Chapter 180: Captive shrine maiden and evaluation meeting

Chapter 180: Captive shrine maiden and evaluation meeting

I unlock the cage and step inside.

I unlock the handcuffs of Koihi's companion and release her. I have to heal her first.

I use my heal and she wakes up. Thank God. She's going to be okay.

That was when I thought so. Her condition suddenly changes. Her face turns angry, her teeth turn into fangs and the nails on her hands grow rapidly. This is not a runaway!?

"Gaaaa!!"

The claws of her hands pierce my shoulders and she bites my neck. If it's real, it's deadly.

My body moved before I could think of what to do. I hug her gently and pat her head.

"It's okay...it's okay. I got rid of the scary one...so...it's okay now"

Maybe because she heard my words. Her outburst subsides and she loses consciousness.

"Ta, Takuto-oniichan!? Are you okay!?

"Ah...I'm fine. Let's take her back to Freetia"

Before we do that, I'll lock up the prison and set up an anchor point in the prison. This way I can get here safely and securely.

I had very little life left in me. It wouldn't be worth it if I were to die again. Lily and the others protested as I picked her up, but that was not the point right now.

When I returned to Lieblich, I put her down in the bed upstairs.

"She's sleeping like she's at ease. Thank you, Takuto-oniichan. For stopping her from running off"

"No problem. Shes Koihis friend. I'll do this much"

"But Takuto-oniichan, there's a hole in your robe"

"I'll have Mew-san fix it. Besides, Koihi, I have to be angry about the battle we just had"

When I said that, Koihi's ears drooped.

"I'm sorry...I got carried away...I acted without Takuto-oniichan's orders"

"Sure, that's a bad thing, but he did that to your friend. Everyone gets angry. Of course, I too"

I can't be mad at Koihi because I was really mad at Arthur too. I'd rather give credit to Koihi for getting really angry for the sake of her friends. But what happens after that is the problem.

"What's important is not to be controlled by anger. That summoner couldn't have defeated the original Koihi"

"N, No! That's not true! Thanks to Takuto-oniichan!?"

"Did I fight him? Do you doubt my words?"

"Th, That's not true...but..."

She's lost all confidence.

"If it was the usual Koihi, you wouldn't have been caught by him. At first, Koihi would wait and observe the unknown enemy, right?"

"...Yes"

"If so, you would have realized his abilities and weaknesses"

Ion asks me when I say that.

"Did you find out about his mysterious abilities, Takuto-san?"

"Yeah. I don't know if I got all of them right, but I think I got some of them right. We'll probably have to fight him again, so let's share the information"

I'll explain the enemy's capabilities. First about Koihi's first attack and then about Lily's attack.

"First of all, there is no doubt that the enemy's abilities have some kind of enhancement against us summoners and summoned beasts, because the attacks of Koihi and Lily have been stopped"

"...A lot of people came"

It seems that Ruin-san has arrived.

Everyone gets excited when they get down. Apparently they were able to beat King Kong safely.

"You were faster than us, Takuto-kun. Thank you for your hard work. It looks like it went well for you too"

"Yes. But the enemy NPC was stronger than I expected

"Was that what Takuto-kun was talking about?"

"He was so strong that Lily and the others were defeated"

Eh!?

Everyone is surprised. This reaction may be natural because the people here are familiar with Lily's strengths.

"What kind of enemy was it?"

"It was a hooded man about my height. When I identified him, he was a dark summoner"

Everyone was surprised by my words. Mew-san looks at Ruin-san.

"Sister Ruin. What is this?"

"Yes. It's probably a dark occupation. As I recall, there was a story about an unusually strong solo player at the event"

Dark occupation? What the heck is that?

"I've seen that too. It seems to have been confirmed on several servers, but it was written on the bulletin board that they ignored you when you talked to them or had bad manners"

"...Nee-sama. Nii-sama is not following you"

"Ah, emm. Takuto-kun, you know about PK, right? This game allows PKs, but PKing counts as a bad thing, of course"

Well, it's only natural, since you're killing players. Mel continued her explanation.

"Of course there are advantages and disadvantages and one of the disadvantages is the loss of favor with NPCs"

"This has been reported on the bulletin board and there have been reports of NPC guards being called and throwing them in jail for stalking, chasing and other annoying behavior"

Was there such a system? It's my first time hearing.

"And there was a story on the bulletin board that if you keep doing that, you'll fall into darkness. There are other games that have dark fall. Instead of various negative effects, it gives you a higher status than other jobs or skills that are more advantageous to certain jobs. What was your enemy like, Takuto-kun?"

"The enemy I fought was more like a summoner's enemy. He had some mysterious skills, increased strength against summoned beasts and disabling skills"

"I don't know how you were able to defeat such an enemy on the first try...he didn't use a summoned beast?"

"Come to think of it, he's a summoner but he didn't use a summoned beast"

When I say that, Rook and the others react.

"Then, I'm sure that's what the occupation requires"

"It's a mistake. Abuse of summoned beasts?"

What? By the way, he was always doing terrible things to that girl. Tyrol and Raiden talk.

"It's a little worrisome, isn't it?"

''I'm sure it'll show up among the players eventually. I don't want to admit it, though. But we're lucky that Takuto-san got the information first"

Hmm? What does that mean? Ruin-san explained to me.

"It means we can warn them on the bulletin board. If you disclose the weaknesses, players won't want to be in that kind of position, right?"

Ah. I see. So that's how it works. I'll have to do my best to provide information then. It's not nice to be mistreated, even if you're a human summoner.

I'll tell everyone the story I told Lily and the others. After that, I logged out, ate and bathed and tried to stay until the girl I had protected woke up, but eventually the time came and I logged out again.