“Alright, let’s pull back for now, Helen.”
“Yes, Lady Nina.”
It was night on the Nochiruku Highlands Mountain Range.
We’d been luring and hunting Golems with Light Magic, strengthening the three Bards one by one. Whitebeard was left out, of course.”
(Because it didn’t look like we could get into the cave!)
Seriously, I wonder what would happen if I tried to forcibly teleport Tim Monsters that couldn’t fit?
It seems like it would only lead to misfortune just thinking about it, so I won’t do it. With Helen’s (or rather, Darkness Succubus’s) teleportation magic, we head back to the Adventurer Guild reception where the dolls await. Yes, the ceiling is low. I can’t believe the large Beastman Bellgrace managed to fit in here.
(That’s why he got stuck in the passage, well, no, that’s probably not strictly true.)
I relight the Light Magic,
I wonder what happened to the normal lighting here.
They must have turned it off when it became unmanned.
(I could probably find it if I looked, but it’s too much trouble.)
Nina is checking if everyone is okay.
Finally, she looks intently at me on her chest… Ah, she kissed my forehead!
Then she looks back at everyone.
“Okay, everyone’s fine. Otuha, Dapena, Kaumi, how are you doing?”
“Yes, we seem to be steadily getting stronger.” “I’m also getting used to the abacus.”
“…It’s just normal.” “Nataira.” “Yes, Kaumi seems to have learned a new skill, ‘Suffocating Song.’ Its effect is…”
It apparently temporarily incapacitates the enemy, making them unable to breathe.
But it only lasts for about ten seconds and doesn’t work on Golems or the like.
What a shame for the only Bard of the Mermaid Race.
“…It’s gone.”
Ah, she’s turned back into a mermaid!
“Helen.”
“Yes, for now, this should do.”
She produced a large water bowl and
put her in it… She seems to have calmed down.
She can float because she’s wearing a flying gown, but in this form, she apparently wants to be in the water.
“Clarice, what about the time?”
“It’s not impossible to go for another hunt, but tonight is the Birthday Party.”
“That’s right. Then let’s have a review session.”
Even so, there’s not much to reflect on.
We do need to recap how to defeat Golems.
By the way, the dolls are obediently playing along.
(Lady Nina threatened them, saying, “If you make any noisy distractions, I’ll crush you…”)
If I look closely, they’re trembling in fear.
Yes, such well-behaved dolls.
“First, Clarice, what about Light Magic against Golems?”
“As expected, it’s somewhat effective. The Bards’ skills do help by stopping their movements.”
“Well, it’s better than doing nothing, but with hard rock, it’s still tough, right?”
Even so, it’s a team battle.
When considering the overall picture, even if the attacks are weak,
if they accumulate, they will eventually take effect. This is even more true against Golems with high stamina.
“Helen, the Succubus was very effective.”
“Yes, the attacks of the Eldorado Succubus were particularly outstanding.”
“Could you charge into ‘Shear’ with that?” “I tried that before, and it didn’t work.”
Yes, it was blocked by some kind of invisible shockwave, I think. It blew everyone away.
“It seems we need stronger support from the Bards. Nastasia?”
“Hammer-type weapons are better than swords. Lady Nina’s Berserk Sword is in a league of its own, though.”
That thing is more like a blunt weapon than a sword.
“Nataira, how about you?”
“Both fire and lightning were less effective than Light Magic.
I considered combinations like freezing and then burning them.”
The Succubi were doing that too.
No, if everyone did what they could with their existing abilities,
it might have just come across as a mix of various elemental attacks.
“Then, Bard, Otuha.”
“Yes, I think we need something more decisive for taming.”
“Dapena?” “Shoulder Keyboard is fun!”
I’m eager to hear the “Legendary Song” at the end of the textbook.
“Kaumi, do you have anything to say besides ‘it’s normal’?”
“…I’m free tonight. It’s already night here, but it doesn’t really matter.”
“Unfortunately, I have a Birthday Party.”
I could invite you, you know.
Well, if I did that, I’d have to invite Sarinami and Akira, too.
But those two, concerning the Mermaid Race, are actually more… than Amatatsu.
“Delez, how about you?”
“Ah, yes, me. If taming, instead of all at once, how about luring them out one by one? That’s what I was thinking as I watched.”
No, I was attacking too!
It’s a convenient ranged attack skill. I did manage to put some cracks in them.
They’re not as powerful as Nina’s destructive force, but they have quite a few attacks…
“Finally, it’s my turn. Rather than taming a Golem, this is what I’ve got.”
And what she took out from the Item Box was
a giant Earth attribute magic stone, big enough for me to fit inside. It’s huge!
It came from a Quasi Demon Lord-class Golem that Nina shattered with her finishing blow. It was unharmed.
“Clarice, what shall we do with this?”
“Perhaps for the next auction? It will be one of the highlights.”
“Helen?” “Rather than trading this for other magic stones or money, it seems best to make use of it as is.”
Yes, it’s a magnificent magic stone.
“Nastasia?” “Yes, perhaps as fertilizer for the Great Tree on Mermaid Island.”
“I feel hesitant to grind it into powder. Nataira?” “As a sacred object for a ritual.”
“What religion is that?” “It’s from our homeland, it would take a long time to explain… I’ll polish it into a skull.”
That sounds a bit scary.
It makes me imagine someone being nailed to a tree,
and then being set on fire.
“Delez?”
“I think throwing it at Mariu is the best option.”
“I agree. Alright, it’s decided then. Let’s move on to the next topic, concerning Tim Monsters other than Golems…”
Oh dear, Kaumi yawned.
Then Clarice interrupted the conversation and spoke.
“Um, Ange is about to…”
“Is that so? Is it that time already? Then let’s return to the Great Tree.
Kaumi, I’ll lend you a gown again, so return to Zazam on your own.” “…You can call me late tonight, it’s fine.”
I told you it’s the Birthday Party!
She’s probably fantasizing about calling me after it’s over.
“Well then, Clarice.”
“Yes, first Kaumi-sama will go.”
“…See you later. I mean, it’s fine if you call me early tonight.”
No, it’s not okay to just wait for me.
After confirming her disappearance with a Teleport Scroll, I make the water bowl vanish.
It disappeared cleanly without soiling the floor. How did Helen do that? Instantaneous evaporation or something?
“Alright then, dolls, you can talk now.”
“Eh, really?! You know, Desdelica, people ask if blonde hair means blonde body hair too, right? Well, it’s blonde, but if you ask if it’s blonde, it’s blonde, but you see, actually…” “Let’s go then.”
And with that, we teleported.
