Category: Umareta Chokugo ni Suterareta kedo, Zensei ga Taikensha datta node Yoyuu de Ikitemasu

“Master has a past life.”

Suddenly, without warning, Fana told the truth, and my heart jumped.

D-don’t tell me….I was found out?

“My master was a great person in his previous life, and he still has memories of that time. That’s why he is so awesome.”

“Indeed. I wouldn’t be convinced with anything other than that.”

Anje asks me as I’m panicking.

“Assuming you had a previous life, don’t you remember what kind of person you were?”

“I-, I don’t really remember.”

“Hmm…. I guess it was a vague memory huh.”

……Thank goodness. Apparently, they didn’t think I’ve been reincarnated as it is. They seemed to think that I only have some memories of my previous life.

Alright, let’s go with that.

“But sometimes I have a scene in my head that I shouldn’t have seen before, maybe it’s the one I saw in my previous life?”

“Mmm. I’m sure it is.”

Phew! It looks like I managed to deceive them. I was relieved and patted my chest.

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Early in the morning. 

I usually get up early. That’s because I train every day without fail in order to regain the power I had in my previous life as soon as possible. After I went out of the city with flight magic, I first released the magic power from my body at once in order to increase my magic power.

Perhaps frightened by the magic pressure I released, the monsters and animals in the vicinity fled all at once. In order to immediately restore my depleted magical power, I took out a faintly glowing stone from the subspace.

This is called a magic stone, and it is a special stone that can be mined in places with abundant magical power. It is a convenient thing that can be used as an energy source for magic tools. This kind of stone can also be formed inside the body of a demon or a strong monster. Well, it was quite unfortunate that the monster material before could not be collected due to the capacity of my subspace, but I’ve taken out many magic stone like this and stored it in large quantities.

“Mana Drain”

The magic power stored in the magic stone is transformed into my own by using magic absorption. My mana drain can also gather magic from the surrounding space, but this way restores magic many times faster.

Well, drinking a mana potion could make me recover almost instantly, but because of the side effects, I opted not to. I only drink mana potion in case of emergencies, and in cases like this, I decided to use magic stones. Fortunately for me, I got a considerable stock of magic stone. 

After training to increase the amount of my magical power, I started running with my small body. The most troubling thing about this body that is only a few months old is its low base status. Even if my magic increases well, and no matter how much I strengthen my body with magic, it was a given fact that my base body is weak. So, I need to do this.

In my previous life, I wouldn’t have used any magic to keep those dragons at bay. But with this body, I could say I’ll be able to go toe-to-toe with orcs at best.

I also wield a sword while running. Since Lindwurm is dormant, I’m currently using a commercial sword I bought in the city. It is just that for a mass-produced product, I feel that its performance is a little low. Still, it is better than nothing.

I’m a magician, but I can also use a sword to some extent. In my previous life, I even learned directly from a man who was said to be a Sword God. Since I have the body of a small baby, I still can’t use the techniques I used back then, but for sure, I will not lose to those swordsmen out there.

Mmm. Let’s try a few then.

“Shrinkage”

I closed a distance of several meters at once. This is one of the techniques that the Sword God used frequently. It is an advanced technique that makes it appear as if I have teleported by super-accelerating for a moment.

“……It’s still no good huh. The current shrinkage is incomplete.”

It seems that it was still too early to recreate it with this body, so the result was far from perfect. In addition, I directly tried to perform various sword techniques from the Sword God.

“Double Blade Slash! Flying Blade Slash! Dragon Slash!”

Hmmm. As expected, none of the techniques work as well as they did in the previous life.

“I guess I have no choice but to relearn them steadily huh.”

However, I can’t make do with this low-quality sword right now. I won’t fall behind those regular monsters, but that doesn’t mean I won’t encounter a modified monster like we did the other day.

Lindwurm is still in dormant mode…….

“Then in this case, I could only summon that one….. Uhm, no. I want to avoid doing so as much as possible……”

I’m talking about the other staff I used in my previous life. In terms of performance alone, it is comparable to Lindwurm, but it is a bit of a quirky one so I refrain from calling it if possible.

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As the consumed magical power is recovered, the total amount of magical power increases. However, it is not necessarily required to wait for the natural recovery of magical power.

“In other words, even if you forcibly restore your magic power, the total amount of magic power will increase in the same way. For example, this.”

I explained and I pulled out a bottle of mana potion stored in my subspace.

“Even if you drink a mana potion and restore your magic power all at once, your total amount of magic will increase.”

“I see. In that way, every time you use up your magical power, you can quickly restore it with a mana potion, and then you can quickly increase your total magical power huh…… But mana potions are pretty expensive! It’s not that easy to use! It’s not water you know!”

Anje exclaimed.

“I have about a hundred bottles here though.”

“Huh!?”

“Well, this kind of mana potion has a side effect so I can’t recommend them much.”

The mana potion I create myself should be highly effective and there’s no need to worry about such side effects. Unfortunately, it’s a bit of a hassle to collect the materials so I haven’t been able to make it yet.

That’s also why I always use a magic absorption spell called Mana Drain to increase my total magic power. Originally, it was used against opponents who can use magic, but I improved it so that I could collect magical power from the surrounding space as well.

“I wish I could use Mana Drain but it’s a pretty difficult spell. It also takes some time to learn.”

“So, in the end, we’ll just have to wait for it to recover on its own huh……”

“Not really. Fana-oneechan.”

I jumped lightly and moved to Fana’s chest.

“……?”

“Look, you can see the magic flowing into your body, right?”

“Uh! I see it. This is?”

“I’m pouring my magic into you.”

Transfer of magical powers.

It sounds very easy to put into words, but surprisingly, it requires a high level of skill. This is because, originally, the nature of magical power varies slightly from person to person, and if it is poured as it is, rejection will occur. That’s why when you hand it over to someone else, you have to convert it into something of the same quality as the other party’s magical power.

“It’s amazing. My magic power was filled in no time. But, is Master’s magic okay?”

“Don’t worry. My total magic power is about thirty times that of Oneechan’s.”

“T-Thirty times!?”

“As expected of Master.”

It’s a small amount compared to my previous life, but it’s still a significant increase compared to when I was just reincarnated. It’s not a big deal for me to fill up their magic power.

“Then, it’s Anje-oneechan’s turn.”

“H-Hey, you don’t have to have to be on my breasts, do you!?”

“No, that’s no good. The efficiency is higher if it’s closer to the heart.”

“Uh-…… I-, it can’t be help then!”

Well, it’s a lie! In fact, there is no problem as long as I touch some part of her body. I swiftly cling to Anje’s chest. Mufufufu. This is it, her breasts are as wonderfully voluminous as ever. 

In this way, the magic power of the two of them was restored.

“Well, if I’m around, it’s so easy to restore your magical powers like this.”

Taking advantage of it, they clashed again. Every time their magical power was depleted, I would give them magical power and restore them to full recovery. Their total magical power quickly increased this way.

“Amazing. As expected of Master.”

“……Is this really okay? You’ve already done this much for me, and I know I can’t say something like this now but…… You won’t do this without asking for benefits, right?”

Fana praised me and Anje asks timidly.

“Don’t worry about it. I just want to live up to Oneechan’s feeling of wanting to become stronger.”

Let me enjoy your breasts instead…… Guhehehe…….

“Master is a wonderful person.”

“I mean, it’s not like the words of a baby are completely like that…… it’s just…. I just feel like he’s older than me……”

“Hmm. I get it!”

As if she had come up with something, Fana suddenly clapped her hands.

“Master has a past life.”

Whaaaaat!?

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“Body-strengthening magic was such a useful thing!”

“Yes. I think it’s an essential magic not only for magicians, but also for swordsmen, martial artists, and other fighter types. By the way, if you master it, you will be able to increase the enhancement multiplier even more.”

In Anje’s case now, it’s about 1.2 times.

“Heh~. Then, are you perhaps using it too?”

“Yes. Usually about fifty times.”

“Fi-fifty times!?”

After being taken aback, Anje nodded as if she understood something.

“I now understand. The reason why you can move so much as a baby is because of body strengthening magic!”

“Even if I don’t use it, I can still run and jump, you know?”

I turned off my body strengthening magic and ran around the place. I also did a somersault.

“Just why can you do that!?”

“Master is special.”

“Rather than saying I’m special, this is all because I’m still training properly.”

No matter how much I multiply my physical ability by 50, it is meaningless if my body is too weak. On the other hand, the stronger the core is, the stronger one can be when using body strengthening magic.

“You’re training…… Haah!, I feel like you’re just too special that I don’t even feel a sense of rivalry….…”

Anje sighs.

I don’t think it’s a good idea to have a rivalry with a baby you know.

“But you’re different!”

Anje faced Fana.

“Me?”

“Now that we’re on the same terms, I should be able to beat you! Let’s compete this time.”

“……Hmm. As you wish.”

Perhaps she has become bullish as she learned body-strengthening magic, Anje provokes Fana again. But this time, Fana agrees.

Fana wielded her two swords and Anje raised her fists. By the way, she’s bare handed.

“Here I go!”

“Come!”

Then, a fierce battle began. It was Fana who attacked first. A terrific barrage of blows from the two swords is unleashed, but Anje repels it with her fists. The reason why her fist is not slashed even when it collides with the blade is probably because the “Qi” is wrapped in her fist to increase its strength.

“Now it’s my turn!”

Anje went on the offensive. She approached Fana in one leap and dives in the space between Fana’s outstretched hand and chest and made an uppercut. However, Fana used wind magic to create a wall of wind to guard against Anje’s attack. Just like that, she gets a boost from the wind and keeps her distance.

“….You’re good.”

“You as well.”

After a brief pause, they clashed again.

“Mmm, I think their abilities are almost even.”

I murmur as I watch the two of them battle.

Since they were competing against each other, their battles could not be resolved easily, and before long, they fell into a state of a standstill.

Then, as if it was enough,

“Ugh…… my body is ……!?”

“……I’m losing my……strength….”

Both of them begin to stagger and fall to their knees on the spot.

“What’s going on..…? I still have some strength……”

“Nggh…… This is ….…”

Fana, who was originally able to use magic, seems to understand the reason for this condition, but Anje seems to be new to it.

I then explained it to her.

“You’re deficient in magic, Anje-oneechan.”

“……Deficient?”

“Yes. As I had said, your magic has been depleted. No matter how much I’ve adjusted in your magic circuit and even if let’s say, you’re able to use it efficiently, it is still true that you can’t use it at full throttle.”

“Uh-, this is definitely what happens when I use too much qi…… Recently, I’ve been getting more qi so I rarely have a deficiency….…”

“You can increase your magic power in the same way.”

“How?”

The method of increasing magic power is very simple. It is to consume all your magical power.

“The total amount of magic power increases when the consumed magic power is restored. So, if you want to increase the magic power, you just need to use up all your magic power.”

“I see. As expected of Master. You’re very knowledgeable.”

“That means that I have to wait for it to recover every time, …… use it, let it recover, use then recover…… It’s quite troublesome.”

“Not really.”

““……?””

“There’s actually a quicker way.”

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-Anje’s POV-

The person I thought as my rival opened such a wide gap. I don’t feel that vexed. It’s just that I can never forgive myself for continuing to be behind her all the time. As an Amazoness, I’ll become an extreme loser this way. Thus, I decided to bear the shame and ask that mysterious baby for help. It seems that the secret of that woman’s sudden strength lies in that baby after all.

“W-why are you asking me to strip myself naked!?”

I was now in my baby suit, and I belatedly screamed out loud involuntarily. Right now, I can only somehow hide the important parts with my hands.

“Don’t worry, this is a therapeutic act.”

“That’s right. It’s just a therapeutic act so there’s nothing wrong with that.”

I-is that really what it is!?

“Besides, though Reus is a male, he’s just a baby now. You don’t have to be so embarrassed.”

“Yes, yes. You don’t have to be embarrassed by anything, Oneechan.”

Certainly…. I’m just in front of a baby and someone of the same sex, even if they see me naked, it’s okay…… but, is that really so? For some reason, it doesn’t make sense to me, I always feel like I’m being deceived.

However, as I hesitated, Fana pushed me toward the bed, insisting that, “It’s just a therapeutic act. There’s no problem with it.”

In the end, I ended up lying on the bed like that.

“You have such amazing body…… (Sound effect for slurping back up excess saliva). …… Alright, Oneechan, I’m going to start treatment now.”

“I’m feeling a chill down my spine right now?!”

My argument is in vain, the treatment started.

And then,

“Euaa…… Oh…… Mmm……”

W-what’s this…… uu!?

My body is getting hot……

Then, somehow it feels good……

“Ngggghh aaaahh!”

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(Back to MC’s POV)

“Fu~u……”

After the treatment was successful, I wiped the sweat from my forehead with my hands.

And as expected from an Amazoness, —she has a wonderful body with plump feel in them, I was able to enjoy it to the fullest.

“Haa-, haa-, haa-…… D-does something like this really makes me stronger……?”

Anje asks as she breathes heavily. Her tone has softened.

“Yes, I’m sure. But I’ll need to see you again for follow-up.”

“Huh? ……Do you…… we will do this again?”

“It’s alright. If there’s no problem, it will only take a short time from now on. How about it? Your body feels a little lighter, right?”

“Now that you asked me..…”

“Why don’t we go out and check the effect. I’ll teach you the body strengthening magic by the way.”

After tidying up, we went out of the city.

“So, how do I use body strengthening magic?”

“Body strengthening magic is quite easy because there is no need to process it according to attributes. Basically, you just need to sense the circulation of magic within your body. Now that the magic circuit in your body has been adjusted, it should be easier to understand.”

“Circulation of magical power…”

“Especially since Anje-oneechan is a martial artist, she usually does similar things, right? You know, like practicing you Qi.”

“Qi” is something that martial artists uses. It was very similar to magic in terms of the energy flowing through the body, so if Anje knew how to use “Qi”, it would have been trivial for her to recognize her own magic circuit.

“I see….. Then if that is the case…………. Oh!, c-could this…… this is the flow of magical power?”

Apparently, she was able to grasp the feeling in an instant.

“That’s right. As you can do that, the rest will be a breeze. I think you can strengthen a part of your body by gathering your qi, right? In the same way, you can just strengthen your body with magical power.”

“Hmm, is it like this?”

“Yup, that’s right. Try how it feels like.”

Anje kicked the ground.

“Huh!? Wow, this is amazing! I feel so light! I can even run this fast!?”

As she runs in circles around the area, Anje is amazed at her enhanced physical abilities. The next moment, she slammed her fist into a large rock that was closer to her.

Ooooooooon!

“My attack power also increased! I was skeptical, but I didn’t expect it that I’ll get stronger this easily……!”

“Mmm. That’s thanks to my Master. Master is a genius.”

Looking at Anje, who was delighted, Fana nodded in satisfaction.

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When we returned to the city, we reported to the guild what had happened in the dungeon. The unexpected content of the report and the corpses of the modified monsters in the subspace that I brought back caused an uproar in the guild.

“Oi,oi, t-there are 2,000 ogres among the monsters that were magically modified by a demon!? Is that true!? What’s more, you guys came back alive and well!?”

The uproar was quite big that the Guild leader personally showed up and asked for details.

“―In a sense, it was all thanks to him that we all managed to come back alive.”

As Badak finished telling the details, the eyes of the guild officials turned to me in unison. Everyone’s eyes were asking, “Who the hell are you?”

As I stared at them in puzzlement like a baby, I said,

“Uhm, I’m a baby, so I don’t really know.”

“““To say that now will be unjustifiable!”””

……I see. If I’m too active, I’ll get in trouble. Maybe I should be a little more careful in the future.

I managed to survive the barrage of questions from the guild leader and staff, and I had arrived at that truth. If I keep going like this, I may become too famous and rumors may reach my hometown. If that happens, it will get troublesome again. So, in the future, I will try to weigh myself a little more like a baby.

―The master’s idea of “like a baby” is wrong in the first place.

Somehow, I think I heard Lindwurm’s voice again, but maybe that was just my imagination.

While I was thinking about this, Fana called out to me.

“Reus…… Master.”

“Master?”

“Yes. Reus is my master.”

Before I knew it, I had a disciple.

“Why do you take me as your master?”

“Because you made me stronger…… Will Master continue to be solo?”

“Hmm, I think so……”

It’s easier that way. In my previous life, I would also occasionally party up with others, but I was basically alone all the time. 

I-, it’s not like I didn’t have any friends though!

“I want to go on an adventure with Master.”

“Does that mean you want to party with me?”

“Yes. I want to learn a lot from Master. I’m definitely going to be stronger that way.”

Hmmm, let’s see…….

If I really train Fana as a disciple, I may be able to use her as a cover.

In that case—

I jumped on Fana’s chest. As I sandwiched my face between her cleavage, I said,

“Alright. Fana-oneechan, let’s go on an adventure together!”

“Really? I’m so happy!”

I’m happy too. After all, if I form a party with her, I can always enjoy the feel of these breasts…… Gufufufu…….

“Wait a minute!”

At that moment, the girl who had a strong desire to win interrupted us.

It’s Anje, the Amazoness.

“Anje-oneechan? What’s the matter?”

“Y-y-you said it right? That I could be as strong as …… you.”

“Of course you can…… but, didn’t Anje-oneechan said you didn’t need it?”

“Uh-…… T-that, I did say that at the time! I said so but……”

Anje’s voice gradually becomes softer till it’s inaudible.

Apparently, this adventure made her keenly aware of the difference in power between her and Fana, and that made her impatient enough to abandon her pride.

“It’s okay, I can make Oneechan stronger too.”

“R-really?”

There is no reason to refuse.

“Yes. If you really want to, I could do the treatment now. You can come to Fana-oneechan’s house with us.”

“Treatment?”

“It’s okay, it doesn’t hurt at all.”

In fact, it’s a very pleasant treatment…… Gufufu……

“The secret of Fana-oneechan’s strength is that she has adjusted her magic circuit, so that she can keep casting her body-strengthening magic on herself at all times.”

“I-, I can’t use magic though……”

“No problem. Body-strengthening magic is easy to do. I think you’ll be able to use it quickly after a little practice.”

In this way, I took Anje to Fana’s house.

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In the room.

Anje stood there stiffly. She looked wary of what I am about to do.

“Alright. I’m going to start the treatment now…… Take off all your clothes please.”

“……Eh?”

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“……Is everyone okay?”

Even if I try to talk to them, they just turn their blank eyes on me.

Yup, this is no good.

“He~y, answer me—”

“““Huh!?”””

Ah, it seems that they’ve finally come to their senses.

“W-wait, what was that thing just now!? That terrifying ancient dragon!?”

“That’s the staff I use all the time.”

“Why does your staff turn into a dragon!?”

“Hmm…. well, because it’s just that kind of staff, I guess?”

“Why do you have something like that!?”

It was a barrage of questions. Tsk. It’s bothersome to be asked so many questions all at once.

“As expected of Reus. You’re amazing.”

Fana was the only one who gave me a look of respect.

“No, I guess you are not on the level I expected. ……Well, it’s too late to say it now….…”

It was Maricia who let out a sigh of exasperation.

“Anyway, it’s true that we were saved thanks to this kid. If it were just us, we wouldn’t even be able to compete with the first form of that demon. And in that scenario, by now, that horde of ogres might have come out of the dungeon and the country would have been a mess.”

“Yeah… It’s scary when you think about it…… I say, it wouldn’t be worth it if we didn’t charge the guild an extra fee.”

“By the way, what happened to that horde of ogres?”

There were so many ogres, but there were only corpses lying here and there, and as far as the eye could see, there were no surviving individuals. I can’t see Wolf-kaachan and the others in sight, but they may have gone deeper into the dungeon and continued to exterminate the monsters.

While I was thinking so, a huge shadow emerged from the darkness.

It’s Kaa-chan. The little werewolves too.

(Did you clean it up?)

『Yeah. We’ve taken out not only the ogres, but also all the monsters that look like them. 』

(Oh, Nice work Kaa-chan.)

Apparently, all the monsters that have been modified by that demon were annihilated as well.

“You guys helped me a lot too.”

““““Wau-wau-wau-wauuuu!””””

The little wolves wag their tails happily when I praised them.

『Now then, I think it’s time for you to take us back to the forest. As the lord of the territory, I can’t be away for too long.”

(Got it. Thank you for today, Kaa-chan.)

『……』

When I was about to send them back, Kaa-chan spoke,

『Right. I just remembered that I saw a group of humans near the forest some time after you left.』

(A group of humans?)

『I don’t know what they came to do there, but there were people who smelled like you, so I didn’t kill them. 』

Smells like me? Hmm…. who the hell is that?

『Also…… If you want to come and play, come anytime. These kids want to play with you too. 』

““““Wau-wau-wau!””””

Then I sent Kaa-chan and the wolf cubs home.

“The impact of the dragon earlier was so great that my senses are going crazy…… but, what do you have to do with those wolves……? The smaller one looked like a Nightmare Garm with a Danger Level A you know….…”

Badak asks nervously.

“I was abandoned right after I was born. That’s how I was raised by that big wolf.”

“……There’s so much going on that I don’t know where to start anymore.”

Maricia said with a faraway look.

After that, I was asked various questions about where I was born, why I was abandoned, how I was raised by a magical beast, etc., but all I answered is, “Well, I don’t really know either.”

It’s odd that I had a clear mind from the moment I was born. If I do it poorly, they may find out that I have a memory of previous life.

―Master, I think you’re already more than odd.

Eh? It’s like I heard Lindwurm’s voice just now. No, no, it’s dormant, so there’s no way I can hear it.

“Okay, okay, enough. I don’t think it’s a good idea to pry into people’s pasts too much!”

“In this brat’s case, his past isn’t so much the past, right?”

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『…… Master, it’s been a long time since I’ve felt this much irritation.』

While the demon was feeling triumphant, my beloved staff, Lindwurm, was quietly raged.

『Certainly, I feel the power of my brethren from him, and he must be an old dragon who has lived for a long time. I don’t think my compatriot would have thought that he would be subjected to such humiliation after his death.』

Lindwurm’s tone is soft, but as someone who has known him for a long time, I know. He’s completely losing it.

(What do you want to do?)

『I’m going to go into dormant mode for a while, is that okay?』

(Oh, I don’t mind. Do as you like.)

『Thank you, Master.』

Not knowing that he had touched Lindwurm’s reverse scale, the demon was grinning and enjoying himself.

“Now then, when should I start killing you low lives? Of course, I’ll save you for last, you little brat. I need to make you suffer the most before I kill you, otherwise I won’t be satisfied you see.”

“Sigh. Unfortunately, you’re the one who’ll die.”

“Huh? Kukuku, don’t you understand my power?”

“Let me answer you with your words. Don’t you understand the power of this staff?”

“Huh? What do you…… Uggh!? W-w-what’s this tremendous magical power….…!?”

The magic that Lindwurm had released swept around him like a tornado. Sensing this, the adventurers screamed, “Hiiiiiii!”

Lindwurm is a beautiful pure white wand. Now, it changes its shape while emitting such a brilliant light that it gives the illusion that the sun has fallen.

It’s not just about shape.

Lindwurm’s mass swelled dozens of times at once, and eventually, a gigantic body that even surpassed that of Wolf-kaachan’s body appeared.

“Guruaaaaaaa!”

The one that let out a tremendous roar was a monster covered in scales like white porcelain. It is a  dragon that boasted fantastical beauty. No, it’s not just a dragon. It is an ancient dragon amongst ancient dragons. A being that has lived for tens of thousands of years.

My Holy Dragon Staff, Lindwurm, was once a legendary ancient dragon that existed from the age of mythology —the Radiant Dragon Lindwurm. 

“A, a, a, a….…”

I wonder if the ancient dragon that he has taken into his body is a factor as well, but the demon felt instinctively terrified. The demon’s cheeks is trembling and his teeth clattered as he staggered back.

“Im-, Impossible…… In such a place like this…… for an ancient dragon to be here…… I-it’s ab….surd…..”

Lindwurm, who had regained his old dragon form, purred in disgust.

『Grrrrrrr (You have defiled my people. Die to atone for your sins!)』

“U-, uwaaaaaaaaaa!?”

As if Lindwurm’s murderous intent had been transmitted to him, the demon turned on his heel and tried to run away as fast as he could, letting out a miserable scream with no shame and honor.  

—But Lindwurm didn’t give him time to escape. In an instant, Lindwurm stretched his neck, swallowed the demon’s head all the way to his stomach and bit it.

Spurt!

The upper and lower half of the body were easily separated by the tear. A terrified scream was heard from the upper body caught between Lindwurm’s fangs. 

『So unpalatable!』

Lindwurm spits out the demon’s upper body. Half of the demon’s body danced in the air.

“Higyaaaaaa!”

Even though his body is cut in half, he is still alive. 

What a life force. 

But the next moment, Lindwurm opened his mouth wide. A brilliant light flash from the back of his throat.

“N-no, noooooo! N-not yet…… I don’t want to dieeeee!”

The demon’s pleas were in vain, Lindwurm fired a powerful breath of light.

“I don’t want to d—”

Swallowed by the light, along with his scream, the figure of the demon disappeared. The breath hit the ceiling of the dungeon directly, creating a huge hole that penetrated all the way to the surface. Only the clothes on the lower half of the demon’s body lay empty on the ground. Most likely, the body of the demon had disappeared without a single speck of dust remaining. Lindwurm let out a breath of light that completely erased the demon.

Sigh. As evidence that there was a demon in the dungeon, I wanted to bring back a part of the body if I could…… Well, it can’t be helped now.

After finishing his work, Lindwurm looked back at me.

『Well then, Master. I’ll sleep for a while. 』

(Thank you for your hard work. Please take a good rest.)

The massive body shrinks and returns to its original staff form. I caught it with one hand as it fell. Now that Lindwurm is in dormant mode, it can’t even stay in the air like it normally would.

I’ll store it in subspace first.

“Alright, now that the demon was already taken care of….. Eh? …..Is everyone okay?”

The adventurers all looked blank.

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“Hey~, why don’t you stop playing dead?”

I called out to the demon that has stopped moving.

Looking flustered, Badak interrupted,

“W-wait. You definitely pierced his heart earlier. Even if he’s a demon, there’s no way he can be alive, right?”

“Yes, I indeed pierced his heart…… Just one of them though.”

“W-what?”

Many demons have more than two hearts. Perhaps the demon in front of me is like that too. What’s even more troubling is that as soon as a heart is crushed, it becomes like asphyxia, making it indistinguishable from being dead. It is difficult to tell because the flow of magic and blood flow also stop in that event.

However, he was supposed to be conscious. It is not the brain, but the spiritual body that maintains consciousness and is aware of the surrounding situation. That’s why he should be able to hear our voices.

“It’s a really lame demon~! Knowing that you can’t beat a human, which you consider to be a lower creature, you pretended to be dead and try to get away with it, right~? Now, which one of us is inferior then? Pupupupupu~! I mean, if you’re dead, it’s okay to pee on your head, right? Hey, everyone, let’s all race to do it!”

“You can’t do that one, you daaaamnnn braaaat!!!”

“See?”

—When I insulted him, he got up on his own. As expected, it seems that he can’t stand being peed.

“Unforgivable…… I won’t let you go you damn brat! To me…… Making a fool out of me like this…..! Now that this is the case, I’ll make sure to kill you! Even if it meant using my secret power!”

Magical power swells from the entire body of the raging demon. No, that’s not all. The body of the demon itself has gotten bigger. The skeleton seems to be changing, and it may be about to transform into something else.

“Aaaaaaaaahhh!!!”

The demon screamed violently with his eyes peeled, probably in severe pain. He grew more than twice as large as his original form, and the clothes he was wearing were torn and blown away. An impressive horn grew on his head, and wings emerged on his back. Eventually, with scales covering the entire body, a mysterious humanoid creature appeared in front of us.

“T-this is….…”

“……The demon transformed?”

“Horns on the head, wings on the back…… And scales on the whole body…… don’t tell me…. a dragoneut?”

Dragon Race.

It is a legendary race that is said to possess the power of dragons, but the demon in front of me is probably an artificial reproduction of it.

“I see. Did you undergo the same magical modifications as those monsters?”

“Kukuku… That’s right. If I take in the power of a dragon, I can become even stronger… Believe me when I say that. What’s more, what I took in was not an ordinary dragon.  It is said that it has lived for thousands of years and reigns at the top of all monsters, it’s an ancient dragon! By chance, I found the remains of an ancient dragon and since then, I have been researching it for a long time.”

After saying that, he swung his arm lightly then the ground was torn apart by the impact alone.

“Once this happens, I can’t go back to my original form for a while…… That’s why I didn’t want to use it……. This is all your fault, you know? You made me angry.”

Magical power and fighting spirit are mixed, and a tremendous power can be felt just by him standing there. He is no longer the low-level demon earlier. He indeed transformed into a vicious creature that had absorbed the power of an ancient dragon.

“Ha-, ha-, hahaha…… What’s this…… My whole body is trembling……I can’t stop.”

“I-, I can’t even stand……”

“Guu-…… This is terrible……”

Pressured by his overwhelming presence, the adventurers slump to the ground. They must have instinctively realized that he was an opponent who they could never be able to compete against.

“H-Hey!? You provoked him that much, you can do something about him, right!?”

Anje asked me that question. Perhaps because of her stubbornness as an Amazoness, despite her trembling, Anje tried to remain standing, well, she barely able to.

“Hmm, no way I guess?”

“Haaa!?”

“I wasn’t expecting this of course.”

Perhaps this guy now has a power close to that of a high-level demon. Let’s not talk about it in my previous life, but with my current baby body, I honestly can’t handle him now.

“T-Then, what are we going to do?! R-right! Those wolves…..”

“Hmm…. It looks like they have their hands full with just those ogres.”

“What kind of nonsense are you talking about!?”

The demon that had turned into a pseudo-dragon let out a roar-like laugh.

“Fuhahahaha! Your fate is over! I want you to die regretting that you have made a fool out of me!”

It seems that he is completely sure of victory, but unfortunately, he did not know yet.

—My beloved staff, Lindwurm, was silently furious.

『…… Master, it’s been a long time since I’ve felt this much irritation. 』

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“““Grrrrrr!!!”””

“““Uguaaa!!!”””

Wolf-kaachan and the others are overrunning the ogres. The demon became impatient seeing such scenario.

“Damn… If things continue like this, the ogres I’ve taken the trouble to increase… damn these wolves!”

“Oniisan, I’m your opponent, you know?”

“Huh!?”

I interrupted the demon that is trying to attack Kaa-chan and the others to protect the ogres.

“You brat…… Don’t get in my way!”

Spreading magic filled with wrath, the demon pulled out the ominous sword that he carried on his waist and slashed at me mercilessly.

Clang!!

Lindwurm in sword mode, parried it.

“Uh-…… Y-You managed to take my sword!?……Ugh-, What’s more, this power…… Where the hell in such a small body did this come from!?”

Demons are not only skilled in magic, but they also have high physical abilities. Given that, he is confused by the fact that he can’t push against me, a mere baby.

“Compared to when I was just born, I have a lot more basic physical strength now.”

“That alone can’t explain this!”

“Well, I use body strengthening magic of course.”

“Body strengthening magic…… You should know that there is a limit to that!”

“Is that so?”

“And even if a baby becomes several times stronger, you should be at the level of a goblin at best!”

“I think I was able to strengthen my body a few times. Hmmm, maybe about fifty times.”

“F-Fifty times!?”

That’s right. Without doing the body strengthening, I couldn’t even stand at first.

“If I put my mind to it, I can do it a hundred times.”

“Hund—”

“Look.”

“~~~~!?”

In an instant, I circled behind the demon and swung Lindwurm down on its defenseless back. The sound of flesh being slashed sounded, and blue fresh blood peculiar to the demon clan spurted.

“Gaaah!…… B-Bastard! How dare a lowly creature like you…. To hurt me…. Unforgivable!  I won’t forgive youuuu!”

The demon was enraged by the humiliation rather than pain. He probably thought that his physical abilities were not on par against mine, so he stopped fighting in close distance and started firing long distance attack magic one after another. I deal with it by slashing it with Lindwurm, dodging it with flying magic, or counteracting it with offensive magic.

“What a fight……”

“He’s on a completely different level from us……”

“When he said he’s serious….. it’s like this huh.”

The adventurers’ eyes widened. 

Hey guys, it’s a battle between a low-level demon and me, who is still a baby. It’s not that big of a deal you know.

Anyways, in this baby body, my magic power is still depleted too quickly. I can’t fight for too long because I have to maintain my body strengthening magic and I used summoning magic earlier. In this case, let’s get it done all at once. 

I disappeared under the explosion magic that the demon released.

“Huh!? W-Where did you go!?”

There are two main methods of concealment. One is to use concealment magic to hide yourself. The other is stealth as a purely physical skill. Both have their pros and cons, but unfortunately, if the opponent can use powerful search magic, there is a risk of being detected. But anyway, the low-level demon in front of me probably hasn’t mastered search magic yet.

Demon tribes usually have a lot of pride, and many of them can only fight in a stupid and honest way. The one in front of me is different, the moment he tried to modify monsters and rely on them, I don’t think he had any pride at all. When I pointed that out, he was furious, and with that, I could see that he just a typical demon.

I approached the panicked demon from the front in a stealthy state.

Bushaaa!

“Guaaaahh!”

The tip of Lindwurm, which had changed into spear mode, pierced the demon’s chest. Then my figure finally came into view as the demon spat blood from his mouth.

“Im-Impossible! T-there’s no way…… for me to lose to a baby like this…… to a lower-class creature….…”

When I pulled out the spear, the demon falls to the ground with a thud.

“D-defeated……?”

“Single-handedly…. He killed a demon alone…… What a ridiculous guy……”

“Mmm. Reus is strong.”

“It’s a lie right……? I- …… I never thought he is that strong.”

It seems that Anje finally recognized me.

“Well, I wasn’t that strong. It is just that this one is a low-level demon you see.”

I said as I looked at the demon that had stopped moving.

“Hey~, why don’t you stop playing dead?”

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“But it’s you guys first! I’ll use you as food for breeding! Come, go, devour them!”

“““Uguaaa”””

When the demon gave a go signal, the hordes of ogres roared in unison.

“W-What should we do!? Even for me, this number is impossible!?”

“Anje, it’s unusual for you to be bearish.”

“Uh-, you’re annoying! Then, do you have any good plan!?”

“None.”

“None!?”

“Mmm. But Reus has it. ……Should be.”

Fana’s gaze turns to me.

“Hmmmm, let’s see….…”

As expected, when it comes to that number of ogres, it will be tough for the current me. I’ll surely run out of magic along the way. I have a lot of mana potions stored in my subspace, but if I drink too much of them, there’s a bit of a side effect….

If it’s the mana potion I made in my previous life, I don’t have to worry about that…… but that one is especially scary for this small baby body.

“In this case, let me call a group of jolly comrades.”

“Jolly comrades?”

“Yes. I could say that they are my family.”

“……?”

I held up Lindwurm in staff mode and used summoning spell. A huge magic circle unfolds at my feet and a brilliant light erupts from it. When the light subsided, a huge black shadow appeared in it.

(Kaa-chan, it’s been a while.)

『…… Is this your work? 』

(Yes. I just wanted to see Kaa-chan’s face. Also, I want you to lend me your strength.)

『No matter how I think about it, the real reason is probably the latter. 』

It was Wolf-kaachan who I called. In fact, I secretly signed a summoning beast contract while she was sleeping so that I could summon her at any time.

『Now that I think about it…. there are times when you were doing something in the middle of the night……』

Apparently, she noticed it. Wolf-kaachan isn’t very familiar with magic, so she didn’t expect to be made into a summoned beast without permission.

『…… You’re really a troublesome kid after all. 』

She just let out an exasperated sigh but she doesn’t seem to be angry. Maybe she is a “-dere” after all.

In addition to Kaa-chan, I summoned the little wolves with whom I was close to.

“““Wau-wau-wauu!”””

“Hey, I’ll be squashed! I mean, you guys have gotten bigger again~!”

The werewolf cubs pounced on me and nuzzled my face. They grew much faster than me and was already nearly two meters long.

“R-Reus-kun, t-those giant black wolves are……?”

“Na-, Na-, N-Nightmare Garm……!?”

“Nightmare Garm!? There’s no way….. they live in the great demon region of the north, you know. Aren’t they just some crazy wolves!?”

“Then, what’s that biggest one then……?”

Nightmare Garm? 

Apparently, the little wolves are monsters with such names. Kaa-chan has a crescent-shaped yellow hair around her forehead, which is a feature that wolf cubs do not have, so she may be a higher species or an evolutionary species. In the case of monsters, the child born will not always be the same species as the parent.

『Rather than that, I think it would be better to defeat those ogres first. 』

(Right. Kaa-chan please help. They’ve been magically modified and they have the same fertility as goblins.)

『……I see. No wonder it smells so unpleasant. 』

Wolf Kaa-chan snorts as she frowns. And the next moment, she took the wolf cubs and charged straight into the ogre horde. When Kaa-chan swings her front legs, it blows away several ogres at once, slamming them into the wall which instantly killed them. Not to be outdone, the werewolf cubs bite the ogres and easily devoured their bodies.

“T-Too strong…… That’s indeed a Nightmare Garm…… a monster with the danger level of A.”

“They are definitely more than just big sized monster….…”

“The ogres are like a piece of paper…… It’s like a natural disaster…… isn’t it?”

It was the same for the demon, he was stunned.

“N-No, impossible! Why is such a powerful monster tamed by a lowly human!?”

“I won them over. I mean, they are my family.”

“Who are you really!?”

“Well, as Oniisan had said, I’m just a lower creature. A baby one to be precise.”

“W-Who would believe thaaat!?”

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