Ghost Slayer RPG

Going east from the edge of Kiso Village, over a mountain, you will enter a forest.On the map, the name of this forest is "Mermaid Forest".Of course, this has nothing to do with Takahashi Omiko's works.

Bandits jumped out of the winding path on the mountain from time to time, but after entering the forest, what jumped out instead of bandits turned into all kinds of beasts.

Unlike the small animals in Sawu Mountain, the beasts here are quite ferocious, and they are all gray wolves, lynxes, porcupines and the like.It's just that no matter how fierce the beast is, the stone killer who meets LV35 will have to face the problem of falling asleep and being stuffed into a backpack.

Using stones to put the beasts into a sweet sleep, and then putting them into the backpack, Unnagi brushed monsters all the way to the depths of the forest.

Some sunlight can still leak in from the edge of the forest, and the trees get denser as they get closer to the center, and the shadows cast by the canopy completely cover the ground.It is not only unnecessary to hold an umbrella here, but it will even hinder the progress because the umbrella surface catches the branches extending around.The beasts that would randomly pop out from the side of the road when going deep enough are also gone.This seems to imply that dwelling in the heart of the forest is a powerful being above these beasts.

I don't know how long I have been trekking in the forest, it seems that the endless forest finally came to an end at a certain moment.The trees ahead became thinner.Through the gaps in the branches, Yun Nagi vaguely saw a little water.

Is it the lake in the middle of the forest?Yun Nagi regained her energy, raised her legs and ran forward, rushing out of the forest.

What appeared in front of Yunnai was a large lake with sparkling, clear water and white sand.A gust of wind blew, and ripples appeared on the sapphire-like lake.

Yunnai took a deep breath of the fresh air with the smell of lake water and forest, enjoyed the scenery on the lake for a while, and then walked around the lake.

Soon, she found a giant tree growing obliquely.The trunk of the giant tree is two meters in diameter, its branches and leaves cover the sky and the sun, half of its roots are deeply embedded in the moist soil by the lake, while the other half are scattered into the water like a fishing net.

Those two guests said that the tree that can summon mermaids should be this tree.

Yunnai ran to the tree, bent his fingers reverently, and tapped the big tree three times with his knuckles.

"Mermaid, please come out and meet me." She murmured to herself—of course, lest the mermaid would see her thoughts, Yunnagi didn't dare to think about mermaid meat, mermaid scales, and the hand holding the curry stick She was quietly carried behind her back.

After the voice fell, the silence lasted for a long time, so long that Yunnai suspected that this would not be able to summon the mermaid at all, and began to think about whether he should jump into the lake and meet the mermaid by catching the tyrannosaurus in the water.But suddenly, a straight streak of water floated on the surface of the lake, heading towards Yunnai all the way.

That must be a mermaid!

Unnagi stood up expectantly, waiting for the arrival of the mermaid.Getting closer, getting closer... Finally, the ripple approached the shore.

Yunnai heard a female voice from underwater: "Are you the one who summoned the mermaid?"

"Yes!" Unnagi nodded, rubbing her fingers behind her back.For some reason, she always felt that the mermaid's voice was not as fairy-like as she had imagined.But soon, she told herself that it was an illusion, she was a night rabbit, how could she know what immortal energy is?

After Unnagi finished answering, the ripples on the water surface shook even more violently.Suddenly, a black shadow broke through the water and landed in front of Yunnai.

"What's the matter with me?" the other party asked.

After seeing the other party's appearance clearly, Yun Nagi was stunned.

The one who jumped up from the water and came to her was a crocodile standing in a human posture with a pair of small glasses on its head.

This... is the mermaid who is as beautiful as a fairy in the legend?

Yun Nagi couldn't believe her eyes, and it took a long time before she said tremblingly: "Well, you are... the... mermaid in the forest of mermaids?"

"That's right!" The spectacled crocodile proudly puffed up its chest and slapped its paws on its chest, "The kanban lady in this forest is mermaid! The mermaid forest is named after me!"

"However, there are many fish elements, but there seems to be no human element..."

"What are you talking about!" The spectacled crocodile was not very happy. "Whether it is walking posture, thinking logic, or even talking, doesn't it all prove that I am a mermaid?"

No, that's not a mermaid, but a murloc at most.

And although the crocodile bears the name of fish, it is actually a reptile, not a fish.

Yunagi's complexion is not very good-looking.

Want to put the spectacled crocodile to sleep by slamming a rock from behind unexpectedly, then put the crocodile in the backpack?

But this time, even the system didn't display the level of the spectacled crocodile. I'm afraid it is not a target that can be attacked.Yun Nagi thought about it, but because he didn't know the details of the crocodile, he gave up this idea.

She quietly put away the curry sticks, put on a pious look, clasped her hands in front of her chest, and asked: "Master Mermaid, I heard that your bones can cure all diseases, and your meat can make people live forever. Your scales can make two people who have nothing to do with each other bond. May I ask if you can give these rare materials... Ah no, can you give me your flesh and blood and scales?"

"Uh, are you here to ask for these things again? What a headache." The spectacled crocodile said while rubbing the back of its head.

What's the matter with this tone like a cartoonist who doesn't want to submit a manuscript?Yun Nagi suppressed the unhappiness in his heart, pretended to look forward to it, and looked at the crocodile with glasses.

"It's not impossible. But if you want to get mermaid bones, mermaid meat and mermaid scales, you have to do one thing for me." After a while, the crocodile made a decision.

"What's the matter?" Yunnai asked hastily when she heard that there was a connection.

"To tell you the truth, I usually use the most fertile black mud in this lakeside wetland to maintain my paws, but recently I'm busy with drafting, and I don't have much time to collect black mud to treat my skin, so the skin of my paws is a bit dry and cracked The spectacled crocodile smiled innocently, "Can you help me get the most fertile black mud in this wetland?"

[A commission from a mermaid: Keeping the paws moist with black mud is the secret to drawing a good story!Please help me get the most fertile black mud in the wetland ×10. 】

[Rewards for completing the task include Mermaid Bone × 1, Mermaid Meat × 1, Mermaid Scale × 1]

Although I don't understand what "rushing to draft" and "drawing a good story" are all about, and I have some complaints about the system's way of calling the spectacled crocodile a mermaid, but this is a good opportunity to obtain rare materials, Yun Nagi still accepted the task.

"Thank you, let's start now!" The spectacled crocodile took out a small white handkerchief and waved it, "I'll wait for you while drawing NAME here. Be sure to come back early!"

This task does not look difficult.When following the task guide to the lakeside wetland, the system prompts that there is a lot of wet mud on the ground.Yun Nagi dug without saying a word.

But to her surprise, most of the "ordinary wet mud" was dug out.On average, it takes about 30 yuan to dig "ordinary wet mud" to produce a piece of "fertile black mud".

After pouting and digging for a long time, Yunnai finally collected ten pieces of "fertile black mud".When I returned to the spectacled crocodile to turn in the quest, the crocodile looked so happy that even the small square glasses on the crocodile's snout jumped.

"This is it!"

The spectacled crocodile happily accepted the black mud, and wiped it on its paws without saying a word.The system prompts that the task is completed.While wiping it, it continued to say: "Immediately, I'm doing it, I'm doing it, the mermaid bones, mermaid meat and mermaid scales will come soon!"

...It was the same tone as the cartoonist who was urged to write.Yun Nagi didn't bother to complain.

"The claws don't hurt at all." After wiping the black mud, the spectacled crocodile finally heaved a sigh of relief, "Come on, stretch out your hand, and I'll give you something."

Yunagi stretched out his hand.The spectacled crocodile touched his body, and then put something in Unnagi's hand.

[Obtain mermaid bone x 1, all abnormal status can be removed after use]

[Obtain mermaid meat × 1, after use, life can be extended by 100 years]

[Obtain Mermaid Scale × 1, after using it, you can make any two people bond with each other]

Although the guy in front of him was just a brown-black spectacled crocodile, the three materials he gave Yunnai were all clear and beautiful.The mermaid bone is as transparent as glass, the mermaid flesh is a cube like a crystal slime, and the mermaid scale is a piece of white scale the size of a coin, faintly shining with a powder blue color.

Yunnai was admiring the mermaid material in his hand, when the spectacled crocodile spoke again: "The black mud here is the best. I searched for a long time before I found that the black mud here is the best, so I settled here by the lake. Sometimes I I would think, is there any better black mud than this in this world?"

"Hmm..." Yun Nagi responded absently, when a thought suddenly flashed in his mind.

Mud better than the black mud by the lake... She might have it in her backpack!

When defeating the Marsh Ghost, didn't it drop 10 pieces of Marsh Ghost Black Mud!Yunnai hurriedly took out the black mud of the marsh ghost from the backpack, held it in the palm of his hand, and handed it over carefully: "See if this works..."

The spectacled crocodile's eyes lit up, and he snatched the swamp ghost black mud away.

"What kind of mud is this? It's amazing! It's even better than the fertile black mud by the lake!" The spectacled crocodile fondly played with the black mud in his hand, looking at Yunnai with sparkling eyes, "Do you still have this thing? Give it all Am I okay?"

"Cough, there are more..." Yunnai pretended to cough lightly, "What do you want to exchange with me?"

The spectacled crocodile hesitated for a moment, and asked, "Don't you want mermaid bones, mermaid flesh and mermaid scales? Can I exchange these with you?"

"Okay!" Yunagi was waiting for this.She readily agreed, and then took out all the swamp ghost black mud in the bag.

"There are so many!" The spectacled crocodile took the swamp ghost black mud in surprise, "It's really great! Come, I'll give you your reward!"

【Acquire mermaid bone × 10】

【Obtain Mermaid Meat × 10】

【Get Mermaid Scale × 10】

"This is already all of my inventory." The spectacled crocodile held the swamp ghost black mud and said happily, "I've given it all to you!"

"Thank you." Yunnai also became happy, and put all the mermaid materials into the backpack.

Before leaving, she thought of something she cared about, and couldn't help but ask the crocodile with glasses holding the black mud to admire: "Well, I want to ask, a crocodile like you who wears glasses and can speak human... Uh, mermaid , how many are there in the world?"

"It's just me." The spectacled crocodile looked up and replied, "What's wrong?"

"……nothing."

If there is only one spectacled crocodile in the world, how did she get the mermaid material and the spectacled crocodile equipment she obtained before?

Thinking of this, Yun Nagi couldn't help feeling a chill.She shrank her shoulders and forced herself to give up thinking.Anyway, it is not impossible that RPG does not run completely according to the laws of reality.

***

The mermaid event by the lake has been cleared, and there are no other events that can trigger it.

After the spectacled crocodile dived into the water holding the black mud, Yunnai tried to knock on the giant tree again, but he never received any response.I don't know if it's because the spectacled crocodile's inventory has been emptied and can no longer be summoned, or because it is lying on the bottom of the lake and rushing to draft and has no time to respond.By the way, that guy seemed to have said that he wanted to draw NAME or something...

So for the rest of the time, Yunnai simply sat in the shadow of the giant tree by the lake and caught fish, planning to collect 99 of each kind of products in this mermaid forest.

The fish bit the hook one after another, and were then put into the backpack by Unnagi.She was fishing when she suddenly heard the sound of some creature coming from the jungle behind her.

Is it a gray wolf or a porcupine?But it doesn't matter what kind, anyway, it will be put in the backpack in the end.

Unnagi put away the fishing rod and took out the blood-stained stone from the bag. After shaking it, he felt that it was not enjoyable enough, so he fumbled for other weapons in the bag.

By the way, after killing the marsh ghost, Zuihei Inosuke released the magical girl status and returned the transformation stick to her.To be honest, after seeing Zuhira Inosuke's transformation, although Unnagi felt a little disgusted, he couldn't hold back his eagerness to try.

It is too shameful to transform in front of others, but now in the forest, what you are facing is not a human, but a small animal with no IQ refreshed by the system. If you deal with them, the increased attributes of the transformation stick are enough.

If you try to change your body here... Maybe it's not bad?In case there is still a need to use the transformation stick in the future, it is good to fully understand the functions of the transformation stick here and prepare for the future.

As soon as he said it, Yunnai took out the transformation stick from the backpack, drew a circle on the top of his head, and shouted emotionally: "Magic girl! Give me the power of love and justice! Transform—body—"

A holy white light burst out from Unnagi's chest, a warm feeling covered her whole body, and then the original armor fell off, and the flexible and strong aqua-colored magic girl sailor suit wrapped Yunnagi's body, she seemed to be able to feel her own body. Charm is on the rise...

After ten seconds, the white light goes out.Unnagi stood on the spot holding the shining transformation rod.Afterwards, she waved the transformation stick a few times, but felt that it was not convenient enough, so she took out the curry stick from her bag and held it in her hand.

The voices in the jungle were already close.bring it on!Unnagi held the curry stick tightly, waiting for the beast to emerge from the forest.

Suddenly, she sensed something was wrong.

The figure of the person who had appeared in the forest, but that shadow did not look like a beast, but a human being.

A slender hand with well-articulated bones pushed aside the branches and leaves, and then a bamboo-like handsome young man with black hair tied behind his head came out from the forest.

He was wearing a patterned haori from the center and a black uniform of the Demon Slayer Squad, with a Japanese sword on his waist. His skin was very white, and his eyes were as blue as the lake behind Unnagi.

The system marked the white name above the young man's head: [Tomioka Yoshiyuki (LV75)]

...not only a human being, but also the senior brother of Unnagi and Tanjiro Kamado, whom Sakuta Rinaki mentioned recently, and now the water column of the Demon Slayer Squad!What is he doing here?

Unnagi, who was wearing a shameful magical girl costume, stood there stunned.The black-haired young man looked calmly at Yunnai, and after a long while, his lips moved slightly.

"Just now, I saw a dazzling white light through the trees, and when I came to the lake, I met you again... Are you a mermaid who came out of the lake?"

"..."

Unnagi complained loudly in her heart, do you think a mermaid can go ashore in a pleated skirt and walk around on two legs?But on the surface, she hastily put away the curry stick in her hand, held down her skirt and shook her head.

"Um, are you Mizutaka? I'm a member of the Demon Slayer Squad, a rookie swordsman who just joined the team this year. In fact, I'm also a disciple of Master Rinaki." Yunagi explained, "My name is Unnagi."

Hearing this, Yoshiyuki Tomioka showed a somewhat surprised look.

"I know you. Mr. Rinaki mentioned you in the correspondence with me. You are a very talented girl." He recalled and said slowly, his eyes fell on Yunnai again, looking at her clothing.

Obviously it was just a pure, puzzled look without a hint of strangeness, but it made Unnagi feel a burst of shame.

"Why did you appear here? Still wearing such clothes? Didn't Hidden give you a team uniform?" Tomioka Yoshiyuki asked.

"I came here because of the mermaid..." Yunnai couldn't help turning her face away as she said, "I have a team uniform. As for this suit...it was a complete accident."

"Oh."

Yoshiyuki Tomioka nodded, as if accepting Yunnagi's ambiguous statement directly.But such an overly concise answer made people feel inexplicably uncomfortable.

Unnagi said "I'll change clothes first" and ran to the bushes in a hurry, released the magical girl status, and put on the armor she was used to wearing again.

What a pity, originally she wanted to try the power of a magical girl.

After returning to the lake, Yunnai found Tomioka Yoshiyuki standing beside the giant tree with half of its roots hanging in the water, tapping on the trunk lightly.But the lake was calm, and the crocodile showed no tendency to show its face.

"Well, are you looking for a mermaid?" Yun Nagi couldn't help but walked over and asked.

"Well. I heard that there are mermaids here, so I plan to summon it and get the bones of the mermaid." Tomioka Yoshiyuki replied.

Yun Nagi hesitated for a moment, but still said: "Actually, I have summoned the crocodile just now... Ah no, the mermaid. The mermaid gave me all its bones, and now it has nothing in its hands. So it probably won't Come out again."

"Give it all to you?"

Tomioka Yoshiyuki was taken aback for a moment, turned around, looked at Yunnai seriously, and suddenly took a step towards her.

Why are you so close all of a sudden?

Yun Nagi was taken aback for a moment, and saw Tomioka Yoshiyuki lowering his head and looking into her eyes, and asked her solemnly: "In this case, can you give me the mermaid bones? In exchange, you can give me whatever you want, please." gone."