Chapter 21 - The Dropout
I tried to fight the enemies in the Forbidden Zone, but they were more troublesome than I had expected.
If you use magic, it's not so bad, but a warrior with only a sword is clearly a liability here.
「All right, everyone, listen up. What we just fought is just the beginning. We're still in the first entrance area, not the deepest.」
I say.
The deeper you go, the more advanced the spell will be sealed, and naturally, the more concentrated the magic power will be.
If this is the case, it is easy to predict that the monsters triggered by it will also become stronger the further in you go.
「I'm sorry, brother. ......」
I guess he understood that. Jouga slapped the ground with his clenched fist in frustration, then I said.
「Don't worry about it, Jouga. Everyone will have their own strengths, and weakness. The Black Cat of the Wind is not a single person, it's a team. So, you just do your best when the enemy's magic doesn't work. That'll make up for this loss.」
「Yeah, I get it! I'll take care of it when the time comes!」
「Yeah. I'll tell you who else I can't take in the back. First of all, Melissa, you.」
「Kuhh...... Yeah, that's right. I was so flustered that I couldn't even cast a spell. I didn't realize how different the real battle would be...」
Melissa bites her lip with a difficult face. I was going to force her out if she talked back, but it looks like that won't be necessary.
「Don't worry about it. If it's your first battle, it's a big deal that you didn't get hurt. Besides, we were taken by surprise by that many of them.」
At first there were about twenty of them, but later there were nearly a hundred.
A monster house.
This will probably keep accumulating if we don't regularly kill monsters here.
The reason why the headmaster invited us here so easily was because she was planning to have us clean up the inside from the beginning. She used us well, didn't she?
Oh well.
「Ione, you must get back. You're a warrior just like Jouga.」
「Sure, I understand. Next time, I'll make sure I can slay the shadows with a single blow.」
She also did some damage to the shadow monster, but not enough to defeat it.
Ione is perfect at dodging enemy attacks, so there's no problem taking her with us, but we have the numbers and it's better not to overwhelm her.
「Then there's you, Craig.」
I say to the blond Magician.
「Well, I can't help it. I can't help but notice that senpai have not been able to defeat even one enemy.」
In his case, if he hadn't been watching the others, he would have been able to defeat some of them, but he didn't seem to want to take the initiative.
I've heard that he's good at dark magic, but I don't think it's possible for someone who's advanced to the master program to not know a single light attribute magic.
He's the brother of Kaede, the hero, so it would be troublesome if he only spied on our information and later teamed up with Kaede to become our enemy.
「No, Anija was probably observing how this party fights, for future battles. Let me tell you something, he's capable of doing it, you know?」
When Kaede looked at me, she was a little frustrated and defended Craig.
「I know that. He was perfect in defense during the battle, and he was calm enough to have a conversation with Kaede. So I want you to take Jouga and the others back outside. Can you do that for me, senpai?」
「I understand. If that's the case, I'll take care of it. But it feels strange to be called a senpai by someone who is older than me. I've heard that you're the leader of an A-ranked clan, so you've got that going for you.」
After saying that, Craig came closer to me. Meena was standing by my side with her hand on the hilt of her sword to warn him, so I motioned with my hand to stop.
There's no reason for Craig to attack me here.
「So please don't hesitate to call me Fred. Everyone close to me calls me that.」
Alfred-von-Craig, who held out his hand to me, apparently wanted to shake my hand.
「All right, Fred.」
I don't want to be your friend, but I need you to bring back my friends, Jouga and Ione, safely. I won't be rude to him.
「Ah! Aah! Craig......,oops not that, Fred, me too, me too!」
Letty wipes her hands on her robe and asks for a handshake.
「Hmph. You're no good.」
Fred swatted Letty's hand coldly to the side.
「Why!?」
「Have you forgotten? You once stocked my study desk with a large quantity of Moudoku Toads, the most dangerous of all animal species. You know how I unknowingly touched it to clean it up and nearly died? I was on the verge of death for three days and three nights. I even met my dead grandmother across the river.」
「Uh, well, it's not a little prank. It's not a monster. You're alive, so it's okay, and it's already over.」
「No! I could have forgiven it if it was a non-poisonous frog, but what if I was dead? Kaede, don't let this guy get to you, okay?」
「Roger! My brother's enemy is my enemy.」
「"Moudoku Toad" huh ...... can I eat it?」
Marilyn started to think about something else, but let's leave her alone. No, come to think of it.
「Oh that's right, Letty, I once gave you the Red Killer Bee's poisonous needle in the Labyrinth of No Return. Now, give it back.」
It's best to collect dangerous items as soon as possible. You can't let a Mad Magician have a blade.
「Ehh? I don't have it anymore, I already used it.」
「What? Did you use it to assassinate someone?」
「I'm not using for that! Well, I do sometimes, but I used that poison needle for another alchemy.」
「Letty, sometimes you says,...... you will have to tell me more about that when we get out of here.」
「I agree」
「Ehhh? Oh, come on, Serina, Ione, give me a break. See, when you little, you are little mischievous , right?」
「Serina, I'll give you permission with the authority of the leader. You'll have to interrogate her thoroughly later.」
「Roger that」
If it's an assassination before she joined the Black Cat of the Wind, I'll tolerate it, but if it's after she joined, there's no guarantee we won't get caught up in it.
Fred doesn't seem to have a problem with it, but I would have thrown the frog back at her.
「Letty, are you talking about within the Kingdom of Vernia? If so, I, as a member of the Knights of the Kingdom of Vernia, need to investigate...」
Noel started to worry about it too, though.
「Aargh, I can't hear you.」
What a hopeless fellow she is, She's as close to black as gray can be.
「I'll leave this matter to Serina, and Noel can investigate as much as you likes and arrest her if necessary.」
「Roger that, Master.」
「Hey, Alec! Are you going to sell out your friends? No way, I can't believe this guy.」
「You're noisy, Letty. Don't talk to me like that. I'm just doing my civic duty and turning a criminal over to the authorities. Until you're cleared of all charges, you're gonna have to be a little quiet.」
「Charges. ...... Oh, yeah, charges! Well, fufu, let's see if you can get some proof, Ne~e-chan, Aahh?」
「It's just so stupid...」
More than half of the people in the surrounding are disgusted by Letty's flailing arms.
「Yes, yes, Letty, that's enough of your sophistication. We're on the field now, darling, we must stop this now」
Saki says, but yes, I agree. We don't have time for long conversations in a place where the enemy might come out again at any moment.
「Okay, camp's over. Let's go.」
「「「 Roger that 」」」
We parted ways with Jouga and the others here, and decided to head further into the interior.
The four members returning home were Jouga, Ione, Melissa, and Fred.
The remaining members were Serina, Meena, Lily, Nene, Letty, Saki, Kaede, Cherry-sensei, Marilyn, Lumina, Nicole, and Noel.
We still have enough people.
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