44-44. Start of brave battle

So how exactly do we attract the heroes?

There are reports that the brave men are not very smart. It seems that they get trapped quite a bit. Apparently it doesn't mean much to them since they don't freak out when they get caught in a trap, but it might be useful this time.

Dumb. They certainly didn't look smart.

And on top of that, they must have had a temper. I'd give them a little dressing down, and they'd go ballistic.

"How about a challenge or something?

I suggested. Provoke a brave man into a diversion.

It's a fairly simple move, but it seemed to be effective.

'A provocation........will it work?

They've had a pretty bad temper, so that might work.

'Is that so.......that?　Come to think of it, does Lord Tetsuya know a brave man?

Ruffa asked.

'Yes, I have a bit of a history. I was once almost killed by a brave man and then by the person who called the brave man.

'I see........so I'll take the brave man.......'

Roofa seemed to understand.

But what can I say about provocation, you know, that it is easy to fall for.

''Well ... hmmm ... What was the other brave man like?　Can you tell me what the characteristics are?

I'm sure you've heard reports of a small man.

'Petite, sir ... maybe if you make fun of my height, I could knock it off.

I'm sure being short is a complex, but it's possible you don't care about it.

'There isn't a short man out there who doesn't care about being short.

Is that so?

Mek seems to have doubts about my words as I assure him.

'Well, if you don't come on board, you can abuse all sorts of things. I'm sure he'll lose his temper sooner or later.

I wish it would work.

He looks a little uneasy, but Mek doesn't seem to be opposed to it.

'Well, if I abuse the brave men, and only the brave men come after me, I will lead them somewhere else. The other human troops are to be held back by the elven soldiers in the meantime. I'm not going to be the only one who can do that. Is that all right?

All right. Where do you want me to put him?

There's a wilderness nearby.

I'll check out the place in advance, just in case.

We then check out the location of the wilderness beforehand. It's not that far from the castle; it's only a ten-minute walk away.

A few hours pass when we get back to the castle.

'The brave men are approaching the castle, sir!　We expect to arrive in another hour or so!

So the report came in.

'Well, then, Mek and Lenya, head out into the wilderness.

Yeah.

Okay.

Mek and Lenya headed into the wilderness.

I hoped they would succeed, and I waited for the brave men's arrival with some nervousness.

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An hour later, as expected, the brave men were coming up to Braxel's doorstep.

A small brave man with a group of knights in armor in tow.

''Here they come, you guys. You can surrender! I've already mastered the level, so there's no need to kill any more of them. Well, if you're going to resist, I'll certainly kill you for sure, but what are you going to do?

The brave man said that out loud. It seems that he doesn't think anything of killing the elves.

I'm sure you'll be able to find a way to make the most out of this.

'Tetuya-dono.

Yeah, it's a challenge.

I walked out of the castle.

'Oh?　Huh?　You're human, man! What?　You were held in this castle?　Dumbass. By letting you out, does that mean you're not going to resist?

He seems to have forgotten all about me. They're treating me like we've met completely for the first time.

To these guys, what knocked me down into the trough was probably an insignificant event, not worth remembering.

Anyway, let's appraise them first. I'll appraise the brave man.

'Human. Individual Name: Shun Takei. lv.93/93, 16 years old, male.

HP 1422/1422

MP 1232/1232

High intelligence. It is characterized by a high increase in skill points due to leveling up'

There's something incredibly high in HP and MP. It's higher than Leathers' transformation form.

The levels shouldn't be that different, so why is there such a difference?　Because I'm brave?

If you're alone, you might not be able to win. But we have friends on our side. We should be able to win.

I'm not going to be intimidated by Takei's status.

I'm not on the human side. I'm your enemy.

What do you mean by that?

"I'm here to get rid of you. Hey, little man, I'll kill you in three seconds.

Oh?

Takei's complexion changes. She looks quite irritated. It looks like she has a height complex after all.

"Hey, what did you just say?

"Hey, little man, I told you I'm going to kill you in three seconds. Didn't you hear me?

I hear you want to die. You know what you want, I'm gonna kill you.

Takei huffed out a breath, and the next thing I knew, he was jumping at me.

Fast!

It's fast, but not unresponsive.

I'm getting away from Takei. I'm heading into the wilderness.

"Hold on, man!

I can't keep up with you, you slow learner!

I spat out a line that I thought was cheesy, and headed into the wilderness.

After that, the knights behind me tried to chase after Takei. The elven soldiers jumped out of the way at the right moment.

He did, and started stalling the knights.

Now all we have to do is get to the wilderness and beat this guy to a pulp!

We arrived in the wilderness after a long run. I decided to stop running.

"Quit running?　How the hell did you get so worked up? I mean, where am I?　Oh well. Now that you've made a fool of me, I'm going to make sure I kill you for sure.

Mek, Raina.

As I signaled that, Mek and Lenya came out to surround the brave man.

"Now, release me. We'll take them down quickly.

Beast Mode!

Meku does so, and Lenya becomes a beast (Beast Mode).

The battle against the heroes begins.