164 Episode 164 "I tried to cover the ears of a monster that doesn't listen to people with maximum output.".txt

He was running in the woods.

Mission aborted. Abolish the goblin emissary plan. Make your escape a priority.

He' who activated his skills while running changed from a 'black beastman' to a 'goblin'.

I'm not going to be the only one who can do this.

It's not possible to follow a demon without both power and wisdom.

I reaffirm my mission. To weaken the sub-humans. I must obtain the beastman's treasure. My guild's power is weakening. In the meantime, I need to gather enough materials to make contact with the Demon King...

The Wise Goblin put his hand to his forehead.

My memory is confused. Maybe it's time to go back to his original form.

His skill is the ability to transform. He can take any form and use the abilities of that form to some extent.

But the cost is that his memory and ego are dragged by his form.

This was the case when he took the form of a goblin for a long time. At one point, he found a beautiful, beautiful girl among the goblins and almost asked her to marry him. When I became a beastman, I almost lost my mind as the ball rolled around in the air.

...... goblins and beastmen are both monsters to me.

The "Wise Goblin" looks back as he runs.

The enemy is chasing us. Don't worry. I have a plan for when the time comes.

It's not like he was calling himself a "wise goblin" for nothing. I have an insurance policy in place in case the plan fails. It's not a problem. My skills are perfect. When I morph into my next form, I'll be able to kill them and steal away.

I will complete the great dungeon and meet the great demon king. ......

And the 'Wise Goblin' changed his appearance.

He sucked in a breath and shouted.

"──── Vuo?

The answer came from across the forest.

As expected. Attacking this 'Beastman's Village' was part of the plan.

I've already researched in advance what kind of demons live in the surrounding area.

It's my crisis. You will help me, right?　Brethren.

He chuckled and began to prepare to intercept the enemy.

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"Rita (Recipient: Nagi): Report, Master!　There's a demon approaching!

I received a message from Rita, who is ahead of me, from the "Share Consciousness (Mind Linkage) - Revised".

Me, Cecil and Rita are chasing after the escaped 'Wise Goblin'.

The enemy no longer takes the form of beastmen. But they are fast. It's a good match for Rita.

Maybe they have a combat cheat skill.

''Nagi (Recipient: Rita): do you know what kind of demon it is?''

Rita (Recipient: Nagi): Probably "Forest Orcs". There are 10 and a few of them. They're slow to move, but their durability makes them a cumbersome opponent. ......

"Forest Orcs

A pigman who lives in the forest. They are good at hunting in groups and sometimes work in conjunction with goblins.

They have a strong sense of nawareness and do not tolerate those who enter.

They have a thick subcutaneous fat that makes it difficult for weapons to pass through them. They are also very durable, so be careful in battle.

'Rita (Recipient: Nagi): watch out ......, it's already here!

A 'forest orc' jumps out from among the trees.

With a rusty sword in his hand, he slashes at Rita. But──.

"Rita: More is coming!　"Perception Instantaneous Movement [Away King Quickly]!

Rita's body shuffled, and she avoided the orc's sword.

''Vo?''

By the time the orc swung his sword down, Rita was no longer there.

''Too late!''

Gulp!

"Whoa!

In an instant, Rita spun around behind her and kicked the back of the 'forest orc' in the head.

The forest orcs rolled on the ground with a bounce.

'...... vo-o-o-o-o'

...... Are these guys controlled by the 'wise goblins' too?

I readied my magic sword, Leggy.

The 'forest orc' is shaking its head and trying to get up.

Speaking of which, just now I heard a scream in the forest.

Maybe that was the voice calling out to the forest orcs. The beastman's village is far away from the demon's habitat. If they don't call out to you, the demons won't come to you.

''It's really tricky ...... changeable people,''

Rita comes back to me and Cecil. You came back to escort us over here.

Before I knew it, we were surrounded.

The 'forest orcs' are gathering from all over the forest. They are all staring at us without question. I've been looking deep into the forest a few times, which means there are still 'wise goblins' over there.

Cecil. Is your magic attribute still 'wind'?

Yes. Mr. Nagi.

Cecil said, so I disclosed her status.

'Wind magic.'

Level 1: 'Sound Blows', 'Wind Arrows', 'Wind Ball'

Level 2: "Wind Wall

Level 3: "Summoning the Wind Spirit

'Shall I change the attribute back to 'flame'?　Mr. Nagi.

Cecil looked up at me and said.

''With the 'Ancient Language, Arrow of Fire,' we can open a path without killing the orcs.

I could do it, but there are too many obstacles in this place.

Even if you fire the 'flaming arrows' in rapid succession, about half of them will hit the trees. It's a waste of magic power, isn't it?

It's just too much trouble if the 'wise goblins' escape. I'm going to use obstacle-less magic to neutralize them all together.

I look into Cecil's face.

Cecil, let's check it out. The water version of the 'light' is 'blocking the opponent's five senses with water', the wind version is 'blocking the opponent's five senses with wind' magic, right?

Yes. It's just that it's not your eyes that will be blocked, but your ears.

All right. Cecil, prepare it. Rita, use 'Perception Blink' to break through the 'Forest Orcs' and stall the 'Wise Goblins'. But hide the beast ears.

"...... the beast ears?　So you want me to be in human form?

I'll send you an email when I'm ready, and then you have to come back as soon as possible. I'll email you when I'm ready, and then you'll have to come back as soon as possible. Great.

Yes, master!

Rita declares and starts running.

We are surrounded by 8 "Forest Orcs". They all point their weapons at Rita at once, but...

That's why I said it's too late!

"Google?

Rita avoided the attack with a paperweight and kicked the 'forest orc' in the jaw (jaw).

The impact to the skull cannot be erased even if the flesh is attached. Kicking the fallen forest orc's body, Rita jumped and dropped her heel into the second body. Easily incapacitated, she runs to the other side of the forest.

Now, I have some work to do.

''Vo-ooh-ooh-ooh!

Activate.　'Jusui Kenjutsu, LV2!'

Shurin.

The Demon Sword Leggy received the sword of the 'Forest Orc'.

Leggy's 'I'll do it! A joyful voice sounded out.

The 'Jiu-Ji Sui Sword Technique' that has reached level 2 has improved its receiving ability. When I received Veil's ice sword before, I was able to flip it 180 degrees and strike back.

If you do the same thing to an orc's sword...

Gurung.

Ggaaaaah! ？？？？

The orc's body made a half-turn.

'Stupid!　You're 400 years too young to try to attack the Lord!　Go away!

With the orc's sword caught, the magic sword Leggy made another half turn.

The Orcs, whose power was completely swept away, crashed into their fellow Orcs with the momentum of their sword swinging.

''Ggaaaa!''

Here you go. Eat.

I shove a piece of dried meat into the mouth of the overlapping orc.

As I unconsciously swallow it, I speak to the orc in Food Negotiation.

'Why did you guys attack us?'

"Fuzagelna!　It was Gizamara Darougah who attacked our Lord!

I'm pissed.

I see. So the wise goblin has been transformed into an orc lord.

And he asked the orcs around him for help. Since we were chasing him, we were the enemy. The Forest Orcs, who have a strong sense of Nawallian consciousness, reflexively came to the rescue.

That means the people inside the Wise Goblin know a lot about demon biology. I wonder what they are.

"Demons are simple. Demons are simple, so it's understandable that they are deceived.

I don't think you'd understand if I told you this.

Me and Leggy the Magic Sword nodded at each other.

I mean, it's tacky, isn't it, 'Wise Goblin'? He's taking advantage of all the demons and beastmen.

It seems like it's best to neutralize them quickly and leave the rest to the beastmen.

''Nagi (Recipient: Rita): Rita, how about that one?

"Rita (Recipient: Nagi): Kenjagoburin - Ashidome, chu!　This guy - he's a pain in the ass. Orcs are clinging to me and ...... ahhhhh!'

Behind the trees, I see Rita fighting.

She seems to have succeeded in stalling the enemy. However, there are other orcs, so stalling them is the limit. That's why the message of the "consciousness-sharing" is so faint.

I'll reduce the number of orcs here too.

Activate...　''Jiu Sui Kenjutsu (Jiu Sui Kenjutsu) LV2, plus Delayed Combat (Delay Arts) LV2'' -!

Shururin. Shururin'!

I use Juju Sui Kenjutsu to dodge the orcs that come at me one after another and roll them over.

Then, after striking out, I unleash my "Delayed Combat".

"Gogaaaaaaaaah!

Three orcs are brought together and blown away with a sheathed blow.

The enemy crashes into a tree and stops moving. But there's no end to it.

─ ─ Where's Cecil?

"'The breath of the great wind... deprive the enemy of all his senses...

When I turned around, I saw Cecil put his hand on his chest and chanting wind magic.

''It is a vibration that overflows from the primordial. A pure cry. To show our victory - and - to show its power!

Cecil looks at me and nods his head.

I'm ready.

"Nagi (Recipient: Rita): Rita, come back here!　As fast as you can!

"Rita (Recipient: Nagi): Haha ──────!　Master ────!

It was almost at the same time as the message arrived and Rita jumped into my chest.

Rita came back with the super-acceleration of the "perceptive instantaneous motion" and braked in front of me.

I'm not going to be able to get a good idea of what to expect.

...... I'm always going to be the form that my master wants me to be.

Rita hides her beast ears and tail and turns into her human form.

I hugged Rita and covered her ears. I'm going to ask you to open your mouth wide, just to be sure - and don't bite your shoulder sweetly. It's useless if you keep your mouth covered.

Now, Cecil!

Yes, Mr. Nagi!

Cecil declared and raised his thin arms in the air.

''Activate 'Ancient Language Magic──Sky Sound Blast (Sound Blower)'!

The wind swirled around his slender brown fingers.

A chirping, bell-like sound was heard.

And then, just before the orcs jumped on us - the wind blew up, just before the orcs jumped on us.

─ ─ DOOOOOOOOOGGOOOOOOOOOOOOONNN！！！！ You know.

An explosive sound that was enough to shake all the trees in the forest resounded in the surrounding space.

''Vogaaaaaaaaaa (My ears, my ears aaaaaaaaaaaa!) ！！！！！""

The "Forest Orcs" screamed.

''────!''

Rita is trembling in my arms.

I had her take human form because it's easier to cover her ears that way. Since the ears are large in the beast form, the damage from sound also increases. So I cover both of Rita's ears with my arms and hold her close.

Me and Cecil are unaffected. It's the same as the ancient language version of "Light".

Cecil's wind magic 'Air Sound Bomb (Sound Blows)' emits a huge explosion around us. I'm not going to be able to say that I'm not going to be able to do anything about it. In the same way that the light is light and the fog blocks the opponent's vision with water, the air sound bomb is a magic that blocks the opponent's hearing with air.

It does not have the ability to kill. It's only a magic that neutralizes the opponent.

I'm unaffected by it, but I know ...... there's an amazing sound going on. I'm sure you'll find that your body is chattering and trembling.

Even a "forest orc" can't withstand this kind of thing.

"......vovovovo

Oh, yeah.

With a thud, the body of the Forest Orcs fell to the ground.

All of the Forest Orcs that were directly hit by the Sound Blower were stunned.

Was it a bad thing?

"Cecil, one more shot. Now prepare the normal version.

"It's for the 'wise goblin', isn't it?

Yeah. If that guy is a cheat character, he could be resisting.

I untied my arms from holding Rita.

Rita is ...... still shaking a bit. I'm sure she was afraid of the loud noise.

I explained it to her.

"It's okay. "Rita?　Can you still fight?

I put my face close to Rita's ear and said.

"...?

Rita's a little red-faced and craning her neck.

Not good. Did Rita's ears get hit?

Get a grip, Rita!　Can you hear me?

I said, putting my mouth close to Rita's ear.

Rita just nods her head as usual. But she's also very red, right up to her neck.

Huh?　...... maybe.

............ Rita is cute. I'm proud of my slave. I'm nothing without you, Rita. So answer me. Please!

...... blah.

Rita's face turned bright red.

'You can hear me, can't you?'

'I'm sorry ...... that. It feels so good to have Nagi's breath on my ears .......

Rita's face fell down in embarrassment.

As it was, she clung to me and didn't move.

'...... What's up, Rita?'

...... Maybe it's because I was fighting that 'wise goblin'?　I was a little uncomfortable at ...... what's that?

Rita squeezed my arm.

"He's not telling the truth about who he is, is he?　I am too ...... because that's what we do in this place.

Rita touched her own, human ear with her fingers.

She turned and looked back at the beastly village. She looked kind of lonely.

''I'm a beastman who can take on the form of a beastman and a human, but you keep that a secret in this village, right?　I wondered if it was the same as that 'wise goblin' thing, or something like that.

So that's what happened.

Rita was abandoned by her beastman family because she could take on the form of both beastmen and humans.

Because there was a tribe of beastmen who were 'beast supreme' and didn't allow anything different.

So after coming to Totori and Rutri's village, Rita was ...... unstable when she remembered that she was a special beastman. She would come to me to ask me to 'rebuild' and, like now, she would look lonely.

But that's ......

It's not the same, Rita.

I looked into Rita's cherry-red eyes and said.

'The 'wise goblins' disguise themselves to take advantage of people. But that's not the case with Rita. She's just trying to protect her personal information from people she doesn't know. No, she's not like that. I don't see the resemblance, you know.　I can assure you of that.

...... or but.

Rita shakes her head with tears in her eyes.

I grab Rita's mold and look into her face.

'My slave Rita-Melpheus. Listen carefully.

'...... is, yes. Master.

Thy true identity is just me and my family.

I stroked Rita's hair and said, "I am the only one who has the right to love both human and animal forms.

I'm the only one who has the right to love both human and beastman forms. Rita, in all forms, is my precious family and friend. It's not possible to get them together with the enemy, the wise goblins. Rather, it's an insult to the masters who love both of them. Do you understand, Rita Melpheus!

Umm, yeah ...... yeah!

Rita's cherry-red eyes widened.

She nodded again and again, holding back tears.

'I'm sorry master!　I, I am ...... Nagi's ......

tightly packed

A teary-eyed Rita hugged me.

I stroked her hair. I'm extremely embarrassed, so I keep my head to the side. Cecil doesn't look at me with his fingers in his mouth either.

But I still have a lot to learn as a master.

I should have at least thought about how coming to the beastman's village would affect Rita.

''When this is over, I'll be able to breathe as much as I want on your ears. Let's just get this over with and go home.

I pull Rita and Cecil's hands away and start running.

I've taken a pawn in ....... Hey, Cecil-chan.

Rita looked at Cecil and smiled.

'I'm sorry. You shouldn't leave your master alone. I'm only half as good as Cecil.''

'Phew' to my ears, right? I'm until the date and Rita is at ...... until morning, how about ......?

I heard some disturbing lines.

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...... ugh, ugh.

He was crouched at the base of a tree.

His ears are still deaf.

'What ...... is that? That was .......

He shakes his head and stands up.

The figure is still the 'Oak Lord'.

There are still enemies left.

There are more demons ahead. We need to change into something more powerful. More and more...

There's more to come. You'll get another chance.

There's ────.

His ears barely caught the sound.

Enemy!

Immediately, "He" activated the skill. It's a good idea to use "High Speed Trajectory", another skill along with "Changing Ability", to escape.

But he wasn't able to escape in time.

Show your true form, wise goblin!

When I woke up, there was a girl with golden hair in front of me.

Activate 'Area Breaker'!

Her fist blew away 'his' body.

''──Gah, gah, gah, gah, gah!

'He' rolls on the ground, bouncing repeatedly. He hits a tree and stops.

And then - the figure of the disguise that covered him disappeared.

The "Oaklord" disappeared, the "Wise Goblin" disappeared, and the "Black Beastman" disappeared as well...

What appeared was a man from this world, an adventurer's man.

'Are you from ...... this world?'

I heard a voice.

I noticed a dark-haired boy standing in front of me.

''You weren't a 'visitor' ...... why would someone from this world imitate a demon ......?

Will you treat me kindly, folks?

"He," he said.

"I am Eldorua von Gazelle. I am Eldorua von Gersel, a former demon-user who will eventually meet and defeat the Demon King. ......

In a faltering tone of voice, he traced a faint memory.