Jujutsushi Wa Yuusha Ni Narenai
Chapter 252.2 - Change of Route

Chapter 252.2 - Change of Route

In that way, we completely ignored the compass notebook, which seemed to be shining as if saying, "Hurry up and teleport and move forward!" and headed towards the outside of the dungeon.

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Based on the map information, we exited the nearest entrance from the giant skeleton boss room and began moving through the forest once again.

For three days, we kept walking through the forest. Along the way, I started to wonder whether that map information was really accurate… But in the end, it was safely proven to be correct.

Suddenly, the forest opened up, and a towering mountain came into view ahead of us.

「Dude, ain't that mountain kinda too tall?」

「Well, it's probably shorter than Mount Fuji, right?」

「Really? The upper part is kinda covered with snow.」

「Kotaro, you're not going to climb that mount,ain right?」

I had braced myself for a fairly tall mountain, but standing here now, with the majestic mountain range stretching out before me, I couldn’t help but feel a bit overwhelmed.

I took pride in having tackled challenging dungeons before, but mountain climbing was likely to come with an entirely different set of difficulties.

Not to mention that this place was another world's mountain. Thus, monsters were roaming around the mountain, too.

And most likely… The nest of the salamanders flying around the forest was somewhere on this mountain.

Wait, did that mean crossing a mountain was actually harder than a dungeon?

「My bad, I'm a bit too naive, I guess…」

Seeing my slightly tense expression, both Kyouko and Hayama-kun looked a bit disappointed.

Darn it, if the commander shows uncertainty on their face, it would cause his subordinates to feel anxious! I’m not exactly a commander or leader, but I’ve somehow ended up in that kind of position, so I had to take the initiative to dispel this awkward atmosphere.

「Alright, then let's first set up a campsite at the foot of the mountain to prepare for crossing the mountain. There should be a river nearby, so let's go look for it.」

Up until now, I had focused on heading toward the mountain, so I kept the necessary supplies to a minimum.

So, I plan to start preparing for the climb of that high mountain, which even had a snowcap, from the base built at the foot of the mountain. At the very least, I needed to prepare cold-weather gear for everyone, or else there was a high probability of us freezing to death.

While the idea of Kyouko and I embracing each other naked to keep warm was both romantic and erotic, such a situation would be a serious life-or-death scenario, so I definitely need to avoid that.

「Pugaga, Pugaa!」

Ah, Kinako was roaring. He might've found a river.

「Over there, Momokawa. Kinako smells water from that side.」

Hayama-kun could speak normally, but it seems that Kinako also understands the words of both me and Kyouko. He had the intelligence to comprehend human language.

Rather, was Kinako by chance a demi-human and not a monster?

As I thought about that, I followed Kinako's lead, and sure enough, we discovered a riverbank.

「Let's build a base camp around this area.」

It was a nice, open riverbank with a beautiful rivulet—just the kind of place where university students might come to camp.

As expected, it was an open field, but it was also a nice place to build a base since it was easier to see the incoming enemy.

It was easy to detect the incoming big guy due to the other party's heavy steps.

「It's a roirops!」

The monster that came out from the forest while toppling one tree after another toward the frozen river with the heavy sound of footsteps was a giant rhinoceros-like monster, roirops.

It got no special ability or magic. However, its rush couldn't be underestimated. Mei-chan, who could send that guy flying in a frontal clash, was even more dangerous… But the reliable berserker wasn't by my side right now.

「Kinako, Rem, avoid a frontal clash with that rush! Its power is something else!」

「G-Got it, my turn has finally arrived!」

Oh crap. Hayama-kun had already run toward the roirops with his red lance.

The roirops had already jumped toward the river from the forest, but it didn't seem to be rushing toward us. Well, since it was an aggressive monster, it was only a matter of time before it rushed toward us.

Roirops were a bit too much of an opponent for our current party. Our vanguard, Kinako and Rem, wouldn't have enough power to push back the roirops' rush; there was a risk of them being injured during the battle or killed.

Yes, if Hayama-kun, whose physical strength was no different from a normal person, got hit by that rush from the front, the result would be disastrous.

「Wait, Hayama-kun, it's not your turn yet————」

「GOOO! RED LANCE!」

The tip of his spear glowing in red color, then a fireball that was bigger than I expected formed in front of the tip and released toward the roirops.

His aim was perfect—nay, it curved a bit from the middle. I had no memories of giving it tracking abilities… But the fireball struck roirops right on the face. And then exploded.

「Fu~, brrrrr!」

Roirops were looking back at Hayama-kun with an enraged gaze amidst the scattered flame. Hayama-kun, you managed to piss them off.

「Why it's… Not working?」

Of course, it wouldn't work. Its main attack was rushing from the front, thus it was only natural that its head was the toughest part of its body. I mean, it was obvious at a glance after seeing its bulky fur that half-baked attacks wouldn't work on it.

Roirops' forte was its simple toughness and strength. That was the reason why proper tactics were developed to take it down before its rush reached its full strength, but I guess we had no choice but to switch to the emergency plan in this situation.

「Kyouko!」

「Leave it to me————『Terra Fortis Sagita (Rock Spear)』」

Certain kill advanced magic attack. This level of firepower should be enough to take down the roirops.

「Brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrro!」

However, the roirops collapsed regardless of its huge frame right before rushing forward.

Tch, this is why wild animals are scary.

The unleashed stone pillar barely grazed the fur on the roirops' back before soaring off into the distance.

「That guy can dodge it!?」

Even Kyouko couldn't hide her shock seeing that godlike dodge by the roirops. Rather, we're in a pinch here.

The 『Terra Fortis Sagita』 she used right at the start of the battle may seem easy to use, but that spell was not something that could be fired instantly without incantation or delay.

Now that she no longer had the Heavenly Gold Revolver, firing it required a certain level of incantation and a fair amount of focus. In other words, that spell couldn't be fired in rapid succession.

We needed 『Terra Fortis Sagita』 to stop the roirops' rush. However, she couldn't unleash the next spell immediately.

Those mere few seconds were more than enough time for the roirops to start its rush and send the completely frozen Hayama flying.

This moment was a matter of life or death for him.

「CREATE A WALL IN FRONT OF HAYAMA-KUN!」

「ROGER, 『TERRA ALMA SHIELD』!」

Roirops let out a ferocious roar and began charging toward Hayama, and almost at the same time, Kyouko conjured her intermediate defensive magic to form a stone wall. All that practice honing activation speed during construction work really paid off.

The next moment, the roirops crashed against the stone wall along with a loud "BOOM," shattering Kyouko's 『Terra Alma Shield』 immediately, but it managed to stop the rush.

「REM, FOLLOW UP!」

「GUGAAA!」

Taking advantage of the momentary stumbling and halt caused by the collision with the stone wall, Rem charged forward, greatsword at the ready.

I pulled the healing ointment from my pocket and started singing the aria.

「Wings that spread misfortune, fly toward that place――」

Dark Knight Rem slashed the roirops' abdomen. Her greatsword cut through the thick fur but failed to deliver a fatal wound.

With such a massive body, even Rem's greatsword barely managed to scratch it.

And if we struggled too much, the roirops would use its rush again. If that happened, we wouldn't have any way to stop it unless we managed to force it into another collision with the wall.

Thus, now was the best moment to incapacitate it.

「————『Reverse Dance Butterfly』!」

A glowing butterfly with the power of contradiction took flight from the ointment and flew straight toward the wound created by Rem.

「BRRGAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!」

The moment the butterfly burst, a deafening scream from the roirops echoed through the air.

It's my top-tier healing ointment, Ointment A. If its reverse effect is activated, I couldn't even imagine the level of pain it would inflict on the wound. I'd rather not think about it.

「REM DO IT! KYOUKO, FIRE THE NEXT BULLET!」

「YOUR HEAD IS MINE, 『TERRA FORTIS SAGITA』!」

Writhing in pain and unable to attack or evade, the roirops was cornered even further by Rem’s assault. Sensing this was their chance, likely driven by their animal instincts, Kinako and Beniwo joined in the pursuit.

With the relentless attacks at such close range, the roirops could no longer move freely and instead resorted to counterattacks, swinging its large horns from side to side.

However, the roirops was already checkmated the moment it couldn't use its mobility.

This time, Kyouko's advanced offensive magic struck the rampaging giant body, delivering a deathblow.

A large stone pillar pierced deep into its neck area. However, even then, the roirops' vitality was far from exhausted, as it continued to roar and writhe in pain.

「FINISH IT OFF, REM!」

The roirops finally stopped moving and fell to the ground after Rem's greatsword pierced deep into its wound.

「Haah, we did it. This is a big haul.」

We were lucky to meet a roirops in this kind of place. We managed to defeat it safely without a hitch.

「However, we have to talk later, Hayama-kun」

「Guh… My apologies.」

C'mon, it's not a big deal. And I think that you're really cool for being able to apologize obediently.

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