The digging stopped at ankle depth.
A wall was made from the corpses of falling allies.
A trench was formed.
More like, the enemy soldiers were increasing.
“There’s a traitor among us.”
“A defection? Gathering on their own and changing sides to the enemy on their own… Scum.”
“This situation is the worst. Can’t we just ignore those who turned into such enemies? Hiii.”
A rain of arrows from the enemy encirclement.
Those who betrayed us are now attacking us.
A confused melee around the trench, with friend and foe indistinguishable.
Doubt and suspicion have reached a point where they can no longer be stopped.
“The veil of night has fallen. Both of you, stay closer and watch your surroundings.”
“Yes.”
“Yes.”
Mizari-chan is the target of both allies and enemies.
As for us men, our lives are in danger.
Wiaaaaaaaah! Shaaaaaaah!
Outside the enemy encirclement, our friendly army is rotating defensive lines between the town and the enemy.
I saw it with my Astral Body, so there’s no mistake.
Well then, the melee continues with corpses piling up around us.
I give Ray permission to use attack magic.
I’ll deceive Mizari-chan with my talk about magic tools.
It doesn’t matter if the enemy soldiers see me.
I’m being targeted anyway.
Rather, let it be known that we are dangerous.
I’ll have them spread the word that if they lay a hand on us, they’ll face a harsh retaliation.
“Put your spirit into ittttt!”
“Haaaaaaahhhhhh!”
“What? Was that just now… Huh??”
Rayos and his group unleash their abilities, forcefully and swiftly resolving this situation.
Mizari, with a perpetual question mark on her face, swung her weapon to keep the approaching enemies? at bay.
DODODODO! BOGAN! DOGON! DADADADATT!
“—Aaaaaah!”
The friendly army that had been defending the town.
Due to the unusual noise and sudden silence from the battlefield.
Soldiers who were on break were mobilized and sent to the battlefield.
There, a tragic scene unfolded with countless corpses covering the ground, illuminated by the torchlight.
Among the dead, the bodies of enemy emissaries were also found.
“How gruesome.”
“Mutual destruction, huh?”
Tomorrow will be for corpse disposal.
If corpses are left unattended, they attract carnivorous beasts, or they might transform into Yokai and attack people. Furthermore, invisible diseases could spread throughout the town.
“Today, we’ll build a bonfire and withdraw.”
“Ooooooh!”
Rayos and his group blend in with the retreating forces.
Feigning ignorance, they returned to the inn and ate dinner before sleeping.
They didn’t forget to give Mizari that massage either.
“♪ ~~~ ♪”
Dawn breaks.
The disposal of corpses in the buffer zone, which had become a battlefield.
The enemy country also sends new emissaries to greet them.
“Surrender…”
“We will not.”
“I see.”
“You’ll be doing corpse disposal too, won’t you? Hey, wait?! Damn it. Dispose of the corpses over there.”
Zawa zawa… Zawa zawa…
Corpses indistinguishable from one another.
Would the town’s families be content with this?
The corpse disposal did not proceed.
A foul odor spread through the town, and those who returned were met with scolding voices.
Gami gami… Gami gami…
The number of men interested in Mizari decreased.
The complaints from the women (housewives) about laundry and childcare fell upon Rayos and his group.
In the inn, the three of them formed a circle and discussed whether to continue defending this town, which was facing public condemnation, or to move their base.
“It seems like the right time.”
“I will follow the two of you.”
“Then, let’s move.”
Immediate decision.
There’s no need to linger in a town where they’re being hindered.
Despite it being night, Rayos and his group sneak out of the inn like fugitives, heading for another town.
The innkeeper, without a word, takes back the room key.
“We’d be happy if you’d visit again.”
Seeing them off with a business smile, the three walked along the dark night road.
Without lighting any lamps, they followed the well-trodden path on the Gashidou.
“…Hey, Ray.”
“Yes, what is it?”
“…zzz”
We were supposed to be heading to town.
But for some reason, we’re going in circles.
We’re trapped in what’s called an infinite loop.
“Where do you think it was, and who set it up?”
“I didn’t sense any magic tools, magic, or sorcery…”
Mizari-chan is asleep, tired from walking.
“It doesn’t get caught by your Magic Detection. That’s a significant inference. However, there’s no other material to infer who or where.”
“Yes, that is correct, Master.”
Ray is the offspring of a human and a Yokai.
A half-human.
He can sense magic power like a monster.
He acquired fused characteristics when he transformed into a Yokai.
Missing the moment we were trapped in this infinite loop.
Other than magic power.
This is a common occurrence in other worlds.
Spirits? Geomantic magic? Or perhaps a power outside the laws of this world?
Even in Astral Body form, we return to our original location.
What day is it today? Our Internal Clock is repeating the same day over and over.
Fortunately.
Meals are sufficient with small animals and wild birds.
However.
Mizari-chan shouldn’t eat only greasy food if she wants to maintain her beautiful physique.
Vegetables, fruits.
Those are indispensable for achieving beauty.
“We have to escape this place soon…”
“Shall we try opening a hole by releasing our magic power?”
“It might have an adverse effect on Mizari-chan, but we have no choice. Alright, combine it with my magic power.”
“Yes.”
“Haaaaaaa!”
“Haaaaaaa!”
“PUSH THROUGHAAAAAAAA!”
The magic power of the two of them.
A vortex of magic power not yet converted into pure magic or sorcery.
It was fired at the invisible boundary of the infinite loop.
“EEEEEH–!! GUHA!”
It attacked them from behind and struck them directly.
They rolled forward, tumbling and stopping at their original standing positions.
“…”
“…Myaaaa~~ zzz”
“Damn it~…”
“Master… I’m out of magic power… *thump*”
Ray fainted from magic power depletion.
Rayos, using body manipulation, healed his injuries.
He provided first aid for Ray’s injuries and glared at the detested invisible boundary.
“Grrrrrr!”
