Our attacks weren’t working .
That was, the same as not having any means to go against it .
This forest was always making us go through trials and tribulations .
「Twin Sword Style–『Tempestuous Blade』」
The silver and golden lights flashed so quickly that it could barely be seen .
Even when Asahinkun drew out both his swords and attacked the monster that Nanase-kun shot out of the sky, it was still unscathed .
「Haaaaaah!!」
Even when Satou-kun agilely swung his sword down, it was simply repelled .
Nanase-kun, who was protecting those in the back, used his wind magic to pin the whale monster onto the ground, but that’s not going to hold up forever .
Neither magic nor physical attacks were effective .
Was this what they mean by there being nothing that could be done .
「Please don’t give up!」
I came to stand in front of the whale monster and frantically raised my shield, protecting Hosoyamsan, Ueno-san, and Waki-kun who was behind me from its attacks .
I couldn’t let the needles, whose tips were shining, which made it obvious that they were coated with poison, touch the three people .
As I was thinking if there was anything that we could do while gradually retreating, suddenly, the figure of a person jumped out from behind me .
「Hosoyamsan!?」
「What are you doing!?」
Ueno-san and I raised our voices, bewildered .
I wonder where she learned to do that, as Hosoyamsan agilely dodged the whale monster’s attacks and gradually approached it .
She seemed to be aiming for something, but what that was, I did not know .
However, Hosoyamsan wouldn’t do anything that was impractical .
Asahinkun, Satou-kun, and Zeal-san’s eyes widened, startled, and got into formation in order to protect her .
Nanase-kun was concentrating on his magic and didn’t notice, but Zeal-san was now right next to Hosoyamsan, so she should be alright .
However, despite appearances, Hosoyamsan was unexpectedly someone who was assertive and got things done .
It seems that she told the three people her plan, but her voice was too far away for me to hear .
The two people behind me probably couldn’t move like Hosoyamsan did, and currently, we were being one-sidedly attacked by a storm of needles, so the others could focus on attacking .
Either way, we won’t be able to participate, but I wanted to say something .
That was truly bad for the heart .
「Alright, let’s go!」
At Zeal-san’s signal, the three people all simultaneously attacked the monster .
They worked together so that they didn’t get in each other’s way, attacking the same place, and they did so with barely any prior preparations .
The three of them were amazing .
It seems that the statuses of those who were summoned had higher values than those of regular humans, so the one who was amazing was Zeal-san who could keep up with Asahinkun and Satou-kun .
「Now! Hosoyama!」
Starting from here, I couldn’t see it very well, but most likely, everyone’s attacks focused on one point and opened up a hole .
A hole that was big enough for a woman’s finger to barely slip through .
It seems that the attack was not nullified completely .
Even so, even when a hero, samurai, and knight used all their strength, they only made a small hole, so its strength was not hard to imagine .
And, compared to us who panicked because our attacks were ineffective, Hosoyamsan, who patiently observed and noticed that they weren’t completely ineffective was amazing .
I’ve often heard that women displayed their strength at the last moment, but it seems that it was true .
『Gyaaaaaaaaaah!!!!』
As the monster screamed, its attacks grew weaker and weaker, until it stopped .
I kept my shield up, just to be on the safe side, but judging from the rapidly weakening monster, I understood that it no longer had the strength to attack .
Even though I cautioned the two people who timidly came out from behind me, they too approached the monster .
The three people who integrated their attacks and Nanase-kun who had restrained the monster gathered around Hosoyamsan .
What did Hosoyamsan do .
「You stole its life force!?」
Waki-kun’s eye widened in surprise as he stuffed his cheeks with a large piece of meat .
I took a piece from the monster meat that was grilling in the center of the circle that was enough for me to eat and nibbled on it .
Incidentally, this meat was from the whale monster that Hosoyamsan and the others defeated .
The one who suggested that we eat the monster whose meat had become so tender after it died that it could even be cut by a knife was Hosoyamsan, and with her skill, the poison testing was complete .
I was a bit worried, and when I asked her if she could detect slow-acting poisons, she gave a full-faced smile and a firm nod .
I did not have the courage to ask her how she could ascertain that .
Or rather, I didn’t want to know .
I was still unaccustomed to eating the meat of monsters that we defeated, but monster meat was much more delicious than the meat of domesticated animals .
I heard that that was due to the bit of magic power that still flowed throughout the body even after their death .
It’s no wonder that monster meat was frequently being recommended when I went to the Adventurer Guild .
The retired adventurers too generally had a splendid stomach .
「That’s right . It’s the exact opposite of healing, where you give your magic power to others . I saw Yuuki-chan’s dispel magic and came up with it . Unlike magic power, I couldn’t sense it so it was pretty difficult, but I was able to acquire it . The skill『Gluttony』 . 」
Hosoyamsan gave a peace sign and smiled, but the name of the skill was fairly ominous .
『Gluttony』, that meant eating anything and everything, right .
Along with testing for poison, the number of reasons why we couldn’t do without Hosoyamsan increased yet again, but just how far was she going with this .
「I can’t use it if I’m not touching it directly, even more so for those who are strong like the one just now, but if a monster similar to the one from this time appears, please count it as one of the methods of attack . 」
I nodded when I saw the serious look on Hosoyamsan’s face, as that’s what I hoped for as well .
However, it seems that Satou-kun did not agree .
「It turned out well this time, but that doesn’t mean it will go as smoothly the next time as well . Moreover, coming out from behind the shield and not letting Tsudkun know, that was suicidal . If he had been distracted by you and loosened his grip on the shield, Tsudkun, Ueno-san, and Waki-kun would no longer be here with us . Naturally, if you had made a small miscalculation, you too would’ve died as well . 」
Oya?, I tilted my head in confusion at his unexpectedly harsh words .
According to what I remember, Satou-kun had only ever raised his voice like this when he was with Odkun .
It was unusual for Satou-kun, who was always gently smiling, to frown and get angry .
Satou-kun continued to say this to Hosoyamsan who dejectedly hung her head .
「I am the hero, but I’m not omnipotent . I can’t protect everyone . That’s why, if you do it next time, properly get permission for it, and after having someone guard you . I wouldn’t be able to take it if anyone here was gone . 」
「I’m sorry, it was thoughtless of me . 」
「No, if you understand, then that’s fine . Let’s finish our meal . 」
I could see the heat in Satou-kun’s eyes when he looked at Hosoyamsan who bowed her head honestly .
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