Translator: Michiko
The sixth day of the joint exercise.
In the original story, they encountered the opening of the ‘Harbinger’ on the evening of the sixth day, when their guard was down.
It was evening, Mark was low on magic and Bradley was tired.
What emerged from the opening was a large killer torrent. It was in the shape of a tree, a monster whose attributes give it an advantage in the forest.
Mark supported Bradley by casting “Bind” on the killer torrent’s branches, leaves, and roots to block its movement.
They worked well together.
However, the roots that escaped “Bind” grew underground.
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Llkvbla Yyaj dsa Jayezlu dsvknle vbkp.
Rd saela vs tlv ake sq vbl xytl obs oyp bszekdt kv cynj, Ikzzla Msaaldv lmvldele y assv qasx Yyaj’p czkde prsv yde pvyccle bkx okvb kv.
(Rd pbsav, y nswdvlaxlypwal ytykdpv vbl assvp kp kxrsavydv. Jwv bso qya okzz kv ts ynnsaekdt vs vbl saktkdyz pvsau… Rd vbl saktkdyz pvsau, kv oyp y pkdtzl jkzzla vsaaldv, cwv vblal’p y rsppkckzkvu vbyv vblu’zz yzz yrrlya kd eashlp.)
Ohld obld R pyu ‘vbl nswdvlaxlypwal ytykdpv vbl assvp’, R nyd sdzu vbkdj sq psxlvbkdt zkjl vyjkdt nyal sq vbl xsdpvlap clqsal vblu pvyav xshkdt, pkdnl ‘vbl nsaalnvkhl rsola okzz yzoyup nywpl yd shlapktbv okvb “Jkde”.’
Fvakjkdt qkapv kp y pwal oyu vs okd.
Sldyvwp qllzp vbyv bl kp alyeu vs vyjl sqq bkp xypj yv vbkp rskdv.
Mblal kp y nbydnl vbyv Jayezlu okzz pll xu qynl yde cl qaktbvldle, cwv R oydv vs clzklhl bkx obs pyke, ‘Ls xyvvla obyv usw zssj zkjl, usw’al xu qaklde’.
(R oydv vs clzklhl, cwv…vblal kp pwnb y vbkdt yp rbupkszstknyz ekptwpv…)
Renatus may be hypersensitive to his feelings, even if he hides them.
That’s scary, though.
(I’m not a child anymore, I have to get over the trauma of scaring my brother.)
Renatus clenched his fists as he made his decision.
◇◇◇
The sun was setting and the surroundings were getting dark.
It was evening, just as in the original story.
Finally, we came upon the opening of the stampede, the ‘harbinger’. A pitch-black hole at the center of a swirling high concentration of magical energy. A dimensional rift.
Renatus gulped at its power, the fear shaking him to the core of his humanity.
A thin root peeked slightly through the rift, wriggling as if to urge it to open quickly.
It is a tree type, for it is a root. It looks like a killer torrent, like in the original story.
“This is…?”
“Bradley, be careful. It is a ‘harbinger’.”
“Wha…!”
Bradley panicked. Of course. It is a stampede, even if it is a ‘harbinger’. Normally, the Knights would be there to deal with the situation.
There are only two first-year academy students here.
“But it didn’t get caught in the stampede prediction, did it?!”
“It is an oversight. But it rarely happens…”
The stampede is easy to predict. It can be predicted accurately by measuring the levels of magical energy. That’s why joint exercises are held safely as part of the academy’s training.
This oversight is the plot device of the original novel.
In any case, the reason for the oversight was not explained in the text.
Bradley put his hand on Renatus’ shoulder.
“Renatus, I’ll hold them off, so run away.”
“Bradley!”
Bradley was ready to die. He looked determined.
Renatus called out his name in a firm tone.
“Bradley, listen. I can handle the demons. I’d rather you run away. A lone knight can’t do anything. A mage can–”
Renatus calmly informed him of the current situation.
It was the mage who defeated the killer torrent in the original novel.
Mark used magic in exchange for his life while being stabbed. He used magic crests all over his body to bring down the killer torrent. It was thanks to him that Bradley survived despite his injuries.
Tree-type monsters have branches and leaves for arms and roots for legs. They extend these freely and attack from multiple directions.
A lone knight has only two arms and does not have 360-degree vision. So it’s impossible.
Even after explaining this, Bradley remained adamant.
“There’s no way I can leave you behind! What are you talking about!”
As the main character, Bradley cannot seem to make the decision to run away and leave his friends behind.
He yelled at me with eyes that looked like they were about to shoot me dead.
As we argued, the dimensional rift seemed to have opened enough for thick roots to pour out of the rift.
Although it is a tree, it is white in color and covered in patches of golden scales. The image is of a moss-covered tree, and the moss is golden.
The twisting movement of the roots is like that of a living being. It reminds me of the tentacles of an octopus.
At the center is a creature that resembles the upper half of a human body, slithering and crawling out of the crack. The epidermis resembled bark, so it could not be a living being. The lush green foliage looked like the creature’s hair.
It was gigantic.
Including the tips of the extended branches and leaves, it is about 20 meters high.
“This is–…”
Not “Killer Torrent”.
It is “Lesser Yggdrasil”.
Lesser Yggdrasil is a monster born from the decaying roots, branches, and leaves of Yggdrasil.
It’s in a class of its own when it comes to tree-type monsters.
Even though they are monsters, they have the power of God and therefore have the power to correct the logic of the world – they have a ridiculous setup.
In the original novel, it is a monster that appears as the main boss in the main stampede ten years later.
It’s not an enemy that should appear in a place like this.
I wonder if the restorative power wants to achieve the original element of ‘Bradley’s paired partner dies in the joint exercise’.
I wonder if that’s why Lesser Yggdrasil is here.
To kill Renatus, the restorative power has changed the type of monster.
(Whoever takes the lead always wins. That’s not going to change, is it?)
Renatus puts his hand on the strap to remove the mask. As the mask is a magical device, a passcode is required to remove it.
This moment.
(Huh…)
Renatus’ consciousness wavered.
This was the feeling I had when I was bitten by the venomous serpent. The poison should have dissipated by now. My body temperature was normal. More than a day had passed and there were no abnormalities in my consciousness.
(Ah–…)
Could the restorative power be trying to kill Renatus by force?
Was the fact that the poison had dissipated also a phenomenon caused by the restorative power to take Renatus by surprise?
My recovery was certainly too quick for serpent venom. Even with Bradley’s serum available.
I can’t give up.
I have to stay conscious.
That’s what I thought, but my body wouldn’t listen. It’s like my feet are sewn to the floor.
No. I have to move.
There were tree roots in front of me.
The root attack of a tree-type monster is the human equivalent of a kick. It is a powerful attack.
Lesser Yggdrasil extended its roots in a straight line to pierce Renatus, scattering glistening particles like scales.
Renatus watched the scene unfold in slow motion.
As if to match the vision, there was a silence caused by an abnormality in hearing.
Silence.
And-.
“Ah…”
Along with the strong shock, the heat I felt in my abdomen was pain.
Lesser Yggdrasil roots had sunk into Renatus’ stomach.
But only superficially.
The only reason I was able to escape was because of the shadow in front of me.
Bradley stood in front of Renatus. Because his body acted as a buffer, Renatus did not die.
Bradley’s body was a wreck. He’s in a state that can be described as a wreck.
He was not breathing.
Blood is.
“-Ah, ahhhh!!!”
Renatus’ eyes widened and he screamed.
Blood and flesh rained down on Renatus’ body like scattering red flowers.
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