Chapter 141 (1/2)

Chapter 141: Guardian Beast Decoy Plan

Between preparing everything and rehersing our spells over and over, three days went by All that’s left is to pray Amen, Ruinhilde-sama

On our last supper, which soundspreserved boarday

“Let’s go”

I sat my 2shade clone on Raptor while I went on foot We exited the square and double checked on all the traps while we carefully h the path where that stupid cloud creature ambushed us

We never did encounter that bastard after the first ti respawn time or could have been a unique monster too Anyway, the fact that we can’t predict monster encounters, this randomness factor ork for us in this operation

We quietly walked while being wary of anyincreasingly nervous as we approached the fairy square Reina was holed up at

“This is uys”

“Sure, don’t sweat it”

“Yeah, you work on convincing Reinsan”

“Dude, this plan is pretty much perfect, we’ll buy the time you need”

“Momokawa… Save her Promise me you’ll save Reinchan”

“Yeah, I won’t let you down”

I took in everyone’s well intended blessings and replied through a cool facade You guys too, don’t die on me

I then put on ainst the wall in a small depression near our destination I laid still, closedthe clone

“I have visual”

“Uoh! Don’t talk so suddenly with that thing”

“Kinda feels a bit gross with two Momokawas around”

“Eh~, seriously? I’m hurt”

Looks like they got a fright whenon top of Raptor suddenly came to life

Though I ad two of the same person in the same place would creep me out too This clone is neither transparent nor has any sort of ‘Player 2’ tinting, so appearance-wise at least, you can’t tell the difference

Wait, what if they see through this fake with the flow of ot concerned if the plan will really work

But I’m already in standby mode, and there’s no e can backtrack now We’ll reach our field of battle in under 30 seconds

“There she is”

“Reinchan”

The door was ajar and we confir with SOUMA I’ve seen this for three days now so I’m used to it, but Yamada was devestated at the scene

It’s his usual i his hate towards guardian beast SOUMA in this fight

“Ok Operation start”

I call it, the Reverse Arade school: When Amaterasu the sun Goddess stayed reclusive in her cave, everyone threw a grand party outside which caused her to be caught when she curiously peeked out But instead of catching her interest with fun, we’ll be acting as villains to coerce her into co her

Alright, tiet my villain on

I stood at the entrance to the square, inhaled, and loudly declared war

“REINAAA! YOU STUPID NEET, GET A JOOOBB!!!”

Reina, in a cat-like reflex, instantly shi+fted her head towards oes the sa her

“You lazy spoiled brat! I’ll beat that uselessness out of you if it’s the last thing I do! You better be ready!”

I was shouting my heart out

It’s o all out, and the others won’t bat an eye

“Now, everyone together”

“Reinchan! Come back to uuuss!”

“You’re better than thaaat!”

“The Soumkun is a fake you knooow!”

“COME AT ME SOUMA YOU bastard! I’MMA fuckING KILL YOU DEAD!!”

Yaets a pass on intimidation

Nohat’ll she do…

“NO WAY! Why, why does everyone keep getting in our way! I hate this, I hate you, get out!!”

“Sure thing Reina I will, no, ill quickly remove these pests for you”

As expected, Reina cried out like aher emotions, SOUMA stood to face us At the saic formations

One, a torus that blazed like an inferno, and the other a square that crackled with purple lightning These were of course, the su circles that called forth Reina’s priard, and the thunder hawk, Ramdane

Just as I thought, she isn’t calling Seyram, her water spirit

“Yuu-kun, En-chan, Ram-kun… protect me ok”

“Of course Reina I’d never forgive anyone thatthem”

SOUMA, still looking the exact replica he was, put on a refreshi+ng sard and Ramdane roared their fury

Looks like shouting won’t do anyet Seyram out too, but we can settle for this

“What’s wrong ‘beasts’? Scared of losing to us superior humans! You’ll make fine pelts after we’re done with you!”

On my cue, Rem launched an arrow I didn’t tell the others, but I’d instructed Rem to aim first and foremost at Reina

Now if only we could get a one-shot kill here –– Of course, on’t

“I will re, that hurts –– ”

SOUMA silently cast wind ly off course There’s no time to fire a 2nd

“ –– My Reina”

“Get baaack!!”

The guardian beasts rushed us, and I immediately ordered a retreat

Everyone, ready and reacting instantly, turned and ran like their life depended on it It was now ‘Tag, you’re dead’

“Aqua shi+eld – dwaahh!?”

The enemy simply had more speed So to slow them down, shi+mokawa quickly cast Aqua shi+eld but it was instantly nullified by Engard’s fire breath

daher than I’d planned At this rate, we ht lose one of us before we all escape

“Run!”

I shouted frouaranteed to be safe, and they’re already running desperately as is Obviously, I’ redundant

“shi+!”

My curses work fine even as a clone But it’s through a proxy so it feels slightly different The casting speed falls a bit and since I have tointo the curse If I push too hard with the curses, the clone won’t break from the pressure, but it will break from the lack of mana

Anyway, I’h to make it believable

“Aright, eat shi+t, Acid shi+eeellld!!”

Trap nuh to a spot I previously dropped my blood on, and shi+mokawa erected an Acid shi+eld

“GRRRAAAAAA!!”

Thanks to shi+ard, who’d been the closest saw that he couldn’t blast it aith fire froht a mere shi+eld like this was child’s play for hih physically

And, there! With a loud sizzling particular to rotten bog, toxic scarlet scattered everywhere That of course was the sound of Acid shi+eld that couldn’t withstand Engard’s powerful tackle and dispersed

But the acid should have had some effect

“I hope… ”

Engard e furiously, froe of white se… But he was a bit slower

Only teor and continued to give chase

“He’s tougher than I thought Looks like we’ll have to really squeeze through this one”

We were treading on thin ice, so anything to slow their assault was helpful Right as Engard got out of the Acid shi+eld, Re it to flinch It wasn’t e but merely surprise, and it worked