Chapter 8

It's the second day of my life in a different world, and I'm Yuri Kujou, formerly known as Yuriko Kujou.

After that, I was so tired that I went to sleep right away without even eating dinner. When I woke up, Amanda was holding me, and her large chest was right in front of my face, which was quite a shock.

It was so overwhelming that it completely shattered my faint hope that I might have woken up back in my original world.

While I was still flustered, Amanda woke up and greeted me with a slightly hoarse voice, "Good morning."

Wow, beautiful people are beautiful even right after waking up.

I was a little excited, but that's a secret.

Amanda brought breakfast to my room, saying I might not be used to it yet, and I enjoyed it. Today, I'm going to start leveling up right away!

And guess what.

Not only Amanda, but Algo is also coming with me. Even though I can use magic, there are many enemies stronger than slimes near the forest of monsters, and they want to see how much magic I can use.

I'm really glad that everyone I've met since coming to this world has been so nice. If I had bad luck, I might have been attacked by monsters or kidnapped by bandits without meeting anyone.

Yeah. I don't know why I came to this world, but I'm grateful to have met such kind people.

I really want to go back, but there's no point in just lamenting.

So, I'm going to be positive!

I'll do my best!

After walking for about forty minutes with their guidance, a dense forest appeared before us. This forest, which I saw when I first came to this world, is called the Forest of Monsters.

Forty minutes on foot was tough for a city girl. *pant* *pant*

"Over here, there are slimes... Ah, there they are."

When I looked in the direction Amanda pointed...

Oh my god.

First slime discovered!!!!!

It's round and wobbly, with a blue body that jiggles. It doesn't have a pointed head, eyes, or a mouth, but it's definitely the slime I used to take care of in Elysia Online!

Alright!

Let's do it, Jinjonyosho!

"Yuri, do your best~"

"Yuri, fight!"

I'm energized by Amanda and Algo's cheers. I'll do my best!

I held the wooden stick and bravely hit the slime.

"Hey!"

The slime is wobbling.

It seems the attack didn't work, so I hit it again.

"Hey, hey!"

The slime is still wobbling.

"Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey!"

The slime is ignoring me and wobbling.

I'm getting tired from hitting it...

That's strange. Why isn't the attack working?

"Hey, Yuri."

I turned around at Algo's tired-sounding voice.

"Yuri, you're a mage, right? Why aren't you using magic?"

Thank you for asking! There's a deep and high reason for it.

"Well, I've always dreamed of leveling up by repeatedly hitting with A. Also, mages and priests can't equip swords, so I can't even equip a wooden stick, just a twig. Hitting with a twig seems a bit weird, doesn't it?! So, I've always dreamed of hitting with a wooden stick that I can finally equip!"

Alright. I said it!

"Um... I don't really understand, but you've always dreamed of hitting with a wooden stick. That's good. But, the attack isn't working at all."

"Yeah, I know. Why is that?"

"No, I don't think that way of hitting will work."

"Huh?"

"Huh, doesn't work even if you say it cutely."

Algo put her hand on her forehead. Amanda was smiling and saying, "It's fine because you're cute."

But, hmm. I see. I can't defeat it with a wooden stick.

"Then, I'll have to use magic... Fire might cause a forest fire, and wind might cut the trees. Water... the slime might get more active. Lightning... Oh, water is weak against lightning."

I remember that's how it was with pocket monsters.

So, I'll use lightning magic!

"Thunder Arrow!"

I raised my arm and chanted.

I felt power at the tips of my fingers. I imagined a lightning arrow and brought it down!

Let's goooooo!

Right after that.

A loud boom echoed as countless lightning arrows rained down on the slime. The dance of light and sound almost made my eyes and ears go crazy.

I think the magic was actually active for only about three seconds, but it felt like a very long time to me.

Finally, when the magic subsided...

There was no sign of the slime, and a crater about five meters in radius had formed.

Ah... uh?

Did I overdo it...?