I somehow managed to return to the town of Baldukk in time for dinner. I had a slightly extravagant New Year's dinner(it's just that the ingredients were slightly higher quality) with everyone and then returned to the inn. I was invited by Toris and the others to go drinking but there's something I have to do alone in my room for a bit.
It doesn't even need to be said, trying to release the {Report} spell cast on me. It's a spell that's supposedly God-level extra high difficulty to use in addition to taking an ultra amount of mana, but you know~ even my mana is God class. Probably though. I sit down on the chair in my room and grab my head with both of my hands. Right, in order to deploy an {Anti-Magic Field} on my head. The amount of mana I'm putting into it is all of it remaining except 5 MP. Since I have 7,063 MP remaining right now I'll use 7,058 (I only recover 12 MP per hour from natural recover after all, I used a reasonable amount of MP in the combat on my way back. The amount of MP required to use the spell {Anti-Magic Field} multiplies in 5s with an addition of 3 so if I were to use it all my MP would hit 0).
Since I just ate and it's just a matter of getting tired enough to go to sleep so I thought of using all of my MP as well but I want to avoid being unable to endure it and attacking a woman walking down the street. And right now as long as my MP doesn't hit 0 I'm safe inside of the inn so it's fine if I just sleep after.
I calm heart and start kneading mana. I normally use {Anti-Magic Field} quite a bit but the amount of MP I put into it is at most a few hundred. The last time I used this much all at once was when I was still small and devoted to increasing my MP. Even then I've only used {Anti-Magic Field} while trying to precisely control the MP used in it about five times so it would probably be best to resolve for it to take about 10 minutes to properly activate.
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Obviously after I woke up I immediately tried using {Anti-Magic Field}. I put less than half of my hopes on it but after all I guess you could say, there was no blue light remaining in my hands as proof that the {Anti-Magic Field} was remaining. It's definite that the spell {Report} cast on me used more than 7,430 MP. Somewhere in my heart I had the thin hope that "maybe.." is only obvious. Though it just ended up being that reality is harsh and..Damn it.
Since I only have 3 MP remaining, after eating some food I thought of relieving myself before using up the last of my MP and going to sleep.
On my way to the restaurant and I started to consider whether {Report} was only used on me or if it was used on all of the reincarnated people. It seems like all of the ones I've so far Kuro, Mary, Ralpha, Bel, Toris, and Gwine didn't have any sort of issues with their memories. Well even if they did unless it was over something major it's unlikely they would point it out themselves so it's impossible for me to know about it...The closest thing is when Bel mentioned whether or not our mental ages have only grown up to around the as our physical ages again and she didn't say anything in particular about missing memories.
Even I only noticed something like missing memories about a year or so ago. It seems like it actually had started at least half a year prior to that but in any case around the end of the year before last I started to notice it was strange and had felt something was off but I wasn't completely aware of it. The only way I can think to resolve that is to have Karl look at them.
If all of the reincarnated people are targets of the spell {Report} then while it doesn't feel good but it's something I can accept and think that it can't be helped. However in the worst case if I'm the only target for it, the number of things that I'll need to think about will increase quite a bit.
Even just thinking about it a bit, why is it only me? is the problem. If the user of the spell {Report} was the {God} or {Demi-God} that reincarnated me then why among the 39 reincarnated people was I the only one selected? would be the problem that comes up. In this case, I could thing of things like because I had 2 Unique Abilities, or in the first place there were several of us chosen as samples, but it really can't be helped just thinking about it.
Next up is whether or not it was really the {God} or {Demi-God} that reincarnated us that used it on me? is the problem that remains since before. I'm sure the myriad of Gods aren't all involved with reincarnation. It's even possible that it's completely unrelated. I can't even deny the possibility that it's not a God but I can almost asset that's unlikely. Because even if there was someone who had more mana than me, they still shouldn't have more than double the MP. Particularly a spell like {Report} Karl said that it would only be enough to last for at best a few minutes. In other words, it would be necessary to re-use it several times in a day.
Of course, if they just use it once then after that if they leave a period between it for a short while it's also possibly to use it again but in that case it would be meaningless if they don't use it knowing it would have no effect when they use it on me again in the middle of the day when I'm conscious. At the very least, during the hour or so I met Karl, last night, and this morning, it would mean they've already been using it several times. Even if I suppose in the case that they have double my MP it wouldn't make sense. It's not unthinkable that it was just a coincidence but I should have been the target (or at least one of them) since at least a year and a half ago, and there's also the possibility that they're using the spell {Report} on my party members in order as well.
However, that's probably minuscule. Most likely it's an existence that has MP one a level far beyond how many times mine and can use it like an abundance of water, and it's unnatural to think of that as a person that's mixed in together with the average person of Orth or another reincarnated person. Even if that was the case then that person would be spending day and night just to use the spell on me so I doubt they'd be able to maintain any sort of lifestyle. It's not unthinkable that they can do other actions while using spells like me but even then it's difficult to think they can keep that up forever.
That's why in this case it's easy to come to terms with supposing it's some sort of super-natural existence, since super-natural existences have already been confirmed after all..Yeah, it should already be that the chances of it being a God are incomparably high.
Since there's no way I'll be able to guess all of the possibilities, there's no other choice than narrowing it down to a few candidates and cutting down the rest. Even if the correct answer was among those then that is that. No choice but to give up.
The remaining problem is..I've arrived at the restaurant. For the time being I wonder if I should talk about the things that happened yesterday? No, even if I talk about it there's no way to resolve it. Most likely it would just end up giving them feelings of terror in regards to something that is impossible to resolve right now. If I were going to talk about something it would be about the portions unrelated to the spell {Report}. Even that I'm sure it would best if I just bring them the next time I go to Karl's place. It's still four months ahead. If something comes up during that time I'll talk about it then.
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Year 7444, Month 1, Day 17
Zenom, Toris, Ralpha be cautious as you proceed towards the altar. Bel and Gwine you two back them up on that end. It's fine if you don't pay any attention to our side. After Zulu and Angela finish up the statues, if there's any monsters left on the altar side then split up and go after different monsters or if it's one then attack from a different direction. In the off chance that no monsters come out from the altar then Zenom you back up Zulu and everyone else remain cautious. Alright?"
After confirming everyone nodded, we checked our equipment once again.
Zulu and Angela stand at the front and I'm behind them. On our left side with Zenom at the center, Toris and Ralpha have their weapons in hand, and behind that Bel has heard bow at the ready, and Gwine is behind that ready to stab things with a spear that's about 3 m high. Since Gwine's weapon is a spear it's necessary to let her start a bit later. Our preparations are perfect.
I looked at everyone once again and sent out the order.
"Let's go!"
Along with my signal Zulu and Angela ran off towards the Gargoyle statues in the center of the room, the unit with Zenom at the center started towards the altar on the left as well. The moment they stepped foot into the room the gargoyle statues yes shined with red light and they spread out their bat wings.
The reason I did use magic on them while they were still statues is to take into consideration the MP efficiency. When I saw them last time I tried using {Fire Ball}, {Lightning Bolt}, and {Stone Javelin} from outside of the room but I was only able to put a slight scratch on them and in order to destroy just one of the gargoyles while it was still a statue it took over 500 MP. However, once they start moving they degrade to the same level as normal monsters. Honestly speaking, if I hadn't heard about the altar with black flames and moving statues I would have probably just walked into the room on guard thinking they were just creepy statues and been ambushed.
After the gargoyles start moving they're reasonably fast. They can fly as well.
I used {Stone Javelin Missile} from behind them after they ran off and took out one of the gargoyles, then used {Stone Javelin Missile} once more to hit one of them that had flown into the air as well. Zulu and Angela have arrived in close range to the remaining two.
I heard a bowstring from my left side. It's probably Bel's shooting. It seems that monsters have already been summoned.
"!!"
I heard the sound of Gwine take a breath and run off. It must be a powerful enemy. But, there's no other choice than for them to endure it for now. I'll back you up soon.
I use {Stone Javelin Missile} aimed ate the head of the demon swinging it's arms in front of Angela. I was magnificently able to land the hit but even with only half of it's face remaining it's still attacking Angela. It doesn't die. I need to get rid of it quickly.
{Lightning Bolt} which reaches the enemy in an instant is an easy to use spell but it's a problem that the power of it is spread over a wide area, if you try to use it from behind allies then swords can act as lightning rods so even if it's a good attack for quickly attacking it's difficult to use in these situations.
I finish off the gargoyle in front of Angela with {Flame Bolt Missile} and used {Stone Javelin Missile} to attack the gargoyle in front of Zulu once more. The stone spear I made is guided through my mana towards the chest of the gargoyle. By the time the gargoyle notices it's already too late. I don't know if it was faster that my stone spear hit it's chest or Zulu's bastard sword stabbed into it's stomach but in any case the gargoyle died.
Angela has already changed her stance with the broad sword, jumped over the corpse of the gargoyle in front of her, and started charging to the left side. Zulu kicked off the gargoyle to pull his bastard sword as well.
I look to the left and changed my sight to the direction of the altar.
"!"
A large 4 m long pure white lizard had appeared. Isn't that the so-called ice monster that I've heard about!? There's no where on it's body that an arrow has stabbed into. Though it's at a distance of over 20 m away, it's hard to think that Bel would miss a target that large, I wonder if the scales on it's body deflected it.
"Aim for the right eye!"
I used the spell {Fire Arrow Missile} at the same time as I gave out instruction to Bel. It doesn't do that much damage but since my first objective is to crush it's eyes doing damage is put off for later. It's plenty as long as it works well for tight turns and is easy to keep in sight because of the light it gives off, while still having some power.
I send the {Fire Arrow Missiles} flying towards the ice monsters left eye through the gaps in Zenom and the others charging at the ice monster.
For a short while I move the large fire arrows a bit higher up and let his attention focus on Zenom and the others again. Simultaneously thinking I should insure that I have a good line of sight for the next attack I start running towards the center of the room. Of course, when it comes to missile type spells (ah, come to think of it Karl said it's invocation system to control it like a missile), since you're guiding it there's no need for a line of sight but it's easier control if you can see clearly.
If I stand on the corpses of the gargoyles in the middle of the room then I should be able to see from about 30 cm higher.
I run while guiding the {Fire Arrow Missile} and aim for the ice monsters left eye.
I heard the bowstring ring out once again from behind me.
It must be Bel's shot. I don't know if she used Shooting Intuition but I'm sure she did.
The ice monster's head shook to the left. Even if Bel's arrow didn't stab into it's right eye, it's definite that it hit nearby.
"Alright!!"
I heard Gwine's voice. I guess that means she was able to crush it well.
Right now!
I suddenly made the {Fire Arrow Missiles} I had circling above it swoop down towards the right eye of the ice monster.
Zobuju!!
I heard such a sound as the {Fire Arrow Missile} stabbed into the ice monsters right eye and burned the skin around it at the same time.
Gyaoon!
The ice monster let out a roar. Unlike the Horned Bear it should be just a normal roar.
{Chain Lightning}