Chapter 122
“Your family seems to have a lot of grudges. Well, isn’t it a strange thing for an aristocratic manari?”
“… … I have nothing to say.”
“I am not being sarcastic. I just thought that bullying like this was the same for commoners and ladies from noble families.”
“Isn’t that sarcastic? I’m not really angry.”
No way.
are you laughing Thanks to that, I got a lot of suitable sale items and my pockets got thicker.
“It’s not obvious… … . This probably happened because I was Reolate.”
“Hmm… … . You are the Duke of Liolet.”
“You haven’t heard the good news, have you?”
I didn’t say anything, but Elcia was sure that I knew something.
The evil seed the assailant said blah blah.
That’s probably what you were talking about about the Liolet family.
One of the leading names in the empire.
However, it is a fact that everyone, not just me who knows game knowledge, knows that the cornerstone they built is not just glory.
“… … It wasn’t hard to hear the rumors.”
The family of the faction that did not agree with the ideology was framed and put down.
A large number of young people go missing every year, and the head of the Lyole family is involved in it.
There are allegations related to the disappearance of a student from the academy in the past.
Etc… … .
There are several rumors.
Elcia sighed and said one more rumor.
“The children of the Lyole family who entered the academy always won the top spot in their grade.”
“what? Are you proud?”
“However, there was no child who was won through legitimate means.”
“Looks like you stabbed me in the back. Be envious.”
It would be nice to have a house
I pretended not to know and said it as if I was joking.
“hahahaha, if it was that much, I wouldn’t have to worry about it.”
A somewhat self-deprecating laugh.
“… … Xian, from your point of view, is my power justified?”
“what?”
“I was convinced when I saw you. … … I have no strength. Even as a senior, I questioned whether my talents matched it.”
question of talent.
Clearly, if you look at the academy’s class evaluation alone, Elcia is making excellent grades in her own way.
however… … .
“I recently found out. I don’t know if it’s class, but if it’s anything else, there are many guys I can’t match.”
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Whether magic, elementalism, or otherwise, each class has its own specialized genius.
Then, is Elsia, the chief, stronger than them?
At least, he seems to think it’s not me.
“Above all, I will be weaker than you, Xian.”
I didn’t deny that.
Obviously true.
More than anything else, Elcia is at the point where I haven’t even grasped all of my skills.
“Is that the cause of your nervousness?”
“… … Be strong. I have to build up my skills to match my current position.”
Elcia puts those words into her mouth with a determined look in her eyes.
Although the purpose has not yet been said. I didn’t bother asking.
Because I don’t need it now.
“It’s a skill that suits the position… … .”
“If I had been strong, I wouldn’t have been in this situation. … … sorry. draft.”
It’s not a pretense, it’s a sincere view.
Because of their lack of strength, they find themselves in unreasonable situations.
You have to be strong to achieve what you think is right.
“Haaa~ That’s bullsh*t.”
As soon as I heard that, I yawned and dismissed it.
“… … what?”
“It’s because the dumplings were stupid. There is no such thing as being strong? It’s not going to happen.”
Actually, I am also attacked in the middle of the night.
“Above all else, Elcia, I can’t bear to listen to you lamenting about your lack of talent because it’s so upsetting.”
“What do you want to say?”
“The complaint of a guy who ignores what he can do is that he’s full.”
“Sian, you… … how… … .”
“You never showed up on my skills.”
Elcia opened her eyes wide in surprise.
She has unspent skills.
“I heard about you commanding the children in the Forest of Blood. There’s no way you wouldn’t know that.”
“… … .”
“You want to be strong? Then come up with something you can do instead of chasing other guys’ fields.”
It’s cruel to tell you to do something you can’t do.
I already know that this guy is different.
“Don’t complain about whoever has it. It is even more unacceptable to grumble when you are not using your talents.”
I stood up without deliberately listening to what she had to say.
“It’s about time. Let’s start again.”
“… … okay.”
Elcia stood up after hesitating.
Thinking about the meaning of what I just said.
But still can’t come to a conclusion.
* * *
Boss level monsters also exist in this underground cave.
“It’s time to see the exit.”
“How can you be sure?”
“I’m guessing based on the roughly expected area.”
The basis is a map that I remember from my gaming days.
However, I can’t say that, so there was a separate basis that I brought out of my mouth.
“If you calculate what you can fly through the magic power of the teleportation artifact, this is probably a forest near the islands.”
“… … indeed!”
“Then, if you assume that there is an underground cave like this under the forest and calculate it according to the area of the forest map, you can roughly guess the area.”
“Even though I’m not comfortable… … That sounds plausible.”
dog sh*t is right
It can’t be calculated.
However, since he speaks confidently and is not actually going down the wrong path, he has no choice but to accept it.
(I’m afraid Xian might become a fool for many people in the future.)
‘Is that something the devil should worry about?’
(It’s a worry because I’m looking forward to the future. If I try harder, I’ll be able to fake it skillfully.)
Well, let’s be careful.
“Anyway, it seems that the exit will be clear soon in a place like this.”
“… … Right.”
Elcia seemed to understand what I was warning her about.
“Where monsters gather in large numbers, there’s always a boss there.”
field boss.
There are two types of field bosses in the forest near the islands.
one on the ground. A field boss that can be encountered with a certain probability in a field where you can normally walk around.
and another underground. The old man nestled in this underground cave.
“There he is.”
Just when we reach the area where we can see the passage leading to the exit, a huge shadow blocks the entrance.
《Demon Slime King》
A monster that is an evolution of a large number of slimes.
According to my memory, the estimated level is around 35.
It was a huge slime that could have been 8 meters long.
“I don’t think it’s cute when it’s that big.”
“This is no time for jokes! Are you saying that there was a monster like this near the islands? How?”
“The slime that avoided human eyes must have multiplied and mutated for a long time.”
“… … indeed.”
Elcia seemed to understand, but in reality there was one thing she didn’t say.
A simple natural phenomenon does not create such a monster.
The environment is also important, but that someone else’s work has to be added separately.
“He’s blocking the passage. Slimes are sensitive to presence, so you won’t be able to sneak past them.”
“Sian, can’t you be fooled by using your black magic?”
Black magic’s speciality is to grant status abnormalities such as confusion or paralysis or sleep.
But I shook my head.
“It hardly works for slimes.”
Back in the game, the most annoying feature of slime systems was that they were completely immune to status ailments.
In the first place, slime itself has a slightly ambiguous corner to be seen as a creature.
An organism that does not sleep, but merely decomposes and absorbs food.
Without reason, confusion and fear do not work.
Since there is no sense, there is no such thing as paralysis.
‘uh? So, aren’t slimes really scary?’
It’s just that the race values of the slime-type monsters are low.
In addition, the resistance to elemental attacks is rather weak, so it is easy to stab the weakness.
Still, it’s scary because it’s quite high when it comes to the demon slime system.
It’s not for nothing that I had my eyes on demon slimes in the past.
“But it’s a one-time experience for us now.”
can knock it down
As I assure you, the slime’s huge slime trembles as if I heard it.
“Right. Actually, these two have one familiar. Even if it’s huge enough… … .”
Elcia also agreed with my confidence, but her voice soon faded.
It was realized when the huge trembling slime moved to the side.
“… … two?”
“Because I never said it was one.”
Behind that huge guy, another slime of the same type is waiting.
2 vs 2.
It’s easy to deal with one boss, but what if there are two bosses?
“Are you saying it’s not just humans who form parties?”
It must be at this level to play the role of a boss in a boss fight.
“Okay, one ration per person. can you do it?”
“Ugh, uhm! You can’t say you can’t!”
Leave it to me!
Elcia shouted half-desperately and aimed her spear at the slime.
“First, let’s induce those two separately.”
It is not difficult to entice.
Me and Elcia immediately split left and right and moved in our respective directions to draw aggro from the slime.
Slime reacts to presence.
Above all, when mana is shed, it reacts more sensitively to it.
“come.”
I blow a simple ember, and the slime hit by it approaches me, dragging its huge body.
Glancing at Elcia, it seems that she is also guiding in a similar way.
“Then we can deal with it one-on-one.”
“Oh, doesn’t this older sister count with numbers? I’m sorry.”
Emily called out and asked playfully.
“Since ancient times, familiar horses have not been counted in numbers unless it is an official match.”
No matter how many you summon, it’s one-on-one. It’s a very fair industry.
“Its weakness is not different from other guys. Emily, you wind up.”
My side is frozen.
He intends to use both of Demon Slime’s weaknesses, ice and wind, at the same time.
The magic energy emitted by Emily turns into a black wind and surrounds the slime.
When the wind touches it, the mucus of the slime is torn to shreds, as if that alone has a cutting and corrosive effect.
“The effect is good.”
However, it was necessary to add a little more strength, as if the blood pain was as large as it was large.
“Then let me stab the ice.”
– Black Prison.
Casts 3 circle freezing magic.
He’s big, so even if you shoot him three or four times in a row, they’ll all hit.
Damn it!
The cold air mixed with Magi’s blade wind becomes a sharp ice wind and sweeps the slime’s gigantic body once again.
tear and freeze
“It’s a pity slime can’t scream.”
I get excited at the gruesome sight of the monster without even realizing it.
Few cases are as satisfying as the feeling when an attack has stabbed an enemy’s weak point with certainty.
The slime’s tattered body trembled in an attempt to counterattack.
Tentacles protruding from the slime giants.
“I know the attack pattern.”
I kick the floor lightly, and immediately the bone spears rise from the ground and cut off the flying tentacles.
Exquisitely cast magic and parry the attack. It’s a technique I learned recently.
“It’s easy to deal with.”
The giant’s attack pattern is also clearly visible.
If it’s a monster like this, I’d like to warmly welcome it no matter how many monsters come.
“Is it over?”
“It is over.”
The struggling slime’s giant stopped moving.
The moment when it slowly freezes and black frost completely covers the surface.
“Eight.”
When Emily swung a whip created by embodying demonic energy on top of it, it shattered.
“First of all, one is simple.”
At most, it’s a boss you face in a one-off event.
After all, the most exciting thing is when you can crush it with force.
“Then, the other side will soon come to an end… … I won’t.”
What remains is the second slime that Elcia is dealing with.
Unlike me who finished it in an instant, she was in the middle of a struggle against the giant slime.
“… … It will still be difficult.”
While appreciating Elcia’s behavioral patterns in battle against monsters, think about the general flow.
It’s just a prediction based on the pattern of the game days, but the prediction won’t be much different.
“I’m going to have a hard time that way.”
It was the moment when I muttered a little while recalling the predicted outcome.
Caang!
A harsh crashing sound.
At the same time, Elcia’s spear broke.
Of course, if she was now, she would have no choice but to lose.
More than anything, that is the result I am aiming for.