Episode 43.10 (2/2)
He smoothly dodged his target rabbit when it leaped at him and counterattacked. He then twisted his body to dodge the other two rabbits he was keeping track of.
Then the fourth rabbit ran around behind him and jumped. Julius slashed at the base of the rabbit's leg to stop it, and then lopped off another rabbit's head next to it.
(Alright.)
(That target switch was well executed.)
The rest was an easy victory. Julius cut off the remaining three rabbits' heads one by one.
”Master! I did it.”
”Yep. Good job. So. Dealing with three rabbits in close proximity turned out surprisingly simple in reality, no.”
”Yes. I could move around so freely!”
”With your agility, switching targets around should prove no issue whatsoever. However, do understand that you cannot avoid getting hurt when you're up against many at once, do not fear that.”
”Yes.”
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”Lecan. Just what's up with that thing that stopped us in our tracks earlier?”
”Ah. Sorry about that. It's a Grace Gear that binds everybody around its user.”
”Hee. Didn't know you had a Grace Gear like that.”
”Got it from the duel at Tsubolt back then.”
”Oh, I see.”
”I knew it'd stop magic beasts. Didn't expect it'd affect allies too, but guess it only make senses that this talisman can't distinguish between allies and enemies.”
As he was saying that, Lecan felt like he caught onto something.
However, he couldn't figure out just what that was.
They got to floor 26 on the third day.
Floor 31 on the fourth day.
Floor 35 on the fifth day.
By this point, the Fanged Rabbits would always form a group of ten or more, and they're all as large as Lecan.
”<Gaspario Raaf>.”
One rabbit at the very end of the swarm didn't get affected by the <Stasis>.
(So that's the boundary line.)
<One Step> in this world covers a larger distance than ordinary man's one step to begin with. And this talisman's standard is about 40% larger than even that. Seeing as the activation spell is in ancient language, perhaps those ancient people had bigger bodies than humans today.
Lecan, Eda and Julius annihilated the ten bound rabbit and the free one before the Stasis effect wore off.
”Alright. We're taking a three day break from tomorrow.”
”Yay. We're gonna go look for delicious food.”
”Eda.”
”Un? What is it?”
”Hasn't your speech pattern changed a bit?”
”Eh? W-what are you talking about.”
Previously, she would said, 'Delish' there. Yet it's delicious now. Her tone is turning elegant, or tender.
”Hmph. Guess it doesn't matter.”