*Lexia POV*
"Hah… Hah...!"
A girl was seen running desperately through the forest. However, the pale white dress that the girl is wearing, which can be seen as fine quality by anyone, isn't suitable for running.
Not only that, but the beautiful blonde hair that looks to be extracted from the sunlight has become dirty while running, and now has lost its radiance and had become muddled.
Several people who hid their faces behind a hood were chasing behind the girl.
"Kuh…"
The girl was running barefoot in the forest with a bad footing.
"Ahh!?"
However, she stumbled over a tree's root because of the dress that is unsuitable for running and the forest environment.
The mysterious group couldn't miss that chance and immediately surrounded the girl. The girl realizes that there is no longer to escape, but she sharpens her eyes and glares at the group.
"You people! Do you know with whom you're chasing, I am the first princess of Alceria Kingdom!?"
The mysterious group exchanged glances at the girl's bullshit attitude while sneering.
"Hahahaha! We know that, Lexia Von Alceria."
"Huh, Then why…"
"Why, you said? Saying such a ridiculous thing. As for what reason you're getting attacked… Should I make you remember with your body?"
"T-that's…"
The girl ─ Lexia became lost for words at what the assailant said.
"You're a hindrance, you know. You filthy mixed blood!"
"My blood is not dirty…"
"Don't talk back!"
"Kyaaa!"
One of the mysterious people magically created a mass of soil and shot it at her, Lexia instantly rolled over the ground, but his magic power was apparently high, and the impact caused more damage than expected.
"U-uhh…"
"Quit stalling for time. It'll be better if you just obediently die from the beginning…we will make sure to make it painless"
"Your escort is pitiful, too, right? As a result of escorting you, they're getting attacked by us."
"They were desperate to let you escape, but aren't those Knights dead by now?"
The mysterious group threw unpleasant words at Lexia, who was crouching in pain.
Lexia was the first princess, but she was a child born between the present King and a concubine ─ a slave.
More to say, her mother was not a "Human", She was a "High-Elf" which has an even better appearance among the excellent appearance of an "Elf". The King fell in love at her first sight with such a High-Elf slave and loved her as a concubine, and before long, Lexia was born.
However, soon after giving birth to Lexia, her mother died. The king was very sad and raised Lexia with a lot of care. But one day, an incident occurred. High-Elf's who originally possessed high magic and Lexia even as a 'Half-Human' inherited their excellent appearance and magic, and one day her magical power went out of control.
As a result, the first prince who was nearby was seriously injured.
Fortunately, there were no 'major' after-effects left, and he had been healed completely, but… Lexia was being alienated by the queen, the mother of the first prince, and the nobles of the first prince faction. Due to her origin of birth, she has been subjected to various types of harassment behind the King's back.
"U… Uhh…".
She's grateful to her mother for giving birth to her, and she doesn't have a grudge against her father. However, the surroundings attack such a Lexia mercilessly. Even if she's from the royal family, it will become misfortune depending on the circumstances. Lexia had been desperately living before in such an unavoidable reality, but now she is about to be killed like this, she looks back on her life and tears began to fall involuntarily.
If only she had lived a more normal life… Yes, she had thought about it every time.
"Now, it will be silly to have an idle-talk and be attacked by monsters. Go die quickly"
Lexia could only sob, muffling her voice in this very miserable and helpless situation. One of the men of the mysterious group tried to shoot his magic mercilessly toward Lexia ─ it was at that moment.
"Guooooooooooo!"
"What!? Goblin General!?"
Suddenly, a monster attacked the mysterious group. With dark brown skin and eyes like those of reptiles. Bulging muscles, with a height as tall as an adult man, and wore armor on its body and gave off a very terrifying intimidating aura.
Gushing nasal breath from its big nose, and it then released a strong swing from its giant sword that was as tall as itself. The blow was tremendous, and the mysterious group that tried to unleash their magic at the Goblin General turned into a mass of meat in front of its giant sword.
The mysterious group cried miserably before they died.
Those who were about to kill Lexia were killed in an instant.
Lexia's expression was tinged with fear by that fact, and she tried to run away in a hurry, but she doesn't have the strength to move her legs after the fall.
While she was unable to move, the Goblin General had already annihilated the mysterious group with its terrifying power.
A large amount of blood and pieces of flesh were scattered all over the area, and even the goblin general was covered in that blood and flesh.
Before that, Lexia's body has given up the will to live despite her intentions. No matter how much she tried to escape, or move her body, her body wouldn't listen at all.
After it finished the slaughtering of those mysterious group, the Goblin General turned its eyes towards Lexia, who was tinged with fear and despair. She was shot by a sharp glance, and finally, even 'her' will to live was lost.
"Ahh…"
Lexia screamed fearful trying to muster the strength to run,
The Goblin General approached towards the terrified Lexia, and when it arrived in front of Lexia, it lifted up its giant sword.
The Goblin General roared barbarically,
She will die here without any suffering. With such murky thoughts of death, she watched the sword that slaughtered the mysterious group approaching towards her neck.
"Daaaaaaaaaaaaaa!"
"Gugyaa!?"
Suddenly, something flew toward the Goblin General. However, the Goblin General sensed it just before the flying object collided, and 'somehow' prevented it with the giant sword which had been swung up before.
But it wasn't the only attack. Further impacts striked at the giant sword which had prevented the flying object. The impact was tremendous, and even the goblin general who possessed a strong body can't endure it and got greatly blown away.
The Goblin General turned its gaze which was been filled with anger to the new intruder as it regained its posture.
The Goblin General cried furiously.
And when Lexia turned her gaze in the same direction as the Goblin General ─
"Are you alright?"
She found out an elegant young man rushed over in a hurry, with glossy black hair and eyes that reminiscent of the night sky, which somehow brought up an atmosphere of a foreign country.
Despite the desperate situation, Lexia for some reason felt a bit reassured the moment she saw the young man. Thus, because of that feeling of security, her thread of the tension has broken, and she fainted on the spot due to exhausion.
*Yuuya POV*
It's been a few days since the fight with the Goblin Elite. my exploration has progressed considerably, and after getting some useful skills along the way, I don't need to put any marks to lead back home anymore.
In addition to the new skills, fighting against new monsters has also improved my levels and combat skills. I cashed in on the items I got and got a good amount of money from it.
And so, this is my current status;
[Tenjou Yuuya]
Occupation: None
Level: 200
Magic: 5000
Attack: 7000
Defense: 7000
Agility: 7000
Intelligence: 4500
Luck: 7500
BP: 0
Skills: [Flight] [Telekinesis] [Superior Eyes] [Empathy: 4] [Superior Adaptability] [Superior Regeneration] [Superior Resistance] [Appraisal] [Endurance] [Item Box] [Language Comprehension] [True Martial Art: 4] [Cooking: 3] [Presence Detection] [Meditation: 3] [Speed Reading] [Map] [Dodge] [Weakness Detection] [Stealth]
Titles: [Reincarnator] [Master of The Door] [Master of The House] [Otherworlder] [Person Who Visited A Different World For The First Time]
I grew up way more than I expected and was regularly experiencing severe pain while I was sleeping, but somehow recently I've gotten used to it… or rather, it seems that the severe pain and the noises are gone. I guess it seems the structure of my body is already complete, huh? It means there's no way to remodel anymore.
But still, my physical strength is obviously increasing, so it's probably hasn't stopped growing 'completely' yet.
Also, these are the effect of the new skills;
[Map] :: It will show you the map for places you've visited once.
[Dodge] :: It's easier to avoid the opponent's attack.
[Weakness Detection] :: Find out your opponent's weaknesses.
[Stealth] :: It allows you to become one with your surroundings to erase your presence and magic signature.
All of them are useful skills, especially thanks to the [Map], my exploration has become much easier.
[Dodge] has 'somehow' made me understand the timing of the enemy attack, and [Weakness Detection] makes me know the point where I can give a greater damage to my opponent.
[Stealth] is very useful and helpful if I need to hide while scoping out the state of the monsters, and I mastered these in only a short amount of time.
It's a great skill for me who had no fighting experience at the moment, and thanks to these, I've been able to fight more from the front more these days.
Also, the drop items that I obtained from the battle were all worth 10 million yen, gotten from [Money Conversion], I managed it all in the [Item Box] at the moment.
Anyway, my high school life has almost started. In other words, those hellish days will be starting again. Above all, it'll be very hard for me since it'll limit my time to enjoy this unknown world. Of course, I also need to study and graduate, but going to school is still only a pain for me.
"Sigh… Let's put it aside. I don't want to think about school since I'm in a fun place now…"
I know it's just escapism, but I have to leave anything about school out of my head now. Exploring this different world has become my daily routine. This routine will continue until high school begins.
I was holding the [Absolute Spear] in my hand right now, but in these past few days, I also fought with other weapons or bare hands, and if you ask me why I keep holding the spear is simply because hunting with the spear is safer and quicker. Though I often use [Omni-Sword] as well.
I wandered through the forest for a while now, but no monsters came out in particular.
Nevertheless, I also appraised the strange mushrooms and nuts along the way and threw the ones edible into the [Item Box].
Sometimes I also cashed it in, and depending on the effects, I also ate it at home. I can choose the thing that I want to cash in, or I can also take it back to Earth.
In a sense, this different worlds were food storage for me.
By the way, I ate the [High-Grade Pig Man's Meat] that I got when I defeated a bipedal pig monster called [Orc Elite], There was no problem to eat it according to 'appraisal' so I tried it and it was very delicious.
That's why the drop item also becomes my food and financial source. I was glad that I didn't have to go shopping outside thanks to it. I don't want to waste my time to go outside, after all.
And then, as I was walking through the forest while collecting things, I heard some violent noises.
"What is that?"
I was surprised by the loud sound and impact, so I proceeded in that direction carefully.
"Huh!?"
What came into my view was a monster which looked more prominent than the Goblin Elite, it stood covered in blood and flesh.
When I looked closely, they were also scattered flesh and blood around the goblin that I don't know who, that belonged to. I lost my words involuntarily looking at this tragedy, but I quickly returned my mind and activated [Appraisal].
[Goblin General]
Level: 200
Magic: 1000
Attack: 9000
Defense: 3000
Agility: 500
Intelligence: 500
Luck: 100
It seems to be the general after the elite. And it's a monster I that haven't seen 'yet' in these past few days. Anyway, my status balance is better than it, but its attack power is dangerous.
… I don't know what caused it to rampage like that, but I think it's better to just wait-and-see.
I want to fight against a monster who has a little more status and gain more fighting experience. So I decided to leave quietly.
But…
"What!?"
I saw a girl about the same age as me sitting in the direction of the Goblin General. She's wearing a dress that looks like somehow from good quality like the ones wore by royalty, and I'm not sure why she is in the forest like this, but anyway, she's the first person I've ever met in this world.
I was supposed to be happy, but not in this situation.
When the Goblin General lifted its sword again, I threw the [Absolute Spear] that I had in my hand instinctively at it.
"Daaaaaaaaaaaaaa!"
The spear made a piercing noise at it moved at a rapid speed,
"Gugyaa!?"
The Goblin General instantly noticed it and prevented it with the sword it had waved at a tremendous speed.
I ran with all my might in that opportunity, I put my whole weight in my leg and leaped onto the Goblin General's sword.
"Doryaa!"
"Guoo!?"
The Goblin General flew away greatly because of my blow from full speed. After landing, I approached the girl while collecting [Absolute Spear] that flew back to my hand.
"── Are you alright?"
The moment I called her, she looked at me and looked surprised, and then she fell as if her head had broken.
"Hey, hey, hey!"
Is she dead!? I was impatient, but when I looked again, she's still breathing, so she just fainted it seems.
While relieved, I felt a tremendous sense of intimidation, and I quickly turned my eyes at that direction.
The Goblin General was staring at me furiously.
I held the [Absolute Spear] back and faced towards the Goblin General. We set up our weapons to each other and look for a chance to attack.
However, there seemed to be no gap in the Goblin General form' from my view, and I didn't seem to give any chance as well, and it seemed as though we didn't know how to attack each other.
The Goblin General roared furiously. It finally lost its temper and the ground was crushed from the force of its step and dragged its huge sword from the side.
When I saw the attack, my instinct told me that it can't be prevented, and then I held the girl who was lying down in a hurry, and took a great distance.
I put the girl down again, and then attacked the Goblin General immediately.
"Haaaa!"
"Gaaaa!"
But the Goblin General took my blow easily. And then reacting from that state, it swung its sword with a power that could easily blow away my very existence.
"Gahh!?"
I was sent flying by that power. But I managed to regain my balance in the air before I was about to hit the trees, and landed safely on the tree where I was blown towards.
"That was dangerous, hey…"
Cold sweat was flowing involuntarily on my body after feeling the power of the Goblin General.
It only has a high 'attack' power, and honestly, I will definitely lose if I fight it foolishly. The only way to win is to give it a sudden blow somehow. Fortunately, I have a better status except for my attack. I have to take advantage of this status and my weapon as well.
I immediately made the tree as a foothold and charged toward the Goblin General after thinking.
It tried to cut me off with its huge sword, and swing it at the timing when I approached like a baseball batter. If I just stick like this, I will definitely die. And when I was almost about to be bumped into the Goblin General's sword, I thrusted my [Absolute Spear] towards the ground.
"Gaaaaa!?"
The Goblin General's sword swung in the air as I stopped suddenly.
I jumped up immediately as I thrust the [Absolute Spear] in a way like a pole vault. As I moved past the Goblin General, I took out the [Formless Bow] from the [Item Box] and shot several of an invisible arrow.
However, the Goblin General, who sensed the attack, swung up its huge sword in the empty air and prevented the arrows.
But, in that chance, I landed on a tree and threw the [Absolute Spear] that just returned to my hand toward the Goblin General again.
"Gu-Guguga!?"
The Goblin General prevented even the attack 'somehow' in a difficult position. But that was not my only attack.
At the same time as throwing the [Absolute Spear], I leaped toward the Goblin General with the tree as a foothold while holding the [Omni-Sword] in my right hand.
"Gaaaaa!?"
The Goblin General, who finally noticed me, was desperately trying to prevent me.
"It's too late now…"
The Goblin General squealed in agony. I cut its body in half with the same momentum. It slowly falls, and then becomes a particle of light and disappeared.
After confirming that, I turned my eyes to the girl who was still blacking out.
"What should I do with her…?"
A message suddenly appeared in front of me while I was seriously confused with this situation.
[Level Up]
It was that message that brought me out of my confusion,
For the time being, I quickly collected the Goblin General drop items and then approached the girl.
The girl was dressed in high-quality clothes that weren't really suitable for a place like this. It's also my first time to see such clothes they looked like something someone of a royal family would wear.
When I was seriously thinking about what to do, I suddenly felt the presence of someone approaching.
"─ ma! ── Lexia-sama!"
I can hear human voices as the presence approached.
I mean, Lexia-sama… is this the girl's name?
Thinking about it, I looked around for a moment and remembered that there was a rather grotesque scene, such as blood and pieces of flesh.… yes, I'm feeling sick to see it, but it's not enough to make me vomit anymore.
However, if I meet those people who are looking for this girl in such a scene, I can tell that it will become a misunderstanding…
… Should I just hide?
I hurriedly hid in the nearby bushes and activated my skill [Stealth].
As soon as I did, some swordsman-like soldiers appeared.
While everyone was wearing a similar armor, a middle-aged man wearing a black cloak on the top of his armor was stunned after seeing the surrounding scenery.
"Th-this is…!"
After all, it was the correct decision to not to meet these people in this spectacle.
Well, the soldiers that were searching finally noticed the girl fainted at the base of a nearby tree.
"Le-Lexia-sama!"
The soldiers rushed to her to check her safety. One of the soldiers muttered something, then emitted a pale white light from his right hand and applied it to the girl's body.
Huh… is that magic!? Whoa, amazing!
As I was excited to finally see someone perform magic, the soldiers sighed as if they were relieved from the bottom of their hearts.
"Now that I've used recovery magic, the wounds have been healed. It seems like she's just fainted from exhaustion now."
"Haaa… I felt relieved it was only a minor injury…"
After confirming her safety, the soldiers were relieved, then gently lifted her and stood up while being careful of the surroundings.
"… I'm curious about what happened here, but it's bad to stay here for a long time. Let's go back for now."
""Yes!""
Everyone replied to the middle-aged knight's words and quickly walked away from the place.
After confirming they were gone, I then deactivated my skill and finally took a breather.
"Phew… I was wondering what to do before, but now I'm glad it was solved safely…"
I was pretty confused, but this was my first encounter with someone from another world… even though I didn't talk with them.
After finishing my thoughts, I finally decided to go back home to rest and end today's exploration here,
To Be Continued....