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That’s it! I have just the one.

【Grand Blaze】 Begin chanting–

“I will soon shoot a huge fire magic!”

I say to the nearby adventurers with a loud voice while chanting.

—-The long chant is over.

“h.e.l.l! Fire!!”

I call out the improvised spell name, then release the magic. The target is between the barn and the adventurers.

Doonn, a giant pillar of fire rise up reaching 30 meters in the air. 20-30 harpies got swallowed up by it and were burned to cinders.

Seeing that, the harpies become agitated. Good, get scared get scared. Many harpies are vigilant and took some distance. However, it looks like they don’t want to flee.

Even so, we were finally able to take a breather.

It would’ve been nice if they had fled because of that.

It’s dangerous, but it can’t be helped. I will directly fire a spell in the group that is near the barn.

“Sati, stay here.”

I leave her with those words, then I head towards the adventurers that are protecting us.

【Huge Explosion】 Begin chanting–

However, unexpectedly a single harpy let out a loud shriek, then all the harpies in the area started heading my way all at once.

“!?”

What? My chant was detected?

c.r.a.p, the chant is not even close to done!?

The nearby adventurers move to defend me, but their numbers are overwhelmingly insufficient. About half of the harpies came my way. I give up on the chant, pull out the sword on my back and take a stance.

Sati is behind me! I have to protect her!

I cut down the first harpy that came to attack me.

But the next few attacked at the same time.

I cut down another one, but I get hit by the attacks of the other harpies.

I tried to protect myself with my small s.h.i.+eld, but the number of attacks by the harpies are too many. I get kicked by their clawed legs a number of times. It’s over my armor, but it’s still a brutal impact.

I’m surrounded by harpies and can’t swing my sword properly.

I got staggered, so I hugged a harpy and fell over with it.

“Get off-, you-! You-!”

The harpy’s beak opened wide and tried to bite my head.

“Masaru-sama!!”

The harpy that was leaning on me was brought down by Sati’s arrow. But as I was trying to get up, I got tackled by another harpy and was blown away.

My consciousness is fading…..

I collapsed onto the ground, I tried to get up, but I can’t move my body.

My whole body hurts.

It’s hard to breathe.

I can see that a few harpies are coming my way.

Is this it…..s.h.i.+t.

Even though I finally lost my virginity, I will die at a place like this…..Sati!?

Wielding her short sword, Sati leapt out and barred the way between me and the harpies.

“Stop it, Sati……run…..”

I can only let out a hoa.r.s.e voice.

But Sati, who should be able to hear it, doesn’t try to move. A few harpies started attacking.

Sati is desperately fighting too, but the harpies mercilessly shave away Sati’s body.

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I try to use Recovery Magic, but my consciousness is hazy and I can’t focus my mana.

My whole body hurts and I can’t even get up.

I open the menu and try to take out an item, but I can’t even do this properly.

Potions…..where are the potions…..

Then finally, Sati collapsed.

“Sati……Sati!”

“U-uh…..Masaru-samaa…..”

Is this it……

As I was thinking that, cheers of joy rose from the adventurers.

What is it?

The harpies that were trying attack me and Sati left us and went somewhere too.

“It’s the Templar Knight Order! The Templar Knight Order came—-!”

Looking at the entrance of the pasture, the people of Templar Knight Order were lined up in formation as they rushed in while raising a war cry.

The harpies are heading towards the new enemies. However, the heavily armored Templar Knight Order advance to the center of the pasture without paying any heed, then set up their battle formations.

With swords, spears, bows and magic, they rout out the harpies.

Are we saved now……

“Masaru-sama! Masaru-sama!”

Sati pulled the collapsed me with herself and brought me behind the boulders.

“Sati.”

“I’m sorry. I’m sorry. Even though I’ve been told to stay here. I did my best by shooting them with the bow, but there were too many, so then, so then”

“Don’t cry. It’s alright…..Sati. You did great.”

I finally take out a beginner potion from the Item Box and drink it.

My head finally cleared up. My whole body hurts. It hurts when I breathe. Maybe I broke a few ribs.

I endure the pain, focus my mana, and put Recovery Magic on Sati and myself.

“Sati, are you still hurting somewhere?”

“No, I’m alright.”

Looking at it now the number of harpies decreased quite a lot, it’s should be only a matter of time until all the harpies get defeated. Reinforcements from the adventurers also come one after the other.

The Templar Knight Order is strong, d.a.m.n. We narrowly escaped from death……

I confirm that my body doesn’t hurt anymore, then I stand up. The progress of battle is overwhelmingly in our favor. It doesn’t look like there is a need for us to fight anymore. I’ve had enough of danger for today.

“Sati, follow me. If a harpy comes close, then shoot it down.”

“Yes!”

I check Sati’s menu. Her level has risen by two yet again. I set Archery to Level 5.

As I checked my own, it turns out my level has also risen by one.

We cautiously head towards the entrance of the pasture. The evacuated adventurers are gathered there, groaning on the ground.

There were adventurers there who were defending us until just now.

“I can use Recovery Magic. I will treat you.”

“Thank you! This guy, please save this guy.”

Taking a look at it, he was torn up from the shoulder to the abdomen and is covered in blood. Will I make it in time? 【Extra Heal】 Begin chanting–

“Hold on just a bit longer! A healing specialist will heal you right now.”

The chant is long. Maybe I should’ve used Heal first? But, this injury. I don’t know if a half a.s.sed Heal would make a difference, no matter how many.

–Chant finished. I activate Extra Heal. The wound closes before my eyes and the expression of the suffering adventurer becomes much more relaxed.

“A wound this bad, at once……”

“Next.”

“Ah, right.”

There was another person with a serious wound, so I healed him with Extra Heal too. After that there weren’t any people with that serious injuries, so I healed everyone with Heal in turns.

There were two others who were sitting at the wall, leaning against it, but as I tried to go towards them I was stopped.

“Those guys are already……”

Two people died. If the Templar Knight Order didn’t make it in time, then me and Sati would most likely be…..

With somber feelings I gaze at the tattered dead adventurers covered in blood.

I look towards the pasture, the battle is still going on, but the adventurers and the Templar Knight Order were steadily exterminating the remaining few harpies.

“Oi, you. Are you a healing specialist? Please come with me. There are heavily injured people at the barn!”

“Got it. Let’s hurry.”

The soldiers who were protecting the barn were entirely covered in wounds. There were two adventurers putting Heals on them.

“I brought a healing specialist.”

“Ooh, that helps a lot. We can’t heal this many wounds with just us.”

They already used up all their potions of course.

There were also three here who had deep wounds. Thankfully the injured could retreat indoors, so apparently there were no casualties.

I heal them in turns. As I finished, a group from the Templar Knight Order arrived.

“Is there any wounded here? We will heal them.”

“Ah, thank you. But this healing specialist-dono already handled everything.”

“I see. Muh, it’s Masaru-dono, isn’t it?”

“Aah, so it was Tetian-san. I couldn’t tell because of the faceguard.”

“If this place was handled by Masaru-dono then we will look at other places. Well then, farewell, Masaru-dono.”

Saying that they try to leave.

“Tetian-san!”

Tetian-san stops and looks my way.

“Thank you very much. You saved our lives.”

I lower my head.

Tetian-san walked away after waving his hand.

“You too. Thank you, we were saved.”

I was thanked by the soldiers.

“Not at all. I’m just thankful that we survived.”

“Aah, that’s true. Very true. Much thanks to the Templar Knight Order.”

Apparently there were really only a few harpies at the beginning. The owners of the pasture engaged and drove them away, then notified the soldiers. After that, a few dozen of them. One after the other they came.

According to Sergeant-dono, they may have been chased away from the forest by that dragon and wandered till here.

The harpies’ attack began right at the time when the least number of adventurers were present, at noon, almost like it was intentional. If it was in the morning or in the afternoon, then a lot more adventurers would’ve been mobilized and perhaps it wouldn’t have ended in such a hard-fought battle.

According to what I heard the next day, four adventurers lost their lives that day.

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