Chapter 50
[Evil’s Counterattack]
The demon beasts has increased . Probably as much as the number released earlier, they are also released all at once .
I was thinking while looking in the direction of the sound .
Doubled .
If it’s like this, even Kemuri-san and the others won’t be able to handle it, and there’s a chance that Tsurugi and the others might be in danger .
Damn, it’s the worst situation .
The sounds of battle of Kemuri-san and the others are still intense .
Maybe, because Kemuri-san and the others has the upper hand, that guy was put in a situation where he had to release more demon beasts .
Speaking of which, he said that 100 demon beasts only took 1/3 of his capacity before…[1]
Now that he has released 200 demon beasts, there is a high possibility that he only has 100 demon beasts left .
Moreover, the only demon beasts that he had gathered are dangerous species that will attack human on sight .
It is almost certain that the man’s ability is the ability take out “things” including living beings from somewhere .
He also take out a damn wall before, right .
As for capacity, is there a space where he can manage the things that he put away?
If humans can also be taken in, we must not let our guard down .
I don’t know what kind of conditions it has and how to use it, but it’s a very troublesome ability .
I hope Kemuri-san and the others can beat him .
I held two chairs that I found in the shoes corner, and hurried back to the place before .
Then, coincidentally, Rin also brought chairs to the place, she got 3 chairs in good timing .
I stack them, and climb on them .
The ventilation hole is just within reach . With her height, Rin won’t reach it, so I have to go up and pull her up .
I managed to remove the ventilation grill somehow, and I put it on the floor .
“Can we make it?”
“Seems like I can if I jump up . I think it’s better for me to go up first and pull Rin up .
“Can you climb it? Because you’re clumsy, you are likely to fall . ”
“That’s too stupid, right . ”
I looked down and replied Rin .
It was then that I noticed the sounds of approaching footsteps .
Probably a horde type demon beasts .
I didn’t notice until they got so close because the increased number of demon beasts increased the number of sounds I had to hear .
The sounds of their footsteps are small as well .
I said “Tie up your shoelaces” and got off the chair .
Then I look around .
“Gyaaaaaaa!!”
Somewhere, such death throes arose .
Rin was surprised and turned to the direction of the sound .
Did they get a human in this shop?
There are 4 of them . There is a high possibility that they will strike from the blind spots of the lined clothes . I already figured out their position .
They are not big demon beasts .
I guess it based on their small squeals and small sounds of footsteps .
There are chewing sounds . I exhaled, while blocking the unpleasant sounds and supressed my feeling .
“Just now…”
“…demon beasts, right . ”
I picked up an umbrella, opened it, disassembled the skeleton and pulled out only the shaft rod .
Although it’s hopeless, it’ll do as a weapon for the time being .
Rin stood in front of me .
“It’s useless…! That thing won’t work against demon beasts . It’s better to go up to the vent earlier . ”
“That’s a bad move . Climbing up the chairs would catch their attention, so there’s a chance that we’ll be targeted . Even if we entered the vent, what if they chased inside?”
“……”
“Right?”
“…It’s possible . ”
Now, how to breakthrough this place?
We’re getting checkmated at every turn .
We’re also against time . There are still few demon beasts coming here .
Their territories they covered are getting closer and closer, but the vent is not the only escape route left .
Speaking of which, there is a large amount of clothes in the place we separated from Tsurugi .
There is no demon beast there now, and if we drop those clothes to the first floor, we can get down to the first floor in the same way .
Exit 23 should not have been blocked, and if rescues from the Self Defense Force come together immediately, we can expect them to intrude from there .
After telling Rin the gist of it, Rin nodded and ran with me .
I cut off all the sounds that Rin and I make so that the demon beasts can’t notice us .
Shortly after arriving at the place, I and Rin started working .
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We grabbed the clothes and drop them on the first floor without stopping .
“You’re surprisingly calm . Even though I had an image that you’ll be panicking at such times . ”
Rin suddenly said such things, so my heart skipped a beat .
“Aren’t you also calm? Even though I imagine that you’ll be making a ruckus like *kyakya* at such times . ”
“What’s that?”
As we were working desperately while talking, a mountain of clothes immediately formed on the first floor .
However, it seems that dropping clothes from the second floor to the first floor is too eye-catching, the clothes that fell fluttering were catching the demon beast’s attention, a demon beast who looked at the situation here from far away was drawn here .
I was aware of it’s existence, but I left it because it’s still too far from here .
There is no way it can fly here .
It’s my mistake to not ascertain the kind of the demon beast from a distance .
Fly Trollcat .
A demon beast that hides the wings on its back and hunt it’s prey by instantly approaching from afar .
I shouted while watching it approaching in high speed .
“It’s bad! Rin! Jump!”
“……!”
Listening to my voice, Rin immediately moved her body and jumped down to the first floor .
At that moment, I immediately release an explosion sound towards the Fly Trollcat .
The explosion sound heard only by the Fly Trollcat cat seemed to be very effective, and the demon beast bounced in the air and ran away .
When I saw it off, I followed Rin and jumped down to the first floor .
Rin who was hiding in the first floor, saw the Fly Trollcat turned back and said .
“What did you do…?”
“No, I didn’t do anything . It turned back on its own . ”
“Really, we are saved then . Anyway, why you didn’t jump together with me . Were you trying to be a decoy?”
Rin said that with a tone mixed with anger .
“That was… I was just afraid to jump down…”
“… What if you die?”
Rin said before I finished .
“Sorry” I apologized, Rin grabbed my hand firmly and proceeded toward the exit again .
Rin doesn’t know that we can escape from Exit 23, so I have to guide her .
However, we are heading in that direction so far, so there should be no problem .
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The demon beasts behind us doesn’t seem to be approaching either, so we can escape if we go as it is .
Then, we arrived at Exit 23 .
But, what was there was an exit blocked by the same rubbles as the others .
“Not here…”
Why… Kemuri-san said Exit 23, right?
Did he made a mistake? No, that’s not the case with Kemuri-san .
There must be some reason .
Looking closely, there are no people on the first floor . People who have been killed by the bombs at the exit are all lying around, but it’s strange that there’s no survivor .
So, was there any other escape route?
“Maybe we should wait for rescue here…”
Rin muttered weakly .
I also felt that way is better . Rescue should come soon, and it will only increase the chance to encounter demon beasts if we move around .
I though so while turning my attention to the situation of Kemuri-san and the others .
Then, the sound of battle is still spreading while moving, but when I listened to the sound properly, the number of people has decreased .
There are only 3 people, so that means one of them has dropped out?[2]
“That’s right . ”
For now, I replied to Rin’s words, and leaned against the wall near the exit and sat down .
“I wonder if Tsurugi and Ohashi is fine . ”
“It’s fine . They’ll find their way here somehow . ”
“Anyway, what on earth is happening? What on earth are those people…”
I try to say things that I would normally say .
“Maybe, terrorist . ”
“… Terrorist?”
“Scared?”
“Well, of course . ”
It’s unnatural . Reciprocally .
Normally, this is a situation where it wouldn’t be strange if you go crazy seeing the corpses lying around .
Rin as well, maybe her senses gone numb .
While thinking about such things, I heard a loud explosion from the upper floor .
After the explosion, the figure of two people fall down along with rubbles .
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On the spur of the moment, I and Rin hid in the shadow of the rubbles .
The identity of the figures are the aforementioned man and Hiysan .
The two landed, and stared at each other .
The man was the one who had the upper hand .
“We won! In addition to Kemuri we also caught Face Punch…! Sady died, but there’s no other way! It was a necessary sacrifice!
You are the only one left, Hiyaa…!!”
“You think you can win against me in one-on-one, you small fry!”
Hiysan said so, but when the man slowly step forward, he was unintentionally stepping back .
The man who saw it raised the corner of his mouth further .
“Hahaha! I’m sorry that you guys have bad compatibility with my ability! You guys are defeated because you made a mistake in choosing the person to put against me!”
Hiysan condensed flames on his hand, and shoots the flames at the man .
When the man put his hand on it, the flames disappeared once, and when I thought that it appeared again, it flew toward Hiysan .
“It’s useless!”
“Shit!”
Hiysan scattered the flames with his hands and shouted as he ran .
“Shioooooooon!! You done yeeet?!”
“Eh?”
I unintentionally let out such voice .
“What’s wrong?”
Rin who was beside leaned her head and said that .
I said, “Nothing”, and thought about why Hiysan called me .
Why…?
Did you only asked me for help?
Did you trying to ascertain whether I have escaped?
…wrong .
I see the mark written as number 23 .
In the first place, Kemuri-san’s words, Exit 23, was not keyword to let me escape .
I thought I should leave it to Kemuri-san and the others and quickly escape, but that was a mistake .
Then at that time, I see something in the corner of my vision .
There is my suitcase there .