Chapter 214: Pure White Festival

◆ Mofu-mofu ◆

I am the King of Monsters.

Master brought me to a tree that has a scent which strangely stimulates the appetite.

However, for me, the scent over there is more concerning.

Because I am more of a meat person than a vegetable person.

Every time I tried to head towards the location of the scent, I was thwarted by Master, but perhaps changing his mind, it became okay for me to go.

My companion is only Master.

…CHAAAANCE!!

This is good, this is good! If Master is alone, I can just shake him off while he’s fighting monsters!

And then I will be free!

…Or so I thought, but Master was strong.

No matter how many monsters appeared, Master defeated them while keeping track of my location without averting his eyes from me.

Eeei, you worthless monsters! Work harder!

Reluctantly, I headed towards the location of the scent together with Master.

Where we arrived was a path leading underground.

Come to think of it, I previously ate delicious meat that strangely gave me power underground too.

Perhaps I have a good affinity with the underground.

And so, I headed underground with Master.

Because my eyes can see through the darkness, there’s no worry about getting lost.

Above all, my proud nose clearly tells me the location of the monsters.

Umu, the scent is getting thicker and thicker.

The scent is thicker this way. Hmm, the scent is thin this way.

Mumu, the path splits.

A large path with a thin scent, and a small path with a thick scent.

The small path is impossible for Master. I can barely fit through it.

Fumu, in that case, the way to go is…

Of cooourse the smaller one~!!

Because to reach the desired location quickly, it’s natural to choose the one with the thicker scent!

But if Master accidentally can’t follow me, that can’t be helped, right! The surroundings were dark so I didn’t notice~!!

And so, I dove into the small path.

“[※※※※!!]”

I feel like I heard Master’s voice from behind, but surely it’s just my imagination RIIIIGHT!!

It was then. Suddenly, a violent tremor occurred in the underground passage.

Mu!? This is bad!

I proceeded deeper following my wild instincts.

I must not stay here. My instincts screamed to advance with all my might right now.

As I ran with all my might, an intense sound and vibration different from the tremor echoed from behind.

The sound and vibration were rapidly approaching me.

Oh no, a cave-in!

I pushed my body forward with all my might combining wind magic and fire magic.

Accelerating with the knack for when I fly through the sky, and forcibly turning using wind as a cushion when I was about to hit walls or corners.

How much time had I continued running like that.

Before I knew it, the tremor and the sound had subsided.

Phew, did I manage to slip through.

I felt relieved that I slipped through the cave-in.

At the same time, I remembered Master, who I had gotten separated from.

No matter how great Master is, escaping that cave-in would be impossible.

In other words, Master is…

Yaaaaaaayyyyy! I am a free beasttttttt!!

Phew! When facing a natural phenomenon like a cave-in, even the great Master doesn’t stand a chance, huh!

Man, my heart aches! I pray for Master’s happiness in the next world!

And so, while mourning Master’s regrets, I decided to advance deeper.

Because Master probably wouldn’t want me to stop here EITHER!!

As I advanced deeper, the scent grew stronger and stronger.

And after advancing for a while, I emerged into a large space.

Ooh!? This is!!

I emerged on top of the wall of a hall-like space.

The part I emerged from was jutting out, forming a cliff top.

And below, countless monsters were swarming.

Ooh, so these monsters were the source of the scent!

Yahoo!! A feast!

Without hesitation, I dove from the cliff top aiming for the monsters.

Accelerating my body with magic while jumping down, I dove into the monster’s body, or rather, pierced into its interior.

Gugyaaaaaaah!?

The scream of the monster whose body had holes opened from all directions echoed.

The monster thrashed around trying to remove the cause of the pain, but it could do nothing about me, who had slipped inside its body.

And while rolling around in pain, it was devoured by me from the inside.

Alright, I’ve had the delicious parts, so onto the next monster!

Leaping out from inside the monster’s body, I dove into the next monster’s body, and devoured its meat, its innards, its bones.

Ooh, the heart of this monster is delicious! If I roast the skin of this one, it gets crispy and delicious!

Ah, an all-you-can-eat buffet of monsters as much as I want! What a happy time!

A life with no dietary restrictions is the beeeest!!

Gogyaaaaaaah!?

Seeing their comrades suddenly writhing in agony and dying while having their meat devoured from the inside, the monsters fell into a state of panic.

But I care not for such things.

Following my whims, I deliciously partook of the monsters that caught my eye.

It was then.

Guruuoooooo!!

A powerful roar echoed through the underground space.

Guruoooo…

Then, the monsters that had been in a state of panic until now regained their composure.

I see, so the boss of the swarm has made its appearance.

The boss that appeared was the owner of a giant body that stood out even among the monsters in the underground space.

The boss attacked me along with the comrades I was eating.

I safely leaped out of the monster’s body and evaded the attack, but the monster that was slow to escape was cleanly split in two.

Hahahaha! So you don’t care about weak comrades!

That’s how someone with power should be!

Very well, I shall be your opponent!

Gugyaooooh!!

The boss closed the distance to me in a single step.

Its gaze seemed to say that no matter where I ran, it would be useless.

However, that thought is mistaken.

The one with nowhere to run is not me. It’s you.

Catching the boss’s attack head-on, I snapped its arm.

Gugyaaaaaah!?

It probably never expected to be intercepted.

The boss’s scream echoed through the underground space.

I wouldn’t mind playing a little more, but I have no hobby of toying with my food either.

So that it doesn’t suffer any more, I’ll defeat it in a single blow.

Cladding myself in fire and wind, I pierced through the boss’s body while roasting it.

This is my Eating Art: Bake Impulse!!

The ultimate technique of cooking and eating as one, devouring and piercing while roasting the meat in front with wind and fire!!

The boss’s meat has just the right firmness and plenty of chewiness!

Furthermore, the meat juices are incredibly juicy! This amount of meat juice is already meat juice (beverage)!!

Delicious! It’s delicioooous!!

Gyauaaaaaah!!

Furthermore, the boss’s screams become the finest melody, stimulating my appetite!

Munch munch munch munch!!

Now, shall I partake of this part next. No, no, or should I go for the main dish already?

Ah, I can’t decide where to eat next!

A wonderful paradise of meat! Was this place a meat ranch prepared for me!

Hahhahha! Now that Master is gone! The world is miiiiiine!!

DOOOOMM!!

…Pardon?

While I was thoroughly enjoying my monster meat party, the wall of the underground space suddenly blew away.

The magical light appearing from the cloud of dust illuminated the silhouette of someone coming from within.

…No, no, no, no, there’s no way.

…Impossible, impossible, impossible, impossible, that can’t be.

Because it was buried alive! Squashed flat!

There’s no way he’s alive!

“[※※※※※!!]”

Geh!! Master!?

Ruthless, far too ruthless.

Standing there where the dust settled was an existence I knew very well and never wanted to meet again.

“[※※※※]”

Master approached me.

Ah, yes, I see.

You are going to execute me for abandoning you and running away.

No, no, no, no, I didn’t have even a fragment of such intention.

I wanted to help you, Master, but powerless as I am, there was nothing I could do, so crying tears of sorrow, I advanced and took revenge for you against the monsters that were the root cause. No, really, really.

Master’s hand grabbed my head tightly.

Ah, yes. No good? I see.

Tinkle tinkle tinkle

I leaked.