Chapter 2「Alberto, age 12. Death in the Dark Forest」(Part 1)

Two years have already passed since I began to struggle against my destiny.

　Now I am alone in the forests of my domain.

「Beep」

　There was a reaction to one of the magic wards I had set up.

　Using wind magic to disguise the sound of footsteps and other signs, I move in the direction of my prey.

　My eyesight, magnified by magic power, clearly catches the sight of my prey.

　It was an ergi, a typical demon of this forest. It looks like a boar, and its sharp fangs can break a human's limbs with a single bite if it is not careful.

　But right now it is unaware of my presence and is defenselessly exposing its weak spot, its belly.

　I carefully knead the magic power by pointing my palm at the opponent's vital spot.

Then, I direct the sufficiently enhanced magical power to the opponent's vital spot.

「Wind Blade」

　The vacuum of the blade strikes Ergi at high velocity.

　Ergi, unaware of what was happening, had a merciless vacuum blade slammed into his unprotected side, which was not covered by his hard fur.

I quickly began treating the ergi before the stench of death spread to the surrounding area.

　I peeled off the skin, cut up the meat that had not been damaged by magic, and quickly put it in a bag.

　The rest of the organs and other parts would be disposed of by the forest people.

　I quickly returned to my base camp.

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　It was my fifth day of survival training in the forest.

　After finishing my regular contact with my worried family with my magic tool, I took another look at my current self.

　Now that I am 12 years old, I am getting quite taller.

　I was a big fat guy in the game, so my upper back would grow even taller.

　And when I vaguely look at my limbs, illuminated by the fire in the bonfire, they are slender and elongated, showing no remnants of the time when I was like a piglet.

　I had already received an OK sign from the knight Bonadia for my physical strength.

　She has also been doing well in practical battle training, mainly using magic and small swords.

　Also, as far as the reputation of the surrounding maidens is concerned, my face is probably one of the most beautiful.

　When I look at myself in the mirror, I get the same assessment, albeit with a bit of smugness.

　But here I ran into a big problem.

　While I was training at the mansion, recently many visitors began to show up.

　Some of them were even maids who wanted to have physical relations with 12-year-olds. And they were messing with me, so I couldn't train anymore.

　So recently, I've been increasing the number of these field exercises until the heat dies down.

　It's quite practical, considering my future life as an adventurer.

　As I eat my grilled elk meat that I picked today, I listen carefully to the sounds around me.

　The night sky is full of nighttime insects. It really is a wonderful open-air outdoor environment.

　While I was enjoying myself in this way, it suddenly happened.

　「Boom!」

　A short distance away, but clearly I could hear something loud crashing.

　Using the magic of body and vision enhancement, I quickly scrambled to the top of a tall tree that was close at hand.

　I guessed it was about a kilometer away. A large beast was advancing in a straight line, cleaving the trees.

　A little ahead of it, a small shadow that looked like a human was running away at a run.

　There was still some distance between it and the big beast, but the distance was getting closer and closer, and I could only see a hopeless future before the terrifying physical strength of the beast, which was cleaving the trees without regard to them.

　I cannot overlook it.

　Quickly, I climbed down from the tree, grabbed my cantera in one hand, and ran at full speed in the direction from which I could hear its mayhem.