CH 185

Gigawolf genuses

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Takayama and I returned to the room on the second floor of the stable from the room where Reese-san and the others were staying, and we sat down on the bed and faced each other.

"It's tough after all ..."

"Right ..."

Reese-san's words to ruthlessly annihilate the bandits were weighing heavily on us.

"But, hey, the other side is coming to kill us, so it would be impossible for us to be the only ones not to kill."

"Maa, that's right. Even when we defeated the Goblin, we were desperate if we didn't kill it."

"That's right. Kokubu can manipulate attack magic freely, but I can't use it like that in a real battle."

"Isn't that just a lack of practice. Even when you were in Lastock, you were just chanting and just shooting at the target."

"That's right ... To be honest, I haven't used it much since I came to Volzard, and I was just shooting with all my might during the time of the Goblin outbreak and the time of the Griffon previously."

"Takayama, if you could move in the shadows, I would take you to the special training ground."

"What is that special training ground?"

"Ehh, there's a special training ground for me in the Devil's Forest."

"Are you serious!"

Takayama's eyes widened in surprise when he heard about the special training ground that Reinhardt had cleared.

"What's that, it's like a secret training ground for an anime protagonist. Wait, did you do that kind of special training in the shadows ... then you'll get better at using magic?"

"I use dark attribute magic such as shadow movement on a daily basis, and I have used healing magic to the extent that I collapsed from running out of mana more than once, and I certainly have experience with magic."

"But, in my case, I'm fire attribute, so I can't practice if I don't have a place to do so."

"Eeehhh, that's not true. Practicing magic isn't just about enlarging it, so if you practice small control, won't you be able to improve your ability to control it?"

While we were talking, when I used fire-attribute magic to light a fire at my fingertips, Takayama was dumbfounded.

"Uwaa, what a terrible feeling of defeat. You got the fire attribute when you sent Kizawa back, didn't you?"

"That's right. Kizawa-san was fire attribute, Kubo-san was earth attribute, and the latest Harukawa-san was wind attribute."

"It makes me sad to see Kokubu, who acquired fire-attribute magic much later, use magic more freely than I do ..."

"If you don't like it, then you just have to practice."

"Okay, I'll get serious from tomorrow. Hey, let's go to sleep soon, tomorrow will be harder than today."

"That's right ..."

When I weakened the light of the magic tool and crawled into the narrow bed, Mart and the others naturally crawled in.

Just when I thought tonight was the first time in a long time that we were packed together, Basten called out to me.

[ Kent-sama, the Gigawolves were found. Nero is watching them. ]

[ There's three of them, right? How are they doing? ]

[ They're asleep in the forest near Sakusa. ]

[ Aren't they nocturnal? ]

[ Since they attack people during the day, it seems that they rest their bodies at night. ]

While I was having a short conversation with Basten, Takayama fell asleep.

I was a little hesitant, but I should quickly defeat them, turn them into my genus, and come back.

[ Basten, take Nero's place and tell Nero to come to the Devil's Forest training ground. ]

[ Are you granting the wind attribute? Understood. ]

In order not to wake Takayama, I quietly got out of bed, put on my shoes, and moved to the Devil's Forest training ground, where Nero was already waiting for me.

"Thank you for waiting, Nero, thank you for your hard work tracking the Gigawolves."

"Something like that, it's easy for Nero, nya."

"Then, I'll give you the wind attribute. I'll prepare the magic stones, so please wait a moment."

"Roger, nya."

I took out about 10 magic stones from the shadow storage, threw them into Nero's mouth, clung to Nero's fluffy neck and gave the attribute.

Enveloped in a jet-black haze, imagining the figure of Nero running through the air, I imagined it being stronger and faster, and I was able to safely add the wind attribute.

After Nero, I also gave Fred the wind attribute. This was the image of a ninja who cut through the wind and soared silently in the air.

After the enchantment was completed, Nero was able to freely shoot wind blades from its claws, and Fred from his jet-black twin swords, and the degree of brutality increased further.

Nero had regained the ability to kick the air and run around like a Storm Cat, and was happily running around in the Devil's Forest.

"Currently, nya, something like three Gigawolves, nya, I can cut them to pieces with one blow, nya."

"No, no, I'm recruiting them for my home's security, so I'll be troubled if they're cut into pieces."

"I know, nya, it's a joke, nya."

While saying that, it cut the trunk of a thick tree into pieces and turned it into wood chips, so it wasn't convincing at all.

After giving attributes to Nero and Fred, I headed to the Gigawolves with Basten as my landmark.

Peeking out from the shadows, the three Gigawolves were lying on top of each other in a hollow in the depths of the forest.

They weren't as big as the boss of the group I subjugated before, but they looked stronger than Bran.

The fangs peeking out from the half-open mouths were also brutal.

When I was observing the Gigawolves, Reinhardt spoke to me.

[ These three probably came from the southern continent. ]

[ Ehh, but the Kobold Corps are patrolling, right? ]

[ Indeed, but only large packs are being watched over, and if we keep track of even the small packs, there won't be enough of us, so we're leaving them alone. ]

[ I see, since if we exterminate all of them, the prey of the adventurers will disappear. ]

[ Maa, we can prevent damage to the citizens, but you won't be able to get the materials then, so it's a matter of thinking which one is better. ]

These three Gigawolves seemed to have a habit of snatching people doing farm work during the day, and sleeping like this at night.

For Gigawolves, they're just living a normal life, but for humans, they're the most annoying thing, so I'm sorry, but I'm going to subdue them.

I connected a shield of darkness to each Gigawolf's head and cut the medulla oblongata with a knife.

The three Gigawolves' lives were cut off as their regular breathing stopped.

When I went out of the shadows, it wasn't a magical forest, but I was surrounded by a dense green scent, and it felt like I was being told this was the realm of beasts, not the realm of humans.

"Then, let's turn them into genus and end it with strengthening. Will you become my new genus ..."

When I spoke to them while imagining linking myself with all three of them, the Gigawolves slowly opened their eyes as I felt the magical power drain from my body.

"Guruuuuuu ..."

"Everyone, you're my genus. Nice to meet you."

"Guruuuu ..."

The three Gigawolves made a sound in their throat and showed their bellies in front of me.

"Then, I'll strengthen everyone, so I'll put magic stones in your mouths. Reinhardt, what attribute does a Gigawolf have?"

[ Gigawolf has the same earth attribute as Kobolds. Are you going to finish the granting as well? ]

"Yeah, I'll finish it all at once."

I went into the middle of the Gigawolves lined up in a circle, added the image of earth-attribute magic, and enhanced their leg strength and biting power.

As I was wrapped in a jet-black mist, the memories of the three of them flowed in.

The three of them seemed to be three sisters of different mothers who were born in the same pack, and came to this continent to become independent after leaving the pack.

I finished the strengthening while hoping that they would be able to stay on good terms with the other genus and protect everyone from now on.

Jet-black Gigawolves were born from the black haze of reinforcement.

I could clearly see that the muscles around the shoulders, waist, and jaw had increased.

"Everyone, are you alright?"

"Yes, I feel very good. Nushi-dono."(TN:Nushi is usually referring to the owner or master of a pet, there are other meanings, but this is the current case.)

"I'll name you all. You're Zeta, you're Eta, you're Theta."

"Thank you very much. Nushi-dono."

"My family members have suddenly increased, and I'm a little confused. Nushi-dono."

"For me, I like a big family. Nushi-dono."

For some reason, the new genus, the Gigawolves, seem to be good big sister types.

Since the Gigawolves' kinship was successfully completed, I summoned Hart, who was the contact liaison for Camilla.

"Wafuu, did you call me? Goshujin-sama."

"Hart, can you tell Camilla that the subjugation of the Gigawolves and making them my genus is over?"

"Alright, I'll tell her."

"Thank you ..."

When I stroked its head, Hart gleefully wagged its tail and went back.

I suddenly noticed that Zeta-tachi were looking at me with wistful looks.

"Everyone, come on ... Uwaaa ..."

"Haa, haa ... This, is quite ..."

[ Buhahaha, in terms of training Kent-sama, I would like the Gigawolves to play an active role from now on. ]

"That ... I'm begging you to be gentle."

"Nero will join too, nya."

"Oof, that ... I feel like It will exceed the limits of my body if I don't train a lot."

I asked Nero, who was also a senior member of my genus, to take care of the Gigawolves, and decided to return to the inn.

When I returned to the inn, Takayama was fast asleep with his mouth half open and snoring loudly.

Tomorrow, we would be attacked by bandits, but are you stupid or strong ... No, I didn't even need to think about it.

[ Now then, Kent-sama, good night. Tomorrow is also early. ]

"That's right, but I don't have a futon ..."

I've exterminated the pests and beat the dust, but the musty smell hadn't gone away.

I was impressed that Takayama could sleep calmly in this futon.

"Yeah, sleep is really important, so I'm going to rest in the shadow space today. Nero, can I count on you?"

"Leave it to me, nya."

I dove into the shadow space, leaned against Nero's fluffy belly, who was lying down, Mart, Mirt, and Mart immediately showed up, and tonight, Zeta, Eta, and Theta, while making slightly envious expressions, relaxed in their own ways.

Fufun, I'm a mofumofu millionaire, it's a mofumofu harem.

"Reinhardt, wake me up in the morning."

[ Understood, please take a good rest. ]

The next morning, we went to the cafeteria with Gunther, who came to wake us up, and ate a light breakfast, but there were no other customers besides us.

When the rumors of the bandits of Rivarre Pass spread, the number of travelers leaving the village early in the morning and heading for Bakkenheim was said to have dropped sharply.

In the same way, the number of travelers crossing the pass to enter the village in the evening would decrease, and those who crossed the pass early in the morning ended up making their way to the next village.

As a result, most of the people who took lodgings in this village were heading to Bakkenheim and would cross the pass after the sun had risen, so they didn't wake up at this time.

After finishing breakfast and paying for the lodging, we boarded the cabin pulled by Bran and headed for the Rivarre Pass.

On the road where the night had not yet finished, there were only travelers walking to the mountain pass, and there were no carriages.

Only the rustling of the wheels of the cabin could be heard in the silent townscape.

The village where we stayed last night seemed to have really been at the foot of the mountain pass, and the road began to climb gently in less than 30 minutes.

From the rural scenery with an open view, the more we climbed the road, the more trees grew, and eventually we entered a winding mountain pass.

Yesterday, the self-proclaimed Monster User Ruija and her younger brother Gunther were sitting on the driver's stand of the cabin, but today Ruija sat on the valley side of the road, Lau-san sat on the mountain side, and Gunther was riding in the cabin.

We proceeded in that state, and when the attack begins, Ruija would enter the cabin after removing Bran's harness, and Lau-san would start the subjugation.

"Well, isn't it about time, Kent."

[ Kent-sama ... Five more curves ... ]

Fred prepared the answer to Reese-san's question.

"Five more curves, no, four because one is already finished."

"I see, Ruija, are you ready?"

"Y, yes, I'm fine, Master Reese."

"Is Kent okay?"

"Yes, my genus are already in place."

"Even if you don't manage to catch one of them and let them escape, imprint that fear into their heart so that they never think about becoming a bandit again."

"Yes, but I don't think they can escape."

The bandits' strategy was fairly simple.

If the cabin we boarded entered the mountain pass, the cliff would collapse and block the road, and they would all attack where we couldn't move.

The bandits that attacked were unusual bandits with no leader or boss.

If it was a death sentence if they were caught anyway, even when they attacked, they would risk their lives to attack, steal together, and enjoy themselves to the fullest extent possible.

The 30-odd men waited in line on the slope, and the moment the cabin stopped, they were going to attack us.

Whomever killed the most, whomever found the most expensive thing, and whomever got to the woman first, it seemed that it was the rule that whomever got to the aforementioned woman first, would be the first to get her.(TN:This sentence seems extremely messy ... Why is that part mentioned twice, because it's important?)

The method of deciding when to attack was also very simple, and when the stolen money ran out, they would attack in search of new prey.

As of last night, if the bandits attacked, everyone except Lau-san was supposed to stay in the cabin and he would take them down by himself, but Reese-san wanted to see how my genus acted, so the strategy was suddenly changed.

[ Kent-sama ... two more curves ... the road is already blocked ... ]

[ Reinhardt, are you all ready? ]

[ Everything is ready, all you have to do now is wait for the battle to start. ]

[ Then, please do as we agreed ... ]

It seemed that the bandits had blocked the road ahead of schedule, and really all of them were attacking in a horizontal line.

After turning the right curve with poor visibility, a large rock blocked the road ahead of the straight path about 50 meters ahead.

Ruija instructed Bran to slow down, and the cabin stopped about 15 meters before the rock.

"Hya!Haaaaaa!"

"Kill, kill, kiiiill!"

"Woman, womaaaaaan!"

As soon as the cabin stopped, the bandits let out strange voices and started running at full speed in the woods beside the road.

Some were wearing tattered clothes, others were dressed in gold thread, and the weapons they wielded ranged from rusty machetes to sabers decorated with glittering gold, and others were carrying axes

The 30-odd bandits believed that in a moment, they would be the ones to kill, to loot, and to disgrace.

But ...

"Woooooo! Whooooooooo!"

Suddenly, a roar that shook the core of the body echoed through the surface of the mountain pass, causing the bandits to stop and stand still.

The surprised birds flew off all at once while shaking the treetops.

"Whoooooo!"

"Oohoooooo!"

A roar echoed from two other places.

All of them were from a distance where it wouldn't be strange to see them through the trees.

"What, what's going on!"

"What to do, do it, or run away."

"It's bad ... It's definitely a strong one."

"I, I'm running away ..."

The moment the man at the very end tried to escape by going down into the valley, his upper body became a splash of blood and disappeared.

Just as a black shadow suddenly passed by, two more bandits appearances became like shredded rags, and Nero silently appeared on the roof of the luxurious cabin.

The bandits all turned around and started running at once when Nero licked its sharp claws as if to show them off, and were immediately stopped.

"Guruooooo ..."

The siege of Zeta, Eta, and Theta, the three Gigawolves with their ferocious fangs bared, ended it.

"Why is it ... why is there such a monster ..."

"I ... don't want to be eaten ..."

"I, idiot, there are four of them, and there are over 30 of us here, so run away all at once ..."

"Uuwaaaaa ..."

Each time Nero waved its claws, swiping from above the cabin, the bandits vanished in a splatter of blood, and those who tried to slash at Zeta-tachi or tried to slip through were torn apart by claws and fangs.

Nero turned to the last few, who, seeing their comrades transforming into pieces of flesh one after another, stood still in despair, into blood splatters, completing the subjugation of the bandits.

[ Fred, can you check if there are any remnants? ]

[ Roger ... Leave it to me ... ]

[ Reinhardt, tell everyone to clean up and get some rest. ]

[ Understood. Bandits are no match for us. ]

[ Right. But you have to be careful not to get complacent. ]

[ As expected of Kent-sama. ]

When all my genus disappeared into the shadows, I reported to Reese-san that the subjugation was over.

"Reese-san, we're looking for any remnants, but the subjugation is over for the time being."

"You had a hard time, Kent. Members of the Marburg Family should show up for inspection soon, so is it okay if the bounty is transferred to your account via the guild?"

"Yes, that's fine."

When we left the inn, Reese-san had arranged for the Marburg Family's officials to be informed about the bandits' attack.

Of course, the information about the suspicious man was also written there, so he should have been captured by now.

"Kokubu, is this alright?"

"For me, I have decided to live in Volzard in the Landshelt Republic, so I will live according to their way of life. Of course, I have many thoughts, but I don't think I have the power to assert them and change the world. So this is the ending that I think is right, for now."

"I see ... That's right, for us, we're still just kids. To assert ourselves, we need to get stronger."

By the way, once the raid began, Ruija was supposed to remove Bran's harness and Bran would follow instructions to hide under the cabin.

Even after the inspection of the Marburg Family was over and he was told he was free to leave, Bran still shivered and would not come out from under the cabin.

Zeta-tachi's roars seemed so frightening that there was a puddle under the cabin.