Duan Surk (1) Majo no Mori (Part 1)

is the first volume of the Duan Surk light novel series, written by Mishio Fukazawa and Illustrated by Tatakao Otoki. It was released under the Dengeki Bunko Imprint in September 1996.

Synopsis
It's been a little over a year since I left for an adventure. The main character, Duan Sark, is a fighter, level 2, 16-year-old boy. Later, he became a "legendary person" who left his name as a "hero" ... Duan is now lost in the woods! I was hungry and my head was fluttering, and I was only with the feather lizard child check. But soon, in this forest, Duan meets two friends-the veteran fighter Orba, the wizard girl Anies. And beyond that, an unexpected quest was waiting !?

(source: Bookwalker JP - Translated)