Vol 10 Chapter 174 (2/2)

Confirht hand, and lopped off the Land Dragon’s head

Without being hit by a drop of the blood spatter, she got onto the collapsing dragon’s back, and feeling the response of so round her, she twitched, and turned in that direction

There wasn’t any info co was there

When she sent a glance that direction, the other party stopped, and slowly began to retreat

May addressed Eva

“Hey, could you try shooting an arrow over there?”

There, Eva was busy dealing with the other

“Can’t! So won’t you help out over here!?”

May was curious, but if they were just going to go away like that, she thought it would be fine for now, May rushed over to Clara

There, Clara spoke

“Wait a ether ashe cannot detect with Skills out there”

She spoke as she opened her revolver’s cylinder, and swapped out its cartridges

She wasn’t accusto quite inefficiently

Eva turned to the environ out an arrow, and notching it

“Wait, even Lyle can’t detect theood if we rely on his Skills too much”

And hearing a sound, Eva shot the arroards it

Even when there was nothing there, the arroas hit aside, instantly putting the three of theuard

May stood up front as if to protect the other two

“It’s not a monster? Maybe a human”

They left their backs to one another, as the presence continued distancing itself…

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… Monica placed her large haon she’d crushed

While Noveic had stopped its iant weapon

Its lower half was in a horrible state, but even so, it could be dealt for a high price, so Monica pat her chest in relief over her household’s finances

“Hah, with this, ill easily be able to clear the su paired with that vixen I acast, onally behind that Chicken!”

Looking at Monica riling herself up, Noveave a bitter smile

But hearing Lyle’s voice, she inclined her ear to it

Seeing her gesture, Monica spoke in jealousy

“God dammit… he even kissed me atop the shi+p, but when he returns to normal, he says I don’t need one, and chickens out… Hah, just ill his next Fever Time come, I wonder”

There was already a line between Lyle and Monica, and because of that, using his Skill… Connection… didn’t require a kiss

Disappointed over that fact, Monica looked over the other members with envy

“If that how it’ll be, I’ll increase their calorie intake little by little every day, and bring anguish to their scales”

After grinning over that flight of mischief, Monica opened her red eye wide, and picked up her hammer

She took her left hand off its shaft, took a small knife out of her sleeve, and threw it at the spot that was bothering her

Her eyes could clearly take in the existence Lyle’s Skills couldn’t capture

Nove at the place Monica had thrown her knife…

“Earth Hand!”

Ar for the invisible ene in the air, and it looked as if it had stabbed into so

And slowly, both the knife and the blood disappeared

The Earth Hands ic were suddenly torn apart in the air

Seeing that, Novem surveyed the area

“… There”

“Vixen, step back!”

Monica called out, but Novee

She changed her staff’s shape, formed a scythe, and blocked the attack of the invisible enemy Perhaps that surprised the enemy, as they immediately retreated

Monica was about to give chase, but Lyle gave an order not to follow, so she stopped in her tracks

Nove foe’s back…

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“Consarn it! Because of all the infor it on Search backfired”

When athered, I severed Connection, and used the Sixth’s Skill… Real Spec… to take in the surrounding situation

They were hard to see, but surely enough, there were nals around

Unaccustomed to it, the others weren’t able to process all the info from Real Spec It caused headaches, and it was a burden, so I hadn’t made use of it

Switching to it part-way through would get in the way of the others’ battle, so unable to do that, I could only wait for my comrades to come

Miranda looked at me as she asked my plans

“What are you going to do? I don’t think we’ll lose, but we used quite a bit of ti to this forest We don’t havecat and mouse”

I thought of what reason the enemy may have to attack us

(Is it Celes’ doing? Did she or someone around her finally send assassins? But we’re in Cartaffs If they were going to do it, it would be more efficient to wait in Beim)

My thoughts wouldn’t coether, but I looked around

“The forests’up the materials, let’s return to the Guild We can’t waste anythat won’t make us any money”

Irritating as it may be, we didn’t have the leisure to chase them down

And the movements they displayed were onlt those to search us out

On reed

『You don’t have time, so any more is impossible But make sure you’re prepared to deal with thehts will be troublesome』

I iht watch

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… In a place separated from the forest, Lark pulled out the knife stabbed into his arm

“That wo to attack, I should’ve chosen a different group Maybe get the guy out of the way first”

Observing skilled adventurers

Their original goal was just to know their war potential, but having felt an urge to try obtaining the his hand His approach noticed, he ended upa counterattack

A feized

“I deeply apologize For theh our Skill…”

“No, they’re just uy, but the rest are a treasure trove Though I really didn’t knohat to think about one of the her at my side”

They were all wearing expensive robes, and each robe had a Skill engraved onto it

Magic tools to prevent detection by Skills, and by eye sight

“Larc-sama, let me heal your wounds”

Larc presented his injury to a wolared at the one who’d produced the Magic Tools

“Oy, the ht?”

The woe

“I-I’et close, so they surely had an effect T-they’re eneral public”

He turned his eyes fro woman to the forest, and looked at his fully-healed arm The wound had closed, and it hadn’t left a scar

“… I thought ood In that case, it would’ve been better to go after the Trēs House’s princess Dagnabbit! I’ve needlessly wasted some time”

An annoyed Larc had been able to see the power of Lyle’s forces up close And once he deduced he would never stand a chance upfront, he i to draay one or two of their ranks

A Skill to infatuate the other sex, 【Charm】

Possessing such a skill put Larc at quite an advantageous position when dealing omen

But that Charm had its limitations

All it really did was et their attention, and if really wanted to e Skill, 【Temptation】

However, that Te it once, he wouldn’t be able to use it for a while

“… They’re not opponents where the same trick ork twice We’ll concede defeat for now I thought that if we could snatch up soive us a chance at an audience with Ludmila, you know”

The surrounding women listened to his words in fascination

The robe covering his body lost its effect, and when Larc tossed it aside, a few competed to scramble for it

With a large black sword over his back, Larc…

“Well, I’m sure the chance will come someday I’ll just wait it out until then… until the day I becoet Ludmila to fall for me, the rest is all mine”

Larc walked off towards where his horse was tethered, and his wo…

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… Inside the Jewel

With the appearance of attackers, there were four gathered to think over their goal

Third, Fourth, Fifth, Seventh They surrounded the round table, giving their forecast on the enemy

『Personally, fro adventurer, isn’t it?』

On the Third’s opinion, those around nodded The Fourth re off the lenses

『I’ll bet He had soet the feeling it’s liht』

The Fifth, even knowing that, didn’t see adventurer himself

『Did heit on his own, that makes it nice and simple』

The Seventh sounded annoyed

『If we only had the ti him to a pulp But we’ve sure found a troublesome one in Cartaffs I do think it’s best we take him dohile we’re here』

Rather than troublesoerous Skill What’sit was a dangerous one as well

As they wanted to gain Cartaffs’ cooperation, they were thinking to get rid of any that would get in the way

『But we don’t have any proof this tiets rid of hiet some evidence, but…』

After the Third had said that much, within the Jewel… the conference roo door

Everyone looked around At that very athered It wasn’t thinkable that anyone would be opening the door to their memories

And their four sets of eyes turned to Lyle’s room of memories

Frole woman stepped out

It wasn’t Celes She woman more mature than Lyle’s sister looked to be in her twenties The first to react was the Fifth He stood from his seat, looked at the woman, and opened his eyes wide

『… Milleia, why are you here?』

Seeing the Fifth wipe off his sweat, the reuard As that was happening, the woolden eyes around the room

Clothed in white, she raised the he

Milleia Walt… or perhaps Milleia Circry was not an owner of the Walt House’s Jewel

It was strange of her to exist in this space

Milleia opened her mouth

『It is a pleasure to be of your acquaintance, Third Generation Head Sleigh-sama, Fourth Generation Head Max-sama, and Seventh Generation Head Brod-sama It has been a while, father』

An appearance similar to Miranda

But an atolden eyes were the same Demon Eyes that Shannon possessed

『I am Milleia Milleia Walt Since this room’s owner, Lyle, has yet to even atteuide hi those of the Walt House, I was deemed most worthy, it seems』

The ancestors within the Jeere beings of memory, without exception They had wills, but it’s not as if their souls were sealed inside

And Milleia standing before them was the same The woman herself had died, and this was an entity made of memory…

But that was strange Milleia and the Jewel… it was a blue gem at the time, but the two had never once come into contact

The Seventh opened his mouth

『A guide, you say? Co like that is…』

Co their confusion, Milleia spoke with a smile

『There is a need for Lyle to know everything That is the Jewel’s will It will be troublesolect it』

When she spoke of the Jewel’s will, the ancestors’ confusion only grew

The Third muttered

『The Jewel’s will? What could that…』