Chapter 132 (2/2)

She and the other members managing the barrier were sweating profusely and breathing heavily.

Ester-chan looks sexy when she sweats. Once again, I’m envious of Allen.

“I’m more worried about you, Ester-san. Fahren-san has told me how tiresome long-term use of flight magic can be. Please, take a break> Geros-san can maintain the barrier on his own.”

The noble mage told me this earlier.

It seems that an average person can’t use flight magic long term. Apparently, most people could use it for one hour comfortably. Since Ester-chan is using her flight magic to hold herself in one place in the air, she must be considerably more tired. It may sound strange, but flying through the air is easier than holding yourself in place.

It’s somewhat similar to an older generation helicopter trying to hover without moving up or down.

Though, I’ve never piloted a helicopter.

“Not long ago, you weren’t even capable of flying.”

Back when we were on the airship during the dragon extermination, Ester-chan lost her grip and almost fell from the ship.

Thanks to this, I was able to grope all over her loli body.

“I-I’ve been practicing! I’m capable of doing at least this much now!”

“Amazing, Ester-san. You’re as impressive as always.”

“Wha!?”

Her face turned bright red when I praised her.

I wonder if one’s ability to use flight magic for an extended period of time has more to do with their INT and MP. Christina is able to fly for seemingly as long as she wishes in her loli form without growing tired, so clearly the physical body of the user has little to do with their ability to fly.

Considering how long it’s been since the battle started, I have to assume that, despite what she’s saying, she must be nearing her limit. Even the noble mage has stopped to take a break. I’m worried about her. She’s turning pale and starting to look like she may collapse at any moment.

“Like I said, I-I can handle this much!”

“Youre turning pale. If you keep pushing yourself, Rebeccsan will get angry with you.”

I’ll use the name of her maid this time. I’m afraid if I use Allen’s name she’ll just get mad.

However, this loli girl is as stubborn as always.

“I don’t need her permission to act selfishly!”

“I promised you that I’d always support you in any situation. Please, don’t make me go back on that promise. If you’re just worried about me, please worry more about yourself.”

“B-But.”

“I’m worried about you, Ester-san.”

“.”

Ester-chan’s face turned crimson.

Her feelings are really easy to manipulate.

Which is actually why she proposed to a busamen like me.

But, thanks to this, I was able to deliver a cool line and feel like an ikemen for once in my life. I could feel a baseless sense of superiority well up inside me. If I get used to this feeling, I could see myself becoming the type of ikemen that I hate.

“F-Fine, I understand.”

“Thank you.”

The blonde loli’s ear’s turned a deep shade of scarlet and she turned away from the barrier.

“But, I-I’ll be right back!”

“No, take your time and rest.”

“Absolutely not!”

“I’m serious. Don’t force yourself.”

Ester-chan turned away and flew off into the distance.

Her destination was the hill Sophichan was waiting at.

Now that she’s safe, I can focus solely on my healing efforts.

Even with Ester-chan gone, I’m confident that the long-haired man can maintain the barrier on his own. His level is in the triple digits. His flight magic and barrier magic is also perfect. He’s also motivated to maintain the barrier since it’s protecting Drill-chan.

“Geros-san, was it?”

“I’m sorry, but I don’t intend on speaking with anyone other than my master.”

“.”

His personality is a little difficult though.

Well, he’s a powerful ally for the time being and I plan on putting him to good use.

“Nunu~.”

I focused my attention on the ground once more and sent another healing pulse out.

Due to me continuously firing off waves of healing magic, the ground itself appears to be starting to glow. I shouldn’t be concerned about the ground right now. I’m sorry if I’m causing permanent damage to the ground, but I have more important things to worry about.

“Nu~n!”

“is he really a human?”

I could feel the cold stare of the long-haired man lingering on me.

“Did you say something?”

“It was nothing.”

“Is that so.”

Then, don’t talk to me.

That’s probably the first time in my life that I wasn’t the one being told that.

“your master doesn’t seem like she knows what she’s doing.”

I looked over at Drill-chan as she was still yelling out to her soldiers, in the hopes of getting them to stop fighting. Each of her yells would end with her patented ‘Ohohoho~’ I wonder how many hours she must have spent mastering that laugh.

Some of the soldiers on the battlefield seemed to hear her voice but very few listened to her words.

“My master has only recently taken up her position and is still growing accustomed to what her new title demands of her.”

“Still, there’s a chance one or two of the enemy soldiers may listen to her words.”

“.”

How much longer will I need to keep this up?

I’m not sure I can keep going for that long.

To be more specific, I need to poop.

If I do that, all of the people below me will be in for a surprise.

I looked down into the sea of soldiers in the hopes of finding a female enemy fighter.

“Nuuooooo~! Everyone, keep pushing! The enemy is weakening!”

However, all I could see were muscular bastards. The man that just yelled was actually Gonzalez. Just as I’d expect of a macho guy like him, he’s looking fired up.

And just like he said, the Twilight Company appears to be turning the tide of battle.

Somehow, as if following a script of a movie, the massively outnumbered force was able to overcome their disadvantageous situation due to strong leadership and teamwork. Our plan appears to be working well. Considering the number of casualties is still only in the single digits, it’s actually going better than I expected.

I had expected closer to one hundred casualties in total.

If we can keep the casualties low, Ester-chan will be able to avoid paying heavy reparations.