Only I know that this world will end – 069 | Sousaku – 創作

Attack

Having done the event he experienced once (Karube's visit to the room), he sat still and let his body heal through Auto Regen, and the date passed uneventfully.
Apparently, Nao had told the Self-Defense Forces and survivors that no one was to go outside tonight.
The night was quiet, with no damage caused by the Black Wolf lurking around the hospital.

(……Yeah. If I can get back in shape like this, that's good enough for me.)

Akira got up from the bed and lightly moved his body.
This was probably because he had acquired Auto Regen in his previous life, and this time the skill had been functioning since his waking.
His body healed faster than in the previous life――Although, the difference was only a few hours before acquiring the skill――By 3:00 a.m., he had managed to move his body well enough.
He lightly stretched his body to see how he was feeling, but there was no problem. It did not seem to be a problem unless the movement was intense, as in the battle against the Minotaur.

"Are you okay? "

Nao, who had remained still by Akira's side until the date changed, sounded concerned.

"It hurts a little, but it's not a problem. Rather, I have become accustomed to this level of pain. "

Due to the many, many deaths he had experienced, Akira's threshold for pain was higher than it had been before he acquired Return from Hell.
It felt as if the bones and muscles that had not yet healed were screaming, but Akira chose to ignore those screams.

"Since time is of the essence, let's get on with it, shall we? The first step is to level you, Nao-san. I've thought about it a lot, but I think that Man-eating Plants would be a good choice for you to deal with, Nao-san. They cannot attack unless the prey enters their attack range, and if the effective range of the elementary magic that you have acquired is 30 meters, then you are out of their attack range. Let's do a one-sided attack on them."
"Man-eating Plant? ……Ah, the cannibalistic Nepenthes that the SDF people were talking about. I've never fought one before, do you think I can do it?"

Akira nodded in reply to Nao's apprehension.

"It's fine. I've fought them many times before, and they can't move. It was at close range, but at long range, you can take them down pretty much unilaterally."

Akira's words seemed to convince Nao.
So then, Nao clenched a small fist as if to get into the spirit of the situation.

"I don't have anything in particular to carry, but can you go right away, Nao-san? "

When monsters first appeared in this world, he would first procure supplies and then work hard to level up, but as he returned to death over and over again, even that became a nuisance, so he has worked hard to level up with only his body if he was going to die anyway.
The suit that was torn to shreds in the battle against the Minotaur was probably removed when he was taken to the hospital, and what Akira was now wearing was a hospital gown.
Normally, it would have been better to change, but Akira, who did not expect everything to be finished in this life, showed no signs of making any minor preparations and turned to Nao and said so.
Nao pretended to think for a moment about Akira's words and then opened her mouth.

"……Nope. If you're going to level with beginner magic, there are some things you need. I can't carry it around in the hospital, I always leave it with them after the battle…… Can I go get it? "
"I understand."
"Thank you. I'll be right back."

Nao said and left the room in a hurry.
Now alone, Akira pondered what to do while he waited, and suddenly remembered.

"Come to think of it, I wonder if my magical power has recovered."

Auto Regen was not the only skill acquired in his previous life.
He had also acquired the skill of regenerating consumed magical power at the same time, Magic Regen.
Akira called up his own status screen and stared at the values of his magical power.

(……Is it still recovering? Now it's been roughly 17 hours since I woke up and acquired the Magic Regen skill. I know it's taking quite a while, but unlike Auto Regen, this one isn't done yet? )

The fact that Auto Regen took so long to heal was to be expected due to the extent of the damage, but the fact that it took so long for Magic Regen to take effect was probably due to the low skill level of the user.

(At ten o'clock, it will have been exactly twenty-four hours since Return from Hell, so let's check again.)

With that thought, Akira waved off the status screen with his hand and stretched widely to relieve the tension in his muscles.

"Alright then."

Muttering, Akira considered what was to come.
The first priority was to level Nao, but at the same time he had to raise his own level as well.
He could not keep Nao company on her Return from Hell forever.
Furthermore, it was necessary to defeat the boss as quickly as possible in order to reduce the world inversion rate.

(But was there any boss around that I could beat other than the Minotaur? )

Akira had visited all the towns and cities that were connected to this city in those iterations.
And each time, Akira thought that no boss could be easier to beat than the Minotaur, since he had been killed so many times by the monster that ruled the city.

(But above all, the fact that now it's after the monsters have been enhanced, is the most troubling thing about it……)

All the monsters he identified in those iterations were in an unstrengthened state.
By now, all of the statuses that he checked in that repetitive process would be of no use to him.

(I'll discuss that with Nao-san one more time.)

And just as Akira was letting out a long sigh.

"Monsters! Monsters are getting in!! "

Akira reflexively threw open the door and ran out, as the words spread throughout the ward, heard from outside the door.
But there were no monsters in the corridor.
On the contrary, no sounds of battle could be heard in that ward.
Apparently, the owner of the shout just came to ask for attention and support from those who remained on this floor.

Akira sensed this and immediately started running, kicking the linoleum floor.

He dashed past the anxious faces of the patients in the corridor, and when he found a staircase leading downstairs, he entered it as if he were diving into it.
He jumped down the staircase that extended downward, and as soon as he landed on the landing, he immediately leaped again to the next landing.
After running down several floors in such a mobile manner, Akira quickly caught up with the man who must have shouted earlier.

"Where are the monsters?! "

Akira asked as he lined up next to him.
The man looked startled at Akira as he leapt down, but quickly regained his composure and raised his voice.

"The entrance lobby in front of the main entrance! Right now, the Self-Defense Force people are dealing with them, but there are too many of them! Before we knew it, we were surrounded by Black Wolves!! They broke through the glass door and the barricade at the entryway and came inside!! "

Akira immediately understood this statement.

(……I see. Was the Black Wolf that killed Nao-san getting ready to attack this place?)

In the previous life, it seemed as if Nao had been killed by accident, but in fact, it appeared that this was not the case.

(……That's bad. I don't know what level the Self-Defense Force people are at, but they're not an easy opponent.)

Akira's face turned grim, and he quickly responded to the man.

"I get it. Thank you, I'll be on my way."

Muttering, Akira kicked off and jumped down the stairs again.
Halfway down, Akira quickly reached the first floor and immediately looked around to see where the main entrance was located.

(Damn, where is the main entrance!? )

Muttering in his mind, Akira looked around.
Had a monster gotten this far once in the past?
On the first floor, there were several traces of blood splattered on the walls and floor.
Akira guessed that the blood was that of a monster when he saw its color, which was rather dark for a person's blood, a color that was more similar to that of aged blood.

(Over there!? )

Akira, who was unsure of his current location, started running, relying on his senses to get started for the first time. Soon after, an information board hanging from the ceiling assured him that he was not running in the wrong direction.
So, as he ran through the corridor, relying on the information boards, the view suddenly opened up to reveal the entrance lobby.

(――――There! )

Perhaps it was meant to be the last line of defense. The other side of the barricade looked as if it had been made by collecting as many objects as possible from the hospital. In that spacious lobby, a fierce battle was taking place.
As he had heard in advance, it was the Black Wolf that had attacked the hospital.
There were more than twenty of them, at least at first glance.
In contrast, this side's forces consisted of about ten Self-Defense Force officers and six civilians who rushed to the scene after hearing the commotion.
At the scene of the brawl, which seemed to be a mixture of friends and foes, angry shouts and expletives rang out, and the low roar of the Black Wolves could be heard all the way to the spot where Akira was.