With each step, the forest became denser, and the sounds increased with time. Before we could notice it, we were surrounded by Kopikyatto beasts. There must be about six beasts. The Kopikyatto from just now was probably there again. It didn't run away but went for reinforcements. I warn you, beasts of this forest. We will not leave any of you alive in an attack!'' I shouted with cold emotion to the beasts.
The beasts were not intimidated by my threat and moved into fighting positions. ''Onaki and Brahm, let me handle this,'' I replied to the two and sighed. They believed that their numbers made them superior to us. However, that was not the case because the beasts also began to burn in a millisecond. I used my rain of fire to take them all out at once. Burning, the beasts tried to charge at me. ''Equilibrium!" I shouted and recited the protection spell. Now all I had to do was wait to see how miserably the beasts burned away, dying one by one. I was irritated since I didn't really want to kill any beasts in this Walt unnecessarily. ''Let's move on. I want to avoid another confrontation,'' I replied to the two.
After a few minutes of walking on, the Maho forest thinned out, and we could see a wall and a gate. ''That must be the Kemono state,'' Onaki exclaimed, pointing her finger in the direction of the gate. Arriving at the gate, we were stopped by two Demi guards. ''Stop. What do you strangers want?" ''We come from a village in the land of demons, demis live there just like here. I need an audience with the president of the Demis,'' I answered the two guards. ''We are detaining you for the time being. We need to make sure you are not a danger to the country,'' the guards answered me and handcuffed us. The gate then opened, and we were led away. The country's interior was filled with houses and stores. Souvenir stores, gun stores, snack stores, everything was there.
We were stopped by an agent who wanted to know why we had decided to visit this country. ''There is tension everywhere. Please do not be angry with us for our actions. However, we have to make sure that you are not part of the high council,'' the agent replied. We were not allowed to talk, so we followed the agent and the guards. They led us to a prison. There we were to be imprisoned for the time being. ''But we didn't do anything,'' I replied to Onaki and Brahm, sighing. Besides us, there were other prisoners in the adjoining rooms. It was pretty noisy, and one could not understand one's own words. Hours passed, and finally, the agent took us out of our prison, but still in handcuffs. We did as we were told without any resistance. After all, we didn't want any trouble with this nation. We were led into a courtroom, and there a judge was already waiting to pass judgment on us. ''You, the travelers, what is your intention in coming here?'' the judge asked us directly.
We have come to deliver a message and to fulfill a request,'' I answered him. ''You are free to speak of your message,'' I looked at Brahm and then back at the judge. ''There will soon be a war with the high council. A small village inhabited by Demis sent us. We were told that you could be of help to us. After all, the war would put you in danger too.'' I replied to the judge. The judge thought for a moment. ''And this war, when is it going to happen?" the judge asked me directly. ''In six months, it will be the full moon of the demon. On that day, the powers of the demons increase immeasurably,'' Brahm then answered him afterward, pointing to himself. He transformed into his true form. ''So you are Brahm, then there will be some truth to it. All right, you are absolved. But you will be under round-the-clock surveillance,'' the judge then replied to us, banging his little gavel to deliver his verdict that we were now acquitted.
I was very surprised that Brahm himself was well known here and had gained prestige. After the court, we went back to the city of the country. We were going to remain in this country from now on. ''Let's stay here in the land of the Kemono for the time being,'' Brahm replied. ''We should get weapons,'' I replied to Onaki, pointing to one of the many weapon stores that were in this town. We went into the store and met the weapons dealer. ''Welcome! What will it be?'' the arms dealer asked us, showing us his collection of weapons. A special sword caught my eye. It was a mana sword that was able to be strengthened with magic. ''This sword here, please,'' while I was choosing my weapon, Onaki had already found her choice. It was a magic bow that could fire projectiles from spells. Arrows were not necessary for it.
''This bow here, please,'' Onaki replied to the weapons dealer. ''That makes a total of 200 gold coins,'' the arms dealer replied with a grin. We didn't have that much money, but the Brahm had his wallet with him, and there were a lot of gold coins in it. Here, I'll pay you. You owe me a portion of udon noodles for this,'' Brahm laughed and took the coins out of his pocket.
We both thanked Brahm and left the weapon store. Now it was time to find a rest stop. We looked around and found a hotel for travelers. The cost was one silver coin per day. Brahm had enough money for several months. Even I had enough money for the hotel. So we checked in. Brahm had a room, and Onaki and I shared a room.
We now spent two weeks in the land of the Kemono and trained together in between. Brahm was still our teacher and taught us powerful spells. We prepared ourselves for the coming war. Onaki had now mastered fire spells, while I had ventured into shockwave spells. Unfortunately, I could not use the power of the Merthyl Crystal in a controlled manner, so I relied more on my own spells. Our stay wasn't just about training, though. We looked at the many sights in the city and ate udon noodles at a couple of stores. ''I miss the people in the beast village. I wonder how Rohan and Nakasone are doing,'' Onaki said with a sigh. ''We will revisit the village after the war, I promise!'' I answered her and stroked her head.
I understood that she missed the small village. After all, we spent a very long time in the village. The time helped me to come to terms with my brother's death. I also wanted to go back. However, I did not want to leave this state of the Kemono so quickly. After all, the president invited us with a good heart to live here. Suddenly a siren sounded. Monsters from the Maho Forest were attacking the village. However, they were not Kopikyatto but Alpha-Ursus. These creatures probably also lived in this forest. This was a perfect opportunity to try out our newly acquired weapons on these beasts. Arriving at the outer wall of the land, we could see countless Alpha-Ursus standing in front of the gate. You are a threat to us. For this reason, we must now exterminate you!'' the Alpha-Ursus shouted, and together they prepared light projectiles to fire at the wall of the land.
Onaki and I prepared our protection spell so that the wall would not be damaged. The Alpha-Ursus fired their projectiles, and there was a big explosion. The wall was still intact and had not suffered any damage. Onaki prepared her bow and concentrated her magic on her bow. The bow produced several projections of light as a result. She shot it at a dozen Alpha-Ursus, and the explosion that resulted was tremendous. The Alpha-Ursus that the projectile hit were wiped out along with any trace of it. ''Wow, this thing packs a punch!'' marveled Onaki, entranced by her new weapon. Now it was my turn. I concentrated my magic on my Mana Sword and created a meter-long Hell Blade, "Tenfold Hell Blade!
The Hell Blade was hotter and had a much longer range. With one swing, I wiped out several Alpha Ursus at once. The sword increased my energy input tenfold without draining me. A powerful weapon it was. The two of us alone had already cut the number of Alpha-Ursus in half. However, the Alpha Ursus did not admit defeat. They combined an attack. It was a massive shockwave of blades. We used our protection spell again, but the blades penetrated through the spell and cut part of the wall. ''Damn it, we can't let them attack combined. Otherwise, there will be casualties!'' I shouted to Onaki.
This time it was us who prepared a combined attack. Onaki prepared her lightning spell with her bow, and I prepared my fire spell with my mana sword. Together we fired our attacks. The lightning sliced countless Alpha Ursus, and my Fire of Rain spell burned the remaining Alpha Ursus. However, the flame was not red but black. With the Mana Sword and training, I was able to perfect my spell. The Alpha-Ursus were almost all wiped out. Only three were left, but they fled back into the forest. This was a bitter defeat for the Alpha-Ursus, and they would not dare to attack again so soon.