120 Episode 120 "By finely manipulating the energy-saving familiar," lucky "to drive away the monster".txt (2/2)

Oh, yes.

Nod your head. Look at me. Okay, attention.

I'm sorry. That's all right, sir. I understand.

”Fuyu-kiri. Aye.

The moment the beast girl was distracted, another goblin was plopped right next to Cutlass.

The one who saved me was──.

You mean the gentleman we met yesterday in Dolgor's house? Oh.

He's a knight in shining armor, riding a horse, just like a knight in shining armor.

I'm going to give you a vision of a knight in shining armor. The ideal of justice.

He's got a very long sword. And it seems to have grown quite suddenly.　...... That's right. I'm also tired, so my vision is blurred. I'm not used to this kind of battle.

The last goblin is on fire. Salamander... ...... relieved.

Totally.

Distracted, Cutlass fell to his knees on the street and cowered.

'You made it in time ......'

It's the first time I've ever ridden a horse, but I guess I managed it.

If the horse wasn't a talking pockmark in the ”Food Negotiation” - if Cecil hadn't adjusted his running with the ”Animal Empathy” skill, he might have fallen. Horses are surprisingly shaky, aren't they?

''It was an excellent reins handling!　Nagi-sama!

Cecil, sitting in front of me, said.

I didn't deal with them. He just had a slave and a horse that were too good for him.

I reassessed the situation. The vanguard of adventurers are fighting orcs near the forest. And they're being hit by arrows. The goblins that were fighting the rear guard have been defeated. All we have to do now is defeat the orcs and spurn the ones shooting arrows in the forest and we're clear.

Rita, get Cutlass and the others out of the way of the arrows. We'll leave the fighting to the salamanders. Please, Cecil.

I - with some difficulty - got off my horse.

I reached out and picked up Cecil and lowered him to the ground.

''Thank you. Then ...... as per Nagi-sama's words──I will go on.

Cecil closes his eyes and swooshes in a breath.

The chanting of the ancient language magic ”Fire Spirit Summoning 《Summoning Elemental》” has been completed by the time I get here.

The window displayed in front of me shows the parameters of six bodies. Their abilities are as adjusted. What the salamanders are looking at is displayed next to the parameters. Let me know where they are in my head and I'll figure out where they are.

Ready for battle.

Vanguard. Align!

”Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh!

In front of me and Cecil, three salamanders lined up in front of me and Cecil.

They were about the size of human children. They are bipedal lizards with bat wings on their backs. Their entire bodies are surrounded by crimson flames. It's very hot to the touch. Or rather, it burns.

The adventurers and orcs fighting in the vanguard have noticed us.

As I recall, an ordinary wizard is able to call three salamanders. And neither the adventurers nor the orcs are here (・・・・・・) and I haven't noticed ...... the salamanders. I don't know about the goblins in the forest, but the fact that arrows are flying towards the wagon means they're paying attention to us.

...... This might work.

'We're headed to the rescue of the adventurers. Salamanders of course!　Normal progress!

With the command, the salamander begins to advance. I say, ”I'm on your side! The natural adventurer has come to cover you!” and then I crawl my finger on the window and start operating the salamander.

Cecil is in charge of maintaining the magic. I'm in charge of maintaining the magic, but I'm in charge of operating it.

”──Operation begins!

”Ow, ow, ow, ow!

”BUO? BUOOOOOOO!

Towards the charging salamander, an orc - a boar-headed demon swung its axe down.

But that only cut down on the salamander's fire.

The salamander managed to dodge the orc's attack and struck the tip of its nose.

''BUOOOOOOOOOO!!!!''

The orc screams at the fire and heat that assaults his face.

'Evasion routine first. Focus on speed. Engage - let the flames slam into the opponent.

I fly my instructions to the salamander.

While evading the orc's attack, the salamander - a lizard covered in flames - claws at the orc's chest, back and neck. Their attack power is superior. This one's weapon is speed and hands. The rest is the fire that surrounds the body.

...... It's hard to control 6 (...) of them at the same time. I'm afraid my fingers are going to get caught if I continue for too long.

Let's just get this over with.

The orcs are right-handed. The Orcs are right-handed, and they use their big axes to slash vertically with gravity. I'm going to focus on lateral evasion!　It's going to hurt when they cut you, so don't push it!

”Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh!

”BUUUUAAAAA！！！！

There are four enemy orcs. Two of them are now engaged with the Adventurers. I'm up against the rest 3-2.

The salamanders are flying around the orcs. They're stronger than us, but I've boosted my speed and fire parameters to the limit. We cling. We hug. I transfer the fire to the fat-looking orc body!

”BUOOOOO！！！！　BUO! VUOOOO!!!

An arrow strikes an orc in the belly.

It's an errant shot from someone in the forest. Because of the flames surrounding his body, the salamander will not be hit. Only the Orcs will receive a wound.

”Oooh-ooh-ooh-ooh ────!

”BUOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAGYAAAAA!!!!

Salamander embraces the stunned orc.

Fire burns into the enemy. And screaming. The enemy is starting to get scared. Let's get this over with.

”Speak up, demons!　You're already under siege!　Can't you see our people in the woods, setting fire to them!

I yelled.

”BUO!

The orcs have stopped moving.

Smoke is rising from the forest. Even the goblin arrows have stopped before I knew it.

'BUO? BUO? BUOOOOOOOOOO!

The orcs start screaming. Seeing the smoke rising from the forest and the companions held by the salamanders, and just like that -.

He turned his back and ran off.

Okay, it worked.

I made them think (・・・・・・) that they were surrounded (・・・・・・).

It's not true. It's just the three remaining salamanders that Cecil called out to rampage.

The salamanders, who bypassed and sneaked into the forest, are lightly scalding the grass. Just enough not to start a fire. Pick a damp spot. Take Cecil's advice... pick grass that smokes well. I also tried to intimidate the goblins hiding in the woods.

And then the goblin archers ran away in a huff.

”BUOOOOOOOOO!

But the two salamanders and the two in battle couldn't escape.

They were clinging to the salamanders, burning up in a mass of flames.

It was now. We've taken the enemy's strength and let's get out of here quickly.

'Sir!　Sorry for the wait!　I've found them.

There is a voice that can only be heard by the average person as a ”hi-hi-hi” and our horse - Pickle - comes running. Behind him, two other horses follow. They are the horses that were pulling the wagon. While we were fighting, I asked Pickle to search for the horses. We can tell where the horses are likely to run away, and we can talk to each other. That's the Carriage Horse of the House of Ilgafa. Very talented.

Wow, that's a coincidence.

I think our horses have found the horses in the wagon. Nagi-sama.

I didn't know this could happen. It's amazing.

............ Oh, oh.

The leader of the adventuring party has his eyes on the ground, but we go through with it for now.

We hustled them and had the horses hitched to the wagon, and we went to our own wagon.

And then - before the demons came back, we left quickly.