Dropped Into Another World V3C40

Chapter 40 – Not Today

The magic stone, which is already making some clicking sound, shook more violently in the air as time passed by.

「Your lordship, isn’t that dangerous?」

I nodded to Flying Lizard’s question.

「It should be quite dangerous. Let’s get away from the magic stone.」

Me and Flying Lizard move back a little bit while keeping our eyes on the magic stone.

Meanwhile, the stone shook more violently while the clicking sound it made got louder and louder. It’s already striking fear to those who are around.

I’m even shaking so much that I feel like my legs are entangled.

Looking at the shaking magic stone, I suddenly felt that it was about to explode.

If it was going to explode, I should do something about it like….making shield?

If I put the darkness magic barrier I just created in front of us like a shield, it should cause less damage, right?

I don’t know how much it will work but I once again imagined the barrier for it.

Then, I imagined placing it in front of me and Flying Lizard.

「Darkness magic shield」

A big shield appeared in front of me and Flying Lizard.

Good.

Areh?

Will this shield withstand the impact of an explosion?

It reminds me of an explosion scene I saw on TV.

Impossible, right?

….what should I do?

「Your lordship, did you make an error in judgment?」

「Looks like it. I had underestimated darkness magic power so much.」

「It’s unusual for your lordship to commit such an error.」

A bitter smile appeared on Flying Lizard’s face.

「It’s already a miracle that I’ve always succeeded. I think that’s way beyond my natural capability.」

It just so happens that I’ve always succeeded in whatever I do until now.

No, I’m pretty sure the hero’s gifts include boosting luck so that may be it.

Hnn?

Then, is the effect of the hero’s gift about to wear off?

That would be very troublesome!

 

That’s not it.

This isn’t time to escape reality.

We have a problem at hand!

「We’ll be in trouble if we don’t do something about it.」

My head is a mess.

Calm down….think.

I should be able to do something, no, I should do something!

「Why is it unstable? No, that doesn’t matter. If it’s unstable, just stabilize it!」

Right!

I only need to stabilize it.

I looked around for a clue and my eyes met with three spiderlings.

They are outside the barrier but this place is still dangerous.

「Leave this place, it’s dangerous!」

Perhaps they heard me as the spiderlings ran away in a hurry.

Relieved by seeing that, the lake came into view.

Water…..it’s swaying and unstable.

Yeah, unstable.

How to stabilize it?

Freeze….I just need to solidify it.

Imagine unstable, bubbling water and then, freeze, solidify, and stabilize it.

「All that’s left to do is to cast it!」

I point my hand at the magic stone.

「Stabilize」

I can feel my body being drained of magic power again.

I’m used to this feeling by now so I continue to point my hand at the magic stone.

The magic stone in front of me gradually lost its black light and fell to the ground.

「Did I succeed?」

I want to check the fallen magic stones but there are still four unstable magic stones.

I don’t have the luxury of time.

「Next!」

In turn, I cast the magic on the floating magic stones.

Four magic stones rolled on the ground.

「Alright. This is the last one!」

When I pointed my hand at the last floating stone, I heard a cracking sound from the stone.

Crack?

I have a bad feeling about it.

「Ah, it cracked!」

I wasn’t able to stabilize the last one in time.

I could see cracks forming in the magic stone before us.

And black smoke is pouring out of the cracks.

This is bad.

I put a barrier around me and Flying Lizard once again.

「Darkness magic barrier」

BOOM.

Almost at the same time as I erected the barrier, I heard that sound from the magic stone.

「Safe.」

Black smoke was pouring out of the magic stone.

As I watched the black smoke spreading around, it began to move strangely.

「What in the world?」

When the black smoke gathers to a certain extent, it will solidify and form something.

「…….eh? That can’t be?」

I rubbed my eyes since I can’t believe what I’m seeing.

I looked again but what I’m seeing is the same.

「Your lordship, what are those?」

「Ah, those are….flies.」

Flies the size of softballs are forming around.

How did it happen?

How can darkness magic power form a shape like that?

Perhaps it’s because of…..my imagination.

「Ah!」

I look at the barrier that covers the square.

I imagined it as a fly trap, right?

At that time, I’m sure I had imagined flies.

However, I never once thought of darkness magic power as flies!

「They’re coming this way.」

「It’s okay. I’m sure if it hits the barrier, they will stick on it. It’s a fly trap after all. I’ll use wind magic to blow them to the barrier.」

I imagined wind blowing against the fly, blowing them away.

「Wind, blow them!」

A gust of wind blows inside the barrier and darkness magic power, that has taken the form of flies, was blown to the barrier.

The flies are stuck and they were sucked by the needles sticking out of the barrier.

It looks gross.

No, I’m the one who imagined this!

However, this is not the result I expected!

It was a mistake to use mosquitoes for the absorbing image.

And even the fly trap too.

「It looks like everything’s okay.」

「Yeah, are you hurt?」

I look at Flying Lizard.

「I’m fine.」

He’s inside the darkness magic barrier and the needles are sticking outside the barrier.

Looking around, it seems like the darkness magic power that has overflowed has been absorbed by the barrier.

「Barrier begone.」

The barrier on the square and on me and Flying Lizard disappeared.

「Areh?」

What is it?

I suddenly felt a little discomfort in my body.

Was it my imagination or was it because it’s only for a moment?

「Your lordship, I just want to confirm something.」

「What is it?」

I turn my gaze to Flying Lizard.

What do you want to ask?

「What is darkness magic power?」

Darkness magic power?

What do you mean what?

「You said dark magic barrier, didn’t you?」

Hnn?

Dark magic barrier?

If it’s about that, I said that to set up a barrier that suppresses dark magic power.

「Ah!」

Apparently, I think I’m goofing off today.

I said darkness magic barrier when I’m supposed to say darkness magic power barrier.

「Looks like I misspoke…」

「…..your lordship, today…..」

Flying Lizard gives me a disappointed glance.

「Ahahahaha」

I’ll just correct my wording later.

I pick up the four magic stones lying on the ground.

I can slowly feel the poisonous power from the magic stones.

Too many things have happened but we succeeded.

「Is that darkness magic power?」

…..isn’t it?

Areh?

If that is the case, why did Flying Lizard ask?

The poisonous power should be darkness magic power.

However, could it be that it’s not….

「Your lordship?」

「Maybe? However, I think this is the power that the Cerberus needs.」

Yeah, that should be it. I have reproduced the power that was absorbed by the Cerberus.

I’ll cry if it’s not.

「Let’s go back home—」

「Ah, ha ha ha ha」

Hnn?

What was that?

「Have you seen my power!」

I look around but I can see anyone. All I know is that the voice is echoing through the forest.

I’m more concerned about what situation it is in to laugh like that?

Normally, no one would laugh like that.

「Evil King Batchu! I won’t let you….do whatever you like anymore!」

Ah, so that’s how it is.

It should be okay.

They are playing heroes in the forest.

But, where?

「They seem to be playing that game a lot recently.」

Flying Lizard can’t help but smile bitterly.

He was asked by the kids to play the villain once.

「I guess so.」

「Is that all you have to say? Then, today, you’ll be beaten!」

I can’t see them but I can already imagine how cute they are.

Last time in the living room, they played about rescuing a princess.

One table and two chairs broke and the one eyes got angry.

Is that why they decided to play in the forest?

「If you can beat me, then do so! However, I’m not going to let you guys take me down!」

Where are they playing?

「Spiderlings over there! Where are they playing?」

「「「By the black cave」」」

And where is that black cave?

「Can you take me there?」

「「「Leave it to us!」」」

The spiderlings started moving immediately.

I followed them behind.

「If we all work together, we can surely defeat them!」

「「「Yeah!」」」

Anyway, what exactly are they referring to?

Maybe someone from the one eyes taught them.

But still, their voices are resonating.

Are they using some kind of tool?