I’ve mostly gotten the hang of piloting the Knight (Golem) with my Possession Ability.
If I fully possess it during battle, I can handle it.
“Let me down! I’m going to be crushed like this!”
Fei was being noisy.
Everything was going so smoothly up until now.
“Shut up or I’ll smash you.”
“—! ……”
Holding Fei, who had been in my right hand, the Knight (Golem) brought its left hand over and enclosed him as if a child catching a bug to keep it from escaping.
When living beings are placed in a dark, suffocating environment, they become surprisingly docile.
Is it instinct telling the body not to waste energy pointlessly?
Well, it does save energy.
I’ve heard narrow spaces cause mental stress, so I think instinctual actions are futile.
Now, all because of Fei.
It’s only natural that patrol soldiers would come to investigate.
“Honestly. My accomplice is really causing unnecessary trouble.”
The lower body of the Knight (Golem).
According to the Magic Engravings on the soles of its feet and around the waist, if magic is infused, wind is generated.
“I’ll make a big jump and get out of here all at once.”
The significant amount of magic power I’m using to operate the Knight (Golem) means its magic circuits are defective.
Oh well, if I can escape from here safely.
“I’m going to give you an extremely efficient magical overhaul, my partner! ♪”
I infused magic into the lower body’s magic circuits.
The gauge showing the Knight (Golem)’s remaining magic power was rapidly decreasing.
This means the magical overhaul will be quite a struggle.
*WHOOSH!*
As I jumped, wind activated from the Magic Engravings on the lower body.
The big jump was a success.
The landing spot… I won’t be able to clear the town’s outer wall with this.
I activated wind a second time using the Knight (Golem)’s magic power.
The gauge dropped below half?!
This glutton! You could stand to go on a diet.
*WHOOSH….!!!*
With the high-output jet sound of Wind Magic, the Knight (Golem) managed to leap over the town’s outer wall safely.
“Fei… he’ll be fine.”
I’m not slamming him into the ground. He won’t die.
*WHOOSH! WHOOOOSH…*
As we approached the ground, I blew wind to decelerate.
Remaining magic power: a quarter.
“…Possession.”
At this point, I’ll have to move it directly.
I opened my left hand. Fei was limp. Yes, he’s breathing.
I could feel a slight movement in my palm.
He didn’t seem to be bleeding either. Just stay limp like that.
I can’t stand it if he starts making noise again.
*CLANG, CLANG.*
We were hidden by the night’s darkness, fooling human eyes.
But we were detected by monsters’ Magic Detection.
“Diu.”
“Annoying.”
“Jubi…!”
Even though they were no bigger than the Knight (Golem)’s pinky finger, they clung to its legs.
Even when I crushed them, and crushed them, and crushed them.
“Where are they spawning from? Ugh.”
Medium-sized monsters also appeared.
You guys should be sleeping! This isn’t a hunting ground, is it?
Did the Subjugation Force or the Guard’s actions throw off the monsters’ habitat? Or were they originally targeting humans near the town at night?
Whatever the case, I don’t have time to deal with monsters right now!
*CRUNCH!!*
*NNN!!*
I crushed them and kicked them away.
I should have checked the hangar more thoroughly and brought weapons.
The weapon called Support Device (Back Weapon) on my back is now useless with my remaining magic power.
“Large ones… good.”
They weren’t there, as expected.
Forcing our way through! I used the Knight (Golem) to its limit, being careful not to drop Fei or crush him horribly.
“Cyuuuu—!!!”
A medium-sized monster charged at us.
I dodged to the right, then suddenly jumped to the left.
While the pack of medium-sized monsters was turning, I fled with all my might.
They swarmed me, but they couldn’t stop me!
And even if they clung to my knees, no magic was flowing, so it was useless.
“Dyuuuu”
If I were to fall off, a medium-sized monster would crush me.
The medium-sized monsters have gained some magic power. I wonder how many of these small ones it takes for Existence Evolution〜♪
Can’t you just give up and leave?
“Buhi! Goga!!”
It would be the height of manly satisfaction to be chased by a beautiful woman.
But being chased by a swarm of boars, pigs, reptiles, mammals, insects, and reptiles is not satisfying at all.
“Let me know the power of the Support Device (Back Weapon).”
If you don’t want to become a target.
“Scatter somewhere quickly!!!!”
*FIYAHHHH.*
Fireballs were launched from the two staffs (magic cannons) of the Support Device (Back Weapon).
I’ll use up all the remaining magic power.
*PASH!*
*BOOM!*
“Pugyaaa—…”
Hahaha! Burn it all! ♪ Let everything I don’t like turn to ash! ♪
Remaining magic power: zero.
The joints of the Knight (Golem) creaked and groaned.
Even for me, possessing it, if I hadn’t cut off my pain sensation, I wouldn’t know how much the joints wore down.
When I confirmed Fei was safe and woke him up, the rough handling must have fed back, and he threw up somewhere a little distance away.
“What a pain. By the way… where am I?”
It felt like I was being chased by monsters and someone called out to me… or maybe not…?
Withdrawal. I looked around with my Astral Body for any lights of towns or villages nearby.
“I’ve detected a faint light source.”
Possession.
I entered McGillis’s body.
I called out to Fei.
“Ugh… *cough*… Still… ugh.”
“You’re still throwing up? You must be hungry and thirsty. I didn’t bring any food.”
Ah, the spoils of war from the inn. Whitey and the others’ sweet nothings…
“Haa…”
Saying that one Knight (Golem) is more valuable than all of that.
It’s too late though…
