Monster Musume chapter 83: In the middle of climbing a mountain
While climbing the rocky mountain path, we defeated the golems around. As of now, no particular problems have arisen. In the distance, students of other cla.s.ses are also fighting. Because magic is flying, it is probably the magic cla.s.s students. Because there are a lot of people, I go to the top considerably. Well, we"re pretty upfront, too.
While moderately defeating the golems, a certain number keeps coming down the mountain. Many don"t sink, but it is useless to defeat too many of them in this training. It"s a little troublesome, but it"s not too much to do. Only troublesome.
“Ah, Tsuchio. The color of that one is strange." Ruu
“Oh, really, it"s a dull light. Is that metallic?” Tsuchio
“If it"s metal, will it be effective if I hit it...?” Ruu
“I don"t know how hard the other side is. Either way, it seems that monsters are getting stronger as we climb... I will let sensei know for now.” Tsuchio
Leaving the place to Ruu, I went down to Sasha-sensei. Sensei released one Garm and watched the students.
“Sensei, metal golems come out from places here and there as we climbed a little. Though the number is still few." Tsuchio
“We shall stop here at once. Thank you for the report." Sasha-sensei
I returned to Ruu and the others after talking to Sensei who said we should stop climbing up. Accordingly, only Lime was fighting the metal-like golems. It"s a little bit faster than a stone golem...and should be heavier than rock. When Lime"s fist strikes the golem *Gakiinn*! And then, a shrill sound rings. Muu, definitely metal. Well, it may be a little tough for Lime. Should I order Ruu or Nichrome to help?
“There is no problem, I can beat enough of them." Lime
“Hmm, really? I"ll let you do it, but I"ll interfere as soon as it becomes dangerous." Tsuchio
“I know. Please take a look from a safer place." Lime
That said, Lime keeps. .h.i.tting the golems. Her arm has also been deformed and has become a pointed pick from the cylindrical shape. Is it okay with that? Nothing missing?
For a while, Lime hits the body while avoiding the golem"s attacks. Eventually, cracks appear in the middle of the torso, until Lime´s arms pierced the body of the golem. The arm which had swung up stopped and the body collapsed with a rattle. Keep hitting one place and you just crush the nucleus. She often found the place.
“The magic is too weak when it is a stone golem, but it seems to be able to know somehow. But it takes a lot of time. Shall I take on the stone golems alone?" Lime
“That"s right. Ruu, how do you feel?" Tsuchio
“I do not have any problem and will strengthen myself properly." Ruu
“I don"t have a problem with this degree of hardness too and we don"t have to trigger a gimmick." Nichrome
“Alright, when metal golems appear Ruu and Nichrome will face them. Lime you fight the stone golems alone. It seems that we will stop here for a while, so we won"t face any metal golems anymore." Tsuchio
That will be a little heavy. Fortunately, only those who are going down are fine. Rin, Shadow-san and I are also going to partic.i.p.ate in the suppression. It"s too much time for me to watch.
After that, we stopped at the spot for several hours and kept killing golems. Even in the distance, the students of other cla.s.ses also stopped around the same place. At first, it was a small number of metal golems, but the number that came down gradually increased. Ruu and Nichrome are dealing with them, while Lime and the rest are defeating stone golems. There are still quite a few golems at the foothills.... Truly, this is quite a ma.s.sive occurrence.
“Are you okay, you have been fighting for a long time now. How about having a break for a while, you haven"t even had lunch?" Sasha-sensei
“I agree. But who will hold down the golems coming from above?" Tsuchio
“I will do it. The foot was cleared and I also want my Garms to rage around." Sasha-sensei
“Then, I will depend on your words. Ruu, Nichrome! Let"s retreat at once!” Tsuchio
Leaving the thinning out of the golems to Sasha-sensei, we go to the safer bottom and eat our bentos. Raw meat and gra.s.s, Rin´s meal, were replenished in large quant.i.ties at the academy. Shadow-san is really useful. If we don"t have her, we would walk with a lot of luggage.
“Huu, thank you for the meal. It was pretty tasty, but all the students made a bento." Tsuchio
“It was pretty tight...when the metal golem came out, that"s why I have to strengthen myself more." Ruu
“I didn"t shoot any bullet because I had been fighting with the basket hand all the time. The magic consumption is reduced to twenty percent for now." Nichrome
“I"m a little tired...father, please heal me.” Lime
“...Buru?”
When Lime embraced me and pushed forward by moving her arms around my neck, Rin seems to have discovered something and calls me. When I looked down next to Lime, a few students were sneaking off the trail. What are they doing? They were told to stop here. These students are too naughty. And the way they are heading was definitely a cliff, right? The upper stream of the river that was flowing here. Sasha-sensei is thinning out the golems and the other students haven"t noticed them yet. Ha, are they going to be safe?
“I will bring them back. Rin, come with me." Tsuchio
“Buru”
“Shall we go too?" Ruu
“No, we are fine like that. You have to fight after this, so take a rest.” Tsuchio
What are they thinking about their single action in such a place? Or are they acting on their own at the excursion purposely? In fact, this is the same what you do in any world.
These few students were climbing the mountain along the cliffs while hiding behind the rocks. They walked at a reasonable speed to shake off the golems. Behind the scenes, there were quite a few golems who were chasing. We caught up with the students who were fighting ahead. And because a cliff is here, if they are blown away lightly, they will fall down the cliff. Lets gather them...even if we need to use violence!
“Hey, boys and girls over there. Sensei told us to stop climbing up, so come back quickly." Tsuchio
“Why do we need to listen to what you say. If we have our devil beasts with us, these golems aren"t our opponents!" Student 1
“That"s right and I don"t want to order you because I am older! All you need to do is come back!" Tsuchio
These students are arguing with me. Well, their familiars are stronger than the monsters of the other students. If it’s just stone golems, they may be able to fight 2 or 3 golems simultaneously. Nevertheless, that doesn"t mean that they can move on their own. I don"t think they will listen to anything I say... but I can not leave them alone. Somehow, I have to bring them back.
“I"m not really in a good mood, but I don"t know what to do now. Let"s return, because we have to defeat more golems." Tsuchio
“It"s none of your business. Don"t bother us and leave us alone. Anyway, we were supposed to climb up, therefore we just moved a little ahead” Student
“I wonder if it will be over now. Hey, before the golems come..." Tsuchio
These students ignore my words and hide behind big rocks. If they don"t listen to me...I"ll take them back by force. Immediately after chasing the students, the ground suddenly begins to shake. What, a sudden earthquake!?
The tremors are pretty strong, so you can"t stand very well. The students were lying down on the bottom. Because earthquakes rarely happen in this world, everyone is puzzled. I was surprised because it was a long time ago since the last time and I can"t see a reaction from the resting students...that"s why is it only here where the earthquake is occurring? What does that mean....
“He, Hey! This rock, doesn’t shake!?” Student
One of the students pointed to a big rock on the side. Looking at it, the rock was shaking. Somehow, I feel like the trembling is getting bigger. A crack enters the ground, and that rock jumps out from the ground. What appeared in front of us was a golem that was big enough that we needed to look up. Hey, why is this guy here? It"s not just a normal stone golem, it"s more human-like.
“Wh, what is this! I have not heard of such a guy!" Student 1
“How are we going to defeat such a thing!?" Student 2
“Don"t panic! Anyway, get away from this place! Before he attacks... " Tsuchio
I told the students to escape, but the golem already pulled his arm and set his attack. There is no more time, I have to run away... but the students are still here. Most of the students are scared of the mighty beast they see for the first time. What do we do?
“Bururu!”
“...How many of those students prepared their resolution? Rin, take the students and escape” Tsuchio
“Buru!?”
“Come on! It will be too late!" Tsuchio
Rin hesitated between me and the students, but when I yelled at her, she threw the students on her back and left the golem. I"m the only one left... and now, I"m going to face the golem who swings his arm. It is inevitable that it is a cleave, but it is possible to run away diagonally because I could move sideways. However, I still have to harden my defense right away!
I quickly throw out a barrier talisman in front of the swinging arm and attach a body reinforcement talisman to my body. With a violent momentum the golem"s arm approached, broke the barrier and hit my body. If you look at it, it will crush into my body. My body feels severe pain, but I don"t know where it hurts. I only feel pain and that my feet left the ground. My field of vision turns around, between blue sky and the ground. Before I knew what it was, I suddenly felt a floating feeling, my sight is divided between sky and ground...and it seems I was blown away and fell off the cliff.
Then, my consciousness disappeared. The last thing I saw was Rin jumping off the cliff and the watching students.
＜Ruu´s POV＞
“...Elder sister! Look over there!" Lime
“What, is that a golem?” Ruu
“Probably so. Confirming the substantial amount of magical power, perhaps it is the cause of this ma.s.sive shaking." Nichrome
“That"s where father has headed. Where is father?” Lime
At that time, Rin ran away from the shadow of the big golem with the students on her back. Immediately afterwards, the golem swings his arm down. Bang! Someone was blown away and falls off the cliff, with sounds that could crush something. Rin who saw it drops the students of her back and jumps off from the cliff. What Rin is pursuing...is Tsuchio who must have fallen off the cliff after being hit by that golem!?
“Lime, I will chase after Rin!” Ruu
“Please wait. If you leave that golem alone, the students around here are in danger. First of all, it would be a top priority to neutralize that golem." Nichrome
“It doesn"t matter what other students do! Going to help father is the most important priority! If you stand in the way, I won"t spare you Nichrome." Lime
“That is nothing more than a waste of time. I can understand why the students were saved and master stayed behind." Nichrome
“...Lime, let"s first defeat that golem. Leave Tsuchio to Rin and Shadow." Ruu
“But!” Lime
“Those students can"t be forgiven, but Tsuchio helped them. Ignoring the golem here and going to help, I"m sure that Tsuchio won"t be happy." Ruu
“I understand. I will decide about their punishment later, let"s defeat the Golem first. I can"t let it kill them.” Lime
“If it is a golem, then there should be a nucleus in its body. If you focus and aim for it, we can defeat it in a short time. But I can"t decide if we"re disturbed by something. While we are fighting, we have to find a place to react." Nichrome
“Okay, look for the nucleus. Lime, you play the decoy, Nichrome attack from some distance. I am worried about Tsuchio"s physical condition, therefore we will take care of it quickly!" Ruu
It is because of the students who acted without permission. Lime will punish them later. I don"t have time to spend on this golem, so I have to go down and help Tsuchio!
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Lime
Age: unknown
Appearance: Mid teens
Tsuchio tamed this slime in the forest near the academy. Her name comes from the word slime and she was easily tamed.
Although slimes are the weakest monsters, due to Tsuchio´s hard strengthening, Lime was stronger than normal devil beasts by several tiers. By adding the dragon’s protection, mithril and other things, she evolved into a humanized liquid slime.
I´m not sure whether she was fighting the longest with Ruu or because she was conscious about Ruu, that she has the same fighting style as Ruu. However, after eating the advanced dragon´s arms, she mainly used claws. Lime can also put out venom and solution, but doesn"t use it much in battle. Although magic seems to be usable somewhat, she hasn"t been using it since her evolution.
She calls Tsuchio father and her love for him is very deep. Occasionally, glimpses of "Addiction" are seen, but for now the problem hasn"t occurred. There has been such a role since a long time...and it may be that Honey Poison´s protection has contributed to her development so far.
Her first priority is Tsuchio. However, it isn"t that there is no common sense. Rather, she is a very good child. Really...if Tsuchio doesn"t get tangled, she is a nice girl.... Lime looks like a girl with silver skin and purple eye color.
Skills and Magic
Deformation-Claws: She got this skill by eating the arms of the advanced dragon. She can put out a claw with a sharp cutting edge.
Poisoning: She got it because Tsuchio gave her poisonous gra.s.s and she can make various poisons. This skill was strengthened by Honey poison´s divine protection and her poison resistance too.
Fluid metal: Lime received this skill by eating mythril. Durability is high while maintaining flexibility. A convenient body that can transform into a weapon by deforming.
Magic?: Did she get it by eating a fishman? The water ball was still weak....