Chapter 50 – Even on a Day Like This….Let’s Play?

「There’s more? And it even got bigger…..however, that glowing has crossed the line of what I’m able to comprehend.」

Which one should I go to first?

Or rather, I should stop being surprised when dealing with things related to those three idiots.

When we arrived at the lake, we found that it wasn’t the only floating island….

There were two more floating islands in addition to the original one.

So, there are now three islands on the lake.

Will there be more?....until how it will increase?

I don’t think they’ll just increase infinitely, will they?

I’m getting a little nervous since this world was created by those three idiots.

In addition, the first floating island got bigger given how it looked.

And most importantly, the entire island is glowing with a faint green light.

I think they packed too many things into that floating island.

Well, neither Koa nor Chai were bothered and the magic we feel from it is from the amoebas.

「Just ignore them and go on with our lives. Let’s assume nothing’s unusual and move on.」

I have a lot of things in my mind right now but, my highest priority is to deal with those 3 idiots first.

Let’s hope I won’t see more upsetting scenes.

…..please!

With the three floating islands by our side, we moved to the place where I detected divine power.

No matter how much I look around, I can only see trees and they are even hard to tell apart.

I took out a monster core from my pocket and poured power into it.

「Divine power, search」

The monster core in my hand emitted a pale light and floated in the air.

It then spun around the area and after a while, flew away through the forest.

I followed it but….it’s a little too fast.

「Slow down!」

I desperately chase after the core, which now moves a little slower, as if it listened to me.

There’s room for improvement as long as you imagine the right thing when you cast magic.

Too fast!

After a while, the core stopped moving in mid-air.

Somehow, we managed not to lose sight of it.

Still, I was tired.

This is the first time I felt my breathing become erratic.

While breathing heavily, I looked around and saw….a stone statue?

It is a stone statue of a person but it looks very well dressed.

Who could it be?

Come to think of it, I’ve never seen those three idiots.

I only heard their voices.

Could it be one of those three idiots?

「…..if it is, I’d crush it but, who is this guy?」

In any case, I hold out my hand and examine its power.

It was definitely the divine power I had sensed from those 3 idiots.

However, why in a statue?

What does this mean?

Come to think of it, there was a novel I read a long time ago about a staircase appearing from under the pedestal when a statue is moved.

「Let’s try moving it.」

I put my hand on the statue and put a lot of power on it.

It can’t be moved, can it>

Too bad.

Hmmm……should I destroy it>

It’s too much trouble to bring it home or something and it’s weird to have a statue of someone I don’t know.

I look at the stone statue.

He has a beautiful face.

However, looking at it closely, it seems to have a slightly condescending…..expression.

「……alright, let’s destroy it.」

It looks irritating to look at.

I’ll use my new power that trumps over divine power.

I created a ball using the new power on my palm.

Imagined destruction……..

「Shatter!」

With my palms before me, I hit the stone statue with the power ball I had made.

……..hnnn?

Nothing happens?

Click

Ah, it cracked.

……crack, crack……..crack crack crack

The cracks in the stone statue keep spreading.

Each time, a loud sound echoes through the forest.

The stone statue is around 3 meter high but, why is it so loud?

Maybe breaking it will trigger some kind of mechanism.

Ah, I hadn’t thought of that.

「Was I being too reckless?」

I should have considered it more before deciding to destroy it.

Well, it’s already too late now.

Before me, the stone statue was smashed to pieces.

「………….nothing’s happening?」

The stone statue collapsed completely and only the sound of the forest could be heard around.

The howls of the monsters, the sound of the flowing water of the river, the shaking of the trees.

There’s no other sound and no sign of anything being triggered.

Was that really just a stone statue?

Well, it is true that the light at this location was quite weak when I checked the divine power.

There are 3 more locations like this though.

Because of what has happened before, I somehow think there must be something to it.

No, maybe something is about to happen.

I look around vigilantly for a while.

……however, nothing’s happening.

It’s just a quiet forest.

I’m glad that nothing is happening but I’m not satisfied with this.

No, I guess I should be glad that nothing happened.

I approach the place where the stone statue used to be and look around with caution.

There’s nothing but wreckage and found nothing that can cause a problem.

…….well, I’m glad.

Yeah, finding nothing is the best, right?

Yeah, let’s just go with that.

Hnn?

I sensed a faint sense of power in the wreckage that was different from divine power.

What was it?

It seemed to be a power I’m familiar with.

What was it?

Grrrrrrr

…Koa and Chai, who were just next to me, are growling.

Aside from what happened yesterday, I can’t think of anything that will make them freak me out like this.

No, I’m sure neither of them is trying to scare me.

I’m just thinking like they do.

They’re fine with me.

I looked at where they were staring at and found that their eyes were on the wreckage.

I am relieved to see that and relax my body.

….Ah, I get it.

The power I just felt is the same power I felt from the egg.

I see, so that’s why they reacted like that?

If I had noticed it earlier, I wouldn’t have been so scared.

Could it be another egg?

I gently checked out the wreckage.

「What’s this?」

A shiny black stone as big as a hand.

It looks a little different but, is this a monster core?

I held the stone with my hand and nothing happened.

Grrr?

Koa’s growl changed a little.

When I look at her, she’s tilting her head and looking at the stone.

Apparently, Koa did not expect that it was only a stone.

Her surprised growl is surprisingly cute.

Well, if compared to her normal growl though.

「So, what should I do with this?」

The power it has is definitely the same power the egg has.

Speaking of which, are those “dogs” in the egg?....are they alright?

Is that one? Or are they three?

I’m thinking about something useless again.

Well, I’m sure it’s one.

And I have the impression that it’s a little weak.

I wonder if this power will be of any use.

Should I save it? Do I want it to hatch? Or not?

Boss-san and the others were seriously intimidated by it.

However, I have to be responsible for it now since I picked it up.

I’ll give this to the dog considering it will be useful to it.

Anyway, that’s all for today.

That was unexpectedly easy.

「Whoah!」

Perhaps I was too relaxed, I was unexpectedly pushed on the back.

The force was so strong that my face hit a root of a tree.

And it hurts.

I held my face with my hand and moaned.

I could see Koa and Chai walking around in circles.

I know they are worried about me but can you wait a minute?

At least until the pain subsides.

「Thanks, I’m okay.」

I remembered I can use healing magic so I cast it on myself.

I’m relieved to feel that the pain is quickly going away.

I look at my hand and see that it is red.

Apparently, my nose was bleeding.

「……clean……haa」

I checked what hit me on the back and….

….ehto, amoeba?

Hnn?

Is it really an amoeba?

Areh?

I blink repeatedly to confirm.

……..it feels like an amoeba but….it looks different from the amoebas I know.

It has the same translucent clarity but it looks like a clione.

Well, it’s a little less cute because it’s almost 3 meters long.

The clione-like creature was floating in the air and was flapping its wings.

I seem to have an affinity for floating things today.

「It’s an amoeba, right? But why does it look different…..」

Not knowing what to do, I touched it.

It feels just like touching an amoeba.

It feels like touching a soft konnyaku.

Does this mean that it is an evolved amoeba?

Well, I’m not sure if this can be called an evolved form.

As I ponder, the clione in front of me collapses.

「Eh? Areh? Wait a minute!」

As one would expect, I was flustered when I saw it melt and crumble before my eyes.

Moreover, the way it collapsed was a little weird.

While I was nervous and puzzled, I saw the melted clione transform.

「AAGG～! What in the world!」

It transformed into a transparent spider.

Given the position of its eyes and the shape of its body, it seems to have imitated Boss-san.

The transparent spider flew happily in the air in a twirling motion.

「Is this amoeba asking me to play?」

Come to think of it, I haven’t been playing with the amoebas lately in response to cleaning up the mess of the 3 idiots.

Perhaps it is inviting me to play with them?

The transparent Boss-san, who’s floating in front of me, looks at me and tilts its head.

「But, this is good. I guess I met a new creature again.」