Chapter 5
Still, magic never ceases to amaze me.
This is possible because magic exists in this other world, right?
There wasn't any in my original world.
Are there any incredibly powerful mages?
I'd like to meet one, but they seem scary.
But until I figure out where this place is, I can't go anywhere.
The wolf stretched, loosening up.
Are you going somewhere?
Apparently, it won't stay with me.
What a shame.
Huh?
If I'm left here, what am I supposed to do?
Hmm... It's not as though anyone needs me here, anyway.
In other words...
Yeah, maybe I shouldn't think too deeply about this.
If I see those guys again, I'll punch them.
So, which way should I go to get out of this forest?
Or rather, now that I think about it, there are so many black shadows that I can't see what's ahead.
Just how powerful are these vengeful spirits...? A curse... Let's just call it a curse.
If the black shadows are curses... then this forest is a cursed forest.
Scary... even though I'm right here.
Sigh... I'm all over the place.
What should I do?
Oh, the wolf's gone.
"I'm lonely."
Hmm?
It moved a little way away and stopped.
Is it looking at me?
...I wonder if it's okay for me to follow it?
Is it trying to show me the way?
But I don't know where it's going...
Still, staying here won't do me any good, so I guess I'll follow it.
For now, I'll run after it... Huh? I passed it!
...Um, I'm not supposed to be able to run this fast.
Or rather, the path I came along has slightly uneven rocks and slopes uphill.
Well, whatever.
I guess I shouldn't think too hard about it—let's just call it lucky that I can move along so easily.
Let's think positively about everything, especially right now!
After watching me for a moment, the wolf started running.
I ran alongside it, following it.
It felt great when I managed to run up a cliff about ten meters high in four or five steps.
Yeah, I'm not thinking about anything anymore.
This is fine.
In front of me was an entrance about two meters away.
It looked like a cave, but shadows completely obscured the inside, so I couldn't see anything at all.
This curse is getting really annoying.
The wolf seemed to want to go inside, but the curse seemed to be in its way.
It turned its gaze toward me.
"Are you going in?"
When it stares at me like that, I feel like I have to do something.
So... purification.