Chapter 3 - I Saw A Town

I Saw A Town
Just as I was about to move.
I suddenly felt a wave of dizziness and fell to my knees.
Even when I tried to stand up, I could not.
“…Oh?”
The reason was quickly apparent.
My HP had gone down to less than half.
And…my MP was below 0.
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Yuji
Job: Tamer, Sage
Skills: Taming, Light Magic, Shadow Magic, Fire Magic, Water Magic, Earth Magic, Thunder Magic, Wind Magic, Time-space Magic, Special Magic, Great Magic, Familiar Magic, Support Magic, Altering Magic, Ultra Combat Arts.
Attributes: None
HP: 62/193
MP: -205064/1567
Abnormality: Overuse of magic
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Overuse of magic, huh?
Apparently, ‘Hellfire of Death’ consumed way too much MP.
Well, it would with that much power. I understood why I had run out of MP.
If anything, it was odd that I was able to do it at all. -205064? Usually, you wouldn’t be able to use a spell if it left you below 0.
My HP hadn’t been this low when being blown away by the dragon, so this HP reduction was likely related to the overuse of magic as well.
It looked like I would have to be much more careful in the future.
…In any case, was this world I was in really a dream?
The status display, skills, magic, slimes. All of it was stuff that could only be from a dream. But then again, it all felt so real.
I never had a dream where I felt hunger or pain before.
What if it wasn’t a dream…?
The only possibility I could think of had to do with the message I saw on my computer.
The one about being summoned to another world.
…Well, if this wasn’t a dream, that was fine as well.
I had more hope here then I would if I returned to that shitty company.
In any case, it would likely become clear in a few hours, whether this was all a dream or not.
That would be when my alarm would ring.
So, what I should do now is…
“I should secure some food first.”
Unfortunately, the dragon had turned into ash.
‘Hellfire of Death’ not only consumed a lot of MP, but the damage was too great.
Destroying this much of the surrounding land made it very difficult to use.
“Yuji. Leaves!”
Just like before, the slimes were suggesting that I eat the leaves that were growing in the area.
They did not look particularly tasty… In fact, they looked a little sad, as they had wilted a little under the heat of my magic.
Regardless, they would be my last resort.
Mountain vegetables could be delicious depending on how you cooked them. But there were no cooking tools here. Besides, some of them could be poisonous.
Just because slimes liked them, it didn’t mean they wouldn’t harm humans.
To that point, I could probably cook and eat some meat if I had any…
“Look, are there any monsters nearby who aren’t too strong? Oh, and not poisonous.”
“There was… But your magic scared them away.”
I see.
Well, I guess they would run away after such an extravagant display. I would run away myself.
“Then…we will have to search. Spread out!”
So saying, I made the slimes split up.
It would be much more efficient to search for prey in larger numbers.
“Yes!”
And with that, the slimes scattered in every direction.
Even though separated, our senses were apparently still connected, and I could hear their voices from all around the forest.
…A few minutes later.
“Found one!”
One of the slimes had found our prey.
Upon hearing this, I activated ‘Shared Senses.’
Now I was able to see the same thing that the slime was seeing.
It looked like the slime had discovered a three-meter wild boar.
A boar… That being said, something about it including the color was quite different from an ordinary boar.
It was likely a type of monster. There were dragons in this world, after all.
For now, I would have the slime hide so that it would not be noticed and…wait, huh?
The boar was looking at us?
“AGGH!! It found us!”
Just as the boar started looking in our direction, I heard the slime scream.
“You’re slimes! Don’t you have resistance to physical attacks?”
“We do, but not against such an enemy…AGHH! Here it comes! Help!”
My vision started to spin wildly as it rose into the air.
Apparently, it had been rammed into.
“Aggh!”
‘Shared Senses’ also allowed me to feel the damage through the slime.
Unfortunately, it seemed that there were limits to their resistance to physical attacks.
And the slime was so far away that I couldn’t even see it, which meant I couldn’t attack the boar with magic.
How could I help it in this situation—
As I thought this, I remembered that there was a skill called ‘Monster Strengthening.’
“Monster Strengthening!”
I shouted. My body then grew heavier along with a sensation of something leaving me.
When I checked my status, my HP had gone from 62 to 51. My MP was still around -200,000.
It seemed like a really bad idea to use magic when your MP was negative.
But still, it had an effect.
The slime was still getting blown away every time it was rammed, but it was no longer taking damage.
“Huh? It doesn’t hurt?”
I could hear the slime’s puzzled voice.
This…meant that it’s defense ability and physical attack resistance had gone up.
Still, it didn’t change the fact that it couldn’t damage the enemy.
…I was worried about my MP, but I would try one other thing.
“‘Attack Transfer’— ‘Fireball’!”
‘Attack Transfer’ was also a Tamer Skill.
If I was guessing correctly, this skill would…
Just as I was thinking this, a pale bullet appeared in front of the slime and—shot towards the boar.
It hit its target and blew it into the air.
“Huh? Huh?”
The slime was confused as the monster boar fell to the ground.
It looked like I had defeated it.
This skill…was strong.
Still, I had reached my limits in terms of strength.
The Fireball didn’t use much MP, and so the depletion was minimal…if anything, it had recovered a little since I used Hellfire of Death. But I only had 20 HP now.
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Yuji
Job: Tamer, Sage
Skills: Taming, Light Magic, Shadow Magic, Fire Magic, Water Magic, Earth Magic, Thunder Magic, Wind Magic, Time-space Magic, Special Magic, Great Magic, Familiar Magic, Support Magic, Altering Magic, Ultra Combat Arts.
Attributes: None
HP: 23/193
MP: -205034/1567
Abnormality: Overuse of magic
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…I was so hungry.
I might as well rest and then eat that boar we killed.
“All of you. Combine with the closest slimes so you don’t get attacked and then retrieve the monster.”
“Okay!”
So saying, the slimes headed to where the monster had fallen.
After a while, a single large slime came towards me.
On its head, was the large boar.
However, here I realized that there was one other problem.
I had no magic left to cook it with.
…Perhaps I really would have to look for a town.
“Since your physical attack resistance went up…can one of you break off for a minute?”
“Huh?”
I asked doubtfully as I grabbed a slime and held it up.
“I want to look for a town.”
“…Look for a town…but why are you carrying me?”
“So…I can do this!”
So saying, and while sharing its vision—I threw the slime high up into the air.
“AHHH!”
—Oh!
I saw a town.