I Became an Extra Who Died Instead of the Main Character

22 – Forest (3)

Some time has passed.

Senior Tinia said in a voice that she couldn’t believe.

“······Wow, Junior. We caught it.”

“I will.”

I answered simply and clearly as if it was nothing special, but unlike the answer, my heart was beating very fast.

‘I really caught the monster…’

Although it was to save that unknown senior who had already been knocked down and Karina who was on the verge of being attacked by the monster, there were times when she regretted drawing the monster’s attention for a moment.

The existence of the monster was so threatening, and in fact, he almost died several times during the battle.

– Wind Spear!

But whenever that happened, senior Tinia’s magic hit the spot just in time.

– Ah, Ice Bolt!

Later, Karina, who had been knocked down because her leg was broken, also got up and helped catch the monster.

As a result of fighting like that, the three of us eventually succeeded in catching the monster.

Saying this, Alfred (I just heard about it from Karina) senpai could look weak.

Although it is said to be three people, you might think that Alfred-senpai is weak because of the fact that the party, which included two first-year students, was defeated in one shot by a monster he caught.

“Probably…A monster specialized in attacks.”

“I think so too.”

If it was a monster specialized in attack, it would have been enough.

Depending on the type of magic used to turn monsters into monsters, their abilities change.

Perhaps that monster is a monster with only offensive abilities.

In fact, unlike a monster, he showed a very painful appearance even with my 1st and 2nd circle magic.

Besides being hurt by Tinia-senpai’s 3rd circle magic, the fact that the monster was only hurt by the 1st year’s 1st and 2nd circle magic meant that the defense was weak.

There was no way Alfred-senpai, who had encountered the monster for the first time, could have known this, so it would be understandable if he collapsed while using defensive magic against a monster specialized in attack.

At that time, Tinia-senpai, who was taking a break, asked Karina.

“······By the way, what will juniors do now?”

I thought it was probably impossible to proceed with the task any further.

The mentor senior I should be traveling with has retired, and even monsters that shouldn’t exist in this forest roam the forest.

The risk was too great to see the return of task success.

As if Karina knew that too, she said in a voice that did not contain much expectations.

“······It must be difficult to proceed further from here, right?”

Perhaps Karina isn’t asking because she sincerely thinks it’s possible, but she’s asking just in case.

It would be a pity that she had to give up her first task like this.

Perhaps it was for Karina’s sake, Tinia-senpai also spoke frankly without spinning her words around.

“Yes, I wonder if it would be difficult to proceed further alone.”

It could be said that it was cruel, but it was unavoidable given the current situation.

I didn’t think that this forest was the only monster that had just died.

Someone must have released a monster for some purpose or to interfere with this task.

I didn’t think that a person like that would have released just one monster.

If you want to proceed, you can do it alone, but going alone in this dangerous forest where there might be more monsters was like committing suicide.

“······As expected.”

Karina said as if she had given up on Tinia-senpai’s honest answer.

She said, “It’s a pity that she has to give up the assignment…But she should be content because she lived what she almost died.”

Then, he bowed his head towards us.

“Thank you for your help. Senior Tinia, and… Lian Kindred.”

After her thanks, Karina looked at me and said.

“I don’t think it would have been strange if you hadn’t helped me.”

“······Me?”

“Uh. To be honest, judging from what I’ve done to you so far… It wouldn’t be strange if you slapped me on the cheek.”

“···”

I wanted to deny it, saying it wasn’t my own, but looking at Karina’s behavior toward me so far, it wasn’t easy to deny it here either.

There were so many actions that it would be hard to pass it off as a light prank, even with nice words.

“I’m sorry until now. I think I judged you based only on your rumors.”

“······Yes.”

“You may think it’s shameful to say this, but next time… Can I see you as a friend?”

As if she was embarrassed by what she said, Karina smiled slightly.

‘A friend.’

One might say that there was absolutely no reason to accept Karina as her friend.

She used to gossip about people she didn’t even know properly, believing only rumors and judging them.

But I didn’t really care about that fact.

Because I’m already so used to being treated like that, there wasn’t much damage.

So Karina accepted her friend request.

“Of course.”

Karina looked surprised at my answer.

Maybe I asked because I thought it wouldn’t work.

“······I didn’t think you would really accept it.”

“It deserves it.”

“Huh.”

As if she didn’t know it would be real, Carina smiled shyly and immediately cast her beacon magic toward the sky.

A white light shot towards the sky from Karina’s hand, and the light seemed to pierce the sky.

“······What’s wrong with that?”

With senior Tinia’s low words, the beam of light that looked like it was about to leave the forest disappeared when it collided with something.

***

“I can only say that it is blocked by something like a barrier that blocks some kind of magic.”

Karina and I nodded at Tinia-senpai’s analysis.

Because that was the only thing that would block the magic that was cast normally.

“Perhaps… The person who released the monsters in this forest seems to have put a barrier in the forest so that they can’t even send a rescue request.”

“I guess that’s it, right?”

As I just said, it seems that someone who artificially released monsters into this forest blocked the students’ rescue request from leaving the forest.

As if he was going to take care of all the students in this forest.

“······So what do we do now?”

At Karina’s question, we all became dumb.

No matter how unusual it is for Selenium Academy, it is not possible to predict such a situation.

Who the hell would meet a monster during an academy assignment?

In this situation where there was only silence, it was Tinia-senpai who came up with a countermeasure.

“It’s not like there’s no chance of meeting another monster… But the only way to get out of this forest right now is to find the golden flower, which is said to teleport you to the entrance of the forest if you touch it.”

Tinia senior’s opinion was reasonable.

The rescue request was also blocked by something, and I didn’t even know which way to go back to the entrance.

Then, Carina pointed to Alfred and asked.

“Then what shall we do?”

“I can’t say that this task itself is normal, so let’s move together.”

“Can I?”

“Yes, the rescue signal has already been blocked. What can I do?”

To Tinia-senpai, who said, “Professors probably won’t say anything about this,” Karina shook her head as if that wasn’t the case.

“No, that’s not it… I meant that Alfred sunbaenim, who had collapsed with me, could go out with me.”

“Ah… That’s what you meant.”

Tinia sunbaenim, who now has an expression of understanding, I think you should ask Lian junior, not me. She said and handed me the choice.

And I was taken aback by the sudden choice.

“······Is it really something that I can decide?”

“Of course, this is a mentor assignment, but first of all, it is also a junior Lian’s assignment.”

It’s a project we’re working on together, but am I the one who’s carrying out the project?

It was only then that I could understand Tinia-senpai’s intentions.

“Then… Let’s go together.”

“Really?”

Karina looked really surprised.

“Rian junior knew how to say that.”

Senior Tinia smiled as if she expected it.

Seeing the senior who looked so conceited, she just wanted to start a fight.

“How does the senior know that?”

“I knew junior Lian would accept him as he is the best Hogu in the world.”

“···”

Of course, I couldn’t even find it.

“Really…? Can I go with you?”

Karina still looked like she couldn’t get out of her shock.

“Of course. Like you said, we’re friends now.”

“Friend…Friend…”

Karina, who seemed stunned for a moment at her friend, said with a slight smile.

“Thanks, Lian.”

“Uh… Yes.”

She felt like she was supposed to respond with something like this and something like, no big deal, but since she hadn’t heard much of a thank you, she couldn’t properly respond.

Senior Tinia, who was looking at us like that, said in a voice mixed with annoyance what part she was annoyed at.

“Once everything is decided, let’s go.”

Then, with a small chant of “Rise,” She lifted Alfred-senpai a little in the air and started walking.

Suddenly, a party of three and one passed out was completed, and we moved toward the center of the forest.

At that time, I once again felt the anxiety I felt the day the group assignments were set.

This uneasy feeling that something is going wrong.

Nevertheless, as there was then, there was no other way than this road, so there was nothing I could do but walk along with senior Tinia.

***

The very center of the forest.

There, a man who appears to be a mentor, a woman who appears to be a mentee, and a small spirit next to the woman have found something.

The golden flower, the goal of this task, and something standing in the way.

Keee-!

At the cry of something, the leaves fell and the ground shook.

“······This is a bit dangerous.”

“···”

“Master…”

Looking at the gigantic monstrous creature standing in front of them, Adele Listonia thought.

‘······Please don’t come this way, Lian.’

This way is dangerous. Called.