Episode 40
This quest has one characteristic.
The place where the monster will appear is not fixed.
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When I was in the game, I suffered a lot because of it.
Until the first ‘strategy’ was discovered, I worked hard enough to make me sick with guesses.
“… … According to the future I know, one thing is certain.”
“sure thing?”
“That monster has a high probability of attacking the black market nuns first.”
I don’t know if it’s because of resentment or something else, and I’m not particularly interested in it.
The probability of encountering a specific person in the black market first was higher than the probability of encountering the player.
No, if both are within the spawning range, they will unconditionally contact that person.
“Then it is simple. You have to wait until you bite the bait.”
Even in the midst of talking, my eyes were on one place.
There, a woman, accompanied by several men, roams like a lord of the streets.
Linell Milliquel.
“Did you come out to catch it yourself… … .”
Well, it’s because I said I’d be subjugated soon.
“Are you using that woman as bait? That’s bad.”
“You’re the devil’s contractor. Of course you have to do things a little meanly, right?”
It’s definitely a strategy that existed in the days of the game.
He deliberately chooses when she is out on the street and follows her from a certain distance.
And if you get ambushed, voila! Jump right in and get it done quickly.
“You’re modest.”
“You’re modest.”
That’s what the original strategy is all about.
“But what are you going to do if she kills you?”
“That’s fine.”
I bet there is no emergency.
“Sorry, but they can’t catch that monster.”
If the monster’s characteristics match what I know.
Neither Linell nor her men could handle him.
* * *
As soon as Xian left, Linel immediately received a report about the monster from his subordinate.
“Did you find him?”
“They are letting the kids loose and sneaking up on them. It looks like it hasn’t been active yet. What should I do?”
To the subordinate who is waiting for an answer on what to do, Linel coldly says, as if it were natural.
“I have to deal with it. He is a stain on Millikel Corporation.”
“Of course.”
It wasn’t just because he was corrupted.
What the monster did as a black market leader was something that could not be easily tolerated.
In order to commit fraud and run away, he arbitrarily tampered with the item and caused this sadal.
The little warlock said he’d take care of where he heard about this.
I really had no intention of entrusting it to him.
“Take care of him by any means. I will go and see for myself.”
Even within the company, Linel, who was familiar with rough work, picked up his sword and headed to the place where the idiot ran rampant.
A strange sound echoed in the area that had already been sealed off by the High Council.
is that him?
“… … what is that?”
Linell also doubted his eyes.
The monster rampaging against his subordinates was at least not the idiot that Linell remembered.
I wondered if I should call him a human.
The human form no longer existed.
I could see arms and legs, but that alone didn’t make it human.
As if trying to fix the soggy, melted flesh, the red roots entwine around and maintain its shape.
Its roots are connected to an artifact located in its chest.
Jewel of blood veins.
“… … stupid guy.”
“That’s already gone.”
“Okay, deal with it!”
When Linel gave the order, the combatants of the high society encircled the monster in unison and rushed at it, brandishing their swords.
I cut out the melted flesh and inserted a sword to block the guy’s movements.
Most of the black market combatants are skilled enough to reach Auror Experts.
Their blades won’t let anyone disturb the order of this black market.
Linel also swung his sword and thrust it straight into the chest of the monster whose movement was blocked.
‘It’s a waste of artifacts, but there’s no special way to deal with them.’
Maybe that monster wouldn’t die even if he cut his throat. Already, that thing wasn’t functioning properly as a creature.
Same as undead.
In that case, destroying the artifact that was the source was the surest way to deal with it.
Because he is a merchant who handles dangerous things, he makes quick decisions because he knows that not being greedy is the way to keep the name line longer.
“… … done.”
The moment Linel’s sword was about to reach the monster’s chest, Linel thought he would be able to destroy it.
however.
“what?”
The moment another arm protruded from the monster’s chest caught her sword and melted it, Linel realized that he had been complacent.
The monster grins.
“… … You tricked me?!”
He was deliberately acting in a human form.
The swords that had been penetrating his joints began to fall to the floor in vain.
Arms extending from all sides swung at the upper class combatants and snatched them away like flies.
After that, he beat the bandage and poured out something like dark red mud to cover them.
“aaagh?!”
“body!”
I didn’t even have to check what was going to happen.
Will it melt and become the flesh of that monster in the same way?
response was inconsistent.
“sh*t… … .”
Linell gritted his teeth and retreated from the hand that was reaching out to grab him, kicking and snatching the sword that was rolling nearby and swinging it.
But it just melts away.
Despite protecting the sword blade with an aura, the magic that the monster’s mud-like flesh harbors easily corrodes her aura.
“It’s more dangerous than you think… … .”
It wasn’t a matter of suppressing it right away or not.
Should I expect support from my parents?
It’s already too late to regret it.
The monster rushes towards Linel who has lost his weapon.
Are you planning to crush it and melt it all at once?
‘You should have listened. The kid’s words?’
What suddenly came into my mind was the advice of the black magician boy who had stopped Linel.
Could it be that he was right?
But now it’s already too late to figure it out.
She made up her mind and closed her eyes.
“… … uh?”
Why can’t I feel the pain
No, I felt a strange floating feeling.
“who… … uh? uh uh uh huh?”
She was taken aback because someone grabbed her and jumped upstairs holding her in her arms.
I wanted to be one of the subordinates, but it wasn’t.
The black-haired boy who caught Linel as if he had seen it somewhere.
It’s that dark wizard boy.
Did you say cyan?
“… … oh my god!”
She simply opens her eyes and is silently amazed at what she is seeing.
Xian’s appearance was also surprising, but what made me more speechless was the state of the monster now.
The guy stopped.
What stopped him were arms made of black mud that stretched out from all sides.
It intertwined innumerably, grabbed tightly and bound the guy.
and.
Xian, the person who performed this magic, laughs leisurely and throws a dagger at him.
Somehow, the monster couldn’t melt the dagger and was stabbed as it was, and screamed in pain.
“I thought it smelled like rotting, but really… … . No matter how slum it is, isn’t this a bit excessive?”
even making jokes
“Anyway, there are no sane ones even though they are a nuisance.”
He walked out slowly, as if he had come out to see the commotion.
He exuded a presence and energy that no one could ignore.
“I’ll take care of it as promised.”
* * *
Around the time when Linel’s defeat was confirmed, I started interfering right away.
It uses black magic in a surprise way to keep it in check, and then shows itself proudly to attract attention.
There were enough excuses to intervene, and there would be no reason to listen.
Above all, Linel is not a person who doesn’t know what to do.
“are you okay? The dark merchant sister?”
“I’ll just say thank you… … . No, honestly, I lived thanks to you.”
Are you willing to admit it?
“I underestimated it. I never thought it would be such a terrifying monster.”
Linell’s gaze went to the place where the men who had been beaten had been.
As if indignantly, he purses his lips tightly, as if in pity.
“Oh~! I think it’s a bit early for those old men to mourn.”
“ok? what is that… … . What?!”
As I lightly wave my hand, the magi’s flesh covering Linell’s men is torn away.
There, Linell’s men who had lost their minds were strewn about.
“how?! Could it be that you protected it?!”
“The principle of that terrible decay is to accelerate the decay of objects by using the magic of special properties.”
This is a theory commonly used in black magic.
A theory of abnormal status magic that causes acidity or corruption.
“To block it, either guard it with mana or aura with a density that exceeds that demonic power, or block it with an attribute such as holy power.”
In the middle of the explanation, the monster vomits a corrosive fog.
Although the power of corruption is lower than that of direct contact, it still has the power to turn bare creatures into dust.
“That’s how you stop it.”
I block all of them simply by spewing demonic energy out.
“Emily, deal with him for a moment. It’s crazy.”
“It’s not my taste, but well, it’s Xian’s request, so there’s nothing special.”
Then he summons Emily to get his attention for a moment.
Against Emily, who is a demon, the corrupting ability caused by demonic energy does not work, so it is not bad in terms of compatibility.
All that remains is to negotiate again.
Linell looked at me, half dazed.
“you… … What is your identity?”
“I told you. A black magician who diligently attends school.”
“Haven’t you heard anything like that?”
In addition, hope for success. After my 20s, I want to do a job that does not leave the house.
“By the way, what about the promise?”
“… … uh? Hey, promise?”
“You promised to reconsider the key trade if I took care of that, right?”
They don’t work for free.
To Linel, who was looking blankly at me, I emphasized it again by pretending to make a mischievous expression on purpose.
Either way, this is a transaction.
“Wait a minute! In a place like this… … .”
“If I didn’t like it, I would just leave you and go away right now, right? You know what to do next.”
“Kuh… … . okay! I’ll give you the key or whatever! Instead, handle it properly!”
“Okay, deal done.”
It’s a verbal promise, but he won’t be the one to betray.
When I stepped out, Emily, who had been waiting for time against the monster, swung her arms wide.
As if to signal the start of a full-scale battle.
Quaang!
The demonic energy that was controlling it becomes a raging wind and pushes the monster away.
“Will this older sister handle it like this?”
“I don’t. I have no intention of giving or receiving a monster like that. Deal with it at once.”
Since you shouted loudly, you have to show your overwhelming skills so that the medicine works well.
“First of all, I’ll have to skewer it properly.”
– Bone Edge.
The blades of the bones protruding from the ground randomly pierce the body of the creature and hang it.
He struggled and tried to melt the blade of the goal, but it wouldn’t work as he intended.
“It’s a blade coated with my magic. Would it take some effort to corrode it?”
It means that even if it is a 1st circle magic, it can be a weapon that can be sufficiently suppressed depending on the use and compatibility.
Of course, this alone is difficult to completely suppress.
He’ll try to escape by corrupting and melting his body.
… … therefore.
“I’ll burn it at once.”
It is most effective to extinguish the melting body and the energy it radiates by completely burning it.
Firepower is justice.
Tadadak.
A fire burns at your feet.
The magic to end it was already in the casting stage.
“Emily, light a fire and lock him up.”
At the same time as giving instructions, the embers spread and black flames soared.
“for a moment? If you use that kind of magic in a place like this, there will be fire in other places… … .”
“Don’t move. Do you know who I am?”
I calmly responded to Linell’s warning.
I don’t make stupid mistakes like that.
“It’s only that monster that burns.”
At the same time as the black flame soared, another magic caught the flame.
With my instructions, Emily controlled the Magi’s frenzy and contained the flames.
It’s not just to contain the fire.
By inducing appropriate magi and air intake, a furnace is created on the spot to increase firepower.
“I can’t burn it, so I’ll evaporate it.”
He constantly pours black salt, and Emily carefully confines it with Magi’s wind to further increase the temperature.
I can’t melt the railroad, so I’m going to have a brazier enough to evaporate, literally burning him.
Roaring!
The heat that can be felt even from beyond the black wind stings the skin.
Swallowing up the guy’s screams, only the burning sound could be heard quietly.
“… … It’s over.”
His presence disappears.
The unpleasant demonic energy he emitted was swept away by the demonic energy I manipulated and all was burned up.
It’s finally finished.
《You have achieved the clear conditions of the sub-quest.》
《You have defeated the monster who eats greed.》
《Acquire experience.》
《You have reached level 21.》
《Acquire 5pts of level-up bonus skill points.》
“Is the rest finished?”
A fire still burning fiercely. If you break the control on your own, that alone will cause a catastrophe.
Okay.
Of course, I had that ending in mind.
Steam rises faintly around the flames.
A new magic is activated.
“Well, it should cool down moderately.”
– Black Prison.
3 circle freezing black magic.
Black cold air surges up and swallows the burning black salt, breaking it into pieces.
All that was left was fragments of the artifact that caused him to go berserk.
Well done!
Taking as a signal the sound of shrapnel falling to the ground in vain, I lightly raised my hand and gave Linell a sidelong glance as if to show off.
“The order was properly processed. I hope you keep your promise.”
“Yes… … .”
No clear answer came back from her blankly watching, but that was enough.
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