After I Stopped Sponsoring, the Female Leads Began Obsessing Over Me

10 – Pong Pong is too strong

Shadow Forest.

A high and deep forest located west of the academy.

There were all sorts of rumors about this place.

All the children who went missing in the forest were eaten by animals. To say I witnessed a huge monster roaming around. Did you see someone burying a body?

Mostly, these incidents and accidents were recorded in a content called ‘campus newspaper’ in the game.

If you just read it, this question arises.

Incidents do not stop, but will there be people who keep going in and get injured or go missing?

Of course, people who go into accidents may be fools, but in fact, isn’t there something hidden in the shadow forest?

There were actually rumors like this.

— Wild ginseng, a miracle drug that grows rapidly just by eating it, is in the forest.

— I heard that the demon left behind is also asleep.

— If you clean the mossy statue and pray, it will bless you!

It’s just a rumor that’s been floating around, but I guess I’m just hoping for it.

That’s why the Shadow Forest is a deep and mysterious place.

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Huge Footprints.

Danya muttered, gulping.

“Looks like a pretty big guy.”

“Is it a bear or a lion?”

“No. It’s thin for its kind.”

“Hmm.”

Ian, who seemed to be looking for traces for a while, stood up. Then he turned around as if he wasn’t interested.

‘… As expected.’

He’s not interested in this either.

Danya sighed inwardly.

The Catnesian clan. In the clan’s holy ground, the things that everyone was interested in were mutually exclusive. There were flowers I had never seen before on the cliffs of the mountain range, I found a strange animal on the ridge and caught it, and I found a clear pond that could be seen all the way to the bottom. Etc.

Of course, Danya, who was training magic, was an outlier among outliers, but she didn’t hate those things. Because we had the same interest.

‘But there were no such people here.’

– Wow, the dirt is dirty.

– Do animals get parasites when they touch them?

– Flowers? Can you use that as a magic ingredient?

On the outside, Dannyada is fresh and cold.

No matter how hard I tried to talk to him, I got an answer like that, so at some point I closed my mind.

Still, it seems like I can slightly communicate with Ian, so in my heart I was a little excited…

‘I want to go home.’

He suddenly missed his hometown.

The moment when Danya became sullen.

“Come this way, Danya.”

Ian called Danya.

“Why?”

Ian, who tilted his head at the somewhat cold voice, continued.

“Here’s a sign that looks like that animal.”

“Hmm… Traces? You found them?”

“Why are you so surprised? Am I so unreliable?”

“I don’t think you’re interested in these things… No, it’s not that I’m interested in you. No! Mo, it’s not unreasonable!”

“…?”

I like Ian and then I don’t.

She was Danya, who was pushing and pushing on her own.

She came to her senses, and Danya hurriedly began her analysis.

“I’m sure it’s a pretty, pretty big animal… They say the wound on the tree is huge.”

“Can you guess anything?”

“A few things. But I’m not sure.”

Shaking her head, Danya replied.

Maybe it’s not an animal, but maybe a monster.

Upon entering the depths, I could definitely feel the dark and dreary energy that demons would like compared to normal forests.

Meanwhile, Ian found a new trace.

“Here’s another one. Looks like claw marks.”

Isn’t he talented at stealth searching?

Danya suddenly became curious about Ian’s past.

I had to shake my head right away.

“Hmm. These aren’t claw marks. That was a sharp guess, though.”

“Thank you for the compliment? I thought you were a teacher”

“Hmm! I think these are… Teeth marks.”

“Tooth?”

Danya nodded and crossed her arms.

“Here’s the hint. Guess what kind of animal it is, Student Lee.”

Danya stiffly raises her head triumphantly.

Ian involuntarily laughed at the insignificance of whether or not he could touch her chest. Of course, he hurriedly hid his expression.

“Danya, as you said at the beginning, it’s not like bears or lions.”

“Mmm.”

“Because they won’t leave such a huge two-line trail.”

Actually, Ian was more familiar with this aspect than usual. Because I learned something in the army.

‘The time has come to use the things I learned then.’

I felt strange.

Anyway.

An animal with two huge teeth?

What is that?

‘Ah.’

There was one animal that came to mind.

…But he wouldn’t be this big?

That moment.

― Fish ugh! Bang!

Along with the sound of the explosion, I saw a bright light like a firecracker through the cracks in the trees.

Ian and Danya’s eyes met.

“!”

“Emergency Rescue Magic!”

A small artifact distributed by the professor before practice.

If you pull an object that looks like a firecracker, a flare that informs you of your location and a protective magic will work.

— Of course, if you use it, you will get the lowest grade in practice. Let them decide.

That kind of advice was also included.

The fact that the students of Mezai Class, who are half blinded by the ‘grades’, wrote that, it was clear that something great was going around.

― Fish ugh! Bang!

“!”

“!”

Hearing the sound of the explosion again, Ian opened his mouth.

“This sounds dangerous.”

“Can you feel the magic?”

“… There’s strong magic nearby. But not in that direction. Rather… It looks like somewhere underground.”

While Ian is concentrating on detecting magic power.

The rescue magic has been activated again.

Danya’s complexion darkened.

“… Coming this way. Ian. Let’s dodge.”

“It’s late.”

“What are you talking about!…”

Ian, who had been sensing magical powers, opened his eyes.

“It’s already there.”

The fingertip he pointed to.

— mmm!

A giant rabbit was standing there.

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A rabbit that seems to be at least 3m tall.

Danya muttered blankly.

“…Is that a rabbit?”

“Look at the hair.”

Ian pointed to the rabbit’s head. A small blue mushroom had sprouted there.

“I can feel the magic over there.”

“The mushroom Professor Rowen was talking about…That’s it.”

“As expected, it teaches us not to pick up anything and eat it.”

— mmm!

“Oh. He even answers.”

Danya shouted at Ian, who was talking kindly.

“You idiot! Get ready to run away!”

No matter how big the opponent is, even if it’s a rabbit, it’s dangerous when hit. In addition, perhaps because of the mushroom growing on his head, he seemed to have quite aggression. Because I’ve been staring at this all along.

“Isn’t it too late? If it was possible, everyone else would have avoided it. Look at his thigh muscles.”

“……”

There was certainly some truth to Ian’s powers of observation.

He took a step forward and stanceed.

“What are you going to do!”

“If you can’t escape anyway, wouldn’t it be better to try to hit it once?”

“It’s dangerous.”

“Look closely. Does he have blood on his fur?”

“… That’s right.”

Danya sighed as she watched the rabbit carefully.

“Then I’ll attack first.”

“What logic?”

“You’re at the bottom of our class.”

It was Ian who almost got angry at the moment.

However, there was a hint of concern in Danya’s eyes.

Ian observed Danya as he nodded and stepped forward.

― mmm!

The two approach each other while looking into each other’s eyes.

I could feel the mana gathering in Danya’s body.

‘Is this a pool attribute?’

The aura of nature felt in her magic.

Like the land attribute, it is a fairly rare attribute.

‘I’m looking forward to it.’

It’s the first time I’ve seen someone else’s magic.

What kind of magic should I use?

The magical energy gathered in Danya’s hand formed a model of a bow.

‘Oh.’

Ian was genuinely impressed. It was because Danya’s pose holding the intangible magic bow was quite plausible.

– Tae Ae Aeng!

The green magic arrow left her hand and hit the rabbit’s forehead exactly in the middle.

“Have you done it?!”

No.

If you make a flag-raising sound like that.

― mmm!

Look at that.

Rather, the rabbit’s momentum became more ferocious.

“Looks like this rabbit is immune to magical powers!”

It is said that there was a reason that Mejai, who was crazy about grades, pressed Seren. Perhaps it was because she used all her strength with her mana bow, Danya stumbled.

“… Leave me and run away.”

She recites lines like in a boy’s cartoon.

Ian chuckled.

Who runs away?

Ian has already made up his mind to have Danya as her companion. She needs allies to stand up to her non-virgin heroine.

‘It’s useful in many ways.’

In addition, the disciplinary committee had to be prepared. It must be a big difference whether she has someone who can stand by her side or not.

“Stop the flag and stay behind.”

“But…! You!”

“What am I?”

“It’s Ian Black Angus. The last in our class… He doesn’t even know how to use combat magic.”

This cat is real.

It’s astonishing that I can’t cheer for you.

“Thank you for your concern.”

“Don’t worry?! You’re a wizard too. How are you going to deal with magic immunity!”

“There are ways.”

“Oh really!”

“If you’re that worried, if something happens behind the scenes, use artifacts well.”

With that said, she focused her attention on the enemy.

The rabbit also came to Ian.

‘A giant rabbit immune to magic.’

Rather good.

Ian raised the corner of her mouth.

– Meow!

A rabbit poised while looking at Ian.

One step, two steps.

The distance was getting closer and closer.

And the moment when power enters the rabbit’s thighs.

Ian quickly chanted two spells.

“, “

After all, it’s a young song that doesn’t feel romantic.

Cheers!

Ian’s arms and shoulders were covered with metal in an instant.

“!!!!”

Danya’s eyes widened as she watched.

What kind of magic is that…? Is it magic?

The answer to the question came straight away.

― Quaaang!

A dull impact sound from a furry rabbit.

A damage calculation mechanism unique to the land attribute.

It was magic (physical).

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“… Is it easy?”

Ian was slightly taken aback.

A rabbit caught in a groggy state with one punch.

The power of Metal Man (temporary name) he devised was stronger than he thought.

‘It’s simple and destructive because it puts magic into the elements.’

Through extraction and transformation, the arms are overlaid with elements, and the overlaid elements, not the body, are strengthened.

In a simple way, it was like bypassing ‘body strengthening’ belonging to high-ranking magic.

The result.

The rabbit, whose eyes were slowly turning, began to collapse.

– Wow!

… The problem.

“Huh?”

The giant rabbit collapsed and the ground where Ian was standing went out.

“Ian!”

Danya tried to reach out his hand, but it was too late.

It fell straight into a small sinkhole-like space.

– Susssss!

Is it a large tunnel?

Even while falling, you can feel the rough feeling of soil all over your body. It was clear that there would be a hard floor at the end.

‘I need to absorb the shock.’

Ian quickly extracted the elements around him.

However, it would be difficult to absorb all the shock if we looked around like this. Ian transformed into a thin honeycomb (honeycomb) structure and began to cover his body.

I hope it rolls down like that for a while.

– Cooung!

It hit the floor with a loud impact.

“Ugh… Um. Are you okay?”

There is a dull impact as long as the physical quantity has been away for a long time. Feeling like being kicked while wrapped in a blanket?

‘Confirmation of honeycomb structure performance.’

Dispelling the magic surrounding her body, she stood up.

It’s a fairly large cave.

What is unique is that the pupil is made of compacted soil, not rock.

Above all, I felt a strong magic power around me.

‘Is this the source of the magic I felt in the forest?’

With this much overwhelming magic, it’s frightening. But on the contrary, Ian felt perfectly comfortable. It feels like being in the womb of a primordial mother.

Looking around, Ian realized the reason.

“…!”

A corner of the cave.

There was a small statue of a goddess made of clay.

“Gaia.”

Goddess of Earth. Gaia.

The reason for knowing her face was simple.

The beings corresponding to the gods of each element were treated as quite important in the game.

And only then did Ian realize the identity of this place. The most benign gacha element of ‘Panta X Arca’.

‘Blessings are out!’

You have been given an opportunity to acquire powers.