Volume 6 - CH 1.1

Part 1

One month later, on board a ship──

A thunderous roar resounded.

A gigantic serpent blew up the desert sand. Writhing in pain, it eventually stopped moving. It was a Sandworm.

Its head was blown off by means of attack magic.

It was a sturdy monster, but as expected, it didn’t come attacking again.

Leaning her body forward from the sand ship’s guardrail, Horun shouted.

「Uhyoー, amazing -ssu! As expected of you, Diablo-san -ssu!」

「It’s only natural.」

He sheathed the dagger that he held in his hand into its scabbard.

Although the staff that was his main force, the 《Tonnerre Empereur》, would increase the might several fold, the MP consumption was extraordinary.

Right now, he used the dagger 《Garuda Edge》. It increased HP, and had a moderate chance of cutting away an enemy’s physical attack.

Weapons that possessed defensive type special effects were unpopular in the game. They were treated as loser items.

In the game, seeking after weapons that gave a lot of damage allowed Players to advance in quests with better efficiency.

However, in this other world, if one died, they would really die. There was no resurrection or continues.

Since there was the chance of receiving an unforeseen attack, it was equipment for caution’s sake.

Diablo behaved as if he had nothing to fear due to his Demon King role play, but he was a Gamer on the inside. In many cases, Gamers that had stacked up a lot of experience were cautious as they were cowardly.

Boobs crashed into him.

Those two soft bulges struck the area around Diablo’s stomach.

Shera the Elf had embraced him.

Normal Elves were slender and had small chests, but she truly had a figure of being a thin body with big breasts.

*Gyuu* When she clung onto him, he could feel the softness even though the clothing.

「You did it, Diablo!」

「U, umu……Are you injured?」

「I’m fine!」

Diablo turned his gaze to the surrounding area.

On the deck of the sand ship, the corpses of bird-type monsters that came to attack in great numbers were scattered about.

The ones that were petrified were due to the effect of Shera’s bow.

It seemed that a majority of the sailors and soldiers who were Lamnites’ subordinates were also safe. But since there was the treatment of the injured and the repairing of the ship left, it was still a strenuous effort.

A young Pantherian girl making a discontented face entered his eyes.

It was Rem.

Because he had given her new equipment the other day, she had changed her clothes once again. It felt as if the cloth surface had decreased even more.

The armor for use by women of the MMORPG Cross Reverie had a tendency to increase skin exposure as their level increased.

Rem didn’t mind the increase in skin exposure all that much. She was delighted in how easy it was to move in. Maybe because she was a Pantherian, she seemed to possess a unique sense.

「Our hearts get closer together, right?」

「In your case……the useless meat on your chest just gets pressed up against him!」

「That’s so meanー!」

「……Shera,I am unwilling to have even our quality of character to be doubted because of you.」

「I get itー. In that case, it’ll be fine if everyone hugs each other, right?」

「How did it come to that, you stupid Elf!」

「Ehー!? Even though I thought it was a good idea.」

It was the usual arguing back and forth of Rem and Shera.

There was someone glaring at that scene while gritting their teeth from a place that was a bit apart from them.

It was the Magimatic Maid Rose.

She could not move from the center of the sand ship where the main mast was. She was considerably heavy even at normal times, but during battle, gigantic arms would appear from out of nowhere. Those were also extraordinarily heavy. It was enough that the sand ship would slant if she were to carelessly approach the edge of the deck.

She was devoted to Diablo.

Seeming like the game’s settings had taken over even the face that she makes normally, that was no longer just a theory, and she was now that sort of existence.

In proportion to her loyalty that was full of vim and vigor, her feelings of envy were strong as well, but he had ordered her to restrain herself.

He didn’t want to see any fights among the group──That is what pacifist Diablo thought.

Surveying the surroundings, Diablo twisted his neck.

「Where is Lumachina?」

「……Not long ago, she was called by Lord Lamnites, and went to the cabin. It seemed that she was asked to treat some injured people.」

Rem answered.

「Fumu.」

Her healing was extremely superior to others. It was only natural that she would be relied on.

Horun clutched her fists.

「As expected of Lumachina-san -ssu!」

「……Horun, wouldn’t it be better if you were also in the cabin?」

「Why -ssu ka?」

Although Rem looked like she had a hard time saying this, she said it.

「……It would be, better if you were in a safe place at the time of battle.」

「Eh?」

Horun stiffened up.

Shera, who didn’t really think deeply about things, said it quite readily.

He opened his mouth……

But decided to stop.

Since he was a poor-talker, it was certain that he would make a mistake in his way of talking and hurt Horun’s feelings.

People could learn.

It wasn’t like she did it in his place, but Rose opened her mouth. Going *Hmph*, she smiled.

「Useless tools will be thrown away, you know?」

「Hii!?」

Horun became teary eyed.

──Wait, wait, wait!

If it’s like this, it would have been better if he himself had said something! (probably) Thinking that, Diablo panicked.

*Ban* He waved his mantle.

「Hmph! What are you saying? Since when did I count you all as war potential? To me, the strength of you all is equivalent to nothing. There is no better or worse to nothing.」

Everyone, get along!

He thought that it would be great if his feelings got across to them but──everyone got along and held their heads down.

Rose groaned.

「It is just as you say……In front of Master, this Rose is nothing more than fallen dust in the corner of a hallway. I am terribly sorry for existing.」

Rem and Shera also looked depressed. Horun also kept her gloomy face.

Diablo panicked in his mind.

「Th, therefore, you should at least work hard so that you do not drag me down.」

「……You’re the same as usual, aren’t you, Diablo.」

Rem shrugged her shoulders.

Horun pushed out a fist.

「Got it -ssu! I will do my best and work hard so that I don’t drag you down -ssu!」

「Umu, strive for that.」

He was delighted that his feelings were somehow transmitted to them. His efforts were rewarded.

Rose made a pensive look.

「If it is Master’s desire……Although this is not Rose’s real intention, there is a means to increase a subordinate’s abilities.」

An unexpected proposal came up.