CH 371

“Aoooooooooooooooooon!”

“What the fuck!?”

“Hyaaaaaa!?”

Schneider’s howl echoed from outside, and I jumped up in a panic and looked out the window to see Schneider with Dasha looking up at me and howling. Makina, who woke up startled, also came over and started talking.

“What is it? Doesn’t he seem to be in a hurry?”

“Yeah. I’m going to go out like this, so you can call Fath-san and Dibit-san.”

“Yes!”

I grabbed my sword and jacket from the wall and levitated down to the ground, where Schneider pulled on my pants.

“The entrance to the village is noisy …… Is it that way?”

“Arf!”

“Big brother, Basleigh-oneechan’s over there!”

“Okay. Dasha-chan, stay in the house, okay?”

“Okay!”

I took Dasha-chan into the house and followed Schneider with Radia. Then the commotion grew louder and my eyes widened in surprise at the sight before me.

“Whoa!? A tree, a tree is attacking us!?”

“That’s a …… Qliphoth ……!? How did it get here! !”

I shot to the Qliphoth, who was about to attack the villagers with a branch, with my magic, and after a powerful explosion, the Qliphoth burst into flames and dies. I saw that it was the villagers and Sephiro who were fighting the Qliphoth.

“!!”

“Gushaaaaaa!?”

“Sephiro!”

“♪”

When I called out to him, Sephiro waved a branch with a flower on his head. It’s rare that he doesn’t come to me, but I guess that’s because he’s fighting with the Qliphoth.

“!”

“Sharp ……! I can’t believe you cut off a cliffhanger so easily …… Sephiro seems to be okay. Basleigh-sensei, where are you! .”

“Gaooooooooooon!”

I was able to find Basleigh-sensei confronting a woman I had never seen before.

“Teacher, are you alright!”

“As expected, you came fast. I’ve been having a little trouble with her.”

I was surprised to hear Basleigh-sensei’s unusually weak statement, when the woman in front of me looked at me and opened her mouth.

“You’re Dibit’s student, aren’t you? I’ve been watching you, and you seem to have a lot of magic power and qualities. Transfer, magic, it’s difficult.”

“…… You’ve been watching us train?”

“Yes, I’m–“

“–so you’re a peeping tom with a pretty face.”

“No, I’m not!? …… Anyway, thanks to you guys, we’ve confirmed where Dibit is. Thank you.”

…… So this guy is the former king’s assassin. And the Qliphoth …… I narrowed my eyes and posed a question.

“You don’t need to thank me, but I’m surprised you bothered to stay up all night watching. Does the Gospel’s Descent have enough time on their hands to help with something like this?”

“……”

“Why do you know that, that’s the kind of face you have. We’ve been competing with you guys for some time now. And then there’s the Reflexion’s Treant incident. And the mastermind behind using the Qliphoth’s are them, after all.”

Then Basleigh-sensei struck a blow at the attacking Qliphoth with a golden hammer-like object. Immediately after, its whole body cracked and shattered. What’s with this hammer ……? I’ve never seen anything like it before …… When I was thinking about it, the woman started to laugh, her shoulders shaking.

“I see! So you are the ones who crushed the plans in Reflexion! That explains your strength!”

“I’m Lars, what’s your name?”

“Ahaha! Don’t get carried away just because you’ve defeated Retzel and Kelbrem! One of the Ten Chief Priests of the Gospel’s Descent. Let me, the [Unstable] Aiatsubus deal with you guys!”

It’s a word I’ve never heard before, but maybe she’s one of the top of the Gospel’s descent. I mean, Aiatsubus–

“Wait!”

“Ahaha, you can’t beg for your life now, can you, miss beautiful? Apollos-sama ordered me to take care of you guys when I find you, after all.”

“No, that’s not it. You just said, “I’ll be your companion”, but Lars-kun has a girlfriend! You can’t do perverted things with him!”

“I told you, it’s not like that! !”

The enraged Aiatsubus unleashed the Earthblade! The ground rises up and approaches us, thrusting up under our feet, but I and Basleigh-sensei split up to the left and right to avoid it. 

The moment I was about to unleash my magic to counterattack immediately, I see Aiatsubus in front of me with a smile on her mouth that looks like it’s about to tear apart.

“!? You’ve closed that distance in an instant!”

“Since you seem to be the most dangerous, I should probably crush you first. Ha!”

“Tsk!”

She pulls two daggers with black blades out of nowhere and swings them at me. I’ve decided that evasion won’t work in time, so I’ve quickly activated my auto-protection. 

But the auto-protection, which had never been breached properly before, was torn apart with a sound like shattering glass!

“What!?”

“How can you call that a barrier!”

“But can you avoid it at this distance? !”

“Ahahaha! Nice! You’ve chosen your magic well, but don’t expect it to reach me, a Chief Priest.”

“She evaded it all!? Kuh ……!”

I pulls out my Sargeblade and catches the approaching blade with the Black Dagger. The power is not that strong ……! So I pushed her back forcefully to get some distance. 

“So you have the strength too. That’s what I’m talking about! !”

“!”

This guy has high magic power! My hydro stream’s been hit and then steam’s appeared. I thought that she’s not going to let this opportunity pass her by, so I concentrate on reading my opponent’s movements.

“Right, huh!”

“You’re good!”

The dagger is repelled, and Aiatsubus loses her balance. Just as I was about to step in and strike a blow, Basleigh-sensei’s voice rang out!

“[Fatal wound]!”

“Gyaaaaahhhh!?”

Basleigh-sensei, who had walked around behind Aiatubus, was swinging that golden hammer full on her butt.

“Oh, ohhhhhh …… my, my butt …… my butt cracked!? You have a beautiful face, but you do such terrible things!?”

“It’s okay since a butt is already cracked …… At any rate, If you can’t even faint, then your title as the Chief Priest is not for show, huh?”

When Dr. Basleigh asks calmly with her eyes narrowed while holding a hammer to her shoulder, Aiatsubus stands up and opens her mouth with tears in her eyes.

“Yes, that seems to be your skill just now, but did you take it easy? You could have tried to get information by capturing me alive …… Don’t think that you can defeat me by such things …… Shall I repay your skill with my skill? My [unstable]–“

She smiled wryly, put one dagger in her pocket, and ran toward Basleigh-sensei!

The executive class is not to be underestimated!?

Thank you for reading!

[Afterword Theater]

“Tch, so It’s not just a dog that bites, huh?”

In case you were wondering, these guys and the Founder are separate bosses, okay?