Chapter 472: Mandragora Levelling
With the treant by my side, we draw close to one of the fake legume shrubs. A troll mandragora should be sleeping below.
Treant-san’s leg roots lift up and down softly so as not to make a sound. Treant-san hasn't had many opportunities to fight, so it must be feeling nervous. As I stomp forward without a worry, treant-san's shifts left and right in a panic.
I check the positions of everyone else. I need to brace myself for the possibility of a monster like a fenrir getting in here. If that happens, I'll need to react immediately.
As Aro totters away, the nightmare pats her shoulder encouragingly. Those two get along well. I suppose they’ve fought together a fair number of times now. The nightmare treats treant-san and me so coldly, and yet… Wait, does she maybe see me and treant-san as the same? Eh? Is that how it is? As I tilt my head to the side, the treant scowls at me. N-no, I didn’t mean it in a bad way or anything!
I should check on Volk and the black lizard, too.
“What’s wrong!? Why do you not strike!? I have drawn its attention! It’s full of openings!”
Volk is holding back the troll mandrora’s arm root while shouting at the black lizard. Th-they’re fast… When did it emerge from the ground?
“Hurry up and attack! What’s wrong!?”
“Ki…kishi…”