47 – Safekeeping of Treasures (3)
It was as Kai Siu had advised.
Perhaps…
“…It seems like I’ve found the way.”
I feel like I’ve got a clue on how to become stronger.
It was when I realized which direction to hone my magical abilities.
“…Then, Allen, please draw back your magic for a moment.”
Leticia demanded something as if a thought had come to her. I withdrew my magic as she requested, and once I did so, Leticia’s freed magic returned to her.
“I’m going to try casting a spell.”
“A spell?”
“You use your magic to neutralize it and counter with your own.”
“What if you get hurt?”
I asked, to which Leticia responded with a light smile.
“Thank you for your concern, but even if you do, I won’t get hurt too badly. My robe will protect me from basic spells.”
“Ah….”
Of course, it’s an expensive robe.
Leticia stepped back slightly and said, “I’ll start.”
“…Okay.”
“By the way, I won’t adjust the speed for you.”
“Huh?”
– Spirit Shaman Leticia activates [Fire Needle].
Without any incantation, sharp flames thorns appeared around Leticia in an instant.
‘High-speed Dispel…!’
Although it was just a simple spell, seeing someone perform magic without an incantation made it seem like Leticia was certainly talented as a mage.
Leticia, without any hint of mercy, shot all the flames and thorns she created at me. As soon as I saw that, I quickly drew out my magical power.
And as I gathered my magical power into one place, the forms of the flying flames and thorns scattered and soon completely collapsed, merging with where my magical power was gathered.
The magic was dispelled, and that magical power was bound to me.
It was an amazing thing. Not just simple magical power, but even magical power that had been formed into a spell was bound to me.
Just when I thought that I might have gained a characteristic beyond imagination, a message popped up in front of me.
– [Dispelling] skill has been acquired!
‘…Dispelled?’
“I was momentarily bewildered by the skill acquisition message, and Letitia sneered shortly.”
“What are you staring at?”
-Leticia, the spirit magician, activates [Fireball].
“You’ll die if you get distracted on the battlefield.”
In an instant, a fireball created flew towards me. The fireball that came rushing in front of my eyes momentarily seized my vision.
I quickly separated a part of my magic, which I had just tied up, as if dividing a piece of cheese. Fast and light.
And I reached out with my hand, gathering magic towards the fireball that had flown towards my face. Yet again, the magic was dispelled, and the mana that made up the magic intertwined with my own mana.
I activate [Dispel].
“…!”
However, unlike earlier, not only did the mana forcibly intertwine, but Leticia’s mana, entwined with mine, completely disappeared from that spot.
As if my mana had swallowed up hers.
“…What just happened?”
Leticia asked in a perplexed voice.
Even if she asked, I couldn’t give her an answer. I couldn’t properly understand it either, since the skill had suddenly appeared. I could roughly infer the reason why this phenomenon had occurred just by looking at the name of the skill.
Dispel.
It is a well-known spell to dispel magic. That’s why Letitia’s magic was dispelled.
“Dispel,”
Caius filled in for me, explaining what I was about to say. He seemed to know about the existence of Dispel like a dragon would.
“It’s a spell that dismantles the structure of magic, making it impossible for the magic to function properly,” Caius said. “Unlike when magic is simply bound, this time the magic itself has disappeared. When magic is forcibly dispelled, it not only escapes the owner’s control but also dissipates into thin air.”
Upon hearing the explanation, it seemed there was nothing different from the dispel I knew. Caius looked at me.
“Have you mastered the usage in the meantime, Allen?”
“I just kind of stumbled into it…”
“…Well, it’s not a bad story.”
Caius seemed slightly puzzled, but apparently didn’t think it was a big deal and didn’t say anything more.
Compared to her, Leticia was not just puzzled but quite surprised. I cautiously asked her,
“Leticia, are you okay?”
“…Oh, yes.”
Leticia slightly smiled as if to say that she was okay.
“I was just a little surprised. If what Alan did just now was a dispel, it’s a bit different from the dispels I know.”
“Different?”
“Usually, with dispels, the user has to have a perfect understanding of the relevant magic for it to be possible.”
Letizia said.
“But Alan doesn’t know the spells I used earlier, right?”
“Yeah.”
He hadn’t learned them.
“Yet he was still able to forcibly dismantle the magic…it’s unsettling because it’s not logical.”
“Maybe it’s because his magic can intertwine with the opponent’s magic,” said Caius, speaking as if it were mysterious.
“The general principle of Dispel is based on understanding of magic and then deconstructing the opponent’s magic in reverse… it’s more like forcibly grabbing and tearing apart. However, that forceful grab is an irresistible power.”
Kaisius said.
“If used properly against a mage…”
Even without hearing the rest of Kaisius’s words, both I and Leticia could fully understand.
In the case of a mage, this ability was… truly the worst affinity, the ultimate counter.
… There was no mage in the party, so I tried heading in that direction, but ended up going the opposite way.
“However, there may also be side effects. If Alen draws out his magic, we won’t be able to use our own magic…”
“…That’s true.”
Frey, who doesn’t use magic, won’t be affected. Erin and Ser-Aria, both skilled in swordsmanship and archery, despite not having magic, will likely fare well. However, Clara, who uses magic to compensate for her relatively weak power as a summoner, would be greatly impacted. Erin and Ser-Aria won’t be affected too much from the power reduction.
“I wonder about my own strength…” I thought to myself that this party might not be suitable. It was because this power could weaken all party members except the clergyman.
“It might be difficult to use.”
“There’s no denying that.” Then Letizia said,
“Still, Allen’s power may be crucial.”
“Um?”
“Because there are some monsters with an immense amount of magic surrounding their bodies, normal attacks don’t work at all on them… And there are also monsters that have set up barriers, right? It seems like it would be really effective in neutralizing those kinds of monsters.”
Leticia smiled wryly.
“So don’t give up and give it a try.”
I looked at her blankly for a moment. Maybe she noticed my expression darkening at the thought that it might be difficult to utilize, so her attitude of offering comfort was very much appreciated.
In response to that comfort, I lightly nodded my head and replied.
“Of course.”
As Erin’s party headed for the Kingdom of Behend, the kingdom was preparing to receive them.
Although it was not an official visit, considering the relationship with the Deir Empire, the kingdom could not afford to ignore the only warrior party of the empire. Furthermore, it wouldn’t hurt the kingdom’s impression to show hospitality to them, especially as they were among the prominent warrior parties.
The kingdom had prepared to welcome the warrior party smoothly. However, without any warning to welcome them, the kingdom was struck by disaster.
In the northern part of the royal capital, not far away, a huge obelisk shot up. The Behend royal family, seeing it with their own eyes, fell into silence. They could do nothing but silently shed cold sweat. There was no one in this world who didn’t wonder about the identity of that black obelisk.
“Why… is that here…?”
The owner of the Behind Kingdom, Godrit III muttered in a dazed voice. In response to his voice, the man sitting on top of the black tombstone spoke.
“As it is the will of the great
“Hmm~?”
While riding on the carriage, Erin, who was sitting next to the coachman, made a strange sound, complaining about the stuffiness.
“That sound just now, did Erin make it?”
“Are there more besides that?”
Curious as to why, I opened the window connecting to the coachman’s seat and asked.
“Why is that?”
“Why are people coming this way?”
“They could be coming, you know?”
“Well, that’s true, but everyone’s expressions seem frightened. Like they’ve seen some pathetic monster~♡”
“We’re heading to the capital now, aren’t we?”
“You forgot, didn’t you?”
“Then why are you running away in fear?”
“That’s why I said it’s strange, you idiot♡”
Erin narrowed her eyes, glanced ahead, and then asked the driver to slow down for a moment, looking around.
“Hmm.”
“Why would we need to run away from the capital?”
“What are you talking about?”
Frei, who was listening to the conversation inside the carriage, asked.
“Is the capital under attack?”
“Well, I’m not sure until we see for ourselves.”
Erin said.
“It will be hard to know from here. Do you want to go a little closer?”
“Are you sure that’s okay?”
Asked the nervous mabu, and Erin laughed as she drew her sword from her waist.
“I’ll protect us with this.”
Saying this, Erin and the mabu, who
“Ah, I understand.”
Is the capital under attack or something? They said the dungeons still hadn’t appeared in the Beyond Kingdom…
But our question was soon answered as we approached the capital.
“That is…”
I, of course, and my party members alike, were bewildered. Even Kaius, who had recently left the nest of his father, knew of its existence.
Of course. Proudly displaying its towering height, unmistakably visible even behind the capital’s walls, it was a symbol of a certain legionnaire. It was an object we had seen ad nauseam in ＜Dungeon In Evil＞.
“The Obelisk of the Demon Legionnaire…”
The black obelisk, that was one of the invasion weapons of the Demon Legionnaire, one of the seven legionnaires under the Demon King’s command. And it was the origin of the colossal dungeon appearing in the Beyond Kingdom.
Erin chuckled and blurted out a sentence to summarize the situation.
“Everywhere we go, there’s some incident or accident~♡”