Vol 1 Chapter 12 (2/2)
There were several reasons for this
First, the fact Mint brought the Cape along because she liked it
The second was its “Insect Repellant” ability
Mint hated large insects If she even saw a caterpillar, she would becoeon there were some floors that contained many insects It was a suitable iteh those floors Things like bugs getting into her sleeping bag, she couldn’t permit
This insect repellent would help i this shawl Indeed, ideal for a Seeker girl
When it comes to ownershi+p, in the end, the one who found the drop owns it Resisting their entreaties, Mint decided to use it
Even though Mint owned this cape now, they never expected how soon it would prove useful…
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The , visibly confused
As a powerful Sergeant Bee, I have to gather much food for the Queen
I was busying ame in the immediate vicinity
They’re still young, one a young half elf who’s flesh seemed delicious
They see than those three they had been chasing just prior The bee was glad to find goodsimultaneously struckhalf-elf
It was as if they had all seen the World Snake, the Jorander It was a matchless force, by any comparisonThe force of this fear, too, was matchless
We killer bees panicked, soht The force was matchless by all means
The culprit was the one he least expected, difficult to believe
It was the half-elf who had thrown such an overwhelroup
Mint sighed with relief With a Bug Repellant cape this strong, she would no longer be attacked by them
Truly, the power of this shaas immense
Despite the wall of fla, none of the killer bees calike husks or even falling from the cloud
The sign on the Magic Cape was in fact a pattern like a giant organism It was a very powerful shape, evidently one that had such profound influence on the Killer Bees
Their intentions foiled, the herd had not moved forward to attack Few even un to retreat
But, before long, the fear would be useless The horde would slowly realize what had happened, they weren’t stupid Eventually, they would escape the shock, so Mint began to move towards the honeycomb The role of Mint was to stop the bees, the role of her companions was to kill the Queen Bee She decided to execute a plan
“Ziziii-“, suddenly the herd noticed so to flee back to the colony hastily However, Mint was now in position to scare the another wall
The herd had received a Pheronal fro the horde of Bees it could also give detailed instructions, this one being to return to the hide posthaste Clearly, her coe
As it was, Mint had no intention to permit the swarm to move
One could use ic into the shape of two invisible hands, stretching thelobe shape The Killer Bees were truly in the palms of her hands
“Ziiyuya?”
The Bees which were ready to head for the hive suddenly instead showed an intense reaction, as though they had touched fire Clearly, this cage had great effect
Mint wiped the sweat from her brow
This ability should be nae)
Without the cape’s help it couldn’t be done, but it was a spell she had personally built at this point, on the spot With other interchangeable effects it ht work
Little by little she shortened the area the bugs were in, pressing theether
The herd was indeed like sheep herded by a sheep dog, their movements entirely controlled by Mint as they slowly became a small mass of insects
“I give upit any smaller”
Closing in this Mushi+kago reduced the aic she had to use, but with only this Insect Repellent effect, she could not continue shrinking it The bees could no longer move at all, however
Noas just a staring contest while she waited for her companions
Mint ood at Offensive Incantations, but she was a top notch s alone she could couarantee to a ic’s apprenticeshi+p
While holding back this horde, she could hear so like a female scream behind her
At the saed in mannerism completely
Slowly,Slowly, the swaran to stagger free fro
They began to kill eachother, biting and bu Mint dizzy froe
“Zazazaza”, “Zizizizi”, “Zzzzz…”, “…”
Each tiot weaker and weaker
This is a terrible habit known to Seekers as the Killer Bee’s “Immolation Death” When a Queen Bee dies, she releases intense phero them into a frenzy in which they attack every entity they see, friend or foe
In other words, the Queen Bee had been killed by her party
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She released her Cape’s effects once confir they all died
She was flooded with fatigue
Even though individually, the effect is not costly, with such frenzy of the storic was dried up It was akin to extreround, unable to move
“Aa… I’m tired…”
Mint was sprawled out there, until her party returned she’d be unable to et this time, and how successful this expedition was
She decided to first visit her favorite pub, a certain tavern ’s better than drinking with friends after a hard day’s work, she decided
“Mun…”
In this all too soft ground made of a mushroom’s plume, she rested her cheek Her coerous place like this “Sea of Trees”
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Discriood)”
“Thou sly princess, dedicate two thousand five hundred and sixty five drops of blood Through our world, granted to you will be an overpowering terror to the servants of Our Swarm”
In “The Era of Supreme Sorcerers”, short stories were collected near the end of the era, describing the customs of those who domesticated insects for pets or escorts, mostly the elves in the forests of old, or even humans later referred to as “Sly Princesses”
This iteerous to humans or that will harm humans
This Cape was likely taken froination is unknown
Additional note, the patter upon it reseantic worm that is feared by the many insects of the wilderness