Chapter 121
What the attacker threw was an artifact for transfer.
“I’ve heard that the Mage Tower is researching something similar recently. … … Well, the ones they used were cruder than that.”
“understood. In other words, we were moved by the artifact he threw.”
Calmly listening to my explanation, Elcia was immersed in organizing the situation with her chin resting on her chin.
“It’s a transfer trap, who the hell… … .”
“Okay. Whether it’s me who gets jealous because I’m a pathetic warlock or a girl from the Lyole family, it’s the same for me to harbor a lot of grudge against each other.”
“It’s a word that doesn’t make you laugh.”
Elcia let out a deep sigh, probably hearing my joke harshly.
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“don’t worry. Elcia. That artifact from earlier is crude. The distance won’t be too far.”
“But it doesn’t sound like a familiar place.”
somewhere underground.
It is also not artificial, but a naturally formed cave-like place.
“I haven’t heard of a place like this near the islands.”
“At least if you calculate the magic power of the artifact, it won’t be too far from the island.”
I put it in a plausible theory, but the reason I’m actually convinced is that I was able to experience this situation itself in the game.
(Sian~ Didn’t you laugh when you fell into a trap a while ago?)
‘Ah, did I get caught?’
I can’t fool Emily.
enough to stop
(If you had called and stopped this older sister, you would have stopped right away?)
‘It just didn’t have to be.’
got caught on purpose
I was waiting in the first place.
This situation is like an event that occurs with a certain probability if you accompany Elcia Lioleate.
The raid itself was troublesome, but it was necessary to come to the place to be reached with this trap.
(Do you know where?)
‘I know very well.’
The location is also specified.
Underground in the forest near the islands.
It was a little-known cave called the underground cave.
It’s also something you have to go through at least once during the events related to Elcia Lioleate.
More than anything.
‘Because the game here is pretty good.’
Because it is a very valuable hunting ground.
This is a place where you cannot find the entrance on your own and enter.
A place that can only be transferred through the Raid event among events related to Elcia Liolet.
I expected it in advance, and half-prayed that it would happen, so there was no reason for me to panic.
“You are strangely calm. draft.”
Meanwhile, Elcia must have been suspicious of me.
“It’s just a difference in experience.”
“It’s an experience… … . What kind of life have you lived all this time?”
The life of playing games and broadcasting.
“Anyway, the rescue is flawed. Apparently, it seems to have used a cave somewhere as a trap, but in that case, it would be better to find an exit and move on.”
“Aren’t you comfortable?”
“Better than standing still. For now, I have a few supplies that I have on hand.”
“… … did you prepare? What kind of life did you live?”
I ask the same thing over and over as if I’m slightly tired.
There was no need to tell me, so I just shrugged my shoulders moderately and pretended to be meaningful.
“Elcia, what about your equipment? I can lend you a dagger.”
“It’s not as good as the four Xians, but I tend to keep my guard up.”
Saying that, Elcia took out a stick about the length of her wrist from her waist, and it soon stretched to the length of a polearm.
“Is this a portable device? It is not a commercial product.”
“I’m not bragging about it, but it was specially ordered.”
“Then it’s worth using.”
It would be incomparable even compared to my equipment.
“On top of that, it was good.”
“Good? What is this situation?”
I spoke leisurely to Elcia, who was shocked.
“Sometimes you need this kind of experience too.”
Danger.
and the experience gained through it.
“As expected, this kind of situation is the means to build the best experience.”
“… … Do you consider this an experience?”
“Let’s explore this place, figure out the situation, and escape.”
After declaring our policy, we started moving forward to attack this place in earnest.
* * *
An underground cave in the forest.
The monsters that appear here are of the slime type.
Underground, where there is no sunlight, is the most suitable habitat for slimes and other monsters.
In addition, the types of slimes that have settled here unknown to people are more annoying than the ones you can often see.
“Demon slime.”
It’s a somewhat nostalgic name.
Come to think of it, those friends were originally what I wanted to call as soon as I entered the academy.
Looking at the slime monsters emitting a black gloss, I was somehow lost in a nostalgic mood.
“You know? Who the hell named that demon? It has nothing to do with the devil.”
Emily grumbles as if she is genuinely dissatisfied, and induces the slimes to destroy them with her own magic.
Why do you look like you’re angry?
“I’m telling you, Xian, it won’t help if you come here and take something like this.”
“I know. Would you beg me to grow slime? Not even a kid.”
Apparently, Emily is a real devil, and the name of this slime is very unpleasant.
I smiled bitterly and started casting black magic to wipe them out.
– Black Prison.
“I’m sure it freezes.”
Demon slime is strong against fire. Highly resistant to physical damage.
On the other hand, it is weak against ice and wind.
Dark cold air rages, and black ice crystals attack the demon slime, making the black slime harden and then shatter.
“Emily, freeze it like this and finish it.”
“Hmm, freezing doesn’t suit my spirit.”
Emily, who usually uses flames, mumbles as if it’s annoying, but emits cold air to kill the slimes.
“It freezes just fine.”
Then, he rolled the cooled and crumbled slime with his toe and laughed contentedly.
If you defeat demon slime with the freezing attribute, frozen slime will drop, and this is a very expensive sale item.
That’s why some people call those dark guys Lotto Slimes.
If done well, it is an opportunity to sweep up 200-300 gold coins worth of sale items.
“I’d like to thank that lady for bringing me this opportunity, but I can’t afford to listen.”
Me who hums and kills the slimes that make money.
But the other one doesn’t seem to be very relaxed.
“Huh, huh!”
After killing about a dozen slimes, Elcia breathed heavily and swung her spear.
The slime of the cracked slime is scattered and melted away by the cold air carried by the spear.
it will be hard
It’s not that Elcia is weak, it’s because the monsters here are naturally difficult for her to deal with.
“What about freezing attribute magic?”
“Unfortunately, this is the limit.”
Elcia puts enchantments on her spear to give it properties and wields it again.
However, the elemental damage is not enough, so it must be difficult.
Still, it’s not so far behind that it becomes a nuisance.
The only difference is that he is risking his life and fighting for his life, whereas our side is humming and sweeping away.
“Hey, Elcia. No need to overdo it. If anything, support from behind.”
“never mind. We can deal with it somehow.”
It’s obviously overdoing it.
I deliberately neglected her struggles for a while.
“… … Any advice?”
“… … Not now.”
You should let it roll a little longer.
hitting the limit
Desperately wanting a means to break the limits.
It’s best to leave it as it is for as long as possible until the time comes when you really don’t have time to think about it.
‘Because the purpose of this raid event is to serve as Elcia’s ordeal.’
More than anything.
If you can’t find some answers at this point… … .
Elcia Lyoleate.
This is because she has a high probability of falling into an irreversible path.
* * *
Elcia Lyoleate.
The second daughter of the Duke of Lioleit.
Training difficulty is high.
In the beginning, it is difficult to build a good impression, and even more so, her capture event has a specific branch.
If you make the wrong choice at some point, the chance to capture her as a heroine is completely blown away.
‘The condition is to watch the raid event until the midterm evaluation point. And make them take specific actions in the raid event.’
If you miss this, you won’t be able to attack in the future.
Well, if that were the case, I wouldn’t have intervened.
In the first place, whether or not dating is possible is out of interest to me now.
However, the reason I intervened was because of a problem with the scenario when I passed that branch.
If a certain turning point is missed by the midterm evaluation, Elcia’s role in the story changes.
‘It’s a problem to turn into a villain.’
Elcia has the characteristic of turning to either the good or the bad depending on the divergence.
You know I’m a villain, right?
If you can’t overcome the agony and follow the Lioleit family’s duties, you will be corrupted.
If you realize your own answer and awaken, you will help with good deeds.
‘Still, he’s better than me.’
Although I can’t accomplish the splendid feat of joining the Death Squadron like ‘Xian’.
Even if she falls, she survives in the end.
However, since it’s a story in the game, you can’t blindly trust it.
‘There is no need to increase the number of enemies in my life.’
My purpose is to remove only Elcia’s corruption flag.
In short, bomb squad!
Just drop the line to explode! I intend to cut it off and leave the rest to itself.
And for that.
‘I have to roll it first.’
You have to roll the self-respecting lady hard and make her true heart come out.
* * *
It must have been a few hours of isolation and feelings.
It’s not a very long time, but we moved forward, fighting non-stop against the monsters that were full of monsters here.
As a result… … .
“Huh… … . omg… … .”
Boy, I’m going to run out of breath.
Looking at that self-respecting young lady who had already reached the limit of her stamina no matter who saw it, I finally gave up and started talking to her.
“Why don’t you take a break?”
“No need to worry. This much is still worth enduring.”
They say that they are usually tired of sweating like rain and having to catch their breath while talking.
‘Anyway, he’s needlessly proud.’
I understand.
A child who grew up in an environment where showing weakness is not allowed doesn’t know how to say it’s difficult even when it’s difficult.
From this man’s point of view, he can only sigh.
“Let’s rest for about an hour.”
“draft! No need to be considerate!”
“Emily, let her stretch out.”
Elcia, who was acting out of spite, suddenly gave out a faint scream and fell backwards.
Right before she fell to the floor, Emily moved behind her and firmly embraced her.
“… … What are you doing? devil!”
“As Xian said, you are tired. A girl pretending to be strong. It gets caught so easily.”
At my instruction, Emily suddenly cast an energy drain on Elcia and stole the remaining mana.
“Whoops, come on. Give me the remaining mana. Right, right.”
“draft! Stop this devil! No, did you give the order?”
I just take off the pretense.
“draft… … .”
“You have to rest anyway. If you supplement the remaining mana with medicine, it will recover much faster.”
I’ll give you a good recovery potion. When I said that, it seems that Elcia gave up after all.
The potion and water I took out and the portable rations to help me maintain my stamina in moderation.
“Perfect!”
“… … How did you prepare so thoroughly?”
“I usually always have this much on hand.”
“Is that necessary?”
School life is a series of events.
If you want to graduate safely, it’s a good idea to always carry water, food, and bedding.
… … What kind of school life is this?
“It seems to have calmed down a bit. … … Apparently, a little while ago, the heat in my head went up.”
Elcia suddenly brought up such words, as if she had regained her senses by getting a chance to catch her breath.
“I should have apologized to you first.”
“Why are you apologizing?”
“Don’t pretend you don’t know. draft. didn’t you notice This situation… … You got caught up.”
“Oh~. I guess so.”
I do not deny it.
Of course she knows too.
This situation is not an event that occurred by targeting me.
Originally, what the attackers were aiming for was the girl from the Lyole family.
In short, Elcia.
It is a plot to assassinate her.