Chapter 32 (2/2)
「I’ll ask just in case, are you my enemy?」
「Haa? What did this wild goose just say?」
「Listen here, just answer me . You are not my particular target for revenge, so I don’t care if you leave because it’s also troublesome to kill you . 」
「What, I thought you were an idiot or something for coming to the slums alone, but you’re a genuine self-conceited bastard? He doesn’t understand the reality of the situation, this bastard is a real sitting duck!!」
When the bald, tanned man that seemed to be the leader roared with laughter, the followers also started a large ruckus following him .
「Hey! Lay down all your valuables and goods, then I won’t kill you; I’ll just sell you as a slave!!」
「I see, so this is your answer . 」
Since these punks came striking all at once, I step in first and with【Fire Spider Leg Sword], and cut off all their limbs from below the ankles .
「Ga? GiyAAAAAAAaaaaa!?」
Suddenly having lost both ends of their legs, the entire group of punks, without support, collapsed on the unpaved ground .
「W-What is this, it hurts, IT HURRRTTTSSSS!!」
「Guuuaaaa . what did- GUKAAA!!!!」
Because I hated being covered in my victim’s blood, I used the【Fire Spider Leg Sword], which produces a high temperature from the sword itself, to cut so the wound is thoroughly cauterized and blood doesn’t spurt out . Another feature of this sword is to quickly transmit the heat to the things it comes in contact with .
The uniform I’m wearing now is what I used as every-day clothing during the first time around . Though immediately after setting out on the journey, I was attacked by night bandits, and it ended up being ragged after repelling them .
My obtaining a sword with a cloth-mending effect after I was abandoned and feeling down were bitter memories .
「Hmm, this time it succeeded . Status Open」
Ignoring the punks’ shouts behind, I checked my status .
Ukei Kaito | 17 years old | Male HP： 531/545 MP： 75/412 Level: 1 Strength: 224 Stamina: 324 Endurance: 545 Agility: 587 Magic Power: 117 Magic Resistance: 497 Inherent Skills: 「Spirit Sword▽」 「Language Comprehension」 Skills: 『Punch Lv1』 『Magic Manipulation Lv1』『Sky Walk Lv1』『Night Vision Lv2』『Haste Lv1』 Condition: Excellent
As expected, I was able to obtain the skill 『Haste』 . I must’ve obtained 『Night Vision』 when passing the underground passageway .
Like the name states, the skill 『Night Vision』 allows me to see in the dark, and the skill 『Haste』 allows me to temporarily raise my agility level by imbuing magic into my legs .
To be honest, just when I started this second time, in other words, a few hours ago when I grasped the neck of the Princess, I also used it when I tried to slip past the knight, I failed and felt a little backlash in my foot .
If it succeeded, a HP knockback shouldn’t have occurred, so I probably hadn’t acquired 『Haste』 .
Though I didn’t recover HP because I didn’t rest, my MP that I was recovering through the passage of time had recovered to about 30% or so, but since 『Haste』 was used, 20% was spent .
It will be hard to train this haste skill with it’s large consumption rate .
「However…」
Since my magic wasn’t consumed all at once, it didn’t feel unpleasant, but according to my senses, it hasn’t even been a quarter of a day since the second time started .
Even though I understood this in my head, the inability to use the skills that I had treated as an extension of my own limbs was a sensation I was not accustomed to in any way .
「Ah, Oi~, Don’t run . Aren’t you the leader?」
「GYAAAAAAAAAAaaa!!!」
Having lost his feet, with 【Fire Spider Leg Sword]I hacked the arms off the punk who tried to flee by crawling away .
「Guaaaa, It’s hot, It hurts, Guaaaa!!」
「Hmm, this is alright, not drenching me in spurting blood is a high point . 」
While I was casually saying this, I observed the man who was still screaming, even now .
Unlike when he was cut, the man whose wounds were cauterized while being stabbed bursts tears, mucus, and saliva due to the pain of having his body burnt .
「If I don’t produce a fireball, most of my magic will not be consumed, there is no blade length so it’s easy to manage, and above all, there’s little blood loss, so he won’t die easily . Until now, I only used it to the extent of making coal, but with this it’s a convenient spirit sword . 」
「Mo, mon, monster… . . 」
「Ah, AAaaaAA… . . 」
When I laugh in high spirits, the petrified punks wet their pants with terrible faces .
「Aa, it’s a filthy picture . It’s different for them, but even when I see those expressions of yours, you know . 」
Still, my target for vengeance are those who betrayed me directly last time .
Even if I clobbered these guys, I wasn’t happy at all .
「Oh whatever, see ya . 」
Saying just that, I infuse magic into 【Fire Spider Leg Sword] and unreservedly slash at their necks .
With one swing of the sword, the smell of burnt flesh spreads and dripping sounds echo .
「Well, I guess it’s time to go?」
Grumbling to myself in such a manner, left behind in that alley were bodies that were missing their parts below the ankles and above their necks, feet from unknown owners, and faces set into horrified expressions with wounds burned until they were scorching black .