“Manager-san, was that a fire arrow just now? Something for beginners, perhaps…?”
A staple of fantasy! The fire arrow!
Or at least, that’s what I thought, but they were firing them like crazy.
Given the sheer number, Lansia had to conjure a rather large water barrier for defense.
If something that looked like an early-level magic was being sprayed around like a super barrage, you’d want to yell, “Hey, whoa there! Stop!”
“Indeed… Fire arrows are the lowest-tier magic, something even beginner mages can cast… They only move at walking speed, so they’re really only good for harassment… But conversely, they can be scattered in large numbers at a low cost. When our range of movement is limited like this, we can only defend with water shields, like now… Ideally, I’d like to change our location and fight while moving, but this spot has a good vantage point, making it a difficult choice. Down on the ground, goblins and magic beasts are slowly encircling us… I can’t let my guard down for even a moment… Perhaps that’s their intention.”
Hmm, using low-cost magic with sheer numbers… When you think about it calmly, it’s a troublesome tactic.
Indeed, this rooftop is part of the original structure, only about 15 square meters.
On top of that, there are solar panels for power generation, leaving precious little space to walk…
They’re trying to whittle down our strength with cheap magic… I’m starting to think the person riding the wyvern is a far greater threat than the wyvern itself.
Even as we spoke, the second wave of fire arrows approached, and Lansia defended with her water shield.
…The Manager is also firing light arrows, but the enemy is hovering in the air and accelerating rapidly…
They’re deftly evading with movements like a combat helicopter.
To counter this, we need attacks that pursue the enemy like guided missiles… or we could overwhelm them with sheer volume and numbers.
In any case, unless we can riddle their wings with holes and force them to the ground, this is going to be tough.
But the enemy, seeing that we aren’t fleeing from the rooftop, continues to launch fire arrows one after another.
Even if their power and speed are low, a large number of them is a troublesome attack.
Lansia creates water membranes, but there are limits to their area of effect and number, and a few arrows break through, hitting various spots on the rooftop and igniting fires!
“Whoa! Whoa! It’s burning!”
…There are fire extinguishers in the kitchens on the first and second floors… but if it’s burning in so many places, one or two extinguishers won’t be enough! Wh-what should I do!
“Owner! Put out the fire, nya! Can’t you use water magic, nya!”
Parin says this while throwing a damp cloth on a fire… But I’ve never used magic before!
“I-I’ll do it!”
…It was Momo.
She must have come up to the rooftop at some point and started extinguishing the fire with magic that produced water from her tail tip.
However, with her tail between her legs, spraying water… from a female perspective, it’s a rather awkward sight…
…Momo, that looks exactly like… peeing standing up…
“H-hey… Momo, why are you shooting water from your tail? Also, holding your tail between your legs like that is a bit… you know.”
“Is it… strange? But for us beastkin with cat ears, our tails are organs that control magic, so magic comes from our tails! The Manager does the same thing!”
Indeed, the Manager’s tail seems to function like a manufacturing machine for light arrows.
Hmm, is that how cat ears and tails work?
Come to think of it, when the Manager used healing magic the first time, I think she was holding her tail just like this…
“However, magic comes from the rear.”
This is a famous line from a comedy fantasy, and it feels like it’s on the same level.
Of course, if you can only move your tail within its natural range, you can only direct it backward.
And it’s not like a tail can move as freely as an arm.
At best, you can wag it, stand it up, lay it down, or wrap it around your legs.
Unlike arms, it’s connected by countless joints, and it’s not that strong.
So, to place it between your legs and fix it in a forward direction makes sense.
But couldn’t you just hold it to your side or something…
Looking at Momo again… she’s holding her hands in front of her waist…
It undeniably looks like she’s peeing standing up! Thank you very much!
Mimi seems to have followed us, but she’s peeking out from the stairs, looking frightened and crouching.
Momo also seems to be desperately fighting her fear, her eyes welling up, yet she’s still trying to put out the fire!
…For them, wyverns are symbols of terror.
They’ve probably witnessed their comrades being brutally eaten right in front of them…
Despite that, they came here, doing their best to protect our shop, enduring their fear.
However, the water gushing from their tails is more of a trickle… it’s better than nothing, but barely against the raging flames…
Lansia doesn’t seem to have any means of attacking the wyvern, and she’s concentrating on maintaining water barriers to let the Manager focus on offense, so she doesn’t have the luxury of putting out fires…
Occasionally, she shoots water arrows to extinguish strong flames, but they seem to be for offense, as hitting them blows apart the concrete… they might even make holes in the roof… or cause leaks…
Parin is also busy fighting giant insects that were attracted by the fire, so she’s got her hands full…
Ah, damn it! Down on the ground, stray bullets are starting fires everywhere…
The tents are catching fire too, and it’s becoming a disaster.
If I try to call for help, everyone else is too busy…
“Is there… anything I can do?!”
If this continues, everything will burn down!
Why did I come here! I’m not useful at all like this!
It’s not about whether I can or can’t! I just have to do it!
“I-I’ll do it! L-like thiiiis!”
Half in desperation… I imitated Momo,挟み込んで my tail between my legs, adopting the so-called standing-pee style, and aimed my tail at the flames!
“No way… I mean… it’s really big…”
A self-deprecating laugh and a strange line naturally escaped me.
This is supposed to be a serious situation… but this scene… it’s just not imposing.
“Momo… what’s the trick to that magic?”
“Ah, yes… imagine your tail becoming water! Then, imagine wringing out that water tightly!”
Imagine your tail becoming water and wringing it out…
It’s all rather vague, but the image is what’s important, I guess.
According to Momo, tails are magic conduits… essentially, they’re like a mage’s staff.
Even if I couldn’t do it when I was human, with this non-human body of a beastkin with cat ears and a cat tail, I can!
I’ll close my eyes and imagine my tail becoming water… a water tail… imagine it, imagine it!
Anyway, imagine the water gathering in my tail and shooting out from the tip!
“This is the moment of awakening! Go!”
As if responding to my determination, I felt my tail tremble for a moment, and then, *Joberrrr!* With a sound like that, water shot from the tip of my tail, drawing a parabola, and quickly extinguished a particularly large blaze…
If you looked from behind, it would look like I was putting out a fire while peeing standing up.
…This is… terrible.
“M-my first magic! But I did it! I can use magic too!”
This is surely… an emotional moment!
In another world, mastering magic with vague advice, on the fly!
Oh no! I’m like the protagonist of an otherworldly novel!
“Nya! Master! And Momo too! Peeing is done in the toilet, nyan!”
…The Manager turns around, looking embarrassed and averting her gaze, she utters these words.
Nooooo… After getting so worked up, my mood has plummeted!
On top of that, Momo’s mouth is hanging open, her eyes darting between her tail and my tail, and her face turns bright red with a sound effect that seems to follow.
I’m sorry, I’m really sorry… you understood the implication, didn’t you.
The Owner has finally awakened!
However, magic comes from the rear (tail).
Seriousness has logged out…
