e talk of skills with the priest and my parents reached a high, which made everyone (except ) sleep later that day, and these are the events that followed.
The priest had just happened to be troubled over finding lodging, and ended up staying over at our residence that night.
I laid on my bed and carried out my daily routine of expanding my maximum MP.
It had been a one-week trip from Corbette Village, where our estate was, to Fauno City, but it had been surprisingly fulfilling.
I deciphered the fairies code and proceeded towards the fairy hamlet where I t lby, and defeated the kidnappers of and rescued the children they had abducted, after which the kidnappers committed suicide. Furthermore, we were attacked by the kidnappers comrades and turned the tables on them.
Even when we arrived at Fauno City afterwards, I went to the Adventurers Guild where I t Moria-san and Huffman-san, witnessed the interrogation of the kidnapper, and even underwent a transference, courtesy of the priest, and revealed my status to everyone just earlier.
Because of that, I tended to skip out on the MP expansion as of late.
Recovering after fainting for the nth ti, I felt a sense of dissonance.
I looked at Julia-kaasan who was sleeping beside .
She was making an unusually pained expression.
Mum, who heard about the MP expansion thod from , said that she had decided to quickly exhaust her MP before going to bed from tonight onwards.
It couldnt be, to be suffering because of this?
Because I was non-standard, it wouldnt be strange for the MP expansion thod I know of to have had so kind of side-effect.
I hurriedly used [Appraisal] on Mum.
Julia Chrebl. Condition: ComatoseCaused by Repchipa Grass Pollen .
!?
I widened my eyes.
Co to think of it A strange fragrance has been around for a while now.
I noticed tiny particles dancing in the moonlight that shone through the window.
[Appraisal].
Repchipa Grass Pollen: Pollen from the Ivy Plant distributed throughout the northern region of Sonoraat Kingdom and to the north. Has strong hypnotic effects.
The results are as I imagined.
The residence fell into an eerie silence.
The sense of dissonance I felt when I recovered from fainting just then was because of this.
If this is a poison that uses the vegetation of Northern Sonoraat, the identity of the one who did this is very simple to imagine.
lby?
Nn, Im here.
Even lby appeared a little sleepy when she showed herself.
Its also effective on fairies?
Uhn. What is?
The poison. The Repchipa Grass Pollen.
Eh!?
lby woke up imdiately.
Its true. Soone spread Repchipa Grass Pollen inside the residence.
Ah, its not effective on though?
Its just that I had actually been sleeping.
I breathed a small sigh.
This was an uncertain situation, but it seems that so of my tension disappeared after discovering that I wasnt alone.
At the sa ti, I start to turn my head.
It doesnt seem like the enemys attack will end with just this.
On the contrary, I should think of this as the enemys preemptive attack.
lby, can you cure everyone of the poison?
Uh uh, thats impossible.
[Fairys Song] is sothing that removes any influence caused by magic.
There is soone among the fairies in the fairy hamlet who can use [Compounding], but I think there would be no ingredient in reserve even if we were to fly there now via Gate.
While using [Eavesdropping], I made to leave the room so I could check the situation inside the residence.
At that mont, my ears perceived a noise.
lby!
This, right!
lby takes out a separation barrier shard from sowhere and hands it to .
I fling the shard I received towards the window.
Naturally, the shard broke through the window imdiately and pierced the face of the man in black trying to infiltrate the room.
Gugyaa!
The man fell from the window while screaming.
At the sa ti,
*whoosh whoosh whoosh*
In the black of night, countless presences appeared.
There were this many!?
This is bad As things are now, Dad and the priest, and the others in the residence, are also asleep.
To protect all of them while fighting is impossible.
Fortunately, the most of the presences were currently outside the window concentrated by the courtyard.
I leapt out from the window of the room, controlled my descent with [Physics Magic] and landed in the courtyard.
Simultaneously, I invoke the magic symbols I had drawn with both hands.
Fla Lance!
I threw the Fla Lancetowards the shadow of the trees at random.
Fla Lancehit the ground and exploded, but I saw the figures of the n in black dodging in a panic.
There
Take this!
While thanking lby, who was working in sync with by passing a shard, I throw the shard at the n in black.
Guah!
The shard seed to have hit the target, but it was too dark so I didnt know where it hit.
I was unsure of whether I defeated them properly but I didnt have the ti to check.
Fla Bit!
Two fireballs ca flying from the shadows of the trees.
I tumble onto the ground to avoid them.
Thanks to my body corresponding to that of a three-year-old, I was a small target and dodging was easy.
However, because I had fallen to the ground, it beca hard to move about.
Because of my three-year-old physique, it was hard to get up once I had fallen
Perceiving that as a chance, one of the n in black jumped out from the trees and rushed at .
Grasped in his hand was a jet-black knife.
However, he had let down his guard!
!
Using [Physics Magic] I uprooted the majestic stone statue that stood in the courtyard, foundation and all, turning it around to directly hit the man in black.
It was dark so I couldnt see, but there was a reaction.
The man in black was sent flying, and he seed to have crashed into the wall of the mansion.
Dont underestimate Baby Scarlet!
While shouting that, I made the Fire Ball I had produced chantlessly explode in midair inside the courtyard.
There didnt seem to be any n caught up in the blast, but I was able to confirm what looked like a few shadows with the flash caused by the blaze.
Here!
With exquisite timing, lby promptly released so shards into the air.
I gathered the shards together using and made my body float in the air at the sa ti.
Then, from a position overlooking the courtyard, I threw the 5 shards that were floating like beanbags towards the locations of the shadows I had confird earlier.
Uggh! Argh!
It seems a few hit, but the hearing of [Eavesdropping] perceived the sounds of so of the n in black who seed to have dodged.
And then a mont later, from the location of the noises, black knives ca flying together with the sound of cutting wind.
(physik, reflek) Reverse
I used [Physics Magic], which was close to reaching counter stop, and imdiately reversed the montum of the knives.
Wha-! Gyaa!
I couldnt confirm it as usual, but I feel like I caught the faint sounds of the enemy when the knives pierced them.
Hows that! Will the Angels of Yatagarasu lose against a child like !?
While boosting the volu of my voice with [Wind Magic], I instigated the n in black with that shout.
Why did I do that?
Of course, its to stop them entering the estate.
Because the man in black that Dad had interrogated Lucretio(?) seed to have held a strange pride in being a ssenger.
Sure enough, the n threw knives at .
Unlike before, the attacks were aid at my head and they were filled with killing intent.
However, when compared to Goleths throwing spears, this kind of thing was equal to childs play.
I again return the knives with Reverse.
But, as expected, the enemy seed to have learned and they either avoided or parried the returned knives.
However, I had been predicting this much.
It was delayed because I wasnt accustod to it, but I succeeded.
Fla Bit!
What I fired was just a Fla Bit, an elentary [Fire Magic] spell with a one-symbol invocation.
Unexpectedly, the n in black seed disappointed and it probably wasnt just my imagination.
That Fla Bitwas identical to the usual Fla Bitand split the darkness of the night, flying towards the vicinity of where several of the n in black seed to be hiding.
They didnt even try to avoid it.
However,
Guwaaa! What is this!?
The projected Fla Bittransford into a giant ball of fire and engulfed the n.
Its simple if the trick is revealed.
I fired Fla Bit using not the ordinary magic symbol, but its ancient counterpart.
Writing it took a little ti but there was a remarkable difference in effect, as could be seen.
The size of the flas was more than five tis the original, and the duration was also much longer.
Thanks to the fire continuing to burn for longer, I was finally able to see the situation inside the courtyard.
Corpses of n in black were scattered about throughout the courtyard.
Those with shards stuck in their faces, those with their brains splattered on the walls of the mansion, those whose throats were pierced with the knives I reflected back, etc.
Of course, there were also many n in black who I hadnt killed.
So of those n were shouldered by their comrades and were trying to escape outside the residence.
I dont want to let them get away if possible, but right now all I can do is try to repel them as best as I can.
Inside the mansion was Julia-kaasan and Alfred-tousan and the others in a comatose and defenseless state.
If those guys regained their composure, the one in trouble would be .
Nevertheless, the battle here is leaning in my favour.
Even the n in black who seem to still possess fighting spirits appear to be wavering between fighting or retreating.
But naturally, I dont have even a hint of obligation to wait for their decision.
Instead, I should take this as an opportunity to press them and drive them to withdraw.
I draw and in the air to fire a Fla Lance
Lets have you stop there.
Suddenly, a mans voice ca interrupting.
Furthermore,
From behind!?
I turn around in a panic.
*Bang* A piercing noise sounded, and the back door to the mansion was blown off.
Appearing from inside was
From back then
Oh, so you rember.
It was the ominous man who had called out to one of our servants yesterday on our way ho from the knights guardroom where the mber was being imprisoned.
If I rember correctly, he called himself a ssenger from the servant (Marcella-sans) ho.
Illuminated by the flas produced by the ancient magic symbol which still remained in the courtyard, the mans face was exposed.
With finely chiselled features, he was a man in his forties.
Muscular with a tall stature, and dull reddish-brown hair combed back.
His entire body, from his shoulder to his feet, was covered with a jet-black robe, but the aura he exuded was more like a warrior than a mage.
And,
The man was carrying a girl in a maid outfit in his bared arms.
It was Steph.
Even at such a ti, she was happily drooling as she slept.
When I promptly use [Appraisal],
Stephanie. Condition: Asleep.
She wasnt in a coma?
I reflexively made a puzzled expression.
This fellow was sleeping in the stables for so reason.
Steph likes animals.
Im sure she said sothing like the horsies are so soft~! and fell asleep while she was playing with the horses.
She was able to escape the influence of the Repchipa Grass because of that, but I dont know if her luck was good or bad.
I stay silent and scowl at the man.
There, I heard lby whisper.
Now what? Should I do sothing?
Can you?
If I recall correctly, werent fairies unable to harm humans?
I can if its that man..
At lbys words, I used [Appraisal], taking extra care so the man wouldnt be suspicious.
I briefly opened my eyes widely.
So thats it.
Hey you bastard, whyre you looking at with such a creepy look.
Stop that now.
The man glowers at .
As expected, him noticing my [Appraisal] last ti when he left was just a coincidence.
However, with just creepy, I didnt know what he would do.
Tch, whys the biggest nuisance not asleep.
The dosage was a failure.
While glaring at the grumbling man, I turn my head in haste.
why did you take a hostage?
Huh?
Isnt your goal to seal our lips?
If you intended to kill everyone anyway, theres no way you were listening to orders when you took her hostage.
Hearing my words, the man grinned.
Ah, youre mistaken.
The reason were here isnt to annihilate you all.
If that were the case, we wouldnt have used such tepid asures as scattering Repchipa Grass.
Scattering a lethal poison, setting the estate on fire after putting everyone to sleep, there were other ans to use if we were just trying to kill you.
The man says, as though implying that they would have done so if they had been inclined to.
Then, what is your goal? Money?
Sorry, but were not lacking funds.
As long as there are people in this world, there will be no shortage of people whod pay us to eliminate soone.
While the man spoke, the other n in black also arranged themselves, surrounding .
Doncha understand?
I guess you dont understand.
The reason I leader, Gazaine Mntzer () ca here is
The reason is?
Its so we can kidnap you, Edgar Chrebl.
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