.”

 

Ferris: “It’ll be best to avoid injury altogether, but you can count on me.”

 

Okay, we’ve finished talking, and I was done with my tea, so it’s time to trade places with Jend and Teo.

 

Henry: “Jend, Teo, let’s switch so you can eat.”

 

Jend: “Sure.” Teo: “Understood.” I high-five the two as we switch.
Ferris and I will be on watch now.
Since Cyril has the least amount of stamina out of all of us, she’ll continue to rest.
I know it may sound unfair, but everyone serves a different role in Parties so this can’t be helped.

 

Henry: “Okay, Ferris.
Go clockwise from this point, and take your time as you look around.
I’ll do the same from the other side.”

 

Ferris: “Understood.” There are not that many trees in this area, and we can see pretty clearly in all directions, so we don’t have to be too worried.
………..unless it’s an extremely quick Demonic Creature that can close in the distance from a point too far to see in an instant.
But there shouldn’t be any Creatures like that on this mountain so we should be okay.

 

Ferris: “……..Mr.
Henry, over there.”

 

As soon as we were beginning our watch, Ferris calls out for me with some nervousness in her voice.

 

Henry: “What’s wrong? ……oh, Demonic Monkeys.” 2, 4, 6…….a pack of 11 is coming slowly this way.

 

……is it the first pack we ran into in the beginning? It took them a very long time to respond, so I wonder if their pack was really far away? Or were they watching us this entire time and decided to attack us while we ate? Regardless, looks like they’re looking for a fight.

 

Jend: “Enemies?” Jend: “Yeah, sorry to interrupt your meal, but let’s get ready.”

 

Jend swallows the mouthful of bread quickly, and stands next to me.

 

Jend: “Well, the food will taste better after some exercise and an emptier stomach.”

 

Henry: “Don’t let your guard down.
There’s something strange about their movements.
They might fight differently than other Demonic Monkeys.”

 

Jend: “Got it.” Jend pulls out his large broadsword.
Behind us, Cyril begins singing to prepare her Magic Spell.
Teo took our her bow and took aim.
Ferris remained near Cyril to stand guard.

 

Henry: “…….they’re coming!”

 

Once they reached a certain distance, they began shooting out towards us.

 

………? There’s one that isn’t moving from its spot? …….no, I can’t be thinking about that now.”

 

Henry: “There!”

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I throw my Spear.
It splits into 10 separate spears on the way.
…….I was able to take down 5.
Out of the ones remaining, 3 took a hit, but the injury is light, and the other two are unscathed.

 

………dang it.
I guess from this distance, a Demonic Creature with high agility like the Demonic Monkey would be able to avoid my throws.

 

But I took out half.
I brought the Spear back into my hand and got ready for the confrontation.

 

…….I kept an eye on the one that didn’t move from its spot, and we began our fight with the Demonic Monkeys.

 

<<<<>>>>

 

The fight ended in an instant.
Out of the 5 that came our way, I took out two, Jend took out one, and Teo shot at two more when Cyril’s Spell hit and wiped out the group.

 

Our Party has reached a point where even Demonic Monkeys are no trouble at all.

 

Jend: “Fwew……”

 

Jend swung his sword to shake off the blood on the blade.
The Demonic Creatures’ blood will turn into Corrupted Magic and disappear, but it’s more of a mental thing.
I do it too.
It feels gross to wait for the blood to evaporate.

 

Cyril: “Hmmm, I want to use a bigger Spell.”

Teo: “Please don’t needlessly destroy nature.”

 

Ferris: “Don’t worry.
When the time comes, your Spell power is a critical weapon for our Party.
There’s no need to pout.” And I hear the women talking behind us.

 

Hmmmmmmmmm.

 

Henry: “That Demonic Monkey didn’t move at all till the end.
It just ran away after that.”

 

Jend: “Yeah, I was thinking that it was looking for a time to attack, but it didn’t do anything.
The battle may have been too brief, and maybe it thought it lost its timing.”

 

I listen to Jend, but something keeps bothering me.

 

It’s not that Jend’s idea is off-base.
If it was any other time, I would have thought the same too.

 

But something……my 10 years of experience as an Adventurer is trying to warn me about something.
But I shouldn’t expect my Party who is just about to reach their first year as Adventurers to understand.

 

But nothing has happened that is cause for us to turn immediately back.
There’s nothing else to do except to be more on guard.

 

Henry: “……..what’s going on here….?” Something doesn’t seem right with the Dwarve’s Mountain.

 

I took hold of my Nyoiten Spear in hand and stared intently at the mountain ahead of us.