Don't force me to use my right fist.

Feeling completely numb, Sasuke covered his face.

In short, let's first look for a time machine nearby that we can use to travel through time.

Giving up and lowering his head, Sōyū never imagined that he would be thrown back a thousand years in the past when he only wanted to use Hell to escape his pursuers.

He didn't take out any strange box and chant "Prajnaparamita" to the moon, so there was no need to do this, right?

They only went back 500 years, and when it was his turn, they doubled the time, right? A thousand years ago, why didn't they just throw him into prehistoric times to play with dinosaurs?

Chapter 381 What bad luck!

"Mr. Monster, is there anything else you'd like to ask?"

The girl who called herself Shibata Ai tilted her head, increasingly unable to understand what Saya was thinking, and asked him in confusion.

She didn't know about anything else, but at least from what she could see, whether Sawa was faking it or not, he certainly had a very good temper.

"I'd also like to ask you where the town or village is located, but will you tell me?"

Sōyū raised his head and met the girl's gaze, speaking as if she would definitely answer his question.

As expected, after Saya asked the question, the girl immediately shut her mouth and turned her head away, as if she hadn't heard a thing Saya had just asked.

"Hey, how about I compromise another step? Do you know how to leave this forest?" whl

Sōyu scratched his head. If he weren't terrible with directions, would he have to be so humble?

The girl only glanced at him out of the corner of her eye, still not turning around to answer him.

"Phew, never mind then. I have nothing more to ask. You can go now. I've asked everything I needed to ask."

Seeing her reaction, Zuoyou understood what she was thinking. Already extremely annoyed by being transported to ancient times, he didn't have time to waste with her any longer. He waved to her, indicating that she could leave.

"Can I leave now?"

Staring at Sōyū with an incredulous expression, the girl couldn't believe that this monstrous boy had actually let her go. Hadn't the village elders always said that monsters were most fond of delicate children like her?

"Otherwise what? Oh right, wait a minute, take this."

Sōyū rummaged through his backpack and, as if by magic, produced several hard but faintly fragrant loaves of bread, which he handed to the girl.

"This is your reward for returning my question."

Knowing that the girl was wary of him, and that even if he kept her around to protect her, he would never gain her trust, this was all Saya could do.

Besides, he's not some kind of god. With a child in tow, who knows what trouble he might encounter in this world?

"Since you say this thing is the mountain god of this place, then it means there shouldn't be any monsters of similar level around here. It should be much easier to survive, right?"

The idea of ​​traveling back a thousand years is even more outrageous than traveling to another world. There's a lot of information involved, and he needs to sort out his thoughts carefully.

The girl who took the bread from Saya decisively turned and ran towards the depths of the forest.

Regardless of what Sawa thinks, who would want to avoid death if they could live?

The fleeing girl kept turning back to look at the boy who had been sitting under the tree trunk until she could no longer see him. She didn't realize that he had followed her. Going back to the shrine was something she absolutely couldn't do for the time being. Putting aside the risk of being discovered alive by the villagers, she couldn't be sure if the mysterious monster boy behind her was following her.

The girl, who decisively fled in the opposite direction from the village, naturally had no idea...

After pondering for a long time without figuring out how to get back, Sawa could only sigh and stand up. His understanding of this world was still too limited; he could barely communicate with even a handful of people.

Not wanting to get lost again, Saya decisively adopted the most clumsy method. He sighed, took a pile of clods of dirt from his backpack, and piled them up into a mud pillar that broke through the forest's obstruction. If he built a pillar after walking for a while, he couldn't possibly return to the same spot, right? Clumsy methods have their advantages. Saya, who had considered using an obsidian pillar for convenience, decided it was best not to make such a fuss.

After all, an earthen pillar could be somewhat explained, but an obsidian pillar was simply too conspicuous.

Having decisively used the simplest method to mark his itinerary, Saya finally emerged from the seemingly endless forest loop. After spending a full half hour painstakingly building pillars to find his way, Saya finally saw something beyond the forest.

A bottomless cliff.

If he had anything in his hand, Saya would definitely throw it to the ground on the spot.

After working himself to the bone for so long, the feeling of finding a dead end made Zuoyou feel like he was about to explode.

Is the whole world targeting me because I have no sense of direction? Does being directionally challenged mean I don't deserve to live in this world?

If one direction is a dead end, it can't be that all four directions are dead ends, can it?

He, Zuoyou, refused to believe that he couldn't get out of this place on his own.

Following the same route, Sawa, no longer concerned about the pillars, returned to the giant serpent he had slain in just a few minutes.

Ignoring the beasts eyeing the giant serpent's corpse, Sōyu hesitated for a moment among the remaining three directions before finally choosing the one where the girl had disappeared.

If we run into her again later, maybe we can ask her how she can get there. If all else fails, it would be good to see if she can survive.

With this in mind, Sawa once again carried out his work of building pillars as road signs.

However, after Sōyū finished building the sixth mud pillar and was preparing to leap down from it, which was taller than the branches of the trees, he saw something like...

It's all in the past now; at most, Sawa is just surprised by how absurdly these ancient animals develop.

The problem is, if Sawa's eyes weren't impaired, the girl being held by that strange bird's claws should be the same one who just left his side, right?

"I mean, can this guy really be this unlucky?"

Chapter 382 You Can Only Say You're Lucky

The strange bird is quite formidable.

Its strength lies in its ability to fly, a skill that Zuoyou lacks.

But that's about it. Even a yokai that can't transform into human form can still withstand Saya's attacks.

The fishing hook struck the strange bird's claw precisely, hooking its body, and then Saya pulled on the fishing rod, forcibly drawing himself towards it.

The strange bird clearly noticed this as well, letting out a terrified roar before its body plummeted downwards due to Saya's force, barely managing to regain its balance.

However, upon seeing Saya charging towards it like a cannonball, driven by its animalistic instinct to avoid danger, it quickly rose higher and flew into the sky.

If flying creatures could be tamed, then Zuoyou would never have to worry about getting lost again. Plus, since it's ancient times, there aren't many surveillance devices, so there's no need to worry about him being exposed.

Thinking of this, Sawa wanted to put away the diamond sword in his hand, since if he wanted to tame it, he certainly couldn't kill it.

But when he saw the girl dripping blood, held in the claws of the strange bird, Saya couldn't help but sigh.

Forget it, this thing can only be used to coerce or bribe, and by then the girl will be dead.

With another burst of strength, the arm holding the fishing rod exerted force, and even though the strange bird was extremely fast, Sōyu still managed to keep up with it. After passing over its body like a cannonball, a flash of blood appeared on Sōyu's diamond sword.

Although I don't know what type this thing is, if its demonic power is so little, it probably doesn't even count as a small fry.

Saya, flicking the blood off his diamond sword, didn't even glance at the headless bird that was falling downwards. With a flick of his fishing rod, he hooked the girl who had broken free from the bird's claws.

Sōyū tentatively checked the girl's small nose with his finger, confirming that although her breathing was weak, it was still present. He breathed a sigh of relief, and then noticed the... (The sentence is incomplete and lacks context).

Even after she lost consciousness, she still clung tightly to the few loaves of bread in her arms.

"This girl seems to have really been starving."

Zuoyou muttered under his breath. If it were anyone else here, these injuries would be enough to kill the girl, not to mention that he and the girl were falling from a height of a thousand meters, making it an even more desperate situation.

Fortunately, Saiyu is not an ordinary person, so neither his wounds nor the high altitude could be considered problems that would trouble him.

As long as people are alive, that's enough.

As Saya fell like a meteorite, he grabbed a bucket of water from his backpack the moment he landed and poured it out on the ground. A stream of water spread out from where Saya landed.

Sōyū landed lightly on the water that was no higher than his calves, without even splashing.

No matter how high it is, or how much water there is, as long as this thing exists, there's no issue of fall damage for the Blocky Man. As for Newton, I suggest he figure out the Blocky Man's signature move—floating architecture—before discussing this.

He placed the girl named Shibata Ai on the ground and, seeing her near-death state, Saya didn't think too much before taking out a bottle of healing potion from his backpack and pouring it down her throat.

He was a little worried that the guy might die prematurely while he was casting a healing spell, which would mean he had saved him for nothing. With healing spells available, he wouldn't need to be stingy with the healing potions; they had quite a few slots in his inventory.

As the pink medicine was poured into the girl's mouth, the wound on her emaciated waist healed at a visible speed. Moreover, as if the wound didn't require so much medicine to heal, after Zuoyou casually forced her to drink the entire bottle, her previously thin body quickly recovered.

A healthy rosy glow rose on her sallow face, and even her body, where bones were clearly visible, slowly began to feel fleshy.

Sawa nodded in satisfaction, but then narrowed his eyes again.

The girl's normal appearance is quite cute, or more accurately, exquisite, like a doll.

The problem is, the more he looks at this girl, the more familiar she seems, but he can't really recall many short-haired, brown-eyed black-haired girls.

Just as Sawa was carefully examining the girl's appearance, trying to remember who she was, the sleeping girl raised her hand and rubbed her eyes.

Somewhat bewildered, she opened her eyes and saw the somewhat familiar face of a handsome, dark-haired boy.

From his serious, thoughtful expression, the girl could easily tell that he was definitely considering whether to steam her or braise her.

How strange! Even though she was far away from him, how could she still be discovered by that terrifying bird while resting in the tree and then captured? Or perhaps, she must already be in hell, and this monster is here to mock her? The girl, who had never felt so comfortable, quickly confirmed this thought. The excruciating pain in her stomach had subsided, and the strength in her limbs had returned. This could only be possible if she were dead.

Shibata Ai blinked her jewel-like brown eyes, looked at the boy in front of her, and then closed her eyes resignedly.

"Hey, what's with that look? Am I going to eat you or what? Is this how you treat your savior?"

Looking at her expression, Zuo Yu didn't know how to react. This girl must have thought of something strange again. Why did she act like a victim, lying down and letting him do whatever he wanted as soon as she saw him?

"My savior? I... I'm not dead yet?"

Upon hearing Saya's words, Shibata Ai opened her eyes and looked around. Realizing she was indeed still in a forest, she looked down at her body with an incredulous expression.

The bleeding wound on her lower abdomen had completely disappeared. Moreover, she had never felt so healthy before.

"It shouldn't have been possible, but you were lucky enough to meet me."

Sōyū patted his chest smugly. With him around, dying wouldn't be so easy.

Chapter 383 Do You Have Some Misconception About "Ordinary"?

Upon waking up, Shibata Ai hid behind a tree and kept examining her body, as if it weren't her own.

Sawa, however, had long since stopped caring about the strange things this girl who had narrowly escaped death was doing. Having found the corpse of the strange bird nearby, he pinched his chin and pursed his lips.

At this moment, his thoughts aligned with those of Ai Shibata: with such a large bird, whether to steam or braise it became a very important question.