Chapter 150 - Volume 8 (2/2)
“Argh!”
The brawl opened with that sumo-wrestler-like female knight. It looks like fat, but it’s also like muscle…… It might be different, or maybe it’s just marbling.
Maybe, a mithril gauntlet…… she stretched out her log-like arms as she moved to strike Fannie’s face.
Fannie tilted her head to dodge, and as she did so, several of her beautiful silver hairs were shredded. With an unchanging smile, Fannie kicked out.
*Buyoyoyon!*
Fannie’s ogre-pulverizing kick that looked incredibly light was stopped not by the female knight, but rather by the fat of the Hero of Flame, who shielded her.
Her fat rippled up and down as it carried the shockwave, absorbing and distributing the force of Fannie’s strike.
“Kyahaha, your strikes are ineffective against me!”
So laughed the Hero of Flame as the thick foundation on her face cracked off in large drops with her laughter.
Aah, I see…… it’s like the HXXX person from the end of the century. (Note: Hokuto no Ken reference) Speaking of which, their appearances are similar too.
…… to be able to absorb various things, I’m kind of impressed.
“Hiya, Explosion!”
Suddenly, the female knight behind, whose skin had become thin and dry raised her voice strangely, and incanted the aria for the typical fire spell, [Explosion].
Kabooooooommmmmmm!!!!
Part of the castle was blown away by the fire and the blast, whilst Tina protected me from it, destroying the wall behind us as we jumped out of the castle.
How unreasonable…… Did you even think about the fact that your allies would get caught in the crossfire by your advanced fire magic?
“Tina, what’s going on?”
“Everyone seems lively.”
“Ahh.”
On the other side of all the smoke and flame was the tiny silhouette of Fannie and the Hero of Flame, who had flown onto the roof of the castle and continued fighting.
As the screams came from all over the castle, the soldiers were left stunned by the devastation, and some of the maids sank to the floor in fear and shock, unable to move.
“My Master, would you like a cup of tea?”
“I guess……”
I sat spectating the fight at the white table that Tina plucked out of nowhere. Perhaps she’s become able to use [Subspace Storage] from the [Hero’s Secret Arts]?
Anyway……
“Surprisingly strong.”
The Hero of Flame’s party seems to have pretty high combat power. Although they were all fighting as they pleased, they had good coordination.
The Hero of Flame saw through the fact that Fannie wasn’t an ordinary person instantly and received the attack in lieu of their subordinates. They probably also knew that they were all flame-resistant, so they trusted each other to survive the fire.
Just eyeballing it, it seems that the battle power of the [Hero Party] was roughly equal to that of an [Arch Demon].
Purely on magic power, humans wouldn’t be able to even compete with a Lesser Demon. So as to how humans could fight Demons was because Demons’ battle power was directly proportional to their magic, so once they destroyed a country, for example, both their life force and battle powers would be significantly reduced.
In short, it was difficult to get Demons to go all out, so even humans could fight them somewhat.
On the other hand, humans fought with the combined power of their body, their minds, and their magic, and even if they fought and were hurt in their full strength, their companions could heal and return again.
The ultimate card on the human side was the [Hero], whose overall individual fighting power surpassed that of a Greater Demon, and the [Hero Party], the companions whose combined powers acted as a force multiplier.
My attendants were all stronger than normal Greater Demons, but the Hero Party of Flame was stronger than a normal Hero Party, and Fannie was being forced to limit her output.
…… It might be a little disadvantageous for Fannie.
“Mistress, should I participate too?”
“Hmmm…”
Seeing that my attendants are like this, it’s likely that they’re all battle-frenzied. In the current situation, if I were to send one more of them out, then the twins, Noa and Nea, would also surely move.
I don’t want this to turn into a big incident. …… Also, I was lining up the various sassy lines I’d prepared, but more importantly, I wasn’t going to let Fannie lose to That thing.
As I gently traced the lip of the teacup with my finger, I quietly muttered to myself while I watched the Red Tea boil over with my feelings.
“Fannie, first limiter release.”
“Yes~”
““““!?”””
Without revealing her true nature as a Demon, nor using her miasma or abilities, Fannie’s suddenly overflowed with magic power, tossing the Hero Party of Flames aside in an instant.
Even while the Hero of Flames was wary of Fannie, I could see her glaring at me.
“Girl!! What are you doing! This is clearly not any decent human magic!”
Thinking that my attendants could only have the magic power of maids at most, the Hero of Flame might have thought that I was giving her power by some “unfair means”.
“Oh, but you can run away if you’re scared, you know? I’ll keep it a secret.”
I drank my tea, smiling gracefully as I spoke. …… oof, it’s hot.
“You can’t be joking! Everyone, prepare to use the extreme magics!”
“““Yah!”””
It seemed that she didn’t like my attitude more than Fannie’s return strike and wanted to go on the offensive right away.
Even though she was rotten to the core…… literally, ‘rotting’, it seems that she was going to use the ‘large scale destruction magic’ with her party, just like a hero.
… But, what are you even thinking of, using a magic in a place like this?
At this rate I’m totally going to have to get involved. Was it because they thought that Fannie’s power was greater than I thought……?
If I didn’t do something about this, the castle might vanish. Fannie somehow……
“…… Ah, that’s no good.”
Oh no, Fannie’s got a really good smile on.
Whether she was being serious or not, Fannie was about to use spatial magic to summon magma directly from a volcano or from the mantle.
If it hit, the castle would be destroyed. As I rose to my feet naturally to prevent this unnatural disaster from happening,
[Dragon Squall.]
The sky became overshadowed in an instant, and the silhouette of a storm dragon appeared, pouring down a torrential rain.
“““““…………”””””
The massive fire magic was interrupted with the deluge, and both Fannie and the Hero Party of Flame were soaked, blinking their eyes in puzzlement.
“Princess Yurushia and Miss Minkichi, just what are you doing to the castle of another country?”
Even as Kyoji appeared, heaving heavily with the exertion of large-scale magic, he raised his eyebrows at us, scolding us both with “reason”.
…… I tried to stop it, okay.
Author’s Notes:
There’s no steam explosion since it’s magical flame. It’s convenient.
Everyone remember to be good children and not fight in other peoples’ houses.
Next time, the dinner continues.