Succubus' Life in Another World

Chapter 133: Urania in a Pinch

Uranias Perspective

Say, doesnt something seem a bit off? Nn, strange that there are this many monsters in this forest. Its a forest where monsters reside, isnt it? Whats so strange about that?

Hearing Hermies words, I made an inaudible sigh. While it is true that weve already confirmed last week that the academys forest has an abundant variety of monsters; we didnt encounter this many monsters last week, and the monsters back then werent this aggressive as well.

The ones weve encountered earlier are growleus, which are also commonly seen in the Abyssal Forest, but the ones here are a size smaller than those that appear in dungeons. While they are smaller, that doesnt mean to say that theyre weak, though they didnt provide much trouble either way. Even so, with 5 encounters within this past hour; it does become significantly exhausting and its inevitable wed get tired of seeing them.

While commonly misunderstood, monsters outside of dungeons are cowardly creatures. Being attacked by so many is unusual. Adding on to what Urania said, monsters also have their own territories which even their own kind no, which especially their own kind respect greatly. Because of that, theres practically zero chance of encountering another monster near the places where youve already had an encounter. Isnt it possible that these are monsters of the same pack? If that was the case, then its also strange that they didnt attack all at once.

The monsters outside of dungeons are highly territorial. Its said that this is due to the fact that there isnt as much mana as there are inside the dungeons. Considering this, there must be a suitable reason why these monsters would leave their own territory and enter the territory of a different monster.

Urania, do you have any thoughts on the possible cause of this? Two possibilities. A stronger monster took these monsters territory, or their territory was altered to the point that its no longer livable.

Whichever it is, I suspect that for whatever reason these monsters are no longer able to stay at the territories they treat as their home. Group C is with Lily and the area theyre roaming at is the farthest from the depths of the forest, so they should be fine, but group B is somewhat worrying.

Then what should we do? Nm, shouldnt be a problem for us. Lets go on and assess the threat level. True, itll be a bit uncool if we retreat here as well. Thats exactly right! If there really is something wrong with the forest, then we should solve it ourselves!

Hermie is being somewhat impulsive, but Im sure that if something is happening in this forest, it would become a nuisance for Lily. If we resolve this, then Lily should be able to do what she wants to do without any worries. And supporting Lily is my duty as her lover.1

From there, we walked deeper into the depths of the forest. Monsters attack us about once every ten minutes, so it is a bit exhausting, but as Ive started using my knife in combat as wellsince there were too many monstersweve been efficiently defeating the monsters.

Weve gotten pretty deep but- Shh, theres something there. You can tell? Its a scent Ive never encountered before. But its similar to a Chasseur Dragons A dragon!?

As were exploring the significantly deeper parts of the forest, there was a change of scent. It was a scent I have never encountered in any forest or dungeon ever before. If I had to describe it, it was a scent similar to the Chasseur Dragons that traveled together with us from Gateskeep to the Royal Capital, but this scent is that of a much larger creature.

We silenced our breaths and slowly advanced onward. If we, by any chance, encounter a real dragon, then theres no chance that we can defeat it as we are. For what reason did something like a dragon ever appear in a place like this? By its nature, theres no reason for one to be inside a forest.

Look, isnt there something there? Is that an egg?

As we continued on, we immediately discovered what that reason may be. There was a white object that was left among the thicket, as though to conceal it. Ive never seen one before, but since its the same shape and size as it is in books and from the stories I heard from Motsis guildmaster, its practically confirmed.

This was the reason. Dont tell me A dragons egg? Likely yes.

Normally, a dragon egg would be safeguarded in a special place, in a dragon nest. Dragons arent monsters, theyre highly intelligent magic beasts that raise their young in flocks of 7-15. Among them, there should have been a dragon with the role of egg watcher, who is there to make sure that the dragon eggs would not be stolen and eaten by other creatures.

Despite that, theres a dragon egg here, which is clearly bizarre. I cant help but feel that this is contrived, and Im probably not overthinking it.

This is bad, Too late What, what do yo- GYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAN!

A dragon ended up finding us together with the dragon egg. Theres no doubt that this dragon is convinced that were the egg thief. As dragons are intelligent, theres a chance that we can work out this misunderstanding; but seeing how enraged and bloodshot the dragons eyes are, thats pretty much out of the question.

Spread out! Ill be the decoy! Tebby! The signal! R-right!

I carried the large egg behind my back and clad my feet with the magic Wind. With how large the dragon is, it shouldnt be capable of swiftly moving within this forest. As long as I can lead it away from the others, I can just leave it there and run away. Then we can decide on what to do from then after meeting back with Lily.

Bind

As these thoughts ran through my mind, a boys voice2 reached my ears. Why? The instant I thought so, my two feet were bound together by something, causing me to fall to the ground with considerable force.

Urania! Kyaa! No!!

I hear Tebby and Solas screams from a far distance. They should be distant enough from here to be able to run away. Right before my eyes, I see the dragons enormous jaw. It likely wont use a breath on me as Im carrying the egg, but theres no way that Ill be left in one piece if Im ever bitten by those large teeth.

Ahh, I guess this is it for me. I wanted to see Lily one last time but As I silently closed my eyes, a familiar scent passed through my nose. Ahh, Im saved. I just couldnt help but break out into a smile.

Wall!

A familiar voice, a familiar scent, and a familiar silhouette. My lover flying down from the sky seemed as if she was an angel to me.

1. Lyly: Uraniaaaaa
2. Lyly: Someones gonna need some binding on his neck. A really tight binding.