Vol 2 Chapter 6.2 (2/2)

After those words, the huge Fireball was shot at me without any hesitation——……

It caused a great explosion.

Super hot flames burned the ground of the wetland belt.

The water evaporated. Dense steam floated up and obstructed the field of vision.

When the view cleared, nothing was left but the ruins of conflagration.

「……Dead?」

After saying merely that, she ignored Lim and Rook, and walked to her injured mount.

Lim was a smart girl.

Although she let her emotions take course and was about to move, she was not so immature as to let the life of someone, who had protected her with his body, go to waste.

Although her lips were quivering, and she was about to cry, she didn’t attack the demon like before.

She only kept glaring.

She would live……strongly……

——Wait, who’s narrating all this? I.

In other words, I was alive.

When the opponent was at the stage of refining the huge Fireball, I might not have been noticed, but I had completed preparations and was ready to invoke Water Magic.

The moment she shot the huge Fireball, I invoked 《s.h.i.+eld of Water (Water s.h.i.+eld)》.

Basically, there existed counter elements in elemental magic.

Fire and Water, Wind and Earth, Dark and Light.

Therefore, I used Water Magic. However, it didn’t mean that Fire was weak against Water.

Although they negated each other, if one was more powerful, the other would be outdone.

In fact, the water wall I created gave me barely enough time to escape before it disappeared.

By the way, I could contest with the same elemental magic. However, in that case, the losing side would be subjected to the consolidated energy of both sides.

Because my 《Ball of Fire (Fireball)》 had no way of winning, I chose Water Magic instead.

After escaping from the clutches of the demon’s huge Fireball, I concealed myself within the eruption of fuming steam.

Concealed——not metaphorically……

At the moment, I was under the effect of highly acclaimed 《Optical Camouflage (Light Hide)》.

However, as tears would appear if I moved, I was still.

Because it required full concentration, I couldn’t use other magic.

Therefore, without attempting any surprise attack, I planned on waiting quietly until the demon left.

Lim might be glaring at the demon, but she would soon return to the town as she was instructed.

Will I be walking all the way back on foot?

Well, the reason as to why I was idling and thinking over future plans——because I was playing dead.

Isn’t it uncool to brag after playing dead?

No, dying after bragging would be uncool.

Life was the most important.

Suicidal act was an absolute no.

With this, everyone would survive, so it was for the best.

The mount, which the demon was looking after……albeit weak, raised a cry.

It stared toward me and cried cautiously.

……If I remember correctly, don’t birds have extraordinary eyesight?

But I was invisible……how did it find me?

…………

……

——It couldn’t be sheer luck.

Suspicious, the demon woman took an alert stance and approached toward me.

It really was a faithful friend. Really.

「Hey, what’s up?」

I cancelled Optical Camouflage and greeted with a silly face.

From a distance came Lim’s, who was calling my name out, voice.

This reunion would have better been late.

「……You’re alive? What kind of magic was that? You came up with something very interesting.」

「It’s convenient……I don’t abuse it, though.」

「And what do you want to do?」

「I’ll return your words to you.」

「……I want to settle it.」

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