Volume 1 Chapter 47 C, Part Class Clan 'Valkyrie' (V)
"Ayumi!"
"Ayumi-chan!"
Seeing me blown away, the two rushed over.
"Hey, are you okay, Ayumi?!"
"Uh, yeah... somehow..."
As Nagisa expressed her concern, I tried to sound cheerful to not worry her.
But,
"A-Ayumi-chan's... the strongest among us, taking a direct hit from her 'Hayabusa Slash' and showing no damage... It's impossible for us..."
"Ko, Kotono..."
Kotono, her face pale, spoke as if revealing my true feelings.
"My... my skill attack..."
Nagisa, a balanced-type, prepared to launch a long-range attack towards Baron.
Her skill, 'Flame', was a fire-based attack skill, and like me, she possessed a 'technique'.
Most likely, she was about to unleash her ultimate technique, 'Flame Cannon'.
However,
"No, it's no use, Nagisa... it won't work on that guy."
"Huh?! But, if we just..."
"More than that! We need to think about surviving, even if it means going solo... That guy is underestimating us. He's the absolute strongest here. But that's why... there's an opening we can exploit."
"A-Ayumi?"
"Ayumi... chan?"
"I'll be the decoy."
"Wh-what are you saying?!"
"It's no good, Ayumi-chan!"
"Listen to me! Look... that guy is just standing there, right? He thinks he can take us out at any moment... That's why, while I keep him occupied with my consecutive attacks, I want the two of you to retreat from this place!"
"What are you saying?! We can't just let that happen..."
"Listen!"
"..."
"You two, retreat from here, quickly return to the 40th floor, and request backup from B-class or higher Seekers from the guild! Meanwhile, I'll hold off that guy here and show you I can survive!"
"A-Ayumi, one person stops him like that!! No way!"
"If it's just me, I can do it! But if I have to worry about 2 people with lower levels than me, that's impossible!"
"A-Ayumi..."
"Ayumi, you..."
"You two are at a lower level," I said, feeling bad for saying such a cruel thing and turning away.
Because if I don't do something like this, they won't listen to my request.
"I...I understand."
"Hey, Nagisa!"
Nagisa, with a serious expression, seemed to grasp my true intention.
"In return...you two must stay alive until we return! No matter what, even if it means using dirty tricks...survive!"
"Nagisa...I got it! Yes, I understand!"
"Kotono, we'll do it."
"But..."
"We'll do as Ayumi says. Anyway, we can't beat an opponent that requires 3 of us, you know that too, right?"
"Nagisa..."
Nagisa pleaded with Kotono in a firm tone.
"I'll do my best here, Kotono!"
"Okay...I understand, Ayumi. Yes, I got it, Nagisa!"
Yes.
This should be good.
I had to give Nagisa a difficult role.
"Then, I'll attack that guy with 'Hayabusa Slash' again. Move when I do!"
""Got it!""
With the plan decided, I turned my attention to Baron, ready to initiate the attack.
"Huh...?"
Baron summoned a massive fire sphere, its diameter reaching about ten meters...it was large enough to easily envelop and cover the 3 of us.
"Th-This is...a 'technique' of the fire-based skill, right? But I've never seen anything like this before."
Nagisa muttered beside me.
Indeed, I had never heard of such a fire-based skill technique.
<<Yes, yes...are you surprised seeing this sphere too? It's understandable. After all, this is *magic*>>
"Huh? Magic?"
Magic?
Not a skill, but...did he say magic?
<<Yes, yes...but even so, the mana in this *world* is so dense. Even a mid-tier fire magic like 'Flame Ball' can create magic with power close to that of advanced magic. Wow, it's amazing.>>
W-what has he been saying since before?
<<I just arrived *here*, but unlike that from my boss, it seems that it works even for me here. In fact, I think it would be enough for me to do it...>>
"Enough? What?..."
<<Yeah, yeah......In other words, it's domination of this world>>
"What?"
"Dominate the world?"
<<That's right, I've just come to this world and haven't tried magic.S o I thought I'd give it a try here. So..... Please stay with me!>>
When you say that, Baron releases a sphere of fire that he has created with magic called 'Flame Ball'.
The sphere speeds up and flew straight.
We didn't think he would attack, so we couldn't respond to the fireball and remained crouched down there.
──Die.
I'm sure we'd have felt the same way.
We were prepared to die, looking at the huge fireball approaching in front of us.
...Then it was at that time
"Storm Blizzard!"
Crashhhh!
Suddenly, I thought I had heard a man's voice, but the huge sphere of fire that was approaching in front of me instantly froze,
Thud...
It became a block of ice and fell straight to the ground.
And,
"What?! I'm sure it's a 'flameball' right now? Why is magic ...... in modern times?"
In front of us, ready to die, a 'man wearing a black dress' suddenly appeared.
"T......"
"T?"
"""Talking Monsterrrr!!!!!"""
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