173 Episode 173 "In" Non-Killing Magic ", I tried to pull the monster from the tower moderately.".txt

The point of view of the next Lord Royeld...

Hii ...... I'm sorry, I'm sorry.

'No, so I don't really blame you. I am.

The next lord's boy, Royeld, said.

The answer to that - a short scream of "Hii".

Theemel, the assistant who suggested this 'Next Lord's Newcomer Training', must be an excellent woman. If not, there is no way the lord-sama would recommend her. She's young, serious, and just right for assisting Royeld. So it's better to get along with her.

That was the reason why this training was held, but .......

I didn't expect ...... this to happen.

Royeld looked out the window and sighed.

This is the forest near the port city of Irgafa. It's in a tower that stands there.

The aide, Thamer, had arranged a program to increase the sense of unity by discussing the management of the territory in an unstable place.

When we were discussing the future of the territory by lighting a lamp on the top floor here in the tattered tower, I felt that there was indeed a sense of unity.

Even Royeld, though he was less than 10 years old, was still a member of the Ilgafa lord family. He knows how difficult it is to run a port town. The idea of discussing it all night long and in an unstable place made me feel a bit romantic.

''I didn't think ...... that such a huge demon would come .......''

There was a thumping sound. It was the sound of the Great Land Viper, a giant land snake, passing by outside the window.

How many of these snakes are clinging to the tower?

Each and every one of them is huge and the tower shakes every time they move. And they are carnivores.

There are iron bars on the windows, but I don't know when they will be broken. The exit of the tower is blocked by the body of the snake. Even if the door were to open, it would be crushed by the body of the snake or swallowed by its huge mouth.

...... This is another trial, this one a trial. A self-imposed ordeal.

Royeld could only shudder and murmur.

'We had to reduce ...... costs. We couldn't afford to waste money on unnecessary expenses. Rather than pay a cancellation fee, we'd be better off training for that, wouldn't we?　You understand, don't you? You understand, don't you?

His mumbling was punctuated by other words.

'...... Turn around and talk to me. Mr. Themel.

Hee.

When Royeld asks, his aide, Thamel, also screams.

He was an adult who could not be counted on.

Royeld felt that the port city of Ilgafa, which is protected by the Sea Dragon Kerkator, was romantic.

I thought it was going to be ruled by a great man.

I wonder if there is any ...... mystery anywhere.

There were only a few people that Royeld felt mystified by.

One of them was - Iris-Hafeumea.

She is literally a mystical priestess princess who is able to convey the language of the sea dragon.

She was clearly different from the others. Her eyes were shining. It seemed like she was enjoying her life so much. She must be in love with the sea dragon Kerkator. Otherwise, she wouldn't have been so beautiful.

The elf maids she always had with her were probably beautiful because they were just as loyal to the sea dragon as the priestesses were. Come to think of it, the chestnut-haired maid I've been hanging out with a lot lately has the same feeling. When I grow up, I want to be an adult like that .......

There's not much that's ...... mysterious about it.

When Roiild looked out the window...

"Please stay in the middle of the room.

There was a large piece of parchment floating in the air.

............ huh?

I suppose this is to avoid irritating the land snakes. They were drifting away from us.

It was unnatural. The parchment is always pointing the letters towards where Reuerd is.

I wonder if he's seeing in an illusion - as Reuerd thinks that, the letters change shape little by little.

The next thing that appeared was 'I'm going to use magic now. I will help you, don't worry about it'.

''What is this mystery?''

As instructed, Royeld moved to the center of the room.

In addition, he dragged a frightened adult along.

There was nothing more that could be done. The only thing to do is to wait patiently.

Can we really do something about this situation?

The tower is entangled in a giant land snake. If we attacked them with swords or magic, the snakes would begin to rampage and the tower would collapse. If you use magic so powerful that it kills the snakes in an instant, the Roi'elders inside will also be affected. However, if you leave them alone, they will eventually notice the Royeld and start attacking them.

The only way to rescue Royaelde is to defeat her snakes in a flash, without their knowledge, using safe magic. If you can do that...

"'Sea Dragon Priestess'. Please help me. ......

Royeld clasped his hands together with Iris-Hafemea, who was not supposed to be there.

'If you help me, this Royeld-Hafemea will swear allegiance to the priestess and the sea dragon Kerkator. The port city of Irgafa will be your city──

While murmuring about it, Royeld was praying...

What...

"Guggalabagh!

The magic that flew from the ground neutralized the giant land snake in an instant.

─ Nagi's point of view (10 minutes ago)

This time, I think I'll use 'non-lethal magic'.

I said in front of the assembled group.

Cecil, Aine, Iris, and Rafilia are surrounding me and listening to me.

White, who has entered Ritogon, is in my arms. He is shaking and shaking as if to check his fluffy body.

We are in the forest with a view of the tower.

We're hiding from the giant land snake in the forest where we can see the tower.

The purpose of this operation is to rescue our new lord, Royeld. In order to do so, I'll need Cecil's help. We have to defeat the snake before it goes on the rampage, so we'll have to use ancient language magic.

Very well. Mr. Nagi.

Cecil raised his brown hand in a shooing motion.

I nod back at her and then continue.

'It's the safest magic possible to use. Royerd and his assistant are on the top floor of the tower. It's a small tower. If you use fire magic, freeze magic, or any of the wind system vacuum magic, there's a chance you could cause damage inside.

In other words, it's time for my skill, the 'Elemental Changer' magic attribute change, Nagi-sama.

Yeah. So let me ask you, what fire, water, wind, and earth magic has the least effect on your surroundings?

...... 'Water', right?

Cecil thought for a moment before answering.

''With 'magic attribute change', I can turn 'fire magic' into either icy magic or room temperature water magic. Then it won't be hot or cold, and I don't think it will be painful or cut off.

All right. Then I'll use 'Water Magic' to rip the 'Giant Land Snake' off the tower. The rest will be beaten up with magic or dried up with Aine's 'Increased Sewage'. Let's do this.

It's probably the safest way to go.

The purpose of this time is to rescue the next lord, Royeld-kun, not to defeat the enemy.

''It's possible to do that kind of thing. ...... It's convenient, isn't it? Cecil-sama's 'magic attribute change'.

Raphilia nodded admiringly.

I'm a wizard too, you know. I'd like to have that kind of "Chiito Sukiru".

...... ha!

Cecil held his chest.

'Well, you'll have to tell that to ...... Nagi-sama.

Is that so?

It's a good idea to make sure that you're not going to have to worry about your own safety. I think that will depend on Nagi-sama and Rafilia-san's potential ability.

I understand. Please instruct me then. I promise!

Okay.

Cecil turned bright red - and looked at me.

I know why you're embarrassed. It's a good thing that you're not going to be able to get a good deal more than you think. Raphilia is smiling so innocently that she probably doesn't realize that kind of thing.

Aine is ...... nodding with a gentle face. I'm sure you'll be able to find out more about it.

You'll find that both of you are aware of something. I'm sure you're right.

I'm sure you're right. That's what happens when you live together as a family .......

White ("Ritogon") said, "What?　She tilted her head and said, "The air is kind of peach-colored," but when I patted her back, she laughed and said, "It's warm. I'm sure you'll be able to find it. White is also surprisingly picky. ......

And anyway. The safety of Reuard and his friends comes first this time.

I went back to my story.

"We don't need to take down the Giant Land Snake. Let's just try to peel it off the tower.

Then I looked at Iris.

"Iris, I want you to be in charge of disguising yourself and delivering the message to Royaeldo. I want you to stay in the center of the room as much as possible so that you won't be affected by the magic.

Yes, sir. Brother!

"Aine and Rafilia are the bait. Use Rafilia's magic to attract the attention of the giant land snake. Aine, be on the lookout for it during the mission.

I understand. - I understand.

Iris, Aine and Raphilia all nodded in unison.

''Oooh, Oooh, where's White!　I want to work at White too.

White, you have to protect them in the tower. You can use "Shilld".

"Yes. I thought White was working.

The operation is now OK.

The Ilgafa regulars have been asked to leave for a time.

There are no witnesses so far.

Aine will look around too, so it should be fine.

I'm sure you'll be able to find out more about it. I'm not sure what kind of "non-lethal magic" is.

It's literally a magic that incapacitates people without hurting them. In my world, I had a tool that was used to put down rioters and stuff.

Someone who can blow you up and incapacitate you without hurting you.

You'd better implement that kind of magic for when you're fighting against people.

'I'm going to try to implement that with magic. Accurately and quickly to incapacitate the enemy.

'Then I will activate Iris's 'Chii to Sukiru'!　"A space of illusion.

Iris activated the skill once again.

I've already passed on the message to Royeld and his assistant. I made a large cloth in the illusionary space earlier, and it was scrawled outside the window. When Shiro (Ritogon) checked from behind the cloth, it seems that Royeld was indeed looking at the cloth. Now we'll trust the next Ilgafa lord's judgment.

''What you need is probably an 'illusion' to hide yourself. Then, the trees──!

Iris declared, and a few trees appeared in front of us.

They are large trees with branches on either side. We walk out of the forest, hiding behind them.

Sooty, sooty.

As we move forward, the trees are slowly moving at the same time. It's just as convenient as the illusion Iris created.

The giant land snakes entangled in the tower have not yet noticed us.

We stopped advancing when we got close enough. The distance to the tower was about 20 meters. If we got any closer, we would be noticed by the giant land snake. I'm not sure if this is a good idea or not, but it's a good idea to be careful.

I'm sure that the non-lethal magic will reach you at this distance.

''By the way, the branches of the trees are evenly spaced.

Iris arched her chest.

"Use it as a ruler. It will serve as a good sight for your brother and Cecil-sama's magic.

That's great, Iris.

I didn't notice it until you told me.

There are two trees in front of us, with their branches alternating from side to side. The distance between them is about one meter. Of course, it's an illusion, so there's no way to tell if it's a hit. Magic also penetrates (・・・・・).

In other words, we're like a tower and a 'giant land snake' against a visual ruler.

'Since Iris is thinking about being useful to her brother 24 hours a day!

'Eh-hem,' said Iris, beaming with pride.

''Of course, I'm thinking of receiving praise from my brother for the same amount of time!

Thank you, Iris.

Iris tugged at my shoulder, with a twitch, and I stroked her hair.

Her twin-tailed hair is tousled. But her shoulders are trembling faintly, and Iris must be worried about Royeld, too.

Royeld is the incoming lord of the port city of Ilgafa, and more than that, he respects Iris as a priestess. Besides, she's only ten or so years old. I can't leave a child like that to die. Besides, the reason why Royeld was taken in had something to do with what Iris's brother had done.

I'm sure Iris would have a lot to think about, too.

It'll be fine.

I touched Iris' head with a plop.

'Royeld will properly help you with 'magic that is neither hot nor cold, neither painful nor cutting.'

'Yes ...... I believe in you. Brother. Cecil-sama too.

Yes. I wouldn't hurt the man you want to protect, Iris.

Cecil bent his thin arm with a thump and declared.

I will use the 'illusion ruler' that Iris-san made for me, and I will accurately defeat only demons!

Please. Cecil.

Saying that, Iris took Cecil's hand in hers.

She pulled her body, which is not much taller than her own, and with a pop, moved it to the front of my chest. Then Iris took my hand ...... directly to Cecil's chest.

''Let's see your brother and Cecil-sama 'magically merge',''

All right, I'll do it. I'll do it. Cecil.

Yes. Nagi-sama!

''Yes, now let's see your brother and Cecil-sama 'magically merge'!　Now. Yeah, now we're about to 'magically merge' .......

Why did you repeat it?

Why did you turn red and pout at ......?

The first thing to do is to use "Ancient Language Magic". Can you give me some magic, Nagi-sama?

Uh-huh.

I start supplying Cecil with magic power.

Cecil took out the "True Saint's Wand Neuerut" from the bag at his side and held it at the ready.

I don't want to cause any damage to the tower, so reduce the area of effect. In short, it's like blowing up a snake with ancient language magic.

I understand.

Cecil adjusts the angle so that the tip of the "True Holy Wand Noeloot" faces the head of the snake. Once it's fixed, I support the staff with my left hand.

Iris further increases the branches of the tree with "Illusionary Space". Just where Cecil aims, the branches grow a few centimeters apart. Cecil and I use it to fine-tune the position of our wands. We set our sights on it.

''That ...... Nagi-sama,''

What's going on?

...... I feel like the passage of the magic you give me, Nagi-sama, is getting better and better.

...... Really?

Yes. It's a good thing that you're able to get a better understanding of what's going on.

Cecil turned bright red to his earlobe and slumped.

I reaffirmed the flow of magic power.

Yes ...... the passage of magic power is definitely getting better.

This is probably because I connected with Cecil in various ways while monitoring it with the "Ability Rebuild".

Before you know it, you'll be able to understand the parts of Cecil's magic power that are easy or difficult to pass through. I know it's a good thing, but ...... it's kind of embarrassing.

It's a good thing that I'm able to become a slave completely exclusive to Nagi-sama, right? Ehehe.

I like .............

I heard a faint voice.　

I looked to the side and saw Iris wagging her fingers in a daze.

'...... Iris?'

...... haha.

Iris's face turns bright red, as if she has noticed my gaze, and then she says, "I didn't say anything.

It's not that I said anything. I'm sure you'll be able to find out more about this ...... thing from your sister Aine and her master!

Uh-huh.

Yes. I'm sure you do. Now, let's get to work. Cecil.

'Yes, yes ......'

""............"

What's in the air?

There's a demon in the tower in front of us, and we're already talking about what happens afterwards.

...... No, you can't be too careful.

It's a very powerful demon and anything can happen.

Cecil. "Cecil, begin the chanting.

Yes. Mr. Nagi.

Cecil huffed and puffed.

"'It is the outpouring of life. It is the source of life that connects heaven and earth. It is the source of life that covers the surface of the earth and is a swarm of water drops.

The clean lips begin to chant the ancient language magic.

"'Drops of water swarm, and then turn to great power. Not a drop of mercy. Not mercy, not mercy at all. Strike down. Let it all blow away, and let it all flow forth...

A pale white magic circle is born in front of Cecil.

The one she holds in her hand is the 'True Holy Wand Noeloot'

It's a staff with the ability to expand and contract magic.

Cecil had previously defeated Hydra by compressing the Ancient Language Magic Flaming Arrow. The Arrow of Fire was compressed into a crimson heat beam.

What happens if I do this with the water arrows?

The image is ...... a water truck that blows up the subject.

I touch Cecil's arm and make a final adjustment to the angle of the 'True Holy Staff Noeloot'.

There's a ruler in front of me that Iris made out of the branches of an illusionary tree.

The branch has somehow become thinner and can be adjusted to a few millimeters.

The aim is the head of a snake stuck to the wall of the tower.

"Minimum area of effect. Strip it down to the limit. Precise control over the head.

At my words, Cecil nods his head.

If it's a flame arrow, sparks fly. If it is a stone arrow, the gravel will bounce off. With vacuum arrows, if the person inside accidentally touches them, they are cut off completely.

But with water, only water drops would fly off. This should be the best way to save people's names.

"'Water Spirit, strike my enemy with a million lumps of water'...!

Cecil's chanting has been completed.

Supporting my thin back, I supply the magic power with all my strength.

Cecil's body bounces up and down, and then──.

It's going to be called, "Ancient language magic, water arrows!

Hmm.

A compressed 'water arrow' was born before the 'True Holy Staff Noeloot'.

It's the same as during the battle against Hydra.

The water arrows kept piling up.

Thin as a needle and long as a thread.

These arrows continued to pile up, and then........the limit was reached....

""Firing!"

My voice, Cecil's, and Iris's overlapped.

And then...

Splash!

"Gugolabagh?

Dozens of water arrows turned into an extremely thin stream of water and beheaded the giant land snake!

""............ what?"

It was a splendid cut.

With a pop, Cecil lowered his arm, and the water current remained the same──.

Crunch.

And cut the remaining torso into a circle.

The torso fell to the ground with a lurch. The blood that spurted out left a blue mark on the tower. The 'land snake' that was entangled in the tower fell straight to the ground, repeating the convulsions of the decapitation.

""...... Huh?"

Me, Cecil and Iris nodded their heads.

'Oh, that's strange. These are 'water arrows', right?

It's ......, right?

Iris can see that. I'm sure of it.

Cecil and Iris are staring at the 'True Holy Wand Noeloot'.

............ Could it be that the water stream has become a water jet?

'Ooh-tah-get'?

Is that what's going on in your brother's world?

Yeah. 'One of the technologies in my world is something like that. It's used like a cutter by spewing water out of a super thin outlet with great force. It can be used for fine work and surgery and stuff like that. ......

I had asked the True Sacred Wand Noel Root to be thin... to the limit.

Cecil patted his silver wand.

'Maybe the wand and the magic has changed, like Nagi-sama said, 'oooh-tah-jeet'.

Cheat characters and cheat items, as expected: ......

How cheeky is a water jet with a range of 20 meters?

The water isn't damaging the tower at all. All that's left is the sound of water. All the demons around them have no idea what's going on. That's great: ...... compression spell.

The compressed "water arrow" turned into an ultra-thin water jet more than a dozen meters long that cut both sides of the giant land snake. This is what is called 'squeezing the hose to the limit and continuing to apply intense water pressure'. The speed of the water - I think the speed of the water - must have been extraordinary .......

'...... That's funny. I was going to make it 'non-lethal magic'.

It's true that the tower wasn't damaged, though.　

Because the water jets flew to graze the tower. The ones that hit the outside wall are just a splash, killed by the snake's body. Just a little bit of the stuck snake's blood washing away.

No damage to the tower.

There's no collateral damage.

The only difference is that the snake snapped on itself.

I'll let you guys go to .......

Let's just keep moving.

I instructed them both.

'It's not quite what I had in mind originally, but I'm pretty sure the snake has left the tower.

Well, let's keep it up.

Since we're here, let's take them all down at once.

""Oh."

That's why I walk out with Cecil in my arms.

The window on the floor where Royeld and the others are is 'shirudo' by White (Rito Gon). The two men inside are unaffected.

I'm also worried about Cecil's magic power, so the ancient language magic is in small increments.

We move around the tower, accumulating and releasing 'water arrows', accumulating and releasing them repeatedly.

Suppah!　Splash!　Splash!

The ultra-fine water jet fired from the True Sacred Staff Noel Root will cut off the giant land snakes that were clinging to the tower one after another.

The thicker water jet blows away the bodies of the falling snakes and washes away the blood on the tower as well. It was the birth of a revolutionary ancient language magic that was comfortable, clean and consumed little magic power.

It's ...... perfect, except that it didn't become a 'non-lethal weapon'.

'And except for the fact that we'd be soaked.

I hadn't thought of that. ......

The safety of Royeld and his team has been our top priority. ......

Me, Cecil and Iris are all drenched from the splashing water.

I'm still okay with it, but Cecil and Iris are sneezing and sneezing like "Heck," repeatedly. It was the unexpected aftermath of The Non-Lethal Weapon.

''The last one. Teya!

Splash!

Once we killed all the land snakes, we quickly began to move.

After floating a message for Aine and Rafilia in Iris's 'Illusionary Space', we started moving towards the confluence point.

I'm home! I'm home! Iris Oka-san. Cecil-san!''

White comes back with a flap.

"I thought the tower was perfectly protected.

Where are they inside?　Are you looking good?

'Yeah. I had a little chat with a little girl. I've been invited to join you.

White hops around between me, Cecil and Iris.

He's happy to have a body like this and be able to move around freely.

White. I still want to be of service to you. Is there anything I can do to help you?

Not at the moment?

The demon was defeated. The Royeld boy and his aide went to help the regular soldiers. The reason why this 'rookie training' was like this will now be investigated by the lords.

''So, White can do what he wants to do.

Mr. White. What do you want to do?

Iris-kaasan will give you what you want!

Let's see. Yeah.

White nodded his head thoughtfully for a moment and then...

I want to wipe them off!

With a snap, he flapped his wings and said something like that.

'See. You see, both of you are very wet. White's body has a good hygroscopicity and can be rinsed completely. I want to use that characteristic to wipe the bodies of both adults. Families take a bath together and clean their bodies, right?　So I thought you and Oka-san and Cecil-san would like to wipe yourself down with us, too!

Ka-ka-ka! I'll give you what you want!

Before I could answer, Iris declared.

'Iris is White's 'oka-san'. It's only natural that an oka-san would fulfill the wishes of a child. How do you like it, brother, Cecil-sama?

Well, I don't mind.

Me, too. Yeah. I'm good. That's about it.

There's not much that keeps White awake.

Now that he's got a temporary body, I want to do what I can to help him.

Besides, .......

Suddenly, Iris touches my hand with her wet hand.

Her slender fingers squeezed my fingers, and then...

Iris would like to make a suggestion to her brother.

With a bright red face and trembling hands, Iris mumbled something like that.