1:01 ×Azide ○Hideout modification
I’ve heard from Helena that there’s a group of bandits, that named themselves the [Hungry Wolf Agito], live near Reis city.
“Is that the said hideout?”
Scouting from the forest’s outskirt, there is smoke coming from inside of the forest. For now, at least, it is confirmed that someone is actually living in there. Behind my back, there stood three women.
Helena, Tania and Io.
Helena, who had a ninja like appearance answered, “I fear that it’s likely what you have said. There is report of people who live in the neighborhood going missing after they approached this forest.
“I see, the estimation of the group’s number?”
“I was informed that there were around 200 bandits. That might not be much if it’s handled by Kakeru; however, you need to be careful as the bandit’s leader always has an extremely sly method up to his sleeve.
“Is that so?”
“Nee nee. Are we going to subjugate the bandit troop now?” The ghostly maid Tania who was semi-translucent asked while floating in the air.
“Aah.”
“That, are we going to do it too?”
“I don’t think there’s any need for us to. After all, their numbers are only about 200, Kakeru-san will finish it by himself in a blink of an eye.” Io the magician said.
Certainly, if I were to jump into the battle it would end like that.
I got Eleanor and my warp wing. Bandit troop with only 200 members in it is nothing much, I could handle them by myself.
I could but.
“For today, I intend not to lift my hand. I’d like for the three of you to do it.”
“Us three…. Is it?”
“Ehh, don’t tell me that…”
“Kakeru-san are you going to lend us your power?”
Both of Io and Tania who had experienced the skill beforehand already know where I am going with this development. As for Helena who has never experienced it, there’s a look of [???] visible on her expression.
“What do you mean by that?”
“Are there anything that you are capable of Helena? In terms of fighting ability.”
“For once, as a minimum level of self-protection I’ve always bring this with me.” Helena pulled out a small dagger as she answered. It’s a dangerous looking dagger that the yakuza usually uses, but when it used by Helena it looked like a decorative item with a value of art.
She drew the dagger out and held it with a backhanded grip.
“Can you fight with that?”
“No, this is left for me to suicide whenever I had the opening to do so. Because many problems would arise if I were left alive in the hand of the enemy, as they would take advantage using me against my royal family.
I see. I can understand her story but…
“From now on, suicide is forbidden.” I said.
Helena was looking a little bit surprised, but she nodded silently.
“If Kakeru-sama says so then.”
“Un. Well then let us try and give it a test.”
I pulled myself together and going to lend Helena my power. The problem is, what kind of power should I lend her?
This will also act as a big test.
『The Art of Dagger has been lent to Helena Mercury. Remaining time 29 seconds. 』
Oh, it looks like it is possible.
“Helena, come and try attacking me.”
“I understand.”
Without any hesitation, Helena hold the dagger with a backhand grip and launch herself forward attacking me.
“Eh?” Helena was surprised as a sharp slashing attack came flying.
I parried her attack softly using Eleanor.
“Your movement has become nimbler compared to before it seems.”
“Eh… Eh?” a rare bewildered expression was seen on Helena face.
Helena has always been calm, Helena who has always follow everything that I said with composure was looking bewildered.
Being able to see that sort of expression on Helena’s face, is a sort of limited time lottery for me too. Once again I called for Tania and Io, and explain the plan to them.
“I will lend to you a portion of my strength.”
“Kakeru-sama’s strength, I understand.”
A very understanding Helena. But, if she’s too understanding then it would be boring.
“Well then, today I want to put it into test. I want to see how far can you ladies go with my power. That is the test that I want to conduct today.”
“Understood.” Answered Helena. Her swift answer came without any hesitation is like always too.
“Then, we’ll going to start now.” I declared as bestow upon them my powers.
『The Art of Dagger has been lent to Helena Theresia Mercury. Remaining time is 4 minutes 59 seconds. 』
『The Magic of Thunder has been lent to Io Akosu. The remaining time is 4 minutes 59 seconds 』
I used the ‘use until exhaustion’ type to the three of them. We entered the forest, and head toward the smoke that was coming out from the forest.
Soon after a silhouette of a man appeared. No matter how one look at him, he looks like a bandit.
“Who are you bastard?”
“…..” Helena launched herself forward sneakily. Her movement is no different from a normal girl, nor does she appeared to be quick.
“Enemy ambush? Don’t screw with us.” That was why the bandit still has time to curse.
After he finished cursing, he pulled out the sword from behind his waist and swung it against Helena.
Counterattack. Helena’s dagger stabbed forward with a flash.
“Oo!!”
“Hime-sama, that’s amazing!”
Tania and Io was struck with admiration. Helena, without her expression changed even a little bit said,
“That is given. This is Kakeru-sama’s strength that I am borrowing afterall.”
“Un! You’re right.”
“Yes!”
LIke usual, the three of them flatter me too much.
The three of them plunged forward.
The enemies kept appearing one after another, some of the began to shout with indecent looks on their faces, most probably because their enemies are beautiful women.
Helena swings her dagger, while Tania and Io use the magic that they are good at respectively.
In a blink of an eye, what was left were only the bandits’ screams of agony.
The three of them had managed to defeat all the bandits that came out one after another.
777 overall strength powerup.
If I were to say it right now, those three are the world’s most exalted talent in their own arts.
The number one exalted talent in dagger, the number one exalted talent in ice magic, and the number one exalted talent in thunder magic.
I don’t know how much power they originally have but, but it would probably be normal without the 777 overall strength powerup.
I can say much for Tania and Io as they only need to shoot out the magic that they are good at, but I can say it’s good for Helena’s [Art].
“Kyaa!!!” Helena fall down as she stepped on a pebble.
Taking the opening that was made, the bandit was going to split Helena apart who had fall flat onto the ground.
As her movements are slow, it is easy for Helena to make a blunder like tripping over a pebble but the power over Helena’s art of dagger is undisputedly strong.
That, the girls had already realized it too.
“Hime-sama, it is better for you not to move much and instead just wait for them to come and attack you first.”
“I will do as you say.”
The bandits were defeated one after another.
You could say the test bore even better results than what I had expected. And, there is one more harvest that I got from this test. As the girls were defeating the bandits, seldom lottery tickets could be found appearing on the ground.
Does this mean— that was the thought that I had. I am not quite sure whether it’s due to them being in a same party as me or it was because they defeated the bandit with the power that I lent them.
Either way the result has been concluded, and I am greatly satisfied by it.
(You’re not going to help them?) Eleanor asked.
“Watching the girls fight makes me happy, even more that right now they are fighting with the power that I lent them.”
(I guess the same goes for me with my undead army then.)
“Iyaa… to put me together with you is… Well I guess you can say so.”
I entered the spectating mode completely as I was having an idle chat with Eleanor.
In less than 5 minutes the girls managed to subjugate the bandits. If I were to say the pinchiest pinch that they had coming for them would be the time when Helena tripped over a pebble. That’s all and there is not even a scratch on their body.
((E/N: Pinchiest pinch…))
But then again, as Helena was the only one that moved around her breath sounds erratic. If only I can lend her my stamina and endurance, it would’ve been great.
Well there’s no problem at all, and the test result is extremely satisfying. As I thought, I need to draw the lottery even more. I will gather even more tickets for the special draw.
The three of them walk back to my direction while having an idle chat, while I was thinking what sort of words of praise I should give them.
All of a sudden, there was a man who jumped out from one side. The man appeared behind Helena and bound her arm that was holding the dagger from behind.
“Don’t move, don’t you care what will I do to this girl if you do?”
“Hime-sama!!!”
The man used Helena as a shield.
As the man was closely glued to Helena, Tania nor Io can shoot a magic attack against the man. With Helena’s arm holding the dagger being bind from behind, it was impossible for Helena to compete against the man in physical strength.
“Hime-sama? Hou… I don’t know which hime-sama you are but, if you care for her life then you better not do anything stupid because I am the type of man that will do what he needs to do!”
The man held Helena’s neck using an eagle grip, he was trying to show us that he can kill Helena at any time that he wants to.
“……”
I unsheathe Eleanor silently.
“You bastard, don’t you see….”
In a blink of an eye I pressed forward the last bandit, to make sure that the he won’t hurt Helena even a tiny bit, I cut off both of the man hand using Eleanor.
“Eh?”
Both of the man hands danced in the sky, as for the man he does not seems able to understand what had just happened.
There was no need for him to understand.
I pulled Helena to myself as the man’s head fell off from his body. That man was the last one. With this, the bandit den was completely subjugated.
“I’m sorry, for putting you in a danger.”
Helena was completely calm.
“Knowing that Kakeru-sama is here. I knew that I would definitely be fine.”
“Is that so?”
She was the same calm Helena.
With this we have completely annihilated the bandit group.
Sequel to that event, Delphina who had heard the story was like,
“I-I have some skill with my whip too.” Delphina said making an appeal.