That protagonist is trash; I could do better!

Corpse! Corpse! Corpse! Corpse! Corpse! Corpse! Corpse!

Before him lay countless monster corpses, crowding every corner of the grassland. Severed limbs littered the ground, and blood flowed like rivers. Even amidst the carnage, herds of beasts still roamed, and a dark red figure moved among them. Only the blade of the rapier remained gleaming and new.

"Shinji-sama...aren't you a mage?" Rem opened her mouth in surprise, puzzled but also understanding Shinji Matou's fighting style of being driven by anger without losing his rationality.

That sword.

Fast! Accurate! Ruthless!

Most of the monsters were killed by Shinji Matou with a single blow, and the few that survived were rendered unable to fight.

Witnessing Shinji Matou's swordsmanship, Rem felt a chill run down her spine. She knew very well that if she were to fight Shinji Matou in a berserk state, she would never need him to use a second sword strike.

In the middle of the grassland, there is a conspicuous and abnormal platform.

"Was it caused by Lord Shinji's magic? Normally, magical beasts can't get onto this platform... It must be those missing children!" Rem's mind worked quickly. Without disturbing the battle between the beast horde and Matou Shinji, she used wind magic to lift herself up and fly onto the platform.

Seeing the unconscious child, Rem first breathed a sigh of relief, then became serious: "No, now is not the time to relax. The child's symptoms are the same as her sister's, but they are human children, and their vitality is more fragile."

Rem put down her flail, closed her eyes, and cast a healing spell to temporarily slow down the rate at which the child's magic power was draining. Her face lit up with joy: "That's great! Half of the spells have been lifted. It must be that the magical beast that cast the spell was killed by Lord Shinji. My sister's condition must have improved as well."

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Monsters have no emotions, only an instinctive hunger, so they are completely powerless against Shinji Matou, who exudes the aura of a witch.

In this respect, Shinji Matou felt much more at ease; if the monster escaped, it would take a lot of effort to find it.

Swish~ Swish~ Swish~

With mechanical sword swings, raising, thrusting, slashing, and cutting, the killing instinct has become ingrained in Shinji Matou's body. The monsters pose no threat to Shinji Matou whatsoever; they merely make him look disheveled.

The rapier precisely sliced ​​through the monster's throat. Shinji Matou's Mystic Eyes flickered slightly, and while continuing his slaughter, his attention remained focused on the depths of the forest.

In that direction, the Demon Eye sensed a magical energy fluctuation of a completely different intensity from that of a magical beast.

Since someone planned this trap, there must be a way to control the monsters.

"It's the leader."

Shinji Matou was certain of this; there was no need to worry about the children on the platform, as Rem was taking care of them. He turned around, wielding his rapier to slay several monsters beside him, then leaped into the air, breaking through the monster horde's blockade. He landed at the edge and charged towards the monster leader.

To eliminate a large number of monsters, magic power should be conserved as much as possible.

"Roar~ Roar~"

The enraged beasts chased after Shinji Matou, but couldn't keep up with his speed.

Rushing to the edge of the forest, Shinji Matou's Mystic Eyes shimmered, capturing subtle movements of magical energy in the air.

"magic?"

boom!

The enemy hiding in the forest anticipated Shinji Matou's arrival and cast a spell, causing sharp rock cones to pierce the ground towards him.

"Unfortunately, your opponent is me!"

Shinji Matou maintained his speed without even needing to use alchemy to retaliate. Anticipating the movement of the stone cone, he dodged to the side and slashed it into pieces with his rapier.

Clang! Clang! Clang!

All the stone cones broke, and Matou Shinji saw a mudslide rushing towards him, mixed with a lot of trees and rocks.

Shinji Matou still disdained using alchemy. He jumped onto the trunk of a large tree that had been overturned by the mudslide and easily moved through the debris carried by the mudslide. After a few leaps, he arrived at a forest path.

Hoo hoo hoo hoo~~ Hoo hoo~ Hoo hoo hoo~

The forest was surrounded by monsters with crimson eyes, numbering no less than a hundred. Ahead of the path stood a little girl with blue hair, holding a small gray dog ​​in her arms. Her face was filled with fear and unease, but when she saw Shinji Matou arrive, her expression turned to anger.

The magic emanated from the little gray dog ​​in the little girl's hand, meaning it was the leader of the monsters.

What about the little girl?

Shinji Matou looked at the little girl in front of him with suspicion and asked slowly, "Are you the mastermind behind this incident?"

The little girl put down the gray dog ​​she was holding, her eyes filled with hatred as she glared at Shinji Matou, tears streaming down her face as she hissed, "Why did you kill Elsa! Why did you take Elsa away from me!"

Elsa?

That name sounds familiar...who is it again...?

After she transmigrated to this world, she killed only one person, whose full name was indeed Elsa the Bowel Hunter.

Shinji Matou pondered, for the title of "Gut Hunter" was so unique that he almost forgot the real name of "Gut Hunter".

"You're her accomplice? What's there to complain about when an assassin gets killed? Taking Elsa away from you, huh? Since that's what you think, I don't mind sending you to see her." Shinji Matou smiled meaningfully, his magical energy flowing within him, ready to use alchemy at any moment.

I couldn't sense much magic from the little girl, but the little greyhound was not to be underestimated; he might be defeated if he relied solely on physical skills.

The assassin's accomplice is naturally another assassin. This kid has become an assassin, yet he still doesn't realize he'll be killed?

Regarding the question of the main character's name.

Although I also wanted to make changes, I considered that I might have already developed a sense of identification with the characters, and making sudden changes would be very abrupt.

Shinji's name is indeed a bit...

EMMMM

Also, the world of Re:Zero has a culture similar to Japan, and Rem is an example of that, although I don't know why her name is Rem instead of a Japanese name.

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Since a reader has raised this point, while the protagonist's name will not change in the next world, how others address him will change. In other words, the protagonist will use a code name or pseudonym when addressing others.

This way, it won't seem out of place.

Chapter 124 You're Just a Little Dog at Best

"Kill him!"

In the dark and deep forest, the little girl lowered her head so that her face could not be seen, but the tone of her command conveyed intense hatred.

As soon as the order was given, hundreds of magical beasts hidden in the forest roared and leaped out, rushing towards Shinji Matou from all directions, their sheer number filling every corner of the forest.

Under the inescapable net of monsters, there is nowhere to hide and nowhere to escape.

The only way to break through is to fight your way out.

Shinji Matou wielded his sword and moved forward, his pace quickening as he stared intently at the little girl who commanded the monsters. The sword flashed, and four or five monsters that pounced on Shinji Matou were torn to pieces, their blood staining the forest grass.

Swish~ Swish~

The sword light was swift and accurate, perfectly complementing Shinji Matou's movements without any hesitation. No matter how many monsters pounced, they could not stop Shinji Matou's advance for even a moment.

"Kill him! Kill him! Kill him! For Elsa's sake! Kill him!" the little girl growled angrily, but this emotion slowly disappeared as Shinji Matou approached, replaced by something called fear.

Every meter Shinji Matou got closer to her, the bells of death would ring.

"No~ No no~ No!"

The little girl trembled, her tearful eyes piercing through the multitude of monsters to see Shinji Matou's eyes, as cold as a rapier, unmoved by any amount of bloodshed. He didn't regard the monsters or her as equals; those were the eyes of a hunter, and she was the hunted beast.

Even though the person surrounded was Shinji Matou, the little girl felt cold all over.

There's no escape! We'll be killed!

Her consciousness was jolted awake by a profound sense of powerlessness.

"Waaaaah~"

Beside her, the little gray dog ​​rubbed its head against the little girl's thigh, whimpering pitifully to comfort its owner.

"That's right, I still have you. Please, kill him to avenge Elsa." The little girl wiped away her tears and stroked the little gray dog's head.

"Ow~"

The little greyhound understood immediately and stood in front of the little girl, waiting for Shinji Matou to arrive, its eyes turning a scarlet red like the surrounding monsters.

Before long, all the magical beasts hiding in the forest were slaughtered by the rapier.

Covered in blood, Shinji Matou rubbed his shoulder as he stepped out of the blood pool, saying with a hint of lingering satisfaction, "Is that all? It was just the right amount of warm-up exercise."

Blood dripped from the sword, and behind him, the corpses of demonic beasts piled up like mountains, resembling Asuras emerging from hell.

Deep within the dark forest, more scarlet eyes lit up, but the monsters were in no hurry to attack.

The commander of the monsters knew that no matter how many monsters there were, they couldn't harm the boy in front of him. Since they couldn't win by numbers, they would kill him by quality.

"Roar~ Roar~"

The little greyhound bristled, its body glowing red and rapidly expanding, devouring the surrounding magic like Rem when she went berserk.

boom!

The wind rose and the earth cracked. The little gray dog ​​rapidly expanded, transforming into a giant monster, larger than an adult African elephant. Just standing in front of Matou Shinji, its enormous body blocked out the moon, and its terrifying shadow seemed to want to devour Matou Shinji.

"The ability to grow larger is truly nostalgic, just like Envy (the homunculus from Fullmetal Alchemist). I wonder if you're as resilient as him." Shinji Matou smiled calmly as he strolled closer, his Mystic Eyes piercing through the magical energy flowing within the monster leader's body.

A massive amount of magic surged from its heart, transmitted to its forepaws, and then sank into the ground.

Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!

One stone pillar after another pierced the ground, but Shinji Matou, with his uncanny foresight, twisted them aside.

Several more stone pillars shot out simultaneously, blocking all of Shinji Matou's dodging space. Shinji Matou raised his rapier, the light patterns on his right arm glowing slightly, and swung the rapier at a speed beyond the human eye to slash at them.

Clang! Clang! Clang!

All the stone pillars were broken.

Shinji Matou walked easily to the monster leader, looked up at its huge body and smiled, saying, "You're just a little dog at best."

The monster leader seemed to understand Matou Shinji's words, revealing a human-like rage. It exhaled scorching breath, and with one open mouth, countless fangs were revealed. It suddenly bit down on Matou Shinji. Given the huge size difference, this bite could bite off half of Matou Shinji's body.

Shinji Matou calmly extended his right hand, and the magical energy within him formed a circle to activate alchemy.

boom!

The moment the monster leader Fang touched Shinji Matou's right hand, its entire head suddenly exploded, turning into a shower of blood that splattered all over the ground.

The enormous headless corpse fell, and a large amount of blood flowed from its severed neck, submerging Shinji Matou's ankles.

There are three steps to performing alchemy.

Understanding, decomposing, and reconstructing are used to achieve the flow or alteration of matter.