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The Otherworld Conquest Method of a Reincarnated Porter Chapter 178

To the Demonic Dragon Mountain Range 1

Chirp, chirp, chirp.

「Ah~, so amazing, ahn, ah───」

「For tonight’s portion as well, take this, Michopa───」

Today, I’m going to the demonic dragon mountain range for two days and one night to take on Elmefiora’s request, so I shoot off a large amount of semen, including tonight’s portion, inside Michiyopuana’s vagina, and then collapse onto the bed.

The sex with Michopuana is getting better and better by day, and my ejaculation is getting more and more fulfilling.

「Ehehe, that was really good, Sei.」

As I thought, a charming woman is nice.

After immersing myself in the afterglow of pleasure for a while, I get ready to depart. We’re heading to the foot of the dangerous demonic dragon mountain range, so I need to keep my mind sharp.

「Sei, take care. Be careful.」

「Yeah, you too, Michopa. Segodon just recovered from his injuries, so don’t be reckless and think of going to the higher stratums of the labyrinth, okay?」

「Yes, got it.」

Segodon the sego-don is a high-level magic knight, so I think he can use healing magic, but I don’t know how much he can recover the blood he had lost. Well, he seems energetic, and with the three of them, the middle stratums shouldn’t pose a problem.

I head to the east gate where we are supposed to meet. It looks like the east gate isn’t open yet. Elmefiora is standing next to the gate, hiding her face with her hood as usual.

「Good morning, Elmefiora-san. Did I keep you waiting?」

「Good morning, Sei-kun. No, I also just got here.」

Alright, that’s an innocent conversation as if we’re going on our first date. To a certain degree, a sense of closeness with me must have welled up inside her.

If I can not only complete this request perfectly, but also put up such a good performance that she would find it hard to believe that I’m a porter, it might not be impossible to win her heart.

「Looks like we’ve kept you waiting.」

I wanted to talk to Elmefiora more, but it seems the group of adventurers has arrived. There are four of them in total, huh. I think that’s too few, but if we’re going to the demonic dragon mountain range, it’s better to have no one to hold us back.

「Let me introduce myself again. I’m Elmefiora, the client. Everyone, I look forward to working with you today.」

「I’m Sei, the porter. I’ll be joining you today as an adventurer.」

The man I met at the association yesterday glared at me and continued to stare at me. What’s with this man’s piercing gaze? This guy, I have a somewhat bad feeling about him.

「I’m the leader of the Rhapsody party, Frederie.」

「Same here, a member of Rhapsody, Brai. Look forward to working with you. 」

「Same here, I’m Rogyra. Look forward to working with you.」

「Same here, I’m Jocon. Look forward to working with you.」

From the way they introduce themselves, the other three members seem to be quite friendly and nice people.

They are all middle-aged, so I wonder if they have been friends since a long time ago. I get some bad feelings from Frederie’s gaze, but maybe it’s been my imagination. However, we are spending the night in the forest, so I can’t let our guard down. I have to assume that at night, they might gang up and attack Elmefiora. Yes, monsters aren’t the only danger.

「The gate is open. Let’s get going.」

As soon as the gate opens, we pass through the east gate and start walking at a fast pace towards the forest.

It seems that besides us, several other parties are also heading towards the forest. However, we are the only ones heading deeper and deeper. We start walking along a trackless path. It wouldn’t be strange even if we run into some monsters any time now. I’m getting a little nervous.

「Enemies, can I leave them to you?」

「Yeah, Brai.」

「Leave it to me.」

Elmefiora, who is walking in the lead, has spotted some monsters quite far ahead. Are you serious? That’s an incredible enemy detection ability.

And, on the leader Frederie’s order, it seems Brai is going to fight them alone. Brai is a man with medium-long dark brown hair that is permed quite heavily, and has a friendly and sociable personality, but I wonder what his abilities are like exactly.

Alright, let’s look for an opening to appraise… What?!

Brai closes in on the two fox-like monsters at high speed, swings his high-purity red iron sword, and cuts off both their heads with one swing. It seems we’re leaving the bodies alone, not dismantling them. It can’t be helped since we’re short on time, but what a waste.

Still, what incredible battle prowess. I didn’t even have time to appraise him, I wonder if the others are just as strong. It seems they also have a high level of proficiency in the magical energy perception skill. As things stand, I can’t appraise them carelessly.

Elmefiora doesn’t seem surprised by the battle and continues walking again, paying no mind to the monster’s materials at all.

Hmm, this, by any chance, am I the weakest of us here? Damn it, my plan to attract Elmefiora’s attention by playing an active role here might end in failure.

I not only have level but also high proficiency levels in my skills, and am equipped with magic tools, so I thought I was pretty strong as an adventurer, but as expected, it seems there’s a sizable gap between my abilities and those of high-ranking adventurers. Well, it’s only natural that I’m no match for those with legit combat jobs in battle.

After that, we walk deeper and deeper into the forest for a few hours, taking breaks in between. The battles are handled solely by the members of Rhapsody, so I don’t get any turn at all. Huh, am I not needed? No, well, in addition to holy water, there is also food, blankets, and firewood in my storage, so I’m sure they’d be of use at night.

「Wait.」

Suddenly, Frederie, who is walking behind Elmefiora, tells us to stop. What’s wrong? Are there enemies?

「Look there.」

Where Frederie is pointing, there is an animal trail. Is it a monster’s path?

「There are human footprints. Moreover, they seem to be from a long time ago.」

「…..」

What does that mean? Could there be a human settlement this deep in the forest? Or maybe there’s an adventurer party that comes here periodically to gather medicinal herbs.

「It’s well known to those in the know that medicinal herbs can be found around this area. Now, let’s move ahead.」

With Elmefiora leading the way, we decide to go ahead.

I see, she must be a member of some high-ranking adventurer party. And they used to come here often. And then, for some reason, she left the party and is now looking for medicinal herbs.

「Wait, these ones are tough enemies. But the medicinal herbs are up ahead. Looks like we have no choice but to defeat them.」

After walking for a while, we find sheep-like monsters blocking our path.

They have two faces, thick legs, and long white fur. Not good, there are two of them.

Appraisal!

 

Two-headed Bristly Magic Goat, Rank 45

 

「They don’t seem to be a superior species. Rank 45. Be careful, one of them is going to cast two magic at the same time.」

「…..」

It seems that Elmefiora has used Appraisal on them. She then starts to circulate her magical energy. She’s probably going to use magic.

Still, if even a rank 45 monster isn’t a superior species, as expected, this forest is too dangerous. And then, even if you have confidence in your skills, I’d say taking on two such high-ranked monsters at once isn’t something a sane person would do. Whatever her circumstances may be, she must really want to get her hands on the medicinal herbs.

「Elmefiora, wouldn’t it be better to retreat? As expected, it’s dangerous.」

Frederie, the leader, also suggests retreating. Since this powerful man says so, I think it would be better to follow his suggestion, but…

「It’s okay, those monsters are weak to fire. I’ll weaken them with magic, so I’m leaving the finishing blow to you guys.」

「… I see, but if we think we’re in an unfavorable position, we’ll take the liberty to retreat.」

It seems a battle is unavoidable.

As Frederie signals to his comrades, they split into two groups of two and move to the left and right. It seems they have no intention of protecting Elmefiora.

What should I do? While preparing to attack, it would probably be best to focus on protecting her with a shield. They don’t seem to be expecting me to join the battle, after all.

I take out a mithril shield from my storage and start to channel magical energy into it.

The moment the two goats start to circulate their magical energy, perhaps sensing that, Frederie and the others split to the left and right and move around them. It seems they are intending to surround the monster from the sides and behind.

I thought things would get dangerous for us, but they, who are moving speedily, are attracting the hate of the goats, so we might be safe to some extent.

「Please… o spirit of fire…」

Elmefiora mutters something under her breath as she activates her magic.

Ugh, what’s that? Sensing magical energy, I look up into the sky and see two spears of flame floating in the air.

It must be hard to create two spears of flames at the same time, but can you even hit moving targets with them? I think it would require a considerable level of magical energy manipulation, but surely…

The spears of flame are fired towards the monsters. Amazing, despite the fact that they’re some distance away, they hit the monsters perfectly, and the monsters are engulfed in flames and let out cries.

Ugh, that’s one ridiculously powerful magic. The hot wind reaches even us here. It seems Frederie and the others are also avoiding the heat and can’t get close to the monsters.

「「Baaaaaaaaaaa!」」

The goats let out cries and fire their magic at us.

Ugh, this, earth bullet and water cannon, it seems. Not good.

「Lower your head, Elmefiora!」

I step forward with my mithril shield and crouch down while protecting her.

A strong impact hit the mithril shield, but if I focus on defense, it’s no problem whatsoever.

「Tch.」

「Guah.」

「Damn it.」

「Ouch.」

The goats continue to relentlessly fire earth and water magic in all directions, including towards Frederie and the others.

One of them is using two magic at the same time, but the attacks are spread, so we should be able to withstand it somehow. But could we close in on such enemies?

「Let’s put off healing for later, let’s go!」

At Frederie’s signal, the four of them swiftly close in on the monsters and start unleashing attacks at them.

What incredible teamwork. As they slash at the goats from the side and back with their swords, the goats change position and fight back with their horns, but by that time Frederie and the others have already moved to the back and side of the goat, and the attack is turning one-sided. Magic must be hard to use at close range.

Even if the goats use magic, Frederie and the others are constantly on the move as they fight so that the monsters can’t lock on their target, so the probability of them getting hit seems low.

「Baaaaaaaa!」

Letting out death throes, one of the goats falls with a thud.

Alright, just a bit more. The other one is also covered in wounds and seems to be on the verge of death, so the battle is pretty much settled; the moment I think that, the goat charges in our direction.

Geeh?! What should I do? If it were just me, I could just dodge it, but I have Elmefiora behind me. I can’t dodge, and I don’t have time to hesitate. I probably won’t be able to stop that charge with a shield.

I quickly take out my mithril sledgehammer and channel magical energy into it. The speed of its charge isn’t that fast. I’ll match the timing and hit it.

Putting my shield down, I throw the sledgehammer, which I’m holding with both hands, with a right swing at the goat, which is charging at me with its feet stomping on the ground.

「Take that!」

With a heavy thud, my swing cleanly hits the left side of the goat.

I did it… huh…

「Guaaaaaah!」

Driven by its momentum, the goat crashes into me just like that. It has two heads, so one of them hits me in the stomach.

Crap, damn it, I get sent flying backwards.

The damage is… none. It seems, thanks to my armor, I suffered no injuries, and was just knocked backwards.

「Sei-kun, are you okay?」

Elmefiora comes running towards me.

Damn it, I ended up showing her my useless side.

No, that’s not it. If it was the usual me, I should have been able to fight better.

More importantly, the goat.

「The monster?」

「Yes, as you can see over there.」

When I look in the direction Elmefiora is pointing, I see the goat lying on the ground, not moving at all. It seems to be dead.

「Phweeee~, you’re not half bad, Sei. It might be wounded, but to think you would to defeat that monster.」

The good-natured Brai praises me.

I see, it seems the monster died from my full-power blow.

The reason I was blown away was probably because I couldn’t also kill the momentum of its charge with my sledgehammer attack.

「Still, for you to have a mithril shield and sledgehammer, looks like you’re no ordinary porter.」

Frederie continues to glare at me.

Tch, this man, somehow, I think I should never let my guard down around him.

The other three seem friendly and have good personalities, but Frederie alone seems like he will never open up to me.

At any rate, I throw the monsters’ corpses into my storage. I can just dismantle them later.

「Hoh~, to think you’re able to put monsters that big into your storage.」

「「「..…」」」

Everyone is silent, but with this, they must have realized that I am no ordinary person.

With this, I hope they won’t entertain any funny thoughts when night comes, but…

「Let’s hurry up. It’s just ahead.」

Once we finish recovering, we start walking after Elmefiora.