The Strongest Onmyoji and the Shikigami With AI are Unparalleled in Another World ~ A Second Life Properly Enjoyed Using Artificial Intelligence ~ - Chapter 137

As we followed behind Lily, she stopped a few times and glanced around, scanning the area. While we continued to move cautiously, AI-chan tugged on my sleeve.

“…I’ve spotted the boar. It’s big.”

AI-chan reported in a low voice.

“She says it’s close. What should we do?”

“Yuuma and the others, stay still.”

With that, Lily looked up.

Following her gaze, we also looked up and saw the branches of a tree. Without a sound, Lily swiftly climbed up and perched herself on one of the branches.

“…She moves like a monkey.”

“Foxes can’t do that, right?”

Can foxes even climb trees? I’ve ever seen Mother climb one, obviously.

“…Shh! Lily’s getting ready.”

Just as Alice said, Lily had drawn her bow and conjured a magic arrow. Given that the boar is huge, a regular arrow probably wouldn’t be enough to take it down.

Lily carefully took aim. I couldn’t help but be impressed—how can she even steady a bow while balanced on a branch?

As I marveled at her, Lily released the arrow.

In the next moment, we heard rustling noises coming from the direction she had shot.

“Yes! Got it!”

Lily exclaimed happily and jumped down from the branch, then dashed forward. Naturally, we followed.

“Look, look! A big one!”

Excited, Lily pointed at the large boar lying next to her. It wasn’t as big as the Big Boar we had previously hunted, but it was definitely much larger than any wild boar I’d ever seen.

“That’s a big one… And you got it in one shot.”

Impressive.

“Well, yeah! Now we can have that wild boar hot pot, right?”

“Yeah.”

“…Lily, nice job.”

Not that it really matters, but Alice and I didn’t do anything. Not that we ever really do…

“Master, this should be plenty. Shall we head back?”

AI-chan asked.

“Yeah. Let’s report to Pamela and get Burt to handle the butchering.”

“Understood. Let’s head back, then.”

It was still early afternoon, and since there didn’t seem to be any other customers, the butchering might be finished by evening.

“Burt looked like he was bored, so I’m sure he’ll be happy!”

Lily seemed genuinely excited. Just a while ago, she was crying, but her emotions really are vibrant.

After collecting the boar, we decided to leave the forest, with Lily, who was in a great mood, leading the way as we returned to the path.

As we walked along the path to leave the forest, Lily couldn’t stop talking.

“Ah, I really love the forest! I couldn’t do much at those ruins the other day.”

She actually contributed quite a bit. Mostly with gathering materials, though.

“Make sure to sell any leftover boar meat. It should at least bring in a bit of extra money.”

I’m not sure how much it will sell for, but we’ll definitely have more meat than we can eat ourselves.

“…Yeah, you’re right. We didn’t really do anything, so the reward should go to Lily.”

“Really?”

“…Just getting some meat is enough for me. I was mostly here for a walk, you know.”

“Thanks! But, you know, Alice, like Annie, you should really get more exercise too.”

That’s for sure.

“…I know.”

We continued walking along the forest path while chatting.

“Hm?”

Suddenly, I stopped in my tracks.

“Master?”

“What’s wrong?”

“…Are you tired?”

The three of them called out to me.

“No, it’s just…”

What is this?

I’m sensing an enormous amount of magical power…

Am I imagining things?

No, but still…

“Master, is something wr— Huh!?”

“From above!?”

AI-chan and I looked up at the sky simultaneously.

Seeing us, Alice and Lily also glanced up at the sky.

“Huh? What? What’s going on?”

“…Is there something up there?”

They asked, but something with immense magical power was hurtling toward us at an incredible speed.

Then, in the next moment, our surroundings darkened.

“What!?”

“…What’s going on?”

Though it got dark, the light quickly returned to normal. Something had passed over us.

“What was that just now? I saw wings and a tail…”

It was huge, and it moved at an unbelievable speed. Was it a big bird or something?

“That was… no way, couldn’t it be…”

AI-chan muttered.

“Do you know what it was?”

“Oh, no, sorry… I must’ve been mistaken. But, the magical power was immense, so it might’ve been some kind of monster.”

Yeah, that’s possible.

“Is something like that living in this forest?”

“No, definitely not. It just passed by overhead, so it was probably just passing through.”

“Hmm… By the way, what did you think it was?”

“Well… Given its size and form, combined with that massive magical power, there’s a 99 percent chance it was a dragon. But, there’s no way one would be around here.”

Wait, 99 percent…?

“Then, it’s probably a dragon or something, right?”

“No way… Master, what should we do?”

AI-chan snapped back to reality.

“If it went somewhere else, then we should be fine, right? Sure, its magical power was enormous, but you’re stronger than that.”

“…Huh? Am I really that amazing?”

Yes, you are. You are Mother, after all.

“Well, you’re terrible at combat, so if we’re talking about whether you could win or not, the answer is no. Anyway, if it’s gone, there’s no problem. We should probably report it to Pamela, just in case.”

“Pamela’s going to be shocked.”

I don’t really know what a dragon is, but yeah, she probably will be.

“Hey, hey, Alice, I heard the word ‘dragon’ just now… that must be my imagination, right?”

“…Yeah, it’s just your imagination. I heard it too, but it’s definitely just our imagination.”

You totally heard it, though.

“You two, do you know what a dragon is?”

Judging by their tone, they clearly do. Is it that famous?

“I don’t think there’s anyone who doesn’t know… oh, but Yuuma, you’re a reincarnated person.”

“…A dragon is a legendary monster, ranked as a solid A-rank. It’s super strong, but it lives deep in the mountains and doesn’t come near human settlements.”

Hmm…

“I still don’t really get it.”

“Master, in terms of your world, it’s like a ‘ryuu.'”¹

A ryuu…

“Huh? Like the Dragon God? Or maybe Orochi?”

Or perhaps Layla’s snake?

“Well, none of those are quite right, but if I had to pick, it’s closer to Orochi. A giant serpent that flies through the sky.”

That’s incredible! So, this world has creatures like that!

It’s like a mythical monster!

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