Chapter 10: Evila
A few inconsistencies popped up. First was the abnormal gain in the ≪Status≫. Of course he was happy about gaining two level at once as he had been level eighteen before.
(Well, I’m happy about it, but…)
≪Awakened One≫
He inadvertently let his surprise show on this cheat. Being a World Traveller had its benefits. Hiiro was quite pleased about this blessing despite not being a Hero. The next thing that caught his eye was ≪Air Writing Unlocked≫.
Able to write words into the air with magic power. Activates by coming in contact with the target. It is also possible to shoot the written word and let it activate then, though it only flies straight like an arrow.
When he moved his finger, the word followed it and he imagined shooting it at the vase in the room like pulling a trigger, whereupon the word headed straight for the vase.
“Wow, that’s handy.”
Hiiro was astonished about his own power becoming more and more unfair, but felt somewhat happy as well. Incidentally, the floating vase suddenly fell down after around one minute.
“Wh- What’s the matter?”
Hiiro was gone. His room was completely empty with no sign of him.
In fact, he had left the village early in the morning before the sun was even up. Needless to say, he did so, because he predicted the village chief’s visit. And because it would get troublesome when the army arrived.
“That’s so like him…”
“I wonder if I will ever see Hero again.”
“You will. He’s our saviour after all.”
“Acchoo!”
He tried out his new “Piercer” too and it was easy to handle, killing demons with one strike due to its high attack power.
On the spread map, he confirmed his route.
Grimacing from the scorching sun above him, he gazed upon the ‘Torchu Mountain Range’ in the distance.
For example, the word “float” only lasted for one minute, then lost its effect, whereas “extend” extended his blade and remained like that until he did something.
(Guess it goes like this? Changing the target’s nature or shape is permanent and everything else last for one minute?)
So he decided to refrain from using words that directly affected life and death of living creatures as much as possible. A ≪Rebound≫ from that would surely be lethal.
Hiiro fully understood why the old woman in the capital told him that knowledge was important.
(I wonder what the Heroes are doing right now)
“OK! Now we’re all E rank in the Guild.”
“As expected of the Heroes. I am amazed how fast you raised your rank.”
“Yeah! We also reached level fifteen! It’s going well!”
“But it’s still not enough to fight the ‘Evila’, right?”
“Haah~ The race traits aren’t to be trifled with.”
“So we can only rely on tactics and weapons?”
Vale denied Takashi’s utterance.
“You come from a different world. Heroes have various traits. Increased physical strength and magic power, not to forget the light magic, the weakness of ‘Evila’. That will be a great advantage.”
“Yes. But there is also an attribute only the ‘Evila’ can use.”
The one, who answered, was Minamoto Shuri. Vale made a slightly long face.
“And our light magic copes with it, right~”
“Right. While light magic is indeed powerful, it consumes a lot of magic power. If you use it wrongly…”
“Yes. Two attackers and two supporters. That gives a clear distinction for using light magic.”
Shinobu made a valid point. One was always risking one’s life in a battle. Planning each attack in detail during battle would make one fall behind and at worst, cost one’s life.
That way they could determine when to use light magic as well. But a perfect teamwork was needed for that.
“Are they that dangerous?”
“Quite so. Especially the guardian squad ‘Cruel’ under the direct control of the Demon Lord. Please never fight one of them with just two or less people. They are ‘Top-class Evila’, even above the ‘High-class Evila’.”
“Yes and from them, the ‘Evila’ called Aquinas is once again in a different league.”
“I- Is he that strong?”
“In- Indeed. Back in the days when I guarded the border, I ran into him once. Aquinas is so terrifying that you could call him the devil incarnate.”
Needless to say, their attacks couldn’t harm him, whether they hit or not. Still, it caught his attention.
Some even thought about how they could die without pain. Just by being stared at, they realized what an abnormal existence he was and that they would all die.
Except for a small number, everyone had fainted.
Takashi speculated from the dreadful story, but Vale shook his head in denial.
“Yeah, it makes no difference anyway.”
“Yes. Even if I do not fight, ‘Humas’ will be annihilated sooner or later. As a soldier, I would rather die fighting.”
“Not really. Because I have given up hope either way.”
“But then the matter about summoning, about Heroes was brought up. Saviours, who protected us ‘Humas’ with their enormous strength in the past. We found our last hope.”
“I see. But if they are that strong, an attack is possible at any time, right?
“Mhm~ But that works in our favour~”
“Yeah, we just have to get stronger!”
“We’ll give our best!”
Vale responded with a handsome smile to the reassuring words of these four.