Chapter 138 (1/2)

[Now then… Let’s go, Slei.]

On horseback, Eve held the reins with one hand.

She holds a bow with the other.

There’s also her quiver on her back.

[I’m also quite confident with my skills with the bow. Well, it’s still far from reaching Seras’ skill.]

Her sword has been sheathed beside Slei for the time being.

Incidentally, the harnesses such as the reins were handmade by Seras.

It seems that she has made something like that before back in the Elves’ country.

As for Seras…

“These were just something simple we could use for the meantime.”

She was pretty humble when she said that, but it looks good enough for me.

I gently stroked Slei’s flank, who was currently turned into her third form, a huge black horse.

[I’ll be relying on you.]

Slei quietly nodded.

Then, I spoke to Eve.

[If that thing judges something “has an intention to attack”, then you would have certainly fulfilled our goal. However—]

Eve sticks out her hand that was holding her bow.

It’s like she told me to stop.

[You don’t need to say anything anymore.  I know how dangerous it will be.]

Seras stepped forward for a bit.

[It may only help just a bit, but I will also support you with my wind spirit and increase your speed. I could only turn the wind to your favor though.]

[Umu, that would be thankful.]

[Well, I’ve already told you about it before but— Are you ready, Pigimaru?]

[Pii!]

My preparations were already in place.

All that’s left is…

[……………..]

Whether that thing would “bite” or not.

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I had a lot of free time while we’re walking through the Demon Zone.

I often want to make use of those spare times.

For example, verifying the skill <Freeze>.

I’ve also been learning some combat techniques from Seras and Eve.

However, I was also spending some time doing other things.

Like the combination technique with Pigimaru.

I spent some time for further verification and experimentation.

The battle against the Black Dragon Knights.

The battle against the Ashinto.

My Abnormal State Skill has a bottleneck that limits me from casting it to enemies out of my range.

The combination technique with Pigimaru completely fills up this hole.

Is there any better way for me to use this technique?

During my spare time like when we were taking a break in our travels through the Demon Zone, I was spending my time verifying and experimenting.

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—————–wriggle, wiggle——————

I weaved together several of Pigimaru’s tentacles that sprung out of my back into one.

What I’ve learned through verification and experiments was the effects of bundling multiple tentacles into one.

The ease of controlling these tentacles have remarkably improved.

The one with the greatest improvement would be its speed.

This is comparably better when I only have one target.

However, just having this wouldn’t decide whether I could beat that Human-Faced.

But if we could push through that one opening—

[I would be able to reach that thing.]

Stomp!

Vigorously kicking off the ground, Slei leapt.

With a loud neigh, she leapt off towards the slope of the ruins.

That neigh is to attract the attention of the Human-Faced.

With an earth-shattering speed, Slei galloped on the slanted surface.

While still on horseback, Eve began preparing her bow.

Eve was releasing enough fighting intent.

Or rather, with the right timing, Eve could even attack with an arrow.

[…………………]

However, her stance didn’t break even when she’s in an unbalanced situation.

Or rather…

[—-She’s really fast.]

I could hear some awe from Seras’ voice.

However, I am no longer looking towards Slei.

Based on the sound of hooves that reached my ears, I could only imagine how fast they were and their appearance while they ran.

The others probably couldn’t take their eyes on them right now.

And it’s all so that the others don’t overlook them at that moment.

Then…

[Muu!? Muu! Muu! Muumuuumuuuuuuu~! Muuuuuuuuuuuunnnnnnnnnnnn!]