Jujutsushi Wa Yuusha Ni Narenai

Though I've been wondering what would have happened when those atrocious gomas attacked me, we somehow managed to beat their boss and heal Kinako's wound with the power of spirit.

We took our booty after a landslide victory against them.

「What do you think of my new equipment, Kinako!」

I was wielding the iron spear used by the boss goma before.

Spear had the pathetic image of being the weapon of small fry in a game or manga. However, it was the most suitable weapon for newcomers. The reason was its long handle whose reach gave absolute advantage to a newcomer.

I read in a manga that a sword user had to be at least three times more skilled than a spear user to defeat the latter. In short, a spear was an overpowering weapon in reality. It's not like the common infantry used a spear for show!

So, what do you think would happen when I equipped such a powerful weapon? It might double or raise my combat prowess even further.

「Hah! Yah!」

Look at this sharp thrust of mine!

The tip of the spear that I lunged at the leaf that was fluttering down from the tree easily pierced it like a piece of paper.

Yeah, that's impossible right…

「Relight, stroong.」

「Right… You see it, right! This is my true power. You're not the only cool one here, Kinako.」

I fluffed Kinako's chest while laughing with him.

Man, weapons are the best. It can make all the boys fired up.

「Still, this goma fella kinda feels like a goblin in an RPG game.」

Atrocious monster with an ugly appearance who came in swarms and equipped themselves with nothing but crude weapons. A small fry among small fries who only gave you one gold coin and 3 EXP upon defeating them, but their equipment was a heaven-sent for me who only had a textbook and bag with me.

「They even have water with them.」

I found water inside the leather pouch hung on the boss goma's waist. These guys seemed to have no problem with drinking muddy water, but I was surprised to find that the content was clear water. I cleaned its nozzle though.

Though I completely forgot about it due to the heat during the battle, now that I had calmed down, I recalled my thirst.

I took a break and drank the water from the leather pouch.

Perhaps I had to secure a steady supply of water after I came out of this forest. That was my top priority.

「Since I'm completely unprepared for survival life… I might get lucky to be able to get the equipment from these gomas who happen to be in this forest.」

And just when I thought that it would be another boring day with a boring lesson, all of us were suddenly thrown into this forest.

I barely secured minimum survival equipment from these gomas.

Aside from the spear, the boss goma was also equipped with a knife. And it wasn't the weenie knife often used by Kuro-high's thugs. It was a large one with a ~30 cm long blade.

It was a good knife whose quality rivaled that of an iron spear. Since it had no rust on its blade, it seemed the boss goma maintained the knife regularly.

Thanks a lot, dude, now I'll make full use of your knife. Though I can use my hand to pick a fakelion, a knife would serve as a safety measure.

「Still, this guy sure brought some really nice things along. And what kind of stone is this?」

I found various things tucked inside the boss goma's bag.

Kinako, who was looking at the loot with me, sniffed at the white crystal-like stone.

「Lick,lick―― This is salt!」

「Seriously, this is salt? You mean, the fabled rock salt?」

I tried to lick it as a test, and it indeed tasted salty.

They even carry something like this.

「Kinako, do you happen to know if this fruit or berry is edible?」

「U~hm… Relight shouldn't eat this.」

「The heck, it's inedible.」

When I wondered why they were carrying such things with them, I realized that it might be used for something other than cooking, or perhaps it was lethal for humans but safe for gomas.

「You can eat this. This is fairy walnut.」

「Fairy walnut? Wow, that's an adorable name.」

—The one that Kinako showed to Relight was something that bore a resemblance to a walnut, unfortunately, its husk was huge.

I tried to eat the walnut… It tasted like your normal nut.

「Hey, what is this white powder-like thing? Is this recovery agent――」

「PUGAAAAAAAAAN!」

Kinako suddenly barked at me and struck at the pouch containing white powder in my hand.

「WOAAH, THAT'S DANGEROUS DUDE!?」

「Dangerous! Relight, that thing is dangerous!」

「Eh, seriously… Something like poison?」

「Bad powder. Makes you crazy. Dangerous.」

「O-O~h.」

Kinako warned me sternly this time. It seemed this white powder was really a piece of bad news.

Anyway, let's throw away such hazardous materials.

Just like that, after inspecting the loot from the goma while heeding Kinako’s advice, we decided to keep the things we needed and dispose of those that we didn't need.

「Yup, this is it for the time being. Let's go, Kinako.」

After putting everything in order, we departed for our next destination.

Though my hands felt heavier than before since I held a spear in my hand, having a weapon to protect myself was more reassuring than not having it at all.

I already knew that a dangerous fella like goma was wandering in this forest. Thus, I cast aside the mood of walking in this forest as if it were mere hiking and raised my vigilance like that of a trained warrior.

「Huff… Huff… Dam-Dammit, I'm so damn tired…」

Because my luggage had increased as had my nervousness. And the worst of all, my physical strength was really limited, I was already out of breath.

Dammit, I have to blame my laziness for skipping the basketball club training…

「Gogogo, Relight. Just a bit more.」

「Y-Yea— Wait, what do you mean by "Just a bit more"?」

「Look, river.」

Kinako pushed aside the thicket and showed me the river before us.

「Oooh, it's a river.」

「Relight, rest here today.」

「Seriously? It's still pretty bright, you know? Shall we go a bit further?」

「No. Relight, mustn't, force himself to walk inside the forest.」

「Guh, y-you realize it, huh…」

Merciless, I was completely a deadweight for Kinako. He ended up worrying about me.

「Meal, prepare. Right away.」

「Ah, come to think of it, I'm quite famished.」

I had only eaten walnut a while ago.

I had burnt more calories walking in the forest than I had consumed. That was the reason why I was famished.

「Yeah, I'll leave our meal to you..」

「Leave it to me.」

Said Kinako as he walked towards the river.

I couldn't see any animals or rather no one around us. It was truly a quiet environment with only the sound of a small stream around us.

「When Kinako entered the river, he looked really big.」

While I was pondering about that, Kinako had already sat in the middle of the river, and then his arm flashed!

The next moment, the surface of the river exploded.

Before I noticed, I saw a huge fish flapping nonstop right below my feet, gasping for water.

「Kinako, you're awesome!」

I was deeply moved to see the exact spectacle of a brown bear catching a salmon in the river.

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Well then, while waiting for Kinako to finish his fishing brown bear style, I started preparing for a bonfire.

The fish that Kinako caught was salmon-look alike… Ayu-look alike, huge goldfish-look alike. Though it seemed like an edible fish, there was no way I could eat it raw. I would be in huge trouble if there was a parasite in it, right?

「Still, you never know what might be useful for you.」

I held a simple silver Zippo in my hand.

I only have the lighter, I do not smoke. I just carry it with me since it looks cool.

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