05-22 Cheater
“Jin-kun!”
Finally, Jin raised his head.
“Heheh, are you prepared?”
“Alright, Albus, break his neck.”
“Stop!”
“I won’t let you hurt Jin-kun!”
“Thank you, Elsa. Thank you, Reinhardt. But I’ll finish this myself.”
“Come.”,
“Die!”
“Kyaa!”
“[Barrier]”
Albus’s hands were about to grasp Jin’s head, but they stopped just 50 centimeters away, unable to touch him.
“What is this! You bastard! What did you do!?”
“It’s just a simple physical defense barrier.”
“Ha, hahah, you seem to be using some kind of Magi Tool for defense, but I wonder how long can it last? Albus can move without recharging for two or three days!”
“Oh, is that so. You didn’t bring an Ether Converter after all?”
Jin then faced Reiko and gave her instructions.
“What the… You bastard, what are you talking about…”
Jin didn’t pay him any attention and applied the Magi Language he had learned from the earlier analysis.
“[Erase]”
“[Write In]”
“Wha- how- what’s wrong!? Albus, he’s that way! Not this way! Do- don’t come hereeeeee!”
Snapping sounds could be heard as the bones in Valentino’s both arms were broken by Albus’s grip.
“G-gyaaAAAAAAAAAAAARGH!”
In a hurry, Jin said,
Realizing that without saying the Keyword, soon Valentino’s arms may get torn off.
And yet, Valentino foamed at the mouth and lost consciousness from the pain of having the bones of his arms and foot broken.
“*Huff* That was a bit tiring.”
“Elsa, excuse me but could you give that guy some simple healing magic?”,
“Why? He tried to kill Jin-kun. So even if he was killed by you no one could complain.”
“Mm. It’s just my selfishness. It would be troubling to let him die like this. I want to have him pay for his crimes properly.”
“I understand. You mean healing and then hurting him again. The repetition will work as punishment.”
After hearing it, while thinking that she’s indeed a person from this world, Jin tried to calm her down,
For an instant, Elsa’s face turned red… Or so it felt.
Looks like the pain’s gone for now, but his arms are still twisted into a strange shape.
Reiko enthusiastically followed instructions when her turn to act finally came.
Even Valentino’s mouth was gagged, and his arrest was completed.
“Next, what we’re going to do with this guy.”
“He’s an internationally wanted criminal, so I think it would be best to take him to Elias Kingdom.”
But, since the group didn’t have the resources to do it, the second best option of choosing some appropriate muscle to escort Valentino back to Egelia Kingdom was chosen.
“Ahh, one of the carriages was broken to pieces.”
They collected the salvageable food scattered about, but most of the water went to waste.
Because Schwarz Ritter couldn’t be repaired here, the captured Albus carried him all the way to Rufaat Village.
That’s that.
Afterwards, as the discussion about what to do with the boulder that blocked the road was about to begin.
Jin ordered somewhat recklessly.
Reiko, who hadn’t been able to do much gladly walked towards the boulder and hit it in silence.
Reiko started picking up the boulder pieces and tossing them like wastepaper all the way to the other side of the cliff to clear the road.
While Reiko was tidying up the boulder pieces, Reinhardt turned to Jin.
Then, Elsa approached too. It wasn’t particularly a secret matter, and thinking ahead, on the contrary it needs to be spread as a countermeasure.
Its purpose is to prevent the proper execution of the original instructions by overwriting the Control Core, he explained.
“Bu- but how is such a thing possible without even touching the Magic Crystal!?”
“Oh, that’s a mystery. Should we take a look?”
Reinhardt was assisting in the investigation of Albus, and then,
What Reinhardt found was a shining light blue gemstone. No, Magi Crystal.
It was a gem that amplified magic. Using its special characteristics, normally impossible amounts of Magic Energy could be produced, and it would even be possible to [Overwrite] without contact.
The two accepted that as explanation.
Reinhardt admired.
Jin explained when Reinhardt muttered something.
“But I was worried.”,
“Then, after I understood the process, I faced Albus and applied it on him instead. First I removed the Magi Formula with [Erase], then using [Write In] wrote instructions to catch Valentino.”
“Well, the bone business was just him reaping what he sowed.”
Reinhardt said, hinting that Jin shouldn’t worry about it.
“Father, the boulder has been disposed of.”
“Okay, let’s depart.”
They were already in Egelia Kingdom.
The thin clouds in the sky showed that spring was near.
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