Translated: Sei, MTL-sensei-tachi
Edited: Sei, Grammarly no Danna
Source: Syosetu
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The surrounding area is already filled with more than enough magic power from that healing explosive wave earlier.
Even if you try to deceive my five senses, I'll find it with my other senses.
"Alright, if you're coming to help, now's your chance!"
"!"
Responding to Auru-san's voice, they spring into action and charges toward us.
Fighting them while still holding Auru-san would be too dangerous, so I toss her aside and prepare to strike.
"...That's troublesome."
The first small person I blew away must have lost consciousness for sure, but could this be the effect of devil's sorcery?
Before one person can be defeated, the others work together to act.
Even if defeated, they're dead bodies, so they force their bodies to move and attack.
And on top of that...!
"When they work together, it's extremely troublesome...!!"
The magic that creates iron.
The magic that emits heat.
The magic that generates sound waves.
The magic that creates smoke.
And the magic related to impact.
The last two remain unknown, but while they lack direct offensive power, the techniques unleashed by combining them are troublesome enough to stall even me in my current assimilated state.
"Smoke again?!
Before I could activate Thunder Beast Mode 2, a powerful sound wave struck, momentarily slowing my movements.
Taking advantage of that opportunity, iron tentacles reached out from the ground and wrapped around both of my arms, pinning me down.
"Chris! Gilg!"
"..."
Gilg and another large man, Chris, hold out their palms in my direction.
Heat and that... water?
Then the combined technique is...!!
"Hmph!!"
I tear the iron apart and meet the attack head-on.
With the boiling water being released in front of me, I unleash a kick with all my might from my leg armor, imbued with icy air.
The two attacks collide violently at the center, forming a massive ice block, but without a moment's pause, Auru-san strikes down from above.
"!"
"We can't die any more than we already have! No matter how many times we try, this fight will never end!"
"If we keep this up, we'll just waste time!"
"That's the whole point, you know!!"
"So, we'll change our ways."
As I move away from Auru-san, I change my strategy.
My current form is certainly strong, but it can also be used in the opposite way!!
"Senpai! Leona-san!"
"Leave it to me!"
"Yeah!!"
I can summon two heroes to this very spot!
The two who emerged from me instantly charged toward their respective foes.
"Nea, let's assimilate!"
"I can finally return to the safe zone...!"
I head towards Auru-san while assimilating with Nea.
By undoing the assimilation with senpai and Leona-san, the equipment on my left arm and both legs vanish, but honestly, this form suits me best anyway!
"You really are like a jack-in-the-box, aren't you?! You're even weirder than the Captain!"
"I'm Usato Ken, vice commander of the Rescue Squad! I'm a healing magician under Rose, the Commander!"
Auru-san's eyes widened at the sudden self-introduction, but she chuckled cheerfully and swung her sword as she spoke.
"Hi, I'm Auru, who died before you arrived! I wonder if the Captain is the Commander of an organization called the Rescue Squad!"
"Yes! An organization dedicated to saving lives, that's the Rescue Squad!"
An introduction that shouldn't happen in the middle of a battle.
Amidst clashing swords and fists, I finally say what I've been meaning to tell Auru-san all along.
"Auru-san! I'll take you to the Commander."
"...Haha, I'd love to meet her if I could."
For a moment, I was stunned by her seemingly empty smile.
"But there's no way I can show my face like this...right?"
But her expression changed instantly, reverting to a frivolous smile. Turning her palm sideways——she unleashed a shockwave of magic from her palm, moving with an irregular acceleration.
"That's...!"
"Shockwaves can be used like this too, you know!"
A slash is swung down.
In response, I unleash magic from my gauntlet, using the acceleration from the resulting shockwave to dodge.
"Yes!?"
"I can't believe you used the same technique as me...! You're amazing, Auru-san...!"
"But that's definitely not the correct way to use your magic, is it?!"
Auru-san's magic creates shockwaves and can also utilize an opponent's attacks as her own shockwaves, a magic that combines offense and defense.
A careless attack would give her an opening to counterattack.
『That's certainly true』
『Come to think of it, why is this guy accelerating with healing magic?』
In that case, I can render her unable to fight with one blow and then immobilize her with a binding spell.
Since Leona-san and senpai are fighting effectively, so we are steadily stopping their movements one by one.
"One-on-one is way tougher than I imagined...!"
"...!"
Me and Auru-san move by harnessing shockwaves.
However, if there was one difference between my movements and hers--,
"Elasticity Grant!"
This means I can move with the ability to grant elasticity.
For an instant, I outpaced her movement, circling around to her front. I drew back my fist, imbued with a binding spell.
"If you want to meet, and if you can, I'll make sure you do so!!"
"Ha? St——"
I thrust my fist forward.
The fist, unleashed with the certainty of a sure hit, sliced through the air when Auru-san who had been staring in astonishment right before it, vanished without warning.
"Wha, she's gone?!"
『Usato, turn right!』
Looking to the right, I saw Auru-san and the others enveloped in white light, along with a female devil casting magic.
I looked towards Senpai and Leona-san, and they were also confused and holding their weapons, and just like me, it seemed like the enemy had disappeared before their eyes.
"Healing Explosive Bullet!"
"Lightning - Rat's Fire Thrust!"
"Freeze!"
Three simultaneous attacks surged toward Auru-san and the others, enveloped in light, but every single one was repelled.
What kind of magic was that?
"Long-distance teleportation sorcery! “The Spell of Transfer”!! I-I'm no longer in a dimension where your attacks can reach me!! You monster!! M-O-N-S-T-E-R!!"
"Ahh!?"
"Hii?! S-Such a fierce look is meaningless!"
The female devil who enthusiastically provokes me cowers the moment I glare at her.
The sorcery she is using is indeed powerful, but the main body isn't.
"Uwwah, even when he's angry he looks just like the Captain... Hmm? Speaking of which, what about Rap-something-san? He was supposed to be teleported with us too, right?"
"Ah, he ran away... So we're the only ones who will be teleported..."
Can't the transfer be stopped?
I never imagined they'd prepare such incredible magic...
"So you're Usato-kun."
"!"
"Well, I think we'll meet again. See you then."
"Don't greet the enemy! I'm teleporting now!"
Smiling brightly and waving her hand, she was enveloped in a white light and transported somewhere.
All that remained were the traces of battle and a circular hole gouged out of the ground where she had teleported from.
"They got away."
"No, we did gain something. We confirmed their true identity and... the fact that the stolen corpse from the Kingdom of Lingle was being used."
"...Are you okay, Usato?"
I nodded to Leona, who looked worried.
I'm fine.
Though I was surprised that Auru-san could communicate better than I'd expected.
"Usato-kun, Leona. The fact that only Rapdo hasn't been transferred means..."
"That means he might be nearby."
"Let's find him. Capture him, and we might be able to get information about the devil."
He probably hasn't gone very far.
If we start looking now, we might be able to find him.
Glancing toward Mialaak, I spot a ship heading this way.
"The search will be handled by me and senpai. Leona-san, please have the knights of Mialaak command the search..."
"Yeah, understood. Just be careful, okay?"
"Yes. Just to be safe, we'll act together——"
『Uwaaaaaaaaaah!!』
"!!"
As we started heading toward the forest with senpai, a man's scream echoed through the air.
That unforgettable voice belonged to Rapdo, the devil who appeared at the meeting.
Hearing that voice screaming in terror, senpai and I rushed toward the sound.
『Usato, Inukami, you had better hurry.』
"Falga-sama, do you know what happened?!"
『No. But the presence of the devil who called himself Rapdo is fading away.』
The devil is fading away!? What on earth is going on?!
"Senpai, let's hurry!"
"That sounds like the best idea!"
Senpai and I sprinted at full speed toward the spot where the scream had come from.
After a dozen seconds or so, we finally reached the place where we thought the scream had come from, and what we saw was black ash spreading like soot on the ground, being carried away by the wind and about to be dissipated.
Looking down at the ashes scattered on the ground and scanning my surroundings, I addressed Falga-sama, who must be watching from afar.
"Falga-sama... Could this be?"
『Ah, the remains of the devil. Shattered along with his soul?』
"Is that even possible?"
Falga-sama reacts with a troubled expression to senpai's question.
For him to hesitate like this is not normal.
Something abnormal is happening right now.
『The devils are unchanging. As long as people harbor fear, even if their bodies are shattered, they will eventually resurrect. ...It takes time, though. Originally, devils should be rendered powerless by sealing them away... but Rapdo was killed without even being given the chance to resurrect.』
"..."
『I only know one person who could do that.』
Hisago-san, only, huh?
But he's already passed away.
There's no way he could have come back to life too.
『Oi, Usato. There's something on the ground.』
"Hmm?"
When I looked at the ground at the sound of Ferrum's voice, I found what looked like a red stain near the ashes of the Rapdo's remains.
Several drops... no, a fair amount of blood on the ground hasn't yet dried.
"Is this blood? Did Rapdo try to attack someone here? Nea, can you check it out?"
『Yes, leave it to me.』
Nea jumped out of my body and, still in the form of an owl, looked at the blood on the ground.
"It's still fresh.... Judging by the scent, a young woman. Doesn't seem like a serious injury though..."
"Can you track the scent?"
"My sense of smell isn't that keen. I could tell if I got closer..."
"No, sorry for asking too much."
Maybe there are injured people here.
Then, we should probably keep searching around here.
『Usato, Inukami. Bring back the ashes of Rapdo and return to Mialaak for now.』
"No, there might be someone injured here."
『It's highly likely they're dangerous individuals wielding weapons capable of slaying devils. I cannot expose you to danger now. ...I understand your feelings, but I am concerned for you as well.』
"...Yes"
I shouldn't pursue this any further.
Convincing myself, I fill the bottle created by dark magic with Rapdo's ashes.
"...Well, I suppose I should at least do this much."
I can't go searching, but I'll do what I can.
I wrap the magic bullet I created in my hand with elasticity and place it on the tree trunk.
It looks like a translucent green slime, but touching it should make it clear it's healing magic.
"Usato-kun, what are you doing?"
"I'm placing a magic bullet wrapped in elasticity. If someone injured comes back here, they might use this."
It will disappear once the elasticity is removed, but it should still last for an hour.
If I move too far away, I won't know when it's being used, but that's fine.
"I call it the temporary Healing Magic Bullet."
"Heh, so that means you can give it to people now?"
"It has a time limit, but yeah, that's about it. ...Well, let's head back."
We must hurry back and inform Lloyd-sama that we are safe.
The meeting is still in disarray, and there's still a lot to do after defeating the devils.
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Author's Notes:
The assimilated Usato was way too powerful, so Auru and the others had no choice but to focus solely on holding him back.
A summary of each member's magic system.
Auru: Impact
Gilg: Fire type "heat"
Chris: Water type
Naruka: Wind type "Sound"
Beth: Wind type "Smoke"
Josh: Earth type "Iron"
Din: Unknown
For now, it's okay if you just remember Auru.
We plan to introduce the characters and their magic abilities in the character introductions at the end of this volume.
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