418 - - Episode 27 Nazuna's intuition

Hey, Nazna!

Nazuna's sudden action startled us and we froze for a moment.

However, we could not remain frozen.

Nazna tried to release a card in her hand.

"Ah!

May, Nemmu, and Gold move in response to my eye contact.

I escort Yume, and May uses her "Magic String" to take away the consciousness of the orphans in the alleyway.

Nemmu and Gold became Nazna's wall, blocking her line of sight from the main street.

Nazna releases the card.

The card she took out was "SSSR Breath of Prayer (Overheal)," and the wound of the orphan who had been hit in the stomach was repaired in an instant.

The light from "SSSR Breath of Prayer (Overheal)" leaks out, but it is not that noticeable thanks to Nemmu and Gold as a wall.　

As expected, the wound has healed, but the shock of being hit in the stomach causes her to lose consciousness and fall to the ground.

Just before she fell to the ground, May caught her with a "magic string.

The series of events attracted a little attention for a few seconds, but the festival was in full swing.

The event was not noisy, though some people wondered if it was a street performance or some other preparation. If it had not been during the festival, they would have attracted a little more attention.

I held Yume's hand and hurried to Nazuna's side.

If May had knocked the orphans unconscious, and if Nemmu and Gold had not been blindfolded on the main street, and if many people had seen them using the cards, it could have been a bigger problem.

But Nazna, with a mysterious look on her face, held out to me the palm of her hand, which she had pulled out after she had punched the orphan girl in the stomach, and showed me.

Master, look at this."

!"　This is ......"

On the top of her palm was something that looked like a candy ball.

I squinted to check it out, then turned my attention to May.

May noticed my gaze and appraised the candy ball-like object in her palm. ......

......!　This is a small magic item that explodes."

May explains.

Swallowing this magic item temporarily increases physical ability. It also gives you a sense of elation, and even if you are wounded or sick, the pain will be neutralized and you will be able to move.

However, after a certain amount of time, it is said to cause an explosion that engulfs the surrounding area.

After we finished listening to the explanation, I said to myself with regret, "I should have covered Yume's ears.

'Why would such a magic item be inside an orphan's body?　No matter how much it may improve my physical abilities, there is no way I would drink something dangerous that would eventually cause me and my body to explode.

No matter how desperate the orphans are, they would not normally swallow such a dangerous substance themselves if they knew what it contained.

The advantage is only "a temporary improvement in physical ability," and the disadvantage is too great.

I remember their attitude earlier.

(All three of them are orphans to look at, but there was a festive atmosphere and they were somewhat happy. There was nothing tragic about them, like they were planning a suicide mission. ...... (In other words, someone must have tricked them into swallowing this magic item.)

The way of doing this is clearly similar to the "magic item with a bomb attached to it" technique.

The only difference is that this time the bomb was added to the magic item or the orphan.

I almost clicked my tongue unintentionally, but I held back so that Yume, who was holding my hand, would not be scared.

（The first time I saw a bomb, I thought it was a magic item, but I couldn't help but think that it was an orphan. But the aristocratic children of the anti-Lilith faction are watching. If they were to use orphans to blow themselves up, I'm sure they'd notice immediately. ......)

As I was pondering this in my mind, May called out to Nazna.

She says, "Although it is a problematic act to act on one's own without asking permission, you did a good job in discovering such a vicious magic item inside the orphans' bodies. But how did you notice it? Magic items in other people's bodies are hard to notice. ......"

Normally, magic items placed inside the body cannot be detected visually because they are inside the body, and it is difficult to detect them due to the person's own magical power.

Yet, Nazna understood the danger at first glance, pulled it out with her bare hands without question, and used the power of the "Infinite Gacha" card to restore it.

It's a ...... intuition. The same one is in the two of you as well as in the girl I took out. I have a hunch that the other orphans were also made to drink this magic item.

!"

May gasps at Nazna's statement.

Numerous other orphans have been forced to drink the self-destructive magic item.

Perhaps the anti-Lillith faction, realizing that we had discovered and seized the exploding magic items, next decided to use the orphans, who were moving on their own, as an alternative to the chaos in the capital.

This is no longer on the level of outlandish behavior. ......!

Nazna clutches the exploding magic item and furrows her brow, looking unusually and sincerely displeased.

I hate the guy who did this. I really can't tolerate it. ......

Nazna-chan ......"

Nazna is angry at Yume for unilaterally taking advantage of the orphans and turning them into bombs that move around on their own, and Yume agrees, calling her name in a sympathetic voice.

Yume, who is still holding my hand, looks up at me, squeezing it tightly.

Ni-chan ......"

It's all right, Yume. We'll take care of it."

Yume and Nazuna's feelings and ours are the same.

There is no way we can allow orphans to be used as bombs.

Even if Yume doesn't ask me to, I will save all the orphans who turned into bombs without letting any of them die!

I look down at my sister Yume, squeeze back our joined hands, nod once, and quickly skip the instructions.

Nemmu, Gold, cancel today's sightseeing and return to the inn to escort Yume. We need Ellie's help to locate the orphans. May immediately contact Ellie and then Mera and Tin to join us. In my name, we will rescue them all without letting anyone die. ......

My words bring a smile to Yume's face and a serious look of agreement from Nazuna.

The others, May, Nemmu, and Gold, followed my instructions and moved quickly.

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