Chapter 33
Raust—
「You’re taking your time, Narsena . 」
「Ahaha…… Sorry, various things happened . 」
As I stood in front of the guild, my cheek loosened seeing Narsena running out from the guild .
After she went back to the interior of the guild saying she had some business, I was worried because she didn’t come back, but it looked like it was fine .
Feeling relieved, I cracked open a little joke .
「It’s good it ended without incident . Actually, Sword of Lightning comes to the guild today . I was about to come back to the guild, thinking you’re involved with them . 」
「Ehh!?」
「………Huh?」
…… However, even though I intended that to be a joke, Narsena somehow looked impatient .
And in response to her unexpected reaction, I let out a stupid sounding voice .
The next moment, my surprise turned into worry, but when I tried to ask…
「Is by any chance…」
「O-Onii-san! Let’s get going soon!」
Before I could finish my question, Narsena changed the topic in a hurry and walked ahead .
Her attitude was clearly suspicious .
That was why, I was about to ask Narsena again when I caught up with her…
「… Not long from now I guess?」
…… However, I muttered that as I felt multiple signs of people from behind me .
It seemed Narsena also noticed and stopped walking .
Certainly, I was bothered by the previous topic .
But, let’s put that matter for now and clean this up first .
Or so I judged in an instant, and then as if nothing happened, I started walking again and laugh toward Narsena .
「Let’s go, to the meadow . 」
「Yes!」
Meadow, when the word came out, the signs of people behind us reacted slightly .
Noticing that, Narsena and I laughed .
「… Alright, that went well . 」
「… Yes, they really annoying, aren’t they?」
As soon as we started walking, those signs also moved .
I and Narsena proceed to the meadow, pretending to not notice .
… Those people who stalked us weren’t aware that they were now being invited .
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After leaving the adventurer guild, on the way to the meadow, the signs behind us disappeared .
However, the moment we reached the meadow, those signs appeared again, now surrounding us .
「Hahaha! Good job for coming after us yourselves!」
The next moment, a large number of adventurers that had been targetting us for several days appeared, the leader-like man among them sneered at us .
His face seemed to showed a sadistic joy, maybe he imagined putting his hand on Narsena after lynching me and making me apologize .
And with that expression pasted on his face, he opened his mouth .
「If we kill you here, the guild will just think this is a dispute between adventurers and won’t interfere! In other words, we can take your— Gahhh!?」
「Just shut up!」
… But he couldn’t finish his sentence .
While being astonished, the knife I threw to that adventurer lodged into his thigh, forcing him to shut up .
「………Huh?」
「No, isn’t it strange? How can that thrown knife hit with this much distance!」
Disturbance spread among the adventurers currently here .
Seeing this spectacle, I, in turn, laughed, ridiculing them .
「Taking my head, is that what you want to say? No way you can do that . It would be the opposite in fact, the opposite .
——— I’m taking all of you down . 」
「Kh!」
I said so to the other adventurers while revealing my killing intent .
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Right, I made them come to meadow because I felt irritated by the stalking behavior of these adventurers .
That was why, I purposefully invited them to the meadow where nobody would care if adventurers fought with each other so they would take the initiative to strike .
Also, for them to not only want to harm me, but also Narsena, there was no way I would let them off for this .
「If we defeat you, there will be fewer people that would meddle with us . So, lose as miserable as you can . 」
And so, I laughed at these adventurers that I would use as an example for others .
Fear permeated in the face of the adventurers when they heard my killing intent-filled words .
「Uooh!」
The next moment, the adventurers started running, aiming at me…
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「I see, so you approach me so I can’t use my throw . 」
Seeing all the adventurers running toward me, I muttered so .
Apparently, those adventurers had judged my throw was dangerous and came close .
… Even so, their judgment was mistaken .
After all, Narsena’s fist was more dangerous than my throw .
「Leave it to me!」
And then, in order to showcase that power, Narsena charged toward those adventurers .
「Gyaaaaaaaa!」
「Stop, stop it! Aaaaaaaa!」
Her body, strengthened by skills, immediately reached the adventurers and caused them to let out a miserable scream .
They couldn’t attack Narsena as one as they were at the mercy of Narsena’s quick feet .
「Yeah, Narsena seems to be fine . 」
Seeing Narsena taking the initiative, I nodded, and then I decided to do my own part .
「Die, you, defect healer!」
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There were more adventurers coming at me than people who came at Narsena .
Not sure if they thought I would be an easier target, or they just hate me, but I was their top target .
This meant I was now in charge of attracting those adventurers .
If so, my current role would be to make sure these people didn’t go after Narsena .
After I decided that, I did my best to defense .
The next moment, I limited my magic detection to 10 meters radius .
It was a limited but precise magic detection I had trained for several years .
The moment this magic detection activated, my five sense became duller and everything outside of the 10 meters radius became barely perceivable .
——— In return, I became aware of everything inside the 10 meters radius .
Thanks to the magic detection, I knew the actions all the adventurers who attacked me .
How many were attacking, how to avoid them, if it was possible to make them attack each other, everything .
And then, with all of that information, I strengthened one part of my body with ki .
At that moment, I let out a smile as I felt an illusion of everything became slower .
Right, the part I strengthened with ki was my brain .
When I strengthened my body with ki, I couldn’t get that much enhancement .
That was why, I trained myself so I could strengthen only one part of my body with ki .
And now, with my brain being reinforced, all of other adventurers attack wouldn’t be able to hit me .
I made their attack hit their ally, limited their attack, or received their attack with my dagger to earn time .
In the middle of those exchanges, a fireball flew from outside of the 10 meters range, but I easily avoided it .
This method of defending was what I created while thinking about the usage of magic power and ki .
As long as I kept do this, I could keep them onto me .
And while I kept them busy, Narsena picked them one by one, their number was slowly dwindling .
「Shit! What’s with these guys!」
Looking at the condition of battle, one of the adventurers screamed that .
And hearing that scream, I, confident in our victory, grinned .
Until now, I have always been scorned in the guild .
but if I win this battle, the situation will change .
I will be recognized as a talented adventurer .
One month ago, I would never imagine this will happen, everything is thanks to Narsena .
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Probably, if she’s not here, I would be still on the bottom of the ladder between all the adventurers even though I’m capable .
Because I thought I’m useless .
No, if not for meeting Narsena several years ago, I wouldn’t have this ability in the first place .
While thinking that, I felt my gratitude toward Narsena .
I could be here now because of her existence .
That was why, even while fighting, I embraced my gratitude toward her……
「Wh!」
… But the next moment, I felt a chill on my spine and, without thinking, I stopped fighting to look back .
「WhWhat is this feeling……」
「Hey, there! There is something!」
It was not only me who stopped .
Narsena and other adventurers also felt something and stopped fighting .
……Seeing the attitude of others, I felt a vague premonition .
I remembered a vague and unpleasant feeling toward the presence of something that could make everyone stopped .
The moment I remembered that feeling, I stopped my thought acceleration and magic detection and instead turned my eyes toward the place one of the adventurers pointed at and then activated visual enhancement with ki .
… When I saw something came here at breakneck speed, I lost my words .
「———!」
What came toward us have six heads, all of its yellow eyes had traces of hostility .
「No way……」
Those eyes were locked here, I knew as I was their target of hostility .
And seeing its appearance and its hostility toward me, I understood .
——— What was coming here with breakneck speed was the hydra I cut its head off when I was still in Sword of Lightning, and it was already mutated .