Jujutsushi Wa Yuusha Ni Narenai

Gaogao!

A stray dog with red fur charged at us, baring its fangs and letting out a war cry.

「WOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!?」

I wielded my spear in desperation. Well "desperate" was an understatement, all I could do was thrust blindly.

Luckily, one of those noob thrust lodged into the body of the red dog.

It yelped in pain and quickly backed away.

But, I wasn't out of danger yet.

GAOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

A chill ran down my spine at the deafening roar. Another red dog, even larger than the first, rushed toward me.

But even the bigger boss red dog didn't dare to approach me thanks to my spear.

My meager skill aside, this spear itself had a sharp iron spear tip. Its sharp edge raised the vigilance of the boss dog, it didn't dare to leap at me and just growled menacingly. Or maybe, it was waiting for me to make a slip.

GROAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAR!

That moment, the boss dog opened its muzzle and spit fire from its mouth!

Dammit, this fella is a fire-breathing dog huh!?

「AAAAAAAAAAAAAAA――Eh, it's not hot?」

The fire wasn't an illusion, I mean, the boss dog did spat fire toward me and yet, strangely enough, it didn't feel hot at all.

Well, I felt a strange heat on my chest.

「Mera~」

「Bora~」

Those childlike voices came out from the zippo lighter in my chest pocket.

The Zippo, glowing a bright red as if it had an LED installed, had become the dwelling place of the fire spirit.

「Co-Could it be that you guys are the ones who protected me?」

「Yeah.」

I couldn't get a proper answer, but it seemed they really were the ones who protected me from the fire.

I see, since they were spirits of fire, they could manipulate the fire, or extinguish it altogether.

「Thank you, guys! As expected, spirits are friends!」

GAOGAO, DOGAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!

Maybe because it realized that its flame breath got nullified, the boss dog roared angrily.

It then closed in the distance between us, baring its fangs to bite at my windpipe!

Oh no, the spirit wouldn't be able to protect me from a direct physical attack!

「PUNGAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!」

At that moment, a strong, hairy arm brimming with wild power cut in from the side.

The hand that had sharp and glittering claws on it punched straight into the boss dog's cheek, sending it flying to the side.

「KINAKO!」

「Leave the rest to me, Relight.」

After defeating the pack of red dogs, Kinako rushed at once to help me.

「Maan, that's my bear buddy for you.」

It's been three days since I've been wandering in the forest with Kinako.

I'd gotten used to this kind of lifestyle before I noticed.

Or so I thought. In fact, I didn't become stronger, I was more suited for a support position.

「――Puhaa! Cold water is the best. Do you want some too, Kinako?」

「Gimme some.」

「Okay, open your mouth.」

「A~h.」

I turned the leather bag that I took from Boss Goma upside down, pouring its contents into Kinako's mouth.

Thus, the cold water inside poured out at once.

The amount of water was obviously far above the capacity of the bag.

「Wate~r」

「Pou~r」

The secret naturally lies in the spirit.

Just like the case with the fire spirit in my lighter, the water spirit dwelled in the leather bag before I knew it.

They looked like blue-colored, neon stick men and were the reason I could live without having to worry about drinking water.

And for some reason, the longer I walked in the forest with Kinako, the more spirits came to offer their assistance.

At this point, I'd finally came to understand the power of my 『Spiritualist』 vocation.

Though I might have an easier time traveling if I had a vocation that used sword or magic, I might eventually die from hunger and thirst. Even if I managed to find something to eat or drink, it might cause stomach ache, or kill me due to powerful poison.

I remember watching a TV program before which explained that the secret of survival life was only to eat something that you know was safe.

At this point, the spirit had provided me with an almost inexhaustible supply of drinking water, and Kinako had taught me about what was safe to eat. I might be the most blessed person in this survival environment.

「Thanks for the hard work today, Kinako.」

「Puga~, it's not a big deal.」

「The battle against a pack of red dogs was a fierce one for sure. I mean, you're injured during that battle too. Come ‘ere, I'll wash your body.」

「Thanks, Relight.」

We decided to camp on the riverside and prepared to cross the river at night.

Kinako, who loved to clean itself despite being a wild bear, was really delighted when I washed its body. I mean, its hands couldn't reach its back.

And when their hair got soiled by blood during the battle, I would wash it clean to express my gratitude for protecting me. At this point, all I could do was desperately swing my spear just to protect myself. The day when I stood side-by-side and fought along with Kinako was still a faraway dream.

「Relight, I(ore), will catch fish.」

[TL: now it's confirmed that Kinako is a male, so I'll use "He" from this point]

「Then I'll gather edible nuts and fruits around this area.」

Thanks to Kinako I knew which fruit or nut was edible and delicious, well not that much but, at least it was edible. I mean, edible ingredients were important during this kind of time.

「GriLLed FIsh」

「Leave it to me.」

Thus, I took charge of cooking.

Well, the said cooking is just sprinkling salt and grilling the fish though.

Still, Kinako had apparently taken a liking to warm grilled fish seasoned with salt over raw fish. By the way, his preference for grilled fish was rare. It put me at ease when he said that he liked the one that grilled rare.

The current me hadn't been able to master the grilling skill yet.

「Puga~, YUmMy! Grilled fish, So YummY!」

「That's a relief. Since the fish had a strange appearance I have no idea if I grilled it in the right way.」

「Relight, gRilLed, FisH, AweSome. And YuMmy.」

「Well, it'll taste even better if we have more flavoring though.」

「KaRAaGe!」

「Yeah, like karaage. I'll make one for you someday, a lot of karaage until we are full.」

「Pugaa! KarAge, YeAh!」

「Kinako, your wild pose is really cool.」

I took out my smartphone from my pocket and took a picture of Kinako in that pose.

Let's take a picture of the two of us too.

「Survival live, 3rd day. Today’s meal is also delicious!」

I took a selfie arm-in-arm with Kinako and saved the picture in my phone.

Since it was a precious moment, I also added the record of our everyday lives.

The reason I wasted my smartphone battery which shouldn't be able to be recharged in this kind of situation was simply because there was no need to recharge it anymore.

「Hey guys, howdy?」

「Biribiri~」

「Peka~」

Spirits glowing in white and purple color crawled up from the screen of my smartphone.

The white one was the spirit of light, and the purple one was the spirit of thunder.

Both spirits seemed to be residing in the smartphone since the smartphone was powered by electricity and could produce light.

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