Chapter 517: The Reason to Risk One’s Life

Chapter 517: The Reason to Risk One’s Life The Reason to Risk One’s Life

* * *

Pitiful.

Truly pitiful.

Just... pitiful.

That’s what I think... about this protagonist skeleton.

The god who should be taking responsibility has run away.

He’s left behind in the mortal world, pointlessly.

Bound by a curse, unable to move, no one will help him.

“............”

I glance at the fort.

I don’t know how many there are, but—

If I can defeat all the skeletons there...

...Would this protagonist skeleton... also be freed?

<To be more precise, ‘if you defeat General Tekigataa’, right? If you do that, the story will end with ‘the nemesis being defeated’... and this fort will be released from the 【Status Fixation Curse】. But to do that, you’ll probably have to annihilate all the soldiers of the Superbad Empire.>

“...Haa.”

This protagonist skeleton is pitiful.

But, you know...

I have no obligation to do such a thing.

I’m not nice enough to challenge a life-risking charity work with high risk and zero reward.

So, I’m leaving.

I’m leaving this fort.

I sighed, turned around, and turned my back on the protagonist skeleton.

I scratch my head.

I scratch, and scratch.

Irritated.

And it was at that moment.

The wind, which had been blowing, stopped.

『............』

And then, from behind me... in addition to the clanking of armor...

I heard something.

“?”

...I want to put him out of his misery.

Or... save him.

Are those... arrogant thoughts?

<Hmm.>

Extra-sama pondered for a moment, and then—

<Well, you don’t have to overthink it, do you?>

She said that.

Am I overthinking it?

<Yes. Emi, you’re irritated, aren’t you?>

Yes, I’m irritated.

The irresponsible god, the princesses who keep appearing, the strangely strong enemy skeletons, the pitiful protagonist skeleton, and so on.

I’m very irritated at everything about this fort!

<Then, it’s simple!>

As I shouted in my mind, driven by irritation, Extra-sama...

<Let’s rampage!>

She said that cheerfully!

<If you’re irritated, let’s rampage! It’s a stress reliever! And if the enemy is too strong and you can’t win... then we can just run away!>

It was a very selfish argument, with no sense of justice or anything.

But.

But that way of thinking!

It really clicks!!

“Alright...”

I rotate my shoulders, my hips, and clench and unclench my fists several times.

I swing my 【Black Tentacles】, extended from my shoulders, checking my condition.

And then, I glared at the fort again.

I release my mana with all my might—【Intimidation】!

And then!!

“I’M GOING TO KILL YOU ALL!!!”

After declaring war, in the loudest voice I can muster... I started walking towards the fort!

Now then... Get ready, undead!

The exorcism begins!!