Day 531-540/Day 531

Day 531 / 61st day
Sleeping in the warm and fuzzy fur of the gray wolf was quite comfortable.
I was tempted to stay in bed for the rest of the night, probably due to the low ambient temperature, but it was morning and I was ready to wake up.
I had slept so soundly that I hadn't even dreamed, wrapped in the finest fur bedding, but I didn't wake up feeling refreshed. I felt a bit lazy, as if my fatigue hadn't completely worn off. On top of that, I had severe muscle pains all over my body. Just a little bit of movement was enough to make them ache. The cause of the muscle pain must have been yesterday's body-grasping exercise, which I had continued until I reached my limit. It was quite a hard workout, and it seems that the load was still too much for my newly rebuilt body.
　I had no choice but to use my fatigue recovery abilities to dissipate the lassitude and ease the muscle pain. Then, while being licked on the face by a silver wolf who woke up just as I did, I took a look back at my current body.
　From my point of view, it turns out that the current physical ability of becoming a 【Black Goblin King Fallen Ancient Species】is weakened in many areas compared to before when I was an 【Enhanced Human】.
　Well, I guess it can't be helped that I'm a few tens of centimeters shorter, and in terms of body size alone, there's as much difference as between a child and an adult. 　Size is one of the most important factors, and it's obvious that I'm at a disadvantage in many ways, such as the length of my limbs and the amount of muscle I can carry.
　In addition to the above, it is important to note that this is not an ordinary 【Enhanced Human】, but a special modified human being that has undergone the most advanced enhancement surgery developed and tailored for combat by the Avalon Corporation, a major intergalactic corporation where I used to work. 　I'm sure you've heard of it," he said. It's a romantic idea, and if we're going to do it, it's better to have a big goal. The first president of the company is filled with various crazy anecdotes, but the alien geniuses that the first president gathered from various galaxies created many technologies with ample funds and facilities. They have been able to transform humans into beings comparable to space monsters at this point in time, although the many mysterious technologies they have created are still in their infancy.
　In a sense, it is natural that they are inferior to what they used to be, even though they are usually too strong to be useful, so they have to keep their output safe.
　　So it was no wonder that his physical abilities, etc., had declined, and when I say his physical abilities had declined, they weren't low enough to lament. In addition to the abilities he gained by becoming the Black Demon King, his physical abilities were as good as those of a natural athlete who has not altered his natural body in any way.
　Compared to the ordinary 【 Goblins】who only had the physical abilities of elementary school students in the memories that I remembered from defeating the ancient explosive lightning control emperor "Astrakium", the body of the 【Black Goblin King】was extremely superior.
　So I'm not too discouraged by the fact that I've become weaker from a biological point of view. Rather than lamenting here, it would be more meaningful to train his body and deepen his understanding of the details.
　That's why, as the first step in building up my body, I decided to make breakfast for Silver Wolf and eat it with him.
　The breakfast for the gray wolf was a large piece of raw meat. The meat had been stored in a fresh state, so it was still a little hot, and the smell of blood was thick on the floor. The silver-haired wolf bit into it deliciously, and the area around his mouth turned red.
　As I watched, I put some of the leftover roasted "Astralium" in my mouth. I knew that the meat from the "Astralium" was delicious. It was a lean meat with little fat, and it had a refreshing yet deep flavor.
As I slowly chewed the meat to extract the flavor, I drank a glass of "astralium" blood. Even a single drop of the blood is equivalent to the finest wine.
It is an excellent product that can be enjoyed on its own, but when mixed with the meat in the mouth, it becomes even more rich in flavor.
The sweet smell of the mixture of flesh and blood filled my nostrils, and the stimulation gave me a vision of paradise.
I was convinced that this alone was a kind of perfection, but there was more to the main dish.
　 "The end of the battle with Astralium. 
　At the end of the battle with Astralium, he was about to do something bad, so to stop him, I bit most of his body with my wolfish head. In doing so, the teeth that had served as fangs came into contact with something a little harder than flesh and bone. I chewed it with my teeth, but as soon as the contents overflowed from it touched my tongue, I thought I had eaten a lump of delicious ingredients. The impact of the gustatory information transmitted from my tongue to my brain was so great that my brain sparked violently with the taste and I felt an ecstatic blankness in my consciousness.
　 　And the flesh and blood that I had eaten together with the contents of something else mixed in my mouth, creating a tremendous synergistic effect. My brain was flooded with narcotics, my mood improved, and a rich magical power seeped into every detail of my body as if every cell in my body was being activated. With this, I would be able to complete a difficult mission for days. My body was filled with enough vitality to make me think so.
　A paradise where the violence of deliciousness hits your brain in rapid succession. 　It would not be an exaggeration to describe the feeling I had at that moment.
　When I landed on the top of the balance tower, trembling with emotion, I had no choice but to express my feelings, which were difficult to verbalize, as a roar.
　As for the identity of the something I chewed, at first I thought it could be an important organ such as the brain or heart. However, considering the size and number of bites, the most likely candidate was a gem crystal, the crystal and core of power.
　And since I had already eaten three of the gem crystals from the feeling of chewing them, I could only remove two by dismantling them. It's a good idea to take a look at the actual information on the web, as well as the information on the internet.
　【Ability 【Angel's Right Hand and Devil's Left Hand】learned】
　【Ability 【Orphan of Chaos】 learned】
　【Ability 【Heavenly Emperor】learned】
　By the time I was done eating, the remaining fatigue had vanished without a trace, my body and mind were full of strength, and I also gained abilities. As expected, the lump of delicious ingredients was a gem crystal, and I was thrilled to be in paradise once again.
　Feeling good that something good had happened this early in the morning, I decided to do the same body awareness training as yesterday.
　I had a better understanding of the physical body, but it was still not enough. 　I did some light preparatory exercises to loosen up my body, and then took out the wooden golem I had named 【Mokujin-kun】 and confronted it.
　It is good to move silently by yourself, but it is easier to do something if you have an opponent.
The physique of the wooden golem I made for this purpose was a faithful reproduction of the human I was before I was enhanced. And not only that, but his fighting skills are also a copy of my own.
It's not a perfect copy yet, but it's still a golem, so it can do some crazy moves that are not restricted by the range of motion of its joints.
In addition, by using the jewel crystals of the Heavenly Knights in the upper levels as its power source, it has unintentionally acquired an automatic repair function, so it can operate without any problems even if it is repeatedly punched and kicked.
It also helps me to understand the difference in my physique from before, so I can say that he is quite useful as a training partner right now.
I continued training with him and corrected the gap in my senses.
I avoided his jab by the skin of my teeth, stepped into his pocket, and shot a hook into his side.
The blow that he delivered with his entire body was not as sharp as before, but it penetrated deeply because the performance of his mechanical arm had improved greatly.
The impact of the blow lightly blew away the woodman. In the event that you have any kind of questions regarding where and how to use the internet, you can call us at the web site.
He quickly guarded himself with his mechanical arm, but due to the difference in weight, the mid-stage kick, which was like a spear, had such a strong impact that he was almost kicked away.
If it hadn't been for the mechanical arm, it might have been broken in the worst case.
I had no choice but to move out of range and continue the fight for a while.
By moving my body in the form of actual combat, I was able to gain a deeper understanding of how best to fight as the Black Demon King.
As my understanding deepened, I could feel my nerves moving to my fingertips and gradually taking shape.
For some reason, I was reincarnated in this world and remembered the time when I was living as a goblin.
I thought it would take a little longer to get used to my body, but I think I can take complete control of it in one day.
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“六十一日目　／　五■三■一■目”
灰銀狼の暖かくてモコモコと肌触りの良い毛皮に包まれて眠るのは、中々に心地良いものだった。
周囲の温度が低い事も手伝ってかずっとこのまま寝ていたいという欲求はあるが、しかし朝になったので気合いを入れて目を覚ます。
極上の毛皮布団に包まれて夢も見ないほどグッスリと眠った筈なのに、しかし目覚めはスッキリとしたものではなかった。
　どうやら疲れが完全にとれなかったのか、ちょっとした気怠さがある。
　それに加えて全身各所の筋肉痛も酷い。少し動くだけでビキリと痛みが走る。
　筋肉痛の原因は限界を超えるまで続けた昨日の身体把握訓練で間違いないだろう。
　かなりハードな内容だったので、作り替えられたばかりの肉体ではあの負荷はまだ厳しかったらしい。
　仕方ないので疲労回復系のアビリティで気怠さを散らし、筋肉痛を緩和させる。
　それから俺が起きたのに合わせて目覚めた灰銀狼に顔を舐められながら、一先ず現状の肉体について振り返る。
　俺の認識では【】だった以前と比べ、【・】となった現在の身体能力は多くの部分で弱体化している事が判明している。
　まあ、身長が数十センチも小さくなり、体格差だけで見ても子供と大人ほどの差があるのだから仕方ないだろう。
　大きさは重要な要素の一つであり、手足の長さとか搭載できる筋肉量など諸々の点で前よりも不利なのは明白だ。
　それに加えて俺は普通の【改造人間】ではなく、以前の職場である銀河的大企業のアヴァロン社が独自開発し、戦闘用に調整した最先端の強化手術を受けた特別な【改造人間】だった。
　『銀滅級宇宙怪獣を単独討伐できる超人、最終的にそれを目指そう。ロマンもあるし、どうせやるなら大きな目標があった方がいいだろうッ』と、初代会長の一言から始まった技術開発。
　初代会長からして色々とぶっ飛んだ逸話で溢れているのだが、そんな初代会長が様々な銀河からかき集めた異星人の天才鬼才達は潤沢な資金と設備を背景に多くの技術を生み出した。
　そうして作り上げた謎技術盛り沢山の改造手術はまだ発展途上ではあるものの、現時点でヒトを宇宙怪獣に匹敵する存在に変える事が出来るようになった。
　普段は強すぎて色々と不便だから出力にセーフティがかかっているとはいえ、そんな以前と比べて現在が劣っているのはある意味当然だろう。
　だから身体能力などが低下していたとしても仕方がないし、身体能力が落ちたと言っても嘆く程低くもなかった。
　黒小鬼王となった事で代わりに得た能力もあるし、何より身体能力自体も生来の肉体に何ら手を加えていないナチュラルアスリートのトップクラス程度の性能はあったからだ。
　古代爆雷制調天帝“アストラキウム”を倒した事で思い出した記憶の中の、小学生レベルの身体能力しかなかった普通の【】と比べれば、【黒小鬼王】の肉体は非常に優秀だった。
　だから生物的に見て弱くなった事にもそれほど落胆はない。
　ここで嘆くよりも訓練を行った肉体を鍛え、細部まで理解を深めた方が有意義だ。
　そんな訳で、身体作りの第一歩として大事な朝食を灰銀狼の分まで作り、一緒に喰う事にした。
　灰銀狼の朝食は大きな生肉だ。
　新鮮な状態で収納していたのでまだ少し熱が残り、血の臭いの濃いモンスター肉を床に置く。
　灰銀狼はそれに美味そうに噛みつき、口周りを赤く染めていった。
　それを見ながら、俺は少し残っていた“アストラキウム”の焼き肉を口に入れた。
　やはり“アストラキウム”の肉は美味い。脂肪が少ない赤身系の肉で、さっぱりとしながらも奥深い味の広がりがある。
ゆっくりと肉を噛んで旨味を引き出しながら、コップに入れた“アストラキウム”の血液を飲む。血液は僅か一滴でも極上の美酒に等しい。
単品でも十分楽しめる逸品なのだが、口内で肉と混ざる事でより豊潤な味に変わった。
肉と血の混ざった甘美な匂いが鼻腔を満たし、その刺激で楽園が幻視できた。
これだけである種の完成形だと確信しているのだが、しかしメインディッシュは他にある。
　 　“アストラキウム”との戦闘の最後。
　何か悪足掻きをしそうだったのでそれを止めるべく、狼化した頭部で肉体の大部分を丸かじりした。
　その際に牙となっていた歯が肉や骨とは違う、少し硬い何かに接触。そのままパキリと噛み砕いたが、その何かから溢れた中身が舌に触れた瞬間、旨味成分の塊を喰ったと思った。
　舌から伝わった味覚情報が脳を直撃した時の衝撃は凄まじく、美味さで脳が激しくスパークし、恍惚とした意識の空白が生じた程だ。
　 　そして何かの中身と一緒に喰った血肉が口内で混ざり合い、凄まじい相乗効果を発揮した。
　脳内麻薬がドバドバと溢れて気分が向上し、全身の細胞が活性化するように豊潤な魔力が細部にまで染み渡る。
　これさえあれば何日でも困難な任務を完遂できるだろう。そう思わせるだけの活力が身体に満ちていた。
　美味の暴力が脳を連撃する極楽浄土。
　その時の感覚は、そう表現しても過言ではなかっただろう。
　感動に震えながら天秤塔の頂上に降り立った時には、言語化も難しい気持ちを咆哮として表現するしかなかった程だ。
　そして噛み砕いた何かの正体だが、最初は脳や心臓など重要な器官である事も考えた。
　だが何かを噛んだ時の大きさや個数を考えると、やはり力の結晶であり核でもある宝石結晶が有力だろう。
　そして宝石結晶は噛み砕いた感触から既に三個は喰ってしまったので、解体して取り出せたのは二つだけ。
　その二つを一度に喰うには勿体ないので、喰ったのが本当に宝石結晶だったのかもジックリと確認する為、それぞれをゆっくりと咀嚼した。
　【【天使の右手と悪魔の左手】のラーニング完了】
　【能力名【混沌の遺児】のラーニング完了】
　【能力名【天統べる帝】のラーニング完了】
　喰い終わった頃には残っていた疲れは跡形も無く吹き飛んだだけでなく、心身には力が漲り、更にアビリティも得られた。
　予想通りに旨味成分の塊は宝石結晶だったらしく、再びの極楽浄土にしばし感激する。
　早朝から良い事があったと気分を良くしつつ、今日は昨日と同じく身体把握訓練を行う事にした。
　肉体について理解も深めたが、まだ十分ではないからだ。
　軽く準備運動をして身体をほぐし、【木人君】と名付けた木造ゴーレムを取り出して対峙した。
　一人で黙々と動くのもいいが、相手が居た方が何かとやりやすい。
その為に製造した木人君の体格は強化人間だった前の俺を忠実に再現した。そしてそれだけでなく、戦闘技術もまた俺自身のコピーだ。
ただままだ性能が低いので完全に再現する事は出来ていないが、ゴーレムだからこそ可能な関節の可動域に縛られない無茶な動きができる。
それに上層の天騎士の宝石結晶を動力源とする事で自動修復機能まで意図せず獲得してしまった事もあり、多少殴る蹴るを繰り返した所で大破せずに問題なく稼働してくれる優れ物。
以前との体格差を理解する事にもなるので、今の訓練相手としてはかなり有用な存在と言えるだろう。
そんな木人君と訓練を続け、感覚のズレを修正していった。
木人君のジャブを紙一重で避けて懐に踏み込み、脇腹にフックを撃ち込む。
全身を連動させて繰り出した一撃は以前と比べてキレは鈍いが、機械腕の性能が大きく向上していた為に深く突き刺さる。
その衝撃で木人君が軽く吹き飛んだ。それを追って間合いを詰めるが、接近されるのを嫌ったのか木人君は片足が着地した瞬間に鋭い中段蹴りを繰り出してくる。
咄嗟に機械腕でガードしたが、やはり体重差などもあり、まるで槍のような中段蹴りはそのまま蹴飛ばされそうになるほどの強い衝撃があった。
機械腕でなければ最悪の場合折れていたかもしれない。
仕方ないのでこちらも距離をとって仕切り直し、暫く格闘戦を続けた。
実戦形式で身体を動かす事で、黒小鬼王としてどう戦うのかが最良なのかを深く理解できる。
理解が深まるにつれて指先にまで神経が通うように動き、徐々に形になっていくのが分かる。
何故かこの世界に転生し、【】として生活していた頃の記憶を思い出した事も手伝って、動くほど研ぎ澄まされていくのは中々に面白い。
これなら身体の慣れはもう少しかかるかとおもっていたが、今日一日もあれば完全に掌握できそうだった。
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