There was a loud sound and the pot was overturned.
The fire under it had been trampled on by soone and went out.
Aah, we lost our lunch.
We spent ti making it, but it went to waste in an instant.
I had witnessed everything from behind Tsuda-kuns shield.
The monsters will attack regardless of whether you were eating lunch or if youre being vigilant.
This had happened many tis since entering this forest.
There were many tis where we couldnt eat lunch.
I am just saying, although I didnt have any ans to attack the monsters like everyone else, but soone who was as strong as Oda-kun probably never missed lunch, nor had he ever run away until the sun set and it was dinner ti, even if he was by himself.
Thinking up until there, I softly laughed in self-mockery.
This was not sothing soone who was currently being protected by Tsuda-kuns shield should be thinking about, and I was utterly disgusted with my thoughts of having Oda-kun save us if he were here and leaving everything to him.
Rather than sacrifice soone in order to save everyone, I would rather.
And then, suddenly, Waki-kun, who was next to , shouted as he held the trembling monkey and cat.
What, theres a robot in a forest like this!?
I felt myself co back to reality when I heard that voice.
What was I thinking about just now.
The one who interrupted our precious lunch was sothing that boys really liked, but was inconsistent with this world, a robot that walked on its own two legs.
Even though we called it a robot, its movents were smooth and agile.
People might be convinced if told that there were people inside.
However, it was unmistakably a robot, and its silver armor had a dull sheen to it, surely standing out within this forest.
Or rather, it was obviously man-made.
It was as big as a normal human, but it was too resilient and not only did our attacks not do anything to it, its attacks were so dense that even Shiori-chan who had good reflexes and could avoid the attacks of the whale monster wasnt able to sidestep it, and so of those attacks contained poison.
Incidentally, its attacks were also short-ranged, and would switch to long-ranged if we distance ourselves.
It was truly a nightmare.
Just what kind of grudge did the person who made this robot have with us.
Furthermore, according to Shirori-chan, it was most likely operating on magic power, so as long as we cut its magic power off, it wouldnt be able to continue moving, it seems.
Conversely, we could also make it so that it runs out of magic power, but I feel like we would be defeated before that happened.
Incidentally, Shiori-chansGluttonycouldnt get close to it in the first place, so it couldnt be used.
Ueno-san! Sorry, but can you neutralize poison remotely!
I quickly raised my head when I heard Tsuksa-kuns voice, and it seems that he was hit by its long-ranged attack as his left arm was loosely hanging by his side.
It was most likely a paralysis-type poison.
Whats worse was that, if Tsukasa-kun was taken out now, Nanase-kun and Zeal-san would die.
As I nodded in a panic, I suddenly realized that sothing happened, causing to have those thoughts that were unlike just now.
I had a faint sense of waking up from a dream due to Waki-kuns voice.
It felt similar to when I was cursed at the castle.
At an Adventurer Guild sowhere, I seem to have heard that all mind interference-type skills gave off similar sensation when applied.
Thinking up until here, I found my answer.
Since it had been highly efficient.
It wasnt strange even if it had one or two skills.
This robot, is disorienting your mind as well!! Be careful!!
Sensing that everyone beca more vigilant, I used Dispel on myself while holding my hand out, getting as close to Tsukasa-kun as I could.
Fortunately, Tsukasa-kun was within range.
It reached him, though it was just barely.
Unfortunately, that was not the case for the other two people.
Tsukasa-kuns left arm was enveloped in a faint light.
Even though I could neutralize it faster if I was closer.
Tsuda-kun, wont you move closer? I can just barely reach Tsukasa-kun, but I cant for the other twoTsuda-kun?
The shield that was always firmly raised and protecting was shaking.
When I looked up at my classmate who looked much more like a girl than I did, his eyes were blank.
Damn it, I unconsciously bit my lips.
If I thought about it a little, then I wouldve realized that if I had been afflicted with it, then Tusda-kun who was standing in between the robot and I would be as well.
Just like I thought, in this way, Tsuda-kun had fallen victim to it because he was protecting everyone.
I grabbed Tsuda-kuns arm and continuously called out his na.
Perhaps he did not recognize that it was , as he resisted.
I realized it because I was an exorcist, but even though it wasnt strange that those of other occupations didnt notice it, they were muddleheaded to such an extent.
However, if I devote myself to dispelling Tsuda-kun now, I wouldnt be able to detoxify the three people who were fighting if they were attacked.
What if at that ti, they were injured because of the poison?
What should I.
.as expected, perhaps I am no good.
If it were Shirori-chan, she would probably do better.
As my thoughts turned chaotic, soone patted on the back.
It was Shiori-chan.
Get a hold of yourself! If Yuuki-chan stops now, then well be in trouble! What should we do to help? Only Yuuki-chan can dispel it.
Those eyes filled with firm determination pierced into , and I unconsciously held my breath.
For a period of ti, I had hated and hated those eyes of hers, couldnt tolerate them, but now, there was nothing more dependable.
Although I say that, I had never really looked at Shiori-chan.
I had compared myself to the perfect Shiori-chan, but that wasnt who she was.
I took a deep breath, and slapped my cheeks to motivate myself.
For now, Waki-kun, hold onto this shield, and Shiori-chan, support the front lines, give so ti.
I grabbed Tsuda-kuns shield, who had a vacant look on his face, and said this.
It was a bit violent, but if I didnt do this, I wouldnt be a match to those with a combat occupation.
Besides, in the end, Tsuda-kun was a boy as well, so I was not as strong as him.
It would be best to dispel Tsuda-kun before he did sothing.
Got it!
Ill leave Tsuda to you!
As the two people did their respective tasks, I dispelled Tsuda-kun.
During that ti, my thoughts turned.
It seems that that robot could inflict mind interference magic, such a troubleso thing, without doing anything.
On top of that, it could freely use poisonous attacks that needed to be detoxified, so it wasnt hard to guess what the situation was for the three people who were fighting.
Aah, so busy.
Moreover, while I was using Dispel, soone might fall victim to the mind interference magic once again.
Really, its never-ending.
If only, there was sothing like a vaccine at a ti like this.
I was surprised by what I had unconsciously blurted out.
Thats right, wouldnt it be fine if I created sothing like a vaccine?
Sothing like the immunization for the influenza.
If I rember correctly, there seems to be so sort of theory where a small amount of bacteria was put into the body to create the immunization.
It was a sensory thing, but fortunately, Id already been inflicted with the mind interference, and as for the poison, I knew what it was as I had cured Tsukasa-kun of several of them.
To begin with, if I was told that I could acquire immunity to poison, or rather, magic, I wouldnt be able to stop myself from tilting my head in confusion, but I was rely trying to see if I could.
However, what if it failed?
Not to ntion that we were in the middle of a battle right now.
What if one mistake killed everyone?
One after another, those dark thoughts ca and went.
At that ti, the voice that I liked drifted down from above.
Ueno, do you have any ideas?
Waki-kun, who held up the heavy shield just as Tsuda-kun did, asked who was absentmindedly casting Dispel this question.
I saw Waki-kun and suddenly got an idea.
Co to think of it, didnt he ask about the way to acquire a skill or sothing just now.
Waki-kun, wont you tell how to obtain a skill? Even if its just that robots poison, I might be able to do sothing about it.
Could it be turned into a skill?
If Im lucky, it should be able to take care of the mind interference as well.
Really!? What Hosoyama told was.
As we didnt have ti, he simplified it, but I nodded after he told .
I see, you certainly wouldnt be able to do it in a short amount of ti, and if youre unlucky, your body would disintegrate.
Are you really going to try it? If youre careless.
Ill disintegrate, right? It should be fine.
The light surrounding Tsuda-kun disappeared when the dispelling was complete.
I confird that the light in Tsuda-kuns eyes had returned, and then stood up.
With this, I could try to see if I could obtain a skill.
I stood next to Waki-kun who held up the shield.
Shiori-chan, thank you. Co back.
I called out to Shiori-chan who healed Tsukasa-kun and the others while standing at the outermost edge of the shield and closed my eyes.
At that ti, when Shirori-chan obtainedGluttony, I saw it.
Due to the nature of my occupation as an exorcist, I would feel the flow of magic power within people.
Where the magic power was concentrated at that ti, I saw what Shiori-chan had felt.
Even though things may seem like this, Im angry. Not only can you use both short and long-ranged attacks, but theyre poisonous as well? And when I think about how you can also use mind interference magic and how not a single one of Tsukasa-kun and the others attacks are effective, and how you ca to kill us, and on top of that, the poison is not lethal.
The things that I was thinking about smoothly fell from my lips.
This was the first ti Ive been this angry.
Acquiring a skill required a strong heart.
Anger would work as well.
Shiori-chan probably obtained the skill because she wholeheartedly wanted to save everyone, but I did not have the heart of a saint like Shiori-chan.
Really. If youre playing around, then wont you go back. Were not ssing around and were serious though!
I rembered the Shiori-chan at that ti, and I circulated my magic power throughout my body as if I was casting Dispel on myself.
My body ward.
Ive obtained skills when I defeated a monster or when I leveled up my occupation, but the temperature of my body had not been this high.
Acquiring an essential skill yourself was surely different from when you obtained it naturally.
After a while, the circulation of magic power cald down naturally.
I couldnt adequately explain it, but it was definitely different from before.
Didnt this an that I was able to safely acquire it.
I imdiately opened my eyes and opened up my status.
Seeing the new words there, I unconsciously assud a triumphant pose.
You really did it!?
Giving a sidelong glance at Waki-kun who sounded surprised, I imdiately invoked the skill.
The na of the skill wasImmunity.
I could raise our resistance to the attacks that we had received or ones that I had dispelled or detoxified before and lower their power.
I was slightly dissatisfied that it couldnt completely negate the effects, but it was also effective towards mind interference magic, and I could cast it on other people, so lets put up with it.
Besides, if I wanted a much more powerful skill, I have a premonition that my body would disintegrate.
Certainly, this skill acquisition thod was dangerous.
Nn?
Everyone here was faintly glowing.
Just because we were behind the shield didnt an that we were completely safe, so even I thought that it was a wise decision.
It is a skill that weakens the strength of the poisons that I had detoxified before! It is effective on mind interference magic as well! However, the effects are not completely negated, so be careful!!
When I explained the effects in a simplified manner, I received everyones good-natured responses.
It seems that they had been cautious of the poison and the mind interference and were not able to go on the offensive.
They had been on the defensive up until now, but the three people switched into the offensive with ease.
Their attacks didnt connect, but even so, it was better than before.
Nice, Ueno.
But, its not over yet. If the composition of the poison changes, then it would be troubleso.
It was truly troubleso.
We could only leave it to the three people on the front lines.
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