High School Hack and Slash Chapter 82 Part 2
「The place we’re at right now is here, the entrance of『Iwado Woodland』. We’re at a range where we can see three other campgrounds, and they’re similarly at the border of the woodland.」
*Tap-tap* He pointed at the front of the map with his finger.
「And then, the hunting area for the assignment, as listed in the outdoor school guidebook, is… around here.」
「That’s only about one-fifth of the domain, huh….」
「Is the purpose of the outdoor school not to have us conquer the『Iwado Woodland』?」
「To begin with, the map that is provided to us is no more than a portion of it. On the contrary, there even seems to be the intention to keep us from getting close to the deepest part of the dungeon domain. The reason of thinning out the monster population also smells like a lie.」
Seiichi, holding the pen in his mouth, crossed his arms.
「The bunch of the leading teachers and instructors don’t even have any intention to make us do anything.」
「Isn’t that just fine? That means we can just stay indoors, after all, right?」
「I wonder if they’re telling us to stay in our bungalow and make babies or something.」
「… Yeah, when it comes to this place, I wonder. With two weeks, no, no way right?」
The casual words of Shizuka were deeds that were actually taking place in other bungalows.
In the academy life where there was no form of entertainment, they were isolated in the state of being unable to do anything else.
If you cram adolescent boys and girls into it, they were bound to get into it.
「More importantly, you see… We don’t have to think about things like dungeon conquest either, do we?」
「Well. I guess there’s no need to purposely charge into dangerous places. The so-called: a wise man keeps away from danger.」
Seiichi, pen in hand, scribbled marks on the woodland map.
「According to past data, there seems to be things akin to a guardian of the realm gate (gatekeeper) guarding specific domains of the woodland. Well, I don’t know what they are guarding, though.」
「Oh, that parts is so dungeon-like, huh.」
「Guardian of the realm gate (Gatekeeper)… Is it.」
Shizuka, who mumbled quietly, had a complicated expression on her face.
「Yeah, they seem to be boss-class monsters called『Divine Beast (Guardian)』. Ones like a boar, a bear, a huge deer, and so on were written on the records, you see.」
「…..」
「I’m not Touma-kun, and I have no interest in facing something like that.」
「… Yes. You’re right …」
Distant-eyed Shizuka let out a sigh.
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「Gaaaahhh!」
When I knock off the giant raccoon with a brain buster, the fallen leaves dance in the air along with an earth tremor.
It boasts a pretty tricky style, such as blurring its figure amidst the leaves.
However, because of its huge body, it can’t withstand the impact of the vertical drop style, and its limbs are twitching and jerking.
「Ba-ba-ba, bash!」
Nodoka, swinging down the metallic wrist bone, crushes the raccoon’s testicles.
As expected, even the raccoon I’m holding down spasms with a start and blows bubbles.
The degree of perfection is questionable, but the『Bash』 skill seems to have been properly activated.
Nodoka’s SR class called『Super Beginner (Multi Novice)』 apparently allows her to use the elementary skills of all first step classes.
It seems to be the ultimate jack of all traders, or rather, the broad and shallow all-around type of class.
「『Heat』!」
「There~,『Dragonfly (Shadow)』 Dance.」
「Err, err…『Location』!」
*Whack, whack, pow, pow, slash, slash* I’m also making the other three actively use their skill as they beat the raccoon down.
The stance is to let them expend the excess EXP to suppress overload.
It doesn’t matter if it’s not useful in battle.
There’s a girl who is using a somewhat surreal skill, though.
Thanks to both the benefit of their weapons and them getting used to it, in no time at all, the big raccoon is reduced to miasma.
All that’s left behind is a fluorite magatama.
Apparently, as opposed to turning into crystals, the monsters in『Iwado Woodland』 leave behind strange magatamas.
Including the magatama that was in the bear’s body, I have already collected about four of them.
This is a pretty nice collection item.
「Toma-sama, Toma-sama, I did it. I did it!」
Nodoka is wagging her invisible tail as she rushes to hug me.
She must have been happy to have been able to do a class change.
For some reason, it feels like I’ve ended up being adored all at once.
「I, I also did my best.」
「E, even I….」
「I hope you can give everyone some rewards.」
Serie, who is first to turn her back on me, swiftly rolls up her skirt and sticks out her ass.
The other three girls also line up and turn their backs on me, swiftly showing me their asses while remaining standing.
Talk about straightforward temptation.
But hold your horses, please.
It’d be troubling if you liken me with fools who can easily be led around by the nose.
「Ahn! It’s so big! Now, I’ve ended up being turned into Toma-sama’s exclusive pussy.」
「Ahn, ahn… I, I have to take a SS to commemorate my complete degradation.」
「Hyan, aah, no, don’t film meee.」
「Toma-sama, Toma-samaa…」
I give them back standing ovations in turns.
I shall check the read-only box for the data given to me by Mirin.
Looking at the lining up asses of the quartet that have become jelly-legged, I feel like I’m doing a very outrageous deed.
「It’s, so perfect… I’m getting perfectly high.」
Serie, whose buttocks are twitching and jerking, is dripping the thing that has flowed back down her legs.
The other three are the same.
「Ah, no… I can’t think of anything else but Toma-sama.」
「Now I understand the meaning of him needing lots of female pigs….」
「Henyaa….」
Looks like we can’t proceed with the series of battles beyond this point.
The day is also getting dark, so maybe it’s a good idea to get ready for encampment.
Even though they were few in number, we were able to enjoy pretty challenging battles.
The nurturing of the quartet is going well, and if there’s any problem to be noted, I guess it’d be we have forgotten to head for the campground and have been searching for enemies.
No, we are just choosing a slightly detouring route.
In fact, it’s not that I don’t feel like we are getting closer to it little by little.
It’s just that, if I connect the link with Shizuka-san, I feel like she would send me waves of anger, so I think I’ll resolve myself after finishing the preparations for the encampment first.
Urging the quartet who are immersing in the afterglow, we look for a safety zone together.
「If possible, I’d love to take a dip in the water~.」
「Yes. As expected, there’s also a limit to how much female pig smell you can ooze.」
「Even if we wash away Toma-sama’s mercy, I’m sure we’ll receive a new one not long after, after all….」
「Cold water from the creek is fine~.」
As expected, they are girls, so they seem to be concerned about their appearance.
According to what Rinko-senpai said, if I remember it correctly, there seems to be a fantasy recovery point called the『Healing Pond』, but….
Suddenly, my feet are caressed by a flowing cold chill.
Like the entwining of trees or bush grasses, a moist, white fog begins to drift over.
This is an unnatural thing.
Even if the fog itself is harmless, just like sensing the malicious intent of a trap that has been laid down, some kind of intention can be seen through beyond the fog.
「Ah, there’s something that looks like a spring!」
Nodoka, who seems to have discovered it in a timely manner, pushes her way through the bushes and proceeds to the deeper part.
「This is, very mystical….」
「You can see all the way to the bottom of the spring, huh. Yes, isn’t it clear water we’ve got here.」
「Maybe this is the『Healing Pond』 mentioned in the outdoor school guidebook. It’s said to be so clear that it’s safe to drink.」
Surrounded by forest vegetation, the spring is not that large.
It’s about 10 meters to the opposite shore, and as Shinobu said, the clarity is such that you can see all the way to the bottom.
As for the depth, even the center is probably only about waist-deep.
「Looks like we have no choice but to take a dip, don’t we?」
「Yes. Please go in with us, Toma-sama.」
An invitation comes from the quartet who have begun to undress at once.
「Toma-sama. Would you like to set our encampment here tonight?」
「Yes, that’s right. And if we air our laundry, I think it will get dry by tomorrow.」
In our surroundings, there’s neither presence of monsters, presence of animals, nor even the buzzing of insects.
The water in the spring is clean, without even a single fish in it, not even moss.
From the surface of the『Healing Pond』, a sticky-looking white fog is slowly gushing into existence.
「—Don’t move.」
Mirin, who has her hand on her skirt, stops her movements.
Fuzzily, the white fog drifts on the surface of the water.
Raising my right arm, I smoothly pull out the『Gaki Lord War Casket (Over-Greed Gear)』.
The weight of the creaking lump of iron is like a feather to my flesh, which is already brimming with fighting spirit.
The girls, making a dubious face, take a step or two backward.
*Woosh* Perhaps perceiving that action of theirs as them running away, the fog on the surface of the water swirls.
「Hyah…!」
The swirling mass of fog towers over us like a giant tree, raising its head.
The one that opens its mouth wide with a snap is a reptilian head, which is slippery yet sticky, and almost even seems glossy.
Four pairs of glowing red eyes are lining up like a pattern.
I wonder if the red tongue peeking out of its mouth is just an illusion.
With its jaws remaining open, it comes at us from above like an avalanche.
*Clink* The Gaki Lord War Casket splits to both sides, exposing the iron pile ejection armament (pile-bunker gimmick).
Pointing the butt of the iron pile at the giant fog monster, I draw the trigger.
From the butt of the iron pile that shoots out with a thump, *bang!* the explosion flames are blown out.
The recoil bombardment of the seven-cylinder cartridge, which is a part of the engine armament (gimmick arms), boasts enough emission power to end up blowing away your average monsters by itself.
Though, originally, it’s not a function used for bombing attacks.
「Gaaaahhh!」
Without waiting for the explosion flames to subside, I jump at it with the Gaki Lord War Casket poised like a lance.
But when I land after piercing through the scattered and dispersing fog monster, I find myself in the center of where the spring has been.
「Th, the spring has vanished….」
Mirin and the others, who seem to have ended up becoming jelly-legged due to the explosion, slump down with stunned expressions on their faces.
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