Paradigm Parasite

opefully I'll run into them on the way.

Then I can inspect what they got.

 

　”No, let's head for the ruins tomorrow.
If we run into the people who went ahead of us, let's talk to them.”

 

　It's a shame we couldn't be the first to go, but we'll enjoy the ruins, which are almost untouched.

 

　”All right.
Tomorrow, then.”

 

　Heidi quickly removed her equipment and put her knife under her pillow.

It's early.
Sleep already?

 

It's easier for me if she goes to sleep quickly.

I was going to ask her to go out to eat, but she fell asleep, so it's okay.

　I took some food out of my luggage and finished a light meal, then lay down again and closed my eyes.

 

　…Which memory shall I read today?

 

　I was immersed in the process of reading a book called Memory again tonight.

 

　This memory is about a certain witch.

　She was born with a certain amount of talent for magic, so she was popular in her village, but when she was 15, some men in the village…
well…
you know…
Her life started to go wrong when they started roughing her up in the shadows.

　The first thing he said to her was, “You're a woman and you're cocky,” which is something a man who assaults a woman in a group would say.

 

　She got mad and slaughtered the men in the village with her magic.

　From a bird's eye view, she kills a man who has nothing to do with the murder, but to her, it's probably just a small matter.

In the end, she set the village on fire, making a grand entrance into her new life.

 

　After that, she repeated murder and robbery here and there, and ended up in a den of hit men.

From the looks of it, I'd say she had some talent there, right?

＜Explosion＞ can be used, too.
If she had lived, she might have made it, right?

 

It all started because she was screwed!

…And then she was sent on a mission to kill a powerful enemy that was going around killing her friends, and she was attacked by a mysterious demon that looked like an earth dragon, and she flew through the air with only her head, and her vision spun around and slowly went dark after she landed.
The ending.

　What a disaster.
It was mainly my fault.

 

　When I see that much, I open my eyes thinly and look out the window.

It's getting slightly brighter.
The sun is rising and it must be morning soon.

Heidi is sleeping peacefully in the bed next to me.

 

…I'll wake her up in a little while.

 

　I try to close my eyes, but a roaring noise outside wakes me up.

 

　”What the hell!?”

 

Heidi next to me also jumped up and was looking around.

　Heidi was quick to react.

 

　”What happened?”

　”I don't know.
Get your gear on and let's get out of here.”

 

　We quickly put on our gear and run outside.

　Before we got outside, we heard a series of sounds like things breaking.

　The village was in a terrible state.

 

　Buildings have been crushed and villagers are fleeing.

　It was early in the morning.

It must have been difficult for the villagers whose houses were destroyed to escape.

Where is the culprit?

 

　A nearby house was crushed from above, as if something had stepped on it.

　Was it magic? No, there was no sign of magic.

 

　”Watch out.
There's something out there.”

 

　Heidi whispered softly to me.

　I looked at the ground.
It looks as if something huge has moved.

　It looks more like it's been lightly gouged out.

 

　What could have passed through here to make such marks?

　While I was thinking about it, the house was crushed again.

　The occupants are desperately trying to crawl out of the crushed house.

 

　”What?”

 

　The resident was able to escape from the house, but the way he exited was strange.

　It was as if something pulled him out of the house.

The resident floated in mid-air after moving a little.

 

　Ah, so that's what happened.

 

　As expected, even I, who am not very perceptive, could tell.

　As if the villagers had lost a little altitude, they soared and fell.

　Before he landed, he vanished without a trace.

 

　I can't see it, but there's something there.

 

　Heidi, the woman next to me, must have noticed it too.

　Optical camouflage, huh? But it doesn't matter once you figure out the trick.

　You're too big to hide.

 

　I start to run.
Heidi follows a little behind.

　When I get reasonably close, I activate the magic.
I'm glad I don't have to chant every time thanks to the fact that I ate the demon.

　The magic used is  

 

　This kind of ability is supposed to have some kind of effect on the surface of the skin, making it invisible, right?

　If so, burning it should render it useless.

　It's a bit random, but if it works, the damage will be done even if you can't see it.

 

　A tornado of flames swirls around the area where the something is likely to be.　

　A high-pitched whine can be heard from the center of the tornado.

　It sounds like something you'd hear if you scratched a blackboard.

 

　It breaks through the tornado and appears.

 

　”What!?”

 

　I let out an involuntary yelp.　

　It was about 10 to 15 meters long.

　Its dark brown body was covered with spike-like projections at equal intervals.

 

　It looks almost like an earthworm.

 

　”Oh, it's so big…is it a monster?”

 

Heidi next to me was also surprised at the earthworm's enormity.

　But that doesn't matter.

 

　I know this guy.

　This is the….

 

　”The Mongolian Death Worm.”

 

　I muttered unintentionally.

 

　The Mongolian Death Worm.

　It is a killer worm said to live in the Gobi Desert.

It is also called the intestinal worm Orgoi Korkoi because of its resemblance to the intestines of a cow.

　It is said to emit venom, flames, and electric shocks from its mouth, as well as luminescence.

　It is also said that it is a land eel that evolved to live on land because of the electric shocks it emits.

 

　In the movie that was made about it, it was the tomb guard of Genghis Khan.

 

　It is said to have been discovered by the Russians in the early 1800s, resulting in the deaths of several hundred people in the area, and in 2005, a British research team confirmed the existence of this UMA (unidentified organism).

 

　I felt my body tremble.

Although it may seem a little big, I'm honestly a little impressed ……
that I can see a UMA in another world.

　If I had a camera, I would have taken a picture for sure.

 

　”What are you dumbfounded about?　Let's do something about that creature.”

 

　Next thing I know, Heidi next to me is shaking me frantically.

　Oh, sorry, I was so impressed with the UMA I didn't notice.