16 Episode 16 "Bat Extermination and the Secret of the Mansion".txt (1/2)

The House of the Wizard stands on a mountainside, about a two-hour walk from Metekal.

It is a two-story building made of stone, with walls clinging to ivy.

There are two windows with holes in them.

Bats must have come and gone through them.

The front door may have rotted out a long time ago, but now it's a wooden plank in place.

”And there's a dozen big bats living inside.

Just to be sure, I've looked up the information on the demon.

'Great bats.

An omnivorous demon that lives in the forests and caves of the continent.

They look the same as the bats in my world.

They're about the size of a small dog.

They are basically nocturnal, active from dusk to night, and stay in the dark during the day.

Whether or not they were emitting ultrasonic waves - we couldn't tell from the data from this world.

However, they do not seem to have completely degenerate eyes because they see food from domestic animals and humans.

It seems that even low-level adventurers can defeat it if you prepare a flying tool and challenge it to a fight.''

So.

All right, Cecil, do what you have to do. Rita, go over there and stand by under the broken window.

I will. Nagi and Cecil, take care of yourself.

Ducking her blonde hair, Rita heads to the side of the mansion as planned.

Me and Cecil are from the front.

I check the floor plan of the mansion that the guild gave me.

The mansion is made to look like a rich man's mansion. When you open the front door, there's a large entrance, and then a large staircase that leads to the second floor. If you enter from the front, you can get to all the rooms in the shortest distance.

I'm told that the doors that separate the rooms are all rotten because they've been discarded for a long time.

So, let's make this quick, shall we?

Cecil, are you ready to go?

......

In response to my question, Cecil nods with a nervous face and a chuckle.

It looks like I'm ready.

...... Seeno.

I raised my fist in the air.

''Building hard-hitting LV1!''

bang

A big hole was made in the board that blocked the entrance to the house.

At the same time, there was a squeal, gee-ya, gee-ya.

Cecil!　You can shoot!

”I summon the elements of the sun wheel right here, right now!　Light!

A fist-sized ball of light jumps indoors from the hole that the ”architectural strike” made.

And.

The wizard's house, which had swallowed the Ancient Language Magic Light, emitted a great deal of light from within.

Dusty windows. The gaps in the outer walls.

A great deal of light poured out from everywhere.

The sound of a beast crying out in the ruins.

The sound of wings flapping. The sound of something hitting something in a panic.

And a black shadow jumps out of the broken window

”Rita!　What the hell was going on there?　Please!

'Yes, master!　Leave it to me!

Unlike me, Rita has no resistance to Cecil's magic.

So I close my eyes and use my signature 'airborne detection' ability to catch the enemy's position, kicking the tree and jumping triangularly.

He knocks a hand sword off the back of a large bat that was trying to escape.

'Zakkaku'

The bat's body was split in half.

This is the power of Rita's UR skill, Divine Power Grip.

It allows you to concentrate the sacred power in your body to any part of your body and increase its strength.

It seems that the tegatana is now as sharp as a famous sword because it's concentrated in the hands.

''Nagi!　Another one?

I'm fine!　There was only one animal that came out.

The light fades away. At the same time, the inside of the ruin goes quiet.

There are still more than ten bats left.

After counting for a good fifteen seconds, we decide to rush into the building.

As it turns out, all the big bats were lying on their backs on the floor.

...... They're nocturnal, you know.

Was ”Ancient Language Magic Light” too much of a shock?

A few of them are twitching their wings and limbs.

A few of them are completely dead, perhaps because they couldn't withstand the light.

Cecil's ”Ancient Language Chanting Light” makes a giant ball of light, you know.

The guy hiding in the shadows must have been swallowed up with them.

I feel like I'm doing something bad.

But, well, it's work.

Huh.

acquaintance

I stabbed him in the heart with my shortsword.

I'm turning off the ”gifted swordsmanship”. It's a quick death, so it doesn't matter.

All that's left is to annihilate the large bats that can't move.

After about twenty minutes of killing bats, it was time to explore.

The three of us got together and went through the rooms one by one, just in case something happened.

The ruined mansion is covered with dust, bat residue and feces.

There is not a single piece of furniture that still retains its original shape, and the mirrors on the sinks and the dishes and plates in the kitchen are gone. There was a built-in bookshelf, but there were no books in it.

It's a very good idea to have a good idea of what you're looking for.

”Did Cecil and Rita find anything?

'There's nothing to ...... about it. I mean, I want to take a bath: ......

Rita blurted out, shaking her dusty hair.