In the white room, we rejoiced in our reunion.
Tamaki began to drill her forehead on my chest.
Looking at that, Arisu smiled while looking a bit troubled.
I waved to Arisu and stroked her head.
「Thank you for coming.」
Really, I am really grateful for it.
When I used summon magic to summon the 2 of them, I had a strand of doubt on whether if they will appear.
But after seeing their faces, I calmed down.
If they responded to my summons, then it could be possible that they are embarking on a journey where they can never return.
It is also possible that they will die the moment they are summoned.
Even so the 2 of them still entered the magic circle that I prepared in the Cultivating Centre.
And came to this cruel battlefield.
No matter how I thank them, it wouldn’t be enough.
「Then let’s enjoy the joy of the reunion.」
I don’t know when Mia had taken out the ropes and candles from the back.
Oi, haven’t you thrown away those things?
「As for Tamaki there who made a mistake and was blown away, a punishment is a must.」(TL note: referring to the battle at the northern forest)
「Ah, that, really, I am sorry! But wait a minute, Shiki-senpai is already very angry with me about that.」
「Indeed, you are not showing any signs of repenting…… Kazu-chi.」
Mia looked at me.
I shrugged my shoulders.
「Don’t make it too painful.」
「Ah, shouldn’t Arisu stop this here? Kazu-san, why me….. ah.」
The panicking Tamaki escaped from Mia who are holding the ropes.
While the 2 of them are chasing around each other, I turned towards Arisu.
「So Arisu and Tamaki are at level 20?」
「Yes, after we separated from Kazu-san, we battled at the left path and outside etc…...」
「Can you tell me the detailed situation?」
I heard from Arisu on how they spent those 2 hours.
In the left path of the cave, there was a beehive ahead.
Although there is a hive but there is no queen bee, it is just a nest whereby the captured girls are used as seedbed for the Giant Wasps’ eggs.
「Seedbed?」
Reacting to that word, Mia came back.
You are really a deplorable girl.
「That…… can you talk about it in greater details?」
「Kazu-chi is very interested in it.」
Oi oi, don’t put words into my mouth.
Even though I said so, it is still better to hear about it.
It could become the reason for the orcs’ actions.
「The girls who were saved, said that after they were caught by Globster’s hands, they are swallowed inside. Then when they came to, they are already in the room in the left path. Their bodies were paralysed and their stomach were budging, then later they discovered that the wasp monsters are being borned…… Over half of the kids died during the birth. Even if they did not die, there are also a lot of them who went crazy…… And there are also people who could not be cured by my 《Cure Mind》. Shiki-san said that those are her responsibilities, and then..」(TL note: refers to the Bonus Chapter in volume 3.)
Arisu stopped and lowered her head.
Then in a small voice, she muttered.
「Killed them.」
Is it.. I nodded.
I wouldn’t say who.
Shiki is a person who will do what she said, just like how she said to me in the past.
I looked at the ceiling.
Shiki-san who clenching her teeth and laid the students, who went crazy, to rest in peace.
Just like how I see her.
That is fine.
If there is no meaning in them living on after today.
Then if they become a burden to the Cultivating Centre…...
「Tamaki-chan and I did not do anything.」
It is really like Shiki-san.
But towards the matter on protecting Arisu and Tamaki, I am really grateful for it.
Although this sounds selfish, but to me, they are the most important.
「Other than that, there are people who did not return after being swallowed by the Globster. We feel that being swallowed by the Globster may have some hidden meaning.」
「Then what about the Globster that transferred us?」
「Sakura-chan defeated it. It disappeared after leaving the corpses of the girls…… and a yellow gem.」
Arisu took out the gem from her bag.
Looking into it, there are many blue gems that were collected before.
That is…… what Shiki-san collected.
Indeed, I can’t thank Shiki-san enough.
Oh, I am a greedy fellow.
「Then regarding the value of the yellow gem…… I heard from the computer that is worth about 100 red gems.」
「100 points?」
That is incredible.
No, incredible….. not.
Defeating the Mekishu Grand only gave 2 yellow gems.
About 200 orcs.
…...Ah, then again, how about experience that the Mekishu Grand is worth.
「Ah, If I didn’t level up, then that fellow is below level 42.」
「Ah, Mia has already calculated it? Arisu, Tamaki, both of you?」
「We mostly remembered the enemies that we defeated. The Globster is defeated by Sakura who is in another party, so it should be accurate…...」
Then the result after we calculated our experiences…...
「Hmm, about this much?」
「Seems so….. ah.」
「Really?」
「Ah. If Kazu-chi did not mistaken the number that he defeated, then it is accurate.」
At the ending of the battle in the city, Mia went to convince the people in the city.
If the number that was defeated when I used the catapult was not wrong, then our calculation should be accurate.
But I am probably not wrong…..
「Then the level of Mekishu Grand is…… around 41, 42 huh.」
Over level 40?
All of us sighed.
「He is indeed strong. Currently the strongest General is also under level 20.」
「Suddenly an enemy that is over twice the highest level, that really gave me a scare.」
Tamaki, who is able to win against that enemy is over twice the highest level, smiled unhurriedly.
In that battle, I did not even see Tamaki’s sword.
If Rank 8 is like that, then what about Rank 9.
「Anyway what is Mekishu Grand? I feel that it must be a last boss.」
「Ah, hmm, if that is so…..then I will be glad. 」
I roughly spoke the words that I heard from the soldier.
Tamaki and Arisu frowned.
「That is a mass-produced soldier…… huh? What the heck is it.」
「A lot of that sort of monster…… I don’t really want to think about it.」
It is normal for their thoughts to be like that.
Mia also shrugged her shoulders.
「Don’t inflate the situation」
「At most it is just a legend. We don’t really know how many there are in reality. Before that, the problem is that even if we reach Rank 9, we are only at the same level with it…...」
And that is only on the level of close combat.
There is no way to win in long distance.
This time, it is because there are no obstacles, so we can attack it from all sides…..
If there are other obstacles then it will be hard to defeat it.
No, it is not only hard to defeat.
There is another thing.
「If something above that appears, then we are powerless.」
I pointed that out.
Mia glared at me with the thoughts「I don’t even want to think about it…...」
Even if she said that, I can’t help it.
「Before that, I felt that if we reach Rank 9 then we can go toe to toe with the Maou. But now we discovered that that may not be the case.」
「In a MMO, the real thing began when you reach max level.」
Ah, this gamer brain.
Wait, MMO……?
「In this sort of game, after reaching max level, it is about gathering rare equipment to increase their capability.」
「Nnn. Although the situation is different, most of it…… is about hunting strong monsters in raid. Then hunting stronger monster for stronger equipment etc.」
So to say, from now on, we have to keep gathering equipment?
「Also things like limit break.」
「Perhaps Mia Vendor has something.」
That Mia Vendor has all sorts of new tools, but sadly nothing could be used to break our limits.
Originally, Arisu had brought about 300 points.
And we got about 100 points in the battle at the city.
Just now the 200 from the Mekishu Grand that we defeated, so in total…… we have about 600 points.
Just that, will not get us anything.
Even if we can use the tool duplication, but there is nothing good to duplicate.
Then began to understand the situation in greater details.
There are only 3 “normal” girls that were rescued from the cave.
That is something that can’t be helped.
The attacks from the wasps have also ended.
From now on, the party with Nagatsuki Sakura as the centre will set up all sorts of things in the surroundings at the Cultivating Centre to take care of the remaining orcs.
The General is already gone, so if they do it properly, then they will be able to settle the west side of the mountain today.
The least they must do, is to protect the warehouse where the food are at.
I see, to Shiki, she probably had the protection of the Cultivation Centre as the goal.
The only thing I am worried about, is the situation in the high school section…...
「Once, Mia’s brother had sent an envoy. It’s a big-breast and beautiful lady!」
Tamaki said happily.
「Th..that… is brother’s…… lover?」
「No, although I don’t really think so.」
Mia said while pouting.
Hmm, so she want to gossip about it, I understand that.
「Currently the high school section is divided into 2 fractions and they are working together with eliminating the orcs as their main aim.」
「The 2 fractions are referring to…...」
「Those who are left from the incident at the boys’ dormitory and the group that has Mia’s brother as the center.」
Is it, I nodded.
Yuki-senpai must have done as promised, and gathered the remaining forces at the high school section.
The power at the boys’ dormitory still remained…… is it because there are too many of them?
「And so, the relaxing and steaming hot honeymoon is here!」
I see, Shiki may not have noticed it, but it can be thought that Arisu and Tamaki’s journey away from the Cultivating Centre can also be seen as a holiday.
Indeed Mia met with my sight and slowly nodded.
Hmm, but sad to say, we don’t have the time to relax.
There is all sorts of problem with this world, and something must have happened.
If not, that Lord would not have made such a crazy plan like using his citizens as bait.
Initially I had suspected the mental condition of the Lord.
Did he sacrificed the entire city for his own safety?
But when the Lord’s troops attacked the Mekishu Grand…… I finally understood.
What is there, is the limitless hate towards the enemy.
Just like the boundless hate, that Nagatsuki Sakura had as the lead along with the kids that we saved from the orcs.
「First of all, let’s listen to what the people in the city have to say.」
「Ah, yes.」
Then after we comforted, chatted and discussed all sorts of things with each other…...
We returned to the original place.
To the place where the people who had their city destroyed and barely escaped, awaits.
Arisu: Level 20 Spear Skill 6／Healing Magic 5 Skill Point 4
Tamaki: Level 20 Sword Skill 8／Physical 1 Skill Point 3
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We returned to the plains.
An eagle flew through the blue sky.
Other than that, there are no signs of any other birds.
The intense battle until just now, had scared away all the other animals.
But only that eagle flew leisurely in the sky.
As though it is moving around for the sake of surveying the area.
Then I suddenly remembered that I had used crows to investigate.
Yes, that eagle’s movement is very similar to the time when I used the crow’s eyes to scout.
Mia discovered that I am staring at the eagle and asked me.
I told Mia my suspicion.
「Hmm. Then….. Do you want to try calling out?」
「Ah, I can.」
Mia nodded and used Rank 3 Wind Magic 《Whisper Sound》.
Just now the Hobgoblins also used it, 《Whisper Sound》 is a magic that can bring sound to a faraway target.
I had given Mia 《Many Tongues》, so if it is an eagle controller, he should react if he can hear the voice.
But when I scouted with my crow, it is using 《Remote Viewing》, so I can’t hear anything nor control the target.
If I want to do that, I may need Rank 8 Summon Magic 《Remote Control》.
But the eagle….. Had a reaction.
It lowered to our side and after going a round above our heads…...
Mia raised her arm up like an eagle trainer.
The eagle landed on Mia’s arm.
「This is the first time we meet, visitors from another world.」
The eagle spoke.
That was the voice of a young woman.
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