CH 119

Episode 119 – Ogre Phalanx 2

After a while, Keiko, who had recovered, turned her head and said, “By the way…

I don’t know about this Shiba kid, but he’s the son of the director ……, isn’t he?”

Yes, Sasou Shiba, he was in the same grade as me, first year.

But that Shiba is no longer with us.

I killed him.

It’s strange, isn’t it?

But Keiko-san nodded her head.

What is it?

That’s the thing. But, there were rumors that Shiba was still alive. Some of the children have met him.

It couldn’t be true.

I shook my head violently.

It’s not possible.

I’m not sure what to do.

It was supposed to be ……, okay?

Wait a minute. I was worried. …… No, but that’s ridiculous. ……

I also think that Shiba is dead.

I think Shiba is dead too,” Keiko said.

But there is a rumor that Shiba is still alive. Thanks to that, the children of the old Shiba faction were more vigorous than I thought. …… In the end, they reached middle school and caused you trouble. I’m sorry about that.

No, no, that’s okay now.

So what she’s saying is that someone spread the rumor that Shiba is still alive?

But what benefit would that give to that person?

I’m confused.

I can’t read the other person’s intentions.

At times like this, I wish Mr. Shiki were here to help me.

Lucia, what do you have to say about this?

I don’t know if I’m fully aware of the situation, but I don’t think it’s a good idea to be distracted by all the gibberish.

Oh, well, I see.

I can assure you that these silly rumors are not worth believing and are pointless.

The ones who gathered in front of the education center were scattered by the blow of the fortress gun.

Even the survivors will soon be killed by the ogre.

The only people who will be evacuated are the Ikugeikann group and those who gathered with Yuki-senpai.

They would have no place to run and no way to survive.

It didn’t matter what kind of intentions were behind the false rumors.

Rather than that, it’s this battle now..

We all reconfirmed our plan.

We have a plan to take advantage of that.

We carefully discussed the plan.

After that, we left the white room and returned to the battlefield.

Yukino: level 9, fire magic 5, water magic 1, skill points 2

We return to the ground from the white room.

The battle resumes.

However, it is a continuous time for the ogres.

The monsters are still confused by the Dread Flare.

The front row is badly hurt by the fire magic of Lucia and Yukino-san.

To drive a wedge into it, Alice charged from the left and Keiko from the right.

The Ogre’s sword, with its huge body and long arms, had a greater reach than Alice’s spear.

In the white room, I conducted a few experiments.

The results showed that this reach change consumes MP.

Whether it’s the silver handle or the reddish-black tip, it costs 5 MP per extension.

The current Alice is level 23, so her MP is 230.

Even though she was using healing magic, she was still able to hit a few times in a row.

Alice plunged her spear with a burst of energy.

The tip of the spear glowed red.

The thrust went through the ogre’s shield, and pierced the giant’s throat with a single blow.

The extension was momentary, and the tip of the spear quickly returned to its original length.

But in the meantime, Alice is quickly fleshing out the next ogre.

Noticing that the ogre in the front row has fallen, the second ogre hurriedly sets up his shield, but …….

Too late.

Alice has already stepped inside the giant’s reach.

Her next attack was to the feet, where the shield was out of reach.

For a three-meter-tall giant, it’s a near-surprise strike from a completely unseen location.

The ogre was barefoot.

The magic spear badly scratches the back of the skinny foot.

Blue blood danced in the air.

The ogre gave a stifled cry and tried to step back.

This caused the formation to become even more disorganized.

Alice quickly delivered the next blow to the Ogre next to her, staggering him as well.

The confusion was compounded.

Taking advantage of the opportunity, Alice changed her position as if dancing, and repeated her attack.

Yes, that’s it, there’s no need to overreact.

On the other hand, Keiko, who rushed in from the right hand side, is …….

What the hell is that?

“Well, it’s ……. It’s always like that.

My voice was dumbfounded.

I’m not sure why Yukino-san looks so apologetic, but he does.

The two ogres held their swords and slashed at her in unison as she hasted herself and closed the distance with her bare hands.

“Reflection.”

Keiko, her whole body glowing red from Haste, shifts her body slightly to the side to avoid the Ogre’s slash.

The other slash is repelled by the familiar Reflection.

The dodged ogre falls forward, and the repelled ogre falls backward and loses its stance.

The formation was disrupted.

I jumped right into it.

He kicked the ground with his whole body, and slashed the arm holding the shield of the defeated ogre with his white sword.

With a fluid motion, Keiko slammed her white sword into the neck of the ogre that had fallen forward.

The second ogre’s head detaches from its body and flies through the air.

Keiko cut even deeper into the enemy lines.

Taking advantage of her smaller size, she dug deep into the enemy’s bosom and crushed the ogre’s formation.

The ogres were no longer able to control themselves.

They struck at Keiko individually, but …… that only caused them to strike each other.

I’m sure you’ll be able to understand what I mean.

“Level up.

Lucia said as the fourth Ogre was defeated, along with Alice.

Soon after, we were in a white room.

What is it?

I’m sure you’ve had a lot of fun. You were very good with a sword, though.

“That’s my style.

Keiko-san chuckled.

You can do that without any skills, but you can’t do it on your own.

It’s not true, is it?

The truth is, I only learned the basics of swords from my master who went back to Hong Kong.

He flicked his tongue in a mischievous manner.

I wonder what that master is teaching in Japan.

The fact that he’s Chinese and an aikido master is pretty suspicious, but even more so is the fact that he’s from …….

I’m sure the reason my sword is so light is because I have a rank 3 physical skill. You can cut the neck quickly and easily thanks to this.

She’s got nothing but scary things to say!

Alice and Yukino-san were laughing with drawn-out faces.

However, Keiko, please be careful. And I’m sure there’s still an unharmed mage and captain in the enemy’s rear.

Lucia tightened our buoyant mood.

That’s true.

It’s only a preliminary battle so far.

Lucia: level 16, fire magic 7, skill points 4

We return to our original location and continue our fight.

And that was something that was only possible right after we left this white room.

Lucia and Yukino-san unleashed their attack magic in succession.

In response, Alice and Keiko on the front line hid behind the ogre.

Explosions occurred one after another.

Alice and the others use the Ogre’s large body as a shield to protect themselves from the attack.

The small amount of wind from the blasts would not be a big deal because of fire resistance.

On the other hand, the ogres, whose ranks were already broken, fell to the ground in a flurry of attacks.

That’s right, right after leaving the white room is the perfect time to attack.

The number of fallen ogres was three ……, and the fourth one collapsed.

Shortly after, we were back in the white room.

It’s my level up.

Yukino-san said.

It seems that the ogre is a level 6.

I’ve already raised my level by two levels in this battle, so I’m sure my calculations are correct.

After a brief discussion, I left the white room.

Yukino: Level 10, Fire Magic 5 / Water Magic 1, Skill Points 4

Once again, I returned from the white room, this time with a simultaneous fire magic attack.

Even with the mage’s resistances, the ogres still fell in a heap in front of the intense fire.

After killing two more, Keiko-san levels up.

Keiko said she wanted to improve her magic-granting skills next, so she was still saving her four skill points.

We discussed the timing again and left the white room.

Keiko: Level 19, Reconnaissance 5, Grant 4, Movement 2, Physical 3, Skill Points 4

So far, so good.

But that’s only because the enemy’s superior species had done very little work.

It’s a good thing that I’m not the only one who has a problem with this.

“Here it comes, up in the air!