An Old Man Was Kicked Out of the Hero’s Party, Had His Woman Stolen From Him, and Suffered a Terrible Experience, but He Becomes the Strongest After Being Given the Ability to Use Necromancy by the Former Demon King. - Episode 8

　The village chief asked us to exterminate monsters in exchange for food.

　I never thought something like this would happen just to eat. What a pain.

“Recently, monsters have been wandering around at night. They often eat livestock.”

“What about human damage?”

“Not at the moment. However, once all the livestock have been eaten, we may be their next target.”

“I see. That would keep me up at night. Do you know the true identity of the monster?”

“Yes, I know that. Because he barks in the middle of the night.”

“Do they howl in the night?”

“It’s a werewolf that’s attacking our village.”

“A werewolf, how troublesome.”

　Werewolf. A bipedal wolf, it is highly intelligent, agile, and often armed, making it a formidable opponent for the average adventurer.

　They move in groups, and even experienced adventurers can be surrounded by them and lose their lives in an instant. They are dangerous monsters.

“How many?”

“For now, there’s only one.”

“That should be manageable.”

　Listening to the story, I’m a little puzzled.

　Just one werewolf?

　They are supposed to move in groups, but…

　Maybe my knowledge is wrong, or maybe there’s something wrong with it.

“Village chief, would you like some more?”

“Mei, you’re consistent.”

　He couldn’t help but sigh at how Mei was acting as usual, even when hearing about monsters.

　Mei drank up the soup and said,

“Well, we have a former member of the hero’s party with us, so we have no problem.”

“What if what I’m saying is a lie?”

“That’s not true. I’ve seen your strengths with my own eyes.”

　Come to think of it, this guy was watching me fight the bandits.

“And I’m here too.”

“Let’s not get our hopes up about that.”

“Hey, what does that mean?”

　After all, he was surrounded by five bandits and had to call for help.

　Well, the question of whether a wizard could hold their own against five adults would probably be limited to only a few super-strong wizards.

　Still, don’t expect too much.

　After all, if he were that strong, even I would have heard rumors about him.

“Even if you look at me like this, I’m still super amazing!”

“Yes, yes, I’m looking forward to it.”

“My reply is so random.”

　Since I decided to accept, I’ll have some food too.

　I can’t help but feel hungry for a while now.

　With that in mind, I looked at the table…

“There’s no food for me…”

“Sorry. I ate it all while Gil was talking to the village chief.”

“Ugh… I’m gonna get fat.”

“It’ll all go to my chest, so it’s okay.♪”

　My meager attempt at sarcasm was ignored by Mei, who brushed it off easily.

　If I had known it would be like this, I would have just eaten it quickly instead of being so cautious.

　As I was feeling disheartened, the village chief became concerned about me.

“Well, well, we still have some left over…”

“Really?!”

“Yes. In return, I’ll leave it to you to exterminate the monsters.”

“Yeah. Just leave it to me and think of it as a big ship.”

“That being said… the opponent is a werewolf.”

　After that, I was treated to a feast until I was full, and then slept soundly until the werewolf arrived in the evening.

　Night has fallen, and now I am hiding in the straw, eagerly waiting for the werewolf to appear.

　The villagers told them to keep their doors closed until morning.

　He followed his orders and is now completely unpopular in the village.

　We are all set.

　But it’s taking a long time to come.

“Are werewolves really that dangerous? I’ve never encountered one before.”

　Mei, wrapped in straw next to him, asked.

　It seems that Mei will also fight, after all.

　Even though there’s only one opponent, it would be better to have someone who can fight.

“They speak their language and are smart enough to work together. What’s more, they often steal weapons and armor from other people and arm themselves.”

“He’s as tough as an ordinary warrior.”

“No, he’s even more formidable than an ordinary warrior.”

　It’s difficult because they attack in groups of multiple people.

　Previously, before I formed a party with the Hero, I was in a party of 16 adventurers, and we fought against eight werewolves, but were nearly wiped out.

　During the battle, the two were killed and never returned.

　This is an opponent you can’t let your guard down against.

“Even so, it’s late.”

“If you wait, he’ll come.”

“I feel like I’ll fall asleep before I get here.”

“Don’t sleep.”

“I know.”

　It was when we were talking.

　Suddenly, the howling of a wolf was heard.

　It’s a werewolf.

　He took out a torch from his pack, lit it, and ran over to the werewolf.

　The other side also noticed us and came attacking with their swords drawn.

　He drew his sword and faced the attack head-on.

　You won’t be outdone, but you won’t be able to push back either.

“Spirit of fire, grant me power. Serve me. Punish my enemies with a whip of flame. Ignis Whip.”

　A whip made of flames appears from the end of the staff Mei is holding.

　Is that the fire magic Mei was talking about?

　I know that magic. It’s a mid-level magic spell that specializes in close combat.

　It might be best to leave this to Mei.

“Move, Gil. I’ll beat him with this.”

“Yeah, I’m counting on you.”

　I put all my strength into pushing with my sword.

　That direction is in front of Mei.

　Mei swings her flaming whip with all her might.

　The whip hits the werewolf’s back and catches fire.

“There’s still more to come.”

　Mei continues to swing her whip, and the werewolf’s entire body becomes on fire.

　I tried to run away to get away, but it was already too late.

　The fire that spread throughout his body was taking the werewolf’s life as well.

　He lost his breath and collapsed on the spot.

“Case closed.”

“No, not yet.”

　I shake my head.

　There are so many strange things going on. If you know the behavior of werewolves, this would be impossible.

“What are you planning to do?”

“I’m going to bring this guy back to life now.”

　The only way to solve this mystery is to hear his story.