Chapter 104 S-Rank Adventurer, Overwhelmed By A Monster
As Mercury and the others were swallowed by the flesh wall, on the other hand,
Leaf Chemist and S-Rank Adventurer Aerial were heading towards the boss of the faceless monster.
The group advanced through the hideout behind the waterfall.
However, Aerial's steps were heavy.
"......"
The faceless monster they encountered in the village.
Faced with this mysterious being, Aerial couldn't do anything.
If Leaf wasn't there, she would have been wiped out by now.
Yes... in the end, Leaf took care of everything.
Even though they were both S-Rank, even though he was younger than herself....
"......"
Aerial trained. She worked hard because she wanted to become stronger.
But the feeling of being stuck with Leaf walking ahead never diminished by even a millimeter.
At first, she felt frustrated. But as she continued to see the difference in their abilities, it became painful.
Now, Someone whispered in her ear.
"Come on, just give up," they said. Yes, if she gives up, she can feel at ease. It's a mistake to stand shoulder to shoulder with monsters in the first place. Once you accept that, how much easier it is...
How much...
"Aerial-san! Stop!"
But there's a part of her that can't give up...
"Aerial-san!"
With a gasp, Aerial stopped and looked up.
Leaf was staring ahead with a stern expression.
The red-haired Behemoth (in human form), Tai-chan, also showed signs of vigilance.
She was the only one who had been carelessly lost in thought.
Idiot. What am I really doing...! She thought.
"Something's coming!"
"What is it...? A wall of... flesh?"
Leaf, with a keen nose, noticed first, followed by Tai-chan.
Something like an amorphous wall is approaching them at a tremendous speed.
Its true identity is unknown. But... stopping here is not an option.
"I'll go!"
"Hey, Aerial-san!"
Aerial... she was in a rush.
Throughout their adventures, she had always been holding Leaf back.
She, who should be on par with the others, was the biggest burden in this party.
She had to do something, anything, she wanted to be acknowledged.
She, too, was a person worthy of an S-rank.
"TAKE THISSS!"
While running, Aerial drew two swords and attacked the flesh wall.
"Martial Skill! [Skyrend Slash]!"
Martial Arts are special attack skills derived from one's profession (job).
And this one is Aerial's ultimate move, honed through hellish training.
Slashing at the enemy while spinning rapidly. The speed of her rotation surpasses even the legendary magic beast Tai-chan's eyes.
"What incredible speed! With this..."
"HAAAAAAAAAAA!"
It's a rapid succession of attacks while spinning.
Not just any attack, but a strike to prove herself.
It's her own efforts.
The proof that what she has been building up is not in vain.
So, don't give up. Crush the difficulties with this.
Yes, she'll destroy any difficulty with unreasonable power, like Leaf....
"HIT ITTTTTTTTTTTTT!"
However....
Crackkkkkk...!
"W-what...!? "
The two blades shatter into pieces.
The secret technique she desperately learned was completely ineffective against the wall of flesh...
That fact deeply damages her heart.
As she stands there dumbfounded, the wall of flesh swallows her.
"Oh no! Aerial-dono has been engulfed by the wall of flesh!"
Ah... it's no use....
She tried her best, but it's no use....
She apologized, "Sorry, Leaf-kun... I couldn't become like you...."
But at least, in the time she wasted, he could run away...
"Stop!"
Zzzzzuuuummm!!!
"Huh...? What...? The flesh wall... disappeared, huh...?"
Aerial widened her eyes. Right now, the wall of flesh that had completely covered her was rapidly shrinking.
"I knew it! This wall was the transformed form of that faceless monster!"
That monster had the power to take on the appearance of those it had eaten.
If it ate the walls of the labyrinth, it could become a wall itself.
...Aerial didn't notice. But Leaf was quick to realize that fact and took action.
And then, he used a medicine to defeat that faceless monster.
What a precise decision. More than... herself...
"Oh! Um, Aerial-san! Look out!"
"Huh...? Oh."
At that moment, Aerial realized... that she was completely exposed from the waist down.
"~~~~~~~!"
It seems that her pants were eaten by that wall.
Aerial quickly covered her lower body.
She got caught... She was seen! She has been hiding it from everyone. The fact that she is actually a girl... has been exposed!
Leaf must be so confused. Thanks to the magic tool of recognition inhibition created by Mercury, everyone should have completely mistaken her for a boy...
"Here!"
"Huh...?"
Leaf quickly drapes the white coat he's wearing over Aerial's lower body.
The person who was thought to be a boy turned out to be a girl. Even though it should have been a shocking scene to witness, Leaf's recovery was surprisingly quick.
"W-why...? I'm a girl, you know?"
"Huh? I knew that from the beginning, though."
Aerial's expression becomes vacant.
"W-why...?"
"Well, I can tell the difference between men and women by their scent."
...There's no way she could know that. How sharp is his sense of smell?
"..."
Before she knew it, Aerial was shedding tears
She feels embarrassed and pathetic.
It's a mixture of all kinds of emotions...
"Uu,"
"Uu?"
"UUUUUUUEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!"
From her usual mature self, she acted in a way it couldn't be imagined...
So childish, Aerial couldn't help but cry.
Seeing her like that made Leaf deeply unsettled.
"Huh, what!? Did I do something!?"
"UUUUUUEEEEEEEE!"
"Oh no, what should I do! What should I do, Tai-chan!"
Tai-chan sighed quietly, looking exasperated.
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