Next Life Vol 1 Chapter 5

Tenth days has passed since reincarnation.

But as expected, he was honestly tired from only having a diet of meat and fruit.
In due time, he wanted to place another type of food in his mouth.

(Snakes can surely be eaten, right…?)

Such a thought flashed through his mind.
In his original world, an army of special force corp, survived in a jungle by eating snake, there was such a remark in his memory.

(Indeed, it is impossible to eat shit, but if it’s just a snake…)

It was becoming painful to the extent of seriously considering it.

That matter made the food variety he can find limited.

The possibility of expecting goblins to act as bait ending up as a misfire because it was still too far from human village. This possibility should have also been taken into account.

This was done with only feelings and in regards to accuracy, he didn’t have self-confidence.

He didn’t have magic to measure distance,  magic to preserve food, nor magic that changed weight.
Even in game world, Marius was a versatile being,  but in this world, he had many thing he can’t do.

(Today, I’m gonna seriously put effort in finding a road.)

For better or worse, fast switching Marius already moved on to his next thought.

There must be a way while thinking about all exploration he had been doing.

 
“[Wind]”

He Countered the lake snake that came attacking with the wind-system magic.

Other than a tree that had been cut down, this showed Marius’s magic control had greatly improved.

If the cutting force was wrong, it would become a bloodbath.

Painfully learning it once, Marius carried it carefully.

He could bring himself to gouge out the eyes and beak of the snake but there were no containers to put blood or body fluids.

Perhaps, the meat isn’t to be touch thing, was a salvation. (NEETnote: It also salvation for me. Meat, bone, body part, inner part, give me a headache.)

(Well, this will do somehow.)

As usual, he stopped thinking too deeply.

He walked to the direction where the sun and moon rose.

The thing he should be careful about was going over and over again through the same place .

Goblin and black owl, also armor deer and lake snake, he noticed this while disposing the carcass of lake snake.

But perhaps among the monsters, its level was the highest.
In any case, leaving the carcass of lake snake as a landmark was valid since the scales gave some effects, precisely because of that Marius can leave it with confidence.

“[Detection]”

He didn’t forget to use magic for scouting.

While it can sense living creatures, it could not for not living things, in other word immortal (undead)-type creatures can’t be sensed.
Nevertheless, in the current situation, it was one of the most dependable magic.

(Around the front diagonally to the right, three responses found.)

Black-owls were nocturnal, so they do not appear in the day.

Through the result of elimination, the responses were most likely armor deers or lake snakes.

Moreover, he had witnessed a scene where it was preying on a  black owl. That night, it still tried to eat him while also preying on the black owl — such thing may happen again.

Perhaps it happened to be an armor deer fighting-back against a lake snake.

When Marius approached without making a sound, the figure of an armor deer rolled up by a lake snake entered his eyes.

There was no effect even if it was hiding in the corner, he already knew there was another lake snake wandering around.

(Good timing to intrude.)

After the lake snake’s prey was felled by constriction, it poured poison to kill by biting.
If that happened, it can’t be eaten without applying detoxification magic.

“[Wind]”

The wind blade created by magic, cut off the armor deer neck and lake snake body.

However, it was still too early to relax.

Moving away from the armor deer that had lost its neck, crawling on ground dragging its body, it started to try to runaway.

Previously, he was attacked in a group because he let it escape once.

Individuals that prey upon armor deers and black owls can have their levels up to 80.

Thankfully, it’s doesn’t have a habit gathering around the smell of blood.

The same with the lake snake’s scales, the horn was used as a landmark.

However, resistance to killing living creatures being weakened was also a fact.
Dismantling the armor deer was also so quickly performed that it couldn’t even be compared to his first time.

(Maybe I’m becoming more wild~)

With such a thinking, Marius still has leeway.

Finishing the work, the remnants were left as it was and once again, he walked.

More than the caution against monster he would encounter, it was an implication that magic training got harder.

(No reaction.)

Battling with monsters that spawned sporadically didn’t happen.

Thinking that, Marius’s walking speed rose.

In situations like wandering around in dessert without a signpost, little by little he would be able to assemble a map.

Proceeding straight for a while, a towering cliff came into view.

(What a cliff.)

For Marius that can use flying magic, no matter how high a cliff was, it can’t become an obstacle.

Marius without hesitation proceeded forward.

“[Flight]”

“Levitate” was simply magic to float an object while “Flight” was flying magic.

There was mood like he was at an amusement park. Calming himself, he used detection magic.

“[Detection]”

Surprisingly,  responses came.

(What!?)

Numbered more than twenty.

He wanted to avoid being surprise attacked in the middle of flight, but that caution led to an unexpected situation.

Quickly suppressing his heart, Marius maintained his flying speed.

On the other side of the curve slope, a metallic sound and monster-like roars is heard.

(Humans!)

The long-waited presence made Marius’s tension went up a bit.

And he wanted to get along!

Wariness that was tempered since coming to this world, put a stop to Marius’s body.

Seven people in silvery white armor held firm long-swords or spears while taking a stance, the remaining three people wore a robe and held up a cane.

The being they were opposing was dancing in the sky, six dragon-type monsters.
Grey scales with large wings and claws and a long tail intimidated the people by spitting fire from its mouth.

(A wyvern!)

No wonder Marius was surprised.

Although physical strength and offensive power couldn’t be compared to a dragon, it was good at continuous attacks that took advantage of high mobility. Their lowest level was 80.

When it came to six of them, it was nothing but a difficult situation.

It seems like it has already beaten several people.

Even the magicians spreading their barrier can’t be prevent it all and it hit the knight’s body. Even raising a groan-like sound,they kept standing on the spot to counter-attack.

Not even one person showed any signs of running away.

They desperately bet their lives protecting the person in the carriage.

However, the sight of the reality of it happening in front his very eyes made his chest become hot.

(Let’s go.)

With Marius’s help, things will turn around.

He only wanted to saving lives.
End of Episode 5

(NEETnote : Next episode heroine coming up!)

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