Chapter 3 - Chapter 2 - The Outside of the Cave

It's already been three days after the battle with the black snake.

We're still in the cavern. Although I can't control my powers, we we're able to kills tons of monsters and acquire tons of skills along the way.

We also noticed that, sunlight can't leak in at all in this cave.

Even with the power of darkness there's something unease in my heart.

No, how could that be possible. But, no matter how I think about it….

「We're, probably not lost right?」(Fumiko)

「No no no, how can that be possible. Normally speaking, I've never heard of anyone losing their way in a beginner's starting cave.」

Aren't all beginner caves only used for tutorials? Moreover, the trio earlier who looked like adventurers seems to have arrived at the BOSS door easily enough… No problem, it's surely because the road is just a little long.

However, it still makes me feel uneasy not knowing the cave's structure. Aren't there any ways to learn the structure of the cave?

I couldn't help but to retort.

Navigation maps are the way of the depraved! The old me also had that kind of young and playful period of time.

In the older games, one must prepare pen and paper to record the path they've taken step by step. That was indeed pretty fun. However, when humans started to use strategy guides, the navigation map in games had already become the standard equipment; thus the strategy part of the games had lost its fun a long time ago. In any case, after getting used to that convenience, it's difficult to go back.

What am I trying to express by saying all these things, you ask…. Of course it's to say, that such a convenient function should be be used immediately! After all, this isn't a game, it's real life.

「Fufufu. Looks like, we really did get lost earlier.」

「Why do you look proud...」 (Fumiko)

To actually be able to confuse me to such an extent, this cavern really is something. Let me praise it a little here.

This definitely doesn't mean that I have no sense of direction, okay?

「It looks like we're already pretty close to the cave entrance.」(Fumiko)

「Your right, I can see weeds growing in conspicuous places of the cave.」

Sunlight that came from who knows where slowly made the surroundings brighter.

Which is to say, it's currently daytime?

Until now, I've also encountered quite a number of battles.

Calamity Centipede shaped monster (Calamity Centipede: B+)

Black Huge Spider (Black Spider: B)

Blood-sucking Vampire Bat (Vampire Bat: C+)

Shelled Armored Lizard (Armored Dinosaur: B)

It's roughly these four types.

That black snake seems to be pretty rare, I haven't seen a second one yet.

Everyone of them were all strong enemies.

Even though it's not very convincing at all coming from the me who only used to one-shot them.

That bat fellow, after dodging countless s, even tried to counterattack. As for the lizard, if the angle was wrong, would actually be deflected sometimes. They are all strong characters that can't be faced carelessly.

The centipede shaped monster even hid its presence and attempted to sneak attack from the back. However, it was useless against Fumiko who has the permanent BUFF of and . It was simply dealt with by a

But that huge spider was seriously terrible.

After all, I'm scared of bugs the most, it's impossible for me to psychologically accept it. Just by looking at it, it kind of makes me want to kneel down and apologize. However, probably because of reincarnating into this body, my psyche had also strengthened. I didn't run away, and chose to bravely fight!

Even though I feel kind of sorry, I went all out straight away! I dismantled it into pieces using five shots of .

Since it's that kind of opponent that would make me feel nauseous just by looking, don't blame me.

In the end Fumiko predated them all.

This is after all a world where the strong devours the weak. The loser will become the winner's food.

Of course, Fumiko was really kind of hesitant when predating the spider and centipede.

So, speaking from various senses, she already tried very hard.

But, if a cockroach shaped monster ever jumps out, we'll unhesitantly escape with our utmost effort.

This is not an issue of whether we can defeat it or not.

In this world, there existed a wonderful saying [Escaping is Winning].

Like this, I absorbed various kind of demons inside the cavern.

The abilities She acquired are these——

「The amount of information on hand is currently too low, so it can only be given up for now.」

To be honest, it would be impossible for everything to be that easy in this world.

「Even though it's better to prepare more useable cards. But there's no need to hurry.」

「Thinking closely, I really did acquire quite the amount of skills this time.」(Fumiko)

Like this, we kept researching as we moved around inside the cavern.

Then finally, we saw the exit that connects to the ground level.

For the first time after getting transported to this world, I arrived at a place full of sunshine…..

「it really feels like we haven't seen the sun in a long time.」(Fumiko)

「Actually, it indeed has been a few months.」

Seems that I won't dissolve like a vampire, nor will I get burnt.

In fact, for activities dangerous for them, demons can understand them just by instinct.

But it's also pretty common for them to knowingly do so despite the danger.

I really can't laugh at that.

They should try their best to correct those behaviors.

「The cave, seems like it's inside a forest.」(Fumiko)

「The cave entrance is on a slightly tall hill. Even inside the forest, this hill is still very suspicious. How should I say this, that's the only place I could see the sun from. Just a single」

「you're right, if you step into the forest, and it would instantly become dark」(Fumiko)

「At the tip of the hill, there engraved a suspicious pattern.」

「It kind of looks like some sort of magic formation. Did those adventurers that I passed by do anything? Well, it doesn't matter either way.」(Fumiko)

[One shouldn't stand under an unstable wall]

we decisively left this place that one shouldn't remain for long.

Some time went by after we left the cave.

「Looks like, it's already evening.」(Fumiko)

「we were able to deduce that the time when we exited the cave was exactly at noon.」

「It's almost time to prepare dinner」

And so, Fumiko continued to study the skills acquired from predating those demons earlier. By combining the usage of these skills, maybe they would produce an unexpected effect. Of course, what's most important is still practicing pronunciation.

Like this, we moved along in the forest while carrying out various tests.

It's not like we have any destinations, we just randomly wandering around anyways.

「If we were to encounter a village or small town, let's try to find kind-looking humans and approach them.」(Fumiko)

However, these past few days were really peaceful. we would clearly be attacked by demons at every turn inside the cave, but there were almost no encounters after coming outside.

They were already scared off running.

They were even bigger than large dogs, and there were even a few that had the body length of over two meters, yet they were scared shitless by a mere human. How incredibly useless.

But to me, not being attacked is also good.

However, when we tried to observe carefully, I realized that those wolves weren't the only creatures inside this forest.

Yet the area within 100 meters of me was completely clear.

「Eh? Why does it seem like they are all afraid of me…」

「Why exactly is that?」