Vol 1 Chapter 1 (2/2)
“You idiot! Wait, Souya!”
The nyaa-lingo did not get through to the American Kenny at all Serious responses are is prohibited
After running a few steps, I used the fence to jump
Approxie of the street Here is where Reed length width in the wind
Since Giliht now, it’s the sa
I land like a cat using all fours
And in a flash, a right hand acco
Without stopping, I did a forward roll A giant hole was drilled by that huge needle on the spot where I landed
“That was close!!”
A cold shi+ver ran up my spine as if cold water was poured on it Holy crap, that, it’ll be over even if it just grazed me
I pulled out an iron hatchet fro position
On top of costing a lot of money, it’s a thick item that took one month to reach completion
But before that scorpion-folk in front of nificant I wonder if this is what they call Axe of the Praying mantis
Confronting it head on, the pressure fro
It was rushi+ng over fros
There was only a two ap between the roofs so it won’t be an obstacle for that guy Raising its sto both of the scissors wide, it drew near in amanner to block my escape
Cornering the prey, it’s the style of a hunter It probably sawto be killed
Underesti e because of that This situation, if it came down to this I would have prefered if you took htly as you can
‘’’O’ Lord Zarinnu O’ ‘Black Ra which is rich with life, the one sureat sanctuary and fate, I shalt offer to thou’’’’
“Quit joking! I’ll pass on being a sacrifice”
But while I say that, this fellow is the same as me
A life handled as an object with ominous sorcery casted on,
『DrFrankenstein’s Monster』
This felloho is serving a God in delight and ot to keep his human appearance, I wonder which is the truly pleased one
---Oh crap This is the proble about pointless stuff in seconds
Concentrate! Concentrate!
It ca distance accos, and it stood right in front of me
“shi+-!!”
Already?! its ti
I killed the i stopped because of the tension and fear
The face looking down at me from over threethe wings of an insect
The huge body hted expression It covered my field of view like a black avalanche, a simple movement to catch the prey
The strike without any wasted movement had the touch of an expert
Normally in this et clobbered without getting the chance to respond in front of the savage drawing near at maximum speed
But it’s a different story now since Gilim Sua<forest hunter=””> is awakened
If I concentrate, I can achieve dynamic vision so powerful thatbehind since I’h to respond to that
I leaped back fro in fro sound of the scissors reachedfro my body
Once again, the right scissor repeated This ti to mon
I barely thren ain some distance
Anyhoe ended up where we started
“Haa, Haa”
I exhaled the hot air that was accus It felt like I raisedit in a washbasin
After only once, I was already breathing hard after that short exchange of less than 5 seconds
But-------Alright! I can see it!
When I first encountered these savage beasts in this wasteland, I learnt so
The existence of prey is directly connected to life and death That’s why, thetheir attack is their Max-speed
In other words, since I could dodge this one, I won’t at least lose in speed
For me it’s like the last strand of hope, I could even smile to this
In the end what affects carnage is one’s constitution
No , I don’t think I can even e
On the other hand, all the enehtly brush his scissors
That’slike trash and the winner would be decided
What’s left forfor death
It ht sound unfair but that’s the truth of battles
Indecisive actions will lead to that sooner or later If one wants to live, then there’s no other choice but to bet everything on keenness while not being outdone
And that’s as soon as possible
”Hey, what’s the matter Scorpion monster-freak? Are you even serious? It’s like you’re in slow motion”
In any case, while taunting it, I turned my left hand behind my back and showed a thumbs-up
It’s not like it was a blind escape Our standing position where the previous rooftop which was separated by the avenue is now behind me
Currently the human part of the scorpion-folk should be completely visible from there
It’s time, Kenny-san
Rather than fro sound of a crossbow
Ok I did what I could
It chased aftercracks of the roofs, like a replay of before
Like a replay of before
It reeled out its scissors like a huge iron luouging the airspace before me
Its tail ca my body
This is it! Matching the tiuard just for a second to prepare the next attack, I jumped
Forward!
Grabbing the thick tail above ht hand I felt the weight of the hatched brandished
“Drop deeaaaad!!!”
The fear froness to kick the bucket! Using the two ith, I slashed towards the cranium of the darkish scorpion-folk
“Ugh!”
But the well-timed full powered strike was obstructed by its raised arely chipped away
Though the hatched blade gouged into its left arh to be fatal shi+t!
This is hopeless!
The hatched blade was stuck Hopelessly letting it go, I kicked its stomach to jump backwards The scorpion-folk whos face was now dyed red in blood was unexpectedly having a hard ti with its prey It was even injured
The coht upper body suddenly bent down
Because of htened vision, I could see thebehind only the outlandish arrow-feathers on the outside
Boom! The scorpion-folk’s flank burst open
That ly and thick arrohich isthe tip of the foot as the arrowhead, the bronze fetish which is the head and the torso is acting as the shaft It is uglier than regular thick arrows and it is an iteht
And the range isn’t long either
But its axis has tightly engraved cuneiforms
It was a Me<truth> of flareat exorcist=””> Laashi+iL, and its poas tremendous
And its poas tremendous
The explosion blew apart the scorpion-folk’s right chest and underarans
The torn apart right arm flew in space, with the pieces of meat and spray of blood inof self-satisfaction
hell yeah! It freaking worked! Now, time to scram! I’m outta here!
But the next ht there, my body also flew in the air
“Ughuh!!”
Crack! The sounds of bone thoroughly being broken resounded in my brain And all uish
I only realized after being blasted away like a torn rag that the scorpion-folk, without caring about its wound on the upper body used its left scissor to mow me down
And a pain as iftorn to pieces hit me as soon as I understood what happened My mouth tasted like iron as blood spewed out
My lung is probably filled with blood and the acute pain is killing me
Both the inside and outside of iant e was done
The link keepingapart My body won’t respond to my will It looks like all of my cells have been hijacked by pain
Allin pain, I can’t even lift a finger
“Souya! Stand up! Get out of there!”
Sorry That’s impossible I messed up
Though I can’t even speak right now All I can do now is look up with a blurred vision and pant
That’s my limit
The patterns on , it looks like snake scales now Mushyumaph< hydra=””>’s
The Gilim Sua< forest=”” hunter=””> retreated already An ssence> that only possessed ‘instinct’ was quite sensitive to life crisis
In the worst case scenario, the Mushyumaph< hydra=””>’s
My bodily sensations became a bit dulled, but the pain started to fade too If the doctors froenerative power then without a doubt they’d dissect me for experiments
ButI don’t think Mushyumaph< hydra=””> will finish in time
The sky above was filled with stares scattered like the grains of sand and a full moon
But the scorpion-folk popped in my line of vision
Its hu entrains, both arms were turned into scrap and the wound on its head was still spilling fresh blood
「…… O’ Lord Zalinnu Thy prophecy hath been fulfilled I congratulate thy blessings, I dedicate thy offerings」
The poisonous needle above its expressionless face was starting to vibrate
In Babylon, people died like trash Will that also happen to me? Me too?
In theable to return home?
“Ugh”
Disappointment and solitude welled up in e to cry out
Why on a day like this? What the hell did I do to deserve this?
Dad, Mu back
Ahh~ Just once is fine I just wanna go back home, and say “I’m back”, and have a nice meal with my family
But the shi+niga I waited As I gazed up, I saw that the scorpion-folk wasn’t looking at me, but the southeastern sky
Why? What happened?
I h to make me scream
And I was finally able to see it
A star? no Fire? But the radiation is too much for that
A vividwith the starry sky in the background brighter than even the stars themselves
The surrounding clouds reflected the red light as if in only that corner of the sky dusk descended
That’s around Kagushi+la
I know that, there’s no way I wouldn’t know it That was her Merai>, Nepheel’s wear, the aura of the Gods
It’s Raquell
“Ask thou to nareat Meram< radiance=””>…”
The scorpion-folk wasas usual, he see brilliance
And then its blank expression looked doards me For the first time I could see a movement there- it was hesitation
I gathered up all lare I was bluffing
Even for oistic Now that there’s a hope of survival, I just don’t want to let that felloitness a pathetic side of me
It felt like an eternity, but actually only a few moments passed
Then the scorpion-folk stepped back
As I followed its e of the roof and jumped down from the fence Just like that, it just left and vanished
The click-clack sound of the arthropod legs could still be heard from the other side of the darkness
I suddenly realized
Ah! AAAHHH! W-Wait a Goddamn minute! At least return that hatched stuck to your left hand! No, I ive it back
I beg you
Of course my selfish request didn’t reach it and soon even the sounds dissipated
The tension abruptly vanished, and all strength left hed peacefully But that’s all it took to jolt up my chest in sharp pain
“Arghughouch”
Ah, I lived No rather, I was saved, by Raquell
“Oi! Are you still alive?!”
Anyhow I raised nalled Kenny-san on the opposite roof that I was okay
“Are you okay--?”
Thu beat up to this point, I’ll probably take 2 to 3 hours to recover enough to move
“Hey that was a really close one right? Did you see that light? That guy ran aith its tail behind its legs That was Goddess-sarace! Ahahaha!”
That’s right I guess But I’m conflicted as I said before that I didn’t really need to rely on her I’ll have to silence Kenny-san again before we head back to Kagushi+la
As I turned to look again, the blazing light from before had already disappeared
It hasn’t been even a few minutes since the battle started but the Eastern sky had already become a bit pale
It was daybreak
It was daybreak
There was no place for dusk in the dawn sky
Soon the dazzling sun will rise fro <ht
By then I’ll probably recover enough to walk
But the main problem comes after that Just how should I face her?
Should I be mad? Or should I thank her?well, whatever But wait, there’s still more I’ll think of a solution while I lie here
And after I decide on soushi+la
Back to that noisy city, where that girl, the little Goddess will coht now
Part 3
The bronze-type gate of Kagushi+la started opening while creaking
“Ooh! If it ain’t Laashi+IL’s Ildamparty member! You’re alive!”
Huffing and panting, it took atekeepers I then proceeded while staggering because of Laashi+’s weight on my back
I finally stepped inside the city of Kagushi+la while passing the Anzuu Great GateDaimon , which had brick build reliefs of a weird bird with a lion’s head on both sides
“Golden-haired Kenny, Are you alright?”
“Like hell I’ll die that easily Hey, have you seen the others?”
“No, you guys were the first Everyone orried if so happened”
“I see, understood”
“The one being carried is Chief Laashi+IL-dono, no? He’s not ?”
“Well soash Sorry, but can soet a therapist?”
“If it’s that then you guys don’t need to worry The people related to the chief were just about to go search for you They’re probably preparing now”
There was a sate
There were a few peoplepreparations for the search there As soon as they saw us, they turned pale and ca”
“Chief!” “Laashi+IL”
”Be careful Though it’s the worst at the hips, the other bones are more or less in the same state I’ve made him drink some antipyresis”
I handed the unconscious elder over to the noisy bunch
His Ildauy is really admired? Compared to that, I am much more rimless
But
As the Chief was carried away, the exhaustion finally hit me
The rising sun in the relentlessThere ere?? the noisy Ilda to and fro the the market
The smell of the dry soil reached my nose, seems today will be a hot day too
I lead on the wall after I moved into its shadow
This happens every time I call out the <hydra>’s case, the reaction co of exhaustion as if my stamina hit zero and my body turned into metal, that kind of heaviness
I are that I overexerted ish after this I felt like when I used to skip classes and laze around on the school rooftop like I had all the free ti around loosely But then the dizziness hit me
And at that , a youth about e with raven hair noticed me and approached
It’s Xuyen
He earing a long coat that reached his knees and long pants, and above that was leather clothing that matched mine
Down at his feet were leather shoes that looked like boots Noro with sandals or just barefooted but stepping into the ruins without protection was dangerous In other words, it was the usual faet-up for when one was about to enter Babylon
“Nn, was just about to go look for you guys”
“Sorry We souys prepare for nothing”
“Nn That’s okay It’s good enough that you’re safe”
This guy’s real nai> born in our IldamParty
His habit of answering in a nasal tone makes hie
His has a similar frame, but is a bit thinner and shorter than me
His skin tone is a bit burnt brown, and has soft curly hair His face could be called one of those sexy baby faces He was at a level where if he were in the current japan, he would definitely get scouted in a bishounen idol team
He is normally a quiet person, almost expressionless at that too, but he also has a stubborn side to him May he’s what they call a double-faced person?
Well stuff happened but now he’s someone I can talk equally with
“Sensei orried I’ll pass on the news later”
“Is that so? Then please do so It was seriously bad you know I’o to sleep already”
“Nn Muraka to come too He’s drunk and asleep now”
“Again? That uncle I bet he said he had free ti spree?”
“Uh huh Started last night, continued throughout it”
Sigh… I guess he was even ht
Unlike Kenny-san’s group which had tens of people, ours only had four”
Jingorou Murakaoku period and an old uncle, is our leader Though he’s an outrageously unreasonable imperator, his skills are definitely first rate
Gwendolyn's a cool and quiet in 11th century British-born feht She participated in the crusades led by the Christian church in order to capture and revive the Holy Lands in the Middle East She’s the one Xuyen called teacher, because in place of Jin-san, she’s the one training us
Before we also had a skilled Algakoshi+khInuit diviner called Neltornaltok, but about 6 o he lost it and died Inuits are the tribe of people who lived in the Arctic parts of Greenland and Canada
And lastly, it’s me and Xuyen, a total of four
The headcount is really on the low side, but since the inco one can estimate, it won’t rise At least that’s what I heard
“Even though it was Jin-san who told me to do it, dammit! That unsympathetic bastard
“Well, whatever Leave him alone After he becomes sober, this time I won’t let him escape”
“Nn”
Xuyen’s gazed scanned me from top to bottom expressionlessly I was like a child who played in mud, completely dirtied with dry blood, sweat, and desert sand
“Seems like you were almost done in”
“That’s not the least of it! I was alry scorpion monster, that psycho almost turned me into a sacrifice!
If I wasn’t ht now
“For a gatekeeper like that to be in badonigul>, what the hell is happening?”
“Nn It’s certainly strange”
“It was right in the middle of the city area you know? Wasn’t that place coerous there!”
“That’s what I heard too”
This guy’s always like this He only speaks the barethree times more than usual
But I guess it’s okay like this Before, even if he facedworked on hi a few times
“And that iron hatchet I finally completed was lost too damn, what a blunder It even took 2 Mana and 30 Silver to order it”
By the way, that was equivalent to forty bags of barley! It’s no good The exhaustion isme emotional
“Nn Is that so”
Other people would think he was still expressionless, but to me it looked like his face showed a trace of sympathy
This guy laughs and cries like a nor it Even though I couldn’t really get words out of him, at this point I can read his mood
“Well, no choice but to give up A great cost is a great cost I’ll just have to lash out at that greedy Grimmkin I still have some reserves”
“Nn”
I’ froed weapon called Zapala Its blade was inwardly bent like a scythe The blade itself was quite heavy, and it was handled like an axe-center to chop at the target, a special kind of blade found in this area
“Well I guess I’h to survive at all Let’s head back”
It won’t do anything even if I becoood sleep back at the inn
As I stood up and dusted off the dirt frouy wearing soiant that looked like his follower
The crafty looking fat iSouya?” He stroked his flabby chin
For the well-to-do bunch of <kiengi>, they usually weave their beards in fine bunches He probably had a high social position He seeant, but the way he rubbed both of his hands together and held them before his chest showed an action of respect Well it couldn’t be helped I turned to face him
“Oh So you were an Ba’aOutsider
The truth that he was naturally looking down on aze
For me as born and raised in a country where social status wasn’t ranked like this, it wasn’t a pleasent feeling I’etable at the supermarket you know
“I (He uses Washi+) am called KabutouIL, a relative of Laashi+IL I was entrusted with a task by uncle Well, you can think of reat Chief’s representative”
There was a hint of pride in the ed man’s oiled face
“I’ve already been informed by Golden Haired Kenny”
I could see Kenny-san’s figure at the other end of the plaza Between that group of about 20 people, she was explaining so meat off a pan
Her crossbow and pack were ready at her feet Seeo too, what a hard-worker
“You put yourself in risk to save Laashi+IL no? Truly a good job Let this KabutouIL thank you instead of uncle Our clan shall not forget this favour As such, ill deliver a reward later”
This is kind of troubling It was unwelcomed kindness
I just did what I was supposed to do as a supporter The couess I was just reluctant because of the failure
If soreat losses, and this is a city where money counts when it matters
But if I took a strained rewards, then our relationshi+p will turn out to be that of lending and borrowing Even for ht It’s not so I need
And besides, the one as trying to save Laashi+ at any cost wasn’t me
”Reward” hat he said but I couldn’t really feel that way frohty attitude
“Please, the feeling alone is enough”
“Huh? If you’re not satisfied with silver then oh Could it be that you want to join our clan? I must say you have a tactful mind there Certainly if I were to say so then uncle would not reject you He already left the ement to me while he’s under treatment”
What the hell is this guy saying? His selfish blabbering was bad enough but, I don’t think the ruffian Ruin-raider’s would just obey him like that
“I was just protecting myself If you want to thank someone then thank Kenny-san”
The end But it ht’ve been a little too cold
KabutouIL stammered, as if someone poured cold water on hi a bit red too A strange silence drifted in the air, as Imore to talk about
“Sage KabutouIL It see a bit out of it because he was in contact with the Ni<reetings next ti rest is of essence
“Y-Yes that’s right S-So it was Ni< it if that was the case But if you say you don’t need a reward then that is fine too But please be sure to inform him later that he was the one who refused”
“Thank you”
It was Xuyen who mediated between us with his smooth words Hey!!
Well this guy also spouted out stuff non-stop if he thought it was necessary to talk Really, only when it was necessary
“Sheesh I’ll be heading back!”
After snorting once in displeasure, KabutouL went back to the search party’s side along with his servant, as still as silent as a statue As I turned around, the cursing words he purposely said aloud reached me
“How dare he, a e” shi+t! I hurriedly blocked Xuyen
“It’s okay”
Xuyen, who had his glare plastered on the fat man’s back turned
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